Chapter 164 [Away against the Heat, Shaq did it again]
Guo Xu knew that he was not a businessman, even if he knew that doing something would be very profitable in the future, even if he had enough time, he did not spend time researching anything related to business or the IT industry.
Creating Facebook, Google, manufacturing smartphones and the like are not things that Guo Xu can do, he picks up the book on relevant knowledge and looks at it and gets sleepy, whoever has the ability can get it.
Changing the world, improving science and technology is done by others, becoming an idol in sports and entertainment, he comes.
On the 4th, the Lakers flew to the hotel in Miami to play the Heat tomorrow.
Miami is a touristy city, with temperatures ranging from 17 to 25 degrees Celsius in winter, attracting many people to visit, and the sun, beaches, and beautiful scenery will make you forget about the wind and snow that frequents the northern part of the United States.
When Guo Xu was about to go to bed, O'Neill came knocking on the door, dressed in casual clothes, and proposed to go to a nightclub together.
"I'm guessing you've never been to a nightclub, I'm going to show you today." O'Neill said seriously, with a serious expression like a black super SWAT who was going to team up to catch aliens.
Guo Xu happily refused. "No, I'm going to make sure I'm in the best shape tomorrow to blow up my opponent."
"It's better to relax and play, how can you not play in Miami? Besides, it's just a regular season. O'Neill smiled lewdly: "You're a young man, you should be passionate." ”
The United States accounts for five of the top ten nightclubs in the world, two of which are in Miami, but Guo Xu is not interested at all.
"You may not believe it, but I don't want to go to a nightclub because my passion is too much, and I'm crazy and even scared of myself."
The Heat's point guard is the famous veteran Tim Hardaway, and Guo Xu wants to go all out and see how much his strength has improved. He couldn't wait to play and didn't want to relax at all.
"Just blow it, I don't think you have the guts to go." O'Neill laughed.
"Even if I don't have the guts, I won't go what you say, I'm sorry." Guo Xu said with a smile.
In the time loop, O'Neal is Guo Xu's number one fan, and whenever his amazing move is exposed by the media, O'Neill will quickly call and say that his full name is "Jason - Dare to Do Anything - Guo"!
Out of the loop, Guo Xu didn't want to go to casinos, nightclubs and other places, and being exposed by the media affected his image very much. But he didn't persuade the fat man to stay in the hotel, this is the freedom of his friends.
O'Neal was less pressurized in this game, with the Heat's biggest star, Alonzo Mourning, the No. 1 center in the East, absent. Heat's other interior lineman, Brian Grant, was not selected for the All-Star Game, although he was also a representative of the Iron Blood.
Mourning VS O'Neal is a matchup worth looking forward to, as the champion and leader in 1992, O'Neal is not much cheaper to play Mourning, compared to the attacking center O'Neal, Mourning is a representative of the offensive and defensive balance. The two face each other, O'Neal averages 30+10 per game, and Mourning generally has 20+10.
Mo Ning can not only withdraw the empty basket on the offensive end, contribute a stable mid-range shot, but also be able to defend and assist in defense on the defensive end, and send a big hat. There is no Mourning in the "big four", but he often does not fall behind in the statistics of the other four.
Mourning's fortunes took a big turn in October 2000 when he was diagnosed with kidney disease and his status plummeted. In Guo Xu's previous life, although Mo Ning played 75 games in the 01-02 season, Pat Riley did not renew his contract.
The game was broadcast live across the country, and the media publicity gimmicks were Kobe Bryant vs Eddie Jones and Jason Kwok vs Hardaway.
Kobe Bryant came off the bench in the first two seasons of joining the Lakers, but because Jones played well, the team traded Jones away in the shortened season in order to focus on developing Kobe.
Jones was drafted by the Lakers with the 10th pick in the first round in 1994 and was selected as an All-Star in '97, known as Scottie Pippen's successor. He is characterized by a light body, a flowing style of play, and a tough defense, which is very similar to Kobe's style of play, but his popularity is far less than Kobe.
Guo Xu was compared to Hardaway because Harper was injured, and he is likely to continue to start this game.
The next day, while the rest of the Lakers players were having lunch, O'Neal was sleeping in his room, and although no one said it, everyone could guess that he was out playing.
When O'Neal appeared in the afternoon, he was sleepy-eyed and looked like Maddie, and he was not in a good state at first glance. Bryant wasn't too happy, he hated O'Neal going out and fooling around the road, which would make it harder for the team to win.
Before the game, the ESPN commentator introduced the lineups of both sides and mentioned the last game of the Lakers.
Mark Woodson said: "A lot of fans today are concerned about the alignment of Jason Guo and Tim Hardaway, I don't know if Jason can get out of the shadow of the defeat on the court, he was repaired a bit miserably by Iverson, and young players are particularly prone to psychological problems. ”
Guo Xu didn't say that he couldn't even remember the specific details of that game, for him, being beaten by Iverson was two seasons ago. He was just excited today, because he hadn't played an official game for a long time, and he was just going head-to-head with Kobe, and he didn't know what level of strength he had reached at the moment.
Tom Horvath smiled: "Hardaway is not in good health, and he has a lot of experience in fighting, and it should not be easy for Jason Guo to take advantage of him." ”
"Hardaway and Mourning won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA last summer, and then their good fortune came to an end," Woodson lamented. It's a shame for the Heat this year, if Mourning hadn't had kidney disease, I think they have the quality to compete for a championship, and as the core players age, it's hard for them to miss out on this season. ”
After the warm-up, the two sides started the game, and the Lakers had five: Guo Xu, Kobe, Fox, Hores-Grant, and O'Neal.
Heat Five: Hardaway, Jones, Bruce Bowen, Anthony Mason Jr., Brian Grant.
O'Neal jumped the ball to win, the game began, Guo Xu controlled the ball in the middle and waited for his teammates to pull away, observing the opponent's defensive position, and the inside line Bryan was a low-post single defense O'Neal was a counterpart who looked weak, and other players had average opportunities.
The Heat have a strong wing defense, so Jackson doesn't let Kobe Bryant attack.
Bowen is a big reason why the Heat have played well this season, although his statistics are not pretty, averaging 7 points and 3 rebounds per game, and shooting less than 40% from the field, he is partnered with Jones, and his wing defense ability is among the best in the league. Heat head coach Pat Riley is good at arranging the defensive system.
Guo Xu and "Cobra" Hores played blocking and dismantling in the middle, and the 34-year-old veteran Mason quickly changed his defense to block his breakthrough route, and Hardaway caught up from behind to form a bag.
As a power forward, Mason is only 201cm tall and weighs 113 kilograms, and he moves quickly.
Guo Xu did not hold the ball and burst out, shook a little space, and hit the ground on the right side to pass to O'Neal who was 45 degrees low.
O'Neal faced Brian, who is 206cm tall and weighs 115 kg, to attack the basket, take advantage of his height advantage to turn around and throw to the baseline, and deviate from the basket under interference.
Bryan has taken on more responsibilities on the interior this season, averaging 15 points and nine rebounds per game for a career-high scoring and a career-high 33.8 minutes per game. But the main reason why he was able to resist this time was that Shaq did it again.
In this era, there are also many "defensive experts" in famous nightclubs, but they are not as famous as Kardashian, who will be selected for the best defensive team for the whole family in the future......