First in scoring

Chapter 479 477. Almost 'Super God'
The next evening, Zhang Yang flew back to Charlotte from Phoenix on a chartered plane. On the way, he talked with Felton about the content he had discussed with Nash last night.

The team discovered the problems after their back-to-back match with the Magic, but as the actual situation of the team kept changing, they kept adjusting their response methods after small-scale discussions and communications. Originally, because teammates had not been careless in recent games and had been fighting hard even against the bottom-ranked opponents in the league, they felt that the trouble they had encountered this time had passed. After Nash's reminder, even Felton, who was not sensitive to this aspect, found that the problem had not been really solved.

Felton called Okafor, Hill and Millsap to discuss the issue, and everyone felt that the problems they faced were really big.

Hill felt a little depressed. It turned out that some things could only be experienced personally. If one just observed and studied them, one could only see the surface.

Nash, who had personal experience and had suffered losses, saw the essence of the problem they were facing at a glance.

However, he had experienced greater setbacks, which had not really affected his mentality as the executive vice-boss.

He calmly analyzed: "We can't be in a hurry now. The playoffs will not start for more than a month. Including the first round, we still have 7-8 weeks. We still have time.

Let's maintain the status quo for now and observe the situation of our teammates. Steve also said that this is a potential problem for us, but it is not something that will definitely happen.

If this situation only occurred because we were on a winning streak and were too concerned about the winning streak itself, we would definitely prefer to see it adjust itself after the winning streak ends without our intervention. "

After thinking for a while, Okafor agreed: "I think Grant is right. This kind of thing, if brought up, will definitely have an impact on our strong confidence brought by our 19-game winning streak. Let's see."

Both Felton and Millsap expressed their approval, and Zhang Yang naturally had no objection.

When you find a problem, you just need to throw it out and listen to the discussion results... Zhang San sighed again: It’s good to have a boss!
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After two days of rest, on March 3, the Bobcats' 12rd regular season game day arrived, and they faced the challenge of the Rockets at home in the evening.

The long five-game road trip ended with only two days of rest, one of which was due to a hangover and a flight, which was not enough. The Bobcats were still in a slump tonight, not much better than during the five-game road trip.

After the first quarter, the Bobcats were 21 points behind the Rockets at 25 to 4.

Zhang Yang consciously felt and saw the situation that Nash described - once his teammates had a bad opportunity, they would pass the ball to him or Felton and move away to prepare for the response, completely lacking the subjective initiative on the court that had been gradually cultivated in the middle of the season.

With personal experience, he truly felt how big the problems they encountered in the previous period were, which might have really blocked their original continuous progress...

When teammates can't play well, they just throw the ball to the three young players. This decision is definitely correct, but as a championship-contending team, they require role players not only to avoid mistakes, but also to make contributions.

The first three opponents in the five-game away game were weak, and those three opponents might not have noticed this problem.

The fourth opponent was the Kings. Looking back now, Rondo had tried to exploit their weakness in this area, but the Kings were weak as a whole and he failed to take advantage of it.

The last opponent, the Suns, didn’t play defense at all and probably didn’t even pay attention to this issue.

Tonight's opponent was different. Thibodeau's team focused on defense, and they made good use of this. Using pressure defense, they let the Bobcats concentrate the ball in the hands of their three young players, and then carried out targeted double-teaming and cutting off the passing lines, forcing them to force shots!

It was certain that the problem was serious, but Zhang Yang did not make any immediate adjustments. Okafor also remained calm and played the game as usual. Seeing that his second and third brothers remained calm, Felton also remained calm and just swung the ball after receiving it.

As for Hill and Millsap, one is old and the other is young. They can only play supporting roles at present and cannot decide the game. They can only follow the footsteps of the three young players.

After the intermission, the Bobcats, led by Zhang Yang, strengthened their defense and played like a star on offense.

In the second quarter, the Bobcats successfully reduced the Rockets' score to 21 points, but their score was also reduced to 17 points by the Rockets; in the third quarter, the situation did not improve. The Bobcats and Rockets played 21 to 24. After three quarters, the Bobcats trailed the Rockets by 59 points with 70 to 11!
Finally, in the last quarter, Zhang Yang, who had played well for three quarters, started shooting. At 11 minutes and 33 seconds, he faced Battier's defense, used the screen to go around the post and shot a three-pointer towards Yi Jianlian. His score in a single quarter reached 16 points!
Under his leadership, the Bobcats scored 27 to 18 in the final quarter, narrowing the score to 86 to 88 and narrowing the gap to two points! The Rockets called a timeout!
The fans who were extremely depressed in the first three quarters cheered wildly and shouted for defense during the entire timeout.

Bobcats fans can be said to have blind trust in Zhang Yang's ability to play key balls.

If Zhang Yang can score the winning goal or tie the score... he can also score 40+ points in a single game!

前三节23投8中，其中三分球10中3，加上5中3的罚球，拿到22分；末节10投6中，其中三分球4中2，加上2中2的罚球，拿到16分，张杨已经拿到38分了！

After the timeout, both teams made major personnel adjustments.

Carlisle sent out a combination of Afflalo, Zhang Yang, Hill, Okafor, and Perkins;
Thibodeau sent out a combination of Lowry, Kevin Martin, Battier, Yi Jianlian and Lopez.

The Rockets had the ball in the frontcourt, and Lowry and Yi Jianlian started the attack with a pick-and-roll.

