Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 101 Fighting back against the tide, Woody is really tough!

The Heat made a number of play adjustments at halftime.

The first is the offensive end. Wade must open up this point.

His breakthrough is the most intuitive means to change the Lakers' defensive formation.

The Heat must allow the only outside ball-handling breakthrough point to open the situation.

It's just that "Old Glove" knows how to destroy Wade's breakthrough rhythm.

It's like a "little chick" meeting an old aunt who has experienced many battles.

All kinds of things made him reach the critical point, but didn't let him come out happily.

It made him uncomfortable.

The solution Spoelstra proposes is also simple...

"Woody and Dwyane, from tonight on, let everyone know that this is your team!" Stan Van Gundy patted the shoulders of the two people seriously, giving different meanings to the second half.

This practice has another name, called:

chicken soup!

Pat Riley's disciple, it's strange that he doesn't know how to cook "chicken soup"!

and……

Wade obviously has no resistance to this chicken soup, his eyes are already full of fighting spirit.

The kind that even nine cows can't pull back!
My brother's name is Wade!
"Come on, leave it to you!"

Before the start of the second half, Stan Van Gundy called two people in front of him and patted them on the shoulder solemnly again.

The game starts with the referee's whistle.

The first down of the second half belonged to the Heat.

Gary Payton watched Wade hold the ball for half court, and cursed: "Come on, little bitch, I will continue to teach you! As long as you can successfully break through me once, you will be in the NBA. !"

He guarded Wade well in the first half.

Wade scored 10 points with 6 shots and free throws!
The efficiency is really not very high.

The reason why rookies are rookies is that in the face of sophisticated defenses, they often cannot give full play to their advantages.

For example, Wade definitely has a speed advantage when facing Gary Payton, but experience allows Gary Payton to restrict him to complete the offense in his own comfortable rhythm.

Spoelstra is very aware of this matter, so he suggested that Wade play pick-and-roll with Woody.

Stan Van Gundy also thought it was a good suggestion.

Or how can I say that the second half is the stage for these two people!
In the second half, Woody played the fourth position.

Odom's game was unsurprisingly sluggish.

Even if he is not sluggish, now is not the time to use him.

Gerald Wallace has more energy than him.

More importantly, if Woody comes out to pick and roll at the fourth position, one of Karl Malone and Shaq O'Neal must follow.

This was originally Karl Malone's strength, but his aging legs and feet reached the high position, and the problem of slow movement became very obvious.

This is another reason why Spoelstra recommends Wade and Woody to play pick-and-rolls.

"Lakers F4" is strong on paper, but it does have a huge age problem.

Karl Malone is 39 years old and Gary Payton is 35 years old. They are both cheap veterans in the NBA.

The effect is remarkable.

In the first round of cooperation between Woody and Wade, Wade successfully got rid of Gary Payton.

Peyton's sidelight had already caught Woody, but when Woody approached, Wade also moved.

He subconsciously wanted to move sideways, but instead got closer to Woody. He was getting older, and his uneasy legs and feet appeared at this moment.

Wade's entire speed was completely pulled up.

Karl Malone made up for it without any impact at all.With a cat waist and a small change of direction, Wade just rushed past Karl Malone and easily completed a layup.

The difference is 9 points!
Stan Van Gundy nodded.

Such an easy goal with the first cooperation made him look forward to the pick-and-roll tactics of these two rookies even more.

Spoelstra looked at the field with thoughtful eyes, constantly recording something.

The Lakers counterattacked.

Gary Payton took the ball to the frontcourt. When Kobe came out to catch the ball, he hesitated and gave the ball to Kobe.

Stan Van Gundy blew a whistle to attract the attention of the Heat players on the field, and made a hand gesture to remind all the Heat to play defensive tactics for this round.

Kobe played very well in the first half, scoring 20 points alone.

But he also exposed a problem, his style of play...

Very alone!

Judging by Spoelstra's record, he doesn't pass the ball very much.

This is definitely a situation to exploit.

So the main adjustments the Heat made on the defensive end in the second half were:
When Kobe has the ball, the entire defensive formation is as close to him as possible, and he can substitute for defense at any time.

