Chapter 558: An embarrassing incident
Yang Mo's actions were clearly intended to make things difficult for James. However, there was no resistance in the locker room, as everyone knew the relationship between James and Yang Mo. Furthermore, James had previously banned Yang Mo last year, so having Yang Mo replaced was simply a good thing.
Moreover, this kind of isolation is not uncommon in the history of the league. Back then, Michael Jordan publicly said that it was either him or me, and Isiah Thomas could not be on the same team with me. The reason was that Thomas isolated Jordan in the past.
After Wade fell silent, Yang Mo said briskly, "Tonight's game, my priority is to provide assists. I plan to set an assist record. If I get 30 or 40 assists in this game, will Stern have the nerve to not give me the MVP award? So, I hope everyone can dunk hard. As long as you can get into position, I can definitely make it easy for you to score."
The All-Star Game was a showcase, and everyone wanted to show off. Yang Mo's words were like telling everyone that he would take fewer shots tonight, leaving opportunities for everyone else. He would also assist everyone in completing their scoring display. Suddenly, he brought the atmosphere closer.
Yang Mo was trying to bring the atmosphere closer, but LeBron James on the other side felt even more lonely. He thought Yang Mo was trying to win people's hearts .
But even so, he had no way to stop it, because Yang Mo now had the core say in the locker room. Inside and outside, they were all his people. How could he fight? When you are under someone's roof, how can you not bow your head?
Soon, the competition officially began.
At Staples Center in Los Angeles, Yang Mo received loud cheers and screams. Although he had defeated the Lakers and Clippers countless times here, there was still a place called Hollywood. As a Hollywood A-list box office star, his followers could easily fill Staples Center.
Watching Yang Mo enjoying the screams and cheers from the beauties, no All-Star wouldn't be envious. For men, women's beauty has always been a symbol of their status. And in this regard, Yang Mo is practically unbeatable. Too many female stars have expressed their love for him. In fact, Yang Mo has already slept with many of their dream girls. For example, Scarlett Johansson, whose bathwater Kevin Durant was willing to drink from.
The Western team's starting lineup was a ragtag group, while the Eastern team was much more organized, with every player having a Knicks logo on their jersey.
The moment Tyson Chandler won the jump ball over Tim Duncan, the nightmare began for the Western Conference. Although the Western Conference was composed of all-stars, their tactical system was a mess. It was originally a makeshift team, so how could it be strong?
The Eastern team, on the other hand, was a reorganized division of the Knicks, and they played in unison from the moment they came on the court.
Bang!
Less than five seconds into the game, Yang Mo assisted Tyson Chandler to score a dunk. At this time, two of the Western team's defensive players had not even entered the three-point line, and Tim Duncan was even taking a lazy stroll.
The Western team is not in good shape!
Back in half court, the Western Conference's offense was even more disorganized. Although the Knicks players tried their best to play it easy and give their Western Conference teammates some room to shine, the defensive system was truly annoying. The players would always instinctively fall into defensive positions and subconsciously block the offensive players.
As a result, the West team finally took over ten seconds to get a shot. Kobe Bryant's three-pointer missed, and Tyson Chandler grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it to Yang Mo, who immediately launched a fast break. Less than seven seconds later, boom! Another dunk from the frontcourt, this time by Carmelo Anthony.
At this time, there were many cheers and many boos in Staples.
The cheers came from Yang Mo's fans, and the boos came from the fans.
Movie fans thought Yang Mo’s pass was very cool, while fans felt that the Knicks played too rigorously and there was no All-Star Game atmosphere at all. It felt like they were playing in the playoffs. How could they fight so fiercely from the start?
Hearing the boos from the fans, Carmelo Anthony asked Yang Mo with some concern, "Yang, aren't we taking this a little too seriously?"
"Is it wrong to be serious?" Yang Mo turned his head and asked back.
When asked this question, Carmelo Anthony didn't know how to answer and quickly shut his mouth.
At this moment, Yang Mo loudly announced, "We need to speed up the pace. The All-Star Game is also a competition, there's no need for harmony. The fans chose us because they want to see us play for real, they just want to see which players are better, so... don't worry about anything. Our victory is our honor, their loss is their shame."
