As Wu Dao scored the ball 3+1, the scores of the Timberwolves and Jazz teams came to the same starting line.
As the third quarter of the game came to an end, the atmosphere in the arena became extremely lively.
The Jazz's leading score was wiped out by the Timberwolves, and the pressure on the players was also very high. At the same time, due to the departure of Brian Russell, the Jazz players' perception of martial arts as the "culprit" also dropped significantly. .
Karl Malone had the idea of revenge for his teammates, because Brian Russell left in such an embarrassing manner that it was not only Brian Russell's face that was embarrassed.
Even the entire Jazz team was embarrassed.
When had their Jazz ever suffered such a loss? All along, they have only been training other teams. When will it be the other teams' turn to bully them?
What's more, the Timberwolves are still just an unknown team. All the players are newcomers and rookies. The biggest star, Tom, is just a stinky fish in Malone's eyes.
If such a team rides on his head, how will he, Karl Malone, be able to gain a foothold in the league in the future?
And his old rival Michael Jordan was also present in today's game. He didn't want to make such a fool of himself in front of Jordan.
That first grade, Karl Malone will never allow the Timberwolves' first grade to continue to be crazy!
The offense and defense alternated in the court, and the Jazz won the ball.
As Howard Eisley quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, Karl Malone also quickly ran out from the inside to cover his teammates.
It's just that the person he's covering is not Howard Eisley holding the ball near the top of the arc, but Adam Keefe in front of Budao.
Garnett noticed that his opponent was setting up a screen, and quickly stepped up to follow him without thinking. His footsteps moved very fast, and there was no problem at all even if he was chasing after him to defend, whether he was switching to defend the opponent's No. 3 position or continuing to mark Karl. Malone, with Garnett's pace, won't cause much dislocation.
After Karl Malone settled, Adam Keefe quickly cut without the ball.
At the same time, Howard Eisley at the top of the arc only found the right opportunity and quickly sent the ball towards his teammate who cut in.
On the Timberwolves side, Wu Dao and Garnett also quickly switched defenses in a tacit understanding. Garnett, who was originally chasing Malone, changed his direction and rushed directly towards Adam Keefe.
At the same time, Malone also invaded the paint area along the middle area after the pick-and-roll. Howard Eisley at the top of the arc went to the left corner after passing the ball, freeing up his teammates to display their skills. Space.
The Jazz's offensive rotation was very good. In the blink of an eye, Malone had a one-on-one opportunity with Wu Dao from the high position at the top of the arc.
Adam Kiefe, who received the ball, was unable to directly dribble the ball into the paint under Garnett's defense. Instead, under Garnett's pressure, he dribbled the ball slowly closer to the baseline.
Seeing that there was no opening for offense, Adam Kiefe jumped directly to the ball and tried to shoot at a 0-degree angle, but Garnett's follow-up was too good. The moment Adam Kiefe took off, Garnett Nate also quickly reached out to block Adam Kiefe's sight.
A moment before the release point, Adam Keefe saw Malone, who was leaning sideways against Wu Dao at the top of the arc and reaching for the ball. He quickly twisted his body in the air, took the ball with both hands and smashed it in Malone's direction.
A powerful pass.
Adam Keefe gave it a little too high, but Malone, who was leaning against Wu Dao, still jumped up and took the ball in his hands.
It's just that the place where Malone received the basketball was already close to the three-point line.
Well.
This is a poor receiving position for Malone.
He has certain dribbling ability, but this is not his best offensive defense.
O'Neal even had a shoulder fadeaway jumper.
But obviously, these skills are not the survival skills of big insiders in this era.
What's more, this martial arts defender has a very good physique!
Wu Dao is a little taller than Malone, but the few centimeters difference is not noticeable on the court.
Wu Dao's weight is nearly 20 kilograms, or 10 kilograms, less than Karl Malone. This weight difference is very effective on the court. Moreover, among Ma Long's extra 20 pounds of weight, muscle also accounts for a considerable amount.
Martial Arts’ opponents in this game, whether it is Brian Russell at 102kg or Adam Kife at 104kg, are obviously different from Malone at 116kg.
With the basketball in hand, Ma Long turned sideways and faced the basket, grabbing the ball with both hands. His waist was a little straight, and he lowered his eyes and looked at the martial arts in front of him, without much expression on his face.
Malone's posture when holding the ball has the feeling of holding it high and hitting it high.
He is used to playing inside, and he is obviously not used to it when he suddenly receives the ball in this position.
Wu Dao calmly placed one hand on Malone's waist, raised his head and looked at the basketball in Malone's hand. There was a defensive distance of nearly 30cm between him and Malone.
