After playing away with the Hawks, Zhang Hao followed the Supersonics back to Seattle.

There is no need to go far in the next half month, and the Supersonics will usher in a huge seventh consecutive leader!

The 7th consecutive leader, Zhang Hao thought it was wonderful when he thought of it, but after taking out the team manual and looking at it, he thought it would be better to look at the white clouds outside the window of the machine.

"It's so great to be a white cloud, floating day by day, free and free..."

The Trail Blazers, Pistons, Jazz, Spurs, Knicks, Kings, and Bulls, attacked one after another.

If Grant Hill hadn't been injured, the Pistons fell from fourth in the East to the top ten in the East, and they would have been all teams in the playoffs!

After returning to Seattle for a night of rest, on March 18, the Supersonics ushered in the challenge of the Trail Blazers at home.

Nash and Rashid Wallace cheered each other before the game. The Trail Blazers and the Supersonics only had three matches this season. The last time they fought against the Trail Blazers, they won. Just win another game. This season, the two brothers played against Zhang Hao, and they would have the advantage of the first time in their careers!

The Trail Blazers have played 65 games, with 50 wins and 15 losses, making them the second team to win 50 wins this season. They are in full swing and beat the Pacers, which are ranked second in the league, with only 53 wins and 12 losses. They are so strong that they are overwhelmed.

At 7 p.m., the game started.

In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were so powerful that they fought the Supersonics 26-19, leading by 7 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Nash's highlight moment, 11 points and 4 assists in a single quarter. Much Brecklow lost three fouls in the half quarter, one on Nash, and twice when he switched to Bunch Wells, he was replaced. Cassel and Travis Best were both beaten by Nash, and Ruben Patterson could not keep up with the speed. The Trail Blazers made great strides in the second quarter and scored a 28-24 single quarter.

The Supersonics team has become accustomed to this situation. As long as Zhang Hao does not give up, no one else will have the idea of ​​giving up.

11 points behind 43 to 54 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Supersonics continued to fight with all their strength.

The progress on the defensive end is still very obvious. In the past four weeks, the biggest progress of the Supersonics has been the progress of adaptation and adjustment on the defensive end. The personal ability of the defensive end is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time, but the ability to adapt to the opponent's offense and adjust the defense and coordination within a small range is very outstanding!

In the third quarter, the Supersonics limited the Trail Blazers to only score 23 points with the adaptation and adjustment of the defensive end. At the same time, relying on Kassel's 10 points in the third quarter, Zhang Hao scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the third quarter. The Supersonics scored 26 points in a single quarter, 69 to 77. The Supersonics narrowed the score difference to single digits after the third quarter.

In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers, with an 8-point disadvantage, began to take the initiative. In the first 11 minutes and 37 seconds, the Supersonics defended the Trail Blazers and only scored 20 points. The Supersonics themselves relied on the mid-range shots of Dell Curry, Sam Perkins and Cassel, the second offense and eating cakes that Ben Wallace and Jason Williams alternately played, as well as Zhang Hao's attractive cross-bang pass, and scored 27 points! Chasing the score to 96-97!

When he reached 11 minutes and 53 seconds, Nash, who scored 27 minutes and 9 assists tonight, missed a three-pointer.

In the last 7 seconds, the Supersonics called a timeout, and after the timeout came back, the ball was sent to Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao hit a buzzer-beating mid-range shot from Rashid Wallace and Steve Smith.

Although Nash scored 27 points and 9 assists, Steve Smith scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Sabonis scored 12 points and 12 rebounds, Rashid Wallace scored 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks... The Trail Blazers led by 11 points in the first half.

But in the second half, the Supersonics relied on their team's offense and defense and launched a crazy counterattack of 55 to 43.

In the end, with Kassel's 21 points and 6 assists, Dell Curry's 11 points, Jason Williams and Ben Wallace scored 15 points and 22 rebounds, Sam Perkins and Artest and Zhang Hao's 20 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, the 27th triple-double data of the season and the fifth finale of the season, the Supersonics reversed the Trail Blazers 98-97, improving the record to 48 wins and 18 losses!

The son of the Gemini star Feng and the Tianzun were both beaten to doubt their lives.

This can lose!

From the 4th minute and 11th second in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers took the lead for the first time, and sometimes until the final whistle sounded, the Trail Blazers maintained their lead.

But Zhang Hao's ball shot one second before the final whistle fell into the basket and killed the game after the final whistle sounded!

In the regular season, Zhang Hao's career winning numbers have reached 16 times. Not counting those quasi-winning and theoretical winning goals, 16 times! 16 of 20 shots, with an 80% hit rate!

