Chapter 85

I don't know if the Filipino's head is filled with pig manure, but Yang Mo only knew that the Filipinos seemed quite satisfied with his tactical arrangements. He felt that with the current lineup's mobility, they could definitely play a more exciting offensive basketball.

Moreover, from the beginning, he never thought about winning against the Celtics, after all, the Celtics were the championship team. He just wanted to use this game to test the new lineup. This kind of thinking was understandable, after all, there were eighty-one games in the entire regular season, and strategically resting for one game wasn't a big deal. But... he overlooked Yang Mo's feelings. Yang Mo came to fight, but when he got to the battlefield, he was thrown into the kitchen to cook and cheer by waving a towel.

At first, Yang Mo didn't think much about it and just sat on the bench waiting for the Filipino to call his name.

But... the first quarter passed, and Yang Mo still didn't get a chance to play. In fact, Spoelstra didn't make any personnel adjustments. He kept experimenting with the tactics on the court. Even though the five players on the court were being beaten like dog shit, especially Shawn Marion, who was completely dominated by Kevin Garnett.

Marion could run, and so could Garnett. Marion could shoot from the outside, and Garnett's defensive coverage spanned the entire court. Marion was poor at rebounding, but Garnett was a rebounding monster. Marion's post-up game was almost non-existent, while Kevin Garnett could do whatever he wanted.

Undoubtedly, the first quarter belonged to Kevin Garnett, who displayed great power on both defense and offense. He scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks, and the Celtics led 29-21. If it weren't for Dwyane Wade's continuous penetration into the key, the score would have been even uglier. From the looks of it, it seemed like Dwyane Wade was leading a bunch of NBDL players against the NBA champions.

At the end of the first quarter, as he passed by the bench, Garnett didn't forget to flex his biceps at Yang Mo and said arrogantly, "Kid! Do you know who is the number one power forward now?"

"I know," Yang Mo smiled and nodded, "Tim Duncan, he and Shaquille O'Neal ruled the league for ten years. You only won your first championship last year, while Tim won in his rookie year."

"You..." At that moment, Kevin Garnett was so angry at Yang Mo's words that he couldn't vent. He could only say fiercely, "Kid, I'll make you taste the consequences of angering me."

Tim Duncan was known as Garnett's lifelong rival, but... in fact, he never managed to surpass Tim Duncan's peak, except for last year when he won a championship by teaming up with others.

After Garnett finished his taunt, he returned to the bench, and Yang Mo just shrugged and smiled. It's just trash talk, who's afraid of who? I don't care if you're a superstar, on the court, we're opponents.

At the same time, Spoelstra immediately gathered the players to set up the tactics: "Shawn, in the second quarter, you must pull Kevin out of the key. Joel, you go in, and Glenn Davis is your responsibility. And... Dorell, three-pointers, that's your job. Dwyane... Dwyane, I hope you can control the team's rhythm, Chalmers is still a bit inexperienced." Spoelstra's lineup still didn't include Yang Mo, even though he had just seen Garnett provoke Yang Mo.

"Coach, I want to play," Yang Mo could hold his temper, but Beasley couldn't. He walked over and said bluntly, "Marion is playing terribly."

Beasley's words were very direct. Because Marion had been embarrassed by Yang Mo twice, Beasley gradually stopped taking him seriously. "So what if he's a small dick? Why is he so arrogant?!"

Beasley's words were a direct challenge to Marion's status and a questioning of Coach Spoelstra's authority. Both were very unhappy. Marion turned around and glared at him, and Beasley glared back without hiding his feelings. He wasn't afraid of this former NBA All-Star anymore.

The two of them glared at each other, and the tension immediately flared up. Dwyane Wade, seeing this, quickly pulled Beasley aside, afraid that the two teammates would start fighting on the court.

At this moment, Spoelstra, with a grim face, gave the order: "Our main goal tonight is to test this lineup. You sit down for now, and if we need you, I'll put you in immediately."

"Shit!" Beasley roared, venting all his frustration, then turned around and sat at the end of the bench, fuming.

Yang Mo, hearing his profanity, couldn't help but laugh. This kid, he's really a reckless punk. With this attitude, he won't even know how he's going to be played. Doesn't he know that the first to stick out gets shot?

However, because of his challenge, the other players on the bench also had some opinions, thinking that Spoelstra's approach wasn't good.

Seeing the heavy atmosphere on the bench, Yang Mo stood up and walked towards the player tunnel.

As Yang Mo stood up and left, Spoelstra quickly pulled him and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Going to the bathroom, sir. Since it's not my turn to play yet, I'm not in a hurry," Yang Mo shrugged, not even bothering to shake off the Filipino, and turned to walk towards the player tunnel.

Although Yang Mo's action wasn't a direct protest like Beasley's, everyone knew his attitude. Two words: unhappy!

Seeing Yang Mo also showing his frustration, Wade called the coach aside and said, "Shawn is indeed playing poorly. Yang has performed very well in the first two games, and our cooperation is very smooth. I think it's time to let him play."

Spoelstra was very unhappy with Yang Mo's indifferent attitude, but hearing the team leader Wade speak, he had to nod and say, "Alright, I'll let him play if the situation calls for it."

"Okay." Wade patted his shoulder and sat down.

However, Spoelstra's heart was in turmoil. He felt that Yang Mo was taking himself too seriously, not only fooling around with women in the entertainment industry but also being late for the game. Does he think he's great just because the general manager likes him? This is my team! I am the head coach. Don't try to pull me into your mess. We Filipinos are not to be bullied. Return our Huangyan Island! Return our South China Sea islands!

Filipinos have a natural hatred for the Chinese, but thinking about it, it's understandable. The islands right in front of their door are being poured with concrete by the PLA, with the words "The territory of the People's Republic of China is sacred and inviolable" written on them. Who could bear it?

But, on the other hand, you were once a vassal state of the Chinese Empire. Not putting a sign on your Filipino territory saying "The Philippines has always been an inviolable part of the Chinese nation" is already a lenient treatment.

Just be a good Filipino servant and don't cause trouble!

[This is the fifth update from yesterday. There are four more updates today. I'm asking for recommendations and collections. Thank you to "Ding Aoyu" and "Gu Feng № Ao Shi √" for their 100起点币 donations.]

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