James, the opportunity to challenge Sun Hao head-on, just here!

But what he didn't expect before was that when he beat Sun Hao, Sun Hao had already arrived at the Lakers.

You must know that what he saw and expected to challenge in high school was Sun Hao of the Mavericks.

But this may also be fate, because the Mavericks have "ceased to exist", and that Sun Hao will no longer exist!

But whether it is Sun Hao wearing the blue Mavericks jersey or Sun Hao wearing the purple and gold jersey, it is Sun Hao who he wants to challenge and get back his own title of "Little Emperor"!

In this world, there is only one emperor, and that is him, James!

That's his goal, and that's his self-confidence!

Of course, the media will not miss this opportunity for hype.

At the moment when the playoff rankings were determined, James vs Sun Hao, 23v95, became a hot topic of their hype.

In fact, they don't need to hype too much, because when James participated in the draft, he had already said that he would challenge Sun Hao.

Because Sun Hao was not as famous as he is now, and James had just entered the league, the media just regarded it as an interesting topic.

But time flies, two years have passed, Sun Hao is now a hot superstar in the league, and James has also become a superstar!

The same topic will attract different attention at different times!

Especially the "little emperor" nickname involved between them.

It's not just a nickname, it's a player's glory.

If James can really beat Sun Hao and the Lakers, then he will definitely become a god in one battle!

ESPN also did a survey during the hype, which was to vote for the most anticipated matchup between the East and the West.

The group of Lakers vs Nuggets, beating Spurs vs Suns, Pistons vs 76ers, and Wizards vs Magic, has become the most anticipated series for fans in the first round.

Of course, there are still 2 days left before the official opening of the playoffs, and fans can only wait if they are looking forward to it.

But they won't be lonely.

The league, as in previous years, announced the first awards of the season before the start of the playoffs: Most Improved, Sixth Player of the Year and Head Coach of the Year.

The Most Improved Award was won by Bobby Simmons of the Los Angeles Clippers.

He is averaging 16.7 points per game this season, doubling from last season.

Sun Hao is still very familiar with this Simmons, or this Simmons with the halo of "Most Improved Award".

Because Yi Jianlian has played for the Bucks in history, this is also one of the "many" stars of the Bucks.

Although, it's a bit small.

However, this result also made many fans feel unhappy for Wade.

Because Wade has also improved a lot this year, and even on a large level, he has completed the big stride from rookie to All-Star.

In the end, the award was not given to him, which seemed unfair.

However, Sun Hao thinks this is not necessarily a bad thing.

You must know that there has always been a magic spell for the Fastest Progress Award: the person who wins this award will most likely perform much worse next year.

That's true of Dragic in history, this is true of Brooks, and so is Simmons this year.

So Wade can be regarded as "escaping".

The Sixth Man of the Year ended up going to Starkerhouse of the Pistons.

History has changed, and no one could have imagined that Stackhouse, the "thorn in the head", would be willing to play as a substitute.

And this fight has been going on for two years.

He is averaging 14.9 points per game this season, making him the Pistons' most important scoring point off the bench.

Receiving this award is the greatest affirmation of his sacrifice.

Best Manager, for D'Antoni.

This result is to be expected.

The best manager, also known as the most improved manager, won most of the awards from the team that had a poor record in the previous year, but improved dramatically this year.

The Suns still had less than 30 wins last year and were at the bottom of the West, but this season they have dramatically improved their record to 60+.

This improvement is not only huge, but also doubled!

So this award is "conventional" and there are no problems.

It's just a little ironic that Phil Jackson, who wears 11 championship rings on his hand, has only one best coach in his career.

It was the 1995~1996 season, and the Bulls coached by Phil Jackson had an unprecedented 72 wins!

And the reason for this result is simply because...... Phil Jackson's record is too consistent!

A perennial 50~60 wins, just like a person who scores more than 90 points in a perennial exam, how can you let him "improve his performance greatly"!

So from this point of view, this award is quite unreliable in a sense.

After the league announced its first awards, there was only one day left before the playoffs began.

The Lakers have home-court advantage and are ready to go.

Jackson also only arranged daily shooting and tactical training on this day, and did not conduct confrontation training.

Unlike other coaches, Phil Jackson is not so strict when it comes to scheduling training.

What he hopes more is to let the players take the initiative to practice through his own Zen preaching.

Kobe's attitude towards training is also influenced by him in some ways.

It's not surprising that O'Neill is such a big tease, and sometimes his speech has a weird philosophical flavor.

What the ancients said is very reasonable: those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black.

Sun Hao stayed with the Lakers for a season, and he was also deeply touched.

He even thinks that Jordan's habit of pretending may have something to do with Phil Jackson.

When I talk to you about Zen, I ask you if you pretend to be forced?

After training, Sun Hao and O'Neill sat together and chatted.

In the first season of their cooperation, the two played a 60+ record, and they also won the first place in the West and the first place in the league.

While Christie's addition was key to their improvement in the second half of the season, the foundation of the team was their duo.

According to the data of the two in the regular season, O'Neal averaged 25.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.5 blocks per game!

Although it is a little worse than the data of two years ago, compared to last year's F4, his data has rebounded hugely.

And, he shot 60.1% from the field!

Although it was only 0.1% more, he shot more than 60% for the first time in his career!

This is quite a terrifying statistic even for the insider!

Sun Hao also played the best season of his career.

He averaged more than 28 points per game for the first time, averaging 28.2 points and 5.6 assists per game! 47% shooting from the field and 44% from three-point range!

Among them, his average points per game are second only to Iverson and Kobe, ranking third in the league!

Don't think it's strange that Sun Hao can get this score, it's not unreasonable for the triangle offense to be called a superstar singles tactic.

