Chapter 429: Brothers Break Up
James suddenly became anxious, Chris Bosh completely lost his fighting spirit, and although Wade was still Wade, he still had feelings for Yang Mo, even though he had a huge knot in his heart. With all three of the 03 players depressed, Yang Mo and Derrick Rose quickly took control of the Eastern Conference team's ball rights.
They quickly played a wonderful cooperation. First, Derrick Rose assisted Yang Mo to dunk in the air. Then Yang Mo assisted Derrick Rose with a pass after running back and hit the basket.
After two dunks kicked off the game, the two began to perform a duet-like offensive routine. Through constant screens, pick-and-rolls, breakthroughs, and fast breaks, they created one killing spree after another. The Western team had no way to stop the attack of these two people because the combined power of these two guys was too terrifying.
First of all, both of them are players who can create quick breakthroughs and kill. Once they run at full speed, there are not many Western teams that can catch up. Derrick Rose's breakthrough is already amazing, and with Yang Mo's strong screen and pick-and-roll, he is even more powerful and invincible. At the same time, Yang Mo's three-pointer can also open up more space for Rose's breakthrough. Now they are equivalent to two supercars, one of which has the function of a tank. With such firepower, who can stop it?
Watching Yang Mo and Derrick Rose continuously scoring, constantly attacking and destroying the defense of the Western Conference, Dwyane Wade next to him seemed to be upset. Because now Rose and Yang Mo are playing the same pick-and-roll tactics that he and Yang Mo played back then. Of course, Yang Mo was far less powerful than he is now. However, if the Heat still had Yang Mo now, the Heat would definitely not have the current record, and would definitely enter the playoffs, and even have the hope of launching an impact on the championship.
However, there are no ifs in this world.
Pat Riley saw the hope of this combination, but when faced with the temptation of LeBron James, he chose to abandon Yang Mo. After all, LeBron James is much stronger than Yang Mo. It is understandable that Pat Riley made that choice, because no one knows how far Yang Mo can grow, but James is the real No. 1 player in the league.
Pat Riley has always been very optimistic about Yang Mo, and he has shown great favor to Yang Mo. But he overlooked the most valuable thing about Yang Mo, which is the great courage he has when facing difficulties. This courage gives him the power to overcome difficulties. This is why miracles always happen to him, but rarely to other players.
Of course, Pat Riley never dreamed that Yang Mo would grow so fast. Now Yang Mo's strength is still not as good as James. But the gap is narrowing. And if he really gives it a try now, the one who laughs last may not be James.
Unconsciously, Yang Mo's score quietly reached 25 points. At the end of the second quarter, he and Derrick Rose were substituted out at the same time. When they left the court, the fans gave them the biggest cheers and began to shout out the three letters of MVP.
"Good job, man." Gerard Wallace was the first and only person to reach out and high-five Yang Mo.
"This is what I should do." Yang Mo laughed and turned his face to Chris Bosh: "Chris, did you wash your tongue?"
Chris Bosh raised his head and looked at Yang Mo, then lowered his head again, as if he heard nothing.
Bosh was obviously pretending to be ignorant, and he was unwilling to fulfill the bet. Seeing this, Yang Mo was too lazy to talk to him. After the game was over, he would just press his head down and let him lick it in the locker room. For such a person who did not keep his promise, the only way was to use violence.
Yang Mo sat on the bench for a while, and the halftime break soon arrived. With a whistle, Yang Mo stood up and walked towards the locker room. On the way to the locker room, Howard, who was walking on his left, suddenly smiled at Yang Mo, and then said in a slightly awkward and shy manner: "You played really well tonight."
"Hmm?" Yang Mo frowned, then understood what Howard meant. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know you are all forced to do this, and I won't vent my anger on others."
Yang Mo's words were like a promise. Howard was relieved after hearing it. He had seen Yang Mo's horror before, and he also knew how strong Yang Mo's revenge was. He didn't want to get involved with Yang Mo because of this matter. After all, they would meet each other every day. If he dunked like crazy every time they met, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to walk off the court safely every time. After all, this was a man more ferocious than a beast.
