Chapter 280 279. Ten consecutive wins at the start!
Facing Carter's defense, Zhang Yang started to pull the ball again and perform the butterfly step.

This time, Carter did not rush forward rashly. He stayed inside the three-point line and defended against the breakthrough in the same way he defended Iverson.

Zhang Yang pulled the ball back and forth a few times, then quickly pressed the ball with his left hand and took a step to the right.

Carter quickly moved to the left to block Zhang Yang's breakthrough route... and rushed over to interfere, but was a beat too late.

Zhang Yang took a step sideways to grab the quickly bouncing ball, jumped up and made a three-pointer!

Carter then realized that the breakthrough of the bad boy on the opposite side was not like Iverson or Hill at all. He only used part of the concept of the butterfly step. The core of the breakthrough technique was still to play with a poor rhythm.

Obviously, Carter had not watched the game between the Bobcats and the Suns two days ago, nor had he studied the Bobcats' video in the preparation stage. That's why when he first saw Zhang Yang pulling the ball, he thought Zhang Yang was imitating Iverson to provoke him. It was not until Zhang Yang used a trick that neither Iverson nor Hill would use when breaking through that he saw the difference.

This has to do with some bad habits of geniuses who have been in bottom-ranked teams for a long time, such as no one teaching them defense, nor will they take the initiative to study their opponents or think about how to defend.

This is the case with Carter. When he first joined the Raptors, the Raptors were still a very bad team. Although he quickly led the Raptors to rise, before he could start to hone his defense, he and the Raptors collapsed together and sank for several years. When he came to the Nets, he had missed the defensive growth period after maxing out his offensive skills.

After he joined a strong playoff team, he has worked hard to improve his defense in the past two and a half seasons, and his enthusiasm is much higher than when he was with the Raptors. However, he has long missed his growth period and his progress is slow. In addition, the bad habits he accumulated during his time with the Raptors are still there. He does not take the initiative to study his opponents or understand their awareness.

Zhang Yang felt this deeply. Since his first year in the NBA, every time he played against the Nets, it was Carter who defended him. They had played against each other more than a dozen times in the regular season and playoffs. He felt that Carter's improvement on the defensive end... could only be said to be some.

Zhang Yang retreated to the backcourt and gave a thumbs up to Teacher Na in his heart.

When they were training together that morning, Nash suggested that while he was strengthening his left-wing offense, he should also enrich his scoring methods outside the three-point line, which would be more conducive to breakthroughs and form a true combination of breakthrough and shot. The butterfly step followed by a lateral step and jump shot was Nash's suggestion.

The lateral step-over jump shot is one of Zhang Yang's best mid-range shooting methods. Zhang Yang practiced it during the past two days of rest and combined the two moves together smoothly. Tonight, he faced Carter, who was not very good at defense, and started to practice decisively.

Seeing Carter coming, Zhang Yang put away his distractions and focused on defense, as he had a heavy defensive burden.

Carter continued to attack Zhang Yang one by one. He was no match for Zhang Yang in terms of speed, but he did have the upper hand in terms of strength. However, his explosiveness was not as strong as it was during his rookie contract period. He could not crush Zhang Yang like Wade and James did. When he broke into the elbow area, he was surrounded by the Bobcats and could only pass the ball to Odom who was responding in the high post.

Carter was surrounded by the shrinking Felton, and Odom was unable to pass the ball back immediately. Richard Jefferson was closely followed by Mike Miller, and Okafor was pulled back to the basket. Odom himself was closely followed by Hill, and he could only pass the ball to Kostic who was moving away at the first opportunity... Kostic was followed by Zhang Yang again!

Kostic is not a fool. He knows that he can't shoot well in confrontation. After receiving the ball, he turned around, leaned against Zhang Yang, and walked to the baseline to try to get rid of the confrontation... but was intercepted!
Zhang Yang seized the opportunity, reached out for the ball, grabbed the ball, and launched a counterattack!
Zhang Yang entered the three-point line and saw that Carter and Richard Jefferson had retreated to the basket. He was ready to make a difficult counterattack and a quick stop mid-range shot, but when he saw the positions of the two men... he didn't slow down, rushed straight to the inside, grabbed the ball at the free throw line, took two steps straight to the basket and made a layup!

