212: 117.
All four point guards are petty!_2 212: 117.
All four point guards are petty!_2 Gerald Wallace was dumbfounded when he received the award notification; starting in the All-Star Ga and Player of the Month, this sudden wealth of honors had co out of nowhere…
Zhang Yang and Paul each received the Eastern and Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards, respectively.
In February, Zhang Yang played 27 minutes per ga over 10 gas, scoring 15.5 points, grabbing 4.8 rebounds, dishing out 2.3 assists, and making 1.1 steals, with a shooting percentage of 43%.
His average points per ga exceeded that of last December, mainly because he scored 20 points in 3 of the 10 gas this month, which significantly boosted his average scoring effect compared to 4 tis in 15 gas last December.
Paul played 8 gas, averaging 14.6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1.8 steals.
His performance in February was not as good as in the previous three months, with continuous injuries in the team, and he himself suffered an injury at the end of the month.
He missed two gas due to injury, left one ga early, and pushed through one ga with a poor performance while injured, mainly because those two gas with injuries pulled down his stats.
But even so, he was still the best-performing rookie in the Western Conference in February, winning Rookie of the Month for four straight months.
Over at Felton’s, seeing his little brother defeat him and win the award, he felt happy for his brother’s performance but also a bit sour; however, he had to maintain his pride when speaking and praised Zhang Yang generously.
Zhang Yang also modestly showed so of the young man’s pride, allowing the slightly chubby leader to enjoy the feeling of being a ‘mature player’.
After the noise settled, the season continued.
After playing the Knight, the team rested for one day and the Bobcats welcod their 5th opponent in a six-ho-ga run, the New Jersey Nets.
Tonight, Carter was fierce!
Facing Zhang Yang who had snatched his starting spot in the All-Star Ga, Carter went 8 for 16 tonight, including 2 of 3 from three-point range, and with 8 of 10 free throws made, he efficiently scored 26 points.
Kidd had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and Richard Jefferson 19 points, 7 rebounds…
Facing Felton who perford exceptionally against Jas, tonight he was restricted by Kidd to only 3 out of 10 shooting, scoring only 8 points and 5 assists.
Zhang Yang scored a decent 14 points with 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Okafor with 18 points in the frontcourt and Gerald Wallace with 15 points also perford alright, but the rest of the Bobcats were locked down by the Nets’ team defense.
Zhang Yang scored his points relying on mid-range stop-and-pop jumpers and mid-range catch-and-shoot.
81 to 90, the Bobcats lost to the Nets by 9 points, ending their 5-ga winning streak.
After securing a victory, the Nets left, but before the Bobcats could lick their wounds and soothe the pain of the winning streak ending, the Lakers arrived…
On March 4th, the Bobcats hosted the Lakers at ho.
After the All-Star Ga, Kobe said in an interview how impressed he was by Zhang Yang’s talent, how similar it was to his own when he was younger, and how stunning his technical skills were.
However, in the rematch with Zhang Yang, none of that generosity was to be seen as Kobe ruthlessly took it to the Bobcats.
Only playing three quarters, he made 12 of his 19 shots, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws, putting up 35 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals before clocking out.
Odom stood out tonight, playing 38 minutes and notching 19 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, blasting out a triple-double.
Under their lead, the Lakers easily took down the Bobcats 108 to 97.
After facing two consecutive losses, the Bobcats’ record dropped to 27 wins and 31 losses.
Zhang Yang worked hard for a 5-ga win streak, only for the new month to start and everything to reset; he was about to crack, just destroy it all!
After a ntal blowout, Zhang Yang still had to pull himself together.
The five-ga winning streak was still very impactful; even after this two-ga losing streak, they were still in the tenth spot in the Eastern Conference with hopes of entering the playoffs.
Zhang Yang had co to realize that no matter how magnanimous or kind those four famous shooting guards appeared off the court, whether they loved stepping on others or were proudly careless…
on the court, all of them were petty!
Iverson, Kobe, ‘two-faced,’ and Carter, who was the sa inside and out, were not broad-minded.
McGrady had only played against him once, and Zhang Yang guessed that McGrady was probably holding back his energy, waiting to hamr them next season.
Because they took advantage of Yao Ming’s absence to hamr McGrady once before.
