Once, Zhang Hao created a trend of the team's leading star and superstar-level star shouting "MVP" when the whole game was free throws.

This trend has continued until now.

Every star fan is proud that his idol is worthy of such a scene.

Now, Zhang Hao has shaken the fans by using a preseason game...

Bill Walton, a commentator at Time Warner Cable Sports, teased that Zhang Hao felt that others did not deserve such treatment. He was dissatisfied with the imitation of this exclusive glory by others and chose to destroy it with his own hands.

The opening match of the defending champion, Dynasty team and Supersonics has attracted much attention.

There are many things that are shown in the game, a very surprising thing - the Pacers are rising again after three years!

The Pacers performed very well, with a significant improvement that can be seen by the naked eye. Compared with last season's strength, it has increased by at least two levels, from the 40-win level to more than 50 wins, and this is the beginning of the new season!

The Pacers' performance has been leapfrogged, which is related to the introduction of two players - Spreeville and Philip Sanders.

But it was not just because of the introduction of Spreeville, not just because of the 41 points in a single game, but the improvement of the Pacers' team. Spreeville was able to score 41 points, which was largely because the Pacers' team's offense was too strong, exceeding the limit that the current Supersonics team's defense could achieve, forcing the Supersonics to choose one-on-one, giving Spreeville the chance to score 26 points in a single game and 41 points in the whole game.

Reggie Miller gave up the starting position for Spreville, who responded very positively.

Jermaine O'Neal's 20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in a single game, continuing his performance at the top inside line. Whether playing as a center or a power forward, he is the top five player in that position.

Stephen Jackson is a very good stadium leader, and his rough temperament drives the whole team.

Major media like to hype the rise of the Pacers.

After all, if the Pacers really rise, they can hack the Assassins again.

But the hottest thing tonight was Zhang Hao's crazy performance in the last quarter and led the team to reverse the Pacers' crazy performance with his own strength! Among them, 18 free throws in the last quarter, 17 hits, and 22 free throws in the whole game...

At the end of the game, fans watching the live broadcast saw Zhang Hao grab the ball and lift his hand, and felt that Zhang Hao was about to step onto the free throw line.

In the last 7 seconds, Zhang Hao took the ball and turned around and held the ball up with three points. When he was pressed onto the Madman, his desperate but helpless expression was well explained the Pacers' mood in the final quarter.

As for Zhang Hao's playing style in the last quarter, many negative words can be used.

but!

It was this ball that saved Zhang Hao from being criticized by most people - he shot the ball in the last foul!

3+1! The ultimate kill!

After the game, Zhang Hao was interviewed on the spot.

"Aix, you got 18 free throws in the last quarter. We know there should be no problem with the call. You also gave the opponent a lot of free throws tonight, but is your last quarter playing style of the game for getting the free throw?"

"Yes."

“…Why would you choose this way of playing?”

"It's not that I made the choice, but that the rules forced me to adjust my playing style."

"The rules allow you to change your playing style? Can you explain it?"

"This change in the rules has a great impact on my basketball awareness. I participated in high school games, international events, and my previous seven years of NBA career. It was the first time I encountered such a big trouble. The first time I was called a foul because I used my hands to fight against my opponent... But the rules are like this, I can only accept it. However, since the rules are so easy to cause fouls, I can also let my opponent fouls on me more."

"Will you still fight like this in the future?"

"If necessary, that's for sure, the rules are not good for me, I have to accept that the rules are good for me...

Just like I don’t want to foul the opponent but I will be called a foul. Since the rules are like this, no matter whether the opponent wants it or not, I can only let him foul and I will go to the free throw line."

Zhang Hao's interview, whether it was fans watching the live broadcast or fans who later saw the news from TV, online, and newspapers, after seeing the content of this interview, an idea emerged.

This guy can be said to be so domineering in such a thing that should have been caught in a storm of public opinion.

The key is that when they look at the interview videos and even the texts in the newspaper, their first reaction is domineeringness!

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Some people think that Zhang Hao’s response in the post-match interview is very domineering, while others think that Zhang Hao is shameless.

Although Zhang Hao's performance was unpicky in this game, making 12 of 20 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, plus 22 of 24 free throws, 50 points, and scored 3+1 in the last 7 seconds, his comments after the game still caused controversy.

In the first two game days, we played a total of 15 games, and 29 teams played the opening matches of the 29 teams. The unlucky Heat started with a away game back-to-back, and played a home game back-to-back with the Suns and the Kings.

Each team has a common topic in the opening match - NO-handcheak.

Just as the Supersonics' defense suffered a devastating blow, other defensive teams also encountered big trouble.

Under the new rules, there are only four players who can maintain their top defensive performance in the first game of the new season - Ben Wallace of the Bulls, Kevin Garnett of the Kings, Bruce Bowen of the Spurs, Theo Ratliff of the Pacers.

The common characteristic of these four people is that they don’t have many fouls.

Like Ben Wallace, many people say that his defense is rough and irritable, but no one ever says that his defense is dirty, and his defense is really clean and impeccable.

Garnett, some people say that his defense is vulgar and fierce, but in fact he is very smart, rarely has foul actions, and has no black history of hurting people.

Ratliff, this is the most distinctive player in the league's defense today, blocking the first person, and when he has an inside partner with enough height and weight, his defense efficiency is extremely high and he has few fouls. He was compared with Olajuwon and Mutombo.

Bruce Bowen... This guy who has been beaten 8 times in three years has no defensive ability and has few foul moves.

