Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Pippen, who scored the winning goal, was very excited. On his way back to defense, he stretched out his hand in the direction of Michael Jordan with a bright smile on his face.

He was very satisfied with his performance just now, and was also very satisfied with the choice Michael Jordan made on the offensive end.

Pippen had a vague feeling that in today's game, he might be able to prove his value to the team.

If possible, Pippen hopes to use this game to suppress Michael Jordan. Even if there is no way to shake Michael Jordan's position as the leader of the team, he hopes to make up for some disadvantages in the public opinion field.

Whenever media reporters mentioned Pippen, they would stick the label of second in command on his forehead.

Whenever some fans talk about Pippen, they often use words like "clinging to someone's thighs" to describe him.

This is actually what Pippen didn't want to see, but unfortunately, the Bulls have come this far and most of the games have relied on Michael Jordan's outstanding performance to help the Bulls win.

Pippen's contribution to the team in the playoffs is actually far from comparable to Michael Jordan.

Pippen's requirements are actually not high. He just hopes that after he retires in the future, when facing interviews from media reporters, he will have the courage to say, "The Bulls' victory does not rely solely on the performance of Michael Jordan."

Between offense and defense, Marbury quickly entered the Bulls' half after receiving the ball in the backcourt.

In today's game, the Timberwolves' offense and defense transition speed was very fast. The Timberwolves players also knew that the Bulls' old arms and legs were beginning to have physical problems, which could actually be seen in the previous two games.

They also saw Michael Jordan's performance in those two games. Now that they already knew where the Bulls' weaknesses were, in order to win, the Timberwolves would not show mercy in this regard.

They will seize the Bulls' physical disadvantage and increase the overall tempo of the game with fast-paced offense and defense transitions, thereby accelerating the physical consumption of the Bulls players.

After Marbury dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, Garnett, who had not yet entered the inside position, quickly came in front of Marbury and made a screen for him.

Michael Jordan, who was defending Marbury, noticed Garnett's intention and quickly moved towards Marbury to try to narrow the defensive gap between the two. However, Michael Jordan was not too wary of Marbury's own personal offense. Instead, he focused more on the pass between Marbury and Wu Dao.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Michael Jordan is very biased in his defensive positioning, with his left half of the body almost sticking to Marbury, while the defense on the right side is wide open.

Although Michael Jordan's defense put tremendous pressure on Marbury, he is a good enough backcourt player after all, and Marbury is very accurate in grasping offensive opportunities, and he also seized the defensive loopholes of Michael Jordan.

With a simple change of direction, Marbury pretended to break through in the direction of Garnett's pick-and-roll, and while distracting Michael Jordan's defensive steps, he quickly changed direction in front of his body and passed by Michael Jordan's side.

The extremely fast breakthrough speed caught Michael Jordan off guard and he lost his position in an instant.

After the successful breakthrough, Marbury had a smooth road ahead. Kukoc, who was in the high position, had no time to block him, and Luke Longley in the inside was also unable to defend. They could only watch Marbury rush to the basket and score easily with a layup.

"Good fight!"

Marbury seized the offensive opportunity very well this time. Even Wu Dao couldn't help but sigh in admiration and fist-bumped with Marbury to celebrate on his way back to defense.

Wu Dao is very happy to see his teammates perform personal offense, of course, it has to be personal offense that can successfully score points.

His team's position has long been consolidated. In order to win the championship, Wu Dao needs the Timberwolves players to perform at their best. Only in this way can the Timberwolves win the championship.

Although Wudao is only a freshman, his desire for the championship is no less than that of other players.

Wu Dao never had the thought "I am still young and there will be opportunities in the future". The career of a basketball player is very short. No one knows how many years they can play on the court. The injury factor is something that all players cannot ignore.

Some players are 31 years old and at their peak; some players have retired at the age of 31.

Professional players should seize every opportunity to win.

It is precisely because of Wu Dao’s mentality that the Timberwolves players are able to closely surround Wu Dao.

The Bulls' offensive formation seems to have changed a bit.

As a martial artist who faced Michael Jordan head-on, he felt the Bulls' offensive change very clearly.

