On the 22nd, playing at home against the Trail Blazers, Randolph wanted to go on a rampage again, but he was besieged by the returning Gerald Wallace, an angry Okafor, the tough Millsap, and Muhammad, managing only 6 out of 18 shots and scoring just 15 points, while Zhang Yang shot 11 out of 25 to score 29 points, leading the Bobcats to a 94-81 victory...
After defeating the Trail Blazers, Zhang Yang, while icing after his physiotherapy and massage, felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation.
The hellish schedule from December 26th to January 22nd had finally ended, with 17 games in 28 days, including five back-to-backs, and even a stretch of four games in five days!
In these 17 games, the Bobcats achieved a record of 10 wins and 7 losses, a winning percentage of 59%, which is considerably lower than the 67% winning percentage (18 wins and 9 losses) from the early season, but he had shot his best.
