Chapter 235 234. The old era has passed! (1.1 words)

Seeing Felton coming, Parker turned around and wanted to leave... but he stopped. Where could he go?
After the loss in Game 5, although his teammates didn't say it directly, Parker could feel that many of them were blaming him in their hearts for not giving the ball to Ginobili at the last moment. The atmosphere in the team was already cold, and he hadn't spoken to his teammates in the past two days.

He was originally upset and regretted his choice, until this morning he saw a very popular post - when you scold Parker, have you forgotten that he scored 29 points and 10 assists to support the team's offense when Duncan's offense was not good? Without him, there would be no chance to tie the score at the end?

In fact, Parker has always known that Popovich looked down on him. When he went to the Spurs for a tryout in 01, Popovich didn't want him at all. It was general manager RC Buford who insisted on choosing him and even threatened to resign. Only then did Popovich have to compromise. Moreover, in the 00-01 season, the Spurs were first in the regular season and had the last pick in the first round, so Popovich was willing to compromise.

After his rookie season, in the summer of 02, Popovich expressed to the media his regret for not choosing Arenas.

In 03, Kidd and Payton became free agents. Popovich used him as a bargaining chip and offered a sign-and-trade to the Nets and Bucks.

In 04, Popovich used him as a bargaining chip to compete with the Mavericks for Jason Terry, but failed. The Hawks wanted the 206-centimeter forward Anthony Walker.

There have been rumors within the Spurs team for the past two years that Popovich complained to Buford that he was not used to trade for the 05 lottery pick to select Zhang Yang.

Ginobili, who always looked down on him, often publicly praised Zhang Yang as a more talented version of himself...

However, in the face of all kinds of injustice, he has been PUAing himself, hoping that one day he will be recognized by his coaches and teammates through his own efforts.

It wasn't until after Game 4 that Popovich's words made him realize that no matter how hard he tried, the coach looked down on him.

Yesterday's popular post triggered the grievance and unwillingness he had suppressed for many years...

Parker looked at Felton: Come on, keep firing!

Oh, you didn't leave! Then say a few more words before you forget your lines... Felton continued: "I enjoyed the last match with you. It is my honor to compete with an all-star on such a stage. I hope we can have another exciting match tonight!"

Parker: Huh?

No, wasn't this fat guy here to taunt him? How did it suddenly become an invitation to a duel?
At this time, Felton's tone suddenly changed, and he asked in confusion: "I don't understand. You have been selected as an All-Star for two consecutive years. Why do you coaches pay more attention to a substitute who may not be selected as an All-Star for three to five years?"

Parker: "..."

He was just inviting me to a duel, but now he's taunting me! This fat guy must be schizophrenic!

However, Parker immediately felt that the other party was not mocking him, but was genuinely confused about why.

Parker thought so based on a prerequisite - Felton is very popular among the fans of his own team.

In April 2005, after North Carolina won the championship, the hottest phrase in North American sports at the time was: Everyone loves Raymond.

In the 05 draft, Felton was arrogant and looked down on everyone, and that was the reason.

Even now, when Felton's talent in the NBA is not as good as many geniuses of the same class, his popularity is still very high. Just looking at the Carolina area, his popularity is even not inferior to Zhang Yang.

As an expert in self-PUA, Parker judged others by his own experience and felt that Felton, a second-year rising star who was loved by his own fans, really didn't understand why his sports car had such an experience...

The main reason was that Felton spoke very nicely, a comforting tone that Parker had never heard Popovich, Duncan, or Ginobili use to him.

In fact, veterans like Barry and Finley often praised and comforted him, but Parker's attention was all on those three people, ignoring the comfort and praise from others. This can also be regarded as a kind of pride and arrogance.

Parker could tolerate being ridiculed and humiliated, but he couldn't stand being sympathized with, especially by his opponents who sympathized with him from the bottom of their hearts. He turned around and left, looking for another place where no one would care about him and shut himself in...

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Felton didn't know how to talk this kind of trash. Even if he knew what to say, he didn't know how to say it at first.

He also talks trash sometimes, but his trash talk is always direct or involves swearing, similar to those rappers who imitate street black people's rap.

So before Game 5, he asked his younger brother how to talk trash like that.

Zhang San: "Just follow your heart, be sincere, and speak your mind."

Little Fatty Boss: "Is it enough to just be sincere?"

Zhang San: “Yes.”

Parker left, and Felton returned to the bench, putting the incident of provoking Parker behind him.

Although the last provocation worked at the last moment, it had no effect before that. He didn't have much hope tonight and even thought that tonight's provocation would not have any effect at the critical moment.

Felton also judged others by himself - a player like Parker who grew up in such an environment with strong psychological qualities would not suffer a loss a second time after suffering one.

