If you haven't gained it, you will naturally not be considered losing it.

Zhang Hao did not see a trace of sadness from the Spurs players. When he went out to buy souvenirs last night, he heard a small group of fans saying excitedly that David Robinson had the strongest helper in his career... Zhang Hao was very pleased with this, and indeed only ignorance could make him happy.

At 6:10 pm on November 10, after Zhang Hao and his teammates entered the stadium, they looked at David Robinson's ability evaluation.

"David Robinson, 32 years old, 216 cm, 115 kg, ability evaluation 94, offense 95, defense 93, three-pointers - 92 mid-range shots, layup 98, speed 85, strength 97, bounce 90... 4 appearances, averaging 36.5 minutes per game, averaging 23.2 points, 11 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1 steal 2.5 blocks... hit 48.6%..."

The Spurs coaching staff, players, and fans were all very excited. Zhang Hao felt that there was a reason. David Robinson recovered well. Under the treatment of Cleveland's motor neuromedical experts, his ankle injury was healed and he was in excellent condition after his comeback. The injury at the end of the 1995-96 season was not only for David Robinson to be reimbursed for a year at the peak, but his athletic ability declined a little when he was 32 years old. After multi-party consultations by Schroder, a muscular neurology expert at East Los Angeles College, a medical tycoon from the Hannover International Neuroscience Institute in Germany, and the attending doctor in Cleveland, no sequelae left behind.

Anyway, from mid-November last year to nearly a year of treatment and rehabilitation, there is no San Antonio hospital or Spurs team doctor.

The performance of the MVP level, which was reimbursed for the previous season, was much worse than the MVP level, which averaged 25 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.4 steals. From the 95-96 season, the second player in the league fell below the super giant line, but at the age of 32, it was still very well recovered. At least, most veterans who were seriously injured in the age of 30 have not experienced a cliff-like decline.

And it can be seen that I was not idle during my foot injury, and the mid-range shot was better, the speed and bounce had declined, but the strength and weight had improved.

Not to mention the playoffs, David Robinson is really an excellent player.

"Scott Pippen, 32 years old, 203 cm, 98 kg, ability evaluation 89, offense 87, defense 92, 77 three-pointers, 85 mid-range shots, 95 layups, 90 speed, 87 strength, 88 bounce... 4 appearances, averaging 38 minutes per game, averaging 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.8 blocks..."

Pippen is like most stars. After the age of 30, a summer will naturally decline.

There was a back injury. As early as two years after Jordan retired, Pippen missed 8 games in one season due to a back injury. He was only 28 years old and recovered quickly. There were rumors that he was being treated due to a back injury.

No matter what it is, what Zhang Hao saw is that Pippen, 32, has declined a lot compared to when he was 31.

It is mainly reflected in scoring, rebounding and defense. Pippen's performance is still very stable. He relies on the ball maker's organization of offense, and there is no problem. The main reason is that the scoring has declined a lot.

But this, the Spurs management, coaching staff, players and even fans... did not notice it, and just thought that Pippen had just arrived and the running-in was not good enough.

In their minds, their performance last season was not successful. They were ranked fourth from the bottom and only got the No. 3 draw, but they exchanged this No. 3 draw for Scott Pippen. The year when David Robinson was reimbursed, they successfully introduced Pippen, which was already a huge profit.

Of course, Pippen's current strength is not as average as 14.7 points per game, and there is still room for improvement. Now it is really not enough to get through.

Zhang Hao stayed quietly on the edge and stopped stealing the limelight with O'Neal. Even though he was standing at the end of the visiting team's bench, there were still many shots facing him...

O'Neal and David Robinson couldn't stand each other.

O'Neal has a grudge against the scoring king. If it weren't for David Robinson, he would be the scoring king in two consecutive scoring kings, and he could also get the scoring king in the second grade like Zhang Hao.

