Scoring, whether in the regular season or in the playoffs, is one of the most eye-catching topics.

Regarding scoring, people have already had a clear classification over the years.

Players who can score double-digit points in a single game, first-class scorers who can score 20 points, top scorers who can score 30 points, and those who can score 40+ in a single game are basically superstars. 50+ in a single game is a rare experience for most superstars...

Will there be 50+ games in a single game this year?

Before the start of the playoffs, no one could be sure that the NBA has a history of 50 years, with a total of 24 playoffs with 50+ games. In fact, it is an average of less than once every two years.

Jordan got it 7 times.

In some seasons, there are more than once in the playoffs, which means that sometimes there may not be 50+ in the playoffs for many years.

But every year, there are many people looking forward to seeing such personal performance appear.

There were no 50+ games in the first round of the playoffs this year, but there were quite a few 40+ games in a single game, so many people were looking forward to seeing it in the second round.

Some people predict that Malone may get it, Jordan may get it, and Anthony Hardaway may get it... It seems that these three people have a chance.

Malone's scoring ability is unquestionable. He averaged 25+ points per game for 10 consecutive years and scored a maximum of 61 points in the regular season. With this ability, the Jazz attacked around his scoring ability, opened the Blazers and had the chance to do it.

Jordan... He is the number one in the playoffs rankings for 50+ times in a single game. It is normal to get it. Before winning the championship, he won 4 single games, 50+ times in a single game, and 3 times after winning the championship. There is basically no difference in the data before and after winning the championship. There is no doubt that the data is not a year of winning the championship.

Grant Hill, this is the expectation of talent. At the age of 24, the rookie averages 19.9 points per game in the year. People have enough reasons to believe that in three or four years he will become the strongest player in the league, at least one of them. There are enough reasons to expect him to explode when the team's strength is far inferior to the opponent.

Then, 50+ in a single game in the playoffs really came! But it was not any of these three people who had achieved this unexpected achievement, Zhang Hao of the Lakers, who gathered with superstars!

People do not think that Zhang Hao does not have this ability, but the problem of playing style. The Lakers' style of playing looks like superstars take turns to play. This style of playing is really powerful. Last season's runner-up, the Western Conference was predicted to reach the finals before the start of the playoffs, and even the Supersonics team that was predicted to reach the finals could not be stopped. However, this style of playing also represents the dispersed power of taking action and does not consider the data of a single star.

The overall style of the Lakers' second round is the Lakers' version of team style that is separated from the conventional concept of team style.

In this case, it is normal for Zhang Hao to be ignored about the high score, and O'Neal was also ignored.

In the first game of the second round of the Lakers and Supersonics series, Zhang Hao played so hard that he only scored 42 points, which further confirmed the views of the media and fans.

Then, Zhang Hao scored 51 points in a single game, setting a record of 47 points in a single game this season's playoff single game set by Jordan in the first round.

If you are considered capable but you haven’t got it, you can’t get it. After you really get it, Zhang Hao’s scoring ability was truly recognized!

50+ in a single game in the playoffs, this is the most powerful self-proof of a super scorer!

On the night of the fourth match between the Lakers and the Supersonics, the next morning, the media frantically promoted Zhang Hao's 50+ games in a single game, leading the Lakers to defeat the Supersonics, and scored the big score 3-1 to get the match point.

The popularity of the scoring champion has just cooled down after entering the second round. He was selected for two consecutive years and did not bring more heat to Zhang Hao. It was only the second grade that he was selected for the first time, and people took it as a matter of course. At this time, his single game 50+ once again triggered the topic about him!

No matter how good he played before, he was still given the title of "Ragain", just like Grant Hill who had been playing for three years.

But this season, I won the scoring champion. Now I have 40+ in three single games in the playoffs and 50+ in one single game... The fans-gathering moment has officially started!

At this time, in addition to the enthusiastic discussion of Zhang Hao with 50+ in a single game, the fans also had other topics.

One is the post-match interview with Zhang Hao...

Pretending to be as good as the wind, as always, but after really doing something awesome, there is no way to refute it.

