Unlike George Lynch, George Lynch's own playing style and temperament are the same, which is the kind of existence as an adversarial defensive arrow. The coach uses it reasonably. He is the one who leads his teammates to defend in the hands and feet.

Zhang Hao is not famous for his defense, but his defense has been criticized until last season's All-Star Weekend.

But he has strong leadership skills...

No matter what his touch feels, his active and rough defense can also drive his teammates.

As long as your teammates have the idea of ​​"I want the same too", they will be amplified by "returning to the heart" and driven by Zhang Hao!

This is his leadership ability in his teammates, his coaches, and his opponents...

Silver Fox started to make up for it reason again - this dead child has good defense, enough speed, and the basic defense skills have gradually become solid. He will not drag his back when defending small forwards, and has strong learning ability. He has enough conditions to learn from George Lynch...

On the other hand, Sloan replaced Brian Russell and Ostertag. He didn't want to replace these two people so early. He only played more than 3 minutes in the second quarter, but there was no way. If the situation is not stabilized now, what's the use of dealing with the opponent's main lineup in the future? He can't hold on in the rotation stage.

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The Lakers did not substitution, and the Jazz replaced Stockton, Shanton Anderson, Brian Russell, Malone and Ostag.

The Jazz's defensive leader is Brian Russell, a defensive player who Jordan praised, and Ostertag, who is rooted at the basket and may be the best meat shield-type pure rim guard in the league today.

After the timeout, the timeout was adjusted, Zhang Hao also made additional free throws, 37 to 31, and the Lakers expanded their lead to 6 points.

The two teams began a fierce hand-to-hand battle, with the Jazz replacing Brian Russell and Ostertag, and the defense changed qualitatively, and the Lakers were at a disadvantage.

The Silver Fox was not in a hurry to rotate, just held on.

It's not that easy for the Jazz to narrow the score.

Zhang Hao played more aggressively and violently on the defensive end, and became unrestrained on the offensive end.

At 5 minutes and 22 seconds, Zhang Hao received the ball with his back to the basket in the free throw line. Relying on his height advantage, he turned around and swung a close-range throw from a big loop. The ball hit the rebound and bounced into the frame. After the Jazz scored a 4-0 wave, he returned one goal and widened the gap to 4 points again.

At 6 minutes and 55 seconds, the Lakers had only 1 point left in the lead, leading 42 to 41, and were beaten 10 to 5.

Fisher's three-pointer was a little stronger and it was too strong. Zhang Hao jumped out of the crowd with his arm, pointed the ball in the air, and made a tip-in!

When the Jazz called the timeout and entered the official timeout, the Lakers still maintained a 3-point lead! 44-41 lead!

Although the Lakers did not do well in defense during this period and the outside shooting was inaccurate due to confrontation, Zhang Hao scored 4 points, helping the Lakers scored 7 points during this period, delaying the Jazz's pace of overtaking the score!

In 6 minutes and 55 seconds, Zhang Hao scored 13 points alone!

Among these 13 points, 6 points were achieved through a second attack.

When the Jazz's focus on rebounding was on Ben Wallace, who made up the dunk at the beginning of the second quarter, and Jason Williams, one of the best offensive rebounding leagues, Zhang Hao used a very different style of play from him, and increased his personal score to 21 points when the official timeout in the second quarter!

Not only is he using the inside to restrain himself, but his playing style is different from usual, Zhang Hao's playing style at the beginning of the second quarter was very different from usual.

The Silver Fox changed into this lineup during the break during the holidays, which was suggested by Zhang Hao. The Silver Fox was a little unhappy, but he was still ready to try it out. The goal was not to widen the gap or even maintain the lead. He just hoped that it could really consume the Jazz's shooting.

The result was a surprise!

In addition to the good results brought by the confrontation on the defensive end, Zhang Hao also played well on the offensive end, and Zhang Hao made good use of this.

Speed, height and wingspan, soft feel, ball quotient... The most important thing is that you have more decisiveness when the opportunity comes out, no matter whether it is a good opportunity or not.

This kind of decisiveness is not decisive in the conventional sense...

Although the Jazz scored 10 points in the next three minutes, Sloan replaced Brian Russell and Ostertag in time, which offset the consumption of the outside pitcher's feel at this stage.

And the Jazz replaced Ostertag early... O'Neal's chance is here!

After the official timeout, the Lakers sent a combination of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Brent Barry, Zhang Hao and O'Neal.

Zhang Hao started to play life on the defensive end and confrontation, and he pulled the limit on the offensive end. O'Neal did not play singles, but used his flexible steps to find tip-offs. Kenny Anderson started the singles scoring mode.

The Lakers were unable to immediately play out the advantage, but they continued to consume Ostertag. Every time O'Neal moved, Ostertag had to try hard to stop it.

Finally, in the last two minutes of the second quarter, O'Neal began his dominant performance.

First, a direct dunk turned around and took Zhang Hao's lob ball at high and low posts, and then a direct dunk was pressed by an offense and defense switch to Ostertag, who was still retreating, hit the dunk... Flexibility, explosive power, strength, skills, and perfect combination!

At the end of the second quarter, O'Neal scored 7 points alone, helping the Lakers play a 7-2 wave. After the half, the Lakers led the Jazz 57-48 to 9 points!

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Originally, the Jazz were ready to play steadily after the first quarter, but an accident occurred, and Zhang Hao led the Lakers to disrupt the situation in the first half of the second quarter.

More than 5 minutes after the second quarter, the Lakers broke out with O'Neal and scored a 13-7 score. After returning from halftime, the Jazz could only fight and start from limiting the Lakers' offense.

On the Lakers, led by Zhang Hao, they did not continue to play offense along the offensive performance of 29 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, but continued to play defense!

