Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 104 What kind of monster is this?

The Heat continued with the rest of the schedule.

On December 12 and December 10, they ushered in the second round of the season "back to back".

Stan Van Gundy still adopts the old plan, and strives to win the weaker opponents and give up the stronger opponents.

The Heat will face the Sacramento Kings and the Washington Wizards in this round of "back-to-back".

According to the rankings of these two teams, the Kings are currently third in the Western Conference, and the Washington Wizards are currently No. 12 from the bottom in the Eastern Conference. It can be said that it is clear at a glance which team should be abandoned.

So Van Gundy decisively gave up the game against the Kings and rested the three main players including Woody.Let Dwyane Wade alone lead the team against the gorgeous kings.In the end, the Kings won by 15 points. Wade, who led the team alone for the first time, lost himself in front of the veteran Kings generals. He made 17 of 5 shots and his shooting percentage was less than 33%.

So I'm still so far away?
As soon as the game ended, Wade saw Pat Riley's disappointed look in his mind, and he felt a sense of urgency.

After returning to Miami that night, I only slept for 5 hours, and then consciously ran to the Miami Arena for extra training!

After getting along with Pat Riley during this period, he felt that he could be sorry to anyone, but he could not be sorry to Pat Riley!

It's just that I just finished a game with the Kings, and I didn't have much rest, and I practiced alone. This is not enough physical fitness, and it is even more insufficient.

In the game against the Wizards that night, Wade played poorly against Arenas.

It's not just him, the entire Heat team is relatively depressed this night.

It's just that he's the worst starter.

In the end, this round of "back-to-back" Heat ended with a two-game losing streak.

Coupled with the loss to the Spurs, the Heat experienced a "three-game losing streak" for the first time this season!
Although there are "back-to-back" and the factor of consecutive encounters with strong enemies, the Heat have just won such a "three-game losing streak", but...

The media don't care what your reason is!
A large number of media began to believe that the Heat's routines have been studied, and this team full of rookies will gradually begin to "reveal its true colors"!

Most of the media even believed that Woody hit the "rookie wall"!
Because in this wave of "three-game losing streak", although he only played two games, he didn't perform very well. In the game against the Spurs, he only scored 11 plus 10, and in the game against the Wizards, he was affected by the busy schedule. , His offensive state still hasn't adjusted, and he only scored 13 points and 12 rebounds, which is far from his previous outstanding and comprehensive statistics!
When "Magic" Johnson heard these doubts, he quickly called Woody.

Woody's entire basketball career has been relatively smooth. Since he decided to play basketball, it can be described as "a flat river", and even a "super rookie" like LeBron James has been robbed of the limelight by him.

He has never experienced doubts like the current one.

Johnson is worried that his mentality will be a problem.

just the result...

Woody was far calmer than he thought, and didn't take these doubts seriously at all.

Johnson wondered how he did it.

No matter what, he is only an 18-year-old child. Is this ability to withstand stress really so strong?

Woody said: "It's very simple, I didn't read the reports about me at all!"

To be precise, after the Spurs game, Woody unilaterally cut off the habit of reading newspapers.

Originally, the group of media bragging about themselves was Woody's daily arrangement to satisfy his "star disease".

But after playing against the Spurs, Woody, who was dissatisfied with his performance, was keenly aware that the media might give him a "suppressive package".

He is well aware of the pissing nature of the media!
He still vividly remembers the "repeated jumps" in their attitude towards Yao Ming back then.

Because of understanding, "defend" as early as possible.

His enthusiasm is too high. He won the "Best Player of the Month Award" in the first month of his rookie season. Such a limelight does not allow him to appear in any downturn. Otherwise, these media reporters who are sharpening their knives will definitely Immediately attack them together.

With his current ability, there is no way to achieve the exaggerated and comprehensive statistics that he played before in every game.

So he can only choose...

dont see!

As long as I don't read it, it means that these reports have not been reported!
A real man never fights against the wind!
Johnson also had to sigh that he had signed an amazing newcomer.

