Chapter 664 (1/2)
On the 17th, the Suns' winning streak ended, losing back-to-back 110-111 to the Wizards.
They not only lost the ball, but also were killed by the wizard star guard arenas, who hit a fatal three-point goal against Guo Xu.
This time Guo Xu did not let the water, the sun other people's defense is also very focused, but did not defend. The Trident composed of arenas, Larry Hughes and Antoine Jamison has strong attack power.
Arenas played in 44 minutes, 24 for 15, 5 out of 3, 6 out of 10 free throws, 41 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. The only faults were the inaccuracy of free throws and 5 mistakes.
Guo Xu went out for 43 minutes, making 15 of 33 shots, 6 of 16 of 3-point shots, 7 of 8 free throws, and got 43 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
The fans are very excited by the two stars' mutual wind, but Guo Xu's three points are not accurate, otherwise the Suns will have a chance to win.
Inside the competition, both sides are defensive.
The wizards are looking for a 3-D small forward who is good at defense. Kwame Brown and Brandon Heywood are both meat shield centers with overlapping positions. If the Wizards want to go further in the playoffs, they need to complete the transaction in the middle of the season. At present, the chips given by several teams are ignored by the management.
The Suns lost another game before Christmas, losing to the Grizzlies 87-101 away.
The Grizzlies have been the Suns' bane this season and have won them two times. The sun's interior defense is not good ”double bears” attack, two people have played all star level, has the ability to chop down 20 + 10.
Pau Gasol's pick and roll with his team-mates on the outside can not only create breakthrough space for the outside team-mates, but also score by themselves, and they can also organize the attack by holding high.
Gasol and Randolph two people inside the cross and inside cooperation is a very difficult move, Gasol has the height advantage and the low position footwork, the range has reached three-point line. The small ball strategy was developed ahead of time, and Gasol began to try to shoot from a longer position.
”Black bear” is very tough, most of the offense is in the low position and under the basket, assists the middle distance shooting, singles efficiency is very high.
Haslem has no problem with most power forwards. His defensive ability is well received, but he is big when he meets Randolph. The other side is higher than him, stronger than he is, and the hand feel is very soft.
This year's more unusual point is that the League did not arrange for the Suns to play the Christmas War, Guo Xu got two days of rare holiday, the 26 away game against the Timberwolves.
The league has only two gimmicky games for Christmas, the Spurs vs the Cavaliers, and the heat vs the Lakers, both of which have stars the league wants to boost.
Stern felt that it was no longer necessary to arrange a Christmas War to increase Guo Xu's exposure. Moreover, Guo Xu's performance on several Christmas days was amazing. Either he won the match or the data was terrible. He didn't want to see people crying at important festivals.
League officials have generally found out Guo Xu's character. He is a person who loves to show off. He is more likely to break out in the United States live broadcast and highly watched games. It is impossible to expect him to save face for his opponents.
One less chance to show his face had no impact on Guo Xu's popularity. The All-Star voting was in progress. As expected, he was far ahead in the number of votes and was sure to win the vote.
On Christmas day, Guo Xu and Megan Fox went to Phoenix for the festival together, instead of in Los Angeles as usual. They want to cooperate with Guo Xu, who has to fly to Minneapolis with his teammates in the early morning to prepare for the away game.
Guo Xu had a very happy day. We didn't talk about anything about work, just chatting.
In the past life and this life, he is a special lack of family warmth. Since entering the NBA, he has returned to participate in the Christmas War when he was a Laker, and did not spend the festival with his family. This time, he finally has time to feel the festive atmosphere.