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

Well, if you live next door, to paraphrase a popular Chinese saying, that's called visiting.

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

O'Neill belongs to the recurrence of old injuries, and does not need to lie on the bed and cannot move like a fracture.

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

But O'Neill couldn't bear the loneliness.

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

Those hobbies are almost synonymous with their names.

But if you want to ask O'Neill's hobbies, there are many who can equate them.

Such as acting, singing, being a policeman, and playing golf.

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

Sun Hao learned another one today.

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

Although it is not the first time to come to O'Neill's house, this is the first time that O'Neill has done so.

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

Because in the back yard, there is actually a little tiger!

A special person was there to take care of it. When O'Neill went in, he called out to be cute, and went over to pick up the little tiger.

Sun Hao is a little confused.

He has two cats, and O'Neill has a tiger?

This is such a big gap!

This kind of play is only allowed by the United States, and it is illegal to protect animals in China.

But seeing O'Neill stroking a tiger, it's no different from stroking a cat.

Or does he have one too?

But after thinking about it, Sun Hao 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 a cage, so it is better not to raise it.

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

The big shark feeds the tiger.

This scene looked very fitting.

At the invitation of O'Neill, Sun Hao also went up to rub a few times, and the little tiger rubbed comfortably. It seems to be no different from a cat!

After the tiger was finished, Sun Hao sat down to chat with O'Neill again, and he mentioned the matter of losing weight, which was another purpose besides his visit to O'Neill.

O'Neal, it's time to lose weight.

Otherwise, even if he doesn't meet Riley, the toe injury will greatly shorten his career.

"Yao had thought of gaining weight in order to fight against you before, but I gave him advice, and he didn't have similar injuries to his toes."

Sun Hao took Yao Ming as an example.

Although the two are not the same type of center, they are both very heavy, which makes them encounter similar problems. This example is also very appropriate.

"Can't he prevent me if he doesn't gain weight?"

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

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

O'Neill said while shaking his head.

Apparently, he can always find a reason why he should not lose weight, and it sounds reasonable.

Sun Hao realized that O'Neill could not be persuaded by words alone.

"Shaq, what do you like to eat?"

Sun Hao changed his mind.

"There are many, chicken, Caesar salad, fish, grilled chicken...but my favorite is steak, I must eat it every night before going to bed."

O'Neill did not forget to wipe the corner of his mouth when he said this.

This guy looks like a foodie.

Sun Hao thought that if it wasn't for the purpose of making O'Neill lose weight, it would be good to introduce Chinese food to him.

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

Sun Hao looked at O'Neill suspiciously.

"I have to eat five meals a day. It takes a lot of energy to maintain this body shape."

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

Eating like this, no wonder he has the weight he is now.

"Then is there anything you don't like?"

Sun Hao then asked.

"Durian, I don't like that kind of thing the most. Is that something people eat? If I see someone eating that thing in front of me, I will lose my appetite all day."

Sun Hao nodded after listening.

He already has an idea.

...

Two days later, in the first game O'Neal missed due to injury, the Lakers faced their old rival Kings.

The Kings left Divac, but Brad Miller filled in nicely, and they're still one of the best teams in the West.

However, Miller's defense is worse than Divac's, and Christie, the strongest defensive player on the outside of the Kings, is also absent due to injury.

After the opening tonight, the two sides started a confrontational battle.

As a result, Sun Hao showed his key ball ability at the last moment, scoring consecutively to help the Lakers beat the Kings 116-111.

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

Finley had 21 points and Juwan Howard had 17.

A very good start.

However, it failed to have a good continuation.

Against the Sonics, 100 to 106.

Against the Magic, 103 to 91.

Against the Timberwolves, 99 to 110.

Against the Nets, 97 to 103.

In the 5 games Sun Hao led the team with a single core, the Lakers' record was only 2 wins and 3 losses.

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

But he didn't help the Lakers win more games.

And the Lakers' opponent in the next game is the defending champion Pistons.

For them, if they are not careful, they will lose three times in a row.

After the day's training session, Phil Jackson did not dismiss his teammates immediately, but called everyone to the video room.

Sun Hao didn't think too much about it.

It is also right to watch more video analysis after losing consecutive games.

But when he arrived, he found that it was not the same as what he thought.

Jackson didn't even turn on the projector.

"Everybody put the chair down and lay on it."

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

But Sun Hao was a little excited at this time.

When he first visited the Staples Center, he said that the chairs in the video room were a bit strange.

He was curious at the time, but Kupchak let him know that he would know by the beginning of the season.

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

Weird, still going on.

Phil Jackson went to the window and drew the shade.

"Close your eyes."

