Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 183 He is too rational!

Do you think that without Shaq, you can come in so hastily under the basket?

This is what LeBron James saw in Woody's eyes after the ball was slapped away by Woody.

Serious and focused!
as well as……

Flying is still prohibited here!

The people in Cleveland who were about to cheer for LeBron James were stunned for a moment.

Let me see, what's going on?

And a master?

Wow God!
Covered directly for LeBron?

The ball was held by Gerald Wallace.

In the Heat's counterattack, Woody did not go straight to the basket after reaching the frontcourt, but directly caught the ball outside the three-point line.

Facing Gooden, who was pulled out by him, Woody showed off his face-to-frame dribbling skills.

Woody's dribbling ability has now reached 84 points.

It's enough for him to dribble the ball with ease when facing players in the same position.

Before "Bombing the Ball" started, Woody's left foot moved slightly to the right, deceiving Gooden in front of him.

Although Gooden's height is 2 meters, which is similar to Woody, his physical coordination is obviously more like an inside player, not to mention mobility and explosive power.

As a result, as soon as his foot twitched back, he saw Woody in front of him moving in the opposite direction, immediately distanced himself from him, and reached the basket in the blink of an eye.

At this time, the only thing left under the basket is Big Z.

When Woody faced the frame and broke through with the ball, he made a plan to move towards the reasonable collision area.

But even though he thought so, the speed at which he started was obviously incomparable to Woody's.

When Woody got to the basket, he had just gotten close to the basket.

Jumping and raising his hands to interfere is the biggest defense he can do.

"Bah!"

But this time Woody came in with all his strength, leaped high, and hit a "Tomahawk Smash".

It's just that Big Z came a little late, otherwise, this would have been another "Famous Painting of the Century" level.

This dunk immediately made everyone on the Heat bench jump to their feet, looking excitedly at Woody Show's moves on the court.

Especially because Shaquille O'Neal, who was so angry because he was called for two "blocking fouls" in a row, suddenly changed into a different look at this moment, with an exaggerated expression that almost made his eyes pop out.

"That's it, that's it, one more dunk, Woody, one more dunk!"

He shook the white towel in his hand frantically.

At the same time, he vented his anger at the referee on the sidelines: "I have passed away, but there are still people on the field who have not passed away!"

If this meant something, the referee almost gave this guy a "technical foul", but "Shark" is such a thief, right?
He didn't make any eye contact with the referee at all.

As long as I'm not yelling at you, even if you know I'm talking about you, there's nothing you can do about it.

The atmosphere on the court for the Cavaliers became more solemn because of Woody's dunk.

LeBron James knew he had to respond.

Facing Alston with the ball, Alston was not in his eyes. His eyes kept wandering between Woody and Gerald Wallace.

But what he didn't notice was that there was a "big cheek" approaching quietly next to him.

Following Stan Van Gundy's orders, the Heat changed the way they defend LeBron James.

Previously, with Shaquille O'Neal as the core, they put a "big net" under the basket, waiting for LeBron James to break through.

Now without the size of Shaquille O'Neal, one thing is very clear. The basket is bound to become empty. Don't look at Woody just directly blocking LeBron James. This is a reflection of Woody's ability.

But LeBron also has his abilities, and averaging more than 27 points per game is enough to show that his breakthroughs are still possible.

Without an absolute "human shield" inside, Stan Van Gundy chose to change his tactics. ——Don’t ask why Woody isn’t used as a “human shield.” Just ask... Just kidding, this is Woody. You want me to use him as a “blue-collar human shield”?
Aren't you afraid that Pat Riley will call me tonight and ask about my family?

The more important point:
Adjust measures to local conditions.

After Haslem came on the court, the Heat's defensive mobility was greatly enhanced.

The conversion speed on both ends of the offense and defense is bound to be faster!
In this case, there is really no need to fight a positional battle with the Cavaliers!
It's better to run.