Zhang Hao directly expressed his desire to kill the Supersonics in 5 games. He did not want to play in Seattle again this year, so he naturally offended a large number of Seattle fans.

But it also made fans pay more attention to the Lakers and Supersonics Game 5 series.

The happiest thing is the TV station and the NBA official who have decided to broadcast the fifth game live. The scenes of Zhang Hao's post-match interviews are naturally played repeatedly.

Regarding this game, there is also a topic that extends to the topic. Jordan's opponent is so miserable!

Since mid-March this year, the personal performance of a No. 8 high school player from the Lakers who did not want to be named has become a barometer of the Bulls' opponent's miserable value.

In the playoffs, this situation became even worse.

How serious is it?

Just ask the Bullets who announced their withdrawal from the NBA after the first round. They will know that they are the same as being expelled from the NBA. They are now renamed Wizards, the official translation of the Chinese imperial court.

The players and fans of the Pistons who were already behind 0-3 had already exploded when they saw Zhang Hao's 51 points in a single game...

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After two away games, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles on May 13.

The second home and away game alternation, the Lakers and the Supersonics both got a two-day rest day.

Back in Inglewood Town, Lakers players went home and met with their family and friends. After lunch, they all came to Time Warner Training Hall again in the afternoon and began to prepare for Game 5.

Although he leads 3-1 and has many retreats, who doesn’t want to advance earlier?

Moreover, Zhang Hao yelled out 4-1...

What else can I do?

I can only work hard to advance 4-1.

The Lakers coaching staff and some players with good tactical awareness have already understood the overall style of the Supersonics and every framework tactical change. Of course, if the Supersonics plays temporary cooperation on the spot, there is still no way. What the Lakers still need to continue to study is the details of the Supersonics players' playing style and some small habits of on-the-spot response. If you can study it more thoroughly, study it more thoroughly. If you can remember it, remember it as much as you can, so that the Supersonics can react faster every time they change on the spot.

In these aspects, there are four veterans who have been in the league for more than ten years, including Barkley, Magic, Byron Scott, and Wilkins, who are leading the league for more than ten years, which are beyond the reach of many teams.

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While the Lakers returned to Los Angeles to prepare for the game in full swing, the fourth game of the Bulls, Pistons, Jazz and Trail Blazers started.

There is no suspense in the 3-0 series, but the ratings of the Bulls and Pistons, which started at 4:30 pm Western Time today, increased.

The fans who paid ratings did not spend money in vain. Jordan played 41 minutes in the game, making 22 of 36 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, plus 8 of 10 free throws, scoring 55 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, helping the Bulls defeat the Pistons 112-94, and swept the Pistons 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals!

All those who follow the NBA think the Pistons and the Bullets are really miserable!

They did nothing wrong, and they didn't even beat the Bulls in one game in the playoffs, and they were completely shot!

Jordan also proved with practical actions that he is still the best player in the world and does not exist.

The Jazz and Trail Blazers were then played. The second home game was the Trail Blazers, and the last game was really just an outbreak. The Jazz didn't give the Trail Blazers a chance to explode again in this game.

87-75, the Jazz directly defended, limiting the Trail Blazers to score less than 80 points, easily breaking the big score into 3-1, and getting the match point.

Today, the Jazz teams among the two winning teams were miserably ignored. Everyone's attention was on the game between the Bulls and the Pistons. Jordan scored 55 points. After the game, the player mentioned by the media was not Jordan or another popular superstar in the series, Grant Hill, but Zhang Hao, who had no relationship with this game!

The media are guiding a public opinion. Will Zhang Hao continue to compete with Jordan in the playoffs? Will he regain the single-game scoring record of this season's playoffs?

However, no matter how the media guided it, whether fans began to look forward to this matter, Zhang Hao did not respond... He directly asked the assistant of April Clark to notify the agent and the team and did not accept the interview.

Now for him, defeating the Supersonics in 5 games is the most important thing, otherwise he will lose a lot.

On the 14th, the Lakers entered the training preparation stage on their second rest day.

