Chapter 292: The Troublesome Yang Mo
When Rajon Rondo passed the ball across half court to Paul Pierce, Yang Mo immediately felt the strong pressure. Although Pierce's move was inadvertent, Yang Mo still felt that he could not defend himself.
This is probably what they mean by an expert knowing whether something is good or not with just one glance.
Although Paul Pierce has a big mouth, his strength cannot be underestimated. His offensive ability is definitely among the top five in the league. He is the only small forward who can compete with LeBron James in scoring. In fact, his offensive skills are much more comprehensive than LeBron James.
Yang Mo was concentrating, not daring to let down his guard for even a second, because he knew that if he wasn't paying attention, Pierce would be able to put the basketball into the basket accurately. And you couldn't guess how he would put the ball in, this guy had so many weapons in his arsenal. He was good at long-range shooting and breakthroughs, and his fake moves were the best in the league.
Suddenly, Pierce suddenly sank to the left, but at the same time he stepped out with his right foot to test. Just when Yang Mo couldn't tell which side his breakthrough was leaning towards, Pierce suddenly turned on the spot, and the whole person relied on his excellent explosive power to rush directly to the left. Yang Mo hurried to chase him, but he was already a step too late. When he speeded up the pace, Pierce suddenly stopped and shot directly... Yang Mo quickly regained his center of gravity and turned back to block the shot, but it was too late, the basketball had already flown into the air... Swish!
The basketball went right into the net, and the sound was as gentle as a swan feather sliding across your cheek.
Yang Mo's heart was broken by this gentle touch.
You can't say he didn't defend, but some balls are impossible to defend, like this one.
The reason why Pierce dares to claim that he is the best in basketball is because he has some skills. Otherwise, how can he be so arrogant?
After scoring the goal, Pierce looked at Yang Mo with a haughty look and said indifferently, "Boy, you're still a long way from that."
Yang Mo did not respond to Paul Pierce's boast, but lowered his head and endured it silently. Because he knew it was true, he was too far away from Pierce on the offensive end. Pierce was already a natural offensive master, while Yang Mo only had one or two offensive skills that he could show off. The rest of his offensive methods were difficult to achieve even smoothly, let alone natural.
So, Yang Mo endured this contempt, but he would never admit defeat. Admitting defeat was definitely not his character. Today's patience was only to accumulate tomorrow's arrogance.
As he spoke, Yang Mo quickly ran back to the half court. He did not actively ask for the ball when he returned to the half court, because he knew that he could not beat Pierce in offensive skills, and even if he could score, it would not prove anything. Yang Mo was the kind of person who would either not declare war or, if he did, he would beat his opponent into a pulp, and there was no way he could not accept it.
But now, Yang Mo didn't have the ability to completely beat Pierce and crush him into mud. So, he chose to endure it.
When Chalmers brought the basketball to the half court, he immediately moved around the entire half court, constantly running and weaving in and out, and constantly disrupting the Celtics' mature defensive system through pick-and-rolls.
Soon, Yang Mo's running was rewarded. When Yang Mo ran to the inside to attract Perkins' defensive attention, Wade passed the ball to Jermaine O'Neal, who caught the ball and dunked it, stabbing the Celtics in the heart.
In this attack, Jermaine O'Neal scored two points and Wade got an assist. Yang Mo had nothing. However, Yang Mo was the one who gave Rivers a bigger headache. Because Yang Mo had messed up his defense system. He was like an electric eel thrown into sardines, constantly causing death.
After Paul Pierce scored, he thought Yang Mo would compete with Pierce. Because according to his research, Yang Mo's favorite thing to do is to challenge his opponent. But... Yang Mo didn't do that this time. And this was undoubtedly the most difficult thing for him. Because he couldn't do anything with Yang Mo. It was impossible to tie his legs with a pair of hinges, right?
While Rivers was having a headache, TNT TV station also noticed the changes in Yang Mo.
"What happened to Super Yang tonight? He was hit with the answer ball but he didn't show any reaction. Is he still Super Yang?" Collins said in confusion.
"Because his opponent is Paul Pierce, the best offensive small forward on the planet." Kenny Smith said with great pride. Ever since he had a falling out with Barkley, he has firmly turned his stance into a Yang hater.
