Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 181 Please enter the urn
In the ESPN commentary box, Bill Walton and Drexler analyzed the game.

Drexler focused on LeBron's recent state: "He looks like he has become a player of another level. If the Cavaliers want to win this game, it is necessary for him to perform like this. matter!"

Bill Walton agrees.

The two conducted a detailed analysis of the entire lineup, focusing on why LeBron James' performance is so important.

It can even be said to be the Cavaliers' only winning point tonight.

The discussion between these two people can be described in two words:

specialized!

Compared to them, TNT was much more lively. Kenny Smith and Barkley did not conduct any pre-match analysis of this game at all. Instead, they focused on a certain point of view that has been popular recently:
LeBron James could have had a better team record than Woody, just because his teammates were not as good as Woody.

Woody is luckier than LeBron.

Barkley responded directly without hesitation:
"Compared to being the No. 03 pick in 5, is it lucky to be the fifth pick in the first round?"

"Compared to the entire team entering a rebuilding period, the core of the team is a 'client' that other teams are unwilling to accept. Is it lucky to have an All-Star player and a teammate who averages 20 plus points per game?"

"What I want to say is that when Woody played, everyone was looking at his teammates and saying, this guy is strong, this guy is great, but one thing, at the beginning of the new season last year, no one I thought that they could perform like that. On the contrary, all the praise at that time was on another person. If I remember correctly, according to the rankings of some media before the game, the Cavaliers last season should be ranked among the top four in the Eastern Conference. Made it to the playoffs and they didn’t do it!”

"When Pat Riley made a decisive decision and completed an amazing operation, we saw that controversy was coming!"

"Let's see why it's like this!"

"Ricky Davis is a good ball-handler, but this team needs another person to develop the ball-handling ability, so he left, and before leaving, this person never said anything nonsense. This guy, some media said he thought LeBron was here to assist him!"

"Then there was a loss of personnel that was even more ridiculous than the departure of Ricky Davis. Boozer's departure was actually the Cavaliers management voluntarily giving up the third year of his rookie contract. After Boozer left, With the Jazz, he has the shooting rights he wants and has become a high-quality power forward with 17.8 points and 9 rebounds. We can't even say that his choice was wrong!"

"Is this just because Woody is luckier than LeBron?"

"We should know that Woody's current style of play is completely different from last season's style of play, that's what I want to say!"

"You can become the absolute core in the eyes of the team management, but when your teammates don't want to cooperate with you, you can't directly become the absolute core. You have to conquer your teammates. This is a process, but in the Cavaliers, we It can be seen that the management interfered with this process too early! Now LeBron James's data is gorgeous, but don't ignore his average playing time of 42.3 minutes per game and 21.5 shots per game... If this data is changed into If I become Woody, what will it look like?"

While he was still talking, Kenny Smith next to him was stunned.

He wasn't surprised that Barkley had such a view.

After working as a colleague for two or three years, he would not be surprised if the guy next to him now has any genius ideas.But he didn't expect that when did Barkley become so "poisoned"?
Those who didn’t know better thought it was Woody’s “hardcore fans” who were speaking!
However, thinking carefully about what Barkley said, Kenny Smith couldn't find any reason to refute it. Woody's situation at the beginning was indeed not as good as LeBron's.

If there is any advantage, it might be that the general manager is Pat Riley.

But as far as he knows, the Cavaliers' sending away of Ricky Davis in the first place actually had a lot to do with the strength of LeBron James' team. Later, when Boozer left, he heard that he would rather be a chicken head. , don’t be a phoenix tail”, there are some such factors.

After all you can't say Salt Lake City is a better place than Cleveland...

Boozer's departure must be for money, and then for the team's status. He knows very well that in the Cavaliers, he can only be a foil for LeBron James.It's just that LeBron James' performance in the 03-04 season obviously did not conquer him.

It cannot reach the height of a core team.

"However, LeBron is in very good shape recently. He should have gotten used to the new standards of the league. The Cavaliers have also won three consecutive games recently. Maybe he will surprise us in this game..."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, Barkley laughed strangely.

In fact, just backstage, Kenny Smith said that LeBron James might be in trouble today because the Heat are still very restrained in terms of configuration.As a result, as soon as they came on the court, they actually said that the Cavaliers might have a surprise in this game.

Really are……

Money is hard to make and shit is hard to eat!

He always says something he doesn't mean.

Fortunately, he showed his cards, he is "Woody's biggest fan."

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

The Heat have all their main players, and the Cavaliers have LeBron James at No. [-], Jeff McGinnis at No. [-], Ira Nubell at No. [-], Drew Gooden at No. [-], and Drew Gooden at No. [-]. Big Z!

At the beginning of the new season, there were voices saying that LeBron James might move to the No. 3 position. The Cavaliers management's acquisition of Snow from the Philadelphia 76ers seemed to illustrate this point.

But in the end, LeBron James stayed at the first position and did not move to the third position.

Since the new season, LeBron James has made significant progress, averaging 27.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while shooting 42.4% from the field.

Comparing his rookie season data, his scoring average was a full 7 points higher!
Of course, he also averaged about two or three more shots per game, taking 21.1 shots per game.

Nearly 10 more shots than Big Z, who has the second highest number of shots in the team!
It can be seen from these data that LeBron James is the absolute boss of the Cavaliers in every aspect.It's just that while the data has skyrocketed, LeBron James has not brought any significant changes to the Cavaliers' record. Even after the recent three-game winning streak, the Cavaliers are only ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference, one step away from ninth in the Eastern Conference. 2 wins, a full 8 wins away from eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Compared with the Heat, currently the No. 4 team in the Eastern Conference, the gap is even greater, already more than 7 wins.

So just looking at the rankings of the two teams, the suspense of this game is not very high.

