Chapter 78 77. A lore more arrogant than Big Bird
77. A buzzer-beater than Bird's
Zhang Yang was fascinated by the cheers of 20,000 people at the scene.

One of the reasons for deciding to skip a grade was that I wanted to go to a bigger stage.

But the opponent's defense just now made him feel weird...

When the Bulls attacked, forward guard Kyle Macy dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Jordan at the top of the arc. Jordan pulled away from Zhang Yang's defense, took a step, started, shook off Zhang Yang and rushed straight into the inside.

Watching Jordan lightning-fast past the big bird and the refrigerator that came up from both wings, and then jumping up and making a layup against the Chiefs who never left the basket...

Without the defensive three seconds, there would be no effect on Jordan at all!

Bird and Icebox should double-team faster, block them directly in the middle, except for Oakley, no one on the other side can shoot... Knock! He remembered!

No zone defense!

When he heard his teammates discussing defense today, he felt something was weird. The opponent's defense was also weird just now. Then he remembered that there was such a weird rule in the NBA these days.

The implementation method is that you are not allowed to leave the defensive object for more than 3 seconds and you are not allowed to double-team the opponent when the opponent has no ball.

The purpose of the rule is to facilitate offense. The reason for this rule is that with the development of basketball, by the 1970s, the defense of each team was getting better and better, but the role players' ability to receive and shoot was very poor. It was often the case that two or three people surrounded one player who could shoot, leaving the others open, and the others could not make any shots even in open positions.

In the 1970s, except for a very small number of players who could earn high salaries, the income of ordinary players in the NBA was not as high as that of southern rednecks, and was similar to that of the later Development League players.

Outside of team training and games, few ordinary players will stay on the training ground, and they have to work to earn money to support their families.

Many ordinary players work part-time, or they play for love.

Supermarket salesperson is the favorite job of NBA players. They have a certain fame and can sell more things. The supermarket will also give them a certain commission, which is roughly equivalent to "Internet celebrity selling goods". Joe Bryant was the most famous supermarket salesperson in Philadelphia in the mid-70s.

Because the game was so ugly, this rule was implemented in 81. It has been 5 years, and no one would mention it specifically in the team meeting. Zhang Yang just remembered it now.

Zhang Yang thought about this rule and felt that it was really...not a problem at all.

When he defended Jordan, he didn't have to think about helping or defending others.

On the contrary, this rule is very beneficial to his personal offense!

When the Celtics attacked, Zhang Yang continued to run, using McHale's pick-and-roll to force the opponent to switch defense.

Oakley pressed forward to defend Zhang Yang and threw the ball directly. Zhang Yang received the ball with his left hand, dribbled between his legs and switched to his right hand, accelerating his advance!
Oakley failed to complete the breakthrough and Jordan on the wing did not dare to leave McHale open. Korsin moved slowly under the basket, so Ulrich, who was defending Bird, had to block him.

Big Bird turned around and went to the basket, ready to happily eat a cake... "Bang"... He quickly quickened his pace, jumped before Korsin, and made a tip-in on the second attack.

Turning around and seeing Zhang Yang retreating with a look of regret after missing his quick stop jump shot, Big Bird cursed in his heart: I'll be a dog if I pass the ball to you again!
After two more rounds, Big Bird chose "Woof woof woof".

Because Zhang Yang played too aggressively, in the third round, the Bulls players began to prepare for a double-team in advance. When Zhang Yang noticed this, he immediately gave up catching the ball with the help of a screen and instead kept running with Jordan to create space, allowing Bird to play alone and avoid a double-team from Jordan.

In the fourth round, the Bulls players defended normally, and Zhang Yang actively ran to get the ball and shoot...

On the defensive end, Zhang Yang's actions became more and more violent. Before Jordan crossed half court, Zhang Yang rushed forward to fight. When Jordan asked for the ball, Zhang Yang pulled and tugged at him, causing trouble for Jordan.

In addition to being aggressive in offense and rough in defense, Zhang Yang also used words to provoke Jordan.

"It was uploaded? Look, hey, the guy who claims to be the future number one in the alliance actually uploaded it!"

"Are you afraid of me? You're standing here to rest, catch the ball, play one-on-one..."

"Are you so cowardly? You passed the ball when you were one against four? I wouldn't pass it to Bird even if he was open..."

One or two rounds had no effect. After a few more rounds, Jordan got angry and wanted to beat this rookie to death!

Zhang Yang's calm offensive choices have disrupted the Bulls' defensive rhythm.

When Jordan lost his composure and only thought about shooting, the Bulls' offense was largely wasted, and the Celtics' success rate in double-teaming and helping out on Jordan began to increase.

Bird admitted that although this rookie has always been annoying, he has always played very smartly. But, he is really annoying...

An old man with a cigar appeared next to the Celtics bench.

