Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 538 The only language I understand!

Anthony Mason Jr., who caught up in time, disrupted Wu Dao's offensive rhythm. Wu Dao, who entered the frontcourt early, turned his head and looked at the Timberwolves who had entered the frontcourt at this moment.

The ball was quickly passed to Marbury, who came up to receive the ball.

Originally, Marbury was already slowing down and was not ready to enter the frontcourt to participate in the offense. He had been training with Wu Dao in the Timberwolves for a long time, and he also had some understanding of Wu Dao's offensive style.

As usual, Wu Dao may have already shot a three-pointer at this moment.

But what Marbury didn't expect was that the Hornets actually blocked Wu Dao's attack, and the person defending Wu Dao was actually Anthony Mason Jr.

Unlike Wu Dao, Marbury is no stranger to the player Anthony Mason Jr.Because Marbury was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, Anthony Mason Jr. played with the New York Knicks from the 91-96 seasons.

How could Marbury be unfamiliar with players from his hometown team?

Anthony Mason Jr. was drafted in 88. When he entered the Knicks to play, the Knicks' head coach was Pat Riley.

The New York Knicks he coaches can be said to be hell on earth.

He needs big men with size and strength, such as Ewing, Oakley, and Charles Smith. Even the defenders must have the size of Derek Harper and Starks.

Anthony Mason Jr. also fits the bill.

The Knicks reached the Finals in the 93-94 season and faced the Rockets, who were the league's number one insider at the time and led by Dream Olajuwon.And when Gorilla Ewing and Olajuwon were fighting fiercely.

Pat Riley gives Anthony Mason Jr. a big shot.

Although the victory in the finals was taken away by the Rockets of Dream, the iron blood of Anthony Mason Jr. who defended Dream still left a deep impression on the young Marbury.

Although Anthony Mason Jr. is now old and can be considered at the end of his career, he has always been very self-disciplined over the years and has maintained an excellent figure. This can be seen from the opponent's solid muscles.

He originally thought that Anthony Mason Jr. would come up to defend Garnett inside. Unexpectedly, this player actually found martial arts.

Once the basketball was in hand, Marbury took his eyes away from Wu Dao and began to observe the situation on the court.

The Hornets' defense is very unique. In addition to guarding Anthony Mason Jr. in martial arts, David Wesley in front of Marbury stands relatively outside.

The remaining players are basically distributed around the paint area, controlling several positions near the basket.

For example, Tom standing half a step inside the left three-point line is in a semi-empty state.

Glenn Rice on the same side is still nearly half a meter away from Tom.

Marbury had a hunch that if the ball was passed, Tom would most likely have a chance to shoot from the high post.

"Stephen!"

At this moment, a clear voice interrupted Marbury's thinking. Looking out of the corner of his eye, Marbury saw Wu Dao, who had just finished throwing the ball, running towards him. It seemed that he was preparing to catch the ball.

The figures of Wu Dao and Marbury are intertwined at the top of the arc.

Marbury didn't think much and passed the ball to Wu Dao. After releasing the ball, he blocked Anthony Mason Jr.'s pursuit.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Dao also quickly took a step forward along the pick-and-roll, and then stuck to the three-point line and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer in front of David Wesley who stretched out his hand to block.

David Wesley, who is only 185cm tall, is too short for martial arts. His defense is no different to martial arts.

While little Anthony Mason was delayed, Wu Dao had already made a smooth move.

"There is still so much shot time, and this guy just shoots a three-pointer?!"

"This kid is back to his old habits!"

On the sidelines of the court, coach Phillip Saunders couldn't help but mutter to himself when faced with Wu Dao's unreasonable shots.

"Shh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of the net swiping from the stadium.

"Beep——" In the stands behind the Timberwolves rest area, the audience burst into applause when they saw the goal.

Fans don't care whether the player's shot is reasonable or not. As long as the ball goes in, it is reasonable.

Only when a player misses a shot will he look back to see if that player's shot was reasonable.

As long as you can score goals, as long as you can win the game, the fans don't care how your players play. You can do a layup as long as the referee doesn't call you for walking.

When the basketball hit the net, Marbury glanced at Wu Dao and silently turned back to defend. Of course he knew that Wu Dao's handling of the ball was unreasonable, but he didn't say anything after the goal was scored.

