Chapter 624 [Love and Hate, New Record]

The phrase "defend the home court" is often quoted by the media when reporting on sports games. The unspoken rule is that players must fight hard at home and cannot lose too ugly at home.

Most of the time, this sentence boosts morale, but sometimes it becomes an invisible shackle, putting the home team in a dilemma, such as the Knicks today.

If this was an away game, it would be much easier. Knicks players can play casually and be taken away by their opponents into garbage time. If they lead too much, Guo Xu must leave the game and rest, otherwise it will be maliciously brushing the data.

It's not okay to completely give up resistance at home. After the game, the Knicks will have to let the media spray them to death, and they will also offend the fans. Who wants to support a team that has no ambition? I'm just afraid that people who go to watch home games in the future will boo the Knicks.

During the pause, Assassin Thomas felt in a dilemma and didn't know how to arrange his tactics.

He is very conflicted in his heart. On the one hand, he is very happy to see a small guard with a similar size to himself dominating the league and surpassing Jordan; on the other hand, if the Knicks play this kind of game, he will probably lose his job after this season. And the jobs of the manager and coach will be lost together.

Therefore, Thomas loves and hates Guo Xu, just like Robert Pattinson's feelings for "Twilight" are as complicated.

In the end, Thomas decided to prevent Guo Xu from scoring high and fielded a smaller lineup.

He is not stupid, he can see that the Suns deliberately let the water go to prevent the score from widening. Otherwise, there are obvious defensive loopholes. How could rookie David Lee play for such a long time? How could he possibly post magical numbers of 2 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists?

In fact, Thomas underestimated David Lee, who is the key training target of the Suns coaching staff.

How hard does David Lee usually train? How stressed is he? If he can't become a star, David Lee will have to go home and inherit billions, eat and die, and most people can't imagine how boring that is. This is his motivation to become stronger.

The Knicks played five players: Speedy, Marbury, Barnes, Malik Rose, and Kurt Thomas.

This lineup is the most mobile. Marbury, who has already committed five fouls, must carefully control the fouls and stay on the court to strengthen the team's offense. When Guo Xu caught the ball, at least two people stepped up to double-team him. Marbury stopped stepping up and was responsible for guarding the playmaker.

Thomas thought for a while and realized that this was a relatively safe formation. It was not as good as the big man in protecting the rim. If the Suns attacked the inside and widened the score and entered garbage time, he would replace all the main players, and Guo Xu would not be able to protect the rim. Law beat.

A smaller lineup is much better at defending the perimeter.

It's a pity that Thomas woke up too late. If he didn't let Curry and rookie Fredo play in the first three quarters, Guo Xu would not be able to score 30+ points in two quarters. No matter how good his hand was, he would only get 50 or 60 points.

Curry owes a lot of the credit for Guo Xu's record-breaking performance. He is different from Haslem, a young man who lets off steam. He is not playing match-fixing, but he really has no defensive ability.

The Suns sent Varejao, David Lee, Ariza, and Payton to partner with Guo Xu. The tactic was double coverage inside, and Payton organized to help Guo Xu create mobile opportunities.

Payton played a long time today. He rested in the second quarter and Guo Xu's scoring efficiency dropped throughout the quarter. Blake was not as good as the veteran in terms of rhythm control. Guo Xu is not the only one who wants to hit his personal record today. Payton has already sent out 15 assists, which is about to break the record. His career-high number of assists in a single game is 18.

After the game started, Guo Xu lost his touch again and hit the iron five times in a row.

The Knicks' defense was too tight. Guo Xu was double-teamed as soon as he passed halftime. He could only shoot under strong interference. Such opportunities are not easy to come by. When counterattacking, he didn't dare to stop and make complicated fake moves. He always rushed to shoot or rush forward. He played too hastily and completed an attack in 5 to 7 seconds.

Knicks Marbury and Malik scored 6 points, narrowing the point difference to single digits, 93 to 85.

Just when people watching the game thought that Guo Xu had lost his physical strength and could no longer maintain his scoring efficiency, assassin Thomas helped a lot. He vaguely saw the hope of winning the game and replaced Curry who took a short rest.