But, my little brother said it well, just treat it as a few words of small talk with the other party before the game starts, if it works that's great, but if it doesn't, at least you won't regret not saying anything. It's just like confessing your love, only after you say it will you completely give up.

And he was really curious about what Parker thought about his experience...Humans all love to eat watermelons, and watermelons are 58 cents this summer.

As for Zhang Yang, he first took photos with his parents, younger brother, DeRozan, Harden, the Tatum brothers, Coach Thomas, Coach Burke, Coach Johnson, and Jordan.

Now that he had the match point, of course he had to call his friends from Compton along, with flights and hotels all included, and meals provided by his parents.

His parents and brother came on Boss Joe's private plane. Boss Joe generously booked a private room for Zhang Yang's relatives and friends. Of course, Jordan himself had to sit on the sidelines to cheer for his players.

Ronaldinho and Erha look at Zhang San who has already made a name for himself in the NBA... They are happy for the third brother, and they are also envious, and they also feel pressure and motivation!
When the photo-taking time with friends and family was over, Zhang Yang focused his attention on the active or retired superstars, NBA executives, and celebrities on the sidelines.

In the past three games at home, many celebrities came to the scene.

But in G1 and G2, apart from the legends of the two opposing teams, there were no other celebrities watching the games. In fact, only the legends of the Spurs were there.

On the Bobcats side, is Jordan considered a Bobcats legend?

The Bobcats, which is only in its third year, currently has Okafor as the all-time leading scorer in team history, and his position is almost lost, with a small lead over Zhang Yang, who is in second place. The media predicts that in the first month of next season, Zhang Yang will be able to overtake Okafor and become the team's all-time leading scorer.

After Felton came back from trash talking, Zhang Yang took a few members of the Boss Gang to greet the active superstars and celebrities on the sidelines.

The most famous players who came were Kidd, Magic, the two idiots, Carter and others.

Kidd said to Zhang Yang: "Kill the Spurs!"

The magician showed his signature smile: "I didn't expect someone would win the championship earlier than me. I really hope you lose, but I think that's impossible. I want to witness history with my own eyes..."

Malone is encouraging Okafor...

In addition to Spurs legends such as David Robinson and Sean Elliott, current and retired superstars from other teams are cheering for the young stars of the Bobcats.

Even Carter, who was extremely at odds with Zhang Yang, stood on the side of the Bobcats at this time, because the opponent was the Spurs...

The pre-match preparation time passed quickly, and at 9 o'clock in the evening, Game 6 of the finals began!
Bobcats starting lineup: Felton, Zhang Yang, Gerald Wallace, Millsap, Okafor.

Spurs starting lineup: Parker, Finley, Bowen, Oberto, Duncan.

Duncan and Okafor had their sixth jump ball in the finals. This time Duncan won, the two were tied at 6-3, and the Spurs attacked first!
Duncan went to the frontcourt and played a low post single.

After playing two games in a row in G3 and G4, Duncan performed weakly in G5. After two days of rest, Duncan regained his strength and made a hook shot by taking two steps and turning around before Millsap could double-team him!

During the offense-defense transition, Zhang Yang came to the frontcourt, focused on offense, read the opponent's defense, and looked for better shooting opportunities, just to score... What's going on?

Zhang Yang was followed by Bowen when he reached the frontcourt!
After playing 6 games, Popovich finally made adjustments to the matchups?
Zhang Yang looked at Gerald Wallace, who took Finley to the right and did not compete for the first attack.

Let’s do it according to the plan. Zhang Yang glanced at Felton who was advancing, then ran to the right baseline with Bowen.

Felton understood and prepared for a singles play after reaching the top arc. When Zhang Yang started to move, Felton took a step sideways and pushed Parker away to enter the inside!

Since Bowen is defending Zhang Yang, he needs to cooperate to create opportunities for mismatch.

Zhang Yang slipped to the baseline, came out from the left side of the three-second zone, and ran to the high position with the help of Millsap's pick-and-roll.

Oberto interfered and blocked Zhang Yang's attempt to circumvent the goal post. Zhang Yang ran to the free throw line and just received the pass from Felton, Parker stuck close to him.

Zhang Yang took a step away to play one-on-one, but Bowen had already caught up with him and formed a double-team.

The double interference of Oberto and Parker created time for Bowen to chase and defend. Bowen's own movement prediction was also good. The Spurs' restriction on Zhang Yang's catching and shooting and one-on-ones was almost perfect this time.

But Zhang Yang is not fighting alone!
The college champion Felton team had excellent awareness of teamwork. After passing the ball, they did not stand there stupidly, but moved to the far end. Just as they reached outside the three-point line, the little brother passed the ball to them!

Felton received the ball in an open position and shot a three-pointer...and it went in!
Duncan frowned, feeling even more stressed.