Richard Jefferson was very upset: "Brother Ka, I stood on the sideline of the three-second zone to block the Eurostep, and you too? Maybe, but I have the speed and awareness to defend the Eurostep, do you? Shouldn't you go to the middle to block it at this time?"

The opponent made an empty basket with two people defending one, and at this moment Richard Jefferson couldn't help but miss Brother Key.

However, Richard Jefferson thinks it is a good thing for Kidd to go to the Lakers, mainly because Kidd will be 4 years old in less than 35 months. If he doesn't fight for the championship when he is still strong at this age, he will only be able to rely on others in the future.

The Nets continued to attack. Carter played against Zhang Yang alone, broke to the right side of the free throw line, stopped suddenly, faced Zhang Yang's interference, and forced a mid-range shot... and made it!
Compared with the mediocre to somewhat poor defense, Carter's offensive techniques, basic skills, and awareness are all top-notch, coupled with top-notch strength and excellent jumping ability. If he wants to score, Zhang Yang's single defense can only play a disruptive role. In addition, Carter's strong shooting ability is also excellent. With Zhang Yang's current confrontation, the interference he can cause is relatively limited.

But, that’s exactly what the Bobcats want!

It took only a few possessions for the Bobcats to get the Nets' offense going in the direction they wanted.

The trio of Carter, Richard Jefferson, and Odom is very strong! Even stronger than the media and fans analyzed when the trade first happened during the offseason.

The main reason is that the three of them match well with each other and have clear priorities. Carter initiates the offense, Odom is the tactical core, and Richard Jefferson is the finishing point. They all like their respective roles and there is no conflict over ball possession and status.

If the three of them lead the team's offense, the fighting power will still be very strong and the Bobcats will have a headache.

However, to cut off the coordination between the three players and their teammates, it would not be difficult to implement as long as Zhang Yang could control Carter's breakthrough direction and get to the shooter in the opposite elbow area in time, and he was capable of doing it.

The main reason is that the Nets' role players are too bad. The three core players have to feed the ball to them, and they don't have the ability and awareness to find opportunities on their own.

Last season, the Nets had no available role players and relied solely on Kidd. Now that Kidd is gone, those players are even worse than the role players of the Grizzlies last season.

The combined salary of Carter, Odom, and Richard Jefferson is almost $4000 million, plus the legacy issues from the Kidd era and several junk middle-class contracts, totaling $7400 million. The Nets management has always been very motivated and has been recruiting role players around the new three cores during the offseason, but in this shabby place called Rutherford, no one will come unless they are offered a premium contract, but without salary space, they can't even offer big contracts.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought back the 39-year-old Darrell Armstrong from the Pacers to start, nor would they have let Kostic, who is completely incompatible with the three cores, continue to start. They really have no one else.

So, the Nets have three cores this season that impress people, but they only have three cores.

The three core players accounted for more than 60% of the points. The best three-point shooter was Carter with a 41% hit rate, the second best was Richard Jefferson with a 39% hit rate, and the third best was Odom with a 37% hit rate. The best rebounder was Odom, the second best was Richard Jefferson, and the third best was Carter. The top three assists were also these three...

After the first week, some experts analyzed that if the Nets were given a strong inside player like Nene, a point guard with stable shooting like Blake, and three or four substitutes who were compatible with the three-core playstyle, the substitutes did not need to be very good, as long as their strength reached the average level of substitutes of each team, the Nets might be able to become one of the top teams, but they did not.

Kostic, who is a point of containment for mid- to short-range shooting, is targeted by Zhang Yang. Okafor can block Carter's long-range shot and then retreat to the basket to defend Richard Jefferson's cut-in. Darrell Armstrong is useless except for advancing across half court, and he can't even shoot in open positions... The Nets can only rely on the personal abilities of their stars.

Therefore, the next few rounds turned into a one-on-one duel between Zhang Yang and Carter, and Carter was defeated...

In fact, Carter is more solid in offensive techniques and basic skills. Theoretically, he should have the advantage in one-on-one situations, but he thinks too much and is not determined in singles. He wants to score points himself, but also wants to organize the team's offense, so he is wavering. Zhang Yang has a clear goal. If there is no double-team, he will shoot. If the double-team comes but is not timely, he will also shoot. If there is no chance, he will assist Hill... Playing mentality is also part of strength. The current Carter is no longer Zhang Yang's opponent.

