In the last quarter, Kobe Bryant continued to play, and Guo Xu and O'Neal sat on the bench together.

Guo Xu is now carrying three fouls, averaging four fouls per game since the start of the season, and is the Lakers' number one foul machine, and also ranks second in the league, second only to the Nets' top pick Kenyon Martin, who averages 4.5 fouls per game.

Jackson didn't think that Guo Xu's fouls were mostly wrong, and praised him on the sidelines. "You're doing a good job defensively, and you're going to keep that attitude when you're on the court, and you're going to foul when you can't defend it."

In fact, foul counts are important for a player's defensive motivation and defensive success rate, especially for center and point guard, two positions that are most likely to be misplaced by opponents.

There are a lot of fouls for newcomers, and it's not terrible to have a low defensive success rate, but it's really bad if you are passed by, you are easily squeezed out of place and have no action, if this kind of person has average offensive ability, it is better to sit off the court.

Jackson put a lot of emphasis on defense, and he gave rookie interior Mark Madsen a chance to play, and the other three were Harper, Rydell, and Grant.

Tang Shuai arranged for Coral to be one large and four small, which can not only block and dismantle positional battles, but also counterattack quickly. The Rockets went on an 8-0 run led by backup point guard Mucci Norris.

Harper was fouled twice after just two minutes and was replaced by Fox, who is not good at guarding small guards like Norris. Jackson did not immediately replace Guo Xu, let Kobe Bryant go to defend Norris, and the interior line was also adjusted, and Horry replaced Madsen.

In order to create misplaced opportunities, Kobe Bryant has a height advantage regardless of whether he singles out Norris or Mobley, Mobley defends Kobe Bryant, passes the ball to Ryder, and lets him single Norris is also misplaced.

Kobe Bryant and Ryder began to score, Fox also assisted Horry to shoot a three-pointer, and the Lakers returned a wave of 7-0 to overtake the score.

Then, Guo Xu and O'Neal played together, Kobe Bryant continued to play, the other two were Horry and Fox, and the Lakers sent the strongest offensive lineup.

Jackson did not arrange a triangle offense to drop the ball to O'Neal in the low post, but let O'Neal play with Guo Xu in the middle, Fox attracted the defense outside the three-point line on the weak side, and Horry covered Kobe Bryant without the ball on the right side, evacuated the inside line, and let Kobe hit the basket, or received the ball in the low post and played a single with his back.

Playing blocking and dismantling in the middle, the Rocket center must change the defensive guard, otherwise Guo Xu can easily get a chance to shoot on the periphery, and Olajuwon's defense is outside, Guo Xu will break through with the ball.

Olajuwon's physical strength has dropped very much, and he can't keep up with the defenders, Guo Xu only needs a change of direction to force people by speed, Taylor and Fang Hori are more outside, and the Rockets are not enough to protect the penalty area.

Guo Xu scored two consecutive breakthroughs and layups, and once the ball was given to O'Neal, who was in the air, with both hands dunked.

The Rockets replaced the 201CM inside Thomas to strengthen the defense of the block, and wanted to use the "shark cutting tactic" to limit O'Neal's air cut, at this time, Guo Xu attracted the defense after the block, and began to divide the ball again, handing it to Kobe Bryant for the main attack.

Bryant scored six points in a row by covering the ball without the ball, cutting the ball and pulling the lever to score the basketball, and then hit Mobley twice with his back in the low post. Tang Shuai, who played 19-4 in a wave of the Lakers, was forced to call two timeouts, but he still couldn't reverse the disadvantage.

The game continued, Guo Xu relied on O'Neal to block and get rid of Francis, and hit a three-pointer on the left side; The Rockets replaced the veteran Walter Williams in the low post and couldn't defend Kobe Bryant alone, and he was beaten twice in the back.

In the NBA, almost every star has his own signature skills, such as Garnett's iron-blooded jumper, Marion's hot yam shot, Harden's porcelain touching, Stackhouse's crouching free throws, Kidd's free throws first to the basket, and then misses......

Kobe's signature technique is his back-to-back singles and picturesque back-back. In Guo Xu's previous life, his skill was the strongest among NBA guards, and it became a signature in 2002.

At this time, Kobe Bryant is also good at back-to-back offense, people taller than him are not as agile as him, and he can often break through with one turn. And people who are shorter and faster than him, and they don't have his height and bounce power, he dribbles from side to side with his back, and can turn around and shoot backwards at will.

The scariest thing about Kobe Bryant is not his technical moves, but his range, which is different from the traditional low-post offense, he can shoot from any position within the three-point line, without dead ends. Defending Kobe, at any moment, in any detail, the opponent cannot take it lightly.

This season's Kobe Bryant is no longer completely limited by single defense, and he can easily score 30 points without wrapping up.

The Rockets couldn't defend it, there were problems on the offensive end, the guards couldn't break through, and the players could only pass back and forth on the perimeter, and finally shoot from medium to long distances in the presence of interference.

"Big Dream" Olajuwon played soy sauce on the offensive end, and the defensive end also became a colander, he is old after all, and it is very difficult to change defenses when encountering a fast small guard, and the strength to resist O'Neal in the low post is not enough. Rockets owner Alexander saw that Olajuwon was no longer dominant, and began to consider sending him away last year, unwilling to give him a high salary.

In the end, the Lakers won 109-95.

Guo Xu played 31 minutes, made 7 of 13 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 18 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, performing well.

O'Neal was in a slump, committing five fouls, shooting 7-of-15 from the field and 2-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and six blocks.

Bryant shot 12-of-29, 1-of-1 from three-point range and 12-of-15 from the free-throw line to finish with 37 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.

Six Rockets scored in double figures, and Norris, the top scorer, had only 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Francis was dumb and played 40 minutes, shooting 3-of-11, 0-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with just 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The guard's poor shooting is a major drawback, and once he is limited to breaking through, Fergus's performance will be discounted.

After the game, Jackson announced that he would have a holiday tomorrow to allow the players to regain their strength, and specifically told O'Neal not to go out and fool around.

O'Neal repeatedly said that he had no dominance on the inside in the last few games, and Kobe Bryant took the opportunity to make a crazy shot, which gave him a sense of crisis, and he had to prove who was the boss of the Lakers with his actions.

The Lakers ended their losing streak, and the media didn't say much good things, and some reporters pointed the finger at O'Neal at the press conference.

O'Neal's good play is not news, it is news that he has not played well in a few consecutive games, and many people think that he is not in good shape due to not working hard in training, and that he is fully capable of doing better.

O'Neill was dismissive of this, admitting several times in interviews that he didn't like training. Guo Xu thinks that Ao Fat is actually very smart, he has earned enough eyeballs in this way, so that fans can imagine him to be stronger, invincible if he doesn't work hard, if he works hard, he can't go against the sky?

This is not the case. It was impossible for him to train hard, and the coaching staff did not force him to train hard, which would shorten his career. He knows what he should practice, and he still works the techniques he should practice.

For example, O'Neal's skills such as low turns and small hooks are outstanding among centers, and it is said that his inside footwork and skills were practiced on skateboards back then, which is why other heavyweight interior players cannot dominate the restricted area.

Guo Xu received unanimous praise in an interview, and the topic still revolves around his height and rank, because his starting point is low, as long as he scores a double, he is worthy of praise.