No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 866 - 371. King’s only hope of getting the Scoring King _5

After Ariza joined the Lakers, he played 24 games, averaging 16 minutes per game, with 5.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1.1 steals. He’s undoubtedly a fake starter, while Luke Walton, averaging 7 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, serves as the tactical core of the second lineup.

Bobcats starting lineup: Tyronn Lue, Zhang Yang, Hill, Millsap, Muhammad.

Felton and Okafor were resting, and both Millers were put on the bench, their playing time significantly reduced. Zhang Yang’s main helpers tonight are Hill, Millsap, Perkins, Jarett Jack, Alan Anderson, Pietrus, Muhammad, and others.

The paper lineups of the two teams have a big gap, and the performance reflects...a noticeable difference too. However, Zhang Yang still shined brightly.

Kobe defended at the top arc, with Kidd and Garnett providing help defense on the wings, Kwame Brown was under the basket. Zhang Yang put aside one-on-one plays and fully coordinated with the starting Millsap and Hill, as well as Brad Miller off the bench, moving to find shooting opportunities.

However, he wanted to fully engage in the tactical shooting, and the proportion of one-on-one plays remained high.

Garnett single-handedly covered the entire middle and close-range, his help defense abilities were too overpowering, dealing a fatal blow to the opponent’s move-and-pass offensive strategy.

The Bobcats had prepared tactically, with the weak side primarily responsible for distraction, focusing on strong-side move-and-pass, baseline pull, but without Okafor, the effect of compressing the opponent’s defense weakened. Mike Miller was a strong-side shooter, and without Felton on the weak side, the distraction was much less...the end result was that Zhang Yang’s one-on-one ratio was even higher than usual.

But he didn’t shy away, shooting! Shooting! And more shooting! It was all about scoring!

The first quarter ended with a score of 30-22, the Lakers led by 8 points. In the second quarter, the Bobcats rallied and played to a 25-25 score, preventing the Lakers from extending the lead to double digits.

In the third quarter, Zhang Yang shot 9 times, made 6, including 2 out of 3 three-pointers, plus 1 out of 2 free throws, scored 15 points in the quarter, leading the team to 28 points, while the Lakers scored 29, ending the third quarter with a score of 75-84.

However, compared to Zhang Yang’s standout performance for the Bobcats, the Lakers played 9 players in the third quarter, with 8 scoring. Kobe had 7 points and 2 assists, Kidd had 4 points and 3 assists, Garnett had 2 points and 2 rebounds, Fisher had 5 points, Vujacic had 3 points, Luke Walton had 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists...

In the final quarter, after scoring 8 points in the first, 11 in the second, and 15 in the third, Zhang Yang once again scored double digits in a quarter with 11 shots, making 4, including 1 out of 2 three-pointers, and 3 out of 4 free throws, scoring 12 points, but the Bobcats eventually collapsed.

Apart from his 12 points, only Muhammad scored 6 points with 5 rebounds, thanks to two offensive rebounds and one catch-and-score play. Brad Miller made two mid-range shots, and there wasn’t a fourth player scoring.

The Lakers focused all their effort on defense in the final quarter and didn’t score much either, with Kobe getting 8 points, and the team scoring only 20 points, but it was enough to secure the victory!

Kobe scored 31 points with 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, Kidd had 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists, Garnett had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists...overpowering Zhang Yang’s 46 points on 34 shots! freewebnσvel.cѳm

Zhang Yang made 16 out of 34 shots, including 5 of 9 three-pointers, with an additional 9 of 11 free throws. It’s not that he didn’t want to take more three-pointers, but he didn’t have the opportunity, with Kobe, Kidd, and Ariza taking turns defending him, who could withstand that.

Several months have passed, and he started to miss the Boss again...

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The 9-game winning streak was snapped, bringing their record to 61 wins and 20 losses. Even though he understood the coaching staff’s choice and somewhat ’avenged’ Coach, it was still frustrating for Zhang Yang to lose.

The Lakers showed no signs of exploding, playing steady offense and defense. Kobe responded to his Zhang’s 27 points in the second half with a regular 7 points and 8 assists, shutting them down.

However, the next morning, Zhang Yang felt fatigue in his body...understanding deepened.

The recent stretch of games, though all at home, had an intensity not less than the 4-game road trip in the Southwest Division, or the 4-game road trip in the Pacific Division!

From the 9th to the 16th, 5 games in 8 days, including 1 back-to-back. Apart from the Kings, the other four teams were all top four in the East or West.

When arranging the schedule, the league probably didn’t anticipate the Magic and Hornets rising so quickly, especially the Hornets, who once dominated the West and are still holding a strong third in the conference. However, the Magic had Howard who was Okafor’s rival, and the Hornets had Paul, one of the top three players, making those games league highlights, with only the Kings as mere filler.

Zhang San, whose recovery ability is compared to The Masked Man, felt rare fatigue the morning after finishing all five home games, let alone his teammates.

While Zhang San was frustrated, King had already become numb.

At this time, the media and fans finally noticed him on the scoring leaderboard, the latest topic—King’s only hope of winning the Scoring King, surpassing Chamberlain’s 100 points!

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