Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

While Michael Jordan and Wu Dao were talking, the Bulls had already launched an attack. Kerr, who received the ball from his teammate in the backcourt, quickly approached the Timberwolves' half with the ball.

Wu Dao's attention also shifted away from Michael Jordan and looked at Kerr who was holding the ball.

Naturally, he also listened to Michael Jordan's words. Although the other party's main purpose was to sow discord, there was nothing wrong with what Michael Jordan said, that is, Marbury really wanted to get promoted.

Wu Dao knew that players like Marbury were never the type to be content with being inferior to others. In fact, it was not just Marbury, Garnett also had that kind of personality.

He actually doesn't mind that the players in the team have such thoughts. He only minds that some actions of the other side on the court will affect the operation of the entire team and affect the team's final victory.

If Marbury's approach had a positive effect, then Wu Dao would not say anything. Even if Marbury successfully surpassed him, all he had to do was to try his best to maintain his advantage.

It is precisely because of this idea that Wu Dao actually doesn't mind Marbury's singles.

In his opinion, Marbury's singles had a positive effect on the team.

Apart from anything else, there will be no problem in attracting the Bulls' attention. When Kerr is defending Marbury, he probably won't be able to double-team himself easily.

Just as O'Neal needed Kobe, Michael Jordan needed Pippen.

If he wants to compete for the championship, he also needs good enough helpers. Basketball is a five-person sport, and it is impossible to win the championship relying solely on his personal ability.

In Wudao's sight, the basketball in Kerr's hand at the top of the arc was quickly moving towards Michael Jordan. His attention was on Kerr. The moment he passed the ball, the path of the ball had already been determined by Wudao.

Without any hesitation, Wu Dao quickly leaned his body against Michael Jordan, directly trying to use his strength to help himself gain position and complete the steal.

Michael Jordan is indeed very experienced. He did not stand there foolishly waiting for the power of martial arts to pour down on him. He also knew that his own strength could not be compared with that of martial arts.

Therefore, when Kerr passed the ball at the same time, Michael Jordan also took a side step, with his back directly against Wu Dao's body, and at the same time he took the initiative to quickly move towards the direction where the basketball was flying.

While positioning himself, Michael also took the initiative to shorten the distance between himself and the basketball. His series of actions easily resolved Wu Dao's steal.

"Snapped!"

At the same time as the basketball was in his hand, Michael Jordan also quickly stopped and turned around. Before he could completely get rid of the influence of inertia, Michael Jordan received the ball, turned around and changed direction in one go, and was already accelerating towards the basket and ready to start.

"Snapped!"

As the ball was blasted, Michael Jordan's figure quickly flashed past Wu Dao's side. Until the two people's bodies were parallel, Wu Dao adjusted his posture and turned around to chase after Michael Jordan.

Although Michael Jordan successfully passed Wu Dao's defense, the opportunity given to him was not good. The distance between Wu Dao and Michael Jordan was less than half a body length, and he did not successfully get rid of Wu Dao's defense.

If you rashly choose to shoot or force a shot, there is a high probability that you will be blocked by the martial arts chasing behind you.

Having suffered so many setbacks at the hands of martial arts, Michael Jordan naturally would not underestimate this opponent.

After crossing the 3-point line, Michael Jordan took two quick steps, then paused, straightened his upper body, and looked up at the basket. Wu Dao, who was chasing him at high speed, also stopped himself and quickly raised his hand to cover Michael Jordan's face.

Although his upper body posture was slightly adjusted, Wu Dao's footsteps did not change. He had a hunch that this might be Michael Jordan's Dunbai.

The offense and defense between top players not only rely on physical fitness, but also on game experience.

Every defensive master has rich defensive experience.

Although Wu Dao's assist defense level is average and his ability to read his opponent's movement is just barely up to NBA standards, in a one-on-one single-handed environment, Wu Dao's defensive ability is also top-notch in the league.

