Chapter 360 359. Waves reach new heights!
At 6:40 in the evening, at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Zhang Yang and his teammates entered the stadium amid the wild boos of the fans.

When the home team entered the stadium, Zhang Yang heard and saw the enthusiastic atmosphere of the fans and the confident looks of the home team players.

The reason is...the Bobcats lost to the Magic in their first two games this season.

This opponent is indeed a headache for them.

Howard, who is the league's top rebounder, assisted by Turkoglu, who organizes offense and assists top players, and the league's strongest group of shooters led by Lewis, the Magic averaged 10.4 three-pointers per game. The Warriors, who are first and second in the league, averaged 9.3 three-pointers per game, which is more than one point behind.

加上关键时刻能单打解决问题的尼尔森、阿罗约……场均拿到104分、场均失分99分，目前拿到46胜29负，正在朝着奥尼尔离开后的首个50胜进发。

After the entrance ceremony, Felton called his teammates together and mobilized them: "Tonight, we have to take revenge and regain the face we lost in the previous two losses! And it's not just a matter of face. This game is very important for us to win 60 games..."

Teammates know the importance of today and the next game against the Magic on the 8th.

They need to win 7 of their last 4 games to get 60 wins.

In the last five games, they will play the Spurs, Hornets, Kings and Lakers at home. They have not won any of these four opponents this season. In the end, the Bulls were ranked first in the league. If they put their hopes of achieving 5 wins on the last five games, it will be really difficult...Jews are not human!
This season, the Jews really treated their defending champions like animals. They arranged a wild and violent schedule in the middle of the season, and then did it again at the end of the season.

So we have to win against the Magic, and it would be best if we win all the games, otherwise the pressure will be too great.

Based on their understanding of Carlisle, if the results of these two games are not good, the coach might give up the 60-win goal...

From the team's perspective, it was undoubtedly the right choice. If they win one more game, they will set a new record in team history. Carlisle no longer has any pressure on regular season results.

But the players are not happy about this. For a player, getting 60 wins may only come once in his lifetime!
Every year there are teams that win 60 games, which seems not to be very difficult, but if you look closely you will find that in the past 10 years, the teams that win 60 games are always the same, and the players who win 60 games are always the same.

After Felton finished his words of encouragement, "Alternate Boss Hill" took over and shouted "60 wins!"

The teammates all shouted in unison, "60 wins!"

Seeing Felton successfully mobilized the enthusiasm of his teammates and the high morale of the whole team, Carlisle complained to Vincent: "Raymond's position as the boss is really unexpectedly stable..."

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Howard defeated Okafor to win the jump ball, the game started, and the Magic attacked first.

Bobcats starting lineup: Felton, Zhang Yang, Mike Miller, Okafor, Brad Miller.

Magic starting lineup: Nelson, Maurice Evans, Turkoglu, Lewis, Howard.

Nelson played the first attack, singled out Felton, broke through and stopped for a long two-point shot...

Nelson failed to shake off Felton on this ball and was seriously disturbed, so he missed it!

However, the Magic team's shooting is based on confidence and decisiveness because they have Howard!

Howard immediately moved to the rebound point after Nelson shot, and Brad Miller also moved to the position to hold Howard. Howard did not give up. The distance, the height of the ball, the opponent's jumping ability... He waited for the opponent to jump up to grab the rebound, and then took the rebound from the opponent's head.

But Okafor also moved up, and the two of them completely blocked Howard's space for rebounding!
Brad Miller and Okafor surrounded Howard to grab the rebound. It only took a second. Howard was stunned for a moment and saw a swift figure rushing in from the baseline...

Two forwards blocked each other's positions, and Zhang Yang grabbed the defensive rebound and launched a counterattack!

Howard cursed in his heart, but his body did not stop moving and he instinctively ran towards the backcourt.

The Magic team's defensive formation was very good. When Zhang Yang passed the center circle, the four opposing players on the outside had already retreated to their positions.

The two players on the wing were in the follow-up routes of Felton and Mike Miller respectively, while Maurice Evans and Turkoglu were guarding the semicircle outside the free throw line to block the fast break.

Lewis and Turkoglu immediately retreated to the top arc after Nelson shot. If Howard grabbed the offensive rebound, they could catch the ball and shoot three-pointers from a farther distance to reduce Howard's passing errors. If they failed to grab the offensive rebound, they could retreat immediately.

Howard reached the three-point line almost at the same time as Zhang Yang. He ignored Zhang Yang and went straight to the basket. He left the outside line entirely to his teammates. He was responsible for defending Felton and Okafor from cutting into the basket. The two teammates outside the free throw line might not be able to stop Zhang Yang's advance, but they could still limit Zhang Yang's speed. He also had to defend against Zhang Yang's advance and did all the work under the basket by himself.

The Magic team's strategy for defending against counterattacks was very good and was well executed, but... Zhang Yang stopped suddenly at the top of the arc, grabbed the ball, jumped, and shot a three-pointer!
Turkoglu and Maurice Evans were outside the free throw line and it was too late for them to rush over. They were both dumbfounded: He's just going to shoot like that?

Howard rushed into the inside and was hit on the head as soon as he reached the basket. He cried out "Ouch" and watched the ball bounce out of bounds over his head... What was going on?
Zhang Yang had a good start and hit a three-pointer!
The ball silenced the fans' uniform and loud "defense" shouts for a second. After a moment of stunned silence, the fans began to boo.

Howard turned around and looked behind him. The opponent was already retreating and several teammates were running to the frontcourt. He still didn't know what happened. He only knew that the opponent seemed to have scored a goal. The big screen didn't replay the visiting team's first goal, and he didn't have time to ask. The referee was already counting 5 seconds for the serve. He picked up the ball and passed it to Nelson, then ran to the frontcourt.

Nelson advanced to the frontcourt and made a gesture, wanting to play one-on-one!

In the first two years, when he played against the Bobcats, his competitive spirit was directed only at Felton.

As a short and strong guard, Felton was more highly regarded by the public than him, which made him very dissatisfied. He thought that Felton was simply relying on Zhang Yang's influence.

This season, the Magic have risen smoothly after trading for Stan Van Gundy and are expected to win 50 games. Their future prospects are bright and they are regarded as a top team in the future. Nelson's confidence has also swelled. When playing against the Bobcats, he was not only competitive against Felton, but also included Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang just made a three-pointer that went beyond the sky, and Nelson is going to return one!
Nelson singles out Felton, fakes a breakthrough, steps back...

Their short and strong guards can only fight each other to death when they meet each other. Their one-on-one long-range shooting operations on the three-point line are basically the same. They fake a breakthrough, use their strong body to push the opponent back a step, and take a step back or make a quick stop jump shot when the opponent's center of gravity is unstable and cannot press forward immediately.

This trick works well for Nelson against most point guards, including Paul at the defensive level. When he played against Felton alone, he couldn't stop him. After he stepped back, Felton immediately got close to his face.

But he didn't care, and took a three-point shot...

It’s iron again!
Howard had expected this result. His teammate from the same class had always played like this, and he was used to it. He actively grabbed rebounds... and was surrounded by Brad Miller and Okafor!

Zhang Yang once again relied on the help of the two forwards to grab the defensive rebound and launch a counterattack!
Howard immediately retreated and when he returned to the backcourt and rushed into the three-point line, he looked back... and immediately understood what happened in the previous round.

Zhang Yang made an emergency stop at the top of the arc, and before Maurice Evans and Turkoglu could get in position to defend, he shot another three-pointer... and it hit the target again!
Howard: What kind of play is this?
(End of this chapter)