Chapter 171 170. First in Shooting!

After the year-end game between the Bobcats and the Knicks, Zhang Yang made headlines on the websites of major sports media!

This time he scored 52 points in a single game, which shocked the fans far less than when he scored 50+ points against the Jazz. That was the first time in NBA history that a player under the age of 20 scored 50+ points in a single game.

But in terms of the sensation and influence it caused, this time it will be even greater!

Because the place where Zhang Yang scored 50+ was in the Big Apple, the basketball mecca Madison Square Garden!
Both games were broadcast live across the United States. In the holy land of basketball, the ratings for this game were more than double that of the Bobcats’ home game against the Jazz!
This is the second time this season that Zhang Yang has scored 50+ in a single game. Before him, only one player this season has scored 2+ in a single game twice. Yes, that person is Gilbert Arenas, who surpassed Iverson to top the scoring list.

阿里纳斯打太阳队拿到54分，率领奇才队以144比139爆冷取胜；打湖人队拿到60分，爆锤只拿到45分的科比。

Among the players at the top of the scoring list, Kobe has only scored 1 points once in a game against the Bobcats; Iverson has scored 58+ points several times, but has not yet scored 40+; James has scored fewer points this season than last season and has not yet scored 50+ points. His highest score was 40 points against the 76ers before Iverson was traded; Anthony has yet to score 39+ points in his career.

Coupled with Zhang Yang's words in the post-match interview, "I scored 50+ times one more than Kobe", "Another kid is going to be taught badly by me, who made me a bad kid", it also sparked heated discussion.

People think it is normal to criticize Carter. After other players have a great performance, Carter will make a few sarcastic remarks, and many people criticize Carter back.

Mentioning Kobe Bryant...some people think this statement makes no sense.

Some people say that this is his declaration that he wants to surpass Kobe, the benchmark scorer in the league today, because Kobe has the highest average points per game among the current scoring champions.

But no one said he was arrogant or conceited. He had scored 18+ points in a single game twice at the age of 50. What's wrong with having such ambition?
Boston media even said that Zhang Yang should take his boss as a benchmark instead of looking for an imitator.

There was another incident that made New York basketball fans the object of ridicule again - when the game was leading by 30 point with more than 1 seconds left in the game, cheering for Zhang Yang who had already scored 49 points in an away game and went to the free throw line became another classic scene in the basketball mecca.

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The day after playing against the Knicks, the new year arrived. At noon on January 2007, 1, the Bobcats left New York and headed west.

There will be 5 consecutive away games across the New Year, 1 game in the Eastern Conference and 4 games in the Western Conference.

Arriving at the hotel in Seattle, Zhang Yang looked at the January schedule, 1 games, and the Jewish guy was acting like a nobody again!

The schedule for November, not counting the game at the end of October, is 11 games. There are also 10 games in December, and then it becomes 15 games in January.

There are 17 games, 8 of which are away games in the Western Conference, home games or away games in the Eastern Conference. The earliest start time of the game is 8 pm Eastern Time. January happens to be the winter vacation time in China. It is obvious that the Jews arranged the schedule for the student party group.

张杨上网查了下其他球队1月份的赛程，有27支球队赛程是14场或15场，还有一支球队只有13场比赛，不过火箭队1月份也是17场……平衡了许多。

The new monthly best player awards have been announced. Arenas and Kobe won the Eastern and Western Conference Player of the Month awards respectively. Both of them won the awards purely based on their personal performances, as their records are not that good.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang and Rondo followed England to KeyGallery to practice shooting for a while. Zhang Yang practiced two sets of three-pointers and two sets of free throws and then left. The next four away games are 4 games in 6 days, one of which is back-to-back. He played for 4 minutes yesterday and had a good rest today.

He came to practice for half an hour because he was only 10 points away from a shooting value of 300.

This time the random physical fitness is randomly selected as physical strength, and the physical strength upper limit has increased by 5 points to 93. His current physical strength is 88, and there is a lot of room for improvement. In two or three years, he may be able to play 40+ minutes per game!

New tasks are coming, 10 shooting points for random shooting talents, and 10 shooting points to upgrade 'I age slower'.

He hopes to continue to randomly get mid-range shooting talent this time, and improve his mid-range shooting talent to the historical level of 95...

At present, he has looked at the Gate of Experience, and his three-point evaluation has reached 77. After two months of throwing like crazy, his mid-range shot has improved to 85, and his layup has also reached 89. His three-point shot has improved the fastest, but his foundation is the worst. This season, his all-round score of 80+ and his layup score of over 90 are promising!

After a day of rest, at 1 a.m. on January 2, the Bobcats came to KeyGym to prepare for the game and continue their tactical fine-tuning training.

Later that night, the Bobcats beat the SuperSonics 103-94 on the road.

The Sonics did a lot to tank. Except for the two core scorers Ray Allen and Lewis, all other players who could increase the chances of winning were traded away, and the head coach was replaced by Bob Weiss. Bob Weiss was a famous tanking coach in the 1980s and 1990s. His most successful tanking record was helping the Spurs win David Robinson.

