Chapter 357 356. This Feeling

It's April Fools' Day, so we have to have some fun.

When returning from Chicago yesterday, Felton found Zhang Yang and asked if he had any ideas.

Seeing Felton looking very interested, Zhang Yang thought for a moment and then suggested playing a trick on the boss.

Both Felton and Okafor, who was listening silently, were shocked. The former wanted to refuse, but the latter, after being frightened, seemed very interested. With a vote of 2 to 1, Felton had no choice but to accept... and was very excited.

The main reason why Zhang Yang agreed to play with Felton was that he was worried that if he didn't find someone to play a prank on, he would become the victim of the prank.

Not in the past two years. The first year was because they were not familiar with each other and he beat up Raja Bell. The second year, the core status of him, Felton, Gerald Wallace and Okafor had just emerged. Most of the teammates were young and they had a high deterrent power within the team.

Now, most of the teammates are familiar with each other and have won the championship together. There are also more veterans this season than before. The situation is completely different.

It’s not that his status in the team has declined. In this respect, it is definitely higher than before. It’s just that his teammates are not as reserved as in previous years. Everyone has better relationships and jokes more.

Although he considered himself to be honest and kind-hearted, he inevitably offended some of his teammates. There were twelve or thirteen teammates who wanted to take the opportunity to play a trick on him on April Fool's Day.

In this case, he would rather die than let his friend die, so he decided to find a scapegoat.

Finding an ordinary teammate is not enough, as it is not enough to attract the "firepower" of teammates. Felton and Okafor are not good enough either. If these two knew, they would definitely lead their teammates to deal with him. The coaching staff is also not good enough, as there will always be teammates who will worry about being bullied.

That leaves only the boss...

But he still had enough sense and didn't post a circle of photos of assassins, otherwise the boss would really be furious.

During the lunch break at noon, Zhang Yang checked the news and saw that the league had announced the new monthly best awards.

乔-约翰逊16场比赛场均23.5分5.2板3.2助攻，率队取得12胜4负的战绩，击败张杨、姚明、霍华德拿下3月份的东部月最佳球员奖。

Zhang Yang was a little surprised to see that it was the contemporary Jordan who won the award.

Zhang San's chances of winning the award are not high, so he doesn't have much expectation. In 3 games in March, he led his team to a record of 15 wins and 12 losses, which is better than the Eagles' record. His shooting percentage in the whole month of March was over 3%, the first time in his career. But before last night, his average points per game were 'only' 3 points. Including last night, his average points per game in March was also lower than the season average.

However, the Bulls' 3-13 record in March was the best in the league, and Yao Ming's 2 points per game was also the highest scoring inside player that month.

Howard, who also has 12 wins and 4 losses, has better statistics than Joe Johnson.

Zhang Yang originally thought that one of these two would win the award. This season, the league has clearly increased its efforts to support centers to fill the vacancy left by O'Neal's aging.

But seeing that the Hawks' record has reached 35 wins and 37 losses, surpassing the Nets, Pacers, and 76ers to rank eighth in the Eastern Conference... the White Devil + modern Jordan + Truth, it's really powerful!
Judging from the transformation of the Hawks' record this season, they are even more powerful than the Bobcats in the 05-06 season!

However, the Bobcats back then were a group of first and second year rookies with a bunch of players that other teams didn't want, while the Hawks had three famous stars. In terms of how amazing they were, they were still more impressive.

In the West, the award went to Paul.

黄蜂队3月份15场比赛取得11胜4负的战绩，保罗场均18.4分13.2助攻。

As for Nash, his assists number plummeted after O'Neal joined the team. From the All-Star Weekend to now, he averaged 20 assists per game in the 8.8 games, which brought his average of 50 assists per game in the first half of the season to 12.5.

After March, Paul's average assists per game rose to 3, surpassing Nash and topping the assists list.

Zhang Yang saw a piece of news that was praising him and Paul, and it made him feel embarrassed.

It is said that he and Paul, two No. 3 players in the same class and in their third year, dominated the East and West in terms of record at the start, and by the end of the regular season, they dominated the league in terms of statistics.

As for the fact that their teams are now ranked third in the East and West respectively, and their early season statistics are surpassed by James and Nash, they never mention it.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, Zhang Yang felt a little overwhelmed by the feeling of being blown hard. No wonder some people were addicted to it...

...

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang practiced a few more sets of chasing shots, then came to the lounge, resisted the urge to watch the live broadcast in front of the TV, and took a nap lying down. If he couldn't fall asleep, he could rest his mind. Sometimes it's easier to fall asleep if you don't force yourself to fall asleep. At around 4 p.m., he was woken up by the fat boss and went to have dinner to replenish his energy. He had to prepare for the game at 5 p.m.

When he finished warming up at 6: in the evening, the staff member who received the tip told him that the game between the University of Memphis and UCLA was over.

Rose scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, leading the University of Memphis to a 78-63 win over UCLA. There was still some suspense in the first half, but in the second half, Rose came on and scored 8 points plus 4 assists, which directly killed the suspense.

