Chapter 129 128. Challenge the answer!
On April 4, the Bobcats will face the 14ers at home.

At 6:40 in the evening, after the players of both teams entered the stadium, Zhang Yang went to take a photo with Iverson. Felton, Alan Anderson, Gerald Wallace, and even Okafor... all ran to take a photo with Iverson.

Zhang Yang just wanted to take a photo with Iverson, who was in his last year of his peak.

He remembered that Iverson would choose to bid farewell to the 76ers next season, and the two sides parted ways peacefully. The 76ers management only wanted Andre Miller. At that time, Iverson averaged 31 points and 7 assists per game and was selected to the All-NBA Team in the previous season. Andre Miller averaged 13 points and 9 assists per game, and Iverson was only 9 months older than Andre Miller... It can almost be said that they sent Iverson to the team he wanted to go to without asking for anything in return.

The current owner of the 76ers can be said to be quite humane. In 2009, no team wanted to play for Iverson. His words "I would rather die than be a substitute" discouraged all teams that wanted to use him to sell tickets. However, the 76ers, who had already selected Jrue Holiday as their core player, chose to accept Iverson again and gave him a one-year contract so that Iverson could retire with his parent team. They also moved Holiday and Iguodala to the No. 1 and No. 2 positions respectively to make room for Iverson... Until 3, when a Hollywood entertainment investment group bought the 2011ers, the team was no longer the same as it once was.

And his teammates were so enthusiastic towards Iverson, including Okafor... Zhang Yang recalled that it seemed to be the same in the previous matches, but at that time Okafor, the teammate with expressionless face, was not there, so the sensory impact on him was not that great.

Iverson's influence among black players is greater than Zhang Yang thought!
Most of the basketball stars have opponents or teammates who say bad things about them, but in the case of Iverson, Zhang Yang didn't seem to see any players saying bad things about him.

He recalled the toughest opponents Kobe listed when he retired, with Iverson ranked first.

The game starts at 7pm.

With a score of 12 to 9 at halftime, the Bobcats led by 3 points and entered the official timeout.

There was already a clear gap in strength between the two teams, and the Bobcats started the game with what they wanted - defense.

The score was a bit low because Kareem Rush, who started tonight, missed two three-point shots.

Role players will only be given so many opportunities. Kareem Rush missed his second shot, and he was replaced by Keith Bogans on the next dead ball.

Zhang Yang was not used to replace Kareem Rush because Bickerstaff's goal at the beginning was to increase the defensive intensity first.

After the official timeout, Zhang Yang came on the court, along with Felton, Gerald Wallace, Jumaine Jones and Okafor.

Before the timeout, the 76ers' offensive pass went out of bounds, and it was the Bobcats' turn to attack.

Felton had to defend Iverson and was very tired. After receiving the serve at the center line, he immediately passed it to Zhang Yang on the right side of the arc.

Iguodala, who was guarding the three-point line, immediately pressed towards Zhang Yang... but was passed by Zhang Yang!

Dalembert was taken to the bottom corner by Jumaine Jones and couldn't make it back. Iguodala, who chased after him, was looking forward to Webber...but his expectation was annihilated as soon as it emerged.

Iguodala watched Zhang Yang break into the paint and dunk for two points. Webber stood outside the three-point line and stretched out his hands without moving his feet.

Iguodala took it back expressionlessly, received the ball from Webber, and turned to advance.

During his rookie year last season, he jumped up with excitement when he heard that the team traded two role players, Kenny Thomas and Collis Williams, for Chris Webber.

But in the first game of their cooperation, he was dumbfounded. Is this still the super power forward who beat Garnett and Duncan to be selected into the first team? His performance is not as good as Kenny Thomas who was disliked by their fans before!
At that time, Iguodala still had a little expectation. He had just arrived and it was already the second half of the season, so he might not be used to it.

But not long after the start of the new season, Iguodala gave up his fantasy and accepted reality.

So far this season, Webber averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, which looks cool, but his shooting percentage is 43%, and his shooting percentage at the basket is 56%. This is a power forward! Iverson's shooting percentage at the basket is higher than Webber's, and Iverson has more shots at the basket.

