Chapter 394 [Empty Slash 50+, Memphis Twin Towers]
At the post-game press conference, Guo Xu did not comment on the Lakers' old teammates, and said a few perfunctory words.
O'Neal and Kobe Bryant also didn't comment on Guo Xu, this is not a tacit understanding, as the losing side, they are not in the mood to speak.
Many fans watched the national live broadcast and then went online to discuss it.
"Are the people who say the Lakers are sure to win the championship this year and there is no suspense? Does your face hurt now? ”
"It's not that the Lakers are weak, it's that the Suns led by Jason Guo are too strong, and they ran to death the Lakers. Many people say that veteran experience is very important, but when you meet a team like the Suns, experience can make Malone catch up with Xiaosi, Marion, and Haslem when he counterattacks? ”
"Experts say the Suns are a grassroots team, where is the grassroots? I think they have four of them who can make the All-Star selection, and Joe Johnson and Smalls have enough strength. ”
"Jason's 45.8% shooting rate today is already considered a bad hand, and if he breaks out like the first two games, he will be off work in the third quarter against the Lakers."
The online comments are not all good, and there are some "black pots" that have ways to find Guo Xu's faults, such as he is a "defensive black hole", such as he can't dunk and his playing style is ugly.
is also a jump shot, Kobe Bryant is a picturesque iron, and Guo Xu is ugly when he shoots three points. These people don't need logic, you don't accept me, who makes your record and statistics better than my favorite stars?
These people are not just black Guo Xu, but also dark horse dragon and Peyton, after the two veterans come, Kobe's number of shots has decreased, how can this soar to the scoring title?
The answer must be indisputable, the Lakers can only play positional warfare, the transition between offense and defense is too slow, if Kobe Bryant averages 20+ shots per game, he can't play in the team's locker room for half a season.
After the game, the Suns didn't play for three days, and then went to the away game against the Jazz, which was not a difficult game.
On November 5, the Suns defeated the Jazz 112-91 on the road, winning four in a row.
The Jazz are gone, and the team has one less Ragabel on the outside, and the advantage is that there is one more power forward, David West, but he is only a rookie and has to practice, and his performance on the bench is average in all aspects.
The Jazz started a bit shabby, with Carlos Arroyo, DeSean Stevenson, Andrei Kirilenko, Matt Harprin, Ostertag.
Only 112 points were lost in this game because the Suns' three-point shot was too iron, with a total of 6 shots in the whole game, Guo Xu didn't feel anything in 1 of 8 shots, Joe Johnson didn't shoot 1 of 3 shots, and the most accurate was Marion shot 2 out of 5.
With the combination of running and bombing counterattacks and blocking and dismantling, the Suns still beat the Jazz to the ground, Marion 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks, Xiao Si 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, Nene 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, the Sun sent 13 blocks to the whole team, and even Guo Xu chased and covered Arroyo.
The Suns then returned to their home court to take on the Grizzlies on Nov. 7.
The Grizzlies started with a 3-0 record and performed exceptionally well, and they were the big dark horses in the West last season, and this season they have also received attention, with TNT radio broadcasting. The Grizzlies' players are not well-known, and the strength is that the lineup is reasonable and the offense is more blossoming.
Pau Gasol and Zach Randolph are paired on the inside with both range and low ball-carrying singles, and they are now known as the Memphis Twin Towers. Bench interior lineman Lorenzen White was the seventh-overall first-round pick of the 1996 Golden Generation, a qualified blue-collar player, and Chaccallidis traded from the Suns was the team's meat shield who could go up and fight up against heavy interior players.
"The Spring Man" Stromayer Swift was sent to the Magic and traded for Mike Miller. The team, which drafted Mike Dunleavy in 2002 and signed James Posey this summer to bolster the wing defense, has three swingmen on the team.
The Grizzlies' No. 1 position is not too weak, "White Chocolate" Jason Williams after signing only a mid-range, realized that playing trick passes can neither help the team win, nor make himself rich, he has gradually changed his style of play in the past two years, and the shooting percentage is still not high, at least not so nonsense, and honestly organizes the offense.
The 70-year-old coach Hubby Brown has a less old-fashioned coaching style, and he sends a highly mobile lineup to fight with the Suns on offense, and the defensive end can keep up with the Suns' running and bombing, and then the success rate of positional battles makes the Suns uncomfortable.
Grizzlies players have a clear division of labor, Gasol pulls out to play blocking and pick-and-roll, can help defenders create breakthrough space, can catch the ball and respond to the offense; Defenders break through themselves or share the ball; Wing players can catch the ball and shoot three-pointers or drop the ball to Randolph in the low post; Randolph went on his own without a bag, attracting the bag and sharing the ball.
It took two overtime games for the Suns to suffer their first loss of the season, 135-138.
Guo Xu played 50 minutes and scored 56 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals.
The Grizzlies' top performer was Gasol, who finished with 37 points, four rebounds, five assists and two blocks on 14-of-26 shooting, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 8-of-11 free throws. The fly in the ointment is that he was the highest player in the game, grabbing 4 rebounds in 47 minutes.
His high-position strategy is very demonic and easy to create misalignment. He plays high, the Suns can't break the ball and it's hard to hinder his passing vision, Gasol is now lightweight, flexible, misaligned, and able to break through with the ball in the face of big men.
The Grizzlies' second-best performance was Randolph, who shot only 45 percent, but he could score singles and scored a lot of key shots, and the Suns couldn't completely limit him, with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Gasol was known as a soft egg before he went to the Lakers, and he never led the team to win in the playoffs and was swept three times.
In fact, if you look at the lineup, you will find that this is not Gasol's weakness, but the Grizzlies' lack of strength on the inside in the previous life.
Now there is an extra Randolph in the team, although the height of the "Black Bear" 206CM is not suitable for playing center, and he is not good at protecting the frame and blocking, but he is very strong, and the defensive end can resist Gasol, and the two are barely complementary.
In his previous life, Randolph before joining the Grizzlies was known as a cancer, the worst 20+10 player, and in this life he was selected by the Grizzlies because of the team's good record, almost all of which he received was praise, and he was rarely questioned.
The Grizzlies made the playoffs last season and won, and this year they're even stronger. There is a low-post offense, a three-point shot, a rebounding defense, and a wing defense, except for the No. 1 "White Chocolate" Williams and the bench Earl Watson who were abused by Guo Xu, the Grizzlies overwhelmed the Suns in other positions.
After this game, the Grizzlies, who have won four in a row, were in first place in the West, which surprised everyone, and they maintained this form, and they only had one strong team in the playoffs.
At the post-game press conference, Guo Xu did not hesitate to praise and praised the Grizzly Twin Towers.
"I apologize for not lining up the Grizzlies as opponents in previous interviews, because their strength is seriously underrated. I think Randolph and Gasol have what it takes to be an All-Star. Because there are so many stars in the West, they don't necessarily make the cut, but they're really good. This kind of inside line that can be shot and has technology is too much of a headache. ”
The reporter asked, "Are you saying they're better than the Suns' interior players?" ”
"No, several of my interior teammates are also very good, and Amare has All-Star strength, but he didn't play well in this game." Guo Xu smiled: "A regular season loss is not a big deal. ”
The Suns are a recognized powerhouse, but they are not yet invincible.