Chapter 416: Real Action
Yang Mo used a tight defense right from the start, and the whole stadium was a little shocked. It was a tight defense? Oh my god, am I watching the playoffs? What on earth is Yang doing? This is just a show.
The fans were shocked, but Evans thought Yang Mo's arrival was a good thing. He was thinking about how to kill Yang Mo's prestige. From the beginning of the game, he had been hoping to become famous through this game and step on Yang Mo to get to the top, and now, the opportunity has finally come. He thought this was a good opportunity to humiliate Yang Mo head-on, so he immediately lowered his center of gravity, and after hesitating for less than half a second, he decided to use his body to crush Yang Mo's defense.
Evans is known as the LeBron James among point guards. His strong body makes him feel at home in this position, so gradually he forgets the truth that there are always stronger ones among the strong.
Bang!
Evans gathered all his strength and directly hit Yang Mo's body. He thought Yang Mo would fall down immediately. He was quite confident in himself. However, the person who fell down was not Yang Mo, but himself. When the huge impact sounded in his chest, he felt the impact force like a landslide in just a moment. His body could not bear it at all. Involuntarily, he staggered and fell backwards uncontrollably...
As he fell backwards, the basketball that he had firmly controlled also deviated. Yang Mo was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and he grabbed the ball very quickly.
At the same time, Evans could not stop retreating, his body staggering. But he had to do this, even if he watched Yang Mo take away his basketball, because under the effect of inertia, if he did not retreat so continuously, he would fall immediately, and he had to stagger backwards to maintain his relative balance.
Surprisingly, Yang Mo did not rush into the restricted area to dunk while everyone was off guard. Instead, he turned around and passed the ball to Westbrook who was running over. Westbrook rushed into the restricted area directly after receiving the ball, jumped high and slammed the ball into the basket like a basketball dunk. This powerful dunk, like a Ninja Turtle, undoubtedly received screams from the audience.
Amid the screams and cheers, there were also endless questions: Why did Super Yang behave so strangely tonight? Why did he defend so tightly right from the start, and instead of attacking after grabbing the ball, he passed it to Westbrook?
Yang Mo tonight was undoubtedly unusual for ordinary fans. You know, in the past, whenever Yang Mo appeared, he would be the protagonist. No matter who else was standing on the field, he would always be able to steal the spotlight and attention in his own way. But tonight, he was so low-key?
Just when everyone thought Yang Mo was being very low-key tonight, Yang Mo himself said to Evans with particular contempt: "You want MVP? Do you deserve it?"
Yang Mo's contempt revealed her inherent coldness, just like the last words an elephant gives to an ant before it crushes it to death, arrogant and lawless.
"Don't be so proud. The game has just begun." Evans gritted his teeth and responded viciously. All the grievances and resentment in his heart burned into anger. If the anger could be turned into substance, Yang Mo would have been burned to death by now .
Unfortunately, Yang Mo was least afraid of this kind of anger. To him, the anger of losers was no different from the sewage in the sewer. They were both disgusting things that were not worthy of being exposed to the sun.
"Sorry, the game is over for me ." Yang Mo shrugged his shoulders and said in a dominant tone: "I said that Westbrook will be the MVP tonight, and no one can change my will. You? Of course not."
As he spoke, Yang Mo walked towards the half court. Evans was so angry at Yang Mo's arrogant attitude that he wanted to kill him immediately. But he didn't do it after all. Although he was a rookie, he had seen the headshot video after all. He could only suppress his anger and try to get back at his opponent with basketball.
Obviously, he has embarked on the old path of being defeated by Yang Mo. Although each opponent defeated and humiliated by Yang Mo is different, their failure experiences are summarized in common. They are always irritated by Yang Mo in various ways at the beginning, and the most common one is that they are irritated by Yang Mo's arrogance. Now, Evans has fallen into this trap. If he continues and does not wake up, he will only repeat the same mistakes.
By the time Evans had just brought the ball past the center line, his desire for revenge had not yet fully ignited, but Yang Mo had already arrived in front of him and immediately launched a tight defense, constantly using his body to collide with him in an attempt to disrupt his offensive rhythm.