To Woody's surprise, Scarlett called him, seemingly seeing the news, and wanted to comfort him: "This is actually the same as our actors acting, you can't act well in every play." Okay, and when you act in a bad movie, these gossip reporters are like flies that have found a rotten egg, and they will rush up and 'buzz' at you immediately, but as long as you act in a good movie Just play, and the flies will disappear in no time, again and again, again and again, it's really no big deal!"

Woody was very moved, but he had a question: "I understand the truth, but why am I a rotten egg?"

"..."

The novel angle made Scarlett hang up the phone directly.

At this moment, she didn't realize that Woody wasn't affected at all, so it was useless for her to worry!
"Stinky man!"

She cursed softly at Woody's cell phone number.

Just at this moment, her cell phone vibrated, and a text message came from Woody:

--thanks!
12 month 13 day.

The "back-to-back" schedule is over, and the Heat are still at their home court for the next game. Their next opponent is the Golden State Warriors!

Lu Xun once said: "A dog in the water wants to kick even a cripple"!
Woody is currently in such a situation.

Although he doesn't think he is a "reservoir dog", it's just that he didn't play well in two games. Things like this happen every day in this league, let alone him as a rookie.

However, the media's skepticism made some people think that he was a "reservoir dog".

For example, their opponent tonight, Golden State Warriors center Eric Dampier, was interviewed before the game. A reporter asked: "Woody is currently ranked second in rebounds per game, second only to Kay. Vin Garnett, and you are two places lower than him, do you think your rebounding ability is better than Woody's?"

When Dampier heard such a question, he immediately said confidently: "What else is there to say? He has just entered the league, and everyone is not familiar with him, which makes him take advantage of it, but the new season has already begun. It’s been a long time, and now we have more information about his game. Just look at his performance in the last two games. He has been thoroughly studied! I believe that his rebounds will never be in double figures in this game! And I will get the highest number of rebounds in a single game of my career!"

At the end of the speaking expression, there were only two words left:
Take it easy!

It seems that Woody is not in his eyes at all.

At the same time, a system notification sound popped out of Woody's mind, it's time for a mission!

"Task 7000: Grab more rebounds than Dampier in this game, reward [-] achievement points;
Task 10000: Break the highest rebound record in a single game of your career and reward [-] achievement points;
Task 50000: Break Eric Dampier's career record for the highest rebound in a single game and reward [-] achievement points! "

!!!

5 achievement points!

When Woody saw Mission Three, he took a deep breath.

This……

Do you want to be so wild!
Woody couldn't help but think again, with the 35000 achievement points in the system panel, it's time to make waves!
However, he took a look at his offensive rebounding and defensive rebounding abilities, both reached 85 points, but at this level, if he goes up, 1 achievement points are needed for 10000 point, and his 35000 achievement points are enough. 3 under.

From 85 points to 88 points, no matter how you look at it, this increase is not too big!
Moreover, he still doesn't know what the highest rebounding record in Dampier's career is...

Eddie Jones just entered the door at this time, and Woody asked casually, and Jones immediately reacted after hearing this: "It seems that you already know about Dampier provoking you!"

Woody nodded. Even though he didn't know exactly what Dampier said, he could probably guess it depending on the requirements of the mission.

Jones said: "This guy is really difficult to deal with..."

He gave Woody the scouting report on Dampier.

Because the Warriors are currently only ranked No.13 in the West, Woody did not specifically study this team.

Not only did he not study, including Stan Van Gundy, he did not emphasize too much.

Although the Heat are currently on a "three-game losing streak", there is a reason for the incident, and the overall atmosphere is fairly relaxed.

Of course, Woody has another reason...

Alonzo Mourning was in Miami these two days, and Woody asked him to have a meal, and just took him to the arena to ask some questions about blocking shots.

Before the start of the new season, under Mourning's words and deeds, Woody's blocking ability improved very quickly, and soon reached above 60 points. After the start of the new season, more and more games were played, and Woody's experience became richer. The ability to block shots has also directly broken through to more than 75 points, and even reached 12 points in December.

The potential value is high, and the speed of this improvement is fast!
But that's also because he doesn't have much skill in blocking shots.

