First in scoring

Chapter 494 492. The brave will die of overeating while the timid will die of starvation!

The three big stars were extremely angry, and they got...angry for a moment.

Pi Shisan turned around and walked towards the bench first, followed by the modern Jordan and the White Devil.

We are all civilized people...there will always be times when we are left alone.

There is another very important point - Zhang San’s trash talk was not just empty talk, he really beat them 8 to 2 by himself!

In this situation, even Pi Shisan didn't have the face to say a word back.

Zhang Yang scored these 8 points, plus the previous 7 points, making it 15 points in a single quarter. Felton also scored 10 points in a single quarter... The two brothers scored a total of 25 points.

The three brothers have scored a total of 18 points from the last quarter to now.

Zhang Yang also walked back to the bench. He felt a thrill of dancing on the edge of a knife. If the three opponents hadn't controlled their temper and started fighting... he still felt a little bit hurt after realizing it so late. But the previous attack was so exciting that he couldn't control himself!
His teammates, however, have long been accustomed to it, especially the old teammates.

Their third brother has been like this from the beginning. After winning the championship two years ago, he has been even more free in the past two years.

Even Carlisle was used to it. He quickly gathered the players together, made substitutions, and arranged tactics.

With 1 minute and 17 seconds left and a 6-point lead, it looked like a safe margin... He brought in Mike Miller and Brad Miller to partner with Felton, Zhang Yang and Okafor.

Each of the three guys on the opposite side had accomplished the feat of scoring a few points in the final moments to complete a reversal. Even though in the last two minutes, the three were obviously exhausted, Carlisle still did not choose a conservative style of play, but instead attacked aggressively!

After the timeout, the Hawks' four stars were all on the field, and as Carlisle expected, they used Darius Songaila, who has better offensive and defensive abilities.

The Hawks passed the ball in the frontcourt quickly to Joe Johnson who was leaning against Zhang Yang.

Joe Johnson turned around and shot quickly...and it hit!
The Eagles only took 6 seconds to complete this attack, which was almost no waste of time and they narrowed the gap by two points!

The mid-range shot by the modern Jordan rekindled the hope of the Hawks players. With 1 minute and 11 seconds left and a 4-point difference, it was enough for them to turn the tables!

Seeing that the Hawks players' faces were more lively, Carlisle was glad that he did not take the conservative route. When defending those three guys, he could never expect them not to score. He could only be prepared to fight back... and he did it!

Felton advanced to the frontcourt and started an attack with Okafor's pick-and-roll. Okafor cut in from the middle and Felton advanced to the right. Brad Miller circled from the left side to the high post and covered Zhang Yang who was around the free throw line on the left sideline. Zhang Yang went straight to the right corner and Pierce left Mike Miller open and made up for him.

Felton passed the ball to Mike Miller, who received the ball, adjusted it, and shot a three-pointer...

If the score is behind or tied, in the playoffs, especially in a game like tonight, Mike Miller will most likely shoot nervously due to the pressure and lose control of the strength and direction.

But as he was leading by 4 points, he had nothing to fear...he made the three-pointer steadily!
110 to 103, the Bobcats' lead expanded to 7 points!
The spark of hope that had just been ignited by the Eagles players was extinguished!

Not only Horford and Darius Songaila, but Joe Johnson also felt there was no hope.

With 55 seconds left, Pierce and Bibby, who refused to give up, threw a quick shot each, but neither went in. Darius Songaila was fouled and made two free throws, scoring two points. There were no other points.

The Bobcats didn't score in the last 55 seconds, but it didn't matter...

At 10:23 pm, the final whistle sounded on time.

张杨首节7分、第二节10分、第三节9分、末节15分，出场38分钟，31投14中，其中三分球13中6，加上9中7的罚球，拿到41分。

费尔顿首节5分、第二节8分、第三节5分、末节10分，出场42分钟，24投10中，其中三分球8中3，加上5中4的罚球，拿到28分。

奥卡福12投5中，外加5中4的罚球，拿到14分。

Pierce scored 31 points, Joe Johnson scored 27 points, and Bibby scored 23 points. The three stars of the Hawks scored a total of 81 points, but they lost to the three young stars of the Bobcats!