The reason is very simple, because after Michael Jordan got the basketball, he did not try to attack directly. Instead, he carefully observed the positions of his teammates before launching an attack on Wu Dao's defense.

Michael Jordan is actually a very decisive and confident person. As long as he wants, he will launch an offensive no matter how many people are defending him or how unreasonable his teammates' positions are.

Michael Jordan's personal ability can also support his style of play. In previous games, no player could suppress Michael Jordan in a one-on-one matchup, and Michael Jordan could also calmly observe the positions of his teammates when attacking to decide whether to attack himself.

But in today's game, Michael Jordan seemed calmer, more composed, and more cautious when facing martial arts.

Jordan has completely placed martial arts on the same level as himself in dealing with the situation.

This is something that martial arts can clearly feel.

Michael Jordan dribbled the ball calmly on the wing, observing the Budo defense while also watching the movement of his teammates.

Seeing that Michael Jordan was holding the ball for a longer period of time, Pippen quickly ran out from his heart and set a screen for Michael Jordan.

Jordan also took advantage of Pippen's pick-and-roll to break through, but with Garnett's reminder, Wu Dao knew Pippen's movements earlier and did not choose to approach Michael Jordan. Instead, he took a step back and chose to go around the pick-and-roll.

The reason is very simple. Wu Dao feels that Michael Jordan's three-point threat is limited.

Wudao went around the pick-and-roll, and Garnett, who followed Pippen, did not switch defense with Wudao. Michael Jordan, who had a gap, also did not choose a three-pointer. When he accelerated to the free throw line, he was blocked by Wudao.

Michael Jordan, who was moving, suddenly stopped and quickly pressed his back against Wu Dao. In the transition between movement and stillness, Michael Jordan also quickly launched a physical confrontation with Wu Dao.

While Wu Dao was standing firmly, Michael Jordan, who had just put his back to the basket, turned around and prepared to break through.

Michael Jordan's continuous changes of movements also successfully shifted Wudao's center of gravity. In response to Michael Jordan's advance, Wudao also moved sideways to the left. But just as he moved, Michael Jordan turned around to face the basket, dribbled the ball in mid-air, changed direction in front of his body, and instantly passed by Wudao's side.

When Wu Dao was chasing back and preparing to jump to block the shot, Michael Jordan hurriedly shot the ball directly from mid-range, giving Wu Dao no chance to block the shot.

Michael Jordan's series of movements were very smooth and fast. Even someone with a talent for martial arts couldn't catch up after his opponent frequently shifted his center of gravity.

As the basketball successfully entered the net, the Bulls fans in the stands cheered. At the same time that Michael Jordan put the ball into the basket, Pippen had already entered the basket. Pippen glanced at Michael Jordan and forced a smile.

However, Jordan seemed not to see Pippen's smiling face. He turned back to look at Wu Dao with a cold face and started to return to defense.

very focused.

Michael Jordan was very focused today. His attention was completely focused on martial arts and he was no longer affected by other things.

"So strong! This old man's footwork is really agile."

A player like Michael Jordan, who is nearly 40 years old, can still have such nimble footwork, which also allowed Wu Dao to intuitively feel the power of Michael Jordan.

Although he can replicate the same set of technical moves, his speed is definitely not as fast as Michael Jordan. It's not because Wu Dao's running speed is slow or his explosive power is not enough, it's just because Wu Dao's height and arm span are too long, which means he is destined to not be able to increase his speed to the maximum when performing a certain number of technical moves.

But this does not mean that Wu Dao's face-to-basket threat or back-to-basket threat is less than Michael Jordan.

For the same attack, perhaps martial arts only needs one technical move to easily cross the opponent's defense line.

For a player of his physique, simplicity and efficiency are what he should really pursue.

Durant actually did a very good job in this regard. When Durant was playing on the court in his peak period, it was actually difficult to see him perform too many technical moves. Often, a simple change of direction or a double change of direction was enough to create scoring opportunities for himself.

Even when facing players whose conditions are far inferior to his own, Durant can pull up whenever he wants, completely demonstrating his unstoppable one-on-one state of death.

Wu Dao’s playing style and approach are actually in the same direction as Kevin Durant’s.

