The Lakers' losses have always been 0, but other teams are not like this.

The competition between the second and third in the West is very fierce. The Supersonics failed to win more than 10 games in a row. After 9 consecutive wins, the winning streak was ended by the Suns, but then defeated the Hornets. Currently, they rank third in the West with 10 wins and 3 losses, and are closely tied to the Jazz, which is second, 11 wins and 2 losses in the West.

The Lakers, Jazz, and Supersonics, based on the predictions of major media, these three teams are regarded as teams that are likely to win 60 wins, and there are three 60-win teams in the West alone.

After the start of the game, the Suns and Spurs also improved their record, threatening the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers to fourth and fifth in the Western Conference.

In the East, the Heat and the Pacers compete for first place, the Bulls and the Sixers compete for third place, and both teams covet the No. 1 position in the East. The Hornets, Cavaliers, Eagles, Knicks, Wizards, Nets... From fifth in the East to twelfth in the East, there are positions changing almost every day, and the competition is fierce. The Raptors, Pistons, and Magic seem to have fallen out of the playoffs since the beginning.

The Pistons introduced a third-year player who averaged 23.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the first 14 games, but his strength plummeted, from averaging 88.9 points per game last season to averaging 95.5 points per game, and averaging 94.2 points per game to averaging 93.7 points per game. The difference in gains and losses was actually negative, which really surprised people.

Seeing Grant Hill averaging only 14.5 shots this season, which is lower than the average of 15.2 shots per game in the rookie season. With the improvement in shooting percentage and playing time, the average data per game this season fell to 20.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game...

Local media in Detroit are calling on former Pistons general manager Jack McClose to come back, but later last season, Jerry McClose, who was already 71 years old, resigned due to physical reasons. Who would have thought that the meritorious general manager of the Pistons who created the bad boys army resigned for half a year, and the Pistons was in a good situation and was ruined by a deal.

Look at Ratliff, when he was on the Supersonics, he averaged 9.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game per 31 minutes per game, but Jerry Starkhouse shot 18.5 times per game with a shooting percentage of 39.7%.

Moreover, before the start of the season, the Pistons completed a contract renewal with Jerry Starkhouse for three years and $14 million...

The Pistons' decline is naturally the Heat!

On November 22, the Heat defeated the Magic away and improved their record to 11 wins and 3 losses. With the advantage of the match, they beat the Pacers, which also had 11 wins and 3 losses, ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

With the decline of the Bulls, Knicks, and Pistons due to various reasons, the Heat have become the team with the highest probability of reaching the finals in the Eastern Conference!

On November 23, the Heat returned to Miami. Their boss Mo Ning felt excited when he saw the Lakers who came to the American Airlines Center to train early this morning.

Five years have passed, and his team finally has hope to fight O'Neal's team in the finals!

The opponent Mourning wants to win the most is the only player in the same class who is higher than him - O'Neal!

...

The 3-day rest time passed by. On November 24, the day for the Lakers to challenge the Heat away was here.

At 8:30 in the morning, Zhang Hao followed the team to the American Airlines Center again, and then continued training yesterday's training and accepted pre-match interviews...

The main force interviewed today is the imperial court station. It is boring to accept the imperial court station. There are always many things to pay attention to. Although Zhang Weiping is helping the country, the current situation of domestic basketball...

If it weren't for Wang Zhizhi, they wouldn't even get tickets to next year's World Championships!

Zhang Hao didn't know how to describe his mood. The golden age of the Chinese men's basketball team's outside line was at its peak, and there would be situations where Wang Zhizhi could not even beat South Korea if he did not make such great progress.

Anyway, he is very cautious now. Finally, the door to the national team has been opened. If you encounter problems related to the men's basketball team, you will be fine...

After accepting an exclusive interview with the imperial court station, Zhang Hao went around outside the stadium.

The fans of the Heat are really amazing. Now the Heat have reached the top in the Eastern Conference, and the fans are so enthusiastic.

It’s really impossible to see at all that the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and the US Airways Center was vacant every time they lost their seats.

Zhang Hao remembered the scenes of the 2013 and 2014 finals in the original time and space... "I am worthy of being a loyal and unswerving fan of the Hot Team!"

...

At 5:10 pm, after the warm-up, Zhang Hao and his teammates entered the stadium of the American Airlines Center.

After entering the venue, when Zhang Hao looked at Mo Ning, Mo Ning also happened to look at Zhang Hao and smiled at Zhang Hao, but there was no more communication.

Mo Ning on the court had no idea of ​​her cheerfulness and heroism in private, like a steel machine, taking on the role of the Heat's leader.

I smiled at Zhang Hao. It was purely because Mo Ning met Zhang Hao not long after Zhang Hao entered the NBA. Now Zhang Hao is much stronger and his childishness is fading away little by little... But when Zhang Hao first entered the NBA, he only looked at his face and was really like a 14 or 15-year-old child in the United States.

