Chapter 696: The Temptation of Innocence!
Less than halfway through the first quarter, three players on the team left the court with their injured legs, which made Australia's head coach Gore quite helpless.
Of course, he knew what these players on his team were doing.
This is the characteristic of Australian basketball, and he, as the head coach, could not stop it.
And he never thought of stopping it.
He wanted to win this game. In addition to hoping that Patty Mills could break Yes's encirclement, another hope was that there would be some accidents in the game.
Now, the accident did happen. Yes was fine, and three players on his team fell.
When Gore requested a timeout with 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the score on the field was 16 to 10, and Australia was already 6 points behind.
This was because Yao Ming's touch was not good under Bogut's defense.
If the touch was better...
Gore couldn't imagine it.
Australia's offense tonight was actually good. Although Patty Mills had a hard time in Yes's encirclement, he could still break out of a little gap.
Even in the first quarter, Mills made a three-pointer in front of Yes.
In terms of personal offense, Mills can score 20 points without turnovers even when facing Kobe, Wade, Billups and other strong players of the Dream Team. He is not worried.
Even if Yes's defense is better than Kobe, Wade and others, he can't completely block Mills in personal offense.
The key is that Mills' organizational ability is really...
Gore couldn't bear to watch it.
Mills' style is like this, and Gore's timeout this time can't make Mills completely change his basketball style.
Since he is like this on the offensive end, then excluding the possibility of the team winning by accident, he can only limit the offense of the Chinese team.
There is no way to defend Yes alone. Yes used his luck to avoid Australia's three blocks, so now he can only use double-teaming.
Gore hopes that after the timeout, Mills and Ingles will double-team Yes.
But before Gore finished, he was interrupted by Bogut.
"Coach, I'm going out to delay Yes!"
Looking at the excited expression on Bogut's face, Gore was stunned.
Bogut went out to delay Yes?
Then can he come back to defend Yao Ming after Yes passes the ball?
This is of course impossible!
Bogut is ready to shoot at Yes himself!
Gore's eyes flickered slightly and then he nodded.
"Joe, you assist."
Looking at Bogut and Gore's faces, Ingles really doesn't want to perform this task!
If Yes is really knocked down by Bogut in front of him, then he really can't think about going to the NBA at all, even if he can only be deeply trapped in this huge quagmire in Australia.
However, looking at the expressions on Bogut and Gore's faces at this time, does Ingles have any choice?
Alas...
At this time, Ingles sighed and complained in his heart.
On the Chinese bench next door, as the head coach of the Chinese team, Jonas is one of the coaches with the most combat experience in the international basketball world. How could he not see what the Australian team wants to do.
During the timeout, Jonas did not give any tactics. Jonas had only one request.
"Ye, protect yourself well!"
"At the same time,
You should also pay attention to protecting Ye."
Yunas is really worried now. Australia wants to abolish Yes so blatantly. How can he not worry?
Yes is responsible for the fate of the entire team!
So, Australia is really annoying. There is a reason why this team is the most annoying team in the international basketball world.
It is more unpopular than the Pistons and Spurs in the NBA.
As long as the audience has some basketball knowledge, they can clearly see that the injuries of the three Australian players who left the court with their legs in their arms are not normal.
As long as the audience is not blind, they also know why these three people left the court.
Listen to the huge boos from the audience to Australia, it is already very obvious.
"Don't be in trouble!"
"Yes is the cleanest player in the NBA. Look at the confused expression on the big screen about this kind of black-hearted action. If he is really tricked, it may not be a minor injury. Yes has no experience in this regard!"
"Fortunately, Yes has all the luck outside the court. Otherwise, Yes might have been injured tonight!"
The audience is very excited now.
David Stern at the scene even wants to shout out the slogan: "Save Private Yes!"
The atmosphere in the entire Wukesong Arena is very tense now.
After the two teams came back on the court, Bogut's expression was quite happy.
He just likes this tense situation!
He just likes the feeling of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, even tens of millions, hundreds of millions of viewers being threatened by him!
Only at this time can he feel his own strength and greatness!
Only at this time can he feel that he can get rid of the resentment he got in the NBA!
Look at how desperate and helpless these people are when they want to kill him but can't?
This feeling is so exciting!
Bogut was so excited that he singled out Yao Ming after the Australian timeout.
Seeing the scene of Bogut singled out Yao Ming, Australia's head coach Gore looked a little ugly.
It's okay to pass the ball to Anderson or Mills outside, it's not like they can't pass the ball!
Bogut's defense is excellent, but this little Duncan who used to be in the NCAA now has no Duncan's style on the offensive end.
The failure of taking Yao Ming by force made Bogut a little embarrassed.
But soon, Bogut threw the ball aside.
He really doesn't know much about offense, but defense is his stage!
Especially looking at Yes who is constantly approaching him!
After giving Ingles a look, Bogut waited expectantly.
Seeing Bogut's eyes, Ingles was helpless, but in the end he gritted his teeth and stuck to him.
Bogut was a little dissatisfied when he saw Ingles' hesitation.
It's useless to just go up when you are asked to. Barlow and his team are more useful!
But these useful players have been sacrificed unexpectedly.
If possible, Ingles would certainly be willing to defend Yes. As a player who has studied and expected defense, he certainly wants to defend the best offensive player in the world.
However, this is real defense, a real confrontation, not defense with such a mission!
But he really has no way now!
"Yes, be careful..."
Looking at Ingles who was rushing towards him fiercely, Yes was preparing bait to fish again.
He didn't expect that this handsome young man with long hair would whisper such words in his ear.
Yes looked at Ingles, who was clinging to him at this time with extremely painful and fearful eyes, and then looked at Bogut, who gave up Yao Ming and ran towards him with a smug look on his face.
