Although he lost the game with the Hornets, Liu Han's outstanding performance still won praise from the media and fans, but in the Lakers' general manager Jerry West, Kobe Bryant was more valued, although Liu Han's performance was better, but Jerry West always felt that Liu Han lacked a temperament to become a superstar.

On November 8, the Lakers welcomed the Toronto Raptors again. Van Axel returned to the starting line-up and Liu Han was once again on the bench.

From the start of the game, the Raptors' "flying squirrel" Damon Stoudemire, the small man who was drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the seventh pick in the first round in '95 won the Rookie of the Year last season. In the 95-96 season, the 1.78-meter-tall guard averaged 19 points plus 9 assists per game, and what is even more incredible is that he was able to grab 4 rebounds per game, and the 0.8 frontcourt rebounds per game is even more amazing.

At the beginning of the game, Damon Stoudemire frequently used the speed advantage to break through Van Exel, and the Lakers also relied on O'Neal and Eddie Jones to bite the score, but the Lakers' starting point guard Van Exel was possessed by Iron God today, he hit none of his six shots in the first quarter, and in the face of the extremely fast Damon Stoudemier, Van Exel was not able to defend the opponent, and at the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led the Lakers by 8 points at 32-24.

Liu Han was substituted in the first quarter nine minutes, and Coach Harris still stuck to his rules, but he also replaced Kobe Bryant on the court. After Liu Han got on the court, he really realized what the NBA's top speed is.

Damon Stoudemire, who is seven or eight meters tall and weighs seventy-six kilograms, has caused Liu Han a lot of trouble with his lightning-like speed, and his hesitation center of gravity is low, and Stoudemire's emergency stop and change of direction are also very fast, and what makes Liu Han feel even more uncomfortable is that the opponent not only breaks through sharply, but also shoots very accurately, and Liu Han basically can't stop Stoudemire from scoring.

In the offense, Liu Han played Stoudemire two with his height advantage, but Kobe, who played with him, began to frequently ask Liu Han for the ball, and Liu Han felt that Kobe should be given some opportunities, so he began to feed Kobe Bryant. After a few official NBA games, Bryant Bryant finally began to show his talent, and his outstanding speed and excellent flexibility allowed Bryant to perform many difficult moves, and he relied on his advantage to score 6 points.

Liu Han was substituted about 4 minutes into the second quarter, played 7 minutes, scored 5 points and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant continued to stay on the court.

Van Exel, the Lakers' main point guard who came on the court in the second quarter, continued his iron performance, and he took four more shots in the remaining eight minutes of the second quarter, still without a hit, and the team still relied on the play of O'Neal and Eddie Jones to catch up with the score.

Liu Han did not get another chance to play for the rest of the game, perhaps because coach Harris thought that Liu Han could not guard Damon Studemire at all, but Safina, who was sitting on the sidelines, still felt that it was better to let Liu Han go up and shoot three points than to let a blacksmith - Van Exel be on the court.

Van Exel made a total of 14 shots in this game, hitting only one shot, and if it wasn't for Eddie Jones' excellent performance in this game, the Lakers could have lost the game in the third quarter. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Toronto Raptors by a narrow margin of one point, and Damon Studemire scored a quasi-triple-double of 21 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Liu Han only had five points and three assists, but he only played seven minutes. O'Neal played 26 minutes, scored 25 points and 10 rebounds, but Van Exel dug a hole to bury his team, playing 36 minutes and only getting 3 points and 4 assists. Bryant had a great performance, scoring 12 points and three rebounds.

The Lakers went 3-2 in their first five regular season games, which is obviously not a great record. Head coach Del Harris's appointment has been questioned, and the "stability" he pursues feels a bit stereotypical.

After a day off, the Lakers traveled to Atlanta to take on the Atlanta Hawks.

O'Neal had a cold hand in this game, scoring 19 points on 9-of-20 shooting, but his 18 rebounds guaranteed the Lakers' defense and secondary offense. Liu Han only played 7 minutes in this game, scoring 3 points and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant's playing time began to rise, and he came off the bench for 15 minutes in this game, scoring 8 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, and his performance became more and more eye-catching.

The Lakers eventually won 85-92 away against the Atlanta Hawks.

