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Beat anyone who comes, say it and do it!

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Beat anyone who comes, say it and do it!

(Please subscribe) October 20, Wednesday, Compton High School was playing host to a game against Saint Joseph High School.

Upon entering the court, Zhang Yang immediately felt the hostile stares from the opposite side.

As DeRozan went to the technical table to chalk up, he encountered a provocation from the opposing team.

He didn’t speak, but with a look that was three parts disdain, three parts contempt, and four parts nonchalance, he incited the other team to start swearing on the spot.

When the provocation occurred, Zhang Yang, Tatum, Kanter, Monroe, and others saw it and immediately went to help.

The opposing team also gathered around, sparking a shouting match.

Miller also wanted to help, but with his personality, he had never cursed in the streets from childhood, and after approaching, he was scolded a few times without helping at all, and even ended up infuriating himself.

However, Miller made a surprising discovery—Jack’s cursing was fierce!

Jack, who never usually used Black slang, swore dirtier than anyone!

The magical combinations of slang, Miller didn’t know how Zhang Yang came up with such curses.

Furthermore, the restless look on Zhang Yang made Miller feel—Jack wanted to fight the opposition, he just didn’t want to be the first to throw a punch.

In the end, a fight did not break out as referees, league inspectors, and coaches from both teams worked hard to separate the two sides, and the referees solemnly warned not to cause trouble.

DeRozan felt he had stirred up trouble and, after being pulled back to the bench, quietly apologized to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang, “Why are you apologizing?

They should be the ones to apologize, not you.

You didn’t start insulting first.”

DeRozan, “I think maybe my expression was too arrogant…”

“You were born looking arrogant, can you be blamed for that?

Definitely not your fault, it must be their fault for lacking tolerance.”

“…”

Zhang San’s unreasonable and extremely double-standard attitude left Drew speechless, but he felt incredibly warm… Wait, what does ‘born looking arrogant’ mean?

After handling a few words with DeRozan, Zhang Yang looked towards the opposition.

They had no particular grievances with Saint Joseph High School, according to what Thomas said, their matchup in the championship was a thing of the last century… although there seemed to be a bit of friction since their reserve team had snatched a talent named Drew Gordon from Saint Joseph High School.

Gordon High School started the game very well.

Compton High School had never had such an outstanding freshman center as Gordon, who, along with the shooting power forward Aboya, swept through the Los Angeles County competition.

But such intense hostility from the opposing players was clearly not because of this, Lynwood High School even took Harden away, but they didn’t hold a grudge against Lynwood High School for it, so it must have been the ‘credit’ of the Los Angeles Pioneer.

The report, before comparing them with those few, first trashed the high school talents in California, doubling the effect of drawing hatred!

Just as Zhang Yang had predicted before, they were hit with a wave of intensity as soon as the season started.

However, seeing the full hostility from the opponents, as if they wanted to take them down, Zhang Yang became even more excited.

Bring it on!

The atmosphere on the scene was already heating up, and although there hadn’t been a fight, the fierce shouting match between the two sides had already stirred up the spectators.

At 4 PM, the game between Compton High School and Saint Joseph High School began.

After the game started… DeRozan played very calmly, extremely cautiously, keeping his success rate high at any time he took a shot.

Because a certain man named Zhang played incredibly aggressively, shooting whenever there was a chance, creating opportunities to shoot when there weren’t, and defending like a mad dog… Drew had to remain calm and cautious, to cover Zhang San’s back.

The Saint Joseph High School players were fierce, playing very hard, and rough, but Compton High School, led by Zhang Yang, matched them in intensity, with Tatum, Monroe, Kanter, and others being even rougher!

At 5:16 PM, amidst the cheers of the spectators, the final whistle blew.

Zhang Yang made 14 of 26 shots, along with 6 of 4 free throws, scored 32 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, had 1 assist, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and achieved his first 30+ points game in the varsity team, leading Compton High School to a big win over Saint Joseph High School 94 to 78!

DeRozan scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, his performance was ‘average,’ but his 10 of 6 mid-range shots were incredibly accurate.

Tatum scored 7 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals… After the game, when Zhang Yang saw the data sheet Thomas brought back from the technical table, he teased Tatum for having a bit of Kidd’s style.

Tatum felt incredibly frustrated, did he not want to score?

Taking 8 shots to score 7 points, did he want to be that bad?

Hadn’t he already tried his best to make up for it by aggressively going for offensive rebounds?

Anger rose from within him, and he challenged Zhang Yang to a one-on-one on the spot… but was held down and laughed off by Zhang Yang rubbing him into the chair.

Tatum resigned himself, unable to beat Zhang at basketball or fighting, so he decided to just focus on defending well, rebounding well, and passing well.

In basketball, he was always quite flexible.

