125. The top three teams in the Eastern Conference all have wins! _3

At this moment, Carter regained a bit of his old brilliance and seemed highly reliable.

Felton pushed forward into the frontcourt, with Zhang Yang taking a high position leaning on Carter.

Carter stayed behind Zhang Yang, disrupting the catch and ready to apply pressing defense at the first opportunity.

Unlike Payton, he had witnessed Zhang Yang's post-up moves at the All-Star Game. Just in terms of skills, they were hard to guard against due to their strange pacing and unpredictable rhythm.

But he wasn't Kobe, and this wasn't the All-Star Game; he wouldn't rely solely on defensive skills when he could take advantage of his physical superiority!

As Felton was about to loft the ball, Carter exerted force suddenly... and then realized something was amiss—the ball wasn't flying in their direction!

Feeling Zhang Yang powering up on his left side, Carter quickly backpedaled to turn around... only to be blocked by Okafor!