110 to 105, the Bobcats defeated the Hawks, with a score of 1 to 0!

The fans at the scene were so nervous watching this game. They were leading by 11 points at halftime, lost by 12 points in the third quarter, and had a long tug-of-war in the final quarter... They only secured the victory with an 11-4 run in the last two minutes. They decided to buy a box of quick-acting heart pills and put them in their pockets for the next game.

The Bobcats players also gathered together to celebrate their victory. Who doesn’t like a close game until the end? The premise is that they are not the ones who lose…

Zhang Weiping and the cameraman squeezed into the crowd, made their way out, and put the microphone in front of Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang exclaimed that he was indeed the best basketball player in China in the 20th century. This guy looked much stronger than him...

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Zhang Weiping asked, "It wasn't easy for you to win tonight. You started strong but ended badly, but in the end you withstood the pressure and snatched the victory back. Do you have anything to say to your opponent?"

Zhang Yang curled his lips at the camera to show his attitude, and replied: "It's not really a high start and a low end. Our performance in the third quarter was not worse than the first half. It's just that the opponent played better than us in the third quarter. This is normal. They have that kind of strength. Otherwise, it would be too disappointing... This is a great game. I hope they can bring us more fun the day after tomorrow night."

...

Game 1 between the Bobcats and the Hawks kicked off the second round.

The next day, the 9th, two series will start today, Bulls vs. Cavaliers, Lakers vs. Nuggets.

More than half of the media that gathered in Charlotte yesterday left Charlotte early this morning. When Zhang Yang arrived at the Turkish Airlines Arena near noon, he saw that there were far fewer cameras inside and outside the arena than on the previous rest day, which was the day before yesterday.

This was expected. The biggest highlight of the series between the Bobcats and the Hawks was the awards ceremony before G1. After that, it was not that their series was boring. With Zhang San around, the attention would still be high, but it would not be like G1 where every mainstream media would send a team to film. A follow-up group would be enough.

Yao Ming vs. James, Kobe vs. Iverson, the Black Eight Miracle Team, in terms of topicality, each of them is indeed higher than the series between the Bobcats and the Hawks.

However, when Zhang Yang woke up in the morning and browsed the online forum, he saw that the popularity of last night's game was actually quite high.

They staged a wonderful tug-of-war, a counterattack, and finally killed the counterattacker...

After the game, a bunch of '63 Eagles old fans' came out to express their regret that the Eagles were ultimately unable to complete the comeback.

Zhang Yang felt very familiar with the rhetoric of this group of people... They were obviously the same group of people who pushed the Heat to an upset in the first round and made Wade's fans feel that the whole world was supporting them!
The 'cosplay' of this group of people this time seems much more professional than when they were talking about the 'hot eight theories', but it's not because these people's 'business abilities' have improved.

When this group of people were praising the team for the eighth place, except for Wade's fans and those who were just following the trend for fun, passers-by felt embarrassed and humiliated when they saw such praise.

But this time, it was "unfortunate" that the Hawks failed in their comeback in the first game and were defeated. It really looked like that. Those passers-by fans who were not partial to either team felt sorry for the Hawks. Of course, they were also shocked that Zhang San scored 8 points in a row at the critical moment.

It's still a question of strength. The Heat is the weakest of all the playoff teams, while the Hawks are the team that is truly capable of competing for the championship. The three outside superstars are all capable of fighting tough battles, Horford is also growing rapidly, and the lineup of role players is not bad either. It's just that the head coach is a bit lacking. If it were the years after Jordan retired for the second time, it wouldn't be difficult to reach the finals.

It's just that Zhang Yang feels that these '63 Eagles fans' are going to cry in the toilet this time. Their cosplay this time is obviously much more professional than last time, but the effect is worse! In terms of adding pressure to the Bobcats and boosting the confidence of the Eagles, the effect is not as good as the first round of praise.

Because the focus and hottest topic of the fans after the game were the trash talk about Zhang San...

It's not what he said at the end, 'There's not a single one who can play' and 'I hope they can bring me more fun'. These two sentences were very popular at the beginning, but these two sentences were purely pretentious, and only the Bobcats fans were excited.

What really became popular was what he said to Pierce after he scored a magical 2+1 against Joe Johnson - good luck doesn't favor fools.

