First in scoring

Chapter 12. Harden's unique talent

Seeing DeRozan being pushed down, Zhang Yang immediately rushed forward, swung his arm and slapped Jones in the face, knocking Jones to the ground.

Isaiah rushed forward and tried to attack Zhang Yang from behind, but was knocked over by Harden who was running towards him.

Zhang Yang had already turned around and prepared for a counterattack, but he didn't expect Harden to be so reliable at this time!
It’s just that Harden’s weight... Seeing Isaiah being knocked flying and falling to the ground twitching, I felt sympathy for 0.5 seconds.

Zhang Yang did not stop, he stood up and pounced on Andrew who was rushing towards him together with Harden. The two of them knocked Andrew down in a few moves. They cooperated very well and looked at each other, feeling a sense of mutual respect.

The audience was not too surprised when a fight suddenly broke out. This was how it was when there were gangsters involved. But they did not expect those two junior high school students to be so fierce! The audience kept exclaiming.

Just when everyone thought that things were over, seven or eight will-o'-the-wisp boys rushed in shouting, and the audience screamed again, just for fun.

"屮!"

"***"

Zhang Yang and Harden cursed at the same time, but they did not back down. DeRozan, who got up, also stood with them.

Just when they were ready to fight even if they couldn't win, a man rushed out from the side and kicked the will-o'-the-wisp boy who was in the front, and the group of people on the opposite side were so scared that they stopped immediately.

The tall and thin black man stood in front of them and shouted at the group of will-o'-the-wisp teenagers, "Hey, hey, hey, those three trash can't beat you at basketball and want to fight, but you trash are helping them? Have some shame."

A big guy who was over two meters tall and weighed at least a hundred kilograms also ran over and stood beside them.

Zhang Yang relaxed when he saw the two men and said with a smile, "Jarrett, Tyson, you're back?"

Jarrett Young turned around and responded, "I have reached the limit of my part-time job this month. The football team happened to come to Hidden Hills for a warm-up game, so I hitchhiked back and will go back to school with them in a few days. When we went to your house, we heard that you were playing a game, so we came to see it out of curiosity. I didn't expect that you actually started playing basketball and scored a few goals. Not bad."

Tyson Roy also ignored the group of will-o'-the-wisp teenagers and responded.

Zhang Yang followed his original body's habit and said, "Jalert, you are still the same as before. You will never let go of any opportunity."

After some banter, he introduced both parties to new and old friends.

Jarrett Young is a member of the Southern California high school baseball team. His mother is friends with Zhang Yang's mother, and it was Jarrett Young who taught Zhang Yang to play baseball after he came to the United States.

Not long after entering high school, Jarrett Young realized that his baseball talent was not enough to continue advancing on this path. Unlike most black people, he did not give up on himself or degenerate. Instead, he focused on studying and doing odd jobs.

As a student, Jarrett Young's work-study program has a time limit of no more than 3 hours a day and no more than 72 hours a month. However, he has obtained a certificate issued by the City Hall, which guarantees a minimum hourly wage of US$60 if he works more than 15 hours a month. Therefore, even during the winter and summer vacations, he will stay in Los Angeles to do odd jobs to make up the working hours. He rarely came back during the winter and summer vacations in the past two years.

Tyson Roy, a member of the Southern California high school football team, is Jarrett Young's childhood friend, and is therefore familiar with Zhang Yang.

Unlike Jarrett Young, who gave up his sports dream early to concentrate on college entrance exams, he is a key player on the school team and is expected to receive a full scholarship to college.

Due to the three-year age difference, Zhang Yang's original body was mainly played by these two people and protected him during the first two years after he came to the United States. After they were admitted to high school three years ago, they seldom returned to Yinshan. Sometimes they could only see each other once a year at Christmas. Their interactions became less and less, but childhood friendship is always unforgettable, and they will not feel unfamiliar even if they don't see each other for a year or two.

When DeRozan learned that Jarrett Young was the one who took Zhang Yang to play baseball, he blurted out: "What were you thinking? You took Jack to play baseball and wasted his basketball talent."

DeRozan regretted what he said and was about to offend someone again.

However, Jarrett Young has a better personality than he looks. He said helplessly, "I didn't know he had a talent for basketball. He is fast and strong, and has a good vision. I thought he would become an excellent pitcher or center fielder."

DeRozan scratched his head sheepishly and replied, "Jack's physical condition is indeed very suitable."

He also played baseball in elementary school, so he knew that it was okay for Jarrett Young to have this opinion as a baseball player.

After chatting for a while, they didn't stay here for long and left the park and walked towards Zhang Yang's home together.

Jones's group had already fled in disgrace.

The ten-to-five advantage is mine?
When they saw the two former neighborhood bullies, they didn't dare to fight again. They were all of the same age and they knew them too well. Not only were they very fierce in fighting, but they also tried to kill each other... The same went for the two little brats. Isaiah felt like his waist was going to be broken, and Jones was slapped in the face by Zhang Yang so hard that he felt dizzy. Both of them had to be supported to walk. There was also a junior high school student who could fight three people at once.

If you can't afford to provoke someone, you can just hide away. Next time, find someone you can afford to provoke and bully him.

