Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

He was obviously the starter, but he struggled in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves finally gave Wu Dao the treatment he deserved. With Wu Dao's second three-point shot, the score between the two teams reached 38:29, and the point difference reached 9 points.

After returning to the scene, Wu Dao moved his shoulders, neck and wrists a little, and finally there was a smile on his face.

Unlike the starting lineup, the only two players in the Timberwolves' bench who have the ability to hold the ball are Takeda and Sam Mitchell.

As for fellow outsider Chris Kyle, as a third-year second-round pick, he knows exactly what his responsibilities are on the team.

If he didn't know, he would never have been able to play with the Timberwolves until now.

Alternating between offense and defense, the Blazers' rotation was still very quick when spreading the offense. Although Kenny Anderson, who was in charge of the No. [-] position, was replaced on the court, Ryder, the starting point of the offense, still remained on the court.

The player facing him also changed from Tom to Martial Arts.

Mitchell's mobility is average, and his height and weight are not much different from Leder.

Mitchell is 198cm/95kg, while Ryder is also 196cm/98kg.

The result of this matchup between the two people is that Leder will most likely have the upper hand.On the one hand, his explosive power is stronger than Mitchell, and another key factor is that Leder is the offensive side, while Mitchell is the defensive side.

The offensive side has some advantages over the defensive side.

Budao, who intended to determine the victory in the second quarter, would not let Leder to be defended by other teammates.

Because Wu Dao knew very well that Leder was the starting point of the Blazers' offense. If he wanted to widen the gap in the second quarter, the first thing he had to do was to step on this starting point of attack.

The Blazers' offense really changed the medicine. After the basketball was brought into the frontcourt from the first position on the bench, the ball was directly given to Leder without looking at who was defending Leder.

It seems that in the eyes of the Trail Blazers players, Leder can have the same effect against anyone.

"Go on!"

"Lyder, give that first grade some color!"

"Let him know what the NBA is!"

In the stands on the sidelines, the audience who had been gagged by Wu Dao's three-pointer began to shout at this moment.

They hope Ryder can get them back on the field.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Leder, who wanted to pass the ball, switched to dribbling with his hips. With a quick movement of the basketball in his hand, he readjusted his rhythm and prepared to break through.

To be honest, Leder didn't want to do martial arts at all.

He actually hopes that his teammates can stand up at this time
The moment the basketball came into play, Wu Dao quickly arrived in front of Leder. There was only about half a meter between him and Leder.

Just standing in front of Ryder, who was a master of martial arts, gave him a very oppressive feeling.At the same time, Ryder also recalled some bad memories in his mind.

He has fought against martial arts.
At that time, martial arts had just come to the United States not long ago, and he left a deep impression on Ryder when he went to the Timberwolves for trial training.

Just like what the audience on the sidelines said just now, he was ready to let Wu Dao know what the NBA is, but in the end he was given a good lesson by the opponent.

Nearly two years have passed, and Ryder doesn't know how much his strength has improved compared to back then, but Ryder knows that compared to then, his martial arts must be stronger now!
Facing the martial arts, Ryder "stirred" on the spot. After delaying for a few seconds, he finally decided to take a look first.

Be timid before fighting.

This kind of thing must not be revealed, otherwise, he will have no place in the NBA.

"Snapped!"

As Ryder blasted the ball with great force, his feet quickly staggered, and while dribbling with his right hand suspended in the air, he also made a sudden move.

However, just as he made a move, Wu Dao straightened up and moved directly in front of him, severely compressing Ryder's dribbling space.

The scale of martial arts was very well grasped. His body was only "touched" by Ryder and did not give him any strength at all.

The referee on the sideline was also staring closely at the match between Wu Dao and Ryder, and even had a whistle in his mouth.

After all, Leder is an experienced ball-handling player. The moment Wu Dao got close to him, he quickly took half a step back and opened his position. When Wu Dao was about to continue to press forward, he decisively changed his rhythm.

The basketball in his hand fell from his hip, and he quickly changed direction and rushed to the left. His actions forced Budao to give up the pressure and instead retreated to pursue.

Leder's breakthrough was very sharp, and even if Wu Dao chased back in time, he successfully crossed the three-point line.

Ryder, who was marching, was quickly pinned to the spot by Martial Arts' solid chest.

The sudden advance had to be stopped.

After the basketball fell to the ground and changed hands, Ryder forcibly rushed in from Budao's side, then quickly lifted the basketball with his right hand, and hooked the ball directly to the basket more than one meter inside the three-point line.

"???"

The strange shooting movement really surprised Wu Dao. Although he turned around in time to block the ball, Ryder still made the shot smoothly.

