Then, in the second game, the Pacers beat the 76ers 89-81 steadily.

With 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Duncan still played similar performances as the regular season, and was so stable.

So, with the Pacers' performance that was obviously stronger than the regular season, the Sixers had no follow-up.

The Pacers lead the 76ers 2-0.

After watching the game, Zhang Hao remembered something.

Originally, Duncan's 19-year career set a very interesting record.

Duncan played 18 playoffs in total, and one year he couldn't play due to a major injury. In those 18 playoffs, the Spurs played the most four big scores, 4-0, 4-1, 0-4, and 1-4. The proportion of these four scores exceeded half of the total series of the Spurs in the 18 playoffs.

In other words, when the Spurs led by Duncan arrives in the playoffs, there is a high probability that they will play on the opponent, or be hit by the opponent.

This situation seems to have occurred to the 76ers!

"It seems that Duncan plays the same wherever he goes, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with Popovich...

That's right, even if I'm a coach, I have Duncan and General, Jordan retires, and O'Neal is still able to coach and win the championship before his peak period."

...

After the Pacers and 76ers game, the Bulls and Knicks series started immediately.

Larry Johnson's return could not stop the Bulls' iron hoof. Jordan scored 43 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals, leading the Bulls to defeat the Knicks 87-75, and tied the score to 2-0.

The series between the Bulls and Knicks is not surprising. The 76ers lost so simply... But it cannot be said that the 76ers performed poorly, especially Duncan, who can't say what's wrong with him.

Then Iverson can only be blamed.

Iverson was scolded after the game...

On May 8, the second game of the Western Conference two-group series began.

The Supersonics defeated the Jazz again, but this time, the game was very anxious, the score was 92 to 88.

Malone scored 39 points, including 19 points in the last quarter. Unfortunately, Stockton met Payton and played well in the first game, with 7 mistakes in the second game, of which three mistakes in the last quarter were particularly fatal.

Hubby Brown, a commentator at Time Warner Cable, had a very poisonous mouth. "Maron just occasionally cheated and failed to score free throws. Stockton dragged Maron back every year."

This statement has been widely recognized.

In fact, Stockton's playoff performance is not a big deal. In NBA history, only 6 players have scored more than 2,000 points and more than 1,000 assists in the playoffs at the same time.

One is Jordan, who just won his 1,000th playoff assist in his career in the first round, one is Pippen, one is Larry Bird, one is Dennis Johnson, and the other is Elvin Johnson.

Another one is Stockton.

However, similar to Duncan, Stockton performed almost the same in the playoffs and regular seasons, with almost no fluctuations.

But it is an advantage to put such things on an inside line, but it is not a good thing to put them on an outside line.

It means that there is no ability to raise the team's upper limit of strength.

Although Stockton is one of only two players in NBA history to play more than 10 playoffs and average more than 10 assists per game, Stockton's playoff evaluation is too bad compared to the Magic.

The outside superstar should be the one who raised the team's upper limit in the playoffs, but Stockton couldn't do it.

So Stockton was also rated as a "regular season superstar".

...

...

The second game of the Big Western Forum Arena, the Lakers and Suns series is about to begin.

The Jazz recovered in form, and the Supersonics narrowly won by Peyton and Schramf three times in the final quarter. The news reached the stadium here. The Suns players were not in a state of turmoil, while the Lakers were very happy.

Fight and fight! The more intense the fight, the better! It is best to fight...

At 7:28 pm, the lights on the scene dimmed, and with Zhang Hao's roar, the two teams came on the court.

Zhang Hao was not careless, and even used his roar to increase his teammates' concentration to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

After entering the stadium, he observed the opponent's condition and found that the opponent was not as low as he had lost the first game last year, and was still very motivated.

On the other hand, the Suns are really motivated. If they lose the first game, what if they do?

Last year, the Suns played against the Lakers in the first round, and gave up after a game because they could not see hope.

Who knew that after the season, Anthony Hardaway left, and Colangelo Jr. made a move and got Anthony Hardaway and Antonio McDace back.

Although his strength is obviously inferior to the opponent, the Suns' eight-man team led by Kidd and Anthony Hardaway are unwilling to give up.

What if you win?

Even if you don’t win, you have to seize the opportunity to fight against the team with the best record in history and find the gap.

If it really doesn't work, it's okay to cause some trouble for the other party.

Anyway, they won't be scolded if they lose, and even the fans of Phoenix City don't think they will win.

After all, they have just formed a core lineup, and the role player lineup is not good enough, so there are only 8 core rotations...

At 7:30 pm, the game started.

The Suns' expectations were disappointed again.

Before the game, O'Neal was imitating Kenny Anderson's cross-steps changed direction, but after the game started, he was still full of fighting spirit.

The Suns players also saw it, and Zhang Hao's roar concentrated the morale of the Lakers.

What is a leader?

That's it!

As an opponent, there is no way to deny Zhang Hao's excellence.

But the Suns players didn't want to give up. When they heard Zhang Hao's roar, their fighting spirit became stronger.

However, after the game started, O'Neal's singles and Kenny Anderson's bottom line catch-up attack made the Suns beat the Suns with a bad temper.

The tactical preparation was wrong again. Zhang Hao, who was the main attacker in the last game, almost didn't make much action tonight! He ran to grab the rebound and went to pass the ball.

The Suns have a great defensive disadvantage. The three of them are all 206 cm tall. It's okay to play other teams, but they can't play effective regular defense against the Lakers, so they can only take a detour.

The key thing they need to defend tonight was Zhang Hao. As a result, O'Neal scored 11 points in the first quarter, Kenny Anderson scored 9 points in the first quarter, and the two led the team to score 35 points in the single quarter. The Lakers led 35-26 and entered the break.

This is because the Suns adjust quickly and take the initiative to strengthen their offense.

The difference in 9 points is not the most painful thing for Kidd. If you can't beat him, there is no way. The key is that he feels like he is fighting with his first-year self tonight tonight!

In the first quarter, O'Neal scored 4 points with a fast break, Kenny Anderson scored 2 points, and Brent Barry scored 4 points... It was all Zhang Hao who caught the rebound in the backcourt and served!

Kidd didn't care much at first, but as he played, he began to pay attention to Zhang Hao's rebounding... The main reason was that Zhang Hao had a lot of rebounds in the first quarter. When they hit the back, O'Neal was almost off when they hit the Suns!

After careful observation, Kidd found that Zhang Hao's way of grabbing rebounds was the same as his baseball king?

When he was about to rest during the holidays, Kidd suddenly realized and was extremely frightened!

Kidd remembered the regular season when he played with his friend Nash and talked about Zhang Hao.

Nash mentioned that Zhang Hao learned his step layup last summer, and after watching it for a few days, he learned it.

"This guy learned to grab rebounds and organize attacks, and just learned to learn how to do it?"

On the other side, Zhang Hao looked at his six defensive rebounds in the first quarter...

"These 15 days are worth the fate! A magic weapon for abuse!"

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Chapter completed!