Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 159 The pressure brought by Woody

Woody’s statistics for this game:
He took 18 shots, the highest number on the team, and made 10 of them, with a shooting percentage of 56%!

Coupled with 6 of 5 free throws, Woody scored 25 points in the first game of the new season.

In addition, he also got 13 rebounds, including 5 offensive rebounds.

The number of assists is as high as 6 times!
Four of the six times were passed to Shaquille O'Neal, and the situation was similar. Woody pushed Kevin Garnett away with his butt, and then faced the inside defense to complete the pass.

"If the Heat's outside shooting can be more accurate tonight, Woody's assists can definitely exceed 8 times."

Barkley felt sorry for Woody, because his chance to pass to the outside was actually really good, but the Heat's situation outside the three-point line tonight was:
Alston went 4-for-1 from the field.

Jones only made 5 of 1 shots.

"This is definitely not their normal state"

The performance of Jones and Alston from beyond the three-point line last season was definitely higher than this secretary.

This also means that this Heat team can be better.

This is really scary!
"You must know that the Timberwolves were first in the Western Conference last season, but in this game the Heat defeated them by a full 16 points!"

Even if the Timberwolves ultimately fail to play the same form as last season, the Heat, whose form can still improve, can beat them by so many points now and win more points in the future. That is definitely the level of the league's top powers!

Of course, it’s not all good news and no bad news…

"Woody's ability to hold the ball is the biggest variable for the Heat tonight. It can be seen that the Timberwolves are obviously not prepared for this. They have not found a good way to solve Woody's holding the ball. Whenever Woody gets the ball, he will inevitably It’s rewarding! Whether this will be the case every night actually needs time to test!”

Every ball-handler needs such a process to test whether their ability is enough to support them in this league. This is not a look down, but a rational thinking.

Bill Walton's thinking has always been rational, and on the contrary... For example, Charles Barkley is repeating Woody's data over and over again. He is so excited that his whole face is dancing:
"This is Woody who has the ability to hold the ball. He has 25 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks! Extremely versatile. To be honest, I even feel that Woody will become the all-around king of this era, another one after the Big O. A monster who averaged a triple-double on the season!”

After the game, the spotlight above Woody's head was also the most dazzling. All reporters were frantically pressing their shutters to record Woody at this moment.

If at the end of last season, he had already made the media feel that he would become a superstar, then now, he has really made these reporters see his potential to become a historical star!
A guy whose rebounding ability is comparable to that of Rodman, who won the "rebounding title" as soon as he debuted, and a guy whose post-up ability has increased rapidly, making people see the younger and taller Barkley.

With such a combination, you tell me he won't become a historical star?
The key is……

He is only 19 years old!

In the second season of his career, he brought a huge surprise:
I thought that his stronger body would be the biggest surprise he brought to everyone this summer.

Unexpectedly, a bigger surprise would come in the opening game of the game!

The moment Woody held the ball and hit Kevin Garnett in singles, the stadium was shaken. It can be said that it shook the entire Miami...

Witness greatness!

This is what everyone in Miami thinks at the same time.

Until this moment, they officially determined that their No. 03 pick in the first round of 5 would be the biggest "legacy" in the history of the Heat!
Not only were they sure about it, but the media headlines the next morning also confirmed this:
"Infinite back-up play. When Woody starts holding the ball, all the doubts about him should stop!"

"Evolving again, only the sky is his limit!"

“25分13篮板6助攻力压21分10篮板4助攻凯文-加内特，一个夏天，这个男人带来爆炸性的转变！”

……

Whether Woody can develop his ball-handling ability has always been his biggest risk.

So much so that he fell to the fifth pick in the first round of the 03 draft.

But let this risk go and re-examine his talent, it is definitely the top level.

Now fans of those teams that had the chance to draft Woody began to regret their team's choice.

The fans in Cleveland and Denver are okay. After all, they selected Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. In terms of performance, they haven't even seen the taillights of the car.

Detroit fans and Toronto fans were a little uneasy.

The Raptors finished their opening game before the Heat, 100 to 109. They lost to the Golden State Warriors, who were reorganized this season. Chris Bosh, who entered his second season in his career, showed significant improvement, scoring 17 points. 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

He is just as his name suggests, "Little Garnett."

But Woody just packed up the genuine Garnett. If you tell me this is "Little Garnett", they...can't get excited.

Pistons fans are even more upset.

Chris Bosh is still a "little Garnett" after all.

What about this one on their side?
When Tomjanovich talked about the Pistons lineup for the new season at the new season's press conference, he said that he would maintain the starting lineup from last season.

This is actually no problem. After all, this lineup has won the championship and is in its prime.

"I hope he can become the sixth man of this team and support the bench rotation of this lineup..."

This is Milicic he is talking about.

This summer, Okur left the Pistons, which greatly reduced the strength of the Pistons' bench.

At this time, there is an urgent need for someone to step up from the bench.

In addition, Milicic was wasted so much time last season and did not exercise at all. At this time, it is better for him to go step by step, one step at a time, and lay a solid foundation first.

So there is absolutely no problem with Tom's arrangement.

But Milicic was unhappy and heard that there was a drinking incident that night.

This brought Pistons fans' expectations for his new season to the lowest point at that time.Now Woody's first game brought such a big surprise that they couldn't help but say:
Damn Larry Brown!

If it weren't for him, how could we miss a phenomenal newcomer like Woody?

They were very unhappy, and LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were extremely nervous about the upcoming opener.In his first game, Woody showed his progress in all aspects over the summer, and even raised his ceiling to another level.

