No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 834 - 356. This feeling is intoxicating.

It’s April Fools’ Day, gotta find some fun.

When Felton came back from Chicago yesterday, he found Zhang Yang and asked if he had any ideas.

Zhang Yang saw Felton looking all excited and, after a brief thought, suggested pranking the boss.

Felton and Okafor, who was quietly listening on the side, were both shocked. Felton wanted to refuse at first, but Okafor, after his initial surprise, seemed quite interested. The vote was 2 to 1, so Felton had to agree... and got very excited too.

Zhang Yang agreed to join Felton mainly because he was worried that if they didn’t prank someone else, he might become the target of a prank.

In the past two years, it hadn’t happened. The first year because they weren’t familiar with each other, and he had beaten up Raja Bell; the second year, he, Felton, Gerald Wallace, and Okafor had just established their four-core status, with mostly young teammates, and their deterrence power within the team was high.

Now, most of the teammates were familiar, having won a championship together, and there were many more veterans than before. The situation was completely different.

It’s not that Zhang San’s status in the team had declined. In fact, it was higher than before. It’s just that the teammates were no longer as reserved as they used to be, their relationships had improved, and jokes were much more frequent.

Even though he considered himself loyal, honest, and kind-natured, it was inevitable that he might offend some teammates. About twelve or thirteen teammates wanted to take advantage of April Fools’ Day to prank him.

Since that’s the case, better them than me, he decisively looked for a ’scapegoat.’

Finding an ordinary teammate wouldn’t work, as it wouldn’t attract enough ’firepower’ from the teammates. Felton and Okafor wouldn’t do either. If they knew, they would definitely lead the teammates to prank him back, and the coaching staff was also out of the question, as some teammates would worry about being punished.

So that leaves only the boss...

But he kept it within limits, not posting a bunch of assassin’s photos, or else the boss would really flip out.

At noon during break time, Zhang Yang checked the news and saw that the league had announced the new monthly awards.

Joe Johnson averaged 23.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 16 games, leading the team to a 12-4 record, beating out Zhang Yang, Yao Ming, and Howard to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March.

Seeing that the modern-day Jordan won the award, Zhang Yang was a little surprised.

The chances of Zhang San winning weren’t high, and he didn’t have much expectation. In March, he played 15 games and led the team to a 12-3 record, which was better than the Hawks’ record. His shooting percentage for the entire March also surpassed fifty percent for the first time in his career. But before last night, his average points per game in March were ’only’ 29.7 points, and even counting last night, March’s average points were still below the season average.

However, the Chicago Bulls’ 13-2 record in March was the best in the league, and Yao Ming’s average of 25 points was the highest among inside players that month.

Howard also had a 12-4 record, and his stats were better than Joe Johnson.

Zhang Yang thought one of the two would win, as the league clearly increased its focus on promoting centers to fill the void left by O’Neal’s aging this season.

But upon seeing that the Hawks’ record reached 35-37, surpassing the Brooklyn Nets, Pacers, and 76ers to become eighth in the East... White Devil + modern-day Jordan + Truth, they’re truly fierce!

The Hawks this season, just looking at the transformation in record, are even fiercer than their Bobcats 05-06 season! ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

But their Bobcats back then were a bunch of first- and second-year rookies paired with a bunch of other teams’ rejects, while the Hawks had three renowned stars. In terms of amazement, they were a bit higher.

Over in the West, the winner was Paul.

The Hornets won 11 out of 15 games in March, with Paul averaging 18.4 points and 13.2 assists.

Over at Nash’s side, after O’Neal joined, his assist numbers plummeted. From the All-Star break until now, in 20 games, his average assists per game were 8.8, dragging his season average from the first half’s 12.5 to 11.44.

After March, Paul’s average assists rose to 11.52, surpassing Nash, and topping the assist list.

Zhang Yang came across a piece of news praising both him and Paul, making him feel a bit embarrassed.

It said that he and Paul, both third-year players from the same draft, dominated the East and West in opening records, and by the end of the regular season, they were topping the league in stats.

As for now, with their teams ranked third in the East and West respectively, and their early season stats overshadowed by James and Nash, that was never mentioned.

Though somewhat embarrassing, truth be told, this kind of exaggerated praise felt somewhat exhilarating to Zhang Yang. No wonder some people get addicted...

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In the afternoon, after doing a few more sets of chasing shots, Zhang Yang went to the lounge. Resisting the urge to watch the live broadcast in front of the TV, he lay down for a nap. Even if he couldn’t sleep, a short rest would refresh him.

Sometimes not forcing yourself to fall asleep makes it easier to do so. Around 4 in the afternoon, Fatty Boss woke me up to have dinner and replenish my energy. Preparation starts at 5.

By the time he finished his warm-up at 6:30 in the evening, the staff who got their tips told him that the game between the University of Memphis and UCLA was over.

Rose scored 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 9 assists, leading the University of Memphis to a blowout win over UCLA, with the score at 78 to 63. The first half was somewhat suspenseful, but in the second half, Rose scored 8 consecutive points with 4 assists, eliminating any suspense.

