One Year Left to Play

What does it feel like when the devil smiles at you?

Iverson felt it!

That junior who is a year and a half younger than him, has a handsome, somewhat naive, somewhat aloof face as if indifferent to the world.

But in reality, he’s a devil!

After a belated greeting, Zhang Hao returned to the bench and sat down, waiting for the game to end.

Looking at Zhang Hao’s back, even if just for this moment, Iverson feels he’s truly just an ordinary basketball player...

The 76ers attempted a deep three-pointer in the final two seconds to slightly narrow the point gap, but on the Lakers side, the conclusion from the post-game chatter is that Zhang Hao suffered a major blow from Coleman’s foul at the start and collectively went on a defensive rampage.

The 76ers truly are a letdown considering their seemingly outstanding talent, feeling like the Timberwolves or Kings of 20 years later, where everyone seems excellent and the stats look good, but when it’s time to score, no one steps up.

Ultimately, the score stopped at 129 to 71, with the Lakers crushing the 76ers by a 58-point margin, claiming their seventh consecutive victory and boosting their record to 16 wins and 4 losses!

The final buzzer sounded as the 76ers’ backup guard’s long three-pointer bounced off the board, when suddenly subtitles popped before Zhang Hao’s eyes.

"Welcome ceremony for the rookie top pick:

Objective: Special contracted player Zhang Hao must sanction 1996 top pick Allen Iverson, who spoke out arrogantly in the game. (Completed)

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Bronze Medal King of Cross Step.

Due to satisfying the hidden task conditions of slaughtering an opponent’s core player wearing a No. 3 jersey and slaughtering by a 58-point margin, the task: Digital Imprint has been triggered."

"Digital Imprint:

Objective: The host must find a way to make fans always associate Iverson with the 58-point margin.

Reward: Top-level Cross Step dribbling Training Enhancement Card."

"This, this, this, this..."

Zhang Hao’s eyes widened!

Originally, he thought the Medal was useless, because he felt that reaching a dribbling skill of 80 would be thanking heavens, of course, with that first-rate marginal dribbling at 80, given his height, it’s absolutely enough.

But this Cross Step thing, he felt could actually break his legs.

He didn’t expect his teammates to actually outscore the opponents by 35 to 18 in the final quarter, setting the largest point margin in the game, and coincidentally fulfilling the conditions to trigger the hidden task!

With the Training Enhancement Card, it’s definite to be learned, only needing sufficient training volume for sure mastery, reminiscent of the explosively improving mid-range shot days he dreams about having again.

Unexpectedly, it turned out like this!

Get it!

Definitely must get it!

But how to get it?

Suddenly, an invisible bulb above Zhang Hao’s head lit up!

Just hit with the idea, reporters gathered round him.

Time Warner Cable Sports’ post-match on-site reporter.

Asked if he has anything to say about the game, Zhang Hao, still lost in thought on his strategy, nonchalantly replied, "What’s there to say about this kind of game? Hmm... Still, the northern flying mouse is a bit mightier."

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It’s a shocking result in the much-anticipated showdown between the strongest players of the 95 and 96 batch.

A 58-point crushing!

Both fans who watched the Lakers vs. 76ers live and those who only saw the score felt Zhang Hao was absolutely ruthless!

Just seeing this point difference conveys how truly gentlemanly the No. 8 player from Los Angeles is.

Willing to grind opponents into dust, absolutely relentless!

The 58-point margin ranks among the top in NBA history.

First place is the Cavaliers’ 68-point slaughter over the Heat in December 91, the second is the Lakers’ 63-point handling of the Warriors in March 72, third is the Warriors’ 62-point domination of the Kings in November 91, and fourth is the Warriors’ 59-point routing of the Pacers in March 77.

Lakers’ demolition of the 76ers by 58 points surpassed the 56-point margin they created against the Pistons during the West Finals in 1966, ranking fifth in NBA margin history!

Many felt regretful, just a few points shy of breaking into the top three.

More people sympathized with the 76ers, provoking no one else but the gentleman who goes on a rampage upon seeing young high draft players.

Even Jordan sucked his teeth at the sight of this margin—"Humans, indeed, each generation fiercer than the next!"

Their generation inherited the good virtues left by predecessors but mainly bullied rookies themselves.

Zhang Hao’s generation... mostly Zhang Hao, hasn’t fully blossomed yet, already tormenting vegetables and, even worse, demolishing entire opposing teams, completely unforgiving!

The bunch who entered NBA a decade ago were just spectators, the currently peaking mid-age players truly exclaimed in awe.

Once Zhang Hao hits his prime, should mid-age stars still be playing, they’d definitely be at their career’s tail end.

Now Zhang Hao kicks kindergarten, will he punch retirement homes in the future?

Hard to say!

Contemporary stars, some are alright, like Grant Hill and Anfernee Hardaway who are already superstars, merely watching the new top pick be pulverized with a laugh.

Damon Stoudamire upon seeing Zhang Hao’s post-match interview clip cursed outright!

"You bully veggies, bully veggies, why involve me! You can handle that rookie; I can’t! You don’t accept being ninth pick, does being seventh pick mean I’m fine with it?"

And one game clip replayed in the news gave fans a whole new understanding of the word "gentleman."

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