David Robinson still thought about this position. In this era when the center is in decline, Ewing suffered another injury at this age, Olajuwon is already old, and David Robinson is still expected to compete for a while this year. His biggest opponent is O'Neal... and the new No. 1 pick who claims to be a power forward.

The forward position includes Zhang Hao, Malone, O'Neal, David Robinson, and Duncan's rookie season competition is a bit stressful...

At 6:30 pm, the Lakers Texas played the second away game in three consecutive games, and the game against the Spurs began.

The Lakers sent a combination of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Rick Fox, Zhang Hao and O'Neal.

The Spurs sent Avery Johnson, Winnie Negro, Pippen, Ville Peldo and David Robinson.

Before the game, Zhang Hao thought about whether to spend 90 days tonight, and activated the special usage method of the Admiral Card in the peak period of the 93-94 season, but after the game started, he found that it was unnecessary...

Their current form of the Lakers is much better than the Spurs.

During the offseason, the Spurs did a good job of signing without winning the No. 1 pick. The double towers of Pippen, Vir Peldo and David Robinson were also OK. Sean Elliott, a small forward with good offense and defense, is willing to play the sixth man. The substitute lineup also includes Monty Williams, Jaren Jackson, Chuck Person, Malik Ross... and other high-quality role players, with a salary of more than 38 million US dollars and a salary of more than 10 million US dollars over the salary cap. They are really trying to win a championship.

However, the Spurs still need to get started, and the Lakers are in a good start!

Zhang Hao temporarily extinguished the idea of ​​opening the special usage method of the Super League card immediately. What he wants to improve this year is to take advantage of O'Neal's serious and hard work to strengthen defense on the court and strengthen his offensive ability in actual combat.

This is something he has always wanted to do, but there was no way out in the first two seasons. At that time, the team just needed him to score points, let alone passes, and he wanted to find his own single defense, supplementary defense, and assisted defense through actual combat, and there was no chance to improve.

This year, O'Neal finally worked hard, and he, Mr. Zhang, finally had this opportunity.

If you defend well and pass the ball well in regular time, O'Neal will fight. If O'Neal fails to lead the team to solve the problem in regular time, then he will stand up to solve the problem at critical moments, just like when playing the Bulls.

But most of the time, there is no need to play critical moments... Zhang Hao finally enjoyed the feeling of lying down!

Moreover, there are quite a lot of scoring opportunities. When O'Neal ran away in the first half of the second quarter and scored 12 points in 6 minutes and 11 seconds, Zhang Hao got 4 open three-pointers in the second half of the second quarter and the first half of the third quarter, three open mid-range shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 3 mid-range shots, and 1 counterattack dunk. With 2 of 2 free throws, the game time spanned 12 points.

Not long after playing in the fourth quarter, Popovich replaced the main force and announced his surrender...

The current gap between the two teams is indeed very big. Not long after the start of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were already 87-66 and 21 points ahead.

The Lakers also replaced XO and Kenny Anderson, with Rick Fox taking the ball to play garbage time with Fisher, Brent Barry, Jason Williams, and Sean Lux.

When Zhang Hao left the court, he scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, while O'Neal scored 29 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks.

Pippen scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, David Robinson scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, and his performance was not bad, but compared with XO's perfect chemical reaction, it still takes time to adjust.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Spurs 108 to 90, increasing their record to 5 wins and 0 losses, and at the same time, the Spurs' winning rate fell below 50%, and the Spurs' record turned into 2 wins and 3 losses.

...

The Spurs introduced a top outside line, and their playing style changed a lot and suffered pain. The head coach is the new coach Greg Popovich. His performance fluctuated greatly at the beginning, and it is normal for him to encounter a strong team with stable condition to beat him.

It can be seen that the Spurs have a lot of room for improvement, and people still have high expectations for the Spurs.

But the Lakers are in amazing shape!

In the first 5 games, except for the Bulls who have the strength to play the game to the last moment, the other four opponents were played by the Lakers...

