Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Barkley fell to the ground, and amid the cheers of the fans, Budo's three-pointer also fell into the net.

On the edge of the court, the referee raised three fingers to the sky, and the Timberwolves' score on the scoreboard also jumped accordingly.

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Barkley, who was lying on the ground, didn't even look back in the direction of the basket. Silently, he put one hand on the ground and slowly stood up.

Ignoring the cheers of the fans on the sidelines, he silently took steps and ran towards the frontcourt to prepare for the attack. He seemed not to hear the cheers and boos from the fans.

Brain fog shrouded Barkley's mind. At this time, his ears seemed to be closed and he could not hear any sounds from the sidelines. The pain in his feet kept coming and became more and more intense. , getting clearer and clearer.

Even if he was as focused as Barkley, he couldn't help but be distracted by the pain in his feet.

After the goal, Wu Dao's echo ran towards the Timberwolves half court. Barkley's reaction when he got up after being knocked down was somewhat beyond Wu Dao's expectations.

He expected that Buckley would be angry, and he expected that Buckley would be lost, but he never thought that Buckley would be as calm as he is now.

Losing such a big man in front of fans across the United States, Buckley was still able to focus on the court, as if he was a normal person. This kind of mentality was something that Wu Dao did not expect at the beginning.

And Buckley's focused look made the smile on Wu Dao's face completely fade.

He likes such an opponent, such a tough and focused opponent.

Martial arts has decided that he will show his best state and completely crush Barkley and his rocket.

The fierce game between the Rockets and the Timberwolves caused Barkley, who had just recovered from injury, to relapse. Facing a player like Wu Dao, Barkley needed to frequently change the direction of his footsteps on the defensive end. At the same time, he also needed to beware of Wu Dao's pull-up jumpers from time to time.

It is a huge test for the defensive players' experience, explosive power and physical fitness.

Barkley is no longer the same person he was when he was young. At nearly 40 years old, he has accumulated many injuries, large and small.

In the high-intensity confrontation with martial arts, he had just recovered from his injuries, and his injuries broke out again.

Between the alternation of offense and defense, the Rockets had brought the ball into the Timberwolves half, and the basketball was passed into Barkley's hands.

The Rockets' players' ideas are also very simple. The reason for passing the ball to Barkley is not just because Barkley is the Rockets' strongest offensive player on the court. At the same time, it was also because the Rockets point guard considered that Barkley had just suffered a big loss in front of Wu Dao, so he must have accumulated anger in his heart and needed to regain his position.

For quality reasons, the Rockets still plan to let Barkley handle this offense.

But they didn't seem to think that Barkley was actually overwhelmed at this time. If possible, Barkley actually wanted to take a short rest.

But Bakri was just thinking about this kind of thing in his mind, and he knew it very clearly. With the current situation, he has no way to leave the game. From the moment he leaves the game, the Rockets are equivalent to giving up the victory of this game.

Basketball starts with Barkley holding the ball and facing the frame. Instead of choosing a back-up shot that he was good at, Barkley sank slightly, quickly took a simple tentative step with his right foot to the side, then quickly pulled out and made a strong shot.

In front of him, Garnett was actually not completely deceived by Barkley's tentative steps. The moment Barkley took the shot, Garnett also jumped high, which was enough interference.

"Dang~"

The basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced out. The moment the rebound appeared, Garnett, who was standing further inside, quickly turned around and blocked Barkley.

And facing his competitors, Garnett showed considerable importance. While lowering his center of gravity, Garnett quickly opened his hands and firmly stuck Barkley behind him.

In this game, Buckley has grabbed offensive rebounds from Garnett's head several times. This gave him great respect for his opponent Barkley.

Garnett attaches great importance to Barkley, but as Barkley enters the final quarter, Garnett may not need to treat him so seriously. Pain in the feet. Bakri's nerves have been numbed, and even a simple jump requires great determination and courage to fight the severe pain.

