Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

The cameras of the media reporters naturally followed the players on the field.

Today was the first time that Tian Tian experienced the atmosphere of an NBA scene in person as a spectator, but he understood the intention of martial arts right away.

After secretly thanking Martial Arts who was sitting in the rest area, Tian Tian quickly calmed down and listened to the cheers of the surrounding audience while quietly waiting for the start of the game.

For the Celtics, the starting players did not change much compared to the previous day's practice match.

In addition to Antoine Walker, who the team cultivates as the core, the remaining players are Walter McCarty (208cm/104kg, the 1996th pick in the first round of 19), Chauncey Billups (191cm /92kg, third overall pick in the first round of 1997), Bruce Bowen and Andrew De Klerk (208cm/104kg, fifth overall pick in the second round of 1995).

As for the Timberwolves, in addition to Garnett, Wu Dao, Marbury, and Tom, the team's starting center is Ben Wallace.

Why coach Philip chose to play Wallace today is mainly because the Celtics' average height is not too high.

The opponent's current lineup is actually incomparable with the Timberwolves in terms of height. Moreover, the Celtics' Andrew De Klerk's personal strength is not strong. As a second-round pick in 95, Andrew De Klerk was used as a substitute in the first two years of his career with the Warriors. of.

And when the Celtics are mentioned in the starting position, they are only used as a "consumable" to consume the physical strength of the opponent's main players. In fact, the Celtics' coach Rick Pitino does not I didn’t expect anything from Andrew de Klerk.

Such an opponent is just right for Wallace at this stage.

Coach Philip hopes that Wallace can develop confidence in the competition with the opponent.

As the buzzer sounded, players from both sides began to enter the field. The player who faced Wu Dao at the beginning was not the "big boss" of the Celtics, Antoine Walker, but a "thin" player. Bowen.

Wu Dao glanced at the defensive player who was shorter and thinner than himself, and couldn't help but glance sideways in Tom's direction, realizing something in his heart.

He probably knows what the Celtics are planning.

Basketball in this era is actually very popular in the "soldier versus soldier" and "versus general" style of basketball.

In short, it is to let the arrow players in your own team be responsible for dealing with the arrow players in the other team.

This kind of drama between the big boss and the big boss is what many viewers like to watch.

But in such a general environment, there are actually many, many exceptions. If a team wants to win as soon as they enter the game, they will inevitably change their techniques and tactics.

The Celtics have no intention of using Antoine Walker to guard Wu Dao.

Obviously, coach Rick Pitino's intention is to let Walker focus on the offensive end and reduce physical exertion as much as possible on the defensive end.

Just leave the "dirty work" of defending the opponent's arrow characters to others.

This is a technical and tactical arrangement that was temporarily adjusted just a few days ago.

As for why?

That's because Rick Pitino watched the Bulls and Timberwolves play. Rick Pitino saw with his own eyes the outstanding performance of martial arts when playing against Jordan. He would make such an arrangement because he believed from the bottom of his heart that his disciple would probably have no way to beat the young man from the Timberwolves.

Because of this, he had to find a way to avoid a head-on confrontation between Walker and Martial Arts. In the game against the Timberwolves, the Celtics had a low chance of victory. If Walker wins the matchup with Wu Dao, that will naturally be a good thing.

But if they lose, the team's confidence may suffer a huge blow, which will be very detrimental to subsequent games.

The regular season schedule is very "wasteful". Sometimes teams must learn to make trade-offs and give up some of the games that can be given up.

"Beep——"

In the court, the referee threw the ball into the air after the whistle blew. Ben Wallace had outstanding athletic ability and got ahead of his opponent. He quickly clicked under the basketball and returned the ball to the backcourt.

Marbury caught the ball, and the Timberwolves began to press toward the Celtics.

Of course, the team's first attack will be for martial arts. The good or bad touch of the team's ace will determine what style of play the team needs to use to fight the opponent in today's game.

Starting with the basketball, Wu Dao dribbled the ball in two steps and approached the three-point line. He lowered his head slightly and glanced at Bowen, who was leaning forward to defend with a wary face. Wu Dao didn't make any fancy moves, he just shot straight away. It's just that the martial arts action seemed to Bowen to be somewhat deformed.

