Chapter 349 348. Awakened from the Spring and Autumn Dream
Felton heard what Hill said and echoed, "My opinion is the same as Grant's. The gap in strength between the two teams is too big. If Curry wants to make a comeback, he has to double his score in the second half compared to the first half."

Zhang Yang groaned when he heard that. Indeed, judging from the current situation, his prediction of the outcome was similar to that of his two teammates. He saw no possibility of a comeback for the Davidson Wildcats.

With 14 points and 3 assists in the first half, Curry's performance was already very good. However, the Davidson Wildcats were still 9 points behind the Gonzaga Bulldogs. If they wanted to make a comeback, Curry really had to double his score in the first half.

But this was a game of the Mad Three, so getting 10 points was not bad, getting 15 points was considered an outstanding performance, and getting 20 points gave him a chance to lead the team to victory. Even a player as strong as Durant only scored 27 points in his Mad Three debut.

There is a high probability that Curry will score more than Durant in his first three-pointer. But even if he scores higher than Durant and gets 30 points, it will be difficult for the Davidson Wildcats to win.

Although the Gonzaga Bulldogs are not a championship-contending team and have a low presence, they are at least in the top half of the group. Although several of their talented high school players did not perform well in college, they are at least among the top 100 in the United States.

Zhang Yang's thoughts began to diverge.

Curry's most dazzling season in college was his sophomore season. His strength in his junior season was definitely stronger, but his team's performance was not as impressive as his sophomore season.

As Hill said, the other players on the Davidson Wildcats could provide too little support to Curry, and even winning one game in the March Madness would be an upset.

The first time Curry led his team to the 3-point game, it was possible that his opponents underestimated him and did not understand him, and were upset by him all the way. However, after he surprised everyone with his upset, the next time the team reaches the 3-point game, opponents will definitely not underestimate them, and it will be difficult to pull off an upset.

In the future, when those self-media bloggers hype Curry’s college performance, they will only mention his sophomore year, not his junior year.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang felt that something was wrong. If Curry failed to make an upset in his sophomore year and was eliminated in the first round, then when he led the team to the Big Three in his junior year, the opponents would not take him seriously and might still be careless and underestimate the enemy. Curry might take off in his junior season... But there is another possibility, that Curry did not make it to the Big Three in his junior year.

That would be a lot of fun. Curry didn't take off in his sophomore year and couldn't hit the three-game winning streak in his junior year. How low should his draft pick drop? Outside the lottery? In the middle or late first round?

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. If that were the case, he would have to find Jordan to get a slightly higher draft pick to snatch Curry away.

Teaching Curry to shoot three-pointers? Just thinking about it makes me excited!

However, if it weren't for the Logo Man's "Gu Raising Strategy" and the high-pressure growth environment, could Curry have grown to the level he should have?
There may be other training methods, but at least Zhang Yang can't think of anything more suitable for Curry than the "Gu Raising Strategy". After all, that training method is a "proven" successful method.

Zhang Yang felt regretful just thinking about the loss of such an epoch-making opponent who overturned traditional basketball.

But if Curry really falls outside the lottery zone, I would feel sorry for myself if I don’t grab a wave of it…

...

Zhang Yang had a long dream for a while, and the players of both teams returned to the court. He came to his senses and looked at Curry, who looked even more immature than when he was in the NBA.

Curry also felt Zhang Yang's gaze and clenched his fists.

He was confident that Zhang Yang came here for him today. He couldn't find anyone else on the field who could attract this local superstar to watch the game. He took Zhang Yang's complicated look as disappointment...

Soon, the second half of the game began, and Curry started his performance, making three three-pointers in a row.

In the following time, Curry made another 3 three-pointers, and all 6 three-pointers in the second half were accurate!
Including two three-pointers in the first half, he made 10 of 8 three-pointers in a single game (historical fact)!
后面3个三分球命中的途中，他还命中了1个中投、3次上篮，以及4中4的罚球！
Felton's judgment was very correct. If Curry wanted to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a comeback, he would have to double his score in the second half compared to the first half.

Throughout the second half, Curry made 15 of 10 shots, including 6 of 6 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 30 points, plus 3 assists, leading the Davidson Wildcats to a 46-33 score in the second half.

加上上半场10投5中、其中三分球4中2、外加2中2罚球的14分，库里全场打了36分钟，拿到44分6助攻，率领戴维森野猫队以82比78逆转贡萨加斗牛犬队，爆冷晋级32强！
stunned!

