Chapter 398: You are not qualified to cheer for me!
"It's so weird." TNT commentator Collins said in astonishment: "It was LeBron and Young who were on edge before the game, so why did they lower their profile? It doesn't look like they have any intention of fighting at all."
"The game has just started, it's still early." Barkley shook his head and said slowly: "Now it's just warm-up. When the critical moment comes, these two people will stand up."
"This is the first time I agree with Charles." Kenny Smith also nodded and agreed: "No matter how many points Mo Williams or Larry Hughes scores, the final decision will definitely be made by Young and LeBron."
After this analysis, the three of them basically reached a consensus that the real action is yet to come.
However, the following time became a long wait for fans and commentators. In the entire first quarter, Yang Mo and LeBron James did not participate in a single attack, so Yang Mo scored zero points, while LeBron James scored one point with a free throw.
Throughout the first quarter, Yang Mo was doing the dirty work of assisting with running and pick-and-rolls, while LeBron James was constantly sorting out the ball, and he eventually got five assists.
Comparing the two, LeBron James's data is still slightly better. After all, he has assists, while Yang Mo does not. As he has no ability to pass the ball, he can only do it silently, and all his contributions to the team are hidden under the data.
However, despite LeBron James's superiority in personal statistics, the Knicks led by seven points in the first quarter and went into the timeout. The reason is simple. Except for Yang Mo, the other four players played well, especially Larry Hughes and Milicic. The two of them scored 18 points together and made outstanding contributions to the team's lead.
Back on the bench, Yang Mo immediately deployed his troops: "Nate, Gallinani, Jeffries, and Wilt. Follow me and let's run. We got a seven-point lead in the first quarter, and we have to double it in the second quarter."
Yang Mo waved his hand and directly replaced four players. And the four players who were replaced were all players who performed extremely well in the first quarter. This was not just a surprise, but more of a bold move. No head coach in the league would replace four players in good condition. After all, stability is more important than anything else. But Yang Mo has never been a player who pursues stability. A seven-point lead is nothing to him. What he wants to do is to beat the opponent to the point of no return and never recover from it.
While Yang Mo was giving orders, Larry Brown pulled LeBron James aside and said, "LeBron, don't fall for Super Yang's trick. His trick is to stop you from attacking. You are the strongest attacker on our team. If you don't participate in the offense, the offense of the whole team will be ruined. The Knicks have so many attackers that they don't care too much about Yang's absence on the offensive end. So, you must attack strongly next. Only when you are strong on the offensive end will they become weak. Do you understand?"
Larry Brown's analysis was insightful, but it was too late. Yang Mo didn't attack in the first quarter because he wanted to limit LeBron James. Unexpectedly, LeBron James was really stupid. If Yang Mo didn't attack, he wouldn't attack either. It seemed that he would lose face if he did. Now, he didn't lose face, but the team fell behind by seven points. And the most important thing is that the team fell into a passive position.
LeBron James was not stupid. When Larry Brown told him his analysis, he immediately understood. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I will make this guy pay the price."
"Yeah." Larry Brown patted James on the shoulder and said, "Come on! I'm rooting for you!"
With that, he turned around to make a personnel adjustment, replacing O'Neal with Ilgauskas. O'Neal is no longer the monster he once was. He is old and close to retirement. He can only play for 20 minutes per game at most. If he exceeds this time, he will easily fall into the trouble of shock.
After a while, beep!
The timeout ends and the game restarts.
When the fans saw Yang Mo and Nate Robinson on the court, they subconsciously thought of the crazy days at the beginning of the season. They subconsciously cheered. Obviously, they also liked this crazy chaotic style.
These cheers can almost be regarded as the first time that the home fans have cheered for the home team since the opening of the game.
This is undoubtedly a sad thing. The home fans don't cheer for the home team, but cheer for the visiting team. Is there anything more fucked up than this? The answer is obviously yes, that is, the whole city is blackening the hero who brings them victory after victory.
Stepping onto the court, Yang Mo took the initiative to walk up to LeBron James and said with a sneer, "Come on, let's compete for points in this quarter!"