There is no way to attack. Although Webber is not doing well, he is still better than other inside players in the team. At least he can handle a lot of shots.

But defense... At the end of the first half of the season, Webber was ranked last among the starting power forwards of 30 teams. Even Lewis, whose defense has always been criticized, defended better than Webber. At least he worked hard.

A statistic was also listed. Before the All-Star Weekend, Webber missed five games, and the 5ers won three of them. When Webber was there, the 76ers' winning rate was exactly 3%.

In stark contrast to Nash and O'Neal.

At that time, the 76ers wanted to trade Webber for a first-round pick but no one was interested. Their boss could only choose to actively help the Knicks promote the "special clause that buyout does not occupy salary space." In the next two years, the 76ers' salary was more than 8000 million US dollars, of which Webber accounted for a quarter. His salary was more than 300 million higher than Iverson's. As long as Webber's contract was settled, whether it was a trade or a "no-injury buyout," the salary space would become flexible.

Iguodala feels sad to see the core of the once magnificent Kings team become what it is today.

The OK combination and Duncan wrote the NBA history in the first half of the first decade of the 21st century, and Webber was one of the traces run over by the wheels of history.

The season is about to end, and Iguodala no longer has the thought of getting angry at Webber for his defense.

Iguodala advanced to the frontcourt and glanced at his big brother. His eyes showed that he wanted to make a play. Iverson took Felton away and created space.

With 37 wins and 42 losses, the 76ers had already lost hope of making the playoffs at the beginning of the month. In recent games, Iverson has begun to let Iguodala hold the ball more often, hoping that Iguodala can grow up quickly.

He gave up on competing with Kobe for the scoring title last month because that guy's scoring ability was too exaggerated.

Iguodala is excited, breakthrough!

Zhang Yang did not choose to block, but blocked the middle, letting Iguodala go to the right and keep up with his pace.

Iguodala rushed to close range...was double-teamed by Okafor and Zhang Yang, and forced a pull-up shot to avoid Zhang Yang's interference and threw the ball...missed!
The sophomore Iguodala is straightforward in offense and very easy to defend. He played in all 79 games this season, averaging 12 points per game, with nearly half of his games not scoring in double digits.

Cutting to the basket and dunking on the counterattack are Iguodala's main scoring methods now. As for other scoring methods, I can only say that he can do it.

Zhang Yang grabbed the defensive rebound and tried to counterattack, but was blocked by Iguodala.

Felton was surrounded by Iverson and couldn't catch the ball immediately. Zhang Yang chose to slow down and fight a positional battle.

Zhang Yang controlled his speed and advanced to the front court to avoid wasting energy due to advancement, which was not worth it.

Iguodala had retreated to the three-point line. After Zhang Yang got outside the three-point line, Iguodala did not rush forward rashly.

The opponent's speed and rhythm of turning around the pole were so good that Iguodala felt like he was defending Steve Nash.

Zhang Yang protected the ball and did not ask for a pick-and-roll. He asked Iguodala, "Andre, do you think I can get 34 points tonight?"

Iguodala was stunned for a moment, then furiously pressed towards Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang dribbled the ball from behind to avoid Iguodala and broke into the inside.

Iguodala turned around and chased, Zhang Yang stopped suddenly on the right side of the free throw line, and Iguodala went too far.

Zhang Yang jumped up and shot a mid-range shot...

After he threw the ball, Weber's backup defense came slowly, but it had no effect and the flying ball fell into the frame.

Zhang Yang scored 4 points in a row!
In the transition between offense and defense, Iguodala received the ball and rushed forward angrily. He wanted to beat the rookie!

Iguodala played for two years, and his masterpiece was defending Kobe to only 48 points.

The thing is that Iguodala boasted before the match against the Lakers that he could defend Kobe, and Kobe said he would score 50 points on Iguodala. In the end, Kobe failed to do it, and it was Iguodala who was ridiculed by the fans afterwards.

If a famous superstar asked Iguodala this question, Iguodala would not react so strongly.

