Chapter 96: A Different Iverson
Fox, who was dunked, was swearing about how he was knocked over. Yang Mo, who dunked him, walked aside and cheered for his teammates, saying, "Guys, the Lakers are nothing special. Look, that big guy was still dunked on. Tonight, we will definitely be able to win again. Do you have the confidence?"
Yang Mo suddenly made such an excited mobilization that his teammates were a little slow to react. In their minds, Allen never liked to talk nonsense on the court. Once the team had problems, he would silently carry the team on his shoulders and seek victory in his own way. However, this method was not accepted by other teammates, because Iverson's way was to work alone, not pass the ball, and he believed in himself more than any teammates.
"Guys, cheer up, let's win together." Seeing that they didn't react, Yang Mo immediately put his hand in the middle. Mutombo and others then reacted and quickly put the ball on.
"One, two, three, victory!"
The five players shouted in unison, bringing out all the desires in their hearts. They liked this feeling of unity very much, and at this moment, they were too lazy to care if there was something wrong with the boss today, they just wanted to win.
After the team doctor stopped Fox's bleeding, he immediately took him to the hospital for a checkup before leaving the game. He told the team doctor that it hurts here and there, so can we not take him away?
Fox was taken off the court, and the Lakers immediately replaced him with Robert Horry, a cold three-point shooter, but only a three-point shooter. This is undoubtedly good news for the 76ers.
Soon, the game continued.
But when returning to the half court, Yang Mo deliberately switched his defensive targets with Aaron McGee, letting McGee defend Fisher while he took the initiative to defend Kobe Bryant. This puzzled McGee very much, because in his opinion, Iverson's defense was very poor, almost like a sieve, and it was because of this that he, a defensive stalwart, became the starting guard of the 76ers, and was used by Larry Brown to back up Iverson .
And now, Iverson actually proposed to defend the opponent's most powerful outside line. Isn't this a joke?
He had some objections, but he agreed because he was the boss. But all his attention was on this side. If he lost points, the strict Larry Brown would not let him off.
Yang Mo followed Kobe Bryant, feeling a little excited. After all, this was his first match against the top shooting guard in the post-Jordan era. But he quickly put his excitement aside . He knew exactly why he came here today. And he didn't know what would happen if he didn't complete the task. Whether he would become Allen Iverson forever was unknown.
"Kobe, guess how many individual honors I have won this year?" Yang Mo followed Kobe Bryant's defensive steps while smiling and talking trash : "All-Star Game, regular season MVP, steals champion, scoring champion, and now I'm leading the team to the finals alone. Remember, I'm leading the team alone!"
"What are you showing off?" Kobe Bryant stopped running and said in a very bad tone.
"You're showing off that I'm the leader of the team, but what about you? You're always the little brother who's inferior to Shaquille O'Neal." Yang Mo directly provoked. If you want to win, you have to do whatever it takes. Since the whole world knows that Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal have a grudge, why not provoke them?
Kobe Bryant was very upset by Iverson. It was impossible for him not to envy Iverson, but... he also knew that he couldn't show this negative emotion to his opponent. So, he replied with a sullen face: "Shaq and I are good brothers. Don't use such despicable words to alienate us."
As soon as he finished speaking, O'Neal forced his way past Mutombo in the paint and scored a dunk.
Suddenly, the whole audience cheered, and the DJ also shouted Shaquille O'Neal's name in a long tone.
At this moment, Staples Center seemed to have become a personal concert of rock star Shaquille O'Neal, and all the fans were his fans. He also arrogantly walked with the Overlord Step, which attracted cheers from the fans. This was O'Neal's reserved move after dunking, and it always attracted cheers from the fans.
Kobe Bryant felt uncomfortable .
At this time, Yang Mo took the opportunity to move closer and whispered, "Look, this is Shaq's magic. It is undeniable that he is the master of Staples!"
"Shut up!" Kobe Bryant glared at Yang Mo, quickly ran to Fisher and exchanged a few words with him. Then Yang Mo found that Fisher's expression was a little embarrassed.
Obviously, you can guess with your toes that Kobe is asking Fisher for the ball. As the Lakers point guard, Fisher has to serve two bosses, but there is only one basketball, which is really difficult!
Back in the half court, Aaron McGee brought the ball one step outside the three-point line, quickly passed it to Yang Mo, and then stood aside waiting for the pass after the breakthrough, just like before.
However, Yang Mo gestured to him, indicating that he should move.
McGee was a little surprised. What happened to Allen? Was he going to pass the ball?
McGee was surprised, but he quickly followed Yang Mo's instructions and started running. As soon as McGee started running, Yang Mo quickly broke through, not by dribbling in disguise as before, but by directly crushing him.
Fisher was a little surprised when he saw Yang Mo rushing towards him, wondering if he was going to commit a foul. But when he touched Yang Mo's body, he immediately understood, but he had already been knocked aside.
After Yang Mo pushed Fisher away, he rushed directly to the inside. When he reached the free throw line, Kobe Bryant hurried over to defend. Yang Mo quickly passed the ball to Aaron McGee who was running from the side.
When Aaron McGee received the ball, there was a gap in front of him. He adjusted himself slightly and shot directly...swish!
The basketball went into the net!
Aaron McGee didn't celebrate after scoring the goal, but looked at Yang Mo in surprise. He couldn't believe that it was Iverson who passed the ball to him. What happened to the boss today? According to his previous habits, he should have shot directly, right?
Aaron McGee didn't expect this, and Larry Brown, who was sitting off the court, was even more surprised. He stared at the court in a daze, and after a while he turned around and asked the assistant coach: "Was it Allen who just passed the ball to McGee?"
"Yes, sir. It was a very concealed ground pass. Judging from the way Allen directed McGee's movement before, it was a premeditated assist."
"A premeditated assist?" Larry Brown was stunned, then his brows brightened with joy, and he slapped his head: "Iverson finally got it! He finally learned how to play point guard, and he finally knows how to lead a team!"
Larry Brown was overjoyed. For him, this was even more exciting than the team's victory!