Nash and Rashid Wallace's research on Zhang Hao is far more effective than any other NBA player. When Nash was leading by one point, he began to worry about what he was afraid of, but he won for more than 40 minutes and lost in the last 7 seconds!

Rashid Wallace walked towards the player channel in frustration after the referee confirmed the goal was valid. After the Supersonics won 98-97.

Nash went up to comfort him: "We tied 1-1 with him this season. We have an advantage in strength. We will definitely win the next fight!"

Rashid Wallace asked blankly: "Can we lose all of this."

"I said I could!" Nash yelled directly.

Rashid Wallace was yelled so hard that it felt like the world was unreasonable! There was such an opponent in the same class, and he was killed by the team's suit thugs!

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If you lose a game with the Trail Blazers, you will lose. It doesn’t matter. If you win, it will be another improvement for the Supersonics’ confidence.

Zhang Hao's teammates firmly believe that no matter how strong the opponent is, as long as they can drag the game to the last moment, Zhang Hao can come out to solve the game!

As for not being able to delay at that time... there is nothing wrong with it. Now, with 48 wins and 18 losses, what other bicycles are needed?

The original expectation was that they won 50 wins at the top of the season, and now they only have 2 wins to surpass everyone's expectations in advance!

After playing against the Trail Blazers, after a night of rest, the Supersonics ushered in a home back-to-back game.

At 6:30 p.m. on the 20th, the game between the Supersonics and the Pistons started.

The Pistons are now ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference, 27-40 losses. They were originally 19-11 in the early stage of the season, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference, and scored 23-30 losses. Alvin Gentry was fired. Now he has changed to a professional coach George Irving. The coach's representative work is to help the Pacers choose Reggie Miller, Rick Schmitz, and double Davis, laying the foundation for the prosperity of the Pacers in the late 1990s. They have excellent ability and draft vision, but they can't coach and win.

After 2 hours and 20 minutes of game, the Supersonics defeated the Pistons 95-83 steadily and won the 49th victory of the season.

The Pistons have a good defense against Zhang Hao. Without considering anything else, they restricted Zhang Hao from catching the ball, quickly retreated, and reduced the number of rounds to avoid being rushed by Zhang Hao.

17 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Zhang Hao played 31 minutes tonight. It seems that the scores are similar, but the Supersonics almost secured the victory from the beginning. Zhang Hao played 31 minutes, Cassel played 22 minutes, Ben Wallace and Jason Williams played only 18 minutes... The Supersonics sent rotation players most of the time, and it was still easy to win.

The purpose is to make a back-to-back second game... However, despite the full preparation, on March 21, the game started at 7 pm and ended at 9:27, and the Supersonics were steadily killed by the Jazz 88 to 96.

There is really nothing to do about it. The Jazz's offense is strong and stable, exceeding the current defensive limit of the Supersonics.

Wait for James Percy and Artest to grow for another year, and give the Supersonics a few months to polish the defensive system around Ben Wallace... The Supersonics can do it too.

But isn't this time?

The Jazz are different from other teams. Zhang Hao scored 38 points tonight, and the Jazz didn't care. Zhang Hao could do it, but they recognized that they were just a normal defense, and they liked it, but this is actually the best strategy for the current defensive Supersonics.

But not all teams "give up treatment" when they meet Zhang Hao like the Jazz. They will be more or less frightened by Zhang Hao's crazy performance in scoring and shooting this season. As long as Zhang Hao scores two or three goals in a row, the defense of many teams will be affected.

Time, in NBA, is a very important thing.

The day before the Supersonics played against the Pistons, the Pacers won the 50th victory of the season, and now the record has improved to 51 wins and 17 losses. However, the Supersonics have not been able to become the fourth team to win 50 wins, and the Jazz have 50 wins and 18 losses, becoming the fourth team to win 50 wins in the season.

Finally, on March 23, the Supersonics narrowly defeated the Spurs 101-94 in the home game against the Spurs. Zhang Hao scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

50 wins and 19 losses! The Supersonics are ahead of the Suns and become the fifth team to win 50 wins this season!

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All teams have played 68 to 70 games, and the regular season of this season ended on April 22, which means that all teams have 4 weeks left to play and will enter the sprint stage at the end of the season.

At this time, the pattern between the east and west was almost clear, and the next step was to compete for rankings.

Those who win the inside will win the world. This sentence is the truth in this era!

It can be seen from the All-Star Game that there are 12 All-Stars in the East, 8 shooting guards, and 6 power forwards in the West, with huge differences.