That's what Stan Van Gundy got for Gerald Wallace.

Now the Heat have two strikers with top physical explosiveness, who can help Jones defend at any time.

In Kobe's eyes, there is indeed only the basket and no teammates.

Facing Jones, continuous dribbling and small steps kept pulling the distance between him and Jones. After pulling out a body space, Kobe broke through with the ball.

"Four shooting guards"...

In fact, there is no such saying in the United States!

Because Vince Carter has always played small forward.

But because of the term "forward and guard swingman", Vince Carter barely counted in the "four major shooting guards".

Of these four people's breakthroughs, one counts as one, and Kobe should be the least straightforward breakthrough.

Among the four, his physical talent is indeed the worst overall.

The physical talent is not enough, but the technology is not enough.

Kobe thus practiced a set of delicate breakthrough steps.

However, it is unnecessary to say that Kobe's skills are better than Jordan's.

Delicacy is a style, but isn't it a manifestation of technology to control the body to the extreme?brother?
Looking at his former "apprentice", Jones left him behind just like that, and could only sigh that time is not forgiving.

Kobe, who rushed to the basket like this in the first half, could score with a "pull".

But now, after the adjustment of the Heat, he has to face not one but two defenders!

Gerald Wallace and Woody "double-teamed" and made a time difference.

Faced with the arms raised one after another, Kobe glanced at his teammates out of the corner of his eye, but pretended not to see them. A "extreme lever" avoided Wallace's hand, but failed to avoid Woody's long arm.

"Snapped!"

Kobe was capped.

After the ball landed, it bounced straight up and was caught by the "big shark" under the basket.

Grant pushed forward subconsciously, but was knocked away by Shaq.

Thinking that Woody had just jumped up to defend Kobe, Shaq looked at the empty basket, ready to save some effort... No, he was going to show off his basket skills.

Turning around like a "fat swan dance", with a bit of lightness, O'Neill made a small hook.

As soon as the ball flew out of his hands, there was a low whoop from the sidelines near the hoop.

From their point of view, Woody, who had just covered Kobe before landing, was like a bouncy ball, bounced up quickly after landing, and slapped the ball that O'Neal shot.

"Snapped!"

The ball hit the backboard and bounced far away.

Wallace desperately grabbed the rebound.

The camera at the scene and everyone's eyes were on Woody.

The unbelievable "two hoods" don't matter!
Kobe Bryant and Shaq O'Neal were the "strongest duo" in the current league who were blocked by him!
This……

Just hang one word!

Even Lakers fans want to say it once.

no……

What the hell is this monster bouncing!
The reporters at the scene were terrified.

Shaq - O'Neal is also scared!
Kobe was equally dazed.

From the perspective of the two "victims", what happened just now was simply shocking!
No wonder everyone says this guy is the "Second Generation of Rodman"...

This kind of bullet speed is not the second generation of Rodman, who else is?

wrong!

Rodman is not as disciplined as he is...

That's not right, this hanger seems to have just spent the night with a starlet last night!

Is there any unique training method here?

The Heat's counterattack.

Successfully played a "5 on 4" situation in the frontcourt, patiently passed the ball, and finally Wade made an empty cut to the basket to complete the "hanging dunk"!
The 9-point difference became 7 points!
As soon as the third quarter came up, the Heat took the lead in scoring a wave of 4-0.

Wade scored 4 points in a row, and Woody got 2 blocks in a row, showing his monster bullet speed in front of the "OK" combination.

In the auditorium on the sidelines, Lindsay's expression became a little more interested.

She clearly saw that when Woody returned to defense this round, he glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally, as if asking:

Is it hard enough?
She likes this kind of man who gives strong feedback when she is stimulated!
Megan Fox was also keenly aware of the interaction between Lindsay and Woody. Looking at Woody on the court, and then at Lindsay next to him, she snorted absurdly.

no……

I'm an outsider, right?
"One more defense, one more defense!"

Gary Payton dribbles upcourt to Stan Van Gundy's hoarse yells, this time ignoring Bryant's request for the ball and waiting for Shaquille O'Neal at the basket.

