Chapter 156 155. Come on! Let’s hurt each other!

At noon the next day after playing against the Spurs, Zhang Yang returned to Charlotte with the team.

He heard that the Los Angeles media praised him, so he went to the study to watch the news immediately after returning home... and felt weird after watching it.

The picture accompanying this report by "CIC" is definitely Zhang San.

The content also praised his mid-range shooting talent, saying that players with good mid-range shooting skills will have an easier time against the Texas Big Three.

However, most of the examples used were about the blacksmith in Los Angeles! Is this to take advantage of Zhang San's popularity?

Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality?
You have to know that last season it was the media in the Carolina area that was praising Iverson, Kobe, James, Duncan... and him and Okafor.

On the contrary, it belongs to Tiangang.

Zhang Yang thought about it, opened the NBA official website, and looked at the standings... As expected, the Lakers had a bad start.

It's a bit inaccurate to say that things are not going well. It should be said that it can't be any worse. They started with three consecutive losses and are currently ranked last in the league. Only the Lakers have played three games without winning a single game.

Zhang Yang clicked on the Lakers' game report and took a look.

揭幕战打太阳队，科比13投7中，拿到20分6板10助攻，湖人队101比117输了。

第二场打公牛队，科比15投8中，拿到19分7板9助攻，湖人队97比104输了。

第三场打森林狼队，科比9投5中，拿到16分8板12助攻，湖人队95比104输了。

Zhang Yang was full of questions. What was the blacksmith doing?
This shooting percentage and number of assists are too reasonable!

If his teammates are Gasol, Odom, or a grown-up Bynum, then there's nothing wrong with that, but with the Lakers' shabby lineup, is it reasonable for Kobe to go out and play instead of scoring points?
Zhang Yang searched for news related to Kobe out of curiosity and soon understood the reason.

In the days before the start of the ESPN regular season, Kobe was wildly criticized for his scoring behavior last season, saying that the Lakers were overturned by the Suns in the playoffs last season because Kobe played too independently.

After reading various critical articles on ESPN, Zhang Yang looked at Li Ke's data and didn't find it strange at all.

You think I lost because I played too much? Then I'll show you what our team looks like when I'm not playing alone - this is what Zhang Yang knows that Brother Blacksmith can do.

But will ESPN let him go if he does this? Zhang Yang lamented that the blacksmith brother is still too young.

In the past two days, ESPN has started to criticize Kobe for his negative attitude, fewer shots, and more assists... as if it was not them who criticized Kobe for taking too many shots a week ago.

Zhang Yang vaguely saw the scene of the blacksmith brother's helpless rage...

...

After three consecutive away games in Texas, the Bobcats got two days of rest. On the day they returned to Charlotte, Zhang Yang took a rest.

The next morning, he went to the Turkish Airlines Arena to participate in the team training. When the team was resting in the afternoon, he stayed in the arena to practice shooting.

After two hours of extra practice, the "Gate of Experience" appeared in front of him, and the mission was completed! He was randomly rewarded with a +1 mid-range shooting talent limit!

But this time there is one more tip.

"Your mid-range shooting talent ceiling has been raised to 94, and you are only 1 point away from the historical mid-range shooting talent."

Zhang Yang looked at the talent bonus he had obtained and found that his mid-range shooting had been increased by 4 points, which means that his original mid-range shooting talent was 90.

95 is a historical mid-range shooting talent, and 90 should be considered a top mid-range shooting talent, right? His mid-range shooting talent was also very good.

New tasks are also coming: 10 shooting value, random physical talent +1, 2 shooting value, and long pass foundation.

When Zhang Yang saw the new task, his interest in practicing increased greatly!

He has many flaws in passing, and long-distance passing is one of the passing methods he is not good at.

He cannot deliver the ball to his teammates as accurately as Felton and Rondo from a long distance... Not to mention accurate delivery, his passing while moving will often result in turnovers, so when he plays fast breaks, he basically doesn't make long passes, preferring to miss opportunities rather than make turnovers and lose the offensive right.

For a shooting guard like him, even if he needs to take on the task of promoting counterattacks, it is not cost-effective for him to spend time training long passes. His first goal when he runs down the court is to score.

But it would be different if you could lay the foundation quickly.

Keep shooting! Collect 20,000 shooting points as soon as possible to win this reward!

His mid-range shooting talent increased to 94, which is only a step away from historical talent. The new task reward is what he needs now, double happiness. On the next day, November 11, after the pre-match meeting in the morning, another happiness came knocking on the door.

山猫队收到联盟通知，张杨靠着首周场均28.3分4.6板2.3助攻1.3抢断、投篮命中率53.9%、三分命中率37.5%、罚球命中率83.3%的个人表现，2胜1负的战绩，拿下第一个比赛周东部周最佳球员奖。

The other award winner from the Western Conference was Nowitzki.