The luxurious trio of Darren Collison, Westbrook and Love were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Westbrook actually played okay, with 22 points and 4 assists. Love and Darren Collison played poorly, with the former having 12 points and 9 rebounds, while Darren Collison, who was directly opposite Rose, had 2 points and 4 assists.

Zhang Yang felt a little regretful that his two high school teammates and a senior high school student were also gone.

Josh Shipp, a rich second-generation senior, scored 12 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals. It was his last year in college and his last year in basketball career. He was about to go home to inherit the family business. He tried his best and barely filled the hole dug by Love, but was still unable to turn the situation around.

The sophomore seasons of Zhang Yang's two high school teammates, Alfred Abuya and James Keefe, also came to an end.

Zhang Yang heard from DeRozan about the subsequent development of these two high school teammates. After DeRozan led the second team to play in the Moore League, the two served as the core of the main team and played very well in the 12th grade season. When they graduated from high school in 06, both of them were among the top 81 in the United States, with Abuya ranking 38st and Keefe ranking th. They both received full scholarships from UCLA and abandoned their dream team, USC.

But unfortunately, their talents stopped at the "high school genius" stage. They were quite capable in college. They both averaged 8 points per game in their freshman season and served as the main substitute pitchers. However, they still averaged around 8 points per game in their sophomore season. Their strength basically did not improve and their talent reached the limit.

Zhang Yang also heard that these two people of the same level had a very bad relationship with Ship.

Zhang Yang remembered that Keefe was a silent and low-key teammate, Abuya was a people-pleasing person, and Ship was a generous and wealthy young man. How could the two brothers not have a good relationship with Ship?

But after thinking about it carefully, Zhang Yang understood. Those two worked so hard, but their talents were limited, so their basketball dreams were interrupted in college, and their dreams of becoming rich were also interrupted.

Shipp played as a hobby and was able to play 12+7+2+2. He clearly expressed that he had no interest in entering the NBA and did not want to turn his hobby into a career. He still had the possibility of being selected by the NBA when he graduated from college...

This is roughly equivalent to - the goddess in your eyes is ridden and kicked by someone, and then no longer wants her. You go to her on your knees to lick her, but the goddess in your eyes still ignores you.

After lamenting that the world was really cruel, Zhang Yang collected his thoughts and headed to the stadium with his teammates.

There are always people coming and going on the basketball court. After entering the professional arena, he has seen too much.

A genius like Abdur-Rahim doesn't want to play anymore at the golden age of 30 or 10, without any injuries or illnesses, and retires at the age of . However, every summer, countless college graduates, development league players, veterans, and players who didn't make it in other teams of the Bobcats try out, but they can't even get a -day short contract.

If the two brothers were not teammates who had fought together in high school and won the California championship together, he would not even be able to sigh.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Bobcats' home game against the Wizards started.

Tonight, Jamison played particularly aggressively. He played 44 minutes, made 19 of 11 shots, scored 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He did a very good job in shooting, cutting into the basket, distributing the ball, and holding the ball and playing one-on-one.

Together with Caron Butler's 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, the two led the Wizards to 111 points.

Fortunately, the Bobcats did not take it lightly in the final sprint of the season. They launched an all-out attack around Zhang Yang's scoring and fought back and forth with the Wizards for most of the time. With two minutes left, the Bobcats were one point behind. In the final moments, Okafor scored two consecutive singles in the low post, and then Zhang Yang threw in a three-pointer and made two free throws due to a foul in a counterattack. The two teamed up to beat the Wizards 1 to 9.

In the end, the Bobcats narrowly defeated the Wizards 115-111 and won their 54th victory of the season, getting one step closer to breaking the team's record!
奥卡福今晚没防住贾米森，但对方也防不住他，他16投10中，加上10中7的罚球，拿到27分14板2助攻1盖帽。

Zhang Yang, who just scored 50+ against the Bulls, did not take many shots tonight. He moved with the purpose of shooting, and the opponents defended him very tightly when he received the ball, and his teammates took advantage of this.

但他命中率极高，13投9中，其中三分球3中2，加上5中5的罚球，拿到25分5板2助攻3抢断1盖帽，且拿到了全场最后的5分。

The game was very thrilling and we almost lost.

Jamison played so hard tonight that Zhang Yang felt the fierce competition for the playoff rankings.

Before this game, the Wizards had played 72 games, with 40 wins and 32 losses, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference, two wins ahead of the Cavaliers with 38 wins and 34 losses.

The teams in the lower half can play against the Magic, but no one wants to play against the Bulls, Pistons, or Bobcats.

But Zhang Yang didn't know why he felt that there was some other reason why Jamison was working so hard, because he found that Jamison often stared at him... How did he offend this top power forward?
After the game, Zhang Yang got good news. In Detroit, the Magic defeated the Pistons on the road. The Pistons' record was 54 wins and 19 losses. The Bobcats finally tied the Pistons in record and were one step closer to returning to second place in the Eastern Conference!
(End of this chapter)