Chapter 384 383. Regret
Zhang Yang, who had just woken up from a late sleep, learned that he was selected for the first team. He opened his arms in the empty living room, as if he could hear the cheers of the fans.

Finally, I don’t have to worry about this anymore.

Although he was the scoring leader and ranked third in MVP votes, he had no idea whether he would be selected for the first team.

It is not uncommon for a scoring champion to not be selected to the first team. Iverson in the 01-02 season and McGrady in the 03-04 season were only selected to the second team even though they were scoring champions.

The main reason was that his competitors were too aggressive. He was third in the MVP votes, but the first and second place were both guards.

Thanks to the Jews for putting Kobe at forward position!

He called the restaurant to order lunch and then went to the study to read the news.

Sure enough, Kobe was placed in the forward position, which caused heated discussion.

The NBA’s official explanation for this is that Kobe played as a small forward for most of this season, so it is more in line with regulations to select him as a forward.

Media interpretation: This operation is to make way for two new generation super No. 3 guards.

Zhang Yang saw the comments in the news and posts, and fans were more willing to believe the second statement.

Reason: If Kobe was on the back line, one of the two No. 3 players would definitely drop to the second team. Although the same score is not uncommon, it does not happen every year.

Fans believe that this move was mainly to boost Paul. The MVP voting was in the first round, before the loss in Game 7, and his performance in the first round was praised to the sky.

Now that he is eliminated in the first round, Paul has been picked out of many people and is obviously less popular than Zhang Yang, who averaged 30 points per game and beat Pierce to advance to the second round.

It can be seen from the final guard voting that if Kobe is really put in the guard line and the three are voted together, with Kobe accounting for the majority, the vote comparison between the two No. 3s may change, but it is likely that Zhang Yang will have the upper hand.

Moreover, the new scoring champion and the new assist champion are both very popular new-generation superstars. No matter who falls to the second team, it will affect the surprise that they bring to the fans when they win the data champion for the first time.

At the same time, Zhang Yang saw that although the fans did not believe the official statement of the NBA, Stern’s actions were not criticized by many people. Only a small group of people were sarcastic.

Kobe has indeed played more time as a small forward this season. The Lakers’ small forward position is too weak. Ariza is still in his growth stage, Luke Walton is not strong enough, and there is no one else.

Paul and his Zhang San ranked second and third in the MVP list respectively. Their team performance and achievements were worthy of a mention. Stern’s move actually met the expectations of most fans.

He sighed: “Go with the flow, worthy of Stern.”

Zhang Yang, Paul and Kobe were selected into the first team together, and most people supported them, but the other two players who were selected into the first team were criticized.

Zhang Yang saw many posts questioning the selection of James and Howard to the first team, and even columns and reports from mainstream media.

James has been criticized relatively less, and the arguments of King fans this time are also very convincing.

One is efficiency. He, Zhang San, was used as a tool and he felt very unhappy about it.

He averaged 32.7 points per game and took 25 shots per game; James’ average score was less than 1 point lower than his, but he took 3 fewer shots, so his efficiency was obviously higher.

The difference in efficiency is mainly in the number of free throws. His free throw percentage is 87.3%, which is more than 76.7 percentage points higher than James’ 10%. However, he only averages 7.1 free throws per game, while James averages 11. James’ free throws are higher than his total number of free throws. It’s not that he has too few, but that James has too many.

The main reason is that James’s competitors this year each have their own shortcomings.

If we only look at Duncan’s performance after the All-Star Weekend, he is better than James and no different from previous years. However, combined with the early and mid-season running-in period and personal playing style adjustment period, his performance throughout the season has declined significantly compared to the past 10 years.

Compared with the past two years, especially last season’s MVP season, Nowitzki’s performance this year is definitely a collapse. His points, rebounds, assists, and shooting percentage have all declined, and he is not even in the first team.

Apart from the improvement in Garnett’s shooting percentage, his other aspects, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks, are all at new lows since his sophomore year. It’s fine to select him for the first team, but if he didn’t make the team, no one thinks there’s anything wrong with it.

