Chapter 657 [Extremely Tough, Missed]

Although the Lakers fell behind, Kobe's style of play also made Guo Xu feel uncomfortable.

The two sides came back from the starters, Guo Xu helplessly found that Kobe Bryant received the ball in the backcourt, and he dribbled through the half-court offense to control his water, he couldn't put Parker to shoot easily, and Kobe Bryant would not pass back to his teammates when he received the ball.

He really wanted to say to Kobe: "Dude, we will guard against the position with a high hit rate, why don't you let the vacant person vote a few?" ”

He can only think about this, if he says it, Kobe Bryant will not elbow him.

On the offensive end, Guo Xu can't release water, so he can't deliberately strike iron, right?

So, Guo Xu could only watch the score pull away, and he couldn't do anything, the coaching staff arranged it before the game, and it was impossible to relax the defense of Kobe Bryant in order to let him play for a while longer.

At halftime, the Suns led the Lakers by 21 points and almost sealed the win.

In the second half, Guo Xu began to break out, grabbed shots in the counterattack, relied on double cover to get rid of the ball and shot, shot 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, and had a comprehensive performance of breaking through to make fouls and assist teammates.

Kobe Bryant challenged the Suns' defensive strengths again and again, shooting mid-range shots under the interference of Bell and Ariza in turn, and being co-defended by interior players when hitting low backs and breaking through to the basket.

That scene is simply the "dang" of the power train playing on a loop, dangdang......

Guo Xu shot 7 of 10 in a single quarter, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 21 points and 3 assists, leading the Suns to a 108-73 lead, and the game entered garbage time early.

Bryant shot 4-of-12 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line in the quarter, finishing with 11 points and two assists.

Under this kind of score difference, although he has not yet enjoyed it, Guo Xu can only go down to rest. The Lakers also replaced all the main players, and it was impossible for Kobe Bryant to keep up with the score.

Guo Xu played 30 minutes in the game, shooting 15 of 23, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 41 points and 13 assists; Bryant played 32 minutes, shooting 12-of-30, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line to finish with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The star score predicted by the media before the game is also soaring, but the efficiency gap between the two is a bit big.

The game continued in the final quarter, and Barkley commented: "I think it's normal to play this kind of score, the Lakers No. 1 position is the bottom of the deep league, and the Suns No. 1 position is the strongest in the league, and it can even be said to be the strongest in history." It is impossible for the Lakers guard to guard against Guo Xu. ”

Smith laughed: "When Fisher was there, the fans were disgusted with him, and now it seems that Fisher is good, at least he is a qualified role player, he can organize and shoot on the court, and he will not play randomly." ”

Barkley laughed: "Parker has a high shooting percentage, and if he keeps shooting, the Lakers may not go into garbage time in the third quarter, but then they will fall into Jason's trap, and the Lakers will lose, but they don't give him a chance to score 5 or 60 points." ”

The big-mouthed Buckley saw through Guo Xu's wolf ambitions and exposed his true colors in front of the people of the whole country. And the price the Lakers paid for sabotaging his plan was also devastating.

In the final quarter, the Suns still took the initiative, and Blake organized the offense in an orderly manner.

Lakers backup point guard Ellis will only break through indiscriminately, and he will not divide the ball, and his consecutive shots will lead the Lakers into a deeper abyss. The coaching staff couldn't do without him because veteran Aaron McGee was on the injury list.

In the end, the Suns won 132-88, beating the Lakers by 44 points, and all five players on the team scored double-doubles.

The Lakers had only three players in double figures, with Parker scoring 13 points as the second-highest scorer, and he didn't play much after hitting three three-pointers in the first quarter. Odom had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.

Bogut had 8 points and 8 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting, and he couldn't grab the rebound in the front court in order to ensure the speed of the defense.

Komi on the Internet generally said that his mood is stable, and now the Lakers rely on Kobe, and other teammates have no strength, whether they can win or not is directly proportional to Kobe's play, and Kobe Bryant will lose if he doesn't play well, which is reasonable.

It's a pity that Kobe Bryant almost didn't play well against the Suns, because he always wanted to compete with Guo Xu, or the wrong one, and even the style of play was different.

Guo Xu has a lot of three-point shots, while Kobe Bryant has the soul of a big forward, extremely tough, and is more efficient in the low post and under the basket.

Compared with Guo Xu, Kobe Bryant probably can't be called a shooting without dead ends, because his long-range shooting rate is only 42%, and the three-point shooting rate is even lower, which lowers his overall shooting percentage.

The Suns always packed Kobe Bryant in the low post against the Lakers, making it difficult for him to shoot from close range and let him shoot from mid-to-long range. On the periphery, his hit rate was not guaranteed, and he had an occasional convulsion.

In terms of helping outside players remove the basket, Bogut is not as good as Meeme, as soon as he pulls out, he is the target of the empty, and it is not suitable for partnering with Kobe.

At the press conference, even if the Suns have won six in a row, the reporters didn't care very much, and didn't let Guo Xu talk about his feelings about the game, and only hoped that he would comment on Kobe Bryant.

Guo Xu said: "Kobe Bryant is very strong, he has always had a strong scoring ability, and Solar won easily because I know him too well, and I know which positions he is more efficient at, and we can reduce his efficiency by guarding these positions and letting him shoot far away from the basket." ”

A reporter asked: "Kobe Bryant is also very familiar with you, why didn't the Lakers guard you?" ”

Guo Xu smiled: "People who know me don't want to be my opponent, because they know that it is impossible to prevent me. ”

This answer was full of confidence, and the reporters applauded.

The reporter asked: "What do you think of your current teammates, almost all of them were not famous in the summer, but they became very good because of you." ”

Guo Xu said: "They are not excellent because of me, but they are already very good, and all I want to do is to help them play their own strengths." Anyone who can play in the NBA is the best in basketball, everyone has at least one or two specialties, and I think as long as we organize the offense according to their characteristics and play more together, we will not be bad together. ”

Guo Xu didn't mean to be sarcastic about the Lakers, he just wanted to help his teammates increase their popularity, but at the Lakers press conference, Kobe Bryant had an expression of "you owe me a million" and refused to evaluate Guo Xu.

The Phoenix reporter didn't ask Kobe Bryant about sensitive topics, he got used to it.

After the game, the comments on the Internet were similar, the pot secrets were another carnival, and the Komi were looking for reasons for Kobe's loss, the Suns had a home whistle and a star whistle, Kobe's teammates were waste, the league did not praise Kobe Bryant, and so on.

Many fans suggested that the Lakers trade Bogut and exchange a star center to assist Kobe, and Kupchak had a headache when he saw this kind of post. Is this a suggestion? That's adding to the chaos.

The more Comey belittles Bogut, the harder it will be for the Lakers to trade him, and even if they do, it will be difficult to get back a good player. Because many teams now think that Bogut is a parallel import, or the kind of IQ arrears, he began to depreciate when he talked nonsense in the summer.

Of course, the management and coaching staff can see that Bogut is not suitable for Kobe, but good centers in the NBA are scarce, and people with strength are not so easy to exchange, and the salary is still high. Phil Jackson wants fewer interior linemen who can be the tactical pivot.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss sadly discovered that the most suitable for the Lakers in terms of tactics is Grizzlies star Pau Gasol, in addition to Garnett.

They missed Gasol back then, and now it's impossible to exchange for it, unless they take the risk of insider trading, how can the Grizzlies exchange All-Star players and Olympic MVPs for "parallel champion" Bogut?