Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 158 Woody’s most powerful killing move

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat already led by 8 points.

Facing last season's No. [-] seed in the Western Conference, they performed like this in the first quarter, making everyone in Miami even more excited.

Well, the reason for being more excited didn't start when I saw the score at this moment.

In fact, they were in a state of excitement from the start of the game.

From Wade to Woody to Shaquille O'Neal, the energy they brought was so exciting that it was really hard not to cheer loudly.

Before the game, they were looking forward to seeing a dedicated game, but they didn't expect it to be so dedicated!
Shaquille O'Neal only took 5 shots in the first quarter, but he hit 3 of them, with a hit rate of 60%!

The image of the "Big Mac under the basket" is clearly visible.

Wade scored 5 points and took the same 5 shots. Although he only hit 2 goals, his performance of 2 of 1 free throws was not ideal.But when he faced the "madman"'s forced breakthroughs several times, he gave the latter a look of fear.

The biggest "unlucky guy" tonight is undoubtedly "Madman".

Not only did Wade constantly sit on his head and shit, but he also became the backdrop for Woody's "exploding buckle"!
It can be said that after tonight's game, Sprewell will occupy a very large space in all major media newspapers tomorrow.

During the end of the first quarter in the TNT studio, Woody was the most talked about.

In addition to this amazing dunk, Woody scored 5 points in the first quarter of the game, including an air cut to the basket that caused Kevin Garnett to foul and score a "2 plus" 1".

This is the performance on the offensive end. In addition to this aspect, on the defensive end, Woody scored 4 rebounds in a single quarter, including 2 offensive rebounds.

He basically gave up backcourt rebounds to Shaquille O'Neal.

It doesn’t count as letting.

Compared with Kevin Garnett, "Sugar Man" is definitely easier to deal with, so Woody's focus in the confrontation is to prevent Kevin Garnett from entering the inside, which also leaves Shaquille O'Neal A one-on-one opportunity with "Sugar Man".

Shaquille O'Neal grabbed a total of 3 rebounds in this game, all of which were backcourt rebounds.

In addition, Woody also contributed 3 assists and 1 block.

One block belongs to "beating a rabbit with straw". It happened that he didn't focus too much on blocking in the first quarter, so his sense of presence was not strong.

His passing also left a deep impression on others in the first quarter.

Actually, it's not that his passing ability has improved much. Although there has been a slight improvement, it has not reached the level of being completely transformed.

It's entirely because the person standing under the basket now is Shaquille O'Neal.

During his air-cutting, if the Timberwolves' interior dared to double-team him, he would quickly pass the ball into the interior to help Shaquille O'Neal score easily.

This assist is easily obtained!

The comprehensive data made Kenny Smith full of praise.

Although Woody was also very versatile last season, he didn't take much initiative on the offensive end. It's different now. In the first quarter alone, he clearly saw Woody's very proactive side.

Barkley next to him listened to his eloquent words, but he smiled slightly. When he finished speaking, he said: "Listen, old man, what you see now is just the tip of the iceberg of the progress he has made this summer. , I’m not very sure whether this forest wolf can force out his most powerful killing move!”

So far in the first quarter, Woody has not held the ball!

Buckley believed that was the image that would cause the greatest shock.

Listening to his serious words, don't say anything, Kenny Smith's surprised face showed a little more curiosity.He really wanted to know what Woody's "most powerful killer move" was that Buckley said!
Timberwolves…

Have a fight!

Just after the second quarter started, the Timberwolves received another piece of bad news:

The Heat's bench rotation is much stronger than them.

The cooperation of Wade and Jones seems to be a bit of a dimensionality reduction blow.

But Stan Van Gundy was still a little dissatisfied with their performance.However, considering that Wade also consumed a lot of physical energy in the first quarter, he can understand that the momentum of breakthrough is a bit sluggish at this moment, so in terms of Wade's performance in the second round of rotation, he can still give 9 points...

