In the preseason, the Lakers clearly had reservations, and the Big Three only played about 25 minutes per game before resting, but even so, they still managed to win 7-0.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson let Fisher start and Guo Xu substituted, which was not deliberately restricting Guo Xu, but he found that he was more powerful at beating the Lakers like this, and the opponent couldn't resist it at all.

In the first quarter, Kobe Bryant rested for 4 minutes, Guo Xu replaced him, and then the two took the bench together in the second quarter, and O'Neal rested. In this way, when the Lakers rotate players, they can ensure that there are two super scoring points on the court to lead the team.

The other three rotations in the second quarter were Jim Jackson, Horry, and Medvidenko, all of whom excelled at catch-and-shoot shots.

The Lakers' bench lineup is terrible, no worse than the starter, can shoot on the periphery, and can score in the low post, but the big man makes room after withdrawing the empty basket, and Guo Xu and Kobe Bryant break through.

grabbed the backcourt rebound and launched a fast break, the Lakers could also catch the opponent off guard, and after Jackson joined, Devin George, who was unstable in shooting, could only be a marginal man.

After Guo Xu said that offense is the best defense, the Lakers coaching staff has become more daring, and they really don't have to care too much about defense, and offense can kill opponents.

In the past, "Zen Master" Jackson liked to use Madsen, who defended better and could rush to grab rebounds in the front court. Now he finds that if the center is a big man who can pull away and shoot, there won't be as many frontcourt rebounds to grab.

The Lakers keep at least two stars on the floor, which will disrupt the opponent's rotation, and the main team can't rest, and once they rest, they can't prevent it.

In the first issue of the official power list, the Lakers are at the top of the list without suspense. Some experts have suggested that counting last season's wins, it is not difficult for this Lakers team to break the 33-game winning streak, but it certainly cannot be counted in two seasons together.

In addition to playing basketball, Guo Xu also has a new hobby, studying composition and arrangement, instrument matching, and so on. The Lakers won the preseason too easily, he had more spare time, and studying music would not consume physical strength or affect his state.

O'Neal was very happy, Guo Xu told him that he was going to release a single together in the future, in addition to O'Neal, he would also call Kobe, and the three-person chorus would be even more gimmicky.

On October 30, 2001, the Lakers opened at home, and the opponent was the Trail Blazers.

Before the start of the game, the Lakers held a championship ring presentation ceremony and observed a moment of silence for the victims of the 911 incident.

Last year's opener, the Trail Blazers were able to play against the Lakers, but this year it was a one-sided hanging.

Guo Xu started to guard against "Little Flying Squirrel" Stadamier, Kobe Bryant blocked the aging Pippen, except for "Roaring Tianzun" Rasheed Wallace, the Trailblazers have no advantage in all positions.

O'Neal tyrannized Davis in the first quarter, and Guo Xu finished the 2000 first-round No. 28 rookie Eric Barkley in the second quarter, and played with Sean Kemp after playing the block, and a wave of 15-4 widened the difference to 22 points, and the Lakers led by 27 points at halftime and locked the win early.

In the second half, the core of the Lakers played casually for a while and sat on the sidelines as spectators. Fisher, Jackson, Bowen, George, and Madsen led a pure bench lineup that withstood the Trail Blazers' counterattack.

At the end of the game 113-87, the Lakers easily got off to a good start, with six players on the team scoring double-doubles and three of them 20+.

The new rules of the joint defense have clearly not worked for O'Neal, who has attracted teammates to throw threes in the low post, as he did last season. And the Trail Blazers couldn't shrink the formation too close to the restricted area, let alone let the players stand in the area of the joint defense.

Guo Xu holds the ball on the outside and single-handedly swings, small forward, and has obvious speed advantages. Kobe Bryant picked up the ball and singled out the "flying squirrel", which was even more seriously misplaced and played casually.