If the league's assessment of a player's defensive ability only looks at his one-on-one defense ability, then today's Martial Arts deserves to be a one-on-one defense.

Bu Dao is a top player on the defensive end, but Michael Jordan is also a top player on the offensive end, and can even be called the best in the league.

When the strongest spear and the strongest shield are combined together, the result is often difficult to predict.

Just as Wu Dao expected, Michael Jordan exploded the ball again after Dunbai, and his body leaned heavily on Wu Dao.

Wu Dao, who had a firm footing, did not retreat because of Michael Jordan's active physical confrontation. He just shook his body with his arms raised and stabilized himself. But at this moment, Michael Jordan used the force of the recoil to quickly step back, quickly widened the distance between himself and Wu Dao, and then made a jump shot.

After a sudden stop, Dunbai burst the ball forward, and the next moment he was able to follow up with a step back and fade away jump shot.

Michael Jordan's physical coordination and skills have reached perfection. His perfect rhythm and outstanding skills have been integrated into one. Even a strong player like Wu Dao has no way to interfere with Michael Jordan's next shot.

The basketball flew directly over Wudao's head and fell towards the basket.

The arc of Michael Jordan's shot was very high. Obviously, Wu Dao's terrifying bounce also left a deep impression on Michael Jordan. Even when he used a step back to create distance, he did not dare to relax for a moment.

"Dang~~~"

The rhythm was perfect, the technique was perfect, but when the crisp sound of iron hit the target rang out on the court, Michael Jordan couldn't help but twitch his eyes slightly.

It wasn't martial arts that stopped him from scoring, it was his own touch
"nice shot!!!"

Wudao, who failed to defend Michael Jordan, had now turned back to the basket. The moment the rebound appeared, Wudao let out a loud shout, then jumped up and grabbed the ball tightly in his hands.

Wu Dao's roar fell into Michael Jordan's ears, full of ridicule.
Michael Jordan, who had originally had a calm expression, frowned and rushed directly towards Wu Dao who had just landed.

"Red is warm!"

Wu Dao, who grabbed the rebound, saw Michael Jordan rushing towards him and was overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum. After laughing, he quickly passed the basketball in his hand to the middle.

Garnett quickly started running towards the Bulls' half court, received the basketball, simply acted as a transit station, and then passed the ball to Marbury who was in the front.

The Timberwolves counterattacked with a fast break.

The Bulls players retreated like a tide, and at a very fast speed.

Marbury did not seek an opportunity for a fast break, but his mind quickly calmed down at this moment. Just when Kerr saw Marbury pause and just felt a little relaxed, Marbury at the top of the arc suddenly passed the ball and threw the basketball in his hand towards the basket.

"Um?!"

Kerr looked back at the basket repeatedly, only to find that Garnett had already cut into the paint area from the elbow area outside the three-point line.

Alley-oop!

When Kerr was preparing to receive Garnett's alley-oop dunk and the Timberwolves fans were cheering, Pippen suddenly jumped out from Garnett's side. At the same time as Garnett stood up and jumped, he also jumped up, and actually got ahead of Garnett and grabbed the basketball in the air in his hands, abruptly cutting off the Timberwolves' inside-outside transmission.

"What are you doing?!" "Can we dunk on the Bulls' basket at will?"

Pippen, who was completely enchanted, showed a bright smile on his face, and quickly passed the basketball in his hand to Michael Jordan who was rushing over. But before he could be happy for even a second, the figure of Wu Dao quickly rushed out from beside Michael Jordan, pushed Michael Jordan away with his body, and slapped the basketball with one hand.

After completing the steal, Wu Dao took a step forward with the ball and went directly to the three-point line.

Michael Jordan had no time to chase, and after grabbing the ball, he had already thrown it.

"Shh!"

It all happened so fast, from the Timberwolves' alley-oop being blocked by the Bulls, to the Bulls' pass being intercepted by Wu Dao, to Wu Dao's three-pointer, all this happened in just 2 seconds.

