Chapter 363: Ice and Fire
Kenny Smith chose to trust Phil Jackson, but Phil Jackson felt it was extremely difficult. If it was just this lineup, he would not be afraid, and if it was just Yang Mo, he would be even less afraid. But this crazy lineup plus the crazy Super Yang, he had to have a headache. This is completely the effect of 1+1 greater than three. If he was given a few days to watch the videotape, it should not be difficult for him to find the corresponding strategy. However, the game is now.
"Ron..." Phil Jackson called Ron Artest, and found that he was still in a state of depression, and had not yet recovered from Yang Mo's attack, so he simply waved his hand and gave up the strategy of asking him to play and strictly guard Yang Mo. Now that Artest was in this state, playing, and defending, it would be difficult not to become a sieve.
After giving up Artest, the defensive leader, Phil Jackson looked at the bench and finally called Kobe Bryant's name: "Kobe, you go to defend Young alone later. Don't let him shoot three-pointers so easily."
Kobe Bryant hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but he still nodded and agreed. Although this order meant that he would have to exert a lot of energy on both offense and defense, he had no choice but to do so in this situation. Because he was the only one on the Lakers who could limit Yang Mo, after all, he was the only shooting guard selected in the NBA's first defensive team.
In addition to bringing Kobe up, Phil Jackson made another choice, which was to replace Bynum and Fisher with Luke Walton and Shannon Brown. He couldn't continue to be so stable now, it was time to get the speed going, otherwise he would really be carried away by such a crazy wave.
At the same time, on the Knicks bench, Yang Mo picked up the tactical board and made minor adjustments to the lineup: "Larry Hughes and Jeffries will play at the same time, replacing Chandler and Jordan Hill." The reason why Yang Mo made the decision to replace the only inside players was because he guessed that Phil Jackson would definitely replace Bynum as well, because he could no longer sit still and could not wait to call a timeout.
Yang Mo calculated that if Phil Jackson replaced Bynum, the team's speed would increase, and the Lakers' forwards would have more shooting opportunities. At this time, the appearance of Larry Hughes and Jeffries would be very necessary.
drop!
With a whistle, the timeout ended. When the Lakers players stepped back onto the court, Yang Mo took a quick look and immediately smiled triumphantly. You want to play speed with me? I'll kill you!
Yang Mo was least afraid of the Lakers' fast-paced competition. Once Phil Jackson chose this method, then... their defeat was a foregone conclusion. Although the defending champions were strong, their strength was not based on running and gunning. Once they gave up the triangle tactics, they would become neither fish nor fowl and lose the rhythm of winning.
As soon as Shannon Brown got the ball, Larry Hughes stuck to him. Although this guy loved gambling steals, he was also a member of the All-Defensive Team. How could he not get anything good when he tangled with a point guard of Shannon Brown's level?
Larry Hughes defended Shannon Brown, but Nate Robinson went to defend...Luke Walton. Although Luke Walton was half a body taller than Nate Robinson, he had just returned from injury and was not very brave to make moves. Coupled with Nate Robinson's persistence, he was completely useless.
Kobe Bryant was handed over to Gallinani, who was the weakest in defense. Yang Mo gave him the task of following Kobe's footsteps. That was all. The task was so simple that the Italian was able to complete it. As for Lamar Odom, Jeffries took care of him. Pau Gasol still disappeared under Yang Mo's hospitality.
With such a clear division of labor, the Lakers only had Kobe Bryant left to handle the ball with ease. Naturally, the offense fell on him. He took the basketball from Shannon Brown, who was struggling to dribble across half court, and after taking two steps to shake off Gallinani's defense, he quickly shot... Swish! The basketball fell into the net!
After scoring the goal, he immediately caught up with Yang Mo without stopping, but Yang Mo ran to the front court. Kobe Bryant was in his thirties after all, and he was inevitably a little breathless and staggering when he ran. But Yang Mo was relaxed and at ease, which was the advantage of age.
After Yang Mo ran to the front court, he did not stop, but kept running to create opportunities for the players. Even if Yang Mo had no desire to attack, Kobe Bryant had to follow him closely, because everyone knew how powerful Yang Mo's three-point shot was.
