Folding away his complaints, Zhang Hao retreated to the backcourt and was about to wait at the top arc for Anfernee Hardaway to advance, when Doug Christie, who ran back slower, patted his arm.
Zhang Hao understood, left the top arc, and went to follow Dennis Scott who had just run over.
When Anfernee Hardaway advanced to the frontcourt and saw the defender had changed to the slower Doug Christie, he decisively changed direction to break through to the left side!
However, Doug Christie wasn't as easily bypassed this year as he was last year when encountering Anfernee Hardaway. Anfernee Hardaway again felt that discomfort, but he was already used to it and knew the reason. He couldn't break through directly, but his threat successfully caused the Lakers' interior defenders to change positions as soon as he made the breakthrough move.
