Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Jordan and Wu Dao scored successively, both of which successfully caused the numbers on their team's scoreboard to jump.

Jordan's difficult goals and Wu Dao's gorgeous responses also made the atmosphere in the Target Center Arena lively.

The cheers from the audience poured into the court and slowly died down after Bulls point guard Ron Harper dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

The Timberwolves' defense in the previous round was theoretically quite successful, and Wu Dao's single defense also successfully forced Jordan to use a difficult finishing method to shoot.

Although the ball was still scored, in this round, the Timberwolves had no intention of adjusting their defensive strategy.

It is still the other four players who shrink the defensive line, while Wu Dao is responsible for marking Jordan alone.

Facing Wu Dao's defense, Jordan obviously planned to change his style of play this time. In the previous round of offense, his back attack had already tested the strength of Wu Dao. A mature player like Jordan naturally knows how to get out of that extreme situation.

After Jordan approached the elbow area, he quickly started to try to pass Wu Dao, but Wu Dao chased closely. When Jordan crossed the three-point line, Wu Dao also successfully stuck to Jordan's side. Facing the defense, Jordan quickly turned to one side, turned around and carried the basket instantly, and then backhand blocked Wu Dao behind him.

Ron Harper, who holds the ball on the outside, also reacts very quickly. He is half a head taller than Marbury. In front of Marbury, Ron Harper can choose his "passing posture" at will.

With a simple high throw, the basketball quickly passed over Marbury's head and fell into Jordan's hands.

After watching the ball, Jordan quickly swept the ball to face the basket, straightened his body, made a quick feint with the basketball in his hand, and then dropped the ball with his left hand, leaning heavily on Wu Dao, as if he was planning to rush into the paint.

It is naturally impossible for Martial Arts to put Jordan in like this. Although it knows that Garnett is on the inside to cover the defense, Martial Arts is very clear about how destructive Jordan will be to the inside after he starts to speed up.

Fancy layups near the basket are also one of Jordan's special skills. In the second half of his career, although the number of strong attacks on the basket dropped a lot compared to when he was young, this is still his strongest offense. One of the means.

In fact, looking at Jordan's entire career, if you insist on saying that the basketball god has any weaknesses, then I am afraid that the only one item is the three-pointer.

But in this era of NBA league, three-pointers are not so accurate, which cannot actually be regarded as a weakness.

In fact, Jordan's three-pointers are pretty good. Among the many attackers in the 1990s, he was also good at three-pointers.

On the court, Jordan relied on his outstanding strength to squeeze Wu Dao's defense and hit hard towards the basket. Under the fierce physical confrontation, Wu Dao could only move sideways to prevent Jordan from getting rid of him.

However, just as Jordan approached the paint area, Garnett involuntarily left the paint. At the same time, after Jordan dribbled the ball again, his feet joined the ball, and the impact on Wu Dao was even greater.

After noticing Jordan's movements, Wu Dao instantly understood Jordan's intention. While raising his center of gravity, he quickly stretched out his hand to seal the top of Jordan's head.

Facing Wu Dao's defense, Jordan jumped lightly, leaned back, and quickly threw the basketball in his hand towards Wu Dao's back.

It's a throw, not a throw.

"Pass the ball?!" Wu Dao quickly looked back and happened to see Toni Kukic slipping through the baseline and hitting the basket. He received Jordan's pass in the air, then grabbed the ball with both hands and poured it into the basket.

“Bang!!!”

As a loud noise sounded in the court, the Timberwolves' basket also squeaked.

"Oh haha~"

Cookic, who dunked in an alley-oop, actually let out a slightly excited scream, stretched out his hand and pointed at Jordan. After receiving Jordan's smile in response, the Bulls began to quickly retreat towards the backcourt.

"When did you get out..."

Not to mention that Wu Dao didn't notice Kuqi's breakthrough, not even Garnett noticed it. The two of them looked at Tom, and saw Tom raising his hands in embarrassment and saying apologetically: "Sorry, mine."

"Let the hair slip in."

However, Wu Dao actually didn't mean to blame Tom, and waved his hand after getting Tom's signal. He was just amazed at Jordan's vision.

When Jordan broke through just now, Wu Dao's eyes were always on Jordan. Normally, Jordan should not be able to see Kukqi sneaking into the inside, because Wu Dao's body blocked Jordan's sight to a great extent.

At the same time, Garnett, who is covering the defense, will also block Jordan's view.

When fans watch the game, don't they always ask: "Hey, isn't that player open? Why not pass!"

