The second game day of the playoffs has arrived. Zhang Hao came to the team early in the morning. After him, everyone who came to the team could feel the high spirit of fighting from him.

No matter how many times I saw Zhang Hao's bright eyes on the game day, my teammates still felt excited, and felt like they were going to follow the rookie to steal the bank, and their passion was immediately ignited.

What a trance, what is dominated by luck, what is worried... On the game day, nothing is gone.

Last night, Zhang Hao watched not only the game where the Bulls killed the Heat, but also the iron-blooded battle between the Knicks and the Cavaliers 84-80; facing Barkley, who had 24 points, 14 points and 6 assists, with 8 points and 7 rebounds, Peyton scored 22 points, 9 assists and 4 steals, leading the team to reverse the game against the Suns 104-99.

Zhang Hao was watching the showdown between Barkley and Payton, and he was so excited that he wanted to go up and fight.

Yesterday's first four series matches, the first three teams with better record won.

There was only one game where the Trail Blazers, which had 44 wins, defeated the Spurs, which had 60 wins 94-91 in the first game.

David Robinson was defended by Clifford Robinson and Sabonis from inside, and made 8 of 28 shots and scored only 22 points and 6 rebounds.

But even so, the Spurs were still very anxious to play against the Trail Blazers by Sean Elliott and Avery Johnson on the outside. It was precisely because David Robinson was injured that the Trail Blazers had a chance to defeat the Spurs.

Zhang Hao watched the final quarter of this game. Unfortunately, David Robinson made 0 of 5 shots in the last quarter, otherwise the Spurs would still have a chance to win.

Now Zhang Hao is still regretting: "If the Spurs advance, even the general who has a one-legged leg can cause more trouble for the Supersonics...

Let’s go through the first round safely first!”

As the playoffs began, regular season awards began to vote one after another and announced the awards.

After preparing for the game for a morning, at noon, the NBA officially announced on the live broadcast of CNY Sports Channel that Lakers General Manager Jerry West beat Bulls General Manager Jerry Laux and won the Best Manager Award in the 95-96 season.

This is the second consecutive year that logo men won the Best Manager. Since the establishment of this award in 1973, they are the second NBA executive to achieve such achievements.

Last season, he signed Cebaros and selected Eddie Jones, and combined with Van Exel, Divac and Campbell, forming a lineup with good strength to enter the playoffs.

Last year, there were many people competing with the logo man. The logo man narrowly won. Not to mention the advantages in all aspects, except for the clever signing and good lineup matching, there is no competitive advantage in other aspects.

This year is simple. Decisively using two players who have the possibility of All-Stars, one inside and one outside, the trade was obtained by rookie Zhang Hao. Such bold operations helped the Lakers reach the top of the Western Conference regular season, which was even more incredible than the Bulls' introduction of Rodman and winning 70 wins.

It is obvious that the awards can be won, just like at the team thank you meeting the day before yesterday, Lakers owner Jerry Bass called Zhang Hao "our best rookie". The Lakers have long regarded this award as their own.

Best Manager, Best Rookie, and the two awards have long been regarded as the things in their pocket.

Soon, the day's preparation time passed, and the Lakers ushered in the first game of the series against the Kings at home.

The record is 26 wins, and the strength gap is very big, but Zhang Hao chose to deal with it carefully. The Lakers are the same. Two years ago, the Supersonics were blacked by the Nuggets, and Ma Long attacked the iron elbow and defeated David Robinson. Last year, the Rockets started the sixth in the Western Conference and scored the top and won the final cup... In the past two years, the frequency of the Western Conference's down and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored the top and scored 9 more games in the first round in the past two years. Last year, the Lakers also defeated the Supersonics with 9 more games than them in the first round.

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Teyus Edney, the strongest second round pick in the 95th class.

He played 80 games in the regular season, averaging 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

In the 1995th "Power Forward Year", only three outside players stood out. One was a tragic man who averaged 18+9 per game but was almost impossible to win the best rookie. He could only sigh that he had a rat and He Shenghao; the other was Michael Finley of the Mavericks, who was excellent in combat and had high talent, and was awarded the title of Jordan's successor.

The last one is Teus Edney, who was selected by the Kings at the 47th pick in the second round.

After the Kings lost Sport Weber, the Kings should have collapsed and no point guards were left, but they chose a new potato, and Edney, who was only 178 cm tall, was really played.

