Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Provoking martial arts was not what Rick Fox had in mind. This is not the first time that Rick Fox and the Timberwolves have played against each other. He and Wu Dao have also had several confrontation experiences, and Rick Fox has watched many Timberwolves games.

Although NBA players often have to change places during the regular season, and players are either on the court or on the way to the court, they do not have any free time at all.

Like Rick Fox, he will watch the games of some opponents that need attention in his free time to get some advance understanding.

He is also very concerned about Wu Dao, a rising star this season, and Rick Fox is very aware of Wu Dao's strength.

In today's game, Rick Fox could see that Wu Dao played relatively "restrained". The Timberwolves' overall offense seemed to be centered around Garnett, which was really good news for him.

He does not need to face the terrifying offensive pressure from martial arts, and can concentrate on trying to attack.

It is foreseeable that as long as Martial Arts continues to play in that style, by the time the game between the Lakers and Timberwolves is over, Rick Fox's game statistics will not be too ugly.

Regardless of winning or losing, at least his "worth" as Rick Fox can be maintained.

But as soon as O'Neal opened his mouth, he immediately started to hate him.

Rick Fox knows only too well how crazy young people are these days. Those young people with mediocre standards all look like five-and-six people after entering the NBA. How can a young star like Wu Dao, who has already performed well and received a lot of praise, be a nice guy who is easy to talk to? Woolen cloth?

Although Wu Dao considers himself a humble person and thinks that he behaves very humbly, players in the league all remember Wu Dao's revenge on Malone and kneed Malone on the court.

The young man in front of him was angered. It was not O'Neal who was in trouble, but Rick Fox, who was responsible for confronting Wu Dao.

Rick Fox didn't want to pay for O'Neal's big mouth, but seeing Wu Dao's dark face and silent expression, Rick Fox felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

The offense and defense alternated. After the Lakers' attack ended, the Timberwolves followed the retreating Lakers players and launched a counterattack.

Marbury's advancement speed is quite fast, and the speed of other Timberwolves players also closely matches the team's operation.

In the eyes of the audience, the Timberwolves simply stuck behind the Lakers players and launched a counterattack.

When many Lakers players had just returned to their positions, Marbury was already approaching the top of the arc with the ball, and Rick Fox had just stood still when Wu Dao's solid back hit him hard. on the body.

Passing the ball behind the back from outside the three-point line.

This is a more common way of catching the ball in martial arts. Although the number of defensive players that can be observed in this way of catching the ball will be reduced, it is easier to ignore the defensive players coming up to double-team outside the line of sight.

However, for a player with flexible feet like Wu Dao, this method of catching the ball is very safe. Moreover, after acquiring the basketball, Wu Dao can adjust his steps in an instant to threaten the basket. Generally speaking, it is beneficial to Wu Dao. It outweighs the disadvantages.

And more importantly, this way of catching the ball can bring out the physical advantages of martial arts to the greatest extent.

"Snapped!"

Wu Dao successfully got the ball in his hands after some confrontation with Rick Fox with his back. After taking possession of the basketball, Wu Dao didn't hesitate at all. While dropping the ball, he pushed his back against Rick Fox's body.

Rick Fox, who only weighed 100kg, took a step back due to the martial arts confrontation and was a little unsteady. At this time, he was hit by the martial arts bomb again. He had just managed to steady his steps and immediately relaxed his feet. "Kick "Deng" took two steps back.

At the same time, Budo, who noticed the sudden decrease in power behind him, quickly turned around, lowered his center of gravity and accelerated the breakthrough. At the same time, Budo's ball protector was also on the back side of Rick Fox, making it impossible for him to turn around immediately. pursuit.

However, Rick Fox's body movements were faster than his brain's reaction, and without any thought, his body was already subconsciously turning around to pursue Wu Dao. He quickly moved sideways with crab steps and pressed against Wu Dao's body, but this As he was unsteady on his feet, there was no way he could stop Martial Arts in this situation.

Huge power was poured out on Rick Fox, and Rick Fox fell directly to the ground due to the martial arts.

"Bang!!!"

