Sun Hao, went to O'Neill's house to see him.

Well, if you live next door, to paraphrase the popular words of the Chinese, it is called a visit.

When Sun Hao went, O'Neill was playing golf in the yard.

O'Neill has a recurrence of an old injury and does not need to lie in bed like a broken bone.

In addition to the necessary treatment, the team doctor's more advice is to let him rest.

But O'Neill still couldn't bear the loneliness.

Many NBA stars have their own hobbies, such as Hayward playing e-sports, George loves fishing, Nash loves football, Duncan loves car repair, Harden loves nightclubs, etc.

Those hobbies are almost equated with their names.

But if you want to ask O'Neill about his hobbies, there are many more who can be put on an equal note.

For example, acting, singing, being a police officer, and playing golf.

Of course, you can name more about his hobbies, because this guy is so playful.

Sun Hao knew another one today.

After the two of them chatted for a while, O'Neill took him to the back of his yard.

Although it was not the first time he had come to O'Neill's house, it was the first time O'Neill had done so.

Then, when Sun Hao arrived, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Because in the yard behind, there is a little tiger!

A special person was there to keep an eye on it, and when O'Neill went in, he called out to the little cutie, and went over to pick up the little tiger.

Sun Hao was a little confused.

He has two cats, and O'Neill raises tigers?

That's a bit of a big gap!

This is also allowed by the United States, and it is illegal to protect animals in China.

However, looking at the appearance of O'Neill petting the tiger, it is no different from petting the cat.

Or do he have one too?

But after thinking about it, Sun Hao still shook his head.

This thing is easy to get out of control when it grows up, and it is estimated that it can only be kept in captivity in a cage, so it is better not to raise it.

O'Neill took some meat for the little tiger to eat.

Big sharks feed tigers.

This scene looks very compatible.

Sun Hao also went up to stroke a few handfuls at O'Neill's invitation, and the little tiger also rubbed comfortably, which seems to be no different from a cat!

After finishing the tiger, Sun Hao sat down and chatted with O'Neill again, and he mentioned weight loss again, which was another purpose for him to visit O'Neill.

O'Neill, to the point where he has to lose weight.

Otherwise, even if he hadn't met Riley, a toe injury would have cut his career shortened.

"Yao, he also had the idea of gaining weight in order to fight you before, but I gave him advice, and he didn't have a similar injury like his toe."

Sun Hao took Yao Ming as an example.

Although the two are not the same type of center, they both weigh a lot, which makes them have similar problems, and this is a good example.

"Doesn't he lose weight and can't prevent me?"

However, O'Neill's answer left Sun Hao speechless.

"I'm at my best at 345 pounds, I've got to have meat on me, I've got to take the hits."

O'Neill said, shaking his head.

Obviously, he can always find a reason to lose weight on his own, and it sounds reasonable.

Sun Hao realized that his mouth alone couldn't convince O'Neill.

"Shaq, what do you like to eat?"

Sun Hao changed his mind.

"That's a lot, chicken, Caesar salad, fish, grilled chicken...... But my favorite thing to eat is steak, which I eat every night before I go to bed. ”

O'Neill didn't forget to wipe the corners of his mouth when he said this.

This guy looks like a foodie.

Sun Hao felt that if it wasn't for O'Neill to lose weight, it would definitely be good to introduce Chinese food to him.

However, what kind of operation is eating steak before going to bed?

Sun Hao looked at O'Neill suspiciously.

"I have to eat five meals a day, and it takes a huge amount of energy to maintain my body size."

O'Neill's next words made Sun Hao silent for a while.

Eating like this, it's no wonder he has the weight he has now.

"Is there anything you don't like to eat?"

Sun Hao then asked.

"Durian, I don't like that kind of thing the most, that's what people eat? If I saw someone eating that in front of me, I would lose my appetite all day. ”

Sun Hao nodded after listening.

He already had an idea.

