With 10 wins and 5 losses at the beginning, the 76ers have tied the opening performance of the 85-86 season!

That time, they had Buckley, a second-year-old, and Moses Malone, who was still at the peak of the artifact.

A better start than this. In the past 20 years, the 76ers only had the season they won in the 82-83 season.

The fans of the 76ers are so happy now. After a few years of hard work, they finally started to meet successfully!

And, it came faster than they expected!

After 15 games, people can clearly judge that Duncan has at least the top ten in the league when he enters the NBA. In 15 games, he averages 23.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game.

In terms of data, all centers this season only averaged 27.4 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.6 blocks per game, and David Robinson, who averaged 24.4 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks per game, is better than him.

As for the role on the court, only O'Neal is slightly better than Duncan this season, and Mooning is only half a pound with Duncan!

Duncan said many times that he was not a center, but 76ers fans clearly stated in street interviews on TV or newspapers that Duncan was a center.

What's the reason...

Zhang Hao is here!

On November 27, at noon the next day after playing against the Celtics, the Lakers came to Philadelphia.

The Lakers, who had won 13 consecutive games at the beginning, came to Philadelphia, which was so lively.

Unlike fans in Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Miami, and Boston, Philadelphia fans are particularly low-key, and even the media are very low-key. In the afternoon, Zhang Hao was asked to be interviewed. When Zhang Hao came to the Vachovia Center for an interview, the local media did not ask him some intense topics. The questions asked were all "Are you excited about winning streak?", "Have your life changed after winning the FMVP?"... and other weird questions.

This made Zhang Hao very puzzled.

When Duncan was asked about Zhang Hao during an interview, he also answered with his poker face that seemed to be unchanged for thousands of years: "I still have a lot of things to learn from Zhang. I haven't received any honors yet. You shouldn't compare me with him, so that he doesn't respect him."

From Duncan, to the 76ers, to local media, to fans... they are all so low-key.

Anyway, as long as things related to Zhang Hao are mentioned, the 76ers team does not want Zhang Hao to notice their two No. 1 picks again.

Both O'Nealby, and no problem with Morningby. They compete with David Robinson, Malone, Kamp, Wen Baker... and other top inside players. Even if these people are difficult to deal with, even if these people may go wild when they beat their 76ers, they can accept it, but Zhang Hao...

Iverson's rookie year was just aroused by the media, and he talked a few words. As a result, the name of 58 can no longer be removed, and "ordinary rookie" has become a label that cannot be torn off.

Although Duncan was so fierce that he made the American basketball world celebrate, they had another young player who could compare with Zhang Hao.

But the fans of the 76ers are very calm and sensible.

Even when Zhang Hao was interviewed, other media wanted to make trouble. Philadelphia and local media in Pennsylvania would make jokes. Even if they were hated by other media, they would recognize them.

For more than a decade, except for the 85-86 season, they have had a chance to win the championship, and never again, Moses Malone, Barkley, Jose Hawkins, Morris Chicks... In the past 10 years, a large number of stars have fled this city one after another.

Iverson and Duncan finally got it, but they had to take good care of it and create a good development environment for them.

As a city that has been a major NBA football market since the 1960s, the basketball circles in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania are quite cohesive... But how can such a thing be done so well?

Most of the 76ers have no problem. Duncan has admitted his remarks from the beginning, but they have Iverson...

Originally, Iverson wanted to calm down, he had nothing to do, but Duncan, a new partner who was like a good baby, had to take care of him.

However, when Time Warner Cable Sports, which was causing trouble, conducted an exclusive interview with Iverson on the afternoon when the Lakers came to Philadelphia, they deliberately brought the topic to this point, and also mentioned sensitive words such as "58" and "ordinary rookie".

Then, Iverson couldn't help but "I never thought I was an ordinary player. Tim and I were the best duo in the world. We will definitely succeed. Who got the center or forward in the first team this year? It's hard to say now. I believe it's Tim!"

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At 9:30 in the morning on November 28, Iverson was an hour late before arriving at the stadium.

Fortunately, the 76ers have been used to it since last season. After Larry Brown joined, it was useless to say it a few times. It was just like the coach last year. It was gathered at 8:30, but after the gathering, the players' personal training, and the pre-match meeting time was scheduled at 10 a.m.

As for why I didn't just arrange the gathering time at 10 o'clock, it was because it was arranged at 10 o'clock, and Iverson would definitely dare to go out at 10 o'clock.

During the tactical meeting between 10:00 and 10:50, Iverson always felt a resentful look at him.

The same goes for 1 hour of team training.

At around 12 noon, at lunch time, Iverson ordered a delivery at a restaurant and invited the whole team to lunch. It was not too rare to eat the team's nutritious meal.

Whenever there is a home game, Iverson will do this. With food and tips, he will pay $3,000 each time. He can probably get one-third less when changing someone, which makes his teammates stun their tongues.

The teammates didn't refuse, and even Duncan wouldn't refuse this, otherwise he wouldn't give face.

Anyway, it only took 40 times in a season, which is not considered uncontrollable in diet, and Iverson is not short of this money. Old antiques like Larry Brown are not dissatisfied with this.

Iverson, Jim Jackson, Duncan, George Lynch, Campbell sat at the table. Iverson had been holding it for a long time and finally couldn't help but yelling at Duncan: "Tim, what are you afraid of! Do you think we are not Aix's opponent?"

