First in scoring

Chapter 452: Battle with the Old Blacksmith (End)
Kobe and Garnett returned to the bench and started cursing at Kwame Brown, but after a few curses, the two of them lost their temper, looked at each other, and started to reflect.

Blacksmith: "If I had scored one more goal, I wouldn't have to count on him."

Tiexue: “No, if I had defended the bad boys’ mid-range shot one more time, I wouldn’t have given them the chance to drag the game into overtime.”

Blacksmith: "I am responsible for the fact that the bad boys shot so many goals at me."

Tiexue: "You've made him miss 20 shots, right? This is definitely not your fault."

This magical scene left Kidd stunned.

Ji Bugong: It turns out that the fake top scorer has such a magical effect! A high school student cured the tempers of two other high school students and made the other two high school students reflect on themselves... Is the fake top scorer's last name Mai?
After so many years, Kwame Brown has developed a certain resistance to the insults from snake players. After being tormented by the snakes and wolves for a year last year, he now has the mentality of a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water, which can be regarded as a form of self-protection for the body.

On the Bobcats bench, Carlisle saw two high school students scolding another high school student and observed a second of silence for the fake No. 1 pick.

When he used to scold players who said they would defend well but didn't actually work hard, he always said - is defense just about talking?
Tonight, his view of basketball was slightly refreshed by Zhang Yang. Sometimes you can really defend your opponent just by mouth.

When Kidd created an opportunity for Kwame Brown to dunk in the middle, Carlisle was in despair. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang's shout saved the team!
At this moment, Kabal thanked teachers Jones and Fitch for their help, which enabled him to successfully embark on the path of coaching and see so many magical scenes up close that he could not have imagined before.

Carlisle estimated that he would never forget Zhang Yang's "defense with his mouth" this time.

He suppressed his inner excitement, and with 2.3 seconds left, he made substitutions and arranged tactics.

After the timeout, the Zen Master did not make any personnel adjustments. The substitutes had already done what was needed, and the rest was left to the core lineup.

Carlisle replaced the lineup with Felton, Zhang Yang, Mike Miller, Hill and Okafor.

The game continued, and the Bobcats served the ball in the frontcourt. Hill's target was definitely Zhang Yang, but facing the defense led by Kidd, Kobe, and Garnett, he failed to pass the ball, and finally could only pass it to Okafor who was in the gap.

Okafor didn't back down. He received the ball and shot a mid-range shot... but he missed. The ball bounced up but before it fell down, a long whistle sounded.

Kobe scored 49 points and Zhang Yang scored 45 points. The score between the two teams was 102-102 and they entered the second overtime!
Carlisle felt a little regretful, but still applauded and cheered for his players.

He had anticipated that this might be the case, and there was a high probability that, although Zhang Yang had recovered some strength by paddling, it would still be too difficult for him to run out and catch the ball by relying on his moving speed as he did during normal times.

Zhang Yang was also a little uncomfortable, mainly because the score was tied, not behind, and the "killer" could not be activated. His current physical condition was not enough for him to run out of position in the first time under the Lakers' defense. Even Felton and Mike Miller had no chance to catch the ball.

Only Okafor was able to receive the ball, but the position where he received the ball did not allow him to get close to the basket and shoot in a short period of time, so he could only make mid-range shots.

Fortunately, the discomfort only lasted for a few seconds, and they continued to play overtime. They were not afraid...

On the other hand, the Zen Master was really upset. He wanted to have a good game with the Bobcats to get the best practical understanding of the Bobcats, but he didn't expect to have to play overtime, or double overtime!

Moreover, Kobe really doesn't listen to advice and only believes in what he thinks is right.

Just as Kobe believed in Kidd's passing ability and Garnett's wing screen, he firmly implemented off-ball play and learned off-ball screen running, which he was not good at before, and he did it very well.

But he won't listen even if you tell him about things he approves of and will continue to do as he pleases.

However, the Zen Master is not willing to "correct" Kobe's paranoid self-confidence, which is a fascinating advantage.

If he forced Kobe to stop being paranoid just to get him to listen to advice, the Zen Master would feel that it would be something he would regret... The main reason is that he didn't think he had the ability to make Kobe stop being paranoid.

...

A few minutes later, under the expectant gaze of the fans, players from both teams came onto the field.

The Zen Master only replaced Kwame Brown with Gasol Jr., and the other four continued to play. Originally, this substitution was not necessary, but he was afraid that it would affect the mood of other players.