Zhang Yang checked Nowitzki's performance in the first week, it was really amazing!
The Mavericks started playing games last week from Tuesday, 6 games in 4 days, one back-to-back, and won all of them. Nowitzki averaged 26.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 53%, a three-point shooting percentage of 46% and a free throw shooting percentage of 93%.

Zhang Yang remembered that the Silver Horn King would enter the 1 Club once, probably this season.

It’s a pity that Nelson Sr. went to the Warriors to be the head coach.

...

The effects of the Rockets' collapse began to show. When Zhang Yang and his teammates entered the stadium in the evening, they saw many more Chinese advertising slogans on the scene. There were advertisements on the floor in front of the chairs on the bench. These were not there during the preseason.

However, there are no advertisements anywhere else in the arena, that is, the domestic sponsors’ advertisements are placed specifically for the domestic live broadcast.

Zhang Yang heard from Tellem that Jordan was jealous of Alexander who received tens of millions of US dollars in sponsorship fees every year, and wanted to learn from the Rockets to spend money to brag in China, but he gave up the idea after seeing the Rockets' collapse.

Zhang Yang was very glad. If Jordan had done that, his Zhang family wouldn't have to buy a house, and he could have dug out a large manor with his toes.

Now that I think about it, it's no wonder that Yao Ming never talked about team strength or championships when chatting with him...

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Zhang Yang looked across tonight's opponent, the Celtics.

At the beginning of the trip to Texas, the Jews were not human beings.

After returning from the trip to Texas, the schedule is very good. Youzi is the big daddy of Eagle Sauce.

Two home games and two away games, the entire opposing team is a team competing for the No. 1 pick.

Ten years later, the Celtics once again started to tank for the No. 1 pick.

Ainge wants to complete the unfinished work of Auerbach. The failure of the Cardinal to get Duncan is the eternal regret of countless old Celtics. This time Ainge vows to get Oden!
At the start of the new season, the Celtics are ranked last in the Eastern Conference with 1 win and 3 losses. Let's look at the Lakers in the West! The yellow and green army are linked!

Zhang Yang's eyes turned to "Little Bird" Adam Morrison.

You know what, Morrison really started off very well, scoring 30 points in his debut against the Pacers, then 12 points against the Grizzlies, 13 points against the Cavaliers, and 21 points in the last game against the Supersonics. He averaged 4 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists in the first four games, and is currently ranked first among rookies in scoring.

Zhang Yang remembers that Morrison's performance in his rookie season was actually quite good. In the early stage of the season, he competed fiercely with Roy of the Trail Blazers for the top rookie scorer.

However, as the season progressed, Morrison's body could no longer hold up. Suffering from diabetes, he was unable to maintain a high level of performance for a long time. After entering 2007, his condition declined rapidly... But even so, Morrison's average points per game in his rookie season ranked second among his peers, better than the No. pick Bargnani.

What really destroyed Morrison's NBA career was that he accidentally fell during the training camp in his sophomore year, which caused a ruptured cruciate ligament and he was out for a year. His steps were slow to begin with, and after he recovered from the injury he couldn't even outrun the center. He was sent to the Lakers by Jordan, and ended his NBA career after winning two championships.

Morrison was called "Little Bird" by the media and fans after playing in the first four games, while the performance of another Celtics rookie was not very good.

The Celtics used the Cavaliers' 2007 first-round pick to trade with the Suns for the Cavaliers' 06st pick in the 21 first round and selected Jordan Farmar.

If they didn't get the player they wanted the most, they would pick a Lakers fan? This fits the Celtics' criteria for picking a player.

In 98, the Celtics wanted to select Vince Carter the most, but Carter was snatched away with the 5th pick. Later, they selected Paul Pierce, a Lakers fan. This was not a bad choice. The top three talents of the 10 class were selected with the 98th pick.

But this time the Lakers fan's performance was not very good. Farmar played 4 minutes per game in the first four games, averaging 11 points and 3.5 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 1.5%.

It is very difficult for Farmar to play well in a bad team like the Celtics, where neither his combat power nor his talent are outstanding.

At 5:58 in the evening, both teams' starting lineups took to the court.

Zhang Yang looked at the five players on the opposite side... The Celtics didn't even bother to act, their bad form was written all over their faces. Brevin Knight, Pierce, Gerald Green, Adam Morrison, Al Jefferson.

Instead of using Delonte West, a point guard who is more suitable for positional warfare, or Szczerbiak, a serious shooting guard, they sent out four forwards who cannot run and play to start with the point guard who needs to run and play.

Facing this lineup, after the game started, Zhang Yang led the team to start the defensive counterattack mode, and rushed forward with Felton, Gerald Wallace and Okafor!

