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Chapter 79 78. California Champion!

Just after 2004 o'clock in the morning on December 12, 26, Zhang Yang woke up from his sleep.

Actively recalling his first experience in the 80 timeline, he sneered. He was a little careless this time and was actually let out by Big Bird who stole his tower at the last moment, resulting in a tie. He will definitely win next time!
Of course, I mean drinking beer.

He remembered that he reminded Big Bird to spend some money to hire someone to take care of the lawn and not to be too stingy. He also modified the story of someone dying while mowing the lawn in Final Destination and told it to Big Bird, but he didn't know if it would have any effect.

But Big Bird is really strong!

On the night when Jordan scored 55 points in a single game, only Bird could compete with Jordan, and everyone else was defeated.

If Bird hadn't held on to the situation, he wouldn't have had that buzzer-beater.

After this experience, Zhang Yang had a grudge against Jordan in his rookie season, and he felt...so cool!

It felt bad to let Jordan score 31 points in the first half of the playoffs, but it felt good to make a buzzer beater to disrupt the opponent's score and go for 60+.

Both training rewards were obtained. The basic task reward was the basic rhythm of Bird's back-to-the-basket play, which was just in line with the technique he had to learn. It also slightly improved his core strength, which was also very important for back-to-the-basket play, and it could also help with the pull-up jump shot.

Zhang Yang originally thought that he would not be able to get the reward for the basic task. It was true that his ability was not enough. More than 20 points were already the limit. Under Jordan's defense, he had no chance to have a big burst of touch. Fortunately, he met Jordan, who was only in the second grade and had been on crutches for 5 months and did rehabilitation for two months, otherwise it would be difficult to get more than 20 points.

But unexpectedly, after Jordan's crazy outburst in G2, he wilted in G3, missing more than 20 shots. His counterattack scores were seven or eight points more than in the previous two games, and Jordan's positional defense was also much better. He scored a game-high 34 points and completed his mission.

He is even more eager to become stronger. Next time he goes to the 80 timeline, he will definitely give Jordan a few tough beatings.

But Big Bird is really annoying. Just recalling it makes people feel disgusted. Only when you stop actively recalling it and seal the memory again, the feeling will disappear.

...

At 6:, Zhang Yang came to Yinshan Park, took out Jordan's stand, and practiced back-to-the-basket moves.

Here it comes! The feeling is coming!
At the age of 23, his basic skills such as turning and striding were much better than they are now, at a completely different level. But at that time, he couldn't get the hang of Big Bird's back-to-back attack with its special rhythm. He couldn't find the feeling after studying for several days. He could only learn by force and tried hard to remember the details of the movements.

But this time, he got the hang of it after practicing for a while!
Slow down, move slower...

Unlike Nash's ball-control rhythm, which needs to reach a certain level of ball control to be effective, Bird's post-up rhythm works as soon as he starts practicing!

Zhang Yang took the initiative to recall this experience... Damn!

He scored 1 points in G26. Four more points would have completed the task immediately and would have allowed him to find more feeling at the time.

He took a deep breath and decided not to think about it anymore. Just practice. At most it would just take a little longer.

Two days later, DeRozan came to Yinshan and did some morning exercises with Zhang Yang. He then started asking the tune of the song about the basket.

Zhang San’s talent is so strong that it’s unjust!

After not seeing each other for a few days, Zhang San has already started to learn the back kick from Big Bird! And he has learned it very well. During the training, he pays attention to the details of the movements and learns by watching the video tape. Why is there such a big difference between people?

Ronaldinho also watches Kobe's videos every few days, but after so many years, he has only learned a few techniques.

Erha and Zhang San's talents are too exaggerated. Ronaldinho is determined to take his teammates in grades 11 and 12 who cannot enter the main team to play in the Moore League for training.

The training lasted for an unknown period of time. Soon, the two-week winter vacation was over. On January 1, Zhang Yang and DeRozan took Thomas' car back to Compton.

During the past half month, Zhang Yang practiced three sets of basic back-to-the-basket moves every morning and afternoon, each set lasting 3 minutes, interspersed between shooting training and technical training.

Without adding more time, the footwork is even more boring than practicing ball control and jumping steps. More time will affect the enthusiasm for training. Two hours a day is already the limit.

The big bird is not very smart, although it was just a training demonstration, but the demonstration was very comprehensive. The high and low post back shots each had their own movement details. Zhang Yang only practiced one move in half a month. This move was indeed difficult, and he was prepared for long-term training.

