Chapter 417: Fireflies in the Dark
Generally speaking, few people boo players during the All-Star Game. In a sense, the All-Star Game weekend is like the Chinese New Year. Children are not beaten during the Chinese New Year, and players are not booed during the All-Star Game, unless they have done something extremely heinous and unforgivable.
Obviously, Evans did not do such a thing that hurts the heaven and earth, he just shouldn't pass the ball. In essence, there was nothing wrong with his passing. But the mistake was that Yang Mo's two successful defenses had aroused the infinite expectations of the fans, and they were looking forward to the next head-on confrontation. But unfortunately, Evans' pass shattered this expectation, just like when you are about to inject the essence of life into your beloved woman, someone suddenly breaks in. This kind of unhappiness will of course be transformed into boos at the first time.
Amid the boos, Evans seemed a little stunned and confused: What did I do wrong?
While he was doubting himself and collecting evidence, Yang Mo's cold sarcasm had already pierced his heart like a silver needle: "Did you see that? The whole of Dallas is laughing at your cowardice. Didn't you say you were going to win the MVP? What? Are you scared?"
Yang Mo's rhetorical question was mixed with the most murderous sarcasm. Under the strong contrast, Evans almost lost his mind. He took a step forward with red eyes, trying to give Yang Mo the angriest punch.
But Yang Mo in front of him just glanced at him with a sneer: "Do you want to taste the brain?"
These cold words were like a pouring of cold water that instantly extinguished Evans' irrationality, because the first thing that came to his mind was the image of the brain being beaten out. This disgusting and horrifying image instantly made him feel fear, and this fear from the heart easily overcame his irrationality.
Seeing Evans calm down instantly, Yang Mo couldn't help but laugh at him again: "What a coward."
With that, he strode back. Evans stood there in a daze. He was neither angry nor irrational, but there was a whisper in his heart that kept echoing: Am I really a coward?
There is no doubt that Evans has fallen into deep self-doubt. If he does not come out of it in time, it is very likely that he will completely lose his decisiveness, lose all his confidence, and then... become like everyone else.
This is probably what is meant by a heart-breaking strategy. Every time Yang Mo faced an opponent, he was not only thinking about defeating his opponent, but also about defeating his opponent mentally, so that his opponent would never dare to think of competing with him again.
There is no doubt that Evans is now enjoying this treatment.
"We should replace that guy now. If he stays on the court, he will most likely be ruined by Yang." Kevin Duran couldn't help but remind Conn Stanley again.
Stanley still shook his head, with an academic attitude: "I know the players very well. This is what I learned from Phil. He never calls a timeout to replace players easily."
Seeing that Conn Stanley was so persistent, Kevin Durant did not continue to argue. After all, Evans had nothing to do with him.
When Conn Stanley saw Kevin Durant remained silent, his vanity increased a bit, and he thought he was right. As the assistant coach of the Zen Master, he felt that he should get closer to the Zen Master. It was a pity that he only learned the superficial knowledge, or the appearance, but not the connotation. Little did he know that when the Zen Master encountered a big devil like Yang Mo, he called a timeout in less than a minute. Because he deeply knew that under the fierce attack of Yang Mo, the explosive maniac, there was no way to pretend to be cool, because he would directly make you a fool.
Conn Stanley's pretense was undoubtedly the last step to push Evans into the abyss, because Yang Mo never cared about his opponent's feelings. He always wanted to beat his opponent to death. He didn't care if you were in a bad mood or not. What he wanted to do was very simple, to kill you while you were sick.
Soon, Westbrook scored in the frontcourt, and it was a three-pointer. His three-pointer was very unreliable, but Yang Mo gave him three similar chances. When he missed the first shot, Yang Mo had already grabbed the rebound and then passed it to him. He missed the second shot again, and Yang Mo grabbed the rebound again, until the third time, he finally made it.
Since this three-pointer consumed three attacks, it didn't get many cheers. Instead, Yang Mo received screams when he grabbed the rebound... Oh my God, another one! Damn, he actually grabbed it again. Oh! Oh my God, it actually went in.
Yes, the basketball's hit disappointed the fans in a sense, because they preferred to watch Yang Mo grab rebounds.
Well, in a sense, Yang Mo has stolen everyone's attention again, even though he really wants to be low-key and really wants Westbrook to be the protagonist. But it's useless, someone like him who is born with the aura of a protagonist will be like a firefly in the dark, so bright and unique no matter where he is.
"Is Yang going to establish his dominance in rebounding and defense tonight?" ESPN commentator Hollins said in great confusion: "Look, he just pushed Thabeet away with his butt. Poor Thabeet was like a bamboo pole in front of him. He didn't need to be pushed at all. He floated out of the restricted area by himself when the wind blew."
"When Yang was in Miami, he was an inside player. He even played center. So, with his strength and rebounding sense, there is really no problem for him to deal with Thabeet." Chris Webber laughed and said, "If he doesn't focus on scoring, there is absolutely no problem for him to get 20 rebounds in this game."
"In fact, in addition to being a rebounder, he is also a very good three-point shooter." Steve Kerr said with a slightly embarrassed expression. As a three-point shooter, it is indeed a difficult task for him to evaluate a young three-point shooter. No one wants to be beaten to death on the beach like the old wave. But the replacement of the old by the new is an irreversible historical law, and no one can escape it.
"Do you think Yang is a first-tier star now? He is at the top 10 level in the league." Hollins suddenly raised a topic: "Yang's presence is very high, but his true strength is still a mystery. No one knows what level he is at."
"From the statistics, he has reached the top 10 level, but if you count on your fingers, he is not in the top 10. This is something that is difficult to evaluate." Chris Webber said with some embarrassment: "I can only say that Yang may not be a top 10 player yet, but even the top 1 players will feel a chill in their backs when facing him."