Boozer and Okafor, these two brothers are not very competitive. They have the strength of the best team and their performance is good enough for top power forwards, but among the top players, they are the weakest.

So even though some fans felt that James was selected for the first team because he was pushed around by the league, just like in the 05-06 season, the complaints were not as loud as they were back then.

Howard was criticized a lot.

Who made the Magic play against the Bulls in the playoffs?

Fans directly posted a comparison chart of the two players’ more than a dozen encounters. Including this playoff game, Yao Ming won 11 times and Howard won 2 times.

Especially in the game that just ended the day before yesterday, Howard was beaten by Yao Ming.

Zhang Yang saw a comment – if I compare any two stars, I can find reasons to support which side is stronger, but if I compare Howard and Yao, I don’t know what to say. When Howard meets Yao on the court, it’s like a primary school student meeting an adult.

The comparison between the two men’s fight is so brutal!

Also, Yao Ming’s record this season is far better than Howard’s. Although his statistics and defense are far behind Howard’s, he has played 75 games and averaged 25+ points per game!

Since the 21st century, only four centers have averaged 4+ points per game: O’Neal, Duncan, Stoudemire, and then Yao Ming.

Moreover, when Duncan averaged 25+ points per game, he did not consider himself a center, and Stoudemire considered himself a center but no one recognized him.

Zhang Yang once again felt the unfair treatment, or discrimination, Yao Ming suffered in this regard. The first team and MVP were both selected by media voting.

He has seen a statement that the unfair treatment he encountered in these awards was not so obvious because he played within the American basketball training system. Even if he had not played in college, he graduated from an American high school and had no experience playing anywhere else.

He saw that American fans were more dissatisfied with this matter than domestic fans… Americans love big centers.

However, Yao Ming was also selected for the second team. Just like in previous years, the media is no longer willing to vote for him. As long as Yao Ming can make it to the playoffs, he will be included in the best lineup.

Selected to the second team with Yao Ming were Deron, Nash, Garnett and Duncan.

Zhang San: The two No. 21s are together again.

Hinrich, Ginobili, Nowitzki, Okafor, Stoudemire and other five players were selected for the third team.

Okafor only received 4 first-place votes, 5 less than the 1 first-place votes received by Boozer and Bosh, but he received more other votes, scoring 142 points, 10 points higher than Boozer and 13 points higher than Bosh, and narrowly won the selection to the All-NBA Team.

Zhang Yang looked at the best team list again and discovered one thing – all the best team players this year are concentrated in the top five in the Eastern Conference and the top six in the Western Conference.

Among these 11 teams, only one team does not have a single All-NBA player – the Pistons.

This also indirectly shows how strong the Pistons’ team strength is this season.

The discussion about the best defensive team was also very hot because a guy was selected.

Kobe, Bowen, James, Garnett and Duncan were selected for the first defense.

Paul, Raja Bell, Prince, Ben Wallace and Howard were selected for the second defense.

James became the third active outside player to be selected to the double first team after Kidd and Kobe!
At the same time, he surpassed the 24-year-old Kobe and became the second-youngest player in history to be selected into the All-NBA First Team at the age of 23 years and 5 months. The youngest was Duncan, who was 23 years and 1 month old.

The public opinion in this regard was quite different from what Zhang Yang had imagined.

James’ selection to the First Defense actually attracted less complaints and controversy than his selection to the First Team. The complaints were mainly about the double First Team, which is related to the First Team. There was almost no controversy about the First Defense.

When Zhang Yang saw James’ defensive data, he was in a daze. Is he so awesome?
James only allows his opponents to score 100 points per 99 possessions this season, which is lower than Paul, Kobe, and Bowen. Only the big men in the interior defense are better than him.

James’ defensive efficiency is as high as 6.5, which is also at the inside level, even the DPOY level. Garnett is only 6.7, and Duncan is even lower than him, at 6.2.

Zhang Yang saw a bunch of posts praising James’ defense, and posted various animated pictures of James’ explosive defense…

Zhang Yang was a little confused at first, but later he figured it out.

James can’t defend against Pierce and Anthony, but he is very good at defending Maggette and Artest; he can’t defend against Zhang San, Wade, and Paul, but he can defend against Baron Davis, Harris, Deron, Felton, Andre Miller, Iguodala and others with ease; he can even defend against some jumping guys at the power forward position.

