Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Something strange happened on the court. First, Malone took advantage of the convenience of turning and breaking through, and hit Garnett's head with his elbow, knocking Garnett to the ground directly.

Before the fans could even react to what was happening, Ben Wallace suddenly jumped out from Malone's side and punched him in the face. Then, while Malone was unprepared, he sat on Malone's face and punched him wildly with both fists.

Malone, an "old comrade" in his forties, was hit hard by Wallace's punch without checking. After falling to the ground, he had no time to defend himself and was hit in the face by Wallace's punches several times.

By the time Malone realized he had been attacked and raised his arms to block his face, he had already been hit by several punches from Ben Wallace. His face was covered in bruises and blood was flowing from his nostrils.

The referee who had just blew the whistle not far away was a beat slow to react, but then reacted quickly and rushed directly towards Wallace. At this moment, the players of the Jazz and Timberwolves finally realized what was happening and rushed to the center of the court.

Stockton reacted the fastest. After all, he was an old boxer. He liked to use dirty tricks, so he was always ready to fight on the court.

He quickly rushed behind Wallace, jumped into the air, and kicked directly into the field.

But just as he was about to kick Wallace on the back, Wu Dao's figure quickly rushed out from the side and pushed directly on Stockton.

It's true that Stockton is an old boxer with quick reactions, but Wudao is a "real" boxer. He has been extremely alert the whole time while avoiding Stockton's dirty tricks many times. His reaction speed is only faster than Stockton's.

Stockton, who was trying to help Malone, was pushed by Wu Dao in mid-air, causing him to lose balance and fall sideways. He then hit the ground heavily with a dull thud.

And just at the moment when Wu Dao pushed Stockton to the ground, the referee who ran the fastest directly passed Wu Dao, rushed to Ben Wallace, hugged Ben Wallace, and tried to pull Wallace away from Malone.

The referee entered the court and tried to pull Wallace away. The Jazz players quickly surrounded Ben Wallace. At this moment, Wu Dao quickly stood behind Ben Wallace and pushed away Brian Russell who was trying to get closer.
Wu Dao's power was very strong. When Brian Russell tried to get closer, he was pushed two or three meters away by Wu Dao. Several other Jazz players who tried to get closer were also pushed away by Wu Dao. The other players also stopped involuntarily.

"Don't fight!"

"Don't fight!"

Wu Dao pushed the Jazz players, but when the Timberwolves players approached, Wu Dao had no intention of stopping them and let them join Wallace in attacking Malone.

While preventing the Jazz players from approaching, Wu Dao kept shouting loudly to intimidate the opposing players and at the same time "show his position."

It was a blatant act of bias, but in the chaos of the stadium, Wu Dao's behavior did not attract many people's attention. Several referees focused all their attention on Ben Wallace and Malone, intending to separate these two villains.

Although Ben Wallace is young, he is very strong. He likes to train all year round and cannot be stopped by one or two referees.

With the help of the Timberwolves players, Malone suffered several heavy blows in the face in just a few seconds.

If Malone and Ben Wallace were allowed to face off one-on-one, it would be hard to predict who would win or lose. The "experienced" Malone might even have a slight advantage.

But the situation is different now. Ben Wallace took the initiative to attack and Malone was hit hard first. With his head dizzy, he couldn't stop Ben Wallace's continuous attacks at all.

The stadium was in chaos. In the stands, the Salt Lake City fans saw that their team seemed to be at a disadvantage in the fight. Several fanatical fans tried to jump over the railings and rush into the stadium.

Many referees behind the referee's bench and the security guards at the venue also quickly rushed into the court, pulling the players from both sides and trying to separate them.

No one expected that the game between the Jazz and the Timberwolves would turn into such a situation. What's worse is that this fight was broadcast live in front of the American media.

It goes without saying that the front-page headlines of all major sports media tomorrow will be about the fight between the Timberwolves and the Jazz.

It is actually quite difficult for ordinary people to separate NBA players who are fighting. Many referees are accidentally injured and have bruises on their faces when trying to stop the fight.

Wu Dao was on the court, shouting at the Jazz players, and his neutral attitude made some Jazz players subconsciously ignore him when choosing their targets.

This farce was gradually calmed down thanks to the efforts of people from all parties.

The strong security guards stood in the middle of the two teams' players. The referee of the game called the coaches of the two teams together and yelled at them.

After suffering several heavy punches from Ben Wallace, Malone was drowsy and returned to the rest area with the help of his teammates. The team doctor gently wiped the blood from Malone's face with a cotton swab. Malone looked grim as he felt the pain on his face.

On the other side, the Timberwolves players also gathered around Garnett. Garnett had not yet recovered from Malone's elbow. As soon as he stood up, he could feel a strong dizziness in his head.

This caused Garnett to lie on the bed and not get up again.

As for Ben Wallace, who was the first to attack Karl Malone, he was now being guarded by several sturdy security guards.

The Timberwolves players didn't think that Wallace did anything wrong, and they all looked at the Jazz players with anger on their faces.

At this moment, Stockton also returned to his rest area with other teammates. He looked at the martial arts on the field with a gloomy look and said nothing.

Because of martial arts, he just had a close contact with the ground, which made him unable to play his advantages in the "team battle" at all, and the pain in his body has not dissipated until now.

In this team battle that came and went quickly, the Jazz suffered a great loss at the hands of the Timberwolves.

"It's not fair. The penalty for this game was unfair from the beginning!"

"First, our team's Wu Dao was called for a flagrant foul, but Stockton was only called for a normal foul."

"That flying kick can be considered a common foul?!"

"Okay, we accept it!"

"And then? It got even worse! The postman elbowed Kevin on purpose! Can't you see that?!"