Popovich made bold adjustments after returning to his home court. Duncan was happy about this, as the head coach's coaching finally changed. But he was not very optimistic about it. The playing style had remained the same for ten years, and it was not a wise move to suddenly make drastic adjustments in the finals. But given the current situation, there was no way to change. Duncan chose to support it and look forward to a miracle.

But in the first defense at the beginning of the game, the opponent easily broke through their defensive adjustments.

The reckless and insidious little fat boy on the opposite side continues to feel hot!
When the Spurs attacked, Duncan continued to dig.

Popovich made adjustments on the defensive end, but the offense remained the same, with the pressure on the troika.

Millsap retreated faster this time, and it could almost be said that it was a mindless double-team. Duncan didn't pass the ball. He took a step out of the three-second zone, turned around to face Millsap's defense, and made a 45-degree fadeaway jump shot!

In the offense-defense transition, Zhang Yang continued to be stuck to by Bowen. He gestured to Gerald Wallace and then opened up space to the right baseline.

Felton passed the ball to Gerald Wallace who was pulling out, then pulled to the left corner.

Gerald Wallace singles out Finley and makes a strong breakthrough!

Compared with Zhang Yang's breakthrough, Gerald Wallace's breakthrough is very simple, without so many fancy skills, but he has his advantages - strong! Quick start!
Finley couldn't hold on and was penetrated by Gerald Wallace.

Zhang Yang seized the opportunity to move up to a higher position, creating an opportunity for Bowen to block Gerald Wallace.

But Bowen followed Zhang Yang closely, and even Finley gave priority to defending Gerald Wallace from passing the ball to Zhang Yang when he was chasing him, to prevent Zhang Yang from catching the ball and shooting.

Seeing this, Gerald Wallace went straight to the basket and made a layup... Duncan made up for the defense and Gerald Wallace was disturbed and missed the layup!

Zhang Yang quickly retreated to guard against Parker's possible counterattack.

It's a pity that the ball didn't go in, but it doesn't mean it's useless. It was much more difficult for Duncan to defend this ball than to defend against Zhang San and Felton's breakthroughs.

After two years of partnership, Zhang Yang, Felton, Gerald Wallace and Okafor have already had a tacit understanding of each other. Zhang Yang took the initiative to switch to off-ball containment, and the three teammates immediately understood his intention - to consume Duncan!
As the game progressed, onlookers discovered that the start of the two teams tonight was different from the previous five games!

There were actually changes in G4. The Bobcats adjusted their defense at that time, learning from the Spurs, preventing role players from shooting and preventing the Spurs from combining inside and outside. Parker had offensive space in G4 and G5 that he didn't have in the first three games, so he had excellent performances of 4 points in three quarters in G18 and 5 points in three quarters in G25.

But that was just an adjustment of details. The two teams' overall play was still a competition between core scorers, with Felton, Zhang Yang, Okafor fighting against Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan.

Tonight, Gerald Wallace, who only attacked when Zhang Yang was resting in the previous games, became the main attacking point at the start!
This adjustment made the fans who were watching TV expecting the Bobcats to win the championship tonight anxious.

Gerald Wallace was the main attacker, but he couldn't beat Duncan!
Duncan showed his dominance on both offense and defense, leading the team to suppress the Bobcats at the start of the game. With the help of Parker's singles, the Spurs quickly took a lead of about 5 points!

But facing the most unfavorable start in six games, Bickerstaff on the sidelines was not impatient and did not even call a timeout.

He saw at a glance the team members' intention to respond independently and was very satisfied with their independent responses.

The game is not just a few rounds, one or two quarters, or even just this one game. Leading 3-2, they have the confidence to make strategic adjustments across games.

On the other side, Popovich was not so calm. Although his team was leading, the opposing players' ability to respond independently was too strong!
He also saw what the opposing players were planning, but he couldn't stop it.

Call a timeout to readjust the defense? Then wouldn't it be a waste of time to block Zhang Yang at the beginning? It also consumed Duncan's energy in vain.

Not only that, but suddenly adjusting the defense when we were leading at the start was equivalent to sending a message to the players - our opening plan was wrong.

They were already trailing 2-3...he could only hope that Duncan and Parker could widen the gap so that Duncan could rest for a while.

At 5 minutes and 23 seconds into the first quarter, the Spurs led the Bobcats by 8 points, 17 to 9, thanks to Duncan's fierce attack that scored 8 points at the start. Just when Popovich felt a little relieved, Felton made a three-pointer out of the blue!

12 to 17, the Bobcats narrowed the gap to 5 points!
到了马刺队进攻，帕克持球攻，开局凿了6次5投3中外加2中2的罚球拿到8分的邓肯拉出去给帕克挡拆。

Parker broke into the inside with the help of a screen. The Bobcats chose to shrink and surround the defense this time. Since Oberto had already scored 4 points at the beginning and Okafor did not press forward completely, Parker had the conditions to force a shot and take a gamble. The Spurs players and head coach also expected Parker to take a risk and shoot. With Parker's close-range shooting ability, he could do so.

