Lakers starting five: Bryan Shaw, Kobe, Fox, Grant, O'Neal.

SuperSonics starters: Payton, Emmanuel Davis, Rashad Lewis, Gerani McCoy, Patrick Ewing.

After the game began, Payton and Kobe Bryant faced each other.

The task of defending Brian Shaw is relatively simple, and it is handed over to Emmanuor, who is 193cm tall and weighs 88 kilograms, this is a pseudo-starter, 32 years old this year, entered the NBA without drafting, has average physical fitness, and his only specialty is catching and shooting.

Last season, Emmanuol averaged only 13 minutes per game for the SuperSonics, contributing 4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting 36.4% from the field and 30.1% from three-point range.

The SuperSonics had just changed coaches over the weekend, with Paul Westphal leading the team to a 6-9 start and being fired, replaced by 36-year-old young assistant coach Nate McMillan, a guard who had just retired from the SuperSonics for three years.

McMillan arranged the lineup in this way, it is the idea of "Tian Ji Horse Race", the starters have Payton and Ewing will not be blown up too ugly, the strength of the lineup in the second quarter is not much worse than the starters, and the Lakers are fought by the depth of the lineup.

Payton's offense was average in the first quarter, with 4 points and 3 assists on 2-of-7 shooting under Kobe's defense; Kobe Bryant also played poorly on the offensive end of Payton's defense, shooting 2-of-6 and 0-of-2 from three-point range, scoring 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Ewing has seriously declined in form and is no longer able to fight against O'Neal, he only played 3 minutes before two fouls at the break, and the substitute Wenbeck played an unexpected eye-catcher, pulling out to block and dismantle, shooting 4 of 6, cutting down 8 points and 4 rebounds.

The better performance was the young player Lewis, who shot 3-of-3 from the Fox defense, 1-of-1 from three-point range, and had seven points and two rebounds in eight minutes.

Under Payton's organization, the SuperSonics blossomed at multiple points, leading 34-20 in the first quarter, and the Lakers only had O'Neal cut 10 points and performed well.

Guo Xu replaced Bryan Shaw in the last 3 minutes, and missed once under Payton's defense, scoring no points. In these three minutes, Bryant also failed to score against the substitute Ruben Patterson, and the ball was not easy to catch.

In the second quarter, the OK combination rested, Guo Xu took the substitute and had the ball, focusing on blocking and dismantling tactics, and the opportunity to show was coming. The other four are Ryddle, George, Horry, Greg Foster.

The SuperSonics five are Shamond Williams, Brent Barry, Desmond Mason, Weinbeck, Ewing.

This bench lineup looks very tough, two former All-Stars who are both well-known insiders, can pull out mid-range shots, remove the restricted area, and Shamond and Barry have consistent three-point shooting.

Even Mason, the 17th pick in the first round this year, is not easy, he is 196CM tall, weighs 100 kilograms, and is very strong. His shooting is poor, but he has the top physical qualities of Jason Richardson, and he is a key target for the SuperSonics.

The SuperSonics attacked first, and Shamond passed to Barry after half-time, and he ran away.

HEIGHT 185CM, WEIGHING 91 KG, SHAMOND IS THE FIFTH ROOKIE IN THE SECOND ROUND IN 98, AS A POINT GUARD, HE HAS AVERAGE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, AND HIS ADVANTAGE IS THAT HE IS GOOD AT CATCHING AND SHOOTING, AND OCCASIONALLY CAN PLAY BACK, JUST LIKE A SMALL MAN.

Barry and Weinbeck played a pick-and-roll, Horry switched defenses, and Barry passed the ball to Weinbeck, who faced Ryder and tilted his neck to shoot the ball. 20 to 36.

The difference widened to 16 points, and the supersonic fans applauded vigorously, it was not easy to lead the Lakers by a large score, and the team's darkest time after the change of coach seemed to have passed.

The Lakers attacked, Horry was in the bottom right corner, Ryder was 70 degrees on the right side, George was in the bottom left corner, and all three stood still, and Guo Xu and Foster played blocking and dismantling in the middle.

