"King?"

Old Nelson was even more puzzled.

Wang Zhizhi's defense is too poor, and his current physical condition, let alone playing as a starter, can't be rotated.

"There are some problems with Wang's mentality right now, and I hope he has a chance to adjust."

Sun Hao told the truth to old Nelson.

Old Nelson was thinking about it.

"Play the Celtics and start him."

He finally agreed.

He admired Wang Zhizhi at the beginning because of his performance at the Atlanta Olympics.

But after so many years, Wang Zhizhi's progress has been slow, and he thought it was the pot of the system, but Wang Zhizhi still did not make much progress in the past season, and he was disappointed.

But Sun Hao opened his mouth, the preseason is not so important, he will be a favor.

What if Wang Zhizhi brought him any surprises this summer?

Kukoc is too old to play for long, and with a one-year contract with the Mavericks this summer, he needs someone to fill a possible void.

If Wang Zhizhi can improve, he is obviously the most suitable candidate.

Coming out of Old Nelson's office, Sun Hao took a long breath.

This is the last thing he can do for Wang Zhizhi.

If Wang Zhizhi can't let go of the arrogance in his heart after this, then he can only look forward to Yi Jianlian's growth.

The time came to mid-October, and the NBA preseason games began one after another.

Some of these competitions are interesting.

The Warriors beat Houston 106-81.

The Warriors finished at the bottom of the league last season, and their biggest addition this past summer was Jason Richardson, who was picked up in the draft.

Although the Houston team sent away Francessy, the other main players from last season are still there, plus the twin towers Kwame Brown and Eddie Griffin, who won the draft, the overall strength is much better than the Warriors.

But it turned out that the Warriors won the game almost with slaughter.

Together, the twin towers scored only 15 points and 13 boards.

The presence of defending three seconds allows them to struggle on the defensive end.

Moreover, the immature joint defense used by the Houston team was even more useless by the bombardment of the Warriors.

The Timberwolves beat the Jazz 93-79.

If the Houston team's defense is useless, then the Timberwolves under Sanders are the other extreme.

As a master of joint defense, Sanders did not blindly copy FIBA's joint defense formation, he used a kind of zone defense similar to mobile.

Defenders should not only be responsible for their respective areas, but also pinch at all times, maintaining a local 3-2 state.

In more figurative terms, Sanders uses a kind of mobile defense.

In the face of this kind of joint defense, the old powerhouse Jazz team seemed difficult to adapt, and the Utah Shuangsha felt powerless for the first time.

The Kings slaughtered the Trail Blazers 106-86, and the Nets beat the Bucks 93-81......

A lot of the big names last season struggled, and a lot of teams suddenly rose.

All of this shows the impact of the rules.

It is foreseeable that the new season will usher in an unprecedented reshuffle in the league.

The Mavericks host the Celtics the next day.

Coincidentally, the Mavericks' preseason debut last year was against the Celtics, and this year it is.

The difference is that it has changed from away to home.

Before the start of the game, the two teams warmed up before the game.

Wang Zhizhi's mood looked very excited.

He had been informed before the game that he would start the game.

That's what he's always wanted.

In the excitement, he also felt very good, and he hit a series of shots outside the three-point line.

Sun Hao also looked forward to it when he saw this scene.

Although he hopes that this game can make Wang Zhizhi let go of the arrogance in his heart, if Wang Zhizhi can seize the opportunity to enter the rotation, it will also be very good.

Sun Hao also chatted with Pau Gasol, who was picked by the Celtics with the fifth pick in this year's draft.

In the chat, he knew that Gasol's position with the Celtics was a bit awkward.

Antoine Walker already has Antoine Walker in the No. 4 position, and he can only play in the No. 5 position if he wants to play the starting line-up, but his current size is not enough to support him to play like that.

So he's been gaining weight and muscle this past summer, but his physical condition doesn't mean he's going to be too dominant in the center forward position in this era.

In tonight's game, the team did not schedule him to start.

After chatting, Sun Hao naturally asked about Little Mark's situation.

"He's starting to lose weight."

Big Gasol's answer made Sun Hao happy.

It seems that the previous advice worked.

In order to defeat the evil elder brother, the younger brother is finally on the road to becoming stronger.

After the warm-up, the two teams started one after another.

On the Celtics side, Kenny Anderson, Eric Williams, Pierce, Antoine Walker, Tony Barty.