In addition to these four, the others, including the Pacers, who looked good in defense while playing the Supersonics, had trouble defending except Ratliff.

The current best defensive player candidates, Ben Wallace, Garnett, Duncan, and even Duncan have been greatly affected.

It is foreseeable that Duncan's rough defense will suffer a huge blow, and he must go more in the direction of skill flow and learn from another No. 21 player.

Moreover, the Pacers just looked pretty good at defending, and they still scored 76 points by the Supersonics after the third quarter. It can only be said that their defense did not collapse, and it cannot be said that they were particularly good at defending... Of course, this situation is not enough to describe it compared to other teams. Compared with the entire league, the Pacers' performance is amazing.

At this time, a very interesting situation occurred - the first appearance of the new season, each team scored very high, and many players won 20+ in a single game, but in two days, there were only 5 players who scored at least 30 points in a single game, including Carter, Spreville, Arenas, Marbury, and Zhang Hao.

Those who scored high either Zhang Hao and Spreville soared because of demand, or Carter, Arenas, and Marbury who needed to rely on personal scores to win.

Stars from other teams with good lineups generally have low scores.

More situations are the 76ers - Iverson scored 17 points and 10 assists, Duncan scored 20 points and 12 rebounds, Raheem scored 19 points, Van Horn scored 16 points, Kenny Thomas scored 13 points, Snow scored 10 points, the team scored 109 points, and the 6 players scored in double digits.

It is obvious that the new regulations make it easier for each team's stars to score, but at the beginning, the major stars encountered more attacks, which caused the overall scores of each team to rise, and the stars to score... Just look at the players who scored 20+ points in a single game in the opening game, there are 62 players in the league, with an average of more than 2 players per team, which is a new high since the NBA has detailed statistics!

However, at this time, Zhang Hao found a way to confront the rules...

Some people applaud this matter. Since the rules are like that, why can't it be used?

The Pacers' opening game was amazing and they could steadily suppress the Supersonics in more than one game time in the first three quarters. It was actually the rules. They adapted to the rules better and better played the most advanced attack in the team's offense in the current league.

After all, the Supersonics are really on the verge of collapse by the rules. If the defense is not good, it is very fatal to the Supersonics.

On the offensive end, although Zhang Hao passed many balls with a stronger threat than before, the probability of converting it into scoring is quite small, whether it is assists or indirect assists.

The game does not mean that a player will attract more and more attacks, and if the teammates are empty, they will score well.

Competition is a very complicated thing. There are always people in good condition, and there are always people in bad condition... There are many things that a good coach can use.

Zhang Hao counterattacked, but it was the rules and the foul.

This is seen as a confrontation with such a destructive rule changes to the Alliance.

But some people also objected - Zhang Hao was no longer playing basketball, but fighting against the referees and using loopholes in the rules to destroy the game.

Moreover, those who oppose it eventually gain the upper hand in the quarrel - occupying the moral commanding heights!

However, on November 1st, on the third NBA game day, public opinion changed...

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On the morning of November 2, 2003, Zhang Hao arrived at the Supersonics Training Hall at just 7:30.

Looking at the battle report from last night in the newspaper...

‘Someone really imitates this style of play? Or is it facing Garnett’s imitation? Boss Fur’s head is a bit iron…’

Last night, the Clippers ushered in the second game of the season, challenging the Timberwolves away.

Zhang Hao looked at the Clippers' lineup...

‘God Beller is really a talent, and he will not be fired? This is unscientific…’

Francis, Quentin Richardson, Mageti, Boozer, Kaman, and the Clippers formed the new starting five Tigers.

The substitute lineup, retaining the former Yugoslavia's tall defender Marco Yalic, got Chris Wilcox from the Magic's trade, former Yugoslavia center Drobiak who was pulled to the bench by rookie Kaman, and excellent pitcher Eddie House, poached a very high-quality substitute small forward Bobby Simmons from the Wizards, and signed Glenn Les as the locker room leader at the base salary...

Looking at the Clippers' operations this summer, Zhang Hao began to doubt his life - 'Even if I have seen it many times, I still have a question... Why does every time Master Baylor is about to be fired, his operations look as magical as a logo man?'

But these are not the key points, the key points are Francis' performance last night - a double-double performance with 3 of 11 shots, scored 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 11 turnovers.

Seven of the 11 mistakes were attempting to make a foul or hit someone with a ball...

Not only did Francis try to make a foul by learning Zhang Hao's style of playing in the final quarter of the opening game, but there are few successful examples, more of them are walking, dribbling the ball and hitting people, and shooting without any touch.

‘Really think this trick is so easy to learn? The ability to seize that moment is very important, okay…’

'Let me see, what's going on with this news? Because of the failed imitation of other players, the league can rest assured that the rules will not collapse on a large scale, and Aix doesn't have to worry about his exclusive playstyle being banned...it's too much damage!'

Zhang Hao put down the newspaper, went to the office, and discussed today's training with colleagues in the coaching staff.

After the opening match the day before yesterday, their Supersonics got two days off. Tomorrow, on November 3, the second game of the new season will be ushered in, and the Clippers will be played at home.

Officially because his opponent in the next game was the Clippers, Zhang Hao read it when he saw the news about the Clippers in the newspaper, but he didn't expect to see this.

As usual, Zhang Hao doesn’t have much work as a coach, but he needs to watch and listen to many places.

The other coaches in the coaching team are not stingy with their own experience and knowledge. If Zhang Hao wants to learn, they are willing to teach.
To be continued...