Chapter 346 345. God Has Always Been on My Side

"Click" the photographer on the sidelines captured this scene.

After a moment of silence, the fans at the scene began to cheer and scream at the top of their lungs!

Old blacksmith: I’ll fuck you!

It was the first time for Kobe, who had played in 10 All-Star games, to feel like cursing after an All-Star game.

It would have been fine if he hadn’t made the near-game-winning shot in the last round.

As a result, just as he scored a near-game-winning shot, he walked back to the bench expressionlessly nodding to the rhythm of the music after the last round to show off, but when he turned around, he was counter-killed in the face.

And this guy is even more pretentious than him. As soon as the ball was thrown, he turned around and opened the champagne.

The main thing is to get in!
He became an absolute background board!
半节8投7中拿到16分外加2助攻，以一己之力率队半节狂飙20分，全给这混蛋当垫脚石了！

Wade and Yao Ming were also stunned. After they came to their senses, they rushed towards Zhang Yang.

Just now, when they saw Zhang Yang turn around and open his arms after shooting, they even stopped trying to grab the offensive rebound... Although time was already running out, even if they occupied the rushing position and Zhang Yang missed the shot, it would be useless for them to grab the ball, but with their character, they would still rush as long as there was a glimmer of hope. They were completely shocked by Zhang Yang's actions.

What they thought at the time: Are you so confident?

Then the ball went in, went in!
Although they were confident in Zhang Yang's touch tonight, they were still shocked when Zhang Yang opened the champagne in advance and the ball went in.

The two of them had been playing very comfortably and happily with Zhang Yang tonight, and with the catalysis of this goal, they even felt that Zhang Yang was the best teammate they had ever played with, not necessarily the strongest, but definitely the best.

The other two Eastern Conference players on the field and Eastern Conference players on the sidelines also rushed into the field to celebrate the victory and the buzzer-beater together.

Jordan on the sidelines was stunned by the ball. After he came to his senses, he wanted to rush into the court to give Zhang Yang a big hug, but Zhang Yang was already surrounded by players and reporters and cameramen could not squeeze in.

He stopped. He was a boss after all, and it was inappropriate to squeeze with the players. The key point was that most of those players were not his players.

At this time, cheers rang out again at the scene. He looked up at the big screen and sure enough, just as he had experienced, the big screen was replaying the last-second goal.

This time the director showed a shot of Zhang Yang facing the backboard of the Western team. Zhang Yang shot the ball, landed, turned around and raised his arms. The red light came on, and Zhang Yang opened his hands and headed the ball into the frame...

Viewed from this angle, the experience is even more shocking!
Bald Joe: Ah, this familiar smell, the smell that fills the entire stadium, my Big Bird!

...

Finally, under the guidance of the staff, the players of the Eastern team dispersed, and Zhang Yang was invited to accept a live interview after the game.

“Dwyane is the perfect teammate, he has the same build as Raymond, the same quick start as Rajon, and a better Eurostep than me;

LeBron is so comprehensive, he is the player with the best talent, he can do everything;
Yao has the strongest dominance. He is the best center in the world, bar none.

It feels good to play with Chris. When he is on the court, it is like we have Kevin Garnett on our side.
Emeka is always so stable, with Garnett and Duncan on the other side and we have them on our side;
Chauncey is amazing. I learned a lot from him tonight. His ability to control the court may be the best in the league. He knows exactly how we should play. Even though we are not familiar with each other, he chose the most suitable style of play for our partnership.
Rashid..."

Zhang Yang started praising his teammates as usual. They are all All-Stars and players that everyone is familiar with. Just talking about their characteristics is equivalent to praising them.

The reporters were undoubtedly impressed by Zhang Yang's humble attitude, but that was not what they wanted to ask. As time was running out, they quickly interrupted Zhang Yang and asked him about the early celebration of the 50 points and the buzzer-beater.

"50 points? That's a lot? I know I shot a lot, but I didn't pay attention. But it doesn't matter. I just shot the ball after catching it."

Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, the reporter cooperated and asked: "I saw you celebrated before the ball went in when you shot the winning shot, were you so confident that the ball would go in?"

