Chapter 86

As Yang Mo walked into the players' tunnel, the fans on site and those watching on TV were very surprised: What's going on? Isn't he the main character of this game? Why did he leave the court without playing a single minute? Is he fleeing out of fear?

"Could it be that Yang is injured?" T-N-T's host Collins said somewhat disappointedly. They had canceled the live broadcast of the Thunder vs. Cavaliers game to focus on this one, hoping for a high viewership. The pre-game tension between the two teams was intense.

But... from the start of the game, Yang Mo hadn't appeared on the court for even a second. The real-time ratings from the data department were already dropping, and this was clearly not the game everyone was expecting. Everyone was waiting for the direct confrontation between Yang Mo and Kevin Garnett, and it would be even better if they could get into a fight.

"It doesn't look like he's injured," Steve Kerr said uncertainly, "His walking posture looks very normal!"

"Could it be that Yang was suspended by the Heat team?" Charles Barkley guessed, "In the last game, Yang didn't make it to the game, although he eventually led the team to victory, he did violate the rules. Pat Riley is always very strict."

Hearing Barkley's words, Collins and Steve Kerr found them very reasonable.

"It must be that. No wonder Marion wasn't replaced even after being dominated by KG," Collins said, utterly disappointed. If this guess turned out to be true, the game's ratings would be a disaster. Everyone had turned on their TVs for the confrontation between Yang Mo and Kevin Garnett.

At this moment, Yang Mo walked back from the players' tunnel, whistling and looking very relaxed. T-N-T's director immediately switched the camera to Yang Mo, and the game footage was clearly no longer as important.

Yang Mo returned to the bench and sat next to a fuming Beasley. Beasley was still muttering to himself, occasionally letting out a "damn!" Seeing him like this, Yang Mo didn't bother to comfort him, letting him be. The more he fumed, the more it would benefit Yang Mo.

Yang Mo sat steadily on the bench, watching his team crumble on the court. Since the Celtics' coach replaced Ray Allen with the defensive specialist Tony Allen, Wade's penetration wasn't as smooth. With Wade unable to open up the game, the Heat's defense was immediately torn apart by the Celtics, who were playing like a well-oiled machine. In less than three minutes, the Heat lost another ten points.

Beep!

Wade couldn't take it anymore. Using a stoppage in play, he decisively called a timeout. He stormed to the bench, and when the staff handed him a towel, he threw it to the ground and shouted, "Are you guys walking or playing basketball? Your defense is worse than the cleaning ladies in the park."

Yang Mo had never seen Wade so angry before, but it made sense. His teammates were playing like crap, and their defense was a joke. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were wreaking havoc, turning the Heat's paint into their backyard. They could do whatever they wanted in there.

Seeing Wade's anger, Spoelstra didn't dare to speak. He waited until Wade calmed down before approaching with the playbook.

As soon as he got there, Wade said very unhappily, "I don't care what tactics you want to try, but Yang must play next. Our paint has no spirit, and we need a player who can grab rebounds."

Spoelstra nodded quickly and turned to wave at Yang Mo, saying, "Yang, wait a moment, you'll play as the center. Your opponent is Glen Davis. Joel, you take a break... We'll use our speed to wear them down..."

Beep!

The timeout ended quickly.

When Yang Mo took off his jacket and walked onto the court, the fans immediately booed. They wouldn't give Yang Mo any face. While booing, they didn't forget to remind Kevin Garnett, "KG, give him a taste of it!" "KG, teach the Chinese kid a lesson!" "Kevin, blow him up!" and so on. Clearly, the Celtics fans were eager to see Garnett dominate Yang Mo.

As the fans booed, Christina, sitting in the VIP seats, stood up excitedly, waving at Yang Mo and shouting, "Go for it!"

When the camera captured Christina cheering for Yang Mo, the fans erupted in a second wave of boos, mixed with many insults, most of which were unrefined greetings.

Although Christina was hurt by the insults, she couldn't stop cheering for Yang Mo. Over the past two days, she had carefully read Yang Mo's news and found that during the last game in New Jersey, a Korean girl, who was Yang Mo's girlfriend, had shown her love amidst the boos. This gave her a strong sense of crisis, and she immediately locked Jessica as her rival. She was determined to do better than the Korean actress. She wanted to cheer for Yang Mo amidst the boos, showing him that what the Korean girl could do, she could do better and even more bravely.

Yang Mo just smiled at Christina's encouragement and quickly ran to Glen Davis. His next opponent was this not-so-clumsy little fatty.

"Are you planning to get a lesson from me before getting one from KG, little guy?" Glen Davis sneered as Yang Mo caught up with him.

"If you don't want to end up covered in blood, shut your mouth," Yang Mo glared at him and said fiercely.

Yang Mo's aggressive demeanor made Glen Davis subconsciously think of Randolph lying in a pool of blood, and he felt a chill down his spine. He didn't want to become the second Glen Davis.

Seeing that Davis was scared into silence, Yang Mo roughly gauged his character and concluded that he wasn't much of a threat.

At this moment, Kevin Garnett came over and taunted, "Rookie, why don't you come defend me? Are you scared?"

"It has nothing to do with fear. I just want to use this fatty as an appetizer before taking you on," Yang Mo said with a smile, his words casual but his tone dismissive, treating Glen Davis as a mere side dish.

Seeing that Yang Mo was even more arrogant than himself, Kevin Garnett appreciated it a bit and chuckled, "I hope your little brother doesn't knock you down, that would be too boring. I'm waiting to teach you what real NBA defense is!"

After KG said this, Yang Mo didn't respond but quickly ran to the three-point line, as Chalmers had already brought the ball up.

Yang Mo ran to the three-point line, and Glen Davis clearly didn't react in time. He had been listening to Yang Mo and KG's conversation, so engrossed that he forgot to watch the ball.

By the time he reacted, Chalmers had already passed the ball to Yang Mo.

Yang Mo caught the ball and shot immediately... Swish!

The ball went through the net.

For Yang Mo, an uncontested three-pointer was too easy.

After scoring, Yang Mo didn't celebrate but pointed at Kevin Garnett and shouted, "Hey, KG, how was that three?"

"Very good!" Kevin Garnett gave a thumbs up, but as soon as he said it, the thumb dropped, and he said coldly, "Congratulations, kid, you've successfully pissed me off!"

"No problem!" Yang Mo shrugged, completely unfazed.

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[First update delivered, please recommend and collect. PS: Thanks to "潶礼菔" for the 100起点币 tip.]

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