There are less than two months left until the SAT exam in the first week of March. Zhang Yang has already completed all the courses by self-study last semester. After returning to school, he turned his study time into preparation for the exam.

Originally, the total score of SAT was 1600 points, but last month the Ministry of Education announced a new test component, writing test, which increased the total score by 80 points to 1680 points. Zhang Yang still has to find time to practice writing, but it is not a big problem. He only needs a score that can be used as an athlete to get a scholarship. He just wants to get the highest score possible when taking the test.

Not long after school started, Zhang Yang received a call from his father saying that his younger brother was born and both mother and child were safe.

He was very glad to be Wukong's younger brother, but he also felt a little regretful. The last time he went shopping with his mother, he specially picked out some children's overalls...

On Sunday, January 1, the second half of the season began with Compton High School facing off against Ryanwood High School.

Seeing his good brother Erha, Daluo struck out with a powerful punch.

Although Harden's progress is not as fast as Zhang Yang's, it also puts DeRozan under great pressure. If he doesn't beat him, he may not be able to beat him in two years, or even not be able to use him for two years.

德罗赞单打主攻拿到32分，张杨接应投篮和反击拿到25分，加上塔图姆的7分9板6助攻、基夫的15分、米勒的9分……104比92，康普敦高中轻取莱恩伍德高中，拿下22连胜！

After Lionwood High School's weaknesses were exploited by various teams, its record has declined a lot, but after all, the foundation is there, and it still ranks among the top eight in the third district. In addition, Harden is making rapid progress, and there is a possibility that it may move up by the end of the season.

The transfer student Davon Jefferson, who was originally ranked 05th in the United States in the 50 class, is in a worse situation. Due to his poor performance, his ranking has dropped by more than ten places.

At the same time, Notre Dame High School, the top team in District 21, lost to Berkeley Inland Sea High School, ending its -game winning streak. Compton High School became the only undefeated team left in the CIF Division I league, attracting more attention, and Zhang Yang and DeRozan received more media coverage.

Tatum, Keefe and Miller, three talented players who play in the NCAA, have also attracted the attention of some universities. There are so many universities in the United States competing for the two, and even the head coach of Compton High School's "friendly cooperation university" USC, Bibby, is not confident that he can definitely get the two. Other universities can only wait and try their best to win over the three talented players, but it is still possible to grab them if they act quickly.

As a result, several talented players from Compton High School's prep team also received a certain amount of attention. The performance of the twin towers Gordon and Abuya in the Los Angeles County competition was comparable to that of Zhang Yang and DeRozan. Although the league level is a bit lower, these two are only in the 9th and 10th grades, and they are both inside players, so they are naturally more valued.

Compton High School has risen rapidly since the formation of the coaching trio of Thomas, Johnson, and Burke, and has attracted much attention in recent years. If it weren't for this ghost place Compton, the coaching team composed of the three of them would definitely attract more talents to join. This season, the accumulation and precipitation of the three coaches for several years finally ushered in an explosion. It is a rare thing to meet a good coach in student days. After the explosion of attention to Compton High School, many talented junior high school students began to regard Compton High School as a candidate target.

...

It is Saturday, March 3th, the 5th round of the CIF Division I League.

Today Zhang Yang took a leave of absence from the competition to take the SAT exam.

There are only three games left in the league. Inglewood High School, the second place in District 3, currently has a record of 28 wins and 5 losses. Compton High School, which has won 33 consecutive games, has already locked up the top spot in District . Thomas happily approved the leave.

Thomas actually wanted Zhang Yang to take the exam again in May. The top spot in District 5 has been secured, but the first place in the league has not yet been secured. Notre Dame High School has only lost one game and Oakland High School has only lost two games. It is not that those two high schools are stronger, but that their internal competition in District 1 is too serious. They have not been able to get the first place in the league for several years, and it is even more difficult to win all the games.

Their third district was the most difficult to win all the games in the league. Even teams like Southern California High School and Inglewood High School, which had been strong for decades, could only win all the games. In addition, only those two high schools in the entire third district had won all the games. Thomas wanted to win first place in the league and also wanted to win all the games. The opportunity was right in front of him, but Jack had already been preparing for the exam for two months.

However, Thomas' worries were unnecessary. After the game started at 4 pm, DeRozan, who led the team alone, was like a dragon in the sea, making 28 of 16 shots, including 5 of 2 three-pointers, plus 14 of 12 free throws, scoring 46 points and 6 rebounds, leading Compton High School to beat the visiting West Hollywood High School 109-98 and win 34 consecutive victories!