Purely depends on physical talent and consciousness!
Especially consciousness!
Under the guidance of Spoelstra, Woody's consciousness has improved rapidly, not to mention his physical fitness. Before entering the NBA, he was already in the middle of the NBA, and after entering the NBA, he quickly reached the upper reaches of the NBA.

Coupled with the badge of "Monster Bullet Speed"...

It is normal for the blocking ability to increase quickly, but it is abnormal if it is slow!
Woody also wants to continue to improve his shot-blocking ability and make his advantages more obvious...

From the new season till now, Woody has a very clear understanding of himself, focusing on rebounding and blocking shots.

Improvement in other areas is a matter for the future, but if he wants to compete for the "Best Rookie" award, he must do his homework in these two areas.

This will also make up for his lack of scoring average against the other "two great talents"...

With his ability, it is still very difficult to average 20 points per game in the new season!

But if he ranks among the best in rebounds and blocks per game, is it still a problem that his scoring average is slightly lower?

But now after reading Dampier's single-game rebound record in his career, he also understands the reason why the system gives 5 achievement points...

Dampier's career record for rebounds in a single game is as high as 31!
And Woody's current highest single-game rebounds are only 21...

The gap of 10 is not so easy to bridge!

What's more, Dampier is in the best state of his career, because 31 rebounds in a single game was just refreshed in November not long before him!

In such a good state, it's no wonder he dared to mock him, a rookie who hit the "rookie wall".

Of course, Woody knew very well that if he wasn't so hot, Dampier wouldn't necessarily have ridiculed him.

To put it bluntly, it is still "shooting the bird that stands out"!
This season Dampier averaged a career-high 12 rebounds.

Twice as fast as he was last season...

Facing such an opponent, Woody decisively gave up thinking about "Mission Three".

This task is different from the task that faced Artest when he played the Pacers. There is no loophole to exploit, and it clearly says "break Dampier's career rebound record in a single game".

It is more realistic to strive to complete "Task [-]" and "Task [-]"!

There are quite a few points added up, a full 18000 points!
Among them, "task two" is not so easy to complete.

20 rebounds in a single game, how can it be said that you can grab it?
However, compared with "Mission Three", the difficulty of this mission is obviously much lower.

The reporter squatted down to Woody before the game, and wanted him to respond to Dampier's ridicule. Woody said: "There is nothing to say. I have already stood at a height that he could not reach in his 7-year career, so he What to say, I really don't care!"

What is "explosive killing"?
This is called "explosive killing"!
Dampier was the 96th pick in the first round of 10. This is the 8th season of his career.

Before this season, he averaged only 8.7 rebounds per game in the season with the highest average rebounds per game!
And even this season, his average rebounds per game is only 12, which is very close to Woody's average rebounds per game, but it is only close, and the gap of 0.3 is still real.

Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharp knife!

Woody's knife directly hit Dampier's lung tube.

When he heard Woody's response, his whole face flushed with embarrassment, but he faltered for a long time, unable to utter a rebuttal at all.

He could only swear: "When the game starts, this rookie will know how far he is from the top rebounders in the NBA!"

Tonight's American Airlines Arena is not as full as it was some time ago.

The Heat's "three-game winning streak" wiped out the enthusiasm of some fans.

Woody noticed this when he came out and frowned slightly.

He knows that it is not so easy to change a city!

But these Miami people are too easy to back down, right?
Waiting, sooner or later let you kneel down and sing "Conquer"!
There was a vacancy at the scene, which greatly stimulated Woody's "star disease". The more he thought about it, the more angry he was, and he wanted to vent it immediately.

He wants to restore the American Airlines Arena to a "full stadium" state as quickly as possible!
Not a week, not two weeks, not three weeks...

Before the start of the game, the big screen at the scene also gave the starting lineups of both sides:

"The Heat: Wade at No. [-], Eddie Jones at No. [-], Woody at No. [-], Odom at No. [-], Grant at No. [-];
Warriors: Speedy Claxton at No. [-], Jason Richardson at No. [-], Mike Dunleavy at No. [-], Clifford Robinson at No. [-], Dampier at No. [-]. "

It can be seen from the Warriors' starting lineup that they are really not wronged at the bottom of the Western Conference.

