First in scoring

Chapter 495 493. The youngest double-team leader in history is born!
In the final quarter, the Eagles launched another counterattack, with the three stars going all out, and the offensive firepower was even stronger than in the third quarter! But...

Because the Bobcats were defended so badly in the first quarter, Woodson decided to strengthen his defense during the first intermission, trying to lock down the opponent's wing like he did in G2. After wearing out the opponent's wing's touch, he went to block Zhang Yang and Felton... and then ignored the Bobcats' third scoring point, causing Okafor to open fire first in the second quarter and play inside and outside linkage.

This was the first time since the second round that the Bobcats had truly linked up their inside and outside lines. In the second half, Woodson wanted to contain them again, but it was no longer possible. In the final quarter, the scoring of the Bobcats' three young players did drop a little, but after the second and third quarters, the Bobcats team had already shown a trend of blooming from multiple points!
With 10 minutes and 49 seconds left in the final quarter, Hill made a layup and the Bobcats' score increased to 29 points, surpassing the Hawks' 28 points!
107 to 97, the Bobcats' lead reached 10 points!
Just when everyone on the Bobcats team thought they had a sure win and even the Eagles fans at the scene thought there was no hope, Joe Johnson and Bibby showed their strength, and they threw in 3 three-pointers in a quick shot! Joe Johnson made two three-pointers directly after receiving the ball, and Bibby made a three-pointer with a screen, and both went in! The Bobcats were beaten 9 to 2! During this period, Felton cut in and received a pass from Zhang Yang and made a layup to get two points.

Fortunately, after Bibby made that three-pointer, the Bobcats just passed the ball and the Hawks didn't even have time to try a tactical foul before the final whistle sounded... The final score was 109 to 106. The Bobcats defeated the Hawks without any danger, regained the home advantage, and led 2 to 1!

Listening to the regretful sighs of the fans at the scene, Zhang Yang felt a chill on his back. In the past minute or so, his back, which was already covered with sweat, broke out in another layer of sweat. Cold sweat!
Zhang San: Damn, it’s too scary for the White Devil, the modern Jordan, and the Truth to get together to play the key ball!

Who is he afraid of in a one-on-one fight? But these three shameless people don't follow the ethics of martial arts and play a group fight!
However, the combination of these two veterans over 30 years old, plus a player who averages 25+ scorers in a bad team, does not seem to be a "voluntary teaming up", but rather the result of the Hawks' second-generation rich boss delegating operational power to the general manager, and then the capable Danny Ferry, who learned for several years from the Spurs general manager RC Buford and current Thunder general manager Sam Presti, using a bunch of change saved from years of bad teaming to buy whole bills... No matter what, these three are shameless in playing three against one!

Zhang Yang looked up at the big screen. The scores of the three young players were not very high tonight. He scored 26 points, Felton scored 21 points, and Okafor scored 23 points. 39 points were scored by other teammates. The role players' scoring percentage was the highest in the past three games.

而对面，乔-约翰逊26分、皮尔斯30分、毕比24分，三大球星又合砍了80分！当代乔丹和真理这两人轮着飙30+！

Zhang San: It seems that my previous judgment was wrong?
After defeating the Bulls in the closing game, "helping" the Bulls to get the ideal sixth place, and "sending" the Hawks, who lost the closing game, to fifth place, he thought that everything would be smooth sailing before the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks might be a stumbling block, but it would not be a big problem to overcome them.

But after actually playing against each other for 3 games, and comparing them with the Bulls in their farewell game, he found that in the playoffs, the Hawks with those three guys would be their real rivals!
Now think about it, in the regular season, they had times when they won by double-digit points against the Bulls, Cavaliers, and Magic, but against the Hawks, the most they won was by 5 points!
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The next day, a day off, Zhang Yang slept until nearly 9 o'clock, called the little bitch who was taking an exam in New York, ordered some food, and collapsed on the sofa in the living room to play on the computer. He rested this morning and had no training scheduled in the afternoon. There was only a team meeting at 3 o'clock, which would be held in the hotel conference room.

Zhang Yang knew the reason why Carlisle made such an arrangement - physical strength issue.

Normally, with the defensive strength of the Bobcats and Hawks, the scores wouldn't be as low as those in the games between the Cavaliers and the Bulls, but in 3 games, the two teams scored over 5 points 98 times, and the only time it didn't exceed points was points. That's really not the iron-blooded Eastern Conference!

The reason for this situation is that the three superstars have raised the Eagles' scoring ceiling, forcing them to follow the stars and increase their scores as well.

