Chapter 193 192. Heart's Desire

Yao Ming takes the Bobcats as his opponent very seriously.

But on Zhang Yang's side, as long as Yao Ming can play, the Rockets are a special opponent for him. If Yao Ming can't play, the Rockets are nothing. They are not in his imaginary enemy sequence now, and will not be in the future.

However, defeating the Rockets to end the losing streak is very important for the Bobcats at the moment. March is a critical stage for the ranking competition. If they can win one more game, they will have a better chance of hitting the first place in the Eastern Conference.

Because they are not the only ones working hard this month. Other teams competing for rankings are also working hard, as are teams competing for the No. 1 pick and a playoff spot.

Relatively speaking, the teams competing for playoff spots are the most nervous and eager to win more games.

After the game, when Zhang Yang was checking the news, he saw that the Lakers, who had a record of 1 win and 3 losses and only won one game against the Raptors, had someone going crazy tonight.

24号湖人队打篮网队，被7分8板13助攻的基德、29分的卡特、22分的理查德-杰弗森击败。

26号湖人队打森林狼队，被爆砍26分17板8助攻2抢断5盖帽的加内特击败。

28号击败猛龙队后，1号背靠背第二战，面对艾弗森的14分13助攻、安东尼的29分、替补上场的史蒂夫-布雷克单场投进7个三分拿到25分……科比拿到45分，湖人队还是以98比105告负。

After losing to the Nuggets in a head-to-head match, the Lakers dropped directly to tenth place in the Western Conference after this run of 1 win and 3 losses, and were overtaken by the Nuggets, Warriors, Clippers and Hornets.

This has been the case in the Western Conference in recent years. A team in the playoff race can drop directly from sixth to tenth if they lose two more games.

Tonight, the Lakers played the Trail Blazers, and Kobe went crazy!

40投23中，其中三分球15中10，外加12中11的罚球，狂轰67分7板3助攻，率领湖人队以116比99大胜开拓者队。

At the same time, Kobe also defended Roy, who only made 21 of 6 shots and scored only 14 points.

By March, Kobe only took 3 shots and scored 30 points, which was not enough to help the Lakers win. He needed to take 45 shots.

There is also a crazy showdown in Madison Square Garden tonight. Even Kobe, who scored 67 points, cannot completely cover up the heat of that game - Marbury vs. Nash.

尼克斯队与太阳队对飙打了个三加时，纳什今晚打了50分钟，单场拿到25分22助攻，刷新了他生涯单场助攻纪录，帮助小霸王拿到29分、马里昂拿到26分、巴博萨拿到18分……但对面两人30+、两人20+更胜一筹！
马布里32分14助攻，有16分是在三个加时赛拿到，加上埃迪-库里31分、克劳福德23分7助攻、大Q25分、大卫-李15分15板……

140 to 136, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Suns in triple overtime, improving their record to 29 wins and 31 losses, overtaking the Nets and entering the top eight in the Eastern Conference!
However, after the game, Marbury had a heated argument with head coach Isaiah Thomas. Marbury even grabbed Thomas' collar and was about to hit him. It was his teammates who pulled him away and prevented another player from hitting a coach.

Zhang Yang curiously browsed the news and forums. As a 3G surfer, he couldn't help but eat melons.

After a while, he saw a video posted by a fan on the forum. Marbury was crying in the hospital and was convulsing... He remembered this incident, which caused Marbury's basketball career to collapse.

He still overestimated Isaiah Thomas. Is this guy crazy? It is important to get into the top eight, but it is not necessary to do this? He simply does not treat his players as human beings.

...

As a player, Zhang Yang hopes that Marbury can cheer up. Marbury in the past two and a half months has indeed impressed him. He is worthy of being the super point guard of the 96 golden generation who could be traded for the peak Kidd.

But the melon is finished, and after expressing his regret, Zhang Yang turned his attention to the news about his own team.

The great Jack who was being scolded yesterday was praised today for being tough.

When Zhang Yang, Rondo and Alan Anderson couldn't score in the first three quarters, Jarrett Jack stepped forward to help Felton and Okafor share the pressure.

However, although public opinion quickly reversed, the impact of the team's declining open three-point shooting ability cannot be ignored.

The next morning, Zhang Yang arrived at the gym at 9 o'clock. After burning incense to Guan Erye, he practiced three-pointers with the help of Englander.

His mid-range shot of 85, ball control and layup of 89 are stuck there and he can't make any progress for the time being. Before the playoffs, he adjusted his training focus to three-pointers. His current three-point evaluation value is 78. It would be best if he can reach 80. Even if he can't, it's always a good thing to practice more.

The Bobcats had two days of rest on the 4th and 5th. The team did not schedule any training today. He stayed in the gym from 9 am to 4 pm.

