Average 5.5 assists, which is quite difficult for Zhang Yang, purely pulled up by 11 assists in a single game against the Nuggets last night.
Basically, he saw that he was only two points away from 40+5+5 in a single week, and his obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in.
Over in the West, the Player of the Week award went to Kobe, with the Lakers winning all four games last week. Kobe averaged 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 steals.
After accepting the award and finishing the media interview, Zhang Yang did not stay behind for extra practice and went home to rest.
While surfing the internet, he came across a report - four super scorers with a mid-season scoring increase bucking the trend.
So far this season, players averaging 20+ points per game have mostly seen their scoring decrease in January. Those with strong abilities have seen a smaller decrease, but most marked a decline.
Only four players averaging 20+ points had a scoring increase -
