First in scoring

Chapter 531 530. One against two, conquer the Thunder Gemini!

After the meeting, after a discussion with Carlisle, Zhang Yang confirmed that they had played quite well so far. The fact that they were mentioned showed that the coaches still had expectations for that player, and almost all of their main rotation players had been mentioned.

But he decided not to join such meetings again. It gave him a headache, so he would only attend meetings where the coaching staff had invited the players to attend.

As a player, no, it should be said that as a head player who enjoys the help of teammates and coaches, his ideas are ultimately different from those of the coaches.

On the contrary, people like water cooler managers might like this kind of meeting. They must be happy to listen to the coaches 'diss' the main players.

Zhang Yang thought he might have guessed why Carlisle chose to be a coach...

The next day, a new month arrived.

In the morning, Zhang Yang did not receive any notification. He opened the NBA official website and saw that James won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

场均29.9分7.1板8.6助攻1.6抢断，率队取得了16胜2负的战绩，得分联盟第二、战绩东部第一。

The team with the best record this month is the Spurs, with 17 wins and 2 losses.

However, no Spurs player won the Player of the Month award. Instead, the Suns' Stoudemire won the award, averaging 27.9 points and 9.9 rebounds per game with a record of 15 wins and 4 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

骑士队16胜2负、魔术队14胜4负、山猫队13胜4负、凯尔特人队12胜6负、公牛队13胜5负；
马刺队17胜2负、小牛队15胜3负、太阳队15胜4负、开拓者队13胜5负、湖人队14胜4负；
Zhang Yang looked at the results table. For the first time in three years, the top three teams in the West had better results than the top three teams in the East!
But it seems that it is mainly the Bobcats who are "down"...

Both the Bulls and the Lakers were in a miserable state. They were not first in their division and fell directly outside the top four.

The Coach of the Month award went to Jeff Van Gundy and Philip Saunders.

Curry and Evans won the Rookie of the Month award.

埃文斯18场比赛场均19.5分4.6板6助攻1.6抢断，去了森林狼队，依旧是惊艳亮相，开局9胜9负……西部第十。

Zhang Yang felt that the three guys on the Timberwolves were miserable. They played so well, but couldn't even make the playoffs. Curry, on the other hand, still had hope for the playoffs with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses.

Curry averaged 15 points per game, beating Jennings who averaged 17.2 points per game to win the Rookie of the Month award. Zhang Yang was surprised. His record and statistics were not as good as Jennings. Did he rely on his average of 2.5 three-pointers per game, which ranked third in the league? Or did he rely on being in the Big Apple?
Last season, Harden was also in this situation where he was clearly at a disadvantage but still won the Rookie of the Month award.

In the evening, Zhang Yang came to Rutherford with the team. With Carter being traded away, the basketball atmosphere in this city completely collapsed.

When I came here last year, I could still see a lot of Carter's advertisements, and the Nets also showed up. Now it seems that there is nothing related to basketball in this town. In the past two years since Kidd left, the Nets' market has been supported by Carter alone.

After having dinner with Felton, Okafor, Hill and Millsap, Zhang Yang just returned to the hotel and heard something crazy.

The second darkest night for elementary school students entering the NBA has come... The Knicks lost the second back-to-back game to the Bucks 118-124, and their record came to 7 wins and 12 losses, which is secondary.

Jennings, who just lost the Rookie of the Month award to Curry, scored 56 points against Curry!
The first rookie since Iverson to score 50+ in a single game is here, and he got it in the holy land of basketball. Except for Kobe's 61 points in a single game, it is the highest score in a single game in the holy land of basketball!

I don’t know how bad Curry is, but Zhang Yang is very bad. He broke the single-game scoring record he held this season!
Zhang San: If I had known, I should have fired a few more shots at Curry last night!

Such a good three-point shooting touch is wasted!
……

In the new month, Jennings was the first to explode. After the game, he said to the camera: "Bad boy, are you still disappointed with my performance?"

The next day, when the Bobcats played away against the Nets, a reporter brought Jennings' words to the Luhang Arena, and Zhang Yang responded: "Brandon has made me interested in him again. He may be more interesting than Stephen."

Curry was beaten up for two consecutive nights and his mentality was already broken. When he saw the people who beat him up for two consecutive nights shouting at him, especially Zhang Yang's words, he exploded... and immediately ran to the gym to practice more.