Wu Dao is not worried that Malone will shoot a three-pointer from this position. The three-pointer is obviously different from Malone's style. The only thing he was wary of was Malone's breakthrough.
"Snapped!"
Soon, Ma Long exploded the ball. At the same time, Ma Long's body leaned hard against Wu Dao's body. The huge force actually pushed Wu Dao back a step.
"!!!"
Martial arts has never experienced such strength from outside players. Malone is about the same height as himself, but is actually much stronger than him in terms of strength.
A little surprised in his heart, Wu Dao also quickly took a step forward and stuck closely to Ma Long's body. At the same time, he also started to interfere with Ma Long's possession of the ball.
Yes, Malone is very powerful, but he is still an inside player. No matter how good he dribbles, under high-intensity interference, it is impossible to change directions and dodge as easily as a small defender.
If Malone could do this kind of thing, why would he play the 4/5 position? !
"Snapped!"
The second time he hit the ball in the back, the strength this time was obviously different from the first time. Wu Dao's defensive interference with Malone made it impossible for Malone to hit the back with all his strength. He needed to be careful that Wu Dao would suddenly come around to steal.
As for the opponent's power this time, Wu Dao could completely withstand it. He lowered his center of gravity, making his lower body extremely stable. He only took half a step back and absorbed all of Ma Long's power.
The other members of the Timberwolves had no intention of coming to help at this moment. They were all guarding their opponents. However, their attention was focused on Wu Dao and Malone. Seeing that Wu Dao was actually strong enough to resist. After Ma Long hit him from behind for the second time, they all showed expressions of anticipation and excitement.
If Martial Arts "executed" Ma Long here, the situation would be completely reversed.
After two consecutive back-ups, Malone had just entered the three-point line. Feeling the power coming from behind, Malone no longer hesitated and quickly accelerated to break through.
As soon as he moved, Martial Arts followed quickly, rubbed his hand on Ma Long's waist, and quickly caught up to Ma Long. He was faster than Malone. When chasing, he saw Malone's intention of dropping the ball and quickly made a steal.
At this moment, Malone also noticed Wu Dao's action when he was approaching the free throw line extension, and quickly grabbed the basketball with both hands. However, Wu Dao's hand was too fast and cut directly on Malone's basketball.
Malone's posture didn't pause at all when the ball was clearly cut. He maintained the action of grabbing the ball with both hands and suddenly pulled up to shoot a jump shot.
Although he didn't have the ball in his hand, the action was done in one go.
At the same time, his elbow inadvertently hit Wu Dao's chin during a jump shot.
Wu Dao didn't even realize what was happening. The moment the elbow hit him, he felt dazed, and then he fell backwards and lay directly on the floor.
Ma Long's elbow hit Wu Dao.
"Beep--"
Not long after the martial arts came to an end, a sharp and rapid whistle sounded. Seeing this scene, the referee realized that something was wrong. When the whistle sounded, he quickly rushed into the court.
When the Timberwolves players saw Wu Dao being knocked to the ground by an elbow, they were stunned for a short time and prepared to rush to surround Malone, but they were stopped by the referees who arrived.
After Ma Long knocked down Wu Dao with an elbow, Malone quickly raised his hand when he heard the referee's whistle and looked at Wu Dao on the ground with an apologetic look.
Well.
A common offensive foul.
The referee's decisions are "unbiased", and experienced players like Malone will not do "irrational actions" like some players.
Even if everyone knows that Ma Long did it on purpose, you still have to say that Ma Long's actions were aimed at people? That is actually a space for breaking things off.
This is also the reason why the referee dares to make such a penalty, because this kind of "it can be like this or that" penalty is completely based on the referee's mood.
"Bu Dao, are you okay?"
Garnett originally wanted to cause trouble for Malone, but the referee responded quickly, so he could only quickly walk to Wu Dao and shout.
Wu Dao didn't get up, and Garnett didn't dare to take action.
At the same time, other Timberwolves players gathered around one after another, all looking at Martial Arts with concern.
The blow just now was very accurate, and it was the chin. With Ma Long's strength, might he have already KO'd the martial arts?
The same thing is not uncommon during Malone's years in the NBA.
Some of his most famous "brilliant achievements" in the 20th century, in addition to the hand-to-hand fight with Rodman, include knocking out Admiral Robinson with an elbow and kicking Tim Duncan.
The Spurs are the "real" sufferers.
Wu Dao, who was lying on the ground, was buzzing and couldn't recover for a while. He didn't know how long it took before Wu Dao slowly opened his eyes, his vision became focused, and then he sat down. On the floor, he slightly bent his knees to regain consciousness.
