Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 711 The series ended early with 3:0!

In the first quarter of the game between the Jazz and the Timberwolves, a six-point gap opened up under the martial arts mode.

The players felt a heavy sense of oppression from Wu Dao. This feeling was only felt by Jordan during the Bulls' first three consecutive championships in previous games.

That kind of scoring ability that cannot be stopped no matter what method is used, no matter who encounters it, will feel desperate.

During the break, all the Jazz players returned to the rest area and gathered around coach Jerry Longs. Every player's face showed a strong sense of exhaustion.

This kind of fatigue is not only caused by the physical consumption, but also the mental and willpower consumption, which will also have a huge impact on the players' physical fitness.

The players' eyes were all focused on Coach Geely Finance, waiting for Coach Jelly Longs to show them the way forward.

All Jazz players can feel that if their team cannot find a way to deal with martial arts, today's game may go too far.

Once a team falls into a 3:0 disadvantage in a series, there is no hope of qualifying, and it can be said that they are eliminated in advance.

But as the players watched, Coach Jellylons remained silent and did not speak. I ran out of ideas for a while.

what to do? What can he do? He didn't know what he could do.

Facing the Timberwolves led by Wu Dao, coach Jerry Lens, who did not have top outside players, could not think of any good way to limit the opponent's scoring.

All he can do is invest more defensive "power" in martial arts.

However, such methods and strategies are simply poisonous to quench thirst, and cannot solve the fundamental problem.

The Timberwolves' offense is an overall system, and martial arts is the most important part of this system. In this way, he is also the core part of this system.

But it doesn't mean that being able to defend against Wu Dao will break the Timberwolves' offense. Even if Wu Dao doesn't attack by himself, he can still use his own passing. other members of the team. Then the Jazz went on the offensive.

Whether it's Tom, Garnett, or Marbury, as long as Wu Dao can attract enough players to double-team on the court, these players will be able to score easily on their characters' heads.

The same scene has actually been reflected in the previous two series. The Jazz players should have been able to realize this, but now they were shocked by the martial arts in the state of gods, and subconsciously ignored this problem. , naively thought that as long as he could defend martial arts, he could contain the Timberwolves' attack.

These team members were too involved in martial arts. So that there is no way to think about other things.

In other words, they simply can't think about other things now.

If they cannot defend the martial arts attack, the game will lose its suspense. For them, there is no point in thinking about other things. The most important thing is to contain this scoring point first.

"Double team, Karl, when you are inside, you have to pay attention to the martial arts of holding the ball on the outside."

"Similarly, John (Stockton), let go of Stephon Marbury. If the opponent passes the ball to Wu Dao, if he holds the ball for more than three seconds, don't hesitate to double-team him directly."

With many Jazz players watching, Coach Jerry Longs finally picked up the tactical board and gave instructions to the players.

It's not a sophisticated defensive tactic, it's just a matter of putting pressure on people.

This is also the best approach that coach Jerry Longs can come up with at this stage.

Obviously he also understands that the Jazz's top priority right now is to curb the scoring point of martial arts first, and then consider other things.

All they can do is to take advantage of the situation.

On the other side of the court, the atmosphere in the Timberwolves' dugout is much more lively than the lifeless Jazz dugout.

The substitute players enthusiastically handed towels and water to the main players. Everyone looked at Wu Dao standing in front of coach Philip with admiration and smiled.

Today's game brought too much shock to the Timberwolves players.

At the beginning of the game, when Wu Dao was tricked by Stockton, the players were still worried about Wu Dao's physical condition. But unexpectedly, Wu Dao got up and immediately brought a surprise to the Timberwolves players.

Encountering the martial arts targeted by Jazz, not only did he not sink, but he brought out his best.

The players were greatly impressed by his terrifying scoring ability.

They realized that they might really have embraced a strong thigh, a young martial artist, and the qualifications to be the "God of Basketball".

In the eyes of Coach Philip and other players, martial arts abilities and future achievements are expected to even surpass Jordan's.

They knew very well that when Michael Jordan was young, he had the same scoring ability as martial arts, but Jordan was already a college student at the time and was in his 20s when he entered the league.