Grant blushed, and it was only two seconds late for Shaq O'Neal to catch the ball.

And when Shaq O'Neal asked for the ball and regained his footing, Grant's face was ashen.

"Bah!"

With just one click, Grant was pushed back a big step.

But next to his ear, Woody's voice came hurriedly: "Come push it, push it again!"

When Woody spoke, Grant showed his big brother's self-esteem, held back his energy, and with enough courage, he once again greeted Shaquille O'Neal.

"Bah!"

It was another "elephant shock". Grant didn't take one step back this time, nor did he take two or three steps back.

The ruthless Shaq O'Neal took out his "big shark" fierceness and directly pushed Grant away.

But this time Grant did increase his horsepower. Although he was knocked into the air, Shaq O'Neal also caused resistance, and his body shook slightly.

When he stabilized his body and shot again, Woody and Wallace had already double-teamed.

O'Neill's shot paused, and he grabbed the ball back into his hand again. He exerted force on the spot, pushed Wallace away with his elbow, and tried to slam dunk. Woody wanted to intercept it, but Sandy Under Ke O'Neal's confrontation, the feeling of losing his balance involuntarily made him choose a direct foul.

"beep!"

The referee blows the whistle.

The three members of the Heat team stepped forward to double-team, and in the end it was Woody's foul that stopped the vicious "big shark".

At this time, Shaq is in the peak decline stage of the peak period, and many injuries have already come to his door. He is still so unstoppable. Woody can't imagine how strong this guy will be in 00!

When Shaq O'Neal heard the whistle, he was also very satisfied and spat out trash talk at Woody: "Boy, if you want to stop the vicious big shark, this level alone is not enough! You have to work harder !"

Woody turned the pressure on him and said, "Shaq, play well, or you'll be at the free throw line all the time!"

As soon as the words came out, O'Neill couldn't laugh immediately.

Are these words threatening him, are you going to "cut the shark"?
This rookie doesn't learn well!
And when he stood on the free throw line, the tension between his brows became even more tense.

Woody also yelled at his teammates: "Get ready to grab the board, he will definitely miss the penalty!"

"Dangdang!"

Shaq did not disappoint Woody at all, he made the first penalty with a hard shot, a hard "strike the iron".

This arc is too far, almost to his grandma's house.

Looking at his embarrassed face, Woody continued to test the pressure: "Shaq, this ball is too hard, you have to be a little weaker! Remember, it must be smaller!"

"Shh-"

Shaq's second free throw.

Basketball swish to the Nets.

But not the swish net after the goal.

But...

Almost "three non-stick!"

"Shaq made an air free throw, ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

A relentless taunt from TNT Barkley.

"Are you really listening to me?" Woody didn't expect that Shaq O'Neal really lost his strength.

But this is too much reduction!
"Shark" covered his face and returned to defense.

He succeeded in getting Woody's mentality.

"Come on, let's score another 2 points and narrow the difference back to less than 5 points!"

Shaquille O'Neal's "free-throw line art" made Woody's fouls worthwhile and gave the Heat the opportunity to continue to narrow the gap.

It's still Wade and Woody's pick-and-roll.

Gary Payton really can't deal with the Heat's move.

He does have enough experience to guard the pick-and-roll.

But the problem is that his consciousness is fine, but his body really can't keep up.

Once Wade exerts his strength and starts to run, now he can only follow behind to eat the exhaust gas.

But Malone and Shaq O'Neal on the inside couldn't come up to help delay.

Woody's position in the pick-and-roll is very high, reaching the three-point line.

With the legs and feet of their "second elders", the result of reaching these two positions is to be played by others.

They can't point it out, so they can only count on Kobe and Devin George on the wing.

Under the constant request of "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, Kobe stepped forward in time this time to block Wade who broke through from his half area.

Wade broke through and gave the ball to Jones on the same side.

Jones is also very experienced sinking to around the 45-degree angle when Bryant moves.

In this way, after receiving Wade's pass, the distance between him and Kobe is not the distance that Kobe can delay back.

"Shh!"

