Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 172 The battle for the top power forward

Before starting, Wade took a sip of Gatorade from his cup, stood up and walked onto the court, as if he had made some kind of determination.

Originally, Stan Van Gundy looked at his 11-for-3 shooting data and wanted to replace Woody to take over the Heat's bench rotation.

The Spurs' bench this year is not as strong as last year. It is for this reason that Stan Van Gundy wants to use the bench rotation period to strive for a larger point difference.

Popovich thought so too, and he put Ginobili on the court.

Stan Van Gundy saw the Argentinian playing and just thought of letting Woody play.

Because this long-haired "Eagle", as far as tonight's performance is concerned, was a little sluggish in the third quarter. His performance in the previous period was very good, but on the Heat's side, Wade has been struggling until now. .

But Wade was so determined that Stan Van Gundy finally gave him his trust.

After all, this child is still in the growing stage. Every moment like this may become a critical moment for him to break through himself and grow to the next stage.

As a head coach, you should pay for moments like this.

The first round up belongs to the Heat.

Wade carries the ball to the frontcourt. The biggest difference compared to before is that he no longer hesitates and plays with the ball. After simply crossing the ball and getting into his own rhythm, he gives up some of it to speed and explosive power.

This is his biggest reliance now. Shaquille O'Neal once commented that his speed is like lightning, which was also recorded by the Miami media.

Even though his performance recently has not been very good, many media still gave Wade a new nickname based on Shaquille O'Neal's words:
flash!
With this goal, Wade proved that he deserved this nickname!
Ginobili had obviously predicted Wade's breakthrough, and his prediction was quite accurate, but his reaction movements were put together with Wade's breakthrough movements, and it looked like it was being played in slow motion. Wade continued The ball went straight past him.

Why is it said that the Spurs are Tim Duncan's team? It was built by him.

You can tell by looking at the Spurs' inside defense at this time. Wade, as if he was in a no-man's land, single-handedly went to the basket and completed a domineering "Tomahawk Smash".

There was no obstacle in the whole process.

It was so straightforward that Shaq and Woody on the bench stood up, waved their towels, and cheered for Wade.

Wade looked noticeably more confident.

But Ginobili on the other end is not a vegetarian either.Holding the ball to the frontcourt, his water-snake-like waist exerted force again. He made a weird twisting gesture during the breakthrough, and suddenly got into the basket and succeeded in a layup.

"Serpentine breakthrough" returns the favor!
These two...

It's soaring!
Having just watched the battle between Tim Duncan and Woody, and now seeing Ginobili and Wade showing signs of this, Kenny Smith exclaimed, "Enjoyable."

The head coaches on both sides wanted to widen the gap during the substitute rotation stage, but it was a pity that the final result was that due to the outstanding performance of the two people, the scores of the two teams continued to be even until 2 minutes and 34 seconds, when both sides released their main players. There were no changes when I returned to the field.

However, as the main players on both sides returned to the court, the scoring prowess of Ginobili and Wade was gradually curbed due to the defensive focus on both sides.

The "key players" who determined the outcome of this game returned to Tim Duncan and Woody.

From the first quarter to the third quarter, Tim Duncan and Woody both had a certain understanding of each other tonight.

At this point, Tim Duncan made the first move, pretending to be the same as before, fearing Shaq inside, and staying in the high position to provide support.But when Woody got the ball, he decisively stepped forward to interfere. This move came suddenly, and Woody was a little flustered by him. He failed to hold the ball firmly during the breakthrough and made a mistake.

But back to the defensive end, Woody also judged Tim Duncan's catch point very beautifully this time, reached out in time, and when the ball flew out of Tim Duncan's hand, he made a clean block for himself. I regained my face.

Not only that, the ball was held by Wade, and the Heat's counterattack time was followed by Woody. The "Wude" combination connected and made a wonderful dunk, which was scheduled to be one of the "NBA's Top Ten Balls" tomorrow.

The point difference is 2 points ahead.

"It seems that both Tim and Woody have found some problems in each other!" Bill Walton guessed as he watched the two men's attack in the previous round.