Duncan shook his head: "No, I'm not afraid of any opponent, I just annoyed that guy, it's very troublesome."

Thinking of trouble... Iverson recalled that he was abused by Zhang Hao by 58 points and was given the title of "ordinary rookie". The impact on him was actually really troublesome. There were a lot of troubles and a lot of unwillingness... These things were actually not really affected. How should he play or play, but there were a lot of troubles.

Neither George Lynch nor Campbell spoke. Both are former Lakers players. They really admired the news about Iverson last night!

Campbell admired Iverson very much last year. She was beaten like that by Zhang Hao. If someone with a poor psychological quality may lose confidence or become confused.

So, Iverson felt that Duncan's statement was correct, and George Lynch and Campbell didn't feel that it was correct.

But the two of them felt that Duncan was telling the truth. Duncan just felt troublesome, and they felt that Duncan was fine saying this, and they felt that what Duncan said was the truth.

They have had this feeling before.

When I was in the Lakers, there was also a teammate Zhang Hao who gave them the same feeling!

Even after nearly a month of partnership, Campbell and George Lynch felt that Duncan might be stronger than Zhang Hao in the rookie year, and even better than Zhang Hao in last season!

But even with this idea, they thought about what Iverson said in an interview and still felt that Iverson was very brave and was still worried about Duncan.

In their minds, Zhang Hao is not just strong!

That man can only be described as incredible!

After lunch, Iverson was about to go home for a nap, and came only during the game.

For Iverson's extreme aversion to training, the new season included training camp, and it took only two months to complete the game. Even the three newcomers, Duncan, George Lynch, and Jim Jackson, have become accustomed to it.

There was no way, Larry Brown had arguing with Iverson several times, which gave them a deep impression.

Only if you are impressed can you get used to it easily. Anyway, Iverson performed so well in the game.

At this time, Iverson's fan-Eric Snow ran up and said to the team's five major players: "Did you read the news? Tim, you're going to be popular!"

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"Duncan is very good. He plays well in the rookie year, but I think his talent is very mediocre and he should have no potential to explore. I hope the 76ers are mentally prepared."

Zhang Hao made such an evaluation of Duncan during an interview this morning.

It's true that the saying "Tim Duncan is mediocre" is popular!

The Lakers and the 76ers have been attracting attention in this game, especially the Houstonians and Bostonians, who collectively transformed into 76ers fans at this moment.

If the 76ers fail to interrupt the Lakers' winning streak, then the Rockets' winning streak will most likely be ended.

Also, if the Lakers win tonight, even if they lose to the last Raptors later, the Lakers will tie the second record of the Celtics' 14-game winning streak.

Originally, after the Lakers formed a double tower, the Celtics' 16 championships and the Lakers' 12 championships were not particularly strong. Before that, the Celtics had another place leading the Lakers to be caught up.

Now, Zhang Hao is still so mean in his evaluation of the No. 1 pick of the 76ers again.

Zhang Hao's malicious intention towards young, high-ranking rookies playing well is fully demonstrated!

However, compared to Iverson in the rookie year, Duncan in the rookie year is much stronger. Not to mention the rookie year, Iverson is unlikely to surpass Duncan in the second grade, or even in the next two years.

From a certain perspective, what Zhang Hao said is right. Duncan is now half a level away from O'Neal, who is probably the second strongest player in the league, and may be less than half of the level, so Jordan is clearly one level better than others.

At Duncan's level, it is unlikely that there will be more huge progress, because he can really compare with a player like Larry Bird, and he can compete for the league's number one with another obvious progress.

Such Duncan is generally believed that he will not be abused like Iverson's rookie season and he will have no power to fight back. He has hope that he will not lose the advantage or even gain the upper hand in the match against O'Neal or Zhang Hao!

Moreover, the 76ers are no longer the 76ers last season, and the 76ers have become a team that can win at least 50 wins.

Zhang Hao's comments have made the game more concerned!

Is it Duncan rejecting the hat of "mediocre talent" to end the Lakers' winning streak, or is it Zhang Hao continuing his evil domination against the new generation of players, winning 14 consecutive victories towards the start of the winning streak?

Iverson was ignored by Zhang Hao this time. In an interview, Zhang Hao also had a clip that was not as popular as Duncan's comments, which was also quite popular.

"Iverson... Oh, I seem to say that if you say an ordinary rookie, I can think of that ordinary player."

Duncan's impression of being a good baby when he entered the NBA... Yes, the kind of good baby with a player hanging on his body smashing the ball into the basket, he talked less and worked hard to play, and there was almost no off-court news.

Iverson is different. He was beaten like that in the rookie year, and he still had to criticize Zhang Hao, and then continue to be abused and unable to defeat the image of the little giant.

There is also O'Neal who was exposed as early as the preseason, Kenny Anderson, who was dissatisfied with the nickname of the King of Crosssteps being snatched away by Iverson, and Campbell who wanted to defend O'Neal...

Both teams can be called stars, and the two teams are really strong, one is the first in the West and the other is the third in the East. In the already popular game, after Iverson, an ordinary rookie, once again attracted Zhang Hao's interest, the attention of this game became even more popular!

In addition to this, there is also a very popular topic for Duncan.

Apart from Zhang Hao's occasional over-provocative performance, Duncan really looks too similar to Zhang Hao in people's eyes, especially his expression...

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Duncan is low-key, like a good baby, but he is also ambitious.

He wants to win a team in his rookie season like Larry Bird and Zhang Hao.
To be continued...