Being able to defend most people and from the 1st position to the 4th position is also very impressive. Although the defensive effect will decline in the playoffs, the first defense is an award in the regular season… After thinking about it, Zhang Yang felt that there is really no big problem with James being selected as the first defense.

The current best defensive team is selected by voting of the head coaches of each team. It is not a forced selection. It is James’ defensive performance in the regular season that won the recognition of the coaches of each team.

Moreover, it seems that James has only been selected to the best defensive team five or six times. After he was over 30, his athletic ability and physical strength declined to a certain extent, which led to a decline in his defensive performance. The head coaches of various teams stopped voting for him, and he has never been selected to the best defensive team after he turned 30.

But Zhang Yang remembered that James was selected to the All-Defense First Team and All-NBA First Team for the first time in his first MVP season, the 08-09 season, which was a year in advance… Maybe it was Zhang San’s fault… No! It was the little fat boss’s fault!

The best rookie lineup is not a hot topic in the United States.

Apart from Durant, there are no particularly outstanding players in the 07 class.

First Rookie Team: Navarro, Durant, Yi Jianlian, Horford, Scola.

Rookie Second Team: Al Thornton, Thaddeus Young, Jamario Murray, Navarro, Landry.

The Rockets alone contributed three: a lottery pick, a second-round pick, and a previous second-round pick.

The topic of the best rookie team is not as hot as Oden’s recovery from injury and his rehabilitation…

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In the afternoon, Zhang Yang participated in the team training. In the evening, Felton invited Zhang Yang and Okafor to dinner.

After sitting down in the restaurant, Felton started to complain: “You two were selected as All-Stars, but I’m the one who treated you!”

Zhang Yang: “So who do you think is more suitable to pay for the dinner, me or Emeka? We were both selected, and you were invited to the dinner, but you were the only one who didn’t make it. You would be very sad, right, boss?”

Felton was a little depressed, but when he heard the name “Boss”… it felt great!

He waved his hand nonchalantly: “That’s right, I’ll treat you guys then… I have my next goal! I must be selected into the All-NBA Team once!”

“The competition for the guard position is too fierce. Players like Parker and Roy can’t be selected for the All-NBA Team unless they make the playoffs. There are a lot of super talented guards running for the award this year. The kid named Harden who came to our gym every day, I feel he is better than Baron Davis. It’s difficult for you to achieve this goal.” Okafor poured cold water on him again.

Felton did not let this cold water dampen his passion, and responded: “So what? I have this goal, but whether I can achieve it is another matter. Like Jack said, someone will win, why not me?”

Okafor nodded: “That’s right, let’s work together.”

After dinner, the three brothers gathered at Zhang Yang’s house and watched two live broadcasts, the second game between the Bulls and the Magic, and the first game between the Spurs and the Warriors.

Faced with the rolling public opinion, Howard, the newly promoted first-team star, broke out, grabbing 4 offensive rebounds in the first quarter. The Magic team made wild shots from the outside, scoring 29 points in a single quarter and preventing the Bulls from scoring only 21 points.

But Howard went too far in the first quarter and was extremely weak in the second quarter, not getting a single offensive rebound and only two defensive rebounds. The Magic’s score in the quarter dropped to 1 points.

The Bulls had a lot of offensive rebounds and counterattacks in this quarter, giving the Magic 29 points in a single quarter. The Bulls led the Magic by 50 points 40-10 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Howard was strong again. He rushed forward again. The Magic threw 12 three-pointers in a single quarter and made 7 of them. This time, they scored 36 points in a single quarter, suppressing the Bulls who scored 28 points and narrowed the gap to two points. Then, Howard withered again. The Bulls pressed the Magic in the fourth quarter, 30 to 17 in a single quarter…

108比93，公牛队15分大胜魔术队，大比分2比0。

霍华德16投7中，外加7中4的罚球，拿到18分15板，其中有10个是进攻篮板球，以及3盖帽4失误5犯规；姚明13投8中，外加10中10的罚球，拿到26分8板2助攻6盖帽。

After watching the first live broadcast, the three young players of the Bobcats were silent.

