Chapter 176 175. What is it like to play against the Lakers on the first anniversary of the 81-point game? Part

Old Nelson did not call a timeout when he was hit by continuous counterattacks, which made the commentator of the court TV very strange. Zhang Weiping analyzed that the mad scientist might have some ideas.

Zhang Heli actually guessed it right this time!

Although the score difference was widened, old Nelson saw how hard Zhang Yang defended Ellis and thought it would be a good idea to use Ellis's mindless attack to wear down Zhang Yang... He always liked to seize some "opportunities" that others would never try.

Ellis is competitive and easily impulsive, and in Nelson's opinion, these characteristics can be used as characteristics.

The Bobcats were able to outscore them 3 to 11 in just 4 minutes, and the Warriors have the same ability.

But after the intermission, the mad scientist suddenly woke up - the bad boy Jack didn't need to throw the ball 25 times tonight, and he could even be used by the opponent to defend Ellis!

Felton was not consumed, the team's offensive rhythm was still there, Rondo was able to break through the defense against single-player breakthroughs... The Bobcats only needed to play team offense against them. There was no need for Zhang Yang to throw the ball more than 20 times. Zhang Yang only needed to grasp the receiving shot and counterattack well!

No wonder Bickerstaff let Zhang Yang play the entire first quarter and let Zhang Yang take the lead in defense.

Old Nelson was impressed by his former rival, Bickerstaff.

In the 88-89 season, Nelson jumped from the Bucks to the Warriors and led the team into the playoffs. They defeated the Jazz in the first round and advanced to the second round. He was feeling proud when he saw the Supersonics next door also defeated the Rockets... He instantly lost all sense of accomplishment.

There are not enough chess pieces. Barnes and Azubuike were brought in in the summer to select players for that goal, and other high-quality role players were not sought after. Of course, the main reason is that the Warriors have been in a bad state for so many years and have no appeal to high-quality players with a good reputation... Even with so many tricks as old Nelson, there is nothing he can do about the current situation.

Just try your best to attack! If the opponent loses touch and they have a big burst, they can still win.

This is why Nelson likes to play offensive basketball. No matter what happens, he will never lose hope completely.

...

Old Nelson is still full of passion, making substitutions and arranging tactics.

But that little bit of hope was indeed too slim. He actively rotated and made on-the-spot arrangements, but in the following time the Warriors were unable to narrow the gap to single digits.

Bickerstaff is not a person who just wants to do the job. He also saw how Felton and Zhang Yang responded on their own in the first quarter and broke the opponent's plan. Of course, he will seize the advantage created by his players.

Most of the team's scorers were in good shape tonight. He started to focus on team offense in the second quarter, and the whole team worked together to suppress the Warriors.

Zhang Yang took the initiative to defend Ellis. First of all, he did a good job in defending Ellis before the official timeout in the first quarter. He was confident that he could limit Ellis, so he took the initiative to defend. Otherwise, he would definitely give this job to Rondo.

But the more important reason was that seeing that his teammates were in good offensive form and had a good touch today, he chose to give up scoring and focus on defense.

Emotions have a great impact on performance. In the past half month, the whole team has been under the pressure of 'difficult schedule and many back-to-back games'. Even if the physical condition was okay sometimes, the offense was very frustrating. Now that the schedule pressure is not so great, the mentality and mood are much better, and the condition has naturally improved.

分差最多达到21分，最终分差15分，山猫队以121比106力克勇士队，拿下西部三连客第一战的胜利！战绩提升到29胜16负！
内有大中锋、外有胖墩儿，巴郎-戴维斯今晚扑街，16投6中、其中三分球5中1，加上2中2的罚球，拿到15分5助攻。

He really wanted to play against Harris, Terry, Stackhouse, and Barea every day... He went to read the team manual after the game. It would be tough to play against the Mavericks until the end of the season.

埃利斯开局打得不错，首节拿到12分3助攻，但全场26投仅9中，其中三分球9中2，加上6中5的罚球，只拿到25分3板5助攻1抢断。

I can score 25 points if I shoot 30 times a day... Ellis rushed into the player tunnel in shame after the final whistle. He said this in an interview with local media who often praise Zhang Yang.