Since the newly appointed NBA president issued the "new rules for watching games" in December 1984, only one person can smoke at the game without being asked to leave by security - Arnold Auerbach!

KC Jones saw Auerbach coming, moved over, and said, "Coach, Jack's movement is so beautiful, it's like art."

Zhang Yang's off-ball movement can indeed teach many players a lesson in this era.

Auerbach exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Not only that, he also controls the rhythm of the game very well and has a strong ability to adapt independently."

KC Jones: "Yes, the task we assigned him was to attack the ball at the beginning and keep the score close, so as not to let Jordan, who was attacking fiercely at the beginning, gain an advantage. I thought he would duel with Jordan, but I didn't expect him to choose to play like this. The task was completed better than the best result I expected. There was no problem with the game. The opponent was in chaos. Jordan was hesitating whether to pass the ball. When he thought about it, the Bulls had no hope.

At first, I was worried that he would be nervous when facing the strongest player who entered the NBA at the same time. After all, it was his first time to play against Jordan. I still underestimated him. "

Auerbach: "He's not nervous. When I saw him and Larry quarreling with each other, I was sure that he would become the pillar of our team like Kevin and Robert... When we select Bias back, he will be Bias' best helper. When Larry and Kevin grow old, the two of them will dominate the last decade of the 20th century!"

KC Jones: "Coach, since Jack is the core of your future plan, why do you keep him on the bench? I want him to start after Christmas..."

Auerbach: "Playing as the sixth man gives him more opportunities to hold the ball. Tonight you gave him the opportunity to attack first, so he could play like this. If he starts in a normal game... I don't want to waste his talent and turn him into a shooter without the ball."

...

120 to 97, the Celtics defeated the Bulls by 23 points, winning more easily than they expected before the game!

大鸟13投9中，其中三分球2中2，加上12中10的罚球，轻松拿到30分12板6助攻2抢断。

Although the opponent is only the eighth in the Eastern Conference, they were able to beat him so easily. Big Bird knew that it was all thanks to that annoying rookie. So he won't argue today... ahem, they still have to argue. He thinks that even if he lets the rookie go, the rookie won't let him go.

McHale scored 27 points and Parish scored 13 points...

张杨24投11中，其中三分球2中0，加上6中4的罚球，拿到26分4板2助攻2抢断。

The game was won and Zhang Yang was very happy, but... Jordan made 35 of 16 shots and 12 of 9 free throws, scoring 41 points!
He tried his best on defense and took advantage of all the team's conditions, but Jordan still scored more than 40 points. The offensive ability of the God of Basketball is so strong that it is unreasonable!

As for the second goal discussed by Bird and others during the team meeting - to deplete Jordan's physical strength, Zhang Yang, haha, his physical strength is 91, and Jordan's minimum is 99.

Jordan played for 44 minutes in a row and when he was replaced in garbage time, Zhang Yang didn't see that this guy was tired.

Also, the team gave him the opportunity to attack tonight. He wanted to score 30 points in the first game and complete the basic task first, but failed.

Although Jordan's defensive skills are not good enough at the moment, his talent and awareness are there, coupled with his brutal physical fitness... Zhang Yang's touch was severely depleted. It was okay in the first quarter, but from the second quarter onwards, he could only rely on counterattacks to score.

But Jordan played so violently tonight and only scored 41 points, so the task of "atheist" should be no problem...

Soon, it was April 4th, the second game of the first round.

After the first half, Zhang Yang realized that he had really underestimated Jordan.

Tonight, his strategy should have worked. He successfully angered Jordan, and Jordan just kept throwing the ball. Their team's double-teaming was still very good, even better than in the previous game.

However, Jordan, who mostly missed shots in the last game, scored crazy goals tonight!
Jordan was angrier than in the previous game, but he shot more decisively without any hesitation.

Zhang Yang slapped Jordan in the face, but Jordan still managed to score the ball, and then slapped Zhang Yang in the face when defending...

In the previous game, Zhang Yang saw that Jordan could score around 10 points in each quarter, which he thought was already terrifying. He couldn't think of how Jordan could play better.

He knew it tonight. Jordan made 10 of 6 shots, plus 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points. In the second quarter, he made 8 of 5 shots, plus 7 of 5 free throws, and scored 15 points...

Thanks to Bird's 20 points and 4 assists in the first half, the Celtics were able to withstand Jordan's impact and did not allow the Bulls to gain too much advantage.

Jordan scored 31 points in the first half, leading the Bulls to a 58-point lead over the Celtics 54-4!
Entering the halftime break, Zhang Yang felt very shocked. Even though he knew that this guy was the future god of basketball, he was still very shocked to be beaten like this in the matchup. The opponent was only 4 months older than him, and the difference in strength was so big. He used all the team's defense, but was still beaten to the ground by the opponent...