Zhang San only played for 1 minutes in G38, and his playing time was distributed very reasonably. He rested for a total of 10 minutes in the first three quarters and played the full last quarter. However, his rest time in G2 was reduced to 6 minutes, and he only rested for less than 5 minutes last night!

And they had to follow, because the three guys in G1 showed their abilities right away, scoring a combined 30 points in the third quarter... Fortunately, the opposing head coach didn't have good offensive abilities and didn't have a good offensive assistant coach, so they only needed the three young players to increase their playing time to effectively respond and perform well on the spot.

But it also made Zhang Yang feel a little regretful.

There are always some unexplainable things in the world of competitive sports, like the makeup of the Eagles coaching staff.

It is understandable that the Pistons chose Woodson as the head coach. The Pistons had just won the championship in 04. As Larry Brown's chief assistant coach and defensive assistant coach, Woodson received offers from many teams at the time, including the Knicks who signed Larry Brown the following year.

But even in Woodson's fifth season, there is still no capable offensive coach. A year and a half after the championship team was formed, the offense is still not organized... Can't the Hawks management see this? Or is it because Danny Ferry came from the Spurs' iron-blooded era and thinks it is unnecessary?

After playing a game of the Frozen Throne custom map, Zhang Yang opened the NBA official website... It hasn't been announced yet, so he'll check out other news first.

The most talked-about team today...the Hawks!
Zhang Yang saw that he was not the only one who made a new evaluation of the Eagles' strength!
This is not the kind of meaningless flattery that the group of 'old fans of the 1 Hawks' did after G63, but a conclusion drawn after rigorous analysis based on the actual situation of the game, data efficiency, etc. - so far in the playoffs, the Hawks are the second best performing team in the Eastern Conference.

What those '63 Eagles fans' couldn't do was accomplished by the Eagles players. They became a true championship-contending team in people's minds and put tremendous pressure on the Bobcats players.

At 10 o'clock, the news Zhang Yang had been waiting for finally came. The headlines on the NBA official website were updated and the best lineup was announced!
That’s the name on the headline…The Strongest First Team?
He clicked on the headline link... "Grass! It's a green plant!"

All-Rookie Team:

Rose, Mayo, Westbrook, Harden and Eric Gordon were selected to the first team.

Beasley, Love, Lopez, Chalmers and DeRozan were selected to the second team.

Best team:
Zhang Yang, Kobe, James, Duncan and Howard were selected for the first team.

Paul, Wade, Pierce, Gasol and Yao Ming were selected to the second team.

Parker, Roy, Anthony, Nowitzki and Okafor were selected to the third team.

Best defensive team:
Zhang Yang, Kobe, James, Duncan and Howard were selected for the first team.

Paul, Wade, Hinrich, Sefolosha, Luol Deng, Gerald Wallace and Okafor were selected to the second team.

Wade, Hinrich and Sefolosha all scored 28 points and were voted into the second team of the best defensive team.

张杨拿到其他29支球队主教练投出的第一选票中的8张、第二选票10张，拿到60分，击败拿到10张第一选票、3张第二选票的保罗的56分，入选最佳防守阵容第一阵！
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5 double first team! First time in history!

Zhang Yang became the fourth active outside player to be included in the double first team after Kidd, Kobe and James!
Not only that, Zhang Yang also surpassed Duncan, who was 23 years and 1 month old, and Kobe, who was 22 years and 9 months old, to become the youngest first defense in history!
Naturally, he also broke the two "records" of the youngest player to be selected into the All-NBA First Team and the youngest player to be selected into the All-Defensive Team.

Once the award was announced, it quickly sparked public opinion and controversy.

The two biggest controversies are that Zhang Yang and Duncan were selected for the first defense.

People feel that they deserved to be selected to the All-Defensive Team, but Paul and Gerald Wallace should be ranked ahead of them.

Zhang Yang used his trumpet to attend various forums, reading the comments from the media and fans...

Duncan was selected to the first defense and returned to the first team after a year. He felt that there was actually no problem.

The Spurs' defense is very poor this season. They ranked 19th in the regular season, and were beaten in the playoffs because they could not defend against the pick-and-roll offense of the new duo. But without Duncan, the Spurs' defense would not only decline to the middle and lower levels, and it would be unlikely for them to overtake the Lakers and rush to first place in the Western Conference purely by relying on offense. Duncan almost single-handedly held down the Spurs' defensive bottom line.

