Chapter 589 [Do You Still Need to Read It? Every Night Is a Win]

In the game played on the same day, there were two upsets.

The 76ers played an overtime game at home and lost to the Bucks 112-120.

TJ Ford made 6 of 13 shots, 8 of 9 free throws, scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists. His performance was not inferior to Iverson. As a thin guard, he grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds in a single game and almost scored a triple-double, which was shocking.

Iverson played 50 minutes, making 11 of 28 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 11 of 15 free throws, scoring 35 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, and his shooting percentage was only 39.3%.

Six members of the Bucks scored in double figures, while only four of the 76ers scored.

In the summer, the 76ers' lineup was recognized as strong, with outstanding players in every position. However, the players couldn't connect at all during the game. They relied on Iverson and Webber to score, and the others were separated and waited for opportunities to catch the ball and take shots. , the counterattack is not sharp either.

Rookie forward Danny Granger didn't play a minute.

Head coach Maurice Cheeks is also a coach who is obsessed with the main team. He rotates Korver, Iguodala, and Salmons at the two swingman positions. Granger can only watch the excitement. It doesn’t help that he has a great size and physical attributes.

Guo Xu read the news and wrote Granger's name on the important memo notepad.

The Suns can consider poaching Granger in the future. This is a super potential stock that is difficult to perform with the 76ers. Even if Iverson leaves, the 76ers will choose to strengthen Iguodala, who has better physical fitness. Granger It’s hard to get the ball.

The bigger upset was that the Kings lost to the rebuilt Hornets 74-91. The Hornets were still the bottom team in the league last season.

Weaker than Guo Xu in his previous life, the Hornets did not draft forward David West, and they still won.

Point guard Chris Paul played 34 minutes in his debut. He made 6 of 11 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His performance was very eye-catching. His opponent, Mike Bibby, made 3 of 11 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He only had 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

When he first entered the league, Paul left a deep impression on both offense and defense.

The new head of the Kings, Peja Stojakovic, performed very poorly. He made only 5 of 14 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 18 points and 4 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was only 35.7%.

Hornets forward Desmond Mason restricted Peja by himself, without the help of his teammates to defend against double-teams. The Sanya dunk king is strong and mobile, and can entangle his opponents.

In the summer, the Kings introduced Raheem and Bunchy Wells. Many experts believed that they could still compete even if they couldn't beat the Suns, but they would suffer at the No. 1 position.

As a result, the Kings slapped the experts in the face with their performance in the first game. Only three people on the team scored in double figures.

The next day, all major media were praising the Suns, and they were the best-performing team.

The "black pots" are all depressed. Why is it so difficult to watch Guo Xu's excitement? Those on the Internet,

In reality, people who make lengthy remarks to others become the butt of jokes. We can only hope that the Suns will be finished soon and will not be able to win in the future.

After watching the news, Stoudemire, who was recuperating from injury, and Nei Nei felt a little uncomfortable. They were worried that the Suns would not be able to win the championship this season, but they also did not hope that their absence would have no impact at all. This was so exciting, as if they were on the team. It doesn't seem to be important.

Nene is the most depressed. He did not accept an early contract extension and it is still a contract year. If this continues, will any team be willing to offer him a big contract next summer?

Many fans online discussed this game.

"Jason Guo can lead ordinary teammates to a victory over the Mavericks. He seems to have potential to be tapped. Where is the limit?"

"What do those who hate Jason say? Holding Marion's thigh, Howard is actually underestimated? Bell and Haslem, who entered the NBA without drafting, are both underestimated? They don't even think about why the underestimated people are all gathered together. What about the Suns? Is there someone in the Suns management who knows who has potential and can definitely play it?" (The truth is revealed)

"Do you still need to watch the Suns game? Every night is a victory."

"The next game is the Lakers VS Suns. The Lakers' home opener won't be another disastrous defeat, right? I can't bear to watch it."

The league arranged the Suns' home opener against the Lakers last season, and this time the two teams faced off early, which was full of gimmicks.

Even though there was a big gap in performance last season, many people still compare Guo Xu with Kobe because they were teammates in the Lakers, and Kobe is recognized as the person whose playing style is most similar to Jordan's.

The No. 1 pick, Bogut, didn't take many insiders in the league seriously when he was interviewed in the summer, and he didn't think highly of Guo Xu either. When reporters mentioned Guo Xu, Bogut refused to comment. It seemed that he believed that being the core inside was the way to win.

Now many people also want to see how Bogut will perform against Guo Xu.

In fact, this is to be expected. Bogut must be a blue-collar player. What else can he do?

In terms of physical talent in the previous life, Bynum, the tenth overall pick of the Lakers, was not inferior to Bogut. Kwame Brown, the No. 1 pick in 2001, was also physically not inferior to Bogut. The two of them were blue-collar workers in the Lakers.

Bogut is lucky, because the Lakers don't have Chris Mihm, so he will have more playing time than Brown.

On the evening of November 2, the Lakers made their debut and defeated the Nuggets 107-95 away from home.

Kobe performed bravely, making 13 of 28 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, beating Nuggets shooting guard Voshan Leonard.

Bogut played for 28 minutes, making 3 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks; Odom's performance was very sluggish, making 2 of 10 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and 5 free throws. 4, scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists; Caron Butler made 8 of 12 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Smush Parker and Devin George also scored in double figures, and the Lakers finally showed signs of rising.

At the press conference, reporters asked Kobe to evaluate the Suns because the Lakers lost miserably against the Suns last season, setting a record for points difference in team history.

Kobe became angry as soon as he heard this and blasted his former teammates. "Yes, we lost miserably, but our interior line is the worst in the league, and we also have the worst center in the history of the league."

The reporter asked: "Are you talking about Hesheng Town?"

"Who? I can't remember that person's name. He has no English name and no ability at all, but he can fight. He shouldn't play in the NBA."

"What about Divac?"

"Did he play any games last season? Only 10 games."

In Guo Xu's previous life, Divac served as an assistant coach for the Lakers after retiring. Looking at Kobe's current attitude, Divac probably would not have thought of becoming an assistant coach with the Lakers.

The new season has begun, and Kobe is still worried about the Lakers' lineup last season, especially Ha Shengzhen. He also lamented: "It was a really difficult day, really difficult."

In his previous life, Kobe also criticized Smush Parker. In short, losing is not his problem, it is his teammates who are terrible, and he has to let everyone understand this.

The reporter asked Kobe to predict the outcome of the next game between the two teams.

Kobe said: "We have completed the run-in. This season the interior is not as bad as last year. I am confident that we can beat the Suns. Of course, we must defend Jason well."

The implication is that if the Lakers don't win tomorrow, they didn't guard Guo Xu well. The defense of his teammates is too bad.

Kobe still looks down on Parker, even though Parker averaged 10 points per game last season and was pretty solid dribbling through half the court.

Kobe feels that Parker is very bad and shouldn’t play in the NBA. There is no better person at the moment. He will stop complaining for the time being and let him go. We will talk about it later...