Chapter 248: History is in the Making
Amid the cheers from the audience , Yang Mo was full of energy and fighting spirit as he clenched his fist.
At this time, Kevin Durant's voice came to my ears: "Does it make sense to use the team's shooting rights to improve your own stats?"
"At least I can get all my teammates to give me the ball automatically, but you can't do that." Yang Mo laughed and glanced at Durant proudly, as if laughing at him for being sour grapes.
Just as Yang Mo was speaking, Derrick Rose passed the ball again.
After receiving the ball, Yang Mo faced Durant's defense. He suddenly took a tentative step forward, tricked Durant into taking a half step back, and then he made a super long fadeaway jump shot... Durant tried his best to block it, but the basketball still slipped past his fingertips... Swish!
The basketball went into the net .
52!
Led by the DJ, all the fans in the stadium called out Yang Mo's score. Now the greatest fun of the game was no longer winning or losing, but how many points Yang Mo could get.
All the fans in the stadium hoped that Yang Mo could score high, but Durant was the most determined opponent, because the higher Yang Mo scored, the more embarrassed he would be. But... the problem now was that he really couldn't defend Yang Mo. Originally, his defensive talent was not very good, and he relied more on the advantage of his body and arm span to stop the opponent. But he happened to run into Yang Mo. He was a typical slender and talented player, while Yang Mo was a stout type. The two were naturally incompatible, and Yang Mo's speed was amazing, his tentative steps were realistic, and his three-point shooting tonight was so accurate that it was amazing. It would be strange if he could defend him.
He was unable to stop Yang Mo from scoring and could only use his own strong scoring to cover up his opponent.
Although Yang Mo couldn't defend him, but... his touch was not as hot as Yang Mo's, and Yang Mo interfered with his lower body a lot.
After a few rounds of fighting, the leading advantage was gradually eroded by Yang Mo's hot hand.
At the end of the third quarter, Yang Mo threw in the eighth three-pointer of the third quarter to tie the score. At the same time, the fans in the stadium also roared out Yang Mo's score of 81.
As Yang Mo's score increased, everyone's expectations also increased. Originally, everyone thought that 80 points would be enough, but he didn't expect to get this score at the end of the third quarter, and his three-pointers were so accurate. It was like throwing a stone into the sea.
During the intermission, TNT's sideline reporter interviewed Kobe Bryant who came to watch the game: "Kobe, what do you have to say about Yang tying your single-game scoring record?"
"First of all, I must admit that Super Yang is a magical guy. So far, he has only missed two balls, two 17-foot mid-range shots, and the rest of the three-pointers all went into the net. Although I knew that his three-pointer was particularly strong before, I didn't expect him to reach this level tonight. Secondly, I think the sophomore team should change someone to defend Super Yang. Although Kevin's defense can block his vision, his thin body can't cause physical constraints to Yang at all. In this way, Yang's shooting is as stress-free as when he is training in the team. Finally, I must say that this is the All-Star Game, and my 81 points were scored in the regular season. There is a natural difference in defensive intensity between the two. But it is undeniable that Yang's performance tonight is God-level." Kobe spoke very seriously and at the end, he did not forget to emphasize that this is the All-Star Game. He is really a guy who never wants to admit defeat.
The reporter was about to continue speaking when Shaquille O'Neal grabbed the microphone and said to the camera in an extremely exaggerated manner: "Tonight's Yang is a combination of Iverson, me, Vince Carter and Reggie Miller. Tonight belongs to Super Yang! I am already a fan of Super Yang. If he scores 100 points tonight, I will definitely run up and kiss his sneakers. I mean what I say!"
"You can go brush your teeth now. With Yang's current touch, it will not be difficult for him to get 100 points before the end of the game." Kobe Bryant next to him complained with a smile.
"Wrong, I should have bought lipstick, asshole! I wasn't kissing his sneakers." O'Neal yelled angrily.
"Then go quickly."
"I won't go."
Seeing the former OK combination bickering again, fans watching the TNT channel couldn't help but smile knowingly. These two guys are so old, yet they can still bicker like this. Are they really going to fight until the day they die?
In order to prevent the screen from falling into the boring bickering of "you go" and "I won't go" again and again, the director switched the screen back to the live broadcast room.
This was the first time the camera was focused on the three commentators since the commercial break. Barkley on the left had two obvious claw marks on his face, while Kenny Smith on the right had a purple eye socket.
Seeing this scene, it is not difficult to guess what happened in the studio during the halftime break. It seems that the tall and strong Barkley won. Of course, in the struggle, Kenny Smith must have won a partial victory, at least Barkley's face was bruised.
"What's incredible is that Super Yang scored 32 points in the third quarter. If I remember correctly, the highest score in a single quarter in NBA history should be 33 points. If he made both of those mid-range shots, he would have broken the record again. This is really amazing. I never dreamed that I would be so crazy as to think that Super Yang could not gain a foothold in the NBA. Was I blind at the time?" Collins reflected on himself.
"You are not blind, it is others who are blind." Charles Barkley said unhappily, touching his still burning left cheek.
Who doesn't know what Barkley meant by this indirect criticism? After all, there was only one person with black eyes at the scene. The staff on the scene couldn't help but sweat again after hearing this. If the two people got into a fight again, it would be difficult to separate them. However, to their surprise, Kenny Smith didn't get angry, but said calmly: "Although the defensive intensity of this game was close to zero, and Kevin Durant didn't create any physical collision with Young, it still shows that Young is an excellent three-point shooter. I think his score can be higher."
"Don't say so much useless stuff. I only know one fact. Since the start of the NBA All-Star Game, Super Yang is the first player to score more than 80 points in the Rookie Game." Barkley said aggressively, showing that he was not afraid of fighting with Kenny Smith again.
"Yes, you are right." Kenny Smith agreed with Barkley, and then reiterated his attitude: "But it is undeniable that Yang is also the player with the most shots in the All-Star Rookie Game in NBA history."
"Yes, you are right." Barkley also agreed with Kenny Smith's point of view, and he added: "But it is undeniable that Super Yang is the player with the highest shooting percentage in the NBA All-Star Rookie Game in history, and he only missed two shots."
Seeing that the two people were going to keep arguing, Collins signaled the director to cut the commercial.
TNT originally thought that this was a carnival-style family game, but they didn't expect that Super Yang would show off his explosiveness at the beginning of the game, and then he knocked out his opponent. Then they fell into an endless scoring war, and the two commentators in their own studio also started fighting. A boring game was turned into a hot topic by Super Yang. Seeing the ratings rising steadily, TNT executives smiled so hard that their mouths were crooked.
At the same time, there was another person whose mouth was even more crooked when he smiled, and that was David Stern.
No one wants to see Super Yang get a high score more than him. Yang Mo breaking the record is another great event for him, which means his commercial value will soar. No one in the NBA today has more commercial appeal than Super Yang. Now that he has scored such a great score, as long as the marketing can keep up, it will be difficult for the NBA to not be popular.
David Stern was happy, and Yang Mo's sponsors were even happier, especially Nike. The 120 million US dollars was worth it. Just after signing the contract, a big Easter egg that would go down in history was made. It was really worth it!