When the fans in the stands reacted, they only saw the basketball go into the net with a crisp sound.

“ohhh!!!”

The Timberwolves fans never felt sorry for the Timberwolves' failed alley-oop. The moment they saw Wu Dao score the goal, they immediately burst into warm cheers.

"Michael, what did you just say Stephen from our team was going to do?!"

"Oh, right, the top position, right?!"

"I don't care. Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are not will be demoted."

"If one day my scoring can't help the Timberwolves win, I naturally can't stick to the position of the team leader."

"Of course, it's impossible for the team to keep me."

"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself."

"I'm old and my reactions are slow. If I were you, I would probably choose to retire after this season, right?"

"If you can't win on the basketball court, what's the point of continuing to play professionally?"

Trash talk?! Is Budo afraid of Michael Jordan?
He did not deliberately lower his voice when talking to Michael Jordan. Marbury, who was at the top of the arc not far away, could naturally hear Wu Dao's words clearly.

Although Marbury didn't know what Michael Jordan and Wu Dao said specifically, he could tell from Wu Dao's few words that some of the words were specifically used to describe him.

He was naturally able to combine the words Stephen and superior, and he also knew that his intentions had been seen through by Wu Dao.

But Wu Dao's next words gave Marbury great comfort and confidence. Wu Dao was not angry or worried about his ambition, but generously gave Marbury the opportunity to challenge himself.

This is also a great comfort to Marbury.

He likes this kind of team atmosphere very much. What he fears most is that when his ambition is gradually revealed, Budo, as the leader of the team, will become hysterical and control the ball regardless of the consequences.

If this is the case, the Timberwolves' internal conflicts may break out before the end of the series.

Marbury looked at Wu Dao deeply and quickly retreated.

Wu Dao, who was returning to defense, quickly caught up with Marbury. Seeing Wu Dao not far away, Marbury took the initiative to stretch out his hand to signal.

"Snapped!"

The two of them lightly high-fived each other, and Wu Dao spoke bluntly to Marbury:

“Stephen, I know what you’re thinking, and I don’t mind at all.”

"Of course, I understand that you want to express yourself, but there are some things I need to make clear to you in advance."

"If your display of personality affects the balance of the team and affects the team's chances of winning, then please stop showing your personality."

"Understand?!"

What was said actually sounded a bit strong to Marbury, but as a black man, Marbury was more accepting of such words.

In today's basketball environment in America, a large proportion of black players grew up in the street environment. In their growth experience and consciousness, the strong take all is a rule that cannot be more normal.

This rule has long been engraved in the players' blood.

It is very simple to conquer these players. Saying nice things or soft words to them is probably of no use. The most direct way is to completely conquer them with your strength.

Why can Michael Jordan and Kobe conquer fans in one city after another? Even many NBA players admire them very much even if they are defeated by them.

This is actually the reason.

Black players all admire the strong.

If you are weak, they will look down on you.

Although Wu Dao is not from here, he is very familiar with the operating rules of the NBA basketball environment.

Facing Marbury who wants to move up, what the team boss Budo needs to do is to respond to his challenge head-on.

"I understand, martial arts."

Marbury nodded and a bright smile appeared on his face.

He enjoys this feeling, enjoys competing with his opponents and enjoys competing with his teammates.

Between offense and defense, the Bulls quickly launched a counterattack.

This time, the Bulls relied on excellent positioning and rotation to finally give Jordan the opportunity to attack the basket with pick-and-roll.

Michael Jordan, who passed the defense of Martial Arts, rushed straight to the Timberwolves basket. With an extremely exaggerated pull-up shot, he avoided Garnett's assist block and sent the ball directly into the basket.

Michael Jordan's shooting touch may not have been very good today, but his physical condition has been adjusted to the peak. Just one shot made the Timberwolves players lose their relaxed mentality and all of them became tense.

Michael Jordan's influence is ultimately too great.

(End of this chapter)