"Don't you see that Super Yang has more important things to do? Being angry is the lowest form of revenge. Taking victory without knowing it is the strongest form of showing off." Charles Barkley argued very confidently: "Super Yang's movement just now looked chaotic, but each move pinched the defensive connection between the Celtics players and disrupted the defensive positions of at least three Celtics players. And it was because of Yang's movement that Jermaine O'Neal got the opportunity for this easy dunk."
Charles Barkley's words were so exaggerated and miraculous, but Kenny Smith just snorted and sneered: "Tsk, isn't it just that he can't win? If he could just beat Pierce directly, why would he have to go around in circles like this?"
"You have to know that basketball is not just one-on-one." Charles Barkley slammed the table and said angrily.
"What kind of star is he if he can't play one-on-one?" Kenny Smith slammed the table and stood up.
At this time, Collins quickly took over the conversation: "Look, this time, Pierce missed the mid-range shot, and Super Yang quickly rushed into the restricted area to grab the rebound after defending, and initiated a fast break. Wow! Super Yang is so fast! Hey! How did he pass the ball? He passed it to Dwyane Wade who followed up, and Wade made a layup! Good! Perfect defensive counterattack, the aging Celtics seem to have been unable to keep up with this fast pace."
After Collins yelled, Rivers decisively requested a timeout. Although the game had only been going on for less than two minutes, Rivers had already discovered a serious problem and it was time to make a change. Because Yang Mo was too difficult to deal with. Once he stopped scoring, he became even more terrifying!
TNT also used the timeout to go into commercials, and quickly calmed Barkley and Smith down to prevent them from fighting.
At the same time, Rivers made his decision: "Ray, you go off the court to rest. Tony, you go on the court and keep a close eye on Yang, and don't let him run around anymore. If this guy keeps running like this, all our defensive systems will be ruined by him."
"But?" Paul Pierce raised a question at this time: "Aren't you afraid that guy will keep scoring on Tony?"
Rivers heard this and shook his head helplessly: "I am now afraid that he will not score. Once he scores, things will be easy. After all, the Heat have limited ball possession, and every player needs the ball. Add Yang, and the game will be completely messed up. And now his running makes the Heat's offense more reasonable, because he can always create open space for his teammates. This guy is too difficult."
Rivers was particularly helpless when he spoke, but Pierce didn't take it seriously and muttered unhappily, "Isn't he just a super idol? How can someone in the entertainment industry play basketball?"
Pierce's words were full of contempt, he was not optimistic about Yang Mo's basketball skills at all. He thought that the reason why Yang Mo could make so much money and be loved by so many women was nothing more than because of that Hollywood-like hot pursuit in Miami.
Seeing that Pierce looked down on Yang Mo, Rivers smiled bitterly and shook his head. In the All-Star Rookie Game, when Rivers saw Yang Mo using the chain attack tactics on the court, he immediately felt that Yang Mo was not an ordinary talent. Although he still has some technical flaws. However, in terms of court awareness and overall perspective, he is definitely the strongest among young players. It's a pity that he can't pass the ball. If he had the ability to pass the ball, he would definitely become the first point guard of the new generation with this court awareness and overall perspective.
Rivers was both afraid of and loved Yang Mo. He had knocked on General Manager Ainge's door more than once and told him that if the Celtics wanted another dynasty , they had to get Yang Mo.
But Angie's feedback to him was always: I don't think highly of the little guy, he has too many flaws. Although his strengths are also charming, we can't afford to take the risk.
Rivers was disappointed with Ainge's answer, but he could do nothing about it.
Rivers was adjusting the tactics quickly, but the Heat bench was extremely calm. Yang Mo took a Celtics defensive tactical drawing from the defensive coach and looked at it repeatedly. It must be said that the Celtics' defense has connected the abilities of several players to an extreme. Some people say that they won the championship last year because of Pierce's efforts at the critical moment. But Yang Mo always believes that KG, who has mediocre statistics, contributed more. He directly abolished the Lakers' two big inside players, and stopped the triangle tactics that the Zen Master was proud of, or was in a semi-operational state. In this case, it would be strange if the Lakers didn't lose!
Yang Mo watched for two or three minutes , and suddenly pointed his finger to one step inside the free throw line on the tactical board. His eyes were extremely firm, and he uttered a few firm words: "This will be the key point to win."
Then he turned to Spoelstra and said, "Let Haslem play!"