The entire lineup itself is rife with the feeling that:
We are working hard in the lottery zone, if you want to win, hurry up!
Amidst the cheers at the scene, the game officially started.

Woody saw Dampier walk up to the middle circle of the court, and gestured towards Grant, I'll come.

Grant didn't hesitate at all, he stopped immediately and let Woody go forward.

He also heard about Woody and Dampier's beef.He also knows Woody's character very well.

In addition to being tough, it is still tough!
Barkley's name "hard in hard" is not a joke.

The cheers that had subsided slowly became louder again at this moment, as if a gradually extinguished flame met alcohol, and it rose up with a "boom".

Woody's reaction stimulated their adrenal hormones, they just like this kind of man who never backs down and does it with his hands!

The big screen at the scene was given to Dampier.

There was a hint of surprise in the latter's eyes.

Woody's toughness gradually became famous in this league, but he didn't expect this guy to be so tough!
but……

Are you here to make a fool of yourself?
Dampier is 2 meters tall, the standard center height, coupled with excellent wingspan, Woody stood in front of him, obviously shorter than him, he didn't think he would lose to Woody in the jump ball!
The "slap in the face" that comes to your door is not for nothing.

He had a strong feeling that tonight was going to be a very enjoyable night!

only……

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, and he threw the ball into the air. While the ball was flying to the highest point, a hand approached at a very fast speed. There was almost no gap in the time of a few tenths of a second. When the ball fell slowly, that The ball hit the ball.

Immediately there was another burst of loud cheers.

The first person to touch the ball is Woody!

When Dampier heard the whistle and was about to bend his knees and jump up, he saw the man on the opposite side grow taller on the spot with a "bass", and the whole person flew straight up like a rocket into the air.

This instant power!

Dampier was dumbfounded directly.

He was already slow, and with this momentary delay, he almost watched Woody grab the initiative.

"Did you buy a standing ticket on the court? How much and where did you buy it?" Woody happened to meet his somewhat dazed gaze, and spoke without hesitation, sending trash talk.

Dampier replied angrily, "I just jumped to the ball. What are you proud of? Are you afraid you won't have a chance?"

Woody raised an eyebrow slightly.

He dared to respond to trash talk when he was at a disadvantage, he seemed to be...

I met a stubborn "dead duck".

That's fine, let's see how hard your mouth is!

One thing he already had an answer for from the opening jump ball:
Due to a knee injury, Dampier's athletic ability has not been as good as before. Now he is relying more on his height and wingspan, as well as his excellent positioning at the basket and his anticipation of rebounds to compete for rebounds.

On the first ball, Wade holds the ball to face Speedy Claskton.

Speedy is only 1 meters tall and weighs only 80kg.

You know, against a guard like that, Wade never misses.

The first step that has gradually become an iconic method, successfully throwing Clarkton behind, Wade bumped into Clifford Robinson who came out of supplementary defense. As a veteran who entered the league in 89, Robinson is well documented The earliest "headband gang", the Trail Blazers had a headband, which is inseparable from his influence.

Now he's bringing the headband trend to the Warriors.

The 37-year-old this season is entirely relying on his enthusiasm to continue to get new contracts in the league.

This supplementary defense can show his enthusiasm.

Just in this way, Odom was left out.

The ball was in his hands, and Mike Dunleavy on the wing hurried to fill in the defense.But when he got close to Odom, he realized that this guy seemed to be waiting for him to step forward to defend.

Odom: I'm not interested in scoring!

I'm interested in...

"Whoosh!"

A decisive cross-push put the ball with both hands, and the ball flew directly towards the basket like a shell out of the chamber.

Dampier was about to go up to intercept, when he caught sight of the Heat's red jersey out of the corner of his eye, and the siren sounded instantly in his head, which made him subconsciously escape from the bottom line.

"Bah!"

The next second he dodged, there was a loud bang on the rim.

Woody flew high, caught the ball in the air, and smashed it straight into the basket.