The martial arts in front of him is different. He entered the NBA as a high school player. He is only 19 years old now, but the strength displayed by martial arts at this time may be stronger than that of the young Jordan. At least, the NBA's Jordan. Jordan never achieved such results in his first year in the NBA.

The Timberwolves, like the Bulls back then, are a weak team, but now the Timberwolves are further ahead than the Bulls back then.

The Timberwolves, where Martial Arts was as a rookie, already have the qualifications to win the championship.

"Martial Arts, you played like crazy in the first quarter. Do you have any physical problems?"

"Do you need a short break to adjust?"

Coach Phillip looked around at the starting players surrounding him, then looked at Martial Arts with soft eyes, and asked with a smile.

His tone was full of concern.

Today's coach Philip's mentality is very different from before. As the game progresses, the importance of martial arts in the team is increasingly reflected, and his extremely strong personal ability. It also greatly enhances the upper limit of the entire Timberwolves team.

Originally, Coach Philip intended to build the Timberwolves into a team with team basketball as its core system.

There is such an idea. On the one hand, Coach Phillip himself has a background in academic basketball; on the other hand, when Coach Phillip came to the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves were also in an embarrassing situation with few soldiers.

The biggest player on the entire team is one with huge flaws in character and temperament. Isaiah Lederer entered the NBA in 93 and was still a rookie; followed by All-Star substitute Tom Gugliotta.

Apart from these two players, the only two rookies in the Timberwolves team who can be looked forward to are Garnett and Marbury, and the rest are a group of "NBA scraps" level players.

Philip took office as a new official, and if he wants to bring the Timberwolves, which are at the bottom of the league, to better performance, the best way is of course to build a team based on team tactics.

To be honest, even if coach Philip wanted to use the triangle offensive system like the Bulls at the time, he didn't have a superstar like Michael Jordan on his hands.

Not to mention Michael Jordan, he didn't even have a player like Pippen. No matter how Pippen is called the second-best player, he is at least a first-team player. At that time, the Timberwolves did not have a first-team player.

But what Coach Philip didn't expect was that as martial arts entered the Timberwolves and the team began to promote new players, the entire team's strength actually took a leap.

The Timberwolves took a huge risk and drafted a yellow rookie who actually showed great dominance and dragged a team like the Timberwolves to the playoffs.

As the game progresses, rookies like Garnett and Marbury are also growing rapidly.

I don't know if they have unparalleled talents themselves, or if they began to break through their own boundaries under the influence of the catfish of martial arts, and their potential has made a qualitative leap.

The Timberwolves team has reached this point, and Coach Philip's old ideas have also changed dramatically.

Martial Arts has shown a new level. When Garnett and Marbury are around Martial Arts, they also have the performance and performance of star players.

Coach Philip, who has no one at his disposal, now has many soldiers. He knows very well that as long as he builds a new Timberwolves around players such as Wu Dao, Garnett, and Marbury, sooner or later, a championship will be won. It will be in the bag of their Timberwolves.

He may also become a legendary coach as good as Phil Jackson.

Do you want to say that Phil Jackson did something extraordinary with the Bulls?

In Coach Phillip's view, it was just bad luck that he ran into Jordan, and he held Jordan's thigh to achieve his reputation as a legendary coach.

At that time, Philip had no choice. Now, he also wants to embrace the thigh of a legendary star and achieve his great career in the NBA.

"No, coach, there is no problem with my physical condition."

Facing Coach Phillip's question, Wu Dao waved his hand and answered with a smile. Although he is a yellow player, Wu Dao has rarely encountered a physical crisis in so many years since he became a player.

This is not to say how talented he is, it is just because of the years of martial arts training.

Although he is white, his figure is not comparable to that of a white-knuckled chicken. Taking off his jersey, martial arts requires no effort at all, and the muscle lines on his body are also extremely obvious.

Even if he stands next to Ma Long, the muscles on his body are not necessarily much smaller. And because of Bai, from the perspective of others, the muscles on Wu Dao's body are even bigger than Ma Long's black lump.

"it is good!"

"If you need to take a rest, just give me a pause signal."