After playing against the Spurs, the Lakers came to the last stop of their trip to Texas the next day and challenged the Rockets away.

At the beginning of the new season, Olajuwon's performance is no longer the best for the Rockets. Former Lakers center Vlad Divac became the pillar of the Rockets' new season, averaging 17.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 blocks per game. He and Olajuwon, who averaged 15.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, formed a double tower with great defense and support, with the old glider Drexler, Kevin Willis, Matt Brad... and others are still standing in the playoffs, with 3 wins and 2 losses at the start, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.

Olajuwon has already given up the basket and plays with power forwards. The mid- and close-range frame protection formed with Divac is still good.

But Olajuwon has always been the one who raised the Rockets' upper limit of strength. He was called the No. 1 center who is least like the center, but since last season, he has basically lost his ability in this area.

The fans are very interested in whether the Lakers can play a longer streak of winning streak than last season's five-game winning streak. O'Neal and Olajuwon's matchup have also attracted much attention. Many people are still looking forward to Olajuwon's standing up again and still standing at the top of the league at this age like Jordan.

At 7 p.m. on November 12, the Lakers' away game against the Rockets started.

In short, the Rockets are really an opponent that the Lakers don’t want to meet in the playoffs. Although Olajuwon is old, he is also a first-class inside player. He plays power forwards and Divac’s frame protection. He is very good. There are two outstanding veterans in the bench lineup, Kevin Willis and Matt Brad. The second round pick they selected in 1996 also played...

Tom Janovic's ability to coach the center is really great. In terms of inside depth, the Rockets may be the best in the league.

O'Neal is trapped in his first tough battle since the start of the new season.

But at this time O'Neal was not afraid at all. He tried hard to do what he should do if he didn't play well. He rushed to grab when he should, defend when he should defend when he should, and shot when he should, and did not force him if he had the opportunity. He had Kenny Anderson around him... and Zhang Hao!

O'Neal was destroyed by the Rockets' inside team, and Zhang Hao stood up at the right time. He made 13 of 25 shots in the game, with both shooting and hits all season highs. Among them, 4 of 9 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws, he scored 35 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Kenny Anderson also had 19 points, 5 assists, Jason Williams performed well in 4 points, 9 rebounds, and Rick Fox's 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals...

Although O'Neal made 7 of 16 shots tonight, he scored only 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, under Zhang Hao's performance of 35+8+6, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 112-103, and Texas won all three consecutive away games!

...

Unlike the Spurs who are still experiencing a pain in the running-in period, after the Rockets confirmed Olajuwon's decline in the preseason, Tomjanovic asked Olajuwon to play a deputy for Divac, and performed very well in the new season.

Olajuwon just lost the spirit of "I can lead the team to win the championship". He still worked very hard on the ball, and he lost the spirit of the spirit. He felt that when he got old, he had no resistance to assisting Divac and giving up his core position. He felt that he was at this time.

So the Rockets started off really well, and this game against the Lakers also caused quite a lot of trouble for the Lakers.

But this was easily resolved by the **O combination. O'Neal couldn't play and could also restrain his defense. Zhang Hao could seize the Rockets' focus on defending O'Neal, and he was more active in singles or running to find shooting opportunities. He threw 25 times and scored 35 points. The Lakers still steadily won the victory.

After 6 games, the Lakers showed people their strong strength in the start of the new season!

In amazing condition!

The most surprising thing is not O'Neal's performance. It can be seen that the Lakers are playing O'Neal this year... In fact, O'Neal was playing O'Neal last year, but O'Neal himself was in the regular season and was still injured.

When O'Neal did not suffer injuries at the beginning and played seriously, it was not surprising that he would perform like this at the age of 26. After all, he is the top 50 superstars...

The most surprising thing is that Zhang Hao's average of 25.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game has stabilized!