Their debut...

Naturally, we have to bring surprises to this alliance!
is it possible?

LeBron James looks at his body that is stronger than before... This is all he has gained this summer. To be honest, the changes are quite big, but compared with Woody, his body shape changes are not significant. That's why after the start of the new season, the outside world didn't marvel at him as much as Woody did.

Now, Woody has taken out the "back hitting" skill again, so what can he bring?

He thought for a long time and could only come up with more comprehensive data!

The news about the Heat did not stop when the Heat entered the non-game day. The key is that this team has too many things to talk about:
Woody had a dazzling debut, and Wade performed equally well, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. His linkage with Shaquille O'Neal was also a highlight of the Heat's game.

Shaquille O'Neal scored 24 points in this game, one point less than Woody, and his shooting percentage was as high as 1%!

The points scored by Wade and Woody "feeding the ball" to him alone have exceeded 16 points. The rest of the time he held the ball and opened up the space for singles less than 5 times. This is obviously not a "Lakers Shark" The proportion of shots.

This means that Shaquille O'Neal was not at full strength in this game!

Think about it, as this team gets better and better, what kind of fighting power can the three of Woody, Wade and O'Neal unleash!
It wasn't until the Cavaliers' first game of the new season approached that reports about this game gradually began to increase.

Woody's debut was so successful that the outside world paid great attention to LeBron James' game.

Unfortunately, the Cavaliers also faced a strong opponent in the first game. The Pacers fought the Pistons in the playoffs for 7 games last season...

Of course, the Cleveland media cannot excuse the Cavaliers from this perspective, because the Heat's opponent in the first game is also very strong, last season's No. [-] Timberwolves in the Western Conference!
But facing such a strong enemy, they played an almost crushing game.

After the game, Kevin Garnett "sold" what he said before the game: "I must admit that my words are biased. This team needs not only Shaquille O'Neal, but also Woody!"

Needless to say, although the signature skill of the "iron-blooded tough guy" is the "iron-blooded jump shot," Kevin Garnett has always done a good job in standing upright when making mistakes and getting beaten.

It was also last season's regular season MVP that gave in, which increased the value of Woody's strong performance.

Now it's LeBron James's turn. Not to mention, he is also a tough guy. Artest, who stole the "Best Defensive Player Award" from Ben Wallace last season, is the one he will face this time. opponent.

Be sure to play well!

Be sure to play well!

LeBron James looked fierce before the game and made some determination.

It is worth mentioning that before the game, there was a "groove" that the Miami media couldn't help but complain about. LeBron James ran to the technical table, found a small bottle of magnesium powder, held it in his hand, and then raised his hands directly.

This domineering scene made the audience cheer again and again.

But the Miami media couldn't help but wonder: "Isn't this Woody's move?"

In response to these voices, LeBron James’ approach is:
I can pretend not to hear!
In the summer, he occasionally saw Woody doing this action on a video, and once again felt that this action was really domineering and suitable for him.So in the end he decided to do this action.

What happened to Woody?Can't he do what others have done?
He doesn't do this action often!

Once I do it, I will definitely do it in every game!
His team couldn't defeat him, and finally decided to follow his temperament. The Goodman brothers really felt like:
The child has grown up and I can’t control it anymore!
LeBron James was still very happy when he did this action.

He finally did this move that he had been thinking about for a long time. He believed that he would be very handsome in the camera!
But when he finished this action, his whole body suddenly felt indescribably nervous.

After doing Woody's moves, if you can't perform well...

Nervousness caused him to suffer a "big mistake" at the beginning.

O'Neal Jr. came out from the side and the ball went out of bounds.

But then, LeBron James got better and better.

I don't know if Artest, last season's "Defensive Player of the Year", is not sensitive to rule changes. He got the first foul of the game from the beginning of the game.

Halfway through the first quarter, he immediately received a second foul.

The foul caused Rick Carlisle to yell at Artest.As a result, Artest became a little helpless.LeBron James scored 8 points in a single quarter.

In addition, with Boozer's departure, the Cavaliers have also officially determined the "internal and external combination" with LeBron James and Big Z as the core.

LeBron James' breakthrough points gave Big Z many opportunities to score at the basket.

But even so, after the first quarter, the Pacers still led by 5 points and entered the second quarter 26-21.

Two fouls limited Artest's ability on the defensive end, but he can also use his brute force to rush into the paint on the offensive end.He failed to guard LeBron James, but LeBron also failed to guard him.

However, LeBron James controlled his fouls better. Facing Artest's performance of 8 points in a single quarter, he didn't even commit a single foul.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Big Z continued to exert its strength, constantly shooting and grabbing in the interior to cause damage.

He got 3 offensive rebounds in this quarter alone.

The Cavaliers' score also completed the lead at this time.

The Cavaliers won by ten points in a single quarter. Unfortunately, in the second half, the Pacers combined with shooting and sudden attacks. Many people in the team "flowered" and launched an "attack wave." Although the Cavaliers have been clinging to the score, the initiative has always been On the Pacers side.

At the end of the game, 107 to 103, a 4-point difference, the Pacers won at the Cavaliers' home court.

Unfortunately, the Cavaliers failed to get a "good start" at their home court.

勒布朗-詹姆斯只看数据的话，发挥非常出色，28分5篮板8助攻1抢断3盖帽，但场均命中率只有42.8%！

Compared with him, Artest, who faced him, scored 31 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. It is worth noting that these statistics of Artest were all after he committed 5 fouls in the game. Obtained under circumstances...

And his shooting percentage is as high as 48.3%!

(End of this chapter)