斯蒂芬-杰克逊16分、哈灵顿12分7板5助攻、别德林斯11分14板、理查德森14分……这些球员打得还不错，但球队前二号得分手一起扑街，他们使出吃奶的劲儿，也无法把全队得分飙起来。

山猫队方面，奥卡福拿到19分12板、费尔顿18分3板7助攻、隆多6分7板8助攻、杰拉德-华莱士15分5板2助攻1抢断3盖帽、米尔萨普10分12板、朱梅因-琼斯8分、马特-卡罗尔9分……

张杨今晚14投7中，其中三分球3中1，加上6中6的罚球，拿到21分3板6助攻2抢断2盖帽，近来少见的命中率过五成。

It's a pity that a certain young backfielder got too many rebounds. He was just two rebounds away from 20+5+5.

This was a team victory. The Bobcats players were very excited and gathered together to celebrate after the game.

The Bobcats coaching staff was also happy, but not entirely because of the victory.

Bickerstaff patted Englander on the shoulder and said, "Chip, you see, Jack can always adjust his style of play."

England smiled and shook his head: "I underestimated him... No, I didn't know enough about his talent. He is too strong inside. After picking up something, he can put it down so firmly. This is definitely a talent! It is a very rare talent for an athlete!"

...

This game became a hot topic in China after the game.

Ellis made a sour face to the camera. This scene seemed familiar to domestic fans - Dampier, who claimed to be the second center in the West after O'Neal, did the same thing when he was in the same frame with Yao Ming.

Yao Ming was very reserved. He didn't say anything, but spoke with his actions. After that, he never let Dampier score double-digit points against him again, not even once.

It's impressive to speak with actions, but fans still feel uncomfortable. During the game, Yao Ming could only say "damn" and "plant", which foreigners couldn't understand at all.

Zhang Yang was different. All the trash talk he said to Ellis was spread by gossipers.

He efficiently scored 20+ points and at the same time defended Ellis to death. The fans watching the live broadcast were thrilled. After the game, when they saw the exposed trash talk Zhang Yang said to Ellis, those fans were even more excited.

The atmosphere in the United States was also very hot. The main topic was the "high school genius showdown" between Zhang Yang and Ellis. Zhang Yang locked down Ellis and showed off his defensive talent and basic skills. His trash talk was also discussed by many people, but without the unique emotions of domestic fans.

The next day at noon, the Bobcats flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles and rested for a day without arranging any training.

On January 1, the Bobcats came to Staples Center to challenge the Lakers. They had three consecutive away games in the West, and the entire game was broadcast live on TV. The next opponent was the Nuggets, whose popularity in China had skyrocketed after acquiring Allen Iverson.

At 8:40 p.m., after the players from both teams entered the court, Zhang Yang and Kobe were invited to take a group photo in front of the technical table.

Just as there is a huge difference between a god-type player and a god, there is also a huge difference between a snake-type player and a snake.

Facing the camera, Kobe was very friendly in accepting the interview and answering questions. Although he had a bad relationship with the Eagle Sauce media, he had a good relationship with the Taiwan media because the person who came to interview him was Wei Ping Bryant.

After the interview, Zhang Yang said to Kobe: "You don't have to stand on my right side now."

When the two were called to the technical desk just now, Zhang Yang was on the left and Kobe was on the right facing the camera. Kobe moved around to the left side of the camera.

Kobe looked down at his jersey number and then remembered that he had changed his jersey.

He asked, "324 doesn't have any special meaning in your country, right? 243 doesn't have any special meaning either, right?"

Zhang Yang: "I have something to say."

Kobe: "Are there so many numbers you need to be careful about? I'll have to pay attention to that when I go to BJ next year."

Zhang Yang: "It's not a taboo... Are you going to participate in the Olympics? Aren't you afraid of being like Iverson, Wade and the others?"

Kobe narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Yang's jersey number: "I don't wear number 3."