Carlisle had more personnel changes, with Jarrett Jack, Zhang Yang, Mike Miller, Ibaka, and Brad Miller playing together.

Ibaka defeated Garnett to win the jump ball and the second overtime began!
Jarrett Jack singled out Kidd, dribbled behind his back to create shooting space, and shot a three-pointer...

In regular time, he made 7 of 2 shots, got 5 points, 1 assist and 2 turnovers. His shooting performance was terrible and his passing was also poor, but God Jack was still confident. He shot the ball decisively and made it in decisively!

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe took a three-point shot at Mike Miller amid the cheers of the fans... but missed! The shot was clearly short!

Brad Miller grabbed the rebound and passed it to Jarrett Jack, who launched a counterattack. Ibaka quickly broke through and Mike Miller followed up from the wing.

Jack launched a counterattack, but even with Ibaka, he couldn't make any move against the defensive formation of Kidd, Kobe, Ariza and Garnett. He was blocked on the right side of the free throw line, and Ibaka was also blocked outside the three-second zone by Garnett.

But his goal was achieved, he threw the ball outside the top arc.

Zhang Yang followed up from the middle, received the ball and shot a three-pointer...and it went in!
Jarrett Jack just made a single three-pointer, Ibaka is athletic and a fast runner, Mike Miller's three-pointer from the wing is accurate... Zhang Yang made good use of the threat of these three people to "hide" himself and seized the opportunity!

However, the initiator of this offensive strategy was Brad Miller. He made a judgment the moment he got the rebound and passed the ball to Jarrett Jack, which enabled this counterattack.

Zhang Yang also understood Brad Miller's thinking after scoring the goal. Jarrett Jack may not have realized the role played by Brad Miller until the end.

102 to 108, the Lakers were trailing by 6 points. Kobe ran to the frontcourt and continued to ask for the ball for a one-on-one shot. This time he consciously increased the power of his shot, but the angle was also affected, and the ball hit the rim with a "clang".

Brad Miller grabbed the rebound before Gasol and immediately passed it to Jarrett Jack. The big white bear didn't expect that he would have the advantage in speed tonight!

The Zen Master regretted seeing this. When Gasol reached the landing point of the offensive rebound, Brad Miller actually grabbed the ball first. It was unbearable to watch. No matter what, Kwame Brown's athletic ability is still very good. With a height of 211 cm and a weight increase of 124 kg, he still has first-class mobility, but he is not as fast as Okafor, Millsap and Ibaka.

On the court, the great Jack launched another counterattack and passed the ball to Zhang Yang who was following up.

Ariza was prepared this time, pretending to double-team, and immediately rushed to the top arc after Jarrett Jack passed the ball.

Zhang Yang received the ball, raised his hand, deceived Ariza, and rushed to the three-point line, then stopped and shot a long two-point shot...

He followed up with counterattacks for two consecutive rounds. Although he did not rush for his life, Zhang Yang still felt that his whole body was floating when he followed up, and he felt weak. But when he shook off Ariza and threw the ball, he felt great!

As the net flowers appeared, the referee whistled and the Lakers called a timeout!

110 to 102, the Bobcats started the second overtime with an 8-0 lead!

38投18中，其中三分球14中6，加上10中8的罚球，张杨得分来到50分，反超了科比的49分！
The Lakers players on the court were fine, they just failed to defend for 3 rounds. In their opinion, if they could defend for a few rounds and make a few shots, they would catch up with the score. After the timeout, the Bobcats players hugged and celebrated excitedly, and quickly returned to the bench. In their opinion, there were still 4 minutes left and an 8-point difference was not safe at all.

But the fans at the scene felt completely different. They were stunned by the past few rounds. They had been looking forward to it for several minutes, waiting for the second exciting overtime. It would be best if there was another dramatic mistake like Kwame Brown's, and another overtime... After all, the tickets for tonight's game are quite expensive, and the longer they can watch, the better.

As a result, the Bobcats took over the game right away!
As spectators, they watched the entire game from close range and knew that an 8-point difference was a huge chasm!
After the first overtime, both teams only scored 10 points each. Normally, the score should be lower in the second overtime. It would be normal to score one or two goals, get three or five points, or even score no points for the entire quarter. However, the Bobcats scored 1 points in one minute!
But let’s not say that the fans felt that this development was no more dramatic than Kwame Brown’s mistake. Zhang Yang made two consecutive counterattacks and followed up with shots, scoring 5 points in a row to kill the game, leaving a deeper impression on the Los Angeles fans who were already very concerned about him...