"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" LeBron James sneered: "I'm still the top scorer on the scoring list!"
"The value is too low." Yang Mo shook his head mockingly, strode across half the court, and focused his energy on defense.
Soon, LeBron James came over with the ball. Yang Mo immediately pressed close to him, and when Yang Mo took the initiative to stand opposite LeBron James, there was an uproar at the scene, and the fans in front of the TV couldn't help but get excited. Is the verbal criticism before the game finally going to turn into a life-and-death struggle on the court?
In an instant, all attention was raised to the extreme.
Under such strong attention, LeBron James slowly bent down. At this moment, Yang Mo pressed him in an instant, sticking to him at lightning speed. LeBron James subconsciously dodged, but his body still hit him hard. LeBron James staggered and took a step back, looking a little embarrassed.
The other players were most afraid of physical contact with LeBron James, because James looked like a prehistoric monster. But Yang Mo was not afraid. In terms of physical strength, only Shark on the Cavaliers could compete with Yang Mo. Even if LeBron James was gifted, he was not qualified!
After being knocked back by Yang Mo, LeBron James quickly changed his strategy from charging forward to hiding and attacking. He began to cross dribble in advance, trying to trick Yang Mo into attacking.
When fans familiar with LeBron saw this scene, they were completely dumbfounded. James actually played a technical flow? Isn't his breakthrough known for being fast, accurate and ruthless? He never makes fake moves, he just crushes with his body. With his speed, his strength, his explosiveness, who in the league can stop him?
In the past, no one could stop him. But now, Yang Mo, who was standing opposite him, was not inferior to him in any way. His strength and speed were even better. Although Yang Mo was not able to release all the explosive power in his body in an instant, with the support of speed and strength, he would not suffer too much.
After several attempts, James found that he could not deceive Yang Mo, so he finally launched a fierce attack. He rushed towards Yang Mo's left side like thunder, and Yang Mo did not dodge or evade, but collided head-on... bang!
Yang Mo staggered back two steps, and James' attack was completely blocked.
At this moment, the referee blew the whistle, indicating that Yang Mo had committed a defensive foul.
When Yang Mo saw the penalty, he ran up to argue with the referee. He kept using strong language to explain that he did not move his feet at all, and repeatedly suggested that the referee watch the replay. The referee rejected the proposal. However, although he rejected the proposal, he also had an idea in his mind. In the next round, he must find his balance. After all, LeBron James is a hotshot, and he cannot be provoked. Yang Mo cannot be provoked either. In this case, they can only give each other a 50-point penalty, and no one can be partial!
After rejecting Yang Mo's proposal, the referee quickly asked the Cavaliers to serve again.
When the Cavaliers' ball returned to James, Yang Mo still defended closely. At this time, James quickly called Ilgauskas up. After an unclear small step, he used Ilgauskas's huge body to finally get rid of Yang Mo's defense and rushed into the penalty area for a strong layup.
His layup caused cheers from the entire Madison, and most of the New York fans were shouting MVP!
This made Yang Mo feel disgusted and ashamed. Playing for such fans was really a shame.
However, this feeling was fleeting, because the moment LeBron James scored, the Knicks' offensive had already begun. Jeffries picked up the basketball and threw it directly to Nate Robinson who was running to the frontcourt. Nate Robinson took the ball and made a pull-up jump shot from outside the three-point line... bang!
The basketball missed the target. Just when the fans were angry at Nate Robinson's brainless offensive behavior, Yang Mo rushed into the penalty area like lightning, jumped high, glided in the air, caught the basketball and slammed it hard into the basket... Boom!
A beautiful dunk with great force!
Subconsciously, the fans cheered for Yang Mo.
At this time, Yang Mo turned around and gestured to them to silence them, then shouted: "Shut up! You are not qualified to cheer for me!"
When Yang Mo said this, the entire Madison was stunned, whether it was the fans, the players on the field, or the referee!
This guy actually provoked the home fans, is he crazy? ?