Moreover, all the Cavaliers' attacks are launched from LeBron's point. Cutting off this point will help the Heat better force the Cavaliers.

When LeBron saw Wade resolutely double-teaming him, he immediately handed the ball to the side.

McGinnis was a little panicked when he looked at the ball that suddenly came to his hands. He is a person who can hold the ball, but not when he was with the Cavaliers. Here, his role is more often to catch and shoot.

So with the ball in hand, his only remaining option is to attack resolutely.

But while the Heat were double-teaming LeBron from the outside, forward Woody and Gerald Wallace formed a position similar to a zone defense, trapping him at the free throw line. McGinnis, who could only take a direct shot, forced the shot. Missing distance.

Big Z grabbed the rebound under the basket, but was interfered by Haslem and failed to take action immediately. Woody returned to the defense and successfully completed the steal.

The Heat quickly switched offense and defense and charged toward the Cavaliers' defense zone aggressively.

Woody held the ball in his hand, attracting everyone's attention, and then passed a blind pass to the inside near the free throw line. When the ball bounced high under the basket, Wade rushed over and came directly. "Big Windmill Button".

After a successful hit, the Heat still followed the same style of play and forced LeBron James to pass the ball.

LeBron, who can't get the ball, has a bad habit:

That is, he likes to stand aside and watch without any movement. This makes it impossible for the other four members of the Cavaliers to form any effective offensive tactical cooperation.

This is why it’s easy for LeBron’s team to feel like they can’t do anything without LeBron…

In a "4 versus 5" positional battle, who can get an easy chance to take action?

What's more terrible is that at this time, the "hard disassembly" ability of the ball holder is very tested. But don't forget that the scoring feeling requires a lot of shots to maintain. For this, except LeBron, most people will also For a team that averages 11 shots per game, others really don't have that many singles opportunities.

Now they are forced to play alone, and it is like "catching a duck to the shelf" scene.

So much so that after McGinnis, who had the ball in hand, just missed a forced shot, he dribbled through in this round and made a direct mistake.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers head coach on the sidelines kept urging, which prevented the Heat from making a fast break.But the Heat's offense was still very calm. The ball was given to Woody. Facing Gooden, he performed a "post-up" combo very skillfully. Woody didn't even observe Gooden's reaction.

Because he knew that Gooden would definitely not be able to keep up with his rhythm. In this case, he would come out by swaying to the empty position.

The result was just like Woody's image, swaying, and there was no one in front of him.

"Shh!"

Two more points!

After Shaquille O'Neal made two free throws, Woody scored 4 points in a row and also sent out an assist, helping the team quickly open the point difference to nearly 1 points!
The Cavaliers head coach had to call a timeout to slow down.

LeBron James looked helpless when he came off the court.

In the camera, he seems to be expressing with all his heart:

Once I'm double-teamed, what can other teammates do?I can’t even dribble a ball. Now you know how much pressure I’m under, right?It is really not easy to lead these teammates to win "three consecutive victories".

The head coach of the Cavaliers was scratching his head. He could hear the shouts and curses coming from the spectators on the sidelines, and he also understood why these Cavaliers fans were dissatisfied.

With Shaquille O'Neal now sitting out there, what a great opportunity to use to create an advantage.But why is the team playing like this now?
Not only did it not widen the point difference, it actually gave the opponent an advantage!

Are you worthy of the two "blocking fouls" LeBron risked his life for?

He tried to adjust his breathing so that he still looked calm. The first thing he had to do was to solve two things:

The first thing is to give LeBron more time with the ball.

He made some arrangements for this. For example, after LeBron James got the ball, his teammates immediately stepped forward to form an effective cover for him, so that he could immediately create offensive space.

In this way, once the opponent asks for a double-team, their own internal defense will become weak.

LeBron faces the inside players and definitely has a chance to complete the "small fight against the big game"!
He believes in LeBron's ability to attack the rim.

then……

It's Woody's defense!
During this period, the Cavaliers lost points, partly because LeBron James couldn't get the ball, and partly because Gooden couldn't guard Woody.