Zhang Yang scored 42 points, the third time in the new season that he scored 3+ in a single game, and led the Bobcats to a 40-96 victory over the Nets, starting the second month of competition.

The coaches are really patient when they are patient, but after the 'testing period', the adjustments are really big. They were leading by 14 points at the start, but after a tactical adjustment by the coaching staff, they almost let Odom, who scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, lead the team to a comeback. Fortunately, Zhang San scored 16 points in the final quarter and secured the victory.

However, perhaps it is precisely because the Nets are ranked last in the league, with 19 wins and 3 losses in 16 games before tonight, that the coaching staff made such radical adjustments.

After the game, Zhang Yang reviewed Carlisle's on-the-spot adjustments and found that they were actually very purposeful and the formation arrangement was not as "vague" as it was during the test period.

The starting lineup no longer hesitated between "stars leading the team's offense" and "core support leading the team", but instead firmly played the former when their three young players were on the court. Millsap's playing time was more reduced to the rotation stage, leading the second lineup with Afflalo.

This makes it simpler and clearer for the three young players to play together, but it is not so friendly to Millsap. The strength of his teammates has weakened, and the pressure on him to coordinate the offense has increased, and he is required to score more in singles. He did not do well in both when he was partnered with the three young players.

But this is also an opportunity for Millsap to exercise.

It may also be related to the fact that O'Neal had a lot of fun in New York and has not recovered for the past two days and has not played in the game. Otherwise, there would be a big shark in the interior who can play for more than ten minutes and has an absolute strong point, which would make it easier for Millsap to play.

The Bobcats then returned to their home court for their second back-to-back of the new season, facing the 76ers and the Nuggets.

Both games were won in a thrilling manner, first with a narrow victory over the 106ers 105-76.

Iverson performed poorly in his last match against Zhang Yang, with only 14 points and 5 assists. This time he went on a rampage, scoring 28 points and 8 assists, both of which were season highs. When his offensive output was good enough, Iguodala's defensive ability was liberated, causing great trouble for Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang did not play well in regular time, but fortunately Afflalo on the wing, Felton next to him, and O'Neal under the basket all scored 15+ points, with O'Neal scoring a team-high 23 points, setting a season high.

Zhang Yang scored 19 points with 6 of 15 shots in regular time, but at the critical moment, he stepped back and hit a three-pointer against Iguodala, killing the game.

In the back-to-back game against the Nuggets, Zhang Yang's performance improved. He scored 15 points on 9 of 24 shots, plus 12 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals. This season's triple-double came earlier than usual, leading the Bobcats to a narrow win over the Nuggets 114-109.

But after two days of rest, Texas went on a three-game road trip, with the first stop in Dallas going straight to overtime, losing to the Mavericks 97-98. In the final moments of overtime, Zhang Yang passed the ball to Felton, who cut in to receive the ball and made a close-range jump shot. Then Nowitzki passed the ball to Billups, who received the ball with a screen and made a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Overall, the two teams were evenly matched in this game. The Bobcats performed more steadily overall, but the Mavericks had several players who could score singles at critical moments and could also play without the ball. Although there was only one ball, Nowitzki, Billups, Terry... took turns and exhausted Zhang Yang.

The most important thing is Nowitzki's point. He is very skilled at back-to-back jump shots...

On December 12, the Bobcats came to Houston to challenge the Rockets. It was another fierce defensive battle. In the end, the Bobcats relied on their strong wing rotation defense to block the Rockets' long-range shots from the sideline. Led by Zhang Yang, who scored 10 points and 26 steals, they won this defensive battle with a score of 3 to 91.

Yi Jianlian's statistics have declined this year, averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game, two points less and one rebound more than last season, because Lopez has made great progress, soaring from 12 points per game to 18 points, and his playing time has also increased from 29 minutes to 34 minutes.

However, the decline in Yi Jianlian's statistics is not due to a decrease in playing time. His playing time has also increased, from 26 minutes to 28 minutes. The playing time of the two substitutes, Hayes and Landry, has been compressed, and the main players are the three-person rotation of Lopez, Yi Jianlian and Scola.

In addition to Lopez's improvement, another reason for Yi Jianlian's declining statistics is that Scola has entered his peak period, averaging 15.2 points per game. Yi Jianlian's role functionality is more obvious than before. Under Thibodeau, he is basically only responsible for cutting in to catch rebounds, shooting, and following Brooks to run counterattacks. Defensively, he is responsible for flank double-teaming and switching to pick-and-roll, doing the simplest things.

