"How dare you!!!"

Cummings jumped up, "He's going to dunk on Wei!"

"Feet...feet...feet..."

Paul gasped in pain as Cummings accidentally kicked his sprained ankle as he stood up.

Howard wanted to dunk on Wei Guo!

This was his chance to make a name for himself. His dunk over Yao Ming was hailed by the media, but Howard wasn't satisfied... He wanted to be the first person in the league to dunk over Wei Guo!

Wei Guo felt insulted and slammed his large hand on the basketball.

Fuck you!

With a polite greeting, Wei Guo swatted the ball away!

A really big hat...

Even in the Magic's home court, the referee couldn't call a defensive foul; Wei Guo's move was too clean and too efficient.

Walton leaps and catches the basketball!

Van Gundy shouted, "Back up! Back up! Back up!"

This was no time to be distracted. If they were even a little slow to get back on defense, the Lakers would launch a fast break. Turkoglu and the others quickly ran to their positions in the backcourt, with Howard being the last to take his place.

Wei Guo has the ball at the three-point line!

The player guarding him was Lewis, who was a player who was afraid of Wei Guo because... there was a game where Wei Guo gave him four big blocks, and Lewis had nightmares after he got home.

Wei Guo's dribbling rhythm is incredibly strong...

The crossover dribble was slow, Lewis shifted his weight slightly to the left, and in an instant, he made a crossover dribble, easily getting past Lewis!

There was nothing but empty space in front of me!

He could be said to have rushed to the basket in an instant. Howard in front of him was so nervous that he swallowed hard and even took a step back. The dunk just now may have angered Wei Guo, and he was worried that Wei Guo would retaliate with one!

But...

Wei Guo did not dunk on Howard!

When he was almost at the basket, Wei Guo tossed the ball upwards towards the basket!

"Throwing???"

Howard paused for a moment, then looked up and muttered, "That was a bit too big a throw..."

A sudden weight settled on my back!

Howard felt someone riding on his shoulders.

"Bang!!!"

Kobe dunks on Howard!

4-0!!!

The Lakers lead by 4 points.

Van Gundy was practically grinding his teeth to dust. This was too much... He felt sorry for Howard. This two-meter-tall giant was just a kid... and the Magic's star player. Blocking him once was one thing, but then dunking on him too. If Howard lost his confidence, how could the Magic continue to play?

The Lakers are the nemesis of single-star teams like the Magic.

By shutting down Howard, the Magic have already lost half the battle...

Wei Guo's low-post defense essentially limited Howard's scoring, and his rebounding was even worse. The Lakers not only had Wei Guo but also Bynum, and Odom was also very aggressive in grabbing rebounds. The famous star Takenori Akagi once said that whoever controls the rebounds controls the whole game. The Magic are able to rank second in the East because they have a good center.

The Magic's outside shooting was also terrible...

The Lakers' defense was very intense, and Lewis had a hard time getting a shot off against Kobe's defense!

key...

The height difference between the two teams is too great. The shortest player on the Lakers' roster is Kobe Bryant at 1.98 meters, followed by Walton at 2.03 meters.

With his long arms outstretched, Turkoglu and his teammates couldn't find any shooting opportunities. Small players can rely on speed and rhythm to beat big men, but... the paint is the hardest place for the Lakers to conquer. As long as Wei Guo is under the basket, he can block anyone who drives in. He delivered 7 blocks in the first quarter, tying his own single-quarter block record.

......

The first quarter has ended.

32:15!!

The Lakers lead by 17 points.

This point difference...it will be too difficult for the Magic to catch up.

With such a smooth start, Cummings attributed all the credit to Wei Guo, saying with no small amount of pride, "The offense was well organized, the game flowed smoothly... and that's how the score widened."

Paul said in frustration, "Brother...I haven't offended you, have I? I know I'm not as good as Brother Wei, but could you please stop calling on me over and over again?"

Cummings does have some issues with Paul. Paul's playmaking ability is strong, but that's relative. Pairing him with some near-superstars might lead the team to the Western Conference Finals, but it's unlikely to win a championship... Paul holding onto the ball for too long might not be a flaw, but with Wei Guo as his teammate, holding onto the ball for too long is definitely not an option!

Cummings is intolerant of any imperfections...

In every game, there are always one or two offensive plays where Paul dribbles for ten or twenty seconds, and then suddenly passes the ball to Wei Guo in the last few seconds. What's the difference between that and passing the buck?

besides!

During team practice, Cummings often matched up against Paul. Paul has a lot of dirty tricks. Cummings has played for six teams, and there are few players in the entire league who have had more teammates than him. Among all his teammates, Cummings has never seen so many dirty tricks when defending teammates in team practice games.

Verbal disputes will not affect team unity.

Gentry interrupted with a few words, and the matter was over.

Paul glanced furtively at the stat sheet in Cummings' hand: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 blocks. These were the first quarter's stats for the national team, truly terrifying.

A defender...

Of the five statistics in a single quarter, the highest was actually blocks.

Cummings' idea differed from Paul's; he preferred to use multiplication to calculate Wei Guo's stats, and following this trend, he might be able to get another five-double.

In total...

Wei Guo has recorded seven quintuple-doubles, ranking first in the league.

......

The Magic were frustrated; they simply couldn't think of a good way to deal with the Lakers.

Howard was like an invisible man.

Wei Guo completely shut down Howard's offense, and even on defense... Howard was completely ineffective. The Lakers' offense flowed incredibly smoothly under Wei Guo's orchestration. Wei Guo also didn't hold onto the ball; whether in the paint or the corner, as long as a teammate had a scoring opportunity, Wei Guo could instantly pass the ball to them.

and...

Wei Guo was still directing his teammates to move around.

Can you imagine the head coach playing on the court? The Lakers are like that now... Kobe, who only played with Paul for one quarter and scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting, felt that Paul's role wasn't as important as he thought. Letting Wei Guo play point guard should be the happiest thing for him, as Wei Guo can always help his teammates score easily.

Wei Guo rested for three minutes in the second quarter, and Farmar came on as a substitute!

The Lakers players instantly lost their rhythm...

Farmar isn't that bad; it's just that after eating cherries, suddenly switching to small cherries, even though they're the same variety, still results in a difference in taste and texture.

Gentry urged Weiguo to take the field.

He also looked at Wei Guo's stats and realized that he was very likely to get his eighth career five-double. How could he miss such an almost certain opportunity?

I just hope the Magic can hold up!

Don't surrender too early and let Weiguo miss out on five pairs.