Chapter 71 The first triple-double is an alternative triple-double

Zheng Yang was not aware of David Stern's change of thinking, he was still only focused on playing basketball well.

However, he could vaguely sense that the media had reported on him a lot more during this period, and most of the comments were positive. The referees also took good care of him during the games. As long as he rushed into the inside, he would often get a whistle.

"It looks like he's ready to praise himself!"

Zheng Yang guessed.

……

After winning the Cavaliers, the Mavericks have won three consecutive games, but the winning streak continues.

On November 11, they played away against the New York Knicks and narrowly defeated them 17:105.

The current main players of the Knicks team are Marbury and Crawford, both of whom are players that Chinese fans are relatively familiar with.

The former played in the CBA, won three championships, and later became a coach.

The latter has a flamboyant style of play and is quite popular. He has won the Best Sixth Man Award three times in his career and has good scoring and organizational skills.

However, it will be five years before he wins the Sixth Man of the Year award for the first time, and he still needs more time to grow.

The New York Knicks are not very strong. In the original history, they were only ranked eleventh in the Eastern Conference this season, but they performed quite well in today's game.

Marbury and Crawford both exploded, scoring a total of 58 points, helping the team keep the suspense of the game until the last minute.

In the last minute, Zheng Yang's fatal three-pointer helped the team secure the victory.

On November 11, the Mavericks played away against the Denver Nuggets 19:98.

Even though he had played two games for the Nuggets last season, Zheng Yang still couldn't adapt to the altitude here, so his performance today was very poor. He made 19 of 6 shots and only scored 15 points.

However, with the concerted efforts of the whole team and Dampier's amazing 15 rebounds, the Mavericks finally won the game.

On November 11, the Mavericks played back-to-back against the Los Angeles Lakers and won the game 20:112, thus achieving their 104-game winning streak.

As mentioned before, after the breakup of the Lakers' F4, the team could no longer rely on Kobe alone.

Did he perform well in this game?

Very good, I scored 40 points in the game and made Da Chou question his life. Didn’t Zheng say that my defense is very good?

Why is this the result?
But what's the use?

Without a second scoring point on the team, Kobe alone cannot defeat the Mavericks.

In the end, thanks to Nowitzki's 35 points and Zheng Yang's 28 points, the Mavericks easily won the victory.

On November 11, the Mavericks returned to their home court. The guests that night were the Houston Rockets who came from afar. This was also a rare Chinese derby.

During the offseason, the Rockets management sent away Kevin Durant in exchange for McGrady, and the Yao-McGrady combination that is loved by countless Chinese fans was officially established.

At this time, McGrady's average points per game were no longer at the peak of his career, but he still averaged 25.7 points per game, and could be called a scoring machine.

In addition to the Yao-McGrady duo, the Rockets' more famous players include Uncle Mu on the bench and coach Tyronn Lutyens.

The former has long passed the peak of his career and is currently serving as a substitute for Yao Ming. He averages 15.2 minutes per game, scoring 4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.

As for Tyronn Lue, his playing career is even more obscure than his coaching career.

The only thing that people may remember vividly is the scene in the 01 Finals when Iverson stepped over him.

Currently he can only get 6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists, which is very little help to the team. In a few games, he will be sent to the Atlanta Hawks.

The Rockets are not in very good shape at the moment, with only 5 wins and 6 losses in the regular season so far, and their winning rate is less than half.

But they performed exceptionally well tonight, especially Yao Ming, who played at a superstar level against the second-best center in the Western Conference.

All kinds of finishes at the basket, dunks, and jump shots are dazzling!
It’s really hard to imagine that a big guy can have such a soft touch!
O'Neal almost burst into tears after watching this...

In the end, he scored 27 points and 8 rebounds against Dampier, and made 5 of 5 free throws.

If it weren't for old Nelson shrinking the inside line in order to limit Yao Ming's performance, Yao Ming's statistics would have been even better.

Dampier only scored 9 points and 7 rebounds in the whole game, and also had 4 turnovers. He was completely crushed by Yao Ming.

This guy is just shameless and heartless. If it were anyone else, they might be embarrassed to receive the team's 70 million salary.

The Rockets played well inside and outside.

McGrady had an average touch today, making 15 of 5 shots and scoring only 15 points, but he made as many as 11 assists, connecting the team and helping the team win the game.

It is not as easy to get assists in the Rockets as it is in the Mavericks. After all, the Rockets do not have another Zheng Yang, and many quick passes ultimately do not turn into assists on the data board.

With the Rockets' performance both inside and outside, they successfully defeated the Mavericks and ended their six-game winning streak.

Although the Mavericks lost, Zheng Yang's performance today was quite impressive. He made 23 of 14 shots and scored 35 points again. He also grabbed 9 rebounds. It was a pity that he only had 3 assists.

According to his situation, it will take a long time for him to get his first triple-double in his life. After the game, Zheng Yang also fulfilled his hospitality by treating Yao Ming to a meal and chatting with him until late at night.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they started chatting and talked non-stop.

After losing to the Rockets, the Mavericks lost to the Timberwolves in the game the day after tomorrow, suffering two consecutive losses.