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Jarrett Young and Tyson Roy came back rarely, and their son won his first game. Zhang Yang's parents were very happy and prepared a table of dishes for the children.

Jarrett Young and Tyson Roy went to help in the kitchen just like when they came to Zhang Yang's house for free meals.

Zhang Yang also wanted to help, but his mother thought he was dirty after playing basketball, so she sent him upstairs to take a shower.

DeRozan and Harden also went upstairs to take a shower. DeRozan is as tall as Zhang Yang and a little thinner than Zhang Yang, so he has no problem wearing Zhang Yang's clothes.

Harden… Tyson Roy, who is two meters tall and weighs over 100 kilograms, lent Harden a set of short-sleeved shirts and shorts, which fit him well. The game was won, the fight was won, and the five of them had a very happy meal.

After dinner, everyone cleaned up the table and went back to their homes. Zhang Yang wanted to let Harden stay overnight as there was an empty room in their house, but Harden was worried about being scolded by his mother, so he chose to stay at DeRozan's house. He also took his dirty clothes back and planned to wash and dry them tonight and return them to Tyson Roy tomorrow.

Jarrett Young and Tyson Roy rarely come back, and they are going to visit other friends tonight. Today they went to watch Zhang Yang play and help out, so they have already spent half a day with Zhang Yang and did not stay to play for a longer time.

After seeing them off, Zhang Yang reviewed the afternoon's game and was still a little excited. It felt so good to play basketball.

After the excitement, he analyzed today's game and gained a more intuitive understanding of his physical fitness.

In terms of physical fitness, he is better than the Myers brothers on the opposite side. If he is 90, then Isaiah Myers, who has the better athletic ability among the two, is estimated to be more than 80.

It's hard to compare with Jones's, the speed is too fast.

However, Jones' explosiveness and jumping ability are very ordinary. Iverson's speed, strength and jumping ability are special cases. If not unique, it is definitely rare.

DeRozan, Zhang Yang feels that this young friend is about the same as him, not as fast as him, not as strong as him, but his jumping, jumping speed and starting speed are all better than him.

Harden is also difficult to compare with, as he is currently overweight.

During dinner, Zhang Yang asked about Harden's weight. It was 215 pounds, or about 97 kilograms, a little heavier than he had guessed.

Zhang Yang learned one thing from DeRozan - Harden had asthma when he was a child and could not exercise for a long time. He was also greedy, and his two brothers spoiled him and often bought him food. As a result, he grew fatter and fatter. When he graduated from elementary school, he weighed over 200 pounds, and at that time Harden was less than meters tall.

Later, after his asthma symptoms disappeared, Harden started playing basketball to lose weight, but he just couldn't.

However, three years later, Harden has grown to over 210 meters tall, but his weight is still around 95 pounds ( kilograms).

Maybe this is a kind of talent. If I can't lose weight, I will grow taller.

In terms of technology, Zhang Yang did not analyze who is stronger. Anyway, he is the weakest. Even Isaiah Myers, who relies on his body to play, has a strong ability to attack the basket.

In the three games of tiebreak, he scored a total of 6 goals, 4 in the second game, 2 in the third game, 5 layups and 1 dunk, for a total of 30 shot points.

After scoring the first goal, he was thinking whether he should "use competition as training". Now he thinks it is better to practice hard, which can improve his skills and steadily increase his shooting value.

...

The next morning, Zhang Yang got up early again. He picked up the large lunch box prepared by his father in one hand and dribbled the ball with the other hand while walking.

Those little hooligans won’t come back in the next three to five days. They just lost face.

But even if they are thick-skinned enough, Zhang Yang is not worried. He doesn't think those people can get up from bed and go to the park to play at this time. In the evening, those people still have to line up at the station where free food is distributed.

Having to take care of the lunch box, Zhang Yang would accidentally drop the ball from time to time, and he would have to pick it up... Fortunately, it was just after six o'clock, and there were not many cars passing by on the road.

By the time he arrived at the basketball court in the park, it was already past half past six.

Harden, who was yawning, saw Zhang Yang coming and immediately complained wildly: "You two are too much, starting training so early! DeMar woke me up at 6 o'clock, but why did you arrive so late? If I had known, I would have slept 10 minutes longer..."

DeRozan saw Zhang Yang dribbling towards the court, guessed why his friend was late, sighed that his friend really worked hard, and then resented Jarrett Young +1...

However, Jarrett Young was a blessing in disguise. When Zhang Yang's original body was in junior high school and his height was growing rapidly, the physical education teacher suggested that he play basketball, but the original body refused and insisted on sticking to baseball. At that time, Jarrett Young had already gone to Los Angeles to attend high school.

Harden was complaining when he suddenly saw the lunch box in Zhang Yang's hand. He stared at the lunch box and said, "I haven't had breakfast yet so early..."

Zhang Yang rolled his eyes at Harden and said, "So have breakfast first and then practice?"

Harden immediately came over and took the food box, laughing.

DeRozan rolled his eyes at Harden, and when he saw Harden was about to open the lunch box, he patted Harden's hand and said, "Go wash your hands first!"

Harden went to wash his hands aggrievedly, but he also took the lunch box to the sink, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it from him.

Zhang Yang felt that the personalities of these two people were really... complementary.

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