Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

The Timberwolves' offensive was fierce, putting tremendous pressure on the Lakers.

The way to break this kind of pressure is actually very simple. They must find their own rhythm and play basketball that makes them comfortable.

Only in this way can they avoid being led by the Timberwolves.

On the court, the Lakers quickly switched after losing defense.

The Lakers' offensive mistakes were quickly turned into counterattack points by the Timberwolves. This conversion ability made Fisher more careful when handling the ball.

The Timberwolves have demonstrated a strong ability to switch between offense and defense in previous games. Their players are very strong in the ability to seize opportunities on fast breaks, and players like Wu Dao and Marbury also have outstanding personal abilities. Once they find an opportunity to fast break, it is very difficult to stop them.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Fisher was very careful when advancing with the ball. He moved slowly and carefully observed the defensive positions of the Timberwolves players during the process.

If we want to break the deadlock, we still have to start from O'Neal.

Fisher thought quickly in his mind and soon determined the idea of ​​this attack.

Although O'Neal was very passive and struggled under the Timberwolves' tight defense, Fisher knew that if he wanted to beat the Timberwolves in today's game, he had to let O'Neal play to his best.

The main purpose of the previous few attempts from outside was actually to allow O'Neal to get some space.

It's just that the shooting accuracy of the outside players was not very good, which made it impossible for O'Neal in the interior to get enough space.

It is obviously difficult to rely on shooting to create space for O'Neal. At this time, it is necessary to use breakthroughs to attract the Timberwolves' defense.

Fisher approached the top of the arc, and his eyes quickly looked at Eddie Jones on the side. The two people's eyes met each other inadvertently. Just a glance at each other, the two players who had already developed a tacit understanding had exchanged ideas.

Eddie Jones, who was in position on the wing, quickly ran towards Fisher at the top of the lake. As their figures crossed, Eddie Jones had already come behind Fisher and passed the ball to Eddie Jones.

Fisher passed the ball smoothly and then quickly turned around, stretched out his arms in front of his chest, and held back Garnett who was chasing Eddie Jones and Marbury in front of him.

Obviously, Fisher's action would not be able to delay the tall and strong Garnett, but Marbury, who was originally in front of him, was blocked by him, giving Eddie Jones enough space to move.

With his left hand, Eddie Jones followed the direction Garnett was running, accelerated in the opposite direction, and leaned directly on Garnett's body. Eddie Jones's physical resistance was quite good. Even Garnett paused and quickly stood firm after being pushed by him.

By the time Garnett broke out into speed to chase Eddie Jones, Eddie Jones had already rushed towards the basket with the ball at full speed.

"Defend against your own people!"

The chasing Garnett quickly closed the distance between himself and Eddie Jones, and at the same time quickly waved to Ben Wallace and Stanley Roberts who were preparing to make up for the defense, and shouted instructions.

Nate was confident that he could block Eddie Jones' layup from behind the moment he shot it, and he didn't need his teammates to cover him.
Eddie Jones walked to the extended free throw line and took the ball. After two big steps, he jumped up, took the ball with both hands and quickly raised it above his head, gliding towards the basket.

At the same time, Garnett, who was chasing behind Eddie Jones, also struggled to stand up and grabbed the basketball in Eddie Jones' hands with both hands. Garrett's physical condition was better than Eddie Jones. He had a considerable advantage in both height and arm span. Even in jumping, Garnett was better than Eddie Jones.

Garnett, who jumped high, seemed to be 20 to 30 centimeters taller than Eddie Jones in the eyes of others. His two big hands had completely blocked all of Eddie Jones' layup routes.

Eddie Jones obviously noticed Garnett's pursuit from behind. While still in mid-air, he tilted his head slightly to the side and quickly pulled the basketball in his hand down, pretending to pass the ball.

His action immediately aroused Garnett's vigilance. Garnett, who had excellent physical condition and quick reaction, quickly changed his posture in mid-air, swiped his left hand downward, and directly blocked Eddie Jones and O'Neal.