But Zhang Yang is just a rookie! And 34 points is exactly the highest score in Iguodala's career. What does it mean to say that this number is just right?
Iguodala continued to break into the inside, attacking the basket straight away, and made a layup against the defense... He felt that the shot was not going to work, but he was lucky and it hit the backboard and bounced into the frame.

The offense and defense switched, and Zhang Yang continued to attack.

This time Iguodala followed closely behind him. He rushed to the right side of the three-second zone, dribbled the ball under his hips, took a step back, faced Iguodala who rushed back, dribbled the ball and took a step back, and shot a jump shot...

Turning his head and looking at the ball falling into the basket, Iguodala sweared.

Zhang Yang lifted the ball while stepping back and threw it out as soon as the ball touched the ground. The rhythm of his shot was so weird that Iguodala had no time to jump up to block it before the ball flew over his head!

Being scored continuously by a rookie, Iguodala couldn't save face even though he was the most popular rookie. When the 76ers attacked, he continued to hold the ball and play one-on-one.

Seeing Iguodala's nonchalant look, Iverson did not stop him. Although it was a pity that his little brother, who was only 22 years old, was not as calm as a kid who would not turn 18 for more than a month, young players had to dare to do it.

After all, he dared to challenge Jordan in his rookie year, and even shook Jordan off and made a mid-range shot.

On the Bobcats side, Felton saw Zhang Yang and Iguodala competing with each other, so he decisively passed the ball to Iguodala. He didn't have to defend Iverson's singles!

The two played for another three rounds. Iverson couldn't sit still anymore. When the 3ers attacked, he stopped Iguodala from continuing to play one-on-one and demanded the ball.

Iguodala attacked 3 more times, made 3 of 1 shots, had a quick stop jump shot, was interfered with and missed the shot, broke through the basket, but one of his shots was extremely crooked and he scored a goal, which was another lucky shot.

The rookie on the opposing team scored two more goals in these three rounds, and had already made 3 of 6 shots and scored 5 points!

两人打出了10比4的比分，山猫队领先优势已经扩大到9分，22比13领先76人队。

Iverson feels that there are problems with the team's training of Iguodala, mainly because of the comparison.

In terms of comprehensiveness, Zhang Yang is far inferior to Iguodala. Iguodala can do any job that an outside player should do, but Zhang Yang obviously can't.

But if the two were to compete in a one-on-one match or in scoring ability, Iguodala would be far behind.

The team seems to want Iguodala to do everything, singles, catch and shoot, playmaking, defense... This makes Iguodala's progress a little slow. After two years, he can do everything, but none of them can be called excellent, from scoring to defense to playmaking. Look at the rookie on the opposite side, who focuses on improving his scoring ability. After one season, he has improved more than Iguodala in two seasons. Compared with the first match in November, Zhang Yang is now an excellent sixth man.

In fact, there is another factor in the one-on-one duel that Iverson overlooked. When Zhang Yang broke into the 76ers' inside line, no one blocked him. Iguodala had to be careful about being passed by him, but Zhang Yang didn't have to worry about this problem.

Maybe Iverson didn't ignore it, but just treated it as part of a one-on-one match. This kind of thing can't be fair.

Iverson took over the offensive banner, and it was Felton's turn to worry.

Iverson broke through in a different direction, and Felton moved sideways to give Iverson the first confrontation, but he could no longer catch up.

Iverson rushed to close range, stopped suddenly and jumped up, his legs seemed to be equipped with springs. Okafor stepped up to block the shot, but Iverson made a layup before Okafor arrived to block... and it went in!
When the Bobcats attacked, Iverson took the initiative to follow Zhang Yang. Iguodala was unwilling but had to defend Felton.

Little AI: I think the boss is not disgusted with me for losing the duel, but wants to go on his own, although there is no evidence.

Felton was ready to hit Iguodala, but the little brother leaned against Iverson on the right side of the free throw line to ask for the ball!

It's not enough to challenge the second-year Andre Iguodala, but now he wants to challenge the Answer? Too brave!
Wait, my little brother dared to challenge Kobe Bryant...

