Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

How do you get back on track after being dunked?

The answer to this question couldn't be easier. Of course it's to dunk it over the opponent's head!

In the court, the Lakers began to speed up. They speeded up mainly because O'Neal was angry now and ran very fast.

Today's Lakers are a team that plays around O'Neal. The offensive rhythm of other players is dominated by O'Neal. If O'Neal is slow, others need to be slow. If O'Neal is fast, others need to be fast.

Therefore, when O'Neal was asked to speed up, no one else on the Lakers dared to slow down.

O'Neal immediately ran toward the basket after entering the frontcourt. When O'Neal crossed the free throw line, O'Neal suddenly paused, quickly turned his back and waved directly to his teammates.

Nick Van Exel, who dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, reacted quickly. The moment O'Neal was in position, he lobbed the ball directly to O'Neal. The martial arts side stood still not far from O'Neal, watching the basketball lob. Towards O'Neal, Wu Dao also took a quick step and double-teamed O'Neal directly.

"Snapped!"

The moment he took possession of the basketball, O'Neal didn't stop. He dropped the ball directly with his left hand and hit Cherokee Parks with the right side of his body, knocking the white center of the Timberwolves away.

At the same time, O'Neal also quickly dribbled the ball to the basket, grabbed the ball with both hands and directly poured the ball into the basket.

Wu Dao's pincer attack failed. O'Neal broke through very quickly. Cherokee Parks didn't even delay. By the time Wu Dao's pincer attack came up, O'Neal had already passed Cherokee Parks.

But Wu Dao, who wanted to pursue, was blocked by the unbalanced Cherokee Parks, and had no way to stick to him.

The explosive slam dunk can easily arouse the emotions of the audience. The audience at Staples Arena cheered loudly, all cheering for O'Neal.

It's just that O'Neal, who successfully scored a dunk, didn't look very happy.

After landing, he quickly turned around and bent his arms toward Budao and Cherokee Parks, showing off his biceps to Budao and the others.

O'Neal is an adventurous person. Although he felt that such a dunk could not make up for his previous gaffe when he was dunked by martial arts, O'Neal still spared no effort to show his strength in front of the media and the audience.

In this regard, Cherokee Parks could only look at it coldly and had no other choice.

He is not O'Neal's opponent, this is a well-known thing. Cherokee Parks himself does not have high requirements for himself. In this game, he just wants to get as many rebounds as possible.

As for limiting O'Neal's performance and scoring?

This kind of thing is not something he should do as a player earning $126 million a year.

Between the alternation of offense and defense, Marbury decisively started his offense after entering the frontcourt with the ball.

Wu Dao's attack power is indeed very strong, and from the beginning to now, there has been no miss yet, but Marbury knows very well that no matter how strong Wu Dao is, Wu Dao can never shoulder all the offensive pressure.

Their other players must also show enough offensive threats. Only in this way can they feed Wu Dao back, so that their opposing players dare not let them go easily and double team Wu Dao.

Marbury has some understanding of Wu Dao's strength. If the Lakers don't double-team when dealing with Wu Dao, no one will be able to limit Wu Dao's performance in a one-on-one environment.

arc top position.

After Marbury simply changed hands and dribbled twice in front of his body, he quickly started a breakthrough. He spread his arms, performed a suspended dribble, and quickly accelerated laterally. When Nick Van Exel followed up the defense, At that moment, Marbury turned around and the basketball in his hand was quickly given to Tom on the other side.

After Tom got the ball, he quickly dropped the ball and made a sudden move. Then he paused and then fired Eddie Jones. Then he changed direction and passed from the right side of Eddie Jones, and then made another sudden move towards the basket. Then a quick ball shot.

Eddie Jones's defensive level is actually pretty good, but he's just a little out of shape when playing against Tom.

After being called on, Eddie Jones still kept up with Tom's movements, but when he caught up, he was hit on the body by Tom, and he had no way to defend against Tom's shooting.

The side of the basketball scraped against the board and entered the net, making a soft sound.

The difference in weight is actually not very noticeable when playing from the back. The difference is about ten pounds. If the defensive players are stronger in their lower limbs, they can cause a lot of trouble for the offensive side on the defensive end.