At the beginning, the Nets wanted to play team offense, but were cut off. They tried to use their stars, but were unable to win.

The Bobcats did not let their guard down and steadily bullied their underdog opponents, gradually widening the gap…At 9:21 p.m., the final whistle sounded.

卡特20投9中，其中三分球4中1，加上4中3的罚球，拿到22分6板4助攻1盖帽，奥多姆18分10板3助攻，理查德-杰弗森19分，三人合砍59分，但队友们只拿到27分。

山猫队这边，张杨打了36分钟，23投11中，其中三分球6中2，加上6中6的罚球，拿到30分4板3助攻2抢断1盖帽。

费尔顿14分4助攻、希尔7分3助攻、隆多7分5板6助攻、奥卡福18分9板、迈克-米勒12分……山猫队以104比86击败篮网队！
...

The Bobcats started with 9 consecutive wins, setting a new record for consecutive wins in team history!
With the Hornets losing to the Lakers at home, their unbeaten streak was broken and their 8-game winning streak at the start came to an end. The Bobcats became the only team left undefeated this season!

The Bobcats' record surprised the fans, and the media also praised the Bobcats for their 9-game winning streak at the start.

As for the Bobcats' overly easy schedule at the start, the media won't care. If they calmly analyze the Bobcats' nine-game winning streak at the start, they will have professionalism but no traffic.

The media praised the Bobcats' early performance to the sky. They won all 9 games at the start, averaging 114 points per game and only conceding 97 points per game. Who wouldn't be confused by this point difference?

Especially the Bobcats, in the first three games, they beat the Cavaliers, defeated the Heat, and competed against the Suns to set a new league record for the season... Anyway, they looked very strong.

But on Carlisle's side, during the preparation meeting after the Bobcats arrived at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis at noon the next day, he listed the points that were not done well in last night's game.

After the meeting, Felton did not complain about the coach being too strict as he usually did. Instead, when the role players and teammates were not around, he lamented to Hill: "Grant, you predicted correctly. Rick really started to coach in a repressive way. But I think he is right. I also think we are praised too highly. Everyone is praising us, even ESPN is praising us. This is not a good thing. I have to help him and urge my teammates not to get carried away."

Hill smiled and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Boss."

Hill called me boss... Felton puffed up his chest and ran to chat with his teammates and urge them on.

Zhang San, who was watching from the side, looked at the fat little boss with his head held high and his chest puffed out, as if he had become a size bigger. He truly understood what "inflation" meant.

Hill looked at Felton's quick action and admired the young man's energy. He then turned to Zhang Yang and said, "Jack, you don't seem to be very concerned about this matter. I haven't seen you take the initiative to talk about this. Do you think Rick's 'suppressive' coaching style is wrong?"

Zhang Yang shook his head: "There is definitely nothing wrong with Rick's approach. There is nothing wrong with Raymond wanting to help him. I just don't think it will have any effect."

Hill: “Why?”

Zhang Yang did not answer but asked: "Grant, do you think our teammates don't know that the opponent we beat was very weak?"

Hill thought for a moment and said, "I think I know."

Zhang Yang: "Yes, everyone knows it. Just like last night, we led by more than 20 points, close to 30 points, but in the end everyone lost their focus and didn't care if we lost points. Anyway, it was garbage time, so we could win whether we lost points or the opponent exploded."

Zhang Yang thought of the scoring champion who chose the "most difficult path".

Joining a 73-win team, would the scoring champion not know that they will definitely win the championship next? Of course they know, but the scoring champion will still be complacent about winning the championship, secretly happy that he has taken the most difficult step that no one else can take, and the rest will be smooth sailing.

Zhang Yang's statement felt very fresh to Hill. It was the first time he considered the issue from this perspective. He wanted to refute it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing he could refute.

"We don't have any solution to this problem?" Hill asked.

Zhang Yang: "I have no solution, but we can look at this issue from another angle. We don't need to dwell on it so much and reduce mental fatigue."

