Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

The evening of June 6.

As Sirius' music sounded in the Bulls arena, the fans' cheers filled the entire arena.

Amid the DJ's passionate cheers, the Bulls players walked out of the player tunnel one after another.

After a day of adjustment and rest, the Bulls players were all full of energy and there was no sign of the depressed mood caused by the previous loss on their faces.

It has to be said that the Bulls led by Jordan are worthy of being a dynasty team that has won five championships. When they face such a big stage as the finals, their mentality is much calmer than those young players of the Timberwolves.

Not long after the Bulls players entered the stadium, the Timberwolves players also walked into the stadium amid the cheers of the fans.

The fans in the stands had completely different attitudes towards the Bulls and Timberwolves players.

When Wu Dao walked out of the appointment channel, he could clearly feel that the enthusiasm at the scene had dropped a lot.

Playing away from home, the pressure is also enormous.

"Yellow monkey, this is not the place for you, go back now!"

"Guys like you can never be a match for Michael and his gang. Just surrender!"

"Don't go out there and embarrass yourself!"

The boos from the Bulls home fans even drowned out the cheers from the Timberwolves fans when the Timberwolves players entered the court.

It has been a long time since Wu Dao stepped into the NBA arena and heard such insults.

The more you lack something, the more likely you are to talk about it.

Racial discrimination has long been firmly integrated into Ami's society. When there is no conflict between martial arts and the interests of those fans, perhaps one can bury the disgust in one's heart.

But when the Timberwolves became a strong contender for the championship against the Bulls, these Bulls fans vented all their dissatisfaction with the yellow players.

Wudao listened to the insults coming from the stands and couldn't help but stop at the entrance of the player's tunnel. He slowly raised his head and looked at the fans in the stands on both sides. The expression on his face became a little ugly.

Many local fans were holding their hands up and making faces at Wu Dao. Although they were all young people, their mockery was already overflowing.
Perhaps he can continue to gain the respect of some fans with his outstanding personal abilities, but there are brainless fans like this in every team.

And the proportion it occupies is probably very large.

Wu Dao paused at the player's tunnel for a moment, took a deep breath, and then walked into the stadium with firm steps.

"Hey, Budo, are you okay?"

"Don't take what those guys say to heart."

"Just play our own ball!"

Wu Dao was the last one to arrive at the rest area among the Timberwolves. Garnett saw that the expression on Wu Dao's face seemed not to be very good, so he couldn't help but pat Wu Dao's shoulder gently and asked.

Don't be racist.

This is actually a kind of political correctness in American social culture. With the development of the times, it has been engraved in the hearts of every citizen.

Although older white men do not take the so-called political correctness to heart, they will try their best to avoid using words that are obviously discriminatory and insulting in public.

In front of a black man, very few people would use words beginning with the letter "N". Even if they did, the person involved would probably realize it quickly and apologize to the other party.

Unless the relationship between the two parties has deteriorated to a certain extent.

Otherwise, such insulting words would never appear in normal social situations.

But this applies to black people. Almost no one would take "not discriminating against Asians" as an indicator of how they should behave in society.

In some people's minds, discrimination against black people is a big deal, but discrimination against Asians seems to be a common thing.

Double standards are actually a concrete manifestation of Ami’s social culture.

Garnett was born on the streets and has experienced a lot since he was a child. He can understand Wudao's feelings at this moment. At the same time, he is also afraid that Wudao will be affected by such insults and will not be able to perform at his best.

Faced with Garnett's slightly concerned inquiry, Wu Dao did not say anything, but turned to look at Stanley Roberts and others.

After just a glance at Stanley Roberts and others, Wu Dao immediately withdrew his gaze.

Although nothing was said, players like Stanley understood the meaning of martial arts.

After finishing training this evening and returning to the hotel, Stanley Roberts also found Tom and others and "implicitly" conveyed the meaning of martial arts to other players.

As the game approached, Stanley Roberts and others became more and more nervous.

Although Wu Dao was young, Stanley and the others could feel a heavy low pressure from him. This aura made the players around him afraid to speak loudly, until Coach Philip clapped his hands, which slightly broke the tense atmosphere.

"Okay, forget all the mess."

"Let's just focus on the field."

"We are now 1-0 against the Bulls. Although we have a lead, we should not take it lightly."

"Your opponent is not an ordinary team, it is the Bulls who have won five championships."

"The leader of the other team is not just any star player, but Michael Jordan."

"So, please cheer up, everyone. If you can't play to your best in the arena, you won't be able to defeat this bull."

After a few simple words of encouragement, Coach Philip ended his speech after looking deeply at Wu Dao.

He didn't take the trouble to guide Wu Dao. If a player like Wu Dao was affected by the trash talk from the fans at the scene, it would only prove that Philip had misjudged him.

If Wu Dao was the kind of person with a weak mind, he would not be worthy of being the leader of the Timberwolves.

The pre-match preparation time was very short. After nearly 20 minutes of preparation, the buzzer sounded at the scene.

The starting players of the Bulls and Timberwolves walked onto the court one after another and took their positions in the center circle.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup was Wu Dao, Garnett, Chris Kyle, Marbury and Cherokee Parks.

Coach Philip did not replace Tom, who had always been the starter, with the ball. This was actually a warning and punishment from Coach Philip to Tom the night before.

It's just that the players and coaches knew each other tacitly and didn't reveal the matter.

Stanley Roberts, who was standing by, felt sad when he saw that Tom was not in the starting lineup. He lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers, fearing that Coach Philip would notice him.

When Wu Dao and his teammates walked into the court, the boos from the Bulls fans in the stands became louder. The boos even overwhelmed the cheers from the Timberwolves supporters, forcing the fans to unite together and, led by a young man, cheer for the Timberwolves players in a rhythmic manner.

