No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 883 - 378. Little Duncan: Honest advice is hard to hear!

Little Fat looked at Little Duncan: What if I want to beat him to death?

Little Duncan gave a look: He’s stronger now, maybe the two of us would get beaten to death.

To avoid the urge to hit the little brother and end up being called a mean leader, Felton decisively shifted the topic back to their Bobcats team.

Last night, when Zhang Yang just got home and was browsing the news, the game between the Lakers and the Nuggets had just ended. Various topics hadn’t started trending, and what he mostly saw were discussions comparing the Bobcats to the Kings.

The Lakers and Nuggets had a score of 130 to 116, especially after the Lakers dominated the fourth quarter with a 39 to 28 run, they stole the spotlight. Not many people praised the Bobcats mindlessly anymore, and thus, people engaged more with those low-heat regular analytical posts.

Zhang Yang benefited the most, his opening burst of scoring 10 points in the third quarter, blowing up Pierce, went viral.

Felton: "I saw data analyst Hollins say that the Hawks still have a chance to beat us. We massacred them mainly due to our team play in the opening of the first quarter and Jack’s explosive individual performance at the start of the third quarter."

Okafor: "I actually think so too. We don’t have top-notch perimeter defenders, can’t defend Bibby, Johnson, or Pierce well one-on-one. As for team defense, we only have basic cooperation and on-the-spot adjustments, and since those three mainly play iso-ball, it’s hard to predict what kind of offense they’ll throw at us."

Felton: "Playing a seventh game was actually so hard..."

Okafor: "Even the Lakers had to give their all playing against the eighth seed. If they get careless, they could be overturned by Iverson, Allen, and Anthony. Actually, the Nuggets and Hawks are really alike; their three-player perimeter groups might be first and second in the league, even the Lakers can’t compare to them, but both teams are weak in the interior. We actually have a good chance of winning, just can’t be careless.

The future Hawks team is who we should really pay attention to.

Iverson from the Nuggets’ contract is expiring next year, and Allen’s contract also ends after this season, making them quite unstable. Plus, all three have max contracts.

The Hawks are different, Bibby and Johnson aren’t on max contracts, only Pierce is. Johnson’s contract ends in 2010, Pierce in 2011, and Bibby’s contract ends in 2009 but he has the intention to renew. I saw reports that Bibby’s asking price isn’t high; this trio will be stable for the next few years, and they’re at similar ages, Johnson is 27, Bibby and Pierce just turned 30. They’re not worried about contracts now; they’re in the stages of their careers where they urgently need honors.

We should regard the Hawks alongside the Bulls and Magic as our future rivals."

Okafor made a lot of sense, Felton wanted to applaud but didn’t want to listen anymore.

It was rare to hear Little Duncan say so much, yet every sentence was calm analysis, which Little Fat Boss felt was not fun at all.

He turned his head to his little brother, asking, "Jack, what do you think?"

Zhang Yang: "The Hawks are worth noting, but it doesn’t matter. Their perimeter trio plays well offensively, we just have to play better than they do. Their trio has strong on-the-spot adaptability, I also want to see how strong they really are and then beat them.

As for their future, at their age, they’re already on the way down, we’re standing higher than them now, still on the ascent, we can pay attention, but we don’t need to fear a team destined for the grave."

Felton: "Well said, Jack! Why fear them, send them to the grave!"

Okafor: "..."

Little Duncan was convinced, he had painstakingly analyzed the situation and the future for Little Fat Boss, who listened with a furrowed brow and a face full of resistance.

And then Zhang San said a few arrogant words, and Little Fat Boss got so excited?

What does that Chinese saying go again? Truth sounds harsh to the ears!

At this moment, in Little Duncan’s eyes, Zhang San was just a flattering sycophant, and Little Fat Boss was a foolish tyrant!

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After a day of preparation work with the team, Zhang Yang returned home in the evening to watch the Bulls and Raptors’ Game 1 live broadcast.

As expected, no suspense, the Bulls won by 18 points.

