Chapter 59: Decision One!
Sun Hao rushed back to Madrid the day after the trial.
After returning to Madrid, he also started training in the system for the first time.
If you fall in the two days of the trial, you have to make up for it in the system.
It's not so easy to be a realistic genius either.
After a wild shot in the system, Sun Hao was exhausted and fell asleep while lying down.
The next day he was woken up by a knock on the door.
Being woken up in the morning is very angry, especially last night, so hard, and it doesn't make people sleep well!
"It's me, open the door!"
But when he heard that it was Fernandez, his anger was gone.
Who called little Rudy is the brother who was pit in Italy with him.
When he got up, he went to open the door without his pants and clothes.
"Look what I've brought you."
As soon as the door opened, Fernandez shook what he was holding.
It was a box of videotapes.
"This early morning ...... What is it? ”
Sun Hao took it with doubts.
Island action movies? Do early birds get worms?
"Sent by the NBA, first-hand."
Fernandez didn't know what Sun Hao was thinking early in the morning, but he immediately gave an explanation.
Sun Hao suddenly sobered up when he heard this, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly pulled Fernandez into the room.
In 2000, broadband had not yet come out, and data transmission, especially across borders, was very inconvenient.
In the era when Sun Hao lived before, he had to watch the game, broadcast live broadcasts, and record a lot of videos.
But in this era, watching live broadcasts is equivalent to watching photos, and broadcasts rely on videotapes.
And when it comes to copyright or something, videotapes are particularly precious.
"What game?"
Sun Hao was full of curiosity.
He was born in '92 in his last life, and he was only an 8-year-old kid at this time in his last life, and the NBA or something was far away from him.
For the NBA in this era, he stays more in legends and a few videos.
This kind of instant videotape, he really saw it for the first time.
And a few days ago he was still struggling with the things to choose, and now he can feel the real NBA through the video and imagine what it would be like to throw himself in it.
In the NBA in 1999~2000, those who are familiar with it know that this is the first season of "Zen Master" Phil Jackson's return to coach the Lakers, and it is also the first season in which the "OK combination" officially reaches the top.
This season, O'Neal averaged 38 points, 16.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.7 blocks per game against the Pacers in the finals, achieving one of the most terrifying performances in NBA history.
Even in Sun Hao's era, this year's finals were considered second only to Jordan's "God's performance (41 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game)" after Jordan in 1993.
However, in fact, the strongest opponent the Lakers faced this year was not the Pacers in the Finals, but the opponent in the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers.
That is, the team that Sabonis plays.
Sabonis had the same status in Europe as Jordan, and it wasn't until he left for the NBA at the age of 31 that many European teams and stars felt like it was dawn.
He entered the playoffs in his first season in the NBA, averaging an astonishing 23.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
Although the strength of interior players inevitably declines due to age, he is still an elite center in the NBA.
And that's just one part of the Trail Blazers.
This Trailblazers team shines.
26-year-old "Roaring Heaven" Rasheed Wallace, 35-year-old "Second Master" Scottie Pippen, 31-year-old All-Star guard and Dream Team member Steve Smith.
On the bench, 27-year-old Damon "Little Squirrel" Stoudemire, 24-year-old "Stick" Bunch Wells, and Jermaine O'Neal Jr., whose rookie contract is about to expire.
This Trail Blazers team, and the Lakers played to a tie-break, and in the end only lost by 5 points.
In other words, if O'Neal misses two more free throws and Kobe Bryant hits two more irons, this year's championship may have to be replaced.
So any game in this series is the most valuable in the past season.
The video begins with a warm-up of the venue.
Sun Hao also saw a lot of familiar faces.
Old Pippen, young roaring Tianzun, a great shark at the peak, and...... Young Kobe.
At this time, Kobe Bryant was only 21 years old, wearing a No. 8 jersey, with short hair, and perhaps to make himself look more mature Zappa.
This kind of image is really rare for Sun Hao.
And at this time, Kobe Bryant was standing next to O'Neal, full of a sense of being a little brother.
After the game began, Bryant took the lead in firing and made consecutive shots...... Striking iron.
It's not Kobe Bryant, this season's average data per game in the regular season has been 22+6+5.
It's basketball at this time, it's really ...... It's a bit savage.
Sun Hao and Fernandez can feel the realism of the collision of muscles across the screen.
It is said that European basketball is good at confrontation, and the NBA in this era has no restrictions on handcheck rules, coupled with the physical fitness of this pervert, it is only stronger than European basketball.
Every time Kobe Bryant made a shot, he had to go through a struggle.
first entangled with Steve Smith, and finally broke through the iron arm of old Pippen.
After a series of fights, many of his shots showed small deformations.
On the other hand, on the side of the Trailblazers, roaring Tianzun even rushed to throw, and personally led the team to play a wave of 8-2.