"rebound!"

Wu Dao roared at his teammates inside, and he quickly blocked Leder and surrounded the paint area.

"Clang~"

Sure enough, there is basically no possibility of scoring with this kind of ball. The basketball directly crashes out of the basket. The Timberwolves, who were well prepared, also blocked the opponent, and then Stanley Roberts collected the board into his arms.

"Hey, brother, are you in such a hurry?"

"Isn't it necessary?"

After successfully defending, Wu Dao smiled and reminded Leder. Hearing this, Leder didn't say much and just returned to the field quickly.

In the stadium, the Timberwolves players also approached slowly, not impatient at all.

"Pass the ball!"

Outside the three-point line, Wu Dao reached out towards Chris Kyle. The latter heard Wu Dao's call and passed the ball directly to Wu Dao without even a second's hesitation.

Starting with the basketball, Wu Dao faced Brian Grantl's defense and still took a tentative step, a little simpler on the floor, and then quickly collected the ball and feinted.

Because of Wu Dao's previous three-pointer, Brian Grant was a little wary of Wu Dao's shooting.

The Blazers had studied several Timberwolves players before, so Brian Grant knew very well that Wu Dao had a strong three-point ability.

At this moment, when he saw Wu Dao lifting the ball, Brian Grant jumped forward without thinking.

However, as soon as he moved, Martial Arts also took action quickly. He dropped the ball sideways and quickly took a step across. He and Brian Grant quickly separated their positions and then directly combined the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Brian Grant's reaction was also a beat slower, and his movements were also a beat slower. Seeing Wu Dao's projection, he could only raise his hands and make a last-ditch effort, but the fingertips of his raised palms could only reach Wu Dao's upper arm. Location
The difference in stature is too great, and there is also a lot of difference in their jumping ability.

The basketball passed directly over Brian Grant's head, and then, under the gaze of the Trail Blazers audience, the basketball hollowed into the net again with a crisp sound.

"Ohhh!"

"nice shot!"

On the sidelines of the court, the Timberwolves' substitutes waved towels and cheered.

When Garnett saw another three-pointer from Wu Dao, he couldn't help but clenched his fists and stood up. He was about to cheer, but stopped abruptly, and then sat back on the bench without saying a word.

Tom, who had a competitive relationship with martial arts, was also sitting on the bench at this moment, clapped his hands gently, and his expression was not very good.Of course, there are people with worse complexions than him.

Seeing himself being hit by Wu Dao for another three-pointer in front of him, Brian Grant was already a little emo at the moment.

He felt that his defense was very good.

But the results don't seem very good.

"That rookie is really brave to shoot!"

"Too confident."

On the sidelines of the court, the Trail Blazers' Mike Dunleavy couldn't help but praise him, and then looked back towards the rest area. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find any player on his team's bench who could curb the opponent's performance.

A big attacker with the ability to shoot three-pointers, this kind of player is one of the most difficult types to deal with on the court.

Even if Mike Dunleavy is determined to give Wu Dao a fight, with Wu Dao's weight of nearly 110kg, there are not many outside players in the league who can say they can give him a fight.

It would be nice not to be confronted.
Just as Mike Dunleavy was thinking this, there was a burst of "oh" sounds from the stands.

Looking up towards the court, he saw the Timberwolves' No. 2 quickly passing by his eyes and directly entering the Blazers' penalty area. He didn't see the martial arts chasing the player doing tricks. Turned 360° and dunked the ball into the basket.

It turned out that just when the Trail Blazers organized a counterattack, their team made a mistake.

When No. 1 passed the ball to Leder, his intention was too obvious. Wu Dao used his long arms and height advantages to directly steal Leder's position, hit the basketball first, and then completed a single quick pass.

At the beginning of the second half, the Blazers were beaten ugly.

Wu Dao scored 8 points in a row, which once made Mike Dunleavy speechless.

How to do it?

Pause.

As the buzzer sounded throughout the stadium, the Trail Blazers used a timeout less than 2 minutes into the second quarter.

"Stopped?"

Wu Dao, who walked off the court after hearing the voice, wiped the sweat from his chin, glanced sideways at the Trail Blazers' rest area, and murmured in confusion.

I didn't even try, you fell down?
This feeling is not good.

"Well done, keep up the good work!"

"Martial arts, very good! The defensive pressure is more sufficient."

"When attacking, make more breakthroughs. After attracting double-teams, you can also pass the ball to your teammates to create scoring opportunities."

"Others, pay attention to Wu Dao's movements when attacking. If he holds the ball for more than three seconds, he immediately goes up to pick and roll."