Zhang Yang said angrily: "The number 24 is equal to eight numbers 8, you will lose eight times!"

Kobe: "...You mean the special meaning is 24 equals 3 8s?"

Zhang Yang: "Uh... doesn't 3 times 8 equal 24?"

Kobe: “…”

A while ago, Kobe and Jordan attended an event together. During the chat, they mentioned Zhang Yang. Jordan said that when he and Zhang Yang were chatting, the topic would go in a strange direction. Kobe didn't understand it at the time, but now he understands...

After the live interview session ended, Zhang Yang and Bynum chatted for a few minutes.

Bynum is in a much better mood this season than last season. This season he became the Lakers' second center. Under normal circumstances, he and Kwame Brown share the playing time at the center position. Kwame Brown starts and plays less than 30 minutes, and Bynum plays less than 20 minutes. When Kwame Brown is injured, or when Kwame Brown needs to expand his defense like tonight, he can start.

He doesn't need to bear any pressure. If he can score 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in every game, he will be praised by the media and fans.

And he found that as long as he didn't do his hair in a way that would irritate the one without hair, he wouldn't be scolded.

Zhang Yang really wanted to say, "Maybe it's because you worked hard to train the bald section that he stopped scolding you. It has nothing to do with your hairstyle." But after thinking about it, he gave up.

Judging from what Bynum said, he had been pressured by Kobe and was accustomed to training hard, and he didn't realize that he was not scolded because of his hairstyle.

Based on Zhang Yang's understanding of Bynum, it's useless to talk to him. This guy definitely won't listen and may even be dissatisfied.

Just don't worry about it, respect other people's ideas.

Zhang Yang returned to the bench and listened to Bickerstaff's final preparations before the game with his teammates.

Zhang Yang was very excited to play against the Lakers. He missed the last match against the Lakers due to injury and suspension. It was a pity that he could not be part of the team that defeated Kobe who scored 58 points.

But at this point today...he and his teammates are very cautious and very focused.

On this day last year, Kobe scored 26 points in the first half and 55 points in the second half on this court!
This game was not only broadcast live by the Imperial TV Station, but also by several TV stations in the United States.

The hottest topic-How many points can Kobe score tonight?

Zhang Yang guessed that this was a game specially arranged by the Jewish guy to boost his popularity, otherwise he would not have chosen this time. But he felt that this arrangement should be avoided next time, as he was already very popular in the middle of this season.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the game between the Bobcats and the Lakers, which was broadcast live in both China and the United States, began!

Bobcats starting lineup: Felton, Zhang Yang, Gerald Wallace, Okafor, Perkins.

Lakers starting lineup: Smush Parker, Kobe, Odom, Kwame Brown, Bynum.

Bynum beats Okafor to win the jump ball, and the Lakers attack first!

As soon as Kobe received the ball in the frontcourt, the double-team came!
The Bobcats' number one defensive goal tonight - to encircle Kobe!
It was expected that Kobe would face the double-team of Felton and Gerald Wallace. Since the first anniversary of his 62 points in three quarters, opponents have been mindlessly double-teaming him whenever conditions allow. They have gotten used to it. Today is the first anniversary of his 81 points, so it will definitely be like this.

He wants to pass the ball to Smush Parker...XXX, at least take a few steps!
He could only play one against two, turn around and take two steps to the weak side, jump up, and make a long pass to Smush Parker on the other sideline.

Death received the ball and shot a three-pointer...missed!
Perkins positioned himself and Okafor grabbed the defensive rebound.

When the Bobcats started attacking, Zhang Yang was stuck by Kobe just after he advanced across half court. He protected the ball and passed it to Felton who came to receive the ball. He ran without the ball, and Kobe followed him closely. When he stopped, he was stuck to him, and it felt like a piece of dog-skin plaster was stuck on his body!
Zhang San: What are you doing? It's not me who's attacking you!

Kobe: I don’t care, if you double-team me I’ll beat you, and don’t think I didn’t see that you were trying to shrink and block my breakthrough!

(End of this chapter)