Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

The Rockets quickly launched a counterattack after Wu Dao scored, and this time, the Rockets defender did not look for Barkley again.

Under Marbury's defense, Matt Maloney dropped the ball with his right hand and quickly accelerated his charge. Marbury reacted quickly and immediately blocked the direction of Matt Maloney's impact.

The latter's path was blocked, and Matt Maloney, who was holding the ball, did not pause at all. He made an emergency stop and quickly "smashed" the ball from Marbury's head to the paint area on the left side where he was standing. Olajuwon takes his place on the sideline.

Matt Maloney's ball was so fast that Marbury didn't react at all.

After Olajuwon got the basketball, Tom Gugliotta, who was standing inside the three-point line and guarding Mario Elie on the same side, quickly shrank his defense and flanked Olajuwon.

With the exception of Olajuwon and Barkley, the two core offensive players of the Rockets, the other Rockets players are not too prominent in the entire league. When the Timberwolves faced the Rockets, they also had some defensive tactics when arranging them. Focused.

Tom's main task is to help Stanley Roberts inside guard Olajuwon.

Facing a top insider like Olajuwon, letting Stanley Roberts defend alone is no different from serving food.

Stanley Roberts is a human shield type player. If he encounters a player like O'Neal, Stanley Roberts can still use his physical strength to fight against the opponent, let alone whether he can prevent many balls, even if It's a gratifying thing to consume O'Neal.

But if a player like Stanley Roberts encounters an inside player with Olajuwon's technical characteristics, he may not be able to do anything against the opponent.

Barkley roared, and was about to take a good look at where Wu Dao was planning to rush, when he saw Wu Dao quickly retracted and shot directly from outside the three-point line.

After getting the basketball, Marbury also trotted a few steps quickly. In just a few seconds, Marbury had crossed the center line and passed the ball quickly to Wu Dao.

In his opinion, martial arts has the idea of ​​​​conducting the ball. Standing so straight is obviously the idea of ​​using the height advantage to obtain a better view.

Standing upright, Wu Dao raised his hands above his head and quickly made a move. He quickly bent down, his center of gravity dropped sharply, and with his left foot as the axis, his right foot quickly moved forward, and his body suddenly collided with Barkley's body.

"Dang~"

"Break through me! Young man!"

Olajuwon caught the ball with his back to the basket. His eyes also noticed Tom who was quickly double-teamed. Without any hesitation, Olajuwon exploded the ball with his left hand and quickly gave Stanley Roberts a physical confrontation. The next moment, Olajuwon Rajuwang turned around with his left hand, and while turning around, he quickly grabbed the ball with his right hand, toward the basket, and sent the ball out with a small hook with one hand.

The basketball hit the net, and everyone in the Rockets retreated quickly like running water. They more or less sensed the Timberwolves' offensive intentions, and speeded up during the transition between offense and defense.

On the Rockets' side, Matt Maloney, who was originally guarding Marbury, actually wanted to double-team Wu Dao, but after seeing Wu Dao's ball-handling movements, he immediately gave up the idea in his mind.

"!!!"

Dameng's little hook is easy and freehand, not to mention smooth. Just talking about such a small hook, in the new era of NBA, there are very few insiders who can hit this level of ball.

But what Matt Maloney probably didn't expect was that although there was a brief pause in Wu Dao taking the ball, he was not only looking for his teammates, but more importantly, waiting for his teammates to get into position.

Wu Dao stood upright at the elbow area outside the three-point line, holding the ball in both hands above his head, observing the movement of other Timberwolves players.

The terrifying power was poured out on Buckley, but Buckley only took a small step back and quickly regained his balance.

The Timberwolves made a quick start from the baseline. After Garnett quickly passed the ball to Marbury, he quickened his pace and ran toward the Rockets half court.

Although Stanley Roberts raised his hands in the air and jumped to block the shot, he was unable to block Olajuwon's hook despite the confrontation.

Realizing that Wu Dao was planning to make a breakthrough, Buckley took a breath and tensed his muscles to actively meet the physical impact of Wu Dao.

The basketball hits the board head-on, bounces into the basket, and makes a soft sound.

Combining body and technology, a human shield center like Stanley Roberts will be beaten by his opponents in minutes if he does not have the help of his teammates.

When Barkley saw the basketball fly out, he was suddenly shocked. Without any thought in his mind, his body started to move and he quickly reached the basket, intending to grab the offensive rebound.

