No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 869 - 372. The regular season comes to an end, and the youngest Scoring King in history is born!_3

Chapter 869: 372. The regular season comes to an end, and the youngest Scoring King in history is born!_3

On the other hand, Hill was a surprise, with a shooting rate of 15 for 6, which was disappointing, but there was no choice, Zhang Yang’s offense was limited tonight, and he didn’t have enough shot rights to digest, so he and Jarett Jack had to step up, but apart from a 40% shooting rate scoring 13 points on 15 attempts, which was unsatisfactory, with 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, the style of the all-around warrior of the past was still visible!

After Millsap’s offensive setback, Hill took on the role of organizing the offense.

Muhammad scored 7 points, 8 rebounds, Perkins with 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks... still okay.

Overall, the Bobcats played pretty well tonight, but just when Zhang Yang needed someone to help share the offensive pressure, or to attack fiercely together, the ones who came forward were Jarett Jack and Hill, whose shots just couldn’t make it, pulling down the offense.

The regular season ended, and the Bobcats set their best record in team history, 61 wins and 21 losses, their first 60-win season!

This game had good news for Mr. King — to win the scoring title, he no longer needed to increase his required score for the finale, and could even score two points less, 99 points would be enough, without breaking historical records.

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That night, Zhang Yang, who had been nervous, completely relaxed after the regular season ended, had a good night’s sleep, and only woke up close to noon the next day.

After a shower to refresh, he recalled the last two games, felt unsatisfied but accepted it, it was over, what else could he do, when Carlisle mentioned resting, he guessed the outcome, but he wasn’t the type to give up knowing defeat, he would fight till the end when on the court, it’s his style.

These two games weren’t completely fruitless for him, for example, he felt Mr. King’s plight — teammates seemed fine, but when it mattered, none could help.

Therefore, he felt more fortunate having teammates like Little Boss and Little Duncan.

He played a significant role in their growth, without him, Felton’s career start might lack a clear direction, and Okafor would suffer consecutive injuries in his sophomore season, leading to major injuries hindering his athleticism and ending up like everyone else.

But these two also greatly helped him, initially, Okafor supported the team, Felton actively led and united the team, these were things he couldn’t do, now, Okafor is the pillar in the paint and Felton is his top helper on the perimeter...

In the afternoon, he returned to Charlotte with the team, and in the evening, he watched the Lakers’ home game and Cavaliers’ regular season finale, to see if Mr. King could score 99 points and make a comeback, unsurprisingly, he didn’t.

However, James seemed to really want to try...

James played the whole 46 minutes, throwing wildly 37 times, breaking his record of 35 shots in a single game against the Toronto Raptors back in February 2006.

Zhang Yang’s expression turned odd as he saw these two data points posted on the TV screen.

Harden, watching the live broadcast together, directly asked: "King shot 35 times against Toronto in February 2006? Was he trying to see if he could score 81 points?"

Tatum directly added: "No doubt, he surely was, probably like today, just shooting randomly towards the end."

Both grew up in Los Angeles County, were both guards, and both idolized Kobe, making them draw a reasonable conclusion.

To this, Zhang Yang felt that these two buddies likely guessed correctly...

James shot 37 for 16, with three-pointers 3 of 9, and free throws 8 of 12, wildly scored 43 points, plus 9 rebounds and 1 assist, Cavaliers lost 88 to 99 against Lakers.

It was the first time Zhang Yang saw James play so "selfishly," barely passing the ball, just shooting, and after getting tired, standing at the baseline corner, not even creating space.

He needs to adjust the habit of dribbling for rhythm before shooting when receiving the ball.

The Lakers, located in the westernmost part of the NBA, played their match against the Cavaliers, concluding the 2007-2008 regular season, finalizing all rankings and data.

After the live broadcast ended, Zhang Yang and the others watched T.N.T sports channel’s follow-up program, discussing the season’s final standings, data, and analyses by commentators and guests.

Zhang Yang was mentioned right from the start.

This season, played all 82 games, scoring over 40 points 19 times, over 50 points 4 times, over 60 once (the former includes the latter), scoring 2683 points, averaging 32.7 points, winning the scoring title for the first time in his career, becoming the youngest winning scoring king ever, almost impossible to be surpassed.

Kenny Smith described Zhang Yang winning the scoring title as "perhaps a record forever kept in the NBA" for safety.

After Chamberlain’s 7 consecutive scoring titles, everyone also believed it couldn’t be surpassed, but later came Jordan, and now Zhang Yang, who knows what the future holds.

Barkley didn’t care, he said: "Jack is the player with the best scoring talent ever, even Jordan can’t match him, anyone who disagrees can challenge me one-on-one!"

Zhang Yang had few interactions with Barkley, the local broadcaster hired by the Bobcats was Time Warner, with regular interviews conducted by their reporters, but Barkley often spoke well of Zhang Yang, mainly focusing on two things, one being Zhang Yang’s matchups with James, the other on mentioning Zhang Yang’s scoring talent.

Besides the scoring title, Zhang Yang’s performance with 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.9 blocks was also praised.

Kenny Smith said he was an underestimated passer, while Barkley said he might always be underrated, saying watching him play seemed devoid of passing ideas, better to look forward to his defense when fully grown.

Winning the scoring title, after Zhang Yang scored 52 against the Hornets, he knew it was secured, that night they secretly opened a bottle and lightly toasted two glasses in celebration, although now happy, not particularly excited.

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