He just heard Pierce say that he was "very lucky" and thought of this sentence. He just wanted to irritate Pierce, and it did work. He didn't remember anything after that. He didn't expect that the popularity after the game would be supported by this.

Out of curiosity, he scrolled through all the posts with the most replies from last night to this morning...

At first, fans just laughed at Pierce for being a fool and playing one against four, and he was labeled a "fool". Then, the debate about whether the "clutch ball" was mainly due to strength or luck suddenly began.

Zhang Yang didn't know what was so arguable about this topic, but people were still arguing at dawn... and the "lucky party" had the upper hand!

His fans, fans of Kobe, Carter, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Anthony... and other players with excellent key ball abilities, combined, cannot beat the "lucky party".

That group of people seemed to have their own set of "basketball logic", and all the "arguments" were within their own logic. No matter what you said, they could refute it with "arguments" that you could never imagine.

Even some fans who said that "key shots are based on strength and luck" were refuted by the "pure luck party". The "argument" was that Wade didn't make many three-pointers this season but he made a buzzer-beater three-pointer... Zhang San felt that his big cheeks were so miserable that he couldn't even fish in peace.

The extension of that sentence has not ended here. There is a new topic this morning - the relationship between a star's historical status, honors and achievements and luck.

Baylor, the two Evils, Feizhu, Ewing, Miller... this group of people who have retired for so many years were dragged out again and were ridiculed as fools without luck.

At the same time, some people say that Russell won 11 championships in an era when there were only about 10 teams that were lucky, Magic was lucky because he had many powerful teammates, Jordan was lucky because Bird declined early due to injury, the OK combination and Duncan were lucky because Jordan retired... Including his championship in the 06-07 season, a lot of luck points were analyzed, and he was rated as the champion with the most "luck element".

Regarding this, Zhang Yang felt a little unhappy when he first saw it. It was tantamount to denying the efforts of their entire team in that playoffs, but he couldn't refute it.

But he thought about it calmly and guessed the purpose of the person who pushed this extended topic - to weaken the influence of the "champion" in the minds of the fans and enhance the influence of the data. When someone wins the championship, they will hype it up again to raise the influence of the championship, or come up with a championship combined with data, etc., and that will be it. No championship equals Snake III, one championship surpasses Buddha Shark, two championships surpass God, Magic Bird, three championships are invincible? Who let them control the media discourse power?

After figuring it out, Zhang Yang complained, "How boring," and turned off his computer without continuing to read the subsequent debate.

At noon, Zhang Yang had a nutritious meal with the team, and after the meal he practiced a few more sets of long two-point and three-point shots with interference. Last night, his shooting percentage once dropped below 40%, and it was only after the last three consecutive shots that it increased to 3%.

The Eagles' defense is indeed good, and his best way to score is definitely to run, catch the ball and shoot, but after last night's game, the number of shots he caught the ball in the positional battle can be counted on one hand, and his assist rate is 20%? It is far lower than his 38% in the first round, which is half of what he scored.

In terms of singles, the best shooting options are high post or three-point one-on-one, where he won't be double-teamed, but the two starting forwards and guards on the opposing team are taller than him, and their defense is online, focusing on his shooting, so it is indeed difficult for him to shoot. The two substitutes, Ronald Murray and Maurice Evans, are shorter than him, but they only played for 10 minutes together last night. Woodson's coaching style is exactly the same as his teacher's, using his advantages to the fullest.

In short, you can’t go wrong by practicing long two-point and three-point shots after dribbling during interference.

From 3pm to 5pm, the Bobcats conducted two tactical training sessions, mainly offensive training. Carlisle didn't know what targeted defensive training he could conduct to coordinate the Hawks' offensive tactics. As for Bibby, Joe Johnson, and Pierce... do your best to defend them, and if that doesn't work, try to fight in singles!
Ka Tu: Who should I be afraid of when I have Zhang San in my hand?

...

In the evening, Zhang Yang watched the live game between the Lakers and the Nuggets at home with Xiao Bitch.

As for the Compton guys... this afternoon, after they walked around the Turkish Airlines Arena, Harden and Tatum took DeRozan and Jason Jr. to Chapel Hill to let DeRozan and Jason Jr. experience how good college life is in North Carolina.