However, facing not-so-good offensive conditions, Parker passed the ball!

The pass was very steady, and Oberto felt very comfortable when he received the ball on the left sideline of the three-second zone. He took a step to the left arc of the reasonable collision zone, jumped, and slammed the ball into the basket... "Snap"... Okafor turned around and pounced, slapping the ball with a solid slap!

The ball flew to the left baseline. Zhang Yang got the ball before Bowen, turned around to avoid Bowen's steal. The opportunity came!
Zhang Yang starts a quick attack!
Bowen tried to steal the ball but failed and lost the chance to delay Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang counterattacked at full speed, but only Parker caught up with him.

Zhang Yang performed the European step, and Parker was dizzy and rushed out in a random direction. Zhang Yang took the second step on the right side of the basket, turned to face the basket, jumped, and slammed it with one hand to get two points!
Finally scored! In the first half of the quarter, Zhang Yang only took two shots, neither of which went in. He scored two points with only 3 of 1 shots!
14 to 17, the Bobcats' two shooters scored a combined 5 points, forcing Popovich to call a timeout!
Popovich is so angry now! He can replace Ginobili and let Duncan take a rest in advance. In the blink of an eye, the score difference is only 3 points. How dare he replace Duncan?

The main reason is that Zhang Yang consumed too little energy in this half quarter. In this playoffs, during training with the Nets, Pistons and Spurs, his off-ball movements were simpler than before, and he was more experienced in conserving his energy. In this half quarter, as long as he fell into positional offense, he only made necessary movements and paddled as much as possible.

In this situation, with a 3-point difference, Popovich was really not sure whether Ginobili, who was in one moment of greatness and in another, could beat Zhang Yang.

Popovich wanted to find someone to scold and vent his emotions. As a disciple of Larry Brown, he is actually similar to Larry Brown in this respect, except that he does not like to humiliate his players like Larry Brown.

But when he saw Parker, he couldn't speak.

The team members have begun to ignore him.

Moreover, was there anything wrong with Parker's choice just now? The double team had a bad chance, so he passed the ball steadily to his teammate who was left open. There was nothing wrong with it at all. If I had to say, it was Oberto's shot choice that was wrong. He should have shot directly after receiving the ball. Even if he didn't make it, he wouldn't have been blocked or counterattacked.

But this shot is not Parker's usual style! What happened to this kid tonight?
Popovich was upset but couldn't find a place to vent. He looked around... and saw the NBA president sitting behind the technical desk.

Popovich: Damn Jews, why don't you take away the three-point line?
费尔顿半节时间三分球3投2中拿到6分，在邓肯把杰拉德-华莱士防得5投2中只拿到4分、防得奥卡福只拿到2分，张杨被严防死守只靠着反击拿到2分的情况下，率队咬住比分！

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On the other side, on the Bobcats bench, after the players returned to the bench, Bickerstaff laughed and loudly praised Felton and Zhang Yang for their performance in the previous two rounds.

From that voice, Zhang Yang felt that the old man wanted to yell to the other side. It was so noisy at the scene, how could the other side hear it?
The opposing players did not hear what Bickerstaff said, but when Parker saw Bickerstaff smiling so happily and patting Felton and Gerald Wallace on the back, he knew that the two brothers were praised by their head coach.

After the official timeout, the Spurs' three main players all played, Bowen continued to play, and Duncan's inside partner became Elson.

On the Bobcats side, Bickerstaff replaced the lineup with Rondo, Zhang Yang, Gerald Wallace, Okafor and Muhammad.

Zhang Yang's energy consumption is low at the beginning, so let Zhang Yang continue to contain Bowen and create conditions for Gerald Wallace to break through. The Spurs attack first.

Trailing 2-3 and facing a desperate situation, the magic sword was unsheathed again, and he hit a breakthrough jump shot right at the start, 19-14, and the Spurs' lead returned to 5 points.

During the transition from offense to defense, Gerald Wallace continued to break through.

Duncan failed to block in time, and Gerald Wallace rushed into the inside and made a layup to score two points!
Popovich regrets it. What he fears will come true!
In the first half of the quarter, Duncan attacked very fiercely, and his level of effort was no less than in G3 and G4. At the same time, on the defensive end, because the team had to block Zhang Yang's scoring, he spent more energy to defend Gerald Wallace, and the consumption was much greater than usual.

After a two-minute break, Duncan, who was overexerted, was unable to muster up his strength all of a sudden!

