Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

"It's okay, it's okay, just set our rhythm and that's it!"

Stan Van Gundy motioned for Alston to control the ball.

Woody continued to pull to the outside, giving Shaquille O'Neal room to catch the ball under the basket.

Ben Wallace tried very hard to resist, but he really couldn't resist Shaquille O'Neal.It still allows him to hold the ball in a very comfortable position.

Rasheed Wallace quickly returned from the high post.

Shaquille O'Neal gave the ball to Woody.

Woody came to the high post and raised his hand to shoot the ball without hesitation.

The ball fell into the basket.

The second mid-range shot hit!
"Wow!" Drexler exclaimed.

In the domestic studio, Director Zhang also let out an "ooh" sound.

This was just a simple mid-range hit, but it was the second mid-range hit by Woody in the fourth quarter.

Combined with this, he didn't score a single mid-range shot in the first three quarters.

You can probably understand why these commentators are so excited!

Whether Woody can develop his mid-range touch is really important to whether the Heat can win this game.

And Woody successfully lit up his "mid-range shot" at the most critical moment.

NBA games are a long 48 minutes, and sometimes they are just the last 5 minutes.

Pistons counterattack.

Billups' handoffs began to become decisive.

In terms of Billups' style of play, he is not a traditional number one position.

At least he can't carry all the offense of a team by himself like Steve Nash and Jason Kidd.

This is the reason why he became a "parallel importer" in the beginning.

But if you put him with a power forward with some organizational skills and allow him to use his shooting strengths in his personal offense, he will become very difficult.

This is why he became famous in the Timberwolves.

The arrival of Rasheed Wallace allows him to continue the style of play he played during the Timberwolves period.

That is, the "offensive mode" of handing over the ball and then catching the ball.

When Alston received the ball again, he chose to press forward. Billups simply held the ball and rushed forward. When he stepped one step inside the free throw line, he suddenly stopped and shot a jumper.

This is his usual scoring method. Once he gets into a rhythm, even if the defender in front of him is not out of position, whether the ball he throws into the basket depends entirely on his own touch.

Just like this ball, there is no problem with the arc of the basket.

This shows that Alston, who was defending in front of him, did not cause any interference at all.

Unfortunately, the ball bounced on the rim and quickly fell out.

Fortunately, Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound. ——Ben Wallace, whose height and afro are 202cm, is so amazing.

Even if there are people around him, he can just rely on his hard work to grab rebounds.

It's a pity that he has no offensive ability, so he can only hand over the ball and reorganize the offense.

The good news is that the Pistons are good at this style of play.

Billups slowly directed his teammates' placement. Rasheed Wallace suddenly mentioned the ball at the three-point line, attracting the attention of the Heat defender. At this time, Hamilton went around from the baseline to On the other side, he successfully caught the ball and shot.

"Shh!"

Jones didn't play long in this game, but he did lack some flavor when defending Hamilton, who didn't have the ball and was already in an offensive rhythm.

Not as good as Wade.

After all, age is also here.

But this is just to tie the score. Anyway, the initiative is still with the Heat.

And the Pistons are becoming increasingly passive.

Because Woody's mid-range is now very accurate.

So much so that it became increasingly difficult for Rasheed Wallace to move his feet from the high post.

Alston and Shaquille O'Neal passed the ball to each other twice. Seeing that Alston still had no intention of going inside to cover up the defense, after this pass, Shaquille O'Neal decisively held the ball and played from behind.

He only nudged Ben Wallace behind him, and he turned around confidently.

"Bah!"

"Shark in the sea"!
Ben Wallace worked hard to the limit, but still lost to talent!

This is also a reality that most ordinary people have to accept.

Ben Wallace was not frustrated, but served actively.

He had encountered this kind of thing so many times that he felt a little numb.

He knew one thing very well: as long as he could respond, no matter how much humiliation he suffered, it wouldn't count.

Otherwise, how could he be called a "fighter"?