When Zhang Yang heard that the three brothers were going to take little Jason away, he called them beasts. But even Okafor didn't think anything of it when he heard about it, and seemed very normal.

He often felt that he was out of tune with these animals. This seemed to be the "black culture"? If you have the conditions, you can do anything! People like Okafor who go to parties and read books in a place where no one is around are rare even among "African Americans". No, they are the oddballs among all men.

On the live broadcast side, to be honest, the Nuggets' games this season are really exciting. The Lakers' defense ranked only 16th in the league in the regular season, which didn't look very good, but in the playoffs, the first round of defense efficiency soared to sixth out of 19 teams, and that was against the Mavericks led by Billups, Terry, and Nowitzki... but they still couldn't defend against the Nuggets. Iverson scored 7 points and 23 assists, Ray Allen scored 31 points, Anthony scored 18 points, and the sixth man JR Smith scored 6 points and 113 assists... leading the team to points in a single game!
但让张杨感觉可惜的是，加内特拿到29分9板3助攻、科比28分5板5助攻、阿里扎18分、基德11分13板15助攻……湖人队全队狂轰124分，飙得比掘金队更猛！

In fact, from the perspective of tactical coordination, the triangle offense commanded by Kidd is better than the Nuggets' track and field three-gun style, but Zhang Yang hopes to see the remaining No. 3 superstar in the West win, and he has a subjective preference.

When the live broadcast ended, the result of the previous game was also posted on the TV screen. The Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Bulls 83 to 79... Just by looking at the score, you can feel the difference in the styles of the two series.

The following sports news focused on the analysis of the game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls, and Zhang Yang also watched it carefully.

姚明17投9中，加上4中3的罚球，拿到21分18板2助攻1抢断2盖帽，生猛无比。

Hinrich's 18 points and 6 assists were also okay, Courtney Lee and Joe Smith both scored 10 points which was also pretty good, but Luol Deng was defended by James and only got 6 points!
James had a strong defensive performance, scoring 23 points on 9 of 25 shots. Although his shooting percentage was poor, Zhang Yang felt that King played really well in this game after seeing the editing. He cut into the defense without the ball, made 5 of 2 open three-pointers... and created good singles opportunities for Mo Buchuan and Delonte West, and the two did not waste the opportunities. Mo Buchuan scored 19 points and 6 assists, Delonte West scored 16 points, and Big Z also got a lot of shooting opportunities, making 10 of 5 shots to get 12 points.

Zhang Yang feels that Yao Ming will have a difficult time in this series. Although they have restrained James, the Cavaliers are the second place in the regular season after all, and the nearly 100 million salary is not given for nothing.

After a day of rest, on May 5, Zhang Yang and the team faced the second game of the series against the Hawks at home.

Under his leadership, the Bobcats launched a fierce offensive in the first quarter. He played for 10 minutes, made 7 of 4 shots, including 3 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 12 points and leading the Bobcats to a 31-point lead over the Hawks 26-5.

But in the second quarter, the Hawks responded with an even more fierce attack, scoring 35 to 25 and overtaking the Bobcats by 61 points with 56 to 5!
When returning to the locker room during the halftime break, Zhang Yang, who had grabbed the tactical board from somewhere, looked at Bibby's 8 assists in a single quarter and his scalp went numb!
With the assists of the White Devil, Pierce played for 9 minutes and scored 8 points, Joe Johnson played for 8 minutes and scored 9 points, and Evans, who came off the bench, also made two three-pointers!
In the third quarter, Zhang Yang led the team to counterattack...the basket on the opposite side seemed to be covered!
He was okay in this regard, making 7 of 3 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, without any free throws, and scored 7 points, which is not too bad, but his shot number could not be improved and the double-team was too fierce.

The reason for the fierce double-team was that his teammates on the wings missed every shot. Pierce and Joe Johnson on the opposite side, as well as Maurice Evans and Ronald Murray who came on as substitutes, even went to the top arc to double-team him in one-on-one play!

The highest scoring teammate was Pietrus, and this was because Carlisle responded appropriately on the spot. Seeing that the wing role players and shooters were left open, he replaced Pietrus, who had strong impact, and he cut to the basket and received the ball. He made 4 of 2 shots and 3 of 2 free throws to get 6 points.