Three-point shot, hands up and down!
The Heat scored the first three-pointer of the game, which was very deadly. After this three-pointer, the Heat narrowed the point difference to 4 points.

Now even the "Zen Master" couldn't bear it anymore and called a timeout.

Trailing by 11 points in the first half, it looked like a one-sided game, but a huge change took place in the second half.

The pick-and-roll between Woody and Wade shined in the audience, and even the Lakers with "F4" were stunned...

Stan Van Gundy and Spoelstra exchanged glances.

They look forward to the performance of these two new stars of the Heat.

And right now they really shine!
You will also look forward to the future of the Heat more, teacher?

Spoelstra whispered something in his heart.

Phil Jackson called a timeout without making any adjustments.

In fact, there is no way to make any adjustments...

The Lakers are strong in "F4", and they have and only "F4". Apart from these four people, they have no other options to rely on.

He only said one sentence: "I believe that all your choices are the most correct choices!"

The combined careers of these 4 people have reached the finals 9 times in total. Such a wealth of experience is enough for them to cope with all situations.

Including situations like tonight.

In addition...

He likes the chaos.

It helps him show his mastery.

For Phil Jackson, who came from the Bulls in 98, there is no conflict in the locker room that he fears.

The same is true for the Lakers in front of us.

Moreover, he actually has a solution to the atmosphere in the Lakers locker room.

It's just that he doesn't want to resolve the conflicts between these people.

Just kidding, if they really let them play together with He Meimei, then what's the matter with him?

He wanted to take advantage of the conflict in the locker room to appease the Lakers guys and take the position of general manager!

The game restarted after a pause.

Although there was no arrangement for this timeout for Phil Jackson, the sense of urgency generated by the Heat chasing points before dissipated a lot.It still works.

What is a "meritorious coach"!

Call the next timeout when the time is right, which actually contains a lot of skills.

This timeout, Phil Jackson itself is used to interrupt the rhythm.

Gary Payton tried hitting one himself.

But when he was young, he was not a point guard who was good at shooting. Now that he is old and has no explosive power, Wade constantly confronts him with his body, forcing him to stop at the three-point line several times in a row.

He didn't dare rush to the basket rashly.

After all, behind Wade, there are Woody and Gerald Wallace.

The Heat shrunk the entire formation very small this round, and even if Shaq O'Neal got stuck inside, he couldn't catch the ball smoothly.

This is Stan Van Gundy's arrangement after the play just now.

This arrangement is naturally because it has become more obvious that Kobe does not want to cooperate with Shaquille O'Neal until the third quarter.

Since someone wants to be a "lone wolf", what the Heat need to do is to let him be a "lone wolf"!
Shaq may still pass the ball, but Kobe will definitely not pass the ball!
Gary Payton waited for a long time, seeing that there was still no chance to pass the ball to Shaquille O'Neal, so he could only pass the ball to Kobe.

As soon as Kobe took the ball, the formation of the entire Heat team changed again, and the position was very targeted.But facing this obvious "fishing net formation", Kobe didn't hesitate at all, and went straight to the basket with the ball.

"Peter Pan" averaged only 43.8% field goal percentage this season, which was Kobe's lowest field goal percentage since the 97-98 season.

It is said that after having Karl Malone and "Glove" Gary Payton, his shooting environment should be more relaxed.

You know, after the starter and Shaquille O'Neal became an "OK" combination, Kobe averaged more than 46% of his field goals per game.Kobe had more ideas about the position of the boss last season, but his shooting percentage was still above 45%.

This shows how "independent" Kobe is this season!
This round also illustrates this point, not to mention the Heat's "fishing net formation" at this moment, even if it is a mountain of swords and seas of fire, this guy just drills as he says, without hesitation at all!
At this moment, he only has the basket in his eyes...

"Snapped!"

As a result of such a "lone wolf", Woody blocked him again.

This time Kobe also paid special attention to Woody's position.

Unexpectedly, Woody sensed his emotions and came with him to "go the other way". Since you want to pass my level first, then I will pass mine for you.

Woody was the first to rush up this time, and it was Gerald Wallace after Kobe swayed away.

With a wide pull, Bryant dodges Wallace.