Both teams continued to strengthen the confrontation, and the Jazz had adjusted. Zhang Hao's unexpected style of play was immature after all, and he failed to continue to score high in the third quarter, but the Lakers' defense played better than the second quarter under the leadership of Zhang Hao.

With a score of 17 to 18 in a single quarter, the Lakers' lead was reduced by 1 point by the Jazz, but the advantage of the whole game became even greater! The time when the Jazz could counterattack was reduced to only 1 quarter of the game, 74 to 66, the Lakers led by 8 points into the final quarter.

In the final quarter, the Jazz played very hard. With a wave of attacks from Stockton and Malone in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Jazz narrowed the gap to 4 points, 80-84, and it seems that the opportunity has come.

But Zhang Hao made a steadily shot with a back-attack and a step-and-step jump shot. O'Neal's back-attack physical strength was falling and O'Neal couldn't keep up with his footsteps. Osttarger turned around and went to the line and hit the hook. During this period, Stockton missed the three-pointer, and the Lakers once again widened the gap to 8 points!

The 4-0 wave of Rentou Ma stopped the Jazz's counterattack!

It was the Jazz attack again. O'Neal withstood the impact of Malone turning around and breaking through. Zhang Hao followed up and strangled Malone's idea of ​​relying on singles to stabilize and then continue to try to counterattack. Looking back, Zhang Hao broke through to the bottom line. O'Neal attracted defense at the basket, and Doug Christie passed back to Kenny Anderson in the top arc.

Kenny Anderson had a big gap in the top arc, and the Jazz defense was withdrawn.

Slowly adjust, before Brian Russell made a save, Kenny Anderson made a three-pointer from the right side of the top arc...

Enter!

91 to 80, with 3 minutes and 15 seconds left, the Lakers widened the gap to 11 points and secured the victory!

The Jazz were beaten to lose their fighting spirit under the conditions of 11 points, more than three minutes, such a strong confrontation, coupled with Zhang Hao and O'Neal's unrestrained and effective attack... and so on.

How to chase this?

In the end, relying on Zhang Hao's single game with 31 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, O'Neal's single game with 24 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 98-87!

With 21 points in the first half, Zhang Hao only scored 10 points in the second half, but he created better opportunities for O'Neal and other teammates, and the most important thing is the adjustment on the defensive end.

Although Zhang Hao's defensive details are still not good, O'Neal, who is partnering with him, reluctantly admitted that he has a teammate who is like a mad dog on the defensive end, and he plays more comfortably...

He had no idea that Zhang Hao could still play like this, not because of his physical condition, but because of his style of play.

O'Neal, who was surrounded by reporters, looked at Zhang Hao, who was also surrounded by reporters, and he discovered something...

In the past half month, Zhang Hao has been actively helping the team to make adjustments. At first O'Neal thought that Zhang Hao was for the team, and of course for the team.

However, O'Neal has now discovered that the adjustments Zhang Hao helped the team make are the one who gets the biggest benefit!

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The Lakers won five consecutive victories, improving their record to 34 wins and 5 losses.

After the game, the Lakers' play style and Zhang Hao's personal adjustment have been well received by the media and experts.

Anyway, it's all done if you praise it.

As for the Lakers coaching staff, they will work overtime tonight. In the analysis of this game with the Jazz, there is Zhang Hao. They don’t have to worry about it, they just need to analyze the overall situation, and the details include Zhang Hao.

But Zhang Hao's unexpected performance tonight, after discussing with Silver Fox and Cote Lambis, he felt that it needed to discuss it carefully.

Because this time Zhang Hao's "explosion" is not much the same as Zhang Hao's usual outbreak, it is an adjustment of his playing style.

If it can be continued, in Silver Fox's view, it will not only be beneficial to the team, but also have a clearer direction for Zhang Hao's personal defense improvement.

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Zhang Hao was carelessly following the official answer from the press officer training and was also thinking about this after he returned to the hotel after physical therapy.

In the early morning of the next day, after falling asleep and entering the learning mode, he couldn't wait to start the game review.

The previous hour, he was concentrating on reviewing his personal defense and finally confirmed something.

Some things have to take that step.

Originally, he just wanted to learn from George Lynch to drive the team's defense and let the team regain the lost ruthlessness. In order to avoid his impact being insufficient, he also asked the Silver Fox to replace Ben Wallace, a rough product.

The result was unexpectedly good! Of course, this is the basis for technology, environment and other conditions.

He really led the defense!

Although his defensive effect is not very good and he often loses position due to active blocking, when O'Neal is away, Ben Wallace's fierce defense can make up for it, and Rick Fox and Doug Christie can also make up for this loophole.

On the basis of increasing the intensity of the confrontation, his fierce and active repair will miss some people, but if someone can make up for the line and miss the basket, if someone can make up for it, there will be no big problem if he misses the shot from a long distance.

"This should be the defense method I've been looking for for a long time..."

Zhang Hao himself was also quite surprised, and he made a mistake.

Originally, his adjustment during this period was to adjust his offensive style, but in this game with the Jazz, he unexpectedly found the direction of strengthening the defensive end!

Originally, he was imitating Garnett, learning Garnett's defense and learning progress... It's average, not bad, but it's just average, normal progress speed, and he may become a top defensive player in the future, but he finds it difficult to reach Garnett's level.

This kind of thing really doesn’t mean that if you have similar body shapes and sports abilities, you will definitely be able to imitate it.

Now, he has his own direction of progress.

At this stage, the most important thing is whether this defensive method is good or not, the most important thing is reasonable physical fitness allocation.

Even if there is "Peter Pan's Physical Pool", he has insufficient physical strength in the second half of the third quarter and the middle of the fourth quarter tonight.
To be continued...