In the afternoon, Rondo, Okafor, Alan Anderson and Herman also came to practice shooting.

At night, Zhang Yang sat in front of the TV to watch the live game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves.

coming!

It's really coming!

上周湖人队被爆砍26+17+8+2+5的加内特干翻，今晚科比35投18中，其中三分球9中6，加上8中8的罚球，狂轰50分7板8助攻，在湖人队半场49比55落后的情况下，率队以109比102逆转森林狼队，拿下两连胜。

After watching the live broadcast, Zhang Yang checked the Lakers' next opponents... Hornets, Grizzlies, and Warriors.

A moment of silence was observed for Jiasao, Xiao Pao, the bearded man who looked like his second brother, and others.

Kobe's performance stimulated Zhang Yang. The next day, which was the team's preparation day, the team gathered at 9 o'clock, and he arrived at the gym at 7: for extra practice.

After more than 40 minutes of training, the 'Gate of Experience' pops up, and the 10 shooting points are collected. Let him choose to extract random shooting talents or upgrade 'I age slower' first, or choose not to, and take them together when he collects 20 shooting points.

The latter is useless for the time being. A person's physical function usually peaks at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six, and begins to decline after reaching the highest point. What athletes need to do is to slow down the rate of decline in physical function and complete the adjustment of playing style before it declines to a point that is no longer sufficient to support the original playing style.

Zhang Yang chose to take the shooting talent first, and this time he randomly got the three-point talent +1.

It’s a bit of a pity that I don’t have the talent for mid-range shooting, and I haven’t been able to improve to the historical level of 95, but three-point shooting is also okay. With one more point, the training improvement speed can be faster.

After claiming the reward, the content on the 'door' changed.

"You have accumulated 20 talent points. The shooting value required for the next talent task is 12. New talents that can be upgraded: passing and attacking the basket. They are assigned to the random sequence of shooting talents."

Zhang Yang: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

In the past, there were only two random options for obtaining shooting talents: mid-range shots and three-pointers. That was why he was able to "brush" the mid-range shooting talent to 94, which was closest to the historical upper limit, so quickly. Now the difficulty has been greatly increased.

Fortunately, his mid-range and three-point shooting limits are still far away, so it’s not time to worry yet.

And it can improve passing and attacking talents, which is definitely a good thing... keep practicing!

First, take the reward for upgrading "I age slower" and start the next stage of the task.

After two days of rest, on March 3, the Bobcats faced the Grizzlies in their 6st game of the season at home.

Zhang Yang looked at the Grizzlies' record on the big screen and exclaimed, "The logo guy is really amazing."

Felton looked at the Grizzlies' record of 15 wins and 46 losses, and was full of questions: "Awesome? The other team is ranked last!"

Zhang Yang: "Yeah, look at the Celtics, they tried so hard to play badly, the coach randomly adjusted the lineup and played tactical nonsense, Pierce even applied for a trade, and the genius high school student Jefferson also expressed dissatisfaction with the Celtics, but in the end they were only second to last.

Look at the Grizzlies. Gasol averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, all three of which are career highs.

Miller averaged 18 points per game. Can you imagine that a pure shooter like him can average 18 points per game? And it's not random shooting. He averaged 40 three-pointers per game with a 3% three-point shooting rate, most of which were tactical shots.

Warrick's averages increased from 4 points and 2 rebounds per game last season to 12 points and 5 rebounds.

Gay also gradually moved from the bench to the starting lineup and was well trained.

These four players have made great progress this season.

The Grizzlies did not play randomly like the Celtics this season. Instead, they used good tactics and cooperation and tried hard to win. It's just that the Logo Man traded away five of last season's offensive and defensive main players, Battier, Wright, Jones (Eddie), Tsakalidis, and Jackson (Bobby), so they couldn't win.

If the Grizzlies get Durant, they will be able to become a top team again in two years at most, as they work so hard to ensure team discipline. It is too easy for them to recruit high-quality role players to rebuild with their talent. "

Felton looked across in surprise. He had spent time studying the Grizzlies these past two days and had developed the habit of not underestimating any opponent. He knew that his younger brother's analysis was correct.

I didn't expect that there could be such a big difference between giving up and giving up!
But the fat guy has a question: "The Grizzlies are ranked last, so shouldn't they be the most likely to get Oden? Why Durant?"

Zhang Yang was silent for a moment, then said, "They already have Gasol, so it's not appropriate to train another center."

Felton: You’re just trying to fool me again!

Never mind. It doesn't matter.

The game starts at 7pm.

Just as Zhang Yang analyzed to Felton, the Grizzlies are indeed trying their best to win. Although the Grizzlies have lost 46 games this season, the most in the league, they are rarely slaughtered.

