Chapter 524: Chinese Bull
"No matter how good the US team's lineup is, it's not China's turn to comment on it," USA men's basketball coach Kristaps Klopp said proudly during an interview with reporters. "In the history of our two countries' matches, China has never won, and this time will certainly be no exception. I believe the gap between China and the US is about three galaxies wide. Even with Yang, there's still another two galaxies. The Dream Team is destined to be an insurmountable peak for them."
Coach K's blunt words united his players. Kevin Durant also jumped out and said arrogantly, "Young, the World Championships are based on FIBA rules. Your tricks won't work. I'm going to kill everyone, and then you can just wait for me to finish you off!"
However, aside from Durant, no one else on the US team stood up to protest against Yang Mo. This was because the players among them were either Yang Mo's close friends or his defeated opponents. Even Wilt Chandler was Yang Mo's future teammate. He didn't want to offend the team leader at this critical juncture and suffer in the future.
"Just wait and see, Old King." Yang Mo responded rudely, "According to the rules of our Landlord game, Old King can't even beat a 2. Let alone my King!"
China and the United States exchanged blows, shutting out other teams, as if the championship was already a contest between the two of them. Spain, of course, was dissatisfied, and Argentina was even more dissatisfied.
So, in their first group match, the Chinese team faced Argentina. Despite numerous doubts, they secured victory in just half the match. Argentina, aging with its aging golden generation, was no match for the young Chinese players. They were completely helpless against Yang Mo's thunderous attack. Ultimately, they lost 45-72.
Yang Mo only scored 10 points in this game, but all of them came in crucial moments. Whenever Argentina was about to gain momentum, Yang Mo was ready to deliver a fatal blow. Most importantly, Yang Mo limited the performance of Ginobili. Ginobili only scored 2 points that night, but he took 11 shots.
Yang Mo's performance was tepid, but center Wang Zhelin scored 21 points, leading the team in scoring. His performance attracted the attention of several NBA scouts. He was only seventeen years old, but his offensive skills were already quite mature. It could even be said that he surpassed 70 percent of the league's centers. After all, these days, there aren't many centers capable of posting up.
In the second group match, the International team faced African champions Angola. Yang Mo simply gave up playing against such a team, but the boys performed well, sending them back to the African savannah with a score of 80:42.
The highest scorer in this game was Gao Shang, also only 17 years old, who scored 37 points. Although he struggled on the defensive end, he was very strong on the offensive end, often seeing him break free from defense and throw the basketball into the net in various ways.
Gao Shang's performance made domestic fans excited. They did not expect that the players born in the 1990s would be so powerful. They originally thought that the game would become Yang Mo's personal show, but it turned out that several young players born in the 1990s dominated the game, and Yang Mo became a supporting role.
Yang Mo had no objection to the fact that he became a supporting role. He even wished he didn't have to play when playing against the American team.
In the third match, the Chinese team faced host Turkey. Turkey, a nation descended from the ancient Turkic peoples who were utterly defeated by the Han Chinese, has always harbored hostility towards China. Amidst the roar of the crowd, Yang Mo showed no mercy and proceeded to thrash the Chinese players, beating them to death right in front of them. The more agitated their fans became, the more ruthless Yang Mo became.
Throughout the game, Yang Mo scored 51 points, and Türkiye was unable to stop him. The Chinese team defeated the hostile Türkiye 98:39.
After this match, who would dare to say Yang Mo couldn't unleash his power under FIBA rules? Yang Mo's points came entirely from dunks and three-pointers, and he remained unstoppable. After the game, Yang Mo was adored by the entire team, who praised his performance as exceptional, a true basketball god-level performance.
After winning all three group matches, the Chinese team advanced to the knockout stage, where they faced the British team in their first match. The British team only had one NBA player, Luol Deng, so it was easy for them to surrender without much resistance.
After easily defeating England, the Chinese team next faced the second-seeded Spain. A victory over Spain would secure them a spot in the finals against the United States, but a loss would render all their boasts a mockery.
This year's Spanish team is not weak, and is even stronger than the United States. After all, they are more familiar with the rules of FIBA and are more like a whole, unlike the United States, which is a temporary patchwork team.
"I believe victory will be on the side of the Spanish," Spain's star player said before the game. He was a kind man, and having also been slammed by Yang Mo, he was reluctant to be too firm in his words, lest he incur Yang Mo's crazy retaliation.
However, his younger brother was much more assertive. He actually shouted in front of the camera, "Under FIBA rules, the center is the boss. There are no three-second stops, no legitimate collision zones, and no unnecessary fouls. If Yang dares to rush into the paint, I'm going to give him some impressive blocks."
"Okay, I'll wait!" Yang Mo's response was very simple. He didn't even use a rhetorical question, but a very simple statement.
Yang Mo appeared remarkably calm before the game, but once on the court, he immediately bared his ferocious fangs. He roared as Li Muhao threw the ball to him, swiftly charging toward the Spanish penalty area. Spanish bullfighters are renowned for their bravery, so their center actually charged right at Yang Mo and blocked his shot... And then... he would never see the moon again tonight... BANG!
Yang Mo's body, like a savage bull, slammed directly into him, and he fell directly from mid- air ... bang...his head hit the ground first. After landing, he fainted before his body even moved.
The Turkish fans at the scene were stunned by this scene . How could the Spanish center weigh over 300 pounds? And how could he be dunked? Thankfully, Turkey only lost the game that day, and no one was injured!
