Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Against Kobe's defense, Budo made a direct three-pointer. As the basketball fell into the net, sparse applause erupted from the Staples stands.

At the home court of the Lakers, there are not many Timberwolves fans, but the Timberwolves fans present shouted for Martial Arts at the top of their lungs when Martial Arts scored, not wanting to lose momentum.

In the middle of the court, Wu Dao lowered his eyebrows and glanced at Kobe in front of him, then turned back to defend. The Timberwolves players who returned to defense with Wu Dao were also smiling. When Tom passed by Wu Dao, he even praised Wu Dao:

"Well done, martial arts!"

In the second quarter, after replacing the rotation lineup, Wu Dao and others faced Kobe's defense. Wu Dao completed all three offensive rounds alone and easily scored 7 points on Kobe's head.

As Wu Dao performed better and better, his position within the Timberwolves became more and more stable.

Not only Tom and Garnett, but Marbury, the starting point guard who doesn't talk much, obviously also recognized Wu Dao's team status and offensive value.

The main players have this attitude towards martial arts, not to mention the other substitutes.

In the Timberwolves' martial arts, compared to Kobe's in the Lakers, the status of the team is not discussed at all.

With the defense failing, the Lakers' focus naturally fell on martial arts.

"The first-year Timberwolves are a bit too strong."

"Obviously he is just a high school student, but his technical maturity is completely different from that of ordinary high school students."

"You dare to shoot like this against Kobe's defense. That kind of confidence is really great."

Lakers head coach Del Harris looked at Wu Dao who was returning to the defense, then turned his head and looked at Kobe who was running towards the Timberwolves half court. He couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he couldn't help but have some thoughts in his mind. Other ideas.

"Should I, like the Timberwolves, give young people more opportunities to perform?"

Kobe, who was running quickly towards the frontcourt at this time, did not expect the outstanding performance of martial arts, which had already affected Del Harris's concept.

Kobe has only one thought in his head right now.

You need to get the ball, and then score the ball over Budo's head to give Budo back!

Although Kobe's idea is good, the other Lakers players will not follow Kobe's idea.

When defending Kobe, Wu Dao did not take it lightly. Therefore, when the defense was in position, Wu Dao's position was half a step inside the three-point line in the direction of the corner.

He did not press his position to the mid-range like he did when he defended Rick Fox before.

Unlike Rick Fox, Kobe Bryant has three-point ability, and although Kobe is younger than Rick Fox, Kobe's impact on the basket is much stronger than Rick Fox.

If Kobe is given such a long space to accelerate while holding the ball, Kobe will probably cause huge trouble to the basket.

Staples is the home court of the Lakers, and Wu Dao has no doubt that the referee will favor the Lakers when calling penalties.

Don't think that the NBA doesn't have a home whistle.

The situation at home in the NBA is far more serious than in the CBA.

On the defensive end, without the assistance of Wu Dao, O'Neal felt much more comfortable inside. After entering the low post, O'Neal settled on the side of the paint area and thrust his big butt towards Stanley Roberts on the Timberwolves side, and he was stable. Take a good position.

Then a simple stretch of his hand attracted Fisher's attention.

The latter didn't need to think too much, he lobbed the ball, then ignored Kobe who was asking for the ball from the side and gave the ball to O'Neal.

When O'Neal took the ball and exploded it, his big butt sat on Stanley Roberts. The latter's huge body could not withstand the pressure brought by O'Neal and stepped back.

O'Neal was about to bomb the ball and continue to sit, when Tom from the outside was already approaching O'Neal.

However, facing the impending double-team, O'Neal had no intention of passing the ball. He lifted the ball with both hands, and to explode the ball again, he turned to face the basket, held the ball a little, and then directly went to the basket with one step and hooked with his left hand. Sent the ball into the basket.

The up and down steps of the shot directly opened Stanley Roberts' defense and scored the ball.

It's true that O'Neal's physical talent is outstanding, but if you mistakenly think that he can only hit the body, you are completely wrong.

O'Neal is a player born as a defender. In the early and middle stages of his career, his flexible footsteps were often encountered on the court.

It was only in the later stages that O'Neal was too heavy and could easily defeat his opponents with strength, so O'Neal reduced the use of his feet.

It's not that O'Neal doesn't have footsteps, it's just that ordinary opponents don't need him to use his feet.

