Chapter 251 If You Can Do It, Go For It
The reason why Howard called a long timeout was because the league's top management gave him a message, meaning that since the outcome was no longer in suspense, it would be better to help Yang Mo achieve a historical record so that the league could make corresponding marketing preparations.
Although Howard was laughing like a big boor, he still understood the meaning. After all, this was an insignificant match. Now that Yang Mo had already fought to this point, it would be okay to consciously favor him. This had nothing to do with fairness. After all, the winner had already been decided.
The game was suspended and Durant just returned to the bench when a Nike executive walked up to him and whispered a few words to him. At first he looked surprised, but then he nodded.
Obviously, Nike's top management also asked him to stop competing with Yang Mo. After all, they are both spokespeople for the same company, and attacking each other will only harm the brand, so it would be better to help Yang Mo.
After Durant agreed to this approach, there was no more resistance to Howard declaring garbage time.
This game gradually became a torture for the sophomore. It was death whether early or late, so it was better to give up everything. He could also be known as someone who gave up voluntarily, and in the future he could say that Yang Mo scored 100 points in garbage time.
Therefore, after returning from the timeout, the sophomore team has made major personnel adjustments.
The first-year students still used the same lineup. At the beginning of the game, Yang Mo stole the ball from Stuckey and rushed to the front court for a fierce three-pointer!
At that moment, the whole audience cheered: 94.
As the game had no resistance, Staples soon started shouting 96, 99, 101.
After shouting 101, Yang Mo took the initiative to call a timeout, then ran to the scoreboard and waved his arms wildly. The fans in the stadium also responded wildly: Super Yang! Super Yang! Super Yang!
Everyone shouted Yang Mo's name with all their strength, roaring for the new history they had witnessed.
The madness at the scene seemed like some kind of religious ceremony, more grand than a king's coronation.
At this moment, Yang Mo was indeed the only king of Staples. No matter whether it was the potential new stars wearing jerseys or the famous superstars sitting next to them watching the game, they all became supporting roles at this moment and became the stars surrounding the moon.
When more than 20,000 people in the audience shouted "Super Yang" in unison, Yang Mo bent down slightly, put his right hand on his ear, and asked loudly in English: "Who is the man who conquered Staples tonight?"
"Super Yang! Super Yang! Super Yang!" Yang Mo's nickname resounded throughout Staples Center.
"Who is the man who scored 101 points tonight?" Yang Mo continued to ask, his expression as cocky as he wanted, but he was cocky because he had the capital to be cocky. Not happy? If you're not happy, go get 101 points too!
"Super Yang! Super Yang! Super Yang!" The whole audience was still shouting the same name.
"So, who is the MVP tonight?" Yang Mo continued to yell.
"Super Yang! Super Yang! Super Yang!" The fans shouted the same name consistently. Their sense of rhythm was very strong. The sound waves pushed up to the ceiling of the Staples Center in waves amid their shouting in unison, as if they were going to break through it directly!
"Okay. One last question." Yang Mo smiled and roared out her signature Chinese greeting: "Friends in Los Angeles, are you having a good time tonight?"
"Awesome!" More than 20,000 people in the audience shouted out a shocking Chinese character in unison. They had been waiting for this word for the entire night, and now, they could finally shout it out from the bottom of their hearts without restraint.
Everyone roared at the top of their lungs. Every corner of the Staples Center was filled with the word "cool". Hormones and passion intertwined, forming something similar to faith. At this moment, Yang Mo really conquered the more than 20,000 people in the arena from the inside out, whether they were his fans, some Lakers fans, or other basketball fans. They would never forget that they had participated in such a game, and they would never forget that they were fans of Super Yang.
"I feel great too, thank you everyone!"
Yang Mo smiled and bowed, then jumped off the stage and walked straight to the bench. Back at the bench, his teammates congratulated him one after another, and Yang Mo kept thanking his teammates for their cooperation. If they hadn't selflessly given all the ball rights to Yang Mo, Yang Mo wouldn't have been able to achieve such amazing numbers.
