Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

As the buzzer sounded in the arena, members of the Timberwolves and Jazz teams entered the arena one after another.

爵士这边，带领球队的毫无疑问就是4号位的卡尔·马龙（206cm/116kg），除了他之外，爵士的2号位上是杰夫·霍纳塞克（191cm/86kg），1号位是霍华德·埃斯利（188cm/80kg，94年2轮3顺位），3号位上是布莱恩·拉塞尔（201cm/102kg），5号位格雷格·福斯特（211cm/109kg）。

The Timberwolves' starting lineup is the same as usual. Facing a team like the Jazz, Coach Philip did not intend to give full play to his "coaching art", but chose the safest way to arrange his troops.

The starting lineup combined by Wu Dao, Tom, Marbury, Garnett and others has achieved good actual results in previous games.

Facing the powerful Jazz, coach Philip still followed this system. At the same time, he also gave Garnett a few key words before the game, asking Garnett to restrain his emotions during the game.

Garnett also understood Philip's instructions.

It’s not his first day playing in the league. He is already a third-year student. He has also played against Karl Malone of the Jazz before. He was still very green in the previous two seasons, and the gap between him and Malone is not small. .

Moreover, when Malone faced powerful insiders on both offense and defense, he actually made a lot of small movements with his hands. His scary-looking biceps were not just for show.

Although Malone is full of tendons, he is not a rough guy. You may not believe it. Malone is better at using mid-range shots as a finishing method on the offensive end, and even has a pretty good shooting percentage.

In terms of shooting posture...it is much more beautiful than Ah Tan who plays outside...

After experiencing the baptism of Rain Man in previous games, Garnett feels that his current strength is not far behind the league's top power forwards.

Facing Malone, who uses mid-range shooting as his main offensive method, Garnett was very relaxed and not afraid.

Even if the opponent elbows, Garnett is not afraid at all. He will let Jazz fans know that not only your Malone has elbows, but also Garnett, too!

That's how young people are, they always preset some scenarios in their minds.

After the opening scene, Garnett glanced at Malone standing in front of him, grinned, and took the initiative to say hello: "Hey, Mr. Karl, long time no see."

"It's a pleasure to play against you, Sir."

Garnett is an activist. He dared to talk trash to Jordan, and he did the same to Malone.

Although these two sentences were considered normal, Malone also noticed from Garnett's smile that the young man was not holding anything back.

Don't think that a muscular man like Malone will have a bad temper. In fact, Malone has played against the Bulls' Rodman so many times, and his temper has been tempered over and over again.

At this time, seeing Garnett taking the initiative to talk to him, he grinned and said, "You...are you the Kevin Garnett who was pinned down by the rookie?"

"You are also a high school student who entered the league. You have been around for two years. Why do you keep coming back?"

"You can't even suppress a rookie. How come you have the nerve to stand next to me and compete with me?"

Malone's iron elbow is very sharp, and he is also good at making people's mentality. Almost everyone in this group of "old" superstars in the late 1990s is well aware of this.

Sure enough, Garnett's face changed slightly after being ridiculed. The last thing he wanted to hear about this matter was that the outside world generally believed that the boss of the Timberwolves was a martial artist, but in Garnett's view, he was at least a martial artist. It's right to be on an equal footing with martial arts.

An outside core and an inside core are equal, shouldn't they?

But after all, Garnett is no longer a child. He has been in the turmoil of public opinion for a long time, and his mentality has been developed.

Garnett quickly controlled the anger in his chest and did not refute Malone. Instead, he followed Malone's wishes and said:

"Yeah... It's really embarrassing for me, a poor guy who entered the league two years earlier, to be suppressed by a rookie."

"But it would be even more embarrassing if a long-established league legend treated me like this poor guy."

"You sirs can't stop him."

Garnett felt a bit like a broken jar. He looked at the martial arts not far away and said. Both inside and outside the words he spoke, he praised martial arts.

What could he do? Belittle martial arts in front of outsiders? Wouldn't that be demeaning himself?

In fact, compared to comparing with martial arts, Garnett is more willing to step on Malone who is in the same position!

Moreover, Garnett did not recommend Malone to focus more on martial arts. In this way, he would have more room to play, right?

"Beep——"

Malone was not given a chance to reply. As the referee blew his whistle, the basketball was thrown into the air by the referee.