The Celtics had no other tricks on offense except for Pierce and Al Jefferson's one-on-ones, and their defense was a mess.

After the first quarter, the score was 34 to 17, and the Bobcats took the game by storm right from the start!
张杨打了9分钟，5投3中，其中三分球1中1，拿到7分。

费尔顿打了6分钟，拿到5分1助攻；奥卡福打了6分钟拿到4分；杰拉德-华莱士首节打满拿到7分。

Rondo, who came off the bench, played for 6 minutes and had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Playing against a weak team, he was not targeted and showed his talents in rebounding and passing.

However, the one who attracted Zhang Yang's attention the most was Matt Carroll.

This teammate was really ruthless when he was bullying the weaker players! In 5 minutes, he scored two follow-up three-pointers, plus a layup in a positional battle, and scored 5 points in 8 minutes!
Zhang Yang recalled the game against the Rockets. Matt Carroll scored 7 points in the last 12 minutes of garbage time against the Rockets' poor substitutes. It was thanks to this teammate that they were able to slaughter the Rockets by more than 30 points.

On the Celtics side, it was Pierce's performance that surprised Zhang Yang the most in the first quarter.

When other teams are in a slump, their star players will rack up stats like crazy, but Pierce seems to have no intention of scoring points at all. He has no motivation at all. His shots in the first quarter and his driving force in breaking through are not as good as last season, and his defensive enthusiasm is the same...

It has to be said that although Pierce loves to brag and has a big mouth, and even plans to live broadcast multiplayer sports in the future... his competitive spirit is no less than any other player, and he cannot accept this kind of thing.

At the peak age of 29, accompanying the team in a slump is definitely a torture for this player who was still full of energy after being stabbed 35 times in 13 seconds.

Zhang Yang was very emotional, so he decided to let the boaster die quickly tonight.

After the intermission, Zhang Yang came back on the court and started to attack fiercely... but was blocked by Tony Allen and Pierce!

...

At 8:24 pm, the final whistle sounded.

The result of the game was not surprising. The Bobcats easily defeated the Celtics, the team with the lowest loss in the Eastern Conference, 107-83.

奥卡福拿到全场最高分，快攻能跟上、阵地战单打机会也好，18投12中，加上9中6的罚球，拿到30分13板1助攻2盖帽。

On Pierce's side, he, Tony Allen, Farmar, Gerald Green and others surrounded Zhang Yang's mid-range shot.

Originally, Pierce had little fighting spirit. After playing two games this season, he got into a state where he just wanted to go home as soon as he got to get off work.

But when he saw Zhang Yang made 5 of 3 shots in the first quarter and looked like he was going to score a lot of points, and then he thought about how the media in his hometown of Los Angeles had praised Zhang Yang a few days ago... Obviously he didn't read the content of the news, but only saw the title "mid-range shot" and the picture of Zhang Yang's near-game-winning shot, which gave him a target tonight - the high school scorer must be targeted!
They didn't care if Zhang Yang wanted to shoot three-pointers, and they might not be able to catch up if he wanted to counterattack, but they didn't give him any chance to make mid-range shots.

Zhang Yang was not convinced! His mid-range shot was blocked, so he threw three-pointers wildly... His shots were not very good, and he made two of the next eight three-pointers.

最终，打了33分钟的张杨20投8中、其中三分球9中3，加上5中5的罚球拿到24分5板2助攻2抢断。

看着对面22投10中、其中三分球6中2、加上5中4的罚球拿到26分5板2助攻的皮尔斯，张杨好气气！

He had good intentions and wanted to give Pierce a quick death, but the other party not only did not appreciate it, but also targeted him!

This grudge will be remembered!

However, Pierce also had a headache when shooting. That 18-year-old high school student was too good at throwing!

At the end of the regular season last season, he saw a news report that made fun of Zhang Yang's number of three-point shots, saying that if Zhang Yang could master the three-point shot, he would probably shoot 8-10 three-pointers per game.

Pierce felt that even the reporters who liked to exaggerate had underestimated Zhang Yang. This kid dared to shoot like that even though he hadn't even mastered the three-point shot yet!
After playing against the Celtics, the Bobcats rested for one day and then faced the challenge of the Seattle SuperSonics, who had just been ranked last in the Western Conference, at home.

The Lakers 'betrayed' the 'yellow-green alliance' and are no longer last.

After the Lakers lost three games in a row, they played against the Clippers away in the fourth game. Kobe changed his style of play from the first three games and shot wildly, making 3 of 4 shots and 3 of 27 free throws, scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists and 41 steals, leading the Lakers to a narrow 6-3 win over the Clippers to end the losing streak.

Kobe proved with facts that the Lakers only had a chance to win if he played recklessly and independently. The Supersonics, who had a record of 1 win and 4 losses, also got to the last place in the Western Conference as they wished, achieving a win-win situation for both sides.