Garnett on the inside was competing with the Hornets' No. 4 Tony Farmar for position. When he saw the basketball passing through the net, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

When he passed by Anthony Mason Jr. on his way back to defense, he couldn't help but mock:

"What about 'Beasts of New York'?"

"Can't you even stop a rookie?"

"He said in the lounge that he would give you 60 points today!"

Garnett's mouth is really powerful. It is very powerful to draw hatred for himself, and it is not ambiguous at all to draw hatred for his teammates.

At this moment, Wu Dao had returned to the field to defend, and he had no idea that Garnett had caused a big trouble for him.

Sure enough, after hearing Garnett's words, Anthony Mason Jr.'s eyes became even sharper.

Places like New York are inherently "violent cities." Those players who played for the Knicks were somewhat infected by the city's culture, and their playing highlighted the "violence within strength."

If a rookie is so crazy in front of him, Anthony Mason Jr. will certainly not let him go easily!

Soon, the offense and defense switched, and New York launched an attack.

David Wesley advanced very slowly. After entering the frontcourt, he immediately gave the ball to Glen Rice. After the ball was released, he quickly provided a screen for Glen Rice.

However, the quality of David Wesley's cover was average. When Glenn Rice broke through, he was immediately chased and intercepted by Tom. At the same time, Glenn Rice quickly entered the three-point line and also attracted extra attention. Nate's backup.

The two men quickly formed a double team on Glen Rice.

Glenn Rice quickly combined the ball, faked a real pass, and passed the ball to Tony Farmar. The latter took the ball, dribbled it into the basket, pulled it up and wanted to pour the ball into the basket, but only then did he pass the ball to Tony Farmar. Just as he took off, Garnett had already completed his defense, appeared behind him, and slapped the basketball.

The basketball was shot down. Cherokee Parks took the ball and quickly threw it toward the frontcourt. The Timberwolves quickly converted and Marbury received the ball in the frontcourt and advanced quickly.

Wu Dao also quickly followed Marbury to provide support. Anthony Mason Jr. was also chasing after him, but Wu Dao was only pulled away by about a meter.

It was 2 on 2 in the frontcourt. When Marbury crossed the opponent's three-point line, David Wesley also appeared beside Marbury.

Facing the interception, Marbury stopped for a moment, then quickly put the ball together and turned to look at Wu Dao. At the same time, the basketball in his hand also pretended to move towards Wu Dao.

David Wesley was deceived by Marbury's movement. At the moment when he stalled and paused, Marbury quickly passed his opponent and sent the ball into the basket with a light layup.

5: 0.

The Timberwolves took the lead at the start, and the Minnesota fans in the arena immediately cheered.

His teammates scored the ball, and Budo turned around to defend. When he turned around, he saw little Anthony Mason staring at him with a dark face.That's not right, this guy's face is dark.

"He has a fierce look in his eyes. He is so big, but his running speed is not slow."

Martial Arts crossed Anthony Mason Jr. and silently commented in his heart.

"This newcomer is very fast, obviously so tall, and so strong." When Wu Dao was evaluating Anthony Mason Jr. in his heart, the other party was actually examining Wu Dao.

He was also greatly surprised by the athletic ability displayed by martial arts, and at the same time, he had a vague premonition in his heart.

Hornets offensive round.

This time, the Hornets' style of play was simpler. A high pick-and-roll, and the breakthrough David Wesley quickly attracted Garnett's attention.

At the same time, Glenn Rice also found a gap in Tom, quickly cut towards the inside, received a pass from David Wesley, then entered the basket and successfully scored on a reverse layup.

Between the alternation of offense and defense, the basketball has been brought into the frontcourt by Marbury.

Wu Dao did not stand outside the three-point line waiting for the ball, because Anthony Mason Jr. began to give Wu Dao intensity.

Wu Dao swayed and moved, sinking from the corner position to the bottom corner, and then pulled back to the corner position. However, Anthony Mason Jr. kept chasing Wu Dao and even made some pulling movements on his hands.

It's just that the amplitude is very small, and it's relatively obscure. The referee doesn't blow a whistle at all for this level of pulling. Even at home, there is no body hair whistle.

