The Suns led by 33 points at halftime 73-40, and even though the Suns had defensive weaknesses, the Lakers' shooting percentage was still low.

Devin George has become the Lakers' most disappointing player, he has a physical advantage, his shooting is so poor, he has to rush to the restricted area to play, and his long-range shooting percentage is 30%, which is basically deserted.

After signing a long-term contract with the middle class, George has become very unpursued, and his shooting has not improved much. After being reimbursed for a serious injury once, his physical fitness also declined significantly.

At halftime, Bryant was going crazy and was very dissatisfied with his teammates' defense. Guo Xu shot 11 of 15 in the half, 5 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, and scored a double-double of 31 points and 11 assists.

He went into the playoffs to prove his strength, not to find abuse, after three consecutive championships in 2002, he has failed too many times, many people are questioning him, he is almost unable to bear the pressure.

Guo Xu's Suns in his previous life were actually not strong, especially before the playoffs, they lost their starting center Kurt Thomas, so the Lakers were able to fight the Suns for 7 games and once led 3-1. Even Kwame Brown averaged 12.9 points per game in the series, which shows how bad the Suns' interior defense is.

The Suns led by Guo Xu have no obvious weaknesses in the interior and exterior defense, even if they are sent off the bench, they are good at defense, the biggest weakness may be Guo Xu's height, poor interference shooting, and the two Lakers point guards who lack range can't catch it.

This weakness is not so easy to catch, when Guo Xu defends closely and disrupts the opponent's rhythm, he can make up for the lack of height to a certain extent.

In the second half, D'Antoni directly let Guo Xu rest.

Veteran Payton is in charge of leading the team, and the other four are Ariza, Howard, James Jones, and David Lee. FOUR PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE THAN 2 METERS TALL, PAYTON IS ALSO 193CM, THIS LINEUP IS NOT AFRAID OF MISALIGNMENT, AND IT IS SUITABLE FOR PLAYING JOINT DEFENSE.

The defensive system was completely set up according to the arrangement of assistant coach Larry Drew, with all five men defending the area, shrinking near the restricted area, strictly guarding against breakthroughs and strong attacks, and interfering with nearby shots.

Kobe Bryant continued to play and lead the team, recovering a little score, but he didn't have a clear advantage over the Suns bench. The Lakers had the same problems as the first half, and their outside shooting was too poor, including Kobe.

The Suns players who led by the big score were not under pressure, dared to play and share the ball, and the veteran Payton led the offensive rhythm very well.

In 4 minutes and 47 seconds, something unexpected happened.

Howard held the ball on the right side and forced a breakthrough layup in the face of Kobe, but before he could jump to the highest point, he was hit in the head by Kobe Bryant with an elbow, fell to the ground, and the referee's whistle blew.

Guo Xu has already clocked out of work, and Kobe Bryant made 2 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws against the Suns bench in this quarter, scoring only 6 points. He looked at the smiling faces of the Suns players and felt greatly insulted.

In the last round, Kobe Bryant broke through Ariza's baseline layup, and was pulled down and fell to the ground by Howard, who was on the defensive line, and finally couldn't hold back the fire.

Howard deliberately targeted Kobe Bryant today, and many times the defense worked. He wants to be the boss of a weak team, wants to get a high salary, and Kobe Bryant thinks it is a good opportunity to increase his exposure.

There was chaos on the court, and Howard got up from the ground to get in trouble with Kobe.

At this time, Guo Xu stood up from the sidelines, and together with Kukoc, he signaled to his teammates on the bench not to enter the field, which was easy to cause greater chaos and would be banned as soon as he entered the court.

The veteran Payton on the court also played a role, rushing over not to help his teammates do Kobe, but to separate people between the two.

A video replay soon appeared on the big screen, and the fans in the stadium booed, and Kobe Bryant was obviously a foul on the ball.

After watching the video, the referee blew Kobe Bryant's first-degree malicious foul and sent him off the court, and the home fans booed again.