As if he had greeted Zhang Hao, Mo Ning looked at O'Neal...

Although the opponent in front of him is difficult to deal with, Mooning is very excited that neither the Jazz nor the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers... He wants to be the one who ends the Lakers' winning streak!

On Zhang Hao's side, after entering the stadium, he first looked at the player detection report of the opponent's players as he did at the beginning of each game.

"Alonzo Mooning, 28 years old, 208 cm, 120 kg, ability evaluation 96, offense 91, defense 98...

PJ Brown, 28 years old, 211 cm, 108 kg, ability evaluation 84, offense 79, defense 93...

Tim Hardaway, 31 years old, 183 cm, 80 kg, ability evaluation 92, offense 94, defense 77, pass 97...

Jamal Mashburn, 25 years old, 203 cm, 109 kg, ability evaluation 88, offense 93, defense 81...

Woshan Leonard, 24 years old, 193 cm, 93 kg, ability evaluation 82, offense 80, defense 84..."

In the past three days of scout reports, game video research, and team meetings, Zhang Hao knew that the Heat, the stars who have begun to enter the golden period of their careers, are stronger this year than last season, and the same is true for the player detection report.

Tim Hardaway is still the second favorite for the first-team defender. So far, his performance is overwhelming Payton, Kidd, Reggie Miller, Glenn Rice and others, and only Jordan can suppress Tim Hardaway steadily.

Morning and PJ Brown form the strongest inside defensive combination in the league, which is more efficient in defense than the 76ers' Duncan and Campbell's double towers.

Jamal Mashburn has not made much progress. Like Kenny Anderson, his talent limit is there, but he has a higher degree of integration than last season and is more suitable for playing in teams like the Heat.

Woshan Leonard has made significant progress. From the second round pick in 1994, he has grown into a first-class high-quality shooting guard in a few years. He has good three-pointers and good defense. He can occasionally organize his offense with the ball...

The substitute lineup is still luxurious, with Isaac Austin, Dan Marley, Matt Strickland and Keith Atkins staying in the team.

Moreover, the Heat have strengthened again this year, using Cote Thomas, a substitute insider who was basically reimbursed last season, and Sasha Danilovic, who had the idea of ​​retirement, to exchange for Terry Mills, who would turn 31. Last season, Terry Mills averaged 2.2 three-point shooting averages and a 42.2% three-point shooting percentage. Pat Riley couldn't figure it out, so he tried it. As a result, the Pistons actually agreed to send Terry Mills to them.

Cote Thomas recovered well, but he had a bad relationship with the Pistons' original substitute power forward Jerome Williams... When the team's record has declined, there will always be some bad things. If there are balloon stars on this team and the attention is high, it will soon cause a lot of controversy.

The Cavaliers' record declined last season and many conflicts broke out, but there was no news about the conflict. If no one paid attention to them, the Pistons would be different.

In addition, the Heat also brought in Eric Murdoch, a 30-year-old veteran who averaged 15 points, 6 assists and 2.2 steals per game in the past few years. He grew up in Chicago and was preparing to hug the Bulls after the contract ended last season. Who would have thought that Pippen was traded? He believes that the Heat have more hope of reaching the Finals to compete for the championship and choosing to join the Heat for a basic salary.

Seeing that the opponent's lineup is so strong and his 11 wins and 3 losses are also very good at the start, Zhang Hao felt his heart beating and his fighting spirit was burning!

The two teams have many players with pretty good relationships, such as PJ Brown, who has a good relationship with the Lakers' Nets Big Three, but this season, there is no communication before the game.

From the lead Mo Ning, the tail of the 11-player main players, Terry Mills, the iron-blooded temperament has filled the entire Heat.

As the saying goes, friendship is the first and second in the game, and this game is really impossible to see at all.

...

Nearly 5:28, the two teams started.

The Lakers are still the starting lineup of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Rick Fox, Zhang Hao and O'Neal.

The Heat sent Tim Hardaway, Woshan Leonard, Jamal Marshburn, PJ Brown and Morning to start.

Morning and O'Neal came to the center circle to jump the ball. The key figures on the defensive end of the two teams began to move early. PJ Brown did not go to the center line, but stayed in the free throw line and moved towards the top arc. The players standing on the center line of the Lakers were Zhang Hao and Kenny Anderson, and Rick Fox also moved from the left side of the three-second zone to the three-point line.

At 5:30, the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game on time and threw the ball into the air. Mourning narrowly defeated O'Neal in the jump ball, and the Heat attacked first!

The Lakers retreated quickly, O'Neal went straight to the basket, Zhang Hao put his arm in the top arc and bravely blocked Morning. Rick Fox keenly judged Jamal Mashburn's quick exit route, Doug Christie also held PJ Brown tightly...Woshan Leonard, who received a long pass from Tim Hardaway, protected the ball under Kenny Anderson's press, and did not easily get the ball.