The spectators watching the game saw Wu Dao taking two steps and immediately took action. They were also stunned at the moment, and there were bursts of low shouts from the stands.

Everyone raised their heads and looked at the basketball in mid-air. No one noticed that at this time, Garnett had already taken advantage of the opponent's distraction and rushed to the basket.

This is not a shot, this is a pass!

Garnett has been teammates with Wu Dao for a lot of time. He is very familiar with Wu Dao's shooting skills. Wu Dao's year-round training allows him to maintain a relatively good shooting posture even in serious imbalance situations.

A "deformed" projection posture like Budokang's just now is simply impossible to appear in this situation.

The basketball started to fall. Just as Garnett expected, the arc of the basketball was not heading towards the basket at all!

Garnett cut into the basket, jumped up, grabbed the basketball in mid-air, and then poured the ball into the basket.

"Bang!"

A beautiful alley-oop dunk started the first shot of the half.

Seeing that Garnett successfully scored with a dunk, Budao also deliberately slowed down. When Garnett returned to defense, he high-fived Garnett to celebrate. At the same time, he also praised: "Not bad, I didn't waste my wonderful pass."

"Your ugly passes, I beg you, please stop passing them."

"That's me, others can't keep up."

Garnett pretended to complain while high-fiving Budo. Having just completed the alley-oop split, he was quite happy in his heart. The exclamations from the surrounding audience and the sound of the shutters of the cameras in the hands of media reporters made his blood boil.

"is it?"

Martial Arts smiled and quickly turned around to defend.

The Celtics launched a counterattack. After Walker received the ball in the mid-range, he directly dug into Tom and started using his "absolute" talent and starting speed to beat Tom and get to the basket. Then, after Wallace and Garnett made a strong shot under the defense of the two men.

There is absolutely no doubt about Walker's impact, but the defensive capabilities of Garnett and Wallace are also quite outstanding.

Walker's high rebound was interfered by the Timberwolves' defense. When the basketball rebounded toward the basket, it hit the side of the basket and bounced out of the basket.

Under the basket, Garnett and Wallace quickly took up the position to grab the rebound. In the end, the rebound was also taken by Wallace. Wallace, who grabbed the rebound, quickly passed the ball without any hesitation. Gave him the martial arts to get into the basket guard.

"Quick attack!"

As soon as Budo received the ball, he quickly pushed the ball forward while also greeting the players. It's just that the Celtics' reaction speed is also very fast. The average height of their team is not high. The players in the team can run and quickly complete the defensive position. Seeing that there was no chance for a fast break, Budao gave the ball to Marbury just after crossing the center line, allowing Marbury to sort out the team's offense.

After the ball was released, Wu Dao also slipped through the baseline and entered the basket. Although Bowen, who was guarding him, tried to block him, Wu Dao changed directions twice in a row without the ball and passed Bowen to seize the position. At the same time, he used his large weight to Quickly post up for the ball in the low post.

To deal with Bowen, who was a little behind him in height and weight, Wu Dao did not intend to use his best high-post singles. Instead, he chose the winning low-post singles.

This operation was inspired by Jordan in martial arts.

It is true that he has a strong three-point ability, combined with excellent personal skills, when Wu Dao receives the ball near the three-point line, the threat is quite terrifying.

But there is a threat when catching the ball outside the three-point line, which does not mean that Wu Dao is not a threat when catching the ball in the low post.

In fact, Wu Dao also has a certain degree of dominance in the low post. His footsteps are not bad, and his back-to-the-basket skills are also quite strong.

Facing Bowen, who is a bit smaller than him in height and weight, Wu Dao is invincible as long as he doesn't face double teams when he catches the ball in the low post.

And the most important thing is that Garnett has the shooting ability. He can pull out the inside to make space, giving Wu Dao one more passing option, and at the same time, it can also give Wu Dao sufficient space to display.

If Wu Dao's inside teammate was O'Neal, Wu Dao would never adopt such a style of play. This would too compress O'Neal's display space.

In the past, Wu Dao was too accustomed to the squatting type of big core inside. Now that I think about it carefully, the Timberwolves actually have many, many offensive possibilities that they can try.

"Snapped!!"

