"Zhang showed excellent team sense in the playoffs, was willing to pass the ball, and unexpectedly showed strong talent on the defensive end..."

"Aix's characteristics as a franchise-protecting inside line have been better demonstrated in the more intense playoffs. His shooting threat is the key factor in the Lakers' ability to gradually find the playoff cooperation feeling in the first round..."

"Calm down, selfless, after his debut set a record, Aix took the initiative to reduce his moves..."

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On the morning of the second day after the third game against the Kings, Zhang Hao was having breakfast and watching the news...

"If I didn't score 40 points in the first game, even if we swept, their statement would make a big turn of 180 degrees, right?

For example, I did not score as well in the playoffs as the regular season.

Sure enough, I can get high scores by passing the ball with my teammates...

It's indeed a regular season scorer..."

I didn't take what the media said seriously.

After playing 3 games, I advanced and played for 5 days in the first round!

But after the first round, his mood suddenly became relaxed. He could go wherever he could go. No matter how bad they were, they would not be worse than the future 67-win team.

And they have done better than the Supersonics two years ago, at least they have not refreshed the lower limit.

After the first round of the series, Zhang Hao felt that his adaptation to the playoffs was pretty good, +2+3+4, which was the performance in the first game. This was so special. Zhang Hao did not score more in the last two games.

The second game was 15+8+3+3, the third game was +6+3+1, and in the first round, he did better and better in the defensive end!

Zhang Hao knew very well that he did not do well in scoring. It was not that the media said that he had reduced his shots and became more selfless, but that he had no choice. In the playoffs, he was indeed like Klay Thompson, with much less shooting opportunities than the regular season, and he did not find any point to explode in the next two games.

In terms of shooting, he is still trying hard to adapt in the playoffs. He is not like pre-season preparations before the regular season. The playoffs have higher requirements for him in terms of running, positioning, and grasping his mobile phone opportunities.

However, he did not expect that he could do so well in the defensive stage of the playoffs. Although his opponent's offensive ability at the basket is not strong, he is really doing a good job of regular frame protection.

And he himself feels that he has made progress. Playoff games, post-match summary, training... his defense improvement is more efficient than the regular season!

Stronger confrontations on the outside will also cause more obstacles to the outside players in the process of breaking through to the inside, and will be more beneficial to his defense.

Zhang Hao was a little sad about this... The defensive end was swaying from No. 1 to No. 5, which was nothing, but the 2-4th position in the middle was skipped.

So soon the first round ended, Zhang Hao felt a little regretful. If he could play one or two more games, such as 4-1 or 4-0 in 7 games, 4-0, or 4-0, he could adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs more.

But since it is a 5-game three-win system, it is better to advance early, otherwise, if the opponent really gives the opportunity, even if the opponent wins one in 0-2, the probability of being reversed by a large score will be very high.

Although it is possible to directly win the match point 2-0 like the Knicks, it is possible that the opponent will directly sweep the opponent with equal strength, but it is also possible that the opponent will fall behind 0-2 and make a comeback and take away the series.

The most important thing is to enter the second round steadily.

Just after breakfast, I took my luggage, and took the bus to the airport. Zhang Hao felt that the atmosphere of the whole team was much more relaxed.

Some people are very heartless and don't find any problems, such as Van Exel, who is like a madman when playing, and Jason Williams who only focuses on rebounding, but others have similar ideas to Zhang Hao. They may be the weakest team in history with 60+ wins, and teams with 65+ wins have never been like their performance in the playoffs.

Look at the Bulls, they won a total of 81 points in three games, and averaged 27 points per game, which was a terrible move.

The Supersonics and Magic also swept steadily to advance. The Spurs had no choice. David Robinson, who raised their strength to 60+ wins, was injured. He didn't believe he was injured. He dragged his performance until now, but he also overtook the score.

They all look very stable, but they feel that they are unstable in the Lakers.

Finally, I advanced and my mood suddenly relaxed a lot.

As long as you are not black-eight, take one step at a time.

At this time, Del Harris did not jump out and said, "We want to compete for the championship." It is important to cultivate a championship culture, but at the moment, this is not the most important thing.

The most important thing is to adjust the emotions of the players in the team and put too much pressure on them... Del Harris feels that his team can't afford it.

Thinking of this, Del Harris felt it was weird. They won 65! The media never regarded them as a championship team. He was quite dissatisfied before, but now, he really thinks this is a good thing.

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At noon on April 30, the Lakers, who swept their opponents to advance, received good news as soon as they returned to Los Angeles.

Jason Williams, who averaged 7.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game this season, beat Kukochi, who averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and rookie Sabonis, who averaged 14.5 points, 8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, were elected the sixth man of the season!

After the game against the Kings, the Rockets and Jazz played 2-1, and the next game is tomorrow, May 2, and the second round will start at least May 4. The Lakers will get at least four days off. The coaching staff gave the players one day's vacation, and the holiday will be held this afternoon and tomorrow, the morning of May 1.

As soon as he arrived at the airport, Jason Williams, who had won the award, was happy to invite the whole team to the beach to play. Zhang Hao felt that he had won the best rookie and should have a treat, but...

Magicians definitely won’t go. Nowadays, magicians don’t drink wine, and when they are free, they go to church or their own company to work.

Since the magician doesn't go, of course it's alcohol, and the girl walks.

At this time, you can bring a bunch of paparazzi secretly photographed by Zhang Hao wherever you go. A lot of balloon stars who are watching the fans are very cool. But if someone takes photos, Zhang Hao can't drink alcohol. Teammates can't take Zhang Hao to play and let Zhang Hao drink milk, right?

