"The best thing about Ma Long's elbow is that it has not changed at other times except for the elbow swing and elbow pushing movements! Unlike before, when using strength training to improve the card, you have to work hard to shoot..."

The next morning, Zhang Hao came to Time Warner Training Hall for shooting training. After verification, he confirmed that he had reached the strongest iron elbow in the golden level, which would not affect the shooting, and he was quite satisfied.

The only regret is... Zhang Hao looked at Jason Williams who was practicing free throws...

Jason Williams finished a group of free throws training, and suddenly the vest was in a cold air and turned his head to yell at Zhang Hao: "I can't practice back-to-back play with you! I can't!"

"Okay, okay, I know... I just have a question, why did you practice all the free throws, but Mr. O'Neal is unwilling to practice?"

Jason Williams did not feel dissatisfied with Zhang Hao's words, and responded: "He is so strong. If he practices free throws, he will have no weakness."

"Who is worried that he is too strong?"

"No one is like you. He is the strongest in the world at the age of 21, and he is still thinking about becoming stronger. If every genius is like you, a player like me may not be able to play for so many years."

"Jason, can you not be so self-aware?"

"My mother said that you must recognize your position as a person."

“…Help me say hello to your mother.”

"Thank you, Aix, your girlfriend is here...Hi, April."

"Hi Jason, I'll come to find Aix for lunch."

"Oh! Two people's world, then I won't bother you anymore, bye..."

Without talking too much, Zhang Hao returned to the locker room and changed his clothes and left with April Clark. At this time, he felt that Americans were a little good and very direct.

Jason Williams claimed to be a prodigal son and a non-marriager. At this time, he looked at Zhang Hao and April Clark leaving, and suddenly felt a little envious... "Should I find a fixed girlfriend too... No, no! How can Aix describe me? Single aristocrat! I am aristocrat... Eh? Have I forgotten something?"

...

The second round of tiebreak was just finished last night. Today, the Supersonics came to Inglewood Town.

When it comes to the main coach of the Dead Grass, this season, people always mention Popovich of the Spurs, Larry Brown of the 76ers, Pat Riley of the Heat, and Jeff Van Gundy of the Knicks... But in fact, George Carl is not inferior to these people!

It is true that George Carl did not use the super giant to death like these people, but in terms of coaching ideas, he may be even more ruthless than these people.

For example, George Carl has been trying in the past two years, combining running and shooting with defense, that is, running and field play.

He wants to have the defense like Larry Brown, Pat Riley's discipline, Old Nelson's offense, Zen master's dispatch ability... Not to mention, the current Supersonics team have more or less these things, and George Carl definitely has the coaching ability.

It’s just that this coaching philosophy has made the Supersonics players miserable, and they have good results in these years, otherwise the players would have been disappointed.

But dissatisfaction has been accumulating. There are rumors that if the Supersonics fail to win the championship this year, George Carl will be fired.

Interestingly, George Carl did not change any changes because of this rumor, but became more disciplined.

Obviously, George Carl is not in trouble, because he can only maintain his position by moving forward firmly, striving to win the championship, and at least reaching the finals.

Peyton, Schramf, Wen Baker and other stars did not go against George Carl because they were dissatisfied with him. Payton was in his peak period and did not want to waste his peak years because of this. Schramf is now at his age, playing for a year or less, and he doesn't know how long his peak tail can last. Wen Baker is fighting for a contract...

The main reason is that George Carl's coaching performance is indeed good, and his coaching results are quite recognized by the players. The players are just dissatisfied with his coaching philosophy and methods.

In the afternoon, the Supersonics bus arrived at the Time Warner Training Hall.

During the regular season, Payton was very disgusted with George Carl copying Pat Riley's devil training method, but in the playoffs... I have to say that Pat Riley's devil training method has its own unique features from maintaining its state and raising its state.

Payton accepted this stage.

There is only one team that can beat the Lakers twice in the regular season this season, which is the Supersonics.

Therefore, Payton still has high expectations. If he can defeat the 70-level team like the Lakers last year, it would be awesome.

The bus drove into the parking lot of Time Warner Training Hall...Peton, who was imagining the next Western Conference Finals, suddenly became dull...

He saw a long row of customized Ferraris in the same purple color parked in the parking lot! The sports car with a big shark dunk move in the middle was particularly prominent.

Players from other teams have long known this, which is a symbol of the Lakers' championship last season!

"My car was given by the sponsor..."

This sentence came to Peyton's mind again.

Then, I thought of the sensation in early April that Zhang Hao gave more than 20 customized Ferraris to the winners of last season.

Payton was particularly concerned about this matter. He thought he could see the media criticizing Zhang Hao for showing off his wealth, but the fact was that Zhang Hao's operation promoted the popularity of basketball.

The easiest and most direct way to promote a movement, especially in capitalist countries, is to let people see the benefits.

Payton originally imagined how to do it after defeating the Lakers... Now his mind is full of "cars".

After entering the training ground, the Lakers staff were helping them arrange training items. Payton came to the gym, and there were also staff in the gym doing safety inspections. Payton heard the staff’s chat content.