Moreover, Olajuwon, a top insider, is different from ordinary insiders. While he has flexible and versatile steps under the basket, he also has strong physical fitness. Although he is not as terrifying as O'Neal, among the inside players, Olajuwon also has that kind of top body.

The martial arts moves directly hit the iron, and the basketball crashed out of the basket.

Under the basket, Garnett had already suppressed his opponent Matt Bullard outside the paint area. The moment the rebound appeared, Garnett jumped up and touched the basketball first, passing the ball. Dial to the bottom corner on the right.

"Um?!"

Barkley, who was preparing to grab the rebound under the basket, did not expect Garnett to be so sharp and able to get rebounds against the Rockets' defense.

But looking at the direction in which the basketball flew, Barkley felt a little strange. He didn't remember where any players were on the baseline.

When Barkley glanced around and saw the figure in the corner, he rushed out without thinking.

Budo did not return to the court after shooting. A scorer like him would have a feeling of whether the ball can go in at the moment the basketball is released. In fact, there are not many times when this feeling goes wrong.

Feeling that his exertion was abnormal, Wu Dao did not grab the rebound, but went down to the bottom corner.

He also saw some signs from Garnett's position and realized that there might be a chance for a second attack.

And the fact was just as he expected, Garnett got the rebound.

Martial Arts raised the ball in front of the basket and made a simple feint, and Barkley successfully flew into the air and blocked it.

Facing Barkley's defense, Wu Dao simply dropped the ball with his left hand, took a step towards the top of the arc, and after avoiding Barkley's defense, shot a three-pointer directly.

This time, Wu Dao did not miss again, and the basketball hit the net with a crisp sound.

"f**k!"

Barkley cursed, with some annoyance on his face, but his body reacted quickly. Before the defender could serve the ball, Barkley hurried towards the frontcourt.

The professionalism of an old guy like Barkley is very strong.

The Timberwolves' defensive rhythm is not as fast as their offensive rhythm. Because the Rockets' offensive rhythm is not fast, Matt Maloney lags behind when he holds the ball in the backcourt, and other players Slightly disjointed.

Marbury saw the opportunity and pressed the defense. Sure enough, under Marbury's strong pressure, Matt Maloney made a mistake when he released the ball. When the basketball was going towards Mario Elie, Tom saw through it and completed the steal. .

The Timberwolves once again launched a fast break. Tom, Marbury and Wu Dao formed three arrows and quickly launched a fast break.

Rockets halftime.

The Timberwolves were three on one, and the only one who successfully retreated from the Rockets was Matt Maloney. Only his better defender could barely keep up with the Timberwolves' fast break combination. Tom, who was walking, made a long pass, and the basketball hit the feet of Matt Maloney, who was retreating.

Then it shot towards the martial arts on the other side.

Matt Maloney's one-on-three frontcourt focused on defensive targets Marbury and Wu Dao. Although Tom was once an All-Star substitute, since Wu Dao's team status has been stabilized, he has performed well. The performance of the eyes is relatively less.

On the contrary, the two "new forces" Wu Dao and Marbury took over most of the team's shots.

The basketball would be passed to Wu Dao. As expected by Matt Maloney, Matt Maloney quickly turned around and directly made up for Wu Dao.

However, facing Matt Maloney's defense, Wu Dao had no intention of slowing down at all. When Matt Maloney's body approached, Wu Dao, who was already traveling quickly, actually increased his speed again, and his body hit hard. On Matt Maloney.

Then, under the watchful eyes of a crowd of spectators, Wu Dao, who was approaching the free throw line, quickly put the ball together. With his body pushing Matt Maloney, he hit the basket like a bulldozer. Then, under the astonished eyes of the crowd, he grabbed the ball with both hands. The ball rose up from the ground, overturned Matt Maloney, dunked with both hands, and poured the ball into the basket.

"Wow—"

As the basketball was poured into the basket by Wu Dao, the Rockets' home court was in an uproar. These spectators were more or less deceived by Budao's previous goals and thought that Budao could only weakly throw the ball from the outside.

Matt Maloney actually thinks so in his heart, otherwise, he would not dare to block Wu Dao's attack on the basket with his height of 191cm and weight of 87kg.

But the fact finally tells everyone that Wu Dao's physical talent is also amazing, and outside shooting is just a means of scoring for him.

He chose to shoot before, not because he only knew how to shoot, but just because he wanted to.