Sanders was still thinking about how to play when the main players returned to the court. When he looked up, he saw this...

Since when has the point difference ever exceeded 2 digits?
Hurry and get the main force back on the field.

At this time, most of the Timberwolves' main players could only rest for two or three minutes. Fortunately, there was a break between periods. Otherwise, these people would probably not be able to catch their breath.

It shows how passive the Timberwolves are now.

However, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. Although all the main players of the Timberwolves were forced onto the court, it happened that at this moment, these main players suddenly broke out. In one and a half minutes, they played an 1-8 wave. There was a scoring surge and the point difference suddenly returned to 3 points!
Now it's the Heat's turn to feel passive...

Even Stan Van Gundy immediately put the main lineup on the court.

But Wade, who takes over the bench rotation stage, must return to the court to rest.

The "3C" in the first quarter suddenly became "2C". What is missing is the containment point on the outside.When Sanders saw this situation, he immediately showed an expression on his face: "Hmph, let me catch you. See if I don't do it!"

The Timberwolves changed their defensive strategy and began to shrink the basket. At the same time, the "Madman" helped defend on the outside, preventing the Heat from easily completing three-point shots.

Originally, after Caron Butler left, the Heat's outside shooting was no longer as good as before. It was originally thought that adding Alston at the first position could make up for the lack of Caron Butler's departure to a certain extent, but The results proved that Caron Butler's shooting ability still has two brushes, which cannot be filled by Alston.

Alston is not able to seize most open ball opportunities like Caron Butler. He hits a three-pointer, but it still depends on whether he is in good condition.

This is also the problem. After the Heat regained the starting lineup, the Timberwolves' momentum of chasing points did not stop. Instead, they took a step closer, approaching the score to 3 points.

At this time, even the atmosphere in the audience on the sidelines was not as lively as it was in the first quarter.

The enthusiasm of a "championship fan" fades as quickly as it comes.

At this moment, Woody, who had been asking for the ball under the basket, suddenly moved towards the wing and reached for the ball at the three-point line.

This change stunned Kevin Garnett and allowed Woody to successfully hold the ball in his hands.

The big screen at the scene immediately showed Woody a close-up shot.

The live auditorium, which had become somewhat quiet, was now even quieter.

However, unlike just now, where every fan felt disinterested, there is a faint expectation in the eyes of this group of quiet Miamians.

Woody...

Got the ball?
Or at the three-point line?
Kenny Smith thought he was dazzled, but looking at Woody's unique No. 95 in the league, he was sure that although the picture he saw was a bit outrageous, it was indeed true.

Could it be that……

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Buckley next to him, but he saw that the "Flying Pig"'s face was already filled with uncontrollable excitement, as if to say:

coming!

coming!Woody is coming!
Could it be that……

Kenny Smith suddenly thought about what Barkley told him during the summer vacation that Woody asked him for leave to "beat him on the back."

He didn't take it seriously at first. Woody had changed so much this summer. No matter who looked at it, they would think that he spent most of his energy on gaining weight and definitely didn't have time to master his "back hitting".

But now it seems that he has gained weight, and this "back slap"...

Did he learn it too?

Doubts lingered in Kenny Smith's mind, and his expression became excited. He knew exactly what Woody's ability to hold the ball meant!
Kevin Garnett didn't feel anything was wrong at first. He was so impressed by Woody's physical fitness that he didn't dare to give him enough space to exert his strength.

Others squeezed past, but he still dared to follow, Woody...

After he dunked "Madman", he really didn't dare to follow.

It wasn't until Woody started to "back up" with the ball that Kevin Garnett finally discovered something was wrong:

How is this guy...

Start dribbling!

"Bah!"

Before he could think any more, Woody had already hit him hard with the ball, knocking him back half a step.

"Wolf King"'s body balance ability is indeed good enough. He quickly adjusted his center of gravity and was about to press towards Woody again. Unexpectedly, Woody took the first step and bumped into him again.

The second "back push" was much harder than the first one.

"Bah!"

