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Chapter 229 - 122. Whoever lasts till the end is the real winner!_3

Chapter 229: 122. Whoever lasts till the end is the real winner!_3

The next day, the two teams switched venues and continued their high-scoring duel.

This time, both teams scored even more fiercely.

The Bobcats didn’t concentrate their scoring as much as in the previous game, spreading it out more widely with 12 players taking the court and 11 scoring: Gerald Wallace scored 18, Zhang Yang 17, Felton had 13 points and 13 assists, Okafor 15 points, Brezec 13 points, Alan Anderson 9 points, Matt Carroll 8 points, Jumaine Jones 6 points, Karim Rush 6 points, Melvin Eli 5 points, and Keith Bogans 4 points... Only Perkins scored zero.

With declining physical strength, the Bobcats relied on team coordination to score even more fiercely than in the previous game, furiously racking up 114 points.

But the Wizards were one step ahead tonight.

Jamison, who was locked down by Gerald Wallace and Okafor last night, stayed outside the three-point line in tonight’s game, making 6 out of 10 three-pointers, and with one fouled three-point shot he made all 3 free throws. He managed to rack up 21 points just from three-pointers alone, totaling 33 points for the entire game!

Together with Arenas’ 34 points and Caron Butler’s 27 points, the Wizards, without a fourth player scoring in double-digits, relied on The Big Three to combine for 94 points, narrowly defeating the Bobcats 119-114.

After four games in five days, the Bobcats finally got two days of rest, during which the coaching staff scheduled no training.

On the 23rd, Zhang Yang didn’t head to the gym for extra practice but spent the day resting – reading books, newspapers, and using the elliptical machine; the next morning, he was recharged and returned to the Charlotte Coliseum for some added practice.

Felton was also there early, though he seemed to be in low spirits.

During a training break, Zhang Yang asked, "Boss, what’s going on with you today? You look unhappy."

Felton responded, "We’ve tried so hard for so long, and yet we still only have a 50% win rate."

Zhang Yang said, "Just last month, our win rate was just over 40%, now it’s already at 50%, that’s pretty good."

Felton replied, "But with this win rate, we can’t make it to the playoffs!"

Zhang Yang thought about it for a moment, then took Felton to the break room and opened the official NBA website, clicking on the standings.

"Boss, look, the Pacers are at 36 wins and 32 losses, the Wizards and the Bulls are both at 35 wins and 33 losses, the Bucks, like us, are at 34 wins and 34 losses, and the 76ers are at 33 wins and 35 losses," he pointed out.

"I know, so what?"

"After we reached a 50% win rate, starting from the Miami Heat till now, we played six games and won three, maintaining a fifty percent win rate. It seems like our win rate isn’t increasing, but look, the Pacers, Wizards, Bulls, Bucks, and the 76ers, their win rates haven’t increased either during this period; they are also winning and losing alternatively, just like us. They can’t win more either in this phase and they can’t pull away from us. They are anxious too... I think they are more anxious than us since we are the ones chasing the playoff spots from behind," Zhang Yang explained.

"Look here, the Magic team, 29 wins 39 losses; they were originally at 27 wins and 31 losses. Ten games ago, our win rates were similar, but they made mistakes, played too hastily, and lost games they should have won. Over these ten games, they only managed 2 wins and 8 losses. Now, they would need a record of 12 wins and 2 losses to catch up, a performance not even the Pistons or the Spurs could manage; they have already fallen behind."

"We can’t be as impatient as the Magic team. We need to be patient and hold on. Maintain the 50% win rate; our competitors are also enduring. Whoever holds out till the end is the true winner!"

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