193. Securing the top spot in the competition area in advance

After five consecutive away games, the Bobcats had two days to rest. On the 16th, Zhang Yang returned to Charlotte with the team and rested for a day. The coaching staff did not arrange training for the 17th, as their opponent the next day would be the Hawks team, which they had already faced four times during the regular season. Bickerstaff thought it better to rest more.

In the morning, Zhang Yang practiced three-pointers and breakthroughs. In the afternoon, he, along with Jordan and Felton, drove for an hour to Winston-Salem, the location of Duncan and Paul's alma mater, Wake Forest University.

The home court of Wake Forest University is the Coliseum, which can accommodate thousands of people. This year, it is one of the venues for the NCAA basketball championship's eastern division, hosting 8 of the 16 teams, that will compete in two rounds to decide which two will advance to the Sweet Sixteen.