Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 667: Suppressing young superstars!

Facing the strong defense of the two Lakers, Wu Dao's score attracted bursts of cheers from the audience in the stands.

Difficult goals can always bring cheers and applause to players. Such things are too common in NBA arenas.

Wonderful goals can always affect the emotions of fans.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Wu Dao glanced at Kobe and Robert Horry, and suddenly asked: "Are two people enough?!"

It was not a sharp sarcasm, but when Wu Dao's words fell into the ears of Kobe and Robert Horry, they seemed so harsh.

As an NBA-level player, not only does he fail in two-on-one defense, he even has to listen to the opponent's ridicule after the defense fails. This really affects the player's mentality.

Robert Horry is not very old. He was the No. 92 pick in the first round of 11, but he has been in the league for so many years. He has seen too many tough opponents, and his character has been more or less cruel. The reality has smoothed out a bit.

When facing the ridicule of martial arts, although Robert Horry was full of dissatisfaction, he was self-aware and knew that he was not the gap between the newly emerging leader of the Timberwolves.

However, when compared with him, Kobe perfectly explained what "youth and vitality" mean.

"Don't be complacent. I will definitely guard you against the next ball."

"Not only do I have to guard you, I also have to lead the Lakers to defeat the Timberwolves!"

"Listen, Martial Arts, I will be the best player in this league, and I will not lose to you!"

Kobe, a second-generation basketball player, has shown strong talent and amazing talent since he was a child. During his growth experience, players of the same age have been left behind by him one by one.

When he entered the NBA to play, his teammates and his opponents were still struggling in the NCAA competition.

If it weren't for Wu Dao, he would be the youngest All-Star player in NBA history. Although his popularity is based on the Purple and Gold Lakers, his gold content is far less than that of Wu Dao who was born in a small ball market.

But Kobe's abilities and achievements are still unmatched by many players his age.

Budo, as the only peer weighing on him, was the one Kobe Bryant was determined to defeat. In Kobe's mind now, his obsession with defeating martial arts is even stronger than his obsession with defeating Jordan.

Martial arts trash talk can't hit Kobe at all.

The stronger and crazier the martial arts opponent became, it completely aroused his desire to win, which made Kobe's momentum begin to rise.

When the Lakers players began to counterattack, Kobe, who got the basketball, only had eyes for Chris Kyle, who was guarding him, and the basket.

"Kobe is going to do it on his own."

"This guy should be the one on top!"

Wu Dao defended on the wing and glanced at Kobe, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc. He had not passed the ball for a long time, and he suddenly made a judgment in his mind.

He actually had some understanding of Kobe's character.

This is a young man who is full of confidence in himself, and has not experienced the "loneliness" of the period when the OK group disbanded and led the team alone. Kobe is not yet the mature superstar he will be in the future.

Young people have the way of young people playing.

Kobe, who was holding the ball, continued to dribble with his hips. His teammates were no longer in his eyes. After the continuous dribbles, Kobe suddenly changed his rhythm, suspended the ball and twisted his hips, showing his intention to break through in disguise.

But Chris, who was guarding Kobe, was not the kind of person who remembered eating rather than fighting. He had been deceived by Kobe's fake moves before, and he would definitely not be fooled this time. He stood firmly on the spot, and there was no Following Kobe's hip twisting movement, he changed his defensive direction.

However, what was unexpected was that after Kobe dribbled the ball in the air, he suddenly changed his appearance in advance. He quickly stepped on the left front with his right foot, twisted his hips, accelerated directly, and instantly surpassed Chris Kay. you.

"!!!"

Kobe's breakthrough surprised Chris, and he moved quickly with his feet, but when his opponent started to speed up and follow up, it was really a bit slow.

Moreover, Chris Kyle's physical strength is only about the same as that of today's Kobe. The advantage of Kobe on the offensive side is far beyond what Chris Kyle can make up for.

The two figures intertwined, and Kobe quickly passed by Chris and headed directly towards the basket.

Garnett had already been prepared to defend. As Kobe broke into the paint, he quickly moved up and blocked Kobe directly.

Facing Garnett's defense, Kobe's eyes flashed fiercely. While putting the ball together with his hands, he took a step forward and then attacked the basket directly under Garnett's defense.

