Chapter 55 55. Scare the opponent away?

Or maybe you could say that the young man was in good health. He was exhausted after being squeezed to death the night before, but he was full of energy again the next morning.

When Zhang Yang woke up, his penis was erect. He didn't feel obviously tired, just his muscles were sore.

It was a rare opportunity for him to lie in the hotel for the whole morning and have a good rest.

He still lives in a hotel. The team's housing subsidy has long passed, and now he pays for his room himself instead of renting a house. This is because the monthly price of a good apartment or a house in a good location is not much different from the monthly hotel payment. It is also close to the AT&T Arena and someone cleans the room every day.

After lunch, Zhang Yang came to the ATT Arena. He was the only one there for training today.

After winning the triple-overtime game last night, Popovich returned to the locker room and announced the cancellation of this afternoon's training schedule.

Idiot and Baldy were ordered to reduce their training and rest more. The others were too exhausted to come last night.

He originally wanted to rest for the whole day, but he couldn't sit still and wanted to try a new reward.

"...

Gains from the training: 1. Steve Nash's sense of ball control rhythm (elementary); 2. Demon Sword's devilish pace: when performing the European step at close range, the explosive starting speed is greatly improved. "

Unlike the inexplicable feeling of rhythm, the effect of the devil's pace is described directly.

Move your body and start training around a chair.

He felt the difference at the first try. His stride after catching the ball was faster! His speed after changing direction was also faster!

But he didn't feel uncomfortable, just like when he had just practiced ball control to the point where he could activate 'Nash's ball control rhythm', he naturally got 'used to it'.

This made Zhang Yang very happy, as he had originally thought that it might take some time to adapt.

However, after practicing a few more times, he found that he still needed to "adapt". He didn't just pursue fast footsteps. If the opponent's footsteps were slow inside, he would use the European step to trick the opponent to go left. He would shoot at the opponent's original position, but the opponent hadn't moved away completely, and he would directly hit him... This involves the problem of rhythm. Let's ask an expert first! The team has a leader in the European step technology league, no worries!
First practice the mid-range shot with the help of a screen. Although he had the thought after the game last night, "We are facing the tenth team in the Western Conference, what's the point of our lives?", he is not tired now. He recalled the mid-range shot with the help of a screen that tied the score, and it felt great. Although this move is simple, it works well.

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After a day of rest, on April 4th, the Spurs' home game against the Lakers arrived.

Early in the morning, Stern's blood pressure soared.

Popovich announced in advance that the rest plan would be adjusted. Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, and Richard Jefferson would all not play tonight to save their energy for the playoffs, and the rest plan for the final game against the Suns was canceled.

The word "rotational rest" originated from agriculture. It means that crops are not grown on the land for a period of time to allow the land to "rest" and restore its fertility. It is quite appropriate to use it here.

This once again caused a wave of public opinion. No one cared that the Spurs were resting their players during their game against the Suns. It only took Steve Kerr four years to destroy the lineup that Colangelo Jr. had built with a lot of connections. The Suns are no longer a playoff team.

But the Spurs and the Lakers are the two most popular teams in the Western Conference this season. The Spurs' rest has a big impact, but Popovich has already drawn the attention of this matter to himself through the previous rests. No one is criticizing GDP, everyone is criticizing him.

This time Stern couldn't do anything to the old thief Popovich. He had just played three overtimes the day before yesterday and the veteran was tired. It was reasonable for him not to play to avoid injury. As for Duncan and Ginobili, who didn't play at all, that didn't matter.

Moreover, Popovich announced this in advance, and Stern couldn't find a reason to fine him, so he could only be furious. At night, the game was not suspenseful. Even Parker didn't play this time, and the Spurs were hammered.

科比26分5板5助攻、加索尔21分9板5助攻、拜纳姆13分8板、奥多姆15分9板6助攻、布雷克12分4助攻……湖人队以99比83击败马刺队，送给马刺队本赛季第17场失利。

张杨今晚24投9中，其中三分球4中0，加上3中2的罚球，拿到20分7板2助攻1抢断；乔治-希尔15分3助攻；布莱尔14分12板，没其他人得分上双了。

In fact, the Spurs' team tactics were still good tonight. They only scored 83 points, but every one of the 10 players on the court scored, even Udoka, James Anderson, and Chris Quinn who were pulled out of the inactive list. But no one was a clear strong point like GDP to mobilize the Lakers' defensive attention, and they failed to shoot. Zhang Yang is not yet ready to take the lead.

On April 4, the Spurs came to the America West Arena in Phoenix to challenge the Suns away.

After a bloody three-overtime battle with the Spurs on the 13th, the Suns also had a breakdown the day before yesterday, being slaughtered by the Nuggets by 34 points, losing 98-132. It was a bloody scene, with the score in the third quarter being 17-44, which was called the worst single-quarter bloodbath of the season.

But tonight, facing the Spurs in the final game of the regular season, the Suns veterans stood up again and scored 30 points in the first quarter.

On the Spurs side, Parker and Zhang Yang also fired on all cylinders, leading the team to score 35 points in a single quarter, overwhelming the Suns.

In the following time, the two teams played a beautiful offensive battle, and in the end, the Spurs defeated the Suns 114 to 107!
Zhang Yang scored a game-high 19 points, plus 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.

帕克打了23分钟拿到17分7助攻、吉诺比利打了26分钟拿到18分3助攻、邓肯打了18分钟拿到8分7板3助攻、乔治-希尔16分4助攻……

On the Suns side, 9 out of 8 players scored in double digits, and Nash scored 15 points and 15 assists, activating the abilities of his teammates to the extreme. However, with Ginobili and Duncan joining the game, the Suns were suppressed by the Spurs in the first half when they played their best.

It is worth mentioning that the Suns are one of the best performing teams when facing the Spurs this season. Although they lost all four games, the score difference in each game was within 4 points, and they pushed the Spurs to the last minute in every game.

After the game, Nash encouraged Zhang Yang, then waved goodbye to the fans and said he would see them next season.

Nash seemed open-minded, but Zhang Yang could sense his loneliness.

05年纳什就打进西决了，但他最巅峰的那6年时间，联盟有21号和24号，这两人占据了其中5年的总决赛西部名额、拿下其中4个总冠军。

After sighing for a moment, Zhang Yang turned his attention back to his own family.

65 wins and 17 losses, the Spurs completed their first 65-win season in team history!
His arrival has turned the team's miserable 4-8 record into an 8-4 record. Well, such progress is already a great success.

The most difficult part was the first four away games in the last 12 games. If we hadn’t held on to that wave, we might have lost all the way.

Zhang Yang began to look forward to the playoffs against the Grizzlies. Although the game would be torturous, it would feel really good to win against this iron-blooded and tough team.

But as soon as Zhang Yang returned to the locker room with his teammates, the staff brought him an unexpected news.

The final regular season game between the Grizzlies and the Thunder ended. The Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Thunder 110-105 in overtime, overtaking the Hornets and finishing seventh in the Western Conference in the regular season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses!
Popovich: ?
Zhang Yang:!
Instead of fighting the two bears, we’re going to fight 58?
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