In fact, if it was Bowen who delayed Gerald Wallace's breakthrough, Duncan would be able to defend him, but when it was Ginobili, his blocking effect was not as good as Finley's!
Duncan needed to defend faster and better than in the first half, but he had just finished half a quarter and it was the time when he needed to slow down, but he couldn't do it.

What Popovich regrets is not that he made adjustments in coaching, but that he made the adjustments too late. If he had started adjusting after winning the championship in 05... But he had no such awareness at that time. His plan at that time was to replicate the operation of that year, wait for Duncan to get old, and then play badly to get a talented center to take over Duncan and maintain his playing style.

It was after he saw another teacher, Nelson, lead the Mavericks to an upset win in the first round that he felt like a new world had opened up, and that’s when he came up with the idea of ​​making a change.

Moreover, changes require tactical reserves and experience accumulation. Now, Popovich has no idea how to adjust further in the face of the Bobcats' response...

In the next few rounds, not only did Gerald Wallace attack the inside, Rondo also broke through to the basket. When the two needed to slow down, Okafor took over and singled out Duncan in the low post, all aiming for Duncan.

The Spurs had no choice but to confront the Bobcats and continue to attack hard.

Normally, in the second half of the first quarter, Parker and Ginobili should have taken turns attacking, but as the game went on, Duncan had to take half of the offensive responsibility and took turns attacking with Ginobili.

Because Parker played too...normally tonight! Parker did a good job of what Popovich assigned him, and his personal efficiency was also very high, but he played without any passion!
Parker didn't make any mistakes tonight. He passed the ball when he was double-teamed, and passed it to the open man when he was backed up.

This style of play seems to have no problem at all, but in fact it has a big problem. When Parker goes to the basket, even if he faces help defense, his shooting percentage at the basket is higher than that of Oberto, Elson and other inside players who only take dunks. The Spurs play star basketball, and they need Parker to shoot against the defense.

With Parker playing like this, the Bobcats' inside players only need to pretend to go to the defense, and then retreat to block the opposing blue-collar inside players.

This forced Duncan to take the initiative to ask for the ball and play one-on-one, and Ginobili had to play harder.

Parker didn't fight to perform like he did in the previous games. He was like a calm point guard who didn't ask for anything. When two teammates asked for the ball, he gave it to them...

After the first quarter, the Spurs led the Bobcats by two points, 31 to 29, and entered the intermission.

In the second half, Duncan scored 4 points, increasing his personal score to 12 points.

Ginobili scored 6 points in half the quarter and performed well. Parker scored 2 points in this half, made 3 of 2 shots in the quarter and scored 4 points and 2 assists, with zero turnovers. It looked like he performed very well. Elson got 2 points.

On the Bobcats side, Zhang Yang continued to slack off in the second half of the quarter, shooting only once, which missed. He had his worst performance in a single quarter in this finals, scoring only 1 points... But the Bobcats narrowed the gap to 2 point, winning the Spurs 1-15 at halftime!
In the second quarter, Zhang Yang did not come on the court at the beginning. Felton and Rondo started as the starting players. Gerald Wallace and Okafor also continued to stay on the court. Perkins was replaced at the center position.

On the Spurs side, Popovich continued to send out the troika, and if he had no ideas, he would just use the stars, which is the standard for Larry Brown coaches. The other two were Barry and Horry.

The Bobcats continued their style of play from the first quarter, with Rondo, Okafor and Gerald Wallace attacking the inside at all costs.

Bickerstaff thinks it is worth it to use these three brothers to consume Duncan!
Felton is responsible for outside containment and necessary one-on-one long shots.

The Spurs continue to fight against the three horses... no, two horses.

Parker continues to play the role of being calm, steady and not greedy for credit.

At this time, the Spurs coaches and players truly felt how important Parker was!
Parker performed very poorly in the first three games of the finals and had no offensive space, but that doesn't mean he was useless.

Because of Parker's scoring threat from his breakthroughs, the Bobcats were very relaxed on the Spurs' wing shooters and players who cut in to score in those three games, just to block Parker.

In G4, after the Bobcats began to implement a defensive strategy of strictly guarding the Spurs' pitchers and blocking the Spurs' combination of inside and outside lines, Parker had offensive space and immediately became a regular time pillar.

In Game 4, the Spurs were able to hold on until the last minute despite Ginobili's extreme performance. Duncan's 42 points were the main contributor, but Parker's 18 points in the first three quarters also played an important role.

In Game 5, Parker was the key figure in keeping the score close during regular time.

Tonight, Parker lost his momentum and became a mediocre and steady point guard. Ginobili and Duncan played more tired than ever before and fell into a vicious cycle!
In the first half of the second quarter, Ginobili and Duncan were able to hold on, beating the Bobcats by one point, 12-11, making the score 1-43.