"Snapped!"

Garnett leaped high and grabbed the basketball in his hands, grabbing the rebound. After taking possession of the basketball, Garnett quickly passed the ball out, allowing him to move quickly toward the frontcourt. Wu Dao, who was holding the ball, did not stick to the ball, but gave it to Marbury, who was faster and had already crossed the center line.

One against zero in the frontcourt.

The aging and frail Rockets finally had a physical crisis in the fourth quarter.

Facing a group of young and strong players like the Timberwolves, the players no longer have more physical strength to chase the Timberwolves' fast break. Maybe some players in the Rockets still have the physical ability to chase Marbury, but facing the fast Marbury, these players no longer have the desire and courage to try.

The game has reached this level, and the Rockets players seem to have lost their desire to win.

Marbury dribbled the ball into the Rockets basket. With his light layup, the score between the Rockets and Timberwolves further widened, and the point difference reached double digits.

This quarter has just begun, and the Timberwolves hit another offensive climax.

"Full-court press!"

"The winner will be determined at this time!"

In the court, Wu Dao watched Marbury score the ball, clapped his hands, and quickly shouted to his teammates on the court. At this time, Wu Dao directly passed over Coach Philip on the side of the court and gave instructions directly to the players on the court.

Wu Dao's idea is also very simple. He wants to open the score in one breath when the team's momentum is strong.

The Rockets have physical problems, which is seen by Martial Arts. At this time, the Rockets must not be given a chance to breathe. They must pull away the points in one breath, so that the Rockets completely lose hope of victory.

Coach Philip who was on the sidelines did not show any dissatisfaction when he heard that Wu Dao was directly instructing the players. Stars in the NBA often have relatively large autonomy, and it is actually relatively common to adjust tactics on the spot.

Because most teams initially design their tactics around their own star players.

The player who knows the most about the tactics the team is using is often the star of the team.

Although Wu Dao was born in the third position, the overall view he sometimes showed was recognized by Coach Philip.

As it stands now, the decision made by Budo is exactly what coach Philip wants to see.

In fact, not only Wu Dao saw that the Rockets were at the end of their game, other Timberwolves players could also see this, and even the Rockets themselves could detect this.

But even if the Rockets see their own problem, what can they do?

Coach Lao Tang knows very well that his players no longer have the extra physical fitness to make more changes in tactics. What's even more desperate is that there are no good players on the Rockets' bench who can help the Rockets survive such a crisis. All he can do is fight against the main players.

We can only pray that these star players in our team can burst out with above-level immediate combat ability in times of crisis, thereby leading the team to defeat the Timberwolves and win the game.

There is no need for coach Lao Tang to arrange anything to break the full-court press. These experienced Rockets players on the court all understand it.

I just understand that if they want to successfully break through the Timberwolves' full-court press, the Rockets will have to spend a huge amount of physical energy.

And even if the Rockets can successfully bring the ball to the frontcourt, it is very difficult for them to successfully put the ball into the Timberwolves' basket.

Barkley's condition declined seriously. Olajuwon, who suffered a serious injury, was unable to stand out in such a high-intensity game. Drexler on the outside also rarely caught the ball under the strict defense of martial arts. Opportunity to take action.

In this situation, the Rockets can only try to rely on the performance of role players to open up the situation.

But the result is.
"Dang~"

There were only two seconds left in the attack time. Maloney, who couldn't find a suitable offensive gap, could only throw the ball himself.

And as the basketball hit the edge of the basket, it popped out. This round of Rockets' offense also failed.

The continuous offensive force has greatly affected the morale of the Rockets.

With Ben Wallace leaping high and collecting the rebound in his arms, the Timberwolves once again launched a counterattack.

Since we are preparing to completely crush the Rockets in one breath, what we need to do at this time cannot be a steady position battle, but must increase the team's offensive speed.

In conjunction with the full-court press, it must be a fast break attack that pursues the body.

