Iverson scored 32 points and 8 assists, which was very eye-catching and outstanding... But what makes people feel even more crazy is Duncan's debut performance of 15+10+3+8!

It’s not as explosive as Zhang Hao’s debut record-breaking record, and there is still a gap in the offensive end, but Duncan’s performance is even more rare among professionals!

5 of 10 shots and 5 of 9 free throws scored 15 points and 3 assists. It was OK. 10 rebounds and only played 34 minutes, which was not bad. However, 8 blocks were blocked in 34 minutes. In his 34 minutes, the 76ers only allowed the Kings to score 50 points. This is simply terrible to professionals!

Iverson, who made his debut in the new season, was matched with Duncan, who made his debut in his career, with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks... The combination of internal and external top scorers with explosive talent and strength is here!

Similar to last season, the Lakers played few games in the first month of the new season.

Including the opening game, the Lakers only had 15 games in the first game month, which means there were only 14 games in November.

Starting from the opening game against the Bulls, the Lakers started with four consecutive home games.

After two days of rest and making some necessary adjustments based on the performance of the opening game, on November 3, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Kings at home.

The Kings still have certain strength and are expected to reach a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

However, the strength is far worse than that of the Lakers.

The opening game, preseason, the good form of the game is not an illusion. The Lakers are really fast in running-in this year. The skills and playing styles of the eight main players are in line with each other. Rick Fox and Brent Barry are both proactive and active in integrating, and the chemistry is good...

Relying on O'Neal's 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, Zhang Hao 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, Kenny Anderson 20 points, 6 assists, Rick Fox 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists... The Lakers easily defeated the Kings 112-96.

Immediately afterwards, on November 5, the Lakers ushered in the Warriors' challenge at home.

During the offseason, the Warriors sent Jim Jackson to the 76ers, helping the 76ers to strengthen the shooting guard position, fired Rick Adelman, and introduced PJ Calesimo, who had done a good job with the Trail Blazers last season, and was very clear about the preparations to be bad.

Rick Adelman lost all his family that the Warriors had accumulated for many years in two years...

In this game, the Lakers played very unrestrainedly. Zhang Hao scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, O'Neal scored 41 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Kenny Anderson scored 19 points and 7 assists, Rick Fox scored 11 points, Jason Williams scored 11 points and 7 rebounds, Doug Christie scored 12 points... The Lakers 6 players scored in doubles, and led by Zhang Hao's first triple-double for the new season and his seventh triple-double for the new season, he slaughtered the Warriors with a 132-95 approaching 40 points!

It’s not that Zhang Hao has made progress to this level by organizing the offense, but the Warriors have 95th No. 1 pick Joe Smith.

The Warriors still had a pursuit last season and last season... Their coach Rick Adelman was very pursuing, allowing the Warriors management to make losses to trade, sending away Tim Hardaway, Kevin Willis, Chris Gatling, Mark Price, Chris Mullin and other stars one after another because he thought these people were not suitable for his tactics, and in the end, they left the mess now.

If you have aspirations, it is unlikely to fight randomly, but now it is different.

The Warriors are clearly going to play badly. Except for Spreville, the top star who competes for the second point guard with Mickey Richmond, 95th No. 1 pick power forward Joe Smith, all the others who can play were sent away, wanting to bet on the new top center Michael Olovo Candy in the United States.

At this time, the Warriors' defense began to twist...

The whole team attacked Zhang Hao!

Zhang Hao reacted sharply, and his teammates cooperated tacitly. Zhang Hao received the ball and attracted singles to attack, passed the ball, and found an opportunity to counterattack. The Warriors had no retreating formation... Zhang Hao easily got the triple-double data, and the Lakers also scored 132 points, and scored a game that was so scary.

...

The three-game winning streak at the beginning is the most meaningful thing for the Lakers, not the three-game winning streak, not the one that won 37 points, or even the perfect night to defeat the Bulls in the opening game.

There are two more important points!

One is that it truly confirms that the team is in good shape in the new season, at least the performance of the eight major players, with the Bulls and Jazz last season's feeling, stability... This Lakers player, coaching staff, and fans themselves have no confidence.

