The NBA regular season continued, and on January 9, the Lakers played against the Magic at home.

Before the game started, the big screen of the stadium was not the Lakers’ game highlights, but the classic musical clip of Guo Xu in "La La City". The team management is helping Guo Xu build momentum for the Oscars, which is an additional benefit.

Both the boss Jim Bass and manager Kuppchek knew very well that the Lakers' maximum salary contract for Guo Xu was not in line with his current value. The commercial value he brought to the Lakers far exceeded the salary he received.

This is a star effect, and Guo Xu has huge potential value. The simplest example is the Lakers' lineup. If it weren't for Guo Xu, Durant and Wade would never have joined.

The Bulls boss was willing to give Jordan an annual salary of 33.14 million in the 1997-98 season, which was higher than the salary cap of a team that the NBA could give at that time. It was so awesome, the salary cap of a team was only 80% of Jordan's annual salary.

According to the current salary cap, Jordan's annual salary in the NBA should be about 150 million. Guo Xu has surpassed Jordan. If there is no limit, what salary should he get?

Guo Xu also makes a lot of money due to restrictions, and his advertising endorsement fee is amazing.

Nike previously decided to set Guo Xu's "jason" as its sub-brand, and the treatment was the same as Jordan's. Every time he sold a pair of jason sneakers, he could get a certain profit. He did not participate in the company's operations and only paid dividends.

Today, Jason has become the best-selling basketball shoe brand in North America, accounting for 80% of the market share, and its annual sales around the world exceed US$2 billion, while Guo Xu's dividends are more than US$100 million.

What made Jordan depressed was that Guo Xu's shoes became popular and many of the market share they had snatched were originally his. This led to a decrease in his dividends. In the past, Jordan's shoes were the hottest because he was the first person in NBA history, and now this name has been replaced. Other stars have also been affected in terms of sneaker endorsement, but they are not as powerful as Jordan.

Guo Xu was lazy in this game, the team easily won 30 points, 7 players scored in double digits, and no one scored above 20 points.

The stars are all off work in three quarters and play within 30 minutes. Durant made 6 of 9 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring the team's highest 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guo Xu made 7 of 10 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Magic ranks fifth in the East, but they do not have the ability to threaten the Lakers. The strength of the team with only the top four in the East is reasonable, and if they leave the top four, they can be called a weak team.

Next, the Lakers will start a road trip, which is a relatively difficult schedule.

On the 11th, the Lakers faced the biggest challenge of the season. Both sides played in overtime, and the Lakers defeated the Spurs 147-144.

After Duncan retired, **Vic's arrangement of troops became more radical. He fought against the Lakers in the whole game, and the score difference never widened. It was not until the end of overtime that the Lakers defeated the Spurs with the buzzer-beating three-pointer from Guo Xu's counterattack.

Guo Xu just passed the half and made a three-pointer on the right side. This kind of fairy ball cannot be defended, otherwise both sides will enter the second overtime.

If he enters the second overtime game, Guo Xu will go crazy in this game. He played 47 minutes in the whole game, made 21 of 33 shots, made 10 of 18 three-pointers, made 13 of 14 free throws, scored 65 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals.

If he plays another overtime, it should be no difficulty for him to score 70+10. Guo Xu rarely makes a lot of shots this season, but the team is not vague when he needs him to stand up and score.

Tony Parker and Mills scored 16 points together, but neither scored in double digits. They were both a little numb, and they were abused several times every year so much that they didn't love them.

The Spurs performed best on the side with Kawhi Leonard. Durant, who defended, was much less efficient, had only 45% shooting percentage, and his shooting rate was also reduced. His performance on the offensive end was also very eye-catching, making 15 of 21 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scoring 43 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Paul Gasol was the second-largest point, making 13 of 17 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

The advantage of these two people is stability, and the disadvantage is that they are too stable. They have always shared the ball with their teammates selflessly. Even if they feel good, they will not make a complete shot at a certain period. This is a characteristic of **Vic as a coach. He hates the performance of personal heroism.

The Spurs scored six players in double digits, just a breath away from defeating the Lakers. The media reported the game, and experts expressed regret that this was the closest to winning the game, and they did not want to see the Lakers dominate.

President Adam Xiao Hua especially wants to see the Lakers lose. If the whole victory happens, it will prove that he is a problem with the president. Now many fans scold him, believing that he has caused more and more stars to join. Xiao Hua feels extremely unfair. The group is because the salary cap has increased. This should have been a good thing, but it turned out to be his sin.

In addition, the current situation in NBA is not convenient for Xiao Hua to implement future plans.

If Xiao Hua said the plan, fans would never support it. He wanted to cooperate with American bookmakers. He believes that the prospects of the sports betting industry in the United States are thriving. He intends to bring consumers the best gaming and entertainment experience by using precise, real-time NBA and wnBA data to maintain and enhance the viewability of basketball games.

Now the Lakers are invincible. If he negotiates the business in the future, legalizes gambling, and the Lakers start to lose, wouldn’t it be the nude game of counterfeit and bet on the ball?

As the saying goes, mankind dies for money and birds die for food. In the parallel world, Xiao Hua did cooperate with a bookmaker and started playing counterfeit football. In the future, it would be so fake that it could not be fake anymore. Now, there are already many suspected matches that are suspected of counterfeit football before betting has been legalized.

Just last week, in the Heat's game against the Pelicans, the Heat made a layup with double teaming and a steal at a critical moment, and the difference of 3 points was in line with the handicap.

There were still 6 seconds left at this time, and the Heat still had a chance. The Heat players who were actively working on double-teaming just now began to be stunned and did not adopt double-teaming or foul tactics, and quietly waited for the time to finish.

If the Heat want to win this game, why don’t the player foul with 6 seconds left? It’s impossible to explain it except for counterfeiting.

There are many examples of this kind, such as the referee sounded 10 whistles per minute, and the script of that game was a foul of each other in garbage time to get a big score.

An old fan sighed: "In this era, there are no miracles in the arena, only interests."

Xiao Hua doesn't care about these things. He can attract new fans as long as he can attract new fans. New fans are willing to spend money and are very passionate. He likes the kind of league that can be tear up with other fans of stars for the sake of star chasing.

The Lakers beat the Nuggets 127-101 in the second away game, making the win easier.

After sending away Garlinari and Patton, the Nuggets management regretted it. They lacked important three-point shooting points and could only try their best to hit the basket.

In the third away game, the Lakers defeated the weak Trail Blazers back-to-back and easily won 22 points. They were all relaxed and played on the court, and deliberately let the defensive end, otherwise they would not be able to play in the fourth quarter.

The Lakers beat the Mavericks again in the fourth away game, and there was no suspense to win.

In the fifth away game, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles and defeated the Clippers in the same city again. Guo Xu had already made experience in playing against Paul, and led the team to easily win 36 points.

Because Guo Xu rested early, substitute point guard Felton played for 18 minutes, made 6 of 10 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 13 points and 4 assists.
Chapter completed!