The Rockets' three main inside players can contribute 45+ points and 21+ rebounds per game, which is very strong in the entire NBA. They are capable of one-on-ones, long shots, and cutting into the basket... The two substitutes Landry and Hayes are a little less capable, but they also have their own characteristics, one with strong offensive and defensive abilities, and the other a center who can defend without shooting.

With Aaron Brooks, Kevin Martin, and Battier as starters, and the five-man outside combination of Lowry and Battier, the Rockets are indeed very competitive. The Rockets' winning rate has remained above 5% since the start of the season. After this game, they still have a record of 5 wins and 12 losses. In the absence of top talent, they can achieve this performance in the Western Conference. Both the players' performance and the coach's command can be called outstanding.

It is precisely because of the lack of top combat power that the Rockets lack the player who can make the final decision. Kevin Martin is not good at key shots, Lowry is still in a long period of growth, Brooks is capable but the hardware is too poor... But this lineup is cheap, with only more than 4600 million in salary. Kevin Martin's 1080 million and Battier's 698 million are already the highest salaries, which is better than the Bobcats' salary space in the summer of 07. There is not even a middle-class exception. After all, the salary has not filled the salary cap since 07, and it cannot provide a middle-class exception.

There is more than enough space for a seven-year veteran to be paid a maximum salary, so there is still enough space to sign Arenas or Lewis.

Alexander yelled, "If we get a superstar from the outside, we can win the championship." Zhang Yang felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said. Not to mention, given the current situation in the NBA, the Rockets, with such a good lineup structure, really have a chance to get a superstar next summer.

However, playing under Thibodeau is just as hard as playing under Pat Riley.

The Rockets called for a 10-man rotation, but in reality it was an 8-man rotation. Tonight, Budinger was also offline, so there were only 7 players in the second half...

On December 12, the Bobcats were in poor form in the last game of their three-game road trip to Texas, losing 12-94... The 'young army' with an average age of more than 105 but less than 26 actually had physical problems in the three-game road trip without back-to-back games. This situation was only encountered in the three-game road trip to Texas.

First they played an overtime game with the Mavericks, then had a full-court defense battle with the Rockets, and finally they played against the Spurs, who had a more complete system, ranked second in the league in offensive efficiency, and their defense returned to the top ranks, ranking tenth in the league.

Thanks to the winning streak at the beginning of the month, the Bobcats finally rushed to second place in the Eastern Conference with 16 wins and 4 losses. Now they have been beaten by the Texas Big Three to 17 wins and 6 losses, directly sliding to fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls with 18 wins and 6 losses have rushed straight to second place from fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

After playing three consecutive away games in Texas and returning to Charlotte to rest for a night, they faced the Jazz at home on the 14th.

Faced with physical problems and O'Neal and Perkins' inability to defend against pick-and-rolls, Okafor and Millsap played for a very long time and both exploded!
奥卡福9投5中加上10中8的罚球，拿到18分22板；米尔萨普6投全中，拿到15分8板3助攻，撑起了第二阵容进攻。

Felton met Deron, and they consumed each other's energy. His shooting percentage was not good, but he still made 17 of 7 shots and scored 18 points and 5 assists.

The winning point was still Zhang Yang. He continued to attack the basket despite his inaccurate shooting from the wing and being blocked in the high position. He made 16 of 9 shots and 13 of 12 free throws, scoring 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. He fed a lot of balls to Millsap and Okafor. If Okafor was fouled less often, Zhang Yang would have scored 30+10.

‘新四少’发威，力压17分9助攻的德隆、25分9板4助攻的布泽尔、20分5板的科沃尔，山猫队以96比89赢下这场防守大战。

After four consecutive tough games, the Bobcats ushered in the most intensive schedule of the season - four games in five days.

16号和17号，山猫队在主场先后以107比89击败活塞队、88比79击败雄鹿队。

The game against the Pistons was a crushing one. The Bobcats' overall performance against the Bucks was sluggish. It was Zhang Yang who aroused Jennings' Los Angeles soul...

Led by Jennings, the Bucks made only 78 of 30 shots, with a hit rate of only 38.5%.

