One Year Left to Play

I really can’t tell that this teammate is actually so explosive!

Fine, let him be, it saves Big Fatty from having to wrestle with Campbell, which is so exhausting! Be ready to grab the rebound.

In the intense physical battle, Zhang Hao got the chance to receive a pass. After catching the ball from Kenny Anderson, he turned, raised his elbow... Coleman instinctively leaned back a bit, Zhang Hao turned around and set his feet, then took a close jumper... Scored!

As Coleman was just getting annoyed with himself for instinctively dodging, he heard Zhang Hao, who had just scored, say: "You’re not even as good as a cardboard cutout."

Iverson, who was running back to receive the ball, heard Zhang Hao’s words and was at a loss.

This arrogance is over the top!

Everyone says Iverson is cocky, but compared to Zhang Hao, he’s really quite ordinary!

Given Coleman’s defensive actions just now, Zhang Hao’s words, in Iverson’s ears, were like saying "a cardboard cutout wouldn’t be scared into dodging or closing its eyes"!

Usually not afraid of conflict, Iverson now really wanted to say, "I’m here to play basketball, not to fight"...

When it was the 76ers’ turn to attack, Coleman came to the front court and again faced Zhang Hao’s defense.

Zhang Hao’s cold expression, those seemingly emotionless eyes, extinguished most of Coleman’s desire to play tough.

Although extremely angry, Coleman could sense that if he persisted, his opponent would be even tougher!

After another round, recalling Zhang Hao’s elbow swing, Coleman remembered a certain playoff game years ago with the Admiral lying on the ground and a mailman standing beside him.

If Coleman hadn’t raised his elbow during Zhang Hao’s offensive foul, he felt the scene would have replayed!

Coleman considered himself a tough guy, but that guy opposite was outrageously fierce!

The fierce fear the fiercer, Coleman was at a loss this time!

But looking at the opponent’s stance, if it weren’t for his big foul action that time, the opponent might not have struck back.

Then, rely on strength!

Arrogant and proud, Coleman had the credentials for it; he averaged 20+ points and 10+ rebounds for three consecutive years and made the All-NBA First Team, all based on strength and talent!

Coleman continued to post up in the low post, demanding the ball from Zhang Hao.

However, this time Zhang Hao’s defensive strategy was clear, staying close, as Coleman received the ball and saw Zhang Hao sticking so tightly, he turned into the basket... O’Neal hadn’t left the paint in three seconds!

But Coleman wasn’t just strong at scoring; his passing was also top-notch for an inside player, he leaned into O’Neal, passing behind him.

Campbell caught the ball and took a close-range jumper...

Unfortunately, it didn’t go in!

O’Neal held Campbell back, and Zhang Hao grabbed the defensive rebound.

Coleman tried to snatch the ball, Zhang Hao directly raised his elbow over Coleman’s head... Coleman reached out to steady Zhang Hao’s arm, then turned and rushed back on defense.

When Iverson, who was racing to cover the full court press upon Zhang Hao grabbing the rebound, saw this scene, his heart was in turmoil.

Coleman actually chickened out!

Then, Iverson saw Zhang Hao chasing Coleman for a fast break!

Iverson hurried to catch up, but as Zhang Hao hit the free throw line, his speed surged!

Zhang Hao outpaced Coleman, crossed the three-point line faster than Kleyston Witherspoon, reaching the midcourt first, and once Iverson was outside the free throw line, he gave up.

Too fast!

Zhang Hao broke away, dashed to the opponent’s basket, gently jumped, and lightly dunked the ball into the hoop.

to 2! Zhang Hao started with an 8 to 2 run against them!

In a little over 3 minutes, the 76ers only managed one mid-range shot from Coleman.

76ers’ head coach Johnny Davis called a timeout!

Johnny Davis hadn’t expected such a game start, that second-year player was outrageously aggressive!

The sly foxes on the Lakers’ side hadn’t expected it either; they almost thought they’d see Zhang Hao suffer, but instead, Zhang Hao made that troublemaker back down!

And at the start, they were ahead by 6 points.

Watching Zhang Hao calmly walk back to the bench, who would have thought that just two minutes ago, this guy elbowed an opponent player off the baseline?

But thinking back to Zhang Hao’s ostentatious moments mid-season last year...

It kind of makes sense!

Fierce yet composed... This complex temperament embodied by Zhang Hao, the coaching staff and teammates surprisingly didn’t feel there’s anything wrong.

Today, dressed in a suit, accompanying the team to the away game, prepared to turn into a suited ruffian, Ben Wallace watched as his boss took no losses, sulking, he sat down...

During the timeout, Del Harris emphasized staying calm and not getting provoked, without making any adjustments.

At the start, no tactics had even been played, just Zhang Hao’s three fast breaks and two low-post back-downs, there was nothing to adjust.

Coming out of the timeout, the 76ers made adjustments first, Johnny Davis replaced Coleman with the 201 cm tall, 95 kg swingman Mark Davis.

Clarence Weatherspoon returned to his more familiar power forward position.

Johnny Davis doesn’t like Coleman at all, it’s just that this player earns the team’s highest salary and is currently viewed as the team’s strongest player, leaving no choice.

The management also felt a headache after trading for Coleman, but to maintain his value, they had to use him.

To avoid impacting Iverson’s performance and preventing any fighting, Johnny Davis benched Coleman.

Looking at the player the other team subbed in, subtitles popped up for Zhang Hao, showing the new player’s info while recalling the 76ers’ scouting report he previously read in his mind.

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