Chapter 169 [A Man Who Can Withstand Hardship Is a True Hero, but a Man Who Is Not Envied by Others Is a Mediocre Man]
Five members of the Lakers team scored in double figures, and both the starting and bench lineups were good at offense and defense. It was reasonable to win a big victory.
O'Neal scored 20 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. If it weren't for his poor performance on 2 of 11 free throws, Guo Xu would not have had the chance to play for so long.
Kobe played for a short time and didn't take many shots. He only had 16 points and 5 assists.
The role players were also very efficient. Fox made 5 of 8 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds; "Cobra" Horace Grant made 5 of 7 shots and scored 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Including Horry's two three-pointers, the Lakers hit a total of 14 three-pointers in this game, and the shooting rate was as high as 60%. The Heat made a total of 3 of 16 three-pointers, less than a fraction of their opponents, and the shooting rate was only 18.8%. This gap doomed the home team to a disastrous defeat.
Most of the Heat's three-pointers were shot by Hardaway. He played 34 minutes and made 3 of 16 shots, 1 of 9 three-pointers, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists.
With this garbage efficiency, Hardaway seems to be considering retiring. In fact, this kind of performance is commonplace for "Xiao Chong". He is one of the NBA's most unstable stars on the offensive end. His career shooting percentage in the regular season is 43.1%, and only 39.3% in 56 playoff games.
As early as the 1991-92 season, Hardaway set an unprecedented and unprecedented record in NBA history in the game against the Timberwolves on December 27th - 0 for 17 shots from the field!
Guo Xu was the only protagonist at the press conference. The reporters had forgotten how many people found his shortcomings after the last game, and they were going to praise him severely in the report today. There is no way, the high-ranking rookies in the 2000 class are really disappointing. If they don't praise Guo Xu, no one will praise them.
Lakers teammates were interviewed and all praised Guo Xu.
O'Neal said: "Jason is my favorite kind of defender. He guarantees the team's outside three-point firepower. When Glenn Rice was traded in the summer, many people looked down on us and thought that we could not do without Glenn's three-point shooting." To distribute the ball, Jason's arrival makes up for this, and he has strong breakthrough ability and can take on more tasks. We are very happy to work together."
Kobe was praised. "We often practice together in the gym and play one-on-one. Jason is very strong and he has won my respect with his strength. Off the court, he is also a very reliable friend."
Jackson commented: "Jason's outstanding performance is due to his personality. Only personality can shape great players. Coaches cannot shape players' personalities. This is different from talent. Jason is very confident. He brings his personality to the game. He not only Not only can he shoot three-pointers, but he also shows his outlook on life to the audience."
Jackson paused,
Then he said: "The key to Guo Xu's success lies in persistence. He is a tireless player. He does not have a very good height, but he knows how to use his own advantages, speed, technology, and shooting. He has a special feeling for the game and can organize A team is not afraid to play with superstars. When his teammates can score, he can pass the ball. I need this kind of guard."
After playing against the 76ers, Jackson was worried that Guo Xu had a mental problem, but only two days later Guo Xu recovered and became stronger like a phoenix rising from the ashes. He had never been so satisfied with a rookie.
The reporter asked Guo Xu to express his feelings, and he first thanked his teammates. "My ability to score high points is related to my teammates, especially Kobe and O'Neal, who attracted the focus of defense. The Heat's defensive experts went to guard them, and it was difficult to help defend me. As a result, I got better shooting opportunities, brothers. , thank you very much!”
The "OK Group" who also attended the press conference felt very comfortable. Kobe and Guo Xu are also in the "honeymoon period" now.
Some reporters want to start a fight. "Did you shoot so many shots in this game because you were facing Tim and knew his defense was poor?"
"No, this is because of the coach's arrangement. Some of my ball-handling skills are imitated by Tim. I played well today because my hands are hot." Guo Xu hopes to defeat the veteran to prove himself, but he will not ridicule the veteran or step on it too much. Offensive.
The reporter asked: "You became the first guard after Allen Iverson to score 40 points in his rookie season. Are you excited?"
Guo Xu thought for a moment and smiled: "I'm very happy to get 42 points, but not excited because it's just a regular season game and not a big deal. I think the playoffs are the key. Only when I laugh The winner is the last one. Just like last time Iverson scored 40 points and led the 76ers to beat us, but that doesn't mean they can still win in the playoffs."
Guo Xu deliberately mentioned Iverson and the 76ers, attracting everyone's attention.
The reporters all smelled the big news, and one person asked: "Do you want to say that you are optimistic that the 76ers and Lakers will meet in the finals?"
Guo Xu nodded: "I hope so. I really want to take revenge for last game. We have already played two games against the 76ers in the regular season. I don't want to wait until next season to face him again." , so the best case scenario is to see you in the finals."
Flash lights flashed in the venue. It was only January, and Guo Xu had issued a "finals challenge" to Iverson. Regardless of whether the two teams would meet in the end, this showed that he was extremely confident and was a good publicity stunt.
Guo Xu does have the confidence to deal with Iverson, not because he defeated the aging Hardaway today, but because he has confidence in the rules of leaving the time loop.
In the dream, he suppressed Iverson in the Lakers' championship game. Even if he didn't perform so well in the first few games, he could probably put up a good fight. If he is not strong enough to compete with Iverson, the cycle will not end.
Now that he's out of the cycle, doesn't he even dare to say a few crazy words? As long as the media starts to prepare for the match between the two from now on, when the day of the finals comes, he will surely be the center of attention.
This is not like the prediction of "23VS24" in the previous NBA promotion finals. Fans have always been looking forward to the game but some people always miss their appointments. As long as there is no butterfly effect, Guo Xu and Iverson will definitely face off in the finals.
Guo Xu also knows very well that as long as the media exposes what he said today, there will definitely be many people on the Internet who don't like him jumping out and criticizing him, just like they did after the last game.
Because of this, he had to issue this challenge. This was a good opportunity to promote himself.
If a group of people criticize him from January to June, everyone will know him even if they are all called names.
When the Lakers defeated the 76ers to win the championship and Guo Xu performed very well, I wonder what the expressions of these gangsters would be like? How will online fans evaluate him?
Guo Xu guessed that many people would become his fans and scold the trolls for him, giving him justice.
There was a strange phenomenon in Guo Xu's previous life. The stars who were most hacked online were often the most popular superstars.
For example, when Kobe Bryant was doing his retirement tour in his last season, there were 6 billion Komi, but there were obviously more people hating him, at least 10 billion, which made the attention he received unparalleled.
But few people criticize that Spurs superstar Tim Duncan, who has won more personal honors than Kobe Bryant, did not receive the treatment of a retirement performance and left the NBA quietly. To put it bluntly, in the vanity fair of the NBA, players’ lack of gimmicks is the original sin. Duncan’s popularity is far from worthy of his historical status.
A man who can endure hardship is a true man, but a man who is not envied by others is a mediocre man.
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