Chapter 310 [The Benchmark of Super Point Guards]
Then the two teams fought hard to attack, and the game was very exciting.
The Rockets' Mobley was in excellent form, hitting two three-pointers and one from the wild; Maurice Taylor, who came off the bench, also showed excellent face-frame skills and a consistent mid-range shot, scoring four points.
However, the rest of the Rockets did not perform well, and only Francis forced a breakthrough to make Guo Xu foul, and he made one of two free throws.
The best performance of the Sun is Guo Xu, who is fast in the counterattack, blocking and dismantling in positional battles, or sudden or throwing, and is at ease. He assisted on a stood-point dunk by Stadamire and Marion hit a three-pointer and a layup.
Yao Ming's defense was too difficult to face Marion, who was as fast as a guard, and he would shrink near the box and shoot from medium and long distances without leaving the opponent, and as soon as he went out, Xiao Si would cut into the basket again.
It took too much energy on the defensive end, which also affected Yao Ming's performance on the offensive end, and he finally made a shot, and the right side turned and shot was blocked by Marion's help defense. Marion jumped too high, and even Yao Ming could be covered by a sneak attack from the side.
Then the Sun counterattacked, Guo Xu misplaced and forced a breakthrough to make a foul on Posilla, and hit both free throws. In the final minute and a half, Yao Ming was substituted, and Kevin Cato came on.
Cato is a blue-collar man with little offensive ability, who defends well and can defend the restricted area, but he can let go on the perimeter after covering, and the scoring is all about picking up leaks under the basket.
Sure enough, after the substitution, the Suns' joint defense worked, and the Rockets' next four shots were all iron.
The Suns led 33-25, and Guo Xu had 12 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, completely suppressing Francis, who had 3 points and 2 assists.
Zhang reasonably commented: "Boss Fu is obviously not Guo Boss's opponent, the gap in this position is not easy for the Rockets to play, if it weren't for Mobley scoring 13 points in a single quarter, the Rockets would be more behind." ”
Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "Boss Guo singled out Kobe Bryant with a wig and a white beard on the Great Wall in 2001, and I think Boss Fu's defense is nothing big in his opinion." ”
Guo Xu rested in the second quarter, the two sides competed on the benches, and the Rockets quickly overtook the score, Tang Shuai's tactics were very targeted, and D'Antoni's tactics were no different from the first quarter.
It doesn't matter if Guo Xu can't run and counterattack when the Suns are there, he can lead the whole team with his personal ability, but Alston can't, his control of the rhythm and shooting are much worse.
Rockets backup point guards Murkey Norris and Taylor scored back-to-back points, and the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation was very tacit, and the veteran Glen Rice also hit a three-pointer.
Just looking at the player's fame, the depth of the Rockets bench lineup is extraordinary. Needless to say, Rice won a championship as a third-leader with the Lakers in 2000 and was the boss for a few years with the Hornets. Taylor is a person who has earned a high-paying long-term contract by attacking, looks at highlights like an All-Star, and has had all kinds of violent dunks, dunks, and singles scores.
After Guo Xu came on the court, he immediately hit Taylor in a misplaced position, and Tang Shuai knew that Taylor's defense was bad, so he quickly replaced him and replaced him with Griffin, who had rested for a while.
In this quarter, except for Guo Xu, the Suns players were dumbfounded, scoring only 14 points in a single quarter.
Marion made 0 of 5 shots and grabbed 4 rebounds, Smalls shot 1 of 4 and 2 of 3 free throws to get 4 points and 3 rebounds, Nene shot 0 of 2 and didn't score a point and grabbed 1 rebound, Jacobson shot 0 of 2 and there was only one turnover, and Joe Johnson scored 2 points.
Guo Xu had 8 points and 1 assist, 20 points and 6 assists in the half, the best performance of the game, and the Suns fell behind 47-54.
Run-and-gun is an advanced basketball concept that can make up for the lack of experience of young players, and if the run-and-gun tactics are successfully played, the ratings and attendance are guaranteed, which can make the young rebuilding team reborn and shake the spirit.
