provocative!

Zhang Hao is provoking!

Time Warner Cable Sports commentator Bill Walton exclaimed!

Partner Hubby Brown brainstormed and asked Bill Walton: "Bill, do you say that Aix occasionally changes his looks and jerseys, do you want to pretend that he is not himself, and can vent his emotions?"

This statement...Bill Walton nodded, it makes sense!

Otherwise, there is really no way to explain why Zhang Hao likes to change his jerseys and toss his hair.

It's like some people wear masks and attend masquerades and dare to do things they don't dare to do.

Bill Walton admires Hubby Brown very much, it is reasonable and convincing...

On the court, when Duncan saw Zhang Hao hooking his finger and turning back to retreat, he was shocked to see that Duncan had the same poker face as Zhang Hao.

The strong self-regulation ability made Duncan suppress his shock. He now wants to ensure a good offense.

Their current style of play has not changed at all, that is, team defense + stars lead the offense.

Mark Davis, the second round pick in the 1995th round, has too many excellent players since the 1997th session. This is also the rookie averaged 0.9 steals per game in 10 minutes of playing time, and 1.5 steals per game in 20 minutes of playing time last season. This season, he earned a salary of US$330,000, 201 cm, 95 kg, and has excellent athletic ability. He averaged 5.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game so far. He is a very excellent substitute defensive small forward.

Aaron McGee, the first-round pick in the 1994th year, signed a 12 million USD contract for seven years and averaging 10.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game in the second grade, but lost his position in the third grade and was traded to the Pistons. Larry Brown took a fancy to this fierce player and asked the management to bring him back in the Jerry Starkhouse trade, becoming a very excellent substitute.

Tim Thomas, dirty...

In addition, Duncan, when he was dragging Iverson in the rotation stage, the 76ers also had a very strong defense.

Therefore, it is more important to do a good job of attacking.

28 to 25, with 3 points in the lead, Duncan came to the frontcourt and continued to receive Iverson's pass and singles.

After attracting Kenny Anderson's clamping attack, Duncan passed the ball, and Aaron McGrady's pitch cut from the baseline... Luckily, O'Neal was blocked, and Aaron McGrady's shot-like throw fell down and hit a hollow shot!

The 30-25, the 76ers continued to maintain a 5-point lead.

When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Hao ran to the frontcourt and continued to catch the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right.

The 76ers' expectations were dashed. Zhang Hao's ball just now was not an accident. 208 cm, 216 cm wingspan, 105 kg. Tim Thomas made many small moves, but it could not affect Zhang Hao's mood. He was tall, wingspan, and weight was not advantageous.

Tim Thomas wanted to make a sudden shot and even interfered, but no interference was done. Zhang Hao received the ball and turned to push Tim Thomas' 45-degree angle free throw line away from the mid-range shot!

Zhang Hao was not in a hurry to overtake the score immediately or whatever, and he played honestly and steadily, seeing that there was no way to hold on.

Without letting Zhang Hao wait for a long time, the 76ers' next attack was solid!

It was Kenny Anderson who went to steal the ball, Aaron McGee cut to close and continued to shoot with O'Neal... This time he hit the basket and got on the neck!

O'Neal focuses on defense and rebounding, and moves quickly after making up for defense, grabbing defensive rebounds and protecting them.

The 76ers have a good defensive enthusiasm. Larry Brown can't do anything. This is awesome. Aaron McGee immediately interferes with Kenny Anderson's catch. The whole game is oppressive. At this time, the 76ers are under pressure to prevent the Lakers from counterattacking. O'Neal found Zhang Hao at the free throw line, and passed the ball high, avoiding the interference of Tim Thomas. Zhang Hao received the ball and counterattacked!

Iverson was the first to retreat. When he retreated to the three-point line, he saw Zhang Hao pushing forward. He played basketball like he was desperate. When Zhang Hao approached the three-point line, he did not dodge, but took the initiative to attack and rob!

