After the game against the Pacers, the Lakers took a day off and on February 27, they faced the challenge of the Denver Nuggets.

Facing the Nuggets who raised their hands to let their opponents play at will, the Lakers were not polite. O'Neal played 21 minutes, made 9 of 12 shots, and added 7 of 12 free throws, and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block in the first half to get off work.

Zhang Hao scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and also clocked in at halftime and got off work.

The Lakers have 11 players to play tonight. Except for Ben Wallace, who only scored 2 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, the others scored more than 5 points, and 9 out of the 11 players scored in double digits, and two of them scored more than 20 points.

The whole team is in a slut, only Ben Wallace can dunk even if he makes a dock. Three offensive rebounds were snatched in vain, and the only two points were still won by eating cakes.

The Lakers slaughtered the Nuggets 131-90 with a 41-pointer, improving their record to 48 wins and 7 losses.

The Nuggets sent Antonio McDyce away to strengthen the performance, which really gave the Nuggets the strength to compete for the last place. The Raptors played so well that they had 10 wins and 46 losses so far. The Nuggets lost to the Lakers 7 wins and 50 losses...

But after the game, some media expressed confusion - the 76ers team was a bad game, at least the coach was controlling the rotation, and the players fought on the court. John Lucas's performance was very good, so he kept the 76ers team winning, so he was able to soar to the sky after defeating Iverson and Duncan one after another.

The Nuggets even gave up their resistance. There is no player in the team who averaged more than 15 points per game. They are too lazy to even brush data. Even if they get Olovo Kandy, what's the use?

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After the game in February, the Lakers achieved a record of 9 wins and 2 losses this month, which is quite impressive!

During this period, the Lakers not only did not narrow the record gap by other teams, but also widened the record gap, which is indeed surprising.

But it is precisely because of this that they have become a team that has won 70 wins in people's minds.

At noon on March 1, after a day off in Los Angeles, the Lakers came to Phoenix City. After two consecutive games, March started with a three-game trip, including No. 4 and No. 5 away against the Pacers and Wizards, back-to-back, and first of all, No. 2 away against the Suns.

As soon as he arrived in Phoenix, the Lakers received good news - two months later, O'Neal won the Player of the Month Award again!

O'Neal made all 11 games in February, averaging 29.7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks per game. He had a super high shooting percentage of 60.7%, and had an excellent shooting percentage of 60.7%, beating Rick Schmitz, Michael Jordan, Iverson, and Kidd won the Player of the Month Award.

Larry Bird is finally no longer the winner of the coach of the month, with Hornets coach Dave Coins winning the Coach of the month in February.

But Dave Coins won the coach of the month, which means that Larry Bird is going further away from the coach of the month, because Dave Coins is almost impossible to win the coach of the month again. Even if he gets it again, the performance gap between the Hornets and the Pacers is so big.

The Lakers' Silver Fox suffered a slight loss in the fight for the best coach. There were already 70 wins twice before, and the Zen master failed to win the best coach in both 70 wins, and it was just the first two seasons, so the advantage in this area is not obvious.

The main reason is that the Pacers rushed from the bottom of the fish to the number one in the East was too fierce...

The best rookie in the month, no one can see it—Duncan every month.

Duncan's performance in February was "sluggish". The 76ers only achieved 6 wins and 4 losses in 10 games, and their record dropped to 40 wins and 17 losses, and they have been tied by the Bulls.

Duncan also "only" averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 3.1 blocks per game in February. The overall shooting performance of the Sixers became worse. He won five games in the nine games after the All-Stars weekend, mostly thanks to Iverson's average of 28.8 points per game on the offensive end.

During the All-Star Weekend, all teams made relatively large adjustments and had enough time. Of course, they had to think carefully about the problems that could not be solved in the first half of the season and find ways.

As a rookie, Duncan also fell into a rookie wall...

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"You are new to the jungle!"

Zhang Hao looked at Duncan's 17+13 performance and was said to be trapped in the rookie wall. He felt that the New York media praised Duncan in a different way.

