Chapter 87: Repeated Provocations
As soon as Yang Mo came on the court, she had a fierce interaction with Kevin Garnett, and the atmosphere was full of tension.
Whether it was Yang Mo's question to Kevin Garnett after he scored a three-pointer, or Kevin Garnett's thumbs-down gesture, they all stirred the adrenaline of the audience in front of the TV. They came here just to watch this, and now they finally saw this direct dialogue scene, how could they not be excited?
The fans were excited, but the referee was not excited at all. Instead, he was very nervous, fearing that the two would fight. He quickly pulled them aside and had a brief talk with them, asking them to control their emotions and not affect the game. Both of them agreed, glared at each other, and ran to the front court.
"Oh, Yang finally came on the court and hit a three-pointer right away. I love him so much, he saved our ratings." TNT host Collins almost cried after Yang Mo came on the court. Damn, the ratings are finally improving.
"Although Yang saved the ratings, I still have to say that his action of provoking KG was very unwise. KG will definitely go all out next time and let this rookie know what an All-Star level power forward is." Steve Kerr has firmly become a Yang Mo hater since he saw Yang Mo knock Randolph to the ground in a pool of blood.
Corresponding to this is another commentator, Charles Barkley. Ever since Yang Mo's death block, he has become a Yang Mo fan. So after Kerr made remarks that were unfavorable to Yang Mo, he immediately jumped out to refute: "Isn't it... that Garnett's performance in the first quarter didn't look like an All- Star center? Don't be afraid of angering anyone when playing. At least for me, the stronger the opponent, the happier I am, and I believe Yang thinks the same way."
"So... you met the strongest player in history, Michael Jordan, and then, you never won a championship ring in your life, even though you went to Houston to join the team at the end of your career, right?" After hearing what Barkley said, Kerr couldn't help but complain.
Barkley's never having won a championship was a pain in his life. Now that Kerr brought it up, he immediately got angry and slammed the table, saying, "Is it great to win a championship ring as a supporting actor? I've won everything except the championship ring. How about you? Have you ever made it to the All-Star Game? Have you ever won an MVP? Have you ever broken any records in your career?"
Barkley suddenly opened fire, and the audience was immediately excited. The court was full of gunpowder, and the commentators were also filled with gunpowder. This game was really exciting.
Although Collins should let Barkley and Kerr continue to argue for the sake of ratings, he still rushed out to save the situation in order to complete the commentary of this game smoothly: "Wow, look, Kevin Garnett has the ball. He is facing Shawn Marion near the free throw line. He has successfully scored five or six times in this position in this game. Will he succeed this time? Will Young help Marion to make up the defense?"
Collins' save allowed the audience to focus on the game.
After Kevin Garnett received the basketball at the free throw line, he broke through the basket without any hesitation. Garnett was tall and long, had good dribbling skills, and was stronger than the skinny Marion, so it was not difficult to break through him, even though Marion was famous for his defense in his early years. However, Garnett was better than him in every way, so how could he defend?
Marion followed Garnett into the restricted area and prepared to jump and block the shot.
But at this moment, Garnett, who was rushing forward, suddenly stopped abruptly, and Marion quickly braked. He hated the feeling of being fooled.
But... then, Garnett suddenly leaned against him, then turned around and went around his body, feeling like he was passing over a wooden stake.
After easily passing Marion, he jumped up and was about to dunk when a figure suddenly appeared from the side.
At the moment, Garnett was a little surprised. Yang Mo had just been defending Davis on the weak side, so how could he suddenly rush out? Did this guy predict that I would stop and turn around to dunk?
Garnett was very surprised, but at the same time, he quickly passed the ball to Davis who was unguarded, and Davis quickly made a mid-range shot... bang!
The iconic shot into the frame.
There was no way out. Yang Mo made a wrong judgment and had to pay for his mistake.
He originally thought that Garnett would not pass the ball after he fully jumped, but he did not expect Garnett's reaction to be so quick. He had just rushed in front of him and he had not even jumped yet, but he had already passed the basketball.
It's really not easy to be a football star.
"Rookie, basketball is not just about dunks, it's also about assists." Garnett taught Yang Mo a lesson in a very arrogant manner, then raised his head and ran to the front court arrogantly.
Yang Mo was too lazy to pay attention to Garnett's arrogance. He quickly grabbed the basketball and passed it to Qian Moss, who rushed to the front court with the ball but was stopped by Rajon Rondo near the midline. A wonderful fast break was thus destroyed, and he could only fall back to play a positional attack.
Running to the frontcourt, Yang Mo still did not go into the inside, but this time Glen Davis learned his lesson and followed Yang Mo closely, not giving him any open shot opportunities.
A fat man followed closely behind him, but Yang Mo was not worried at all. Since Wade was always tightly entangled by Tony Allen and it was difficult for him to catch the basketball, Yang Mo quickly interspersed and ran.
As soon as Yang Mo started running, Glen Davis was in trouble. This guy weighed about 300 pounds. Although he was flexible, he was still fat! How could a fat man compete with others in running? And he was running in various disguised forms.
So, after a while , Yang Mo ran out of the open space, which was the open space in the three-point corner.
Qian Mos quickly passed the ball over, Yang Mo took the ball, still without hesitation, and shot directly...swish!
Another three points!
The two corners outside the three-point line are Yang Mo's most accurate shooting areas.
"Hey, KG, don't forget to tell your little brother. Basketball is not just about dribbling and breaking through, it's also about shooting in open spaces." Yang Mo was not soft-hearted at all. After scoring the goal, he quickly greeted Garnett.
Garnett had never been retorted by the rookie before, and he had a bad temper to begin with. When he ran back to the frontcourt, he immediately made a gesture to the head coach, meaning that he should replace Glen Davis and let him deal with Yang Mo himself.
As soon as Garnett finished making this gesture, his good teammate Pierce created this substitution opportunity for him. Pierce rushed into the paint and caused Dorell Wright to foul. Rivers hurriedly prepared to make a substitution, but he scanned the bench and found that there was really no one who could restrain Marion's style of play. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and lock his eyes on Miles. This guy is 206 cm tall. When he debuted, he was known as the second Kevin Garnett. His talent was the best of all time for this height. Then he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers, and then... nothing happened.
The Celtics signed him this year, and some of his talent is still there, but he seems to have become a locker room destroyer. After all, he has been teammates with an attempted arsonist (Ricky Davis), a rapist (Reuben Patterson), and a guy who asked his coach for leave to attend his grandmother's funeral but showed up at a nightclub (Randolph). How good can he be?
"Myers, you go!" Rivers finally made this decision. He wanted to see how much Myers could contribute on the court. If he really couldn't do it, he could only kick him out of the team.
Myers seemed to know Rivers' intention. After getting the chance to play, he quickly took off his clothes, gritted his teeth and rushed onto the court with the mentality of having an outstanding performance.