He guessed right.

In the coming time, Woody and Tim Duncan will obviously cause more trouble to each other.

It's not surprising to Bill Walton that Tim Duncan can do such a thing, otherwise he is a "shuangwen hero"?

But Woody can actually do it so quickly.

Shaquille O'Neal was also stunned.

Although he is there to contain him in the paint, it has become a factor that Tim Duncan must consider in his play.but……

This is not something just anyone can do!

This is an "explosion" with Tim Duncan here!

The time came to the last 3 minutes. After Woody pretended to step forward to cover, he suddenly cut into the basket with a "strange move" that directly split the Spurs' defense. In an instant, "Lightning No. 3" came from this small "Huarong Dao" rushed to the basket and dunked with one hand, widening the point difference to 4 points!
This is the largest point difference the Heat have achieved tonight.

Not even for a moment was he excited about Wade's goal. The immediate response was:

Manu Ginobili!

The Argentinian once again showed his unreasonable three-point shooting.

"Shh!"

The moment the ball entered the basket, cheers filled the entire arena.

This three-pointer...

Woody was so excited!

He scored 6 points during this period of time.

This is an unreasonable throw from outside the three-point line, but he got 3 points at once.

so special...

Why are three-pointers allowed in basketball games?

He really wants to light up this skill point, but unfortunately, his potential value in this area is really low. It is estimated that it will be impossible before the new template is loaded!

"Dangdang!"

Alston received a back pass from Shaquille O'Neal this time and shot out of the three-point line.

When the sound of the ball hitting the basket sounded, Woody felt the tendon on his temple shake heavily.

This is a conditioned reflex.

Tim Duncan blocked him perfectly this time. Fortunately, the ball bounced a little far away from the basket. Woody, who had no chance, accidentally hit the ball, but he was the one closest to the basketball.

"Snapped!"

Holding the ball vigorously, Woody turned around and made a fake move. This "fake move" was sudden and very stiff, but it deceived Tim Duncan very well, because Woody didn't often make such moves.

In this case, it's usually a matter of doing it right.

But when Woody jumped up, Tim Duncan actually returned to defense in time. Looking at the intercepting hand in front of him, Woody's hands grabbing the ball suddenly dropped, and then grabbed the ball with one hand, bypassing Tim Duncan. Raise your hand high, "Bang"!Successfully hit the basket.

From Woody's perspective, there's nothing wrong with this move.He was just trying to avoid Tim Duncan's hand.

But the eyes of everyone who was watching Woody do this action almost popped out of his head!

What kind of perversion is this!because……

This is a "windmill dunk" after jumping on the spot!
And it was the "windmill dunk" completed through Tim Duncan.

"O! M! G!"

Buckley screamed like a pig, his veins popping out with each letter, and his whole face turning red.

Ok……

Black and red!

It shows how excited he is at this moment!
Kenny Smith next to him was not much better, with a look of excitement on his face that could not be restrained at all.

Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines directly stood up for the entire Spurs team:
Damn it, is this how basketball is played?

Popovich was also spreading his hands. Apart from spreading his hands, he really didn't know what to do.

no……

Can we play basketball like humans do and not do these alien moves?

Shaquille O'Neal once again shouted: "Woody, you are Superman, you are Superman!"

The players on the Spurs' court, all of them...

Ginobili was dumbfounded and Tony Parker was dumbfounded.

Tim Duncan stood stunned, as if his body had been split in half.

After the first half, he still felt that he was using too much force and that Woody didn't even have a chance to use his full strength, so he let himself be suppressed.Unexpectedly, as soon as the first half ended, this guy stopped pretending and showed his cards:
He is the most physically fit man in the NBA!
Wu-solo kill Tim Duncan Dee!
This dunk made Tim Duncan really become "Deng Dudu".

He couldn't help but be surprised...

Woody used the move he imagined he was going to use.

This……

Woody was puzzled at first, feeling that his teammates looked at him strangely.

There was a touch more fanaticism than usual.

When he looked up at the replay, he realized what an incredible goal he had accomplished.