Darren Collison, Westbrook, and Love’s luxurious trio got knocked out in the Final Four.

Westbrook actually played well, scoring 22 points and 4 assists. Love and Darren Collison fell short, with the former scoring 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Darren Collison, who was directly matched against Rose, getting 2 points and 4 assists.

Zhang Yang felt a bit regretful, as his two high school teammates and a high school senior were also out.

The wealthy senior Josh Hip scored 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 steals. It’s the last year of his university life, and his basketball career will also end this year. He’s about to go back home to inherit the family business. Despite giving it his all, he could barely fill the hole Love dug, but it wasn’t enough to turn the tide.

Along with Zhang Yang were two high school teammates, Alfred Aboya and James Keith, whose sophomore season has also ended.

Zhang Yang heard from DeRozan about the later development of these two high school teammates. After DeRozan took the second team to play in the Moore League, these two, as core starters, performed very well in their 12th-grade season. Both were ranked in the top 100 nationwide upon graduating high school in 2006 – Aboya was ranked 81st and Keith 38th. Both received full scholarships to UCLA, abandoning the once-dreamed USC.

Unfortunately, their talent stopped at the ’high school genius’ stage. They were decent instant fighters in college, with both averaging 8 points in their freshman season as main substitute shooters. However, in their sophomore season, they still averaged around 8 points, with no real improvement in their abilities. Their talent had reached its peak.

Zhang Yang also heard that these two had a terrible relationship with Hip.

And Zhang Yang remembered that Keith was a silent and low-key teammate, Aboya had a people-pleasing personality, and Hip was a hearty rich kid. How could those two not get along with Hip?

But upon thinking it over, Zhang Yang understood. Those two worked so hard but were limited by their talent, and their college basketball dreams stopped abruptly, as did their dreams of becoming millionaires.

And Hip could casually play just because he liked it, and still deliver performances of 12+7+2+2. He clearly expressed no interest in entering the NBA, not wanting to turn his hobby into a profession. Yet there was still a possibility of being selected by the NBA upon graduation...

This is equivalent to – the goddess in your eyes, someone rode her bicycle, and left. You kneel and beg, and the goddess in your eyes still ignores you.

After lamenting how cruel this world can be, Zhang Yang pulled his thoughts back in and headed to the court with his teammates.

On the basketball court, people always come and go. After entering the professional arena, he’s seen it too many times.

A talent like Rahim, at the prime age of 28 or 29, without injuries or illness, doesn’t want to play basketball anymore, retiring at 30. Yet every summer, countless university graduates, Development League players, veterans, and players who didn’t make it on other teams tried out for the Bobcats, but couldn’t even secure a 10-day short-term contract.

If those two weren’t teammates who fought together at the high school arena and won the California championship, he wouldn’t even be sighing.

At 7 in the evening, the game between the Bobcats and the Wizards on the home court began.

Tonight, Jamison played particularly aggressively, playing for 44 minutes, hitting 11 out of 19 shots, scoring 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists, executing shooting, cutting, passing, and solo plays to perfection.

Along with Caron Butler’s 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, the two led the Wizards to score 111 points.

Fortunately, the Bobcats, during this end-of-season sprint phase, were not careless at all. They concentrated on Zhang Yang’s scoring, while most of the time they matched the Wizards blow for blow. When there were only two minutes left, the Bobcats were trailing by 1 point. In the last moments, Okafor scored back-to-back low-post plays, and Zhang Yang hit a three-pointer and caused a foul in a counterattack, hitting both free throws. Together, they closed with a 9 to 3 run against the Wizards.

In the end, the Bobcats narrowly defeated the Wizards 115 to 111, securing their 54th win of the season, inching closer to breaking the team’s record!

Okafor didn’t manage to stop Jamison tonight, but the opponent couldn’t stop him either. He made 10 out of 16 shots, plus 7 out of 10 on free throws, finishing with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block.

Zhang Yang, who recently scored over 50 against the Bulls, didn’t shoot much tonight. He moved around the court aiming for shots, while the opposition heavily guarded his catching ability, but his teammates took advantage of this.

Yet his shooting percentage was extremely high, hitting 9 out of 13 shots, including 2 out of 3 three-pointers, plus 5 out of 5 free throws, scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block, also securing the last 5 points of the game.

This game was quite thrilling, almost a slip-up.

Jamison’s relentless performance tonight made Zhang Yang feel the intensity of playoff ranking competition.

Before this game, the Wizards played 72 games, with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses, ranking fifth in the East, leading the Cavaliers, who were 38 wins and 34 losses, by two games.

In the lower half, teams would rather face the Magic than play against the Bulls, Pistons, and Bobcats.

But Zhang Yang couldn’t figure out why Jamison was so aggressive, as he noticed Jamison often staring at him... Did he unknowingly annoy this top power forward?

After the game, Zhang Yang received good news. Over in Detroit, the Magic defeated the Pistons on the road, bringing the Pistons’ record to 54 wins and 19 losses. The Bobcats finally caught up with the Pistons in standing, edging closer to reclaiming second place in the East!

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