On November 12, the Lakers sat at home to meet the Houston Rockets, and O'Neal would give his all every time he met the big dream Olajuvan, and he played 42 minutes, scoring 34 points and 15 rebounds.

After joining the Rockets, Charles Barkley gradually integrated into the team, he scored 33 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, and the aging Olajuvan also showed his strength in this game, playing 32 minutes, scoring 31 points and 7 rebounds. Liu Han once again only got 7 minutes of playing time.

The two teams battled to a 100-all draw in regulation time and went into the first extra time.

In the first overtime, the Lakers point guard Van Exel, who continued to feel cold, began to exert his power, and he scored 8 points in a row, and the two teams were tied again in the first overtime.

Van Exel, who was still a big player in the second overtime, stepped up and scored seven points again to help his team win the Rockets.

Van Exel played 54 minutes in the double-overtime game and scored 29 points, but he was really inefficient by shooting just 4-of-17 from the field in regulation time and 10-of-27 from the field. Bryant played another 16 minutes, scoring 12 points and four rebounds.

Liu Han began to feel a little depressed when this game was playing, and the 7-minute playing time per game could not satisfy Liu Han's desire to play.

Back at LaBeouf's house, Safina comforted her first, knowing that the person she liked was now depressed, so Safina felt that the most important thing to do now was to send support and encouragement to the person she liked. And LaBeouf also expressed his support for Liu Han in another way.

"I said, boy, is your head coach a stupid X? It's obviously your best, why don't you play? Did he discriminate against you? If anyone discriminates against me, just tell me, and I'll let him know the 'passion' of the descendants of the Don." ”

'Thank you, Lahr, I think I should have a chance to talk to the manager.' Liu Han remembered what Mr. John Wooden had told him, that sometimes, opportunities still need to be fought for by themselves.

The next day, the Lakers welcomed the San Antonio Spurs at home, and the Spurs' number one star "Admiral" David Robinson missed the game due to a foot injury, and Dominic Wilkins, who joined this season, gradually found his game form.

In this game, O'Neal still performed bravely, scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds in the game, and Eddie Jones also played well, scoring 22 points, but the rest of the team was in poor shape because of the double overtime in the last game, and Van Exel continued to be possessed by the Iron God, scoring only 2 points on 1-of-8 shooting, although he sent eight assists, but this did not allow the Lakers to win. Liu Han was once again only given seven minutes of playing time, which made Liu Han feel that he really needed to talk to head coach Del Harris. Bryant once again played more than 10 minutes and scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting.

Dominic Wilkins, who had a wonderful matchup with Jordan in the 1988 slam dunk contest, joined the Spurs this season and finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Avery Johnson had a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists, and Sean Elliott had 14 points and 11 assists and also had a double-double. In the end, thanks to the excellent performance of the whole team, the San Antonio Spurs won the game 95-87.

"Shaq, do you think I should talk to Mr. Harris, I think I can play on the court." As soon as the game ended, Liu Han found Shaquille O'Neal, who wanted to communicate his feelings with this big guy who didn't seem so "complicated".

"You say a lot, boxer, you really should talk to Mr. Harris, if nothing else, you're much better than Nick just by shooting, and seriously, I really can't stand Nick's shooting, and his shooting is good for nothing other than giving me a few more rebounds." Van Exel's poor performance in recent games has caused dissatisfaction among his teammates, but what makes O'Neal most angry is that Van Exel thinks about shooting almost all the time, and even if he misses the shot, he doesn't care, but this is unbearable for O'Neal, who aspires to a championship.

"You're right, Shaq, I also think Nick's shooting is terrible, and he also takes up a lot of shots, which makes the game a shooting drill." Kobe Bryant, who walked behind Liu Han, also heard the conversation between Liu Han and O'Neal, and he was also dissatisfied with these old men on the team joining forces to control the ball, O'Neal, Liu Han and Kobe Bryant are all newcomers this season, so Kobe feels that the three of them should have a common discourse.

Although Liu Han has matured a lot after experiencing the injury, he still won't do what ordinary Chinese think in some ways, and what he thinks about now is that he must communicate with Nick Van Exel to make him understand that his behavior is wrong, and he should pay more attention to the cooperation of the whole team.