The talent of the 95th rookie was far higher than the draft after playing a season, and there were many players who impressed the media and fans.

However, these players became dull because of one person.

Edney looked at the No. 9 show opposite him who walked onto the same No. 9 show with a calm expression on his face after applying magnesium powder. He felt his hands trembling... Take a deep breath and quickly suppress it.

Second in the league per game! This is actually their rookie in the same class!

During the regular season, the 1995 rookies met Zhang Hao one by one and wanted to play better than Zhang Hao and show off because there were games almost the next day, and there were even two consecutive days of games, so they didn't have the energy to think about so much.

When the regular season ended and there was a rest time, especially when using the Lakers as their opponent to prepare for the game, Edney looked at Zhang Hao's performance and was in a bad mood.

There are many geniuses in the 95th class who feel the same as Edney. The players with the 95th class's top picks are basically on holiday, and the geniuses are concentrated in the top picks...

At this time, Edney and other rookies in the 1995 performed well, only then did he know how big the gap between Zhang Hao and them!

Some players simply gave up the idea of ​​competing with Zhang Hao for the limelight.

Although most people start with love, people need to eat.

If you want to make money, you don’t have to aim for the championship or win. Similarly, giving up competing with Zhang Hao, who is comparable to Larry Bird, Jordan, and David Robinson, will not hinder their pursuit.

But some players are different, such as Edney.

He also admitted that Zhang Hao is powerful, but he... He Edney just dissatisfied!

Since childhood, he has had a huge disadvantage compared to other basketball geniuses - height.

When he entered college, he was only 163 cm at the age of 18, and he even jumped into the freshman year. He had a height that was not bad among ordinary people, 178 cm. However, in the world of top basketball players, his disadvantages are still huge.

He was not as fast as Damon Stoudemire, and his speed was excellent at the defender position, but compared with Damon Stoudemire's fastest speed in the league, he was directly slower than that of Zhang Hao, and he had no advantage in speed when defended by Zhang Hao.

After countless distrustful eyes, after hearing the words "Give Up" many times, he still persisted and finally successfully entered the NBA because he was unwilling to be convinced by anyone.

This competitive spirit is the reason why Edney persists until now.

Zhang Hao is paying attention to the strongest player Richmond, the top star who is about to be 31 years old and a former member of the TMC group. He once averaged 20+ points per game with Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin in the same season.

"Mickey Richmond, 31 years old, 196 cm tall, 98 kg weight, 91 ability evaluation, 96 offense, 83 defense, 92 three-pointers, 96 mid-range shots, 90 layups... Average of 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game... A shooting percentage of 44.7%, 43.7% of three-point shooting percentage, 2.8 three-point shooting percentage per game..."

The technical stream scorer that makes people feel troublesome. Last year's All-Star MVP can only be said to be All-Star, but he can definitely be selected into the best team. The data in the past two seasons have actually been similar to this year, but they have been selected into the second team, and the winning contribution rate is too high.

According to the scout report, when Richmond was present, the Kings were not at a disadvantage in playing. He was not there, and the Kings' strength plummeted.

Stability and perseverance are the most well-known characteristics of this All-Star MVP. Since its rookie season, he has averaged more than 20 games every year, nicknamed Rock, which represents his personality traits.

The flaw is that although the technology is comprehensive, the athletic ability was basically destroyed after half a season of reimbursement in January 1993. Although the strength behind it has become stronger, the data has not decreased but increased after reimbursement, but the breakthrough has become weaker. Mid- and long-distance shooting has become the main scoring method, and the shooting percentage has also dropped from two years before the injury to just over 44% of the shooting percentage for three consecutive years.

But the three-point shooting number is increasing year by year... the most terrifying thing is that the hit rate is also increasing year by year!

After fighting several times, Zhang Hao knew that this was a difficult bone!

Just as Zhang Hao retracted the attention he placed on Richmond and devoted himself to the upcoming game and was preparing to jump the ball, he felt the hot eyes of the Kings' new potatoes...

This preseason stage, the same rookie who performed amazingly, was very hostile to him, Mr. Zhang!