The Bobcats did a great job of zone double teaming and rotation defense. Lowry's shot route was blocked and he was forced to stop the ball. He almost made a mistake, but fortunately he found his teammates and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian who was moving quickly. When Yi Jianlian received the ball, Zhang Yang followed closely. He lifted the ball, swept it around, and passed it...

The ball flew from the left long two-point area to the right 45-degree angle, and Battier took an open three-point shot... and it went in! The Bobcats called a timeout!

The Rockets' lead extended to 5 points, leaving only 11 seconds for the Bobcats!
After the timeout, Zhang Yang received the ball and shot a three-pointer, but missed. The game came to an end...

大洛佩茨13分、易建联10分、巴蒂尔10分、斯科拉15分、洛瑞12分、布鲁克斯9分……火箭队5人得分上双，以91比86险胜山猫队，送给山猫队两连败！

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Once upon a time, Zhang Yang was very confident that he would never "surpass the God of Basketball", but just two weeks later, he successfully caught up with the God... 32 of 11 shots, 34 of 14 shots, and two consecutive 20-miss games, his single-game 20-miss number of times reached 12 times!
After the game, he unsurprisingly became the target of ridicule by the media and fans. "Surpassing Jordan" was what everyone dreamed of. He, Zhang San, might be able to do it, with just one game left.

Since they had just won 19 consecutive games and suffered two consecutive losses, they still had a record of 52 wins and 11 losses, leading the Cavaliers and Spurs, who were tied for second place, by as many as 5 wins. The records of those two teams were 47 wins and 16 losses.

Both the games against the Suns and Rockets were broadcast live. He had highlight performances in the final quarters of both games, especially the game against the Rockets, where he almost turned the game around. Unfortunately, Yi Jianlian's patience in passing the ball at the critical moment and Battier's key three-pointer stifled his efforts to run wild in the final quarter...

The mainstream media and most fans were relatively friendly in their comments, thinking that they were just in poor form after returning from consecutive away games. They were just making fun of them, not being very aggressive, and not being too critical.

However, some members of the Boss Gang were not as open-minded as the media and fans.

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火箭队本赛季防守效率排在联盟第四、场均失分94.4分联盟第五低，综合防守效率比火箭队好的球队只有场均失分91.1分的骑士队、场均失分94分的开拓者队、场均失分94.1分的魔术队、场均失分94.3分的黄蜂队。

The Bobcats' defense ranks seventh in the league, giving up 96.1 points per game, which is only better than the top six in defense, but their offense is the best among the top ten defensive teams, even ranking fifth in the league, averaging 105.2 points per game. Only the Nuggets, Warriors, Suns, and Knicks are better than them.

Even if they were playing against the Rockets, the Bobcats shouldn't have played so badly based on their season average performance. After this game, they truly confirmed that what Nash said happened to them.

The next morning, Felton called Zhang Yang, Okafor, Hill and Millsap to the No. 3 lounge of the Turkish Airlines Arena and decided to "restart the second half."

Zhang Yang asked in surprise, "Boss, have you figured out a solution?"

Felton shook his head and replied, "No."

"Uh...what does 'restart the second half' mean?"

"It's just a slogan. Didn't you say that most people don't understand plans and strategies? We just need to use a loud slogan to tell them what we are going to do next. As for the specific steps, I have already made an appointment with Rick. You said that professional matters should be left to professionals. We just need to tell him the problems we have found."

Hill, Okafor and Millsap all looked at Zhang Yang when they heard this: Is this how you teach the boss?
But they had to admit that they really couldn't find any way to refute Felton's words! It seemed that this was the best way to deal with it.

Zhang San: Don’t look at me, I have forgotten when I said such a nonsense. Even if I did, I don’t know if the fat boy would take it seriously!

At lunch time, the boss helped the five-man group to the reserved restaurant. Not long after they sat down, five coaches, including Carlisle, Vincent, Paul Silas, Randy Brown and Engelland, arrived.

The coaching staff knew that the Big Boss must have something going on in order to invite them to dinner, but Vincent, Randy Brown, and Engelland didn't care. They ordered their favorite dishes and ate, leaving the problem to the head coach and the experienced old coach.

After listening to Felton and Hill's analysis, Carlisle was overwhelmed...

Of course he also discovered the problem, and started trying to correct it earlier than several other players, but he only solved the problem from the perspective of training and game plan. He never thought about extending the problem to the perspective of system improvement and the next few seasons like several other players did!
In fact, this is not Carlisle's fault. Nash has been playing basketball for more than ten years and has been the absolute core of the Suns for five years before he summed up such experience.

Carlisle has only been a head coach for a few years and has never achieved real success. His experience is not as rich as Nash's 4 and a half years with the Suns. He was just a marginal player during his playing career and did not play for many years. He has neither the experience of looking at problems from the perspective of a top player nor the experience of being a veteran...

The losses Nash suffered are almost the same as those D'Antoni suffered. It was not until last season that the master and apprentice really discovered the problem and began to solve it... and then it was ruined by Steve Kerr's magic move.

After the meal, the pressure on the third young master, the executive vice-boss, and the future tactical core was relieved. He no longer worried about this matter and took a rest and practiced more.

The biggest effect of Felton's "distorted logic" was not to find a "savior", but to make the four teammates realize that the problems they encountered were beyond the scope of what they could handle on their own, and they should not waste time on internal conflicts.

Next it depends on the coaches. They will do whatever the coaches need them to do and if they can do it, they will take the initiative to communicate with the coaching staff if they can think of a solution.

The team members were relieved, but Katu's work pressure suddenly increased!
(End of this chapter)