This time, Kevin Garnett didn't just take a half step back, but took a full step back. After the space was available, Woody turned around and dribbled straight towards the basket.

With enough space to exert force, he was fully prepared when facing Kevin Garnett who rushed back.

His outstanding core strength is reflected in the confrontation.

After a confrontation at the basket, Woody scored against Kevin Garnett.

This goal was just an ordinary layup.

It's a boast, and it's because Woody has excellent confrontation ability, but in fact, Kevin Garnett is not really a man who is particularly strong in confrontation. He just looks at "Iron-Blooded". You must know that his signature skill is "jump shot". !

If you really want to be tough, who can make "iron-blooded jump shots" from outside every day?

However, there were indeed bursts of cheers at the scene, which were only slightly lower than the movement of Woody's button just now.

That goal was really scary!
The impact of the picture made them scream unconsciously.

But now Woody's "back hit" is different. Compared with the impact of the picture, Woody's "back hit" with the ball is more important.

This player, who is recognized by all experts in the league as having "no singles ability with the ball," just used a "post-up" to hit Kevin Garnett head-on!
Really are……

OMG!

He really learned how to hit from behind!
Kenny Smith's expression is full of differences.

He looked at Buckley next to him. There was no surprise on the latter's face. Obviously, this was what he said was Woody's strongest move.

This……

It is indeed a killer move!

The effect was obvious, as the Heat proved this by once again widening the point difference to about 3 points in the next 8 minutes.

Kevin Garnett felt at first that he didn't pay attention and didn't take precautions, and just let Woody complete the singles. But then, even though he was fully prepared and thought about his defensive strategy, he still didn't When there was no way to stop Woody from scoring a goal above his head, he finally accepted the fact:

Woody can now "back hit"!

And strong!

At the same time, he felt a familiar smell on Woody's body.

It wasn't until he confronted Woody again and was pushed away by his "big butt" that he finally reacted:

Isn't this a "flying pig"?

The big screen at the scene also captured this scene of him at this time.

Although Kevin Garnett was reluctant, he managed to withstand it.What really allowed Woody to get away from him and rush to the basket was his pout, which really pushed Kevin Garnett directly from the free throw line to the reasonable collision area.

Kenny Smith looked at the TNT replay footage and couldn't help but say: "It's so similar!"

Buckley looked proud next to him: "Of course!"

He's already waiting for tomorrow morning's news headlines to be filled with headlines like "Woody is the next Barkley"!
hahaha~
This feeling, just thinking about it, made him happy. He really couldn't wait to see tomorrow come.

The Timberwolves finally turned around, and the point difference they recovered was widened again after Woody's "ball-holding state" was activated. With Wade returning to the court, they completely lost the opportunity.

Then the point difference widened and widened, and at the end of the third quarter, they fell behind by 15 points.

They had no choice but to use the "shark-killing tactic" in the end, but this made the Timberwolves even more miserable, because tonight Shaquille O'Neal also showed very good touch at the free throw line. He made 8 consecutive free throws and successfully hit 6 goals, especially the last 4 goals, which were consecutive free throws.

Look at how brave this guy is at the free throw line.Sanders stopped hesitating and waved the white flag decisively.

Forget about Shaquille O'Neal's accurate free throws tonight, the Timberwolves didn't produce very good results in the offensive rounds they relied on fouls. This is the worst thing...

Obviously, the goddess of victory was not on their side tonight.

At the end of the game, 100 to 84, the Heat defeated the Timberwolves by 16 points at their home court and won their first victory of the new season.

The cheers at the scene were getting louder and louder. As Miami natives, watching their home team in the first game of the new season turn last season's No. [-] seed in the Western Conference into this state, they naturally couldn't help but feel anxious about the new season. More to look forward to.

And the moment Woody shook his finger, the whole scene was extremely excited...

"Woody!"

"Woody!"

"Woody!"

The cry of unity also sounded at this time, tonight belongs to Miami!

(End of this chapter)