"Snapped!"

At the beginning of the game, Cavaliers forward Greg Foster relied on his excellent explosive power to get ahead of Cherokee Parks, click on the basketball, and move the basketball towards the Jazz backcourt.

Seeing that the jump ball failed, the Timberwolves began to retreat quickly.

While Wu Dao retreated, he quickly looked at the Jazz players. Among these people, there were many, many unfamiliar faces. Wu Dao's understanding of the league before 2000 was actually not comprehensive. He basically only knew the most famous ones. A group of players.

For the "ordinary role players" of this era, their understanding of martial arts is still very superficial.

In his opinion, the Jazz guys, that is, the muscle sticks, look a bit intimidating. It is debatable how strong the entire team's combat effectiveness is.

Soon, Howard Eisley at No. 1 quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. This player was a fourth-year player. When he participated in the draft in 94, the Timberwolves selected this player, although he only played games with the Timberwolves. He was sent away after just a few games, but strictly speaking, the Timberwolves are still one of his old clubs.

A second-round pick would obviously not be taken seriously by Marbury.

When Howard Eisley dribbled the ball and quickly approached the top of the key, Marbury took the initiative and quickly followed up. At the same time that Marbury was taking action, Jazz wing Jeff Hornacek also moved quickly toward the top of the arc, helping Howard Eisley, who was holding the ball, to set up a pick-and-roll.

With the help of his teammates, Howard Eisley moved towards the left side of the court. At the same time, Karl Malone blocked Garnett with his back near the basket outside the left paint area and asked for the ball from his teammates.

Without the slightest hesitation, Howard Eisley quickly released the ball. The moment he released the ball, he also quickly passed the misplaced defensive Tom and ran towards the inside.

Malone took the ball and had no intention of playing it himself. When his teammates approached the paint area, he handed the ball to Howard Eisley. The latter took the ball and made a small throw.

The basketball hit the board on the side and then fell into the basket.

"Um"

“Very smooth coordination.”

Although a lot of text was used to describe it, it only took a few seconds when the whole thing happened on the court. The Jazz's offensive coordination was quite smooth, and it easily tore apart the Timberwolves' defense.

Obviously, although the players on this team are not the kind of top picks or high-ranking picks with explosive talents, the Jazz team has already been closely integrated under the leadership of Malone.

The Timberwolves played so many games at the beginning of the season, and the Jazz were the first team with such a high level of integration.

In just one round of offense and defense, Wu Dao saw a lot from the Jazz team.

This Jazz team has something that the Timberwolves don't have.

"Switch defenses in a timely manner, don't just focus on the person you're defending."

"Timely rotation!"    "Okay, let's start the attack!"

On the sidelines of the court, Coach Philip loudly reminded the players on the court, then clapped his hands and shouted encouragement.

Under Philip's shout, Marbury received a pass from his teammate in the backcourt, and then quickly drove the ball toward the frontcourt.

Wu Dao slowed down a bit, and he was only about three positions faster than Marbury and entered the frontcourt earlier. As Wu Dao approached the three-point line, Brian Russell, who was responsible for guarding Wu Dao on the Jazz, also He ran up quickly.

The solid chest of the black brother with a beard rested directly on Wu Dao's body, one hand was on Wu Dao's waist, and the other hand directly covered Wu Dao's eyes.

Very oppressive defense.

Wu Dao thought in his mind, quickly raised his arms, turned around without the ball, and wanted to get rid of Brian Russell's personal defense and cut inside. But the moment he turned around, Wu Dao could clearly feel a strong pulling force coming from the jersey. This force made Wu Dao unable to increase his speed.

The next moment, Brian Russell's figure also quickly clung to Wu Dao. This guy didn't seem to stop, and his body directly collided with Wu Dao's body. The huge force pushed Wu Dao, who was unable to stand still, staggered.

Although the referee on the sidelines took this scene in his eyes, he had no intention of blowing the whistle.

Sound the whistle?

What whistle?

What kind of whistle should be sounded for this level of confrontation? This is the NBA, not high school students playing games!

Just when Wu Dao was entangled by Brian Russell, a bald and muscular guy, Marbury couldn't find a chance to pass the ball and prepared to play by himself. After a quick change of direction in front of his body, Marbury started to rush forward. He had just With one step forward, Howard Eisley, who was guarding him, hit Marbury with his chest.

