No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 868 - 372. The regular season comes to an end, the youngest Scoring King in history is born!_2

Chapter 868: 372. The regular season comes to an end, the youngest Scoring King in history is born!_2

The two of them definitely couldn’t say they didn’t talk about anything basketball-related, so they just made it up.

Yao Ming racked his brains. Lying is bad, so he opted for seemingly official statements, but before he could come up with something to say, Zhang Yang spoke first.

"We’ve been discussing how to play against the Magic since we met yesterday."

Su Qun: "Are you already considering the second-round opponents? So confident! I also believe big Yao will make it to the second round. The Magic are indeed more likely to be the Bulls’ second-round opponent. Both of you have a good record against the Magic. Yangyang, you’ve beaten the Magic twice recently, and big Yao has basically never lost to the Magic... Yangyang, how many games do you think it will take for big Yao to finish the series against the Magic?"

Zhang Yang: "We rehearsed many times last night. With big Yao as the giant in the front, every time we clear it quickly."

Su Qun: What does giant mean? Referring to big Yao’s tall and mighty presence? How did you rehearse?

Yao Ming: "..."

This probably, should, perhaps, doesn’t count as lying, right?

When discussing ’playoff-related topics’, Su Qun asked directly. Since the Bobcats and the Bulls didn’t meet in the first two rounds, his questions stopped at the second round.

In the past, people could boast about ’contending for the championship’. After the Rockets’ championship claim shattered, fans at home became more rational in viewing domestic players’ performance in the NBA, though there was some ’over-correction’; when mentioning their own players, they were more objective than anyone else.

Also, with the internet becoming increasingly prevalent domestically, the remote management skills taught by outsiders have improved. Opposing points can be found in everything to stir up...

When discussing tonight’s game, the questions Su Qun asked were very routine. The Bobcats’ trio had two players who couldn’t play, and the gap in strength between the two teams was quite large.

From the game the day before yesterday, it was evident. The Lakers simply played regularly, and without faults, they could steadily defeat the Bobcats with Zhang Yang’s outburst.

At 9 PM, in the United Center Arena, the game between the Bobcats and the Bulls began.

This was the first time since the team’s establishment that Jordan didn’t attend the game against the Bulls on the road with the Bobcats.

From an emotional perspective, Carlisle didn’t like Jordan’s decision, with 61 wins secured and two games remaining, leading Pistons by three victories, to let Okafor and Felton rest.

But from an owner’s perspective, he supported Carlisle when he made this decision.

Whether to attend the game or not, he followed his heart and chose not to go.

After the game started, the Bobcats took the initiative as the away team at the beginning, leading 16-12 in the first half of the quarter, 4 points ahead of the Bulls!

Tyronn Lue controlled the rhythm well, with Millsap coordinating, cutting, and shooting firmly, Perkins holding off Yao Ming, being very active in inside screens, Hill organized the offense well, and Zhang Yang... just shot.

As Vincent said, Zhang Yang indeed performed well at the end of the regular season, with a consistent hot hand, and the adjusted offensive system allowed for an above-par performance in scoring. freēwēbnovel.com

Although the Bulls were 4 points behind in the first half, their defense was actually quite solid.

Bulls’ head coach Skiles learned from the previous defeat and drew experience from the Pistons, Spurs, Hornets, who defended the Bobcats well in the past three weeks, no longer hoping to lock down the Bobcats’ tactical coordination. They went with a conventional approach, blocking the Bobcats’ strong scoring points, and letting the weaker scoring capabilities take shots.

If Tyronn Lue had missed the top arc three-pointer after being left open, the Bobcats wouldn’t have led so much.

Sure enough, by the latter half of the first quarter, as the Bobcats’ young players’ initial momentum slowed, the Bulls’ advantage emerged, posting a score of 13-11. By the end of the first quarter, the Bulls closed the gap to 25-27, only 2 points behind.

In the second quarter, Zhang Yang came up shooting several baskets, trying to regain momentum and extend the lead, but this was within Skiles’ prediction, and the Bulls’ interference with his shooting was excellent. He went through a cold streak, and during this period, the Bulls scored 9-4 to turn the score around to 34-31.

In the subsequent time, the Bulls gradually widened the gap, and by the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bulls expanded their lead to 13 points!

In the latter portion of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats made a strong counterattack, but Hinrich and Yao Ming also started attacking fiercely. During this period, the Bobcats played well, but it was merely a back-and-forth exchange.

In the final moments, Zhang Yang and Jarett Jack each hit a three-pointer, narrowing the gap by 6 points... however, it only reduced the gap by 6 points.

At 11:22 PM, the game ended.

Yao Ming shot 9-for-17, with 7-for-9 free throws, scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks; Luol Deng with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals; Hinrich 19 points, 8 assists; Ben Wallace 8 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks...

The Bulls defeated the Bobcats 104-97, ending the regular season with the third-best record in team history at 68 wins and 14 losses!

Zhang Yang had a strong start but weak finish tonight; ultimately shooting 11-for-25, including 3-for-9 from three-point range and 6-for-7 from free throws, scoring 31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

Jarett Jack played well tonight, shooting 4-for-9 with 12 points, though the only positive aspect of his game was three-pointers, going 3-for-4, while making only 1 of 5 mid-to-close range shots and 1-of-2 free throws, with 1 assist and 2 turnovers.

Millsap proved... he’s not qualified enough yet. He started well but fell off later on, scoring 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block in the first quarter, finishing with 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block for the game, and making only two of six shots. The Bulls quickly figured out his play when he was the core.

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