After the Bulls scored, the Timberwolves quickly launched a counterattack.

Michael Jordan just scored a goal over Wu Dao's head. As the Forest's star player, Wu Dao must also respond.

On the right wing of the three-point line, Wudao slightly turned sideways and opened his hand, and the basketball fell directly into his hand.

Wu Dao got the basketball and quickly swept the ball towards the basket. He held the ball with both hands and moved it to his right side. After a simple fake move, he quickly received the ball and raised it quickly over his head.

Pippen's center of gravity was also frequently adjusted by Wu Dao. Due to Wu Dao's 3-pointer threat, Pippen had no way to remain calm when facing such actions.

When Wu Dao lifted the ball above his head, Pippen also quickly raised his center of gravity, which gave Wu Dao the opportunity to break through his opponent.

The basketball in his hand fell rapidly, and after two consecutive fake moves, Wudao accelerated forward.

Pippen's physical condition was very outstanding. Even with a high center of gravity, he was still able to slide and follow up. At the same time when he tried to block Wu Dao's advance, Wu Dao's body hit Pippen's chest hard.

Pippen, who had a high center of gravity, could not stand steadily under the impact of Wu Dao and was directly pushed away. Wu Dao, who quickly passed by Pippen, also rushed to the basket, completely ignoring Kukochi under the basket, and rushed up directly.

Tony Kukoc did not completely give up resistance in the face of Wudao's attack. He jumped on the spot with his hands raised high, trying to block Wudao's attack.

But what made him despair was that Wudao's charging was like a tank. The moment Kukoc made contact with Wudao's body in mid-air, he was directly broken apart by Wudao's huge force. Before Kukoc could react, Wudao had already grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it into the basket.

Cook, who fell back to the ground, couldn't stand steadily at all, and he sat down directly on the ground, looking at Wudao who fell back to the ground with a dazed expression.

"Don't you recognize yourself?"

After scoring the goal, Wu Dao looked down at Kukoc and said sarcastically.

His trash talk fell into Kukoc's ears and directly made the members of this championship team angry. However, looking at the aggressive Wu Dao in front of him, Kukoc actually suppressed his anger, stood up without saying a word, and did not dare to look Wu Dao in the eye.

A veteran actually retreated in front of a newcomer.

In the stands, the cheers of the Timberwolves fans seemed to be able to break through the arena, and Kukoc's cowardly performance in the face of Martial Arts further stimulated the Timberwolves fans, and the cheers became more and more enthusiastic.

On the sidelines, Coach Philip was smiling as he watched the Timberwolves players who were quickly returning to defense. He looked very relaxed, without any sense of tension from the finals at all.

On the other side, in the Bulls' rest area, coach Phil Jackson sat upright, forming a very sharp contrast with Timberwolves coach Philip.

The championship coach was actually more nervous than coach Phil Jackson. It seemed that the consecutive losses had indeed brought unparalleled pressure to the Bulls.

In the next few rounds of offense and defense, both the Timberwolves and the Bulls scored.

Both teams played relatively well as a team, and the players were able to perform normally with good shooting percentages.

The score between the two teams soon came to 15:13.

Although the Bulls were two points behind, they still had the offensive ball, so the so-called disadvantage could be said to be non-existent.

After Ron Harper dribbled the ball into the Timberwolves' half, he passed the ball directly to Michael Jordan.

Facing Wudang's defense, Michael Jordan decisively passed the ball and accelerated his advance.

Although he knew that his strength was not as good as Wu Dao's, Michael Jordan was still not afraid of the confrontation. While rushing forward with the ball, he leaned his body against Wu Dao.

Michael Jordan's offensive video was recorded without any evidence. A lateral move blocked Michael Jordan's route and he also quickly made a steal.

The movements in martial arts are extremely fast and the attacks are extremely decisive.

However, when he cut the ball, it inevitably hit Michael Jordan's fingertips. The moment Jordan lost control of the basketball, the referee's whistle sounded on the sidelines.

"?!"

When Wu Dao heard the whistle, he looked at the linesman in surprise. This level of physical contact was not even a foul!

(End of this chapter)