"Bang!!"

His and Garnett's bodies collided violently in the air. Kobe actually imitated his previous martial arts skills and tried to forcefully break through the Timberwolves' defense.

But Kobe seems to have underestimated martial arts and overestimated himself.

Wu Dao's height when wearing shoes exceeds 210cm, and his weight is comparable to the traditional No. position, and he can even compete with some small-bodied No. positions. Kobe may not necessarily be able to do what Wu Dao can do.

Kobe is not a martial artist, not to mention Garnett is not comparable to Robert Horry!

After the bodies of Kobe and Garnett collided violently, Garnett's body was not pushed away by Kobe at all. Not only was Garnett able to maintain his defensive position, he even had time to judge Kobe's attack. The ball passed directly to the basketball in Kobe's hand with his arms raised.

After this intense physical confrontation, Kobe was somewhat unable to stabilize his position. He tried to pull the lever to move the basketball in mid-air to avoid being blocked by Garnett, but unfortunately, Garnett maintained his posture very well. Good, able to keep up with Kobe's small-scale changes.

"Snapped!!!"

Kobe faced Garnett's defensive hard shot, and what greeted him was Garnett's solid big block. The basketball was slapped away by Garnett. Chris, who was chasing after him, had quick eyesight and quick hands, grabbed the ball in his hand, and then quickly handed it to the side and handed it to Wu Dao.

The basketball started, and the Timberwolves quickly retreated and counterattacked.

Rick Fox chased closely, but Wu Dao's fast break was also very fast. Rick Fox was obviously chasing without the ball, but until Wu Dao dribbled the ball across the center line, until Wu Dao dribbled the ball across the three-point line, Rick Fox and The distance between martial arts has only narrowed a little.

There simply isn't enough Rick Fox to play effective defense.

“Bang!!!”

As Wu Dao grabbed the ball with both hands and scored with a gliding windmill dunk, bursts of cheers erupted from the stands.

Wu Dao's goal boosted morale, even though the Timberwolves were already very impressive. "Ugh~"

Garnett was in the backcourt of the Timberwolves, watching Wu Dao score a slam dunk, and he let out a strange cry like a cheer, hammered his chest with both hands, and raised his arms in the direction of Wu Dao.

Wu Dao, who was returning to defense, also saw Garnett's action and raised his right arm in response.

Garnett always plays with such a passionate look, which can arouse the players' emotions to the greatest extent and keep the team's players with a certain degree of excitement.

The Timberwolves players quickly repositioned themselves around Wu Dao and Garnett and established a defense.

A block, a dunk.

Led by Wu Dao and Garnett, the Timberwolves showed an astonishing momentum. This momentum pressed against the Lakers, causing the Lakers players to feel a weak fear of difficulty when facing the Timberwolves.

Kobe once again dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, and an atmosphere of disobedience permeated the Lakers team.

The players on both wings of the Lakers stood still and did not actively move to penetrate the Timberwolves' defense. At this time, the two inside players of the Lakers were "squatting" in the paint with peace of mind, and no one mentioned it. It means setting up a pick-and-roll for Kobe.

Although these people are still playing on the court, from Wu Dao's point of view, the spirit of the Lakers team seems to be collapsing.

Tilting his head slightly, Wu Dao's eyes fell on Kobe. At this time, Kobe could only see his opponent and the basket. His teammates were all standing still. He seemed not to notice, and he changed his hands in front of his body with a low center of gravity. The ball also slowly approached Chris' defense.

"I still have Kevin behind me, so we don't need to be too tight."

"His breakthrough speed is very fast. He can choose to take one step to defend and block the strong and weaken at the same time."

The Timberwolves are a team that plays defensive counterattack. The core of the defense on the inside is young players with high mobility such as Garnett and Wallace. The core of defense on the outside is a group of players headed by Wu Dao.

The Timberwolves are based on defense. Philip usually focuses on defense when guiding the team in training. Whether it is defensive rotation between players or instilling the concept of "team defense" into individual players, Philip does these things. time, no effort is spared.