This time, should we go in?
Kobe's shot was as slow as possible, letting the ball fly towards the basket by inertia.

The feel of the shot was good, he felt the ball could go straight to the hoop.

But as soon as the ball flew out of his hand, a familiar big hand covered the ball.

"Snapped!"

Woody once again presented the "volleyball cap".

Shaq O'Neal was watching from the side. Woody gave him the cap just now, so the people next to him looked like this!

Really are……

What a shame!

However, this thought was only for a moment, because no matter how embarrassing he was, it was just a matter of time. Seeing Kobe being blocked at this moment, he is really... so happy!
Kobe had a lot of conflicts with him, but what really made Shaq O'Neal break the defense was the phrase "Shaq did it too!"

Before Kobe said this, no matter how hostile Kobe was to him, he still regarded Kobe as his "little brother". He said that he "cast beautifully", and he is a "little brother" who has grown up slowly.

But after he said this, the friendship in Shaq O'Neal's heart disappeared.

People can't, at least they shouldn't!
Now he and Kobe are naked enemies!

It's really good to see him embarrassing!
The Heat had a chance to counterattack, and Wade held the ball to pull up the speed.

The only one the Lakers returned to defense was Devin George on the wing.

Partnering with "F4", his role is often at this time.

Aggressiveness is the only way he can survive in the starting lineup.

It's just that he couldn't stop Wade's fast break. He chased to the basket and watched Wade make a layup.

2 points!
At 4 minutes and 35 seconds of the third quarter, with Wade's attack this time, the Heat dropped the point difference from 11 points behind to only 2 points behind.

It took less than 5 minute!
The auditorium was silent.

Lindsay, who was joking with Woody before the start of the second half, also covered her mouth with her small hands at the moment, with surprised eyes.

Although she is a "fake fan", she has no idea how big the paper strength gap between the Heat and the Lakers is.But from the beginning of the game, she knew how long it took the Lakers to open such a big gap, and how long it took the Heat to catch up to the gap!
A 9-0 "score wave"!
The "OK" combination, which scored 31 points in the first half, scored three big hats from Woody during this period.

Especially the man with a cold expression and snake-like eyes, he charged twice and took two hats.

Woody this time...

so hard!

"Shaq, show your strength, we will be overtaken!"

On the sidelines of the auditorium, veteran Lakers fan Jack Nicholson couldn't help shouting towards Shaq O'Neal.He has no time recently, and finally came to watch the game tonight, not to watch the Lakers' home game be reversed!
I don't know if his urging sound played a role. Shaq O'Neal was very determined to get the ball in the next round.

But now the situation is...

Whether Shaq O'Neal can get the ball depends on whether the Heat agree.

The moment he got stuck, the Heat suddenly shrank like a flower bud that was about to bloom, completely compressing the space under his basket, and did not give him a chance to catch the ball at all.

Gotta give Kobe the ball again?

Gary Payton took a look and finally decided to cooperate with Karl Malone.

Woody followed behind Karl Malone.

Unexpectedly, this guy stopped suddenly, and then set up his iron elbow that was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh. Fortunately, Woody didn't stick it too tightly, otherwise the whole person would have to fall on this "iron elbow" superior.

You know, once Thomas was elbowed, and he "spirited out of his body" directly, and fell to the ground with his dead body!
This guy……

Are you giving me "off the horse"?

Sensing his dirty mind, Woody deliberately kept a distance from him, but this distance also gave Karl Malone a chance to go down.

Gary Payton noticed his smooth cut, saw the opportunity, and a quick ball was passed from Woody's eyes to Karl Malone's hands.

The process was a bit thrilling. Woody responded in time and reached out, but the ball was too fast. Even if Woody reached out, it was still half a beat behind.

Malone with the ball went inside.

If it was his peak period, when he stepped on the white line of the reasonable collision zone, basically no one could stop the ball.

But now he is indeed old. He moved slowly and just arrived at the basket. Woody next to him had already completed the "curve overtaking". When Karl Malone takes off, put on the big hat.

Ma Long, who has seen this monster jumping before, really didn't dare to bite the bullet and go directly. His speed suddenly slowed down. At the same time as "three steps slow" layup, "elbow" slammed towards Woody quietly. .