Hill: "Mental exhaustion? This statement is very interesting and it really fits my current mentality... Tell me your perspective on this matter."

Zhang Yang: "The problem we are facing now is actually very simple. The schedule is too easy, and we win too easily. There is no pressure to push us to improve and improve the team system. These are not the core reasons for anxiety. The fundamental reason is the worry about the more difficult schedule in the future."

Hill thought about it and said, "This is indeed the core reason."

Zhang Yang: "Then it's very simple. Since difficulties in the future are inevitable, we should try our best to win more games when the schedule is easy, create enough buffer space, and prepare for the difficult stage of the schedule."

Hill: “Your idea is really… peculiar, but I think you’re right.

I see. So, Jack, you have been training extra hard recently, and you have been more active than before in developing new techniques to enrich your scoring methods. Are you working hard in your own way, secretly, to prepare for the difficult schedule next month?"

Secretly work hard for a month and surprise everyone?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang shuddered and said, "The coach is working hard, the boss is working hard, and my teammates are also working hard. Of course, I have to work hard too."

Hill: "I don't know why, your tone is so calm, but I just feel a surge of passion. I have to work hard too!"

Zhang Yang: "Are you okay?"

Hill: "During the last checkup, I asked Thomas if I could increase my shooting practice. He said that I had recovered well and was in good physical condition, so there was no problem with strengthening my spot shooting."

Zhang Yang: “Three points?”

Hill: "Wow, you are indeed the greatest talent in history. Yes, I plan to develop the three-pointer. Do you think it's possible?"

Zhang Yang: "You are so accurate in the two-point shot, so you are very suitable for developing the three-point shot."

Hill: "Chip said the same thing. Unfortunately, when I entered the NBA, except for a few players, no one paid attention to three-pointers. I didn't even think about practicing three-pointers during those years when I was injured. But there's no point in regretting it. Seize the moment and don't waste time regretting it. The sooner you start, the sooner you'll reap the rewards."

Zhang Yang: "Seize the moment, I like this sentence, enjoy every game."

Hill pursed his lips and complained, "You can gain something from just chatting... By the way, why don't you tell Rick and Raymond about these ideas? They will listen to what you say, and then they won't be as anxious as they are now."

Zhang Yang: "It's useless to tell them, they will still be anxious. People are different. They are not as self-centered as I am, nor as open-minded as you who have experienced hardships and setbacks."

Hill: "..."

Zhang Yang: "Besides, if we tell them this, their thoughts may become more complicated. It is better to let them have a definite direction and try the 'suppression' strategy. What if it succeeds?"

Hill: "I'm worried that if we suppress them too much, my teammates will become dissatisfied."

Zhang Yang: "Don't worry, Rick knows his limits. We are winning all the time now, so his 'suppressive' coaching style won't make his teammates complain too much. Besides, we have Raymond to help us, and Raymond is more important to his teammates than he is... When we start to encounter setbacks, Rick will probably change his tone and start to encourage us."

Hill: "Well, I was going to talk to them after training. Since you said that, forget it. I will practice my three-pointers by myself and work hard in my own way."

...

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang conducted four training sessions with the team, two offense and two defense.

Carlisle has become more strict during training, but not as radical as in training camp and preseason. He has not rashly adjusted the training content, but has higher requirements for training quality.

From this point, Zhang Yang felt that Carlisle had really made progress and did not speed up the system building process because of anxiety.

After returning to the hotel after training, Zhang Yang received the video of last night's game between the Lakers and the Hornets from the trainer.

The Hornets suffered their first loss of the new season, and he wanted to know how the Hornets lost.

Compared to his memory, this Hornets team is stronger, mainly because they got James Posey, the top 3D player of this era, for free from the Heat.

Thinking of James Posey, Zhang Yang wanted to persuade the owner to sue the Heat and prohibit the Heat from retiring the No. 23 jersey. This was definitely not because the fortune teller refused to trade Jarrett Jack and a second-round pick for James Posey, but simply to pave the way for a No. 23 player to join the Heat in the future and avoid the No. 23 player from making a fool of himself by not speaking in the same way.

It took Zhang Yang more than half an hour to finish watching the video by skipping and fast-forwarding.

