598. The story that ends in the light(1/3)
You can always believe in the light!
This sentence resounds throughout the world!
Now, Supersonics fans and Zhang Hao’s fans no longer just regard this sentence as a slogan, but faith!
At present, apart from shouting this sentence, they no longer know how to describe their emotions, nor how to cheer for the team they support.
After the end of last season, the Supersonics team is no longer regarded as a team in the championship competition. In fact, even Supersonics fans and Zhang Hao fans agree, but they won’t say that.
Almost no one will talk about the issue of "Super Sonics' four consecutive championships" as a serious topic.
But Zhang Hao really did it!
If the Heat wins the championship, although it is also amazing, the Heat are not regarded as a "non-winning team".
It is just that the Heat lacks stamina when playing top teams in the regular season and is in the hell level East, which is considered to be a low probability of winning the championship.
If the Heat are in the West, they will definitely be said to be "Garnett's strongest opponent to win the championship".
The Supersonics won the championship, which was really a big deal.
Now, the Supersonics have reached the tiebreak battle and are already holding the trophy with one hand!
All the praises are concentrated on one person - Zhang Hao!
‘Zhang Hao is going to do it’ - this description is the most exaggerated compliment at the moment.
Everyone believes that this season, the Supersonics have reached the present with Zhang Hao. Perhaps, if Zhang Hao joins, it can be done if he changes to any team of playoff-level strength.
The Supersonics have great players, but there are many problems.
Kassel's comprehensive ability is the strongest in the Supersonics team except Zhang Hao, but for the fourth consecutive year, Kassel was able to make a quick move in the Western Conference Finals, suppressing Payton, who is about the same age. In the finals, Kassel really couldn't move. It would be great to be able to keep himself from being inferior to Kidd.
The shooting guard position is the weakest, Ginobili is in good condition, and his condition fluctuates greatly from the first round to the Western Conference Finals. The finals are strangely stable, and there are times when they perform well in about twenty minutes in each game.
Artest and Kirirenko, one is good at single defense and the other is good at series defense, both of them are very good. These two are the most stable players in the finals except Zhang Hao.
Others, Odom performed mediocrely, Chandler was beaten by O'Neal, and most of the time, Zhang Hao needed to beat O'Neal.
The remaining people are Arroyo, Chris Anderson, Reggie Evans...
With such a team situation, Zhang Hao led the Supersonics to the finals tiebreak battle!
All this praise is based on Zhang Hao's exaggerated personal performance.
The media's publicity direction is consistent - if Zhang Hao takes over this tiebreak battle, it will be the best in history!
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At 6:40 pm on June 22, 2004, players from American Airlines Center Arena, Supersonics and Heat entered the court one after another.
The ticket price, North American ratings, and the number of broadcast countries and regions around the world have set a record high in the NBA Finals tiebreak. It is about to start!
The Supersonics won the game the night before yesterday. Yesterday, the fans' hearts were so itchy! I wish the game would start immediately.
It is difficult for everyone to empathize with, and both players hope to have more rest.
On the Supersonics, Kassel is probably going to be useless until now in the finals, so he will still start tonight, but basically he can only go up and receive the shot.
Artest's bruises...I can't find a few good pieces of meat on the upper body. At the end of each game, I put on ice and ice...
The first round is fine, but the second round begins, with hand-to-hand combat against Pierce or James; in the Western Conference Finals, Garnett occasionally has to switch to Wang Zhizhi. Whoever is strong and plays well on the outside line, let Artest defend.
In the finals, you have to face Malone for a few minutes in every game...
Artest was like Sima Zhao's ambition to grab the boss, and he didn't hide it at all, looking like a fool.
But his teammates admire Artest very much. The reason is not that Artest openly conspires with his younger brother to grab the position of the team boss like a fool, but that he does what he does.
Artest has countless shortcomings. On the court and during training, he is the one who can admire his teammates and become the one who drives his teammates' defensive passion.
On the Supersonics, the second and third strongest are this virtue, others... Marquis Daniels' glass man attributes are reappeared, G4 is injured, but fortunately Deshen Stevenson is introduced. Matt Barnes also got some playing time when his teammates were injured in the regular season. Under Artest's leadership, he made a lot of progress in defense against rookie season, and he can beat the top.
Chandler truly felt what it means to be purgatory on earth, 40-year-old Malone and O'Neal at the peak of his tail.
The game was about to begin. Zhang Hao looked at his teammates. Unexpectedly, in the finals, except Artest and Kirilenko, the most reliable teammates were these two.
Manu Ginobili.
Lamar Odom.
The ups and downs of life are simply too exciting!
Zhang Hao hopes to have two more days off. Kassel's West Finals took three days off. G1 played well in the finals. Wade and Kidd couldn't defend the rhythm change of playing style of slow-paced breakthrough.
But just one day off...
Zhang Hao took out the wig cover from his bag and put it back in his bag.
Not to mention, the quality of this hair condom is great, and it feels good, and it feels like a bald head when touched. The key is that others look like a bald head and there is no flaw at all.
