Chapter 194 [Unknown Jue Li, First Nickname]

The abstinent "big shark" is really terrifying, with excess energy and needs to be vented, and can dominate the restricted area at both offensive and defensive ends.

The Lakers played away against the Magic, and O'Neal exploded in the first quarter with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, easily leading the team to a double-digit lead. Guo Xu came off the bench to play casually, and the Lakers locked up the win in the third quarter.

O'Neal played 34 minutes and had 33 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists, and Andrew De Klerk, the starting center of the Magic game, wanted to die. No one wants to be the "king of the shackles", but Ao Fat is not something you want to hide, you can hide if you want to.

Because his teammates were too furious, Guo Xu only played 30 minutes and rested, scoring 17 points and 5 assists.

The Lakers won easier away against the Wizards, sealing the win just after halftime, and in the third quarter, for the sake of data, Guo Xu and O'Neal went up to play for a while.

O'Neal only played 28 minutes, with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks; Guo Xu played 31 minutes, shooting 9-of-15, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 1-of-2 free throws, scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Lakers' schedule met several "soft persimmons" in this wave, which easily guaranteed the winning rate, and the fans were very happy. Guo Xu was a little distressed, the opponent was too easy to pinch, which made it difficult to implement his plan to brush points.

A broken team like the Wizards has fought hard for the pendulum, except for Richard Hamilton, they just use marginal people as starters. The Lakers can't afford to play the fringe and the Wizards, and the efficiency is still very high. Fisher shot 4-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, and finished with 11 points and six assists in just 21 minutes.

Michael Jordan watched the game from the sidelines, his expression was solemn all the time, and he didn't know what was going on in his mind.

Probably he began to worry that it was a mistake to come back at the Wizards, and he was afraid that he would not be able to protect himself in the evening. Or maybe he's praying that the Lakers will lose a few more games and keep the Bulls' 72-10 record.

The worst-case scenario is that Jordan played badly after the Wizards' comeback, and the Lakers not only broke the record record, but also won three consecutive championships in the future to establish a dynasty, then Jordan is going to fall off the altar.

After the game, ESPN invited thirteen basketball experts to do a special episode about the Lakers, comparing this season's Lakers to the 1995-96 Bulls and discussing which team was stronger.

As a result, the Lakers surprisingly had eight supporters, and only five thought the Bulls were stronger, and a modest debate ensued.

The Bulls' five starters that year were Ron Hubble, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, and Luke Longley. The main bench rotation is Kukoc, Steve Kerr, Bill Winnington, Randy Brown, Dick Simpkins.

When the Bulls play positional battles, Pippen is responsible for organizing, passing the ball to Longley or Rodman on either side of the free throw line, and then Pippen and Jordan run to receive the ball, shoot from medium to long range or break through to launch an offense.

Defensively, the Bulls often began to press ferociously in the middle of the court, using Harper, Pippen, and Jordan's strong individual defensive ability to disrupt the opponent's offense.

The tactics of the "Zen Master" reasonably make up for the problem of the older age of the Bulls players, and also effectively use the defensive advantages of the core players to make the Bulls very efficient at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

But the Bulls also have two obvious weaknesses, which are the reasons why experts believe the Lakers are stronger at the moment.

First, the Bulls center is too weak, 218CM tall and weighing 120 kilograms, Longley is an ordinary blue-collar worker, averaging 9.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in the regular season in a record season.

Everyone knew that Longley couldn't guard against O'Neal, much more than Jordan and Kobe. The two are facing each other in their careers, O'Neal averages 27.3 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, and Longley averages 7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game.

The second is that the Bulls can't do anything about fast guards, especially guards with strong three-point ability.

Because Longley's movement speed is too slow, he can only shrink near the box on the defensive end, and Rodman has to protect the rebounding ball in the backcourt and also likes to shrink near the box to defend. Although Harper, Pippen, and Jordan on the outside are powerful, they are more difficult to defend against small point guards with a height of about two meters, and the defense of substitutes Randy Brown and Kerr is not worth mentioning.

Therefore, during the Bulls' three-game winning streak, they were often defeated by teams with powerful centers or point guards, with O'Neal and Hardaway's Magic, Payton and Camp's SuperSonics, Mourning, Hardaway's Heat, Ewing, Starks' Knicks, Kevin Johnson's Suns, and so on.

The Bulls also lost to the Raptors of Damon Stoudeyer, who was in his rookie period, and Iverson's 76ers in his rookie period.

The experts who supported the Lakers won the debate, and the Bulls swingmen and forwards were really powerful, but they absolutely couldn't prevent O'Neal and Guo Xu. Lakers players directly heads-up is an opportunity, it is more difficult to prevent blocking and dismantling, Guo Xu is not difficult to misplace Tu Langli, and the characteristics of liking to shoot three-pointers will make the Bulls feel big inside.

After the show was broadcast, Guo Xu's popularity increased again, and fans heard that a point guard like him was even scared and unconscious.

Recently, Guo Xu's first nickname for joining the NBA has gradually spread, and it has been widely recognized by fans.

The nickname turned out to be "The Flash"! (The Flash)

Guo Xu's nickname is O'Neill. Although O'Neill's recognized nickname is "Big Shark", he prefers to call himself Superman to the outside world, and by the way, Guo Xu is the superhero who partners with him. Guo Xu's breakthroughs are more and more, showing amazing agility and speed, and O'Neill is remembered for calling Guo Xu "The Flash" in two interviews.

That's how the nickname of Heat star Dwayne Wade came from in the previous life, and now this stalk has been used on Guo Xu in advance. Fans think it's quite appropriate, it just so happens that the Lakers' color is yellow, and the Flash's lightning is also yellow.

This nickname often reminds Guo Xu of Barry Allen, who can always be flattened by people a thousand times slower than him in the TV series, and before the TV series was broadcast, this nickname was still quite cool.

Wade didn't participate in the NBA draft until 2003 and didn't get a nickname until 2006, and the most suitable tuba has been occupied, and it is not known what his nickname will be in the future, which requires American fans to use their brains. After all, in addition to speed and breakthrough, Wade's characteristic is only cheeks......

Kobe Bryant is a little envious of Guo Xu, the fat man has never given him a nickname when he has been fighting side by side with him for four years, and the nickname given to him by North American fans is not good, called "shoboat"!

Kobe's current nickname is not Black Mamba, nor is Peter Pan.

"Black Mamba" is a long time later, when a reporter asked Kobe Bryant, "Everyone noticed that you often stick out your tongue, which animal do you think is most like you?" ”

Bryant replied "Black Mamba". Then the black mamba gradually spread and became his trademark.

When Kobe Bryant was still a young boy, he was vigorous and agile on the court, and repeatedly staged difficult actions to score goals, for which he earned the nickname "Shoboat". The English translation is the meaning of "performing arts boat", which is to praise him for his comprehensive and gorgeous skills, and he can do any action, which is quite positive.

But in China, few people mention this nickname, and when translated into Chinese, it sounds a bit like "sao bao he"! It's even worse if it's shorthanded, whatever, you know.