The game was exciting and intense. Zhang Yang recalled their games this season. Only the Suns were at the same level as the Lakers and Hornets. These two teams gave him the feeling that they were stronger than both them and the Suns...both offense and defense were top-notch!

Kobe was surrounded by James Posey, Paul and Chandler throughout the game. He played for 44 minutes, took less than 20 shots, made 15 of 8 shots, including 3 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 1 free throws, and only scored 19 points.

But the Lakers played very well as a team offense, with Kidd having 8 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Garnett having 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Kobe also having 5 assists. The three of them alone had 18 assists. The Lakers had 30 assists as a team, with 7 players scoring in double digits and a total of 109 points. The second highest scorer was Kwame Brown with 18 points. It was another game in which the fake No. pick was so exhausted that he vomited.

The Hornets scored 104 points as a team, with Paul and David West combining for 60 points. The scoring was very aggressive, with Paul making 25 of 13 shots and David West making 15 of 9. However, Paul's number of assists was a season low of 5 times... His connection with his teammates was completely cut off by Kobe's top defense, Kidd's wing defense, and Garnett's mid-range defense!
Even through the screen, Zhang Yang could feel how suffocating the defense Paul was facing at the time.

At the same time, we also saw how strong Paul's personal ability was before his knee was broken. He had quick changes of direction, fast start, and super fast bounce speed... He was a bit like Derrick Rose, who started half a gear slower but had a luxury mid-range shot?

That knee seems to be gone...

The next day, November 11, the Bobcats once again came to Conseco Fieldhouse to challenge the Pacers away.

首节山猫队以27比33落后步行者队6分、第二节又以25比29输了4分，半场52比62落后10分。

The Bobcats had a tough time in the first half. Their offense was actually okay, but their defense was not good.

Granger fired continuously from the wing, making 8 of 5 three-pointers in the first half, bringing down both Dunleavy and Murphy.

In the third quarter, the Bobcats strengthened their outside rotation defense. Okafor guarded the basket alone and withstood the pressure of protecting the rim. Although they only scored 23 points themselves, they successfully limited the Pacers' score to 22 points, and narrowed the gap to single digits after three quarters.

到了末节，张杨和费尔顿飙起来了，张杨单节7投4中，加上2中2的罚球拿到10分；费尔顿6投3中，其中三分球5中3，拿到9分。

The 05 duo combined for 19 points, leading the Bobcats to a 32-point surge in the final quarter. At the same time, they continued their defense in the third quarter, pulling the Pacers' score down to 19 points!
张杨25投12中，其中三分球7中3，加上7中6的罚球，拿到33分6板2助攻1抢断1盖帽，率领山猫队以107比103逆转步行者队！

Of Zhang Yang's 33 points, 19 were scored in the second half, 19 of which were singles and only 13 were from catching and shooting.

He also did very well on the defensive end in the second half. After shrinking to protect the rim and helping with wing defense, he focused on defending Granger's shooting. He defended Granger, who had made 8 of 5 three-pointers in the first half, to only 5 of 1 three-pointers in the second half, reducing Granger's three-point shooting percentage to below 50%.

不仅是三分球，格兰杰上下半场整体得分表现都断档了，上半场格兰杰15投8中、其中三分球8中5、加上4中4的罚球拿到25分，率领步行者队半场拿到62分。

In the second half, Granger made 12 of 4 shots under Zhang Yang's defense, including 5 of 1 three-pointers, plus 4 of 3 free throws, and only scored 12 points. Although he scored a game-high 37 points, his performance declined in the second half and the Pacers' offense collapsed.

However, Zhang Yang was still amazed by Granger's performance in the first half. Compared with the last match, Granger played smarter and was better at seizing opportunities to move, receive the ball and shoot. He vaguely saw the shadow of his own Zhang San's positioning in Granger... learning from each other?
In just two weeks, Jim O'Brien's offensive tactics built around Granger's long-range shooting ability have become more diverse, demonstrating his talent in coaching forward and defensive line players.

But Granger's problems were exposed in the second half - his stability and strong shooting ability were not very good.

There was another change in the Pacers that made Zhang Yang very emotional - Jermaine O'Neal was placed on the bench to serve as a substitute for Murphy and Jeff Foster.