张杨命中率其实也不咋滴，26投11中，其中三分球11中4，加上9中7的罚球，拿到33分7板3助攻4抢断1盖帽。但他把詹宁斯防得18投5中、其中三分球7中2，加上4中3的罚球，只拿到15分2板5助攻，外加多达5失误！

To 'seduce' Jennings to miss shots, the method is very simple, just talk nonsense + miss shots, Zhang Yang is very skilled in both of these.

But for now, Jennings is indeed better than Curry in one-on-one combat. At least he can shoot, which is unique among this year's rookies. He is more like Iverson in his rookie period, who can consume a large number of shots.

Of course, in terms of physical condition, skills, physical strength and other aspects, Jennings is far inferior to Iverson when he just entered the NBA.

After the game, Zhang Yang said to the camera: "Brandon is a little more interesting than Stephen, but not much."

After playing back-to-back games at home, Zhang Yang left Charlotte with the team and came to the North. On the 19th, they challenged the Raptors away and staged a fight between two weak teams. In the final moments, Zhang Yang caused Turkoglu to foul and made both free throws. Turkoglu responded with a buzzer-beating three-pointer. The Bobcats narrowly defeated the Raptors 107-104, winning four consecutive games and improving their record to 4 wins and 20 losses, surpassing the Magic and the Bulls again and returning to second place in the Eastern Conference!

...

On the 20th, the Bobcats came to Oklahoma City, rested for an afternoon, and stepped onto the Ford Center at 6:40 in the evening to face the Thunder.

When Zhang Yang, Durant and Rose took a group photo before the game, the commentator exclaimed that the three were born in the same year, but they felt like players from two different eras.

When Zhang Yang first entered the NBA, the NBA was still at the end of the Shark Buddha era, and it was he who ended the third peak period of the Stone Buddha.

Now Durant and Rose have started to produce results and become the most watched new generation of outstanding players. The NBA has reached an era where Eastern teams have won four consecutive championships and the bad boys have won two championships in three years.

Zhang Yang doesn't have any personal relationship with Durant and Rose, but there are no conflicts between them either...at least that's what Zhang and the other two think.

As for how he stuck to Durant in the 07-08 season and blocked Rose together with Perkins last season, which outside shooting rookie has not tasted Zhang San's love for newcomers in the past two years?

The main reason is that Zhang Yang is not like Payton who bullied all rookies back then. He will only target those he looks up to.

In addition, he is the first in history under the age of 22 and a super genius with unprecedented honors. Durant and Rose felt furious when they were targeted, but felt a little "honored" afterwards. Of course, they must have remembered the grudge, but it did not affect their admiration for the strength and achievements of this king of the same age.

After greeting the Thunder twin stars, Zhang Yang returned to the bench. Tonight will be another fierce battle.

It’s not that the Thunder are so strong. The opponent has played 27 games so far, with 16 wins and 11 losses... ninth in the Western Conference. It seems that even if they make the playoffs, they will be eliminated in the first round.

It's that the Bobcats just finished their Texas trip and the Jazz in 7 days, and then they had 5 games in 4 days. Now it's the last game of a back-to-back series and the last game of 1 games in 13 days. The teammates were already half dead against the Raptors last night, and flew from Toronto to Oklahoma City this morning...

The easier the schedule was last month, the more explosive this month and next month will be.

Looking at the Thunder's starting lineup posted on the big screen, Rose, Durant, Radmanovic, Kostic, and Jordan Jr.

The backcourt is very strong, with sophomore Rose averaging 17.8 points and 7.2 assists per game, and junior Durant averaging 29.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, ranking third on the scoring list; the power forward is strong in offense but weak in defense, averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds per game, and can shoot from long range, which is more suitable for Rose and Durant. Center Jordan averages 8.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He can catch rebounds, is willing to set screens, and has a certain degree of rim protection. They are currently considered to be the passing twin towers.

But the small forward...

Zhang Yang recalled the news he saw after arriving here this morning - both the Thunder and Ray Allen "regretted their breakup" in 07.

He rolled his eyes when he saw this news. The new management of the Supersonics looked down on Ray Allen, who couldn't make the playoffs even though he averaged 25+ points per game. Ray Allen also felt that the Supersonics were dragging him down. Both sides disliked each other to death.

Now the Thunder are short of players at the second and third positions, and they have signed Radmanovic to start and let Durant return to his rookie year position as a shooting guard, and they are beginning to regret it;

Ray Allen went to form a new trio with the No. 03 pick in the same class and the No. pick in . After being beaten by Kobe Bryant, he saw his old team stand up and just happened to lack a wing shooter and a second point guard. He regretted not staying to play badly together...