Chris Kyle played under such influence. His defensive philosophy is not to think about how to defend the opponent one-on-one. What he considers is how to guide the opponent into the most solid defensive position of his team. above the location.

Deliberately exposing some flaws to your opponent that are not flaws can sometimes have very good results.

"You are so far away from me. Do you think I don't have the ability to project?"

Kobe Bryant looked at Chris Kyle's defensive style and felt a little unhappy in his heart.

As soon as the basketball fell from his hand, Kobe quickly straightened up after the ball, and then under Chris Kyle's defense, he directly made a three-pointer.

Kobe has comprehensive skills and is confident that he does not have the concept of so-called "hot zone" or "cold zone". In his understanding, all places where he can take action are his hot zones! ! !
However, how the players think of themselves is one thing, and when they are actually playing on the field, it is another.

Kobe is obviously not as comprehensive as he thinks he is.

In the early days, Kobe had some three-point shooting ability, but it was not as strong as he imagined.

"Dang~~~"

The basketball fell towards the basket, hit the edge of the basket, and then jumped out of the basket.

The basketball bounced very far, which gave Wu Dao, who entered the basket late, an advantage. He pushed away Rick Fox and jumped up to hold the ball in his hands.

The other Lakers players seemed to have expected Kobe's miss. After hearing the sound of iron, the two Lakers players just glanced at the rebounding basketball and had no intention of grabbing it. Get back into position.

The Lakers' quick defense also caused the Timberwolves to lose the opportunity to pursue a fast break.

After noticing this, Budo gave the ball to Chriss and then slowly threw it into the Lakers half.

Chris got the ball, and although the team had no chance for a fast break, he still advanced very quickly.

Chris sensed that something was wrong with the Lakers' atmosphere, and he planned to speed up the pace. This should allow the Lakers to speed up and expose the problem.

Professional players are often very flexible in their minds. Players trained under the European and American systems often think about how to play without the need for coaching instructions.

Wu Dao saw that Chris actually passed him and entered the frontcourt. He immediately understood the intention of his teammates and accelerated his pace. When Chris approached the three-point line, he also approached the flank of the three-point line.

The basketball passed quickly from Chris's hand. Wu Dao just raised his hand and directly caught the basketball without any pause. The moment the basketball was taken, Wu Dao took the ball down with his right hand, and then his body went straight to the ball after blasting it. Accelerate the breakthrough on the right.

Wu Dao was very fast, and Rick Fox quickly stepped to block him. However, Rick Fox had just stopped in front of Wu Dao. Wu Dao hugged the ball with one hand, pressed tightly against Rick Fox's body, then turned his back and shook off his opponent.

While Wu Dao was holding the ball again, his position had already crossed the three-point line several steps. At this time, the Lakers' defense was also activated by Wu Dao's breakthrough.

Kobe, who was at the top of the arc, was already heading towards Wu Dao for a double-team. Robert Horry, who was guarding Garnett inside, also moved up and quickly blocked Wu Dao.

A breakthrough instantly involved the defense of three Lakers players.

Faced with the frame, Wu Dao looked calm when facing the opponent's imminent double-team. He quickly blasted the ball, quickly took two steps to the right and rear, and was instantly stuck to the inside of the three-point line near the sideline.

The flashy, Harden-style double step-back made the linesman's eyes widen, and after a brief hesitation, the whistle was not blown.

And during the moment when the referee hesitated briefly, the basketball in Wu Dao's hand was already raised above his head, close to the three-point line, and he shot from a high position.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, the basketball flew out of Wu Dao's hands and then fell steadily into the net.

“ohhh!!!”

"What is that?! Isn't this walking?"

"The star whistle, this star whistle is too outrageous, isn't it? Are you even going to blow it?"

"What are you bragging about? Why did this ball move? Isn't it normal to shoot in two steps? It's just that others take two steps inwards, but in martial arts he just takes two steps in the opposite direction! What a good shot!"

While cheers erupted from the stands, some fans also started talking. They had never seen such a side-step jumper before.
However, the fans' discussion is still a discussion. For the players, they only recognize the referee's whistle.

Watching the score jumping on the scoreboard, Wu Dao smiled at Kobe and said:

"It seems like you can't beat me!"