Completed a beautiful "air catch" with Odom!
The sound of smashing the basket made Dampier feel his scalp tingling.

After all, if he was one second late, the dunk would have been dunked through someone else.

How can you not be afraid?

2-0!

Woody landed and glanced at Dampier's position: "So you bought a side ticket! Seriously, your moving speed is much faster than I imagined!"

Dampier didn't react immediately, Woody praised him.

When he looked up at the replay of Woody's dunk and saw Woody holding the ball in the air and gliding close to the basket, he hurriedly avoided the back, and he immediately reacted.

Ashamed and annoyed, he was about to reply, but Woody had already turned around, without waiting for his reply.

Damn guy!
just wait!
I'll be back later!

I cursed secretly in my heart, but I didn't relieve my anger at all.

The cheers at the scene continued, Woody's ball blew up the entire Heat bench, everyone was so excited that Haslem had to watch them, for fear that they would accidentally step over the sideline and eat A technical foul is not good.

They were all so excited, let alone the Miami people present.

Woody opened the game with a dunk, which brought them straight to the high point!
They've been waiting for the "live party" after this game!

The Warriors fought back.

The ball is given to Jason Richardson, the absolute core of the current team.

As the "Slam Dunk King" of the NBA All-Star "Slam Dunk Contest" in the 02-03 season, Jason Richardson is famous for his explosive physical fitness.

It's just that his offensive ability with the ball is not very good.

What is better at is direct jump shots.

For example, in this round, Clarkston gave him the ball. He dribbled forward and entered the three-point line. He jumped up and shot, medium to long-range jumpers.

The arc of the ball was not bad, but it was a pity that it hit the inside of the basket and bounced out again.

At the same time he shot, Dampier squeezed Grant behind him and charged his legs for the rebound.

The whole process was very easy, so easy that he felt...

It's too easy, isn't it?
There is always an illusion that the opponent deliberately let him get stuck successfully.

It wasn't until the ball bounced off the basket that he was about to jump to grab a rebound that he realized that this was not an illusion.

The opponent deliberately let him get stuck.

Then when the ball was about to jump out, he suddenly increased the intensity of the confrontation. This came suddenly. Dampier failed to push Grant when he jumped up with energy, causing him to watch Woody protect the rebound in front of him. down.

This is……

Play cooperation, right?
It turned out to be such a routine!

Dampier thought he wouldn't be fooled next time.

Woody, who can grab rebounds, holds the ball and quickly launches a counterattack.

The five people on the Heat team ran out of a galloping momentum in a daze, which is enough to show the ferocity of the Heat's offensive and defensive transition.

The Warriors also showed their basic qualities as the No.13 in the West:

Can't keep up with the Heat's counterattack at all!
The Heat scored another goal.

It was the Warriors' turn to attack again, and Dampier was still decisively stuck this time. Jason Richardson's shot was delayed by Jones this time. Instead of forcing the shot, he gave the ball to Dunleavy on the flank.

The Duke pitcher averaged 11.7 points per game this season. As the third pick in the first round last season, he is known for his accurate shooting.

It's just that as soon as he got the ball, Woody blocked in front of him, stretched out his hands to interfere, and didn't give him any space to shoot. He dribbled the ball and transferred it, and the ball was in Richardson's hands again.

The "Slam Dunk King" made an empty cut to the basket and made a layup.

The angle is big!

"Bang" sounded.

Grant repeated the same trick, but this time Dampier was on guard and exerted force with his big butt, successfully pushing back Grant behind him.

With...

Right?
When Dampier turned away from Grant, he looked up and looked at the basketball directly above his head. He was very confident, until he caught a glimpse of Woody rushing over from the corner of his eye, and he felt a little more guilty.

"Snapped!"

He immediately accelerated the speed of exertion and hugged towards the ball.

But seeing the ball that was about to be touched, the other hand slapped it on the backboard first.

The mobility of this rookie!
Dampier was a little speechless.

Woody is defending but Dunleavy!
It is equivalent to saying that he came back from the defense from the three-point line.

Even for a small forward, this speed is too exaggerated, right?

