"Aix, you almost won the Fastest Progress Award. What do you think about the vote for this Fastest Progress Award?"

"This means that my progress is not fast enough, so this award was not awarded to me. I think I should continue to work hard to win this award."

"..." The reporter wanted to stand up and point at Zhang Hao's nose and scold me if I asked you this?

This guy's answer always makes people wonder how to follow the next sentence.

The reporter struggled to squeeze out the next question, a very ordinary question, asked about Barkley's performance in the first round and what preparations he made in the second round. The reporter did not ask for trouble anymore. Anyway, as long as it is Zhang Hao's interview, even if the other party doesn't say a word, the news ratings will not be low when the video clip is played.

Winning the scoring champion has greatly increased Zhang Hao's popularity. In the past, many passers-by liked to watch him play, which was pleasing to the eye. Now, many passers-by fans have begun to become fans because of the scoring champion.

The first and second in the scoring list are qualitatively different. If you have the strength of the scoring leader and have not won the scoring leader, you are still not the scoring leader. If you get it, you are the real scoring leader.

After accepting the interview, Zhang Hao was about to go home and the award was announced at noon. After the afternoon training, the interview came.

Zhang Hao is already very skilled in dealing with the media and is very happy to play. Anyway, he thinks that the reporter wants to hear what kind of answers he wants to hear, just answer in the opposite direction.

Zhang Hao is ready to have a good rest tonight, and the second round will start tomorrow.

Now he has a very peaceful mindset and the team is strong. He relies heavily on this team to strive to win the championship this year in Barkley's hot playoffs.

He checked that if he wins the championship this year, he will win the championship earlier than the Magician. Moreover, he is the youngest championship. There has been no championship player younger than him, Zhang. In the next ten years, there will be more high school students and players, and it may be refreshed, but it may also be possible that no one will refresh after 2006.

As for FMVP, I couldn't imagine that it was so far away. I defeated the Supersonics in front of me first, and there was also the Jazz behind me, so it was still early.

After changing into short-sleeved shorts, Zhang Hao met Jason Williams when he came out of the locker room...

"Aix, you're only 7 votes away from getting the fastest progress award, which is a pity."

"I thank you!"

Seeing Jason Williams' regretful look, Zhang Hao couldn't help rolling his eyes.

But Jason Williams is right, he almost won the fastest progress award.

Under normal circumstances, if you almost win a prize, you will always feel a little regretful, but if you didn’t get this prize, you really have a little regret. If you didn’t get it this time, you will have no chance of getting it in the future, but you will be more grateful.

If you really get it, you will be teased again...

However, the top 5 of the fastest progress awards this time were their 95 generation power forwards. In this case, Zhang Hao found that he might really underestimate the potential and strength of the 95 generation power forwards.

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The Lakers and the Supersonics met in the playoffs for the second time in three years. The Supersonics were the runner-up last season. The Lakers formed a super lineup this year. This group of duels attracted much attention. On May 5, the first game day of the two teams' series, there were no other games. The media and fans' attention was all focused on the two teams.

At 6:40 pm, at the Great Western Forum Arena, the fans finally felt restless!

Since the Magic retired due to illness, the Lakers have not been able to win the playoffs against a real championship-level opponent for five consecutive years. In the first round of 1992, he was killed 3-1 by the runner-up Trail Blazers, and in 1993, he was killed 3-2 by the runner-up team of that year, he did not enter the playoffs in 1994, and was killed by the Spurs who were to the Western Conference Finals in 1995. The Spurs were theoretically the biggest favorite in the West. Last year, he was killed by the Rockets in the second round...

There was no way out in those years. The team really didn’t have the strength, but this year it was different!

Although he defeated the Supersonics two years ago, Lakers fans dare not underestimate the Supersonics, the runner-up team last year.

This year, the Supersonics' record is only third in the West, but the record is still top-notch. He just reached the finals last year, and Payton and Kemp are at their peak. Schramf, José Hawkins, Sam Perkins and others performed better this year than last year... Even if it is only third in the West, the Supersonics' probability of winning the championship is the same as that of the Lakers and Jazz!

When the Supersonics players appeared, overwhelming booing sounded at the scene.

When the home team's O'Neal, Zhang Hao, Barkley, Kenny Anderson and the Magician's five-man team came out of the player's passage one by one, the cheers of the fans at the scene did not stop.

Zhang Hao was really uncomfortable with this feeling...

After the players of the two teams entered the court, they had no communication, so they politely exchanged greetings before the game.

Payton looked at Zhang Hao opposite him, and the more he looked, the more he became more unhappy.

Ma Long must have a good time this year, with good record and good data, and also won the MVP. Zhang Hao won the scoring queen and would definitely be able to beat Pippen for a while.

But he, Payton, because Schramf played very well this year, can play easier in the regular season, and he doesn't have to be so tired in organizing offense. He scored more, but his assists fell, his record and data were not as good as Tim Hardaway. Tim Hardaway's MVP vote ranked fifth, and the best lineup was also a media vote. It is basically certain that he could not be selected for a long time.