Zhang Yang and others were stunned by Curry's performance of scoring 30 points in the second half!
Stephen Curry, the king of slapping people in the face, slapped several of Zhang Yang's teammates in the face when he met Zhang Yang for the first time.

Zhang Yang's dream of the Spring and Autumn Period was also awakened by a slap in the face.

No wonder old Nelson insisted on getting Curry away from his team next year after seeing Curry's performance in the Big Three this year. Who wouldn't be confused by his long-range shooting talent?
Hill exclaimed: "No wonder Jack is so optimistic about this kid. He is so good. He will definitely make a name for himself in the NBA in the future!"

Zhang Yang: "Well, I was not disappointed."

Okafor: “…”

Felton: "Jack, will he be in the draft this year? '09? Or '10? Pick him! Let Michael pick him!"

Zhang Yang: "With our record, if we can't be selected, forget it."

Felton: "Uh... yeah, it's a shame he at least made the lottery like you and Bryant did."

Zhang Yang: "It's not a pity. We will have a very interesting opponent in the future. Okay, let's go back. It will be dark if we don't leave now."

As he spoke, Zhang Yang stood up and prepared to leave. At this time, Curry, who was celebrating his unexpected promotion with his teammates, looked at Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang clapped his hands at Curry and gave him a thumbs up.

When Curry saw Zhang Yang giving him a thumbs up, he grinned so hard that his teeth were bared.

Sure enough, this NBA star who was the same age as him came to watch the game just for him, and he did not embarrass himself!
...

Watching Curry's college game on site fulfilled Zhang Yang's little wish.

The next day, Zhang Yang returned to the state of the season. He arrived at the gym early in the morning and practiced three-pointers and two-pointers with the help of Mike Miller and the trainer. He did not practice this during regular training time, but focused on the original training. He studied and practiced extra, and the existing playing style was still his key training project during the afternoon break on the game day or before the team training on the morning of the training day.

However, after half a month, he had basically mastered this move and had reached the stage of practicing his accuracy.

This also allows Mike Miller to continue to feel the impact of talent.

Mike Miller felt the difference between Zhang Yang and McGrady more clearly. As an expert in chasing shots, he could see that Zhang Yang really learned this move. Unlike McGrady who just learned the form and then relied on his physical talent to show it, Zhang Yang had really mastered the basic skills.

As for Zhang Yang, he has made a small progress in the past half month. On the 14th, he received a prompt after the game, and his ball control, which had been stuck at 89 for more than a year, finally improved to 90!
Of course, it wasn’t a huge improvement on that day, but it was the accumulation of little by little since I started to enrich and break through the technologies, and on that day I just reached the top level.

Over the past half season, he himself could feel the improvement in some details of ball control.

Now, he can also proudly say "I have the ball-handling ability of a point guard", even if it is just at the edge of the top.

Zhang Yang spent a fulfilling morning with extra practice, team meetings and team training. During the lunch break after lunch, he read the news as usual.

NBA news has been sidelined since the first game day of March Madness the day before yesterday. Today's main report is about the news from yesterday, which was the second game day of March Madness.

Curry scored 44 points to lead his team to an upset victory over the seventh-placed team in the group and advance to the round of 32, making headlines.

He, Zhang San, also took advantage of the popularity, and was photographed giving Curry a thumbs up...but why was Curry smiling so funny?
When he was on the court yesterday, he didn't feel that Golden State's LaVine was smiling so silly.

However, there were many upsets in yesterday's games. In the group that Curry was in, in addition to the 7th-placed Gonzaga Bulldogs being upset, the 4th-placed Vanderbilt University Choir and the 5th-placed Clemson University Tigers, two teams with championship hopes, were also upset...Is the Midwest group a special show of the underdog defeating the strong?
Kentucky and North Carolina advanced on the first game day the day before yesterday. Today, Zhang Yang saw news about these two teams again. DeRozan and Harden have never denied to the media the rumors that they will participate in the draft after their freshman year. Harden is a favorite to be in the top few picks and DeRozan is expected to be in the middle of the first round. After the Mad March, they have advanced to the top 1. It is normal to have more news about them.

Led by DeRozan, Joe Crawford and Jodie Meeks, the University of Kentucky was eventually placed sixth in the Southern Group and defeated St. Mary's Cathedral College, which was ranked 74th in the group, 65-11 in the first game.

Led by the core three of Harden, Tyler Hansbrough and Wayne Ellington, as well as sixth man Ty Lawson, North Carolina successfully secured the status of a seeded team in the Eastern Conference. In its first game against the American University Eagles, it won 115-57, creating the largest score difference in the three-game series in the past five years. This was the headline news yesterday.