On the Mavericks' side, Nash, Sun Hao, Finley, Wang Zhizhi and Lafrentz.

Nowitzki is wearing a suit and will not play tonight.

The game started quickly, with Lafrentz jumping possession for the Mavericks.

His arm span is a bit long.

Sun Hao beckoned Lafrenz to block and dismantle in the frontcourt, and after dismantling, he broke through to the free throw line to shoot from the middle distance.

Since the Asian Championships, he has been training in the middle distance throughout the past summer, and he will not miss such a good opportunity in the preseason.

"Phew!"

But this process is the same as forging a sword, and it can only be finally forged after countless beatings.

As the saying goes, the edge of the sword is sharpened, and the sound of iron is mamba.

Walker protected the defensive rebounds and dribbled the ball himself to the frontcourt.

Wang Zhizhi's speed obviously couldn't keep up, Walker advanced to the frontcourt, saw that the Mavericks were retreating to the basket, and directly stopped to chase down the three-point.

A three-point stop from a power forward!

Antoine I just love three points Walker!

"Bang!"

The shot was noticeably heavier, but it bounced off the rebound and into the basket.

After the goal, Walker excitedly played with his trademark butt twist.

"Sun, we're going to show that three points is the best way to score."

And in the retreat, Walker also took the initiative to open his mouth to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao was confused, he didn't seem to have intersected with Walker before?

However, he probably didn't expect Walker and Pierce to watch him play in his apartment and appreciate his three-point shooting.

Nash blocked and dismantled Wang Zhizhi in the frontcourt, and returned the ball to Wang Zhizhi outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

The Celtics didn't use joint defense, and Wang Zhizhi got a good shot.

"Huh!"

He hit a three-point shot.

There was a whistling sound.

In their eyes, Nowitzki is not there, Wang Zhizhi is his stand-in, and this stand-in has a good start!

This ball can also see what Wang Zhizhi's training style is, and he is still practicing three points like last season.

Judging by the results, he practiced the three points.

The Celtics went up front again, and Walker continued to reach for the ball.

The first three-point shot of the opening game gave him a burst of confidence, and he had to play more.

However, what made him feel unhappy was that Wang Zhizhi had already posted on defense, which made him lose a chance to shoot three-pointers.

Wang Zhizhi's EQ needs to be improved, but his ball quotient is not bad.

He sensed that Walker liked to shoot threes and stopped giving them a chance.

Walker's expression was unhappy, and he directly chose to break through the cross-step.

He's an all-around forward who likes three-pointers but never just threes.

Wang Zhizhi was quickly passed by him.

Walker went to the basket and scored two points on a quick layup.

Wang Zhizhi was passed too quickly, and the Mavericks' joint defense didn't have time to form.

Sun Hao blocked and dismantled Wang Zhizhi in the front court, and this time he also passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi.

Wang Zhizhi missed another shot from outside the three-point line.

Barty protected the defensive rebound, and the Mavericks stepped back quickly this time and didn't give the Celtics another chance to break quickly.

Arriving at the ground, Walker continued to hold the ball.

This time Wang Zhizhi was still close to the defense, but the difference was that he predicted it in place this time, and retreated to block Walker's breakthrough route while Walker broke through.

His ball quotient is really good.

"Bang!"

However, the ball quotient on the basketball court does not decide everything, and Walker directly squeezed past Wang Zhizhi after the confrontation.

Wang Zhizhi wanted to chase too late.

Nelson Sr. watched from the sidelines and rubbed his forehead.

This defense, speed, confrontation, nothing, nothing.

Walker went to the basket and saw Lafrentz come over, and the basket was handed to Barty.

The ball was passed beautifully, but Lafrenz reacted quickly, turned around and directly covered Barty's shot!

There is no harm if there is no comparison, and Lafrentz's performance in defense is even more poor in Wang Zhizhi's defense.

About eight minutes into the first quarter, the Mavericks trailed the Celtics by three points 14-17.

Walker scored eight points in a heroic performance.

Wang Zhizhi only played 5 minutes and was replaced early, except for the opening three points, he didn't score later, and the defensive end was a bit miserable.

At this point, the two sides entered the main rotation, and Wang Zhizhi was replaced again.

Old Nelson didn't deal with Sun Hao, he gave Wang Zhizhi enough opportunities to perform.

On the Celtics side, Gasol also came on to replace Walker.

Wang Zhizhi and Gasol are on the throne.

Sun Hao also looked at the two of them after he got off the field.