In fact, for players, it's not that they don't pass the ball to the point guard in many cases, but that they can't see their open teammates when they're on the court.

Something like court vision sounds like it’s just a sentence, nothing special.

But it is not easy to accurately find open opponents repeatedly in fierce competitions.

And it is precisely because of this that players need more cooperation and more tactics.

Because only in this way can it be possible to clearly know which teammates are at what time and where even if their career is hindered!

Jordan's goal was not only because of his good vision, but also because he cooperated well with his teammates and knew that there was a high possibility that his teammates would appear in that place.

The Bulls' alley-oop slam dunk greatly boosted the Bulls' morale, although their morale itself was high...

The Timberwolves naturally refused to be outdone when faced with the oncoming Bulls.

After Marbury got the basketball in the backcourt, he quickly pushed the ball to the frontcourt. The speed and rhythm of the advancement were much faster than usual.

Obviously, after seeing the Bulls' outstanding performance, Marbury also wanted to perform well in front of the fans and media.

Quickly dribbling the ball into the frontcourt, Marbury raised his hand to signal his teammates. Garnett immediately understood and quickly moved to the outside to cover Marbury.

Garnett, who set the pick and roll, also attracted Rodman out. After Garnett's pick-and-roll was in place, Marbury dropped the ball and broke through. However, as he dropped the ball and broke through, the Bulls' Ron Harper and Rodman also quickly completed the defense change.

Ron Harper raised his center of gravity and raised his arms, disturbing Garnett's sight.

Ron Harper, who is 198cm tall, gives him the capital to interfere with Garnett's handling of the ball when guarding Garnett.

Although his weight is far less than that of Garnett, weight can only have some effect when being hit in the low post and facing the frame.

In this position, with Garnett's technical skills, even if he hits hard with his back to the basket, the final means will be a turn-over jumper.

Garnett has played in the league for two seasons, and is now in his third season. His technical characteristics have actually been studied thoroughly.

Sure enough, facing Ron Harper's defense, Garnett had no intention of taking action from this position. He quickly raised the ball, and Garnett dropped the ball with his right hand and rushed forward quickly.

But as Garnett accelerated and Ron Harper was chasing him, Rodman, who was chasing Marbury, also looked back at Garnett and blocked the passing route. Mann also used a look that was ready to move, making Garnett choose to give up and continue attacking inside.

Relying on his height and long arms, Garnett quickly combined the ball, and after a strong push on Ron Harper, he took a step ahead of the free throw line and shot a jumper.

Um! The shooting motion is smooth. "Dang~" and with a soft sound, Ron Harper and Luke Longley quickly blocked Garnett and Cherokee Parks, while Rodman quickly He reached the basket, jumped up, caught the ball in his hands with a bang, and then quickly landed.

"Return to defense!"

Kukchi started a fast attack, and Tom shouted and hurriedly chased back.

On the Bulls side, it wasn't just Cooke who started to accelerate, but also Jordan.

However, when the two of them ran near the midline, they both found themselves surrounded by chasing Timberwolves players, and they invariably slowed down.

"This kid runs really fast."

Jordan began to slow down, glanced at Wu Dao who was quickly returning to the field a few meters in front of him, and couldn't help but let out a sigh in his heart.

Jordan is no longer young, and his body's functions are no longer what they used to be.

Wu Dao is young and has outstanding physical talent. If Jordan wants to get rid of Wu Dao and start a fast break, unless Wu Dao doesn't notice or goes deep into the basket to grab rebounds, otherwise, it will be difficult for Jordan to have a chance to start a fast break.

Quick break and switch positions.

Ron Harper took the ball and slowly dribbled it into the frontcourt.

This time, Jordan dropped to the corner, and after Ron Harper entered the frontcourt with the ball, he quickly broke through with the ball. As he broke through and hit the basket, Jordan quickly moved up to fill the area at the top of the key and the side elbow area. of vacancies.

Ron Harper, who was attacking the basket, obviously didn't get a good layup opportunity under the pursuit and interception of the Timberwolves. He turned around and threw the basketball in his hand towards Jordan.

The strength is great and the parabola is high.

Even when Jordan was close to the three-point line, he still had to take a few steps back before he could successfully jump to catch the ball.

After releasing the ball, Ron Harper quickly left the basket along the baseline and went to the mid-range towards the bottom corner. Marbury followed quickly.