However, the Thunder are short of players at the 2nd and 3rd positions, which can be blamed on their general manager Presti.

Some media revealed that Presti's initial draft target was Evans, whom he wanted to select as a shooting guard, but the Timberwolves used the second pick to select this college genius who was predicted to be third. At this time, there were no shooting guards among the rookies predicted to be in the top ten.

There are two other lottery picks, Duke's Gerald Henderson and Louisville's Terrence Williams, but both are on the edge of the lottery, both are 22 years old, juniors and seniors, and their talents are so obvious that Presti doesn't like them. Rubio, Jonny Flynn, Jennings and other point guards are generally small in size, which does not meet his requirements for combo guards...

After the Timberwolves made their selection, the Clippers sent a trade request to the Thunder, wanting to exchange Al Thornton and the top three protected pick in 2010 for the third pick, but Presti refused and chose to gamble on Thabeet. It just so happened that they also lacked an inside player, and as a result, this gamble wasted the third pick.

Thabeet is not completely useless. He has played in 20 games so far this season, averaging 12 minutes per game, scoring 3.6 points, 3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. His shooting percentage reached 60%, and his efficiency was amazingly high in slow-paced positional battles.

But this 220-centimeter-tall center has a fatal flaw - his lower limbs are too weak. Compared with Big Z, who is of similar weight, he is like a weakling. After being tested by the Thunder, it was determined that he is not suitable for weight gain. He cannot gain weight to 130+ kilograms like Yao Ming and still maintain average mobility for the center position.

This defect makes it impossible for Thabeet to protect the rim alone. Someone must help him on the wing to delay the opponent's advance. The only wing of the Thunder who can do this is Durant. The effect of the two of them is indeed good, but this makes Durant's already poor physical strength even more stretched. After a period of execution, this defensive combination was abandoned.

Moreover, Thabeet's physical strength is ridiculously poor. When he was in college, he didn't have to leave the basket to stand and defend and played for 20 or minutes per game, but it was not noticeable. After entering the NBA, he couldn't even play for minutes in a game. This is also one of the reasons why he can't gain weight. He can't even become a pure meat shield.

This gamble not only wasted the third pick, but also lost the opportunity to bring in Al Thornton.

The Clippers proposed the trade because they saw that the Thunder were short of players at the 2nd and 3rd positions, but Presti was very confident at the time. They had Rose, who showed amazing talent in his rookie year, Durant, who was known as a big-sized bad boy, and Jordan, who had great potential. They would definitely have free agents joining... But no high-quality 2nd and 3rd positions went to them for tryouts all summer.

Only Turkoglu responded to their invitation, but the price was so high that even those who called wanted to hang up, so in the end they could only sign the skier to make up the number.

The Thunder's experience of not getting anything in the free market during the offseason taught Zhang Yang a lesson - don't be too confident just because things are going too smoothly.

There is no doubt about Presti's ability, but things have been too smooth in the past few years since he joined the SuperSonics. He thought everything would go as he wished, but the free market didn't buy it.

Zhang Yang remembered that it was the same three years later when Harden finished his junior season. The Thunder management had things going too smoothly from 07 to 12, and thought they could find a player to replace Harden at any time, so they discarded him. As a result, until Durant was conquered by Curry, they did not find a suitable outside partner for Westbrook and Durant.

The idea of ​​a championship-contending team starting with a player like Andre Robertson as their shooting guard is absurd...

...

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Jordan Jr. defeated Okafor to win the jump ball, and the Thunder attacked first!

Durant made the first attack, and Zhang Yang defended with all his strength... Durant took a cross step during the breakthrough, creating an opportunity to grab the ball, and before Zhang Yang could get close again, he shot from mid-range... and it went in!
Zhang San: Call Teacher Tony!

Last year, Zhang Yang could still match Durant, but now the shooting guard who claims to be 206 cm tall has gained weight to 108 kg. Although he is strong, he lacks tonnage. After Durant took the initiative to seek confrontation during the breakthrough and then changed direction and took a step sideways, it is difficult for him to stop him.

Only Tony Allen, who transformed into a floor defender after a serious injury and strengthened his lower limb strength, can ensure that he can keep up with both movement and lower body confrontation.

When the offense and defense changed and he ran to the frontcourt, Zhang Yang saw that Afflalo had already started to move his body after only one round of defense. This was a signal from Carlisle to him, and it was exactly what he wanted.