Then he turned off the lights too.

This team has undergone major changes in the summer, and most people have never experienced this kind of scene, and they are full of curiosity.

And not long after the lights were turned off, a faint fragrance began to float in the air, which should be the smell of some kind of plant after burning.

Sun Hao lay there and smelled it, and felt his whole body relax a lot after smelling it.

I don't know what Jackson was doing.

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

Jackson then began his Zen sermons.

Sun Hao probably also knows what Jackson is doing.

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

The most well-known is yoga voice meditation, also known as Mantra, which means a group of special voices that can lead the human mind away from all kinds of worldly thoughts, worries, desires, spiritual burdens, etc. .

In fact, the meaning of meditation and meditation is almost the same. It can also be called meditation, which means to let people relax step by step and enter an ethereal state.

The function of meditation is to help people liberate from stress and negative emotions, so as to restore peace of mind.

The Lakers have lost a lot recently, and O'Neal was injured again. Jackson wants to use his method to help the players decompress.

Jackson...Of course he didn't continue.

If he said that for a whole session, he would probably be able to become a monk in a temple.

He turned on a radio, which began to play a series of steps for one to enter a meditative state.

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

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

There is no trouble, no joy, as if I am a dust floating in the universe.

It sounds weird, but that's what it feels like.

"Coach, I'm about to fall asleep."

But soon, a slightly funny voice broke that realm.

This funny comparison is none other than Damon Jones.

Immediately, others couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although Jones hasn't played much since the beginning of the season, his pistachio attributes have a great impact on the Lakers locker room.

Jackson coughed, but he just smiled.

"If you want to sleep, sleep."

And what he said afterwards was also unexpected.

And then, another round of meditation.

This time no one spoke.

And gradually, some slight snoring sounds came from the video room.

Although what Jones said just now was a bit funny, it was not a lie.

Not everyone can enter the so-called trance state.

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

Sun Hao also fell asleep slowly.

When he woke up, it was already more than an hour later.

Needless to say, after waking up, he felt refreshed, and that feeling was indescribably comfortable.

This is really a good thing!

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

In fact, it wasn't just him, the others looked at each other in blank dismay, probably with 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...has the feeling of being called out by the teacher when he was a child.

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

But fortunately, when he really got to the office, Sun Hao found that what Jackson was talking to him this time was about the team's recent plight.

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

Jackson and Nelson are also old rivals in the NBA. Like many so-called "old enemies" in the NBA, they actually have a good personal relationship.

It's no wonder why after the first training session, Jackson would directly explain the triangle tactics to Sun Hao.

Most people don't have the time to understand and digest that stuff.

"So I want to chat with you, what do you think the team's current predicament is because of."

Jackson said and looked at Sun Hao.

Sun Hao was not surprised.

When Jackson asked him, he definitely didn't simply ask him. Maybe he already had an idea in his mind, just to verify whether he was the same as what old Nelson said, or maybe someone really needed to verify it.

After all, in the city of Los Angeles, the pressure of public opinion is far greater than that of other places.

If he can't get the team out of the woods as soon as possible, the pressure from the management will be great.

People in bigger cities have less patience.

"Defense."

Sun Hao quickly replied.

"Why not Shaq's injury?"

Jackson asked rhetorically, O'Neal's injured team's record has fluctuated greatly, and most people's instinctive reaction will be that.

"Because when Shaq wasn't injured, we didn't win the game easily."

Sun Hao's thinking angle is a bit special.

But Jackson nodded with a smile after listening.

The triangle offense is a superstar singles tactic, which means that the roles played by role players in the offensive singles are limited.

Correspondingly, in order to reduce the consumption of superstars in defense, they need to make greater contributions on the defensive end.

One might wonder why the Lakers didn't start the season defending better players.

Because, the Lakers didn't.

At the beginning of the season, a veteran like Malone hadn't opened up yet. The only player the Lakers could defend from outside was Trevor Ariza, but he was a rookie.

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

But now, the team's record has fluctuated, and the defensive problems have become more prominent, and he has reached the point where he must change.

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

Jackson continued.

"I think the pros outweigh the cons."

"How to say?"

"Although Carl's body has not been adjusted to the best, he is very good at protecting the frame. Although Trevor lacks experience, rookies are often the most active defensively."

After listening to Sun Hao's words, Jackson couldn't stop nodding. In fact, he thought so too.

"Even I think Chris can be used as a starting center. He moves faster than Vlad."

But what Sun Hao said next was something he hadn't expected.

O'Neal is not there, Divac has always been the starter, and Sun Hao even suggested replacing him.

"But what about our score?"

Jackson asked next.

"I."

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

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

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