Zhang Yang scored on a counterattack, and after two more rounds, the Bobcats failed to score.
Yao Ming dominated under the basket, with Joe Smith defending him closely at mid-range. Duhon, Sefolosha, and Nocioni actively switched and helped on defense. On the Bobcats' side, Okafor and Hill wrestled with Yao Ming, but their shooting accuracy was dismal. Rondo also couldn't score as he drove in... Falling into positional warfare, already having scored 14 points in the quarter, Zhang Yang was almost enjoying the treatment of being double-teamed off the ball.
On the counterattack, after several rounds, the Bobcats could no longer press forward.
After all, they weren't a fast-break team; the tactics were improvised, the coordination purely dependent on understanding and individual skills. The players lacked experience in fast-break play, and there were unnecessary movements when running fast; their stamina distribution wasn't good...