There was no overly intense pain in his jaw, and it was still bearable, but his head was a little dizzy and the world was spinning. The feeling was like what he would feel after spinning around in circles fifty times.
"Fuck!"
“WTF??”
Players from the Timberwolves and Jazz were confronting each other. A few seconds after Wu Dao was knocked down, the players actually saw Wu Dao sitting up on the floor on his own.
Chris Kyle, Mitchell and others who rushed into the stadium couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw this scene.
They were on the sidelines and saw clearly that Wu Dao's elbow hit was solid. They were more or less aware of the power of Malone's iron elbow. They thought that Wu Dao was going to be "reimbursed", but they didn't expect that Wu Dao would actually do it himself at this time. Woke up!
Ma Long, who was surrounded by his teammates, also looked at Wu Dao sitting on the ground, his eyes full of astonishment.
He knows very well how awesome he is.
Can't you put down a first grader this time? !
The noisy sound reached Wu Dao's ears. After sitting quietly for a while, Wu Dao felt obviously much better. He raised his head, looked at the teammates surrounding him, and said:
"I'm fine!"
While speaking, Wu Dao had already put one hand on the ground and slowly stood up.
"!!!"
Seeing Wu Dao actually stand up, Garnett's face was full of astonishment at this moment.
"Hey, can you take a rest?"
Garnett subconsciously wanted to help Wu Dao, but Wu Dao flicked his arm and said coldly:
"What rest?"
"Keep playing."
With that said, Wu Dao raised his head and looked at Ma Long.
In just ten seconds, his brain had recovered from the chaos and dizziness. He reached out and touched his chin, feeling the pain coming from his chin. Martial Arts curled his lips and murmured:
"That's it?"
All the members of the Jazz and Timberwolves were looking at Wu Dao in astonishment. Malone looked at Wu Dao's eyes and couldn't help but twitching at the corners of his eyes when he heard Wu Dao's words.
At this moment, the referees also looked at the yellow man who stood up after receiving an elbow from Malone, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.
The Timberwolves' team doctor also entered the court at this moment. After quickly conducting a simple physical examination on Wu Dao with a flashlight, he also walked back with a look of astonishment on his face.
This "little commotion" quickly subsided.
Unrelated personnel exited the game, and the ball came to the Timberwolves.
The spectators in the stands saw the game continuing, saw that Wu Dao was still on the court, and even slowly ran towards the Jazz half, and the entire stadium fell into an eerie silence.
It wasn't until Marbury took the ball across the center line and entered the Jazz half that some Timberwolves fans finally reacted and cheered loudly.
Even the Jazz commentator kept shouting "Amazing!"
After Wu Dao entered the frontcourt, Adam Kife, who was defending Wu Dao, met Wu Dao's gaze inadvertently. He couldn't help but take a half step back slightly, looking a little dazed.
After noticing that Marbury entered the frontcourt with the ball, Wu Dao quickly turned to one side and reached for the ball.
The Timberwolves' momentum was inspired by Wu Dao. Seeing Wu Dao asking for the ball, Marbury quickly gave the ball to Wu Dao.
The latter took the ball and passed Adam Kife cleanly with a sudden burst. After passing Adam Kife, Wu Dao rushed directly towards the basket.
"You don't have a long memory!" Karl Malone cursed in his heart when he saw Wu Dao rushing toward the basket, and went straight towards Wu Dao in an attempt to defend.
When he saw Malone coming up, Wu Dao had just crossed the free throw line and took off with the ball. Malone was not afraid and jumped up directly towards Wu Dao. He slapped Wu Dao's basketball with one hand. He had already made a plan. In one move, even if it cannot be covered, the martial arts will be pulled down from the air.
However, just as Ma Long approached Wu Dao, Wu Dao bent his right foot and suddenly raised his knee, directly pressing it against Ma Long's body.
Ma Long's flying body paused, and then fell rapidly. The moment he landed, he couldn't bear the huge power of martial arts, and fell to the floor on his back.
"Bang!!"
After a knee knock knocked Malone away, Wu Dao paused slightly in mid-air, and then shot the ball with "horseback archery".
The basketball hit the board head-on and fell directly into the basket.
However, at this time, no one looked at the basketball that fell into the net. Whether it was the audience or the players, their eyes fell on Malone, who fell to the ground clutching his chest.
Martial Arts landed on the ground, looked at Ma Long on the ground coldly, and mocked in Chinese:
"Why do you think I am called martial arts?!"
