Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 202 Fighting Wizards

In fact, Woody's dominance can also be seen from his data.

Of the 4 games, two of them were "clocked out in three quarters", and in another game, he was replaced early in the middle of the fourth quarter.

The average playing time per game is not as good as the regular season playing time, only 30 minutes and 13 seconds.

During this period, Woody averaged 16.5 shots per game, hitting 11 of them, averaging 4.5 free throws per game, hitting 3.5, and scoring 25.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2 blocks per game.

Among them, in the third game of the series with the highest score in a single game, he contributed 41 points and 15 rebounds, "prehistoric monster" level data.

Jason Kidd has been in this league for so many years, and he knows very well what kind of players can be so dominant in the playoffs. He didn't say that the future is yours, because he feels that this league is his now.

Seeing him taking the initiative to chat with Woody, Barkley said: "Although I don't know what the Nets will do next, one thing is for sure, they can no longer maintain this lineup!"

We were eliminated in the second round last year and we were eliminated in the first round this year.

Still eliminated by the same opponent and the same team.

Miami has become a mountain that the Nets cannot overcome. Once such a situation occurs, it means that it is time for the team to reintegrate.

Woody...

The first team that was broken up in his career appeared!
Jason Kidd and the Nets unfortunately became the first team.

When Woody becomes famous in the future, this matter will be mentioned again and again.

Of course, Jason Kidd's presence is not only a background board, but also a guarantee of the team's quality.

If it were just a "civilian team", maybe Barkley wouldn't have thought of this.

From this aspect, Jason Kidd still has some cards.

Kidd: Then thank you very much!
In this way, the Heat became the first team to enter the second round of the series this year.

However, the progress of the other groups is relatively fast.

Both the Pacers and the Pistons are already leading 3-0, but because they play a day later, they will not be able to advance until tomorrow, but in terms of progress, they are not slower than the Heat at all.

If they both advance successfully, this will be the second consecutive year they meet in the playoffs.

In fact, ever since Artest won the "Best Defensive Player Award" last year, there has been a very deep beef between the two teams.During the regular season, they almost fought.Now they are about to meet again, and the two sides are also chatting with each other in advance to warm up for the second round.

But this way, Philadelphia and the Celtics feel a little uncomfortable.

no……

We haven't been eliminated yet, and you already think we don't exist?

They were angry, but only for a moment and nothing else happened.

The situation of the two teams is actually similar. Philadelphia mainly relies on Allen Iverson for output, and the Celtics mainly rely on Pierce for offense. The two teams they encountered are both good at team defense. Team, it is easy to restrict them through the power of the team.

Whether it is Philadelphia or Boston, it is very difficult to steal even a victory from the opponent.

In the end, the Pistons and Pacers eliminated their respective opponents 4-0 and entered the second round of the series.

The competition for fourth and fifth place in the Eastern Conference is a bit fierce. After the first four games, the two sides tied at 4-2.

Although the Bulls entered the playoffs for the first time, the Wizards actually didn't have much experience in entering the playoffs. The two "newbies" just finished the first four games at the regular season pace. .

Many media watched the game between the two teams and made predictions. The Heat entered the second round and would easily sweep their opponents and enter the Eastern Conference finals.

Stan Van Gundy switched back to "serious mode" instantly after seeing the reports of these reporters.

There are still several days before the second round of the series. If these reporters continue to praise like this, there may be some slackers in the Heat team. He will not allow such a thing to happen.

On May 5, the series between the Pacers and the Pistons began.

At the same time, the four groups of matchups in the Western Conference finally have a rough outline.

The Suns, No. 3 in the Western Conference, lead the Grizzlies 1-[-] and are waiting to return to their home court to win; the Spurs met the Denver Nuggets, and unexpectedly fell into a tough battle in the first two games. Melon Anthony's buzzer-beater helped the Nuggets even win one of the victories. This victory made the Nuggets more motivated.

Facts have proved that the Spurs are really afraid that this kind of "isolation master" will kill them one after another.

However, Carmelo Anthony's overall state is not very stable. He made 13 of 2 shots in the game immediately after the buzzer-beater. Popovich's ability as a head coach to adjust his goals is indeed good enough.

After four games, the Spurs led 3-1, but in the fifth game, Anthony recovered slightly and scored 25 points. With the help of the team, they pulled the series back to 2-3.

If they can win the next game at their home court, they are likely to play a "tiebreak" with the Spurs.

Carmelo Anthony's reputation in Denver has improved a lot.

His condition has been improving since the All-Star break, and now he has performed like this again in the playoffs. With LeBron James already going home to fish, Denver fans love him more and more.

Sure enough, for the fans, as long as you can perform well, no matter how bad you were before, they will still tolerate you.

The Sonics, who took advantage of the division, faced the Kings without Chris Webber.

In fact, there is not much difference in the styles of the two teams. It is just a matter of which side's three-pointers are more accurate.

At present, the SuperSonics have just won the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain", leading by a big score of 3-2.These are also the only two teams that played the "Battle of Tianwangshan" in the first round of the series.

During this period, the league announced the "Best General Manager" and "Best Head Coach" this season.

The "Best General Manager" award was originally considered to be a predetermined award by many media last summer, but because of the sudden emergence of the Suns, the Suns' general manager also became a popular candidate.

In the end, Pat Riley narrowly won the award.

However, in the "Best Head Coach" award, the person who had the last laugh became Mike D'Antoni of the Suns.