Felton passed the ball. At this moment, he felt a little inferior, but he immediately put this thought aside and used mathematics to calculate - this is my brother, my little brother is brave, how to calculate mathematics? Rounding, yes, rounding means I am also brave!

The fans at the scene started cheering when they saw Zhang Yang leaning against Iverson to ask for the ball. When Felton passed the ball to him, the fans at the scene started shouting "Jack" and "Answer".

Now in his tenth year of career, Iverson still has a large number of fans even on the road.

After receiving the ball, Zhang Yang carefully protected it and used his wider body to separate Iverson from the ball. The opponent's hands were too fast and he was almost poked away when he received the ball just now.

After protecting the ball, Zhang Yang dribbled twice, found the rhythm, took a step forward, turned over, and shot a jump shot...

Iverson also had to guard against Zhang Yang's turn and charge, and failed to press forward to limit his jump in the first place. Although he defended at a faster speed than Iguodala, the interference he caused was not as great as that of Iguodala.

Zhang Yang made another turnaround jump shot!

The offense and defense changed, and this time it was Iverson's turn to dribble forward with great momentum.

Felton was so worried. The answer made him even angrier. What could he do as the boss? He could only help his younger brother take the blame.

At this time, the little brother came to the top arc and patted Felton, pointing at Iguodala. Felton was ecstatic and ran towards the direction where Iguodala was running without looking back.

Iverson was happy when he saw Zhang Yang coming.

This rookie is really interesting!
Continue to break through!

Zhang Yang defended hard.

His confrontation was not as rough as Felton, and his blocking effect was not as strong as Felton, but his advantages in height and wingspan made Iverson feel that his mid-range and long-range shooting space was blocked.

This 'big player defending small player' method is what Zhang Yang learned when he played against the Timberwolves a few days ago. When he couldn't keep up with the breakthrough, he tried his best to block the shooting space.

Iverson gave up the quick stop jump shot without hesitation, ran straight to the basket, jumped towards Okafor, and made a pull-up shot...and it hit!
The anxiety did not disappear, but simply shifted from Felton's face to Okafor's.

The North Carolina genius blocked Iverson's space for a quick stop and jump shot, but his speed interference from breaking through was not as strong as Felton's.

Even Okafor couldn't stop Iverson from rushing in like this!
When Okafor picked up the ball, he glared at Gerald Wallace: Where is your wing defense?

Gerald Wallace shook his head.

Okafor: ?

Does the Crown Prince want to be an audience member?
Oh, no, so many people are just watching...

Okafor understood that the main scorers of the 76ers, except for Iverson, were mostly shooters. If he just stood there and watched, his running rhythm and shooting rhythm would be disrupted.

On their side, the four top scorers, the North Carolina genius is shooting, the fat guy can still attack the basket if he can't make the shot from the outside, and he, Duncan Jr. and the crown prince both score in the interior, so they don't need to worry about the touch problem.

What can Okafor do? He has to make himself suffer. The same goes for Stone Buddha, who has to bear all the hard work.

Zhang Yang and Iverson are both getting excited and continue to duel!

This was the first time that Zhang Yang faced off against Iverson for a long time. The next time he would play against Iverson would be in the next season, and Iverson would be moving to the Denver Plateau. At that time, Iverson would no longer be so reckless... Zhang Yang did not want to miss this opportunity.

The answer is simple - beat this rookie.

He is willing to give up the ball to Iguodala for training. He cares about the outcome of the game, but since he can't win, he might as well fight to his heart's content!
Iverson is definitely much stronger. In the absence of interference from the wing defense, he only needs to deal with Zhang Yang's mid-range and long-range shooting interference, and Okafor, Perkins or Brezek's help defense under the basket, and he has a very high hit rate.

But Zhang Yang played just as well!

The one-on-one matchup is unfair to Iguodala, and the same goes for Iverson.

Now that high-post defense is no longer effective, Iverson cannot use his hands to block the ball like he did in the past, so he does not interfere much with Zhang Yang's shooting. There is no one behind Iverson to help him defend, so he has to guard against breakthroughs on his own.

