Chapter 188: Defeating Ariza
He didn't move, but Yang Mo continued to drive. But just when he was about to rush to Ariza, he suddenly stopped and braked in front of .
Ariza saw this and subconsciously took a step forward. At the moment he took a step forward, Yang Mo suddenly started again... Bang! The basketball swung back and forth in front of Yang Mo very quickly, blurring Ariza's judgment a little. He suddenly accelerated to the left, and Ariza hurried to the left to defend. At this time, Yang Mo suddenly stopped and retracted his foot that was moving to the left. After a slight adjustment, he accelerated to the right very quickly.
Ariza's focus was all on the left side at this time, but Yang Mo was already attacking to the right side. He subconsciously wanted to turn around to defend in violation of ergonomics. After gritting his teeth and working hard, his body finally caught up with his defensive awareness, but his ankle couldn't help but get a little knotted. After all, he made two completely different reactions in less than two seconds.
But just as Ariza was struggling to turn his center of gravity from the left , Yang Mo made another abrupt stop and retreated, then quickly rushed to the left again... Ariza's body still subconsciously followed up to defend, but his ankles could no longer withstand the back and forth pulling, and they suddenly collapsed. His two calves lost strength and his whole body fell down uncontrollably... Poof!
Ariza sat down on the ground. The moment he felt the pain in his head, he realized that he had made another mistake, and it was the same mistake as last time. He shouldn't have actively moved his center of gravity forward.
He suddenly felt very useless, and this feeling became even stronger when he heard Yang Mo's dunk from behind him. When all the fans in Staples Center were exclaiming, he even closed his eyes in despair. He didn't dare to look at the scene in front of him anymore. At this moment, he just wanted to go off the court and rest.
He felt ashamed because he remembered the words he had vowed before: "I won't be knocked down again and I won't fall into the same pit twice."
Ariza fell to the ground in despair, but Yang Mo waved her arms in triumph and shouted loudly: " Friends in Los Angeles, boo harder! Let me hear your voices. Come on, move once, hit once, and feed the black to the dogs."
Yang Mo treated Staples Center as his concert, except that he was not asking for applause, but booing.
Sure enough, after a while, Staples Center was filled with boos. Yang Mo got what he wanted.
Amid the boos from the audience, Yang Mo smiled happily. He really liked this feeling. He just made a provocative move and the audience of 20,000 to 30,000 people were so angry that they stiffened their necks and held their breath to boo non-stop. It was so cool!
For Yang Mo, besides making the home fans cheer, the most fulfilling thing is to make the away fans boo in anger. Because the anger hurts the fans' mood, not his mood, which makes him very happy: he hates to see his opponents unhappy, it's that simple.
When the Lakers fans were furious, Yang Mo walked to Ariza who was still sitting on the ground with great joy, and asked with a chuckle: "Hey, man, I said I could knock you down again, did I lie to you?"
"No." Ariza answered weakly. He was completely broken-down and no longer had the will to fight with Yang Mo. He simply gave in and admitted defeat.
Seeing him like this, Yang Mo stopped teasing him and reached out to pull him up, patting the back of his head: "Okay, I won't shake you anymore, don't cry!"
It is better not to comfort Yang Mo at all. This is like deceiving a child. Ariza is in his twenties. How can he still be a child?
So this kind of comfort method can only make him more sad. Other people rarely get knocked down once in their lifetime, but I was knocked down twice in one game. How can I face people? I am a player who relies on defense!
Seeing his frustrated face, Kobe Bryant next to him called a timeout and asked Odom to replace Ariza later in the game.
If Kobe comforted Ariza, Ariza might have the strength to fight again. However, Kobe is a person who is born without sympathy for others on the court. He doesn't even sympathize with himself, so how can he comfort Ariza?
Every time he was hurt, he would quietly lick his wounds and then defeat his opponents with even greater fighting power. He thought Ariza would do the same, but Ariza was only Ariza, not Kobe Bryant.
If Phil Jackson was on the court, Ariza would have been mesmerized by his seemingly ambiguous words, and would have been able to fight Yang Mo in full health in a few minutes. Phil Jackson actually had the function of a pastor in guiding players, otherwise he would not have won nine championship rings with amazing talents such as Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Kobe, and O'Neal. You know, geniuses are the most difficult to deal with. Generally, it is a great achievement for a head coach to deal with one, but Phil Jackson can deal with two or three at the same time, which shows his skill.
While the Lakers bench was quiet, the Heat bench was excited, and everyone was celebrating Yang Mo's amazing dribbling. Yang Mo was very calm about this, as this dribbling could not prove how strong his ability to break through with the ball was, but only proved that his ability to control the ball was pretty good. Controlling the ball and breaking through are two different things!
Meanwhile, TNT also had an interesting discussion.
"Did Ariza do something bad last night? He was knocked down twice by the same opponent in one game, and in similar ways. He really should go to church and ask the pastor to wash away the negative energy in his body. This has nothing to do with skills. The bigger reason is luck." Collins joked. His hosting style is to make fun of everything that can be made fun of and everything that cannot be made fun of.
"I also think he may have mental problems. It has nothing to do with his defensive skills. He moved his defensive center of gravity in advance twice, which is the biggest taboo when defending against quick breakthroughs. There is no reason for him not to understand this." Sports commentator Kenny Smith analyzed very seriously. As a point guard, this should be his forte.
"Yes, he does have mental problems now. When he left the court, his eyes were straight, completely dull. Also, you see he has his head down now, don't let him do anything stupid. It's not worth it for a basketball." Barkley said half worriedly and half jokingly.
"This guy Young is really a born lucky star. He has almost messed up the Lakers players. Every time he defends a player, he destroys him. Even Phil Jackson was sent off the court by him. If they continue to play like this, it is very likely that the Lakers will not be able to get five players to play in the fourth quarter!" Collins continued to complain.
"I am now looking forward to the matchup between Kobe Bryant and Young. I want to see how Young can get a victory-crazy Kobe off the court." Kenny Smith said with great curiosity.
"That's easy. One death block is enough!" Barkley laughed.
