But with the long whistle at the end of the single-quarter game, there was a scream of surprise, and then the disappointment of "Oh".

Zhang Hao's teammates jumped up directly, excited!

Zhang Hao turned around and saw the ball jumping under the basket, and then looked at the referee. The referee was very professional and signaled firmly towards the technical table. The shooting point was outside the three-point line, and the goal was valid.

53 to 51, Zhang Hao's buzzer-beating three-pointer helped the Supersonics regain the two-point lead and enter the midfield break!

Iverson looked at Zhang Hao's calm expression and wanted to vomit blood!

He scored 13 points and 6 assists in the hard-working half, and his strongest partner Duncan also scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. He managed to get a 1-point lead. This guy actually made such a three-pointer!

Everyone knows it is a balloon of luck, but Iverson's little heart still suffered a critical hit.

Also, Zhang Hao's expression of "I'm in...expected" made Iverson want to jump up and kick Zhang Hao's heel!

Zhang Hao's side, after hitting such a goal, he was still calm and the emotional changes he brought to his teammates and opponents were completely different.

But in fact, there was a small bubble above Zhang Hao's head that no one could see...

There is a Q version of Zhang Hao who covers his crotch with one hand and brushes the position of his temple with the other hand, sways his body, and sings in his mouth, "Pussy...Gaster pussy..."

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Continuous away games, encountered strong opponents in the last game, and had a 'physical distribution plan'. Two important substitutes, Dell Curry and Jason Williams, took off, and the opponent was well prepared at home, and the game was very difficult...

Originally, in this case, falling behind by 1 point in the first half and entering the midfield would be a lot of pressure for the Supersonics.

After all, this is a potential finals opponent. Through actual combat, I found that the opponent also considers the playoffs. The regular season does not have the intention to kill the main players in every game. I would rather sacrifice the regular season ranking. My real strength is stronger than the ranking and record.

Zhang Hao's buzzer-beating three-pointer is a lucky balloon, but such a goal can give the team a great positive boost!

With the bonus of "Good Heart (Gold)", the slowdown of this emotional decline will drop sharply before encountering a blow to something that will last for a long time.

No matter how close the two No. 1 picks were to last season, with the same Gods and Buddhas as Cassel, who could steadily beat the two No. 1 picks. When Duncan entered the golden period of his career, Jordan's physical strength and speed decline began to adjust his playing style due to his age. At least when he was directly fighting, there was no obvious gap in strength.

Of course, Zhang Hao stood there with a sense of oppression and the two top scorers combined, but in this game tonight, the stars are not the ones that can determine the direction of the game in regular time.

The player who determines the direction of the game is the role player!

At the beginning of the third quarter, Zhang Hao was not sent, and his opponent was very strong and important. However, in the eyes of the Supersonics coaching team, this is just an ordinary regular season game. It is necessary to win the game, but it is more important to continue to polish the team's stability.

The coaching staff expected to give Zhang Hao three minutes to rest, but as a result, he had a rest for half a quarter of the game...

Kassel, Dan Marley, Artest, Tyson Chandler, Ben Wallace's lineup played 15-8 in the 76ers in the half quarter!

The third quarter ended with 6 minutes and 33 seconds. The 76ers called a timeout, 59 to 68, and the 76ers were 9 points behind!

In this half of the game, Duncan played on the court with Snow, Laga Bell, Aaron McGee and Cory Blunt.

In the Supersonics lineup, except for Kassel, the other four players are easily affected by emotions, including veteran Dan Marley.

Relying on the excitement brought by Zhang Hao's buzzer-beating three-pointer in the first half, the Supersonics played both offense and defense actively. An over-stage lineup actually beat the 76ers, which should have been very stable at this stage led by Duncan!

Hubby Brown has not called a timeout, but just wants to survive the impact of the Supersonics, and he calls a timeout substitution, and the opponent will also replace the star. Although the situation is not good at the moment, Hubby Brown believes in Duncan's strength and this group of players.

This decision is nothing wrong, a good decision.

But as he played, Hubby Brown was shocked to find something that looked like a fool on the other side, the most inconspicuous player in the Supersonics lineup, could actually see the potential of superstars in this half of the game!

At this stage, not many people have discovered this, for example, in the finals last season, Hubby Brown did not find this.

But when Artest's third grade, Hubby Brown seemed to feel that the world was about to be peaceful...

8 points and 2 steals in the half quarter. Once, Artest made a counterattack with a wonderful dunk!

It is difficult to show these things with aura, talent, Artest's offensive style. In the past, he played well and was mostly fond of cakes. He occasionally made three-pointers at critical moments, and occasionally appeared at the right position to complete the second attack.

Perhaps Artest's performance in this half quarter will not have many people noticed his offensive talent and the potential to become a superstar.

But Hubby Brown saw it!

Hubby Brown looked at Zhang Hao who was touching Artest's dog head on the opposite bench...

‘No, Jordan is about to retire. They have such a backup genius? Is this world so unfair? It really hurts thousands of years as the Chinese say?’

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The two teams tacitly formed a star-to-shot battle, but in fact they chose to trust other players.

Young, talented, Supersonics character players have the upper hand.

Ben Wallace relied on her youth, surpassed Mutombo and Artest, and also performed better than all players outside the opponent's two No. 1 picks.