New Yorkers are fickle. They brag about him and Zhang in the past two years. This year, with Duncan, the "new product". Although the New York media will not abandon the focus of Zhang Hao, their smugness for Duncan has obviously replaced Zhang Hao before.

One very important reason is that Zhang Hao renewed his contract with the Lakers for three years and never said it, but he used practical actions to announce his willingness to stay with the Lakers to play.

O'Neal won the Player of the Month, and the same two Best of the Month as Jordan. Zhang Hao is very happy about this.

Because O'Neal is happy now.

As long as you coax the big fat, remind yourself to eat from time to time. Don’t make yourself fat when you can’t adapt to the large tonnage. Don’t get injured because you don’t adapt to the large tonnage. Then the big fat is the league’s number one center. Although it is not the strongest dominant center in history of 145 to 150 kilograms, O’Neal was the strongest in the late 1990s when the center was gradually declining.

The best player of the month, it doesn’t matter. What Zhang Hao wants more is the last trophy...

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In the evening, Zhang Hao was watching cartoons to cultivate his sentiment, and the doorbell rang.

Open the door, it was O'Neal.

"Aix, Penny and Kidd invite me to dinner, let's go together!"

"Uh... aren't your relationship with Hardaway very bad?"

"NO! Why do you think so? When he and I were in a competitive relationship when we were on the Magic team, am I the kind of petty person?"

Zhang Hao gave O'Neal a look and let O'Neal taste it himself.

O'Neal is so angry...

However, when I think about competing for the MVP goal, I have to rely on the annoying guy in front of me... I think about the feeling when I partnered with Zhang Hao in the past few months, I feel that I don’t feel that annoying... I’m so reluctant!

Zhang Hao did not refuse, complaining that O'Neal had already started to open the box to look for clothes when he was complaining.

The assistants of April Clark and the lazy Britney were very good at work and prepared a suitable set of clothes for visiting.

A casual suit + tweed coat will not look particularly formal and make people feel a strong sense of distance, but it will not be too casual and make people look down upon.

Zhang Hao didn't let O'Neal go out to wait for him to change his clothes. O'Neal looked at Zhang Hao's face and figure... and felt that this guy was so angry!

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At 6:30 pm, Zhang Hao followed O'Neal to Anfini Hardaway's home in Phoenix.

In addition to Zhang Hao, Kenny Anderson, Brian Shaw, Rick Fox and Jason Williams were also called by O'Neal.

Anfini Hardaway seems to have a good relationship with O'Neal, and they all come out of the yard to pick them up.

Anfini Hardaway introduced enthusiastically: "Shake, look, how is this house? I bought it for 6 million yuan and spent 3 million yuan to redecorate it. I just moved in last month."

O'Neal is so angry!

He spent $4 million in the summer of 1996 to buy a villa in Inglewood Town, which is indeed a bit far behind the house of Anfini Hardaway.

Looking at O'Neal's depressed expression, Anfenny Hardaway was very proud.

At this time, someone suddenly said something.

"Mr. Hardaway, your decision is great. Maybe in another year to two years, you won't be able to buy such a good house in Phoenix. By the time you sell it at a high level, you can make at least 10 million."

"Well……"

Anfini Hardaway didn't know how to reply. Although he was praised, his purpose was not at first. He bought this house, on the one hand, to sign a six-year long contract. He had planned to settle here if he was so troublesome. On the other hand, he was ready to show off to O'Neal when he came here to play away.

It is mainly because of the latter that Anfini Hardaway spent 9 million US dollars, otherwise he would have been satisfied with the house that he was not as luxurious or so expensive.

But they really praised him again...

Kenny Anderson and other teammates have become accustomed to Zhang Hao's inappropriate views, and at least they have not ironic the words "I have a loli in my family with more than 30 villas around the world."

But O'Neal asked with a sharp ear, "Aix, will housing prices rise?"

"I think so, there is no news recently, and the Internet funds have been transferred to New York real estate."

"Is this true? I have time to see..."

No one cared about these two casual chats between Zhang Hao and O'Neal.

Entering Anthony Hardaway's villa, Antonio McDyce, Kidd, and Kevin Johnson also stood up and came into the living room door.

Work is very important, and work and hobbies are more important, but life is the most important thing.