This was the first time in two years that Thomas saw DeRozan lead the team without Zhang Yang. He knew that the two had been affected by each other's individual performance since the middle and late stages of the season, but it was not until this game that he realized how serious the mutual constraints between the two were!
It may be difficult to get 34 consecutive wins if two people lead the team alone. For example, when facing Inglewood High School and Southern California High School, the two of them still need to go all out to win. After all, they only have 5 people who can play, and the remaining 5 will just drag the team down.

But judging from DeRozan's performance today, if he leads the team alone, he may also be able to take the top spot in the division, or at least be in the top three!

Zhang Yang is even stronger, and there is a high probability that he will lead the team to win the first place!
These two players are so talented, better than Thomas could have imagined... Is this what it feels like to coach historical geniuses like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James?
Thomas suddenly felt that it was not a good choice for Zhang Yang and DeRozan to continue playing together in the CIF Division I league next season.

他试想了一下，把11年级场均25分5板11助攻的法玛尔、与12年级场均31分9板5助攻3抢断的詹姆斯放在同一队打高中比赛……直接把冠军奖杯发给这两人得了。

However, Thomas has vaguely felt that the two geniuses want to make a change recently. Zhang Yang has been looking at the information of those NCAA universities and will ask him for advice. The 11th grade season is about to end, which is normal, but Zhang Yang is still checking the lineups of those schools and the university intentions of the 05 genius high school students...

DeRozan asked him about the Moore League and the AAU Summer League. The AAU Summer League was fine as it was held during the summer vacation, but the Moore League was a league jointly held by California and Arizona in Los Angeles, and its schedule overlapped with the CIF Division I League and the Arizona 5A League.

Some things are better seen than spoken. Thomas chose not to think about it. He will know when the time comes...

After the game, DeRozan went home with Thomas. Tomorrow, Sunday, he will stay at Thomas's house for two days. Thomas's house is closer to the school, so he can train with Zhang Yang.

When the two got home, they saw Zhang Yang already practicing turnaround jump shots in the yard.

Zhang Yang saw the two men coming back and asked, "Coach, DeMar, did you win the game?"

DeRozan calmly responded: "We won. How did you do on the test?"

Zhang Yang: "It's OK. The test questions are easier than I thought. I may not get 1600 points, but 1500 is no problem."

DeRozan: “…”

Do you believe me and I’ll pick up Kobe’s stand and hit you on the forehead?

DeRozan's goal is to get more than 1000 points. This is roughly the score required for sports scholarships at USC, UCLA, University of Arizona, Stanford University, etc.

DeRozan doesn't think Zhang Yang is bragging. This guy said 1500 points is no problem, so it must be more than 1500 points.

Zhang San's score is enough to apply to an Ivy League university even if he is not an athlete! There will definitely be a teacher in the school who can help Zhang San get a recommendation letter... Ronaldinho is extremely envious.

He should just practice ball and be a good sports student.

…In the last two games of the league, Thomas adjusted the team’s style of play—letting Zhang Yang and DeRozan attack with all their strength, while his teammates assisted.

The championship is coming soon, and the opponents there are all the top eight teams from the four major divisions. They have to concentrate and stop slacking off. If they get used to playing recklessly, they will fail in the championship. It will be so embarrassing. Last year, Notre Dame High School, which was ranked first in the league, failed in the round of 16 and became a laughing stock in California high school basketball.

On March 3, Compton High School defeated Monrovia High School 13-122. Zhang Yang, DeRozan and Keefe scored 86+ points. Zhang Yang and DeRozan took turns to attack at the beginning, which scared the players of Monrovia High School and made them double-team them. Keefe was so happy when he received the shot from the wing.

With 36 wins and 0 losses, Compton High School became the third team to win all the games in the league since the division of District 3, winning first place in the league and setting a new record for the best record and highest ranking in the team's history.

德罗赞36场全勤，场均拿到24.5分4板5.7助攻2抢断。

张杨出战35场，场均拿到26.2分8.4板1.8助攻2.4抢断2.2盖帽。

塔图姆36场全勤，场均拿到10.2分8.6板8助攻1.8抢断1.3盖帽。

After Thomas got the final statistics, he felt heartbroken when he saw the average points per game of DeRozan and Zhang Yang.

