Chapter 173 [Virtuous Circle, Super Efficient]

Guo Xu finalized the advertising endorsement of Lay's potato chips, and O'Neill was very happy.

During yesterday's training, Ao Fat and Kobe Bryant had a conflict and sarcastically mocked each other, which was caused by Guo Xu.

Kobe Bryant and Guo Xu chatted more than before, and they were on the court for a while, discussing breakthroughs and shooting skills, and in the locker room, Kobe Bryant also whispered to him to ask for advice on how to deal with family relationships.

Then, Ao Pang said that he was a little jealous.

Damn, a 300-pound fat man licks his big round face and tells you that he is jealous, what a painful experience.

O'Neill is such a strange tease, in Guo Xu's previous life, at the age of 46, he was able to play a junior high school student in a commercial, asked for snacks from a little girl classmate and was rejected, and in the rehearsal of the drama "Romeo and Juliet", he also got a role, playing the tree ......

After seeing Guo Xu's advertising creativity, O'Neill was even happier and 100% in line with his heart. Although the "little three" Kobe Bryant is pestering Guo Xu, it is obvious that the two of them can't play together in life, this is the relationship between colleagues.

As soon as O'Neill was happy, his opponent was unlucky.

On January 12, the Lakers faced the Cavaliers at home, and O'Neal played 34 points, 23 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks to lead the Lakers to an easy victory, and all five players on the team scored double-doubles.

Because the advantage of the inside line is too obvious, Guo Xu's opponent is Andre Miller, who is not bad, so he dribbled to the front court according to the coach's arrangement and passed, waiting for the opportunity on the periphery, and it was not a good opportunity not to shoot. This style of play is easy to ensure efficiency, and he shot 5-of-8, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points and three assists.

The Cavaliers have an incomplete lineup, and the core center of the interior is absent. THE 221CM TALL ILGOSKAS, NICKNAMED "BIG Z", WAS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF 20 IN 1996 AND SPENT THE ENTIRE SEASON ON THE INJURY LIST AS SOON AS HE ENTERED THE LEAGUE.

In the 1997-98 season, Big Z began to play for the Cavaliers, both offensive and defensive, with a soft hand. In his rookie season, he averaged 29 minutes per game, 13.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.6 blocks, and was named to the All-Rookie Team.

Looking at the performance of his rookie season, Big Z and the future Yao Mingbi are not inferior, and the Cavaliers rushed to sign him to a six-year, $70.9 million contract extension, but he was reimbursed after only five games in the following season, and 24 games this season.

When Big Z played, the Cavaliers had a 15-8 record, and after he was reimbursed, the Cavaliers were 2-9 and were about to fall out of the top eight in the East.

The Lakers flew to Salt Lake City and beat the Jazz 111-101 on the road, making it five wins in a row.

O'Neal continued to exert power, shooting 9 of 15, 12 of 20 free throws, cutting 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, when O'Neal shot 60% from the free throw line, the opponent couldn't defend against this fat man, the efficiency was terrible.

Guo Xu started against Stockton and had the upper hand again, playing 36 minutes, shooting 8-of-13, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws, scoring 21 points and 5 assists.

Stockton played 32 minutes and had 10 points and 11 assists.

One or two defeats can be said to be accidental, and each time the opponent is at a disadvantage, Stockton fans can only use the term "veteran twilight" to describe him.

In this game, Kobe Bryant had a bad hand, shooting 6 of 17, 0 of 4 three-pointers, but 8 of 8 free throws, cutting 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and he performed well on the defensive end, scoring 20 points enough to help the team win.

After a day off, the Lakers returned home to defeat the underdog Grizzlies 110-99 to win six in a row.

O'Neal had 31 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Kobe Bryant had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to make a triple-double, and Guo Xu had 22 points and 3 assists.

The Lakers' tactics are very different, Kobe Bryant generally starts to divide the ball with the ball, and looks more like a point guard, Guo Xu plays without the ball, runs on the side, catches the ball and shoots, and hits 4 three-pointers.

The Lakers trident can work together to score more than 70 points per game, and the bench can score more than 100 points with a casual play, and the opponents feel a little desperate.

ESPN expert Nicholas analyzed: "O'Neal, Kobe, Jason Guo has a great chemistry, the three together are greater than three, when they form a triangle on the strong side, the opponent can't contain any of them, otherwise there will be obvious gaps." This Lakers team is undoubtedly stronger than last season. ”

Even without a triangle offense, a team with three strong scoring points will be very difficult for opponents to defend. In Guo Xu's previous life, except for the Lakers in 2002 and 2003, who won the championship by relying on dual-core offense, all other championship teams had a number of stable scorers. After 2012, it will be difficult for the team to win the championship without forming a big three.

Mike Kahn, a well-known columnist for Sports Online, praised Guo Xu. "Jason Guo is the most important piece of the Lakers' championship puzzle, and without his three-point shot, the Lakers would not have achieved such a good record as they are now, and the irony is that the Lakers only paid one Tyrone Lue to complete the most important reinforcement to build a dynasty."

Kahn analysis believes that Guo Xu's biggest impact on the Lakers is not the data he contributes, but allows the coaching staff to rotate players more boldly, and the core players play less time and improve efficiency, forming a virtuous circle.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers combined two strong offensive points, and the third scoring point was Fisher, who played in 20 games in the second half of the season, averaging 11.5 points per game.

In order to win, "Zen Master" Jackson let O'Neal and Kobe play more than 40 minutes almost every game, without a break in the second quarter, unless the team is ahead by a lot before the two take turns to rest, if the lead is not much, they have to wait for garbage time to rest. This style of play is easy to make the star tired and injured.

After Guo Xu shared the offensive task, the playing time of the OK combination decreased, although the statistics decreased, but they were more efficient when they were full of physical strength, and also reduced the possibility of injury.

Maintaining this trend, Kobe Bryant is likely to play in full attendance this season, and O'Neal will have no problem taking one or two games off when the back-to-back schedule is intensive.

On the 19th, the Lakers played at home against the Rockets, and the energetic O'Neal once again let people see what it means to be "super efficient". He played just 31 minutes, shooting 17-of-23 from the field and 7-of-18 from the free-throw line to finish with 41 points, 11 rebounds and two assists.

With this kind of monster here, the rest of the Lakers will go into garbage time just by playing around.

Guo Xu played 30 minutes, shooting 5 of 8, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points and 4 assists. It's easy to win with a star teammate as a partner, but the downside is that he has limited possession, and even if his personal ability improves, the data will not be too exaggerated.

On January 21, the Lakers beat the Heat again at home, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal were 30+, Guo Xu scored 16 points, and entered garbage time 5 minutes early in the final quarter.

It was easy for Guo Xu to single-handedly pick up Hardaway, but he couldn't shoot casually, because Kobe Bryant also had a convulsion this time, and Jones scored consecutive goals singlely, and Jackson arranged for Guo Xu to play assist, after all, he was still young.

In order to pinch the OK combination, the Heat players had a lot of gaps on the outside, and all five Lakers scored double-doubles, and the substitute Pan Persi all played his strengths and shot 3 three-pointers, scoring 11 points in only 13 minutes.

Next, teams such as the SuperSonics, Nets, Knicks, and Timberwolves fell to the Lakers, and at the end of the month, the Lakers had the longest winning streak of the season, 12 in a row.

Halfway through the season, the Lakers led the league with 38 wins and 6 losses, leaving the 76ers with 34 wins and 11 losses far behind.