Chapter 1137 [58, You Won't Be 58 Every Time]
On March 9, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 112-107 at home.
Guo Xu's 107-point historical record hasn't been talked about enough, and he faced the Cavaliers and scored a terrifying 74 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, 4 of which were frontcourt rebounds.
Guo Xu abused his former teammate Isaiah Thomas, and grabbed a three-point shot when he faced him on the counterattack, shooting 13 of 20 from the outside. It's rare to meet someone who is shorter than himself, Guo Xu's style of play is simple and effective.
Thomas also got 40 points and 9 assists, but on the premise that Guo Xu deliberately released water.
Big-name stars are reluctant to join the Cavaliers, and management can only develop stars through the draft. Cleveland is a great city for Thomas to develop, and as long as he doesn't get seriously injured, he can definitely get a big contract in the future.
Now Thomas has a huge popularity in the local area, and after James left, he became the core of the Cavaliers, and his stats are improving every season. He averaged 26.5 points and 6.2 assists per game, but the team's record was poor, and he was injured during the star weekend and didn't make the All-Star selection.
The Cavaliers advertised "the strongest 175CM on the surface", giving Thomas unlimited shooting rights, the team did not enter the playoffs, and he did not have to play with injuries like in the parallel world, and his fate completely changed.
In an interview, the two complimented each other.
Guo Xu said that Thomas will definitely become an All-Star in the future, and Thomas said that he and Guo Xu have learned a lot, otherwise their strength would not have reached the level they have today.
The Los Angeles media reported that Guo Xu's news had a new topic, believing that he has the ability to "turn stones into gold" and can help his teammates improve. Low-pick guards such as Dragic, Lowry, and Thomas have all become stars after learning his skills.
Guo Xu is much stronger than other stars, some people can't wait to be a team of all-stars around them, and they don't have the confidence to compete for the championship if they don't hold a group, Guo Xu is better at helping young teammates become stars.
There are more people who are optimistic about Devin Booker, and experts believe that as long as he learns to switch between playing with and without the ball with Guo Xu, he is likely to become a star of the level of Roy and Klay Thompson in the future.
The person lying on the gun is guard Jordan Clarkson, many people on the Internet think that Clarkson is useless, he gave up the opportunity to be teammates with Guo Xu for the sake of the ball, and the room for improvement is limited.
Los Angeles fans generally believe that Clarkson is doing well, and fans don't feel sorry for his good statistics in the Jazz. Because Tucker is more suitable for the Lakers' system, his defense is tough, and Clarkson will not help the team win, so he can only brush up on the data.
Coupled with the previous game against the Wizards, while the Lakers won three in a row, Guo Xu scored 60+ in three consecutive games.
After a three-day break, on March 13, the Lakers hosted the underdog Knicks.
There is a big gap in the strength of the two sides, Guo Xu is not defensive again, and this time the whole team does not defend, Tucker and Roberson did not directly enter the 12-man squad and took turns to rest.
Under the Lakers' efforts, Carmelo Anthony had a commanding game, scoring 57 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, and veteran Calderon also scored 25 points.
However, Guo Xu scored more points than both of them combined, scoring 85 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, leading the Lakers to win by 16 points.
In the last quarter, the Knicks chased and intercepted Guo Xu, and it was difficult for him to receive the ball again after passing, if he didn't defend it like this, he might have scored more than 100 points on the Knicks.
Guo Xu regarded himself as a shooting guard, who could not pass the ball without passing, and hit 14 three-pointers, 20 free throws, and hit 19. The Knicks have no guard who can keep up with his pace when he counterattacks, so they can only stop him with fouls.
He has set a record for three consecutive 70+ games, and the stats of the last week are incredibly strong.
Guo Xu also played 66 consecutive 30+ games this season, breaking Chamberlain's long-standing record, which was thought to never be broken.
Chamberlain's record of 14 consecutive 40+ games has also been broken by Guo Xu before, and he has 16 consecutive games. With a record of 50+ in seven consecutive games, Guo Xu began to impact again, and he has played four games in a row.
Many fans on the Internet feel that the idea of Guo Xu hitting the 50+ record is too conservative, and with his current state, it is completely possible to play 60+ in 7 consecutive games.
Lakers fans enjoy watching every game, saying that Guo Xu is back to break the record. In the 2002-03 season, Kobe Bryant failed to defend his title after 9 consecutive 40+ games in the regular season were blown up by the media, and now it seems that he is nothing compared to Guo Xu.
Guo Xu's shortcomings in playing like this are also very obvious, everyone knows that he scores in defense, and doesn't care about passing. Even if he attracts a bag and passes out, his teammates don't necessarily choose to shoot.
On the 15th, the Lakers lost to the Clippers in the same city by 14 points, and the winning streak was ended, Guo Xu's personal record did not end, cutting 61 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
In order to score, he also became active in grabbing rebounds, and he rushed to grab rebounds in the front court and directly attacked twice.
His bounce is amazing, he can also judge the direction of the ball when his teammates shoot, sometimes he will jump faster than the big man on defense and hit the basket, plus the occasional rebound in the backcourt can exceed five.
This is Westbrook's style of play, and he is very aggressive in grabbing rebounds, with 2.2 frontcourt rebounds in his rookie season. He is also averaging 1.9 frontcourt rebounds and six backcourt rebounds per game this season, which is not like a point guard.
In fact, this style of play hurts the team, once the point guard can't grab the frontcourt rebound and the opponent counterattacks, the guard will get the opportunity to dislocate and burst big. But Guo Xu still did it, he didn't take his defense very seriously, and his attention was on scoring.
He must do whatever it takes, otherwise it is impossible to average 50 points per game, it doesn't matter if the Lakers lose, the worst result is just to lose the home court advantage in the Western Finals, he is not afraid to play away.
Chris Paul has been cut by Guo Xu in every game this season, and he is almost depressed, even if he wins, he is not happy. Everyone who watched the game knew that he was not Guo Xu's opponent one-on-one, and he won as a whole.
When the Clippers were leading, Paul's control of the tempo was evaluated as sticky and delaying time.
Fortunately, Guo Xu scored a three-pointer at 22 seconds and locked the data at 61 points, if Guo Xu only scored 58 points in the end, the fans would hate Paul, so Guo Xu's 60+ consecutive record would be broken.
Guo Xu also breathed a sigh of relief after throwing the goal, 58, you won't be 58 every time!
Guo Xu's short-term goal has become to hit a continuous 60+ record, and he doesn't care about losing at all now, just to get a high score.
The worst thing for the Clippers is not Paul, but forward Josh Smith, who took a pay cut to join the Clippers to challenge for a championship, but was cut by the team in early January. He played 15 minutes per game, averaging 5.7 points, 4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks while shooting just 38.3% from the field.
Josh, who became a free agent, didn't have a strong team to do and ended up with the Pacers, a team that should make the playoffs but never win a championship.
Josh has also become a laughing stock online because he turned down an offer from the Lakers last summer in favor of the Clippers in the same city.
The Lakers management didn't know what the Lakers could play at first, and felt that the team's lineup was not strong, so they kept a low profile and didn't say anything about being rejected by some veterans. By the end of December, when the Lakers were sure to rise, Kupchak had exposed some things in the media.
Josh didn't give him face at the beginning, and he didn't need to give the other party a face, and he made some topical news, which can further enhance the Lakers' attention and enhance the commercial value of the team.
At this time, all the veterans who had clearly rejected the Lakers were pulled out and whipped......