People find it normal for the Bobcats to secure their 3-ga winning streak against the Hawks, Knicks, and Spurs. With a record of 55 wins and 11 losses, 16 gas left, even if they lose half, the first place is still secure. It’s ti to adjust now; it’s impossible to aim for 70 wins, right?
Then the Bobcats won another 4 gas in a row, achieving 59 wins with 12 gas left!
Winning 15 out of 16 gas is unthinkable, but winning 11 out of 12 gas... the Bobcats’ current form is visibly warming up. Even in back-to-back slumps, Zhang Yang can step up and shoot wildly. This trend makes it possible!
After all, during the previous surge, the Bobcats had a 19-ga winning streak!
Including the prior 7-ga streak, the Bobcats still have a chance for another 19-ga winning streak!
However, the dia hype and fan discussion on this topic went bankrupt after a day...
On March 28th, the Bobcats faced the Chicago Bulls at ho for the third ga in four days, performing poorly as a team, losing 81 to 90 to the Bulls, ending their 7-ga winning streak.
After the ga, Zhang Yang saw their owner’s complicated expression, with negative emotions like frustration and resentnt due to the decrease in the probability of achieving 70 wins, yet there seed to be a hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth.
attempts and 10 hits, including 1 out of 7 three-pointers and 5 out of 7 free throws, scoring 26 points... Zhang Yang exceeded 30 shooting attempts for the second consecutive ga, extraordinary! His 13th career 20 missed shots in a single ga! And the opponent was precisely the Bulls!
What about the expressions on the other side, Crawford? Why not give that guy a technical foul to eject him from the court?
...
Zhang San broke the record for missed shots, having a ntal breakdown, returning ho to bury his head in his girlfriend’s arms for comfort.
His teammates were also very dejected. During the 7-ga winning streak, they believed they could win the remaining 12 gas to achieve the second-best record in history. But after the 7-ga streak ended, looking at the last 10 gas, they feel winning all is impossible.
But not everyone thinks this is bad. With the hope of achieving 70 wins becoming dim, Carlisle felt uncomfortable too, but from a longer-term perspective, he saw it as a good thing...
Clearly, with the gas against the Brooklyn Nets and Bulls, their ’depth adjustnt’ showed signs of regressing. He understood it wasn’t the subjective intention of him and his players, but in competitions, often objective conditions restrict them. If a long winning streak truly unfolds, it wouldn’t be a matter of wanting or not; everything would push them towards a path they can’t control, possibly adjusting actively towards the positive, or maybe regressing again.
The main thing is that since they lost, rather than dwelling on it, it’s better to look forward.
After the ga against the Bulls, the Bobcats had two days of rest. On the first day, the whole team rested, and Zhang Yang didn’t have extra practice, feeling indeed exhausted from the last two gas.
On the second rest day, at 9 a.m., the Bobcats held a team eting. Carlisle repeatedly emphasized the need to persist in the ’depth adjustnt,’ and this eting was much longer than usual. Briefed ahead of ti, Felton also went on stage and shouted slogans for quite a while, resulting in only a complete tactical training session from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. However, it successfully lifted the team from the negative emotions of having their 7-ga streak ended and the dim hope for 70 wins, with the whole team striving to learn the ’new tactics’ in-depth.
After the two-day break, on March 31st, the Bobcats faced the Cavaliers at ho.
Jas had the highest score tonight, with 29 attempts, 14 hits, including 2 out of 5 three-pointers, plus 9 out of 13 free throws, making 39 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. This performance can be considered his best ga against the Bobcats in his career.
The pressing defense against the Bobcats’ small forwards was extrely well executed, with excellent support and cooperative defense.
Offensively, improvent was noticeable, making good use of open three-point shots, and well-executed basic plays like fast breaks and cuts. Inside the three-point line, the overall shooting percentage was as high as 50%. But aside from him, everyone on the Cavaliers was blocked!
After a tough defensive battle, the Bobcats relied on Zhang Yang’s 25 points, Okafor’s 15 points, 19 rebounds, 3 blocks, Felton’s 11 points, 7 assists, Millsap’s 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists, and Mike Miller’s 11 points... narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 96 to 89, avoiding consecutive losses!
The big screen displayed the Bobcats’ latest record, 60 wins and 12 losses, achieving 60 wins in just 72 gas, ranking fifth in NBA history in speed!
Only the 06-07 season Mavericks, the Bulls in the 96-97 and 97-98 seasons, and the 72-73 Celtics achieved it faster!
However, the records of those four teams by their 72nd ga gave the Bobcats players a hint—they can’t achieve 70 wins. The Bulls in the 96-97 season had 63 wins and 9 losses after 72 gas and ended with ’only’ 69 wins and 13 losses, losing 4 of the last 10 gas.
The Bulls that achieved over 70 wins had 64 wins and 8 losses by the 72nd ga, losing just two of their last 10 gas, having the fewest losses in the ’fastest 60 wins’ category. Losing four or five is the norm.
Watching the players’ expressions shift from the joy of winning to seeing the detailed stats with a sense of lancholy, then to relief as they celebrated tonight’s victory with fans, Carlisle truly felt relieved.
Yes, that data was hastily arranged by him after the narrow win, to let the players ’give up hope,’ and also to make himself ’give up hope.’
The next day, a new month began, with the regular season entering the final month of gas.
This morning, Zhang Yang wanted to sleep in, but after waking up around 8, he couldn’t go back to sleep, so he got up and sat in front of the computer.
This morning, the Player of the Month is to be announced. He is eagerly anticipating yet anxious. If he continues to win the award, it will be his 4th consecutive month as Player of the Month, ensuring his shot at the ultimate regular-season award. But if Jas takes it, it wouldn’t be certain, as the Cavaliers now have over 60 wins guaranteed.
The main concern is, the Bobcats had only 11 wins and 3 losses in March’s 14 gas, which couldn’t overshadow the Cavaliers’ 12 wins and 5 losses, with both having equally impressive stats...
At 9 a.m., the headline on the NBA website was updated. Not seeing his na, Zhang Yang felt disheartened. Winning an award would indeed co with phrases like ’consecutive tis’ and ’making history.’
But after clicking the link, his eyes lit up!
Zhang San: Brother Yao, I love you!
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