But in the next second, another scene that stunned Dampier happened...

Woody came from behind, and it didn't matter if he touched the ball first.

This guy landed at about the same time as him. He had just accumulated strength on his feet and hadn't bent his knees yet. He had already risen into the air, and he was running for the rebound.

I report that someone is wearing "stretch shoes"!
no……

Can someone's "second take-off" be so fast?
Dampier also confronted Rodman, but it was an old Rodman after all, which gave Dampier more feeling that this "flower bug" was too dirty and made various small moves.

Woody is different.

This round was completely crushed by his perverted physical fitness!

After successfully protecting the second rebound, Woody still used the routine of the first attack, taking the rebound and making a fast break.

Fortunately, the Warriors coach Eric Musselman on the sidelines reacted quickly enough. After seeing that Woody took off faster than Dampier for the second time, he immediately urged the Warriors after making sure that the offensive rebound could not be grabbed. These people hurried back to the defense.

It's just that Dampier still didn't give up and wanted to try to grab it.

As a result, as soon as he jumped up, Woody had already landed, and it was a fast break when he got the ball.

The rhythm most familiar to the Heat.

The Warriors were quick to come back to defense at the urging of their head coach.

But only 4 people were defended back.

The Heat played 5 to 4 in the frontcourt, running the ball smoothly, and disintegrated the Warriors' defensive formation. Wade received a pass from Woody and succeeded in attacking the frame.

This time, Dampier was back to the basket......

But Woody thought he came back just in time, just in time to serve!

"This should be what you are best at, right?"

Woody kindly tossed him the ball.

Dampier lost his temper and threw the ball back to Woody.

I don't want your ball!

Woody saw that Dampier was angry, and then passed the ball back.

Dampier gets the ball and throws it back to Woody.

Woody's stubborn temper also came up, and he threw the ball towards Dampier again...

Clskton, who was about to catch the ball next to him, looked dazed.

Dampier was going to throw the ball towards Woody again, but fortunately the referee next to him stopped him in time.

The ability is not big, the temper is not small.

The Miami people at the scene were not used to him, and the huge boos filled Dampier's eardrums, making him even more upset.

Such an opening was something he did not expect.

No, I have to respond quickly!
Thinking so in my heart, Dampier's running position on the offensive end is also very different from the previous two rounds.

In the first two rounds, when he got to the basket, he concentrated on rebounding, but in this round, he obviously had the desire to catch the ball.

This is not only seen by the players of the Warriors, but also by the Heat. They glanced at each other without a trace, and the entire defensive formation quietly shrunk.

As long as the Warriors dare to give the ball toward Dampier, they will definitely double-team the basket immediately.

Warriors...

How dare you give it!

Mainly in the first two rounds, the Warriors failed to score from the outside line. At this moment, it is really time to switch to other players to try their hand.

Dampier is not considered the core of the Warriors' offense, but he can also get 12.3 points per game, making him the Warriors' third-leading scorer.

What he is best at is to withstand the defensive player, take two big strides to the front of the basket, and use his height and wingspan to force a layup.

Tonight, facing Grant, who is only 2 meters tall, the success rate of this trick should be very high.

Passed!

The next second the ball got stuck under Dampier's basket, it was in his hands.

Dampier was unambiguous with the ball, and he actually noticed that the Heat's entire lineup was slowly shrinking, so he had to attack the frame as soon as possible, or he really had no chance.

Taking the ball, he quickly walked towards the basket against Grant, and then quickly turned around, but when he raised his hand to put the basket, he suddenly stopped.

But saw Woody flying over his head.

really!

I knew it!

Dampier, who was afraid of Woody's ability to assist in defense, kept an eye out when he was about to attack the ball himself. When he made a shot later, he must make a fake move.

Shake it by me!
Damn rookie!
This time it's for real...

"Snapped!"

Dampier made a firm shot, already organizing the trash talk that would humiliate Woody later in his mind.

But the ball has not yet flown from his hands.

Woody, who was swayed by him, appeared in front of him again, and slapped the ball directly out of the three-point line...

What is this...

What a monster!
(End of this chapter)