Moreover, there was no one on the 76ers' flanks to block and interfere. On the Bobcats, Gerald Wallace had the whole game to consider, while on the 76ers, no one else dared to disturb Iverson from enjoying himself.

The two fought from the last minute of the first quarter until the Bobcats called a timeout at 5:22 in the second quarter.

During this period, Iverson made 11 of 7 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 16 points. Including the time Felton defended him, he scored 18 points!
Zhang Yang made another layup at the end of the first quarter, and scored 1 points with 5 of 10 shots in the first 6 minutes of the second quarter. Including the initial back-to-back shot against Iverson, he scored 12 points during the one-on-one duel with Iverson!
The two fought back and forth!

However, Iverson attacked for 6 minutes at the beginning of the game and never got any further. Now he has attacked for 12 rounds in a row and still doesn't look tired, as if he could continue to attack for another 24 rounds.

As for Zhang Yang, he was almost lying down...

Otherwise, Bickerstaff wouldn't have called a timeout to replace him.

When Zhang Yang was substituted, he had only one thought in his mind - those two brothers from the 96th class were not human beings!
But after collapsing in the chair, he was still very satisfied, competing against Iverson!
He made 18 of 13 shots and scored 26 points. Such a one-on-one opportunity would have been impossible in the early to mid-season, so it was a stroke of luck for him only at this time.

He didn't care about anything after that, just had a good rest...

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By the time the duel between Zhang Yang and Iverson ended, the 76ers had narrowed the score to 31 to 38, reducing the difference to 7 points.

But this was the smallest point difference in the rest of the game, and the Bobcats quickly widened the gap to double digits.

Just as Okafor and Gerald Wallace thought, the longer the duel between Zhang Yang and Iverson lasted, the more disadvantageous it would be for the 76ers. Even if Iverson won a few more points in the duel, it would not affect the result.

The Bobcats no longer let Iverson play one-on-one, but double-teamed him crazily. Iverson had no choice but to pass the ball. Even for him, facing Felton's blocking, Gerald Wallace's wing defense, and Okafor's blocking under the basket, it was difficult for him to open up the situation, and it was even difficult for him to digest the ball through a large number of shots.

This is thanks to James again. In order to defend him, the Bobcats were "forced" to significantly improve their double-teaming capabilities.

In the early stages of the game, the 76ers were very active in running from the outside, and now they have settled down, but their open shots after receiving the ball are not good.

The Bobcats were actually in a similar situation. Their outside shooters all lost their rhythm, but Gerald Wallace and Okafor attacked fiercely, and the Haitian Prince Dalembert, who earns tens of millions a year, couldn't stop them at all.

海地王子这份6年接近顶薪的合同，76人队怕是要烂手里了，本-华莱士那边和活塞队聊续约时，都在说戴勒姆波特都能拿6年6600万，他要个5年8000万、4年6000万很合理吧？
When Zhang Yang came on the court after the official timeout in the second half, the score difference had reached 22 points.

At this time, the advantages of being a rookie were reflected. Gerald Wallace and Okafor were replaced to rest, while Felton and Zhang Yang continued to play!

Zhang Yang did not eat alone, and he and Felton took turns to score one ball each.

He felt it was a pity that Iverson went down to rest after the official timeout and would not play again.

In the following time, Zhang Yang scored another 9 points, and he couldn't score more. The fat guy took the initiative to give him the ball, but he couldn't play. After he scored over 30 points, the opponents started to double-team the rookie without any ethics. It wasn't even a double-team. Someone approached him before he received the ball, and he was double-teamed as soon as he received the ball... Felton could only score 20+ with tears in his eyes.

At 9:24 pm, the final whistle sounded.

张杨26投16中，加上4中3的罚球，拿到35分4板1助攻1抢断，追平了他个人单场最高分。

费尔顿20投9中，其中三分球3中0，加上5中3的罚球，拿到21分2板6助攻。

Plus Gerald Wallace's 20 points, Okafor's 17 points...

山猫队四大天才合砍93分，率队以108比90轻取76人队，将战绩提升到43胜37负，提前两场锁定季后赛席位！
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