The fourth game of the Knicks and Heat started in the evening. From 1-1 away to 1-1 home advantage, to snatched the home advantage and fell behind 1-2. Knicks fans enjoyed the same torture as Supersonics fans, especially when they saw the Supersonics gaining advantage from 1-1 to 1-3 on the brink of being eliminated the day before yesterday, the Knicks fans seemed to see the result of their own team...

As for New York, a big city, rich, computers are popular, and there are more and more functions. In the forum, countless New York fans have been scolded by the Knicks.

Then, after 2 hours and 27 minutes of game, the Knicks were not optimistic about their fans, and they beat the Heat 92-66 at home, tied the score 2-2!

In fact, after 4 games, it is obvious that the Knicks have a better advantage in strength.

When the defense is at the same level, the stars are excellent in singles and the lineup depth is very good, it seems that in the regular season, there may not be such an important team cooperation for the Iron Blood Legion. At this time, the difference can be seen in terms of strength.

Some things can't be used, but they can't be left alone.

But the Knicks are not just fans, but the players are also very weird. The more people are optimistic about them, the less they can't win. Others don't like them, especially their fans start scolding them, and they really win.

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On May 15, the fifth game day for the Lakers and Supersonics series is here.

From being stolen from home advantage to playing a crushing 3-1 lead, public opinion generally believes that the Lakers are going to return to the Western Conference Finals.

1-3 behind. As of now, NBA history has seen 147 times, with only 5 reversals, with a probability of only 3.4%. The last time was in the second round in 1995. The Rockets fell 1-3 behind the Suns to complete the reversal. Barkley became the background. That time, Barkley completely convinced the super strength of the No. 1 pick in the same class.

Of course, a small number of media and experts also analyzed that the Supersonics had the possibility of a comeback.

But at present, there are two things that people are most concerned about: whether the Lakers can advance to the Western Conference Finals in Game 5, and whether Zhang Hao can score higher than 55 points.

After all, in the division finals, it is basically unlikely that a single game of 50+ is likely to be. In the past 20 years, players have only once scored 50+ in the East and West finals. In the 92-93 season, Jordan scored 54 points in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks, Jerry West scored 51 points in the 1968 Western Conference Finals, and Chamberlain scored 50 points in the 1963 Eastern Conference Finals. In the past 50 years, except for these three times, there has been no 50+ in the East and West finals.

However, before the game began, the hope of the Supersonics' turnaround seemed to have been shattered.

At noon, Time Warner Cable Sports' midday news broke that Sean Kemp's contract renewal negotiations with the Supersonics broke down again. Kemp started asking for a contract with a maximum of more than US$100 million in the offseason, but the Supersonics were reluctant to give it.

In the fourth quarter of the last game, some media photographed Payton and Kemp had a brief quarrel on the bench. On the 13th, the Supersonics did not go to Los Angeles to prepare for the game on the first offseason, but stayed in Seattle... There are rumors that Kemp was dissatisfied with entering the NBA one year earlier and still received a Pippen-style salary of $3.3 million. Payton, who entered the NBA one year later, had already received a maximum salary of $10.21 million.

Especially Payton loves to show off his big contracts everywhere. It's nothing when he wins, and it's nothing if he reaches the finals and loses. But now he is facing an elimination in the second round, and there is a huge probability of being eliminated, and the contradiction is intensified.

At 7:10 pm, the fifth game of the Lakers and Supersonics series was about to start, and the players of both teams entered the court.

The TV station commentator was surprised to find that the five players on the Supersonics played were not Kemp!

The Lakers were also surprised...

It was not until half a quarter after the game started that Kemp ran out of the player channel, and in the second quarter, Kemp came on the game.

This, the Lakers must seize the opportunity.

Zhang Hao started to play against Schramf and Aaron Williams, who appeared on the bench in the first quarter. Sam Perkins started the back-attack mode, and after half a quarter, Barkley came up to continue chiseling.

They are a wheel battle where several players take turns to defend against one person. Zhang Hao and Barkley compete with three strikers of the Supersonics!

I didn't play like this before because Kamp's back-attack effect was good when both Zhang Hao and Barkley were defending.
To be continued...