Chapter 123 Iverson's End
Lu Xueman was so happy that she almost fainted. She couldn't help but want to give Yang Mo a hug in return, but she also quickly realized that this was a public place, so she restrained the happy smile that subconsciously appeared on the corners of her mouth, and said with a slightly stern face; "Play your ball, why do these things."
Although Lu Xueman said this, she was still very happy in her heart. Which girl doesn't want a man to express his love to her in front of 20,000 people? And this guy is a superhero in the eyes of more than 20,000 people. This kind of satisfaction cannot be described in words.
At this moment, Iverson received the serve and quickly ran to the front court. Lu Xueman quickly pointed at Iverson and excitedly shouted to Yang Mo: "Chase, chase! What are you still standing there for?"
Hearing Lu Xueman's voice, Yang Mo started running, instantly increasing his speed to maximum speed.
Although Yang Mo's speed comes from Iverson, he is faster than the aging Iverson now, and Iverson was sprinting with the ball, so Yang Mo caught up with Iverson as soon as he entered the three-point line.
However, Yang Mo did not immediately step forward to block him, but followed Iverson quietly and tried to block him.
Yang Mo dared to do this because the two inside players of the Nuggets were still in the second half. Nene and Kenyon Martin were both stunned by Yang Mo's dunk. Kenyon Martin was played with a juggling move by Yang Mo, and Nene was tricked into jumping up like a monkey, and then watched Yang Mo run to the restricted area and dunked successfully.
Both of them were extremely frustrated. In fact, the one who was more frustrated than them was George Karl off the court. Before the game, he said he would strangle Yang Mo to death, but now Yang Mo not only did not get strangled to death, but he slapped the four inside players of the Nuggets in the face so hard that they couldn't recognize their mothers. If it weren't for the excellent performance of the golden duo of Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, they would have been defeated long ago. How could they have persisted until the third quarter?
At this moment, George Karl suddenly missed Marcus Camby. He thought if Marcus was still there, he would definitely be able to limit Yang Mo. But unfortunately, Marcus Camby, who won the best defensive player that year, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a second-round draft pick. Yes, you read that right, a second-round draft pick.
George Karl not only has wild and unrestrained coaching ideas, but also has untraceable trading methods. This trade is like exchanging his wife for half a bun, and it is a bun that was left overnight.
When George Karl missed Marcus Camby so much , Iverson rushed into the restricted area and made a layup. He did not notice Yang Mo behind him, so he made a tentative step fake move, twisted his body and jumped up, trying to make a reverse layup. He felt that this angle was safer, and even if there were defenders, they would definitely not be able to defend it.
But... he underestimated Yang Mo's judgment, and even more underestimated Yang Mo's arm span of 2.18 meters.
When he jumped up high and held up the ball to send it out, Yang Mo suddenly jumped up and slapped Iverson's basketball fiercely... Swish! Yang Mo's fingertips touched the basketball and knocked it out of Iverson's palm. Then Yang Mo's body hit Iverson.
The two collided in mid-air, like a tank hitting a bicycle.
Although Yang Mo's physique is not particularly strong, he has abnormal strength, while Iverson has always been an agile player.
Therefore, due to the huge power gap, Iverson was knocked directly to the ground.
Yang Mo saw Iverson fall down and reached out to pull him up, but it was too late. When Yang Mo reached out, Iverson had already fallen to the ground.
By the time Yang Mo landed on the ground, Iverson was already covering his palms and breathing in cold air to relieve the pain.
When he just landed, Iverson experiencedly used his palms to support the floor, but the huge diving force was not something that could be supported by one hand, so his wrist was injured.
Seeing this, Yang Mo quickly shouted to the Nuggets bench: "Team doctor, team doctor, hurry up!"