Felton spoke first: “What on earth did we see?”

Zhang Yang: “Look at Howard’s jumping ability. If he jumps high, the Magic can shoot three-pointers accurately. If he can’t jump high, the Magic can’t shoot three-pointers accurately.”

Felton: “We made 5 three-pointers in the first quarter, 7 three-pointers in the third quarter, and 12 three-pointers in the whole game. This is the first time I have seen such an abstract game.”

Okafor: “This may be an attempt by Stan Van Gundy. He likes to make such bold adjustments. Just looking at the first and third quarters, his strategy is effective, but Howard’s physical distribution is not good.”

Zhang Yang: “But if Howard didn’t fight so hard in those two quarters, the Magic wouldn’t have played so well. It’s hard to grasp the degree, and there might not be much room for adjustment. It’s too difficult for Howard to play against Yao.”

Okafor thought for a moment and replied, “That’s right, not all problems can be solved by thinking of ways…”

The Bulls completely defeated the Magic, mainly because Yao Ming completely defeated Howard.

The game between the Spurs and the Warriors, which was broadcasted one after another, was really exciting.

In the first quarter, led by Baron Davis, who scored 8 points and 4 assists, the Warriors beat the Spurs 28 to 27.

In the second quarter, Duncan led the team to tie the score 29-28.

In the third quarter, the Warriors had the upper hand. Ellis, Stephen Jackson and Artest teamed up to lead the Warriors to a score of 27 to 21 and a 6-point lead.

With nine minutes left in the final quarter, the Warriors and Spurs were tied at 9-20.

But in the last 3 minutes, the magic sword was unsheathed!
A three-pointer, a 2+1 dunk over Biedrins under the basket, and then a three-pointer from Al Harrington after a screen… Ginobili single-handedly led the Warriors to a 9-2 run and reversed the score.

In the final moments, Artest broke into the inside and scored two points, but Duncan did not let down at the critical moment. He received the ball and made a mid-range shot, completing a near-game winning shot.

The game ended as Ellis missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball in the last 1.8 seconds.

108 to 107, the Spurs narrowly defeated the Warriors by 1 point and won Game 1.

Felton was so excited that he sighed with regret when his classmate Ellis missed the shot.

“Are the Warriors this strong? Why do I feel like they are even stronger than last year’s upset?”

Zhang Yang: “It’s all thanks to Artest.”

Felton: “Is Artest still that good now?”

Zhang Yang: “He is definitely not as strong as he was before that year, but his personality can infect his teammates, and he has given the Warriors an impact on the outside that they didn’t have before. If we had a small forward like him…”

Okafor: “Don’t even think about it, you can’t trade him.” Felton complained on behalf of his younger brother: “Is it illegal to even think about it?”

Okafor: “…”

Can these two bastards be reasonable?
…

The second round of four matches has begun.

The first and fourth teams in the East and West were both beaten, with Yao Ming defeating Howard and Kobe Sloan;

The second and third games were both very tense and the scores were extremely close.

Fans have a clear understanding of the situations in the four series in the second round.

The time has come to the 11th. There is no NBA game today. The draft lottery will be held live across the United States at 8 pm.

The genius fortune teller who significantly refreshed the lower limit of his coaching record got the No. 1 pick as he wished.

The fourth-to-last Timberwolves got the second pick, and the second-to-last SuperSonics got the third pick.

快船队第4顺位、尼克斯队第5顺位、雄鹿队第6顺位、凯尔特人队第7顺位、篮网队第8顺位、步行者队第9顺位、国王队第10顺位、火箭队第11顺位、开拓者队第13顺位、76人队第13顺位、灰熊队第14顺位。

Zhang Yang has already come to Auburn Hills, Detroit with the team. After training with the team in the afternoon, he squatted in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast in the evening.

The Heat actually got the No. 1 pick. He was very curious whether the fortune teller would still choose Beasley?

05年博古特、06年巴尼亚尼、07年奥登，08年再来个比斯利的话，就连续4年状元秀不是全明星了。

The Grizzlies were really unlucky. They didn’t make the playoffs with 50 wins and were ranked last in the lottery for the draft pick.