Rick Fox's imbalance was also noticed by Wu Dao. He suddenly stopped two steps inside the three-point line, and then immediately shot a fadeaway jumper.

Rick Fox's fallen body did not come into contact with the martial arts. This scene happened very quickly. Everyone just thought that Rick Fox was knocked down by the martial arts.

The linesman watched this scene and didn't blow his whistle. Rick Fox's pursuit was more or less blocked, but in this case, he couldn't blow the whistle anymore.

It's already a shame to be knocked down if the confrontation is not strong enough. If he gets another whistle, Rick Fox's mentality will probably collapse.

After all, this is the home court of the Lakers. If it is the kind of foul that can be whistled or not, the referee will not blow the whistle at all.

"Shh!"

As the basketball fell into the net, cheers erupted from the stands. Although the cheers are not huge, being able to hear such loud cheers in other people's away games also shows how much the Timberwolves are loved by fans now.

It’s not easy for a team to get to this point. Playing at someone else’s home court and not being shouted out “whos your daddy!” by fans is the most basic thing. A higher level means not being booed, and a higher level means not being booed. The level is like the Timberwolves, playing at someone else's home court can also gain the respect of "some fans".

Of course, if you can be like Jordan and Kobe, there won't be much difference between playing away games and playing at home, except for a few venues.

"Hey!"

"Stand up! Rick."

"Don't lose to him!"

As Budo scored a jumper over Rick Fox, O'Neal slapped his head and couldn't help shouting encouragement. At this time, Rick Fox stood up from the floor with the support of his teammates. Hearing O'Neal's words, he could only give O'Neal a silent look.

You can't afford to offend him. He can't afford to offend O'Neal.
Otherwise, he really wants to tear O'Neal's foul mouth apart.

If it weren't for O'Neal's foul mouth, Martial Arts might not have fought like this.

With a secret sigh in his heart, Rick Fox ran towards the frontcourt. When Rick Fox crossed the center line and entered the Timberwolves half, Rick Fox suddenly discovered that Wu Dao actually came to him with a step up. in front of him.

It seems that he no longer intends to play zone defense with his teammates, but is prepared to target him one-on-one?
Seeing this scene, Rick Fox couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Wu Dao did not press too hard on Rick Fox's defense. He gave Rick Fox enough space to receive the ball and deliberately took a step to defend. The two were more than half a meter apart. Although Wu Dao was not very close, Rick Fox's eyes just glanced at Wu Dao's indifferent face, and he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.

I don't know since when, young players like Wu Dao have had such power in Rick Fox's heart.

Maybe it's because the reputation of martial arts during this period is too loud, or the strength of martial arts is too strong, or it may be that the experience of being overthrown by martial arts has cast a shadow on Rick Fox.

In short, when Rick Fox faced Wu Dao, he was already secretly afraid before he even took the ball and "did it".

"That guy is guilty!"

"He doesn't dare to face martial arts!"

Garnett himself is the kind of person who is good at "attacking the mind". When he saw Rick Fox's expression flickering in front of martial arts, he realized that Rick Fox had no confidence and began to feel weak.

With a chuckle in his heart, Garnett also quickly glanced at O'Neal and moved towards O'Neal.

Why did O'Neal create hatred for Rick Fox? ! Is there a grudge against Rick Fox?
If you think so, you are really doing O'Neal an injustice. From the bottom of his heart, he hopes that Rick Fox can kick martial arts' ass hard.

Because in that case, the Timberwolves will inevitably invest some defensive power in Rick Fox. The offensive and defensive pressure on his side can be greatly reduced.

Although O'Neal is confident that he can perform under the tight defense of the Timberwolves, he doesn't mind taking it easy if it can be easier.

And if his teammates can perform well, it will also have a certain "feedback" effect on him.

I just didn't expect that his words of encouragement not only failed to cheer up Rick Fox, but actually made Martial Arts determined to block Rick Fox first.

After O'Neal entered the Lakers, the Lakers in the OK era were the most terrifying team.

When Kobe Bryant grew up, the Lakers had these two unsolvable scoring points.

