Although it is not as good as the regular season, the preseason level is not comparable to that of the summer league. This stage is a time to test the quality of a rookie.

The opponent of the 76ers is the Hornets, which emerged last year.

While basically maintaining the core lineup, the Hornets also poached David Wesley from the Celtics and replaced the aging Boggs. Their strength looks no worse than last season.

The two teams played quite seriously in this game, and finally reached a critical moment... This is really surprising.

What transformed the 76ers was their newly selected rookie Tim Duncan!

Facing the inside combination of Clifford Robinson and Anthony Mason Jr., Duncan scored 2 assists and 2 blocks, plus Iverson with 22 points and 7 assists, Campbell with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Jim Jackson with 13 points and 4 assists... The 76ers narrowly defeated the Hornets when Coleman couldn't play again in the opening stage!

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Did the 76ers choose the strongest No. 1 pick in history?

This statement began to be put forward after the first game of the new season's preseason.

Because Duncan performed too hard!

Originally, the preseason only had live broadcasts from local TV stations. The next morning, CNY, which purchased the video broadcast rights, decisively took advantage of the popularity and replayed the game.

Although it is free, the ratings of more than 19 million yuan have also made American cable TV stations full of advertising fees.

When Duncan was in college, he could already compare his attention with the NBA All-Stars, and entering the NBA naturally attracted much attention.

Just looking at the news, most fans still questioned the value of Duncan's data, but after watching the game, I learned that the Hornets were quite serious at the beginning so that they couldn't help but don't want to lose face and fight with all their strength. They still couldn't compete with the 76ers led by the double No. 1 pick, which really made Duncan's strength show in front of the world.

Clifford Robinson dunked, easy singles with low frame or back basket, pulling to a 45-degree angle to receive Iverson's pass shot, excellent pick-and-roll on both sides, super cutting awareness... Although it was just a preseason game, Duncan's performance was too exaggerated, it was really like a combination of the peak David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon, and it was so fierce!

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On Zhang Hao's side, the team's actual running-in progress is better than expected. From the perspective of running-in, this year's signings are more successful than last year. Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Zhang Hao, O'Neal, Brian Shaw, and Jason Williams, the six main players who stayed in the team, formed a new 8-player main lineup with the newly joined Brent Barry and Rick Fox, and the chemical reaction is excellent!

Brent Barry, who mainly cuts and catches and shoots, spent the rest of the summer thinking about how to cooperate with Kenny Anderson, Zhang Hao, and O'Neal, Rick Fox, who was like a seamless connection, quickly integrated into the Lakers' adjusted style of play.

I didn't feel much when playing against the Clippers, but it was very obvious when playing against the Warriors and the Mavericks. When the Lakers' main lineup came on the court, the offensive cooperation was great!

Defensively, O'Neal returned to the basket, Zhang Hao's defense and assisted defense have improved. Although he is not as good as Zhang Hao's center and O'Neal's defense as power forward, the gap has narrowed too much compared to last year. In order to maintain O'Neal's physical strength, the Silver Fox chose such an inside defensive formation. Doug Christie's defense has improved, and Rick Fox's single defense is not as good as George Lynch but has better overall defense ability, the Lakers showed dominance on both ends of the offense and defense in the stage.

The combination of Kenny Anderson, Brent Barry, Brian Xiao, Zhang Hao, and Jason Williams is mainly responsible for the offense. The characteristics of Brent Barry plug-and-play make Kenny Anderson and Zhang Hao feel very comfortable...

As a result, the Lakers played calmly in the preseason, and the main players did not play much. Most of the time they spent examining and training young players and role players, and did not play with performances that could attract popularity.

In the first five preseason games, the Lakers won 3 wins and 2 losses, and they didn't care so much about winning or losing.

When they arrived at the No. 1, the Lakers came to Sacramento and had a day off. On the morning of the 23rd, the Lakers arrived at the Arco Stadium. Game 6 of the preseason was here.

After the preparations in the morning, at noon, the Lakers team went to a restaurant near the stadium for dinner.

When he came out of the gate, Zhang Hao looked at the billboard, and on a whim, he sneaked up next to O'Neal, hit O'Neal with his arm, and said, "Hey, look, the strongest pick in history."

O'Neal opened Zhang Hao angrily and roared: "The strongest pick in history is in front of you!"

After shouting, O'Neal gritted his teeth and looked at the billboard at the entrance of the Aco Arena.

Seeing Zhang Hao suddenly teased O'Neal again, his teammates were no longer surprised.

Although the frequency is not high, Zhang Hao always makes a teammate angry at some specific moments, and Kenny Anderson is no exception.

O'Neal was the one who got the most attacks.

But the Kings really... I don't want any face to sell tickets.

No. 1, the Kings' opening game will face the 76ers at home. The Kings' promotional title is against the strongest No. 1 pick in history Tim Duncan!

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Chapter completed!