Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Michael Jordan missed a shot under Ben Wallace's defense, and the Bulls fans in the stands also expressed regret.

Bulls fans thought that Michael Jordan's miss was an accident, because in previous games, Michael Jordan was still able to hit some difficult goals under the defense of Martial Arts, giving fans the feeling that he had a very good touch in this game.

But in the next few minutes, as Michael Jordan missed jump shots one after another, Bulls fans realized that something was wrong.

Although the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency was very poor, the gap between the two teams did not widen due to Jordan's frequent missed shots, but the Bulls did not seize the opportunity to narrow the score when Wu Dao was off the court.

Four minutes into the third quarter, the Timberwolves brought Wu Dao and Garnett back to the court.

After returning to the court, Wu Dao directly targeted Michael Jordan and still chose to play against him.

The Bulls had the ball, and after several passes the basketball landed in Michael Jordan's hands.

Although he failed to score the ball several times before, the Bulls players still trusted Michael Jordan. After playing for the Bulls for so many years, Michael Jordan had already proved his worth with his actual actions. No matter how difficult the game was, he could stand up when the team needed him most and lead the team to victory.

This year, when facing the Jazz, Michael Jordan was able to lead the team to victory despite a high fever. This year, facing the younger Timberwolves, I feel that these players have no reason not to trust Jordan.

In their view, Jordan just needed some time to adjust.

We need their support more than ever at this time.

When the ball was handed to Michael Jordan, the Bulls' offensive time was actually running out. Facing Wu Dao's defense, Jordan tried to use a fake shot to lure Wu Dao to lift his center of gravity and rush forward to defend.

After missing so many shots in a row, even Michael Jordan was thinking about changing his offensive method. If he was facing Ben Wallace, he could still use his personal ability to attack the basket, but facing Martial Arts, it was not an easy task to attack the basket.

After a quick fake shot, Jordan quickly dropped the ball and rushed forward. All his actions were within Wudao's expectations. As Michael Jordan moved sideways with the ball, Wudao also slid and blocked Michael Jordan directly.

Jordan was unable to dodge and his body hit Wu Dao directly. The huge recoil force forced Jordan to slow down his breakthrough speed.

Jordan, who had lost his impact, changed his movements and simply dribbled the ball between his legs, quickly creating a distance of about half a meter between him and Wu Dao.

However, facing Michael Jordan's retreat, Budo had no intention of pursuing him.

Opportunity, another good opportunity for a high shot.

The little time left for the offense did not give Michael Jordan more time to think. Jordan quickly received the ball and shot a long-range fadeaway jump shot.

He hasn't chosen to take a standing jump shot yet. The physical condition of Wu Dao who is defending him is very good. In addition, Michael Jordan is at a height disadvantage in front of Wu Dao. If he shoots without a little fade away, there is a high probability that he will be blocked by the opponent.

The moment Michael Jordan shot, the martial arts master in front of him finally jumped up and blocked the shot.

Wu Dao's terrifying bounce was just as Michael Jordan expected. Seeing the basketball narrowly passing through Wu Dao's fingertips, Michael Jordan quickly looked towards the basket.

"Enter!!!"

The ball's trajectory is very straight, and the basketball's rotation in the air gives people a very comfortable feeling.

Michael Jordan felt very good on this end and cheered secretly in his heart.

"Dang~~~"

However, unexpectedly, the basketball fell, rolled along the inner edge of the basket, and then slid directly out of the basket, and the rebound was caught by Wudao who quickly rushed back to the basket.

Although Rodman wanted to help the team control the frontcourt rebounds, unfortunately, Michael Jordan's high-post shooting was very powerful, and the basketball that slipped out of the basket flew quite far.

"Oh--" The Timberwolves fans in the stands cheered when they saw Michael Jordan miss another shot.

As the game progressed, fans finally realized that Michael Jordan's condition seemed to have experienced huge ups and downs.

In previous games, Michael Jordan did miss shots frequently.

