Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

As soon as the Timberwolves started the second quarter, Wu Dao opened up the situation. Although he still relied on his strong personal ability, when the Timberwolves attacked, other players also had a tacit understanding of their movements.

Sometimes, even if the team does not have a corresponding tactical system for a certain scorer, relying on the on-the-spot reactions of the players on the field, they can still make coordinated moves that reflect tacit understanding.

This is not the first time that Wu Dao has changed the receiving point during a game, but the Timberwolves have basically never seen two players collide with each other or position in the same direction.

The Timberwolves are a team with a very clear outside offensive core. As the team's first offensive core, Budao, when he has the opportunity to get the ball, other players will only find ways to cooperate.

After Wu Dao successfully gets the ball, other players will immediately run into the open space. In this regard, the Timberwolves players showed quite a tacit understanding.

Their team does not have Nick Young, so there will be no "stealing teammates" situation.

After the Timberwolves scored, the Suns quickly planned to retaliate. The basketball was given to Antonio McDyess in the post. After receiving the pass from his teammate, the latter immediately exploded the ball and hit the back, and then entered with a deep step. In the paint area, after using a fake shot to activate Garnett under the basket, he shot for a layup.

Just the moment he did the fake move also gave the Timberwolves' Ben Wallace a chance to make up the defense. When Antonio McDyess made a shot, Wallace flew to interfere, although he failed to successfully seal the ball. But the intimidating shot-blocking action also shocked Antonio McDyess, and the final hook action was slightly deformed.

The basketball scraped against the backboard, bounced off the edge of the basket, and bounced outward.

Garnett reacted the fastest when he was called on. He immediately lowered his center of gravity and collected the rebound in his hands.

Not only is Garnett's defensive area large enough, he is also quite good at guarding backcourt rebounds. After successfully picking up the rebound, Garnett did not choose to play the ball immediately.

Instead, he took a short distance to see clearly that the Suns' defensive running players all appeared in his sight, and then gave the ball to the slowed-down Chris.

Garnett wanted to suppress the team's rhythm. He hoped that the team could play positional warfare steadily. After the first quarter of the game with the Suns, Garnett had already seen the excellence of the Suns team in the athletic warfare. Performance.

Budao's one-on-one defense against Kidd was actually very successful. Kidd didn't even score in the entire first quarter.

It's just that although he didn't score much, the other Suns players were fed comfortably by him. Although Budo's individual defense ability is very strong, Kidd can't score without scoring by himself. He can tear apart Budo's defense by relying on passing the ball.

Especially during fast breaks and sports battles, Kidd's passes are fast and accurate, and the angles are tricky enough, and his timing is also very good. Although martial arts talent is terrifyingly strong, it is still a human body.

It is also impossible for him to suddenly turn and attack in the opposite direction while moving at high speed. He needs time to adjust his steps and posture, even if it is just for a moment.

Whenever martial arts needs to adjust the posture, Kidd can use this momentary gap to complete the ball.

It is impossible for him to break through in such a short period of time, but if the ball is released, it is not a big problem.

Kidd's outstanding performance was also one of the important reasons why the Suns were able to maintain the score in the first quarter.

Although Garnett doesn't think his team will lose to the Suns in sports games, it's always better to play it safe.

His team's Antonio McDyess was drafted in the same year in 95. If the team's offensive speed is slowed down, he will have more opportunities to hold the ball and have the opportunity to "execute" Antonio McDyess. This is probably a little bit of Garnett's own thoughts.

The Suns' players returned to defense very quickly, and the Timberwolves suppressed the attack speed. When about 4 seconds had passed in the attack time, Chris Kyle brought the ball across the center line.

Wu Dao was near the three-point line in the elbow area, and Kidd also pressed up with his arms stretched out, putting a lot of pressure on Wu Dao's defense.

In this regard, Budo just put his left arm against Kidd's chest, maintaining the gap between the two. Although Kidd's defensive pressure was sufficient, it did not prevent him from catching the ball.

Holding Kidd in one hand, Wu Dao turned slightly sideways, raised his left arm and asked for the ball from Chris who was approaching the top of the arc.

