Everyone hates the Pistons, and many teams were bullied by them back then. Even though the Pistons have completely changed under the leadership of Grant Hill and Joe Dumars, being hostile to the Pistons is basketball correct.
With an excited heart and trembling hands, Zhang Hao was about to start his first game. When Zhang Hao came to the technical stage to apply magnesium powder, he felt himself shaking.
This is excitement!
¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, you¡¯ll get used to it if you play too many games.¡±
A gentle voice came into Zhang Hao's ears.
This voice was unfamiliar. It was not a teammate. Zhang Hao turned around and saw that it was Grant Hill, who was slightly shorter than him.
"A humble gentleman, as gentle as jade This is the first impression Grant Hill brought to Zhang Hao.
Seeing Zhang Hao¡¯s stunned look, Grant Hill smiled and without saying anything else, he grabbed some magnesium powder, rubbed it in his palms, and walked onto the court.
Not to mention, Zhang Hao felt a lot calmer because of the comfort from such a top genius who entered the NBA at the same time.
After putting on the magnesium powder and just about to go on stage, the task is coming!
"Special contract player Zhang Hao is about to compete with top pitcher Alan Houston, and the mission: Shooting Star is triggered."
¡°Shooting Star (Allan Houston):
Goal: The total number of field goals made in all games played between Zhang Hao and Alan Houston this season must be higher than that of Alan Houston.
Task rewards: 1. Top pitcher Alan Houston's favorable impression of Zhang Hao has been greatly improved; 2. When the host assigns players to train with Alan Houston, there will be a chance to trigger the learning mode. "
"The first game of special contracted player Zhang Hao's NBA career will begin. The mission is to trigger it with a small goal."
"A small goal:
Goal: Zhang Hao needs to score at least 20 points in this game.
Reward: Life span is 15 days. For every 1 point gained, an additional two days of life will be awarded. "
There are two more tasks.
The difficulty is not small. You have to score 20+ in the first game, and you have to compete with Alan Houston, the future mid-range shooting king, for the number of mid-range shots But there is a more difficult task before that - to score the highest score in the opening game.
When these two tasks appeared, Zhang Hao had no disturbance in his heart.
? Patted his chest and worked hard!
If the pressure could crush Zhang Hao, he would have collapsed long ago. Now, when the pressure comes, there will be psychological fluctuations, but if you slow down, it will be transformed into motivation.
At 5:58 in the evening, the two teams started playing.
The Pistons sent out a starting lineup of Joe Dumars, Alan Houston, Grant Hill, Odis Thorpe, and Theo Ratliff.
The Nets sent out a starting lineup of Kenny Anderson, Graham, Almon Gilliam, Zhang Hao, and PJ Brown.
At 6 o'clock in the evening, this game, which was broadcast live across the United States, started.
The referee blew the whistle and pushed the ball into the air. PJ Brown relied on his bounce speed to beat Ratliff to win the jump ball. The Nets attacked first!
The moment PJ Brown touched the ball, Zhang Hao immediately rushed forward.
high speed!
However, Grant Hill predicted Zhang Hao's fast route very well and blocked the defense immediately. The Pistons fell steadily into position and defense.
Pistons assistant coach Scott Collins emphasized to Grant Hill that Zhang Hao is very talented, has accurate mid-range shooting and strong athletic ability, and is an opponent that needs to be guarded against.
Grant Hill listened!
Kenny Anderson advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Almon Gilliam, who encountered a change of defense.
Almon Gilliam received the ball on the left baseline of the three-second zone and did not dare to be careless in the face of Otis Thorpe's defense. This is an outstanding insider who once formed the strongest inside combination in the NBA with Olajuwon. On the one hand, he is extremely good both offensively and defensively. Although he is now older and has been sold off, he still cannot be underestimated.
Almon Gilliam was very focused and used his skillful mid-range and short-range singles moves. In a blink of an eye, he used a step fake to find a gap. He grabbed the ball and took a step up the line, within a short distance of the free throw line. A long running shot
The opportunity was indeed found, and the direction of the action was very positive, but maybe I was too excited and too powerful!
Ratliff, the rookie center under the basket, was not afraid of PJ Brown at all. He occupied a good position to block PJ Brown. Ratliff was very excited when he saw the ball bounce high on the basket!
Since the Pistons do not have a good center, Ratliff started the first game of his rookie season. If he wants to perform well, he must defend the first defensive rebound!
Start after the ball reaches its highest point??I made a mid-range shot and went on a 5-0, 17-13 run. The Pistons stopped the Nets!
Almon Gilliam has well proved that he does have the ability to become the Nets' leading scorer, but continuous singles and rushes are very draining for him!
The problem is that the team offense is not started!
The key point is that Zhang Hao, except for the make-up dunk at the beginning, his offensive performance was very bad, and the defensive end was even worse.
Entering the official timeout time, players from both teams returned to the bench.
Randy Whitman discovered that they had misjudged their opponent¡¯s strength!
The Pistons' players have not changed much. They just added Addis Thorpe and a rookie center Ratliff. They also lost the heavyweight center Oliver Miller in the starting lineup. From a player perspective alone, the Pistons should not be as strong as The season is too strong.
Even though Grant Hill and Alan Houston have improved, Joe Dumars has significantly degraded.
The public does not have high expectations for the Pistons' record this season.
But now Randy Whitman has discovered that the opponent has played poorly in the past two years and has a poor record. The problem does not seem to lie with the players, but with the coaching staff.
In the past two seasons, the Pistons were ranked sixth and seventh from the bottom once, both coached by Don Cheney. After the end of last season, the Pistons changed the coaching staff with the Collins brothers as the core. Doug Collins once coached the Bulls. team, led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals, but was fired by the Bulls because they were unable to kill the Bad Boys. In terms of ability, they were not comparable to Don Cheney, so the Pistons really brought out the strength of their players.
Fortunately, with the support of Almon Gilliam, the lag at the start is not that big.
Do you want to replace Zhang Hao for a while? Seeing that Zhang Hao was a little frustrated because of his poor start, Randy Whitman was about to make this decision. P.J. Brown, the team's best defender, came to Randy Whitman and said: "Coach, I think the defense Duan can let Akers guard the basket, he is better than Jason and I"
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