Through long-term observation of lineup during the game and adjustment during training, Van Exel, Doug Christie, George Lynch, Zhang Hao and Campbell immediately performed quite well.

Campbell, who has many poses to eat cakes in the inside, Zhang Hao is restrained in the middle distance, George Lynch is cut in, Doug Christie receives the ball and shoots and assists in the outside, and Van Exel plays as comfortable as he is. His good performance recently is not just because he is in good shape, but the most important thing is that the coaching staff is equiping him with a lineup in the stage, and tactics are also centered around him, rather than playing around Zhang Hao + Magic in the middle of the season.

Facing Dell Curry's defense, Van Exel became irritable at the beginning, scoring 3 goals and 7 points in a row, helping the Lakers start a 7-2 start.

The Lakers, who took the initiative at the beginning, scored 17-11 in the half quarter under the leadership of Van Exel.

In this lineup of the Lakers, Doug Christie is the main defense on the outside and Zhang Hao is the main defense guard. Although Zhang Hao is a power forward, George Lynch is actually the one who often defends the power forward. Campbell, who has a defensive end at the basket, never goes out in the three-second zone, and his defense is also quite good.

The strength gap between the two teams is obvious. The Lakers are only evaluated by the media as "regular season teams". This is not to say that their strength is not worthy of staying first in the Western Conference for a long time, but the media questioned the performance of this team without super giants in the playoffs. The reason is that after the All-Star weekend, the performance of the championship team that entered the playoffs was extremely unstable.

But the Lakers' record is the second in the Western Conference. Even the regular season team showed strength, which is the top three in the Western Conference in the regular season. It showed a huge advantage at the beginning against the Hornets.

However, the Hornets also showed their resilience. After entering the rotation lineup, the Lakers rushed to another wave. Relying on Zhang Hao's pass after receiving the ball in the top arc, Anthony Pierre, who came on as a substitute, made a three-pointer from the bottom corner. The Lakers scored the score 28-18 at 9 minutes and 22 seconds in the first quarter, leading 10 points! At this time, the Hornets began to counterattack strongly, relying on the three-pointers of Dell Curry and Glen Rice in two minutes, Larry Johnson's impact force hit a 11-4 wave!

Larry Johnson scored 5 points alone, scored a goal from the Magician, and scored a 2+1 from Zhang Hao.

There were 31 seconds left in the first quarter, and the score difference was caught to the point where only three points were left. This time, Dell Curry and Glenn Rice, who had just scored one three-pointer, had the chance to tie the score!

The Lakers' last attack was handed to Zhang Hao in the hands of the first quarter. Zhang Hao chose the baseline single and turned decisively, triggering the "deep pace". At that moment, Larry Johnson, who was close to him, was stuck tightly and broke through the basket. He easily scored the ball in the panicked defense of the 22nd pick of the same class, causing the opponent to foul!

Zhang Hao's notoriety has become an indelible nightmare in the hearts of the rookies of the same class. In fact, Zhang Hao is only targeting the top 8 picks, but the Lakers have a good record and are winning against many teams. By the way, he has also abused some rookies of the same class...

Although George Qideko last time played against Zhang Hao, he was still very afraid. He moved hastily when he was making up for defense and had not controlled his hands well. He made a layup shot and even slapped Zhang Hao in the arm.

34-29, relying on Zhang Hao's back and turning around and making a layup under the basket, the Lakers once again widened the gap to 5 points, and there were extra free throws!

Del Harris looked at Zhang Hao in the first 11 minutes, while Van Exel, the Magicians were patiently playing without the ball while scoring individually or connecting the team's offense, and did not compete for the right to take action, and they were able to restrain or find opportunities to catch and shoot. They only made 3 shots in a single quarter, but they still took the blame twice, made 1 of 3 shots, and only scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the front.

But at a critical moment and when he is needed, he stood up to help the team block the opponent's momentum of continuing to chase points.

It tastes like that!