Of course, the Crown Prince's defensive performance was also excellent, worthy of the first defense. He lost to Shifo by 6 points, which is 3 second votes. He, Zhang San, also felt sorry for his old teammate. This should be due to the voting inertia of the head coaches.

Strangely enough, when Duncan ranked second in the votes for the best defensive player, not many people were dissatisfied.

But he, Zhang San, defeated Pao Ge by 4 points and was selected into the first defense and double first team, which he himself did not expect!

One-third of the head coaches of other teams thought he should be selected for the second defense, which was in line with his expectations, but eight head coaches of other teams thought he should be selected for the first defense, accounting for nearly 8%, which surprised him.

But after talking to Kato who called to congratulate him, he changed his mind...

"Why are there so many first-place votes? Oh, Jack, why don't you get the first-place vote? If I were the head coach of another team, I would vote for you too.

Your one-on-one defense just doesn't look as fierce and isn't as eye-catching as Bryant, James, Wade, and Allen (Tony), but you're not at a disadvantage defending those very strong players.

As for your defense against technically-focused guards, the only one I can think of who's better than you is Prince.

Your performance in switching defense and double-teaming ranks among the top five among guards. Apart from Kidd, Billups, Rondo, and Paul, it is hard for me to think of anyone who does better than you. And they are not as good as you in cutting off passes.

Your team attributes are also rare. You always put team defense ahead of personal defense. It is because of you and Emeka setting an example that our defensive system can be perfected.

I think those head coaches who only voted for you as the second choice did not think you were unworthy of the first defense, but they had more favorite players. The 10 names I filled in are the 10 best defensive players in my mind besides the players on our team. "

After talking with Carlisle, Zhang Yang learned that the way a coach who coaches a game evaluates a player's defense is very different from that of reporters, experts, fans, and even himself as a player. It is very diverse and there is no single standard.

He remembered when the best team was announced last year. He already had some understanding of it at that time, but he had forgotten it because it had been so long.

At that time, he didn't understand how James was selected as the first defensive player. Many fans and even some media who usually favored James expressed their confusion about the head coaches' vote.

But later, after asking his coach for his opinion, complaining with his teammates, and browsing the forums to see more voices, he came to the conclusion that although James can't defend top scorers, he has a dominant defensive performance when defending average scorers and even first-rate scorers. As a small forward, while playing top-notch assist and backup defense, he can also limit the average score of the opposing players to below 100... How come he shouldn't be selected for the First Defense?

This time, 29 head coaches from the other 18 teams voted for him. What they valued was probably the actual defensive role he played in the game!
He himself had indeed never paid attention to this aspect.

But he was indeed lucky. Pao Ge had 10 first-place votes, while he, Zhang San, only had 8. It was obvious that Pao Ge was the "preferred choice" in the minds of more head coaches, but he won by relying on more second-place votes.

After figuring out why he was selected for the first defense, Zhang Yang became more confident in his defensive ability... This time he felt the impact of public opinion on players, and he himself did not fully understand how good his defense was.

As for other people's opinions... after he is selected into the best defensive team a few more times, everyone will get used to it. So many people dissed James last year, but don't people think it's natural for James to be the first on the defense this year?

He re-watched the three best teams, and what disappointed him most was that Tony Allen failed to make the best defensive team, mainly because the competition in the backcourt was too fierce. Judging from the current situation, Tony Allen will most likely not have a chance to be selected in the next one or two years, as his defensive type is too monotonous. He will probably have to wait until the defensive performance of Kobe, Wade, Hinrich and others declines.

The best rookie lineup was extremely exaggerated, with all the players scoring in double digits! Even DJ Augustin and Rudy Fernandez, two rookies who averaged double digits per game, were not selected!

The last time such a luxurious group of rookies appeared was in the 95 class, which had four top-paid talented power forwards in the late 90s alone - Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, McDyess, and Joe Smith.

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After a day of rest, we went to Phillips Arena with the team on the morning of May 5 to prepare for the game. The preparation meeting yesterday afternoon was long and detailed. This morning, we had two simple tactical running lessons, and the pre-game preparation was over.

Near noon, Zhang Yang attended the press conference held for him by the team and showed off the two first-team trophies sent by the league in the morning.

As Zhang Yang expected, many reporters asked rather sharp questions. After all, the team was playing away from home, and many reporters came from Florida. Probably because the two NBA teams there had gone fishing, these reporters had nothing to do, so they came specifically to diss him.

Although he understood that the media and fans had different perspectives from professional coaches when evaluating defense, he had been criticized for a whole day and even a clay Buddha would get angry. Besides, he was not a Buddha at all and was worried about having no place to vent his anger, so he had a passionate exchange of words with reporters when answering questions and let off a good sigh of relief.

