Chapter 1174: Chapter 482: Frenzied Finale (Part 5)
He was dragged into overti by Zhang Yang’s buzzer-beater!
And this bastard didn’t even touch the ground after shooting, celebrating in mid-air with closed eyes!
On Zhang Yang’s side, his attention was completely away from Mayo. After landing, he went to chest bump with Felton to celebrate.
Felton was very smug at this mont. He played a big role in this shot; Zhang Yang had conditions to patiently make a fake move to shake off Mayo and then shoot. It was because Al Jefferson couldn’t co out from under the basket, while DaQuan Cook, who was rushing from the other side of the three-second area, could be completely ignored by Zhang Yang… His goal in the pick-and-roll was to keep Josh Smith at the top arc region, creating the best mid-range shot opportunity for Zhang Yang!
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During the rest before overti, the ntal states of the two teams were completely different.
Although the ga was unexpectedly tough, the Bobcats players were not too anxious, feeling the pressure only due to the difficulty of the match itself, which is the confidence of a strong team.
Looking at the entire regulation ti, you could see that the Bobcats played hard but rarely chaotic. Only in the mid-first quarter and the start of the last quarter did they ss up for a few possessions briefly; most of the ti, their cooperation executed very well, just the shots didn’t go in. Even when it ca to crucial shots, Felton made very calm and smart choices.
It’s different for the Celtics; they perford above their level tonight, started with a crescendo in the fourth quarter, and made a near buzzer-beater… but got countered to tie the ga!
The impact of the teams’ ntality quickly showed as overti began. The Celtics played very impatiently, wanting to replicate the success at the start of the fourth quarter… Opening overti with 1-of-4 shooting and a turnover!
The Bobcats went 4-of-5 in their first five overti possessions and hit the Celtics with a 10-to-3 run, leading the Celtics 98-91 by 7 points!
After being beaten for 3 minutes, the Celtics players finally cald down. After calling a tiout, they returned to shooting 2-of-3, gaining 5 points, while the Bobcats fell into a slump with two missed long-range shots, allowing the Celtics to chase the score to 96-98.
Just when the Celtics thought hope reappeared at 4:39, Zhang Yang faced Tony Allen’s defense and made a fade-away jump shot… Bobcats lead by 4 points!
The Celtics had no tiouts left. Mayo received the ball, rushed for a quick three-pointer but missed, and had to foul Perkins.
Perkins’ free-throw percentage, better than Shark, Howard, flying alongside Duncan, missed both, but the Celtics, trailing by 4, couldn’t make a three-pointer after executing a foul strategy, finally freezing the score at 100-96.
First quarter 7 points, second quarter 5 points, third quarter 13 points, fourth quarter 11 points, overti 6 points, Zhang Yang played 43 minutes the whole ga, hitting 16 out of 33 shots, including 2 out of 7 three-pointers, plus 8 out of 10 free throws, finishing with 42 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, leading the Bobcats to narrowly defeat the Celtics by 4 points!
Tonight, Mayo hit 9 out of 22 shots, getting the third-highest 24 points plus 5 assists, almost won, but got equalized with 3 seconds left, ultimately losing in overti!
After celebrating the victory with teammates, looking at his own 42 points on the big screen… if not mistaken, this is his 13th ga scoring over 40 points this season. Compared to last season’s 19 tis, definitely can’t match, after all last season was pure offensive basketball, not only him but the whole team’s scoring was elevated.
Despite his average scoring being below last season, his performance is actually much better than the last season.
Against this opponent… he’s already lost interest in Mayo, rembering that there’s still a ho ga against the Celtics to play, they won both gas against the Lakers, and won all three gas against the Celtics, sweeping the NBA history’s two strongest teams, think about it, very exciting!
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After a thrilling victory over the Celtics, the Bobcats continued their consecutive away ga tour, facing the Bucks and Thunder Team on the 7th and 9th respectively.