"Move aggressively, and you have to rely on yourself to score scoring opportunities!"

"Did you hear that!"

The timeout was short. Philip made no tactical adjustments and just encouraged the players.

The timeout ends quickly.

There were obvious changes in the Blazers' first attack after the timeout. Leder's offensive starting point was temporarily abandoned. Leder, who was originally staying in the corner and preparing to catch the ball, also quickly moved towards the top of the arc to help his teammates. A cover.

The latter rushed forward with the ball, but the Timberwolves did not switch defense in time. Chris Kyle was also unable to keep up with the sudden John Crotty at the first time, allowing the opponent to make a pull-up jumper near the free throw line and send the ball away. into the basket.

Almost every NBA guard in this era has a pull-up jump shot.

Regardless of whether the hit rate is high or not, there is no doubt about the popularity of the emergency stop jump shot technology.

"ohhhhh—"

It was just a goal, but the Blazers fans in the stands still gave out loud cheers.They really needed this goal to stop the bleeding.

John Crotty was completely the savior of the Trail Blazers at this moment.

In the transition between offense and defense, Wu Dao called a screen, mobilized his teammates, and then used the pick-and-roll to quickly kill the basket, and then hit the side high board against the Blazers' defense.

The Trail Blazers also quickly counterattacked. After a high pick-and-roll, John Crotty drove straight to the basket from the center and forced a layup against the Timberwolves' inside players. He relied on the cry of "Erosion" to get a foul.

Then two of two stabilized the situation for the Blazers.

At the same time, after Wu Dao scored consecutive goals, the Trail Blazers' interior defense also strengthened. Several interior positions were closer to the edge of the paint area, and they were ready to pounce and make up defense at any time.

In this attack, Budo did not choose to receive the ball outside the three-point line, but sank into the low post in an attempt to attract the opponent's defense.

However, Chris Kyle's pass was too bold, and he actually intended to pass it directly to Wu Dao instead of using a "hang" form.

John Crotty sensed the opportunity for the reckless pass, completed the steal, and then successfully scored in a fast break.

In the following rounds, Chris Kyle was much more cautious in his passing, and Brian Grant, who defended Wu Dao, was also suffering unspeakably, frequently watching Wu Dao shoot and score in front of him.

第二节过了大半，武道就已经11-7中，三分球4中3，罚球2-1得到了24分。

Throughout the second quarter, Wu Dao almost single-handedly controlled about 70% of the Timberwolves' shots in the quarter, suppressing the Trail Blazers.

As for the Trail Blazers, Ryder was unable to play his role. At the end of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers got Kenny Anderson back on the court. This guy also had high hopes.

And Kenny Anderson did live up to the trust of his teammates. He seized his offensive opportunities and scored 9 points in a single quarter, which was extremely efficient.

However, compared to Kenny Anderson's outstanding performance, Brian Grant, who was targeted by Wu Dao in the first quarter, felt cold and was so cold that he dunked an empty basket on the fast break.
On the offensive end, they shot 6-1 and wasted a lot of opportunities.

As for Martial Arts, his outstanding performance also gave his teammates at the basket a chance to eat. At the same time, Mitchell, who was not noticed, also got several air-cutting opportunities, adding some data to Martial Arts' assist panel. .

After the second quarter, Garnett and others who were scheduled to play did not play at all, but Wu Dao played the entire quarter and scored 27 points in a single quarter.

At the same time, he led the Timberwolves to a 33-point lead over their opponents with a score of 19:14 in a single quarter.

After halftime, the score difference between the two teams reached 23 points.

In the second half, Philip replaced Wu Dao, who had played for 24 minutes, and replaced him with Tom, Garnett and others, preparing to seal the victory in one fell swoop.

But what shocked Philip was that the Timberwolves were beaten by their opponents at 17:27 in the third quarter.
Tom may have sat off the court for too long and felt cold when he came on the court.

And Garnett doesn't know why he's crazy. He frequently turns over in the mid-range and doesn't attack the inside. While playing, he has no chance to grab rebounds.

Coach Philip was annoyed off the court, but made no adjustments.

In the fourth quarter, for fear that Tom would continue to make wild shots, Coach Philip put Tom on the bench and then switched to martial arts.

However, Wu Dao's performance in the fourth quarter was also satisfactory, with 7 of 4 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and 2-2 free throws. He scored 13 points in a hurry, and his efficiency dropped significantly.

However, Garnett plays much more freely when someone attracts inside defenders.

In the end, the Timberwolves won the game at 31:29 in a single quarter.

(End of this chapter)