Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 119 Wade's Happiest Day in the NBA

Larry Brown not only said this in his heart, but he also said it unceremoniously during the 1v1 extra training that he asked Milicic to do day after day: "If you want to blame, blame that Huaxia You are too dazzling, but you can't reach that level! After all, the main reason is that you are too useless, Serbia actually calls a guy like you a genius, there are really few basketball players in this country!"

Milicic didn't speak, he just felt his clenched fist getting more and more itchy.

But he did not break out "this punch" for a long time.

The reason...

Larry Brown had thrown him on the field earlier, giving him hope.

Before he was allowed to play that time, Larry Brown was also a PUA with various words, "trash" and "trash".

The only difference from now may be that he said "you'll never get playing time" more frequently.

He didn't want to have a total falling out before the hope was gone.

Don't forget, he fell out with his original parent team, but it cost him millions of euros.

Even for the money, he has to endure until there is no hope left...

Game day arrived as scheduled.

The physical problems caused by the "back-to-back" of the Pistons were reflected from the beginning.

The ups and downs caused by "back-to-back" really cannot be completely overcome after playing in this league for many years.

After all, even if it is a super giant who has played for seven or eight years, it is impossible to guarantee that he will perform well enough every night. After all, some nights will perform abnormally, and some nights, he will perform exceptionally well.

Under the influence of external factors, it is even more normal for the state to fluctuate.

However, the Pistons showed their experienced side in this situation...

They showed an extremely oppressive defensive intensity from the beginning.

Obviously, although this game is "back-to-back", the Pistons don't intend to just let it go.

Ok……

Larry Brown naturally didn't want his team to lose to Woody and the Heat again.

There was already a lot of ridicule at the scene, if Woody sent them a "double kill", the gang of media waiting to see the good show would probably have an instant climax!

He absolutely won't allow this to happen.

High-intensity compression is still effective.

Alstom's pick-and-roll cooperation with Woody, from a theoretical point of view, has its own advantages with Wade and Woody's pick-and-roll cooperation.

But from the point of view of actual operation, Alston's breakthrough efficiency with Woody's pick-and-roll is much worse than that of Wade.

Especially in the face of Billups tonight, even more so.

Originally, this guy had a very good sense of defense against pick-and-rolls. Woody finally seized the opportunity, but Alston couldn't simply complete the breakthrough.

The overall defensive ability of the Pistons can be said to be among the top in the entire league.

If Alstom can't seize this momentary opportunity, even if he passes Woody's screen and goes out of the open space, he will be intercepted by other Pistons players in the first place.

The Heat currently have two sets of core tactics;
The first set is the pick-and-roll between the No. [-] position and Woody;

The second set is a quick "anti-return".

Now the first set of tactics did not play the desired effect.

The second set of tactics...

It was restrained by the overall style of play of the Pistons.

Tonight's Pistons are not in a good state on the offensive end, making frequent shots.

Woody's rebounding ability is not weak now, and with Grant's help, he can always protect the backcourt rebounds.

Just take the backcourt rebound, his "teacher" Big Ben will delay the first time, as for the others, they will quickly retreat at this time.

Although it is only a momentary interference, the defensive quality of the Pistons is completely enough for other players to complete the retreat.

And Ben Wallace himself has mobility not inferior to Woody.

Throughout the first quarter, until the end, the Heat finally played their first "defensive counterattack".It is worth mentioning that this was achieved when the opponent was "back to back" and had physical problems and had to replace the starters in advance.

Tonight can be said to be a "strike with iron".

Fortunately, the Pistons are in really bad shape tonight.

Both sides are really, almost hitting the sparks out of the basket.

16 to 15, this is the score of the two teams at the end of the first quarter.

With starters spending more time on the court, the Heat had the last laugh.

The two sides made some adjustments in the second quarter.

Unfortunately, nothing worked.

At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was barely over 30 points: 33 to 32.
If the game continues like this, the combined score of the two teams tonight will not be able to reach 140 points!
Wade watched all this with complicated emotions.

As an honest person, he naturally hopes that the team can win without him.

Anyway, he really shouldn't have been injured at this time.

Before the All-Star weekend, it should be a critical moment for the Heat to continue their winning streak and accumulate wins!
As long as the team continues to win, he will not feel guilty because of his injury.

Can……

If the team does not have him, they are still winning streak all the way...

Then he is too unimportant, right?

Isn't the reason why he treats himself so harshly just to prove his sense of existence?

However, this idea popped up in his mind, and when he looked at his teammates who were sweating profusely, the guilt in his heart became more and more obvious...

In the final analysis, Wade is still an "honest man".

In the second half, the score between the two sides was still tight, and the anxiety was abnormal.

The Pistons have no status, no status, this toughness is really tingling, and people can't help but want to ask:
How much money is paid a year, so desperate?
They are really desperately defending!

Until 1 minute and 34 seconds into the fourth quarter, the physical problems of the Pistons team, which had fought fiercely for three quarters, became more and more obvious. Under Spoelstra's suggestion, the Heat began to make frequent substitutions, and the impact of air cuts At the basket, through more fights and confrontations at the basket, use physical energy to create more second offenses.

Although the hit rate is still very low, the score of 7% of 30 shots is definitely different from the score of 3% of 30 shots.

The Heat just "grinded" more points, and in the last 5 minutes of the game, they widened the point difference to the most 5-point difference in the entire game.

In the end, they defeated the Pistons by 75 to 70 with a 5-point difference, and it was extremely difficult to win the game that they thought they had a high probability of winning before the game.

Stan Van Gundy forced a smile as he shook hands with Larry Brown.

This kind of victory is actually no different from losing!
So Larry Brown's face was calm and calm, and he didn't look ugly because of the team's loss.