Seeing that Wu Dao had the intention to attack with the ball, Chris Kyle did not hesitate at all and directly gave the ball to Wu Dao. As soon as the basketball came into his hands, Budo just tilted his head slightly. Kidd, who was almost half of his body pressed against Budo, suddenly took a small step back and distanced himself.

Wu Dao dropped the ball with his left hand, and made a "leave" gesture with his right hand towards Chris at the top of the arc. After taking a step in the direction of the top of the arc, he suddenly changed direction in front of the ball, then stepped forward to accelerate, and his left half of his body quickly pushed against the ball. On Kidd's body.

In the next moment, Wu Dao had already passed through Kidd and quickly crossed the three-point line.

As Wu Dao broke through with the ball, Clifford Robinson on the inside decisively let go of Wallace and quickly moved towards Wu Dao's package. His position was already on the sideline of the paint area, and two big players After a few steps, he was already in front of the sudden martial arts.

At the same time, Kidd, who was left behind, quickly pursued him. The two of them moved forward and were about to double-team Wen'ao.

The martial arts movements in front of Clifford Robinson did not stop as he dribbled the ball. As soon as the basketball fell, he quickly turned his back toward the baseline. Wu Dao's turning movement is a bit strange. Others turn with the intention of passing others, but he just turns vertically towards the baseline, just to open up the distance between him and the defender.

Wu Dao's turning movement has long strides and smooth movements. After being nearly two positions away from Clifford Robinson in an instant, Wu Dao directly holds the ball and jumps backwards.

Although Clifford Robinson tried hard to keep up with Wu Dao's movements, his blocking hand could only touch the tip of Wu Dao's nose.

The basketball flew out of Wu Dao's hand, and then flew steadily into the basket from a zero-degree angle, making a crisp sound.

The entire offense with the ball, in the eyes of the audience, was an understatement.

"ohhhh——"

There were cheers from the stands, and the beautiful turnaround and fadeaway shot was a joy to watch.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Timberwolves players began to quickly return to defense.

There were some mistakes in the Suns' return attack. Cedric Ceballos caught the ball from mid-range and drove to the basket. When faced with Garnett's defense, he turned his back and tried to distance himself from Garnett. The distance between them was unexpected. Garnett's pace was very fast and he caught up with Cedric Ceballos in an instant.

Seeing that the shooting lane was completely blocked, Cedric Ceballos could only try to pass the ball inward, but his intention was seen through by Garnett. The ball was intercepted by Garnett and completed the steal.

"Good defense!"

Tom, who had been thrown away, cheered happily when he saw that the other party was stopped by Garnett.

The Timberwolves went down quickly. Wu Dao, Chris Kyle and Tom quickly formed an offensive arrow with Chris as the center, Wu Dao and Tom as the two wings.

Garnett threw the ball forward, and Chris quickly crossed the center line after taking the ball, intending to attack the basket, but Rex Chapman followed very closely, and Chris Kyle's shot was not good.

Like Chris, Tom also has the idea of ​​​​attacking the basket in his heart.

After noticing Tom, Chris faked a pass and gave the ball to Tom.

The Timberwolves' actions also caught Kidd's attention. It was a three-on-two frontcourt, and their Suns were weak. Kidd went to the basket and saw Tom open to get the ball, and he quickly made up for it.

But Tom had no intention of taking action at all. The moment he took possession of the basketball, he threw the ball directly behind the three-point line without even looking.

Kidd looked in the direction in which the basketball flew out, and actually saw Wu Dao standing there quietly outside the three-point line in the corner. When he started with the basketball, he didn't see Wu Dao making any adjustments. He just pulled it up and it was a three-pointer. Split ball shot.

"Uh-huh!!!"

The crisp sound of a basketball brushing against the net immediately filled the Target Center Arena with cheers.

Wu Dao's consecutive goals quickly opened up the score between the Timberwolves and the Suns, with mid-range shots and three-pointers. Once the second quarter started, Wu Dao showed extraordinary offensive power.

Faced with this situation, the Suns called a timeout early, hoping to interrupt the fiery touch of martial arts. At the same time, the Suns also made substitution adjustments, replacing 88 draft pick Rex Chap. Mann changed the court and got young Nash onto the court.

Steve Nash, the 1996th pick in the first round of 15, is 191cm tall and weighs 85kg.