(It was wrong to say that the three-headed monster would disintegrate during the offseason. They will disintegrate next season. It has been corrected.)
The Timberwolves, who just formed a three-headed monster last season, achieved an excellent record of first place in the Western Conference. If it weren't for injuries, they might have surpassed the Lakers and entered the finals.

After the Lakers disintegrated during the offseason, they should have been the strongest contender for the championship in the Western Conference, but the reality was contrary to their ideal.

The madman and the alien were dissatisfied with the contract renewals the team gave to other players during the offseason, so the two did not even participate in the pre-game training camp. The madman even made a public statement in front of the media, "Why should I help them win the championship?"

Due to locker room problems, the decline in the Madman's strength in the new season, and the injury risks of the Alien, the Timberwolves' record is currently only 5 wins and 4 losses. This may be acceptable for other teams, but for a team that was first in the Western Conference in the regular season last season, this performance can be said to be terrible.

It is worth mentioning that after the end of the 04-05 season, the madman Sprewell was not satisfied with the three-year, $3 million retirement contract offered by the Timberwolves. After shouting the slogan "An annual salary of less than a thousand years is not enough to support a family", he jumped out of the contract and tested the free market.

But no team was willing to give him a contract with an annual salary of more than 7 million, and he retired just like that.

I think this is one of the most outrageous reasons for retirement in the NBA...

However, with the three-headed monster lineup, the Timberwolves are not completely powerless when encountering some strong teams, and can occasionally compete with the opponents.

Like in this game, they defeated the Mavericks with their excellent form.

Among them, Garnett, who won the MVP last season, was definitely the biggest contributor to this victory.

这场比赛他是21分17篮板9助攻的准三双数据，另外还有3个盖帽和1个抢断。

Although there were 5 turnovers, the merits outweigh the flaws, and Garnett's positive influence on the court is definitely not reflected by these cold data.

His offense, his one-on-one defense, and his positioning and rebounding are all impeccable.

What is particularly crucial is that two of Garnett's three blocks today were given to Zheng Yang. The latter underestimated the opponent's wingspan and speed when attacking the inside, resulting in two blocks.

It was precisely because of these two blocks that Zheng Yang reduced the number of times he attacked the basket and focused more on mid-range shots.

After losing this game, the Mavericks suffered two consecutive losses, but they then defeated the Bobcats and successfully stopped the decline.

At the same time, in the game against the Bobcats, Zheng Yang also successfully unlocked the first triple-double of his career.

But this triple-double is a bit outrageous, because it is not the conventional double-double of points, rebounds and assists, but double-double of points, rebounds and steals.

Let me first introduce the Bobcats. The Charlotte Bobcats are an Eastern Conference team that was just established this season and are the predecessor of the future Charlotte Hornets.

A new team's source of players is through the "expansion draft."

Simply put, the other 29 teams in the league can only protect 8 players from participating in the draft. The remaining players plus free agents are made into a list for the Bobcats to choose from, and each team can only select one person.

The selected players will become the players of the Bobcats in the new season.

Obviously, the other 29 teams will not give up their star players, or even rotation players with good strength, so most of the players on this list are supporting roles in their respective teams, or are junk contracts that the teams urgently need to deal with.

The players selected from them are naturally not that strong, so the Bobcats will naturally be a bottom-ranked team in the new season.

Zheng Yang didn't expect at first that he would get an alternative triple-double in this game.

Originally he was just playing the game normally, but after the first half, Nelson told him that he already had 6 steals and asked him if he wanted to "get" an alternative triple-double today.

Zheng Yang certainly had no objection to this. It was a good experience for him to get an alternative triple-double for the first time in his career.

Since Zheng Yang wants it, old Nelson is willing to satisfy him.

So he arranged for Da Chou to double-team the players with the ball more often to increase the possibility of opponents making mistakes.

Although this can easily cause a loss of position and allow the opponent to seize open opportunities to score, the huge gap in strength between the two teams allows them to fully accept this "side effect."

And with the help of double-teaming, Zheng Yang got three more steals in the third quarter.

Just one steal away from 10.

Many viewers also paid attention to Zheng Yang's data. They also hoped to see Zheng Yang's first triple-double in his career, and it was an alternative triple-double.

The Bobcats players seemed a little depressed.

Family members, who understands? Not only was I beaten up, but I was also treated as a wild monster to earn achievements!

It feels like the whole world is hoping they'll make another mistake!
We are not NPCs, we are also human beings!
Can you please respect us?
There is a saying that goes "What you fear is bound to happen to you", and just when the Bobcats players thought that they would definitely not make any more mistakes in this quarter, they were intercepted by Zheng Yang because of a positioning error just after they started.

Zheng Yang was also very excited after stealing the ball, and he directly did a windmill dunk.

After getting a triple-double and establishing a sufficient score difference, Zheng Yang went off the court to rest, hugging Nelson and other substitute players to celebrate.

The game ended with a score of 89:100. The audience cheered and congratulated Zheng Yang for his first triple-double in his career.

Zheng Yang's first triple-double in his career was an unconventional triple-double, which is unique in history.

　The chapter about the early morning will be updated during the day
　　
　
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