……

Two days later, O'Neal missed the first game with an injury, and the Lakers faced old rivals the Kings.

The Kings left Divac, but Brad Miller did a good job of filling in, and they remain one of the best teams in the West.

However, Miller defends worse than Divac, and Christie, the Kings' strongest defensive player on the outside, is also out due to injury.

The two sides started tonight and started a big battle against each other.

As a result, Sun Hao showed his key ball ability in the last moment, and consecutive points helped the Lakers defeat the Kings 116-111.

Sun Hao scored 39 points in the game, the same score as O'Neal's first game.

Finley scored 21 points and Juwan Howard had 17.

A very good start.

However, it did not have a good continuation.

Against the HyperSonics, 100 to 106.

Against the Magic, 103-91.

Against the Timberwolves, 99-110.

Against the Nets, 97-103.

In the 5 games led by Sun Hao, the Lakers' record was only 2 wins and 3 losses.

In these five games, Sun Hao averaged 31.6 points per game, which is second only to Kobe Bryant in the league.

But he wasn't able to help the Lakers win more games.

And the Lakers' next game against the defending champion Pistons.

For them, a careless ride is a three-game losing streak.

After the day's training session, Phil Jackson didn't immediately dismiss his teammates, but beckoned everyone to go to the video room.

Sun Hao didn't think much about it.

It's not wrong to lose games in a row and watch more video analysis.

But when he arrived, he found that it was not at all what he had thought.

Jackson didn't even turn on the projector.

"Everybody puts down the chair and lies down on it."

What Sun Hao didn't expect was that Jackson made a "weird" request to them.

However, Sun Hao was a little excited at this time.

When he first visited the Staples Center, he said there was something strange about the chairs in the studio.

He was curious at the time, but Kupchak sold him a deal and said he would know about it at the beginning of the season.

He was curious at the time, and it seemed that the answer would soon be revealed.

It's weird, and it's going on.

Phil Jackson walked to the window and pulled the curtain down.

"Close your eyes."

Then, he turned off the lights as well.

The team has undergone a big change in the summer, and most of them have never experienced this kind of scene, and they are full of curiosity.

And shortly after the lights were turned off, a faint scent began to float in the air, which was supposed to be the smell of some kind of plant after it had been burned.

Sun Hao lay there and sniffed, and after smelling it, he felt that his whole body was much more relaxed.

I don't know what Jackson is up to.

"Now, forget about the environment you're in, without the hassle of the game, without the hassle of training, you're not an NBA player anymore."

Jackson then began his Zen sermon.

Sun Hao probably knows what Jackson is doing.

Meditation, the word that is mentioned the most in the future is still in the practice of yoga.

The most well-known is Yoga Voice Meditation, also known as Mantra, which means a special set of sounds that can draw the human mind away from all its worldly thoughts, worries, desires, spiritual burdens, and so on.

Actually, meditation and meditation mean about the same, and it can also be called meditation, which is to let people relax step by step and enter an ethereal state.

The function of meditation is to help people free themselves from stress and negative emotions, so that people can restore peace of mind.

The Lakers have lost a lot recently, O'Neal has been injured again, and Jackson wants to help the players decompress in his way.

Jackson...... Of course, I didn't continue.

If he said this for a whole time, he would probably have been able to go to the temple to be a monk.

He turned on a radio, and it began to play a series of steps that would lead to a meditative state.

Sun Hao didn't feel anything at first, but because it was quiet all around, he couldn't do anything other than follow the sound in the tape recorder.

And don't say it, slowly, Sun Hao's whole nerves relaxed, and he entered a state that he had never experienced before.

There are no worries, no joys, as if you are a speck of dust floating in the universe.

It sounds mysterious, but it feels like that.

"Coach, I'm almost asleep."

Soon, though, a slightly comical voice shattered that realm.

This comic is none other than Damon Jones.