全明星周末后灰熊队与强队交手时，打马刺队98比106、打太阳队109比117、打火箭队81比86、打勇士队更是通过加时赛以126比121爆冷赢了。

In the starting lineup tonight, the Grizzlies were not at a disadvantage against the Bobcats!
The combination of Flying Squirrel, Mike Miller, Gay, Stromile Swift and Gasol started off with a back-and-forth battle with the combination of Felton, Zhang Yang, Alan Anderson, Okafor and Perkins. At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats only led the Grizzlies by two points, 27 to 25.

However, in the second quarter, the Bobcats widened the gap to 11 points in half a quarter, and the Grizzlies then fell into a vicious cycle of the main players chasing points and the rotation stage digging holes crazily.

The Grizzlies coach did not give a few main players much playing time, such as Gasol. After the team lost so many capable players, his playing time did not increase but decreased, from 39.2 minutes per game last season to 36 minutes per game. His efficiency increased significantly, and his hit rate increased from 50.3% last season to 54%, which is a career high as is his scoring rate. But no matter how hard he tried, he lost more than he won...

比赛结果没什么意外，奥卡福14分17板、张杨24分4助攻、费尔顿14分6助攻、阿兰-安德森13分6板2助攻……山猫队以105比97击败灰熊队。

加索尔今晚14投8中，加上5中4的罚球，拿到20分8板5助攻2抢断的全面表现，但努力又一次成了无用功。

He was unwilling to accept this! He was the world champion last year, so why did he feel that the world had changed when he returned to the club?
As he was about to put on a towel and leave the court, he felt sympathetic gazes...

He angrily found Zhang Yang and said, "I don't need your sympathy!"

Zhang Yang: "Really? I don't believe it."

Gasol: “…”

He wanted to say that he was the world champion, so why did he need sympathy? But when he thought about his record of 15 wins and 47 losses...

Zhang Yang: "Five of your nine main players left last season, so it's normal for you to lose. I don't sympathize with you because of this. I respect your personal performance."

Gasol: “?”

Zhang Yang: "I just received a message from our team staff that Kobe scored 53 points against the Hornets away from home. The next game will be against the Lakers... Come on!"

Gasol: (ΩДΩ)!!!

67 points, 50 points, 53 points...Is this still a human being?

Gasol thought of the fear of being dominated by Kobe in his rookie season. That was the first time Kobe scored 50+ in his career. He only played three quarters, played 34 minutes, made 34 of 21 shots, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, plus 12 of 11 free throws, and scored 56 points in three quarters...

Gasol: I was wrong! I need sympathy! Little Jack, I shouldn't have spoken to you so loudly! Please comfort me!

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After three consecutive home games, the Bobcats left Charlotte and started their last long road trip of five games this season.

On the 8th and 9th, the Bobcats played the Celtics and 76ers back-to-back away from home, and they easily won with scores of 102-84 and 106-95 respectively. Zhang Yang did not play much in both games. With the score difference widening early, Bickerstaff asked the newcomer Jarrett Jack to partner with his teammates to find the best lineup. Zhang Yang played for 24 minutes and 22 minutes respectively, scoring 17 points and 14 points.

On the 11th, the Bobcats played against the Bucks. This time, they had a tough time. Mo Buchuan exploded and scored a game-high 20 points with 11 of 28 shots. Together with Reed who scored 27 points, the Bucks' backcourt duo tied the score in regular time, 97 to 97, and the game went into overtime.

In overtime, Mo Williams and Reed couldn't hold on. They each shot twice in overtime but neither made the shot. The Bucks only got two points in the entire overtime thanks to "Kobe Terminator" Reuben Patterson.

On the Bobcats side, Zhang Yang scored a 2+1 against Bogut right away, and with Felton's step-back three-pointer, although there were no other points, it was enough to win.

张杨17投8中，其中三分球5中2，加上7中7的罚球，拿到25分5板3助攻1盖帽；奥卡福18分13板、费尔顿20分4助攻、隆多5分5板4助攻、米尔萨普8分3板、贾莱特-杰克6分……103比99，山猫队4分险胜雄鹿队，将战绩提升到44胜20负！
A winning rate of 68.75%, setting a new record in team history!

After three away games in the East, the hard times are coming.

On March 3, the Bobcats lost to the Jazz away at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City.

Zhang Yang played very well in this game, making 25 of 13 shots, with a high shot rate of over 8%, plus 7 of 33 free throws, scoring points.

但奥卡福今晚10投3中加上6中4的罚球只拿到10分12板，费尔顿12投仅4中，只拿到10分4板4助攻。

Apart from these three, no other Bobcats scored in double digits, with Jarrett Jack the highest with 9 points.

Bickerstaff tried all 12 active rosters, but none of them played well.

Playing against the Jazz, the impact of the absence of Gerald Wallace was maximized.