With Yang Mo's running, Jeffries easily made an open basket as if he was in an empty space.
His goal not only got two points for the Knicks, but more importantly, Kobe Bryant was exhausted like a dog, but still failed to prevent the team from losing points. But he had to do it.
Yang Mo was clearly setting a trap for him to fall into, but there was only one choice in front of him, and that was to jump in!
Back in the half court, Kobe Bryant, who was out of breath, hadn't even caught his breath when Shannon Brown passed the ball to him again. There was nothing he could do. Now the other four Lakers players were facing sticky defense, and only he was relatively relaxed. If he didn't take the responsibility for the offense, who would? Who made you the leader?
Although Kobe Bryant encountered a weak defense, it was still defense, and he had to break through Gallinani's defense. He had to grit his teeth and make various fake moves, then get an open position and shoot a jump shot... swish!
Although he scored again.
However, Yang Mo's smile was even brighter. For him, if he continued like this, even if he lost his lead, he would still win. Because as long as Kobe Bryant collapsed, the Lakers would not play. Even if the whole world scolded Kobe Bryant, no one could erase his absolute control over the team. Without him, the Lakers would be a toothless tiger, nothing more.
Back in the half court, Yang Mo was still running around frantically, and his teammates easily got open opportunities and then simply put the ball into the basket.
For the Lakers to score a goal, Kobe Bryant had to fight for his life, but for the Knicks, it was as easy as eating and drinking.
Comparing the two, the difference is obvious!
Although Phil Jackson also saw the difficulty of the game, there was no better way except this method. He could only rely on this period of time to hold on to the game, and then come up with corresponding countermeasures during the halftime break, otherwise the Knicks would expand the score wildly. By the second half, even if he came to his senses, it would be too late!
Kobe Bryant lasted three minutes, but his efficiency eventually dropped, and his miss rate gradually increased. However, the Knicks showed a gradual upward trend.
drop!
When the halftime buzzer sounded, the Knicks were already leading by 13 points.
All this surprised all the followers. They simply could not believe that the final winner would be the Knicks led by Yang Mo.
Logically speaking, shouldn't the Knicks be a bottom-ranked team? Why? They can even beat the defending champions? Are they going to be the dark horse this year?
The whole world was surprised by the Knicks' performance, but Charles Barkley was the only one who remained indifferent. He felt that this was normal and that Super Yang should be invincible.
"I've said it before, Super Yang is omniscient and omnipotent. If he says he wants to win, he will win. Just like God says let there be light, there will be light." Oakley spoke like a devout believer. If fans were to be classified, he would definitely be a yellow diamond level 7 VIP!
Charles Barkley was so proud, but Kenny Smith remained silent. He felt a little confused, his lips were a little dry, and his tongue was a little numb, and all of this was because he didn't want to lick Barkley's ass at all.
At this time, Collins seemed a little excited: "I have to say that Super Yang has created a miracle. I found that he never lost a game that he said he would win, which means that his winning rate is now 100%, and he has never lost. No wonder so many basketball experts and commentators hate him so much but can do nothing about him. Because he is simply a winner in life. He has money, women, and victories. He has all the good things."
Just when Collins was so excited that he felt envious and jealous, the camera at the scene captured a scene. When Yang Mo walked towards the aisle leading to the locker room, Emma Watson on the sidelines actually blew him a kiss.
This broke the hearts of countless Emma fans around the world. But what broke their hearts even more was yet to come. Yang Mo actually reached out and grabbed the flying kiss, then stuffed it into her heart, and then smiled at her before walking into the passage. At the same time, Emma Walter's cheeks were already as red as apples.
Oh my god!
The whole world is shouting, is there really something going on between them? Isn't this move too ambiguous? Why? Why does even Emma Watson like him?
Of course, the men felt that Yang Mo took advantage.
Women think Emma Watson is the happiest woman in the world, and she is favored by super yang. Damn it, what's so good about her? Isn't she just a little pretty? Her breasts are not big! Her butt is not that perky. What's so great about Harry Potter? Haha! ~!!!
