No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 167 - 102. Rookie of the Month!

Zhang Yang scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, becoming the youngest player ever to achieve a 20+5+5 game, sparking heated discussions.

In the early years, there was no such record, but on October 29, 2003, there was, that day James made his debut scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, astonishing everyone, breaking the inherent perception of high school rookies, showing that a high school student could be so strong in their first NBA year.

ESPN consequently launched a new method of record-keeping, and that opening game became the starting point of various new records.

That day, James was only 18 years and 10 months old, at the time this record was considered ’unbreakable.’

Now it’s been refreshed! 17 years and 7 months!

ESPN had no idea their ’new record’ would actually become someone else’s wedding dress.

Carter and Wade’s fans had a massive brawl with fans of other stars for an entire day, causing several forums’ servers to crash. After a bloodied day, they saw Zhang Yang on the news and suddenly remembered what they were originally set out to do.

After reading the news content, they disdainfully commented in the section, it’s just 24 points? They lost the game, what’s there to brag about.

But the boomerang came back quickly...

Less than an hour after the game between the Bobcats and the Suns ended, the Miami Heat lost at home to the Pistons, and half an hour later, the Nets lost to the Mavericks on the road.

Wade was troubled by the double Wallace defense, only scoring 18 points in the game against the Pistons, and Carter, facing the Mavericks’ endless defensive rotations, only scored 16 points.

Tonight, both of their fans temporarily ceased their critiques of Zhang Yang... although, their attention had already shifted after not too long.

They felt that everything was going wrong today! First pummeled by fans of various great stars, and in the evening, when they wanted to mock Zhang Yang’s performance, their idols got hammered even worse!

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On the 29th, the Bobcats welcomed the SuperSonics for a home game.

The Suns’ defense might be atrocious, but compared to the SuperSonics, it still seemed trivial.

The poor defense of the SuperSonics was not the same kind of poor as the Suns.

The Suns give up on the defensive end at a tactical level, omitting defense from their criteria when selecting players, allowing players to defend earnestly, but not caring about the results.

The SuperSonics, on the other hand, were purely awful.

As bad as the Suns’ defense was, they allowed an average of 103 points per game, the SuperSonics managed to concede 106 points per game, reaching new heights of ineptitude!

Just having fired from a shootout with the Suns, tonight the Bobcats continued the onslaught against the SuperSonics, the league’s worst defense.

Felton achieved his second career double-double in assists, scoring 15 points and 12 assists.

Gerald Wallace raged with 36 points, trading blows with Ray Allen, who scored 38 points for the game.

Gerald Wallace’s 36 points also tied his personal career-high, which he set last season against his former team, the Kings, after switching teams.

Zhang Yang was in high spirits, seeing shooting opportunities everywhere, with 9 of 19 shots made, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, scoring 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

With Gerald Wallace scoring 36 points, Zhang Yang contributing 23 points, Felton with 15 points and 12 assists, Eli’s 15 points, and other teammates’ help, Ray Allen, even though scoring the highest points in the game, didn’t receive as much support from his teammates as Gerald Wallace did.

The SuperSonics, in the Ray Allen era, were never a team relying on defense, securing 52 wins last season thanks to the scoring of three Musketeers.

This season, Nate McMillan, the architect of the Musketeer Formation, was fired, the third Musketeer Radmanovic was poached by the Clippers, and key point guard Antonio Daniels was taken away... The defense remained awful, and the Musketeer Formation’s offense was gone.

As a versatile shooting guard, Ray Allen’s personal performance wasn’t greatly affected; he even enjoyed the benefits of the NHC and scored his career-highest average points.

However, Lewis depended significantly on point guards and playmakers to pass him the ball, and this season his efficiency plummeted, scoring only 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting tonight.

to 105, the Bobcats defeated the SuperSonics, improving their record to 12 wins and 17 losses!

In these two games, Felton and Gerald Wallace felt they learned new things—against different opponents, they could employ different play styles and had to be adept at observing the opponent and actively execute changes.

Mainly because the Bobcats’ current system was almost non-existent, and the core players were not yet fully mature.

Felton, rather than having a ’mature style’, it was more accurate to say his play had become rigid from spending a long time in college, where it’s not guaranteed to learn only good things. The ’North Carolina Four’ each had been the core strength of their top college teams, and when combined, they were so strong that Felton didn’t need to consider developing new skills or correcting bad habits during his sophomore and junior seasons, and now he is actively working on improving.

Gerald Wallace had great physical attributes and was highly motivated; his style of play was very ’correct’, but his skills were lacking; he had the ’stretch’ but not the ’release.’

Even Okafor, who seemed the most mature, was only simply imitating his idol’s playing style but couldn’t do it as well. The gap in natural talent was quite apparent, and to truly mature, he still needed time to practice and find a style that truly suited him.

So the Bobcats could try any style of basketball; whether or not they played well was another matter, but they could play any style they wanted, and the coach would not only not prevent it but would also offer tactical assistance.

That’s where the charm of a young team’s games comes from, filled with unlimited possibilities... But that applies only if the young team had a positive atmosphere and the players were proactive. If it were like the past decade’s Warriors, who had become accustomed to dysfunction and even made it a ’legacy’, there wouldn’t be much charm to speak of in their games.

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