At 7:30 pm on February 14, 1996, the Lakers played against the Hawks at home.
In the early stages of the game, the Lakers relied on their stable performance to lead the Eagles by 13 points, 47-34, halfway through the second quarter.
The Eagles launched a fierce counterattack after the official timeout in the second quarter. The Lakers did not respond in time and did not pay too much attention. The traditional disease occurred again. In the second half of the second quarter, the Eagles defended and only scored 6 points. At the end of the game, the Eagles only led by 1 point, 53-52.
By the third quarter, the Lakers began to pay attention to their thinking, but their style of play seemed too casual.
The most obvious one is reflected in Van Exel. During the halftime break, he decided to take over the game. At the beginning of the second half, he hit three three-pointers in a row
Because he was in such good shape before the All-Star Weekend, Van Exel shot 44% from three-point range in 13 games from mid-January to February 6, averaging 2.9 three-pointers per game. , averaging 24.3 points per game, which unexpectedly increased the 14.8 points per game in the early season to 17.1 points per game.
This makes Van Exel want to rely on his own ability to solve problems when he encounters them.
????????????????????? However, after a week of rest, that super-godlike state is gone!
With regular play, after a week's rest, Van Exel actually played better than before the All-Star weekend, but when it came to the transition period of the game, Van Exel did not adjust.
In turn, the Eagles' newly formed trio of Mookie Blakelow, Steve Smith, and Christian Laettner quickly found a sense of coordination, played steadily and performed steadily, and in the third quarter, From the beginning, he helped the Eagles shoot a 12-2 wave. The Eagles overtook the Lakers by 9 points 64-55!
At this point, the Lakers were in decline and tried to counterattack, but the effect was not good.
At this time, Zhang Hao¡¯s biggest flaw was exposed - his lack of hard power!
His playing style gives him the ability to raise the team's upper limit.
But to ensure that the team¡¯s strength is lowered, he has to rely on his teammates.
The Lakers' team strength complements each other. Zhang Hao's characteristics, the team offense led by Van Exel and Magic, and their good performance are the core of their 20-1 record before the All-Star weekend.
Zhang Hao scored a very stable 24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, but 16 of them were scored in the first quarter and a half, and he only scored 8 points in the second half.
In the end, the Lakers lost to the Hawks 91-98 and suffered a huge reversal!
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"Actually, it's not that the Hawks are in better shape than us. We are in very good shape. It's just that we are used to a hot state where we can score even if we are defensive. When we played against the Jazz before the All-Star Weekend, we couldn't make any shots. I haven¡¯t adjusted yet¡¡±
April Clark responded to Zhang Hao like a chicken pecking at rice. She liked this feeling very much.
After the game, Zhang Hao was almost completely unwilling to answer questions when facing the media. When April Clark went to the home team lounge to find Zhang Hao, the other Lakers players were quite frustrated. Magic was actively trying to regulate the emotions of his teammates, and Zhang Hao did not. say what.
Instead, he chose to tell her his views on the current situation of the team after returning home and the reasons why he did not express too many thoughts in front of the media and teammates.
"This is trust"
April Clark made up her mind, took out the match and lit the wick
"April, what is this?"
April Clark was excited, quickly pulled the match twice, extinguished the match in her hand, and said hurriedly: "This is the brain-soothing aromatherapy I bought in San Antonio. I see that you are very anxious Don't worry too much, we Isn¡¯t my state not bad? We were leading by more than ten points in the first half. You are still a rookie, so don¡¯t put so much pressure on yourself.¡±
How could there be no pressure? Zhang Hao turned on the system subtitles and looked at the tasks triggered this morning.
¡°Another small goal:
Goal: Special signing player Zhang Hao helped the Lakers win at least 60 games in the 1995-1996 season.
Reward: A top star experience card.
Failure penalty: For every number of games the Lakers' final regular season record in the 1995-1996 season falls below 60 wins, the host will deduct the number of games multiplied by 10 for its lifespan.
Advanced goals:?
Advanced rewards:? "
I don¡¯t know what the advanced goals and rewards are, but the rewards for regular goals are tempting enough!
"The top star experience card doesn't seem to be the same as the top strength experience card, but it doesn't matter, it should be easy to use. After all, the penalty deduction is quite severe, 60 wins It can't be that simple. I don't know how many teams have a few team histories. Not for ten yearsWe have to keep going, but when the opportunities are not good, we have to choose to rely on our teammates. Relying on our teammates is not a shameful thing, on the contrary, it is what we should do"
When Del Harris said this, the Lakers players unconsciously glanced at Van Exel. The latter felt the eyes of his teammates and was a little angry. Although, after the game last night, he was very upset about why he did those things. The ball didn't go in, and he took the initiative to take the responsibility on himself during the interview, but he still wasn't happy to hear the head coach say that.
However, at this time, Van Exel found that the player he was paying close attention to did not look at him with that kind of evasive gaze, but took a deep look at him and then spoke!
Zhang Hao slapped away the magician's hand that secretly slapped him. Everyone reminded him of this. He could only say: "Coach, you are right, but role players like me should also do better. I There were a few open shots that didn't go in last night, and I want to be a shooter that the core relies on, and I have to be worthy of it."
After these words came out, some players had strange expressions
Indeed, last night¡¯s loss, from a certain perspective, was because the open shooters did not perform so well in the second half, so Van Exel chose to shoot more by himself.
Sensing the change in the mentality of the players, Del Harris glanced at Zhang Hao
"This damn kid actually eased the possible conflicts between me and Nick"
What he just said is correct advice for the team itself and for Van Exel's style of play, but from a certain perspective, it is also about finding a blame within the team to turn last night into a culprit. A big reversal may cause potential conflicts to be concentrated on one person.
For such a role, Van Exel is the most suitable.
Just like the later ok combination, no matter what went wrong, K was always blamed. Who made K the one who should take the blame regardless of his playing style or personality? Van Exel is that kind of character right now.
The purpose is to divert conflicts. In the next 34 games, Del Harris believes that it is unlikely that he can perform as well as before the All-Star Weekend, so he must lay the groundwork well. If there is a tendency for conflicts to arise, he can throw the blame on him. On Van Exel.
And what Zhang Hao said changed the direction of the conflict!
From conflict to taking responsibility!
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After the tactical meeting, it¡¯s free training time.
To play against the Mavericks, the second-to-last team in the Western Conference, there was not much preparation in terms of tactics, and the adjustment was mainly about mentality.
Zhang Hao came to the training ground for back-up training. After he practiced a set, the magician came forward and handed him a drink: "What you just said was great, better than I thought. I thought you would do it because of your nature." I don¡¯t have a good relationship with the coach, so I choose to have a conflict with the coach to deflect the conflict and win the favor of the core player However, young people must know how to exercise restraint!"
Zhang Hao saw that the magician's smile became particularly obscene, and when he lowered his head, he saw that there were still teeth marks on the collarbone that had not completely dissipated, and strawberries that would definitely not dissipate in a short time.
"Ahem" Zhang Hao ignored the second half of the sentence, shook his head and said, "I'm telling the truth. I just feel that I'm not good enough. If I could stand up and solve the problem at that time, I wouldn't be able to solve the problem." Have such contradictions arise?
Or, transfer the conflict to meI don't care. "
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