But in sports battles, weight is only ten pounds.

When a player breaks through with the ball, the impact force and the back hit are two completely different concepts. The same weight of ten kilograms is equivalent to the power of ten kilograms when hitting from the back, but once he rushes up, this ten kilograms The weight can exert a strength of thirty or forty pounds.

Because of this, when A Tan and Kobe are in the career renewal period, the matchup between the two of them is very interesting.

James hit Kobe with his back and couldn't hit him at all, but if James charged up, Kobe couldn't stop him. Kobe's method of defending "Ms" is also very simple, which is to block "Ms" closely, preventing James from having a long run-up to accelerate, so that his physical advantage cannot be used.

James is very good at facing the basket, so you can see that James struggled one-on-one against Kobe.

The matchup between Tom and Eddie Jones is actually a bit like the matchup between Kobe and James, except that Tom's facing skills are pretty good, and unlike James, Tom has a good mid-range shot.

Fans are easily confused by James' career shooting percentage and think that James has shooting ability. In fact, the reality is that James' shooting ability is very weak. His career free throw shooting percentage is only 70%+. You expect him to be able to shoot. What projection ability?

James's career shooting percentage is high simply because of the large number of finishes at the basket, which raises his average data. His mid-range shooting percentage is only over 30%.

Tom successfully scored, and the Timberwolves bench still gave a warm cheer.

After Tom's mentality adjusted, he became much more comfortable and relaxed on the court.

After removing the unnecessary burden and pressure, Tom suddenly felt that the job of assisting the offense was so comfortable.

The offense and defense alternated on the court, and the Lakers' offense in this round did not allow O'Neal to finish.

In other words, it's not that O'Neal is not allowed to finish, but that there is no chance to give the ball to O'Neal.

Wu Dao's positioning was very tricky. He almost completely let go of Rick Fox. He pressed close to O'Neal when he was positioning, and did not give O'Neal a chance to catch the ball at all.

After Nick Van Exel controlled the ball at the top of the key for a while, he chose to pass the ball to Eddie Jones on the side. The latter immediately accelerated to break through after getting the basketball.

Eddie Jones is very strong. Although he is nicknamed the "superstar guide" by fans (Kobe and Wade have both served as substitutes for him), there is no doubt about his ability. Eddie Jones's skills are very comprehensive, and his physical fitness is also very explosive. When holding the ball and attacking, he dribbles at a very fast pace, and his ability to attack the basket is not inferior to that of Kobe in his peak period.

In fact, Eddie Jones was once called "Loose Kobe" by fans after Kobe entered his peak period.

Although this title is somewhat insulting to Eddie Jones, who entered the league earlier than Kobe, such a nickname does not tell others that Eddie Jones is powerful in a certain aspect of the offensive end.

After accelerating, Eddie Jones directly separated some distance from Tom. When Tom chased him, Eddie Jones directly made a strong move with his feet. He gave Tom a hard push and then grabbed the ball with one hand and hit it near the basket. Click to throw your head and take action.

The basketball flew towards the basket from the side, hit the backboard and fell into the net.

As the players on the field scored, cheers erupted from the Lakers' stands, and the audience's voices poured into the stadium.

On the sidelines of the court, Kobe was watching the game attentively. When he saw Eddie Jones scoring a goal, he pursed his lips and let out a "tsk" sound.

Eddie Jones was the No. 94 pick in the first round of 10, and he was a college player. Not only did he enter the league two years earlier than Kobe, he was also 7 years older than Kobe.

Kobe has always been dissatisfied with this senior in the same position. He feels that he is not inferior to Eddie Jones technically. Although his body is slightly weaker than Eddie Jones now, Kobe believes that this A little physical difference can be made up for with technology.

It's just that the team's coach doesn't recognize Kobe's ability.

Last year, when Kobe first entered the league, he averaged only 15 minutes per game. In that limited playing time, Kobe was able to average 7.6 points per game.

Eddie Jones averages 30+ minutes per game, but only averages about 17 points per game.

Kobe had a private duel with Eddie Jones, and the two had wins and losses, so Kobe had never accepted Eddie Jones.

