In the late 20th and early 21st century, the Lakers and the Spurs were real enemies. In Guo Xu's previous life, the Spurs and the Lakers won three championships from 1999 to 2005, and only the 2004 championship was won by the Pistons.

In 2007, O'Neal and Duncan each won four championships. At this stage, the two stars with the strongest NBA dominance ability are clearly visible.

This season, the Spurs are one of the teams that are recognized as likely to threaten the Lakers' defending title, with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference after the Lakers with 13 wins and 3 losses.

In the first match between the two sides, the Spurs won at home, and O'Neal was in poor form that day. This time the Lakers already had experience, and Guo Xu had an advantage against Spurs veteran Avery Johnson.

He lost to the Supersonics in the field. The "Zen Master" realized that no matter how strong the star is, he would never be able to do anything, so he changed his strategy.

"Jason starts, and the main player in the start of the game plays a pick-and-roll attack. Shakel covers the middle. Jason can choose to attack by himself, or attract the defense and pass the ball to Shakel in the middle. Shakel's empty cut attracts a backup defense or double-team pass. Kobe can catch the ball on the wing and fight alone, or break through and pass the ball..."

Jackson is very clear about the Spurs' strengths. The "two towers" have excellent defense against the penalty area. He continues to let O'Neal play a triangle attack at the low post, which will hit the opponent's mind.

The Spurs were eliminated by the Suns in the first round of the playoffs last season, which does not mean that the Spurs are weak. They are one of the few teams in the interior that have the ability to limit O'Neal.

Every time O'Neal encounters the Spurs' "two towers", it's very difficult to play. Duncan and Robinson can take turns defending O'Neal, consuming his physical strength. On the offensive end, Duncan can even beat O'Neal to score points, which makes him uncomfortable.

"Stone Buddha" Duncan was so striking that he entered the league. O'Neal had the advantage in height and weight, but Duncan could score based on his skills. It was difficult to block whether he turned around and shot in the middle or shot the board.

The Lakers coaching staff is afraid of Duncan, and the one who benefits is Guo Xu. Jackson targets the Spurs' defense at the No. 1 position. "Little General" Johnson is only 178cm tall and is extremely poor. If Guo Xu changes defense in the interior, O'Neal can easily squeeze him out and cut the basket. The inside players can't switch defenses slowly, and Guo Xu has outstanding shooting ability.

In Guo Xu's previous life, when the Lakers won three consecutive championships, the Spurs often adopted the main strategy of defending the defenders, so Kobe would get better data when playing the Spurs. At that time, the Lakers had poor offensive ability at No. 1. Now Jackson chose Guo Xu, who is easier to create misalignment opportunities than Kobe and has stronger three-point ability.

Guo Xu can lead the opponent's big man to the near three-point line, while Kobe is mainly shooting in the middle, and the opponent will wait for him to attack near the horn position. It is obvious that Guo Xu's ball attack is more conducive to opening up the formation and helping his teammates perform.

On the defensive end, Jackson also needs Guo Xu to deal with Johnson. Brian Shaw is afraid of a small man who can break through quickly.

When the player appeared, Guo Xu felt that the air in the stadium had become fresh today. He practiced shooting more in the morning to deal with Johnson, who was shorter than himself, and he was confident that he could play this game well.

This highlight of espn nationwide live broadcast, the ratings were very pleasant before the start of the show. It was not too surprising. At the end, it would be ranked in the top three in all the regular seasons that had been broadcasted.

With Jordan's retirement and the bad impact of the league's suspension, the NBA game's ratings fell to the bottom for a while. The Lakers' popularity has become increasingly high in the past two seasons, and are helping the league recover a little bit.

Guo Xu greeted Austin Nichos and Megan Fox while warming up, and they waved to the court.

This shot happened to be taken by a cameraman. Meghan's family, who was watching the live broadcast at Port St. Lucie's home, was very happy and felt that she looked like a star.

After the warm-up, players from both sides appeared. Five Lakers: Guo Xu, Kobe, Fox, Grant, and O'Neal.

Spurs five: Avery Johnson, Derek Anderson, Sean Elliott, Duncan, David Robinson.

O'Neal won the jump ball, the Lakers attacked first, Guo Xu received the ball and transported it to the frontcourt, and the person who defended him was Johnson.

Johnson is the best among short players, and entered the NBA in the non-draft in 1988. He is 178cm tall and weighs only 73 kilograms. He played 82 regular season games for the Spurs last season, averaging 11.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

Before joining the Spurs, Johnson was just a role player. After joining the Spurs in 1994, he reached his peak. He averaged double scores in five seasons. In his peak 95-96 season, he averaged 13.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.5 steals, and his shooting percentage was as high as 49.4%.

However, Johnson is almost 36 years old now. He has experienced several major injuries and his physical fitness declines. He relies on experience to play. In order to make his speed faster, he lost four kilograms in the summer. This is a wrong decision. He suffered a serious loss in the preseason. The small guard only has speed but is not as good as he can. Currently, he averages only 5.6 points and 4.3 assists per game.

The Spurs already have a fatal weakness at the No. 1 position. Steve Cole, a substitute, can only catch the ball and shoot. The double-athlete guard Antonio Daniels is still shooting well, with average breakthroughs and poor organizational skills. He has no tricks.

Guo Xu called O'Neal to cover the middle, but before the fat man came up, he pulled up the middle and scored a three-pointer. Johnson was tricked and was thinking about how to bypass the cover and chase the defense. The reaction was half a beat slower, but he stretched out his hand and didn't jump up the block.

Guo Xu just warmed up and shot a few more three-pointers to strengthen his memory. The touch felt very good and entered the net with hollowness. 3 to 0.

The Spurs attacked, Johnson played pick-and-roll with Robinson in the middle, and Guo Xu bypassed the screen from the internal test, blocking Johnson's breakthrough route.

After the last contest and the information given by the scouts, Guo Xu confirmed that Johnson was not good at shooting three-pointers. This would make it easier to prevent him from attacking, just defending him from breaking through. Johnson passed the ball to the middle, and the "Admiral" faced O'Neal and took the ball to support him at a high position.

Duncan gave Elliott no cover at the bottom line, and the latter suddenly cut to the basket from the bottom corner on the left and received a pass from Robinson in the middle.

Veteran Grant's movement speed has slowed down and he is not good at changing defenses and screenings. Fox chases defense and pulls people from behind to foul. His small move was seen by the referee, and Elliot also easily enters the basketball.

Elliotga made a free throw, 3-3.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, stretched out three fingers and gave O'Neal a secret code, meaning "I'm going to throw a three-pointer directly." O'Neal understood it and did not go out to cover it, squeezing to the low post to prepare for the frontcourt rebound to get a position and compete for.

Guo Xu changed his dribbling under his crotch and headed for a step to take the right side to withdraw, and made a three-pointer against Johnson at 70 degrees.

Johnson jumped to interfere, and his hand reached on Guo Xu's face. Unfortunately, he was ineffective. Guo Xu grasped the rhythm of the attack based on his feelings. The ball drew a perfect arc and entered the net hollow! 6 to 3.

Espn commentator Mark Woodson shouted: "Beautiful! Take a firm move, Jason Guo scored two three-pointers in a row at the beginning. He was in a very brave state today, allowing the two stars in the team to play supporting roles."

Partner Tom Hovas said: "Jason is a drawl player. Once he feels hot, he is at the All-Star level. Johnson can defend against breakthroughs. I am afraid of people like this. I think the Spurs have to find a way to defend."

The home fans gave Guo Xu warm applause, and Jackson also stood up and applauded on the sidelines.
Chapter completed!