The huge force stunned Marbury, and his control of the ball was greatly weakened.

Marbury couldn't help but stop his advance. After a bad luck, he quickly retreated with the ball, widening the distance between him and Howard Eisley.

The Jazz's style of play is very fierce.

This team doesn't feel like they are playing in the regular season at all. Instead, it feels like they are playing in a tiebreaker in the playoffs. From the beginning of the game, the defensive pressure is very strong.

"Stephen!" Just when Marbury adjusted his rhythm and prepared to attack again, Wu Dao quickly ran out of the three-point line under Brian Russell's defense.

Although Brian Russell was stuck behind Wu Dao, Marbury still gave him a little advance and passed the ball in front of Wu Dao.

"Snapped!"

Wu Dao, who quickly returned to the three-point line, quickly grabbed the ball in his hands. Under the pursuit of Brian Russell, Wu Dao, who was carrying the basket, turned out to be unlucky. The moment the basketball rebounded, Wu Dao suddenly turned around and picked it up with one hand. While catching the rebounding basketball, his body also quickly passed the pursuing Brian Russell.

From taking the ball in martial arts to turning around and accelerating, it is all done in the blink of an eye.

Just as Wu Dao approached the three-point line with the ball, Brian Russell stopped smoothly and turned around to pursue.

This black brother made great defensive moves. Although he did not catch up with Wu Dao, his hands were already covering Wu Dao's eyes.

When Wu Dao crossed the three-point line two steps, Brian Russell also got stuck in front of Wu Dao smoothly, leaning directly on Wu Dao's body.

At the moment when the opponent's defense came up, Wu Dao quickly paused. The basketball was pulled back in front of him. After blowing the ball, he took a long step back to half a step inside the three-point line, and then quickly took out his hand.

Although the sudden action was beyond Brian Russell's expectation, he raised his arms in time and quickly rushed towards the martial arts.

Moreover, Brian Russell had no intention of slowing down at all, and his body directly hit Wu Dao in mid-air.

As soon as the basketball was released, Wu Dao was hit by an impact. His body was unbalanced in the air and fell directly to the ground, sliding back more than a meter.

"Shh!"

The basketball thrown by Wu Dao also smoothly fell into the net at this moment, making a crisp sound.

At the same time, the referee's whistle also sounded at this moment.

"Beep--"

The referee gave Brian Russell a backhand foul. Brian Russell didn't care at all when he heard the penalty. He raised his hand to signal, then lowered his head and glanced at the martial arts on the ground, smiling. He said:

"Say hello, don't mind, young man."

"Welcome to Salt Lake City, I will treat you well!"

With that said, Brian Russell walked up to Martial Arts and stretched out his hand towards Martial Arts on the ground.

Seeing Brian Russell with a smile on his face, Wu Dao glanced at him coldly, raised his hand and grabbed Brian Russell's hand. The moment he stood up holding Brian Russell's hand , Budo's sneakers directly touched Brian Russell's feet.

The martial arts arm that had just stood up used force and pulled Brian Russell directly behind him.

"Pfft!!!"

Brian Russell didn't expect that this young man would do such a little trick, and he fell to the ground without noticing.

The referees didn't notice at all for a moment. When they heard Brian Russell's sudden fall to the ground, they all looked sideways.

Wu Dao turned around and glanced at Brian Russell, who had fallen to the ground and spread his hands towards the referee nonchalantly.

"f**k!"

"Boy, you are looking for death!!"

Brian Russell quickly got up from the ground, cursed angrily and then rushed towards Martial Arts.

But at this time, the referees had already reacted and came forward, and a group of people quickly hugged Brian Russell.

Martial Arts still spread his hands and said lightly:

"You're going to hit someone even though you're pretending?"

"Referee, it's hard to convince the crowd if he doesn't blow his T!"

Brian Russell was very strong, and several referees held him to control him. Although one referee heard the sound of martial arts, he did not pay attention to martial arts at all, but warned Brian Russell. :

"Stop making trouble, or I'll give you a technical foul!"

Brian Russell calmed down after hearing the referee's warning.

A pair of eyes stared at Wu Dao, as if he wanted to eat Wu Dao.