Howard breathed a sigh of relief, and so did the other players who were listening attentively. Although Yang Mo had little experience and an arrogant personality, he had never lost a battle since he joined the NBA. He always slaughtered others, and no one ever slaughtered him. They didn't have the confidence to fight Yang Mo to the death. Moreover, Chris Bosh's failed bet had already reminded them that they didn't want to become the second Chris Bosh.
When everyone returned to the locker room, Yang Mo took a folding chair and placed it in the middle of the locker room, then stepped on it with his right foot . When LeBron James and the other two came in, Yang Mo said directly: "Chris Bosh, please come over and lick the dust off my shoes."
As soon as Yang Mo said this, the temperature in the locker room dropped by several degrees. No one expected Yang Mo to take the lead in making trouble during the halftime break.
Chris Bosh was a little flustered after hearing this. Then he frowned and replied, "What did you say? How come I don't understand at all?"
He was in denial, and Yang Mo felt sick when she saw him. She asked Kevin Garnett next to her, "Kevin, you are a witness, tell Chris Bosh what happened."
"Ahem..." Kevin Garnett coughed twice and stood up. Although he looked embarrassed, he still said to Chris Bosh in a just manner: "Chris, according to the previous bet, you have indeed failed."
After hearing what Garnett said, Chris Bosh subconsciously looked at LeBron James. James looked up at Yang Mo. Just as he was about to speak, Wade on the other side stepped out to smooth things over: "Yang, forget it, just treat it as a joke."
"Haha." Yang Mo sneered when he heard that. He stared at Dwyane Wade as if he had never met this man before. After a while, he slowly asked, "If I lose, will you help me say the same thing to Chris Bosh?"
Yang Mo's question hit the heart of Dwyane Wade. Wade asked himself, if Yang didn't get 20 points, would I speak for him? He thought about it for a long time, but the answer was no.
"I always treat you as my big brother, before and now." Yang Mo gently put down his right foot on the bench and slowly walked towards Wade: "But in the future, not anymore. To be honest, LeBron James tried to isolate me so aggressively today, but I don't hate him at all, because he and I are enemies. But you chose to stand on his side, which made me very sad, really. I will always remember the scene when you took me to the party, and I will always remember the plot when you taught me to break through. I will never forget the expression on your face when you patted my head and told me 'good job, man'. Maybe you don't know, before I was injured, I applied for a transfer to Pat Riley. I didn't want you to think that I was a threat to you. I thought we would always be friends and brothers. But obviously, I was wrong."
After Yang Mo finished speaking, he turned around and said, "Since you told me to let Chris Bosh go, I will not pursue him any further. But remember, this is the last time. There will never be a second time."
Having said that, he walked out of the locker room.
As Yang Mo walked out of the locker room, Chris Bosh breathed a sigh of relief, and the other All-Stars watching the excitement also took a breath. Only Wade took a deep breath. His emotions were very complicated, and he was shocked by Yang Mo's words. Many of his memories began to pour out of his head uncontrollably, and he remembered many scenes in which he and Yang Mo had been together. However, in the end, everything was frozen in Yang Mo's words, "This is the last time, and there will never be a second time."
So, are we really broken up?
Dwyane Wade closed his eyes, and he suddenly felt very sad. During his injury last season, he thought about the scene of breaking up with Yang Mo, because at that time he already felt that Yang Mo was threatening his position. However, he didn't expect that until they parted ways, neither of them had said a real harsh word face to face. But now, Yang Mo did it.
Did I really hurt his feelings?
Wade murmured to himself. At this moment, he suddenly thought of what Yang Mo had just said: Before I was injured, I applied for a transfer to Pat Riley, and I didn't want you to think I was a threat to you.
When he thought of this, he immediately took out his phone from his bag and called Pat Riley. The call was connected soon, and the moment the call was connected, he couldn't wait to ask Pat Riley: "During the playoffs last year, did Yang tell you that he was leaving?"
"Why are you asking this suddenly?" Pat Riley on the other end said with some confusion.
"You just need to tell me, yes or no." Wade was obviously not in the mood to explain this. He rudely gave Pat Riley two choices. He urgently needed to know the answer .
"Yes. I gave him a contract at the beginning, but he refused to sign it." Pat Riley said slowly. Just as he was about to continue asking Wade why he suddenly asked this question, Wade had already hung up the phone.
So, have I misunderstood him all this time?