In terms of strength, O'Neal is definitely better than these two. They are not players of the same level, but these two are more suitable for Granger. Moreover, O'Neal has already applied to leave the team. He looked lifeless when he took the court and did not hide his dissatisfaction with the change in his status in the team.

...

The Bobcats won 10 consecutive games, continuing to break the team's winning streak record, and became the fifth team to get 5 consecutive wins at the start since the new century. The other four teams are the Lakers, Mavericks, Spurs and Pistons.

For a moment, the attention of the entire basketball world was focused on the defending champion team.

On November 11, the Bobcats came to Madison Square Garden in New York to challenge the Knicks away.

After almost losing against the Pacers, the Bobcats played very hard from the start tonight, beating the Knicks on both offense and defense... The Bobcats played particularly aggressively for another reason: there was a nationwide live broadcast tonight, after all, they were visiting the Big Apple.

However, no player on the Bobcats wanted to show off tonight, and winning was their first goal.

Facing the strong performance of the Bobcats, no Knicks player stood up to respond. Randolph, Crawford, David Lee and Nate Robinson all played on their own and didn't care about winning or losing. Isaiah Thomas was making a fuss on the sidelines, but no player paid any attention to him.

As for Eddy Curry and Marbury...

This season, the Little Shark has completely become a dead fish. He used to fight for shooting rights, but now when he sees Randolph asking for the ball, he doesn't even go to the low post and just walks around. He was not very motivated to begin with, and he finally made a concerted effort during the period when he played well last season, but it was ruined by the head coach. Now his competitive spirit and fighting spirit are worse than before.

Marbury...didn't come to the game tonight.

The news about Marbury this season - requesting a trade, requesting a buyout.

Originally, many people sympathized with Marbury's experience, but as time went by, fans gradually got tired of him. Marbury is not the only one who has suffered tragedy in the world, and the money Marbury earns from one game is more than what the so-called middle class earns in a year. The country is currently in a financial crisis, and the fans' own lives are already a mess. They watch the game to find spiritual comfort. At this time, Marbury still looks like he's about to die... The former Son of New York has now become a person that all New York basketball fans hate.

Zhang Yang made 20 of 9 shots, with good performance in mid-range shots and layups, a total of 9 of 5. His three-pointer was a bit wasteful and a bit unsuccessful, with only 11 of 4 shots. The opponent did not defend him tightly and there was not much confrontation. He only got 3 free throws, all of which he made, and got 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block.

费尔顿18分6助攻、隆多3分8板8助攻、奥卡福21分8板、米勒12分、米尔萨普8分8板、贾莱特-杰克11分3助攻、希尔6分6板4助攻……

尼克斯队那边，兰多夫和克劳福德是真能抡，兰多夫23投10中拿到24分10板，克劳福德24投9中拿到23分。

David Lee got a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Robinson was badly defended by Felton and Rondo, but a rookie named Wilson Chandler performed well, scoring 15 points and 6 rebounds...

118 to 99, 6 players of the Bobcats scored in double figures, defeating the Knicks and winning 11 consecutive games!

On the 24th, the Bobcats returned to their home court to face the challenge of the 76ers.

The Bobcats had another tough start. Their long-range shooting performance was poor in the first quarter, which affected their scoring on cuts. Okafor was also double-teamed in his interior one-on-ones, and they could only rely on Zhang Yang and Felton to score in the high post and outside the three-point line.

靠着张杨7投3中拿到8分、费尔顿5投2中拿到6分，山猫队首节艰难的拿到21分。

Not only was the offense poor, but the defense was also poor, allowing the 76ers to score 29 points in a single quarter!
In the second quarter, the teammates' offense finally improved. Zhang Yang and Felton scored another 14 points in this quarter. However, unlike the first quarter when they accounted for two-thirds of the team's points, they only accounted for half in this quarter. The Bobcats as a whole scored 28 points.

But the problem is that the 76ers scored another 29 points in the second quarter. If Okafor hadn't dived to the free throw line and blocked Louis Williams' mid-range shot in the final moments of the half, they would have been behind by double digits at halftime.