This is a big forward confrontation between China and Spain in the international arena.

And theoretically, Wang Zhizhi, a sophomore, will have some advantages in the confrontation with rookie Gasol.

But after a while, Sun Hao found that it was a little different from what he imagined.

Gasol has suppressed Wang Zhizhi at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Sun Hao also remembered what Gasol said before the game when the two were communicating, and the latter had practiced the confrontation this past summer.

The confrontation is not dominant, and Wang Zhizhi's technical moves can't be done.

The alignment of the two also proves once again that confrontation is the foundation of basketball.

After the first preseason game, the Mavericks lost 97-105.

Nowitzki didn't play, Sun Hao was dedicated to forging swords, and it was good for the Mavericks to play like this in this preseason.

And although they lost, the team's two new signings performed very well.

Lafrentz made three three-pointers and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

Van Exel also had 15 points and 4 assists, completing the role of a bench bandit well.

Wang Zhizhi started for 26 minutes, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 turnovers on 2-of-9 shooting.

At the end of the game, his expression was very imitating.

Nelson Sr. gave him a chance, if not the only chance, but he couldn't take it.

Sun Hao patted him on the shoulder and didn't say much.

went back to the locker room and took a shower, and Sun Hao went home first.

Later in the day, the Wizards are also going to play their first preseason game.

Although he couldn't go to the scene, Sun Hao didn't want to miss Yao Ming's debut in the NBA.

The Wizards' opponent in this game is the 76ers.

The 76ers were the team that reached the Finals last season, and the team added Derrick Coleman, who played for the Hornets last season, and Matt Halprin in the summer.

This debut can be said to be quite interesting.

& all of them were historically live-streamed this preseason game at the same time.

However, the only regret is that neither Hardaway nor Jordan on the Wizards' side will play this preseason game.

This also delayed the showdown between Iverson and Jordan.

Fans can only turn their attention to Yao Ming and Ross Barkley's debuts.

But for Sun Hao, this was enough for him to rush back to watch.

Peanut melon seed drink, one left hand cat-shaped pad, Sun Hao opened to watch the live broadcast.

At the opening ceremony, he paid more attention to Barkley's size.

Don't say it, these stars of the last century are really ruthless.

Jordan's knees are like that, and he has been retired for two years and is making a comeback.

It only took Barkley more than a month to get back in shape.

These are all uncle-level ruthless people.

And don't say it, if you stand next to Yao Ming, you will be a wicked bodyguard.

Barkley and Yao Ming talked and laughed, and they seemed to get along quite well.

Yao Ming was bullied in his rookie season in history, but now that there is more Barkley, Sun Hao feels that no one dares to do that again.

Zhu Ba's iron fist hurts people, but Barkley's fist will kill people.

Speaking of which, Barkley was a commentator in Yao Ming's rookie season, and he also gave birth to the famous pro-donkey butt.

But now, because Barkley's comeback is no longer there, the two have become teammates.

For Sun Hao, a person who has crossed over, that sense of disobedience is an inexplicable sense of joy.

In addition to Yao Ming and Barkley, Sun Hao also saw an old acquaintance.

Conteney Alexander, the guy who counts him as a lifelong enemy, is still with the Wizards.

It seems that the Mavericks and the Wizards will be very interesting when they play each other in the new season.

The starting line-ups of both teams were played on the live broadcast.

On the 76ers' side, Eric Snow, Iverson, Matt Harplin, Coleman, Mutombo.

As far as Starlight is concerned, this 76ers team is really a lot better than last year.

Management also clearly wants the team to go to the next level and beat the Lakers to win the championship.

On the Wizards' side, Tyronn Lue, Hamilton, Alexander, Leitner, Yao Ming.

All encounters are reunions after a long absence.

Last season's Finals, Iverson, who was defending Lu, was very uncomfortable, and this season Lue ran to the Wizards and played against Iverson again.

The warm-up on both sides is over, and the game is about to start.

At this moment, the doorbell outside Sun Hao's villa rang.

His brow furrowed slightly.

Who came to his place so late?

He got up and walked over to the monitor in the living room, where there was the surveillance at the door.

He soon saw the man standing in the doorway.

Wang Zhizhi.

When he first arrived in Russ before, Wang Zhizhi lived here with Sun Hao.

Sun Hao went downstairs to the door and opened the door.

Without waiting for him to ask what he was doing so late, Wang Zhizhi took the initiative to speak.

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