At this time, the whistle of the timeout sounded, and Dwyane Wade randomly picked five players and asked them to play. Anyway, this game was over for everyone, and Yang Mo was the biggest winner of this game.
"Yang, you have to treat us to a big meal, and you have to invite Girls' Generation and Kristen." The game was still going on, and Westbrook, together with Ross Oden and others, were robbing Yang Mo.
Yang Mo laughed and agreed immediately: "As long as they are willing, I will definitely call them all."
"You said that?" Westbrook quickly seized the opportunity to follow up.
"Yes, that's what I said." Yang Mo nodded heavily when he was happy.
Westbrook heard this and immediately ran to Kristen and took the initiative to invite them. Kristen kept saying "give it to you", but Girls' Generation refused very straightforwardly. Kim Taeyeon replied very strongly: "We are willing to eat with Oppa, but not with you."
To them, these strange black athletes are a strange species, and that is why they are unwilling to make friends with them.
Girls' Generation didn't agree, but Westbrook didn't care, because his target was Kristen anyway.
Soon, the game was over. The freshman team defeated the sophomore team 156:139, breaking the sophomore team's six-game winning streak.
Soon, David Stern walked to the center of the field with a microphone under the guidance of a spotlight. When he arrived at the center of the field, he immediately said: "The MVP of the NBA 2008-2009 Rookie Game is..."
He wanted to keep it a secret for a while, but the fans in the stadium were already shouting Yang Mo's name in unison: "Super Yang! Super Yang!"
David Stern smiled slightly when he saw this. He really didn't have the courage to say another name. If he gave the MVP to someone else, the consequences would be terrible. He didn't want to be carried out of Staples Center.
So, he quickly read out the name: "Yang Mo, congratulations Super Yang!"
After David Stern read out her name, Yang Mo quickly walked to the center of the venue, took the trophy from Stern amid applause from the audience, exchanged a few words with him, and then picked up the microphone to give a speech.
"First of all, I want to thank my teammates for their selfless help. If they hadn't given me all the shots, I wouldn't have been able to score so many points. Secondly, I want to thank my opponents, whose defense was very lax."
As soon as Yang Mo said this, there was laughter in the audience. Super Yang was so funny that he even thanked his teammates. Wasn't he afraid that Kevin Durant, who had been pressing on defense the whole court, would die of shame and anger by ramming his head into Staples Center?
Yang Mo paused for a moment and continued, "Secondly, I want to thank the Miami Heat for selecting me to join the NBA from the rookie conference. With the help of Mr. Riley, I have grown rapidly. When I entered the NBA, I never dared to dream that I could score 101 points in a single game, but now I have done it. Thank you, Miami!"
Bang bang bang!
There was another round of applause from the audience.
After the applause died down a bit, Yang Mo continued, "At the same time, I would also like to thank the stupid critics who have been criticizing me in various media. If it weren't for your idiocy, I wouldn't have pushed myself to work so hard. Thank you. Your stupidity keeps pushing me forward. I hope that next time you can use even more stupid performances to give me the energy to move forward."
Hahahaha!
The audience burst into laughter. Yang Mo was the only person in the world who dared to publicly scold the commentators. He was not afraid of those hooligans who held the power of speech with pens. Yang Mo treated his enemies in such a direct way. If you make me unhappy and dare to scold me, I will humiliate you severely on the stage where the whole world is watching. Want to knock Yang Mo down with verbal criticism? Dream on! Yang Mo believes in the philosophy of violence. Only those with big fists can knock him down!
David Stern, who was standing next to Yang Mo, smiled bitterly and shook his head amid the laughter of the fans. Although he did not like the player he had created to describe a group in public with offensive words, he also knew that this was Yang's unique personality and would bring him more fans. So, he could only smile bitterly.
"Finally, after tonight, maybe a lot of people will say that the reason I scored 101 points was because my teammates gave me too much ball possession, because the opponent's defense was too bad, because this was the All-Star Game... and other excuses that make sense. To this, I just want to say in advance: If you can do it, go for it!"
After Yang Mo finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter again. The phrase "If you can do it, go for it" amused everyone, including David Stern.