Zhang Hao also likes this feeling now. Listening to O'Neal bragging, Jason Williams chatting about gossip, Kenny Anderson and Anfini Hardaway two indifferent guys were talking about some strange hobbies, Antonio McDyce, Rick Fox and others played cards and bets...

It's quite interesting, too.

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The top three in the West are difficult to shake, with the Lakers 48 wins and 7 losses, the Jazz 43 wins and 14 losses, and the Supersonics 42 wins and 15 losses, and all three teams are aiming for at least 60 wins.

For the Suns, Kidd, Anthony Hardaway and Antonio McDyce's trio are extremely shining, with a qualitative improvement in strength compared to last season, but they are only a team with a 55-win level. They compete with the Trail Blazers and the Spurs for fourth place in the Western Conference. They currently play 56 games, 37 wins and 19 losses, ranking behind the Trail Blazers with a disadvantage of half a game, ranking fifth in the Western Conference, and lead the Spurs with a 36-20 loss by one win.

The Lakers attach great importance to the Suns, or to the Suns, Trail Blazers, and Spurs. The three teams are all teams that may rank fourth and fifth, and they also have the strength to enter the second round.

The Suns' goal is definitely not as simple as winning fourth in the West and reaching the second round.

Their core lineup has been initially built, and the lineup depth is not enough. The big deal has sent almost all high-quality role players away. Currently, 8 people are rotated, and although role players are suitable, they are not that strong. It is difficult to go too far in the playoffs.

But they only have one goal - to win the championship.

Facing the strongest in the league, it is likely to be the strongest Lakers in the next few years. The Suns will not think about what will happen in the future. They will start the attack now.

If you don’t fight, how can you know if you can see a ghost?

That's what Suns coach Danny Angie thinks, and their players are also actively striving towards this goal.

At 6 p.m. on March 2, the Lakers' away game against the Suns started.

The Suns sent Kidd, George McLeod, Anthony Hardaway, Antonio McDyce and Mark Bryant to start the lineup.

The Suns grasped their advantage at the beginning. When Antonio McDyce won the jump ball, the Suns gained the initiative at the beginning, and a 17-11 half-quarter score was scored, which made the Lakers call a timeout first.

O'Neal was made twice by the Suns' rough attack, which greatly affected the Lakers' starting offense. One of the steals was hit O'Neal's wrist, but Kidd's physical position was very good. The referee didn't see it, and what he didn't see it must be like not.

Fortunately, in the second half of the first quarter, Kenny Anderson's performance in combination of sudden shots was 16-13. After the first quarter, the Lakers were only 3 points behind the Suns 27-30.

The tug-of-war began, and the Suns maintained a weak lead until the second half of the second quarter. After the official timeout in the second quarter, the Suns led the Lakers by 4 points 48 to 44.

At this time, the Lakers started the star competition, and Zhang Hao began to exert force. The official timeout came back and turned around to break through. Kidd's foul was made up. He pushed the ball into the basket while being held by Kidd. 47 to 48, the Lakers narrowed the gap to 1 point.

Anfenny Hardaway decisively stood up to play singles to ensure a better success rate. So far this season, Anfenny Hardaway's shooting percentage is much better than the Suns' overall offense.

Zhang Hao and Anthony Hardaway played very fiercely in this battle. Silver Fox’s expectations were not that high. He didn’t expect it to be the case of overtaking the score. Just keep the score tight and let O’Neal rest.

However, Zhang Hao relied on a series of back-attacks and counterattacks with Fisher twice, helping the Lakers tie the score at 62 at 11 minutes and 27 seconds in the second quarter!

In the last attack of the Suns in the first half, Kidd missed the three-pointer from the top arc.

Turning back, Zhang Hao took a step forward in the top arc, shook Anfenny Hardaway's three-pointer after taking... In!

Relying on Zhang Hao's performance of 11 points and 2 assists in the half-quarter, the Lakers scored 18-14. After the half-time, the Lakers led the Suns 65-62 7 points!

When the Lakers All-Star Weekend run-in period is over, if the Lakers' opponent is their season competitor, they will feel crazy...
Chapter completed!