Compared with dunking Artest, this ball fully demonstrated his dynamic and static physical talents.

You must know that he completed such a dunk after grabbing the rebound and jumping directly.

Is there any need to say more about what level of physical talent you have?
"This is definitely comparable to Michael Jordan's goal change in the air!" Barkley did not hesitate to praise.

He doesn't even pretend!
"Big Barkley" officially launches an attack on Michael Jordan!

Popovich finally regained consciousness amidst the reminder from his assistant coach. Originally, he was going to call a timeout for Tim Duncan to bring him back to his senses.But when he looked at Tim Duncan, what he saw was a pair of determined eyes.

That didn't knock him out!
Too……

As the greatest No. [-] position in the NBA and also the "Best Background King" in the NBA, Tim Duncan has been in the background a lot and is not inferior to "Gorilla" Ewing. The only difference is that compared to Ewing, His Tim Duncan's court dominance is two or three levels better.

As long as your career is successful enough, people will not only remember being docked by xxx...

This is just another time!
What’s all the fuss about! ?

It's not necessary at all!
However, the lost face must be regained.

Moreover, being deducted like this at this time, as the core of the team, Tim Duncan needs to take practical actions to revive the Spurs' morale.

The high position took the initiative and faced Woody directly. This time there was no support, but a request to completely pull away.Then Tim Duncan slowly carried Woody with the ball and got closer to the basket.Woody also felt the strong lower limb strength of the "Stone Buddha".

Compared with before, it is even more "tangled" than "old trees with entangled roots".

After glancing at the line of the legal collision zone, Tim Duncan pretended to turn to the right, raised his hand to trick Woody, then suddenly turned left wide and faced the frame again. Facing Woody who was returning to defense with a "second takeoff", He didn't have the slightest bit of surprise or panic. When Woody fell, he jumped up calmly. During the confrontation, he wiped the board with his left hand.

"Shh!"

"beep!"

The ball went in and the buzzer sounded, and Tim Duncan got a 2 plus 1 opportunity!
All the people in San Antonio who had just been stunned by Woody's goal, the atmosphere at this moment returned to the Spurs again, and cheers filled the entire arena.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

……

Amid the cheers of the audience, Tim Duncan steadily hit the extra free throw.

The score was tied.

The light shone on Tim Duncan's sweaty face, which was still expressionless, as if it was a "2 plus 1" score at such a moment, which was no different from a normal goal.

This time Woody became the "backdrop".

Bill Walton watched the replay of the ball and sighed repeatedly.

It's really just technique and not a bit of athleticism.

It's in stark contrast to Woody's shot.

He said: "This is a confrontation between the NBA's top floor players and top physical talents..."

Kenny Smith also said: "Attention all NBA fans, you must have enough understanding. After watching Michael Jordan fight against the entire league, after watching the years when Shaq ruled, of course, What I want to say is, the competition between Michael Jordan's successor, Kevin Garnett, Nowitzki, Chris Webber...I don't mean to underestimate any of these duels, but what I want to say is , in the history of the NBA, there has been a battle for the top small forwards, a battle for the top shooting guards, and even a battle for centers. Now it is a battle between the top power forwards, which will be carried out in the next few years. You will see It will be such exciting confrontations between Woody and Tim Duncan again and again!"

The saliva is flying everywhere, which is enough to show how excited Kenny Smith is now.

But when anyone sees the completely different styles of Woody and Tim Duncan in these two rounds, it is normal to be excited!

Shaquille O'Neal gets the ball at this time.

This was a change of tactics by the Heat. Rasu was obviously confused and blocked his shot with a foul.

And this was his 6th foul of the game.

With his graduation this time, the Spurs' interior line has lost a "big human shield" that can defend Shaquille O'Neal.

This also gives the Heat a new "winner" in the contest with the Spurs.

Popovich probably didn't expect that the foul he paid to Rasu at the beginning would become a fatal foreshadowing of this game.

99 to 94, at home in San Antonio, the Heat finally won the game after an anxious battle (End of Chapter)

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