Ray Allen scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists under the defense of Gerald Wallace. He had a good personal performance and was trying to sell himself to other teams in the league.

Lewis' shooting is really unstoppable this year. The Bobcats focused on defending him, but he still scored 21 points, making 15 of 7 shots, including 9 of 4 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws.

张杨今晚19投10中，其中三分球5中2，加上5中4的罚球，拿到26分6板3助攻2抢断。

In the game against the Knicks, the Bobcats' fine-tuning of their offensive system was not very successful. As the game went on, they hardly played basic tactics. Most of the time, they had to rely on the players' individual abilities to increase their offensive success rate and compete with the Knicks.

In today's game against the SuperSonics, the effect of the tactical adjustment was shown - the offensive consumption of Felton, Gerald Wallace and Okafor was reduced a lot.

Adjusting Zhang Yang's tactical role from a mid-range scoring player to the first shooting point actually transfers the offensive burden from Felton, Okafor and Gerrard to Zhang Yang, wing shooters and role players who cut in, thereby reducing the offensive output pressure of the three and alleviating the physical crisis.

This change is good for the three players at this stage, and Zhang Yang is also happy to take on more offensive responsibilities, but at the same time, Zhang Yang's offensive performance will have a greater impact on the Bobcats' overall offense.

In the past, those three players provided the support, and Zhang Yang's shooting was an 'offensive bonus', helping those three players to lead the team better and play excellent offense. Now, if he plays well, his teammates will play more smoothly, and if he plays poorly, his teammates will have a harder time.

Look, in the game against the Clippers on the 4th, Zhang Yang made only 20 of 8 shots, 3 three-pointers were all missed, and he only got 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The Bobcats' team score also dropped to 93 points, and they lost to the Clippers 93 to 100, and their record dropped to 22 wins and 11 losses.

If Zhang Yang fires unlimitedly and serves as the first shooting point in the tactics, the Bobcats' offensive stability will be greatly affected. It is a bit difficult for him to carry the offense of a team now... But this is what Jordan and Bickerstaff expected.

In recent times, the offensive performance of the other three core players has fluctuated greatly due to physical strength. Even if such adjustments are not made, the team's strength will fluctuate greatly.

In this case, it would be better to train Zhang Yang's personal ability, pressure resistance, and team leadership ability, reduce the consumption of the other three core players, and get through the exaggerated 1-game schedule in January first.

Apart from anything else, Zhang Yang chose to shoulder the burden without hesitation, regardless of whether he could carry it or not. This attitude alone made Jordan very appreciative.

On the 6th and 7th, they will play the Kings and Trail Blazers back-to-back away.

The Kings' former glory is no longer visible.

Rahim, who just turned 30 last month, applied for retirement from the Kings, hoping that the Kings could grant him amnesty or buy out his contract, but his application was rejected.

A super genius who averaged 20+ points per game in his sophomore year and 5+21+8+3+1 in the first five years of his career, after being tortured for several years in the Grizzlies, Hawks and Trail Blazers, joined the strong team he had always dreamed of. As a result, this strong team has reached the end of an era.

Rahim has been completely disheartened. He can only go home to inherit the "throne" helplessly. His father is a regional imam of Islam, and his status in the local area is almost the same as that of a king. His family also has its own foundation. In the future, he will become the president of the NBA Development League and the next candidate for NBA president after Xiao Hua...

In the game against the Kings, the Bobcats narrowly won 97 to 92. Zhang Yang scored 16 points with 8 of 23 shots. It was not a lot of points, but he activated Matt Carroll and Alan Anderson on the wings. The former scored 16 points and the latter scored 14 points. The two shooters scored a total of 30 points. With Felton's 16 points and 7 assists, the Bobcats won the victory.

The Bobcats played the Trail Blazers back-to-back away. Randolph found that Okafor, Gerald Wallace, Millsap and others were very tired and in particularly bad shape, so he played very hard, making 23 of 13 shots and 6 of 4 free throws to get 30 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Trail Blazers to an upset victory over the Bobcats 102-94.

8天5战的5连客，山猫队取得3胜2负的战绩，比5连客开始前20胜10负的胜率低一些，不过这已经比教练组预期要更好，他们本以为8天5战得输3场。

On the 8th, the Bobcats returned to Charlotte and rested for a night. The next day, they started another 6-day 4-game stretch. Their opponents were the Raptors, Timberwolves, Hornets, and Bulls. The last two games were back-to-back.

Today, Bickerstaff only arranged 30 minutes of offensive tactical training and then ended his preparations.

During lunch time, the coaching staff discussed and analyzed how Zhang Yang would play next.

After several games, the opposing coach has obviously noticed the change in Zhang Yang's tactical role. The defense has become more targeted, and Zhang Yang's shooting difficulty has increased significantly compared to when he was a containment point before.

When several coaches were analyzing the situation, England mentioned that Zhang Yang had developed long passes some time ago. The coaches all agreed that Zhang Yang might increase his passing like he did against the Kings.

Then, in the game between the Bobcats and the Raptors at 8 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Yang played for 36 minutes and threw the ball 31 times... If they didn't win after 20 shots against the Trail Blazers, then he would add 10 more!
(End of this chapter)