After the timeout, the game returned to what the fans had expected, but this also meant that there was no triple overtime.

Both sides missed shots and it was difficult to score a goal. Zhang Yang missed his next two shots and only made one follow-up tip-in, causing Gasol to foul and he made both free throws.

Kobe made three shots in the next four minutes and scored one goal, getting two points.

In the last 4 minutes or so, the Bobcats only scored 4 points and the Lakers only scored 6 points.

The time came to 10:55 in the evening. After nearly 3 hours, the final whistle finally sounded.

40投18中，其中三分球15中6，加上12中10的罚球，张杨拿到52分力压38投19中拿到51分的科比！

Under his leadership, the Bobcats narrowly defeated the Lakers 114-108!
After the final whistle, Zhang Yang, who had unloaded a heavy burden and all the pressure, felt like he was about to collapse and couldn't even stand. Fortunately, his teammates gathered around him to celebrate. He leaned on his teammates without any hesitation. After taking a break, he cheered loudly with his teammates to celebrate. It was such a great game tonight!
On the other side, Kobe felt a little better than Zhang Yang. At least he could cover his head with a towel and walk towards the player tunnel.

He defended Zhang Yang for nearly 50 minutes. He thought he made Zhang Yang miss at least 20 of his shots. He also took nearly 40 shots himself. He should have scored about 50 points, right? But they lost!
He is not willing to give in, very unwilling!

When the Zen Master saw Kobe's expression, he knew that this guy still didn't realize what went wrong, but he didn't plan to tell him. Even if he did, this guy wouldn't listen. He could only hope that he could figure it out himself...

In a private room of the stadium, the Jew no longer regrets not arranging 23VS24. It is impossible for the Lakers to play such an exciting game against the Cavaliers!

It's not that the Cavaliers have no chance to win. With proper assistance from Mo Williams and Larry Hughes and the outside shooters' shooting, the Cavaliers still have a chance to win, after all, they have so many shooters.

But facing the inside line-up of Garnett, Kwame Brown and Gasol Jr., and the outside line-up of Kidd, Kobe and Ariza, it is impossible for James to perform like Zhang Yang.

Kobe was in such good shape tonight, scoring 5+ in regular time with a hit rate of over 40%. Stern didn't know how accurate the Cavaliers' pitchers had to be in order to avoid being beaten.

Jew: It seems that it is difficult for No. 3, No. 23, and No. 24 to form a three-way competition. The little giant is in a trough. It seems that the next one or two years will be the era of the Bad Boys and the Mamba, and the era of King will have to be put on the back burner.

The reality is very cruel. Stern made the decision on the allocation of the league's resources because of this game...

...

The next day, Zhang Yang slept until almost noon. After he sat up and relaxed for a while, his mind became clear and he felt weak.

It was the end of the mid-season, he had just played 17 games last month, and he played 54 minutes in double overtime in the first game of the new month... This was his first time experiencing this.

After his mind cleared, the 'door' appeared in front of him with a new hint on it.

"Physical strength increased from 93 to 94, which is the maximum for the current age and talent. Please arrange your training plan properly."

"...

Ability evaluation: three-pointer 92 (upper limit 95), mid-range shot 91 (upper limit 95), layup 93 (upper limit), ball control 90, passing 86, speed 94, strength 86, jumping 89, physical strength 94 (upper limit)..."

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. After working himself to death for one night, he made a breakthrough? If I had known, I would have worked myself to death every day... After thinking about it, it still wouldn't work.

I was so tired last night that I still feel uncomfortable now. It may have some impact on tomorrow. Fortunately, the Bobcats have two days of rest after playing four consecutive away games, otherwise the impact will be huge and not worth it.

Moreover, he guessed that the reason he was able to unleash his potential all at once was also related to his previous accumulation.

After being happy, he felt a little depressed. 94, is this the limit? There is still a clear gap between him and Kobe, who is 30 years old and whose physical strength is beginning to decline. He had only a few single defenses last night, and only at the end of the first overtime did he wear down Kobe, who was going all out on both offense and defense, and made him lose the second overtime.

He remembered that when he was twenty-six or twenty-seven years old and his physical fitness was at its peak, his physical strength limit was 96. There was still room for growth, but he had to wait for his body to grow.

But thinking on the bright side, he doesn't have to focus on improving his physical strength for the time being. He has more time. Besides, physical strength talent can be brushed up, right? It can be obtained eventually.

(End of this chapter)