The basketball hit the ground and passed smoothly into the hands of Wu Dao. Wu Dao moved his left foot back and raised the ball above his chest. At the same time, he turned his head slightly and looked at Bowen sideways.

At this time, Bowen's center of gravity dropped slightly, and he crossed his hands and pressed against Wu Dao's body, as if he was ready to resist the impact of Wu Dao.

When the ball exploded, Wu Dao hit his butt, pushing Bowen back a step. A big gap appeared. Wu Dao, who received the ball on the right side of the court, also had his back to the basket, turned his back to the right, and then shot a fadeaway jumper. .

The basketball passed directly over Bowen's head and fell firmly into the basket with a crisp sound.

4: 0.

The Timberwolves scored easily, and the point difference between the two teams was widened to 4 points.

In these two rounds of offense, Wu Dao also used his performance to set the tone for the team's offensive method.

Focus on the near-basket point 1-3 feet away from the basket.

The Celtics' outside players are actually quite good, but the Celtics' inside line is somewhat stretched. Compared to the combination of Garnett and Ben Wallace, the Celtics' inside line is The lineup can be said to be dim.

Facing such an opponent, of course, you have to seize the opponent's weakness and hit them hard.

In today's league, how to give the ball to inside players is actually a science.

It's just that this kind of thing is not a problem at all in the Timberwolves. Garnett's characteristics make him a certain threat when receiving the ball in many positions.

The presence of martial arts can also attract the double-teaming of Celtic players to the greatest extent. This strong sense of presence also gives other Timberwolves players many opportunities to take open shots.

After two quarters, the Timberwolves led their opponents by 56 points 41:15. Garnett got a lot of opportunities today. After only playing two quarters, he already scored 21 points and 8 rebounds. The statistics are very good.

而武道这边，两节只“草草”拿了14分3板5助1封盖1抢断“而已”。

Marbury, Tom and Ben all scored to varying degrees. In the eyes of the audience, there was actually no big suspense in this game.

The Celtics didn't fall behind because the players had poor touch, it was simply because they were so well defended by the Timberwolves.

The territory under the Timberwolves' basket was basically blocked by the Timberwolves' players. Any Celtic player who wanted to attack the basket would face the help of Garnett and Wallace.

The two spring monsters were too much of a threat.

This makes it extremely difficult for the Celtics to take shots in the paint. Every time a Celtic player attacks the basket, Boston's home fans are worried.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves' offense was like mercury pouring down the ground. Not only was it organized and smooth, but more importantly, its low-post martial arts skills were unbeatable. In the two quarters, the Timberwolves played very calmly, and in the eyes of the audience, they played very easily.

"Completely, they are a team of two levels!"

"You really let the wolves find the treasure. Why didn't I discover it back then?"

In the Celtics dugout on the sidelines, coach Rick Pitino has already seen the gap between his team and the Timberwolves. While sighing in my heart, I also secretly regretted not seeing the potential of martial arts back then.

However, this is just an "afterthought" by Rick Pitino. Scouts from each team have the martial arts test reports from that year, and the high school game videos and data can also be checked.

When Rick Pitino was drafting, he never lowered his noble gaze on the yellow man in martial arts.

As the regular season progresses, the Timberwolves team is getting better and better.

Since the game against the Bulls, Budo has gained great popularity. At the same time, his status in the team has been completely consolidated. He will also increase the number of passes during the game. The changes brought by the transformation of martial arts on the field to the team are quite intuitive.

The Timberwolves team is being fused into one by martial arts.

There are completely no conflicts and hidden dangers within the wolf pack, and the hunting efficiency will naturally increase significantly!

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves began to rotate, leaving Tom as the only starting player on the field.

He held the ball relatively little in the first two quarters, and there is still room for physical fitness.

As for the Celtics, although the situation was critical, they had no intention of giving up. In the third quarter, all the main players were present, and they managed to regain a 10-point deficit in the hands of the Timberwolves.

But in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves saw that the Celtics did not surrender, and the main players returned to the court.

Martial Arts also completely "returned to its true nature" in the fourth quarter, scoring 18 points in a single quarter to end the game.

In the end, the Timberwolves won the game 104:88.

At the same time, the way Wu Dao scored points wantonly on the Celtics in the fourth quarter was deeply engraved in the hearts of Boston fans.