Last season the SuperSonics were pretending, but this season they, like the Celtics, have made no secret of their desire to play badly in order to compete for Oden.

张杨今晚打了26分钟，11投6中，其中三分球4中2，加上8中6的罚球，拿到20分6板1助攻1抢断，三节打卡下班。

The Bobcats defeated the Supersonics 109-95, winning three games in a row, improving their record to 3 wins and 4 loss, tying the Pistons and temporarily ranking first in the Eastern Conference!

今晚得分最高的两人都在超音速队，雷-阿伦23投11中拿到27分、刘易斯20投9中拿到24分。

Ray Allen has played much more aggressively this season than last season.

During the offseason, Carlisle revealed that Bird refused to trade Artest for him and chose Peja, which greatly stimulated him. In addition, he has turned 31 this summer and now wants to prove himself.

Lewis is in his contract year and wants a big contract.

Hard work will be rewarded. Lewis couldn't even dream that a team that refused to give O'Neal a 100 million yuan contract would give him a contract even bigger than 100 million yuan...

After the game, when Zhang Yang looked at the statistics, he didn't pay attention to the two brothers on the opposite side. He focused his attention on his own rookie.

今晚他和小肥老大出场时间都只有20多分钟，隆多得到22分钟出场时间，4投1中，外加2中1的罚球，拿到3分6板7助攻……

When playing against the Celtics, Rondo had a hard time getting 6 points with 4 of 10 shots. Tonight, the Supersonics focused on the basket and ignored the outside shooting, so Rondo had difficulty scoring again.

However, Coach Rondo's ability to find open shooters is indeed outstanding. When the fat guy and Rondo are on the court together, they both look for open spaces to shoot three-pointers without the ball.

After two consecutive home games, the Bobcats started two consecutive away games.

The first stop is Boston. On November 11, the Bobcats came to the TD Garden to challenge the Celtics away.

A man who does not seek revenge is not a gentleman. The fat boss calls on his teammates to target Pierce together and help the little brother who was targeted in the last fight to avenge himself!

Zhang Yang originally wanted to secretly score points, but the opponent had the same idea. Pierce also gathered a group of teammates to encircle and suppress Zhang San.

面对围剿，张杨11投3中，其中三分球4中1，加上6中5的罚球，拿到12分；皮尔斯15投5中，其中三分球2中0，加上4中3的罚球拿到13分。

It’s certainly uncomfortable when you perform poorly, but it’s much more comfortable when you see the other party playing just as badly… Let’s hurt each other!

奥卡福打凯尔特人队再次拿到全场最高分，18投10中，加上12中8的罚球拿到28分。

费尔顿得分全场第二高，15投8中，其中三分球4中2，加上6中4的罚球拿到22分5助攻。

对面莫里森今晚打得不错，16投7中，其中三分球5中2，加上4中4的罚球拿到全队最高的20分。

In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Celtics 100-87 and won four consecutive games!

The next morning, the Bobcats left Boston and came to Memphis. After resting for an afternoon, they played the Grizzlies away in a back-to-back game at 8pm.

If the Grizzlies are still the same Grizzlies from last season, the Bobcats players will want to curse in this back-to-back game.

But the Grizzlies have already torn down their home. During the offseason, they traded Battier for the signing rights of Rudy Gay, and sent away three main players, Bobby Jackson, Lorenzen Wright and Eddie Jones, in exchange for a second-round pick or a very strictly protected first-round pick, announcing that they were going to tank to compete for the No. 1 pick.

A team with 50 wins just dismantled itself and gave up. The Grizzlies' offseason operations shocked everyone. Before the start of the season, they were ranked last in the Western Conference by major media.

The Grizzlies have gone to such lengths to give up, they will definitely try their best to lose games in the new season, and the media are not afraid of being slapped in the face.

This is indeed the case. In the seven games since the start of the season, the Grizzlies have lost all but one game against the Trail Blazers, the second-to-last team in the Western Conference.

Last season, the Grizzlies lost only 88.5 points per game, ranking first in the league in limiting opponents' scoring. This season, they lost an average of 7 points per game in the first seven games, the most in the league.

The Bobcats won back-to-back games easily tonight, winning 115-96.

张杨拿到22分7板2助攻1盖帽，杰拉德-华莱士21分2抢断3盖帽、奥卡福15分15板、费尔顿16分7助攻，四大核心表现出色，角色球员们表现也很好，拿到41分。

After the game, Zhang Yang looked at Gasol, who was sitting absent-mindedly on the opposite bench... It was really miserable!
Gasol led the team to the playoffs for three consecutive years and maintained a 50-win level in the Western Conference. He was just selected as an All-Star last season and won the World Championships during the offseason. He wanted to work hard in the new season, but his home was emptied out!

(End of this chapter)