The next morning in Charlotte Ballantyne Area's Midtown Square, Zhang Yang held onto a leash with the other end tied to his little brother's wrist. Ahead of them was their mother, whose eyes shone brightly as she looked at the shops.
The Bobcats had finished three games in four days and were granted two days of rest.
The next match was an away game, the first of a four-game road trip. If it were before Christmas, two days of rest would practically be non-existent, as Carlisle would schedule practice for the afternoon of the first rest day and the morning of the second. Then, in the afternoon of the second day, they'd head to the away game, organizing the training sessions back-to-back.
But not this time. The first day of rest was a true day of rest, with no practice scheduled for tomorrow either. They were flying to New Orleans early in the morning.