After all, if these two teams are compared together, the more difficult one is undoubtedly the Suns. Before the start of the new season, these teams were predicted by some media to not make the playoffs.But as a result, they reached the first place in the Western Conference.

Based on this alone, it is difficult for anyone else to take away the "Best Head Coach Award".

Stan Van Gundy doesn't feel any regrets, because he already won last year's "Head Coach of the Season Award".

To be honest, one is enough for this kind of award.In the NBA, there are countless head coaches who have been fired while wearing the "Coach of the Season" hat.

The only head coaches who can survive in this league are "champion coaches."

What he needs now more than the "Best Coach of the Season" is the championship trophy, but when the news came out, he still joked with Woody: "Look, if you can win 70 games, I can't." If you can’t win this trophy, you owe me this. I hope you can support me this season and win the championship trophy!”

Woody didn't expect that his head coach could link the two things together like this, but to be honest, he was working hard for the championship, so this can be regarded as adding another motivation to him.

The first game between the Pistons and the Pacers went down to the last minute. Since both sides were strong defensive teams, the score of this game was also very low, 73 to 71. The Pistons finally won by 2 points at their home court. Won the first home court with advantage.

How intense this game is!

Let’s put it this way, the score of 73 to 71 was the score between the two teams 2 minutes before the end of the game. At the last moment, the two sides reached full confrontation, but neither side scored a single point.

This is also a very critical issue for both teams. They are indeed the one who makes the final decision at the most critical moment.

The Pistons are in a slightly better situation, they have Billups, so they win by 2 points.

It's just that everyone on the Pacers team is unconvinced and is waiting for the next game to tie the score.

"No matter what, we will definitely win on the road!" This is what Artest said to the media after the first game.

To what extent the two sides have been fighting can be heard from Ben's immediate response:

"I bet they can't do it!"

Not even a trace of hesitation.

While the two were quarreling in the air, Woody and the Heat finally waited for their second-round opponents.

The Wizards and Bulls fought for 6 games. In the end, Arenas, who was more mature, carried the whole game and led the Wizards to eliminate the Bulls and enter the second round of the playoffs.

Since the Heat's game has ended long ago, the Wizards, who have played 6 games, only have one day of rest, and they still have to get to Miami.

The Heat, the league's No. [-] team, has all the home court advantages.

In order to get a better rest, the Wizards immediately set off for Miami after eliminating the Bulls, so even if they entered the second round of the playoffs, they were not too happy.

Instead, my mood immediately improved.

As we all know, it is very hard to get out of one bed and immediately get into another bed, unless your name is Shimizu Ken.Otherwise, the Bull Demon King wouldn't be able to bear it.

Everyone on the Wizards feels this way now.

And it is the evolution from a 20-year-old girl to a 30-year-old young woman.

The difficulty increases exponentially!
Except Arenas.

He has been looked down upon since high school, until he joined the Wizards and enjoyed cheers he had never had before. At this moment, he has regarded himself as a representative of Washington.

He hopes to lead the team to achieve great results as "Agent No. 0".

For this game, many media reporters also believe that the matchup between Wade and Arenas is the key.

If Wade can keep up with Arenas in terms of performance, then the Heat will have no problem winning the game easily, but if Wade's offensive firepower is not as good as Arenas, then the Heat should encounter some problems.

The biggest difference between the Wizards and the Nets is that this team is in a rising period, not a declining period like the Nets.

They look forward to achieving good results, especially once the core team takes off, it will be very uncomfortable.

Stan Van Gundy knows this very well, so Arenas's defensive arrangement is not to let Wade go "1v1" with him.

There is no way to do this kind of thing, or it is a method only used during the regular season.

Going into the playoffs, if there's a more efficient way, it's definitely not going to rely on just one person.

This is the coaching philosophy of the "Pat Riley" head coach.

AmericanAirlines Arena is buzzing again.

Everyone in Miami present was extremely excited.

After all, a week has passed since the last home game.

This time can suffocate them.

They can't wait to see the Heat continue to crush their opponents at home.

This eye-stimulating picture is so joyful.

Crazy boos sounded when the Wizards players entered the scene. The Wizards head coach listened to the boos from the audience, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.In his impression, the Wizards' home court is not so crazy.

After this city achieved results, the entire atmosphere gradually became more like a "devil's home field" atmosphere.

He is very familiar with this feeling, because the Wizards' home court is also undergoing such changes, but because the results and the stars are far less outstanding, the change in the entire atmosphere is not as obvious as that of the Heat.

That made some of the Wizards' rookies nervous.

Playing in such an environment will definitely make you nervous. There is no way around it!
The big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups of both sides. There were no changes on the Heat's side, but on the Wizards' side, the backcourt combination was Larry Hughes and Arenas, and the small forward position was Antawn Jamison. , the inside combination is Jared Jeffries and Haywood.

The Wizards have changed a lot in the past two years.

In the lineup after Jordan retired in 03, Haywood is the only one left in the starting lineup.

The other players have all joined at different points in the last two years.

In fact, the lineup of this team is almost complete. Larry Hughes and Arenas are on offense and defense. Jamison is also a guy with very fierce firepower.

In comparison, the two players inside are both blue-collar workers, which makes them a little less interesting.

Of course, you get what you pay for. The Wizards' annual salary of 4 million can produce such a lineup. The general manager is considered to be extraordinary.

This also has a lot to do with the fact that the team boss is not a player who "needs and wants". When there is no need to give an 8 plus 8 player an 8 million contract, you will find that the general manager can still create a set of players. Reasonable lineup.

(End of this chapter)