The Lakers, with 56 wins and 13 losses, ranked first in the league, with the Trail Blazers following behind, the Jazzes with 53 wins and 16 losses, the Jazz with 3rd, 51 wins and 18 losses, the Supersonics with 40 wins and 19 losses, and the Suns with 5th, 49 wins and 21 losses.

These five teams are all teams that can theoretically win 60.

The Lakers, Trail Blazers, Jazz, and Suns are not surprising, but when you see the Supersonics, people always feel that something strange is infiltrated.

But this is just theoretically, except for the Lakers, the other four teams don't seem to have much chance.

Since the regular season is over, we have to start warming up the playoffs. Popular teams must be teams with good record and strong strength. At this time, the league arranges most of the games that are interesting for popular teams.

The fifth and sixth in the West are out of range. The Timberwolves, the sixth in the West, have 44 wins and 24 losses, and there are still 14 games left, so it is impossible to rush to the top four.

The Spurs, the Seventh, lost 40 and 29, the Kings, the Eighth, the Kings, the Ninth, the Mavericks, the Ninth, the Mavericks, the Ninth, lost 34 and 35.

The top eight in the Western Conference are almost certain. After the Mavericks got Divac by trading, their strength has increased and they are expected to reach a 50% winning rate at the end of the season, but it is difficult to pull down the Kings or Spurs.

The Kings got Bibi by trading, and their strength increased greatly, and they could really surpass the Spurs. If the Timberwolves were really bad, the Kings were too lucky, and there was a little chance of rushing to sixth.

The west has already had a wild posture. In comparison, the east, which was very wild in the past few years, has now slowly declined.

Except for the Pacers, which have 52 wins and 16 losses, the best record for other teams in the Eastern Conference is the Heat, with 45 wins and 24 losses.

Mo Ning was also unlucky. During the years when his teammates were at their peak, he was missing more than 20 games a year. He was able to stay healthy since last season. His teammates had begun to grow old, and now he is alone again.

The third in the Eastern Conference is the 76ers team, which is plagued by injuries this season, with two No. 1 picks.

Duncan and Iverson, the brothers, have not suffered any major injuries this season. Iverson is talented and has a tough fight with injuries before, but his injuries worsened. He could recover after three or five days of rest, but the diagnosis given by the doctor will be absent for at least 3 weeks, but after 10 days, Iverson recovered and continued to fight.

Duncan and Iverson are similar. They have not had more than 10 days of injury this season, but they have been suffering from minor injuries. Last season, the season has been reduced and the schedule is compact. They played to the end and won the championship, which has a great impact on the 76ers this season.

With 44 wins and 26 losses, it is basically impossible for the 76ers to win 55 this season.

The Knicks have 43 wins and 26 losses, and are expected to exceed 50 wins, which is basically in line with expectations.

The 40-28 Raptors and the 39-30 Bulls are fiercely competing for fifth in the Eastern Conference, with the 36-33 Hornets and 35-35-35-35-35-3.

The Magic, the ninth-ranked Magic, has 33 wins and 36 losses, and it is not a possibility of rushing into the playoffs.

It is obvious that the East fell quickly, with 54 wins in sixth place in the Eastern Conference in the 1996-97 season. Now, the East may not even win 54 wins in the end.

Several highlights about the record at the end of the season: how many wins the Lakers will win in the end, which of the two young teams, Raptors and Bulls, will eventually have a better record... and who will win fourth place in the West in the Supersonics and Suns!

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On March 25, the Supersonics narrowly defeated the Knicks 89-87, improving their record to 51 wins and 19 losses.

The news after the game is very interesting. Alan Houston missed a three-pointer, and the gentleman lost his chance to win.

On March 29, the Supersonics ushered in a home game with the Kings.

The game was very tight, and it was played until the last moment, but the winner was not decided. The regular time reached 95-95. In overtime, Wang Zhizhi received the ball with a hook-Wallace's turn and hook shot, and he also scored extra free throws. Bibi scored a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, and Webber scored 2 points and 2 assists...

The Kings scored 10-6 in overtime, and the Supersonics lost to the Kings 101-105, and suffered a 20th loss to the season.

Although he lost in the end, Zhang Hao scored 26 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. He won a triple-double in the last two games in March and won his 30th triple-double tonight!

Moreover, although the Supersonics lost the game against the Kings, their record in March was still 10 wins and 4 losses, which was far beyond expectations! There were still 11 games that were not played, and the Supersonics had already won 51 wins!
To be continued...