Jinguji Budou's consecutive goals finally made the players of the white team realize his threat. The young people watching the game on the sidelines also completely changed their original views of Jinguji Budou at this moment.
No one would think that the yellow man who scored 8 points in just a few minutes on the court and was able to make a difficult three-pointer under Stephen Jackson's defense was a rookie who couldn't play basketball.
And as Jinguji Budo's three-pointer went into the net, Stephen Jackson's face finally showed a solemn look.
"That kid... is pretty confident in his shooting!"
"Except for the first ball which was a layup after cutting into the paint, the remaining two balls were three-point shots."
"And just now... after his double crossover, my defense had already shown a flaw, but he still chose the three-pointer."
"It seems that when defending, we can't be too far away from this guy. We have to stay close to him and not give him a chance to shoot."
Stephen Jackson thought so in his heart, turned his head and said to his teammates:
"Change the defense, man-to-man."
"I'm on guard against that yellow guy."
"Danny, pass the ball to me later!"
Stephen Jackson simply adjusted the team's defensive formation, and at the end, he did not forget to ask Danny for the ball. Stephen Jackson would not just swallow this breath after being hit by Jinguji Budo in the face with a three-pointer.
Compared with European team basketball, American basketball is the kind of star basketball. Especially in the 1990s, under the influence of Jordan, this style of basketball even made an impression on campus basketball.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is what the stars need to do.
Although Stephen Jackson has not entered the NBA yet, he is the star player at Oak Hill Academy!
Between offense and defense, Danny quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt, and after entering the frontcourt, he quickly passed the ball to Stephen Jackson as he instructed.
"Stephen Jackson!"
"What level was the player who could score 40+ points in the NBA in his peak years at high school?"
Budo Jinguji did not have a deep impression of Stephen Jackson playing in the NBA. He only knew a little information about him. He knew that he was a second-round pick in 1997, that his highlight was when he was with the Warriors, and that he was a fairly qualified point guard and small forward, but that was all.
Wu Dao was not really familiar with Stephen Jackson's playing style, but he was clear about one thing: this Stephen Jackson was a basketball player.
Stephen Jackson's NBA career was not smooth, nor did he create the myth of one man, one city. If we want to describe Stephen Jackson's career, I'm afraid the word "wandering" is appropriate to describe him.
Although Wu Dao was not very familiar with Stephen Jackson's style of play, it did not have much impact on his defense. Knowing that Stephen Jackson had three-pointers and a basket was enough.
When the basketball was passed to Stephen Jackson, Budo Jinguji broke away from the double-team defense system and moved his body close to the three-point line, leaving the mid-range position behind him empty.
In response to this, Steven finally did not give any more "defensive advice". As for Jinguji Budou who scored consecutive goals, Steven did not treat Budou as a fool who couldn't play basketball as he did at the beginning.
On the court, everyone is always able to give freedom and tolerance to players who can score. I'm afraid that LeBron James, who is ignoring others, has a lot to say about this.
Jinguji Budou moved quickly. The moment Stephen Jackson took the basketball, Budou was already in front of him, with a distance of about 30cm between them.
Wu Dao lowered his center of gravity very low, raised his right hand high, and covered Stephen Jackson's face. It was clearly a low-center-of-gravity defensive posture, but in Stephen Jackson's eyes, Wu Dao's defensive action was quite oppressive, causing him to give up the idea of a surprise three-point counterattack.
Stephen Jackson lowered his center of gravity and held the ball with both hands. The basketball was only a dozen centimeters from the ground. He glanced at Wu Dao's footsteps and raised his head slightly. While observing the other defensive players, he was also observing his own players.
Suddenly, Stephen Jackson shot the ball and turned half around, his back pressing hard against Takeshi Jinguji's body. The huge force poured directly into Takeshi Jinguji's chest, causing Takeshi Jinguji, who was on the defensive side, to pause, but he quickly adjusted himself and gained a firm footing.
After Stephen Jackson tried once, he showed a little surprise. His strength was quite outstanding among high school players. Few people in the same position could stand so firmly under his strong attack. Oak Hill Academy itself was a leader in the country, and as the starting small forward of Oak Hill, his ability was ranked among the best in the entire high school basketball world.
But this yellow man who came from afar was not much weaker than him in strength, which surprised Stephen Jackson a little.