His enthusiasm also allowed Billups, who was holding the ball from the outside, to play alone against Alston with confidence.

The "Streetball King"'s defensive ability was tested at this moment, and then he failed the test...

"Shh!"

Another pull-up jump shot, this time Billups made it.

Keep going!

The game time dropped below the last 2 minutes at this time.

Tomjanovich motioned toward Rasheed Wallace from the sidelines.

Rasheed Wallace, who noticed his gesture, decisively returned to defense when Alston lobbed another lob to Shaq.

Obviously, he meant to let Woody throw it. If he could throw it, then he would admit it!
Woody doesn't care what the changes are on his side, he will take action whenever there is an opening. What stands out is his confidence.

"Dangdang!"

Unfortunately, this time, the ball didn't go in.

The moment the ball fell out of the basket, there was a rush under the basket.

The person who finally grabbed the ball was...

Woody!

With his excellent jumping ability, he regained the basketball he missed.

"This is not easy!" Drexler watched the slow-motion return to defense. This rebound passed through the hands of at least five people. In the end, Woody used his more powerful body to get the offensive rebound. down.

This man who can win the "rebounding title" after entering the league does have his own uniqueness.

Okay, okay, what’s unique about it!

It’s just that his physical fitness is so explosive!

In the chaos of grabbing rebounds under the basket, the person guarding Woody unknowingly became Ben Wallace, and Rasheed Wallace stood next to Shaq.Standing with his back to the frame, observing from the corner of his eye, Woody found that the opponent had acquiesced in letting Ben Wallace deal with him.

In fact, there is no way to double-team. Woody is averaging almost 7 assists per game this season. If these guys dare to double-team, they will be immediately punished by Woody's pass.

and……

They all know the relationship between Woody and Ben Wallace!
Just let it happen!

Try going up against Ben Wallace.

The latter's outstanding strength was displayed at this moment, but Woody was not panicked because he was just testing it to confirm that his strength could ensure that he could complete the turn.He increased his strength again.

Woody's changes in the summer already surprised Ben Wallace. Now that they are fighting together and realizing Woody's progress more truly, he is even more cautious.

But Woody's singles with the ball was more straightforward than he thought. The second time was a strong confrontation. He was only slightly pushed away. The guy immediately turned around and hit high. Ben Wallace could only He stretched out his hand to interfere symbolically, and then watched him score with a basket above his head.

The entire offensive rhythm was extremely smooth.

No one would have thought that this guy could only score by relying on off-the-ball movement last year.

This speed of progress is even more exaggerated for Ben Wallace, who knows Woody's details well.

He thought Woody was a genius back then, but now he thinks Woody is "the genius among geniuses"!
Woody used a "post-up single" to give the team the lead again.

This crucial two points made Bill Walton in the ESPN commentary box couldn't help but say: "Starting from today, this league has another representative player in post-up singles!"

At least after watching this round of offense, no team would dare to easily let Woody hold the ball in isolation at critical moments.

He can really play alone!
In terms of defensive ability, how many of them can boast that they are better than Ben Wallace?

No, Ben Wallace watched the ball fall into the basket, and he patted Woody, who was still standing next to him, with half relief and half emotion: "Boy, you have really become stronger!"

Then he went to catch the ball and serve.

There are emotions, but Ben Wallace obviously does not intend to admit defeat.

Although there was less than 1 minute left on the clock, the score difference was only 2 points.

But he didn't want to admit defeat, but he could only leave it to his teammates to attack.

Billups faced Alston with the ball. With his confidence rising, he still played singles by himself.

Well, there is actually no other better choice.

Hamilton is in good form, but he can't always get rid of his opponent Jones completely.

Alston chose to take the initiative to defend closely this time.

He got stuck at a point in time, with 14 seconds left in the game. This time was very embarrassing, and it was a point in time when it was likely too late to rearrange tactics.

This made Billups, after a little thought, choose to take action himself.

Forcibly break through.

Billups is still very stable against Alston in singles.