Today's game started particularly early. In order to take care of the fans in the East to watch the live broadcast experience, the first round of the West's No. 1 team, at 4:30 pm, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Zhang Hao beat Kings veteran center Alden Polynis to win the jump ball. After landing, he was about to make a fast attack. He just crossed the center line with one foot. An impact force came from the side. Zhang Hao was not prepared and almost fell to the left. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and stood firm.

The referee whistle sounded! Polynis made a foul and the Lakers served in the middle line.

Is this? A deliberate foul? A deliberate foul at the beginning?

So early?

When Zhang Hao stood firm, he quickly looked at the expressions of everyone on the court and found that no matter the Kings, their Lakers, all the players, and even the referees, they were not surprised.

Alden Polynis retreated or moved sideways to face him, and he was definitely not able to stop him. Billy Owens and Brian Grant on the front line both defended well, but George Lynch was on the side of the wing... Zhang Hao suddenly understood the opponent's intention to make a direct foul.

I don't want them to hit the start of the fast attack!

After the All-Star Weekend, many teams with ability to defend began to pay attention to him, Zhang, the start of the fast break, so the Lakers put George Lynch in the starting lineup to further strengthen the start of the fast break. Although other people in the Lakers don’t know why George Lynch can’t start the fast break... they can’t be so excited, just think that Zhang Hao’s personal charm is stronger.

After the starting adjustment, as long as the Lakers win the jump ball at the beginning, they will definitely win the fast break. There are occasionally people who can defend themselves, and they are not teams at the edge of the playoffs like the Kings.

But the Kings chose such a defense, but their teammates did not find it strange at all. Zhang Hao understood the difference between the playoffs and the regular season just one second after the game timing.

Both California teams have played against each other 4 times in the regular season, but the Kings have never defended like this in the regular season!

Tactical foul, this is a tactical plan allowed within the rules.

The Lakers fell into the positional battle. After being fouled by a tactical foul, Zhang Hao was put into the offense without any expression. He encountered the defense of Billy Owens, who was exchanged for Walter Williams from the Heat after the All-Star Weekend.

He is also an opponent who has been fighting many times. He has once played against the Nets, the Lakers have fought against the Heat twice, and the Lakers have fought against the Kings twice. Owens has a good understanding of Zhang Hao's playing style.

After experiencing the attack by the opponent directly interrupting the attack with a rough foul at the beginning, Zhang Hao immediately gained a deep understanding of how different the playoffs would be from the regular season.

Has been exploded!

He is the second-place super rookie in the regular season average score list and was explosion-proof by a group of character players of the Kings!

The playoffs seem to be a place where NBA players are instinctively liberated, and defense is as rough as wild as wild. This feeling is like meeting the Cavaliers and Heat in the regular season. Moreover, it is a bit different from meeting these two teams in the regular season. The Kings have reached the point of fighting hard from the beginning. Even though Zhang Hao has made enough preparations, he has also had a confused moment at the beginning!

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In the half-quarter, 0 of 2 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, 1 of 1 steal and 1 defensive rebound.

It's gone.

In the second half of the first quarter, Zhang Hao was replaced by Del Harris to rest.

For Zhang Hao was so dizzy at the beginning of the game, the Lakers were mentally prepared from the coaching staff to the old players.

Some things are just known, just said, or even seen, and it is difficult to have a real intuitive feeling.

Otherwise, why is playing time so important when training players?

Obviously, skills and other things are obtained through training. If practical experience is not important, then choose a few talented high school students or college students to lock up and practice every day. After practicing the skills, you can just go on the court to play games.

With Zhang Hao's overly calm personality, Del Harris didn't expect to emphasize this way in words to let the opponent understand the differences in the playoffs. Either they have been well prepared, or they are still not well prepared, and it is impossible that there is no situation of not being well prepared.

The current situation is that the importance is still not enough.

This is normal, nothing wrong, a rookie, who played the playoffs for the first time, and was 19 years old again...

In the second half of the first quarter, Del Harris used the combination of Van Exel, Anthony Pierre, George Lynch, Jason Williams and Campbell to deal with it in a singles way.

The playoffs are the place to test the quality of the stars. At this time, ball-holding players always have more advantages than ball-out players. For example, the difference between Reggie Miller and Klay Thompson. The former is also good at holding the ball, and can even average 30+ in the series in the playoffs. In addition to the occasional outbreak, Klay Thompson scores almost all the playoffs lower than the regular season.
To be continued...