Zhang Yang speculated which team Harden and DeRozan might be selected by.

The Pacers are likely to be the team with the highest draft pick that DeRozan can hit. Dunleavy is mediocre and Bird doesn’t think highly of him, so the chances of him being in the top 8 are low.

After that, the Kings, Rockets, and Trail Blazers all have shooting guards, and they are very strong. It is unlikely that they will choose a substitute in the 08 class which is full of talents, and they are short of players in other positions. If these three teams really choose DeRozan, he may only have a chance to start early in the Rockets.

The 76ers also have Andre Iguodala, but Iguodala plays as a small forward and may be selected.

What the Grizzlies lack most is shooting guard. They failed to compete with the Mavericks, Warriors, and Nuggets this year because their shooting guard is too bad. Plus, the three core players are all young, so it is possible for them to train DeRozan for two years.

However, the best choice is still the Pacers, who have excellent management, a young new core, Granger, and are on the rise.

Harden is unclear, it depends on who the Timberwolves will choose, but Fridge’s vision…

Zhang Yang turned his attention back to his own team.

Since the Kings did not make the playoffs, the Bobcats cannot get this draft pick. According to the agreement at the time of the transaction, it will be protected in the top 5 of next season.

Zhang Yang thought about the Kings’ lineup. It would be difficult for them to drop to the bottom 5 next season, unless they were lucky enough to get a top three pick. In that case, according to the agreement, the draft picks would become unprotected for 10 years. From the moment the Kings failed to make the playoffs this year, they would not be able to trade the 09 and 10 draft picks until the extension rights of these draft picks expired this year.

Currently, the Bobcats only have one second-round pick left this year, the 58th pick. He turned on his computer and doubled the number of players predicted to be at the bottom of the draft this year to see if they were named Chris or Paul…

The next day, at 8 p.m., the third game of the series between the Bobcats and the Pistons started at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Bobcats had a bad start tonight and did a very poor job of receiving long shots in the first quarter!
The Bobcats players responded in time and actively rushed for the offensive rebound after Zhang Yang passed the ball. Due to the poor performance of the outside shooters, Okafor’s conditions for mid-range and short-range shooting also deteriorated. He, like Zhang Yang, actively rushed for the ball.

In terms of rebounding, the two of them really caught the Pistons off guard. Both of them got 3 offensive rebounds in a single quarter, but the goal conversion rate was not high. Their 6 offensive rebounds, plus 1 offensive rebound from Muhammad who came on the court as a substitute, only added up to 4 points.

Rasheed Wallace, McDyess, and Noah, who rotated in, did a very good job on basic defense. Since they couldn’t protect the rebounds well, they focused on interfering with the second-chance shots. When the two wanted to pass the ball, they didn’t care and left it to their teammates.

Throughout the first quarter, the Bobcats made only 24 of 9 shots, missed all 6 three-point shots, and scored only 22 points. The Pistons led by 27 points 22-5 and entered the intermission.

In the second quarter, the Bobcats’ outside shooting was still poor, and during the intermission, Philip Saunders emphasized the protection of defensive rebounds. The Bobcats only got 1 offensive rebound in the first half of the quarter and only scored 10 points with 3 of 8 shots!
When the official timeout came halfway through the second quarter, the score was 42 to 30, and the Pistons had a double-digit lead!
Zhang Yang was substituted out at 4 minutes and 11 seconds into the game and rested for a while, then returned to the game after the official timeout.

The team offense can be launched, but the shots cannot be made. There is only one thing Zhang San can do – start shooting!
In the second half of the quarter, Zhang Yang’s number of shots increased dramatically. He made 6 shots, 3 of which were scored, and he made 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points alone. In addition, Okafor scored a layup, and Hill cut in from the baseline and dunked after receiving a pass from Millsap to make it 2+1.

The three of them worked together to create a half-quarter score of 13 to 12, narrowing the gap. At the end of the half, the Bobcats were 43 points behind the Pistons at 54 to 11!
After returning from the halftime break, Zhang Yang continued to shoot. In this quarter, he almost always shot from a high position. He would shoot if he was not double-teamed, and pass if he was double-teamed.