Although his opponent is an ordinary playoff team, the Hornets, which can defeat the top team by relying on their outstanding state, Zhang Hao played the same performance that the team wanted him to play when the opponent played so hard and the defense was fierce.

Zhang Hao made a steadily free throw! In the end, the Hornets missed a three-pointer. After the first quarter, the Lakers led the Hornets 35-29 and entered the break with 6 points.

Although the opponent played an unexpected situation of 11-4, the score difference in the first quarter was still in the good score difference of 6 points. Moreover, Dell Curry, Glenn Rice, and Larry Johnson played all over the first quarter, and they all fought hard! After the Lakers started 17-11 in the half quarter, they replaced Van Exel, Campbell, Doug Christie, and George Lynch.

The Lakers just lost the ball and would not be aristocratic. They would not float up like the Bulls, who had been the fastest 60-win and 7-loss in NBA history, and were dragged to overtime by the Hornets.

Tonight, the Lakers play very focusedly!

Van Exel and the Magicians guarantee regular offenses. Most cases where singles are required Van Exel can solve the problem. When it really can't be solved, it will be handed over to Zhang Hao. It's not that Zhang Hao's probability of scoring is higher than Van Exel, but that he dares to play, and he looks calm regardless of whether he scores or not. After hitting the iron, at least he will not let his teammates feel the changes in their emotions, and the whole team's emotions are still stable.

It is right not to underestimate the Hornets. Glenn Rice, the top pitcher in the league today, scored 15 points in the 8 minutes from the end of the third quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter, and once helped the Hornets take the lead by 4 points.

But the Lakers, who were focused throughout the whole process, finally overturned the score.

At 11:02 in the fourth quarter, Zhang Hao, when the Lakers led by 3 points 112 to 109, made a three-pointer from the top arc that he received the ball, widening the gap to 6 points, and locked in the victory.

In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Hornets 115-111!

This game was not very concerned, but there were still many reporters.

Of course it was for the Lakers.

However, a reporter ran to interview Michael Adams, a Hornets player.

When asked about Zhang Hao's three-pointer who locked the victory in the last moment, Michael Adams responded: "Seeing Zhang, my eyes are full of what I looked like when I was young..."

...

After playing against the Hornets, Zhang Hao took a shower and immediately took a taxi back to the hotel to watch the game between the Bulls and Spurs.

No matter how hard I rushed, I couldn't catch up with the start of the game. When I returned to the room and turned on the TV, I had already finished the game in half. The Bulls led the Spurs 57-48 and 9 points.

The Bulls have played 69 games, 61 wins and 8 losses, and the Spurs have also played 55 wins and 14 losses in 69 games.

Zhang Hao doesn’t care about the final record of the Bulls. He hopes that the Bulls will be more powerful and kill the Spurs!

Before he could be happy that the Bulls led the Spurs by 9 points, the news of the halftime break made him want to hit someone!

"When you were young, I'm much handsomer than you, okay!"

Looking at Michael Adams's feeling of missing you clearly in an interview...

"The reporter who asked the question is not a good person either!"

Zhang Hao looked at him listed on TV. Zhang, who averaged 1.2 three-pointers per game this season, with a shooting percentage of 31%. Michael Adams averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game in his peak season, with a shooting percentage of 129.6...

In fact, Zhang, a three-pointer in the top arc, has a hit rate of 34%! And most of the three-pointers are in this area!

But occasionally you have to shoot on both sides, and the hit rate is quite bad...

"9 of 19 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, 27 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks... The aunt made 11 of 18 shots, 9 of 12 free throws, and scored 31 points and 13 rebounds... I defended to the aunt for 8 times, and he scored 4 goals, causing two fouls, and had to continue to improve the single defense... My shooting percentage is another performance of less than 50% of the shooting percentage..."

Zhang Hao looked at the battle report about the Lakers during the intermission of the Bulls and Spurs, and analyzed it, and was a little sad...

In recent times, after the Magician took the initiative to play as a substitute, Mr. Zhang's number of times he threw the pot ball has obviously increased.