As we all know, the NBA league has a certain degree of protection and favoritism for some superstars. However, when certain stars do something that affects the reputation and image of the league, the NBA will also take a zero-tolerance approach.

Violence and fouls on the court are the most important things that the league wants to put an end to, and Kobe Bryant has been banned in the regular season this year.

On January 11, during the Lakers' game against the Grizzlies, Kobe Bryant and Mike Miller clashed, and the referee blew for a first-degree malicious foul on Kobe. Two days later, Bryant's elbow shot escalated, and the league imposed a two-game ban on him.

In the third quarter of that game, Miller broke Bryant's forehead with his left hand during a breakaway layup. The tough Kobe Bryant immediately returned to the court after stitching off the court, and he returned a tooth for a tooth at the beginning of the final quarter, elbowing Miller hard while defending and eating a malicious foul.

After the game, Kobe Bryant also refused to apologize, because he felt that it was Miller who killed him first, and he just had revenge.

He also vented his frustration of defeat on Odom, blaming the opponent for his poor performance, not coming out to cooperate with him in blocking and pick-and-roll, and making him always interfere when he shoots three-pointers.

As for Kobe Bryant's poor three-point shooting rate, he blames his teammates for not blocking and dismantling if he can't shoot? Even if the whole team and the referee work together to block and dismantle him, can the shooting rate reach 40%? Odom naturally didn't want to take the blame, and the two fought for a while.

Bryant angrily kicked several lights and broke a TV monitor. Eventually, when they left on the team bus, the staff had to separate the two.

Sometimes, Kobe's paranoid personality can make people unbearable, in Guo Xu's previous life, some people say that it is this demand for victory, the "oppression" of himself and his teammates, that made Kobe Bryant successful. In this life, it is difficult for Kobe Bryant to succeed in the sky, because he is in the same area as Guo Xu's Suns, and the powerful teammates who need him to press have not yet come.

After Kobe Bryant left, the Lakers lost the number one offensive point, their morale plummeted, and they couldn't suppress the Suns' group of benches, even if Howard was elbowed and rested.

The Suns played to the end with bench players, Payton also rested in the final quarter, Blake was responsible for organizing the offense, and David Lee was responsible for attacking with the ball. In the final game, the Suns beat the Lakers by 37 points 125-88.

Bryant played 28 minutes and finished with 20 points, two rebounds and three assists on 7-of-21 shooting, 1-of-4 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws.

After the game, the reporter asked Guo Xu to evaluate Kobe's elbow.

Guo Xu is not surprised at all, after all, in his previous life, Kobe Bryant had so many elbows that he could make a 20-minute highlight, and this was only on the defensive end, not counting the elbow opening on the offensive end.

Guo Xu thought for a while and said, "Obviously, he can't beat our anxious eyes, Josh controls his emotions very well, even if he suffers a loss." On the basketball court, players should use basketball to decide the winner, not elbow or step up, and Kobe Bryant's approach is very bad. ”

The reporter asked: "Kobe Bryant may be suspended, is this good news for the Suns?" ”

Guo Xu shook his head. "No, it's not good news for the Suns, and we don't want to suspend him. The reporter didn't want to say as if we needed Kobe Bryant's ban to beat the Lakers. It was he who fouled maliciously, not us who did anything to win, and your kind of question made me very uncomfortable to listen to. ”

He didn't feel the need to save any face for Kobe, if he hadn't played in the second half, he would have been the one who didn't make Kobe's elbow.

This kind of thing Kobe Bryant may not be able to do, in his previous life, Kobe and "Warcraft" Howard just separated and elbowed each other on the court. Guo Xu has been away from the Lakers for almost four years, and he has not had much contact with Kobe, and the relationship has long faded.

Other Suns players also commented on Kobe, and the person in question, Josh Howard, commented: "It's disgusting, that's how I feel, I don't want to say much about it, Kobe Bryant obviously did it on purpose, it's not the first time he's done this." ”

Bryant refused to attend the press conference......

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