If these two were to lead the team alone, they would both be able to average 30+ points per game, right? Their main team has never had a player averaging 30+ points per game, and Zhang Yang's average of 26.2 points per game is already the highest, higher than Stewart and Ship's scores in the 12th grade.

My heart aches, it hurts so much that I can’t breathe!
On Wednesday, March 3, the CIF Division I 16-04 season championship tournament, hosted by Oakland High School, began at Oakland University.

32 teams, divided into two promotion lines, one elimination system, teams from the same division will not meet in the first round.

Compton High School easily defeated Vallejo American Canyon High School, ranked fifth in Region 16, to advance to the round of .

In the evening, Zhang Yang, DeRozan and Harden squeezed into the same standard room.

Ryanwood High School finally achieved a record of 24 wins and 12 losses. Although it only achieved 6 wins and 18 losses after 12 consecutive wins at the beginning, it managed to stabilize and finally ranked sixth in the third district and got a place in the championship.

Harden originally lived in the same room with his teammates, but he squeezed in to live with Zhang Yang and DeRozan.

DeRozan brought his PS2 and the three of them scrambled to play with it.

Before coming, they called the hotel arranged by CIF to ask if the hotel had a TV that could be used.

Game consoles are fun only when you fight over them. Every time Zhang Yang brings his game console from Yinshan to Compton at the beginning of each school term, it sits there gathering dust for the entire semester.

After a while, Tatum knocked on the door, and four people started to scramble to play games.

After Zhang Yang was replaced, he picked up the schedule for tomorrow's game brought back by Tatum.

There are 16 games today, only 8 games left tomorrow, and half of the schools are already eliminated.

The remaining 16 schools...

Zhang Yang: "Fuck... ahem, Carmelo, James, DeMar, our District 75 is really awesome. Compton High School, Lionwood High School, Inglewood High School, Southern California High School, Glendale High School, West Hollywood High School, six high schools made it to the top . Only Santa Monica High School, ranked fourth, and Long Beach High School, ranked eighth, were eliminated in the first round. The promotion rate is %!"

Harden and Tatum counted the promotion rates on their fingers after hearing this.

DeRozan suppressed the urge to snap his fingers and responded, "The other divisions are weaker than ours. Canyon High School is also fifth, but they are much weaker than West Hollywood High School. However, the two or three teams with the best records in their division are still very strong."

Zhang Yang looked at the promotion roadmap. Their next opponent was the top team in the first district, Clovis High School in Fresno County.

The next morning, at the Oakland University Stadium, Compton High School faced off against Clovis High School, the second-place finisher in Region 1.

Clovis High School defeated Santa Monica High School, ranked fourth in Division III, in the first round.

The strength displayed by Clovis High School in this game is obviously stronger than that of Inglewood High School and Southern California High School!
The lineup has excellent depth. The star player Luke Zeller, ranked 36th among high school students in the United States, is a 211 cm tall, 111 kg center. His skills are average, but his basketball IQ is pretty good. Combined with his bug-level physique in high school basketball, Zhang Yang and DeRozan's roles in the game are inferior if they are taken out individually.

At the beginning, Zhang Yang and DeRozan cooperated normally and gave their all, but they were suppressed by the opponent. In the second quarter, the two changed their strategies. Zhang Yang, who had better physical strength, attacked fiercely, and DeRozan won the game.

As a big center, Zeller did play a strong role in the game, but Zhang Yang's all-out attack, coupled with the support of DeRozan and Keefe who were more accurate in catching and shooting, and Tatum's help in counterattacks, helped to hold off Clovis High School's team offense.

When DeRozan came out to win the game, no one from Clovis High School could stand up to respond. Zeller had a high success rate in singles, Compton High School directly retreated, and no one from Clovis High School's outside line could stand up and compete with DeRozan for stability in the final moments of the game.

张杨32分6板2助攻3抢断1盖帽、德罗赞28分、基夫18分、塔图姆12分7板8助攻……力压26分20板4盖帽的泽勒，康普敦高中以92比85逆转克洛维斯高中，晋级八强！
Zhang Yang looked at Zeller, who was wailing with his head in his hands after losing the game. Today he once again understood why top big centers are so attractive... In the high school league, big guys like Zeller are top centers, and their role is far greater than that of other positions.

On the 18th, in the quarterfinals of the CIF Division I Championship Tournament, there were half as many teams as in the District III, but there were still three teams, which was a higher proportion than in the quarterfinals.