Stephen Jackson's height at his peak was 203cm, and his weight was 100kg. Kobe Bryant, who played at the same position at his peak, was 198cm tall and weighed 93kg.
In high school, Stephen Jackson was 197cm tall and weighed 91kg. His opponent, Takeshi Jinguji, was 196.3cm tall and weighed 88kg. The two were at the same level in terms of physical fitness and there was no huge gap between them.
In the physical confrontation with Stephen Jackson, Wu Dao was not at a disadvantage.
An offensive test cannot be just a physical contact.
After Stephen Jackson felt the power of Martial Arts behind him, he decisively changed his offensive strategy. He sank his feet, leaned back, and prepared to back-up. However, at the moment when his body was about to touch Jinguji Martial Arts, he took the ball and turned around, breaking through directly to the basket.
If you don’t have the advantage in strength, then use speed and explosive power to defeat the yellow man in front of you!
As a black man, Stephen Jackson has never lost to athletes of other skin colors in these two events.
"Ohhh! Stephen Jackson broke through!" Stephen Jackson's breakthrough quickly attracted cheers from the audience. At Oak Hill College, Stephen Jackson was neither big nor small, and was considered a star.
However, the exclamation only lasted for one second before it stopped abruptly.
On the field, Jinguji Budou slid and followed directly the moment Stephen Jackson turned around. Although he started later, he followed Stephen Jackson closely. The two of them were one in front and one behind, with only half a body length between them.
"I can't get rid of it! This yellow man's reaction and outburst are very strong!"
Although he had guessed it in his mind, when Stephen Jackson found out that he had not completely broken through Wu Dao's defense, he was still somewhat surprised. From the first dunk after Wu Dao came on the court, Stephen Jackson knew that Wu Dao's burst would definitely not be bad, but now seeing that the opponent had easily kept up with his rhythm, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
In this country, black people have always been discriminated against by white people, but when it comes to sports, black people also discriminate against everyone else.
If his outburst didn't defeat a black person, it would be normal in Stephen Jackson's eyes. But if his outburst didn't defeat a yellow person, he would feel ashamed if he told others about it!
Stephen Jackson did not slow down after the breakthrough. Under the pursuit and pressure of Jinguji Budo, he had no intention of changing his tactics. Instead, he increased his speed and rushed directly to the inside. He looked like a bull with red eyes.
Seeing that Stephen Jackson was about to fall into the defensive pocket of Carl Lewis and others in the blue team, Jinguji Budo's child hole shrank slightly and suddenly slowed down.
Although Stephen Jackson acted like a reckless fool, was Stephen Jackson, who was able to participate in the draft as a high school student and was selected in the second round, a reckless fool
Sure enough, the next second after Wu Dao slowed down, Stephen Jackson suddenly stopped and passed the ball in the middle distance. While bending his legs to release the force, he was also accumulating strength. The next moment after stopping the ball, Stephen Jackson bounced backwards and jumped directly, stopping and shooting a fadeaway jump shot.
This sudden stop and fade away caught everyone off guard, at least that's what Stephen Jackson thought.
"Hmph!" Just when Stephen Jackson thought that his shot would make a score, a big hand suddenly blocked the spotlight above his head, and the shadow covered Stephen Jackson's cheek.
"What?!" At the moment when the basketball was about to be shot, Jinguji Budou blocked the shot and stretched out his right hand towards the basketball in Stephen Jackson's hand with great momentum.
However, Wudao's block was a beat too slow after all. Wudao's chasing posture, being able to suddenly stop and block in the middle of the chase was already quite terrifying, and his own jumping ability could not be fully utilized.
Wudao's fingertips touched the basketball, but the basketball still passed over Wudao's head and hit the backboard into the net.
Seeing the basketball go into the net, Stephen Jackson, who had just made a false alarm, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then smiled and looked at Jinguji Budou, but when he looked up, there was no trace of Jinguji Budou in front of him. Turning his head, he found that Jinguji Budou had already crossed the three-point line and ran quickly towards the front court.
"It's a quick attack! Get back on defense!"
Stephen Jackson shouted, but when he shouted, the basketball had already flown over his head. Although Carl Lewis had some small opinions about Wu Dao, his ability to seize opportunities was quite strong. After realizing Wu Dao's intention, he immediately sent a long pass.
The two people who were playing basketball together for the first time had a tacit understanding that others could not expect.
