Chapter 436: The Choice

Indeed, it's delicious!

Durian, in a sense, is delicious and untasty, just like the sweet tofu brain and salty tofu brain before, which are completely two extremes.

Those who like to eat can't like it, and those who don't like to eat are like O'Neill before them, and they don't want to try it.

But the best way to overcome fear is to face it, and O'Neill finally chose to try when he couldn't stand it, gave up and couldn't give up!

Then, like Columbus, he discovered the New World.

He couldn't help but pick up another piece and put it in his mouth.

This time he didn't pinch his nose or anything, but ate it completely in a "tasting" way.

Chew and chew again.

Then, he found out that this thing is not very delicious, but also very delicious!

The soft sweetness is mixed with a hint of fruity wood, just like eating a thick layer of cream, but it is not greasy at all.

Oh my God, why did he think it looked like before?

And it's really amazing to say, after he thought the durian was delicious, the original-like taste disappeared.

He ate a few more in a row.

Then, he lost even the desire to eat egg white.

The heat of this thing seems to be a bit high.

In the end, he reluctantly put the uneaten durian back in the refrigerator, and then called his nutritionist.

After chatting with the nutritionist to learn more about the fruit of durian, his feelings became very complicated.

Because he used to feel that the calories of this thing were a bit high, in fact, it was a bit too high.

According to his nutritionist, durian has 147 calories per 100 grams, ranking among the top three among all fruits.

Not to mention this thing for people who are losing weight, it is for ordinary people to eat too much, and it is easy to gain weight if you eat too much.

When he hung up the phone, O'Neill stood still for a while.

This weight loss, it seems to have failed so far!

And the point is that he also likes to eat durian!

Finish the calf!

Lost the lady and broke the soldiers!

Sun Hao doesn't know what O'Neill has experienced.

But slowly, he also realized that something was wrong.

Originally, O'Neill's living room still smelled of durian, which shows that O'Neill still smells it every day.

But O'Neill's appetite is recovering little by little, and it may even look even better than before.

Finally, one day he couldn't help but ask O'Neill.

O'Neill had a showdown after struggling for a while.

After Sun Hao heard that O'Neill liked to eat durian, he instantly experienced what it meant to have mixed tastes.

He's overturned!

"Shaq, don't eat that thing, it's very calorie-high."

In the end, that's all he could do to remind O'Neill.

"I try."

O'Neill's answer made Sun Hao's expression even more helpless.

It seems that in the coming days, O'Neal will not only have to lose weight, but also how to quit durian!

And after experiencing the durian incident, Sun Hao felt that the method of using food smell to make O'Neill lose weight was completely unworkable.

Even the most hated durian can be loved, and who can guarantee that O'Neill won't fall in love with stinky tofu, houttuynia cordata, or even canned herring?

Thinking of this, Sun Hao really didn't know what to say when he looked at O'Neill again.

He felt that even Bill Russell might not be able to make O'Neill lose weight.

This is likely, like dividing a number by zero, a question with no answer.

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The season is still going on, and it's almost Christmas War in the blink of an eye.

Like last year, this year's Christmas game is in the spotlight because the two sides are the Lakers and the Wizards.

Although O'Neal failed to lose weight, Walker's weight loss effect was obvious, which made him move a lot faster on the defensive end, and the Lakers' record also improved steadily.

They are now two wins ahead of the Spurs and secure the top spot in the West.

On the Eastern side, the brightest performer this season is the Wizards.

As fans predicted, Carlisle made a huge difference for the Wizards.

The biggest change is the offense.

Gone are the constipated positional tactics that relied heavily on Yao Mai last season, replaced by a combination of inside and outside, layered tactics.

Carlisle has always been known for his tactics, and for a long time in his history as a Mavericks coach, he was described by fans as "a good woman who can't cook without rice", referring to the fact that he has no tactical system but no one who can execute the tactics in place.

Now the Wizards are all kinds of "high-quality ingredients", and he can naturally make a table of "Manchu and Han full seats".

The most direct evidence of this is the change in Hamilton's performance.

The man is probably one of the best off-ball scorers in NBA history, averaging less than 10 points per game under Van Gundy last season and is close to being scrapped.

But so far this season, he has averaged 14.5 points per game and a shooting rate of 49.1%, a new career high!

Of course, in addition to the offense, the Wizards have maintained an excellent defense, conceding 27th points per game in the league, just more than the Pistons, Pacers and Spurs.

Offensive and defensive, the Wizards feel like they have shown their championship appearance.

Such a matchup between two teams is definitely worth looking forward to.

With a week or so left before the Christmas game, the Lakers are in big trouble.

O'Neill, injured again.

Or his big toe.

While O'Neill himself is reluctant to admit it, the burden that weight puts on the big center's toes is obvious.

In history, Yao Ming is like this, and so is O'Neill.

So in the case of O'Neill's increasing weight and losing weight failure, this is almost unavoidable, it just depends on the time sooner or later.

The team doctor's recommendation was another surgery.

The good news is that the injury is not too serious, and O'Neill will be back in about a month if the surgery goes well.

After discussions between the coaching staff and O'Neal's team, O'Neal finally accepted the recommendation for surgery.

The operation went smoothly, and Sun Hao also went to the hospital to send a bouquet of flowers to the big shark.

But the problem now is that the Lakers are going to have a very big challenge in the coming month.

Anderson struggled to start and Mourning didn't find his best, and just like in last season's playoffs, the Lakers went from strength to weakness on the inside.

Jackson's headache is a small matter, and if the Lakers' record is up and down during this time, it will be very difficult to catch up in the future.

After all, in the current West, the Spurs, Mavericks, and Suns are not much worse than the Lakers, plus the rule that the first division must enter the top three under the new system, as in last season, there will definitely be a team that falls into the bottom half.

