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Chapter 725 - 310. Little Cannon: I regret it, I shouldn’t have shown off_2

Chapter 725: 310. Little Cannon: I regret it, I shouldn’t have shown off_2

However, the Hornets continued to dominate the Bobcats in the second quarter, with Paul scoring 7 points, grabbing 2 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists, leading his team to a staggering 34 points in the quarter alone!

Paul’s performance tonight was simply too good, the ball was passed, chances for shots were created for teammates, or it was passed again to an even better-placed teammate, showcasing MVP-level skills!

By halftime, the Hornets led the Bobcats by 8 points, 70 to 62!

Scott was very satisfied with Paul’s performance, satisfied beyond words, with 14 points and 11 assists at halftime; even peak Nash could do no more.

Though the Hornets dominated, Carlisle’s tactical adjustments still impressed Scott, evoking his admiration; he admitted that he would never have thought of that angle, and even if he had, he would not have dared to execute it.

In the Bobcats’ offensive system, Zhang Yang, Felton, and Okafor were the three key players, especially Zhang Yang and Felton, who together averaged 8 assists per game; turning these two from passers into pure scorers, and letting those five obviously flawed players take the core roles...

Scott: Are all the coaches of the Bobcats this bold?

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Scott was very satisfied with his team’s performance in the second quarter, especially with Paul’s.

On Carlisle’s side, he was equally satisfied with his team, with his young players’ performances.

Paul had 11 assists in the first half tonight, leading the Hornets in what could only be described as an unstoppable performance, to the point that Carlisle believed there wasn’t a single team in the league that could hold them back.

They themselves, the Bobcats, certainly couldn’t, and had they not adjusted their offense, continuing their first quarter’s conventional approach against the Hornets’ top-tier defense, they would have struggled even more, perhaps even slipped further, and the gap wouldn’t have been just 8 points.

Of course, he could still find flaws in his players’ performance in the second quarter, the same ones Scott had seen.

But there was no way around it, several key players were obviously too green, mediocre, imbalanced, or amateurish; managing this much was already commendable.

He didn’t dwell on this, and during the halftime break, he actively adjusted tactical details to make up for deficiencies in the tactics executed in the second quarter.

After the halftime break, the third quarter began!

As in previous games, even though the Hornets had a fierce first half, there was a significant decline in the third quarter.

But tonight Paul was far too formidable, and even though there was a significant drop in the Hornets’ offensive performance in the third quarter compared to the first half, they still scored 27 points.

On the Bobcats’ side, with the help of their teammates, Zhang Yang and Felton scored 10 and 11 points respectively, continuing their first-half performance with 30 points in the quarter, but only reducing the deficit by 3 points.

to 92, the Hornets led the Bobcats by 5 points at the end of the third quarter.

After enduring their typically weak third quarter, the Hornets started the last quarter with a 9 to 4 run against the Bobcats!

Peja hit two three-pointers in a row, and David West followed with a 2+1 layup on Okafor.

During this period, the Bobcats scored two baskets, with Okafor making a mid-range jumper, and Zhang Yang managing to shake off James Posey and dunking directly under the basket without any mistakes, but the gap had widened to 10 points!

to 96, after jostling for three quarters, the Hornets for the first time extended their lead to double digits!

The Hornets’ surge significantly damaged the Bobcats’ morale, and in the first half of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats couldn’t mount an effective counterattack, entering the official timeout trailing by 11 points, 108 to 119.

After the official timeout, the Bobcats rallied, scoring 18 points in 5 and a half minutes, but Paul withstood the pressure, leading his team to 14 points in the same period.

At 10:24 p.m., the final buzzer sounded.

Zhang Yang scored 8 points in the first quarter, 10 in the second, 10 in the third, and 9 in the last, playing a total of 37 minutes, making 13 of 25 shots, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, and scoring 37 points with 10 of 8 free throws.

Felton scored 7 in the first quarter, 12 in the second, 11 in the third, and 14 in the last, playing a total of 35 minutes, making 14 of 26 shots, including 7 of 11 three-pointers, and scoring a career-high 44 points with 9 of 11 free throws.

But on the other side, Paul had 14 points and 11 assists in the first half, and 12 points and 11 assists in the second half, for a total of 26 points, 5 rebounds, 22 assists, and 3 steals!

Under Paul’s leadership, Peja scored 22 points, Chandler 18 points, David West 28 points, James Posey 11 points, Rasual Butler 14 points... Six Hornets players scored in double figures, ending the Bobcats’ five-game winning streak with a 133 to 126 victory!

As the final buzzer sounded, Zhang Yang and Felton once again put their hands on their hips and looked up at the big screen.

points and 22 assists, truly ruthless!

Zhang Yang remembered seeing similar stats in the news during his rookie year, in the 2005-06 season when the Suns played against the Knicks, Nash had 28 points and 22 assists, leading the Suns to 133 points.

However, that time the Suns lost, with Marbury, David Lee, Crawford, Eddie Curry, and Frye combining for 120 points, and the Knicks scoring 140 points.

That news mentioned Nash’s 28 points and 22 assists as the first 25-point, 20-assist performance in the NBA since the 21st century had begun.

Since 1976, when detailed stats were recorded, including Nash, there had been only a few others: Kevin Johnson 4 times, Magic 4 times, Stockton 3 times, Sherman Douglas once, Muhammad Lawal once... Marbury once.