And at the moment when Garnett changed his defensive posture, there was a slight gap in his blockade of Eddie Jones. Eddie Jones, who was falling, quickly held the ball with his left hand and hooked the ball towards the basket. In Garnett's slightly surprised eyes, the basketball lightly touched the backboard and then bounced back into the basket.

"!!!"

A beautiful pull-up layup sent the basketball directly into the net.

Eddie Jones and Garnett fell back to the ground one after another. Seeing the basketball fall from the net and hit the floor, Garnett's eyes widened and a hint of anger appeared on his face.

"Kevin Garnett, right?"

"You are an excellent player. I know you can run and jump very well, and your body coordination is also very good."

"But that's why I was able to score on your head."

Eddie Jones turned around and looked at Garnett standing behind him, with a bright smile on his face and said to Garnett.

And in Garnett's eyes, his smile turned into a mocking irony.

"Fuck that stinky bitch."

Garnett is not a good-tempered player. When being ridiculed by Eddie Jones, he blurted out trash talk without thinking.

The trap set by Eddie Jones was clearly designed for players like Garnett. If another defensive player were to use his power forward, there would be no way for him to react defensively to Eddie Jones' pull-up shot in mid-air.

If Garnett had not been fooled by the opponent's pull-up move, Eddie Jones would have had no way of scoring over Garnett's head.

"hey-hey!"

Hearing Garnett's angry curse, Eddie Jones not only did not feel any anger, but instead chuckled, with an even stronger sense of sarcasm on his face. Ignoring the furious Garnett, Eddie Jones quickly ran towards the Lakers' half and prepared to take up defense.

On the court, playing with people's mentality is actually an art.

Although Garnett's trash talk is disgusting, in terms of messing with people's mentality, this kid is only at the surface of swearing, but he is still at the elementary stage.

And Eddie Jones is obviously a higher level player than Garnett.

When it comes to understanding people's mentality, Eddie Jones has done more in-depth research than Garnett.

"Hey, Kevin, calm down, it's just a ball."

"Just fight back." Wudao noticed the emotion in Garnett's face when he was swearing just now. His anger was completely revealed in his words. Wudao knew that Garnett had been affected by Eddie Jones's behavior just now.

Although this guy likes to talk trash, his personal mentality is not that good. He has an irritable personality and is easily provoked.

During the alternation between offense and defense, the basketball was still sent out from the backcourt. Marbury pushed the ball forward, his eyes quickly swept over Garnett, and then quickly caught up with Wu Dao who was returning to defense, and asked with some concern:
"Is Kevin in that state okay?"

Hearing Marbury's slightly worried words, Wu Dao shook his head slightly and didn't care much.

It is true that Garnett is a player who is easily provoked. It is natural for a passionate player like him to have a bad temper. But Garnett is not a fool. He must have realized that those were deliberately provoked by the other side.

For Garnett, anger will only make his performance on the court better.

This can actually stimulate the potential energy in Garnett's body.

"It's okay, just beat us."

"He is an NBA player. If he can't adjust to this kind of thing, then there is no need to stay on the court and play."

"The game has only just begun. We don't have time to care about him now."

As Wudao was speaking, he had already arrived at the wing position, and just a second before he took position, the basketball in Marbury's hand was quickly passed to Wudao. At the same time Wudao completed his position, the basketball also fell into Wudao's hands.

Wu Dao received the ball sideways, moved his right foot horizontally, and took a big step to sweep the ball towards the basket.

It was just a tentative step to break through, and Rick Fox, who was defending Wudao, immediately lowered his center of gravity, took a step back, and gave up the position in front of him.

He has fought with Wudao many times and is deeply afraid of Wudao's strength.

Every move made by Wu Dao could easily affect his defensive movements, forcing him to make adjustments.

There was a gap of nearly half a meter between the two of them. Wu Dao, who was holding the ball with a low center of gravity, quickly raised his center of gravity, raised both feet and hands to pretend to shoot, and his fake shot directly fooled Rick Fox, causing the opponent to jump up and try to block Wu Dao.