Although Zhang Yang shot well, he couldn't shoot more. Without Gerald Wallace to compress the opponent's defense, he couldn't shoot more than 40 times and the number of shots that caused fouls added up like he did last time against the Jazz. Tonight he only had 29 shots in total, and he was exhausted.

爵士队大部分球员打得也不好，德隆和费尔顿互相伤害，他防得费尔顿12中4、费尔顿防得他6投2中，只拿到8分3板5助攻。

但布泽尔拿到了全场第二高的32分，奥库15投7中拿到19分10板的表现压了奥卡福一头，还有善于打硬仗的马特-哈普林拿到15分，三人携手带队以91比85力克山猫队，终结山猫队5连胜。

On March 3th, the Bobcats came to Phoenix to challenge the Suns.

The Bobcats had the advantage in the first three quarters. Although they were behind 27-30 in the first quarter, they scored 33-25 in the second quarter, overtaking by 5 points entering the second half. In the third quarter, they scored 27-24, widening the gap to 8 points.

But after three quarters of competition, the Bobcats collapsed in the final quarter. The Suns scored 36 to 19 in the final quarter and reversed the Bobcats 115 to 106.

奥卡福22分15板、张杨16分8助攻、费尔顿27分3助攻、米尔萨普13分、贾莱特-杰克12分、隆多10分14板7助攻差点拿到三双……还是没敌得过拿到17分12助攻的纳什率领的跑轰军团。

On the 11th, they played overtime, on the 13th, they fought hard with the Jazz on defense, and today they scored points and ran. They couldn't hold on in the last quarter. They got 5 wins and 3 losses in 2 consecutive away games, and their record is 44 wins and 22 losses. They are back to winning two games and losing one game... Zhang Yang: Crown Prince, please come back soon...

...

Gerald Wallace has been out for almost a month, which has had a huge impact on the Bobcats.

However, Zhang Yang was eager for Gerald Wallace to return soon, but he still waited patiently and could not show impatience in his words or attitude.

Knee injuries are different from shoulder injuries in the middle of the season. Injuries to the waist, back, knees, and feet must not be taken lightly. If one is not handled properly, it will affect your career.

McGrady and Penny are examples of this.

Moreover, during the period when Gerald Wallace was absent, their opponents were mostly weak teams, and they almost defeated all of them.

The performance against strong teams was also good. They won against the Pistons, Raptors and Rockets. In the last 13 games, they have 9 wins and 4 losses. The winning rate is actually higher than that in the early and mid-season.

However, after facing two consecutive losses to the Jazz and the Suns, Zhang Yang missed Gerald Wallace's defensive coordination and impact on the inside to compress the opponent's defense after being reversed.

Putting this aside, Zhang Yang has had a lot of training opportunities over the past period of time. In terms of attacking the basket, he has scored more points in the paint at critical moments in recent games.

He mainly relies on his mid-range shot. His mid-range shot is very threatening. He can break through or get past the defender with the help of a screen at a critical moment. The assisting players will always intercept him at a farther end. He can break into the inside more smoothly with the threat of his mid-range shot.

During the five consecutive away games, Zhang Yang had been paying attention to one team and couldn't help but pay attention to it.

Gasol was really miserable. When Kobe was fighting hard to get back into the top eight, he went to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers. He was dunked twice by the rampaging blacksmith, and Kobe scored 60 points again.

What surprised Zhang Yang was that after Kobe scored 4+ points in four consecutive games, he did not stop and scored 50 points against the Warriors, scoring 51+ points in five consecutive games.

Then the Lakers played the Rockets at home. Kobe scored 53 points again, bringing his consecutive 50+ times to 6 times, second only to Chamberlain's 7 times. But unfortunately the Lakers did not win this game because Yao Ming returned!

姚明18投11中，加上21中17的罚球，狂轰39分，和拿到29分的麦迪合砍68分，携手率队以107比104险胜湖人队。

就在媒体和球迷们都期待着科比能追平甚至打破张伯伦的7连50+的时候，湖人队遇到了国王队，湖人队虽然以106比98赢了，但科比被阿泰斯特防得32投14中仅拿到40分，连续50+次数断了。

During this period of time, not to mention the Bobcats' five-game winning streak and the Mavericks' 5-game winning streak being ended by the Warriors, there was no significant splash.

Kobe once again shocked the basketball world and dominated all major media outlets.

With this wave of 6 wins and 1 loss, the Lakers rushed back from tenth to sixth in the Western Conference.

As a scorer, Zhang Yang was excited by Kobe's series of scoring.

When Carter was interviewed and asked about Kobe's 6 consecutive 50+ points, he kept shaking his head and said that this shouldn't be...

When Zhang Yang was asked about this in an interview, he answered according to his heart: "Becoming a better scorer than Kobe and Jordan is what I want in my heart!"

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