Chapter 1193 [Forty-Seven Consecutive Wins in a Tough Schedule]
The NBA regular season continues. On January 9, the Lakers will face the Magic at home.
Before the game started, what was shown on the big screen in the stadium was not the Lakers game highlights, but Guo Xu's classic music clips from "La La Land". The team management is helping Guo Xu to build momentum for the Oscars, which is an additional benefit.
Owner Jim Buss and manager Kupchak both know that the maximum salary contract the Lakers gave Guo Xu is not in line with his current worth. The commercial value he brings to the Lakers far exceeds the salary he receives.
This is a kind of star effect, and Guo Xu's potential value is huge. The simplest example is the Lakers' lineup. Without Guo Xu, Durant and Wade would never join.
In the 1997-98 season, the Bulls boss was willing to give Jordan an annual salary of 33.14 million, which was higher than the NBA's salary limit of 24 million for a team at the time. It's so awesome, a team's salary cap is only 80% of Jordan's annual salary.
According to the current salary cap conversion, Jordan's annual salary in the NBA should be about 150 million. Guo Xu has surpassed Jordan. If there were no restrictions, what salary should he get?
Despite the restrictions, Guo Xu still makes a lot of money, and his advertising and endorsement fees are astonishing.
Nike previously decided to make Guo Xu's "Jason" a sub-brand, with the same treatment as Jordan's, and a certain profit for every pair of Jason sneakers sold. He does not participate in the operation of the company and only pays dividends.
Today, Jason has become the best-selling basketball shoe brand in North America, occupying 80% of the market share. Annual sales worldwide exceed 2 billion U.S. dollars, and Guo Xu’s dividends are more than 100 million U.S. dollars.
What makes Jordan depressed is that Guo Xu's shoes became a hit and took away a lot of market share that originally belonged to him. This resulted in a reduction in his dividends. In the past, Jordan's shoes were the most popular because he was the first player in NBA history, but now this name has changed. Other stars have also been affected in terms of sneaker endorsements, but not as much as Jordan.
Guo Xu was lazy in this game, and the team easily won by 30 points. Seven players scored in double figures, and no one scored more than 20 points.
The stars all come off work in three quarters and play less than 30 minutes. Durant made 6 of 9 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored a team-high 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. Guo Xu made 7 of 10 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, and 10 assists.
The Magic are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, but have no ability to pose a threat to the Lakers. Only the top four teams in the Eastern Conference are reasonably good. If they are outside the top four, they can be called underdogs.
Next, the Lakers will embark on a road trip.
It's a relatively difficult stretch of the race.
In an away game against the Spurs on the 11th, the Lakers faced their biggest challenge of the season. The two sides played an overtime game, and the Lakers defeated the Spurs 147-144.
After Duncan retired, **Vitch's formation became more radical. They fought hard to attack the Lakers throughout the game, and the point difference never widened. It wasn't until the end of overtime that the Lakers relied on Guo Xu's buzzer-beating three-pointer in a counterattack to defeat the Spurs.
Just after halftime, Guo Xu hit a three-pointer from the right side. This kind of magic ball cannot be defended, otherwise the two sides will enter the second overtime.
If it enters the second overtime, Guo Xu will go crazy this time. He played 47 minutes, making 21 of 33 shots, 10 of 18 three-pointers, 13 of 14 free throws, and scored 65 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals.
If there is another overtime, it shouldn't be difficult for him to score 70+10. Guo Xu rarely shoots endlessly this season, but he is not ambiguous at all when the team needs him to step up and score.
Tony Parker and Mills scored a combined 16 points, but neither scored in double figures. Both of them are already a little numb. Anyway, they are abused a few times every year until they are tired and can't sleep anymore.
The best performer on the Spurs' side was Kawhi Leonard. His efficiency in guarding Durant was much lower. He shot only 45% from the field and took fewer shots. His performance on the offensive end was also very eye-catching, making 15 of 21 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 43 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Pau Gasol was the second scoring point, making 13 of 17 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws. He scored a triple-double of 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.
The advantage of these two is that they are stable, but the disadvantage is that they are too stable. They always share the ball selflessly with their teammates. Even if they feel good, they will not finish shooting at a certain period of time. This is a characteristic of **Vicz as a coach. He hates the display of personal heroism.
Six members of the Spurs team scored in double figures, and they were just one breath away from defeating the Lakers. When the media reported the game, experts expressed regret that this was the closest they had come to winning, and they did not want to see the Lakers dominate.
President Adam Silver especially wants to see the Lakers lose. If something like a complete victory happens, it will prove that there is something wrong with him as president. Now many fans are scolding him, thinking that he has contributed to more and more stars joining together. Xiao Hua felt extremely unjust. The reason for joining the team was because the salary cap had increased. This was supposed to be a good thing, but it turned out to be his fault.
In addition, the current situation in the NBA is not convenient for Xiao Hua to implement his future plans.
If Xiao Hua reveals his plan, fans will definitely not support it. He wants to cooperate with American gambling companies. He sees a bright future for the sports betting industry in the United States. He plans to use accurate and real-time nba and /s/." tart="_bnk">Dear, click in and give a good review. The higher the score, the faster the update. It is said that those who give full marks to new ones will eventually find beautiful ones. Wife!
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