Suddenly, someone else couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although Jones hasn't played much playing time since the start of the season, his pistachio attributes have had a big impact on the Lakers' locker room.

Jackson coughed, but he only smiled.

"If you want to sleep, sleep."

And his words after that were not expected.

Then, there was a new round of meditation.

This time no one spoke again.

And gradually, there were some slight snoring sounds coming from inside the video room.

Although Jones's words just now are a bit funny, they are not false.

Not everyone can enter the so-called state of concentration.

I can't get in, such a quiet environment, it's natural to sleep.

Sun Hao slowly fell asleep.

By the time he woke up, it was already more than an hour later.

Don't say it, after waking up, he felt refreshed, and the feeling was indescribably comfortable.

That's a good thing!

Sun Hao suddenly felt that the so-called Zen science did not seem to be completely useless.

In fact, it was not only him, but the others looked at each other, and it was estimated that they also had the same feeling as Sun Hao.

When everyone else left one after another, Jackson suddenly stopped Sun Hao and asked him to go to the office with him.

Sun Hao...... I feel like I was named by my teacher when I was a child.

Although the meditation just now was very good, he still didn't really want to discuss Zen with Jackson.

But fortunately, after he really arrived at the office, Sun Hao found that this time Jackson was talking to him about the team's recent predicament.

"Before you came to Los Angeles, I had a phone conversation with Don, and he told me a lot about you."

Jackson and Nelson Sr. are also old rivals in the NBA, and like many so-called "old enemies" in the NBA, their personal relationship is actually not bad.

It is not surprising why after the first training session, Jackson will directly explain the triangle tactics to Sun Hao.

That thing is something that ordinary people can't understand and digest without time.

"So I want to talk to you about what you think is the reason for the team's current predicament."

Jackson said and looked at Sun Hao.

Sun Hao wasn't surprised.

Jackson certainly didn't just ask him, maybe he already had an idea in his mind, just to verify that he was the same as Nelson Sr. said, or maybe someone really needed to verify it.

After all, Los Angeles is a city with far more pressure from public opinion than elsewhere.

If he can't get the team out of the situation soon, there will be a lot of pressure from the management.

The bigger the city, the less patience there is.

"Defense."

Sun Hao quickly replied.

"Why wasn't Shaq's injury?"

Jackson asked rhetorically, O'Neal's injured team's record has fluctuated, and the average person's instinctive reaction would be that.

"Because when Shaq wasn't injured, it wasn't easy for us to win the game."

Sun Hao's thinking angle is a bit special.

But Jackson smiled and nodded.

The triangle offense is a superstar singles tactic, which means that role players have a limited role in the offensive singles.

Correspondingly, they need to make a bigger contribution on the defensive end in order to reduce the consumption of superstars on defense.

One might wonder why the Lakers didn't start the season with players who defended better.

Because, the Lakers don't.

At the beginning of the season, a veteran like Malone has not yet opened his body, and the only player who can defend the Lakers on the outside is Ariza, but he is a rookie.

So in that case, Jackson started with Horry and Howard to ensure the team's offense, and there was no problem with the selection.

But now, with the team's record up and down and defensive problems becoming more and more prominent, he has reached the point where he has to change.

"Do you think it would be good or bad for the team to start with Karl and Trevor?"

Jackson continued.

"I think the harm outweighs the good."

"How?"

"Carl isn't at his best physically, but he's very good at protecting the rim, and Trevor is inexperienced, but rookies tend to be the most active defensively."

Sun Hao's words made Jackson nod his head after listening to it, in fact, he thought so too.

"I even think I can play the starting center with Chris, who moves faster than Vlad."

However, Sun Hao's next words were something he didn't expect.

O'Neill was not there, Divac had always been the starter, and Sun Hao even suggested replacing him.

"But what about our scores?"

Jackson then asked.

"Me."

Sun Hao's answer this time was concise and crisp.

Although he is not as paranoid as Kobe Bryant, he has never lacked self-confidence.