During the break between the festival, two commentators from Time Warner Cable Sports were discussing issues about Zhang Hao's performance in the first quarter.

It was not unexpected that Zhang Hao played well. Before Zhang Hao joined the Lakers, he averaged 21.2 points per game, not counting 40+ in two games, and he could score 17 or 18 points on average.

But they analyzed that when they were on the Nets, Zhang Hao should be the absolute main scorer. At least after he scored 44 points in the opening game and broke the historical debut record, this should be the case.

In the Lakers, Zhang Hao is obviously not the core of the tactical and the number one scorer, but Zhang Hao himself found an opportunity to show his abilities.

The skills are still very monotonous, but the ball quotient is high; the leader temperament is very unusual. Zhang Hao dares to pass the ball to Van Exel and dares to direct defense, which is not something an 18-year-old should have.

When Bill Walton evaluated Zhang Hao, he did not comment randomly because he was a Lakers player. He was professional.

On the Lakers bench, after Del Harris arranged his second quarter style, he also analyzed Zhang Hao's performance of 11 points, 1 assist and 1 block in the half-quarter - "The off-ball style is excellent. Occasionally, when there is insufficient experience, the baseline should run backwards... Regardless of whether he is a rookie or not, he just didn't do this well.

When Elden was away, our frame protection was improved, but the defense was not good when expanding and defending, and he could keep up but his judgment ability was easy to be used by his opponents, regardless of whether he was a rookie or not.

The team has excellent command ability and dares to make decisions... A rookie actually wants to be a leader, which is too arrogant."

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At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pacers sent a combination of Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Derek McKay, Antonio Davis and Schwartz.

The Lakers sent a combination of Sedale Sreet, Anthony Pierre, Cebaros, Jason Williams and Campbell.

As Cebaros said, as long as the Pacers' defense was not widened in the rotation stage, the Lakers will not be afraid of the Pacers. He is too restrained by Schwartz.

Schwartz is essential for the Pacers to ensure the success rate of offense.

Moreover, the Lakers not only did not fall behind and enter the main competition stage of the second quarter, but instead led the start of the second quarter and played more easily.

The Lakers are teams with a truly strong team mentality, and the Nets are not as good as this.

It is obvious that the Lakers have the initiative. It is not that Reggie Miller played poorly and led the team ineffectively. His restraint is very strong. When Reggie Miller and Schwartz were out of the ball, Jason Williams and Anthony Pierle, who defended Reggie Miller, continued to block Reggie Miller as Zhang Hao ordered in the first quarter, giving Schwartz a lot of shots and passes and cuts. Unfortunately, Campbell, who averaged 2.5 blocks per game, had enough tonnage and had strong deterrence. Even if Dale Davis was replaced with Antonio Davis, it would be difficult to score at the basket.

As the saying goes, the closer you get to the basket, the easier it is to score. Cebaros' close range and scoring efficiency at the basket are extremely high! It is much more efficient than Schwartz's mid-range shot.

When Zhang Hao replaced Campbell and went on the court, the Lakers had already led the Pacers 8 points 46-38!

Come up, Zhang Hao just took the ball and pulled out the baseline and then ran back and cut into the basket and scored a layup!

Del Harris sat on the bench and was speechless. He was still analyzing during the break. Zhang Hao should run back after a round after running around. This time he came on the court, he had already noticed this!

Zhang Hao's investment in the game exceeded everyone's imagination, because the game is not just a game for him. If you win one more game, you will have 4 more days!

During the break, he kept recalling his performance in every round, thinking about whether there was a better chance for him in any round.

Maybe it will be difficult to judge immediately if you encounter the same situation next time, but after analyzing it again and again, there will always be improvement over time.

In the second quarter, Zhang Hao followed Van Exel, Sedale Sreet, George Lynch and Cebaros together. The opportunity to play in series was gone, and the chance to play singles was gone, but there were more opportunities to play without the ball.

With his performance in the first quarter, his teammates would rather pass the ball to him when he had the chance.

At this time, his advantages as an off-ball pitcher and rich running knowledge base are reflected - on the offensive end, he is almost seamlessly connected with the Lakers!