Zhang Yang: "No, I'm not sure."

Reporter: “Hmm… hm?”

Zhang Yang: "I have already thrown the ball. If it goes in, I enjoy the victory. If it doesn't go in, I accept the failure calmly."

Reporter: “Are you gambling?”

Zhang Yang: "I can say that I am betting on the blessing of God. Fortunately, God has always been on my side."

Jordan, who had come to Zhang Yang's side to rub the camera, was shocked. The people around him also focused their attention on Jordan because of Zhang Yang's answer.

Bald Qiao: hiahiahia, our bad boy is always so respectful in front of outsiders!
After the interview, Stern came onto the field with the hostess.

He had presented awards at the Rookie Challenge, so he had to do it himself this time, otherwise it would seem that the naming of the Rookie Challenge MVP trophy was very deliberate.

Amid the boos of the fans, Stern smiled and began to present the awards: "Congratulations to the Eastern Conference All-Stars team for winning the 2008 New Orleans All-Star Carnival. I declare that the winner of this year's All-Star Carnival Most Valuable Player Award is... Player No. 3 from the Charlotte Bobcats, Jack Zhang, Zhang Yang..."

Wade felt depressed when he heard this, although he had already guessed it. 50 points in a single game was amazing. He scored 7 points in the last minute of the fourth quarter. Zhang Yang actually scored more points in that half quarter. Including the buzzer beater, he got 9 points in the half quarter. But he didn't get the award, so he couldn't feel better. He played very well.

However, Stern hadn't finished speaking yet. He stretched out a long tone and continued, "... and Dwyane Wade, the No. 3 player from the Miami Heat, congratulations!"

Wade was stunned. This was such a blessing from heaven. He was preparing himself mentally to give Zhang Yang a hug after he holds the trophy. Putting aside the award, he really played well tonight. Zhang Yang's final buzzer beater also received absolute recognition from him. He didn't expect that he would get a share of the AMVP!
The director had just asked his subordinates to post Zhang Yang's stats tonight on the big screen. When he heard Stern's words, he was stunned for a moment and cursed at his subordinates to quickly post Wade's stats as well.

张杨打满48分钟，31投20中，其中三分球7中5，加上6中5的罚球，拿到50分8板3助攻1盖帽。

韦德出场36分钟，16投10中，外加6中5的罚球，拿到25分4板15助攻2抢断。

Wade was stunned for a moment. It was not until Zhang Yang took the initiative to come to him, gave him a big hug, and pulled him to Stern that he reacted.

The two of them took the trophy from Stern and held it high.

Stern is not as spotlight-grabbing as Future Jokes, so he has to be in the shot, but he steps back and leaves the focus area of ​​the camera.

Hearing the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, shouting 'D-wade', 'The Flash', 'Jack', 'bad boy', Stern said in his heart Yeah.

If the Western team won, Stern would give the award to Iverson and Kobe. Originally, because of the topic of "the duel between the four major No. 3 players", he had planned to give the award to Iverson and Paul if the Western team won. However, Paul was not qualified for the All-Star Game. It's not about ability. Zhang Wei may not be as strong as Paul, but he has not won any substantial honors.

Then it's fine to give it to No. 3 and No. 24. It would also be a great gimmick for the 96 golden generation to join hands to defeat the new generation.

Now that the Eastern team is winning, it is natural that the two No. 3 players should be awarded. These two have both the ability to lead a team and personal honors, and have successfully led the Eastern team.

Two of the four No. 3 players in the league, two of the three players in the league who won FMVP during their rookie contracts, led their teams to defeat the Western Conference in the All-Star Game, one scored 50 points in a single game, the other scored 25+15, and they won AMVP together...the topic was overwhelming!
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The next morning, Zhang Yang's plan to return to Charlotte early was disrupted. He accepted exclusive interviews with two media outlets, Chaoting TV and Sports Illustrated, both of which he could not refuse. He also took a set of photos, the cover of Sports Illustrated, and the headline photo shoot for the Los Angeles Times.