At the moment when Rick Fox was lifted up by Wu Dao's fake shot, Wu Dao quickly grasped the ball in his right hand, accelerated, and passed by Rick Fox. After crossing the three-point line and taking two steps forward, Wu Dao, who realized that someone was chasing him from behind, also quickly stopped and shot.

The basketball flew out of Wudao's hands and went straight into the net, making a crisp sound.

The clean and neat passing and smooth and beautiful pull-up jump shot made the Timberwolves fans in the stands burst into warm cheers. The seemingly ordinary goal contained the skills that many outside scorers pursue.

In the eyes of others, Wu Dao's scoring this time was as easy and carefree as eating and drinking.

What they don’t know is that behind this carefree attitude, it took many years of hard training to reach the current level of martial arts.

After scoring the goal, Wu Dao and Marbury high-fived to celebrate. Amid the cheers of the fans, the Timberwolves players quickly returned to defense.

Garnett, who had already taken position on the wing, was staring at Eddie Jones who was running forward. His eyes seemed to be able to spit out flames and engulf Eddie Jones whole.

After Fisher dribbled into the frontcourt, he immediately passed the ball to Eddie Jones on the wing. Among the five Lakers players on the court, only Eddie Jones could perform differently in front of a defensive player of Garnett's level.

Like Fisher himself, he didn't have the confidence to dribble the ball under Marbury's defense; not only Rick Fox on the other side of him, he probably also had no way to perform well under Wu Dao's defense.

As for the inside players Shaquille O'Neal and Robert Horry, it goes without saying that the defensive pressure that O'Neal faces is too great, and Robert Horry's independent offensive ability is almost non-existent.
In such a situation, only Eddie Jones has the potential to help the team break the deadlock.

This kind of All-Star outside player should play such a role on the court.

"You bitch, come on, break through me and see!" Seeing Eddie Jones landing with the ball, Garnett quickly lowered his center of gravity, raised his hands, and blurted out trash talk.

Eddie Jones has already pissed him off, and Garnett has to teach this ignorant bastard a lesson.

Yes, in Garnett's opinion, Eddie Jones is an ignorant bastard who tries to challenge him.

He positioned himself as a stronger player than Eddie Jones.

From Garnett's perspective, he is the taller one, while Eddie Jones, an outside player who won the All-Star title earlier than him, is a challenger.

Hearing Garnett's words, Eddie Jones' face suddenly broke out into a bright smile, and he dribbled the ball between his legs continuously, provoking Garnett's defense.

"Come up and cut me off!"

As he was speaking, Eddie Jones also changed his rhythm. He dribbled the ball quickly to the left and pretended to break through. After shifting Garnett's center of gravity, he quickly pulled the ball back.

Garnett's defensive footwork was also extremely sensitive. After noticing that the opponent was pretending to break through, he quickly retracted his feet and readjusted his position.

Seeing that he had no chance, Eddie Jones did not look disappointed. After several seconds of continuous dribbling between his legs, Eddie Jones suddenly changed his rhythm, went in and out to mobilize Garnett's defense, and successfully found a gap for a breakthrough.

With an acceleration, Eddie Jones' body collided directly with Garnett who was chasing back. Under the fierce physical confrontation, Eddie Jones's holding of the ball was a little unstable. Garnett, who was well prepared, stood firm and directly hit the basketball in Eddie Jones' hand.

Just when the basketball was about to be intercepted by Garnett, Eddie Jones gently flicked the ball with his right hand, and the basketball flew directly into the hands of O'Neal who was in the inside position.

Eddie Jones passed the ball very quickly, and Garnett didn't even have time to react before the basketball was in O'Neal's hands. Before Garnett could chase back to the basket, O'Neal had already backed up and shot the ball. His solid back pressed directly against Stanley Roberts' body, pushing the opponent back half a step.

In this brief moment of opportunity, O'Neal immediately jumped up, pressed his body close to Stanley Roberts, and the basketball in his hand flew out and bounced off the backboard into the net.

Watching O'Neal score the goal successfully and make an assist, Eddie Jones also had a smile on his face.

His goal from beginning to end was to liberate O'Neal.

(End of this chapter)