Even if they lost in the end, the Pistons showed their perseverance in this game. This is the transformation he brought to this team. He believes that there will be no media to laugh at tonight and tomorrow Pistons lose yet again to Heat...

Do you think it's just calm to this extent?
Then you underestimate Larry Brown!
After the game, he even talked to the media reporters: "If Mickey's growth rate is not too slow, to be honest, I feel that in this game, we can have the last laugh!"

You listen!
Does this speak human words?
How tight Milicic's fists are: 85%!

When the score was fixed, a trace of relief and joy flashed across Wade's face, and he immediately high-fived his teammates.

The team won!
But the game process also showed his importance!
He believed that this was the best outcome he could think of.

At this moment, he has no burden. He believes that there will be many newspapers tomorrow expressing his importance to the Heat!
In fact, in the post-match interview session after the game, he heard a reporter ask Stan Van Gundy such a question: "The Heat's offense was not opened at all in this game. Do you think Dwyane- How big is the impact of Wade's absence?"

Stan Van Gundy hardly thought about it, so he said: "As shown in this game... Dwyane is an important part of the current Heat team system, and his presence allows the entire team to play more smoothly. , this is an indispensable ball-handler for this team!"

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Not shooting more than 50% from the field...

In the middle distance, he made 5 of 0 shots!
Although everyone's shooting rate is very low tonight, Woody's style of play is here. Even if he has increased a lot of mid-range shooting, his shooting rate should not drop below 50%.

Without Wade's cooperation, the contraction of the opposite basket was completely dependent on Woody's air cut.

Once he moves to the high post and prepares for a mid-range jumper, the opponent does not need to shrink the defensive formation at all.

This is one of them!

The second is that Odom's and Alstom's court functions highly overlap.Even the running positions are somewhat overlapping.

Once one side gets the ball, the other side can only watch from the sidelines, unable to do anything at all.

In short, Alston is more suitable to come up to replace the ball holder position of the lineup when Odom is off the court.

One more reason...

The tacit understanding between Alston and Woody is obviously not as good as that of Wade.

It also makes the pick-and-roll between the two of them less than half the threat of "Wood"'s pick-and-roll.

Such a tactic is obviously not enough to become a team's core tactic!

And these missing aspects are enough to explain the importance of Wade's absence.

When Stan Van Gundy said this, Wade happened to pass by, and that night was the night he slept the most soundly since entering the NBA.

The next day, the reports one after another continued to explain his importance to the Heat, and it was even more exciting for him.

I, Dwyane Wade, have today too!
What makes Wade feel the best is...

Days like this should go on forever.

Next, the Heat still sit at home.

Their next match is against the Houston Rockets!

As far as Yao Ming's lethality at the basket is concerned, the Heat will definitely suffer a big blow inside.

This is not over yet, the last time he was there to limit Francis, the opposite of this year's Western All-Star starter played so sluggishly.This time without him to restrict, maybe Francis will also "explode"!
As far as Alston's defense is concerned, it is really no different from Baige.

These two points alone are enough to put the Heat in a difficult situation!
The media will start to praise him again.

And he...

Already prepared a small bench, ready to listen to praise!
The atmosphere in the Heat team is very serious.

Stan Van Gundy also knew that this game against the Rockets was not easy.

Especially with the Pistons lineup against the Rockets, I'm afraid they will end up with a loss at home.

Yao Ming on the opposite side, facing a lineup like the Heat, let alone scored 25 points in a single game!
As for the Heat, judging from the performance of the entire team in the last game, I am afraid that no one can score 25 points in a single game...

Therefore, it is necessary to change the formation!

But how should this lineup change?
Stan Van Gundy has set his sights on the Heat's current roster.

He wants to change formations, but there are only a few people in the team, and those with the ability to hold the ball can do it with two or three fingers.

So, even if he knew he could change the formation, how should he change this formation?

Shaking his chubby fleshy face, with the three layers of flesh on his chin trembling, Stan Van Gundy rethinks what it takes to make a change...

Woody!

Woody has to be comfortable playing!
Since Alstom can't do this, find someone who can.

The people in the lineup who can do this...

Got it!

Stan Van Gundy's eyes flashed a little more, and he had a bold idea!

This is the second time that Woody and Yao Ming have played against each other. Like the last time, David Stern still arranged a "National Live Broadcast" for them.

The domestic scene was especially lively because of this match.

The final process of the last "China Derby" was very exciting.

Both Woody and Yao Ming played their own style and became the most dazzling existence on both sides.

For Huaxia fans, this is enough!
They hope that this game will be the same as the last game, and both of them played their own outstanding performances.

Woody smiled and hugged Dayao before the game.The two of them just met yesterday. The last time it was Yao Ming who was a landlord in Houston, this time it was Woody who was a landlord in Chicago and treated Yao Ming to a meal.

After Yao Ming declined the invitation of Blue Shoes last time, Blue Shoes never approached Woody again. This time Yao Ming also brought the latest news about Blue Shoes: "They understand and respect your choice!"

This also gave Woody a sigh of relief.

Although, he didn't want to have too much talk about this matter.

The big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups of both sides.

The Rockets haven't changed much, it's still the same starting lineup as last time.

When the Heat's lineup came out, not only the Rockets were taken aback for a moment, but even the Miami people on the scene were taken aback:
The Heat's starting lineup: Odom at No. [-], Jones at No. [-], Caron Butler at No. [-], Woody at No. [-], Brandt at No. [-];
Yep, that's Stan Van Gundy's final decision...

Let Odom play the first position!

After all, in the current lineup, if you want to find a ball handler who has a better understanding with Woody, it must be Odom!
(End of this chapter)