This simple and rough style of play has no tactical content, but it is direct and effective. He made 7 of 4 shots in a single quarter, without any free throws, and scored 8 points, plus 3 assists. His high-post containment, coupled with the baseline support of Felton, Brad Miller and others, and Hill, Okafor, Millsap and others who cut in from the wing, turned the basket upside down.

奥卡福、米尔萨普双双拿到7分，费尔顿4分、阿兰-安德森2分、皮特鲁斯5分，山猫队第三节轰出了33比26的比分。

After three quarters, the Bobcats narrowed the score to 76 to 80, and the difference was reduced to 4 point!
After being out-rebounded by the Bobcats for a quarter, the Pistons, having recovered from their weakness, regained the initiative in the final quarter. Taking advantage of the Bobcats’ sluggish period after their fierce attack, they scored 17 to 11 in the first half of the quarter, widening the gap to double digits again.

The Bobcats once again started to chase points after the official timeout…but they couldn’t keep up. The score was 10 to 10 in the second half, and the final difference was fixed at 10 points.

首节6分、第二节10分、第三节8分、末节9分，26投13中，其中三分球3中1，加上7中6的罚球，张杨拿到33分9板6助攻1抢断，单场抢到5个进攻篮板球，但山猫队还是以97比107不敌活塞队，首个客场告负，大比分来到1比2！

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A few days ago, we were still making fun of the Magic’s random three-point shooting. This time, the Magic also had some random three-point shooting.

No matter how well the tactics were executed, if the ball didn’t go in, it looked like a random shot. 21 of 5 three-pointers couldn’t be any worse.

The next day, during an interview on his day off, Zhang Yang was asked about the team’s poor three-point shooting, and he specifically mentioned Mike Miller.

Last night, Mike Miller made 6 of 1 three-pointers, with a hit rate of 16%, and became the target of criticism from the media and fans.

Mainly this kind of performance, Mike Miller has had it in tough battles.

In the 01-02 season playoffs, Mike Miller averaged 15.2 points per game and made 38% of his three-pointers. In the playoffs against the Hornets, he shot 12.5% ​​of his three-pointers and averaged 4.8 points per game. As the Magic’s second-leading scorer, the Magic had no power to fight back against the Hornets that year, and he was largely responsible.

The Magic sold Mike Miller in his second season because of his poor performance in the playoffs.

In the 05-06 season, Mike Miller made another comeback, shooting 12.5% ​​from three-point range in the first round against the Mavericks…

Regarding the question about Mike Miller, Zhang Yang answered the reporter: “Mike is one of the best three-point shooters in the league. We can get 61 wins in the regular season this season. He plays a very important role. His long-range shooting and sideline passes are an indispensable part of our tactics. The loss in the playoffs cannot be attributed to him. You should focus on me. I am the one who leads the team on the court.”

This answer confused the reporters.

First of all, it was clearly the wing shooter’s inability to make shots, which forced Zhang Yang to play singles in the high post. Then, isn’t it a common practice in recent years to blame the role players for their poor performance? And some people rushed forward and blamed them?
Zhang Yang himself really spoke from his heart.

When he traded Mike Miller, he knew that he was a regular season player, or in other words, he was only capable of playing as a starter in the regular season. In the playoffs, when playing against opponents with weak defense, such as the Hawks, he could also play as a starter like in the regular season.

But it becomes difficult when facing a team with strong defense. The loosening of the penalty standards and the increase in the intensity of rotation and anti-interference are problems that Mike Miller cannot solve.

So Mike Miller, who led the Grizzlies to score points for two years in the original time and space, immediately became a substitute with an average of single-digit points per game after leaving the Grizzlies to join a strong team.

In fact, when Zhang Yang was communicating with the coaching staff, he felt that Carlisle wanted to put Mike Miller in the second lineup as a deluxe version of Dude, but finally gave up.

Felton’s height means that he cannot be a proper wing shooter like Mike Miller. Relying on speed and strength to cut into the basket, or to receive passes in the high post, or to break through or shoot, is his most suitable off-ball play.

