Chapter 269 [Upset at the start, lonely palm is difficult to sing]
Haslem received a basic salary, and Guo Xu was invited to eat alone during the holidays to express his gratitude.
Guo Xu directly refused. "In the future, I'm not interested in accompanying you to eat vegetarian now, and you are satisfied with a basic salary? Hurry up and lose weight, our disadvantage is the anti-block dismantling, as long as you can lose about 105 kilograms, no one is more suitable for this job than you. ”
For Guo Xu, a basic salary is nothing, but for Haslem, it represents a dream come true.
He felt that Guo Xu had saved his life, and if it weren't for the phone call from the manager of the Suns, he might have given up on himself, and this life would have been wasted.
Guo Xu thinks that Haslem should actually be most grateful to Chakalidis, who was one of the 25 rookies in the first round in 2000.
With this stupid big guy as a foil, Haslem's base salary is very good, and he doesn't need Guo Xu's help to say good things. Haslem can resist people in the low post, grab rebounds, and catch and shoot after covering on the offensive end. As a fringe person on the team, you qualify if you have these abilities.
On October 29, the NBA regular season began, and the Lakers broke out in the home opener, losing to the Spurs 82-87 and getting off to a black start.
Not only did the Lakers leave Guo Xu, but O'Neal was also sidelined due to injury. In the second game of the preseason, O'Neill was stepped on his right foot, suffered an arthritis attack in his big toe, and recuperated.
O'Neill has switched to bigger shoes and tried out a new foot straightening device that has helped him a little. O'Neill also took painkillers, but it upset his stomach. The team doctor wanted to come up with a better way to help O'Neal feel better. He had to be out for about four weeks before his toe recovered.
The Lakers management was a little dissatisfied, and the elder Buss also felt that O'Neal was playing too crazy during the holidays, and he was not injured because of playing at all.
O'Neal is indeed playing a little crazy, because he has established a dynasty, three consecutive FMVP, two consecutive regular season MVP, all the honors, what else can he pursue? Singing with Guo Xu and being on the Billboard charts is more exciting for Ao Pang than the Lakers winning the championship.
Of course, it was because he was injured on the pitch, and it was a miracle that he didn't have any major injuries in the previous two seasons for such a big man.
Rick Fox also missed the opener, and the Lakers lost two starters all at once, and the game was certainly not easy to play.
Fox and Kings' Christie were suspended for six games and two games, respectively, as a result of a brawl in the preseason game on Friday.
Just two minutes into the game, Fox won the ball on the left side and elbowed Christie in the face during the dribble, and Fox was immediately whistled for a foul; However, when Christie took the basketball, he threw the ball directly in Fox's face. Fox returned a backhand punch, and then Christie gave Fox a jaw on the chin.
Both the referee and the players gathered around and both were sent off. But before that was the end of the matter, Christie ran away from his team's seats and blocked Fox in the aisle under the stands, and the two were pulled away by O'Neal and the rest of the players after a few moves.
The Lakers' interior defense is good, and Horry is in surprisingly good shape against Duncan, who defended Duncan 3 of 14 shots in 37 minutes, 8 of 13 free throws, and only scored 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks.
But the Lakers still lost, they lost O'Neal and Guo Xu's two major scorers, and the offense became very poor.
Fisher dribbled the ball past half court and passed the ball, and waited for opportunities from beyond the three-point line. In the first two seasons, Fisher could do that, but someone attracted the bag and passed it to him anyway. Now that Jackson has assigned him more offensive tasks, Fishel is suddenly instigated, and the concubine can't do it.
After Guo Xu left, Fisher became the starter as he wished and got a lot of playing time, but he shot 1-of-9 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring only 7 points and 3 assists.
Bryant shot 9-of-29, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 8-of-12 from the free-throw line to finish with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and 6 turnovers.
Bryant wanted to win, but he couldn't do it alone, and he could only go heads-up from mid-to-long distance, dribbling to the low post and being trapped.
The Lakers' bench is even worse, with the three new signings all performing poorly, and no one can lead the bench offense. Backup point guard Dandy Cow played just six minutes, shooting 1-of-2 and finishing with 2 points and 1 assist.
Lakers home fans are very disappointed, after the game media reported the game, and it is generally believed that it is very difficult for the Lakers to defend the championship in the new season, they have become accustomed to Guo Xu, the super sixth man, and now many tactics can't be played.
On the 30th, the Suns played their opening game on the road.
Pre-game experts predicted the outcome of the game, and most favored the SuperSonics, who did not bring in big names but retained the core lineup. Payton is still doing well, Lewis is starting to show his star appearance, and Mason is getting better and better.
The only person who is in the way of the supersonic is the "drunk" Wenbeck, who has not sold it for a summer, and a long-term contract like his rotten will definitely not be accepted unless it is a team that does not reach the poor line.
The game was broadcast live on CCTV5, not that Guo Xu's popularity was higher than Yao Ming's, but that the Rockets' away game against the Pacers was played relatively early and had ended, which did not affect the live broadcast.
The Rockets lost to the Pacers 81-92, and Yao Ming only played 11 minutes off the bench, shooting 0-of-1, not scoring, and grabbing two rebounds.
Yao Ming disappointed the fans, he didn't play as well as he should, because he had participated in the Asian Games before and had not practiced with his teammates. The month of training camp and preseason is very precious, and it is an important run-in period for players, and Yao Ming can only slowly run in the regular season.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Yao Ming suffered a loss in this regard, if it wasn't for the poor data in the early stage, it was entirely possible for him to defeat Stadameyer to win the best rookie.
Before the game, Zhang Li did not introduce the lineup of the Sun and the supersonic, and complained that the Rockets gave Yao Ming too little playing time, so he began to pay attention to Guo Xu, who warmed up on the court.
Zhang Li said: "Guo Xu's expression today is very serious, completely different from when he was in the Lakers, the Suns lineup is too poor, and he may also be a little dissatisfied." ”
Xu Jicheng said: "I think today's game will be very good, but if my teammates can't, Guo Xu will shoot more, and he may score a high score." ”
Zhang Li said with a smile: "That's right, when he was with the Lakers, Guo Xu was playing all season, and he actually had the ability to easily score 30 points." ”
The starters from both sides stood in the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.
Suns Five: Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Marion, Gugliotta, Jack Chacalidis.
SuperSonics Five: Gary Payton, Brent Barry, Rashad Lewis, Reggie Evans, Pedrager Drobiak.
Jack jumped the ball to win, and the Suns attacked first.
Joe Johnson passed the ball to Guo Xu, the three pulled away, and Gugliotta played a block for Guo Xu in the middle. Guo Xu broke through with the ball and went to the right and was caught by Payton and Evans, and he distributed the ball to the middle.
Gugliotta took a step inside the three-point line and missed the basket with an open jumper, and the rebound was grabbed by Pedrag.
Supersonic attack, the rhythm is very slow, and all five of them are above 190CM tall, and each game is a grinding position. The back and forth pass took 24 seconds to go, and Payton's pick-and-roll breakaway attracted Gogliotta to switch defenses, and the ball was distributed to the center who cut through the air.
Pedrag was pulled as soon as he received the ball......