At the end of the first half, the Bobcats were 49 points behind the 58ers at 76 to 9!
After the halftime break, after returning to the locker room, Zhang Yang did not hang around to relieve the stress, but stayed in the locker room to discuss the game with the coaches.

Carlisle: "It seems that our deficiencies on the defensive end have been fully exposed, and the Pacers took advantage of them very well, and the 76ers also took advantage of them very well tonight."

Zhang Yang: "The Pacers are easy to deal with. They are a shooting team. Grant, Alan, and Mike all do a good job defending long shots. The 76ers' cuts are too fierce. Iguodala, Young (Thaddeus), Evans (Reggie), and Dalembert are all in good physical condition and have a good sense of cuts. Williams (Louis) plays one-on-one from the outside and Miller (Andre) plays one-on-one in the low post to attract the defense to pass the ball to them. Emeka's rim protection is not strong enough, and Kendrick's rim protection mobility is not enough. We lack the ability to intercept on the wing. I am not good enough at confrontation and Grant is not fast enough."

Carlisle: "Jack, your analysis is correct. I actually thought about this problem before the start of the season, but I tried many ways and couldn't avoid it. Michael applied to the Kings to trade Artest and to the Mavericks to trade Howard (Josh) last week, but they were rejected. They were unwilling to 'sponsor' us, their championship rival."

Zhang Yang's mouth twitched. "I can understand that the Mavericks consider themselves a championship contender, but where does the Kings get their confidence from?"

Carlisle: "If I had a quartet of Bibby, Martin, Artest and Miller, I would also think that I could lead the team to win the championship in the future."

Zhang Yang: "Can the Kings coach compare to you? Never mind, this is not important. How are we going to play next?"

This is very important. You can praise it a little more... Kabal thought so in his heart, but he still had to save face. He said, "What do you think, Jack?"

Is this a way of passing the buck? Forget it, anyway, one of Zhang San’s important roles in the game is to take the blame, so he should take the blame… Zhang Yang responded: “In terms of offense, we actually had the conditions to play better offense in the second quarter, but we kept the tempo down and wanted to defend well, but we neither defended well nor played well on offense. Fortunately, our long shots and cuts were opened up in the second quarter.”

Carlisle: "As you say..."

Watching Carlisle take out the tactical board with several tactical diagrams on it, the first one was the offensive tactics... Zhang San rolled his eyes. Carlisle was really trying to pass the buck!

Oh my god, is this still the same Kawhi who was too straightforward, too harsh in treating others and himself, and had a bad relationship with the management and players when he was on the Pistons and Pacers?
Ni has changed!
...

After the halftime break, the third quarter began.

At the beginning of the game, Dalembert defeated Okafor to win the jump ball, so the Bobcats took the lead in the third quarter.

Zhang Yang was waiting for Rondo to advance on the right side of the top arc. Iguodala stayed one step inside the three-point line. Rondo passed the ball to Zhang Yang after crossing the center circle.

Before Rondo ran into the three-point line, Zhang Yang received the ball and turned around to shoot a three-pointer...

Iguodala didn't react in time, and when he rushed over to interfere, Zhang Yang had already shot the ball.

Not to mention Iguodala, even Rondo didn't expect Zhang Yang to shoot like this!

Rondo: Third brother, even though the coach arranged a rapid offense, your shot was...too good!
Zhang Yang received the ball and turned around to hit a three-pointer, Rondo assisted +1!

When the 76ers attacked, the Bobcats still couldn't defend them. Andre Miller passed the ball in the low post, Iguodala received the ball on the wing and cut in, attracting Okafor to make a layup and then hanging to the other side, Thaddeus Young received the ball and made a layup.

In the offense-defense transition, Rondo passed the ball to Zhang Yang after passing the center circle, just like in the previous round. Zhang Yang turned around and raised his hand, and Iguodala immediately pounced on him.

It was obvious that Iguodala was not focused enough on the defensive end and was not committed enough, so he was fooled by such a fake move!
Zhang Yang took back the lifted ball, stepped forward, dribbled, turned around, passed Iguodala and rushed into the inside, went straight to the basket and made a layup with the European step, scoring 5 points in a row, and the offensive frenzy began!

The 76ers' offensive performance was still very good in the third quarter, continuing their performance in the first half and scoring 28 points in one quarter.