The Lakers management knows that the coaching staff knows that the players know, and the fans know better, but no one else expects the players to change.

But the strength you play has that feeling!

It is not the situation where the 1995-96 season is rushing to win the West without worrying about the head, but the strength to win the West with the Jazz's normal performance last season!

The most important thing is Zhang Hao's attitude.

This is more important than having an excellent chemistry from the beginning of the season.

Their Lakers' performance at the beginning is inseparable from O'Neal!

It can be said that without O'Neal's serious attitude and without O'Neal's super personal ability, they cannot cooperate with such powerful power. It is not that others are not important, but others are equally important, but O'Neal's role is absolutely the most important in regular time.

But in O'Neal's style of playing, there must be someone who wants to make sacrifices, and this person is Zhang Hao.

Reduce shots in regular time, reduce singles, go to the spinning points, set-up points, and even make O'Neal's goal to make O'Neal easier. These things need Zhang Hao to do.

It may be difficult for a 20-year-old super genius who averages 28+ points per game in a rookie season and wins the scoring champion in the second grade.

But the actual situation is that Zhang Hao does not need a coaching staff. His teammates made suggestions and did this since the first game. The coaching staff is still in the practical stage and did not require Zhang Hao to do this. Zhang Hao's tactical positioning is better than last season, but Zhang Hao took the initiative to adjust his playing style.

Moreover, they have done it and have a stable average of 3+ or even 4+ assists per game!

Even the defender, who averages 3+ assists per game, is considered a qualified and even excellent main defender, an inside line... In terms of high-level support, Zhang Hao must have not yet achieved the top support ability, but including organizing the offense with the ball, it is completely enough or even exceeds the standard.

The biggest change brought by Zhang Hao's adjustment of his playing style was that at noon on November 7, when the Lakers left Los Angeles and came to the hotel in Dallas, he received the news that Shaq O'Neal beat Tim Duncan and won the first Player of the Week Award in the new season!

O'Neal this week had 31.6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.3 blocks, with a record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Duncan averaged 22.5 points, 12 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 5.5 blocks, with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.

With higher scores and better record, O'Neal narrowly defeated Duncan and won the first weekly best in the new season!

In the first three games of the season, O'Neal scored a total of 95 points, currently averaging 31.6 points, ranking third in the scoring list. The first is Jordan, who averaged 34 points per game in three games, and the second is Chris Webber, the Wizards star who averaged 32 points per game in four games.

Zhang Hao reduced his shots and increased ball holding and passes, which was too important for O'Neal to win the first best of the week!

If O'Neal didn't win the Best of the Week, Duncan will win the Player of the Week in the first week of his career... that would be really crazy!

...

After winning the Player of the Week Award, O'Neal protected the dignity of the Mesozoic center and breathed a sigh of relief.

Last night, O'Neal began to get nervous after the 76ers defeated the Detroit Pistons in the fourth game of the first week.

Because he wants to get the best weekly uninsured!

At the beginning of the new season, the Suns and Spurs are still in the running-in period, the stars are not performing well, the Jazz are stable and have insufficient outbreaks, the Bulls start with 2 wins and 1 loss, and the record is not as good as the 76ers, with 3 wins and 1 loss. The Pistons do it themselves, and use so many chips to exchange for Jerry Starkhouse, and they have ruined themselves. The Heat starts with 3 wins and 0 losses, but it is difficult for a defensive team to compete for personal honors. The Knicks encounter trouble at the beginning and Ewing suffered injuries at the opening game...

In the league, the Lakers have the conditions to compete with Duncan for the first best week.

In the first game, Duncan scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks. In the second game, Duncan scored 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. In the third game, the 76ers lost to the Heat, but Duncan scored 31 points. In the fourth game, Duncan scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks...

Duncan's performance was so stable that it was outrageous. Before, the media hyped that he had the top ten levels of his entry into the NBA. After he really entered the NBA, he found that it might be more than the top ten...

It’s really just that you can compete with O’Neal for the first center when you enter the NBA!

Although he was very unhappy about this statement, O'Neal also recognized Duncan's strength. After the first week of the new season, he truly regarded Duncan as his opponent, just as Duncan played a performance that everyone recognized in the first week of the NBA.

