The Suns' opponent in Game 21 is the Lakers, located in Phoenix, which is the highlight of this round.

It was a deliberate arrangement of the league for two teams to be in the same division but only meet a quarter of the way through the season.

This year, the Lakers added Artest as an All-Star player, and the lineup became stronger, and Stern had the idea of supporting the Lakers again. Atay, who had been banned for nearly a full season, had already been punished, and the president didn't want to give up the Los Angeles market for his sake.

The Clippers can't support Adou, who else can they support if they don't support the Lakers? The Suns don't need to increase their propaganda efforts, they are the ones to be challenged, and whoever can beat the Sun is the one who will be attractive.

The Lakers defeated the Spurs at home in Los Angeles last time out, finishing second in the West with a 16-4 record, and Kobe Bryant won both games in his absence.

After Artest joined, he significantly strengthened the Lakers' wing defense, and his offensive performance was also good, averaging 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 44% from the field and 38% from three-point range.

At this time, Atay is different from Atay, who only joined the Lakers in 2009, his physical fitness and skills are at their peak, and he can threaten Odom's second-in-command status as soon as he arrives at the Lakers. He can provide the Lakers with tough defense and three-point firepower, and it will be better to partner Kobe Bryant than Caron Butler, who was sent to the Pacers.

Although Butler has averaged 20+5+5 per game in the new season, his defense is not as fierce as Atay, and he is not a defensive expert.

Ellis, who came off the bench, also improved, averaging 10.4 points and 2.2 assists per game in just about 20 minutes of playing time last season, becoming the team's sixth man, alongside Luke Wharton on the bench offensive. After the Lakers drafted Farmar, Ellis could play his familiar shooting guard without having to juggle playmaking tasks.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson occasionally lets Ellis and Kobe Bryant play the No. 2 and No. 3 positions together to strengthen the offense, so that the Lakers can also play a quick counterattack.

The Lakers' interior strength is also good, and Bogut is a center who can defend the box on the defensive end and can pull out and play the ball. Odom is excellent both offensively and defensively, and can be used as an inside fulcrum with a bench in the second quarter to make the ball run better.

They are a little better than Guo Xu in the same period in his previous life, Bogut is definitely better than Kwame Brown after integrating into the team, Artest beat Wharton, who is now playing on the bench, and the Lakers are just missing a potential center Andrew Bynum.

The Lakers are determined to win this game and are eager to end the Suns' winning streak. They lost so badly in the playoffs last time, and Kobe Bryant was eager to prove his strength by defeating Guo Xu.

Thinking about the comments of fans in the summer, Kobe Bryant felt the urge to destroy the world.

Some fans said that he was the luckiest player in NBA history, imitating the technique of the second star in NBA history to attract fans, holding the thigh of the NBA's all-time first star and the top 10 stars of history to get three championship rings. Then he drove away the all-time first and all-time top ten, and was once touted as the best in the active team by the all-time number two, but he couldn't pass the first round.

Because there is almost no suspense about this season's championship, the 6 billion pot secret has already said that Guo Xu is the first in history, which makes Kobe envious and jealous, and he dreams of winning Guo Xu and the Sun.

Before the start of the game, Guo Xu had a meal with his old teammates of the Lakers at noon, not with Kobe, but with retired veteran Rick Fox.

After meeting, Rick sighed, "Jason, I'm here to ask you for help, I hope you can help me." ”

Rick is a little difficult to say, as a famous NBA player and winner of three championship rings, if he was not desperate, he would not have come to Phoenix to find Guo Xu.

The two have only been teammates for two years, and they are not good friends if they don't chat much, but Fox sees Guo Xu on the news every day and thinks he is the most capable person to help him.

"What's wrong with you? If I can help, I'll help you. ”

Rick said his current situation, after retiring, he was particularly miserable, first divorced his Miss America wife, and then failed to invest, coupled with the profligacy in the early stage, he became unbearable. He needed to find a job, a stable source of income.

Rick smiled bitterly: "I actually have two options left, one is to come to you, and the other is to make AV movies, and a company has found me." ”

has been reborn for too long and has played too many things, Guo Xu has forgotten that Rick Fox still has this stubble in his life. In his previous life, without the help of his friends, he chose to shoot AV to make a living. Regardless of whether what he did was understood by people or not, whether he was scolded or admired, in short, he made a comeback with the money he earned from filming.

It's not easy to take this step, but if there were other options, he wouldn't go for AV shooting.

None of the Lakers' old teammates paid attention to Rick, and O'Neal, who left for Miami in the East, didn't care about him. Shackle's way of supporting him is probably to buy it home and enjoy it as a collection after the film is made.

As for Kobe, the two have not been in touch since Rick retired, and Kobe Bryant basically treats his teammates who leave the Lakers in this way, nodding and saying hello when he meets him at an event, and there are only a handful of teammates who can establish friendship with him for a long time.

Megan Fox followed Guo Xu to the appointment, and when she heard Rick say that she was going to shoot an AV, she laughed out loud.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I'm sorry, your joke is really ......"

Rick shook his head and smiled wryly, "Actually, I'm not kidding. ”

Guo Xu only thought about it for a moment, and said: "Rick, don't be depressed, the difficulty is only temporary, my fat fox company believes you must know, your name is very suitable for joining the company, follow me, how about becoming a branch manager first?" I promise not to treat you badly. ”

Rick's eyes lit up as he listened, as if he had crawled out of hell all at once. "I don't have any experience with this, okay?"

When he came, he thought about starting from a lower position, but he didn't expect Guo Xu to be so happy and generous, and he didn't look at his education, ability, and work experience at all.

"I'll find an experienced person to take you, man, you're an NBA star, we've built a dynasty together and left a name in NBA history, can you be a store manager? And it's only temporary. Guo Xu paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Don't you also like the entertainment industry?" When I invest in making a movie, I have the right role to notify you of the audition. ”

Rick was so moved that he almost cried, Guo Xu still remembered that he liked the entertainment industry. Before retiring, he made guest appearances in many films, majoring in radio and television in college.

Sending charcoal in the snow is more important than sending charcoal, not verbal persuasion. Charcoal is not expensive, and there are really not many people who give it.

For Guo Xu, Larrick is a gesture, he knows that this person has a good personality, and when he was at a low point in his life, he didn't give up on himself like Odom, and he almost hung up after drinking and taking drugs. Rick has never done anything unreasonable, in his previous life, he mixed well in the entertainment industry, and after making money, he bought a team of "League of Legends".

Guo Xu really has some roles suitable for Rick, and he will definitely invest in action movies in the future, Rick's height of 201CM is bigger than "The Rock" Johnson in the movie, and he can play the villain.

After eating, Guo Xu gave the phone number of Rick's company contact person and personally called someone to arrange for him to work.

He also called the team's management and asked for a ticket, inviting Rick to watch the Suns vs. Lakers live tonight.

"I see that you have been under a lot of pressure recently, and your complexion is not very good, don't leave today, watch the ball and relax, go to the hotel for a good night's sleep, and go back to Los Angeles tomorrow."

"Thanks, brother."