"I heard that Aix has submitted an order to Ferrari and is ready to send the car to his teammates after winning the championship. Our supervisor has it! We have reached the Western Conference Finals..."

"Haha, what are you worried about? We are a 73-win team. Aix said that none of the opponents can play. I really envy Seed. He often drives Ferrari to meet girls now, and every appointment is accurate."

"Yes, I'm so envious..."

When Payton heard this, his desire to train was so cold.

He worked hard for so many years and dared to buy a Ferrari after renewing his annual salary contract in advance in 1995.

As a result, the head of the Lakers' logistics department can get Ferrari!

...

On the other side, at the Phillips Mall in Inglewood Town, after lunch, Zhang Hao and April Clark were wandering around the mall, without buying anything, just stopping and stopping, buying some snacks, drinks, etc., just wandering around.

"Aix, you're so bad that you actually let your teammates and staff stimulate Payton like that... Do you think it's effective?"

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, and it won't cost much money. Aren't they happy to buy a few packs of cigarettes?"

"Hmph, I really can't see you who only watch TV. If it weren't for me and you...what words were you talking about? Oh... I know the roots and the bottoms. If it weren't for us, I really can't see you were full of bad things!"

"I just think you are praising me."

"Ph... I'm so thick-skinned! Oh, by the way, what time is it?"

"Two points."

"I made an appointment with the doctor at 4 o'clock. Let's go to the hospital for a while."

"You should check it out. You're very tired recently... Let's go early!"

"It's not okay to go early! It's about 4 o'clock."

"I'll tip him, do you know how much a doctor's salary is a month? I'll tip him for a month's salary."

"No! Let's go for another hour!"

"Well……"

...

...

On April 20, the first match day of the division finals has arrived. Today, the Eastern Conference Finals will be the first to start.

The Lakers also began to prepare for purposeful battles.

The Silver Fox and his coaching staff have plenty of time to study the Supersonics and Jazz teams at the same time.

After the experience of the first round, Silver Fox and his coaching staff are now more efficient in preparing for the game. The main reason is that Zhang Hao put forward a constructive opinion to study two teams. No matter which team advances, the research on the other team will not be ineffective.

The Jazz and the Supersonics reached a tiebreak, and they also fell from 1-3 to 3. The three games the Jazz won can also be studied by studying the Jazz's playing style and finding ways to deal with the Supersonics.

If you don’t raise some things, you don’t necessarily want them, because according to the conventional thinking, you must be the opponent determined by the research.

Of course, there are many coaches who have this idea and do the same, but they will definitely not be idle and tell the coaches of other teams.

The Lakers and the Supersonics were in full swing. At 5 pm, the first Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and the Bulls began.

After 2 hours and 25 minutes of the game, the winner will be decided.

For the Bulls, Jordan made 9 of 22 shots, scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, McGrady scored 8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Kukoc scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Rodman scored 4 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks...

For the Pacers, Reggie Miller scored 28 points in 9 of 24 shots, Mark Jackson scored 14 points and 12 assists, Davis scored 30 points and 20 rebounds in the doubles, Schmitz scored 9 points and 3 rebounds...

Relying on Reggie Miller's 8 points in the last 41 seconds, the Pacers narrowly defeated the Bulls 107-102 and defended their first home court.

The game was intense and exciting, and the showdown between Jordan and Lightning Miller was very interesting.

The defense of the double Davis has greatly restricted Jordan's mid-range shot and the basket offense. McGrady's two big hats prevented the opponent's 224-centimeter big center Rick Schmitz from entering the basket.

Kukoc seized the opportunity brought by Jordan to restrain the defense and scored 16 points at the basket. Jordan pulled to the sideline and shot 2 of 3 shots, defending Reggie Miller more iron than him. Reggie Miller played in the first 35 minutes and made only 6 of 21 shots.

Mark Jackson scored consecutive backs in the last moment of the game and helped Reggie Miller create the opportunity to score 3 goals and 8 points in a row in the last 41 seconds...

The game was extremely exciting from beginning to end. The Pacers led 26-24 in the first quarter, the Bulls scored 32-26 in the second quarter, and the two teams defeated the score in a defensive battle in the third quarter. The Bulls lost 19-21. The Bulls once led 28-27 in a single quarter in the last quarter, but in the end, Reggie Miller scored 8 points in a row, scoring an 8-0 wave, from 99-102 to 107-102 to harvest the game.

...

The first match of the Eastern Conference Finals was extremely exciting, making people's expectations for the Western Conference Finals higher.

Just as Payton imagined, there are many media and experts hype that the only team in the regular season that can win the Lakers two games is the team that is most likely to beat the Lakers in the playoffs.

Soon, on May 21, the first match day of the Western Conference Finals arrived.

The whole day, the Great Western Forum Arena was very lively, with media coming and going, crowds of people outside the Arena, and nearby bars, coffee shops, and restaurants were doing very well.

The NBA playoffs, especially popular series, brings to a city not only ticket taxes, but also the surrounding economic effects brought by this team.
To be continued...