This was a reasonable speculation, because yesterday, on March 3rd, the Knights played the Rockets at ho and lost 83 to 95, with Jas being heavily guarded by McGrady and Yao Ming, resulting in only 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists from 7 for 22 shooting.
Although Jas has fared quite poorly against Yao Ming, averaging only a 40% field goal percentage in their past 5 encounters, it was at least passable, but last night, McGrady’s defense on Jas was as intense as when facing Kobe or Carter, and together with Yao Ming, they limited Jas to a re 31% shooting percentage…
Zhang Yang was certain that McGrady’s ruthless defense was definitely because Jas had snatched the All-Star MVP from him.
…
On the 5th, the Bobcats went to Milwaukee, facing the Bucks in the second ga of a back-to-back set on alternating ho and away grounds.
In the second ga of the back-to-back, the Bobcats players felt the effects on their stamina and shooting touch to varying degrees, being suppressed by the Bucks in the first half with scores of 22 to 25 in the first quarter, and 25 to 28 in the second, trailing by 6 points at halfti with a score of 47 to 53.
However, the Bobcats players were resilient enough not to beco discouraged just because they were being suppressed.
Their two consecutive losses had dealt them a blow, but it also gave them stronger motivation; with 58 gas of the regular season already played and only 24 left, they had to fight for every ga to have a chance at making the playoffs.
The team, led by Felton and Gerald Wallace, seed very unique, now with hopes for the playoffs.
They were eager to fight, full of motivation, yet without too much pressure, just purely wanting to make the playoffs…
That mindset was like playing college basketball, earnestly fighting for victory, for the sake of reaching the finals.
In Bickerstaff’s view, this was like the beginning of a team culture.
He was surprised, since he had ideas about building a team culture, but it was tough to manage; usually, a team would have to win gas and gain so tangible honors before a culture began to erge, and then, maintain a long record of good performance in order for a culture to be established.
On their side, there was already a faint sign of such a culture erging!
It was unbelievable!
Coming back from halfti to the third quarter, Zhang Yang ignited the Bobcats’ counterattack with a steal and a fast-break dunk.
Gerald Wallace and Okafor took charge of the defense, while Felton led the offensive in the set plays, and Zhang Yang initiated fast breaks and mid-range pressure during set plays.
In the third quarter, the Bobcats exploded with 27 points and held the Bucks to only 20, overturning the score to lead by 1 point with 74 to 73.
In the final quarter, the Bobcats continued their aggressive mid-range defense, with Gerald Wallace holding Reed to 2 for 6 shooting.
The Bucks had already been 1 for 5 from the three-point line in the third quarter and went 0 for 5 in the final…
Managing only 20 points again in the quarter!
The Bobcats finished the quarter with a 25 to 20 lead, ultimately reversing the ga against the Bucks with a 99 to 93 victory, ending their two-ga losing streak!
Felton scored 19 points along with 8 assists, leading the team in both categories.
Zhang Yang had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, Gerald Wallace contributed 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block, Okafor added 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks, Eli finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds, and Brezec with 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks…
The Bucks, currently eighth in the Eastern Conference, fell to 30 wins and 29 losses after losing to the Bobcats, while the Bobcats’ record improved to 28 wins and 31 losses, as the Bobcats directly narrowed the win-loss gap with their playoff competition, reducing the difference to just two gas!
Zhang Yang was very excited to defeat the competitors directly, and the next day, after returning to Charlotte and training for an afternoon, he received another piece of good news…
He had gathered 180,000 shooting value!
With 80,000 shooting value, he was lucky enough to get a 1 in speed from a random physical talent point!
With 100,000 shooting value, he upgraded Nash’s ball-handling rhythm sense from beginner to interdiate!
This ti, the improvent in physical talent was very direct; on the ability assessnt panel, his speed increased straight from 92 to 93!
Zhang Yang recalled the finals of the 10th tiline, where his speed was 91, having already improved by 1 point in speed talent…
Could it be that at around 90 kilograms, he was at his fastest?
After brainstorming for a while, he decided not to dwell on this for now and would choose how much to increase his weight in the future based on a comprehensive need for speed, strength, and stamina.
Moreover, the talent improvents were not yet over.
After closing the Gate of Trials, Zhang Yang spent so ti practicing his ball-handling offensive techniques…
The improvent in ball-handling rhythm sense felt very subtle!
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