Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Garnett, who received the promise of passing the ball from Wu Dao, quickly entered the inside. Although he has not seen Wu Dao fulfill his promise in this round, Garnett, who has hope in his heart, is now very excited.

As the Lakers entered the frontcourt, Garnett couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and shouted: "Come on, Lakers!"

The Timberwolves players on the court didn't know why Garnett suddenly went crazy, and they all looked at Garnett sideways, puzzled.

Garnett is a very "passionate" person when he is on the court, but this passion is often directed at the opposing player, and his roar is often after completing a beautiful dunk on the offensive end.

The team howled so inexplicably when they were defending. No wonder the other Timberwolves players didn't understand why. Budao turned around and glanced at Garnett, with a smile in his eyes.

When he looked back again, his eyes fell on Kobe.

"Kobe, if you want to beat the Timberwolves, you have to beat me."

"Let's try it."

"I also want to play against you and your Lakers..."

"Uh, sorry, it's O'Neal's Lakers game."

When Kobe arrived in front of him, Wu Dao suddenly said this to Kobe.

Wu Dao's words, I don't know which nerve of Kobe was aroused. After hearing Wu Dao's words, Kobe stared directly at Wu Dao.

However, facing Kobe who was glaring at him, Wu Dao just smiled and raised his finger at Kobe, which was full of provocation.

Kobe immediately took action after being provoked by Wu Dao. He quickly turned his back from outside the three-point line and reached out to ask for the ball from his teammates.

The Lakers' No. 1 position is still Fisher. When he saw Kobe asking for the ball, he was just about to pass the ball when he saw Eddie Jones on the other side running back and gaining some position with the defensive Tom. , got a chance to catch the ball.

Seeing this scene, Fisher didn't hesitate at all and passed the ball directly to the ground and sent it to Eddie Jones who was cutting through the air.

Eddie Jones received a pass from his teammate and then dribbled into the paint area quickly. When faced with Stanley Roberts's cover and block, Eddie Jones chose a one-handed throw.

Casting while moving is very difficult, especially when gliding sideways like Eddie Jones is doing now.

Eddie Jones's aim was quite accurate, but when the basketball was released, the path of the ball began to deviate significantly, and the basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced outward.

The rebound appeared, and O'Neal turned over and quickly blocked Stanley Roberts, who was about to return to the basket after the defense.

However, just as O'Neal was about to take off and take the ball into his hands, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him and took the basketball in front of O'Neal.

Garnett's figure suddenly passed in front of O'Neal. The moment the basketball came into his hands, Garnett turned half in the air, directly found the position of Martial Arts, and threw the ball in the direction of Martial Arts.

When Garnett landed, there was no trace of the basketball in his hands.

Starting with the basketball, Wu Dao was not in a hurry to counterattack. He easily dodged Kobe's interception with a back dribble. Seeing Kobe starting to retreat, Wu Dao slowly walked towards the frontcourt with the ball.

"Hey, why don't you play fast attack!"

When Garnett came out of the paint and passed by Wu Dao, he couldn't help but ask such a question. With his understanding of Wu Dao, Wu Dao would never let go of such a fast break opportunity.

"The advantage is to play more steadily."

Budo glanced at the scoreboard and replied casually.

Garnett had a bright smile on his face, and without saying much, quickly entered the frontcourt. Martial Arts had no intention of giving the ball to Marbury, and he took the ball towards the top of the arc. Run.

Marbury seemed to have seen Wu Dao's intention, and when he was in position, he also went to the corner position outside the three-point line where Wu Dao often went.

Marbury seemed to be planning to give martial arts more room to display. He did not stop even after reaching the corner position, and then leaned towards the sideline.

Standing at the top of the arc, facing Kobe's defense, Wu Dao raised his left hand and directly asked for a pick-and-roll.

Timberwolves players rarely see Wu Dao take the initiative to initiate a pick-and-roll on the court. When they saw this signal, whether it was Tom, Marbury or even Roberts on the inside, their reaction was a beat slower.

Only Garnett took small steps to quickly reach the free throw line and stood firm. His position was diagonally behind Kobe, almost half a meter away from Kobe, and he could not be a so-called "block" at all. .

Seeing Garnett's pick and roll, Wu Dao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Well.