After working the entire morning and rushing to get to the destination, I finally caught the special flight back to Charlotte at 1 p.m.

This All-Star Weekend trip has skyrocketed his fame and popularity across the United States and even the world!
The popularity of this year's Rookie Game is not the highest in the history of this event. Last year, Zhang Yang scored 82 points.

This year's triathlon is not the hottest ever, that was the year when Carter took over the title of the Flying Man in 2000.

The All-Star Game was not the most popular game in history. That was the All-Star Game in 2003 when Jordan announced his retirement and would never return. But the overall popularity of the entire All-Star Weekend set a new record in the history of the All-Star Weekend. The most direct manifestation of this is the ratings, with the combined ratings of the three events setting a new record.

The one who has benefited the most from this wave of popularity is definitely the NBA itself, but if we talk about individual players, it is Zhang Yang.

In two of the three events, he was the focus of much attention: the Rookie Game MVP trophy was named after him, and he broke the All-Star Game single-game scoring record and won the AMVP.

After arriving home, his mother, who came with him, helped him put his first AMVP trophy in the cabinet in his study.

After putting the trophy in the right position, Yang Jing said regretfully, "What a pity! The trophy given out last night was more memorable, but you gave it to Wade."

Zhang Yang: "That's what he deserves. Without him charging in the front, I couldn't play the whole game and I couldn't get 50 points."

Yang Jing: "Yang Yang, you really admire Wade."

Zhang Yang: "Well, I like his performance on the court. He is like a fighter who is willing to sacrifice his life."

His parents and younger brother stayed at Zhang Yang's house for a while and then left. His father went to New Orleans last Friday and had been there for three days. He had to go back to work.

His mother also has to make appointments with his design class and his brother's kindergarten teacher.

She didn’t have the time or energy to learn new things before, but now that she has time, she picked up her old hobby and started learning fashion design.

After learning that his mother once dreamed of becoming a designer, Zhang Yang felt that he was holding her back again...

After his parents left, Zhang Yang took a shower, changed his clothes, and went to the yard to read in the warm spring sun.

The purpose of doing this is to adjust my mentality and get myself out of the state of the All-Star Weekend.

Playing in the All-Star Game, the feeling his teammates gave him could be simply described as satisfying his most perfect imagination of a team.

There is the best center in the world, a striker who can do anything for him, the best mid-range shooter, the best power forward with the best shooting ability...

He didn't need to make any adjustments after his first two All-Star Games because he played a supporting role in both times and just played a cameo role, and the outcome had little to do with him.

But this time, all his teammates launched attacks around him, and he was the core scorer, so the feeling was naturally very different.

At this time, reading some professional books on mathematics, physics and chemistry had a very good effect. He soon became annoyed, and all his memories of the All-Star Game were shattered.

Even if you don't have talent for basketball, football, etc., you can still play them and learn how to play them so that you won't be unable to even get started.

But he was very good at math in high school. He got A in every exam for three years, including A in the exam for early graduation. His SAT math score was also very high. But when he got to college... it was a good thing that he chose a major that did not test this.

After reading for a while, he threw math, physics and chemistry aside and started reading philosophy books. Philosophy is still the best. After reading for a while, he felt that he was awesome and understood everything in the world...

After a night's rest, the next day, February 2, the Bobcats' 22rd regular season game day of this season arrived.

Zhang Yang arrived at the gym early and when he saw his teammates, he didn't feel... unfamiliar at all.

It was Boss Joe’s birthday on the day of the Rookie Game, and the entire team went to New Orleans.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Yang attended the team meeting. This meeting was very long, lasting the entire morning. It had nothing to do with the opponent in the evening. Against the Clippers, they just had to go on the court and play.

From Paul Silas and Randy Brown discussing tactical adjustments, to players offering suggestions, to the whole team discussing...

In the past eight days, the coaching staff has been busy studying the team system. This is the last major adjustment of the season. No matter how the team plays, the core tactical framework will not change.

Several core players, including Zhang Yang, did not just rest. When they had free time, they also thought about what was good and what was not so good about the offense in the first half of the season.