The only disappointment for the Lakers is veteran Richmond, who has scored 20+ points in 10 consecutive seasons, but he can't play anymore after a serious injury last year, and now he can only be a marginal man. He's very slow, and he's only good at catching and shooting.

In November, the Lakers defeated one opponent after another, and the Jazz, Suns, Grizzlies, Magic and other teams failed to pose a threat to them.

It wasn't until Nov. 18 that the Kings, the second-ranked team in the West, made the Lakers feel a little threatened, but only a little, and didn't even play overtime.

In the last two minutes, Guo Xu and O'Neal cooperated without the ball on the right side, and got rid of Bibi to catch the ball and hit a three-point jumper. With the same tactics in the next round, Guo Xu got a misplaced opportunity, relied on speed to get rid of Divac, attracted Webb to make up for the defense, and assisted Horry in the bottom left corner to hit a three-point shot, widening the difference to 10 points and locking the win.

Guo Xu played 34 minutes and scored 27 points and 8 assists to easily crush Bibi, who shot 4-of-13, 0-of-2 three-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws, with only 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

On November 21, the Lakers slaughtered the Nuggets 119-65 at home, and the opponent was almost alive, and only Van Exel's team scored a double-double.

At the end of the month, the Lakers defeated the SuperSonics 121-92, and Payton also had nothing to do with Guo Xu.

Guo Xu will continue to find cover to get rid of, relying on speed to deal with Payton, as soon as he chases and defends slowly, Guo Xu will dislocate the big man or shoot directly, and he will choose to divide the ball when he catches up with Guo Xu.

Payton went to defend Guo Xu, his teammates couldn't guard Kobe, Kobe Bryant singled out Brent Barry very easily, and Ruben Patterson, known as the "Kobe Terminator", has gone to the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers started with a 15-game winning streak, and Guo Xu was elected the Western Conference Player of the Month for the first time in his career with an all-round performance of 23 points, 2.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, beating his teammates O'Neal and Kobe.

The main reason for his award was that he shot too high from the field, 53.2% overall, 45.5% from three-point range, and 87.9% from the free throw line, which was just a little short of the 180 club.

When Guo Xu trained, he dribbled and made moves, or received the ball and shot directly, which seemed to be the simplest, undisturbed free throws, but his shooting rate was not high to the sky. He doesn't usually spend time on training, and this value is also very good.

On the first day of December, the Lakers hosted the Timberwolves, Guo Xu slashed 45 points and 6 assists in the third quarter, and severely abused the veteran Trill Brandon, who had an annual salary of tens of millions.

After experiencing the yin-yang contract incident, Joe Smith signed the Timberwolves again, which did not help much on the team's interior line, and O'Neal still had to rely on Nesterovich, of course, he couldn't prevent it.

The final game was 122-76, and the Lakers were crushed inside and out. The only fig leaf for the Timberwolves is Garnett's stats, no matter whether the team passes the first round or not, the Wolves can steadily average 20+10+5 per game every season, as accurate as a machine.

On December 5, Guo Xu began to help O'Neal create opportunities again, and the "Big Shark" abused the Mavericks who lacked a meat shield center, scoring 46 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

On the 7th, the Lakers faced the Kings who were absent from Webber, and O'Neal began to help Guo Xu brush the data again, and within a few minutes, Guo Xu broke through in a misplaced position and made a foul to knock Divac down. Divac is one of the slowest centers in the league, the defensive guard breaks through is scum, he can't defend it, Bibby can't catch up with Guo Xu, and the periphery can get a chance to shoot.

Guo Xu had 31 points and 6 assists, and O'Neal had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, both of whom played less than 35 minutes before losing to garbage time and resting in the final quarter.

On December 14, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 113-99, and Kobe Bryant scored 41 points and 7 assists, helping the Lakers start with 20 consecutive wins, setting a new record for consecutive NBA opening streaks.

Everyone was shocked, the Lakers Big Three are unstoppable, and as long as the players don't have serious injuries, it seems that they are going to break the record again in the regular season this year!