He dribbled to the right side to get rid of Shamond, and then relied on his speed to get past the aging Ewing and hit the basket with three steps to make a layup.

22 to 36, Guo Xu opened easily.

On the supersonic offense, Wenbeck singled Horry to score on a low turn and throw from the left side, 22-38.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu and Foster played blocking and dismantling, broke through on the left side, easily passed Ewing with a change of direction, and broke through to the layup and hit another one.

24 to 38, Guo Xu's personal 4th point.

The physically strong Shamond has an average speed, always half a beat slow to avoid cover and chase defense, while Ewing seems to be unresponsive in his pick-and-roll, his two knees are almost scrapped, and his traverse speed is extremely slow, which is completely a defensive black hole.

McMillan really wanted to replace Ewing immediately, but the game had just begun, and the substitution hurt the star's self-esteem too much. And Ewing's annual salary this season is $14 million, which is 2 million more than Payton, is such a high value in exchange for being a mascot?

Payton watched his teammates defend on the sidelines, with a loveless expression, even if he played against Guo Xu, he was in no mood to talk trash. Guo Xu played very well, and his teammates were garbage......

Supersonic offense, Ewing received the ball with his back on the right side and wanted to return one, he leaned on Foster twice to turn around and jump in the middle, followed by a slow motion of my left hand and right hand, and a slow motion replay of my right hand and left hand, and the ball was deflected out of the basket under serious interference.

Ewing can't be called a jump shot anymore, just a cocked foot, the "rabbit jump" shot trick no longer exists, and the rebound was grabbed by George and passed to Guo Xu.

Guo Xu stabilized the rhythm, slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then played with Foster in the middle to block and dismantle, this time it became Wenbeck to change the defensive block, he didn't pounce, and waited for Guo Xu to break through at the right corner, and Shamond bypassed the cover from the inside line to chase the defense.

After Guo Xu moved sideways, he saw that there was no one in front of him, and immediately stepped back with his right foot to shoot a three-point jumper, and hit a hollow shot without interference.

27-38, 7th personal point.

Los Angeles Sports Broadcaster Joe McDonnell shouted, "Three-pointers! Jason Guo scored seven straight points in the second quarter to lead the team to continue to narrow the gap. ”

Partner Charlie Parlesley said: "Jason is not very consistent, but he feels like an All-Star when he has a good hand, and I think it's not just the best rookie who plays like this, but the sixth man of the season may also be him." ”

Joe smiled: "This year's sixth-man statistics of each team are not very impressive, and Jason's role in the Lakers is too obvious. Never before in NBA history has the Rookie of the Year award won Sixth Man of the Year at the same time, and if he wins two awards this season, it would set a new all-time record. ”

This is a possibility, and Guo Xu's only competitors are Tim Thomas of the Bucks, Glen Rice of the Knicks, and Aaron McGee of the 76ers. Those three did not score as much as Guo Xu, they were all in the early 10s, and their shooting rate was much lower than Guo Xu.

In the key data competition, only McGee's average of 5 assists per game is better than Guo Xu, and Guo Xu has a better chance of winning the award in all aspects.

The supersonic players passed back and forth with no open chances, and the 24-second clock was fast approaching, and Wenbeck singled Horry, crooked his neck and missed the jumper, and the rebound was grabbed by Ryder.

The Lakers battled in a positional battle, Guo Xu and Foster played blocking and dismantling, and once again faced Wenbeck, Shamond failed to interfere with the shooting just now, and did not dare to bypass the cover on the inside to chase the defense, and was blocked by Foster solidly.

Guo Xu didn't have any feints, lowered his center of gravity and broke through from Wenbeck by speed, and hit the basket to attract Ewing to make up for the defense, and gave the ball to the bottom right corner.

Horry gets a big open space and aims for a three-point shot to score!

30-38, Guo Xu sent an assist, leading the team to a wave of 10-4, and McMillan asked for a timeout.