"We have a lot of timeouts that we can use to give you a break!"

After hearing Wu Dao's words, Coach Philip also smiled and replied. He suddenly felt that the job of NBA coach was also very easy!

It’s easier than when he was coaching the NCAA in college~
After other players heard Coach Phillip's words, they also looked sideways at Coach Phillip. They did not expect that timeout could be used in this way.

"Ok!"

Wu Dao nodded and did not refuse.

Have more say in the team. How could he reject such a thing?
If you want to gain a foothold in the NBA, it's not enough to rely solely on skills.

If players want higher wages, more privileges, and more comfort on the court, they need to increase their voice in the team.

If a superstar cannot develop his power in the team, he may end up like Wade. Even if you are the core player of your home team, you may be traded.
The rest time passed quickly, and as the buzzer sounded in the stadium, the players from both teams returned to the stadium.

The Jazz and Timberwolves played fiercely in the first quarter. Although the score difference between the two teams is six points, the overall situation is still tense.

The Timberwolves did not dare to relax. All five starting players were not replaced. Likewise, the Jazz did not give up their desire for victory. Malone and others still stayed on the court and planned to fight the Timberwolves.

For the characters, there is no retreat in today's game. Only by chewing this hard nut in front of them can they regain the initiative in this series.

Soon the basketball was released from the Jazz backcourt, and Stockton quickly passed the ball to the frontcourt to advance.

The Jazz's offensive system performed relatively well in the first quarter. In the second quarter, they didn't make much change on the offensive end. They still used the cooperation of Malone and Stockton as the "starting point."

After Malone mentioned the high post to screen Stockton, Stockton got the gap and quickly dropped the ball and rushed forward. Instead of attacking the inside guarded by Garnett, Stockton chose the mid-range this time. A pull-up jump shot.

The basketball fell firmly into the net, giving the Jazz two points.

Stockton is also an offensive kaleidoscope, but his style of play has changed over the years.

But under the strong pressure of the Timberwolves, Stockton had to stand up and use his personal abilities to create more scoring opportunities for the team.

The Timberwolves' offense is so terrifying. His Jazz must seize every opportunity to score and cannot take it lightly.

Between the alternation of offense and defense, Marbury had already caught the ball in the backcourt and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. In the first quarter, Wu Dao felt hot. At the beginning of the second quarter, Marbury also gave priority to finding Wu Dao.

As the basketball was passed to Wu Dao on the wing, all the Jazz players became nervous.

Brian Russell, who was defending Wu Dao, no longer cared whether he would be passed by Wu Dao in one step, and quickly moved towards Wu Dao, not daring to give Wu Dao any space, even if Wu Dao was catching the ball and was still far away from the three-point line. There is a distance of two steps.

Starting with the basketball, Wu Dao's ball protector maintained his own space close to Brian Russell's body. The timer counted down the attack. Wu Dao took the ball and calmly observed the Jazz's defense.

Not long after taking the ball, Wu Dao suddenly found Malone on the inside and stepped forward, and found that Stockton at the top of the arc also rushed towards him quickly.

In an instant, three Jazz defenders were concentrated in the half area where he was.

The Jazz's defensive rotation was noticed by Wu Dao. Seeing Stockton approaching, Wu Dao quickly used his body to push away Brian Russell in front of him. He held the ball with both hands and quickly pointed it in the direction of Marbury. After Stockton was forced to stop with a pass fake, Wu Dao quickly dropped the ball with his left hand and passed Brian Russell in just one thrust.

Wu Dao's accelerating breakthrough instantly attracted Malone's attention. Karl Malone didn't even care about Garnett, who was guarding him. Instead, he quickly moved towards Wu Dao who had just crossed the three-point line to cover up.

However, as soon as Karl Malone moved up the position, a huge gap appeared for Garnett behind him.

Wu Dao, who was marching, didn't even look inside. After an emergency stop, he made a fake shot and passed the ball directly to the inside.

As Garnett jumped high, he took the basketball in his hands and dunked the ball in an alley-oop.

And this alley-oop dunk also became the epitome of the Timberwolves' offense in this game.