Sabonis passed the opponent's bottom corner, and Nash received the ball and attracted a high throw and passed the ball in the middle... The cooperation of the flowing clouds and waters was smooth.

It is not surprising that Sabonis can achieve such a fast break organization. The Magicians have specially learned Sabonis' passing during the offseason. Now, Sabonis's way of initiating a fast break is more suitable for him.

Nash's speed, moving consciousness, passing consciousness, and magicians were all amazed!

"If this rookie had entered the NBA five years ago..." The Magic thought about the offensive era, the era when the three-point line had not been shortened, if the core offensive combination of Sabonis and Nash was in that era, he would definitely take off!

"But five years ago, the Bad Boys Army was still there. If you play like this, you may not be beaten to death..."

It was really amazing. The fans at the scene seemed to have seen the shadow of showtime.

Zhang Hao was surprised. Nash adjusted so quickly and played so boldly, that is, Rashid Wallace has strong athletic ability and can keep up with this predictive high throw pass.

However, Nash's point is not important. What is important is that Rashid Wallace, the No. 4 pick that tied for the 1995th Big Forwards with him, Zhang, is not as cowardly as last season, and is actively looking for offensive opportunities.

Obviously, this guy wants to have a chance with him, Mr. Zhang!

After receiving Doug Christie's serve from running back, Zhang Hao advanced to the frontcourt. O'Neal no longer asked for the ball. He stood on the right side of the three-second zone. Barkley came to the middle distance on the left. Seeing that Zhang Hao was holding the ball, Barkley moved to the bottom line, the Magician went to the right side of the free throw line to respond, Doug Christie came outside the three-point line on the left side, and the space was opened.

After Zhang Hao came outside the three-point line, Gary Trent chose to push up and defend. With 203 cm in size, he faced Zhang Hao with 206 cm in size. He felt that the disadvantage was too high and he didn't push up immediately. This wave was definitely the first time.

Zhang Hao took the opportunity to break through!

It failed to trigger the "King of Cross-Step", but it doesn't matter. The opponent is not Grant Hill, and Pippen and others are fast enough. When Zhang Hao broke through the reasonable confrontation, he took a elbow and withstood Gary Trent, which is comparable to some centers, and broke through to the basket!

Rashid Wallace, who usually doesn't like to defend, became active this time and immediately retracted from the left bottom line to block the defense!

Barkley chose to cut in when Rashid Wallace contracted, Sabonis chose to block Barkley. Rashid Wallace waved his arm to block Zhang Hao's pass to the basket. Zhang Hao did not choose to pass the opportunity, but Barkley, who would be interfered by Sabonis, directly threw the ball... missed!

But O'Neal rushed in from the right side of the three-second zone and scored two points!

Zhang Hao retreated quickly and looked at Rashid Wallace who went to pick up the ball and handed it to Nash.

"Tianzun's defensive awareness is really good. No wonder he became a top defensive center later. His defense was so excellent. But now he seems to have no defensive motivation at this age, and his defense is very average... Next summer, he can teach me how to defend!"

Back to the backcourt, Zhang Hao stopped at the free throw line and waited for Nash to advance slowly.

The Trail Blazers are very disciplined when attacking. They are definitely not strong if they don’t have the chance to start a fast attack, so they will avoid being hit by the Lakers.

O'Neal ran back to the three-point line a little later than Zhang Hao, stopped at the three-point line, stared at Zhang Hao and said, "Didn't you know the passing just now?"

"Isn't it good for you to have one more rebound if you dunk?"

"..." O'Neal didn't know how to respond.

It seems that this is the reason...

Nash advanced to the frontcourt and the Lakers have already settled in the defensive position.

I wanted to continue to play singles with Zhang Hao, but Nash saw that Zhang Hao did not push up, but instead used the center-level height and wingspan in one step within the three-point line, and the defender-level speed and flexibility to defend three-pointers.

Zhang Hao's body shape and athletic ability brought Nash a strong sense of oppression. He felt that as long as he grabbed the ball and shot, Zhang Hao could interfere with or even hit him without jumping!

However, this time, Nash did not lose his mind anymore, but waved to find the pick-and-roll, and Rashid Wallace came up to block Zhang Hao!

Nash broke through from the right side, and Barkley blocked it in time, but although Nash's strength was not good, his core strength was very stable. After encountering confrontation, he relied on his flexibility to withdraw in time and successfully broke into the inside line.