But Jordan is a standard big-game player. In the playoffs, Michael Jordan rarely makes such gaffes. But in today's game against the Timberwolves, Michael Jordan made frequent mistakes, which also gave Timberwolves fans hope of victory.

Between offense and defense, this side did not choose to slow down the pace to attack the position.

Wu Dao, who got the rebound, quickly passed the ball to the point guard and quickly ran to the frontcourt. Marbury, who received the basketball, saw that Wu Dao's position had surpassed him and had no intention of moving forward with the ball. He made a long pass and sent the ball directly back to Wu Dao's hands.

As Wu Dao received the ball in the frontcourt, the Timberwolves began to speed up.

This is also one of the Timberwolves' tactical arrangements. While wearing down Michael Jordan's physical strength, the Timberwolves will also speed up their own offensive and defensive rhythm. They will not give Michael Jordan too much rest time. For a physical freak like Michael Jordan, the opportunity to stroll on the court for dozens of seconds can also play a positive role for him.

Any physical monster has more than just abundant physical reserves.

These players often have another ability, which is terrifying recovery ability.

A talented player, who has exhausted all his energy the day before, will become full of energy again after a good night's sleep. However, a player without talent or who neglects to exercise may feel sore all over the next day after a high-intensity game.

The Timberwolves attach great importance to Michael Jordan, and because of this, they also try to get all the details in place.

Wu Dao, who was advancing quickly with the ball, soon encountered Michael Jordan's early defense.

Wudao had just crossed the center line not long ago when Jordan quickly came up to him. Facing Jordan's pursuit and defense, Wudao was not polite at all. Not only did he not speed up his advance, but he slowed down slightly. The moment Michael Jordan approached, he took the initiative to exert force and leaned his body on Michael Jordan.

Physical confrontation, breakthrough.

Wu Dao's movements were very regular from the perspective of the referee on the sidelines. When he broke through, his left arm was tightly pressed against his armpit, without any movement of supporting his arm. Michael Jordan, who was sliding to try to block Wu Dao, was also moving and did not stand firmly. Even though he was pushed dozens of centimeters away by Wu Dao, the referee did not intend to blow the whistle.

With the advantage of speed, Michael Jordan lost speed after just one physical confrontation and had no way to chase after Wu Dao who was accelerating again.

Wudao, who made a quick breakthrough, soon encountered Rodman's help defense. After a fake shot, Wudao strode into the basket, made a reverse layup, and Wudao easily put the ball into the basket right in front of Rodman.

Wu Dao's layup was graceful and comfortable, and his posture was very relaxed. For Wu Dao, scoring seemed as easy as eating and drinking.

As the basketball went into the net, the difference between the two teams reached nine points.

After coming on the court, Wu Dao immediately counterattacked and scored, which made Michael Jordan, who already had a strong sense of self-esteem, even more reluctant to pass the ball. He was originally a paranoid person, and after being stimulated by Wu Dao's goal, he began to get stuck in a dead end.

When the Bulls were on offense, the ball was passed to Michael Jordan and never came back. He had already made up his mind to rely on his own personal ability to break through the defense of Martial Arts. He would never allow anyone to threaten his status as the "God of Basketball".

Michael Jordan has defeated countless enemies along the way, and he will never back down when facing a young challenger like Wu Dao.

After a series of changes of direction in front of his body, Michael Jordan finally found a slight gap to break through in Wu Dao's defense.

The ball falls first, and the person passes later.

Michael Jordan's breakthrough this time had the momentum of a do-or-die fight. When he blew the ball, the basketball actually landed behind Wu Dao. As the basketball fell, Michael Jordan accelerated his force.

Such a drive, which feels top-heavy, like Michael Jordan chasing a basketball, looks like a turnover.

However, it was precisely this kind of breakthrough that cut off his own retreat that allowed Michael Jordan to successfully pass Wu Dao and move to the middle distance.

However, the Timberwolves' defense against Michael Jordan is not just martial arts.

Michael Jordan, who had tried his best to break through to the mid-range, was directly confronted by Garnett's help defense. Garnett, who was waiting for the opportunity, planned to go up and defend closely, but Michael Jordan did not give him the opportunity at all and directly chose to make a quick stop jump shot.