What's even more sad and angry is that Kemp has almost no chance to be selected for the Best Team this year. Glenn Rice, Anthony Mason Jr., and Wen Baker. These three people performed better than him in the regular season. Even if his performance in the playoffs is much better than these three people, the award is the regular season award...

Looking at Zhang Hao opposite, the title of "the strongest high school student in history" has been locked on Zhang Hao. He has always regarded himself as "the strongest high school student rookie" and is extremely jealous. Last year, he reached the finals, but this guy was the striker!

The main reason is that Zhang Hao's youth is that they are not so hostile to Jordan, Tim Hardaway, and Malone. Zhang Hao was very glorious from the beginning, which made Payton and Camp, who had lived a miserable life in their early years, quite unhappy.

Zhang Hao didn’t have time to care about the hostility of the two superstars who performed better in the playoffs than the regular season. Not long after entering the stadium, the system prompted him!

"Special signing player Zhang Hao successfully helped the Lakers sweep to advance to the second round, officially starting their championship journey, and their opponent is the Supersonics team who are the favorite team to compete for the championship.

Due to the mission: The rain stopped, the first phase of the mission was heavy rained until it was completed, and the host has the Sean Kamp star experience card. The series of tasks has been blown and the series of tasks has stopped. The task has been blown and the series of tasks has stopped. "

"The wind rises and rains stop: Where the wind passes, no drop of rain can be spared.

Goal 1: In the next series against the Supersonics, Zhang Hao will have to complete at least 2 blocks against Sean Kemp in each game.

Target 2: In the next series with the Supersonics, whenever Sean Kemp completes one dunk, Zhang Hao needs to complete double dunks.

Goal 3: In the next series against the Supersonics, Zhang Hao's total score in the series must be higher than Sean Kemp.

Rewards: 1. Based on completing all goals, if the Supersonic team is eliminated in 5 games and 5 games, the medal upgrade card is rewarded (gold); if the Supersonic team is eliminated in 6 games, the medal upgrade card is rewarded (random); if the Supersonic team is eliminated in 7 games, the medal upgrade card is rewarded (silver). 2. If the Supersonic team is successfully eliminated, the total net win score is positive, and the net win score is rewarded for lifespan.

Note: 1. This task is completed as the second goal of the second task flapping, and the rain stops the series of tasks.

2. If you use the Sean Kamp Star Experience Card for Zhang Hao in this series, you can enable a special usage method and let me know the details when using it."

This task is a bit difficult!

The core goal is definitely to win the series, but the three branch goals seem to be not easy.

Among them, the 3, which seems to be the easiest to achieve, is actually the most difficult. If Barkley and O'Neal perform well in scoring, his main style of playing on the offensive end will definitely be restrained. No matter which of these two people, their strong offensive ability is better than him.

However, you don’t have to fight so much at the beginning. In the end, the total score of the series is calculated. The first two goals are not that difficult. Playing without the ball + defense is actually easier.

It was this task that was actually linked... Zhang Hao understood again that it was a series of tasks, and there were still big differences in length.

Like the previous "leading style", there are only two or three tasks, and the same is true for this "rain stops". Maybe it was because he, Zhang, entered the NBA too late, and Sean Kemp's peak seems to have been around for less than two years. After the suspension, it is just finished...

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The game is about to begin, and the two teams are on the court.

Payton and Kemp led José Hawkins, Schramf and McIlvay to the court.

McIlvay, a regular season passed and confirmed that it was the failed signing of the Trail Blazers, but he still had to bite the bullet and use it. He was 216 cm tall and did a good job of squatting under the basket. He averaged 2 blocks per game and scored twice in 18 minutes. After increasing the tonnage to 120+ kilograms last summer, the defense of impact has been greatly improved. It would be a pity that it was extremely poor, and he couldn't run after playing for about 20 minutes in a game.

The Supersonics have to deal with O'Neal, and they can only use McIlvay.

After playing, Payton looked at the combination of Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, George Lynch, Zhang Hao, and O'Neal on the other side. Fortunately, in the playoffs, the impact was too strong. Barkley, Magic, and Wilkins were still sitting on the sidelines!

Although the Magic and Wilkins are far inferior to Barkley, they are still at the main player level and have rich experience in the playoffs...

The ones who jumped tonight were Kemp and O'Neal. As the referee blew a whistle, O'Neal jumped high and beat Kemp to win the jump ball. The Lakers attacked first.

Zhang Hao received a long pass from Kenny Anderson and directly scored the inside. O'Neal had already pushed Camp and rushed in!

O'Neal received a pass from Zhang Hao in one step outside the reasonable collision zone. Although he didn't want to admit it, it felt very comfortable to receive the ball from Zhang Hao. Facing McIlvay who saved the reasonable collision zone and defended the ball from the top, O'Neal received the ball and took a jump and directly pulled McIlvay out of the bottom line. After landing, O'Neal immediately jumped up and slashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

Offense and defense conversion, Payton received and served to advance.