Wu Dao's dunk made the Timberwolves' dugout burst into joy. All the substitutes cheered happily when they saw Matt Maloney being overturned by Wu Dao on the court.

Wu Dao grabbed the basket with both hands, his body swayed slightly, and then he fell from the air after stabilizing his posture. He lowered his head and looked down at Matt Maloney for a few seconds. Wu Dao raised his chin slightly, demonstrated briefly, and then turned back to defend.

He had no intention of helping Matt Maloney up.

In the NBA, there is no politeness when facing opponents. What martial arts has to do is to defeat all dissatisfied opponents.

How dare a small defender stop me from speeding up? Matt Maloney probably doesn't take him seriously. How can he gain a foothold in the league if he doesn't give him a lesson in martial arts!
After Wu Dao's dunk, the Timberwolves players were obviously more energetic. But as for the Rockets, the team's momentum has not been suppressed by the Timberwolves.

The first to stand up was Charles Barkley.

How could these old guys who were Jordan's contemporaries be intimidated by young people like Wu Dao? Buckley admitted that Wu Dao’s personal strength is very strong, but so what?

He has played in the league for so many years and has encountered too many strong opponents. It’s not like Barkley has never seen a talent like Wu Dao. If he were five or six years younger, he would have a ball like Wu Dao. He can also fight it!

Matt Maloney did not deliberately press the rhythm this time, quickly entered the frontcourt, and then gave the ball to Barkley, who was backing the basket in the mid-range.

Sensing that the Rockets had given the ball to the inside, Wu Dao glanced at the matchup between Garnett and Barkley and had no intention of double-teaming.

Garnett is also that kind of militant. If someone interferes with this one-on-one opportunity with a famous star, he will not be happy.

And Budo doesn't think Barkley at this age can beat Garnett.

However, the truth seems to be a slap in the face to martial arts.

Barkley sat down low, butt against Garnett's body, and then turned around to hit the basket. When Garnett reacted to pursue, Barkley put his hands together with the ball, turned his back sharply, and then quickly raised the ball. At one o'clock, Garnett was already a beat slow, but when he saw Barkley's action, he didn't even think about diving to intercept.

However, Barkley faked a move and forced a layup while Garnett was flying.

Garnett was still able to move in the air, and his arm quickly blocked Garnett. However, the ball failed to hit Barkley's wrist.

Barkley's strong physical fitness allowed him to maintain his posture in the air. After hovering in the air, Barkley shot for a layup.

The basketball wiped the board and entered the net. At the same time, the bottom line referee's whistle also sounded at the right time.

There was no objection to the foul, and Garnett himself knew it and raised his hand.

While the goal is valid, an additional penalty kick can also be added. When the referee makes the penalty, the stadium is already filled with joy.

Just after Wu Dao scored with a strong front foot, Barkley successfully hit a 2+1 on the head of the Timberwolves. This kind of head-to-head match against Maimang is exactly what the fans want to see.

Barkley's free throw shooting depends on his condition. When he is in good condition, his free throw shooting rate can reach a terrifying 80+ or ​​even 90+.

But when he was in poor condition, his free throws were a bit stretched.

However, in today's game against the Timberwolves, Barkley's condition looked quite good.

Playing against a strong young team like the Timberwolves made Barkley extremely excited, and the excellent martial arts also made Barkley very satisfied.

He is never afraid of strong opponents. On the contrary, if Wu Dao is a player who is criticized by the media, he will become extremely disappointed.

"Shhh!!"

As Barkley's free throw hit the basket steadily, there was another burst of cheers from the stands.

"Hey, call me back yourself!"

The Rockets began to retreat. Wu Dao stood on the three-point line and did not attack immediately. After Garnett sent the ball from the baseline, Wu Dao pointed with his thumb at Barkley, who was running towards the Rockets half court, and headed towards Garnett shouted.

The media who were close heard what Wu Dao said, and while showing surprise, they secretly turned their cameras to Wu Dao and Garnett.

Marbury, who was holding the ball, also heard it and glanced at Garnett secretly.

Wu Dao's slightly commanding tone gave Marbury a bad feeling.

Garnett has a bad temper
"I know."

However, what surprised Marbury was that Garnett did not say "dirty", but silently nodded and agreed.

Seeing this scene, Marbury couldn't help but look at Martial Arts.

I don’t know since when, the status of the wolf king of martial arts seems to have become indestructible in the team!

(End of this chapter)