Chapter 404: Meeting on a Narrow Road
"Isn't this technical foul on Yang unnecessary? Although it was recorded on Stein's head, it obviously gave the Cavaliers a good opportunity to score easily, right?" TNT commentator Collins said very puzzled. He felt very puzzled by Yang Mo's behavior of blatantly provoking the home fans.
He was puzzled, but Barkley next to him agreed and said, "Losing one or two points is nothing. This is an act of reversing morale. Didn't you see that the Knicks players were about to surrender? James is in high spirits, his home fans have turned against him, and he is trapped both externally and internally. There is no other way to build up morale except this method."
"Yang's technical foul was not stupid at all. As long as he can withstand the counterattack next time, the Cavaliers will definitely lose." Kenny Smith also said this. As a staunch opponent of Yang Mo, he was indeed conquered by Yang Mo tonight.
"What happened tonight? I seem to be the target of public criticism." Collins muttered to himself. He didn't expect that when Barkley and Smith stopped bickering, he would become the third party to be complained about.
While Collins was mumbling to himself, Yang Mo had already switched defenses with Jeffries, because Yang Mo decided to carry the entire Knicks offense alone. Of course, he would not relax against LeBron James either, he would always be on the lookout for double teams, but he would no longer defend closely. After all, even someone as physically gifted as him has limited energy.
Yang Mo and Jeffries switched defenses, but James didn't know that after the referee blew the whistle, he tried to pass the ball directly to West in the bottom corner. The moment he passed the ball, he felt something was wrong, but it was too late. The basketball was out of his control, and Yang Mo, who had been hiding behind O'Neal, immediately rushed out like a leopard pouncing on its prey, and immediately pounced on the basketball from the air with lightning speed.
The audience in the front row didn't even have time to exclaim in surprise at Yang Mo's cheetah-like pounce. Yang Mo fell from the air, threw the ball to the front court, and quickly ran towards the front court.
At this time, only one person in the entire Cavaliers team thought of defense, and that person was James. He immediately started to try to overtake Yang Mo. His speed was very fast, but compared to Yang Mo, he was still a level behind. If he was a 12-cylinder Land Rover, then Yang Mo was a 12-cylinder and rear-wheel drive supercar, flying close to the ground.
So, even though James was two steps ahead of Yang Mo when he started, Yang Mo had already surpassed him by three meters two seconds later. When Yang Mo rushed into the three-point line and received the basketball, James had just passed the center circle. At this point, everything was too late!
After receiving the ball, Yang Mo took two big steps and then flew up. His left hand grabbed the basketball like a trigger aiming at the center of a bull's eye, and he smashed it hard, instantly sending the cannonball into the basket with destructive force... Boom!
There was a loud bang, the basketball stand shook, and the whole stadium was silent. It was not until Yang Mo landed that those die-hard fans of Yang Mo started to exclaim, screaming for Yang Mo's powerful dunk.
At this time, the New York fans could only hold back their throats and slowly loosen their clenched fists. They then realized with embarrassment that they had lost the opportunity to cheer for the home team. So, even in the face of such an exciting dunk, they could only force their mouths shut because the other team didn't care about their cheering at all.
"This is the real Super Yang!" Yang Mo turned around, glanced at James coldly, and said arrogantly: "With your speed, you can't even smell the freshness of my fart."
"You've gone too far..." Yang Mo's arrogance instantly made James lose his balance and he raised his fist to try to get closer to Yang Mo. But soon, the referee rushed over to stop him. If the two of them started fighting, the referee would definitely be in trouble.
"Image, your healthy image. LeBron, you have never fought." The referee kept whispering in James' ear.
These words really worked, and James calmed down very quickly. He also knew that once he fought on the court, his business prospects would be overshadowed. Just like Carmelo Anthony, he had a conflict with the Knicks on this court, which led to his reputation plummeting and he permanently withdrew from the competition for the league's signature star.
James finally calmed down, but Yang Mo refused to give in and said in a tone that seemed to have him defeated: "Why are you pretending to be so brave? Even if I kick your ass, you will never dare to do it, because I am your boss. Do you understand, man?"