This is a solid blow, and it can completely push out the empty space.

However, Woody learned from Daben and has a lot of experience. When Karl Malone lowered his elbow, he put his hand on it and pushed Karl Malone's elbow away.

Immediately took the initiative to exert force, jumped high, and waited for Karl Malone's shot in the air.

This guy's "three slow steps" is already the last step, if he doesn't jump up, he will walk.

"Snapped!"

Karl Malone, who was pushed into the dead corner, had no way to retreat, but his rich experience was reflected at this time. He deliberately smashed the ball towards the backboard, and the moment it landed, he raised his elbow and smashed hard. To Woody.

Fortunately, Woody turned his body sideways, and the tip of his elbow didn't hit hard this time.

But the pain still came from the arm.

"whispering sound!"

This hit made Woody angry, and he immediately turned around on the spot and hit the other side hard. Karl Malone thought that he could make Woody lose his fighting power with one blow, but he didn't guard against Woody this time, but looked at him. Towards the bounced rebound, the side ribs "opened wide", and Woody's push directly pushed him out.

When he fell to the ground, Woody also fell to the ground.

There was a pained expression on his face.

Falling to the ground is fake, but the painful expression is real.

He was elbowed in the shoulder by Karl Malone, after all.

But he was quite ruthless this time, because Karl Malone, who has always been experienced in many battles, is falling to the ground in pain at this moment, touching his ribs with one hand.

The referee blew the whistle first, then was dumbfounded...

This……

How should it be blown?
Especially after watching the replay, I found that both of them raised their elbows.

Then I studied it again.

It ended up giving Karl Malone a common rebounding foul.

Everything comes first, first served. After he smashed the ball to the backboard, it can be seen that he used illegal movements such as swinging elbows in the process of grabbing rebounds.Only then did Woody's actions follow.

and so……

Very reasonable!
This penalty caused a lot of boos.

Although they also saw Karl Malone's elbow, it is impossible for you to expect the fans to be rational, especially the fans of the Lakers, who are even more "die-hard fans". How could they speak for outsiders!

And in this wave of boos, something new happened:
Karl Malone, who fell to the ground in pain, got up and still did not relax his brows. He touched his ribs, his expression suddenly changed, and he walked towards the bench on the sidelines.I don't know what I said to the Lakers team doctor, and then followed the team doctor one after another and walked towards the home team's locker room.

The Lakers fans were a little panicked, and their eyes followed Karl Malone until his back disappeared in the fan tunnel.Bigger boos poured into the arena, going straight to Woody.

Facing these boos, Woody's expression didn't change in any way.

Instead, I was subconsciously worried about what was wrong with Karl Malone.

But after thinking about it, he felt that he didn't need to worry about this kind of person!

This guy is not a nice guy!
After giving Thomas a "dead body" with an elbow, he said to the media without shame: "I did it on purpose!"

Not the slightest bit of guilt.

There are countless players who fell under this guy's "iron elbow".

He and Stockton are the "Utah Shuangsha" in the Jazz. It really makes the fans evaluate that it is the "old coin duo", all kinds of dirty moves.

Let's just say that in the round just now, Karl Malone took his iron elbow several times.

What if I got hurt by this guy!
Woody has only one sentence:

Live it!

It is normal to have small movements on the court, and no one's defense is absolutely clean.

But the petty actions rise to deliberately rushing to hurt people, this is a moral issue!

Woody doesn't think he's "clean and pure," but it never occurred to him to hurt anyone.

He was a bit indifferent just now, but in the final analysis, it was Karl Malone who pissed him off a few times!

Without Karl Malone, the Lakers are even more passive.

Because Gary Payton's choice is only Kobe Bryant.

And tonight's Kobe is purely "one muscle", and it must be his own singles to get the ball.

At the end of the third quarter, the Heat not only did not fall behind, but even overtook it by 4 points!
At this time, the reason for Karl Malone's sudden departure was also sent back to the scene:
In the confrontation with Woody just now, his ribs were broken by Woody!

(End of this chapter)