O'Neal's goal once again triggered cheers from the stands.

The Timberwolves also quickly launched a counterattack.

This time, Wu Dao, who scored consecutive points on Kobe, still asked for the ball at the corner.

However, after taking possession of the basketball, Budo did not immediately drop the ball to attack, but instead called a pick-and-roll to Garnett.

As Garnett quickly rose to the position, Wu Dao also relied on high-quality cover to break through.

The Lakers' attention is all on Wu Dao. Whether it is the power forward who was pulled out by Garnett or Kobe who has been staring at Wu Dao, the first reaction of the two when Wu Dao breaks through is to encircle Wu Dao.

Wu Dao dribbled the ball not directly towards the basket, but towards the baseline. When he was still more than one meter away from the baseline, Wu Dao jumped slightly, then turned around and gave the ball directly to the goalkeeper. Garnett in the mid-range.

With two people double-teaming, it is extremely easy for a player of Wu Dao's height to hit the ball.

"Bang!" With the basketball in hand, Garnett made a slight adjustment, and then directly shot a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

As the sound of the net squeaked in the court, the basketball entered the net.

Garnett also looked excited after scoring the goal. When Budao came out from the baseline position, he extended his hand to Budao, and Budao responded in time, and the two celebrated with high fives.

Budao fulfilled his promise and sent the pass when Garnett had the right time.

Garnett scored the goal very easily, without any difficult turning and leaning back, or using his body to dig into the opponent's inside line.

Just mention the position, give a pick-and-roll, and then run into the open space. Next, it is a simple shooting training.

In the next game, Wu Dao began to try to mobilize all his teammates, not just Garnett. Wu Dao hoped that all teammates could integrate into the team's offensive system.

Correspondingly, Wu Dao transitioned from a simple scorer role to an organizer role.

Marbury often gave the ball to Wu Dao and asked Wu Dao to organize the offense, but he himself played the role of "point guard" in the traditional sense.

Start running the floor.

Garnett also began to actively cooperate with martial arts. When he was in high school, he was actually very good at assisting in covering and passing down. In the NBA, Garnett's style of play also works.

The reason is also very simple, because although Garnett is a 4th position, he is very mobile, and ordinary th positions simply cannot keep up with his speed.

Moreover, Garnett has a long shot, which means that if the opponent wants to block him, they must follow Garnett out. Otherwise, after Garnett provides a cover for Wu Dao, there is a high probability that there will be a big gap.

For a player like Garnett, wide open space = lost points.

And Wu Dao, a player who temporarily acts as an organizer, plays very freely.

He has good martial arts skills and outstanding singles ability. It is already difficult to defend him one-on-one. Now that he has Garnett, a master of cover, to help him, he can play even more freely.

Against the Lakers, Wu Dao even gave up some opportunities to directly pull out three-pointers after pick-and-rolls, but chose to break through with the pick and then rely on sudden breakthroughs to play opportunities.

Wu Dao is tall, and the Lakers have no way to deal with his sudden points. In the second quarter of the game between the Timberwolves and the Lakers, the Lakers were completely defeated by the Timberwolves on the defensive end.

In the second quarter, after O'Neal and others came on the court, Kobe almost didn't get passes from his teammates. He just relied on his own efforts to grab the frontcourt boards and got a chance for a second offense.

But Kobe's shot was interfered by martial arts, and in the end the rebound was still in the hands of the Timberwolves.

After that, Kobe was quiet. Except for a few backcourt rebounds, he had no sound at all on the offensive end.

The Lakers' offensive leaders are O'Neal and Eddie Jones.

Tom wanted to contribute more to the team on the defensive end, so he often went inside to help Stanley Roberts, which also led to Eddie Jones being left open to a certain extent.

At the same time, O'Neal's strength was beyond everyone's expectations. Tom's assistance to Stanley Roberts did not have much effect at all. O'Neal still played very freely.

At 31:33, even though the Timberwolves were greatly suppressed by the Lakers in the first four minutes of the second quarter, they still scored 31 points in a single quarter in the second quarter.

Wu Dao scored 14 points in a single quarter, but he actually restrained himself on the offensive end. More often, he created opportunities for his teammates.

During the break, the Timberwolves players looked at the score on the scoreboard, and the whole team was beaming with joy.