The main reason for the gimmicks is the strong dialogue between Woody and LeBron.

In addition, there are some fantasies of a group of "King defenders" led by the Cleveland media:
If LeBron James maintains his performance in the previous games, he might be able to create miracles at his home court.

They dare to say it, and Cleveland people dare to believe it!
Of course, the Cavaliers' match against the Heat last season was indeed a disgrace. They lost by nearly 150 points in three games. Clevelanders now regard the Heat as a "dead enemy."In addition, LeBron James and Woody have always been in a competitive relationship, so now, they are even more eager for LeBron James and the Cavaliers to come back and make them happy.

Thinking about LeBron James' recent state, they feel that such a time is likely to happen tonight.

Big Z successfully grabbed the first offensive right for the Cavaliers.

It was a good start, and the audience cheered one after another.

LeBron James took the ball to the frontcourt, faced Alston, and chose to break through directly.

The 19-year-old LeBron looks even stronger. Standing in front of Alston, you can't even tell which of the two is 19 and who is 26.

"Bah!"

With a flick of the ball, LeBron James rushed straight into the Heat's paint like a "tank."

In this situation in the past, LeBron pushed away the defender and rushed to the inside for a dunk.

Really no one can block his way.

But this is the past... Tonight seems a little different.

As soon as LeBron James rushed to the free throw line, a "meat mountain" blocked his way.

Shaquille O'Neal stood in front of him early, waiting for him to bump into him and create a confrontation.

LeBron James has always been confident enough in his own confrontation, but looking at Shaquille O'Neal, he...

Persuaded!

He turned around and found his teammate and passed the ball.

But what he didn't notice was that there was a pair of eyes next to him that had been watching his movements. As soon as he made the action of throwing the ball, the figure immediately moved sideways and intercepted his pass.

It's Heat No. 95, Woody!

"It seems that the Heat have carefully studied LeBron's passing habits and passing routes!"

Woody completed the steal as soon as he came up, and Bill Walton made a guess.

Drexler next to him nodded.

In fact, this can be seen not only from here, but also from Shaquille O'Neal's position just now, and from the beginning when Alston faced off against LeBron, the Heat did not arrange timely defense. The Heat faced off against LeBron. Did enough homework.

This game is probably going to be about the nutritious meals that LeBron James eats.

LeBron saw that his pass was intercepted and quickly returned to defense.

His historical physical talent was activated, and his whole body bounced back like a cannonball, keeping up with Woody at a very fast speed.

Woody quickly stepped down and turned around to see LeBron James's movements in full view. However, he did not give in, but instead accelerated his pace.

This is to...

A showdown of physical talent?
Not wanting to let Woody take advantage, LeBron chose to fight to the death.

His explosive power is truly terrifying.

Even Woody couldn't widen the gap with him, and the moment Woody took off, LeBron James jumped up immediately and returned to defense in time.

But in the next second when Woody and LeBron were fighting in the air, Woody made a "no-look pass" and threw the ball behind him from the other side that had never made contact.

The ball seemed to be equipped with a locator, spinning and bouncing, with a slight turning arc, and landed behind LeBron.

There……

It’s No. 3 Wade of the Heat!
With the ball in hand, Wade looked at LeBron's back. He had been chasing the animal just now, but he couldn't catch up.

But now that he has the ball in his hands, he knows very well that he is going to create a big scene!
"Bah!"

Putting the ball together with both hands, Wade's feet gathered strength and bounced up. Wade flew high into the air, like a gliding bird, holding the ball with one hand. In front of him, LeBron's body started to attack Woody without success. Falling, and at this time, he raised his hand to hold the ball and had just enough space to get close to the basket.

LeBron James also felt that there was something "dark cloud pressing down on the situation", and the chrysanthemum was not safe, and the only thought in his mind was:

After a while, as soon as it hits the ground, duck to the side.

pity……

Before he landed.

"Bah!"

Wade has already completed various "dunks" on his head!
The Cleveland people at the scene became quiet at this impactful scene. They never expected that the first goal today would be such a goal.

Low shouts filled the entire Quicken Loans Arena.

When LeBron James was hit by Wade, he staggered and looked embarrassed when he landed.

Wade, who landed shortly after, took the "King Step" excitedly.

Then he immediately ran towards Woody and gave him a high-five.

Cool!
So cool!
Shaquille O'Neal looked like he had seen a ghost. If this were a dunk contest, he would send others home again.

The entire Heat bench stood up and was so noisy that they almost stepped on the line and received a technical foul. It was Stan Van Gundy who had quick eyes and quick hands to stop them.

The atmosphere at the scene became extremely quiet because of the commotion of this group of people.

Their silence was deafening.

Some not-so-good Clevelanders are already reflecting on the three nights last season when the Heat dominated them.

no……

They made our "prodigy" look like this from the very beginning. Doesn't our "prodigy" have no respect for face?
LeBron James stood there with a slight pain, waiting for his teammate to serve, and at the same time cast a resentful look at Wade.

No, this guy doesn't talk about "brotherhood" at all?
He and Wade got along very well with the national team this summer. Did he think he had a good relationship with Wade? !
why now...

Hold it together, don't you show any mercy at all?

Thinking about when he was in the national team, Wade kept saying "good goal" every time he scored a goal. He really felt that his formation was feeding the dog.

In a daze, he seemed to hear Wade shouting at him:

LeBron, push quickly, my husband Woody has no strength.

LeBron James wants to get back on the court, just look at where the Heat stand.

Shaquille O'Neal is always ready to move towards the "reasonable collision zone", while Woody and Gerald Wallace are "one on the left and one on the right", ready to double-team with Shaquille O'Neal at any time.

This basket is like a big net called "Please enter the urn"!

(End of this chapter)