Bobcats won both gas comfortably with scores of 105-91 and 114-106, Reed, Durant, and Rose all had outstanding performances, especially Rose’s two alley-oops fed to Little Jordan were quite assertive, but in the face of absolute skill gap, the struggles of all three seed impotent.
Zhang Yang collected 28 points and 25 points in the two gas respectively, even though the Thunder Team’s ga margin was only 8 points, it wasn’t to the point that it needed his scoring spree, regular cooperation simply took out the opponent.
On the 11th and 12th, the Bobcats returned ho to et the Miami Heat and 76ers back-to-back.
Miami Heat have played 77 gas, holding a 39 wins 38 losses record, leading by 1.5 gas over the 37 wins 39 losses 76ers, ranking seventh.
While the ninth place Brooklyn Nets holds a 36 wins 40 losses record, just 1 ga behind the 76ers.
They’re the only three teams still competing for an Eastern playoff spot, and anyone could drop down at the last mont.
In regard to this, Zhang Yang and his teammates stated they would treat them all the sa…
Playing Miami Heat, Zhang Yang’s personal 29 points couldn’t match Wade’s 33 points, but his shooting percentage was slightly higher, hitting 10 out of 20 for exactly 50%, while Wade hit only 13 of 29. Bobcats took the ga with 108-99.
Playing the 76ers, Zhang Yang delivered a comprehensive performance with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals, leading the Bobcats to an easy 107-92 victory.
The advantage that Miami Heat and 76ers had in the playoff seat competition was both lost by one ga to the Bobcats, especially the 76ers, whose record was caught up by the Brooklyn Nets, who beat the Toronto Raptors!
But the promised equal treatnt by the Bobcats was fulfilled, on the 14th, the Bobcats challenged the Brooklyn Nets away, Okafor erupted with 21 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, and 6 blocks, leading the Bobcats to massacre the Brooklyn Nets by 23 points at 111-88!
Last ti against the Brooklyn Nets, Okafor perford poorly, didn’t protect under the basket, needing Zhang Yang to soar 54 points to lead the team to reverse the situation, today Chest wider than Zhang San’s little Duncan rembered well, tonight in Brooklyn Nets’ inside line a thorough pounding, took 8 offensive rebounds alone!
Zhang Yang, who scored a ga-high 28 points tonight, could only count as a ball-catching shooter shouting 666 on the side.
Miami Heat, 76ers, Brooklyn Nets from seventh to ninth in the East faced the Bobcats one after another. After finishing the gas, it seed like they hadn’t really played…
On the 16th, the Bobcats returned to face the Toronto Raptors challenge at ho.
Tonight was another lancholy night for Bosh.
Long-necked Dino: We don’t even claim a broadcast when playing popular strong teams now?
Facing the uninterested and underpowered Raptors, the Bobcats’ strategy tonight was—training!
This was their last weak opponent before the end of the regular season, need to seize the ti for so practice.
Right after the ga started, Zhang Yang began quietly executing his plan, actively moving to catch the ball, attracting double-teams to pass, and fighting hard for rebounds.
Hard work pays off, having faced the Raptors so many tis, being brainlessly double-tead by the opponent so many tis, he finally grabbed his 10th rebound at the start of the fourth quarter this ga!
When he was substituted out during the official tiout in the fourth quarter, his stats froze at 16 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, marking his first multi-triple-double in a single season!
Final score was set at 102 to 91, Bobcats easily secured the victory!
After the final whistle, Zhang Yang, who recorded a triple-double, wanted to enjoy the cheers from the fans. Although there was a suspicion of padding stats, teammates couldn’t help but box out for him to grab rebounds… but it didn’t matter.
Unexpectedly, the on-site fans were all chanting “70 Wins!” after the ga ended.
When in doubt, look at the big screen, Zhang Yang was surprised to see the big screen displaying “70 Wins, Are You Ready?” alongside their current 9-ga winning streak, 68 wins 12 losses!
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