When this guy stands outside the three-point line and plays like a small forward, Gooden has no impact at all.

There must be an outside player who can guard in front of Woody when he holds the ball at the three-point line.

But who is this candidate...

The Cavaliers head coach thought for a long time, and his eyes fell on LeBron James.

"Man... I leave this guy to you!"

Taking a comprehensive look at all aspects of physical fitness, LeBron James has to be the best choice to defend his former teammate.

LeBron James didn't expect his head coach to be such a "genius".

He was actually asked to defend such an "arrow figure" on the opposite side.

"But I'm a point guard? If I play against Woody and this guy gives the ball to the No. [-] position, it might be difficult for Gooden to get out of position and defend, right?" He put forward a hypothetical situation.

Although the Cavaliers head coach knows that LeBron James is telling the truth.

This does happen, but he was still a little shocked when he saw that he was not willing to defend Woody.

no……

In the NBA arena, as long as you are the core of the team, who would refuse to go 1v1 with the opponent's "ace"?
The NBA has always been like this for so many years.

Now people all over the world are paying attention to this game, your duel with Woody, I gave you such an opportunity, "King" versus "King", you actually said to me, "What if he will The ball was passed to his point guard teammate, and Gooden couldn't guard it?"?
This……

For a moment, the Cavaliers head coach felt that it might be difficult for the guy in front of him to become the "historical superstar" he remembered.

Isn't he too rational?
Now that he has said this, the Cavaliers head coach can only give up this idea and use the small forward Ira Newbell to defend Woody. As for LeBron: "Man, please help with the defense!"

He made another request, and this time LeBron James didn't refuse.

It's just a supplementary defense. He doesn't worry about any problems.Contribute a famous scene or something...

Anyway, if the defense is not in place, it means that the defense in front is not strong enough.

Well, yes, it's not that he didn't go 1v1 with Woody head-on. As long as he didn't contribute so many famous scenes in this game, he might have agreed to the coach's request.

But what is the situation now?
It is very possible that while being beaten by the opponent, he has also become a "backdrop" in succession. Under such circumstances, if you say that if he is beaten in a 1v1 situation with Woody again, then it is not easy for him to recover these days. Some criticisms are afraid that they will all fall back to the bottom again.

Now, as long as he doesn't face off against Woody and he performs well again, he can still find a way to achieve "the team lost, but I didn't lose"!
The game then resumed.

The response arranged by the Cavaliers head coach had an immediate impact.

The main reason is that LeBron James's physical fitness is really good. With someone to support him, he can easily create offensive space, and then use his historical body to complete the "rush".

Simply put, it’s about playing basketball the same way you play football.

The only difference for LeBron may be that the football is always in his hands, while playing basketball requires him to take a few steps while moving.

"What a domineering body!"

Watching LeBron James complete a "three-step layup" against Udonis Haslem and complete the layup without any sway, even Barkley, who looked down on him, couldn't help but praise him.

Apart from anything else, this physical talent is really a blessing from God.

In the final analysis, most sports competitions are about physical talent!
But within a few seconds after the compliment, Barkley looked at LeBron again, with disdain in his eyes again.

Looking at his rampage, and looking at Woody's rough but skillful single layup goal, he felt that Woody was even more valuable.

80.00% of the players in this league rely on talent to play.

It is really not easy for a player to continue to develop his offensive skills despite being extremely talented.

Including Barkley himself, he had been in the league for the first two or three seasons before he found his own path, started to work harder, and eventually became the regular season MVP.

From Barkley's point of view, LeBron's current stage is no different from what he was then.

The game during this period became a lot more exciting because it was Woody versus LeBron James.

During this period, LeBron James scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Avoiding a head-on confrontation with Woody seems to be the right thing to do if you only look at it from this perspective.

But doing so also cost them their final chance to win.

Because that "shark" is coming back!
(End of this chapter)