But after the official came back and Zhang Yang returned to the court, the other players of the Bobcats continued with his containment and scored 13 to 8!
Parker played for 20 minutes in the first half, made 5 of 3 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scored 8 points, 5 assists, and only 1 turnover, with extremely high efficiency.

邓肯打满上半场，14投7中，外加6中3的罚球，拿到17分6板1助攻2盖帽。

Ginobili played for 18 minutes in the first half and did not leave the court after coming on in the first quarter. He played for one and a half quarters and made 11 of 5 shots, including 3 of 1 three-pointers, plus 4 of 3 free throws to get 14 points.

The three horses all seemed to be performing well, but the Bobcats took the lead at halftime!
With a score of 24 to 20 in a single quarter, the Bobcats led the Spurs by two points, 53 to 51, and entered the halftime break!
Zhang Yang only scored 3 points in the first half and missed two shots in the second half of the second quarter. The only point he scored in this half was a technical free throw given by Popovich less than two minutes after he came on the court.

Originally, Popovich had been restraining himself from cursing, but Parker was once again trapped after breaking into the inside and passed the ball to Oberto outside the three-second zone. As a result, Oberto was intercepted. They couldn't help but rush into the court to curse Parker... and received a technical foul.

张杨半场5投1中，外加1中1的罚球只拿到3分3板3助攻……

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After the halftime break, the Bobcats sent out a combination of Felton, Zhang Yang, Alan Anderson, Muhammad and Perkins.

After playing the entire first half, attacking the basket and defending with all their might, Gerald Wallace and Okafor, who were exhausted, sat on the sidelines to rest.

Gerald Wallace scored 17 points and Okafor scored 15 points. The total score of the two in the first half was higher than the total average score of their previous five games. Naturally, their energy consumption was much higher than usual at the end of the first half.

Rondo, who played for 15 minutes in the first half, more playing time than Felton, was also very tired and needed to rest.

But when Zhang Yang stepped onto the court, he was not worried about his teammates' fatigue. He endured 18 minutes in the first half, and his teammates fought for half the game, waiting for this moment!
Zhang Yang looked at the opposite side, and Ginobili and Duncan continued to play. At this time, Popovich would definitely not let the two of them rest. Only Parker was not sent out. The other three were Jacqui Vaughn, Bowen, and Horry.

Thinking about how Parker was scolded by Popovich when he was substituted in the last quarter... It was so miserable. He was scolded for playing a little bit better and he was also scolded for playing steadily. It's so difficult to be a star on the Spurs.

Zhang Yang is very curious, will Parker apply for a trade this summer?
If we can win, everything will be fine. If we get a FMVP, then no matter how much injustice we suffer, it doesn't matter. A pay cut to renew the contract is also acceptable. But if we can't win... this is the core reason for the intensification of the conflict.

The referee blew the whistle to start the third quarter and passed the ball to Alan Anderson, who passed it to Felton. Zhang Yang put away his distracting thoughts, ran to the frontcourt, and re-engaged in offensive mode.

Finally I can start shooting again!

Zhang Yang received the ball in the frontcourt and Bowen continued to guard in front of him.

Muhammad came out, Zhang Yang broke through with the help of a screen, shook off Horry who was blocking his shot, Zhang Yang went straight to the inside, took a step forward to shoot against Duncan who was coming over... and it went in!
Just as the Bobcats discussed and judged during the halftime break, Duncan could no longer hold on after fighting hard on both offense and defense for half the court!
Duncan was not the only one who couldn't hold on. As for the Demon Sword, the 20-minute trial card expired. It was the Spurs' turn to attack, and Ginobili pulled up and shot a three-pointer... but it was crooked and short!
The ball hit the left edge of the basket and bounced to the front left. Zhang Yang got in to grab the defensive rebound and launched a counterattack!
Bowen successfully continued Zhang Yang's fast break this time, but only Ginobili and Bowen retreated.

Zhang Yang broke into the inside, used the European step, stepped to the left side of the basket, turned around and made a layup!

Grab the rebound and launch a counterattack to score a one-on-two goal!

57 to 51, the Bobcats' lead extended to 6 points.

The hunting time has begun!

The Spurs' offense was terrible in this quarter. They couldn't make any shots and made frequent turnovers.

On the defensive end, Duncan was not good at protecting the rim. In order to make up for the offensive loss of not letting Parker play, Popovich sent two shooters to partner with the front line... There were changes in the rotation, but the response was poor. The two players did not provide much offensive help, which further increased the difficulty of defending Duncan.

When Zhang Yang broke through with the help of a screen, Horry blocked his shot, Zhang Yang rushed inside, Horry retreated to defend, and Zhang Yang just missed the shot...

At 2 minutes and 18 seconds, Zhang Yang broke into the inside and scored two points.

At 2 minutes and 49 seconds, Zhang Yang missed a three-pointer with the help of a screen.