Looking at O'Neal who had retreated, Payton felt that the Lakers were really playing unrestrained!

In the past, O'Neal was also very athletic. However, Anthony Hardaway would not pass such a ball to O'Neal, and the Magic would not play like this, let alone the playoffs. Obviously, the Lakers are more suitable for O'Neal. Seeing O'Neal retreating from defense... O'Neal was not unhappy when he was in the Magic. He was still very happy in the past few years, but he would never be so excited because of a ball.

Payton went to the backcourt to face Doug Christie's defense and chose to play pick-and-roll with Camp.

After Kemp disassembled it, he received the ball from the middle distance, and Doug Christie, who was exchanging defense, broke straight into the basket.

O'Neal was always dizzy when he was in the pick-and-roll defense. He was afraid of cutting off the defense and was not doing well. He wanted to shrink and it was too late. The pressure on the frame protection was concentrated on Zhang Hao!

Kamp took off and had no chance to dunk. Zhang Hao did a good job of making the first prediction, but Kamp made a layup with a strong air stagnation and soft touch!

It's really hard to guard against when it comes straight, and it's fierce and changeable.

Obviously, Kemp worked harder and more focused in the playoffs, and did better in details than in the regular season.

Offensive and defensive conversion, Lakers attack.

O'Neal received the ball from the low post, and it was agreed from the beginning that if O'Neal wanted, the Lakers would have to use him as the first main attacking point.

O'Neal started the game with a strong attack, and there was nothing wrong with this.

Zhang Hao pulled into the 44-degree three-point line on the same side and took a step into the left half with Doug Christie to restrain the space on the strong side. Kenny Anderson passed the ball to O'Neal and then pulled it to the weak side. George Lynch was also ready to cut into the contact.

When O'Neal made a single move, Zhang Hao was ready to retreat or wait for O'Neal to pass Doug Christie to shoot a three-pointer... But when he saw that the opponent's clamping movement was not right! Zhang Hao immediately chose to run around the top arc, attracting the attention of his teammate George Lynch, and cut to the bottom line... Jumped up and received O'Neal's pass, and the most comfortable shooting distance within the free throw line was within the distance of the bottom line and the mid-shooting shot... hit!

When playing against the Suns, Zhang Hao didn't have any special feeling. The Suns were too weak, and they were not organized or disciplined on the defensive end... It was even more unorganized or disciplined than the regular season. It was almost like playing casually throughout the whole process. The opponent attached the highest importance to Barkley's defense, and there was no big feeling for anything else.

But playing against the Supersonics is different!

Schramf directly emptied George Lynch. When O'Neal received the ball and was about to make a single move, Schramf doubled towards O'Neal. Zhang Hao ran along the three-point line to the top arc. At the beginning, the purpose was not to run to the bottom line to catch the ball, but to prevent Kemp from shrinking and blocking O'Neal's pass space and killing him. At the same time, it also freed up space for Doug Christie to catch the ball.

But O'Neal's front pass could not be passed from the left side of the three-second zone. Schramf did a good job of clamping attacks. McIlvay's huge body was still useful, blocking O'Neal's pass at close range. Zhang Hao keenly seized the opportunity and cut in to find George Lynch to block Camp. O'Neal saw that Zhang Hao appeared in his sight and passed a high throw pass... Zhang Hao was very dangerous when he received this pass! Replacing George Lynch to catch O'Neal's pass was basically equivalent to a mistake!

O'Neal's fast break at the start, maybe Zhang Hao dared to pass the ball while O'Neal was sprinting. O'Neal got the ball and jumped in one go.

In this ball, Zhang Hao also played an excellent response to O'Neal's pass, which was pinched to death at the low post.

The Lakers' offense in these two rounds has received high praise from the TV station commentator. The head and horse combination has an unparalleled understanding!

It was the Supersonics attack again, and Payton continued to play pick-and-roll with Kemp. Doug Christie used more rough movements to block the position and did not give Kemp a pick-and-roll chance. This small detail was done very well. Kemp did not stand at the most suitable pick-and-roll position at the first time and chose to withdraw. Payton was not in a hurry and protected the ball in the top arc.

At this time, Jose Hawkins ran out of the baseline, Kenny Anderson chased him very tightly. After Kemp failed to pick and roll for Payton, he moved to the right 45-degree middle distance to help Jose Hawkins block Kenny Anderson, Jose Hawkins rushed to the 45-degree angle, Payton led the man with the ball, and the ball arrived. Jose Hawkins received the pass from Payton as soon as he reached the 45-degree angle three-point line, O'Neal rushed towards Jose Hawkins immediately. Jose Hawkins was covered by O'Neal when he received the ball, but Jose Hawkins was not ready to shoot at all, turned around and hung the ball from O'Neal to close range...
To be continued...