In the confrontation, he successfully left Alston behind.

It's just that this time when he took action, the Heat's No. 95 appeared in front of him.

A big hand enveloped the ball that just flew out of his hand, and slapped the ball behind his head.

Gerald Wallace was obviously very confident in Woody's defense. He went down early and was as fast as one of Woody's former teammates.

This allows him to hold the ball smoothly and complete the fast break very smoothly.

The difference is 4 points.

The balance of victory tilted toward the Heat little by little. The Pistons even used foul tactics in the next game, but still failed to pursue the score again.

With Woody's key offense and defense, the Heat finally defeated the defending champion 98-91 on the road, with a score difference of 7 points, and won this very difficult victory.

The whole game is over.

For the Heat, Woody scored a total of 14 points in the first three and a half quarters. In the last 5 minutes, he scored 6 points with two consecutive shots and a 20-point "post-up" layup that sealed the victory. , in addition to 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

The shooting percentage is not high, only 50%!

In this game, his shooting from the outside was still too poor. If you don't count the fourth quarter, it was an unsightly 0%!

But in this game, his key ability was proved.

In the past, Shaquille O'Neal was the one who solved the game at the last moment for the Heat, and starting tonight, they have another option.

Shaquille O'Neal finally scored 18 points in the game. He did not take many shots. He made 11 of 7 shots and made 8 of 4 free throws. It was very Shaquille O'Neal's efficiency.

His main focus in this game was to contain him.

Tonight's show actually belongs to Dwyane Wade. Even though he was not on the court at the last moment, his number of shots was the highest for the Heat tonight. He took 21 shots in total and hit 9 of them. The ball included a 3-pointer and 5 of 4 free throws. He scored a Heat team-high 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

His outstanding wing penetration ability left a deep impression on everyone tonight.

Of course, if the "double version" were not restricted by Woody and O'Neal, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to complete such a performance.

For the Pistons:
比卢普斯最终拿到了18分4篮板6助攻；拉希德-华莱士拿到了15分8篮板4助攻；汉密尔顿今晚的投射状态出色，砍下了2对最高的24分，只是作为射手，他个人持球进攻的能力实在是差了点。

There is no way to catch the ball independently at critical moments and complete the attack. This is a common problem for all shooters.

This is also the reason why a team with a shooter as its absolute core cannot win the championship.

本-华莱士全场拿到了8分13篮板3盖帽，罚球5罚1中。

Very Ben-Wallace’s data…

At the end of the game, he ran over and hugged Woody: "Boy, you have surpassed me!"

He admitted this very readily.

After all, he can only affect the game on the defensive end.

And Woody did make key contributions on both offense and defense tonight.

This is a height he will never reach.

To be honest, he was a little envious, but thinking that Woody was the talent he discovered, he suddenly felt as relieved as an old father.

With all kinds of emotions intertwined, he forgot that he was the loser tonight.

It doesn't matter anymore.

After defeating the Pistons, the Heat returned to their home court. In the following period, Woody and Shaq suffered minor injuries, which affected the Heat's entire momentum.

In the next 7 games, they only achieved 4 wins and 3 losses.

However, for this team that only lost one game in the first month of the new season, losing three games is not terrible. They have the confidence to lose, especially in the Eastern Conference.

这段时间韦德持续带来了惊喜，他7场比赛场均可以拿到23.4分5.5篮板6助攻，投篮命中率也超过了45%！

Against the Pistons, he seemed to have completely completed his evolution and became a representative player of the new generation at the current second position.

At this point, Pat Riley became the biggest winner of the 03 draft!
Woody and Wade, two players of this quality with two draft picks, are enough to make everyone in the industry worship them.

Pat Riley, "The God of Drawing Cards"!
After these 7 games, Christmas will be known, and along with Christmas comes the NBA's special program "Christmas War."

Woody also has a Christmas war to fight this year, and it is very much watched by the United States...

Heat VS Lakers! (End of chapter)