At 4 minutes and 41 seconds, Zhang Yang made a three-pointer with the help of a screen.

At 5 minutes and 31 seconds, Zhang Yang broke through and made a layup but missed.

At 6 minutes and 37 seconds, Zhang Yang stole the ball from Bowen and made a counterattack dunk.

At 7 minutes and 18 seconds, Zhang Yang received a pass from Felton and made a long two-point shot.

At 8 minutes and 16 seconds, Zhang Yang broke into the inside and was fouled by Duncan and made both free throws.

At 9 minutes and 33 seconds, Zhang Yang missed the jump shot after a breakthrough.

At 10 minutes and 12 seconds, Zhang Yang missed a three-point shot.

At 11 minutes and 22 seconds, Zhang Yang played against Bowen and made a three-pointer...

第三节前11分半钟，张杨11投7中，其中三分球3中2，加上2中2的罚球，狂轰18分！
Led by Zhang Yang, the Bobcats scored 29 points during this period!
For the other 11 points, Felton made a three-pointer, Alan Anderson cut into the basket and scored 4 points, and Millsap and Okafor, who came on as substitutes, each scored two points.

The Spurs missed shots and made constant mistakes. In the first 11 and a half minutes, they made only 16 of 3 shots, including 5 of 1 three-pointers, and 6 of 3 free throws, and only scored 9 points!
With Zhang Yang's three-pointer, the Bobcats widened the gap to 22 points, leading the Spurs 82 to 60!
It was the Spurs' turn to attack again. Ginobili, who was almost exhausted, rushed into the inside and made a jump shot...but still missed!
With 20 seconds left, the Spurs will not be able to score in double digits in a single quarter!
This was the first time Popovich tried such a bold on-the-spot response, and the result was that the team's stability was completely destroyed.

Okafor overpowered Duncan to grab the defensive rebound. Zhang Yang couldn't get up and almost played the entire quarter. Although the opponent's pick-and-roll defense and basket protection were poor, he was still exhausted after throwing the ball more than ten times.

But after Felton brought the ball to the frontcourt and left only 8 seconds, Zhang Yang still took the initiative to ask for the ball and continued to play one-on-one!
The belief in scoring supported him!
Facing Bowen's defense, Zhang Yang broke through with the ball!
Bowen followed closely and Zhang Yang was unable to get past him.

Zhang Yang broke through to the right elbow area, stopped suddenly, stepped back and received the ball. Bowen's prediction was still excellent and he pressed forward to interfere in time.

Zhang Yang didn't stop, facing Bowen's defense and shooting the ball backwards...

The release point of the 'Hamblen-style' step-back shot is already low, and Zhang Yang's step-back was not very far, so the ball almost got blocked by Bowen, who had a very good bounce.

But the flying ball seemed to be equipped with a positioning guide, drawing a beautiful arc and falling into the frame!
After throwing the ball, Zhang Yang lost his balance and fell to the ground.

But Bowen, who was defending Zhang Yang, felt that he should be the one lying on the ground.

Zhang Yang scored 5 points in a row with this goal, completely destroying the Spurs' last glimmer of hope!
The Spurs passed the ball, and in the last 3.3 seconds, Ginobili rushed to the center circle and missed the long three-pointer... After three quarters, the score was 84 to 60, and the Bobcats led the Spurs by 24 points into the intermission!
After the whistle sounded at the end of the quarter, the Bobcats players rushed into the court. Gerald Wallace rushed up and bumped chests with Zhang Yang to celebrate. If it weren't for Okafor's support from behind, Zhang Yang would have been almost knocked over by Gerald Wallace.

Zhang Yang made 12 of 8 shots, including two three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 20 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, leading the Bobcats to a score of 31 to 9 and defeating the Spurs!
When the fans at the scene saw this scene, there were some boos, but not many. More people were cheering for the Spurs players and shouting the classic "GO Spurs GO", hoping to see a miracle. Some fans had already started crying.

But the Spurs bench was dead silent. Popovich regretted his scolding, but now he doesn't want to say anything...

...

In the final quarter, the Bobcats sent out a combination of Rondo, Jarrett Jack, Alan Anderson, Muhammad and Perkins, allowing them to play freely from the outside and protect the basket from the inside.

Although the fans at the scene shouted "GO Spurs GO" loudly and expected the Spurs to create a miracle, Popovich sent out the combination of Udrih, Jacqui Vaughn, Barry, Bonner and Brezek and raised the white flag.

Gerald Wallace tried to rest after the first half, but he didn't expect that after resting for a quarter, he found himself clocking out at halftime... But he hopes this situation will always be the case!
However, thinking about the expiration of his contract and the many talented players on the team... the Crown Prince, now free of pressure, began to worry about all sorts of things.