Marbury saw that Wu Dao was running diligently and had just scored a three-pointer before. When Wu Dao pulled back from the bottom corner to the corner, he hit the ball and passed it to Wu Dao's hands.

As soon as Wu Dao returned to the three-point line, when he turned around with the ball, Anthony Mason Jr. was already in front of Wu Dao, and his chest directly pressed against Wu Dao's body.

The huge force made Wu Dao have to bend down and lower his center of gravity to stabilize his body. At this moment, little Anthony Mason in front of him also reached out and grabbed the basketball in Wu Dao's hand.

The defense is very tough. The most important thing is that Anthony Mason Jr. is very strong, stronger than martial arts, and has a good height.

The opponent in front of him and the Sprewell that Wu Dao met yesterday were completely different types of players.

Facing an aggressive defense.

Wu Dao also quickly half-turned, taking a step toward the sideline while dropping the ball. After getting out of the opponent's influence slightly, he quickly turned around with the ball and took a lunge towards his right side.

While attracting the opponent's defense, Wu Dao quickly dribbled the ball backwards and feinted towards the left in disguise.

When Anthony Mason Jr. turned around, the basketball fell in front of Wu Dao, changed direction in front of his body, and changed direction in an instant. At the same time, Wu Dao also accelerated rapidly and passed Anthony Mason Jr. in an instant.

Anthony Mason Jr. has good speed, but in the final analysis, he is a power forward. It is quite remarkable to be able to keep up with the rhythm of martial arts for a short time in terms of defensive footwork.

After passing Anthony Mason Jr., Wu Dao quickly crossed the three-point line and rushed towards the opponent's paint area. Just when the opponent's Verrati Divac was about to defend, Wu Dao made an emergency stop and shot a jumper.

The moment the basketball flew away from his fingertips, a thick arm stretched out directly from Wu Dao's side and slapped Wu Dao's left forearm.

The huge force caused the martial arts body in mid-air to tilt. When he landed on the ground, he couldn't help but staggered several steps before he regained his balance.

"Shh!"

"Beep--"

As the basketball entered the net with a soft sound, the referee's sharp whistle also sounded.

Wu Dao stood up and looked back, and happened to see little Anthony Mason standing not far from him, spreading his hands towards the referee.

The person who just slapped Wu Dao's arm and was called for a foul was Anthony Mason Jr.

"How can this be a foul?"

"I didn't even touch him!"

Spreading his hands and talking nonsense with his eyes open, Anthony Mason Jr. reminded Budao of a person.

However, the referee had no intention of arguing with Anthony Mason Jr. and signaled Budao to add an additional free throw.

Seeing that nothing could be changed, Anthony Mason Jr. simply walked back to the field. Sensing Wu Dao's gaze, Anthony Mason Jr. grinned at Wu Dao and said:

"Newbie."

"I won't let you continue to be arrogant!"

"I heard that you scored almost 50 points in the game against the Warriors yesterday, and you still want to score 60 points on us today?"

"Listen, I'm not one of those wimps from the Warriors. I'm going to teach you respect and humility."

Wu Dao couldn't help but tilted his head after hearing what little Anthony Mason said.

"Why is it that every player I play against is like this?"

"They all want to teach me respect."

"You like to put respect on your lips so much. I think you people are really pitiful."

"You all seem to have forgotten."

"Respect is not earned by words."

After saying that, Wu Dao walked to the free throw line.

The pain on his left arm was very subtle. Wu Dao looked down and found that there was only a small red mark on his arm.

this level
"too weak!"

The referee gave the ball to Budao, who just dribbled the ball twice and made slight adjustments, then muttered and threw the ball with his head.

The basketball fell firmly into the basket with a crisp sound.

There was applause in the stands, and Wu Dao glanced at Anthony Mason Jr. during the applause and said:

"I'm already at six."

"I want to see how you can teach me respect!"

Facing the fierce-looking Anthony Mason Jr., Wu Dao showed no fear at all. Instead, he hooked his hand towards Anthony Mason Jr. and said provocatively.

NBA.

It's a place where the weak eat the strong.

Here, your humility will only make others think you are easy to bully.

Men like Anthony Mason Jr. could only understand one language.

"You must never end up!"

"I'm going to blow the hell out of you, Anthony."

(End of this chapter)