Yes's eyes flickered.
It's you...
"Yes will definitely wait until I double-team before he passes the ball, so I can't go back to defend Yao Ming. As long as Yao Ming receives the ball, he will have a chance to attack. Yes wants to make me lose my defensive position, but what I get is Yes's life!"
Bogut never thought that his delay could help Australia defeat China and help Australia defend Yes.
Bogut doesn't think so, and Australia's head coach Gore doesn't think so either.
The purpose of letting Bogut delay Yes is to let Yes jump up and pass the ball. As long as Yes jumps up and passes the ball, then Bogut has a chance!
When a player jumps up, that's when the player is most vulnerable!
As for playing dirty, Bogut is quite trustworthy, just as trustworthy as his defense!
Bogut's ability in this regard is completely incomparable to other Australian players.
Bogut is very confident in his ability in this regard.
Bogut's ability in this regard makes Gore and other Australian players very confident.
Bogut's ability in this regard also surprised Yes.
He jumped the ball, he passed the ball, but Bogut did not make any extra movements, just opened his hands.
Bogut did not rush over and stretch out his feet like the other Australian players.
Seeing the scene of Yao Ming breaking through David Anderson and dunking on TV, Bowen even whispered.
In the past, he always focused on the outside line, but he did not expect that there was such a young man in the inside line.
He could resist Yes's "naive temptation"!
As a person whose mentality was blown up by Yes's elbow skills, Bowen thought he was the one who knew Yes's elbow skills best.
The strongest point of Yes's elbow skills is that he can always attract those with dirty minds to commit crimes!
Just like an evil uncle seeing an innocent and lovely little sister, the original evil will be quickly magnified and expanded, and then lose judgment, and finally be defeated by Yes's "innocence"!
In the NBA, there are various schools of masters in the elbow forest, but in Bowen's opinion, Yes's elbow forest school, which he named "naive temptation", is the most terrifying.
Loss of judgment...
Elbow vs. Lin, the bravest wins when they meet on a narrow road. If you lose judgment at the critical moment and miss the best opportunity to draw your sword, you will only end up with your head and body separated. The most fatal elbow of the masters of elbows always takes a split second.
Let's not talk about how Bogut's elbow function is now, but this kid's calmness in the face of temptation is very commendable.
But...
Although Bowen's face no longer has disdain and ridicule, it is full of regret and sympathy.
Bogut is waiting, Gore is waiting, and the Australian players are waiting.
And Yao Ming is killing!
Bogut's defense is excellent, and Yao Ming actually has some discomfort when playing against Bogut.
Bogut has the toughness of a big center and the athletic ability that many big centers don't have. He is also first-class in defensive skills.
Such a player is indeed difficult to deal with.
But Bogut now runs to the outside to delay Yes, giving Yao Ming a lot of opportunities.
In the first half of the first quarter, Yao Ming only scored 2 points, but after the first quarter, Yao Ming's personal data has become 14 points in a single quarter!
14 points in a single quarter easily!
At the same time, the Chinese team's lead in the first quarter also became 36 to 20, and the Chinese team led by 16 points in a single quarter.
"Australia's defense is too desperate!"
"They can only bet so desperate!"
James' eyes were flickering.
As long as the Australian players succeed in their desperate bet, not only will the world line of this game change, but the world line of the entire basketball world will change!
And his world will naturally change!
A world without Yes, will he be excited or will he be invincible and lonely?
Bogut is waiting, Gore is waiting, and the belief that supports their waiting is that the strength of the Chinese team is indeed not as good as that of Australia.
In the first quarter, the main force duel, the Chinese team won by 16 points.
In the second quarter, when the two teams rotated their lineups, in just five minutes, the difference between the two sides became 10 points.
If Yes didn't return to the court in the second quarter, Jonas even felt that the Chinese team might have lost their 16-point advantage in the second quarter.
After Yes came on the court again, the situation on the court changed instantly.
Seeing such a change, Jonas himself was speechless.
The gap between the other Chinese guards and Yes is too big!
Bogut was still holding back after the second quarter started!
He was desperately suppressing his inner excitement and desire, waiting for a chance to kill!
What is a chance to kill?
Of course, it is when Yes has no resistance!
When is Yes the most helpless?
Of course, it is when he puts all his attention on the offense!
So what kind of offense will attract all of Yes's attention?
Of course, it is a buzzer-beater, or a buzzer-beater!
"Now!"
"Be careful!"
Watching Yes pull up in front of him, and seeing Bogut jump up from behind and rush forward, seemingly blocking the shot, but his right knee was fiercely sent to that part, Ingles almost subconsciously shouted!
"Be careful?!"
Be careful!
Bogut in the air was very angry. Damn, there was a traitor around him!
At the same time, Bogut was also very excited, because he was about to deliver the knee that would change the world!
When seeing Yes was about to shoot the buzzer-beater, the audience was very excited.
And when they saw Bogut's pounce, the audience who were shouting wildly in the audience instantly gasped and suffocated.
And many people in front of the TV have now stood up in fear or excitement!
With a snap!
A strange sound of breaking came...
With a bang!
The sound of hard objects hitting each other came next!
With a swish!
The last sound was the sound of a basketball hitting the net!
Looking at Bogut on TV, who covered his lower body with his hands, knelt on the ground with his knees, and kept hitting the floor with his head in pain, James couldn't say anything for a while, and his Adam's apple was only rolling with saliva.
And Kobe next to him, looking at Yes standing in front of Bogut, looking down at Bogut with indifference, his eyes narrowed.
As expected...
Yes's innocence is the most cruel...
The more innocent, the more cruel...