Not only him, other players on the Bobcats bench had also started chatting in a relaxed manner. Felton and Jordan even started dancing on the sidelines. The two wanted to call their schoolmate Zhang San to join them, but were ruthlessly rejected by Zhang San.

The Spurs' substitutes played very hard, what if they created a miracle?
But positivity is not so easy to come by, the Bobcats on the opposite side are the ones who create the miracle!

The Spurs scored 26 to 22 in the final quarter and couldn't even narrow the gap to within 20 points...

2007年6月23号晚上11点20分，终场哨声响起。

张杨17投9中，其中三分球5中2，加上2中2的罚球，拿到23分7板3助攻3抢断。

加上杰拉德-华莱士17分3板2助攻1抢断1盖帽、费尔顿15分、奥卡福17分……山猫队以106比86屠杀马刺队！
The Bobcats players once again flooded the court to cheer and celebrate.

Most of the fans began to leave, but there was still a third left. A small number of them came to support the Bobcats, and most of them were Spurs fans who were still unwilling to give up.

Most of the Spurs players also quickly left the court, not wanting to see other teams win the championship trophy and celebrate at home. Parker left before the start of the final quarter... Only a man wearing the No. 21 jersey was left leaning on the technical table, watching the opposing players celebrate with an expressionless face.

The Bobcats players celebrated for a while, and then league staff came to direct them to stand in position. Soon, Stern came to the court with a hostess.

Stern first congratulated Jordan on winning his first championship as an owner, and both of them were grinning from ear to ear.

The time was almost up, and Stern picked up the microphone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the 2006-2007 NBA champions...the Charlotte Bobcats!"

Amid the boos of thousands of fans and the cheers of hundreds of fans, Jordan took the trophy, kissed it, and handed it to Felton.

Bobcats players took turns kissing the trophy.

Both veterans, Derek Anderson and Eric Williams, were in tears. The former couldn't find a ball to play so he came here to kill time, while the latter had already planned to retire and was sent to the Bobcats as a bonus. He had never thought about winning the championship when he came, but he didn't expect to wear a ring!
Carlisle: I'm getting my first coaching ring now? Knock! I got the ring again without any merit!
He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad about this. He made up his mind to get a ring that truly belonged to him!
After being passed around, the trophy was passed to Zhang Yang. He did not kiss the trophy, so that would be an indirect kiss. And with this group of black men, what an ugly rejection!
After the championship trophies were distributed, it was FMVP's turn.

Zhang Yang was pushed to the front by Felton.

During garbage time in the final quarter, the topic most discussed by the Bobcats players was - who is the FMVP?

首战25投11中拿到28分、第2战27投12中拿到29分、第3战25投10中拿到26分、第4战21投10中拿到26分、第5战26投12中拿到32分、今晚三节17投9中拿到23分。

6场比赛，张杨场均27.3分4板2助攻1.5抢断，两队所有人场均得分最高，比邓肯的场均26.3分高了整整1分。

In fact, before the end of Game 4 and the decisive battle, the media had already analyzed that this year's Finals MVP would definitely be between the two players who averaged 25+ points per game. If the Spurs won the championship, it would be Duncan, and if the Bobcats won the championship, it would be Zhang Yang.

David Stern looked at Zhang Yang, his face almost breaking with laughter again, hundreds of millions of people! According to the ratings reports from the three TV stations broadcasting G6, namely, Imperial TV, Guangdong Sports, and Shanghai Sports, at least hundreds of millions of people in China will watch the live broadcast of tonight's game!
David Stern controlled his emotions and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2006-2007 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award... Jack Zhang, Zhang Yang from China!"

Zhang Yang took the trophy and raised the O'Brien Cup with one hand and the FMVP trophy with the other hand amid boos.

After the Bobcats took a group photo, the award ceremony ended and reporters poured into the stadium.

The number one target of the interview is, of course, Zhang Yang.

But Zhang Yang squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the technical desk.

The reporters were puzzled at first as to what this guy was going to do, but when they saw the man leaning against the technical desk... they set up their cameras!
Duncan saw Zhang Yang walking towards him and was confused. What was this kid going to do?
He has a habit of leaning on the sidelines at the end of the series, remembering the opponents he defeated and writing down the opponents who defeated him in a small notebook in his mind. The same was true tonight. This was his first loss in the finals, and he had to remember every opponent.

Due to his low sense of presence, few people noticed his quirk.

Duncan wanted to turn around and leave. He didn't want to communicate with anyone at this time, but it was over. The bad boy Jack walked quickly and stood in front of him before he left.

Zhang Yang waited for the microphone to move closer and said to Duncan: "Tim, the era of great fundamentals and great sharks is over. Are you ready for the cruel future?"

Duncan was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After coming to his senses, he stared at Zhang Yang and laughed strangely...

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