"Are we blind?"

"Do you really think we Timberwolves are easy to bully?!"

Faced with the referee's criticism, Coach Philip's pent-up anger suddenly erupted at this moment, criticizing the referee for his unfair officiating in this game.

His voice was very loud, and some media reporters who were closer broadcast his words verbatim.

On the other side, Coach Jerry Longs saw Coach Philip's attack and immediately fought back, shouting angrily:
"Excuses, these are just excuses!" "The fact is that Ben Wallace from your team maliciously attacked Carl from our team!"

"This kind of vile behavior must be punished severely, severely!"

"All Timberwolves players who participated in the fight must be punished and suspended! All of them must be suspended!"

Coach Jerry Longs was the first to complain, accusing Ben Wallace and the Timberwolves players who had just participated in the fight, with saliva flying everywhere.

Seeing that the coaches of both teams could not suppress their anger, they started arguing on the court in public.

The referee was also feeling a headache at this moment. He was originally the most aggressive one, but now he became the weakest one. He started to act as a peacemaker, persuading the two coaches to control their temper.

After several discussions among the referees, the league finally decided to give each of them 50 lashes.

Ben Wallace, who took the initiative, was ejected from the game. Because he had committed technical fouls before, his technical fouls accumulated and he was forced to be suspended for 2 games.

As for Karl Malone, who deliberately elbowed Garnett, the referee did not change his decision because he hid it well.

Although the referees knew the truth, they felt that if they changed the decision at this time due to such pressure, they would have no credibility at all.

However, in order to calm the Timberwolves' anger, the referee expelled several Jazz players who "performed well" in the fight.

All of these penalties are just temporary penalties imposed on the field. The adverse effects caused by this group fight are actually far more than that.

The league will inevitably follow up with some penalties after the game to prevent such situations from happening in subsequent games. The Timberwolves and Jazz may face large fines.

After some noise, the game returned to normal.

However, the player lineups of the two teams have undergone tremendous changes at this time.

Among the Timberwolves team that entered the game, two inside players, Garnett and Ben Wallace, were absent. One was kicked off the game, and the other could not recover for a while after being elbowed by Malone. Coach Philip, who was worried about Garnett's physical condition, asked the team doctor to send Garnett off the court.

The two players who replaced them were Stanley Roberts and Cherokee Parks.

As for the outside players, they are Wudao, Marbury and Tom.

As for the Jazz, they made some adjustments to their entering lineup, and Malone, who was attacked by Wallace, was unable to return to the court.

It was Stockton who led the team to continue the game.

The combat effectiveness loss suffered by the Jazz is "not much less" than that of the Timberwolves.

When the game reached this point, the two teams were not fighting for the outcome of the game, but for the pride in their hearts.

Even though Malone was unable to return to the court, Stockton still did not give up the idea of ​​leading the team to victory. However, he had five fouls and was given special attention by the referees after the fight.

The referees also figured it out after this incident. Since the Jazz were in a state of decline when facing the Timberwolves, and the emotions of the Timberwolves players have reached a critical point, if there are any obviously biased penalties, such a fight may happen again on the court.

It is better to have less trouble than more, so the referees chose the approach that could calm the situation down.

The game resumed, and just two minutes later, Stockton was called for a hand-hitting foul by the referee during a double-team and was sent off the court.

To be honest, the foul that caused Stockton to be sent off the court was actually in the category of being callable or not. In today's games, hand-touching defense is legal. In a fierce game environment, the hands of defensive players will unconsciously touch the hands of offensive players. This is a very normal thing.

If every call was as strict as this one, then hand-touch defense would have no chance of existing on this court.

The referees were also frightened by the players of these two teams. They were afraid that this evil guy Stockton would do something to Wu Dao again, causing the anger of the Timberwolves and causing another group fight.

In order to prevent such an accident from happening again, the referees had no choice but to let Stockton suffer.

As Stockton was sent off, many Jazz players seemed to have lost their backbone, their momentum plummeted, and they suddenly had no intention of continuing to resist.

The gap between the two teams widened again.

Facing such a Jazz, the Timberwolves had no intention of holding back. Although Garnett was not on the court, the Timberwolves' offensive power was still maintained very well.

Under Wu Dao's leadership, the team reached a climax of 17:0.

As the buzzer sounded in the stadium, the game between the Timberwolves and the Jazz officially came to an end.

In the end, the Timberwolves won the game 117-82, and the difference between the two teams reached an astonishing 35 points.

This 35-point difference is the largest difference in all playoffs this year, and the Jazz were nailed to the pillar of shame by the Timberwolves.

After the game, the Timberwolves players did not stay on the court for long and left in a hurry.

Not knowing the severity of Garnett’s injury, the Timberwolves players had no intention of celebrating their victory at the moment.

If the price they have to pay for winning against the Jazz today is that Garnett cannot play in subsequent games, then they might as well not have such a victory.

The Timberwolves players knew very well that if they didn't have Garnett in the subsequent games, they would not be able to compete for the championship.
Garnett was sent to a nearby hospital for a detailed examination, and the Timberwolves players also rushed to the hospital after the game.

The good news is that Garnett didn't suffer any serious injuries, just a concussion. But even with such a concussion, Garnett needs to rest for nearly a week, and he also needs to be observed during this time to see if there are other symptoms.
"One week."

Such a result shocked many Timberwolves players. This time is really too long. When Garnett is able to recover and return to the court, no one knows what the situation will be like.

What's more, they will face the Jazz again at the Target Center the day after tomorrow in Game 4 of the series. Without Garnett and Wallace, they don't know how to resist those fierce guys.

(End of this chapter)