"Aix, it's okay. Just shoot. Charles and Jason will guarantee the offensive rebounds well. If you don't shoot, you won't delay the team's offense."

After the Lakers played against the Heat, they set out for Cleveland the next morning, and their next opponent was the Cavaliers.

On the plane, O'Neal was so proud.

Many things about basketball, in the end, are looking at the data and hit rate.

O'Neal made 8 of 14 shots last night, plus 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 21 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. His efficiency was so explosive.

Zhang Hao scored 32 points in 12 of 32 shots... This efficiency can no longer be described as low, it is simply a downshot.

There are many fans watching this game live, but not many fans after watching it, and there are more fans who have not watched the game. Cloud fans like to analyze a player's performance through data. The media will still speak according to the situation of the game at the beginning, but later, they will definitely "take care of" most fans.

There are some things that cannot be avoided... 20! Fortunately, Xiao Zhouzhou has not made his debut yet!

Two tasks failed in one night, and a single game of 20 iron that I had been hiding for a long time. I was sad and sad. Zhang Hao ignored O'Neal... Looking at the white clouds outside the window, it was so good to be white clouds, floating in the sky, free and easy...

O'Neal looked at Zhang Hao and turned his head to look out the window, very proud.

He finally won a small game!

However, this was only one win in the media and fans' public opinion, and he was also surprised by Zhang Hao's progress in the game.

The catch after the pick-and-roll was a strong breakthrough, which means the emergency stop jump shot was relatively poor, otherwise it would be such a simple move, with this kid's athletic ability + shooting ability + height and wingspan... it was really as unsolvable as his fat!

"I'm even more unsolvable. I'm going to hit the ball and it's a chance to score. I don't need so many weird cooperation..."

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When he arrived in Cleveland, Zhang Hao plunged into the visiting team training ground of the Quick Loan Center, pulled Brian Xiao together, and practiced pick-and-roll and held the ball and cut in.

Some things, if they are enlightened, they will really be enlightened. If they are not enlightened, they will never know what to do.

Of course, this is inseparable from the basic skills Zhang Hao has practiced day by day. Without the increasingly solid basic skills, he cannot use such a fighting style when his inspiration appears.

By the end of the season, there may be explosive performances every day. Yesterday, the Lakers and the Heat played a fierce defensive battle that made people crazy. At 3:30 this afternoon, the game between the Bulls and the Pistons started. After 2 hours and 25 minutes of the game, Grant Hill scored 27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals, leading the Pistons to score in double digits, narrowly defeating the Bulls 99-91, allowing the Bulls to suffer the 12th loss of the season!

At this time, Grant Hill seemed to be the leader in the future of American basketball, and had come from behind to surpass the surprises brought to people by Anthony Hardaway.

The Lakers took a night off in Cleveland. On March 21, on the first away game back to back, they came to the Speed ​​Loan Center to play the Cavaliers.

Playing a team that averages less than 86 points per game is really a torture. The Cavaliers are truly born at the wrong time. At their peak, the league is still playing offensive basketball after the showtime era. After the peak stage, the league has entered the iron-blooded era...

In terms of rhythm and limiting opponents' scoring, the Cavaliers' league is the strongest, and the Lakers only scored 81 points tonight.

Fortunately, the Lakers did a very good job in defense, limiting the Cavaliers to only score 77 points. With O'Neal, he scored 15 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, Zhang Hao scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, and Barkley also had 11 points, 13 rebounds. The Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 81-77.

Everyone thought that the Lakers would lose while playing against the Heat. The Lakers won by chance. It should have lost against the Cavaliers, right? Who knew that the Cavaliers' offense was so weak. The contraction of defense made O'Neal and Barkley defended well. Zhang Hao's breakthrough from the outside was also very good, but the Lakers still won by defense.

But at this time, the Lakers ushered in a bad news outside the court - the logo man failed in the competition with the Bulls. Elvin Robertson, who terminated the contract with the Raptors a few days ago, chose to join the Chicago Bulls after a few days of confusion!

...

On March 16, the former four-double man Elvin Robertson terminated the contract with the Raptors and prepared to join a championship-level team.

This season, Elvin Robertson averaged 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game with the Raptors. As in the past nine years of his career, his health is so good that he is 34 years old. He will not lose any game this season.

The key is that this veteran who has been selected for the best defensive team for six consecutive years since his second grade, has won the best defensive player twice. He performed very well on the defensive end this year, and his average shooting percentage limits the opponent's shooting percentage is nearly 4 percentage points lower than his average shooting percentage of the season.

After Elvin Robertson terminated the contract with the Raptors, news came out, and the logo man was in contact with Elvin Robertson's agent.