Isaiah Ledel cut from the left, Doug Christie's athletic ability was different from the dunk king, and his strength was not an opponent, so he failed to interfere. O'Neal quickly retreated to the basket and protected the basket. Nash broke into the low post on the right side of the three-second zone, and Zhang Hao quickly contracted towards Sabonis.

But Nash grabbed the ball and pushed it to the left bottom line and hooked his hand, and the direction was the free throw line!

Rashid Wallace moved to the free throw line, received the ball and made a mid-range shot...

Although Rashid Wallace wanted to win the bet due to his mental retardation.

Last year when he was in the Bullets, he was just a supporting role in the inside line, attacking Zhu Wan Howard, so when facing Zhang Hao's bullying, he could only be bullied timidly.

But now, he has come to the Trail Blazers and has become the number one offensive point in the interior. Zhang Hao, who is in the same class, wants to bully him again, and he wants to fight back!

The Trail Blazers relied on Rashid Wallace and Nash to score 6 points in a row, and firmly grasped the score!

After a few rounds of trials at the beginning, both teams were in the form.

On the Trail Blazers, although Nash's personal strong attack and goal-scoring ability is not as good as Robert Pike, he, the overall offense of the Trail Blazers has played better.

Nash can play pick-and-roll with Rashid Wallace, forcing his opponent to make more defensive changes.

When Isaiah Ledell was single, although he was a rookie, but he was 22 years old, Nash, who had perfect skills and experience in playing three-pointers, was first-class. He was much better at receiving and shooting at an open position than Robert Parker, and his ability to find no balls and physical strength were also better.

Occasionally, Sabonis and Nash are simply incomprehensible!

On the Lakers, Kenny Anderson is not there, three fat people are lazy than the other, and Zhang Hao and Doug Christie become the main attack points.

Although the Lakers seemed to have the upper hand in the opening stage with Zhang Hao, they were behind in the score!

The key is defense. No matter how ordinary Kenny Anderson's defense is, he is easily beaten by the opponent's strong breakthrough point. After all, he is also a point guard in the top few days of the speed league. He is also very motivated. The Magician is also quite difficult to defend Gary Trent. If the opponent moves a little more, he can only stay at the basket.

The Lakers' defense in the three-second zone is very good, but they are really not good at long-distance shooting. If it is Zhang Hao, Kenny Anderson, and Doug Christie, the outside rotation of the three men, it can not only prevent the opponent, but at least they can interfere with the opponent as much as possible with speed.

At the beginning of this game, facing the situation where four people in the Trail Blazers can shoot in a long time, the Lakers and the Trail Blazers were anxious for a short half of the quarter. In the middle of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 4 goals in a row and scored a 9-4 wave!

21-15, the Trail Blazers scored a 4-point lead, and the Lakers were stopped at 6 minutes and 55 seconds in the first quarter!

Del Harris held the tactical board with a calm look on his face. 8 of the 15 points were obtained by Zhang Hao, with 7 points left, O'Neal 4 points, Barkley 2 points, and the Magician made 2 free throws.

The three top 50 points are not as high as Zhang Hao’s second-year score.

Get used to it... Del Harris tightened the tactical board and made personnel adjustments.

Originally, we should have replaced the defensive lineup, but in this era, playing defense is definitely the right strategy.

However, the opponent has already attacked the attack at the beginning, and playing defense will definitely suffer a loss...

Since playing defense will suffer, then playing offense. Del Harris has never been a rigid person.

...

The Lakers sent Fisher, Brian Shaw, Doug Christie, Zhang Hao and O'Neal.

The Trail Blazers also rotated, with veteran Sabonis being replaced, Nash, Isaiah Leder, Stacey Ogmon, Gary Trent and Rashid Wallace being replaced.

Zhang Hao saw the rotation lineup on the opposite side... "Nash has got a chance! I have really become a stepping stone? Can the new generation of geniuses get a chance after they fight me? Lucky Star P-S?"

After the official timeout came back, the two teams started a battle against each other.

The Trail Blazers originally got Rashid Wallace in the trade, signed Isaiah Ledell and Robert Pike and had the strength to win 50 wins. Moreover, they are offensive teams, averaging 102 points per game, ranking first in today's defensive era, and are now ranked fifth in the league.