By 10 minutes and 45 seconds in the second quarter, the Lakers had already led the Pacers by 15 points 62 to 47.

A big problem with the Pacers is revealed - except for Reggie Miller, others do not have the explosive power to score. They are very good at slowly grinding them, but they are difficult to turn the tables when unexpected situations occur unless Reggie Miller breaks out.

This flaw seems to be the tradition of coaching like Larry Brown.

In the past half a quarter, Zhang Hao made a mid-range shot and a counterattack dunk. The dunk boosted his morale, but he was still calm and scored 4 points and 2 assists.

When the Pacers attacked, Reggie Miller finally got a long shot this time, but because he didn't make a three-pointer for too long, he was blocked too much, and the ball was so skewed!

Zhang Hao grabbed the defensive rebound because the opponent's power forward and point guard stepped back first, and Derek McKay was interfering with the pass. Zhang Hao did not choose to pass the ball in a hasty way to launch a fast break this time, but protected the ball and waited for Sedale Sreet to come up to receive it.

Seeing this scene, Del Harris had another good impression of Zhang Hao that made him unhappy - "I didn't expect this guy to be so calm when playing basketball... That's a big deal!"

Del Harris was just wondering if he had too deep prejudice against Zhang Hao and should have changed it. He saw that Zhang Hao did not pass the ball when he was in the frontcourt when he was receiving the three-point line outside the three-point line. This ball should have passed. Cebaros cut in from the weak side, but Zhang Hao actually made a three-pointer!

With a "bang", it was so bad. Fortunately, Cebaros, who cut in the weak side, grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-in.

Not only that, in the last attack in the first half, Zhang Hao had the opportunity to receive the ball and shoot the ball, but after receiving the ball, he snapped the ball and stepped out of the three-point line and turned around and made a three-pointer...

I entered, and the ball was thrown several times on the basket, and the Lakers players and fans on the scene fell into the basket with the heart-wrenching gaze.

Del Harris felt nervous when he saw the attack in these two rounds - "What's wrong with this rookie? I've also changed my impression of him!"

With Cebaros, the main lineup of the Lakers' Tianke Pacers is just like every time the Pacers encounter Barkley, Larry Johnson is likely to be defeated. When they do not have the advantage in the rotation stage, it is difficult for the Pacers to beat the Lakers.

By the time the third quarter was finished, the Lakers had already led the Pacers by 21 points 97 to 76.

Zhang Hao played in garbage time, but he made a 3-pointer with 1 of 4 shots in the half quarter, 1 of 1 of 1 of 5 shots in the beginning, and 3-pointer with 2 of 5 shots in the third quarter. When he was substituted in the middle of the fourth quarter, he turned into 3-pointer with 9 shots...

In the end, the Lakers beat the Pacers 122-103, improving their record to 11 wins and 5 losses, and at the same time setting the Pacers' record to 10 wins and 6 losses!

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When the final whistle sounded, the prompt for completing the task came. Zhang Hao saw that his life span increased by 25 days, and the learning mode turned on the running rhythm training. He had no expression and showed a hint of joy, but he soon pretended to be cold and turned back to his original state.

Zhang Hao and his teammates on the bench stood up together to welcome the teammates who had finished playing in garbage time.

This battle is too rich!

"It turns out that completing tasks can be so simple..."

He looked at his data on the big screen and played for 31 minutes in the game, making 9 of 19 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws, Zhang Hao scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists!

In terms of three-point shooting, Reggie Miller led 3-2, and Reggie Miller went down to rest after playing in three quarters.

During the game, Mr. Zhang must have played an important role in the Pacers' defense and rhythm in the second half of the first quarter. However, the team's strength is still Cebaros's inside impact.

Restrain the Pacers, and Cebaros is very brave.

Zhang Hao really felt the gap between players like Cebaros - All-Star and Almond Gilliam, who have been regarded as All-Star talent since entering the NBA.

Cebaros played for 34 minutes, made 10 of 17 shots, 7 of 9 free throws, scored 27 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and he was extremely efficient. He liked to play as a team like the Pacers, which was either soft or short.