但山猫队那边，张杨打了10分钟拿到20分……13投8中，其中三分球2中2，加上2中2的罚球！
With Rondo's steal-step layup, the third quarter ended. The Bobcats, led by Zhang Yang, scored 40 points in this quarter!
89 to 86, the Bobcats overtook the 76ers by 3 points and entered the final quarter!
In the final quarter, the 76ers' offensive performance declined a lot. On the one hand, they led by 9 points at halftime, but were overtaken in the third quarter and the Bobcats scored 40 points in a single quarter, which broke their mentality.

还有就是三节27分5板6助攻大爆发的伊戈达拉，末节萎了，0分0板1助攻……

The only pillar of the 76ers in the final quarter was Reed.

10投5中、其中三分球2中1、加上2中2的罚球，单节打了9分钟拿到13分，路易斯-威廉姆斯表现极为高效。

But his teammates only scored 10 points in total, mainly because his 13 points were just pure 13 points, without a single assist, and he failed to play the role of Iguodala in organizing the offense.

After all, this is the first year of Lu Wei's rise, and he has not yet grown in terms of organizing offense.

山猫队末节得分对比第三节也大幅下滑，但比76人队得分要高一些，奥卡福8分、隆多6分5助攻、张杨5分、费尔顿2分、迈克-米勒3分、希尔2分，全队拿到26分。

张杨首节8分、第二节8分、第三节20分、末节5分，全场32投16中，其中三分球5中3，加上8中6的罚球，狂飙41分！
加上费尔顿20分5助攻、奥卡福16分10板、隆多10分7板11助攻……山猫队以115比109逆转76人队，拿下12连胜！

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20 points in a single quarter + 41 points in a single game + reversal, Zhang Yang and the Bobcats continue to dominate the charts in major media.

Zhang Yang was puzzled when he saw in the news how aggressive he was in attacking and scoring 20 points in a single quarter and 41 points in a single game against Andre Iguodala - can't these media really see that Iguodala's defensive performance has declined significantly this season because he was so reckless in his pursuit of points?

It is true that Iguodala has set new career highs in averages of 2.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game so far this season, but he often loses his position in impulsive steals and often misses the wing defender when defending on the wing because of tip-ins. Can this be considered good defense?

But when I think about the fact that Camby won the Defensive Player of the Year award last season…how can good defensive statistics not be considered good defense?
After a day of rest, on November 11, the Bobcats faced the challenge of the Timberwolves at home.

After the players from both teams entered the court, Zhang Yang chatted with Bynum for a while.

When he first entered the court, Zhang Yang was shocked when he saw Bynum!
With such a large amount of hair, it’s no wonder he was so unhappy when Kobe forced him to shave his head.

After changing teams, the joy on Bynum's face was visible to the naked eye. No one cared about him anymore, and he played very well.

The Timberwolves have played 14 games since the start of the season. Bynum has averaged 31 minutes per game, scoring 16.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. Before the first month is over, he is already considered a favorite for the Most Improved Award. He just turned 20 last month and has been praised for his superstar style.

The Timberwolves also performed unexpectedly well, with 6 wins and 8 losses, and are currently tied with the Kings for th in the Western Conference.

Tellem would not miss this opportunity to hype things up, and he tied Zhang Yang and Bynum together for hype - the new version of Kobe + O'Neal from the same class.

By allowing Bynum to take advantage of Zhang Yang's popularity, Bynum's already highly recognized talent evaluation has become even higher.

Zhang Yang didn't mind his agent using someone from the same company to take advantage of his popularity, but who else could he use as a benchmark? O'Neal, and he's also the favorite for the Most Improved Player Award...

When chatting with Bynum, Zhang Yang just wanted to give Bynum a thumbs up! It's really the right nickname!

When Bynum mentioned his performance after changing teams, his tone was full of pride. He thought that his rapid progress in his third year was all his own work. He did not thank the Lakers for their training and Kobe for their coaching. It was not important that he did not thank them. The main thing was that Bynum was very dissatisfied with being "exploited" by Kobe during his time with the Lakers. Moreover, he was no longer afraid of Kobe after changing teams. He said it very loudly...

　Finally I wrote a chapter of 10,000 words...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)