It is said that the Pistons Five Tigers and the Double Wallace.
But Roar Tianzun was 30 years old when he went to the Pistons, and his peak was not in Detroit, but in Portland!
"Bang dang!"
Bryant was destined to be a Milan blacksmith tonight, and Portland's basket roared again.
The Trail Blazers played a fast break, and Smith scored on a flying layup, and the score had become 10-2.
Although it is a video, Sun Hao and Fernandez only know that the Lakers won the Trail Blazers in a tiebreaker, and they do not know the specific results of each game, and the situation in front of them makes them nervous.
The Lakers played to the front court again, and without waiting for Kobe to attack, O'Neal went straight to the inside and then shouted.
Bryant hoisted the ball high into it, and by this time Wallace had already shrunk the bag in advance.
O'Neal faced the bag and turned a small hook to send the ball firmly into the basket.
This huge body and light movements made Sun Hao and Fernandez look wet.
Many people's impression of O'Neal is that the inside line is hard chisel and turns around and buckles, or the front strongman locks the man and the man is violently buckled.
But in reality, more than half of O'Neal's scoring came on his three-second hook.
This shou (huo) of his is the strongest weapon in his arsenal.
Wallace burst to the basket again, this time with O'Neal covering the day.
The Lakers had no chance to get to the frontcourt, and O'Neal belatedly relied on Sabonis to ask for the ball again.
Harper put the ball in, and O'Neal leaned in and turned around directly.
"Bang!"
Big shark out of the cage! Smash the ball into the basket through Sabonis!
"it!"
Sun Hao couldn't help but scream when he saw it.
This feeling of brutality, blood boiling.
O'Neill's dominance at his peak was terrifying!
"Mr. Sabonis is old, and he suffers too much in strength."
Fernandez felt sorry for Sabonis, the former king of Europe who was ravaged like this in the NBA.
Sun Hao nodded and didn't speak.
O'Neal's offensive style mostly relies on small hooks on the inside, which makes the opponent dare not sink his center of gravity when defending him.
Because once you do, you don't have time to jump and interfere.
But it is precisely because of this that once O'Neill notices that you have not sunk your center of gravity, he will directly deduct you just like just now.
Because there is an advantage in strength, this is an unsolvable problem.
This is the real reason why O'Neill was so inexplicable at his peak.
That's why O'Neal was so dismissive of Howard after he retired.
You will only use strength and no technique, and the opponent will limit you by finding a muscle stick.
However, Sabonis is Fernandez's idol, and there is no need to say these Sun Hao.
O'Neal made a big splash on the inside, but the Trail Blazers maintained the advantage under Wallace and Smith.
Iron still needs its own hardness, and the Trail Blazers can fight with the Lakers to tie seven, and the hard power is very strong.
When the game reached the last quarter, the confrontation on the court was more intense than the opening, and from time to time people turned their backs and the smell of gunpowder continued to thicken.
Wallace's temper tantrum began to kick in, as the referee ate a technical foul because of a physical altercation with Kobe.
This was the turning point of the game.
Kobe Bryant began to explode after the clash, and instead of continuing to shoot from the outside, he rushed inside with a bag of explosives.
It's okay to hit the iron, I'll make you foul on the free throw line!
Afraid of getting hurt? Non-existent!
Kobe Bryant's competitive spirit is innate!
The Lakers gradually turned the score over, and O'Neal also dominated the interior again.
Two minutes before the end, O'Neal staged a bloody scene, smashing the ball into the basket in the restricted area, and causing Sabonis to leave the court with six fouls!
This buckle ignited the fans at the scene, making Sun Hao sigh again, and also ended the game early.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 103-91 on the road.
O'Neal had 25 points and 11 boards, Glen Rice had 21 points and 7 boards, and Kobe Bryant had 18 points and 4 assists on 5-of-15 shooting.
On the Trail Blazers' side, Wallace scored 34 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, and Smith scored 20 points.
After watching the video, Sun Hao turned around and went to the computer.
After a moment, he turned his head to look directly at Fernandez.
"Is there a video of the game later?"
He just searched for the big score of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, and the Lakers won this game and led 3-1.
In other words, the Trail Blazers won two games in a row to tie the score at 3-3.
This also includes the fifth game in Los Angeles!
Five, six, seven, three is a more exciting game!
Fernandez shook his head.
Sabonis is not a general manager or a manager, and it would be nice to be able to get him a video of a game.
Sun Hao suddenly felt like he was half when he saw this, and he was very uncomfortable.
He was silent for a while, then suddenly spoke.
"I've decided!"
“??”
Fernandez looked at Sun Hao with a puzzled expression.
How was it decided? What was decided?
……
"I've decided to run for the NBA this year!"
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