How should I put it? Garnett's pick-and-roll is very thoughtful. If you are an ordinary player, you don't know how to cooperate when you see this kind of pick-and-roll.

However, Wu Dao didn't hesitate at all. The moment Garnett settled down, he leaned over and accelerated forward, turning sideways and pressing hard against Kobe's body.

After Wu Dao's physical confrontation, Kobe was unsteady on his feet. After staggering, Wu Dao was already half a body ahead of him when he pursued Wu Dao.

When Kobe turned around completely, Wu Dao had already bypassed Garnett's pick-and-roll position and quickly drove towards the basket.

On Kobe's side, he was stuck by Garnett and had no way of catching up with Garnett.

There are many players gathered under the Lakers' basket. Roberts from the Timberwolves is also under the basket, and there is very little room for breakthrough.

Wu Dao had no intention of forcing a kill to the basket. He took a step inside the free throw line and immediately made a pull-up jump shot.

On the Lakers' side, O'Neal didn't even have time to come out of the basket, so he could only watch the martial arts shot go into the net.

Seeing the martial arts goal, Garnett glanced at Kobe who had just passed him, and curled his lips slightly in displeasure.

He was unhappy not because Wu Dao didn't pass the ball to him, but because he was unhappy that Kobe was wandering around in front of him without seeing him!

If it weren't for Kobe, he would be open. In this situation, Wu Dao would not choose to play by himself, but would choose to pass the ball!

Garnett thought this in his mind, glanced at Kobe's back again, and quickly turned around to defend.

Wu Dao quickly followed his teammates and turned to defend. When passing by Garnett, Wu Dao said to Garnett:

"Can you move more aggressively?"

"Do you have to stand there stupidly after the pick-and-roll?"

"The Lakers' attention has been attracted to me. If you run to the side, won't there be space?"

The words of martial arts reached Garnett's ears, and Garnett was very unhappy after hearing these words of instruction.

Wu Dao originally thought that Garnett would get angry and talk trash, but he never thought that Garnett just glanced at Wu Dao and replied calmly:

"I don't need you to teach me how to play."

"You wait and see the opportunities on my side!"

Although Garnett still has a "I'm the best" look, when talking to Martial Arts, his tone is obviously not as stiff as before.

Sensing Garnett's change, Wu Dao also changed his tone and agreed: "Okay."

The Timberwolves positioned themselves defensively, and the Lakers counterattacked slightly faster after losing points.

only.

Eddie Jones and Kobe were the only two people to speed up the pace.

Fisher and O'Neal still maintained their own speed. After Kobe and Eddie Jones took their positions early, O'Neal slowly walked through Marbury and walked towards the inside.

Fisher also slowly dribbled the ball towards the top of the arc after O'Neal was in position. “Pass the ball!”

"pass it to me!"

Kobe was still behind the three-point line, raising one hand in the air and asking for the ball from Fisher.

Why would he insist on getting the ball in this way? The reason is also very simple. When Budao returned to the court, he asked for the ball with his back and hit him with his back.

Kobe also wanted to score a goal over Budo's head in the same position.

Only in this way can Kobe be able to "think clearly."

Otherwise, Kobe would always have a knot in his heart and feel very uncomfortable.

Of course Fisher heard Kobe's call, but just as he was about to throw the ball.

O'Neal on the inside asked for the ball with his back from the side of the paint area about two meters away from the basket.

Fisher caught O'Neal's movements with his peripheral vision, swung the ball in the direction of Kobe, deceived Marbury, then quickly collected the ball and passed it toward O'Neal inside.

"Snapped!"

The basketball hit the floor and bounced into O'Neal's hands. The latter took the ball, put his left hand against Stanley Roberts, dribbled the ball with his right hand, and made a tentative back shot on the left side of the basket.

There is a strength gap between Stanley Roberts and O'Neal. Faced with O'Neal's back hit, he had to go all out.

But the next second when O'Neal's body was pressed against Stanley Roberts, the burly O'Neal turned around with his right hand and instantly passed Stanley Roberts, went directly to the basket, and passed the ball with his backhand. Dunk into the basket.

The basketball hit the net and Staples Center erupted in cheers.

O'Neal, who dunked easily again, twisted his big butt and turned around to defend.

Although the Lakers scored a goal, Kobe's face was not very good at this moment. He, who has a dark face himself, looked even darker at this moment.