Winning is the best way to integrate. The role Zhang Hao played in the first quarter impressed his teammates and the fans were also very impressed. After winning the game, at least, for the time being, the fans did not boo him.

Just as he was about to walk into the player channel, Zhang Hao was stopped by Time Warner's commentator Hubby Brown and accepted a post-match interview.

Although Cebaros is the best player in the game tonight, Zhang Hao has been a "popular" player recently. His data and everything else are pretty good tonight, except for throwing 9 three-pointers...

Hubby Brown asked: "Zhang, you performed well tonight. What's the difference between playing with the Lakers?"

"The fans here are very enthusiastic. Playing under the jerseys of those superstars is also under great pressure. Fortunately, the teammates are very strong and the team is excellent. I played very smoothly in the first game."

At the end of the greeting phase, Hubby Brown's question began to be aggressive: "You seem calm in the face of pressure, and have been very calm for a long time, but why did you start to ignore your teammates and make three-pointers randomly?"

Originally, Cebaros was a little unhappy about Zhang Hao being invited to be interviewed after the game instead of him, Cebaros, but when he watched, he was also very curious when he heard Hubi Brown's question. This was something he wondered about. Why did Zhang Hao suddenly stop calming down while playing?

Other puzzled teammates and Del Harris also stared at Zhang Hao who was asked.

Zhang Hao's face, which had no expression, had confusion appeared: "Step randomly? I didn't spell randomly!"

Cebaros wants to hit someone!

If you don't count as random shots, Van Exel is the most selfless point guard in the world!

Zhang Hao continued, "I discovered that Cedric and Jason have an offensive rebounding advantage. Think about it, I passed them into the cut, and they made a shot, it was two points, right?

But when they receive the ball and enter the basket, they may not be able to make a shot, and they only have two points after entering. I may not be able to make a shot from the outside, but I also have the opportunity to make a shot, right?

And they both have the advantage of offensive rebounding. I made a three-pointer, but they couldn't make it. They had a chance to turn into 2 points + 1 rebound or restart the attack.

From an economics perspective, I chose to shoot three points."

The people around him were stunned and could not refute for a moment.

They actually feel a sense of reason!

Huby Brown didn't know how to continue asking questions. Did he believe it? He believed it!

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Zhang Hao's Lakers debut was very concerned.

Many people know what their fans are like for the Lakers and want to see how Zhang Hao performs under tremendous pressure.

As a result, Zhang Hao performed quite well.

A game is obviously not enough to make fans who are reluctant to let Divac agree with him, Zhang, but it is a good start.

However, the focus of the discussion about this game after the game was not Zhang Hao's performance, not Cebaros still restrained the Pacers... but the fallacies mentioned in the interview after the game.

Although many people regard this as Zhang Hao's excitement after he was fucked, and after he didn't make a good shot, he wanted to make a joke to relieve the pressure, the same is true.

But there are always people who like to be serious...

Anyway, Lakers players always have mixed praises and criticisms in the media. When Zhang Hao saw the news in the evening, he didn't care too much. As for the 6 three-pointers who could bring bad impressions to his teammates... When he returned to the locker room after the interview, he deliberately amplified his voice and told Anthony Pierre that he was too excited while playing, and he couldn't help but start shooting, and he had to adjust well in the future.

If a rookie usually performs well, he is usually easily tolerated when making mistakes, and he also has the effect of the medal of "returning to the heart", so he is not so worried.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Hao entered the learning mode and reviewed the game with the Pacers.

"A strong team is good. Everyone has to rack their brains to think carefully before when playing against the Nets, but when facing the Pacers, they can play so easily... Although Cebaros is controlling the opponent's inside line, it is definitely much better than the Nets. Even if Gilliam plays Cebaros' performance in the Nets, we cannot expand our advantage. We can only say that we have the opportunity to compete with the Pacers.

Although the Lakers on the point guard are not as good as Kenny and Chiles, they are stronger in other positions…”

"The remaining life span is 490 days, and the available life span is 489 days."

Before yesterday's competition, there were 473 days left in life. I completed the task of "This is my stage" and got 25 points. In terms of 10 days of basic life, I got an additional 5 days of life. I won the game and got 5 days of life.
To be continued...