Blaming Jordan, Zhang Yang instantly felt much better, and his dissatisfaction with his teammates’ defensive performances due to the loss was transferred.
No wonder he is the God of Basketball, his impact on the court is imnse!
However, in this encounter, Nowitzki left a much stronger impression on Zhang Yang than during the last Texas three-ga stint.
The failure to defend the Mavericks’ periter was due to his teammates’ sluggish defensive footwork on the periter. He could only cover one player at most, and was often moved by the Mavericks’ intercutting and running tactics, leading his defensive target to get open shooting opportunities.
But Hill, Millsap, and Marion didn’t do poorly in defending Nowitzki! Yet Nowitzki relied on the turnaround jump shots developed from post-back plays over the past two years, hitting 10 mid-range shots in 39 minutes of play!
Just a few days ago, he experienced the old Ironsmith’s fadeaway, and today he tasted the Silver Horned King’s one-foot stance.
Notably, in one instance when Zhang Yang had bad luck in switching to Nowitzki, he noticed that his wingspan was similar to Nowitzki’s... After the ga, he checked the official stats; Nowitzki stands 212 centiters barefoot, wingspan 215 centiters, just 1 centiter shorter than Zhang San, tsk, also a short-handed guy.
After finishing the back-to-back gas, the Bobcats rested for two days. Then they headed to the Atlantic Division for three consecutive away gas on the 23rd, 25th, and 27th, achieving a 2-win, 1-loss record. Not bad, the crucial point is that teammates genuinely ward up during this period. The lost ga was against the Celtics, where Al Jefferson scored 27 points with 13 of 9 field goals and 11 of 9 free throws, handing them a loss.
By the end of February, the Bobcats’ record rose to 38 wins and 19 losses.
Over a span of 20 days, with 11 gas, against mostly playoff-caliber teams, 3 title-contending opponents, and two back-to-backs, they achieved a 7-win, 4-loss record. The Bobcats’ performance this month was quite decent.
Zhang Yang’s personal performance was also stellar with three gas scoring over 40 points, and one scoring 37 points.
However, he still couldn’t compete for the monthly best against that certain soone.
After the three consecutive away gas, the Bobcats rested for a day, and on March 1st, a new month arrived.
The league announced the latest monthly awards in the morning.
Jas, with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss, averaging 27.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1 block, claid his third Eastern Conference Player of the Month of the season.
In February, Cavaliers only lost to the Bobcats on the 1st, then went on a 9-ga winning streak, tying the Spurs’ longest winning streak of the season, and the record climbed to 46 wins, 10 losses. The probability of hitting 70 wins is not significant. This March, the league’s promotional push to compete with "Madness in March" for ratings is none other than the self-titled "Black Representative" Jas. Cavaliers have 16 gas in March, including 11 against teams in the top nine of the West and top six of the East.
But with the current situation, besides Spurs and Mavericks, no other team is hopeful of competing for the league’s top spot.
The Spurs don’t have players with "MVP-level performances";
anwhile, Mavericks’ Nowitzki, returning to the peak this season, has a shooting percentage of 50.7%, a career-high, surpassing the 06-07 season, averaging 25.5 points, nearly 1 point higher than the MVP season. The team’s record is excellent too, currently third in the league, one of the three teams expected to hit 65 wins...but there’s almost no MVP buzz, or rather, when the dia and experts discuss MVP candidates, no one ntions Nowitzki.
Regarding this, Cuban already blasted during the All-Star Weekend, but like the Rust Belt, the voice is useless even if louder, not as effective as the one from the rural areas of Tennessee.
Grizzlies’ general manager Chris Wallace criticized the absence of any All-Stars in their team, with Parker, Gerald Wallace, and Gasol all missing out. It’s not that the three weren’t good, but the ones voting to the coaches should be ashad.
After Chris Wallace’s criticism, Spurs’ coach Popovich, Lakers’ coach Phil Jackson, Knicks’ coach Mike D’Antoni, and other well-known coaches responded. They guessed that everyone would vote for the three, not feeling their votes were missing, so to their surprise, the three weren’t selected, etc.
Cuban’s words were ignored by almost everyone. The main reason behind this, besides geographical location, is the pit dug three years ago was too deep. Without re-proving themselves in the playoffs, Nowitzki would always be underestimated.
In the West, the Player of the Month in February was our Eastern brother, erupting post All-Star snub, taking advantage of Zhang Yang’s last four gas scoring only in the twenties. After an outburst of scoring fits, he soared to the top of the scoring list. Nuggets’ February record was just as good, 7 wins and 4 losses like the Bobcats.
The Western Conference Players of the Month for the first four months were Stoudemire, Kobe, Paul, and Anthony. The regular season’s weekly and monthly awards in the West were very competitive, similar to previous years, rarely concentrated on individual players.
Additionally, Jas perford exceptionally well this season, even showing a 40% three-point success rate, averaging 1.6 hits, 51% 40% ...76% shooting accuracy, with good stats and record. Having claid 3 Player of the Month awards in the first four months, his MVP buzz is extrely high.
Zhang Yang here, at night, welcod the challenge from Lakers at ho, the NBA’s first major ga in March, once again setting the reigning champion against the runners-up.
After an intense offensive and defensive battle, Lakers relied on Fisher’s last-minute three-pointer and Vujacic’s crucial free throws, hitting both, ultimately narrowly defeating the Bobcats 99-95, taking revenge for the grievance before the All-Star Weekend!
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