The timing of the jump shot was a bit hasty, Michael Jordan's posture was not adjusted, and his movements were seriously deformed.

The basketball bounced off the backboard, hit the basket and bounced out.

Fortunately, the Bulls successfully lured Garnett out of the basket and grabbed the rebound. Rodman was about to pass the ball to Jordan, but found that Wu Dao was blocking Jordan's side.

Helplessly, Rodman could only choose to pass the ball to Kerr on the outside.

The latter made an open three-pointer and sent the ball directly into the net.

After many twists and turns, the Bulls finally got away, and the fans in the stands immediately cheered for Kerr.

However, Michael Jordan, whose shot missed, showed no joy on his face. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly returned to the Bulls' half court for defense.

The game between the Bulls and the Timberwolves entered the most difficult moment. Coach Phil Jackson put Pippen back on the court and also asked Pippen to take the responsibility of defending.

As the defensive pressure suddenly increased, Wu Dao's shooting percentage also declined a little, but compared with Michael Jordan's decline, Wu Dao's decline is not worth mentioning at all.

Both teams simultaneously put more attention and energy on team defense, which led to more and more physical movements and more intense physical confrontations in the third quarter.

Frequent foul calls also cut the game into pieces in this quarter.

In the second half of the game, fans often have to wait for two or three offensive and defensive rotations between the two teams before they can see one of the teams score with difficulty.

All the friends could see was the brutal fight between the two teams, but no more gorgeous offense. The players' postures when scoring were also a little ugly due to the high-intensity physical confrontation, but the atmosphere of watching the game in the stadium did not drop at all due to the low score.

Every score often draws enthusiastic cheers from the fans.

As the game progressed, the gap between the Timberwolves and the Bulls widened to double digits.

Until the last quarter, Michael Jordan's condition still could not be adjusted. On the contrary, as the game progressed, Michael Jordan's number of shots began to drop significantly.

It's not because Michael Jordan didn't want to play himself, but because the huge physical exertion forced him to pass the ball.

At the end of the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams had reached 86:73, and the difference had widened by 13 points.

Michael Jordan was already feeling dizzy as he was running on the court. What supported him in playing on the court was no longer his physical strength but his willpower.

At this moment, Michael Jordan was like a candle in the wind, which would fall down with just a slight blow.

"Uh-huh!!!"

In the Timberwolves' offensive round, Wu Dao scored a three-pointer under Michael Jordan's defense. With only two minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves, who had a 13-point lead, began to concentrate the ball in Wu Dao's hands.

Wu Dao, who had unlimited firing rights, was very relaxed at this moment. Instead of handling the ball carefully, he let go and started shooting three-pointers.

The advantage was by double digits, and Michael Jordan, who was defending him, could hardly keep up with him even when running. Facing his pull-up three-pointer, Michael Jordan had no way to defend and could only watch him shoot.

The score difference widened to 16 points, and the other Bulls players lost their fighting spirit when they saw the score difference of nearly 20 points on the scoreboard.

Michael Jordan is still trying hard to tangle with martial arts, but his efforts are no longer important to the outcome of the game.

Coach Phil Jackson didn't want his main players to continue to embarrass themselves on the court, so he sighed lightly and finally had to accept the result of the game. After substituting the main players, he officially surrendered.

"Beep——"

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the halftime game, the cheers of the Timberwolves fans immediately flooded the entire Target Center.

Michael Jordan, who lost the first game, covered his head with a towel, glanced seriously at the cheering Minnesotans in the venue, stood up and walked towards the Bulls locker room.

The Bulls' exit seemed ungraceful.

However, the Timberwolves and Minnesota fans who were immersed in the joy of victory would not care about such a small matter at all.

Just losers.

In this arena, only the winner can get more attention.

Budo, who was surrounded by his teammates, looked through the crowd and took a deep look at Michael Jordan who was leaving the court. A faint smile appeared on his face:

"Do you understand the value of Time Assassin, Michael?"

(End of this chapter)