Chapter 296: Victory! Victory!
The pick-and-roll between Yang Mo and Dwyane Wade is undoubtedly the most efficient offensive means of the Miami Heat, but it is not invincible. And most importantly, it is the interaction between the two of them. If these two play for a long time, the other three teammates will become tools for running back and forth.
This is obviously not a good tactic for the team. However, if this tactic is not used, it will be difficult to open up the situation on the offensive end.
Therefore, the current Heat team is really a mess, and the personnel allocation is extremely unreasonable. If they want to achieve better results, they must make a thorough rectification from top to bottom.
Back in the half court, Pierce missed the shot again. Although he had completely fooled Yang Mo's defense, the basket seemed to have put a lid on him.
When Haslem grabbed the rebound, he immediately passed the ball to Wade. The moment Wade received the ball, Yang Mo had already rushed to the frontcourt like lightning. Wade quickly threw the ball to the frontcourt. Yang Mo accelerated his run and took the basketball before it landed on the ground. Then he made an easy layup...Swish!
The basketball went into the net. Although Yang Mo was not passionate enough tonight, his fans cheered enthusiastically.
Amid the cheers, the game continued. Pierce challenged the basket again, but the basket still ruthlessly rejected his shot. He had missed three consecutive shots, and all of them were based on shaking off Yang Mo's defense.
In the past, if Pierce encountered a situation like today where his shooting was not good, he would definitely choose to pass the ball instead of continuing to work recklessly, but tonight he seemed to be competing with Yang Mo.
As the Finals MVP and the core of this team, Rivers couldn't say anything to him. After all, this was just an insignificant regular season game. Let him be willful if he wants.
Rivers actually gave up on the game in his heart. As soon as the head coach, who was the brain of the team, gave up, the most obvious change was that the Celtics on the court began to react slowly. As soon as they reacted slowly, Yang Mo immediately rushed up and led the team to mess around with the "blind chicken hitting" tactics, and actually overturned the Celtics who were strict in defense.
By the time the Celtics reacted in the last four minutes of the fourth quarter, the game had already entered a completely chaotic rhythm.
The Heat players were not good at playing systematic warfare, but they were great at following Yang Mo in random battles. After all, during the time when Wade was away, Yang Mo led them to go crazy and accumulated enough experience points. Wade was actually also a master of random battles. In the finals against the Mavericks, he won the victory by killing seven times in and seven times like Zhao Zilong of Changshan. Therefore, he quickly integrated into Yang Mo's "random fighting" tactical system.
In fact, Jermaine O'Neal was the only one in the team who couldn't adapt to this chaotic rhythm, so he was substituted out at the beginning of the fourth quarter and never came back.
In the end, the experienced Celtics were dragged into a "random fight" rhythm by the Heat. The result was of course obvious. The chaotic fighting team led by Yang Mo used their rich experience in random fighting to defeat the Celtics.
It was a not-so-small upset.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Yang Mo, who performed mediocrely in the other three quarters except for the fourth quarter, actually scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 5 assists and 3 steals. Pierce, who had a verbal battle with him before the game, only scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Although the data is also very gorgeous, he paid 21 shots, and if he hadn't taken so many shots, the Celtics would never have lost their composure.
In other words, Yang Mo won again.
Although everyone knows that Yang Mo is no match for Paul Pierce on the offensive end, but... the data is right in front of them and they have to admit it.
Pierce's offense is indeed all-round, but Yang Mo's three tricks are not to be trifled with.
It can be said that Yang Mo's potential on the offensive end is terrifying. With only three offensive tricks, he can still score 18.5 points per game this season, which is an amazing statistic. Because everyone knows how he scores, but... he can still score.
In fact, Yang Mo is now the strongest contender for the best rookie. Although Derrick Rose scores more than Yang Mo, Yang Mo's rebounds are far better than his. Yang Mo averages 11.5 rebounds per game, second only to Dwight Howard. In this era of scarcity of inside players, it is hard for a rookie who can average 18.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game not to win the best rookie.
Last summer, no one thought Miami made the right choice, and no one thought Yang Mo could gain a foothold in the NBA. But now, who dares to say this? Although Yang Mo still has some flaws, you can also say that he is an idol, but his opponents will tell you how difficult this guy is.
When Yang Mo was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines, she said to the camera in a very arrogant manner: "I'll say it again, I'm not an entertainment star. I'm an entertainment tycoon, a Nike shareholder, a Hollywood star, and a future basketball star. You can still say I'm an idol, but I will use my muscles and my strength to tell you what the real answer is."
Yang Mo's words were undoubtedly a bit arrogant, but no one could deny this fact.
For Yang Mo's arrogant personality, those who love him will love him to the core, and those who hate him will hate him to the core.
In the past, people would put a template like Rodman or Iverson on Yang Mo, but... now, they found that Yang Mo is not the same as these two templates. Although Yang Mo is arrogant, he plans every step very well. It seems that he has been arguing with people and making enemies, but in fact, he has quietly built a business empire and an entertainment . These two points are something that Rodman and Iverson will never be able to do. Moreover, they don't have so many fans outside of basketball. This is a terrifying red army that can turn the opponent's home court into an away court at any time.
After coming out of the TD Garden and returning to the bus, Jermaine O'Neal first approached Yang Mo.
After finding Yang Mo, his first question was: "Yang, why didn't you ask the coach to put me on the court at the last minute?"
O'Neal's words sounded a bit like calling for accusation.
After hearing this, Yang Mo scratched his head. He didn't know how to answer this question. In a sense, O'Neal was one of the sources of chaos in Miami. The Heat couldn't do without him, but at the same time he destroyed Miami's original offensive system.
Yang Mo hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "I considered that you might not be used to our chaotic fighting style. After all, we shoot as soon as we catch the ball. Sometimes it only takes five seconds to go back and forth, which is a huge load on your body."
Yang Mo's explanation made Jermaine O'Neal nod his head. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Do you think I have destroyed the team's original offensive atmosphere?"
"Of course not." Yang Mo shook his head vigorously and said very seriously: "You have brought great talent to our inside line. In the playoffs, we need your defense, your rebounds and your offense. Without you, we will completely become a team without deterrence in the restricted area."
"But don't you still have me?"
"After all, I'm only less than 6 feet 50." Yang Mo laughed and said awkwardly: "In the regular season, I may be able to replace the inside line by surprise, but in the playoffs, there is targeted defense, and my height becomes a disadvantage."
"Why do I feel like my teammates are not willing to pass the ball to me?" Jermaine O'Neal only has Yang Mo as his friend on the Heat, so he is willing to tell Yang Mo everything.
"This..." Yang Mo couldn't tell him that it was because he was too withdrawn and didn't know how to behave, right? He hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because you haven't integrated into this group yet. You should communicate more with everyone. In fact, all of us love to make friends."
"Forget it." Jermaine O'Neal shook his head and said pessimistically: "My contract will expire after this year. I don't know if I can stay here next year."
As soon as Jermaine O'Neal said this, Yang Mo suddenly became clear and understood everything.
No wonder this guy keeps emphasizing ball possession. It turns out it's not some "old man talking about youthful passion", it turns out it's a contract year!
