At the season's start, public opinion suggested Baylor's general manager career was finished, yet he ended up winning Best Manager... This was more magical than watching an inspirational sports movie.
After a day of preparation, at 7:40 PM, inside Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena, the Bobcats players entered the court first.
Boos, jeers, and curses were incessant.
By the end of the regular season, fans of two teams particularly hated the Bobcats.
One was the Bucks fans, who had been in playoff seats for five months. By April, just as the playoffs were about to start, they were squeezed out by the Bobcats.
The other was the Knight fans, who thought the Bobcats were a despicable team, only targeting their King James' weaknesses, shouting "If you're a man, take on the KING head-on."
Zhang Yang felt some pressure at first, being his first playoffs ever; naturally, he was a bit nervous.