Then, he was dissed even more harshly by major media outlets in the afternoon, but these media outlets were dissing him in the first place, so it doesn’t matter. Just get over it.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the fourth game of the series between the Bobcats and the Hawks began.

Being questioned for being selected as the first-team defensive player, so he desperately showed his defensive ability to prove himself? Zhang San is not as naive as the previous "strongest high school student in history". He firmly implements the defensive plan of Kawhi Leonard. When Jordan is on the court, he will defend closely. When he is not on the court, he will defend the shooter on the wing, double-team or shrink to block, putting the interests of the team's defense above personal defensive performance.

Carlisle couldn't be more satisfied seeing this. He called Zhang Yang yesterday, not to tell Zhang Yang how worthy he was, but because he was worried that Zhang Yang's defensive style would be influenced by public opinion. He didn't know how much effect his words had, but the result was good anyway, that was all!

He was also satisfied with Okafor, who was selected into both teams and remained stable.

With such a star both inside and outside the court, he himself feels that there is nothing wrong with the head coaches of the same generation being envious, jealous and resentful of him.

There is more that makes Carlisle happy tonight. In Game 4, their Bobcats finally waited until the three opposing stars were in poor form!

Joe Johnson remained steady, scoring 5 points in the first and 7 points in the second quarter respectively, but Bibby and Pierce were in poor form tonight!
Even if Horford adjusted his playing style in time, took more initiative in sharing shots and did better than usual in grabbing offensive rebounds, he could not make up for the decline of the two brothers even if he tried his best.

首节比分22比17、第二节比分23比22，半场打完，山猫队以45比39领先老鹰队6分！
Although the score difference was not big, the Bobcats had another big advantage - Zhang Yang played only 16 minutes in the first half! This was the lowest half-time playing time in the past 4 games!
This is the advantage of the Bobcats' improved system. They don't need stars to score points or their playing time is reduced, but they still have basic scoring ability.

The opposing Hawks team has no systematic team offense. The team cooperation is all basic tactics, or the commander on the field responds on the spot. Let alone Bibby, even if Kidd comes, it is impossible for him to play well. Once the individual offensive performance of the star player declines, the entire team's offense will collapse.

半场还能有39分，真就是靠乔-约翰逊的半场12分、霍福德的9分9板3助攻撑着。

After the halftime break, in the third quarter, Bibby and Pierce finally found their rhythm and played better and better. Pierce's single-quarter score increased from 3 points in the first quarter and 2 points in the second quarter to 7 points. Bibby also scored 5 points and 3 assists, and helped Joe Johnson get 9 points. The three of them scored 21 points together and led the Hawks to 28 points in a single quarter, but...

对面张杨先动手，打满整节，6投4中，其中三分球2中2，加上4中3的罚球，单节拿到13分2板4助攻1盖帽。

加上皮特鲁斯的9分、奥卡福的5分、费尔顿的6分、米尔萨普的2分，山猫队单节狂轰35分！
There is no need to be the C in the first half. Zhang Yang used his strength to tell the three superstars why he is called the 'King of the Third Quarter'!
80 to 67, the Bobcats lead the Hawks by 13 points entering the final quarter!
In the final quarter, because the Bobcats had launched a reckless attack in the previous quarter under the on-the-spot command of Zhang Yang, their offensive efficiency dropped drastically in this quarter, but fortunately the basic scoring was guaranteed. Zhang Yang and Pietrus each scored 5 points, plus the scattered scores of others, they scored 21 points in a single quarter.

The Hawks' offensive performance did not collapse in the final quarter, but they basically maintained the performance of the third quarter. They failed to replicate the third-quarter outburst of the opposing Bobcats and score 26 points as the fans expected.

The final score was fixed at 101 to 92.

张杨上半场8分、第三节13分、末节5分，拿到26分5板8助攻3抢断1盖帽；费尔顿15分6助攻、皮特鲁斯21分、奥卡福14分14板、米尔萨普12分6板2助攻……山猫队客场击败老鹰队！
老鹰四星其实看整场比赛表现，乔-约翰逊28分、霍福德16分15板、皮尔斯15分、毕比10分8助攻，和山猫三少比也没差特别多，但全队整体表现就差远了……

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The Bobcats won two consecutive away games and made the score 3-1. The media who were praising the Eagles for their chance to defeat the Bobcats a few hours ago were slapped in the face!