The Heat have done a great job in controlling the turnover rate. So far this season, the Heat have a shooting percentage of 46.2%, limiting their opponents' shooting percentage by 42.2%, averaging 44.5 rebounds per game, limiting their opponents' average 40.2 rebounds per game; 21.5 assists per game, limiting their opponents' average 19.3 assists per game; 8.3 steals and 6.2 blocks per game are both higher than their opponents; at the same time, the most important thing is that they average 13.3 turnovers per game, which is only higher than the Pacers, which is averaging 13.1 turnovers per game, and the turnover rate is the second lowest in the league!

At the same time, the Heat can make their opponents 15.7 turnovers per game. Although the pace is slow, their defense has done better than last season.

There is no reason why the Heat can be regarded as the most promising team in the East to win the championship.

After a disagreement, the Lakers started hand-to-hand combat mode. Tim Hardaway ran to the frontcourt and was covered by Zhang Hao. Except for Zhang Hao, who did not go up to oppress and confront, the other four Lakers were fighting against Heat players.

When playing against the Heat, the team will try their best to avoid hand-to-hand combat, but the Silver Fox is so unique.

Everyone wants to avoid the Heat's hand-to-hand combat, but which team really avoids it?

If you can't hide from some things, it's better to take the initiative!

This really surprised the Heat players. This time the opponent did not play according to the routine!

Tim Hardaway decisively pulled the right side line to empty the top arc.

After winning three-pointers in the 94-95 season after his first year of return from reimbursement, Tim Hardaway has averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game and a 36.7% three-point shooting percentage, taking Zhang Hao away.

Jamal Marshburn withdrew from the three-point line and received a pass from Woshan Leonard. After the pass, Woshan Leonard pulled to the left corner. Jamal Marshburn singled Rick Fox.

Although the average score is not high, Jamal Marshburn has a nickname - the small forward with the strongest individual offensive ability.

Jamal Marshburn faced Rick Fox's active defense and exerted force sharply, accelerating to the right and breaking through!

Zhang Hao opened his arms and pulled into the inside from the right side line, interfering with Jamal Mashburn's pass on the right side line while Tim Hardaway received the ball and threw a three-pointer, blocking Jamal Mashburn and not allowing him to rush to close range directly.

But Tim Hardaway was not stupid enough to stand, moved to the bottom line and Jamal Mashburn made a tacit pass.

Tim Hardaway entered the right side of the three-second zone, O'Neal moved up, Tim Hardaway jumped up and did not shoot, and threw the ball into the air. O'Neal turned around and prepared to block the ball, and found that the opponent was not an empty-handed lob. Morning pulled out to block Doug Christie, and PJ Brown received the ball from the middle distance from the left bottom line and made a jump shot!

Although he played slowly, although the ball ended up falling into the hands of PJ Brown, the player with the lowest score per game in the starting lineup of the Heat, he did create a good opportunity!

Moreover, this is PJ Brown's chance. He averaged 9.2 points this season, of which 4.8 points were mid-range shots. The overall mid-range shot shooting percentage of 41.9 is undoubtedly quite excellent for a defensive power forward!

It is not necessary to find the teammates with the strongest scoring ability, but the teammates with the best chance. The Heat's positional battle offensive this season adheres to this principle, but instead has performed quite well. Compared to last year, it can be said that it has undergone transformation and is no longer a pure defensive team. Pat Riley once again proves his coaching ability.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal and Morning were like two beasts fighting at the basket!

In terms of wrestling, O'Neal was stronger and leaning against Mourning, but just after receiving the racket, Jamal Marsh had already hit the ball! O'Neal immediately distributed the ball to Rick Fox who was going to the top arc. The Heat's defense rotated very fast, Woshan Leonard made up for the top arc, Kenny Anderson was pulling to the 45-degree angle on the right to meet, and Tim Hardaway had switched to Kenny Anderson.

After the ball left the inside, Zhang Hao entangled with PJ Brown and came to the right close range. Rick Fox passed the ball... It was not O'Neal who fought with Morning on the left, nor was it Zhang Hao who cut in the right and ran away to the middle distance of the bottom line. The ball was given to Doug Christie!

Doug Christie received the ball and leaned against Jamal Mashburn, who was switching to defense, made a throw shot...and hit!

The Heat's starting lineup is very luxurious, while the Lakers' starting lineup is even more luxurious!

Usually, Doug Christie doesn't need to do so many things, but when it's time to take action, he is always willing to take responsibility. Whether or not he can make a move is a matter of ability, but he dares to take responsibility.

However, Doug Christie dared to shoot this, the Heat had already learned last season that what the Heat paid attention to was Rick Fox's passing choice.
To be continued...