However, none of the teams in the playoffs can sit on the Finals bus, and if the Suns want to dominate the league like the Bulls and Lakers, they must practice positional warfare because of the lack of stability in the run-and-bomb style.
In the third quarter, Guo Xu's hand deteriorated, 3 of 8 shots, 3 outside shots were off the basket, plus two free throws, 8 points and 2 assists, fortunately, Marion found his feeling in time, 3 of 4 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and contributed 9 points and 3 rebounds.
The Suns scored 25 points in the quarter, and the Rockets scored 28 points on offense. The Suns trailed by 10 points 72-82 heading into the final quarter.
Zhang Li said: "Today, the Rockets played better as a whole, but Guo Xu is still the most eye-catching, silent and almost 30+10, he is now averaging 25.9 points, 10.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, this kind of data has not been seen in the NBA for many years." ”
Xu Jicheng said: "There is only Guo Xu in the whole league who can play this kind of data in the current team, which is really a superstar performance." ”
In the traditional concept of the NBA, there is a statistic standard that has always been regarded as the benchmark for super point guards, and that is to average 20 points and 10 assists per game. Super point guards don't have to average 20 points and 10 assists per game, but those who can do this must be super point guards.
At present, only eight guards in NBA history have played this kind of statistic, namely "Magic" Johnson (3 times), Oscar Robertson (5 times), Isiah Thomas (4 times), Kevin Johnson (3 times), Knight Archibald (1 time), Tim Hardaway (1 time), Michael Adams (1 time).
Guo Xu is the eighth man in history, and everyone believes that he will keep the double-double stats until the end of the regular season, and even continue to improve his stats. He didn't have a hard time playing 20+10 at all, and it seemed that he could challenge it with an average of 30+10 per game.
In the last quarter, the Suns ran and bombed tactics and quickly caught up with the score, Guo Xu, Xiao Si, and Marion scored one after another, and launched a counterattack when they had the opportunity, forming an offensive trident.
The Rockets' weaknesses are starting to show, with both starting interior players having problems.
At critical moments, Griffin couldn't even concentrate, and was substituted after several leaks on the defensive end. He has done too many things out of the ordinary, and was fired from college for fighting with his teammates, and his personality doomed him to become a star.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Griffin, who was only 25 years old, died in a car accident, and his alcoholism, drug abuse, and brain-dead personality caused Griffin to die young. Athletic talent has brought him money and death, and he is the first wasted talent in NBA history.
Yao Ming couldn't run anymore, and the efficiency of both offensive and defensive ends began to decline.
Many people say that poor physical strength is an important reason why Yao Ming cannot become a superstar.
Is Yao Ming's physical strength bad? In fact, it is not bad at all, he is 226CM tall, and his weight was close to 300 pounds at the peak, so he has 486 regular season games in his career, and he can play an average of 32.5 minutes per game, which is already very amazing. With a "superman" level of physical fitness like O'Neal, the average playing time in the regular season is only 2.2 minutes more than Yao Ming.
Yao Ming has no problem playing slow-paced positional battles, what he is afraid of is sprinting back and forth, and all heavy interior lines are afraid of this. The sun happens to be the best at doing this kind of thing, Yao Ming followed the switchback and ran for three quarters, and he was tired of the last quarter.
Competing with a beast like Xiao Si, not only Yao Ming can't do it, but also the center forwards of other teams. The most torturous thing is that even if the sun replaces Xiao Si, the substitute Nene will still race against Yao Ming......
Tang Shuai was forced to replace Cato, and the team's interior offense suddenly became very poor, but fortunately, Posey, Mobley, and Francis's outside firepower was acceptable, and the score was bitten in the second half.
Like the last match, the two sides kept the suspense until the last minute, and the battle was tied at 99. The Suns possessed the ball, and after the baseline ball was issued, Guo Xu asked for a timeout on the court.