When his teammates had no chance and there was not much time left, he received the pass from his teammates. He did not feel like his schoolbag, but instead was very excited. This was his teammate's trust.

But this kind of shooting percentage can only cause evil.

When it comes to the end, it will be a little more or less heartbreaking...

Fortunately, not long after, the halftime break between the Bulls and Spurs match ended, and the second half began. Zhang Hao did not continue to worry about his hit rate and devoted himself to watching the game.

Come on, Bulls! Kill the Spurs!

With such inner shouts, Zhang Hao looks forward to the Spurs losing, so that their Lakers can return to the West first...

Then, 58 minutes later, the Bulls and Spurs game ended.

109 to 113, the NBA game scores, and the teams playing away scored in the front.

Turning around!

The Spurs were scored 29-21 by the Bulls in the third quarter and 17 points behind in three quarters, and scored 33-12 in the final quarter, making a super big comeback!

David Robinson made 20 of 31 shots in the game, made 11 of 15 free throws, and 51 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks. Among them, 21 points and 5 blocks in the last quarter... Although Jordan also had 41 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a single game, David Robinson got angry in the last quarter and led the Spurs to complete a big reversal...

The Spurs won 15 consecutive victories and continued to dominate the throne of the West, and at the same time gave the league a 9th loss in the first season!

Looking at the ending, Zhang Hao was speechless... but he wanted to laugh.

He seemed to really see Jordan crying...

Unfortunately, the Bulls failed to end the Spurs' winning streak, and the Lakers could only continue to be the second in the Western Conference.

but……

"The Bulls lost two games this month, the Spurs did not lose a single game, they won 13 games this month, and there was still one game that they didn't play. Why did the Spurs have better record than the Bulls this month, and the general beat Jordan... This month, I can't win Jordan?

He has been the second best player in the league for five consecutive months, and the best performers are substituting each month. This luck is comparable to the draft luck!"

...

...

In the latest MVP prediction list, David Robinson rushed to second place in the league!

First, naturally, Michael Jordan, who performed best in the whole season.

On March 30, Zhang Hao followed the team to Orlando.

During lunch, the news I saw was all about David Robinson's 51-point single game to beat the Bulls.

This time the Bulls will definitely dominate the headlines.

Is there a chance to be the only team in NBA history with less than double-digit losses?

The Bulls, with 12 games left, became the absolute protagonist by the end of the season.

But in today's news, this protagonist is the background.

Zhang Hao was very pleased to see the news about their Lakers appearing at the corners of the corners.

"It's not easy to make headlines every day!"

The magician and Jason Williams, who were sitting next to Zhang Hao, heard Zhang Hao's sigh and changed their positions silently in a synchronic manner, so as not to be unable to help but kill birds.

55 wins and 15 losses, the Magician was a little moved when he saw this record.

Even though he was a participant and was the important second tactical core, the magician felt the loneliness of the times.

He won 58 wins in the last year of his peak playing field. Now they have not played in 12 games, and they have won 55 wins, and it is certain that they have won more than 58 wins.

This momentum, the Magician's feeling, was like watching Zhang Hao turn the era that once belonged to him, opening a new era for the Lakers.

Unfortunately, no one knows the sentimentality of the Magician. None of the Lakers players felt that way. Even Campbell, who was the oldest team except Magic, played with the Magician in the 1991 Finals, is only 27 years old now. When he was playing, he didn't have so much emotion.

However, it is precisely because the Lakers' main players are young players, and the feeling of being young and limitless makes the Magic feel like he was going back more than ten years ago...

...

There was not so much preparation time for consecutive away games. After a night of rest in Orlando, on March 31, the Lakers came to the Orlando Arena and challenged the Magic away.

Early this morning, the Lakers received news that they didn't know whether it was good or bad. O'Neal was injured again and was out for two weeks.

After entering the stadium, Zhang Hao saw a different picture than other players when they were injured. O'Neal sat behind the bench instead of on the bench.

Today, Zhang Hao also read a lot of local sports news newspapers and magazines, most of whom were criticizing O'Neal for being injured at any time.
To be continued...