This was Yang Mo's targeted defense against James. It was undoubtedly a bit of a waste of talent to use it against Evans, a severely reduced version of James. So, within three seconds, the referee blew the whistle, signaling Evans to return to the line, the ball was exchanged, and the second grade had the ball.
At this point, the fans were really confused: Did Young have a personal grudge against Evans? Why was he defending so seriously? Even in the playoffs, he wouldn't defend so hard.
The fans were surprised, but the second-year team felt excited. They all disliked Evans, the arrogant rookie. No one had taken any action against him during training today. They were too embarrassed to do anything due to the tradition of the rookie game, but Evans took the initiative to provoke Yang Mo. Isn't this courting death? Yang Mo never followed the rules. If you piss him off, he will fight you in the All-Star Game until you are convinced.
At the same time, the nominal head coach Kevin Durant stood up and walked to the assistant coach. He whispered, "Do you want to make a substitution? Evans has offended Young. If this continues, Evans will definitely go crazy."
Conn Stanley, assistant coach from the Lakers, waved his hands and said calmly, "Wait a little longer. Substituting him at this time will only harm him. We should at least wait until he scores a goal. Otherwise, it will be a complete loss of face."
Kevin Durant stopped talking when he saw what Conn Stanley said. Anyway, for him, it didn't matter whether Evans was killed by Yang Mo or not. In the end, he was just a spectator.
At the same time, ESPN, which was responsible for broadcasting the game, launched an extremely interesting discussion.
"Young suddenly got serious with Evans, but he also showed that he didn't want to continue to win the Rookie Game MVP. What's going on?" ESPN host Hollins asked in confusion: "Chris, Steve, what do you think is the most reasonable motive?"
"Obviously, Evans offended Young. Before the game, Young said he would do his utmost to defend Westbrook's MVP award, while Evans claimed before the game that he would be the final MVP. This was a showdown between spear and shield. Young must have thought that the rookie Evans challenged his authority, so he tried to beat Evans to death until he collapsed." Chris Webber told the story in a well-reasoned and coherent manner.
"I agree with Chris's reasoning. But to be honest, I don't agree with Yang's current approach. He is bringing personal grudges to the basketball court. The All-Star Weekend should be a casual game. Everyone is here for fun. There is no need to take it so seriously." Steve Kerr said.
"No, I think what Yang did is in accordance with the rules, although it is a little inhumane. But a game is a game, and since the rookie game is presented as a game, there is no problem with Yang going all out. There is also no problem with him wanting to limit Evans, as this is his freedom. In fact, this kind of confrontation will make the game more enjoyable to watch. The All-Star Game should not just be some unguarded three-pointers and some unguarded dunks, that would be truly boring." Chris Webber argued for Yang Mo, and at the same time he criticized the significance of the All-Star Game.
There is no doubt that he is not interested in the friendly style of play on the court. He believes that fans buy tickets to watch the battle between all-league stars . Otherwise, why not go to see the Harlem Show? Streetball games are much more interesting than the All-Star Game.
"No one wants to get injured in the All-Star Game. After all, the All-Star Game results are not included in the regular season results," said Steve Kerr.
His words undoubtedly revealed the secret, because the All-Star Game has nothing to do with the record, and all the opponents are star players who meet each other every day, so no one wants to hurt the harmony, so the gunpowder smell of the game was completely diluted, and it eventually turned into a warm-up for the big three-pointer and dunk contest. Although such a scene is lively, is it really a game?
While Chris Webber was about to continue his argument, Westbrook on the court once again dunked the ball. Through the replay on the big screen, this dunk was still not without the help of Yang Mo. Yang Mo used his huge strength to help Westbrook hold off two inside defenders, creating an almost empty restricted area for Westbrook. Therefore, Westbrook's dunk became a matter of course.
After Westbrook's dunk, the ball was passed to Evans again. Yang Mo rushed over immediately.
Yang Mo went close to him, and some cheers rang out on the court. It was obvious that Yang Mo's real-life fighting style had been recognized by some people, and they were already expecting Yang Mo to succeed in defense again. After all, for the audience, a game with confrontation is definitely more exciting than a game without confrontation.
But just when everyone was expecting the two to collide head-on again, Evans passed the ball.
Phew!
At that moment, there was a burst of boos at the scene.