He wanted to reverse it and wanted Curry to strengthen his offense.

D'Antoni replaced David Lee and replaced Haslem to strengthen the defense of the pick-and-roll. He also replaced Howard, the second ball-holding offensive point, to ensure that the Suns won.

After Curry came on the court, he caught the ball in the low post on the right side, singled out Varejao, turned around and scored, narrowing the point difference to only 6 points.

When he returned to defense, Curry clenched his right fist and roared, full of domineering, and the fans at the scene also gave him applause.

However, the situation suddenly changed, and Guo Xu suddenly regained his shooting feeling and hit three three-pointers in a row, setting a new single-game three-point record in one fell swoop. The point difference between the two sides also widened to 15 points.

Guo Xu's style of play remained unchanged. He relied on double screens to catch the ball and score two goals, and scored a three-pointer during the counterattack. He had dared to take a shot before, but he didn't make it. Speedy couldn't block his shot during the counterattack.

Regardless of whether the offensive choice is reasonable or not, as long as he predicts that the opponent will not be able to cover it, he catches the ball and throws it, taking the role of "elevator door screen" to its extreme.

D'Antoni thought of a way to help Guo Xu quickly catch the ball and counterattack. When the inside players were grabbing rebounds, they would directly move to the outside, allowing Payton and Guo Xu to get the rebounds and immediately launch a fast break, eliminating the need for a pass from the big man. time.

One of the two guards has a height advantage, and the other has amazing qualities. They have a high chance of getting rebounds against their respective opponents.

Curry caught the ball in the low post, stormed the basket, turned around and scored with a hook, 102 to 89.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu's teammates covered him as soon as he passed half court. He sprinted at full speed without the ball and cut to the basket. He received Payton's reverse lob and dunked the basketball with both hands in the alley-oop.

In this round, the guard was blocked by a double screen. Curry failed to change defense in time and Guo Xu was completely missed. The Suns used the Eagles' offensive routine.

104 to 89, Guo Xu’s 90th personal score.

The Suns' wave directly blindsided the Knicks. Thomas, the assassin, woke up from a dream and hurriedly replaced Curry. He realized that Guo Xu still had plenty of physical strength. How could a small guard without physical strength possibly dunk in an alley-oop?

It's impossible for Guo Xu to have no physical strength. Looking at this ability alone, Kobe Bryant can't compare to him.

Kobe is heavier and consumes more energy. In the final quarter, he relies more on perseverance and hard work to play, and his speed and jumping will decrease.

Guo Xu participated in a friendly match in the time loop and played the entire 40 minutes, running and shooting all the time. He has become accustomed to this extreme style of play. His physical strength is probably No. 1 in the NBA.

It was too late for the Knicks to replace Curry, because Guo Xu has found the rhythm of shooting. His style of play remains unchanged. In positional battles, he finds cover to catch the ball, shoot and break through, and shoots three-pointers during counterattacks.

In the next 4 minutes, he made 3 of 6 three-pointers, used a fake move to shake Marbury, and made 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 101 points on free throws, breaking Chamberlain's record.

Marbury knocked down Guo Xu hard on the last foul. He graduated from the sixth foul, and the others did not make much defensive action.

If you think at the best, they don't want to give Guo Xu free throws, which is tantamount to giving away points; at the worst, they are too bloodless.

With one minute left in the game, Guo Xu broke the record and the Suns led by 20 points to seal the victory. However, he was still not satisfied and wanted to score more points. He made two more shots and all missed the basket, which only lowered his shooting percentage.

At the end of the game, Guo Xu played a total of 44 minutes, making 33 of 58 shots, 19 of 35 three-pointers, and 16 of 17 free throws. He scored 101 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block.

Not only did he break the scoring record that had been dusted for many years, he also set a terrifying three-point record in a single game. There is no doubt that these will become two records that are extremely difficult to break in NBA history.

The Suns won 117 to 99, and Guo Xu scored two more points than the entire Knicks team...

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