Although the cheers of the Timberwolves fans were quickly drowned out by the boos of the Bulls fans, the Timberwolves players on the court were also greatly encouraged.

After Michael Jordan entered the court, he came in front of Wu Dao. I don’t know how the Bulls arranged it, but it was Michael Jordan, not Pippen, who was sent to guard Wu Dao.

"You seem distracted?"

Michael Jordan had a very sharp intuition. After he came in front of Wu Dao, he noticed that his opponent would look at the stands from time to time, and he couldn't help but remind him.

Michael Jordan wasn't the type to kindly remind his opponents to stay focused on the court.

I just hope that Wu Dao can focus on the competition. Only such Wu Dao is worthy of being defeated by him.

The G1 game the day before yesterday left a very deep impression on Michael Jordan, and he would not allow martial arts to run wild over his head.

The reason why the Bulls sent Michael Jordan to defend Budo was not because Zen Master Phil Jackson wanted to, but because Michael Jordan asked to do so.

Faced with the stubborn star player, even Phil Jackson couldn't suppress Michael.

When Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson first started working together, they got along very well. Michael Jordan even politely said to Phil Jackson, "I will listen to you on the court from now on."

But in fact, Jordan on the court was still not under the control of Phil Jackson.

If Phil Jackson plays according to his tactics, it will only depend on Michael Jordan's cooperation. If Michael Jordan does not cooperate, Phil Jackson will still have no way to deal with Michael Jordan.

Just like today's game.

Michael, who suffered a great loss against Martial Arts in G1, will not give up.

If there is no way to get back at Wu Dao, Michael Jordan will not be able to continue to maintain his reputation as the God of Basketball.

"Beep——"

A sharp whistle sounded in the court, and the basketball was thrown high into the air by the referee.

Luke Longley and Garnett, who were jumping the ball at the center line, jumped up one after another and pointed at the basketball.

I don’t know if it was because Garnett was influenced by martial arts, but he didn’t seem to be in the right state during the opening jump ball. After the basketball was thrown into the air, Garnett was half a beat late before jumping.

At this time, Luke Langli had successfully reached the highest point, gently tapped the bottom of the basketball, and pushed the ball back to his own half.

In today's game, the five starting lineups arranged by Phil Jackson were much more normal compared to that of G5.

Ron Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Luc Longley.

From position 1 to position 5, the configuration is very standard.

After Ron Harper received the basketball in the backcourt, he quickly advanced towards the Timberwolves' half with the basketball. At this moment when Ron Harper was dribbling the ball forward, the Bulls fans seemed to be as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and the cheers were endless.

The Bulls' home atmosphere is stronger than that of many other teams.

The power of championship fans is far beyond the reach of fans of ordinary teams.

After Ron Harper dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he quickly passed the basketball to Michael Jordan on the wing. After passing the ball, he quickly left the top of the arc and rushed towards the left wing.

The Bulls seemed to be preparing to let Michael Jordan play one-on-one. At the same time that Ron Harper made a move, he also quickly penetrated the basket and moved from the left wing to the bottom corner on the right.

"Triangle offense?"

Wu Dao observed the running positions of the Bulls players from the corner of his eye, and secretly said something in his heart, while all his attention was focused on Michael Jordan.

The key point of the triangle offense is not the other players involved in the triangle offense, but the one who carries the ball.

The reason why Zen Master's triangle offense can shine in the Bulls and Lakers is not because his tactics are so advanced and difficult to crack, but simply because the ball handler who executes the triangle offense tactics is good enough.

Whether it is the Lakers or the Bulls, whether it is Michael Jordan or the future Kobe Bryant, these two players have extremely strong outside singles ability, and their level is at the top of the league. Neither of them is the kind of scorer who can be defended one-on-one.

At the same time, these two players are surrounded by very outstanding teammates.

Although Jordan's singles are excellent enough, without Pippen as a secondary attacker and setter, he still would not be able to fully display his singles ability. Without Pippen to share the pressure, he would often be double-teamed by his opponents when attacking.

As for Kobe Bryant during his time with the Lakers, needless to say, his teammate was one of the most dominant centers in NBA history.

O'Neal only needs to stand under the basket, at least he can firmly suppress the opponent's two inside players and prevent them from easily leaving the basket.

Many times when O'Neal receives the ball, he will often be double-teamed by four or even five people. The outside players on the same team as him often have very good shooting conditions.

With teammates like this, Kobe Bryant only needs to focus on breaking through the player in front of him.

Even during the Lakers' two consecutive championships after O'Neal left, Kobe was accompanied by outstanding forward players like Gasol.

If you want to crack the Bulls' triangle offense, it would be a big mistake to focus on Pippen or Rodman.

We must start with Michael Jordan himself to have a chance to crack the Bulls' triangle offense.

As long as Michael Jordan can be strangled, it will be useless no matter how active the other Bulls players are.

Wu Dao was very clear about this, so when Michael Jordan received the basketball, he immediately approached and directly confronted his opponent.

"Bang!!"

Wudang's body directly hit Michael Jordan. I don't know if it was because he was venting his anger, but Wudang's defensive movements were very large, and the strong impact made Michael Jordan feel a little unstable in holding the ball.

It's just that the referee on the sidelines turned a blind eye to it.

In the finals, the standards for refereeing confrontations are not very strict.

"This boy"

"what's the situation?!"

Michael Jordan felt that today's martial arts were a little different. The defensive intensity that wandered between the line of foul and no foul made Michael Jordan a little uncomfortable.

In previous matches, Wu Dao would never defend like this.

Although the intensity of physical confrontation was still high at that time, martial arts often left room for maneuver in order not to give the referee a chance to blow the whistle.

But today
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