Zhang Hao suddenly stopped outside the three-point line, pulled horizontally, dribbled behind the ball... The fans on the scene exclaimed when Iverson pounced on him, for fear that Iverson would be damaged by Zhang Hao, but then the exclamation turned into a scolding...

The horizontal pull of the ball behind Zhang Hao changed direction, and Iverson's pounce did not even touch the corner of Zhang Hao's clothes!

After passing Iverson, no one was at the basket, Zhang Hao easily dunked the ball into the basket.

27 to 30, the Lakers narrowed the gap to 3 points again, and Zhang Hao's personal score also increased to 16 points!

Duncan, who was catching up with him with his strength, saw Zhang Hao pass by Iverson with an Iverson-style change...

Damn, are the characters interchangeable?

Exaggerated!

Taking a deep breath, Duncan held his inner uneasiness and was about to pick up the ball and serve. Zhang Hao turned around and retreated after dunking, and stopped when he passed by Duncan...

"Rookie, you can't escape my palm."

After saying that, Zhang Hao accelerated and ran to the backcourt.

Duncan did not turn around, walked straight to the basket, picked up the ball and sent it to Iverson.

Still expressionless, when the live TV camera was given to Duncan, the TV station commentators praised Duncan for his strong psychological qualities.

Even from the beginning of the second quarter to now, Duncan is still very stable.

The shooting is stable, the rebound is well protected, the turnover rate is low, the foul rate is still very low, he was so defensive and was so devastated by Zhang Hao in the second half of the first quarter, and now he can even be called humiliation, Duncan is still so calm.

But in my heart, Duncan couldn't escape his palms? What does it mean?

Yes, I didn't understand.

But I think it's not a good thing.

In addition, there is also a sense of powerlessness when being chased and divided.

He can be very stable, even in this case, he can still perform stably. He feels very good mid-range shots tonight, and he scored 4 in 6 mid-range shots. He guessed he would have a chance to get 30+ tonight.

He can keep the 76ers at an extremely high level, but he has to do more and let the team play better than the ceiling...he can't do it.

What he thought was similar to what Zhang Hao thought. He fought like this first, and held on for a long time before he could win.

But the difference is that Duncan wants to hold on is passive...

The 76ers attacked, Duncan took the initiative to pull out to block Zhang Hao. At this distance, Zhang Hao retreated directly to the basket, and Iverson ignored the three-pointer.

Iverson didn't make a three-pointer, and rushed straight to the basket. Before Zhang Hao retreated and defended, he made a layup from close range... hit!

Iverson was very good in this move. Jason Williams didn't expect Duncan to suddenly pull out to play the pick-and-roll, and he was not prepared enough to cause interference.

It was the Lakers' offense again, and Kenny Anderson continued to give the ball to Zhang Hao. Tim Thomas was not stupid either. After two rounds, he understood that he did not have the ability to limit Zhang Hao in all directions, so he directly chose to stick close and did not give Zhang Hao the opportunity to shoot easily with brute force.

Zhang Hao is not addicted to a 45-degree angle jump shot, and takes the ball and turns to break through!

Duncan made up for defense, and Tim Thomas closed the basket and replaced the defense very quickly, but Zhang Hao still hung the ball out when he was fighting with Duncan.

O'Neal pressed Tim Thomas with a blunt jump and threw the ball into the basket with a dunk!

Jordan's playing style is too friendly to his center.

After a few more rounds, the 76ers seem to have always maintained the initiative in the score. Duncan helped the 76ers maintain a stable performance through his mature and comprehensive skills and superb football merchandising.

However, before we knew it, the mentality of the 76ers players has changed, from an indomitable mentality to the support that everyone is trying their best to support.

Through the actual situation of the game, the second quarter was 5 minutes and 33 seconds. When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Hao felt that the time was almost done, so he made a gesture and came to the top arc to receive the ball. O'Neal leaned against Duncan under the basket and received the pass from Zhang Hao, and began to play violently back-attack mode!