At Yang Mo's anxious urging, the Nuggets doctor rushed over to diagnose Iverson. Yang Mo stayed by his side. He was embarrassed. He never thought that one day he would knock his idol to the ground. But there was no way. If time could go back, he would still choose to block the shot. This is a game, and you have to do your best in the game. If you don't block the shot, it would be disrespectful to your idol.
The team doctor checked and determined that Iverson's ligaments were damaged and he would definitely not be able to continue playing. He helped Iverson to walk off the court. Yang Mo walked over and said very embarrassedly: "Sorry, I..."
Before Yang Mo finished apologizing, Iverson had already smiled and patted his head with one hand, and encouraged him from the bottom of his heart: "Even though we are opponents, I still like your style of play. You will become an All-Star, come on!"
Iverson really admired Yang Mo. He could see the shadow of his youth in Yang Mo... unruly, arrogant, passionate and never-give-up!
Yang Mo was a little overwhelmed by the sudden encouragement from his idol. He trembled with excitement, then said carefully: "Then... can I ask you for an autograph?"
Yang Mo said this very shyly, as if he was a little fan meeting his idol. This formed a strong contrast with his domineering attitude on the court, and it was hard to believe that they were the same person.
Iverson was a little surprised when he heard this request, but then he smiled and nodded: "Of course, no problem."
"Thank you so much." Yang Mo was so excited that she almost bowed to Iverson.
Iverson patted Yang Mo on the shoulder, and then walked towards the player tunnel with the help of the team doctor.
At this time, Yang Mo raised his hands and applauded him again. Led by Yang Mo, all the fans in the stadium applauded, as if they were bidding farewell to a hero.
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After Iverson left the court, George Karl called a timeout helplessly. Now that Iverson has also left the court, the game is becoming more and more difficult for him.
During the timeout, TNT had another interesting discussion.
"Look, Young has taken down another opponent. This time it's Iverson, but he looks quite friendly. At least Iverson patted Young on the head when he left. He didn't blame Young. In fact, this was also a very good defense." The host Collins took the lead in opening the topic.
"Well, congratulations to fighter Yang for defeating . This is his fourth professional league match. He has successfully knocked down five opponents, two of whom were KO. So, I think it's time for Yang to challenge Tyson. Of course, Yang has to protect his ears before going on the court. Tyson's food has not been very good recently. He might bite off his ears for a midnight snack." Kenny Smith complained again.
"Come on, Kenny, this is just a very ordinary block, but there was a little accident." As the only Yang fan, Barkley couldn't help but defend Yang Mo and quickly shifted the topic from KO rate to the game: "Before the block, Yang had an imaginative dunk. So cool!"
"Indeed, both of them will definitely be in the top five tomorrow. If the first dunk showed Young's strength, then the second one showed Young's wisdom and imagination. I never dreamed that it would be a goal like that. He first passed the ball to Kenyon Martin, and then he made a shot to deceive Nene. Wasn't he afraid that his shot would not hit the front of the basket? If there was any mistake, this perfect dunk would become a complete mistake! Young is so bold!" Collins followed Barkley's topic and expressed his opinion on this dunk.
"It was indeed a very, very, very exciting dunk." Kenny Smith used three "very"s in a row, and then changed the subject: "However, both dunks reflect one thing, Yang's dribbling and breakthrough ability is not very good. So he can only hit the basket by throwing the ball to the basket and dunking it himself. The three-point line in the NBA is 25 meters away from the basket, which is not a short distance. If Yang can't improve his dribbling and breakthrough ability, then... in the future we will see fewer and fewer scenes of him directly hitting the basket, because all teams will be on guard against his self-throwing dunks."
"Yeah, very pertinent. I couldn't agree more." Collins nodded. He agreed with Kenny Smith's opinion. After all, Smith was a point guard and his ball-handling ability could be seen at a glance.
"I believe Young will be able to improve his ball-handling skills. I firmly believe he can do it." Barkley clenched his fist as if he was swearing. At this moment, he was a die-hard fan who believed in his idol more than his mother.