The number of shots dropped sharply, with 17.6 shots per game, 9.5 of which were shots, with a shooting percentage of 54%. Among the 8.5 goals, 1.5 were three-pointers and 39% three-pointers.

Although the rebounding situation is still falling, Jason Williams' rebounding protection this year is no different from last year's Barkley. Zhang Hao doesn't need to grab so many rebounds... He can't grab Jason Williams and O'Neal, but his assists soar!

The average assists per game are almost the same as Kenny Anderson, who is only averaging 7.4 assists per game.

Some media analyzed Zhang Hao's performance in passing and control, and once again amazed at his use of his teammates' abilities. He used to use his own scoring, but now he has used the team's offense!

In terms of support ability, Zhang Hao is definitely not as good as Olajuwon or Divac; in terms of his ability to pass the ball after attracting defense from close range, Zhang Hao is not as good as O'Neal, Duncan, and David Robinson; in terms of breakthrough and pass the ball, those who are better than Zhang Hao on the outside are also getting a lot of things...

But Zhang Hao was able to rank 15th in the league with 7.2 assists per game at the beginning of the season, because he had a little bit of everything. The most important thing is that from the perspective of God in the video, he could clearly see that Zhang Hao often predicts his teammates' movements in advance. Sometimes he would move towards a position that seemed to be moving but had no effect. As a result, after receiving the ball, he could create a better chance of passing the ball with two defenders with the same distance in different directions but not enough tacit understanding.

The strength of teammates and the comprehensive utilization of their own strength... In the past, Zhang Hao used to use it to score, but now he used it to pass the ball!

Of course, Zhang Hao is currently averaging 7.2 assists per game, with 3.3 turnovers per game, and his assists and turnovers are slightly lower. However, the Lakers have the strength to give him time to try and make improvements. With the talent he showed before, most people think that he can make good changes.

Last season, only two players averaged 20+5+5 per game, one was Grant Hill, and the other was Pippen, who is now at the Spurs.

So far this season, there are three players who average 20+5+5 per game, one is Grant Hill and the other is Jordan, the third one. No one expected that before the start of the season, he was Zhang Hao!

...

After playing three consecutive guests, Zhang Hao returned to Los Angeles and saw the news and began to praise him again.

"I can't do anything, I want to win, but he doesn't allow his strength..."

After Texas' three consecutive away games, the Lakers ushered in two consecutive home games. Originally, one of the two home games was very important and difficult to deal with, but this opponent was in trouble this year.

On November 14, the Lakers ushered in a home game against the Knicks. On November 11, Ewing announced surgery due to a worsening knee injury during the opening game. The expected recovery time will take about 16 weeks, which means that it will not be possible to return in early March at the earliest.

Facing the Knicks without Ewing, although Alan Houston made 10 of 19 shots and scored 29 points in 4 of 8 three-pointers, the Lakers still won the victory at home with 103-96. Zhang Hao scored 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, O'Neal scored 28 points, and the dominance of the strongest inside double towers continues.

On November 15, the Lakers ushered in the 8th game of the new season at home, against the Grizzlies.

This game is easier. Similar to the Mavericks, the Grizzlies were labeled as "I want Kobe" at the beginning of the season. There are now 4 teams in the Western Conference: Warriors, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and Nuggets. These four teams do not consider the issue of dignity at all and want to lose. After missing Iverson and Duncan, no one wants to miss Kobe and Olovo Candy again.

You don’t have to win the No. 1 pick. In their opinion, next year’s draft is just like in the 1984 draft, either Kobe or Olovo Kandi can be selected.

O'Neal played 19 minutes tonight, scored 20 points on 8 shots, Zhang Hao played 21 minutes, 15 points and 5 assists, three of which were breaking through the lob to O'Neal and passing it to O'Neal in an all-over or passing it to O'Neal in a counterattack. Both of them were clocked in at halftime because they were already 21 points ahead of the halftime 60-39.
To be continued...