Since there is no particularly strong forward line that can cut into the basket, long-distance receiving shooters are the key to the smooth operation of their tactical system, and Mike Miller must be the main player…

Mike Miller himself never asked to start, and he played hard as a substitute most of the time in the first and middle stages of the season.

Zhang Yang was so “tolerant” of this matter mainly because of the professional attitude shown by Mike Miller himself. If Mike Miller insisted on starting and played poorly, he would definitely not tolerate it. However, this was the team’s need, so he really couldn’t blame the other party, he could only blame himself.

After a day of rest, on the 14th, the Bobcats and the Pistons started the fourth game of the series.

Carlisle adjusted his tactics again. He lamented that the game was just a circle.

After the first game, he abandoned the tactical execution method that relied entirely on the core and put pressure on role players to run.

But in G4, he began to actively embrace this execution method.

One of the reasons for the loss in G3 was poor three-point shooting, but Carlisle saw at the time that the head coach on the opposite side in G2, who looked like a gangster boss, had already figured out the tactical changes they made in G3 and made clear defensive adjustments.

The core players must play better, and the role players must also play better, in order to have a chance of winning. This is difficult to do by reducing the burden. We are trailing 1 to 2, so how can we care about reducing the burden on the players? We can only actively add pressure. It is better to be proactive than passive. At least we can make some contingency preparations in advance.

After a fierce offensive battle, the Bobcats were defeated again and failed to win either of their away games.

张杨28分6板3助攻、费尔顿23分6助攻、奥卡福19分11板、希尔12分4板3助攻……不敌26分9助攻的比卢普斯、23分2助攻的汉密尔顿、19分的拉希德-华莱士、15分8板的麦克戴斯。

101比109，山猫队8分告负，大比分1比3落后！

On the 16th, the Bobcats returned to Charlotte to face the Pistons in Game 5 of the series.

Carlisle continued to make in-depth adjustments to the ‘pressure’ style of play, without changing the style of play and firmly executing it.

Compared to the passive adjustments in G1 and the failure to sustain the attack in G3, the play in G4 at least gave us hope of winning.

Zhang Yang was even more desperate tonight. He had to follow the tactics and try to get better shooting opportunities, but he didn’t have to make a choice between passing and shooting… He threw the ball 44 times in 32 minutes of playing time!
Tonight, he finally had a big break!
The Bobcats took a 10-point lead in the first quarter tonight. In the next three quarters, Billups led the team to constantly try to counterattack, but every time at the critical moment of chasing points, Zhang Yang came out and scored several points to help the Bobcats stabilize the situation.

After their attempt to catch up was blocked again in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Pistons collapsed and were left behind by the Bobcats led by Zhang Yang.

张杨今晚打了44分钟，32投16中，其中三分球8中5，加上8中8的罚球，狂轰45分7板2助攻2抢断，率领山猫队以112比96大胜活塞队，拒绝主场出局！

On May 5, the Bobcats once again came to the Palace of Auburn Hills to challenge the Pistons on the road, switching home and away games.

The 1-3 crisis has been overcome, and Zhang Yang naturally wants to overcome the next 2-3 crisis as well. If he can drag the game to a tiebreak, there is still a chance of a comeback!
But this time, my luck is not as good as last year.

He threw 33 shots tonight, one more than the previous game, and played 1 minutes with a full one-second lunch break, but the number of shots he made was three less than the previous game. This was the first time in his career that he missed 48 shots in a single playoff game…

As for the Pistons, the whole team exploded tonight!
出场10个人，7人得分上双，比卢普斯15分12助攻、汉密尔顿19分、杜德利15分、拉希德-华莱士13分、普林斯16分、诺阿10分、马克希尔11分……

