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Chapter 429 - 197. God of Basketball: Targeted! (Seeking Monthly Votes!)_2

Chapter 429: 197. God of Basketball: Targeted! (Seeking Monthly Votes!)_2

21-year-old Horford and 22-year-old Noah, both juniors, are this year’s top ten or even top three hot picks, while Oden, who just turned 19 three months ago, is a freshman.

Unfortunately, Oden destroyed the opposing twin towers, but apart from him and Conley having the upper hand in their matchups, the Acorn Team was far inferior to their opponents in the other three positions and on the bench.

The Ohio State Acorn Team made it to the finals purely because the NBA stopped accepting high school players for the draft last year, securing Oden; otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to get this far.

Under the leadership of Corey Brewer, the Gator Team defeated the Acorn Team with a score of 84 to 75, grabbing the Final Four MOP.

Seeing Corey Brewer lift the trophy with a stern face... Zhang Yang’s mind conjured up the warm smile of his company commander who was indifferent to the various states of the world...

On April 5th, the NBA games resumed, with the Bobcats visiting the Bradley Center to challenge the Bucks.

Although the Bucks had a poor record and low ranking, even top teams had headaches when facing them.

Reed was a fighter who gave his all whenever he was on the court.

By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats had finally taken a 10-point lead through Felton’s aggressive play against Mo Williams, but after an official timeout, Reed suddenly exploded, scoring four consecutive baskets and running an 8-0 stretch by himself, closing the gap to two points.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Zhang Yang’s high-post turnaround jumper scored a 2+1 over Ruben Patterson, stabilizing the situation.

In the end, thanks to Zhang Yang’s 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, Felton’s 30 points, 9 assists, Okafor’s 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and Gerald Wallace’s 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, the Bobcats narrowly defeated the Bucks 99 to 93, taking the away game.

Reed scored 27 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, including 11 points and 3 assists in the last quarter alone, but it was not enough to complete the comeback.

The next day, on April 7th, the Bobcats returned home to face the Bucks again.

After a narrow escape in their last encounter, this time...a crazy blowout!

Patterson, who had caused trouble for Zhang Yang in the last game, was out injured; Bogut, who had troubled Gerald Wallace and Okafor at the rim, was also out injured; and Reed, who nearly led a comeback in the last quarter of the previous game, was also out injured.

With five starters down by three, tonight’s highlight was only Felton pummeling Mo Williams.

Felton scored 36 points and Zhang Yang 34 points, combining for 70 points, leading the team to an easy victory over the Bucks with a score of 107 to 81, securing a three-game winning streak and improving their record to 52 wins and 25 losses!

On April 8th, a new week began, and the Bobcats left Charlotte again, this time flying on owner Joe’s private plane, because their next challengers were the Chicago Bulls.

The Bobcats had just arrived in Chicago at noon when they received good news—Felton won an award!

Against the Knights, he had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and in the two games against the Bucks, he scored 30 points with 9 assists and 36 points with 6 assists, with averages of 24.3 points, 4 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.3 steals, winning all three matches. Felton was awarded the Eastern Conference Player of the Week!

When Felton heard the news from assistant coach Bickerstaff, his expression turned stubborn... Without it, he might have cried.

Gerald Wallace, Zhang Yang, Okafor, they had all won the Player of the Month and the Player of the Week, only he hadn’t won anything.

At last, he too had won an award!

He dragged the other three core members out to eat in celebration.

When Zhang Yang won an award, Felton treated; when Gerald Wallace won an award, Felton also treated; when Okafor won an award, Felton still treated... Today, Felton wanted to treat the other three cores to lunch, but they snatched the bill and paid it themselves.

The team had no practice arranged for the afternoon, so the four guys went to the riverside to drink tea, feel the breeze, and chat leisurely.

Okafor was aloof, Felton was driven, Gerald Wallace was passionate, and Zhang Yang was ambitious. During the season, they had all been putting pressure on themselves, constantly striving, especially in front of their teammates, where they seemed to be somewhat harsh on themselves. Even though this led the team to perform far beyond media and fan expectations, it was quite exhausting, which is why they would find an excuse for a private gathering after someone won an award.

During the chat, they talked about the Western Conference Player of the Week.

Felton mocked, "Looking at Duncan’s stats when he’s winning awards is just like looking at his career averages."

The Western Conference Player of the Week was indeed Duncan, with 3 wins, 1 loss, averaging 20.5 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2.5 blocks per game.

Okafor said, "He is the epitome of a player, being able to maintain stability means being constantly strong, just like Jack said, aspiring to be a player like Duncan is where my heart lies."

Zhang Yang interjected, "You never say much, but get all excited the moment Duncan is mentioned. Have you got your master’s degree yet?"

Okafor’s excited expression froze for a moment, he looked away and said, "Soon, I’ll treat you guys to a meal when I get it."

Felton and Gerald Wallace couldn’t stop laughing; those two couldn’t make such a statement, and even if they did, Okafor would only give them a contemptuous glance, but it was different for the bad boy Jack who had even better high school grades than Okafor...

The four spent the afternoon leisurely, and the next day, on April 9th, the Bobcats went to the United Center to challenge the Bulls.

The Bulls currently had 45 wins and 32 losses, ranking second in the Central Division, tied with the Atlantic Division leader, the Toronto Raptors, for third place in the East.

The Bulls faced significant ranking pressure, not only competing with the Raptors for third place but also needed to fend off the Knights at 44 wins and 34 losses, so the Bulls had been playing like they were fighting for their lives in recent matches.