Since they played well offensively in the early stages of the season, there were definitely some stumbles, but overall they have been moving in the right direction. This time the coaching staff prepared for a week of adjustments and discussed good progress in the meeting.

We had two 20-minute offensive tactics training sessions in the afternoon, and it looked pretty good.

In the evening, the Bobcats faced the Clippers at home.

靠着最后4分钟张杨3投2中、罚球4中3拿到7分的单打表现，山猫队以104比99险胜快船队，拒绝三连败，将战绩提升到39胜14负！
Carlisle was not very satisfied with the performance tonight. After the game, he returned to the office and said to the assistant coaches: "Except Jack, no one else is ready."

张杨全场打了39分钟，19投10中，其中三分球5中2，加上7中6的罚球，拿到28分7板3助攻1抢断1盖帽，得分虽不及赛季平均，但效率极高。

Vincent: "It's not a question of being prepared or not, but the experience of cooperation. You let Brad pass the ball the way he is used to, and this is bound to happen."

Carlisle: "We need them to adapt quickly so that our offense can go further... Also, Randy, you should talk more with Brad and tell him not to worry about the many turnovers. This is not his problem."

Randy Brown smiled and said, "OK, but Rick, you're actually worried about the mentality of your players because of this. That's rare."

Carlisle: "Of course I care about this. Brad has taken the initiative to adjust his passing style in order to cooperate well with his teammates. I asked him to follow his habits. Of course, I have to bear the responsibility for the poor performance."

Brad Miller had 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 turnovers tonight, but it's not his fault that he made so many turnovers.

In the morning meeting, Carlisle arranged for him to pass the ball in the way he was most accustomed to, so he used the passing method when he was partnered with Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja and Divac.

This is a bit beyond the scope of the Bobcats players. If they can play that kind of passing, they will not be just the fourth best offense in the league.

Carlisle's comment on that Kings team - if it were today, they would average 120 points per game.

The statement is a bit exaggerated, but it reflects the recognition that the Kings' offense was received by the coaching community.

Brad Miller not only made many mistakes in passing tonight, but sometimes his teammates were not in their usual shooting rhythm or passing position when they received the ball. Instead, they played worse than they usually did when they received even worse passes.

Vincent: "Rick, you don't have to worry too much. At least Jack and Raymond can already catch the ball from Brad."

Speaking of the double shooters, Carlisle smiled: "Jack has already taken the initiative to adjust his catching habits. Before the All-Star break, he and Brad's tacit understanding of each other has been improving, and their passing and receiving are getting better and better. When Raymond doesn't have the ball, he is only responsible for spot shooting and baseline cutting and lobs. They have a very good cooperation with Brad."

Vincent: "You can't use Jack as a standard to demand everyone. Who among the players we have coached can compare to Jack? And although the others didn't adapt well enough to this game, they are also trying to make adjustments. Emeka performed particularly well tonight."

张杨是今晚的关键球选手，但奥卡福才是今晚表现最好的那个，15投9中，外加10中7的罚球，拿到26分15板2助攻3盖帽。

The former is responsible for key balls, while the latter supports the entire team during regular time. Seven offensive rebounds in a single game allow teammates who are out of rhythm when receiving the ball to dare to shoot, which is helpful for them to adapt to the new rhythm of catching and shooting.

After nitpicking, Carlisle did not continue to express his dissatisfaction. He said these words, firstly, he wanted his colleagues to give the players the pressure they deserved, and secondly, he wanted Vincent to help him adjust his mentality.

Then the coaching staff began to discuss the good and bad aspects of tonight’s game…

The next day, at noon on the 23rd, Zhang Yang left Charlotte with the team and headed north to Toronto. After finishing the six consecutive home games across the All-Star Weekend, the next game was a three-game road trip, with the opponents all being playoff teams.

Last night, the Clippers, a hot contender for the No. 104 pick, only scored points. Zhang Yang knew that there would be another wave of tests ahead!

He has made mental preparations. No matter how the team plays during the adjustment period, he has to remain stable and provide confidence to his teammates!
(End of this chapter)