Just that score... 91 to 73.

After the game, the TV broadcasted the scores of the first games of the 6 series that had been played.

The Bobcats beat the Hawks 130 to 107.

The Lakers beat the Nuggets 130 to 116.

The Magic beat the Knights 111 to 98.

The Jazz lost to the Suns 108 to 114.

The Hornets beat the Warriors 127 to 121 in double overtime.

The Bulls 91 to 73...

Yao Ming shot 11 for 7, plus 13 for 11 free throws, fouled out little O’Neal with his six fouls, scoring 25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

The Raptors’ top scorer, Bosh, scored 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block, but besides him, only Calderon scored 11 points, Bargnani scored 10 points, no fourth person scored in double digits, little O’Neal played 30 minutes and only scored 6 points, 4 rebounds.

The Raptors, after acquiring little O’Neal and losing Ford, were forced to play a slow-paced offense, in which the Bulls’ defense is the best in the league.

The remaining two series’ first games, the Spurs hosted the Mavericks, and the Pistons hosted the Wizards, both starting at the same time. Zhang Yang didn’t watch and went to read a book for a while to adjust, guessing it was about the fourth quarter. He turned on the computer to check the real-time scores, choosing to watch the Pistons and Wizards live.

The Spurs led the Mavericks by 13 points, 71 to 58, after three quarters, and the Mavericks had no hope. By the end of the third quarter, only Nowitzki and Terry scored in double digits for the Mavericks, and their shooting percentages were both low, Nowitzki shot 6 for 14, and Terry shot 6 for 15.

Facing the Pistons’ defense, the Wizards’ offense also wasn’t explosive, but they were in the lead, leading the Pistons by three points, 74 to 71, after the third quarter, more worth watching.

But just cursed, right after he paid for the live broadcast, the Wizards collapsed, shooting bricks in succession, getting toppled by Billups and Hamilton’s counterattacks...

The Pistons scored 30 to 18 in the final quarter, winning against the Wizards 101 to 91, securing the home advantage.

On the other hand, the Mavericks exploded in the final quarter, scoring 35 points, launching a crazy comeback under the leadership of Harris, Terry, and Josh Howard’s perimeter trio.

However, the Spurs ultimately won, with the final quarter scoring 27 to 35, defeating the Mavericks 98 to 93, securing the home advantage.

Zhang Yang then reviewed all the first series’ first games’ scores, feeling the difference between the East and West.

In the West, except for the Lakers beating the Nuggets by more than 10 points, the point differences in the other 3 series were within 10 points.

Meanwhile, in the East, all the point differences were over 10 points...

A day of rest passed, and on April 24th, it was the Bobcats’ second game day of the first round.

At noon, Zhang Yang saw the news that the league announced this season’s Rookie of the Year. Second overall pick Durant played in 80 games, averaging 20.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal, and was voted with 82 first-place votes by a wide margin.

The second to sixth in voting were Horford, Yi Jianlian, Conley, Scola, Navarro.

Yi Jianlian and Scola performed well in their rookie seasons, the former played in 70 games, averaging 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists; the latter played in all, averaging 10.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists, with both having relatively comprehensive abilities.

Zhang Yang thought if they added two blue-collar centers, the Rockets’ interior line group would be quite promising for the next few years. Unfortunately, McGrady underwent minimally invasive surgery, probably leaving the team no further. Most likely, the Rockets wouldn’t spend more on reinforcements, but Yi Jianlian perhaps might get a treatment like Ariza’s with unlimited shooting opportunities?

Durant’s rookie year indeed was impressive, averaging 20+ points, being the third person to achieve this since entering the 21st century, only James and Anthony did it before him.

However, Durant’s 20.1 points came in a pretty interesting way, scoring 44 points in the regular season finale against the Clippers, bumping his average from 19.8 to 20+.

But the evaluations for scoring bursts differ completely between rookies and veterans. For rookies, scoring bursts show potential, while for veterans, it shows shamelessness...

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