The reaction of the media was... those negative voices disappeared all of a sudden, and even the voices questioning Zhang Yang's double team became much weaker. They all began to praise the Bobcats' dominance, saying that the Bobcats would become the first team to advance again.

Then, two rest days later, on May 5, the Hawks' four biggest stars backhandedly slapped the media in the other face.

皮尔斯22分6板4助攻、乔-约翰逊19分、毕比23分7助攻、霍福德13分11板3助攻……力压29分的张杨、18分7助攻的费尔顿、12分17板的奥卡福、16分6助攻的希尔。

The Eagles beat the Bobcats 102-98 and refused to be eliminated! The score was tied at 2-3!

Maybe it was because they were hurt by the slap in the face, so the media was cautious this time and did not sit on the fence again. The post-match reports still tended to favor the Bobcats who still held the match point.

But there is a reason for this. In Game 5, Bibby performed amazingly well, making 6 of 4 three-pointers. When Joe Johnson scored a new low in the series, he supported his outside shooting. He also created time for Joe Johnson, who only scored 5 points in the first half, to find his form. Joe Johnson did not disappoint his teammates and scored 14 points in the second half.

After watching 5 games in the series, it is obvious that the three superstars of the Hawks began to fluctuate. In the first 3 games, the three superstars were strong and stable, but they were not so stable starting from G4.

Then, on May 5, the Eagles returned home and won again...

Pierce scored 23 points, Joe Johnson scored 20 points, and Bibby scored 21 points. The three superstars performed very steadily tonight!

For the Bobcats, Zhang Yang scored a game-high 27 points, but it was his worst game in this year's playoffs, making only 28 of 10 shots and almost missing 20 shots in a single playoff game.

The main problem was the three-point shooting tonight. After missing the first shot, he was confident in the second shot, which missed the second shot. He took the third shot without hesitation, which missed again. He did not give up on the fourth shot, and then he did not believe in his fate with the fifth shot... and finally he made 7 of 0 shots!

In fact, at the beginning, he took the initiative to pull out and shoot three-pointers because his teammates couldn't make long shots, helping the team adjust the offensive space. After his operations, the team's scoring environment became worse.

He single-handedly lowered the team's three-point shooting performance from 11 to 3, down to 18 to 3...

Although the offense was not good, they did not give up and played hard on defense, which was quite effective. They successfully lowered the Eagles' score, but their own score was even lower.

The score was 92 to 85, and the Eagles won two games in a row to tie the score at 3 to 3!
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It is May 5nd now. Zhang Yang has returned to Charlotte with the team and rested for a night. Tonight, he will face the Hawks in a decisive game 22 at the Turkish Airlines Arena.

Last night, both the Bulls and Lakers advanced to the conference finals.

公牛队是先0比1落后，接着连赢两场打成2比1，G4主场失利后，客场拿下天王山之战，最后回到主场的G6以92比77击溃骑士队，大比分4比2晋级。

James performed really well in this series, averaging 21.6 shots per game, making 9.5 of them, scoring 44 points with a 27.3% shooting percentage, plus 8.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks. He averaged 34 three-pointers per game with a 2% shooting percentage, which is also very good. Even his free throw percentage was 78.7%, his playoff high.

But the little giant on the opposite side averaged 55 points, 24.1 rebounds, 11 assists and 2.8 blocks per game with a 2.8% shooting percentage, and only made 2.5 turnovers per game... King was in trouble, averaging only 8 free throws and 6.3 hits per game, both of which were new lows for him in the playoffs.

湖人队和掘金队也是打成2比2平进入天王山之战，不过他们是各自守住了自己的主场，G5湖人队靠着基德抢断、科比反击冲到右侧底角接球转身起跳飘出界外的三分命中，完成准绝杀，湖人队以105比103拿下天王山之战；接着G6科比拿到37分、加内特25分、基德12分9助攻，力压安东尼的27分、雷-阿伦的21分、艾弗森的19分9助攻，湖人队以111比105客场击败掘金队，4比2晋级。

The series between the Jazz and the Grizzlies, which started the latest, ended on the 20th. The Jazz took the home-court advantage in the first game of the series. After losing Game 2, the Jazz won three games in a row, eliminating the Grizzlies 4-1 and becoming the first team to advance to the divisional finals.

德隆场均17.2分10.4助攻、布泽尔场均24.2分12板4.6助攻，‘新双煞’这次是真正扬名了。

Zhang Yang, who watched two live broadcasts last night, was in a bad mood. Their Bobcats started the second round first, but ended up playing until the end...