The Supersonics widened the score difference to 9 points in the middle of the third quarter, setting the tone of the Supersonics' single-quarter runaway in the third quarter.

When the third quarter was finished, the score was 82-71! The Supersonics successfully widened the score difference to 11 points, and scored a 29-20 score in a single quarter!

Although Iverson made 5 of 11 shots in the last quarter, including two three-pointers, plus three free throws, he scored 15 points in a single quarter and led the team to score 27 points in a single quarter.

The Supersonics also scored 25 points in the final quarter. Although they were not as good as the 76ers, their offensive stability continued.

In the end, with Ben Wallace's 22 points, 20 rebounds and 3 blocks, Artest's 18 points, 3 steals and 1 block, the Supersonics steadily defeated the 76ers 107-98, and 4 consecutive away games, achieving a record of 3 wins and 1 loss!

After 40 games, the Supersonics' record increased to 29 wins and 11 losses!

Anyone who has a certain ability to judge the situation changes in the game can feel the time when the turning point of the game tonight appears. Zhang Hao's buzzer-beating three-pointer in the middle circle before the end of the halftime!

The tug-of-war between the two teams was ongoing, even though Ben Wallace scored 13 points and 11 rebounds in the first half, the Supersonics did not get any advantage, and Iverson and Duncan performed very well.

However, the situation changed suddenly in the third quarter after that goal!

31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Zhang Hao's performance continued to be excellent!

Iverson, who scored the highest 36 points and 10 assists tonight, wanted to cry, did he not have the chance to beat Zhang Hao in the regular season?

In the official competition, he only won two games in the finals!

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After the Supersonics team's game, there are always some topics, and even more so in popular games.

Whether the topic can explode depends on the media's ability to grasp key points.

ESPN is always awesome in this regard.

‘The Supersonics will only do their best when they play a strong team’.

Will this statement bring conceit to the Supersonic players, will it make the Supersonic opponents unhappy, and will it cause the Supersonics to be criticized... ESPN doesn't care.

Supersonic fans are still unable to refute ESPN’s statement fiercely because this is a ‘good thing’.

Most Supersonic fans will also choose to support this statement...

Fortunately, the Supersonics team has not been influenced by public opinion.

On January 16, the Supersonics returned to their home court and ushered in a game against the Cavaliers again.

There was another fierce battle. With 10 seconds left in the game, Mike Miller received the ball and missed the three-pointer, but Mike Miller made a tip-in to catch the score to 100-100, and tied! There are 7 seconds left for the Supersonics!

In the last 7 seconds, Zhang Hao, who had already scored 44 points tonight, was surrounded by three people. Zhang Hao passed the ball to Cassel, and Cassel steadily sent the ball to Jordan. Jordan had a very good grasp of the time. When the ball was thrown and started to fall, the final whistle had already sounded.

With the long whistle at the end of the game, the ball plunged into the basket.

With Zhang Hao's restraint power two meters away from the three-point line, Jordan won the Cavaliers in the mid-range shot, and the Supersonics narrowly won 102-100!

There are not many people in the Cavaliers' defense this time. Facing a player who made 20 of 26 shots in the regular season, there is no way to decide the winner when one goal is decided.

This is also one of the pressures of the opponents of the Supersonics in regular time to strive not to give Zhang Hao a chance to decide the game with one goal.

After 41 games, the regular season schedule is halfway.

The Supersonics achieved a record of 30 wins and 11 losses, and this winning rate still maintains the chance to win 60 wins!

Zhang Hao lived up to expectations and successfully tied the highest single season in his career, 14 single-game 40+ in a single game before the All-Star Weekend, breaking his personal record is just around the corner.

Immediately afterwards, on the 18th and 19th, the Supersonics defeated the Jazz 105-90 from home back to back, and defeated the Nuggets 106-100, and their record improved to 32 wins and 11 losses, once again tied the Lakers!

The Kings are currently the only team that has lost less than 10 games, with 35 wins and 8 losses, ranking first in the league.

The Bulls, the second-ranked team in the league, have also lost 10 games, and are currently 34 wins and 10 losses.

For some reasons, the overall strength of the Eastern Conference has continued to decline since its shutdown. This season has suddenly stopped and its strength has begun to rebound. However, the team with top record is still the same as last season, with only one team competing with the Western Conference's strongest teams.

The only seedling in the Eastern Conference last season was the 76ers, and this season, the Bulls led by the three superstars.

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After home back to back, the Supersonics defeated the Celtics 109-89 at home, and then came to the away game to defeat the Hawks 98-81.

Dong Kaizi, West Rockets, the management of these two teams is helpless.

They are very desperate. They want to play badly, but they just can't continue to play badly. The players are very tough, but they want to win, but they can't win much. Their strength lies there.

In the game against the Hawks, Zhang Hao played against Eddie Curry for the first time.

Talent is considered illusory.

But some players know that they are definitely talented when they look at it.

This is what Eddie Curry is. This rookie's talent doesn't need to be played, it's enough to look at the physical test.

Eddie Curry, 20 years old, 213 cm, 133 kg, vertical bounce height 71 cm, 100 yards (91.4 meters) speed 12.6 seconds, base weight (84 kg) bench press 21 times, extreme bench press 180 kg...
To be continued...