No one wants to be the second Suns team last year, going through a life-or-death knockout game in the first round.

So this month is going to be extremely critical.

However, the Lakers were lucky, except for the Christmas game against the Wizards, their previous three games were against the Hornets, Trail Blazers and 76ers.

Of the three teams, the Trail Blazers are rebuilding, and the standard swing is a bad team; Although the 76ers and Hornets are competing for the playoffs, their strength is limited.

But it's easy to fight, but it's another thing after the real fight.

In the first game against the Hornets, Jackson used Anderson to start instead of O'Neal.

It was in this game that Rookie Deron Williams, who had performed relatively average so far this season, ushered in an explosion.

Especially when he and West broke through the basket after blocking and making a hit.

He finished with 25 points and 11 assists and had his best game in the NBA.

With O'Neal and no Malone, the Lakers' box was wide open, allowing opponents to come in and out.

Fortunately, Sun Hao turned on the scoring mode in O'Neal's absence, and after scoring another 45 points, he single-handedly helped the Lakers win the game.

The second game against the Trail Blazers would be easy in theory.

But there are no tigers in the mountains, monkeys are kings, and Randolph is a monster in the Lakers restricted area.

He hit 30+13 data in the whole game, which shows the potential of his inner black bear.

Well, it was Sun Hao again, who scored 40+ in the second game in a row, scored 43 points in the whole game, and led the team to play an offensive climax in the second half of the fourth quarter to help the team finally win.

After the game, the Los Angeles media used the "scoring show of the King of Los Angeles" to describe Sun Hao's performance.

Then, it's time to play the 76ers.

The Lakers ultimately lost this game, and although Sun Hao's solo show continued, he scored 40 points in his third straight game, but Iverson, the super scorer who also ushered in a scoring explosion this season, also scored 43 points.

In the game, his scoring in the Lakers' restricted area was as simple as walking in the square.

O'Neal's absence has too much impact on the Lakers' interior line.

But there's not much time left for the Lakers to adjust, because one day is Christmas, and they're going to play against the Wizards.

Fans who watched these three games suddenly felt confused about the future.

Iverson left the Lakers with no way to do it inside, but the Wizards were Madiga Yao Ming!

An inside line is sudden, an inside line is playing, and the Lakers' inside line is about to be exploded into a sieve.

In fact, don't talk about the fans, even the Lakers players are also under a lot of pressure.

The Christmas game is broadcast live across the United States, and with them being the defending champions, if they lose to potential opponents the Wizards and in Los Angeles, the post-game public opinion pressure can be imagined.

During the training session on this day, that pressure was reflected in every training move of the players.

Even some of the words exchanged between the players can be felt, and some people feel that it is better to give up and prepare for the next game if they basically can't win.

After all, it's not a shame to lose to the Wizards without O'Neal.

If you try your best and still lose, it will be the biggest blow to the team's morale.

Jackson's brow furrowed as he watched from the sidelines.

If the team plays the Christmas game in this mental state, it will definitely lose.

Halfway through the training session, he simply called it off and told everyone to go to the video room.

This move surprised the players.

But in the video room, many people think that Jackson is ready to let them meditate.

Sun Hao also thinks so, and he actually feels the pressure of the team, and it's not bad to meditate and relax.

However, when he got to the video room, he found that things were a little different from what he had imagined.

Jackson did not turn off the lights, pull the curtains and light cigarettes as in the past, but directly arranged for the team to watch a movie.

That's right, it's watching movies.

Jackson's approach is sometimes really unguessable.

Then, Sun Hao also watched this movie.

It's not that Sun Hao has read countless movies in his last life, but this movie is too famous.

"Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman".

The most classic plot of this film is that Sfarland invited Donna to perform in the well-known tango song ". The tango dance that was danced under the cabeza.

That clip is a clip that can give people goosebumps.

Including this time, when he saw the clip of the two dancing in that music, he still had an uncontrollable excitement.

Of course, classic tango is not all there is to this movie, and there is still a lot to convey in this classic film that won three Oscars.

That is, after watching the movie, Jackson said something thought-provoking.

"Whether our life is good or bad, it should be wonderful in itself, for me, an old man, I am examining the value of life, and for you, examining is the value of your self-choice."

This paragraph sounded a little jerky, and even Sun Hao didn't understand what Jackson said had to do with their current situation.

But Jackson apparently gave them time to think for themselves, and after watching the movie, he arranged for a half-hour meditation.

Sun Hao, the movie screen flashed back to his mind.

Slowly, his focus is not on that classic tango, but on the film itself.

This is the story of a blind veteran who wants to commit suicide and a student who is faced with a "principled" choice.

It's really a movie about choice.

In a sense, that's what the Lakers players need to do right now.

It is to give up preparing for the next game as some players said in training, but to fight to the end even if they lose.

By the time Sun Hao woke up, most people's meditation had already ended.

It was at this moment that Mourning got up and walked over to Phil Jackson.

"Phil, let me start."

It seems that this is his choice.

Although, he has not yet found his best form, and playing as a starter is not the most suitable choice.

You know, playing as a starter and playing as a substitute are completely different in intensity.

Phil Jackson didn't ask anything, just smiled and nodded.

He didn't care too much about the reason for Mo Ning's choice, he cared about what kind of choice Mo Ning made.

Sun Hao walked up to Mo Ning at this time, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said something very similar to what Ma Long said to him last season.

"I'll take care of the scoring, and you'll be in charge of guarding the inside."

Of course, that's not all.

"If I can't win with 40 points, then I'll take 50 points, and if I can't win with 50 points, then 60 points."

Sun Hao's later sentence was loud.

The Lakers players unconsciously looked at him.

Phil Jackson laughed even more.

Because he knows that his movie today is not in vain.

Sun Hao also made his choice.