Therefore, they would not take Zhang Hao, even if Zhang Hao treats him, they would not take him.

Zhang Hao returned home angrily, but looked at his driver's license and only passed one quarter of his age at 19.

Thinking divergently, Zhang Hao suddenly thought of a question: "My teammates went out to play publicly before I was 21 years old, so I would definitely not bring me with me. Could it be that Xiao Keke was not so withdrawn at the beginning? Seeing that he was in high school with another school star Hamilton and black female singer Brandi, who played well, and even hooked up with Brandi and attended the prom together."

In fact, ordinary people are fine. He is a popular public figure like Zhang. Passersby can make news when they see him drinking, so naturally Kobe is the same.

"But Kobe's pride is true. He does not seem to like making friends, and the friends he makes are all the same as Hamilton..."

I didn't think about this anymore. My teammates went out to play without taking him, and it wasn't once or twice.

My heart was so cold that Zhang Hao went home to play games and followed the news.

There are no games in the NBA today, and the matters about awards are very lively.

In addition to the best sixth man today, the new fastest progress award was also announced this year. The 25-year-old center George Murraysan of the Washington Bullets won the first fastest progress award with averaging 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.

Seeing this name, Zhang Hao remembered how pleasant he was to play the Bullets and circled the basket without using teammates to cover it. He could directly use George Murraysan to block the opponent's players.

The performance of 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks is hard to describe, and it is obtained by relying on the highest height in the history of the NBA with 231 cm.

The single-player awards that have not been announced this year include Best Coach, MVP, and Best Defensive Player. If you have any relationship with them, the only one who completed the vote today is the Best Coach.

But even though the Lakers' record improved by 17 wins and 65 wins, the Bulls' crazy improvement by 23 wins and 70 wins.

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After playing the game for an afternoon, when going to bed at night, Zhang Hao continued to simulate running training based on the rough defense he encountered in the first round and spent an additional day of life.

The next day, the new month has arrived.

Although the team arranged a rest, Zhang Hao still pulled James Worthy and the Magic out early in the morning and continued to advance defensive training.

At noon, as Zhang Hao expected, the league announced that it had refreshed the Bulls' head coach Phil Jackson, who had won the Best Coach Award of the season, won the season's Best Coach Award.

If Zhang Hao remembers correctly, this is probably the only time Phil Jackson won the award in his career.

During the afternoon training, Zhang Hao saw that Del Harris, who was unable to be with Lianzhuang's best manager logo man, had an expression of others owing him money. He wanted to comfort the old fox, the charlatan, who only got this time.

The preparation training and basic technical and tactical training carried out have strengthened the confrontation.

Zhang Hao could feel that although the old fox didn't say it, the training arranged was to allow him to better adapt to the running and receiving shots in the playoffs and better adjust his playing style.

The reason for the lack of targeted training is naturally that the opponent in the second round has not yet come out.

The Rockets, who may be at home, advance 3-1 next time, and it is also possible that the Jazz counterattack three consecutive games to complete a major reversal.

If a fan sees a big reversal, Zhang Hao will definitely be very excited, but as a player waiting for his opponent to release, Zhang Hao feels it is quite tormenting.

Fortunately, their Lakers are not alone...

By night, since the Bulls, Knicks, and Supersonics have advanced, the only game in the Spurs and Trail Blazers series tonight is the only game.

The Trail Blazers, who led 1-0 to 1-2, became hard at home in the second home court. With David Robinson only making 4 of 16 shots and only scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, the Trail Blazers defeated the Spurs and tied the big score 2-2.

The glory of human nature shines extremely brightly at this moment. Zhang Hao thought that the Supersonics team would wait as anxiously as them, and instantly felt that it was not that difficult.

Be patient and prepare for the battle!

On May 2, the Lakers continued to conduct tactical training under the intensity of the playoffs. Some people may feel it boring. They didn’t think it was during training camp and preseason. They had a rest for half a year, which was equivalent to learning new things for old players, but now they are different. However, Zhang Hao practiced very seriously and he needed this.

His seriousness also made his teammates embarrassed to slack off.

At 4:30 pm, the Pistons, the first round of the East, survivors, came Game 4 of the series of the Pacers at home.

Zhang Hao returned home early to watch the live broadcast. In addition to this game tonight, there is also the fourth game between the Rockets and the Jazz.

Of course, it's also very comfortable to watch Grant Hill's game.

However, the Pistons played really uncomfortable.

Grant Hill is indeed awesome. He played 44 minutes in the game, scored 25 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Alan Houston also scored 9 of 20 shots, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 25 points by shooting without scoring in a three-second zone.

The two of them have already scored 50 points together. The strength of other players of the Pistons is to interpret what it means to drag down. The two made a total of 37 attacks, while the other players of the Pistons took 38 attacks. As a result, the others only scored 23 points in total, which is less than any of the two!

On the Pistons, Schmitz scored 19 points and 6 assists, Reggie Miller scored 13 points, Mark Jackson scored 12 points and 9 assists, Derek McKay scored 14 points, Ricky Pierce scored 12 points, Antonio Davis scored 10 points... 6 players scored in double digits, defeating the Pistons.

The Pistons lost at home, 1-3 and were eliminated!

Seeing Grant Hill, who performed even more flirtatiously than Pippen when he was leading the team alone, but he couldn't even pass the first round, Zhang Hao felt a little regretful...

At this time, a task completion prompt that he almost forgot was coming!

"Shot Star (Alan Houston):
To be continued...