Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and the same routine as before, he played the pick-and-roll and then opened up the space to the weak side. This time Peyton did not chase and replaced Stardameier in the middle.

"Zen Master" Jackson doesn't like joint defense very much. He uses people to keep an eye on people most of the time. At most, when the opponent makes a great breakthrough and the outside three-pointer is not very good, the players are asked to shrink near the penalty area for fake joint defense.

The Lakers are good at bringing opponents into their own rhythm, fighting singles and using rich experience to win the game. When switching to defenses whenever there is a cover, they can always maintain oppression on each offensive person, which is just a test of the player's single defense ability.

When the defender holds the ball to play the pick-and-roll, the big man delays the defender's breakthrough and retreats to his original position, there will be a short defensive vacuum period. This vacuum period is almost empty in the eyes of excellent pitchers. Therefore, this requires the player to switch defense to withstand the off-ball player who goes down the pick-and-roll, and there are certain requirements for the team's rotation.

Payton is a heavy guard. He is not afraid of misplaced defense. It can not only interfere with his shooting, but also delay the speed. However, it is more difficult for Malone to switch to Guo Xu in dislocation.

Guo Xu took a step towards Malone. When he was about to run into the game, he took a big step and turned around and flew past Malone, successfully entering the basket. He attracted O'Neal to make up for defense and jumped out of the baseline to create pass space, giving Diop on the left a close distance.

Diop was completely empty, took a step to catch the ball and dunked the ball with one hand. O'Neal turned around and had no time to block the block, 4-4.

The Lakers attacked and the ball passed to O'Neal again. This time he turned around in the middle to get the ball and swung Diop, shaking it up, hitting it and missing it, causing a foul.

Guo Xu walked to Diop and patted him on the back. After he bent down, he said, "You are good at defending, try not to jump around, just bend over and interfere with others."

"I understand, I will be careful." Diop nodded, smiling as if he had already won.

He only scored two points and even if he played on the offensive end, he was very happy because it was rare. Moreover, he thought that he could defend O'Neal together as a success. This feeling of recognition was really good.

O'Neal made one of two free throws, 4-5.

The Suns' offense is still the same routine. Xiao Si and Guo Xu play pick-and-roll, and the opponent can't defend, so they can't finish the fight. It's reasonable to be able to score, and D'Antoni's tactics are the star tactics.

Guo Xu walked to the right, relying on speed and Peyton to open up space, holding the spherical frame at about 50 degrees, Payton did not chase, Guo Xu fought against Ma Long, dribbling the ball under his crotch and changed direction to the right side, attracting Ma Long to move horizontally and dribble behind his back and take the ball back and take the step back with his left hand.

Ma Long's first step is to keep a distance and experience, and Guo Xu's second change of direction is nothing he can do.

Kobe rushed out of the baseline to cover the defense. Guo Xu jumped up and passed the ball to the right bottom corner. Bale, who couldn't run around, received the ball and made a three-pointer. Malone had excellent defense awareness and went to make up for the bottom corner and interfered slightly, and the ball was off.

This ball opportunity came out, Kobe didn't make up for defense, Guo Xu just made easy shots, and there were loopholes in the bottom corner behind the defense.

The Lakers attacked, Payton passed O'Neal to play singles in a low post. This time he leaned back twice, turned to the baseline and threw the ball, and missed the basket under the interference of Diop. Sir got the backcourt rebound.

This is the value of blue-collar center Diop. It doesn't matter if he doesn't attack. He can withstand a few inside stars who can't stand it, so that the opponent can only attack far from the basket, and use his long arms to interfere and block the shot.

If you find a rough reference for Diop's strength, he will be Chuck Hayes, who has stronger defense and worse offense.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played pick-and-roll, Ma Long came out to defend himself and wanted to force Guo Xu to the periphery. He had a good idea, but his legs were spread too wide, which gave the opponent a chance to perform.

Guo Xu quickly slapped the ball with his left hand through Ma Long's crotch, and at the same time he accelerated to get rid of it sideways. He picked up the basketball with two steps. Because his position was close to the bottom line, he attracted Kobe to make up for defense and passed the ball to the bottom corner.

This time, Malone was too far away and did not turn to the defense to interfere with the bottom corner shooting. Bale made an open three-pointer. 7 to 5.

The Lakers attacked, Payton played pick-and-roll, broke through with the ball and got rid of Guo Xu, wanted to return one, overestimated his speed and underestimated S.'s bounce. His fast layup was chased by S. S., and the big hat was blocked by S., and the ball bounced back. George grabbed the offensive rebound and made a strong shot, 7-7.

Both sides are back and forth, and they are evenly matched in the first quarter. When the Lakers veteran star is full of energy, he is not afraid of any team.

Unlike the Lakers' opening game, Kobe became a role player. Payton did not pass the ball to him much and cooperated closely with the two inside players. Bale followed Kobe inseparably, making it difficult for him to catch the ball.

Since entering the league, Bale's defensive attitude has been full marks, which is his capital to gain a foothold in the NBA. He has scored and the goal is to open Kobe as late as possible.

Kobe finally made a breakthrough, and Bale immediately fouled, preventing him from taking action or breaking into the basket. In 6 minutes, Bale, who was two fouls, was replaced, Joe Johnson appeared, and the task of defending Kobe was handed over to Marion.

After playing for the whole quarter, Kobe made 1 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, only scored 4 points and 3 rebounds, without assists.

O'Neal's performance was also very average, making 2 of 4 free throws, scoring 6 points and 3 rebounds.

Payton was the Lakers' best performance, scoring 5 points and 7 assists, revitalizing the entire team by organizing, George scored 6 points and Malone scored 8 points.

The Suns were behind 30-32 at home.

Guo Xu mainly broke through and made two three-pointers in the counterattack, hitting one goal, scoring 7 points and 6 assists in a single quarter.

The Suns scored all five points, and Joe Johnson, who came on the bench, also scored 5 points, making a three-pointer, only Marion performed a little worse, making 1 of 3 shots, scoring only 2 points and 1 rebound.

In the first half of the second quarter, Joe Johnson and Nene performed well and led the team to suppress the Lakers' substitute.

"Cobra" Hores Grant joined the Lakers again, which was no longer the same as when he won the championship in 2001. His speed was too slow and he became an ordinary blue-collar center. After Robert Horry joined the Spurs, the Lakers lacked power forwards who could shoot from outside the three-point line. Medvedek could shoot mid-range shots, and his horizontal movement speed was too slow and he was not qualified as a power forward.

In order to strengthen the offense of the rotation lineup, Kobe took a three-minute break in the first quarter and partnered with Fisher on the outside in the second quarter. They hit a low shooting percentage under Blake and Howard's defense.

After Bale and Howard reported to the team, they were often called to fight by Guo Xu. Although they were abused badly most of the time, they continued to accumulate experience in defending single stars, and had obvious progress and would not be easily passed.

In the second half, the main players of both sides returned, D'Antoni did not send Diop to the offense. O'Neal was easier to play Nene alone, making 4 of 6 shots, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, helping the Lakers bite the score.

The Suns led 58 to 56 in the first half.

Guo Xu took a 5-minute break in this quarter, scored 7 points and 3 assists, and almost completed a double-double with 14 points and 9 assists.

Kobe was strictly guarded, and his offense was not strong in this game. The data was a bit ugly. He made 0 of 3 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, only scored 1 point in a single quarter, and scored 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in the first half.

Zhang Heli commented: "Guo Xu performed so bravely in the first two games. Today, I felt that he had performed a bit abnormally. Other players who can get 20+10 are super defenders. He has to get 30+20 and feels normal."
Chapter completed!