If it weren't for his style, he would have become one of the iconic styles, and had also led to the wig trend of NBA bald bosses, helping Barkley open a wig factory with good sales now... I really thought he had shaved his head.
‘Forget it, that’s it. It would be great if I could wear No. 23. Unfortunately, the league does not allow it. If I wear it, I won’t let me play. I cut most of the Big Fat Card for free. I can only use it when I get the Big Fat Card unconditional advancement right...’
Not to worry, Zhang Hao focused his attention, called his teammates together, and made the final arrangement before the game.
When it comes to the finals, their Supersonics still have one advantage - you don't have to consider the status of the core players.
Just adjust according to the team's latest injuries, physical condition, status, etc., etc., and based on him, Mr. Zhang, can definitely make tactical arrangements.
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The final preparation time before the game ended, and the two teams started on the court.
The Supersonics sent Cassel, Deshen Stevenson, Artest, Zhang Hao, and Chris Anderson to start the lineup.
The Heat sent Kidd, Wade, Eddie Jones, Malone and O'Neal to start.
Zhang Hao and O'Neal came to the central circle, looked at each other without saying a word.
It’s all good to play in the Western Conference Finals, but when we meet again in the finals, the feeling is always very different.
Especially after this battle, no matter who loses, who wins, the final result will be born...
Even if the win or loss is different if the g6 points are scored.
The same idea came to the two of them at this moment - at this time six years ago, neither of them had ever thought that this day would come.
But this day is here!
Neither of them wants to lose! They both want to defeat each other!
At 7 pm, the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game and threw the ball into the air. O'Neal defeated Zhang Hao to win the jump ball, and the Heat attacked first!
Zhang Hao lost the jump ball and landed and directly shot backward. This move was so skillful that Dapang, a former teammate who was an opponent, felt distressed.
This is the Ritian! When did you fall into the point where you need to jump the ball but you can't jump?
Zhang Hao had no choice. In the Western Conference Finals, he started and met Garnett with jump ball. In the finals, Chandler played two games to defend O'Neal, but Chris Anderson was not as good as him, Zhang, and the Supersonics jump ball was slightly better than O'Neal, just Chandler...
Kidd received the serve and advanced to the center circle, and directly output the ball. Wade received the ball and quickly broke through on the wing!
Artest pressed up very quickly, but Wade was agilely avoided...'bang'...'bang'...'bang'......
Wade avoided Artest, but Artest pressed it up just to make Wade move in the direction he wanted Wade to move!
Zhang Hao moved in place behind Artest in advance, confronted Wade and collided reasonably. Wade staggered and failed to hold the ball. Zhang Hao stabbed it out with a palm. Artest rushed over and grabbed the ball!
Zhang Hao immediately went off quickly. Artest seemed to be rough. At this time, his heart was very delicate. Wade, who pressed up after making a mistake, passed it to Cassel. After receiving the ball, Kassel kept his hand and immediately took the ball. Zhang Hao received the ball from the position that had just crossed the center line. The only one who had not passed the halftime was Kidd. He made a symbolic save. Zhang Hao dribbled the ball directly to the opponent's basket and ignored it. Kidd might have to bump into it... If you like to bump it, don't you.
Kidd stopped his save and Zhang Hao rushed into the basket and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!
"The dunk master (gold) triggered, wearing player Zhang Hao completed a wonderful counterattack dunk, and the morale of the Supersonic team increased...
Linkage Return (Gold), Supersonics team's fighting spirit is improved..."
The fans of the Supersonics and Zhang Hao who occupied nearly half of the seats on the scene cheered wildly, which brought great excitement to the Supersonics players who played away, and immediately became elevated...
When playing away, boos can actually make the away players excited.
But he has already reached the tiebreak and is exhausted. The booing can bring motivation to the visiting players, but it is generated by pressure.
If there are away fans of the away team, it will be a great incentive for the away team players, and if the number is so large...
Very effective!
However, Zhang Hao didn't care about these things. As the game reached this point, he had already been fully involved.
He cares about one thing now - the tacit understanding of his defensive cooperation with Artest this time can almost be described as "instinct".
Wade received the ball from this direction and cut quickly. There was no way to "block" Artest, but he could do it.
But the "induce" requires the cooperation of teammates, and Zhang Hao subconsciously moved over from the left side line on the three-second zone.
This year's playoffs were difficult, but it was not unhelpful. It was difficult, pressure was high, and the progress was greater. Zhang Hao and Artest's double-player defense cooperation tacitly became closer, and there was already a tacit understanding of Zhang Hao and Ben Wallace, who knew how to cooperate with each other without communication and adjusted their defensive positions.
The Heat continued to attack.
He was beaten at the beginning, and the morale of the Heat was suppressed. Kidd was a little upset, but there was nothing he could do. It was indeed an opportunity just now, but Zhang Hao and Artest's defense were too good.
The ball was handed to O'Neal, and O'Neal played Chris Anderson alone, turned around and slashed!
To be continued...