As the Bulls' run ended, the right half became a large area of ​​space, turning into a one-on-one stage between Jordan and Wu Dao.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Jordan bowed slightly, dribbling at a low altitude in front of him, and slowly forced towards Wu Dao.

Jordan's dribbling rhythm is very slow, but martial arts don't take it lightly, because a player with "big hands" like Jordan doesn't have to make any extra movements to get up to speed. He can pick up the ball with his hand and accelerate. .

There is no need to speed up dribbling and catching the ball to enhance the kinetic energy of the basketball itself to assist the breakthrough.

If a person's fast ball is slow, it will cause the person to pass the ball and stay in place, but this situation is unlikely to happen to players with large hands.

Sure enough, Jordan, who was approaching at a slow pace just a second ago, immediately pulled the ball up from the "ground" position when the basketball was switched to his right hand, thrust his left foot forward to the right, and quickly leaned sideways against the martial arts. On the body.

When the basketball in Jordan's hand hit the ground again, the ball was already behind Wu Dao, and Jordan's position quickly reached the same level as Wu Dao.

The speed is very fast and the thrust is sharp.

This time, Wu Dao could not continue to use crab steps to follow up on the attacking Jordan. He could only follow Jordan closely, turning around and sticking behind him.

Although he is half behind Jordan in terms of position, he is not in a hurry in terms of martial arts.

He is not completely out of position. If Jordan blindly attacks the basket, he can block the shot behind Jordan with his martial arts ability!

but.

Jordan obviously would not give Wu Dao such a chance. Jordan, who had reached the basket, was not weak in the face of Garnett's defense. He directly put his hands together to lift the ball and collided with Garnett's body in mid-air. At the same time, the basketball in Jordan's hands changed position.

When Garnett blocked the shot, he pressed his arm and hit Jordan's left forearm directly. At the same time, Jordan, who passed by Garnett to block the shot, also grabbed the ball with his right hand and was about to throw the ball. He leaned out from behind Jordan and pressed on the basketball.

After a fierce physical confrontation, Jordan was beaten by Garnett and blocked from behind by Wu Dao. Even though he was as coordinated as a "god", he was unable to maintain stability in the air. He leaned back and fell directly to the ground the moment he landed. He landed on the ground and slid backwards to relieve the pressure on his ankles.

At the same time, the basketball dropped and the referee's sharp whistle sounded.

There was no chance of a fluke. Garnett fouled and Jordan was sent to the free throw line.

As the two free throws fell steadily into the basket, the score between the Timberwolves and the Bulls reached 2:6.

The score difference came to 4 points.

Successfully opening the point difference to two goals, Jordan glanced at the scoreboard, then looked at Wu Dao and Garnett, spread his hands, and put on a "helpless" expression, as if It’s saying “I’m really too strong!”

"Stephen, give me the ball."

Wu Dao reminded Marbury, and then ran towards the frontcourt without looking back.

Marbury's expression did not change after hearing Wu Dao's call. After receiving the basketball in the backcourt, he quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Before Marbury could get close to the top of the key, the basketball in his hand flew out quickly and was given to Wu Dao.

It is true that Marbury played some good games in previous games, but Marbury himself is still a little self-aware. He knows very well that a large part of the credit for his outstanding performance is due to the existence of martial arts. Attracts the opponent's attention.

When facing the Timberwolves, no matter what the opponent is, it is impossible to ignore the threat of martial arts. Defenders pay a lot of attention to martial arts.

Starting with the basketball, facing Kuqi's defense, Wu Dao quickly exploded the ball and moved sideways. Then he paused and dribbled while floating. Then, at the moment Kuqi raised his center of gravity, Wu Dao exploded the ball and rushed forward. It was Wu Dao's fault. The rhythm was a bit slow, and at the moment of the sudden advance, his body seemed to stop in place, as if waiting for the defender to react.

The next moment, when Wu Dao's movement forced Kuqi to look back in panic to pursue him, Wu Dao took a step back in the opposite direction. His body force gently touched Kuqi's body, and he returned to the three-point line in an instant.

Kukic wanted to stop to block the shot, but his body couldn't stop. And because of his disordered steps, the huge inertia of his body immediately made Kukic lose his center of gravity and fell to the ground with a plop.

Outside the three-point line, Wu Dao stood silently with the ball for a second. After his eyes met the eyes of Kukqi on the ground, he slowly raised the basketball and threw the ball.

"Uh-huh!!!"

The soft sound of the basketball hitting the net immediately ignited the audience in the Target Center Arena.

(End of this chapter)