Chapter 365 364. How can you have all the good things?
The Bobcats were actually quite surprised to easily beat the Magic again, and the big bosses also talked about this during the post-match review.

Okafor rarely complained: "I knew Van Gundy's ability to respond was poor, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. It's better for him to do nothing than to make random adjustments."

Felton agreed, "I think so too. The last time we played against them, they did a very good job of defense in the second and early third quarters. We only won by one point in the second quarter and lost by two points at the beginning of the third quarter. They could put four players on the perimeter, which was a natural restraint for us, who mainly rely on outside shooting and high-post coordination, but Van Gundy chose the worst response."

Zhang Yang tried hard to find a point of leverage, but he couldn't find one, so he had to force his way in. He said, "Van Gundy's contingency strategy...at least proves that he wants to win, and proves that he is more daring than his brother to seek change."

Upon hearing this, Hill joked, "Jack, this is the first time I see you speechless."

Zhang Yang: "Ahem, forget about the Magic, they are a thing of the past. The next matchup will have to wait until next season. Even if they beat the Cavaliers or Wizards, they can't get past the Bulls. We have won six games in a row, and the Pistons have lost two games in a row. Our situation of holding on to second place in the Eastern Conference is not just good, it's great!"

Zhang San changed the subject in an angry tone. Hill did not continue to joke and said, "Yeah, we won both games against the Magic. The effect was higher than we expected. We did not expect the Pistons to be defeated by the Wizards in back-to-back games. Jamison and Butler scored a total of 130 points in the two games. It's crazy."

Felton: "The Wizards are competing fiercely with the Cavaliers for fifth place. The Wizards were defeated by a free throw in their previous match against the Cavaliers. They must be unwilling to accept this and want to beat the Cavaliers even more."

Okafor: "I think it's not a good thing for the league to be biased like that. If I were growing up, I wouldn't want to have that kind of whistle."

Zhang Yang: "Different people have different ideas. Let's not discuss this. We are now 58-19. The last 5 games will be very difficult. But the Pistons are in a similar situation. They are 56-21. In the next 5 games, they will face the Spurs, Hornets, Bulls, and Magic. Only the Knicks are easy to play against. They are no less difficult than us. Let's put the ranking aside for now and strive to win every game and get the best record we can, boss..."

Felton was shocked when he heard what the 'boss' said, and he agreed: "That's right, what Jack said is exactly what I want to say!"

After the meeting, Zhang Yang finished his physical therapy and drove Harden and Tatum, who had fallen asleep in the car, home.

The two received free tickets from Boss Qiao, and finally got all 5 tickets in a row. They were very excited when watching the game. After watching the game, the fatigue of playing games all night long set in, and they fell asleep while waiting for Zhang Yang in his car.

But when Zhang Yang woke them up and called them back to sleep, the two brothers became energetic again and went to the study room, each playing Warcraft on a computer...

The reason why the two of them played this game today was that Zhang Yang mentioned Howard's Chinese nickname, which was the same as the name of this game. Zhang Yang had just played World of Warcraft, so the two of them wanted to play it too.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang's family has many computers. The two brothers occupied the computers in the study and the game room, but he still had a laptop to use, which did not affect his daily routine of reading the news before going to bed.

As he expected, the media praised his performance tonight, saying that he made good use of the threat of the three-pointer in the counterattack and the three-pointer in the positional battle...

"You have to analyze my entire plan of adjusting my play style thoroughly, right?"

Zhang Yang complained with a twitching mouth.

"I now understand why Boss Joe said that players who are in the spotlight will always have more hardships on their road to growth. Their every move is really being watched by others, and their intentions and ideas are being analyzed in a meticulous way. If they play badly, they will be criticized. If they play well, they will be nitpicked. If they play particularly well, they will be praised to death.

However, since you have enjoyed the benefits brought by high attention, these hardships are necessary. If you want to keep a low profile, you have to give up the extra income. If you want to earn more, you have to be watched by others. You can't take all the good things for yourself.

How about I open a media company? But I’m not American, it’s hard to do it, I might get screwed, and it’s not a good thing not to hear the real voice…”

Zhang Yang muttered as he turned off the computer, washed up, and went to bed…

The Bobcats rested for a day on the 10th, and faced the Spurs at home on the 11th.

At 7:40 p.m., the Spurs and Bobcats entered the Turkish Airlines Arena one after another.

After entering the court, Felton called his teammates together and shouted in unison: "End the winning streak!"

Whether or not you can finish the season with consecutive wins is one thing, but having momentum is the most important thing.

The last time the Bobcats played against the Spurs, they were in the midst of a brutal four-game road trip in the Southwest Division, losing three of four games, a disastrous performance. That was when they lost the No. 4 spot in the league that they had defended for two months.

In the game against the Spurs, the score was 75 to 80, which was more than 30 points lower than their average score at the time.

This time, they vowed revenge!
After the pre-match mobilization, Zhang Yang looked across. Without looking at the data on the big screen, the statistics of the Spurs players emerged in his mind.

Ginobili maintained an average of 20+ points per game for more than half a season, but it dropped later. This is the first time in his career that his average playing time is more than 30 minutes per game. His current average is 31.5 minutes per game. He played well in the beginning, but he couldn't maintain it later. His health condition has also been affected to a certain extent. He has only played 68 games so far, but he still has a comprehensive performance of averaging 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He is bound to win the best sixth man award and no one can compete with him.

Gay's scoring has also declined, averaging 16.8 points in the first half and currently averaging 15.5 points per game, plus 6.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2 steals.

Although his scoring is not as strong as it was in his sophomore year with the Grizzlies, and his shooting habits are still there, Gay's improvement on the defensive end is much greater than Zhang Yang expected.

The original Gay was also able to defend, and was very powerful when he focused, but his overall effect was completely below the level that his physical talents and defensive awareness should be. He was often criticized for his poor defense at critical moments, resulting in buzzer-beaters and key shots.

It was not until he suffered serious injuries for three consecutive years, became a homeless person, and joined the Spurs as a substitute when he was over 30 that he really started to pay attention to defense. Under Popovich's training, his actual role on the defensive end was qualitatively improved, but it was too late.

The Gay here joined a team with strict defensive discipline at the beginning of his career and played under Popovich. Popovich could allow Gay to mess around on the offensive end, but would not allow Gay to slack off on the defensive end and not practice the basics.

Ginobili and Gay's scoring declined, but Duncan's scoring increased, from 17.9 points before the All-Star Weekend to 19.1 points. Tim - Adjust data according to needs - Duncan.

The Spurs also have a player whose scoring has increased - Conley, who averaged 9.2 points at the first half and just broke double digits at the end of the season. He currently averages 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with only 1.7 turnovers per game, an assist-to-turnover ratio of over 3, and a shooting percentage of 44.2% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40.6%. He is the most stable player on both offense and defense among the 07 rookies.

This core four-man team, plus the aging but still strong defensive leader Bowen, has an amazing defense.

A group of veteran substitutes made up of middle-class players, including Finley, Barry, Jacqui Vaughn, Damon Stoudemire, Oberto, Elson... Oh, and Kurt Thomas, who was given by the Suns. He is one year older, but still has the strength to fight.

Zhang Yang feels that this year's Spurs team, after the running-in, is even stronger than last year...

Parker was traded for Gay, who averaged 10 points per game in his rookie year, and a top five draft pick. At that time, Zhang Yang saw many people saying that Popovich was dizzy and lost money. Now, the media's unanimous opinion is that Popovich made a huge profit!
(End of this chapter)