When Chris Kyle came back to the field, he smiled and handed Budo water and towels. He looked so dog-legged that the other substitutes couldn't help but roll their eyes.

“It was a good game and continued in the third quarter.”

"Wudao, you did a good job of connecting the team. It's very good. Just keep playing like this from now on."

"The Lakers, a big mountain, are not a problem at all in front of our Timberwolves!"

"The Lakers are a team that is expected to compete for the championship. If we can beat them, you should know what it means, right?"

"Obviously, the playoffs are no longer enough to satisfy our appetite!"

"Our goal this year is to hit the championship!"

Things like goals and ideals, sometimes even after talking about them, I believe them.

When Coach Philip said this, his eyes were firm and he didn't mean to be perfunctory at all.

But I'm afraid he knows very well in his heart that with a weak substitute lineup like the Timberwolves, a championship? What are you thinking about?

However, the team members were also very excited when they heard this.

Today's game against the Lakers also allowed the Timberwolves' players to see some of the team's upper limits.

No one would have thought that the Timberwolves, which had never made it to the playoffs and were still struggling the year before, would undergo such a big change this year after the addition of Martial Arts.

Everyone is a professional player, and the impact of martial arts on the team is seen by everyone.

If the Timberwolves can even get past the Lakers, they can't imagine any other team in the West that can withstand the Timberwolves.

"That rookie from the Timberwolves is really amazing!"

“We’ve only played two quarters, and we’ve already scored 32 points!”

"If we play the whole game, it won't be 60+?"

"Why don't we Lakers have such a rookie!"

"With players like this assisting Shaquille, we will definitely be able to win the championship this year!"

When fans watch the game, the calculation is as simple as 32 at halftime, so the whole game can be 60+. It's very simple, but it's right, isn't it?

"Kobe is no match for him!"

"I haven't scored any goals since I started playing against that rookie."

"It was completely crushed to death!"

Based on simple data theory, Lakers fans simply compared Wu Dao's and Kobe's single quarter scores and came to such a conclusion.

They only saw that Kobe did not score after Wu Dao came on the court, but they did not see the number of passes that Kobe received when Kobe, Eddie Jones, and O'Neal were on the court at the same time.

"Oh!"

When Kobe returned to the rest area, he was very upset and punched the empty bench next to him.

He doesn't feel that he is inferior to martial arts, he just feels that his status in the team is not high enough, and the coach and teammates do not give him enough respect and do not give him a chance to play in singles.

Kobe was young and energetic, and when he was angry, he didn't care about other people's opinions at all.

O'Neal, who was being served by the substitutes to drink water, saw Kobe's actions and couldn't help but frowned and reminded:

"Hey, young man, watch your emotions."

Unlike Kobe, the team was lagging behind by a big score. Although O'Neal was unhappy, he was not in a bad mood.

He played very well in these two quarters, especially in this quarter, without the interference of martial arts, O'Neal "showed his power"!

Looking up at O'Neal, Kobe grabbed the sweat towel, wiped his face and ignored O'Neal.

Kobe didn't want to talk to him, but in O'Neal's view, this was Kobe's sign of submission.

"Coach, you know, the Timberwolves' interior can't stop me."

"We still have a chance. It's impossible for the Timberwolves to maintain that level of shooting."

"As a professional player, it's normal to have occasional outbursts."

"You won't have this feeling after two quarters after that freshman year."

O'Neal grinned, looked at the score of 67:54 on the scoreboard, and said optimistically.

O'Neal's idea is actually okay. As we all know, towards the end of the game, players consume a lot of energy and it is difficult to maintain a high level of shooting.

Of course, we don't rule out the possibility that some players will break out. The third and fourth quarters are still very good.

In yesterday's game, Harden scored 5 points in the last 21 minutes, which also happens in the NBA.

Tracy McGrady's moment, which was widely praised in the early years, was 35 seconds and 13 minutes.

However, such a big outbreak is always a small probability event.

In this day and age, the probability is especially small.

"Wouldn't it feel like this?"

"You idiot, you don't know anything about him!"

"The first quarter, the last quarter, the first half, the second half, this kind of thing is not a problem for him at all!"

As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Kobe shook off the sweat towel in his hand and spoke directly.

O'Neal's face froze and he stared at Kobe.

"Boy, what did you say?!"