"Don't worry, I will leave Nike when the contract expires!" James was so angry that he spoke without thinking.
"That's what you said." Yang Mo smiled faintly, turned around and walked towards the front.
At this point, James realized that he had been fooled: Damn, you are just a small shareholder, why do you decide whether I stay or go?
Easy! Easy!
Mike Brown on the sidelines shouted at James loudly, trying to calm him down. James looked at him impatiently, then turned and walked to the front court.
The incident ended here, and the referee breathed a sigh of relief that there was no fight.
While secretly rejoicing, he also became highly alert. He thought that he could never let Yang Mo and James continue the high-intensity physical confrontation like before. If they got angry and started fighting, it would be the end of them. Fouls had to be called.
But it was obvious that the referee's worry was unnecessary, because when James returned to the half court and received the pass from Mo Williams, the defender had already changed from Yang Mo to Jeffries.
"Don't you dare to defend me?" Yang Mo didn't come to provoke James, but James provoked Yang Mo: "Aren't you very powerful? The real Super Yang is not brave enough to defend the chosen one [the true son of destiny] LeBron James?"
Facing James' provocation, Yang Mo, who was standing one step inside the free throw line, smiled faintly: "Your trick of trying to provoke is really too low-level."
As he spoke, Yang Mo hooked his finger, pointed to the area behind him, and said disdainfully: "I'm going to give you a big slap here, do you dare to enter the paint area?"
If Yang Mo was demonstrating to James how to use the taunt skill, then he was undoubtedly successful.
Because James was really irritated. He didn't believe Yang Mo could block him: "You will pay for your arrogance. The basketball that hits the basket over your head will be my biggest New Year's gift to you. Happy Chinese Year!"
James took a step back, lowered his body and tried to sprint towards the restricted area. But it was obvious that his anger made him completely ignore Jeffries' defensive ability. Since Jeffries was slapped by Yang Mo before the start of the season, he has completely changed. When James stepped back, he stuck to him. Although his physical fitness was not superior, he was still good at pestering.
When Jeffries stuck to him, James suddenly felt like he had no place to use his strength. He switched his dribbling path two or three times but still failed to trick Jeffries. He couldn't help but get a little anxious, and at this time Yang Mo's sarcasm came out from inside: "Oh, I seem to have overestimated you. Your New Year's gift is really insincere."
The stalemate and Yang Mo's sarcasm further deepened his anger. In this situation, he subconsciously stretched out his right hand to block Jeffries's skinny body that was clinging to him, and then he exerted force hard and pushed Jeffries two steps away. Taking advantage of this gap, he rushed into the three-point line at an incredible speed.
There is no doubt that this was an action with a tendency to foul, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
There is no way, this is the advantage of being a superstar .
When James rushed into the three-point line, something unexpected happened to him. Yang Mo disappeared. He sprinted at high speed and looked around, but he didn't find any trace of Yang Mo. Another ambush?
While James was anxious, his footsteps had already stepped outside the reasonable collision zone. If he didn't jump at this time, he would lose the space for dunking. And... he also traveled.
There is no other choice but to go ahead with it!
James gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and flew into the air with his powerful jumping power. At the moment when he flew into the air, a figure suddenly appeared behind O'Neal, and instantly rushed into the sky with hit him fiercely!
FUCK! It was an ambush !
James cursed in his heart, and subconsciously switched the basketball in his right hand to his left hand. As a man who can play with both hands, he decided to use a layup to solve the trouble caused by Yang Mo's sudden attack.
And Yang Mo seemed to have anticipated that James would change hands. His right hand stretched out from James' left side first. Before James stretched out his left hand holding the basketball, Yang Mo had already slapped it hard... In a flash... bang!
Before James even understood why Yang Mo guessed that he would change hands, his left hand had already shaken violently, and then his left palm felt numb due to the huge impact, and at the same time he completely lost control of the basketball.
At this moment, the two bodies collided with each other with irreversible inertia...Bang!
When two powerful bodies collide, obviously the one with more kinetic energy will have the upper hand.
When James was completely in the air, Yang Mo suddenly attacked, and it was obvious who was stronger.
At that moment, James, who had never suffered a loss in the air, could not help but fall backwards...