When Nash raised the Trail Blazers' offense to a smaller level, it became even more difficult to defend against.

After the first quarter, Zhang Hao scored 13 points in a single quarter and O'Neal scored 9 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers scored 31 points in the first quarter.

But the Trail Blazers scored 37 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers fell 6 points behind and entered the second quarter.

During the break, PJ-Calesimo watched Nash play in the first quarter and just wiped his sweat, and he didn't breathe... He is really a genius!

Physical strength is definitely a very important talent for a player!

Just like the second-year MVP candidate on the opposite side, playing hard and tiring tasks like no ball + defense, the blue-collar workers can average nearly 40 minutes per game in rookie seasons.

No matter how strong you are, if you can only have 20 minutes of efficient performance in a game, you cannot become a superstar. At most, you can become a knife on the bench.

Of course, if you just have good physical strength and poor strength, it is useless.

But Nash's basic skills are solid, and you can tell this by looking at his training. It's just that his strength, bounce and even wingspan are too poor.

But Nash has basic skills, speed, and physical strength. In the first quarter of the match, he scored 9 points and 5 assists in a single quarter... PJ Carlesimo looked at Nash who was communicating with Rashid Wallace, as if he saw the super point guard who surpassed Elvin Johnson last season and ranked first in the history assist list last season, winning the assist king for nine consecutive years!

As a head coach, the players he has been taking with him from the beginning will always have extra emotions about him.

Just like Randy Whitman, who is now heading to the Nuggets as an assistant coach, Butch Baird, the current head of the scouting department of the Nets, the Lakers' Silver Fox has various complex emotions towards Zhang Hao.

PJ-Calesimo decides to give Nash a chance!

"We actually chose a superstar seedling at the 13th pick?"

PJ-Calesimo feels crazy!

...

The impact of the butterfly's wings is getting bigger and bigger. After entering December, Nash has begun to get more opportunities, but he has gained playing time in the rotation stage and rarely plays a complete stage with core players such as Rashid Wallace and Isaiah Ledel. Although he has gotten the opportunity, he has not fully displayed his offensive talent.

Although Nash's current skills are only perfect, he is not yet matured to the shooting level of the 180 club in the future for many years. He does not have the breakthrough ability that even Bowen, Kobe, Kidd and others cannot defend themselves in the future. Zhang Hao patiently defends his shots, and he can't beat him if he wants to fight one-on-one.

But the organizational offensive awareness is natural, and the excellent passing skills are very solid. For the first time, Nash scored 4 points and 3 assists in more than half a quarter. The trust of real PJ-Calesimo has undergone a huge change in his career trajectory!

At the same time, Rashid Wallace also changed. After Rashid Wallace came to the Trail Blazers, he still had to compete with Clifford Robinson.

But since Kobe did not choose to enter the NBA, the Lakers did not trade the Hornets' draft pick. The Hornets, the team with the best record in the team that did not enter the playoffs, sent the last lottery draw to the Trail Blazers to replace Clifford Robinson, and Rashid Wallace was the first scoring point in the interior as soon as he came to the Trail Blazers.

Clifford Robinson, the organizational insider, left, and the Trail Blazers signed Robert Pike to make up for the team's lack of organizational offense, but in the end they helped Nash...

The series of changes in the Trail Blazers, the changes in the career trajectory of Nash and Rashid Wallace, all of which are blamed for the No. 24 player who is unwilling to disclose Duke University!

In the second quarter, Nash and Rashid Wallace continued to play, and Sabonis got a little more rest today. Nash, Mitchell Butler, Stacey Ogmon, Rashid Wallace and O'Neal Jr. played.

Everyone can see that O'Neal Jr. is talented, and the management and coaching staff of the Trail Blazers also see it.

They really didn't expect that O'Neal, who was only 17 years old when they selected, had the strength of a weak team's main substitute. He played for more than 20 minutes per game with a weak team, and had no problem averaging about 8 points and 5 rebounds per game. His talent was visible to the naked eye.

But it is not enough. The strength of the main substitute of the weak team is likely to not have any playing time in a strong team, especially their team with strong inside power.

Moreover, the age of 17 represents impatience and not yet fully developed, and O'Neal Jr. is often injured.

In fact, PJ Calesimo has given O'Neal Jr. more opportunities. As long as O'Neal Jr. can play, he will give him about 10 minutes of playing time to let him experience the NBA games.
To be continued...