He came to the inside, coordinated with Felton and Okafor who initiated the pick-and-roll attack, used Millsap's screen to get rid of Durant on the wing, came to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, received the pass from Okafor one step inside the free throw line, and took a fade away three-pointer... and hit it!
It also caused Kostic to foul when he was defending!
Opening 3+1!

Afflalo: I just twisted my hips a few times and I have to go up? Zhang San, can you slow down?

A long, low whistle sounded, and the Bobcats made a substitution, with Afflalo replacing Hill.

Watching Zhang Yang walk to the free throw line, Rose and Durant looked at each other and saw "WTF" written all over each other's faces. Kostic defended the pick-and-roll very well, which was rare. He definitely made up for it.

If the ball was Durant's, he would pass it to Millsap who cut in after breaking the off-ball screen. Jordan was taken away by Felton to the mid-range at the baseline and there was absolutely no way he could get back.

But Zhang Yang shot. When he received the ball, turned around and jumped, he leaned back directly. That means he knew Kostic was in position, but he still wanted to shoot facing the 213-centimeter power forward!
And this was just the beginning. In the following time, the Thunder twin stars witnessed what it meant to be the "most wasteful player in history."

山猫队前半节6分33秒合计11次出手，张杨扔了其中7次，平均每分钟1次都不止！还有一次补篮造成犯规走上罚球线！
And his shooting percentage was very good, 7 of 4 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 12 points in half a quarter!
In terms of score, the Thunder did not fall behind. Their overall strength is not as good as that of the Bobcats, but they have played 19 games in the first month and only 8 games before tonight this month, so they are well rested. The Bobcats are in a fatigue stage, and their offense depends on the three young players. Felton and Okafor are in average condition, so the Thunder can overtake the score from time to time.

But as for Durant...Afflalo and Cunningham took turns on the court, but neither of them could defend him. But in terms of physical strength, he was far inferior to Zhang Yang.

With Zhang Yang scoring consecutively with a hit rate of over 5%, he had almost no chance to breathe on the offensive end and was forced to follow Zhang Yang's offensive rhythm...

In the first quarter, Zhang Yang scored 18 points and led the team to a two-point lead over the Thunder at 28 to 26;
第二节张杨11投5中‘只’拿到12分，山猫队以23比27输了4分，半场落后雷霆队两分进入下半场；

In the third quarter, Zhang Yang scored 15 points and led the Bobcats to a tie with the Thunder at 25-25.

Durant played for 31 minutes in the first three quarters, made 23 of 13 shots, including 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 6 of 5 free throws, scoring 33 points. Although his score was not as high as Zhang Yang's 45 points in three quarters, his shooting percentage was better.

With the help of Rose, who scored 12 points and 7 assists in three quarters, the team beat the Bobcats 78-76.

但到了末节，张杨又扔了11次，且效率比第二节的11中5、第三节的10中5都要高，11投6中，其中三分球2中1，加上3中3的罚球，狂轰16分！
Although Durant played the entire final quarter, he only made 7 of 2 shots. Under the experienced defense of Hill, he had difficulty lifting the ball to shoot in the confrontation until the last moment!

When Zhang Yang's offense exhausted Durant and Hill was able to stick to Durant, Rose also suffered. The Bobcats collectively retreated to protect the rim, Okafor and Perkins guarded the basket, and Rose was either blocked or missed when he broke through...

The score in the final quarter was 22 to 16, and the Bobcats narrowly defeated the Thunder 98 to 94!
After the final whistle sounded, Durant looked at Zhang Yang surrounded by his teammates, as if he saw a non-human!

They are known as the 'most promising twin stars of the new generation', and even though they were two against one, they still couldn't win!
罗斯14投6中拿到18分9助攻、杜兰特30投15中拿到39分。

而对面……43投22中，其中三分球9中4，加上15中13的罚球，张杨出场46分钟，狂轰61分！
The twin stars only shot 44 times in total, and Zhang Yang's number of shots almost caught up with both of them. If the offensive rounds consumed by free throws are included, he has already surpassed both of them!
And scored more points than both of them combined!
The fans at the Ford Center gradually quieted down after Zhang Yang made the winning shot with 22 seconds left to extend the lead to 4 points.

They couldn't describe Zhang Yang's performance tonight in words. This feeling was called being conquered!

(End of this chapter)