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The Los Angeles Pioneer’s sensationalist tactics, while setting Compton High School up for a tough competition and drawing hostility towards Zhang Yang and DeRozan, also brought a lot of attention.

Today, even more professionals had come to watch the game at Compton High School than at the opening game, with even college scouts from other states coming to observe their performance.

Zhang Yang, enraged because his teammate was “bullied,” madly took 26 shots and scored 32 points, showing the scouts another side of him—that Chinese players could also be explosive.

Yes, in the eyes of the onlookers, it appeared that the opponents wanted to bully DeRozan, and Zhang Yang, leading a group of people, went up to argue and almost started a fight.

He remained angry as the game started and relentlessly led his team to dominate the opponents.

If Zhang Yang had known what the scouts were thinking, he would have recommended them to watch major confrontational moments involving the Chinese national basketball team and their opponents over the past ten years.

After being “bullied,” DeRozan remained calm and played even more steadily than usual, also leaving a deep impression on the scouts.

It is rare for high school students to possess such a composed character.

After the game, the local press interviewed Zhang Yang and DeRozan, and the reporters praised DeRozan for his calm demeanor during the conflict.

DeRozan never thought he would assume such a role one day, but either he or Zhang San had to be the calm one, and his persona was that of a cool and relaxed man.

It was a chance to hone his stability.

When the reporter brought up the topic of the Los Angeles Herald starting trouble against them, Zhang Yang replied, “I don’t think it’s a bad thing; at least it made many people know my name.

However, to avoid getting targeted and thrashed by my opponents, I need to work harder to become stronger, to have the ability to defeat all opponents.

We’ll beat anyone who comes our way.”

DeRozan thought his friend was really bold!

But it made a lot of sense!

With two consecutive wins to start off, Compton High School opened the new season.

On the 22nd, 24th, 27th, and 31st, Compton High School had four more games in late October…and four more victories!

The opponents in these four games were of average strength; they were not weak, but also not particularly strong.

Faced with the aggressive play from Zhang Yang and the steady DeRozan, all fell before them.

The opponents, seeing Zhang Yang and DeRozan, were full of hostility and fought fiercely, but “whoever comes, we beat”—Zhang Yang didn’t just say it, he really did it!

DeRozan did too!

As the players from Pomona High School privately complained, having one player like Zhang Yang or DeRozan in a team was already tough enough, having both on the same team was simply unfair!

With six consecutive victories, Compton High School continued to sizzle, drawing continued attention from scouts and local media in California.

Many scouts and journalists were “permanently” at the scenes of Compton High School’s games.

The performances by Zhang Yang and DeRozan were so outstanding, they turned the stunt pulled by the Los Angeles Herald from a bad thing into a good one!

Thanks to the Los Angeles Herald, they gained attention.

With one outstanding performance and victory after another, they continued to draw media focus.

Using the media coverage, they rapidly built their reputation in the California region!

The Los Angeles Herald predicted that Compton High School would be the season’s biggest dark horse in the CIF Division I league, and Compton High School proved them right!.

The media focused on Compton High School’s winning streak and the stats of the two geniuses for each game.

The scouts paid attention to these aspects as well, but they also noticed more details.

They found that Zhang Yang and DeRozan were not only performing well but were also continuously improving.

Taking just the adjacent matches for comparison might show little, but comparing the season’s first game to the latest one against Pacific High School, the improvement in Zhang Yang and DeRozan was clearly visible.

Zhang Yang averaged 26.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2.8 steals, and 1.8 blocks over six games, ranking him highest in the team for scoring, steals, and blocks.

Comparing his first game and the sixth game, a significant improvement in his positioning to receive passes, movements attacking the basket, and shooting accuracy was clearly visible.

DeRozan averaged 22 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.5 steals over six games.

His scoring remained slightly above 20 points on average, which was lower than during the junior varsity and warm-up phases, but after six games, DeRozan’s field goal percentage had improved to 50.6%!

Becoming more stable!

Now, whenever people watch DeRozan prepare to shoot, they feel confident he will make it.

In addition, the core lineup of Compton High School was also improving.

After six games, the coordination between the three core members, Zhang Yang, DeRozan, and Tatum, was taking shape.

Zhang Yang was responsible for scoring, playing aggressively; DeRozan played steadily, provided support and made crucial shots; Tatum transformed into a defensive playmaker…

The three, each with a different playing style, found a wonderful balance after several games of adjustments.

A scout had discussed this aspect with Thomas, and what he learned was astonishing.

Thomas revealed that their coaching staff only provided tactics based on the players’ playing styles and habits, but it was their on-court commander who decided how to execute the tactics and what role each player would play.

And that on-court commander was none other than Zhang Yang, who might appear to play the simplest and most brainless style!

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One more chapter before bed, around midnight.

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