When Kobe is watching the game off the court, he often puts himself into the role of Eddie Jones. Whenever Eddie Jones scores a goal, Kobe will secretly simulate it in his mind, simulating whether it would be the same if he handled the ball. Able to score.

The simulation results in Kobe's mind are naturally gratifying. In Kobe's view, he can score goals that Eddie Jones can score. He can also score some goals that Eddie Jones cannot score. scored.

Lakers coach Del Harris turned his head slightly and looked at Kobe after hearing the soft sound coming from Kobe's mouth.

After taking a quick glance, he looked toward the stadium.

The Timberwolves launched an attack. After several passes, the basketball was passed to Garnett inside. After receiving the ball in the low post, Garnett did not choose to break through the defense of Eldon Campbell, who was thinner than him. Instead, he chose to blow the ball. Then quickly turned over and shot a jumper.

Garnett's turnaround jumper near the basket was very solid, and the basketball went directly into the net, adding two points to the Timberwolves' scoreboard.

After the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves' players Marbury, Tom, and Garnett blossomed one after another, showing their advantages against the Lakers players.

When Wu Dao realized that his teammates were all feeling good, he also changed his style of play. After getting the ball, he focused more on scoring points and creating opportunities for his teammates instead of scoring for himself.

This is the best way to mobilize the enthusiasm of teammates, and Wu Dao is lucky. These players of his are very good at seizing opportunities. Wu Dao's passing has a high probability of being converted into points.

Compared to the smooth offense of the Timberwolves, the Lakers' offense was a bit difficult. Wu Dao focused all his attention on double-teaming O'Neal, and completely let the Lakers' Rick Fox go. manner.

But even so, Rick Fox repeatedly missed opportunities, and his open three-pointers and long shots were often inaccurate.

Eddie Jones's offense was also hindered. Tom seemed to have recognized that Eddie Jones did not have strong shooting ability, so he changed his approach on the defensive end. Not only positioning and staying inside, but also completely giving up on defending the opponent's shots. .

When Eddie Jones shot, Tom just raised his hand symbolically.

But to everyone's surprise, Tom's defense was actually very useful for Eddie Jones!

This guy's shooting in sports games is very good, and he shoots frequently. I can only say that he is worthy of being a "loose Kobe". In terms of shooting and shooting, he is also very similar to Kobe!

Teammates on the outside couldn't seize the opportunity, and Rick Fox couldn't help O'Neal divert Wu Dao's attention, which made the Lakers' passes from outside to inside very difficult.

As a result, this game for the Lakers will be very difficult.

O'Neal couldn't handle the ball freely, and the Lakers' offensive firepower was very poor.

On the defensive end, the Lakers have been broken into a sieve by martial arts. The Timberwolves can be said to have exploded. Except for Cherokee Parks, the other Timberwolves players can score easily.

Due to the ebb and flow of one another, the Lakers were directly defeated by the Timberwolves in the first quarter.

At 36:21 of the single quarter, the Timberwolves ended the first quarter with a 15-point lead over their opponents.

Wu Dao scored 18 points in a single quarter, completely crushing Rick Fox who was guarding him in a very relaxed manner.

The Lakers trailed by more than double digits in a single quarter, which was unexpected by everyone before the game. During the break, the reporters were also whispering to each other, discussing the first quarter of the game.

Wu Dao's performance today is still strong, and reporters can see it. If the Lakers cannot contain Wu Dao's offensive, their winning streak may end here.

After returning from the break, the Timberwolves began to enter the rotation.

Wu Dao was replaced by Sam Mitchell, Chris Kyle replaced Marbury, Doug West replaced Tom, and Roberts replaced Garnett.

There is only one starter left on the court - Cherokee Parks.

As for the Lakers,

处于落后的他们将奥尼尔换下做调整，换上了肖恩·卢克斯（208cm/113kg），尼克·范埃克塞尔也是被年轻的德里克·费舍尔（185cm/91kg，96年首轮24顺位）换下。

At the same time, Kobe Bryant also came to the court to replace Rick Fox, who was completely stunned by martial arts.

Both sides have entered the rotation lineup.