Whether it's defending Kobe or O'Neal, neither one player can do it. Teams that played against the OK era were often in a dilemma. Either they couldn't guard against O'Neal, who was overwhelming inside, or they couldn't guard against Kobe, the kaleidoscope of offense on the outside.

The Lakers without Kobe are relatively easier to deal with. The Timberwolves' inside group can limit O'Neal. What Martial Arts has to do is not to think about how to support the inside players to help defend, but just to do their own thing and crush him. Just match the scorer!
Under the basket, O'Neal used his back to gain position.

This time, Wallace learned the lesson. While pushing his body against O'Neal to maintain his position, he raised his arm from O'Neal's side, giving O'Neal a certain degree of pressure to catch the ball.

At the same time, Tom was not idle either. He took two steps away from Eddie Jones on the same side, alerting O'Neal who might get the ball at any time, and was ready to help defend.

The attention of three people in the Timberwolves is focused on O'Neal, which shows that the Timberwolves attach great importance to this big shark.

Of course the Lakers players also understand the Timberwolves' defensive intentions.

In order to disrupt the Timberwolves' defense, Eddie Jones began to sneak through the baseline. However, at this time, Fisher, who was holding the ball, was suppressed by Marbury and was almost blocked.

Fisher, who grabbed the ball with both hands, urgently needed to release the ball, but there was only one player on the Lakers side who could easily catch the ball.
"call out--"

The basketball passed out and quickly flew into the hands of Rick Fox. The moment he caught the ball, Wu Dao took a big step forward, intending to defend closely.

Rick Fox's reaction speed is also very fast. He understands that if a muscular guy like Wu Dao gets close to him, he will be in big trouble.

After quickly dropping the ball and moving one step laterally, Rick Fox suspended the ball and dribbled. His action also aroused the alertness of Wu Dao, who did not dare to advance and established a defense on the spot.

Rick Fox simply dribbled the ball from his hip. He did not rush forward rashly, but calmly observed Wu Dao's defensive actions.

After all, Rick Fox is an NBA-level player. Although he has some fear of martial arts defense, when the basketball is really in hand, all kinds of technical movements are still very smooth, and the threat is not small!

After two consecutive changes of direction in front of the body, Rick Fox realized that he had not found any loopholes. He quickly threw the ball away with both hands and passed the ball to Fisher at the top of the arc.

Rick Fox looked like he was dropping a bomb.

At this time, Eddie Jones also made a big circle, lifted up from the bottom corner on the same side, followed the three-point arc, and rushed towards Fisher at the top of the arc.

Rick Fox made a quick cross move when Eddie Jones passed from behind him and sank to the bottom corner on the right.

Fisher passed the ball to Eddie Jones. He raised his arms to block the pursuing Tom and Marbury, who wanted to step forward. Then he directly passed through the gap between the two of them and rushed forward. Towards the inside line.

Eddie Jones caught the ball two steps beyond the three-point line, noticed Fisher cutting through the air, jumped slightly, and quickly smashed the ball toward Fisher. The latter took the ball and quickly attacked the basket. After sensing Garnett's intention to help defend, he faked a pass in three slow steps and gave the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal caught the ball facing the basket, blasted the ball with Wallace's body, then quickly sank into the basket, raised up and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

Under O'Neal's terrifying physical confrontation, although Wallace was barely able to take off, his insufficient take-off height could not affect O'Neal at all. Not only was he unable to stop him, but Wallace's body was blown away by O'Neal in the air. After landing, he became unsteady and stumbled back two steps before regaining his balance.

"Oh-"

"shark!!!"

O'Neal's domineering dunk made the arena boil. The audience cheered when they saw this scene, and the cheers seemed to be able to break through the dome.

Wu Dao, who was led to the bottom line by Rick Fox, also looked back at the basket. Seeing O'Neal pointing his hands to the sky and laughing wantonly, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"If you have Joe, choose Joe, if you don't have Joe, choose Sha."

"It's really no problem at all."

"It's so easy to open the book. It's really..."

"It's a bit of a foul to be so strong."

(End of this chapter)