Ben Wallace, who got the rebound, quickly threw the basketball in his hand toward the frontcourt before his feet even landed.

Wu Dao, Marbury, and Tom, who were standing outside, and Tom, who was back on the court, were already running quickly towards the frontcourt the moment the rebound appeared.

Barkley was left behind by these three players. Only Maloney and Drexler, who had just missed the three-pointer, could keep up with the Timberwolves' fast break.

It's a three-on-two frontcourt, with a huge height gap and a numerical disadvantage.

After Drexler chased for a symbolic distance, he stopped silently, without wasting his little physical energy. He stopped near the three-point line and watched the martial arts in front of them. A pull-bar dunk was performed in front of him.

At the end of the game, Wu Dao's physical fitness was still quite strong.

The score difference widened further. At this time, coach Lao Tang finally couldn't stand it anymore. The fourth quarter only lasted two minutes, and the Rockets couldn't wait to call a timeout.

The players returned to the rest area, all breathing heavily. The short few minutes of rest in the third and fourth quarters were simply not enough for them. After the game started, they only ran a few seconds. Within minutes, the players' bodies were already covered in sweat.

Coach Lao Tang looked at the exhausted players, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He waved his hands gently towards the players, turned to look at the bench behind him, and selected a few substitute players from them, ready to replace them.

The score difference has been stretched to double digits by the Timberwolves. The players' faces are also full of fatigue, their mental state is also quite poor, and there is no desire for victory in their eyes.

Coach Lao Tang saw this and knew that the Rockets could only stop here in today's game.

It is not impossible to force the main players to fight, but the hope of victory is too slim, and if they still lose after fighting hard, the blow to the players will only be greater.

The series is not about just one game to decide the qualifying spots.

For the sake of future games, coach Lao Tang could only give up this game in order to maintain the physical condition and self-confidence of the players to the greatest extent.

The pause was brief. The Rockets replaced substitute players. Although it can't be said that there were five goals and five losses, Barkley, Olajuwon, and the main point guard Maloney, who were the main scorers, were all replaced on the court.

The Rockets replaced several players on the court. They are all players who are substitutes all year round, and their strength is at the middle to lower level in the entire league.

Although he is not a rookie, it is still a bit unrealistic to compete with the main players of the top team in the Western Conference like the Timberwolves.

When fans saw this substitution by the Houston Rockets, they knew that in today's game, the Timberwolves were already safe.

So when the players from the two teams returned to the court, the Minnie fans burst into amazing cheers. The fans were also discerning. Seeing the Rockets making substitutions like this, they didn't know what was going on.

In the court, Wu Dao looked calmly at the group of Rockets players who were re-entering the stadium. After his eyes stayed on these people for a short time, he glanced at the Rockets' rest area.

Barkley had already sat on the bench at this time. The huge physical exertion made his brain feel groggy. He could no longer remember how he returned to the rest area.

On the edge of the stadium, fans cheered.

The competition in the stadium has been completely one-sided.

After Barkley sat on the bench for a while, his physical strength finally recovered. The strong sense of drowsiness finally faded away, but the fatigue dissipated a lot, but the tingling sensation in his feet became more and more intense. The more intense it becomes.

"call--"

Buckley exhaled heavily, and his eyesight became clear again. Slowly raising his head, Barkley looked at the court. At this time, the score difference between the two teams had reached 20 points.

Seeing the disparity in the score, Barkley felt suddenly relaxed for some reason.

After untying his shoelaces, he took off his shoes with great effort and put them aside. Buckley looked down and found that his ankle was completely swollen at this moment, as if a steamed bun was tightly attached to his muscles. above.

"Charles!!"

Coach Lao Tang inadvertently glanced at Barkley's swollen ankle next to him and couldn't help but let out a low cry.

However, after Barkley heard Coach Lao Tang's low voice, he just looked at the players on the other side and said calmly:

"Get me an ice pack."

(End of this chapter)