No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 872 - 373. Coach: Another night of enhanced tactical inclusiveness_2

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Chapter 872: 373. Coach: Another night of enhanced tactical inclusiveness_2

The winners of the four "peripheral awards" didn’t surprise Zhang Yang; the media and fans had predicted these individuals as the winners in recent days.

The Hornets, who never made it to the playoffs, once ranked first in the Western Conference, and finally achieved a remarkable record of 54 wins, ranking third in the West. Paul became one of the two MVP candidates, and it was only natural for Scott to win the award.

Ginobili once averaged 20+5+5 per game, and by the end of the season, he averaged 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.5 steals, being called the "strongest sixth man ever," without even a "one of." Putting him with the best sixth men in NBA history, Ginobili could still steadily win this award.

This time, Ginobili received 109 out of 110 first-place votes, with only Terry taking one first-place vote.

Bynum played 70 games this season, averaging 16.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.1 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 57% and a free throw percentage of 73%. Other contenders indeed had nothing much to argue.

Without being accidentally injured by teammates to his knee, Bynum smoothly grew early in his career, seemingly with limitless potential. However, Zhang Yang is still worried about the future of this player with whom he once had a relationship.

Bynum was traded to the Timberwolves this season. Most of the news Zhang Yang saw about him was negative incidents.

And now he has won the Most Improved Player award...

...

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the entrance ceremony at Tuhang Stadium began.

The first game of the series between the Bobcats and the Hawks team was the opener of the entire playoffs this year, so it started early. Zhang Yang heard that this game was being broadcast live in his home country, which was tough on the fans who got up at dawn to watch the live broadcast.

After the entrance ceremony, Jordan entered and received the Southeast Division regular season champion banner.

Last year, for the first time taking first in the division, Jordan raised the banner. This year, he directly took the banner back to the bench and handed it to the Cuban sweetheart.

The fans on site saw Jordan’s move and clapped fervently. Commentators on major TV stations said Boss Jordan was carefree and unconstrained... Barkley continued to criticize Jordan with sarcasm, simply just finding it displeasing.

After the small award ceremony, Pierce, along with Joe Johnson, Bibby, came to the Bobcats bench side and exchanged pleasantries with Bobcats players, saying they’ve been looking forward to competing in the playoffs for a long time. Zhang Yang seriously suspected that the boasting was just there for the camera.

Zhang Yang has been in the NBA for three years, with many encounters with Pierce, reshaping his perception of this "Number One in the Universe."

In the first two and a half years, every time he played against the Celtics and saw Pierce, he felt this top small forward was full of hostility, as if others owed him a significant amount.

Felton privately also said Pierce was just a big boast, meaning he loves to brag. Every pre-match interview is full of grand words, yet the games usually result in losses. In Zhang Yang’s rookie year, Pierce led the team to 31 wins; last season, Pierce led to 24 wins...

However, despite being invariably faced with reality, he still maintained such a personality. Zhang Yang felt Pierce’s mental strength was exceptionally strong.

Now, on a team capable of winning games, Pierce immediately shed the expression of others owing him money, standing in the C position with three big stars, chatting and laughing with Jordan, Felton, and Hill... Zhang Yang thought of a term - a little man arrogant with success.

Zhang Yang shook his head, no, he mustn’t look at people with such biased views. This is an opponent on the court that no one can underestimate.

The stats posted on the big screen proved Pierce’s strength.

After joining the Hawks team, Pierce played 50 games, averaging 20.9 points, the lowest since his second year, even lower than the 21.6 average in the 04-05 season. But with a shooting percentage of 49.6%, a career-high, a three-point percentage of 40.9%, the second highest in his career, only after his rookie year’s 41.2%, plus 6.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.2 steals.

His offense and defense were both active, on-ball and off-ball; he could also help Bibby share the task of organizing offense, freeing up Joe Johnson, allowing the contemporary Jordan to fully focus on scoring.

The Hawks team’s three-man lineup was too harmonious, as they could all play with or without the ball.

Joe Johnson averaged 23.2 points this season, 22 points in the 56 games after the big trade. Apart from disappointing under-basket scores, the near-mid-far three mid-range shot areas all had shooting percentages above 43%, and a three-point percentage of 39%, making an average of 2.1 three-pointers per game.

Bibby, after coming to the Hawks team, played 48 games, averaging 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists, and 1.1 steals. His addition, it can be said, made the Hawks team a truly qualified team.

This opponent, Zhang Yang knew not to underestimate and he bore no disregard.

It’s just that without the FMVP filter, upon a glance at Pierce, aside from formidable basketball strength, the rest were quite a range of flaws...

The pre-match preparation time ended, at 4:58, the starting players of both teams came onto the court.

Bobcats: Felton, Zhang Yang, Mike Miller, Okafor, Brad Miller.

Hawks team: Bibby, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Horford, Pachulia.

The little fat boss and little Duncan took the court together; Zhang Yang felt full of security.

Speaking of which, those two games with the Lakers and the Bulls, it was the first time he played without both little fat and little Duncan missing. Both of them are considered iron men. Okafor, after losing weight, hardly got injured; and Felton, apart from that unfortunate time of spraining his ankle, hardly ever got injured.

Soon, the referee blew the starting whistle for the match, tossed the ball into the air, Okafor defeated Horford for the jump ball, and the game began.

The Bobcats attacked first, with Felton initiating the offense, changing direction and pushing hard against Bibby into the paint.

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