O'Neal was really annoyed by Wei Guo's performance, and he actively demanded the ball in the paint during the Lakers' offense.

Fisher passed the ball to Walker.

Coleman interfered with Walker's shot, and the ball missed.

Wei Guokao grabbed the rebound right in front of O'Neal!

Then...

Wei Guo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, made a dunk over O'Neal, and drove to the basket, slamming a one-handed dunk over Walker.

"Bang!!!"

Wei Guo even bent the basketball hoop.

49:57!!

The 76ers are now down by only 8 points.

Brown told his assistant coach, "Wei Guo's physical talent is even greater than O'Neal's, both in terms of speed and strength!"

"That's how it is..."

The assistant coach said, "In this league, there are only a handful of players who can go toe-to-toe with O'Neal like that, and Wei Guo is definitely one of them."

"We've all been fooled by him. He even claimed to be a shooting guard at first."

"He also played over twenty games as point guard..."

"He's clearly a center!"

Mutombo laughed and said, "Still one of the league's top centers."

........

Wei Guo's role was not only in defense, but also in offense.

The 76ers gradually narrowed the score gap.

With 7 minutes and 39 seconds left in the third quarter, O'Neal received the ball under the basket and drove to the basket over Wei Guo!

"Bang!!!"

O'Neal and Weiguo collided and both fell to the ground.

"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle and called a defensive foul on Wei Guo.

"Is that a defensive foul?"

Wei Guo pointed at the referee and shouted, "Do you even know how to blow a whistle?!"

Brown jumped up and down in frustration, arguing loudly, "The defense on that play was so clean! Where was the foul committed???"

If we examine it more closely...

During the confrontation with O'Neal, Wei Guo made a downward pressing motion, but given the intensity of the inside game, calling a foul on Wei Guo in this play seemed somewhat biased.

O'Neal stood up without saying a word and walked to the free throw line.

So far in the game, O'Neal has only made 2 of 13 free throws, which is terrible and even below his usual standard.

Because O'Neal was inaccurate at free throws, other players were more unrestrained in their confrontations with him. Without committing some fouls, it was really difficult to defend against O'Neal.

Wei Guo has already committed four fouls!

"bang~~~"

"Whoosh!!!"

O'Neal made one of two free throws.

59:61!!

The Lakers still have a two-point lead.

For the 76ers...

They lost more than just the point O'Neal made; they lost Weiguo because he had to leave the court early to rest.

Originally, Wei Guo was supposed to play until at least the ninth or tenth minute of the third quarter before being substituted for a rest, but due to this foul, he was forced to leave the court two or three minutes early.

actually...

In this game, O'Neal was completely outplayed by Wei Guo.

Wei Guo: 25 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 5 blocks

O'Neal: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals, 2 blocks

This is a comparison of the two players' statistics so far. Although the 76ers are temporarily behind, Wei Guo's statistics are superior to O'Neal's in all aspects.

"Allen, keep the score close!"

Before leaving the court, Wei Guo reminded Iverson, "When I come on in the fourth quarter, I'll crush them!"

......

Wei Guo had just stepped off the field and hadn't even had a chance to take a sip of his drink.

A Lakers fan sitting not far away yelled at Wei Guo, "You despicable guy, you resort to fouling tactics when you can't stop Shaq!"

"Holy shit!"

Wei Guo glanced back at the fan and said, "If you're so good, why don't you go play?"

fan,"???"

The fan's intention was to provoke Wei Guo, hoping to make him angry and lose his temper, which might affect Wei Guo's performance.

He never expected this...

Wei Guo's comment, "If you're so good, then you do it," rendered the lines the fans had prepared for five or six minutes useless. He really wasn't good enough. Let alone O'Neal, even an ordinary inside player could break his ribs.

"atmosphere!"

Several teammates on the bench gave Wei Guo a thumbs up, saying, "There's no need to get angry with someone like him."

......

Iverson kept attacking the Lakers' basket, falling to the ground several times after his layups.

But the score difference remained close...

After Wei Guo left the court, Iverson remained on the court.

Out of consideration for Wei Guo, Brown waited until there were 5 minutes and 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter before letting Wei Guo return to the court.

73:78!!

The 76ers are down by 5 points.

"Brother Wei, let's win this match!"

All his teammates cheered for Wei Guo, and Wei Guo strode confidently onto the field.

The 76ers are on offense.

Iverson has the ball, and Wei Guo steps up to set a screen for him.

breakthrough...

Pass the ball...

Wei Guo received the pass, dribbled one step and rushed to the basket. O'Neal roared under the basket, "I'm going to block you!"

"Whoosh!!!"

Instead of dunking over O'Neal, Wei Guo scored with a riding archery shot.

"Fuck..."

O'Neal almost couldn't catch his breath.

He put all his effort into a man-to-man contest with Wei Guo, but Wei Guo didn't even attempt to drive to the basket; he shot from just two steps away.

Wei Guo's choice of attack was correct...

If it were O'Neal, he wouldn't attack like that, because he doesn't have Wei Guo's shooting ability.

75:78!!

The 76ers are now down by only 3 points.

As the 76ers got back on defense, Wei Guo said, "If we stop this play, I'll hit a three-pointer to tie the game!"

"good!"

All the players on the field adopted a defensive approach.

Fisher passed the ball to Kobe, who forced a three-pointer against Harpring's defense.

"bang~~~"

Forge iron!!!

Wei Guo grabbed the defensive rebound and dribbled straight to the frontcourt!

Jackson stood on the sidelines and shouted, "Watch out for Weiguo's three-pointer!"

Even if Wei Guo could compete with O'Neal under the basket, for Jackson, Wei Guo's most lethal weapon was still his three-point shot!

57% three-point shooting percentage!

There has never been a player like this in the league before. Wei Guo's three-point shooting percentage is higher than most people's shooting percentage. Kobe, the Lakers' second-in-command, has a three-point shooting percentage of less than 40% this season.

"Whoosh~~~"

Wei Guo faked a move beyond the three-point line, tricking the defender into jumping.

With a turn...

Wei Guo reached the vicinity of the free throw line, but he did not dunk or lay up directly.

There was a pause of approximately 0.97 seconds!

Wei Guo waited until Fisher caught up before dribbling the ball towards the basket.

*Smack!!!*

Fisher put his arm around Wei Guo's from behind.

"Now!"

Wei Guo grabbed Fisher's hand with his arm and jumped!

"Bang!!!"

Wei Guo slams a one-handed dunk.

Fisher was also pulled forward by Wei Guo, taking two steps before stumbling and falling to the ground.

"Foul! Foul! Foul!"

Wei Guo pointed at Fisher on the ground and shouted, "Referee, he committed a foul by pulling someone!"

"I saw it!"

The referee gave Wei Guo a blank look, and simultaneously blew his whistle, "Beep!!!"