The most intuitive manifestation is that Iverson did not increase his shots frantically because Jerry Starkhouse left, but instead divided the extra shots to Duncan. Iverson averaged 22 shots per game, scored 26.2 points, and Duncan averaged 17 shots per game, scored 22.5 points.

O'Neal knew that at this time, Zhang Hao chose to sacrifice, and chose to develop in the direction of passing and more stable ability to catch the pot, which played a crucial role in the competition for the best player in the week.

After the team structure was streamlined, their Lakers' style of playing was the team where he played by Big Fat, Zhang Hao and Kenny Anderson. They had more room to play. Kenny Anderson was fine, and he didn't care much about data.

If Zhang Hao had to compete with him for data, then on average, the Lakers would be as difficult as Duncan to compete with Duncan for the best player of the week, just like other teams.

Unlike the original time and space Kobe wanted to come from behind and O'Neal was extremely dissatisfied, the current situation is that Zhang Hao is already more successful and has won more honors, giving O'Neal the opportunity to perform in regular time...

At this stage, O'Neal has no complaints and will move towards the goal he wants more seriously and focus more.

that is……

"Why does that feel like that kid is coaxing a child?"

...

Duncan's performance in the first four games of the game was amazing. Even though people already had high expectations for him, his performance still exceeded expectations.

The high praise this brought to Duncan was much better than that of Zhang Hao at that time.

After all, Zhang Hao is a Chinese player. Although Duncan is not a native of the United States, he is also a native of the United States. Compared with Zhang Hao's rookie season, Duncan has gained more exposure and flattery.

Of course, he is worthy of it, and it puts the pressure of new forces coming to the league.

Larry Brown is not good, the training defense is too strong. With Campbell's frame protection, Duncan can even make up for defense outside the three-point line by sweeping between mid- and close range. There is the front gate of George Lynch dug from the defending champion Lakers. At this time, even Iverson's gambling steals were greatly improved.

The 76ers have become another top-notch team in the Iron Blood Era with the potential to grow into a top-notch defensive level.

However, this did not have much impact on the Lakers. O'Neal won the best of the first week, maintaining the face of the Middle Age stars and maintaining the face of the veteran center, it is no longer important.

It is rare to take the best of the week in this era when the best of the week is not different from the east and west. Not only do you have to perform well, but you also have to be lucky. Last season, Zhang Hao and Jordan only had 3 best of the week, and MVP Malone only had 4 times.

And even if Duncan got it later, O'Neal got one first.

After a night of rest in Dallas, on November 8, the Lakers began a three-game trip to Texas.

"I want Kobe!"

This sentence seems to be written on the signboard of the Mavericks Arena.

The Mavericks started with 0 wins and 4 losses, averaged 82.5 points per game, and lost 103 points per game...

The new NCAA season begins. Kobe Bryant scored 31 points in his first game for Duke University in the new season, and scored 18 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals in the second game...

Michael Olovo Kandy scored 18 points, 22 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals in the first game, and 31 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks in the second game...

The battle for the new best college student in the United States was already ignited six days before the new NCAA season.

Kobe Bryant is like Michael Jordan in the new era, and Michael Olovo Kandi is like the new Hakeem Olajuwon in his senior season. These two people may participate in the draft at the same time next year.

This led to the direct changes in the goals of many teams at the beginning of the new season.

There is another impact: The 76ers' performance was very successful...

It's the turn of the West. Many teams in the West played badly at the beginning of the season. The Mavericks were one of them. They lost to the Jazz 92-95 in the first game. When Kobe scored 31 points in the first game and Olovokandi scored 18 points and 22 rebounds, the Mavericks directly started playing badly at the second game.

It is impossible for the Texas Three Teams to become the future death triangle in a short period of time.

Zhang Hao scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, O'Neal scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, Jason Williams scored 6 points and 14 rebounds, Kenny Anderson scored 17 points and 11 assists... The Lakers steadily defeated the Mavericks 109-91, started with four consecutive victories, performed stably and had a good momentum.

Van Exel and Eddie Jones looked at the players opposite and were very unwilling to accept it, but there was no way. Their two teammates who were on the Lakers at the same time had all changed.
Chapter completed!