而山猫队，除了33投13中，其中三分球7中2，外加11中9的罚球拿到37分的张杨，就只有15投7中拿到16分10板的奥卡福、11投4中拿到11分的希尔得分上双。

费尔顿、贾莱特-杰克都只拿到8分，布拉德-米勒5分、米尔萨普6分、阿兰-安德森3分、穆罕穆德和帕金斯各拿到2分……

98 to 115, the Bobcats suffered a crushing defeat on the road, were eliminated 2 to 4, and failed to defend their title!
When the final whistle sounded, Zhang Yang looked at the score on the big screen. Before that, he… couldn’t say he was laughing, but he was making fun of Kobe’s constant defeat in life-or-death games. In Game 03 of the second round of 6, the Lakers lost to the Spurs by 28 points; in Game 04 of the 5 Finals, they lost by 13 points. The score was 5 points with 23 minutes left, but the Lakers caught up to 5 points in the last 10 minutes of garbage time; there was also the big defeat in Game 06 against the Suns in 08, and the 39-point tragedy in the Finals that was supposed to happen…

At this moment, he felt Kobe’s unwillingness to lose after trying his best.

At some point, Felton and Okafor stood next to him.

What was rare this time was that Okafor spoke first, and he didn’t say anything unpleasant—“Come back next year.”

Felton was stunned for a moment, then agreed: “That’s right, we definitely won’t lose next year!”

Zhang Yang said “hmm”, turned around and walked towards the player tunnel with Felton and Okafor.

We can only come back next year, but next year…will this Pistons team still be there?

A record of 1 win and 2 losses in the playoffs may become a regret for the entire career…

…

The Pistons defeated the Bobcats 4-2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth consecutive year, attracting the attention of all basketball fans.

This civilian team actually remained strong for another two years after losing Ben Wallace. Billups’ status in the hearts of the fans of the homeless team has been infinitely elevated!
For a while, there were rumors that Billups punched Paul, kicked Nash, and kicked Kidd, as if he was the best point guard in the league.

In other words, Billups himself doesn’t like to show up in front of the media. He plays cool on the court and keeps a low profile in front of the public. Otherwise, he would be criticized to death by these weird flatteries.

The Bobcats’ failure to defend their title also left many fans disappointed.

In the past three decades, the NBA has been shrouded in the shadows of five teams: the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Pistons, and Spurs. In 5 years, these five teams have won 30 championships, while other teams can only get a taste of the spoils occasionally.

Finally, a team emerged whose potential and speed of improvement shocked the basketball world. However, due to various force majeure, it temporarily lost its ability to compete for the championship in the second year after winning the championship.

However, before the start of the second round, most media predicted that the Pistons would win.

The Bobcats had a better record in the regular season, but looking at the continuity of their performance throughout the season and the overall strength they displayed, the Pistons, whose second lineup had been strongly supplemented, were still stronger, and the playoffs also proved this.

The Bobcats have a higher burst ceiling, but the Pistons are too stable. Their core players have been together for five or six years. When the physical problem is effectively solved, it will be difficult for the Bobcats, who are still in the adjustment period, to win an entire series.

There were voices of regret and naturally there were also voices of ridicule, and they came very fiercely…

As for Zhang Yang, he had a good sleep after Game 6. After returning to Charlotte, he rested for a few days, completely away from basketball, reading books, fishing, fishing, fishing…

The fishing techniques I learned in Hawaii last summer finally came in handy.

It was May 5th, one week after the end of the season. Zhang Yang returned to the training ground of the Turkish Airlines Arena and began to train hard with the help of Englander!
In a week, he has adjusted his mentality. During this period, although he did not watch the news or touch basketball, he talked with Ingram, Tim Grove, Carlisle and others on the phone to discuss technical issues.

In combination with the team’s needs and our own characteristics, we have sorted out the techniques and basic skills that need to be strengthened this summer.

As for how to strengthen it, leave it to professionals to formulate a training plan, and he just needs to be responsible for training.

The first thing is shooting. Before reporting back to China on July 7, I will focus on practicing three-pointers and mid-range shots.

This is also in line with Zhang Yang’s own idea. He wants to quickly collect 12 shooting points to start the next stage of the task. It’s not long before he can finish the task.

However, before the shooting value reached 12, the ability was improved first.

On May 5, the last day of the month, after he finished practicing a few three-point shots in the morning, the door popped up.

“Your three-point shooting basics have improved from 89 to 90. You have become one of the top three-point shooters. Please keep up the good work…”

(End of this chapter)