Yang Mo's passionate words directly aroused the anger of the Western Team.
Kobe immediately called his players together, discussed two small tactics, and then launched an attack.
In terms of lineup, the West team's starting lineup was undoubtedly much stronger than the East's. Tim Duncan, Pau Gasol, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Chris Paul were all stronger than the Knicks' five players. After all, the other four were basically hired because of Yang Mo's influence. But there was no other way. These five worked together as a team and had an amazing chemistry.
When Chris Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball, Tim Duncan quickly pulled up and made a pick-and-roll. He quickly broke through his idol, Allen Iverson, and after reaching the penalty area, he made a ground pass to Pau Gasol. Gasol took the ball and quickly passed it to the corner outside the three-point line. Kevin Durant received the basketball and quickly jumped up to shoot...Swish!
The basketball fell into the net.
The Western team finally scored a three-pointer, which made Staples cheer. After all, this is the Western Conference's home court.
The West team displayed exquisite teamwork, their every pass embodying the charm of team basketball. However, after returning to half court, Yang Mo delivered a crisp through ball, demonstrating to the world what a true pass truly is. This pass sent Stoudemire soaring into the air, nearly slamming the ball over Duncan's head, if Duncan hadn't dodged it.
"What three or four of you can do, I can accomplish by myself." Yang Mo said to the Western Conference players with a smug look on his face after Stoudemire's dunk. This is his pride!
No one from the Western Conference team responded. Chris Paul wanted to say something, but after careful consideration, he decided not to. He had seen Yang Mo's assist highlights and knew how powerful her passing was. It would be bad if he rashly provoked someone and got slapped in the face.
The game quickly got on track, everyone was immersed in the battle, and the game was no longer so harmonious.
After playing for a while, both sides replaced their players, but Yang Mo from the Eastern team stayed on the court the entire time. He always had a firm grasp of the ball and made various exquisite assists.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, the Eastern Conference finally substituted LeBron James in. Yang Mo still had no intention of leaving the court, remaining at point guard alongside Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Paul Pierce, and Dwight Howard.
This is a highly mobile team. The Western Conference's lineup is much heavier, with three big men on the court: Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, and Nowitzki. The backcourt is led by Chris Paul and Westbrook.
When the whistle sounded, the game resumed. Instead of speeding up and going for a run-and-gun, Yang Mo patiently dribbled forward. In the frontcourt, he immediately exchanged a few words with Derrick Rose, then set up a pick-and-roll with Howard. Using Howard's pick-and-roll, Yang Mo easily slipped inside the three-point line. Rose also sprinted back into the paint, and Yang Mo quickly tossed the ball into the air. Just then, James came from the right side, soaring high, and slammed the ball into the basket before Rose could.
boom!
The basket made a loud bang as he hit the ball.
This scene not only stunned the Western Conference players, but also the Eastern Conference players. They were confused. Didn't they say they were going to isolate James? Why did they pass the ball to him again?
At this time, James also turned around and said: "Thank you for your assist, Super Yang!"
Although James was smiling, Yang Mo still felt the provocation coming from him. This guy... This guy is so abominable. He actually dared to steal the ball from his teammate. The ball was clearly passed to Rose for a dunk, but he suddenly rushed out.
"This is my only reward to you, you don't have to thank me." Yang Mo smiled disdainfully, turned around and retreated to the halfway point.
At this time, Ross caught up and said a little embarrassedly: "Yang, I was just... a little slow."
"This has nothing to do with you. He guessed my intention of passing the ball."
"So what?" Derrick Rose said in surprise. "If he can guess correctly every time, then your isolation will be completely in vain."
"How can he guess right every time? Next time, I'll make him suffer!" Yang Mo smiled softly, a smug smile on his face. If LeBron James wants to take advantage of him, then don't blame Yang Mo for being too ruthless.
"Do you have any plans?" Ross asked curiously.
"This is a secret, just wait and see." Yang Mo's expression became more mysterious.
Soon, the Western team scored, and Nowitzki used his signature one-legged jump shot to trick James and scored two points. With his goal, the ball quickly returned to Yang Mo.