Today Compton High School's opponent is Oakland High School, which defeated them last year and is also a seeded team and the top team in the division.

Given the near-miss in yesterday's game, Zhang Yang and DeRozan were on high alert today...and then easily won 114-102.

Compton High School is obviously much stronger than last year, while Oakland High School, whose 04 high school student Glen Davis, who was ranked 11th in the United States, graduated last summer. Although they are still the top team in the Fourth District, their strength is not as good as last season.

By the 19th, there were only four teams left in the tournament: Compton High School, Inglewood High School, Notre Dame High School, and Carson City Genoa High School.

At 10 a.m., Compton High School and Inglewood High School started a "divisional battle" in the semi-finals, and Notre Dame High School played Genoa High School in the afternoon.

Inglewood High School didn't hold on for long and surrendered in the second half.

They only lost 5 games in the league stage, including 1 loss to Ryanwood High School, 1 loss to Southern California High School, and the remaining 3 losses to Compton High School!

In just over 30 games, they played Compton High School three times! Three times! Do you know how they played those three games? A nightmare!
In the first match, they were still thinking about killing Zhang Yang and DeRozan, but they lost confidence in the second match, and were defeated in the third match...

The final score was 89 to 106, Inglewood High School lost to Compton High School and was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Looking at Zhang Yang, DeRozan, Tatum, Keefe, and Miller on the opposite side, the 12th grade players of Inglewood High School thought that the nightmare of high school could finally be over. They were not among the top in the United States, so why should they fight with these guys!
但10年级和11年级的球员要裂开了，对面这5人，4个11年级的，1个10年级的！
By the way, their reserve team also has a 9th grader Gordon and a 10th grader Abuya...

When facing these seven people, even if the remaining three are cheerleaders, the 7th and 3th grade players from Inglewood High School want to explode on the spot!
What's more, the remaining three players from Compton High School will not be cheerleaders. The 3th grade point guard Smith and the 10th grade point guard Jimmy Anderson are both quite strong... Those players from Inglewood High School who were considered geniuses in junior high school regretted choosing a school in District 11 for high school.

When they first arrived in high school, a big devil named Jordan Farmar emerged in the third zone.

After Farmar finally graduated, Zhang Yang and DeRozan are back! Two at a time, on the same team!
They chose Inglewood High School, one of the two top schools in District 3. How could they do so badly?
March 3th, the final day arrived.

In the evening, when the game was about to start, the more than 8000 seats at the Auckland University Stadium were full.

The two teams in the game were Compton High School and Notre Dame High School.

Most people came for Compton High School...or to be more precise, for Zhang Yang and DeRozan.

The scouts and agents came here purely for these two people.

Over at Notre Dame High School, there are some top-tier or top-tier talents, and they usually attract a lot of attention from college scouts, but today, they were ignored.

The game starts at 6pm.

Tonight, DeRozan changed his playing style. When he was attacking, he was trying to get the ball to Zhang Yang so that Zhang Yang could shoot more.

Zhang San did not refuse Daluo's move. He instantly understood Daluo's purpose and accepted the favor!
The strength of Notre Dame High School is probably above Oakland High School and Southern California High School, but not as good as Inglewood High School, and even less than Clovis High School. Zhang Yang attacked frantically and suppressed the opponent!
Not only did DeRozan keep feeding him the ball, but Tatum, Keefe, and Miller also passed the ball to him when conditions allowed.

Zhang Yang mostly threw the ball directly after receiving it tonight, or rushed forward to catch the ball and do it in counterattacks.

德罗赞12分9助攻、塔图姆5分8助攻、基夫11分3助攻、米勒8分8板3助攻……

张杨36投23中，其中三分球5中2，加上17中13的罚球，狂轰61分6板0助攻4抢断。

104 to 95, Compton High School defeated Notre Dame High School and won the 04-05 California State Championship!

After the final whistle sounded, Zhang Yang and his teammates hugged together and celebrated wildly.

The feeling of winning the championship and taking first place is really great! Although it is only a high school champion, he is just a high school student!

It's exciting to win the high school championship in high school, there's nothing wrong with that!
Thomas wiped the tears from his eyes and looked at Zhang Yang surrounded by his teammates. He remembered the first time Zhang Yang came to Allen Arena.

“My initial thought was to get the Magnet name back.”

“This is also my ideal.”

"Then keep working hard."

Even if he won the championship this time, that ideal was still far away, but! Jack had helped him take the first step!
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