In the Lakers' game against the Mavericks, Guo Xu had a poor hand and a low shooting percentage, so he had to suppress his desire to attack and assist the "OK combination".

With the Mavericks having an incomplete lineup and starting point guard Steve Nash missing the game due to injury, the Lakers won comfortably 112-97.

Bryant shot 15-of-28, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line, scoring 38 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, while O'Neal also scored 25 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Guo Xu played 33 minutes, shooting 4-of-11, 2-of-7 three-pointers, and 5-of-8 free throws, scoring 15 points and 4 assists. He played a pick-and-roll offense in the second quarter, and faced the Mavericks' 229CM tall backup center Sean Bradley was very resolute and made many fouls, but he couldn't even make free throws today.

Even so, Guo Xu performed better than the Mavericks backup point guard Tyrone Lue, who played 22 minutes, shooting 2-of-7, 0-of-2 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws, scoring only 6 points and 2 assists.

After the game, Mavericks fans were eager to kill Tyrone Lue to sacrifice to the sky, and "Lu Yuanwai" himself was even more sad, he felt that the opportunity that should have belonged to him was robbed by Guo Xu, if there was no deal, Fisher would be injured, and he would be the beneficiary.

In fact, even if Guo Xu doesn't join the Lakers, Tyrone Lue can't play, his personal ability is not good, and he can't afford to lead the team's offense in the second quarter.

On the 5th, the Lakers ushered in another nationally broadcast focus game at home, and the opponent was the Philadelphia 76ers, who ranked first in the East.

The 76ers are currently 14-3 and the Lakers are 15-3, just one halftime away.

The good news is that the 76ers just lost to the Nuggets 98-105 last time out and are in average form. Iverson played 47 minutes, shooting 10-of-24, 0-of-2 three-pointers, 17-of-21 free throws, and finished with 37 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

The overall lineup of the 76ers is not weak, in addition to the star Iverson, there are also many famous players.

Forward Tony Kukoc won three consecutive championships with the Bulls, averaged double-doubles in points per game in seven consecutive seasons, averaged four assists per game in five seasons, and won the Sixth Man of the Year award. In the 98-99 season, he averaged 18.8 points, 7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.

Aaron McGee, the contender for the Sixth Man of the Year, averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Theo Ratliff is an excellent interior blue-collar who excels at pick-and-rolls and assist-defensive blocks, similar to the future Thunder's Serge Ibaka.

Blue-collar power forward Teylon Hill, who was an All-Star in '95. This man directly knocked "Fliggy" Barkley to retirement, and he is a recognized macho man.

Starting guard Eric Snow and forward George Lynch are average offensively and excellent defensive players. Snow, in particular, can defend three positions, which is especially suitable for Iverson.

76ers coach Larry Brown is recognized as a preppy coach with a coaching philosophy of playing the right way and a defensive style of play. Brown is indeed very good at building an "iron bucket formation", the 76ers are currently averaging only 89.4 points per game, and Brown has nothing outstanding on the offensive end, insisting on Iverson as the core and others assisting.

Guo Xu has been waiting for this match for a long time, and he wants to see how far he and the peak Iverson can play.

The regular season is divided into different divisions, with the 76ers and Lakers playing only twice a year, except for the Finals. He wants to use this as a preview for next year's finals, as well as a good opportunity to increase his popularity.

Iverson had a star stat in his rookie season because the team had a bottom-of-the-line record in the first two seasons and failed to be selected as an All-Star. The 76ers made the playoffs in '99, but the NBA All-Star Game was canceled due to a shutdown, and Iverson was not selected as an All-Star for the first time until 2000, but his popularity has long been at the top of the league.

In the last two seasons, Iverson has been second only to Raptors and Fernandes to Kobe Bryant in popularity among all outside players. Guo Xu also liked Iverson in his previous life, his figure is like an ordinary person but he has won the scoring championship four times, which is particularly attractive to fans. Even in 2018, Iverson has been retired for many years, and he still has many fans.

It's a pity that Phil Jackson didn't let Guo Xu start, but used the veteran Ron Harper, who had just returned, to let Kobe Bryant defend Iverson.

This is a focus battle, yes, the focus is Kobe Bryant vs Iverson, not Jason Guo vs Iverson, and the Lakers coaching staff doesn't trust Guo Xu's defensive ability very much, so he can only follow the coach's arrangement.

Of course, Jackson will let Guo Xu and Iverson face each other at a certain time, but this time will not be too long, and he hopes that Kobe Bryant can play Iverson's misalignment.

In the finals of the previous life, Tyrone Lue only played an average of 14.6 minutes per game, and the number of times the two faced off in the entire series was very small, and it would be nonsense to say that he single-handedly defended Iverson, but it is true that the Lakers have a way to limit Iverson with overall defense.

According to statistics, in the four games won by the Lakers, Iverson made a total of 121 shots and hit only 48 shots. Of those 73 strikes, only nine were conceded against Tyrone Lue's one-on-one defense, and three were missed by Tyrone Lue and his teammates. To put it bluntly, Tyrone Lue only has defensive aggressiveness to be commended.

After the start of the game, the two teams, both of whom attach great importance to defense, launched a unique iron battle.

The 76ers wrapped O'Neal and the Lakers wrapped Iverson, and the goal was to limit the star of the house.

While chatting in the locker room, Guo Xu knew that O'Neill might have a problem today.

Yesterday O'Neill signed a huge new advertising endorsement contract, in order to celebrate a candlelight dinner with his girlfriend Shannie, with fat urine sex, he must have to fight with Shanny when he goes home, and he can't rest during the day today.

O'Neal really sleepwalked in the first quarter, and he couldn't see any advantage in the low post.

Facing Ratliffe, who is 208cm tall and weighs 102 kg, O'Neal actually turned around and shot frequently, only once he chiseled into the basket by weight, forced a foul, and hit both free throws. He shot 0-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line in the first quarter, and he didn't know that he thought it was the stats of outside players.

Iverson's performance was equally disappointing, as he broke through and was surrounded by two or three Lakers players near the restricted area, dodging and moving sideways, and every time he forced a layup or jump shot against someone, and on a few occasions he shot with a heavy tilt of the center of gravity, and it is no wonder that the shooting percentage was high.

Iverson passed the ball out of the perimeter, and his teammates didn't shoot three-pointers, trying to take it to the basket and impact the restricted area guarded by the "Big Shark", which looked like he was challenging himself.

In the first quarter, Iverson shot 2-of-10, 0-of-1 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 6 points in a single quarter, with no rebounds and no assists.

The 76ers' best performer was small forward George Lynch, who had the range and ability to pull away, scoring eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, and three of them were long-range shots from inside the three-point line.

Lynch's shooting hand is hot today, but under the guidance of "famous coach" Larry Brown, he can still insist on not shooting three points, and he has to take one more step in the direction of the basket, which is quite individual.

Guo Xu was substituted in the last two minutes, and he didn't score once from the outside, and all the data were zero.

The Lakers trailed by one point 17-18 at home, and the Spacs were two teams, and the audience watched drowsy and yawned.

Guo Xu really wants to ask what the "Zen master" Jackson thinks? Isn't it good for the Lakers to use pick-and-roll tactics like they did when they played the Spurs, and send a trident to fight the offense? He insisted on using the triangle offense to help Harper find his form, and he didn't know what to do. The Spurs can't guard the Lakers' trident, can the 76ers guard against it?

"Zen Master" went crazy again today, letting Harper play 10 minutes, 0 of 2 shots, 1 rebound and 1 assist......