Takeshi Jinguji crossed the center line and the basketball fell not far in front of him. The white team's defense was very fast. The white team's point guard Danny and another black guy reacted very quickly. When Takeshi just crossed the three-point line, the two men who had the advantage of position were already running on the way back to defense.
At this time, the two of them quickly ran in front of Wudao, blocking Jinguji Wudao on the left and right, deliberately suppressing Wudao's speed, making it easier for the two to grab the ball while also allowing other players to have enough reaction time.
Danny and the others' plan was very good, but Jinguji Budo would not let them succeed.
The basketball was falling, and Wudao had no intention of jumping up to catch the ball. He accelerated directly and squeezed in between Danny and the other man. As the basketball was falling, he used his height advantage to move the bottom of the ball forward. At the same time, he hit the ball out with brute force, passing through the center of the two opponents and moving quickly towards the frontcourt.
As for Danny and the other two, their speed was slowed down by the martial arts and they lost their position in an instant.
Approaching the three-point line, Wu Dao controlled the ball steadily in his hands, then attacked the basket with the ball and scored directly with a dunk.
Stephen Jackson had just scored a singles goal with his personal ability a second ago, and within 10 seconds, Jinguji Budo responded immediately. This counterattack came so fast that everyone on the White Team was a little caught off guard.
As Jinguji Budo's personal score rose to 10 points, he had already established an offensive position in this game with his own abilities.
As the game progressed, the battle between the blue team and the white team became more and more intense, or rather, the battle between Takeshi Jinguji and Stephen Jackson became more and more intense.
Steven is a traditional point guard. Although his breakthrough ability is not bad, his ability to attack the basket is average. His physical fitness limits his performance in the mid-range and near-basket positions, and his only scoring ability is long-range shooting. The responsibility of the blue team's attack fell entirely on Jinguji Budo, and Budo was very happy to take over the offensive burden.
After all, he still needs to participate in the team's subsequent games.
As the competition progressed, it became a performance show between Budo Jinguji and Stephen Jackson.
Stephen Jackson's ability is indeed quite good, and his height is similar to that of Takeshi Jinguji, but Takeshi Jinguji's offensive means are too rich, whether it is shooting or footwork in the mid- and low-post, which gives Stephen Jackson a headache.
It was the first time he encountered a player like Takeshi Jinguji. Many times, even though he had the opportunity to break through, Takeshi still chose to shoot. Putting aside the technical aspect, Takeshi's offensive choices and shooting timing were what made Stephen Jackson most uncomfortable.
Although he is a small forward who is nearly two meters tall, his playing style is very unsteady and gives people an unstable and unruly feeling. However, his points increase rapidly as the game progresses.
If Stephen Jackson often played against Wudao and was familiar with Wudao's playing habits, then he would have a chance to limit Wudao's performance when defending. However, Stephen Jackson has been playing for so long, and this is the first time he has encountered a player like Wudao.
With 3 minutes left in the game, the score between the two teams was 87:88. Jinguji Takeshi's personal data also reached 36 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.
Stephen Jackson, who faced off against Budo, scored 28 points and 11 rebounds, slightly inferior to Jinguji Budo.
However, the blue team, where Wu Dao was, was still one point behind.
Takeshi Jinguji was still somewhat dissatisfied with this situation. The intensity of the competition here was completely incomparable to the competition in Kanagawa. His original goal was 50 points, but up to now, 40 points might be the limit.
However, coach Steve Smith on the sidelines was quite satisfied with Budo Jinguji's performance. It was his first time playing on an American high school field, and against the players from Oak Hill Academy, he could not expect that they would be able to perform at this level. This was something Steve Smith had not expected.
His psychological expectation for Jinguji Budo's "outstanding performance" was to score 10+ points, make no more than 5 turnovers, have four or five assists, and get three or four rebounds.
He expects nothing less from a great player.
And the performance of martial arts also gave him a big surprise.
"Wu... I really didn't misjudge this kid. In just a few minutes, he adapted to the intensity of the game so quickly."
"I thought he would need some time to adjust, but I didn't expect..."
"On the court, this kid was able to suppress Stephen Jackson. He's really amazing!"
"His arrival at Oak Hill is truly a sign of a new talent. If we train him well within the team, he should soon attract the attention of the league."
"It's really surprising that Asia can produce such players!"
"What a pity... the exchange student period is only half a year..."
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