After his teammate scored, Kobe turned around and defended without saying a word.

Wu Dao looked at Kobe's leaving figure with a smile on his face.

Kobe Bryant doesn't seem to understand his position in the team.

The Lakers are different from the Timberwolves. The Lakers have O'Neal, a true superstar.

And what about the Timberwolves? So far, there is nothing but the "honor" of "never making the playoffs."

The biggest player among all the players is probably the "All-Star Substitute", Tom.

Although Garnett is regarded as a rising star by the Timberwolves and had many supporters during last year's All-Star voting, Garnett, who averaged 17 points per game last season, cannot sit in the position of team boss.

Neither Tom nor Garnett, nor Marbury, who averaged 16 points per game last year, are true superstars.

When Wu Dao came to the Timberwolves, with his super performance of 40+ in the first few games of the season, he could easily outshine these people, leave a deep impression on the Timberwolves fans and his teammates, and thus establish himself. status.

But Kobe's Lakers are different.

The Purple and Gold Lakers have never lacked superstars.

In this day and age, it's the same.

O'Neal is the undisputed boss of the Lakers. Even though O'Neal has not won a championship now, he is still a superstar worth $1286 million per year and averaging 26 points per game.

Kobe Bryant played well in the 96-97 season, but as a young man, he had to compete with O'Neal and Eddie Jones for the ball? That's too early.

Today's Lakers are a team around O'Neal. Even in the OK period, the Lakers are still a team around O'Neal.

O'Neal is the Lakers' first end point forever. After him, there are Eddie Jones and other players.

Fisher ignored Kobe for two consecutive rounds, which may have made Kobe realize this.

After alternating offense and defense, Budao resumed his previous style of play. After entering the frontcourt, he chose to position outside the three-point line in the corner position.

After Marbury entered the frontcourt, Wu Dao leaned towards Kobe again, turned half sideways to face the basket, and then reached out towards Marbury for the ball.

In this round of offense, Marbury originally wanted to slow down and "organize" it, but when he saw Wu Dao asking for the ball, Marbury still chose to pass the ball.

Is Marbury alone?

During his time with the Timberwolves, he was often criticized for holding the ball for too long and taking too many shots, so he was dubbed the "lone wolf."

But in fact, many people have overlooked an important factor, which is the team configuration of the Timberwolves during that period.

Garnett is an insider with fairly comprehensive skills, but Garnett is not a strong offensive player. The other arrow of the Timberwolves is Tom. He can beat weak chickens, but if he beats players with stronger defense, Tom will easily lose his voice.

In this situation, if the team playing against the Timberwolves does a good defensive rotation, neither Garnett nor Tom will be able to become Marbury's choice to quickly play the ball.

Because the offensive "explosive power" of these two buddies is not enough!

Does Marbury not want to pass? He can't pass it on!

Marbury has never liked being called a lone wolf.

It's like an expression that can't be taken off, and it has been with him throughout his career since the Timberwolves.

But many people seem to have overlooked that Marbury is a No. 9 position, an excellent No. position, and a point guard who averaged almost assists per game in the early stages of his career.

Kidd's career assists are 8.7.

Marbury knows who to give the ball to, and any player with exaggerated assist numbers understands this.

"Snapped!"

Starting with the basketball, Wu Dao grabbed the ball with one hand, glanced at the dark-faced Kobe, twisted his hips, put his right hand on the basketball, then quickly swept the ball and the basket at a low altitude, and also raised his right foot to the right.

Wu Dao's action made Kobe couldn't help but take a half step back. While retreating, Kobe's experienced right hand covered Wu Dao's eyes.

While being wary of sudden martial arts advances, Kobe was also wary of sudden martial arts advances.

Compared to his previous opponents, Kobe knew much more about martial arts.

But in the face of Kobe's defense, Wu Dao was not weak at all. With a simple test step, Wu Dao quickly collected the ball and directly took the shot.

Although Kobe was on guard and took off in time, at his distance, it was impossible to block the shot to Martial Arts.

"You're 198cm away from me, 208cm away. After taking half a step back, you still want to block my pull-up?"

"Kobe, where do you get the confidence to defend me?"

Wu Dao threw the ball easily, watched the basketball fall into the net, looked at Kobe in front of him, and said softly.