Chapter 193: A Sword to the Throat
Bynum was still angry about Yang Mo's attack, but not as angry as before. He seemed to have really accepted his fate. He muttered to himself: Is it possible? I really can't beat him?
When Bynum fell into self-doubt, it meant that he was following the old path of Ariza and Gasol.
Tonight, among the players , except for the silly Odom who was not disturbed by Yang Mo's mental disturbance, the other three all had more or less emotional breakdowns, doubting themselves and their lives. Ariza was the worst among them, and he was still sitting at the end of the bench with his head down, looking ashamed to see people.
The reason why it had such a strong effect was, on the one hand, that Yang Mo's words were really mean. On the other hand, and the most important factor, their psychological quality was not very good, or they were only used to good times, not used to bad times, and could not bear humiliation. In fact, this can also be seen from their finals last year. Before the finals, everyone predicted that they could beat the old Boston Celtics 4-1 or even 4-0, but what happened? They were beaten to a pulp.
They were like tall, handsome and rich people from wealthy families, while Yang Mo was just a commoner from a common family. They wanted to be arrogant in front of Yang Mo, but Yang Mo beat them to the ground in front of more than 20,000 people from his hometown, and then stuffed a pile of shit into their mouths. How could they bear it? It would be strange if they didn't collapse.
Moreover, the only spiritual pillar that could give them confidence was brought down by Yang Mo, so this situation was both unexpected and reasonable.
Soon, Fisher brought the ball over.
Kobe Bryant, stimulated by the scoreboard, seemed to suddenly understand something. He no longer looked at other teammates, nor did he expect other teammates to stand up and help him. He became the lonely Kobe from 2004 to 2007 again.
At that moment, he took the initiative to pass the ball from Fisher. Facing the defense of James Jones, he broke through very easily, and then made a quick stop jump shot...swish!
The basketball went into the basket very accurately.
Scoring is not difficult for Kobe. He now only wants to throw the basketball into the basket in the most energy-saving way, because he wants to lead the Lakers to a comeback on his own, just like he did in previous years.
Yang Mo immediately caught the change in Kobe Bryant, and he felt that it was a bit tricky. Although it was intentional to provoke Kobe, after all, it was much easier to deal with Kobe alone than the entire Lakers team. But... once Kobe goes crazy, even gods and ghosts can't stop him!
He gritted his teeth and thought: Now that the tiger has been released, I must lock it up myself.
Back in the half court, Yang Mo still held the ball outside the three-point line. Facing Bynum's defense, he was very relaxed. After all, the difference in flexibility was too great.
After nearly twenty seconds, he suddenly made a fake move to shake Bynum off, then made a jump shot...bang!
The basketball missed.
After all, Yang Mo's mid-range shooting is not as sharp as Kobe Bryant's.
After all, it takes time for a student to surpass his teacher.
Kobe Bryant took the initiative to go into the inside, grabbed the rebound, ran to the frontcourt, and took a step outside the three-point line to make a jump shot...Swish!
Such an unreasonable three-pointer actually went in!
"Oh no, the tiger is going to eat people!" Yang Mo muttered to himself, frowning for the first time since the game. The most terrifying and frightening person on the Lakers has always been Kobe Bryant, and now he has shown his fangs. A response must be made.
After Yang Mo passed Chris Quinn, he looked at the timer and saw that there were only 25 seconds left, so he said, "Slow down the pace and make the final attack."
Chris Quinn nodded, and then he could run forward at a controlled pace. Yang Mo hurried back to the half court, ready to find a good place to hit the final shot.
At this moment, Kobe suddenly rushed out and locked Chris Quinn who was dribbling slowly. Chris Quinn's ball handling skills were not very good to begin with, and now he was suddenly attacked by Kobe, and he was a little flustered. In a panic... Bang! Kobe unreasonably snatched the ball from his hand.
Although this ball is suspected of being a foul, the referee will not blow the whistle, after all, this is a superstar.
Kobe stole the ball and came to the frontcourt. Facing an unguarded half court, he made a direct three-point shot...Swish!
Kobe scored eight points in less than a minute, instantly igniting the emotions of the fans. Everyone couldn't stop cheering and shouted in unison: MVP.
Sure enough, the most reliable person at the most critical moment is Kobe Bryant.
Amid the cheers of the MVP, Yang Mo took the serve from James Jones and rushed to the front court at an extremely fast speed. There were still ten seconds left before the end of the game.
Yang Mo was not in a hurry. He had enough patience to wait for the most fatal blow to the throat.
At this moment, Kobe Bryant let go of Chris Quinn and took the initiative to defend. He did not defend closely, but took a step back to defend. He believed that Yang Mo's shooting range was not that far, because there was still nearly three meters from the three-point line, which was ten meters away. No one would practice a three-pointer to a distance of ten meters. The strength required was not something that ordinary people could bear.
Despite Kobe's defense, Yang Mo didn't move at all and even closed his eyes...3, 2, 1.
Yang Mo closed his eyes and counted to three seconds silently, then suddenly took a step forward. Kobe thought Yang Mo was going to break through and quickly took a step back.
But at this time, Yang Mo had already jumped and shot the basketball out...
What?
Kobe was surprised. He didn't expect that Yang Mo would actually make a shot from ten meters away!
When the basketball was still flying in the air... beep! A whistle sounded, and a bright red light flashed behind the glass backboard.
The players on the field also began to leave. In their opinion, it was impossible for this ball to go in!
But at this moment, the basketball drew a long arc...swish!
It actually fell straight into the basket, and the whole audience exclaimed.
The Heat players were also very happy, they felt they were really lucky.
Only the person involved, Yang Mo, showed a calm smile. He was not surprised by this. However, his defender, Kobe Bryant, looked at the scoreboard with the added three-pointer in surprise, then looked at Yang Mo who was smiling calmly, and couldn't help asking, "How could you make such a long three-pointer?"
"Didn't you see it?" Yang Mo laughed and strode towards the locker room.
Others would not practice the 10-meter three-pointer, but Yang Mo had practiced it, and practiced it deliberately. When he first joined the NBA, he had no confidence in himself, so he decided to practice some tricks for himself. The 10-meter three-pointer was his trick. He thought that the defense in this place must be weak, and if he could find a scoring point here, he would definitely get playing time.
Later, when I no longer had to worry about playing time, I never used this trick again.
And tonight, he finally got his first chance to experiment in a formal competition.
He succeeded the first time.
