1986年,美国职业篮球联赛开始之初,洛杉矶湖人队面临着严峻的挑战。此前的一年,洛杉矶湖人队本来有很好的机会赢得冠军,当时所有的球员都处于巅峰状态,可决赛时却出人意料地输给了波士顿凯尔特人队。这使得派特·雷利教练和他的球员们都十分沮丧。为了让球员们相信自己有能力登上冠军宝座,派特教练告诉他们:只要每个人都能在球技上进步1%,这个赛季便会有出人意料的好成绩。 In 1986, the Los Angeles Lakers faced severe challenges in the beginning of the U.S. Basketball League. The previous year, the Los Angeles Lakers had a good chance of winning the championship, when all the players are at their peak, but the finals unexpectedly lost to the Boston Celtics. This made both Pat Riley coach and his players are very frustrated. In order to convince players that they have the ability to board the Championship, Patric coach tells them: as long as everyone can improve 1% on the ball, this season will have surprising good results.