When Nash followed the other players back to the court, Wu Dao took a few more glances at the young man.

This Nash's height looks a bit wrong. Is he really 191cm tall? !

Wear shoes 191!
When he was young, the "Son of the Wind" looked quite "young", with long hair like "Rebel Mitsui". He is a white man and stood in the middle of the Suns team members. He looked a little thin, weak and gentle.

When Wu Dao was sizing up Nash, Nash was also sizing up Wu Dao. After the game between the Suns and the Timberwolves, Nash certainly saw what the team's biggest dilemma is right now off the court.

Kidd, the ball handler, was completely blocked by martial arts. Although he could hit the ball perfectly in the sports station, Kidd's breakthrough was completely blocked by martial arts.

The Suns need a player who can tear apart the Timberwolves' defense on the outside.

Otherwise, their few insiders will not be able to produce any good results at all. The Timberwolves' Garnett and Wallace are both excellent defensively. If no one attracts their attention, their two Suns inside players will not be able to produce any good results. Scoring one-on-one is not an easy task.

The Suns need someone who can play pass and cut.

And Nash also knows that when he comes on the court, he needs to take on part of the task of advancing.

The person who put their sun in this predicament was the black-haired Asian.

"The attack power is really terrifying."

"He is indeed a young player who can compete with Michael."

The Suns served from the backcourt, and Nash took over the task of controlling the ball. While dribbling the ball toward the frontcourt, his eyes fell on Wu Dao who was positioned in the opposite half, and he secretly sighed in his heart.

What a defender desires most is to assist the super wing.

Nash is different from Marbury. His style of play is more inclined to that of a traditional point guard. Although his ability to rush is good, compared with his passing, the rush is not that outstanding.

If such a player can assist the super wing, the game he plays will definitely be very eye-catching.

Although Nash also played with Kobe, Nash was already very old at that time and his spirituality was not there.

Basketball players are like musicians and painters who create music. Spirituality often disappears with age.

After the Suns changed their formation, Kidd became much more active. He ran very actively without the ball in his hands, but Wu Dao chased him closely and did not give him a chance to slip away.

But in the process of chasing Kidd, martial arts' physical energy was also being rapidly consumed.

Halfway through the attack time, the basketball passed back and forth in the hands of several Suns players, and finally returned to the hands of Nash at the top of the key.

The Timberwolves' defensive rotation was quite good. The Suns' players had no open opportunities, and when the team was lagging behind, they did not dare to stand up and play tough shots.

Kidd had the confidence to hit tough shots, but Wu Dao followed too closely.

In this game, Wu Dao seems to have made up his mind to completely block Kidd. Kidd's shooting is already "bad", but under the strict defense of martial arts, he still hasn't scored a point until now.

And he seemed to have guessed Wu Dao's intention, and simply gave up on taking the ball. He quickly set a pick-and-roll for Nash at the top of the arc, hoping to create an opportunity for Nash to attack.

"Switch defense!"

Chris Kyle couldn't react, and Kidd was tall and heavy, so he was stuck. In addition, Nash's attack speed was very fast. Chris could only let out a low roar in his mouth, hoping that Wu Dao could catch Nash. .

Chris' call for a defensive change was a little late. When Nash's position was equal to that of Wu Dao, Wu Dao stepped up to pursue him.

And at this moment, in Nash's view, the opportunity has appeared!
Quickly passing by Wu Dao, Nash's peripheral vision caught Wu Dao who was rapidly approaching him. Seeing that the two Timberwolves insiders had no intention of stepping up to replace him, Nash quickly leaned forward as he approached the free throw line. The basketball in his hand was thrown towards the basket.

A mid-range high throw, this kind of shot
Wu Dao's block shot failed to catch Nash's throw, and the basketball flew towards the basket and then went hollow into the net.

"The shooting speed is really fast."

When Wu Dao saw the basketball entering the net, he glanced at Nash, who was nearly 20cm shorter than himself, and muttered to himself, without feeling much surprise.

Nash's technical characteristics already have the style of a "Son of the Wind".

Although he is only a substitute for the Suns, he cannot be underestimated.

"The Suns team is different from the opponents I have encountered!"

"It's really interesting."

(End of this chapter)