On the 18th, the logo man followed the Lakers to Miami, not for that game, but for Elvin Robertson, who had been terrified from a snowy place in Toronto for a winter and immediately came to the south coast to bask in the sun.

But Bulls general manager Jerry Klaus also traveled to Miami at the same time to meet Elvin Robertson.

According to sources, Byron Scott was ready to settle the appointment, but the Lakers failed to grab anyone!

...

The Lakers arrived in Rutherford Town this morning. During lunch, the Magic were still lamenting last night's news with Zhang Hao: "It's a pity. If we had Robertson join, the defense would be more complete. The point guard position defense would not require Brian or Aix to hold on, and the person was snatched away by the Bulls."

Zhang Hao replied: "It doesn't matter. Robertson and Harper have similar characteristics. They have no shooting, they both cut and score + defense + pass. They are two years older than Harper, and they don't have much effect on the Bulls."

The magician wanted to see some regrets on Zhang Hao's face, but unfortunately, he didn't see any regrets.

But as Zhang Hao said, the Bulls have Ron Harper, and Ron Harper's playing time this year has been limited to 24 minutes. The Bulls' team's health this year is very good, better than last year. There is no shortage of people in the point guard. The purpose of competing with the Lakers to Elvin Robertson is obvious.

However, the Lakers failed to successfully strengthen, which was a loss after all.

Zhang Hao is actually quite regretful, but he can only think about it in the better direction, at least not the players who have significantly improved on both sides were snatched away by the Bulls.

Don't think about the regrets of not being able to succeed. When his teammates were resting in the afternoon, he focused on how to use the pick-and-roll move well.

At 6:30 pm, the Lakers came to the Continental Airlines Arena and challenged the Nets back to back.

When playing against the Heat, Zhang Hao showed his lethality as a pick-and-roll executor.

But when playing against the Cavaliers, I failed to play well, with 4 assists, but also 4 turnovers.

The Cavaliers are really a team with excellent defense, and they also have good research on their opponent's offense. They have studied the Lakers' last game against the Heat. They have defended Zhang Hao's pick-and-roll catch and breakout + pass-through style.

It’s not that the Cavaliers are completely defensive and are unlikely to be stronger than the Heat. It’s just that the Cavaliers have more time to prepare, so the Heat can only make on-the-spot adjustments.

However, the Nets do not have the ability of the Cavaliers and the Heat. In the game against the Nets, after O'Neal finished chiseling, Zhang Hao continued chiseling, mainly focusing on scoring. In fact, when playing against the Nets, he doesn't have to catch the ball and break through after pick-and-roll. Most of the time, he just needs to catch the ball and turn around and break. He just practices this move with the Nets...

The Nets also wanted to take advantage of Kenny Anderson's rest to beat Zhang Hao and let the fans who cheered for the visiting team love them again. Then, 95-123, the Nets lost to the Lakers 28 points at home.

Zhang Hao played for 35 minutes, scored 37 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks, and even went up to chisel two in the final quarter. O'Neal played for 18 minutes, never played again in the second half, and scored 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Barkley scored 23 points and 11 rebounds tonight.

This time, when playing Cory Kittles, the reward for the "Rookies' Nightmare" task was significantly reduced, and Zhang Hao only got an additional life span of 10 days.

It seems that the rookie is also dependent on the rookie's current performance, fan recognition, attention, etc.

After defeating the Cavaliers, the Lakers' record improved to 54 wins and 15 losses. After three consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference, the Lakers returned to California and came to Sacramento, the capital of California.

This time it won was quite easy. Although the Kings are now ranked ninth in the Western Conference, their record is only 29 wins and 40 losses. They actually want to lose, but the teams are so good!

Kings star Mickey Richmond also started to have a quarrel. He wanted to leave and wanted to go to a team that could compete for the championship and win more victories like Tim Hardaway, but how could the Kings be willing to let go of their only star who can sell tickets?

Relying on O'Neal's 28 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Zhang Hao scored 37 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, the Lakers defeated the Kings, who had no desire to win 108-90, and won 4 consecutive victories! The record improved to 55 wins and 15 losses, becoming the second team in the league to win 55 wins!

After 4 consecutive away games, the Lakers have 4 games left in March, one home game back-to-back and the other two consecutive away games.

On the 24th, after playing against the Kings, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles.

There is good news when I come back. Kenny Anderson was injured on the 15th and recovered for 8 days!

When the Lakers went to Sacramento the day before yesterday, they had already obtained permission to play, but the coaching staff was cautious and did not immediately let Kenny Anderson play, but stayed in Los Angeles for two days of confrontational training. Byron Scott, who had not received a chance to play recently, was put on the unactivated roster, returned to Los Angeles to train with Kenny Anderson.