After checking the news and taking a nap, Zhang Yang was woken up by Felton at 2:3 and had to continue training at o'clock.

He washed his face, went to his boss' office to burn incense for Guan Erye, and prayed that Ronaldinho, Erha, and the elementary school student he had just met would have a smooth journey. Then he put the NCAA matters aside and devoted himself to preparing for his own game.

After this, he certainly won't pay as much attention to college games as he has in the past two days. At most, he'll take a look at the game reports and the media's evaluation and analysis of those college geniuses. He still has to keep an eye on future opponents, but there's no need to pay too much attention to them, unless one of the three brothers falls very far behind.

During training, Zhang Yang felt that his teammates were more enthusiastic about training. After nearly a month of hard work, he finally found the feeling. It was like a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel. He could feel the progress and naturally became more motivated in training.

After two rest days, on March 3, the Bobcats continued their regular season journey and faced the challenge of the Trail Blazers at home.

The Trail Blazers' performance gradually declined after the All-Star Weekend, from originally being expected to hit 50 wins to just maintaining a % winning rate.

The intensity of the games in the second half of the season exceeds the Trail Blazers' current ability to cope.

However, being in the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers have faced the top nine Western Conference teams with a guaranteed 50 wins in most of their games. The second half of the season has been going on for almost a month and the Blazers have not collapsed yet. They are still not an opponent that can be easily ignored.

The Bobcats suffered tonight because they underestimated their opponent.

The Trail Blazers suppressed the Bobcats for a long time in regular time. At the end of three quarters, they led the Bobcats by 85 points, 74 to 11, and entered the final quarter.

In the final quarter, the Bobcats, who were awakened by falling behind by 11 points, began to fight back. The Trail Blazers tried their best to resist, but the Bobcats were fierce. With 11 minutes and 30 seconds left in the final quarter, Zhang Yang stole the ball and hit a three-pointer in counterattack, bringing the score to 104 to 105, narrowing the difference to 1 point.

In 11 and a half minutes, the Bobcats scored 30 to 19!
In this single quarter, the Trail Blazers were defeated by the Bobcats.

But it was the teammates who collapsed, not Roy and Blake!

The Trail Blazers called a timeout, Blake and Aldridge passed the ball after a pick-and-roll, and Roy received the ball and made a steady high-post jump shot, extending the lead to 3 points again.

With 11 minutes and 52 seconds left, the Trail Blazers led the Bobcats 107-104.

The Bobcats called a timeout and came back for the final attack. Zhang Yang received the ball at the center line and just as he advanced to the three-point line, he was double-teamed by Blake and O'Neal. Zhang Yang passed the ball to the left at a 45-degree angle.

Felton received the ball and faced Roy who came to defend, and made a three-pointer, helping the Bobcats drag the Trail Blazers into overtime with a score of 107 to 107!
常规时间，罗伊拿到17分5板5助攻、阿尔德里奇18分10板、布雷克15分9助攻、韦伯斯特14分、钱宁-弗莱18分、奥特洛16分，这群‘03后’球员组成的球队，在前三节让山猫队感受了一下青年军的气势。

Unfortunately, the Bobcats are also a young team, and they are the ceiling of the young team. In the fourth quarter, they wiped out the 11-point difference and scored 34 to 22 in a single quarter.

常规时间，奥卡福拿到14分10板、费尔顿19分6助攻、张杨30分末节单节13分、布拉德-米勒8分8板3助攻、迈克-米勒12分、希尔7分4板2助攻、米尔萨普7分5板2助攻……

In overtime, the Bobcats continued their offensive performance in the final quarter, and on the Trail Blazers, only Blake and Roy were not stunned. The overtime score was 13 to 6, and the Bobcats narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers 120 to 113, winning their 49th victory of the season!
张杨加时赛拿到6分1助攻，全场36分4板4助攻3抢断1盖帽，前三节是差了点，好在末节和加时赛扛住了事儿。

The game was won, but afterward Felton and Hill called their teammates into the locker room for a small meeting.

Felton spoke first: "I failed to control the rhythm of the game tonight. We almost lost to the tenth team in the Western Conference tonight. We were too arrogant in the first three quarters tonight. I have to take the main responsibility. I know everyone is happy with our recent progress..."

Zhang San blinked a few times when listening to the fat little boss's words, thinking that it was him or Carlisle who was in the main seat...

(End of this chapter)