The talent is not strong enough! The skills are not good enough!
You have to accumulate more talents and improve your skills!
But what we need to do now is to win the game.

After the halftime break, Zhang Yang adjusted his mentality, returned to the court, and continued to fight with Jordan.

Big Bird adjusted his mindset when he saw Zhang Yang so quickly. His satisfaction with his teammates’ abilities increased by +1, and his dislike for them increased by +2...

Bird, Chief, Refrigerator and others did not expect that they would be forced to this point when playing for the eighth place in the league, but the rookies were able to calm down and play calmly. They also suppressed their temper and fought to the death with the Bulls.

The Celtics' overall strength advantage is still very obvious. Although Jordan was still aggressive in the second half and the Bulls made better use of Jordan's restraining power, Jordan scored 8 points in the third quarter and led the team to 27 points in a single quarter, but the Celtics held on to the score and also scored 27 points, preventing the Bulls from continuing to widen the gap.

Unable to widen the gap in one go, the Bulls' momentum gradually declined. In the middle of the final quarter, the Celtics had a climax and tied the score. The Bulls called a timeout to regroup and regain the advantage, but they were too impatient and only scored 5 points in 8 minutes. The Celtics counterattacked continuously and scored 5 points in 14 minutes.

时间还剩58秒时，凯尔特人队以116比110领先公牛队6分，末节11分钟打出了35比25的比分！
Just when everyone thought that the Celtics had secured victory and the fans at the scene were ready to celebrate the comeback victory, Jordan exploded!
Jordan first hit a mid-range shot against Zhang Yang, and then stole the ball from Dennis Johnson twice in a row and made a counterattack.

With 11 minutes and 48 seconds left in the final quarter, Jordan scored 46 points in 6 seconds to help the Bulls tie the score!

首节16分、第二节15分、第三节8分、第四节前11分钟拿到10分的乔丹，加上这6分，个人得分飙升至55分，历史第三，仅次于贝勒的61分和张伯伦的56分！
And there's still a chance to score! Only 12 seconds left, it could go into overtime!
The Celtics called a timeout to arrange tactics for Bird.

However, after the timeout, it was Jordan who defended Bird. Bird finally got into position and received the ball from his teammate, but Oakley blocked him immediately.

The two best defensive players of the Bulls double-teamed Bird!
Bird's first reaction was to look for McHale, but Jordan and Oakley did a good job of interfering with the pass, and McHale was also closely followed.

At this time, Big Bird saw that Dennis Johnson was open and was about to pass the ball, but he saw Zhang Yang running towards the high position from the wing with the opposing point guard... Without hesitation, Big Bird decisively chose to pass the ball to Zhang Yang who was being chased!
In the 8 seconds, Zhang Yang was not in a hurry. Facing Kyle Macy's close defense, he adjusted his breathing, body rhythm, and wasted time.

Oakley retreated toward the basket, returned to his defender, and protected the rebound.

Jordan, who was defending Bird and receiving the ball again, was very anxious. He wanted to double-team him, but there was no way Macy could defend that guy. However, he didn't dare to leave Bird open... With only 3 seconds left, Jordan couldn't help it and rushed along the free throw line.

Zhang Yang also moved at this time, making a fake move and taking a step forward. After Macy took half a step back, Zhang Yang stepped back, received the ball, and jumped!

Jordan flew past Zhang Yang, tilted his body in the air and tried his best to reach out to interfere with Zhang Yang. At this distance, he knew he couldn't touch the ball, but what if he scared the opponent?
But Zhang Yang was not affected at all, and he stepped back and made a steady mid-range shot.

The moment the ball was released, Zhang Yang knew it was safe.

After landing, Zhang Yang turned around, put his hands behind his ears, and listened...

With the long whistle at the end of the game, the ball fell into the basket, the scene instantly exploded and cheers boiled!
"Jack...Jack...Jack..."

For the first time, the fans at the scene shouted Zhang Yang's English name in unison.

He shot the buzzer beater, and as soon as the ball dropped, he turned around to celebrate... What a crazy rookie... No! Their rookies have always been crazy!

Dare to play big bird when you join the team!

Although they still have many dissatisfactions with this rookie who comes from Los Angeles and idolizes Chamberlain, at least at this moment, they fall in love with this rookie!
Jordan looked at Zhang Yang's listening back, furious and helpless. He thought he was going to accomplish something great, and he indeed played for a crazy 46 seconds, scoring 6 points and 2 steals... Unexpectedly, it became the most tragic background!
The teammates were also shocked. This rookie was really as arrogant as Big Bird!
Big Bird looked at Zhang Yang's background... Margot was so surprised that this annoying rookie was so arrogant! Why didn't he think of celebrating right after the buzzer-beater?
屮!
He couldn't do that anymore, because if he did, he would be imitating the rookie.