In the past few games, Lakers players have been under a lot of pressure. O'Neal just returned, and he was away for four consecutive away games, and back-to-back. Kenny Anderson was injured, but if he lost more than he won, the impact will be very great at this critical stage of the current competitive ranking.

However, now he has won four consecutive victories. He just returned to Los Angeles after playing four consecutive away games. When he returned home, the point guard returned to the scene and his tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed.

Then, after a night of rest, the Spurs challenged at home on the 25th, and the Lakers defeated the Spurs at home 94-107...

Judging from many data, the Lakers crushed the Spurs, with 47 rebounds, 36 Spurs, 9 blocks, 4 Spurs, 8 steals, and 5 Spurs... But they couldn't stand the Spurs and scored 13 three-pointers, making 13 three-pointers in the game, and scored 39 points with 21 three-pointers alone.

In fact, the opponent feels good and has not been defended. This is not a big problem. The Spurs' defense is also very down. However, the Lakers' own offense was a mess tonight. The key was still very relaxed. They didn't get tight for a while. When it got serious, they were already 27 points behind 50 to 77. Although the Lakers scored 34 to 22 in the second half of the third quarter to the first half of the fourth quarter, they were still too far behind, and the 13-point difference was awful.

After winning four consecutive victories before, the Lakers have already won 55. Even if they lose this game, there are 11 games left in the next, and it is not difficult to win 60. However, if you lose, it is not scary. Who is embarrassed!

Kenny Anderson is so sad, I feel that I am the worst boss of the team...

However, there is another person who is even more sad and angry than Kenny Anderson, and Spurs coach Popovich is about to explode!

He didn't understand why every team was so careless after the All-Star Weekend? Before the All-Star Weekend, they played 50 games and won 9 games. As a result, they played 21 games after the All-Star Weekend, and they won 10 games! Those who don't know thought they were fighting for the playoffs!

Tonight he has racked his brains. Whoever shoots well will be replaced, but anyone can make a move. He wants to play badly, but the players have the chance to win and cannot make a good move.

Then, they beat the Lakers twice this season...

The Spurs have played against the Lakers in total three times this season, and they have won twice.

At the post-match press conference, when the media asked Popovich what he thought of ending the Lakers' winning streak and becoming the only two teams tied with the Jazz that had the upper hand against the Lakers, Popovich shouted:

"I hate three points! I will never like three points in my life!"

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The counterattack was successful and the dunk was hit, the baseline was back and turned over and jumped into the jump shot. Raheem flew with a fake shot and then rushed into the basket. Bryant Levis smashed the ball into the basket. After receiving the ball in the top arc, he made a fake move and broke through and directly pulled out a three-pointer to hit. The cross-step changed direction and broke through the free throw line and the jump shot was slow and stopped.

The day after the game against the Spurs, the Lakers ushered in a back-to-back game against the Grizzlies at home.

In this game, O'Neal didn't play, but was not injured, but was placed on the observation list.

The reason is that after the first back-to-back game yesterday, Zhang Hao came to the Great Western Forum Arena for training this morning and saw Del Harris with a sad look on his face.

After asking, Del Harris expressed concerns about O'Neal's health.

The playoffs are coming soon, and Del Harris is worried that O'Neal's current high-intensity style and compact schedule will be injured.

Zhang Hao said a lot, "Just rest on the turn."

Then, Del Harris seemed to open the door to the new world and put O'Neal on the observation list. He did not allow O'Neal to play back to back in the second game...

This is not a big problem at all. Even if you play the Grizzlies, even if you don’t play O’Neal, the Lakers will have confidence.

But unfortunately, the Grizzlies made 7-pointers in the first half!

This alerted Del Harris. After fighting against the Heat, Cavaliers and Knicks, the Lakers' defense focus was placed on the middle and close range and at the basket, and they did a very good job.

But the defense of three-pointers is not that good. Because they pay too much attention to mid-to-size and close range and under the basket, three-pointers are often ignored. They were shot by the Spurs in the last game, and the Grizzlies seized the opportunity to shoot through this game!

Fortunately, there is still some time before the playoffs, so I can find a way to adjust.

The Lakers were 9 points behind the Grizzlies 50-59 at the halftime, and then, the "rookies' nightmare" that did not trigger at the beginning of the game was triggered.

The task is very simple, leading the team to make a comeback, but there is a condition that he has to show his singles.

The task is not difficult and it is not very troublesome to complete. Del Harris made adjustments during the halftime break and defended against the opponent's three-pointer.

There are really few head coaches paying attention to three-pointers these days. In the last game, the Spurs also had 6 three-pointers in the half, but Del Harris didn't focus on defense, and the Spurs made another 7 three-pointers in the second half...
To be continued...