After changing his play style, he indeed felt more comfortable playing.
He no longer needed to think about so many things; he only needed to use his brain against top teams like the SuperSonics. At other times, he kept it simple. When he got tired from charging, he could rest and let his teammates do the heavy lifting.
Grabbing offensive rebounds was just a physical activity for him, thanks to his rebounding instincts and physical attributes.
After a few games, O'Neal had to acknowledge in his heart—Zhang Hao knew how to use him.
This was much easier than the playing style during his time with the Magic.
However, it was still tiring!
In the past few games, he really gave it his all, whether it was the rebounding play style or as the main offensive point. He exerted all his effort during his play time, and on the defensive end, he worked hard defensively and was very diligent in close-range help defense.
Otherwise, the Lakers' defense wouldn't have improved that much.