In this system, the personal data of superstars will be greatly improved.

If nothing else, take the OK combination as an example, both of them combined to score close to 60 points when they were in their peak season.

That's a terrifying percentage for a team that averages less than 100 points per game.

So looking back at Sun Hao's average points per game, it won't be so strange.

Well, of course, Sun Hao and O'Neill were sitting and talking about this topic at this time.

It's not that they think there's nothing to talk about on this topic, but ...... They have talked about it a long time ago.

They're talking about James now.

"You've known that kid LeBron for a long time?"

"Hmm."

"How did you end up with the same nickname as him?"

"It's a long story, and it has something to do with an article written by a reporter from my former team."

"He knew LeBron's nickname at the time?"

"No, just an accident."

……

After a simple exchange, O'Neill probably knew why James would challenge Sun Hao.

When he found out, he didn't think anything was strange.

James' challenge to Sun Hao is very similar to Kobe's challenge to Jordan.

It's a challenge, but it's better to chase idols.

Of course, just as Sun Hao said, there was an unexpected "little emperor" dispute.

"So, what do you think of our next series?"

After chatting a little gossip, O'Neill turned to the point.

"I'm sitting and watching?"

Sun Hao's next words made O'Neill laugh.

Sun Hao himself is playing this stalk.

"I think the best way to do that is to say 'welcome to the NBA playoffs' to Jordan back then!"

After Sun Hao laughed, he said with a serious expression.

O'Neill was stunned for a moment, then let out an even more presumptuous laugh than before.

At that moment just now, he was sure that he felt Jordan's aura from Sun Hao's body.

However, the words are not rough, and there is nothing wrong with what Sun Hao said.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and that is to make children more courageous to say it.

If you really want to be in front of the tiger, let alone children, no one will be afraid.

Well, the premise is that they have to let people know that they are real tigers.

"Shall we comfort Phil?"

Just then, O'Neill suddenly proposed.

"Huh?"

O'Neill's words were a bit jumpy, and Sun Hao didn't react at the first time.

"Phil looks like he's been sullen all day today, and it probably has something to do with that best manager."

O'Neill glanced at Jackson and said.

Sun Hao nodded.

In other words, if you were to be yourself, you would be depressed because of this damn selection mechanism.

After all, you've got nine championship rings on your hands, but there's only one trophy for Best Manager.

That's outrageous.

With that, the two men got up and walked over to Jackson.

"Phil, you're the best manager in our hearts."

O'Neill went up and didn't say a word, and he was a sycophant.

"I see the same thing as Shaq."

Sun Hao nodded with a serious expression.

D'Antoni certainly deserves a best manager this year, but Jackson deserves it just as well.

The team's F4 points fell apart, most of the team's rotation was gone, and a core was changed, and it was the first year again.

Changing to another coach, even the old Nelson, may not be able to take them to this level all at once.

"Of course, I think Shaq is talking nonsense, because most of the people in the league know about it."

Sun Hao then added.

O'neill:??

I didn't expect you to be such a Sun Hao!

This sycophant is better than him!

Phil Jackson knew O'Neal's personality and only smiled when he heard O'Neal say it.

But when he heard what Sun Hao said, he couldn't help laughing.

"Of course, I think there are still a small number of people who don't know, so what we have to do is clean and get rid of the Nuggets, and then meet the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals, and then take out each other, so everyone knows."

Sun Hao's next words made Jackson shake his head.

He found Sun Hao much more interesting than he imagined.

Of course, don't be surprised.

is still the same sentence, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black.

The Lakers have O'Neal, as well as Damon Jones, and one big joke is not enough for two.

Staying with them every day, not teasing for a while, you don't feel normal.

"So do you think they can beat the Suns in the first round?"

Phil Jackson's next words made Sun Hao dumbfounded.

Because he is a traverser, he knows that the Spurs are the championship of this year in history, so he instinctively thinks that the Spurs will definitely win against the Suns.

But if you really want to talk about it, there are actually some differences.

The Spurs don't have Horry, the Suns don't have Bell, and Petrus has more.

"I think the Spurs have a better chance of winning."

Sun Hao compared the two teams with history in his heart, and after analyzing it, he still felt that the Spurs had a better chance of winning.

"D'Antoni's bombardment hasn't proven successful in the playoffs."

He then added.

"Any successful tactic, before the first success, will be perceived as such."

Jackson said something very much in line with his status as a Zen master.

When this sentence is said, it shows that he should be more optimistic about the sun.

Sun Hao nodded after listening, if he played with the Suns in the second round, it would actually be good.

That may prove a thing, and it is something that will be mentioned and discussed again and again in his time.

O'Neal, whether he can't survive in the small-ball era, or will he disappear in the small-ball era.

Two opponents, two scripts, are very interesting.

He's looking forward to the next round now.

……

The Nuggets also arrived in Los Angeles on this day for preparation training.

Eighth, first, you want to say which side is more favorable, as long as it is not unconventional, the answer is actually obvious.

Of course, Black Eight is not impossible.

James, on the other hand, seems to be very confident.

"I don't think we don't have a chance, the Lakers have Shaq, we have three great big men, we can wear each other down like we did with Shaq in Dallas, and I'm confident that I can beat the players who defend me."

James's words have two meanings.

The first layer is related to O'Neal, the Nuggets have Camby, Martin, and Nene , three excellent big men, who can play the wheel battle like the Mavericks used to play the wheel of the Mavericks center O'Neal.

The other layer has to do with yourself.

The addition of Christie has improved the Lakers' outside defense, but there is still no one to defend him.

When he did come to an end, neither Ariza nor Christie could stop him from scoring.

In one sentence, two meanings, the message revealed is very clear.

Young Zhan, aiming to slay the dragon!

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