At this moment, he was angrier than Jordan!

...

24分4板2助攻2抢断1盖帽，加上一记绝杀，张杨成功赢得了主场球迷的喜爱……爱恨交杂那种。

Perhaps only after he really wins a big honor for the Celtics will the fans be able to laugh and talk about the fact that he beat Bird on his first day with the team.

But he doesn't care about this, his mind is not on the fans, he didn't even go to the post-match interview, he is ready to lose face.

After the first two games, the next game will be alternating between home and away games.

In the first round of the best-of-five series, there was a three-day break between the first home and away games, and the Celtics' schedule was to go to Chicago the day before the game.

On the 20th, the first rest day, Zhang Yang got up early again. After the game, he followed Bird to do ice therapy, and the effect was quite good.

Last night he asked a videographer to bring back some video clips of Bird's games. He watched the video clips all morning, and around noon, the 'secret agent' he hired, the security guy, called and said that Bird had entered the arena.

He picked up a dozen from the pile of things delivered by the supermarket in the morning, ran to the arena, and when he entered the training ground, he saw Big Bird warming up.

Seeing Zhang Yang, Big Bird was even more unhappy and said, "Wow, isn't this the big-hearted man we celebrated the buzzer beater with in advance? I thought you would be so happy that you couldn't sleep for two or three days, but I didn't expect you to come to training the day after the game..."

Zhang Yang immediately responded, "Is this the first time you were so happy after a buzzer beater in the playoffs that you couldn't sleep for two or three days? Sorry, maybe I was too calm. Please remind me in advance next time so I can pretend and make you feel better."

He saw the news while eating breakfast. A Boston TV station said that he was more pretentious than Bird. He was jealous. Although he needed help from others, he still had to criticize them.

Big Bird really wanted to curse directly, but that would be a failure.

This time he really couldn't make any noise, because the other player just made a buzzer beater, and it was such a domineering buzzer beater. Jordan's dancing movements in the air became the background of newspaper headlines. Jordan's 55 points in a single game, the third highest in playoff history, became a joke... He will definitely win next time!

Just as Big Bird gave up the argument and continued to warm up, Zhang Yang said, "Big Bird, teach me how to play with my back!"

The big bird just turned around and turned back again, with a look of disgust on his face: "Teach you? What do I want? I won't teach you."

Zhang Yang lifted up the dozen things he was carrying and said, "Teach me how to fight from behind, and I'll buy you a beer."

Big Bird stared at Zhang Yang for a while, walked forward, and reached out to take the beer... Zhang Yang extended the beer to the trainer beside him.

Big Bird: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Yang: "During the playoffs, the Cardinals are forbidden to drink. I will drink with you after I send Jordan off for the summer vacation."

The big bird tilted his head, stroked his beard, said "Oh", and said: "Want to drink with me? That's not enough."

Zhang Yang: "I still have dozens of dozen in my living room, enough for you to drink."

Big Bird: "You are courting death. Contact the hospital in advance to have your stomach washed. I will teach you, but don't expect me to take care of you like a little brother. I will practice high and low post moves these days. You can see for yourself whether you can learn it or not. It's up to you."

Zhang Yang: “Hehe…”

There was that laughter again. Big Bird wanted to smack the rookie to death with a bench, but he held back. If he really did it, he would definitely be the one to be slapped to death...

...

Zhang Yang practiced back-to-the-basket footwork with Big Bird for two days. Big Bird kept his word and said it was just a training demonstration.

Zhang Yang is not picky, as long as he has something to learn.

After arriving in Chicago on the morning of the 22nd, Bird went to the Bulls' stadium in the afternoon. Zhang Yang also went after hearing the news. Seeing that Zhang Yang really followed him, Bird's satisfaction with his teammates' efforts increased by +1, and his dislike for them increased by +1...

On April 4, the Celtics played their third game against the Bulls away from home.

Zhang Yang was mentally prepared this time, waiting for Jordan to go berserk...

After Jordan scored 41 points in one game and 55 points in another, he "waned" in the third game, making only 33 of 12 shots, including 5 of 1 three-pointers, and 8 of 6 free throws, scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Zhang Yang seized the opportunity and launched a crazy counterattack, scoring 8 goals in a single game through counterattacks.

26投14中，其中三分球6中2，加上5中4的罚球，张杨刷新了他季后赛单场得分新高，拿到34分6板3抢断。

119 to 100, the Celtics easily defeated the Bulls, swept the Bulls 3 to 0 and advanced to the second round!
This experience did not end immediately after the series ended. Zhang Yang thought it would continue... But the next day, he returned to Boston with the team and drank dozens of bottles of beer with Bird in the apartment. After they both vomited like dogs, the feeling of the experience was over came... It was so disgusting!

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