In addition to their 13 points, Okafor only scored two points, and Felton made a rare three-pointer in the bottom corner. The team scored 18 points in a single quarter!
The opposing Eagles team scored 23 points in the third quarter.

After three quarters, the Hawks extended their lead to 10 points, leading the Bobcats 84 to 74!
In the final quarter, the Bobcats finally recovered some of their offensive firepower, scoring 24 points in a single quarter, and fought hard on the defensive end, preventing the Eagles, whose physical strength had declined, from scoring only 19 points in a single quarter. However, they lost too much in the second and third quarters...

张杨35分4板6助攻2抢断、费尔顿12分7助攻、奥卡福14分12板、皮特鲁斯15分、米尔萨普8分11板……不敌31分的乔-约翰逊、22分的皮尔斯、16分的莫里斯-埃文斯、13分14助攻的毕比。

103 to 98, the Hawks defeated the Bobcats away and tied the score at 1 to 1!
...

"Ask him for me, is tonight's game interesting?"

The next morning, Zhang Yang saw a clip of Pierce's post-game interview on the news.

Zhang San: convex (艹皿艹) convex

I was tricked by Pi Shisan!
However, after last night’s game, Zhang Yang truly felt a sense of crisis for the first time in this year’s playoffs!

After he had breakfast, he brought his little bitch to the Turkish Airlines Arena before 9 o'clock and studied last night's video.

During the post-match review meeting and team training in the afternoon, he also felt a sense of crisis from his teammates, which made him feel more at ease. The home advantage was lost, so they just had to get it back!

After two days of rest, at 5:13 p.m. on May 6, Zhang Yang and his teammates entered the Philips Arena and the away game began.

Carlisle went all out tonight and sent out the starting combination of Felton, Zhang Yang, Hill, Okafor and Perkins... and started the meat grinder mode!

Having learned from Billy Beetee that "just do it if you think it's feasible", this wave of adjustments caught the Hawks off guard.

The score in the first quarter was 22 to 18, with the Bobcats leading the Hawks by 4 points!
Although the score difference was only 4 points, the Bobcats defended the Hawks to their lowest single-quarter score in 3 games!
Pierce and Joe Johnson only made 6 of 2 shots, and Bibby only made 5 of 2. If it weren't for Maurice Evans, who had a good touch in the previous game and made a long two-pointer and a three-pointer to get 5 points, the Hawks' score would have been even lower.

However, it is impossible to rely on this defense to suppress the Hawks' three superstars all the time. In the second quarter, the three of them started to feel better. After all, any one of them, if taken out alone and put in a strong team, would be a strong player who can withstand pressure from the outside.

The three scored a total of 16 points in the second quarter, with Bibby scoring 4 points, Pierce scoring 5 points, Joe Johnson scoring 7 points, Horford and Darius Songaila scoring 2 points each, and Maurice Evans making a three-pointer, and the Hawks' score increased to 23 points.

Fortunately, the Bobcats' offensive firepower has also improved slightly!

Because Okafor's offensive presence was not strong in the first two games, he also failed in the first quarter tonight. The Hawks ignored him during the intermission, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Duncan, who was always focused, seized the opportunity to give the Hawks a fierce wave. He played for 8 minutes, made 4 of 3 shots, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 9 points! He led the Bobcats to 25 points in a single quarter!
47 to 41, the Bobcats lead the Hawks by 6 points at halftime!
During the halftime break, Kato made another drastic adjustment, so radical that Zhang San thought that the gambler Bito had returned...

After the start of the second half, as Carlisle analyzed, they failed to suppress the Hawks' offense. In the third quarter, all four Hawks stars scored more than 5 points and led the team to 28 points in a single quarter!
However, the Bobcats performed even better. They focused on offensive adjustments during the halftime break. Okafor scored 5 points, Zhang Yang scored 9 points, Felton scored 8 points, and their teammates scored 9 points. The team scored 31 points in a single quarter.

The Eagles, who were firing on all cylinders, not only failed to narrow the gap, but were instead left 3 points behind!
78 to 69, the Bobcats lead the Hawks by 9 points entering the final quarter!
The brave ones will be starved to death, and the timid ones will be starved to death!
(End of this chapter)