After playing for nearly a quarter and a half, especially in the past half of the quarter, both offense and defense tried their best to support Zhang Hao during the stage of habitual explosion, Duncan consumed a lot.

Zhang Hao seized the right opportunity and created O'Neal the easiest singles opportunity for O'Neal when facing the 76ers' double tower wheel battle defense!

Who said that the combination of head horses must be O'Neal's regular stage and Zhang Hao's bursting moment? Tonight, Zhang Hao played a role exchange!

The first time I played against O'Neal, I faced O'Neal's singles for the first time in this game. It was O'Neal who slowly played for half a quarter and fought for half a quarter by himself. When Duncan was hit by O'Neal, he flew high...

O'Neal made two consecutive singles, and during this period Iverson's strong rushing shot was slapped by Zhang Hao, and Mark Davis' mid-range shot that he grabbed the ball was also not made.

O'Neal scored a 4-0 wave, the Lakers took the lead 39-37 and scored 2 points, and Larry Brown called a timeout!

Larry Brown is worthy of being the top defensive coach. His situation is very good. The Lakers are a little regretful. If Larry Brown does not call a timeout, O'Neal will have a 90% chance of a climax.

The other party must replace Campbell.

But it doesn't matter, the initiative has been obtained!

Looking at Zhang Hao's big bald head... The Lakers are really used to it, and on the other side, the two No. 1 picks are now in the same expression, and Iverson has also turned into a poker face...

...

After the timeout, the Lakers sent a combination of Fisher, Doug Christie, Rick Fox, Zhang Hao and O'Neal.

The 76ers sent Iverson, Jim Jackson, George Lynch, Duncan and Campbell.

76ers offense.

It is definitely impossible to admit defeat like this. Duncan is preparing to stabilize his singles. Campbell pulled to the middle distance of the baseline on the right, and Duncan went directly to the low post on the left of the three-second zone, leaning against Zhang Hao.

After receiving the pass from Iverson, Duncan played back and his footsteps were very good. He may be the most mature player in the rookie year in NBA history, and he did not have one. He played Zhang Hao one-on-one single and fell to the low post. He had a high probability of success, but O'Neal had long been used to playing power forwards in the defensive end and Zhang Hao, and he contracted in time.

It is obvious that Duncan adjusted his playing style in depth. At the beginning, Duncan has been using his explosion speed, turning speed, jumping height... etc., but in the second half of the first quarter, he reduced his jumps. In the second quarter, he started to use more movements and static power...

Duncan has a very good physical distribution plan and is mature to the extreme.

But the adjustment is definitely to make up for the decline when it is falling. It seems that the performance is very stable, and there is definitely no problem with one-on-one, but one-on-two... Duncan avoided O'Neal's interference and encountered Zhang Hao's big hat on the face!

Rick Fox grabbed the ball, O'Neal got off the ball as soon as possible... Rick Fox was hugged by George Lynch and had a tactical foul.

A tactical foul prevented the Lakers' fast attack, but it could not prevent Zhang Hao from making a strong breakthrough from the outside singles!

Zhang Hao changed direction and broke through Duncan from the outside, entered the basket and made a layup against Campbell's restoration... hit!

O'Neal also thought about the magical logic of "If Aix doesn't make a shot, I have 2 points + 1 rebound", but he ended up snatching the loneliness.

Campbell clearly felt that Zhang Hao was even more powerful than in the second half of the first quarter!

Moreover, it was not the kind of physical strength that had declined. Zhang Hao was as always. He had rested for half a quarter. Now his physical strength is fine... he just felt that Zhang Hao was even stronger!

As an old teammate, Campbell felt that this should be their outstanding performance of the two No. 1 picks in the first quarter that stimulated Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao exploded!

It’s just that trusting this opponent’s ability. Campbell has seen many exaggerated performances in Zhang Hao’s rookie year.
To be continued...