But after waking up from a good sleep, he no longer cared about those things and focused his attention on preparations before the game.

The earliest and the latest to advance are both advances, but you have to advance first!
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the seventh game between the Bobcats and the Hawks began at the Turkish Airlines Arena.

The Hawks' starting lineup remained the same, and the Bobcats continued with the starting lineup of the past four games, Felton, Zhang Yang, Hill, Okafor, and Perkins.

Okafor beats Pachulia to win the jump ball, and the Bobcats attack first!
Zhang Yang executed the first attack at the start, receiving the ball in a high position with a three-threat stance facing the basket, and broke through! Joe Johnson took a half step away, Zhang Yang turned around to receive the ball, Joe Johnson immediately pressed forward, and did not lose his position, but this was enough for Zhang Yang to lift the ball, he pulled up to face Joe Johnson's interference, and took a long two-point shot... hit!
A high-position singles fight based purely on personal ability, a standard "blacksmith style" tactic!
Zhang Yang took the lead in launching the offensive, and Joe Johnson naturally would not avoid him. He turned around and hit a turnaround mid-range shot against Zhang Yang in the high post, returning the favor.

The Bad Boys and the modern Jordan opened the seventh game with a one-on-one confrontation!
After a series of one-on-one attacks, Joe Johnson was defeated... He made 5 of 2 shots, including 1 of 0 three-pointers, and scored 4 points; while Zhang Yang made 5 of 3 shots, including one goal from a three-pointer after receiving the ball in a counterattack, and scored 1 points!
Seeing that Joe Johnson was losing, before the score gap was really widened, Pierce took the ball and made a step-back mid-range shot against Hill.

Looking back, Zhang Yang received the ball at the three-point line, turned around and shot with a fake move to shake off Joe Johnson, then broke into the inside and passed the ball to the right corner, and Felton received the ball and made a three-pointer!

It was the Hawks' turn to attack. Pierce continued to play one-on-one. This time Hill pressed forward to defend the shot. Pierce broke through. Zhang Yang moved down the wing to double-team. Pierce passed the ball to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson took a long two-point shot before Hill could get to his position... Unfortunately, he missed. He made 6 of 2 shots!
Horford rushed forward actively, and Okafor was in an unfavorable position. He made up his mind and directly hit the ball towards the top arc. Felton rushed out and grabbed the ball first and counterattacked!

Felton rushed to the frontcourt and entered the inside under Bibby's pursuit. He did not force a shot against the defense, but stabilized himself, lobbed the ball backwards, and then quickly threw it away. Bibby turned around to block him... and his eyes went dark.

Zhang Yang followed up and shook off Pierce's pursuit, and pressed the ball into the basket with both hands... His entire body below the waist was pressing on Bibby's head!
Woodson calls a timeout!

The whole scene was on fire! All the fans were cheering wildly!
12 to 6, the Bobcats lead the Hawks by 6 points!
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Zhang Yang returned to the bench and was greeted with excited hugs from his teammates.

Although they prepared well today and were not afraid when the game started, the pressure was actually not small at all. It was much greater than when they lost G2 and lost the home advantage a week ago!
The opposing Hawks won two games in a row, and from the brink of elimination to advancing to the seventh game, their momentum was high. It was impossible for the Bobcats players to say that they had never thought about being overturned.

However, whenever they see the Third Young Master, they feel confident and suppress the negative emotions brought by the pressure deep in their hearts. However, this way of adjustment is actually very dangerous. Once the Third Young Master, who makes them feel confident, performs poorly, they may collapse at any time. After all, they have lost two games in a row!
But now, the pressure in the hearts of the Bobcats players has been released. The two young players overwhelmed the modern Jordan and the truth in the opening star attack, leading by 6 points at the beginning! Their morale soared!
This is similar to the situation of the Hawks in Game 5. At that time, the morale of the Hawks players was only supported by the performance of the three superstars in the first round and the first three games of the second round. After the three superstars led the team to win Game 3 against the trend, they were able to win two games in a row.

Now, the pressure is on the Eagles!

They won the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 7. They had the upper hand against the Bulls in the regular season and had a chance to reach the finals. They definitely didn't want to lose.

However, Zhang San on the opposite side started with 6 of 4 shots and scored 9 points, which was the best start in this series of 7 games!

Pierce and Joe Johnson were both stunned. They were really caught off guard by Zhang Yang. Who would throw a trump card right away when playing Landlord? Aren't they afraid of taking too big a step and getting their balls scratched?
(End of this chapter)