Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 184 The Arrival of the Great War
Shaquille O'Neal appeared on the stage gearing up, looking eager to try.

Perhaps since coming to the Heat, he has never wanted to express himself as much as he does now.

The reason is entirely because I met a stupid referee tonight.

For the sake of his own wallet, he naturally can't do anything to the referee, so it's up to Cleveland to bear the anger from the "Shark"!
Woody also saw Shaq's desire for revenge and opened up the space under the basket for him in time.

Teammates have always helped each other.

What does it mean if you let others sacrifice for you?
In the end, even honest people will turn against you and cause trouble in various ways.

Woody didn't want his teammates to crazily put "little shoes" on him more than ten years later because they had sacrificed themselves and felt aggrieved.

Shaq's mind is actually not very big.

Alston also gave the ball to Shaquille O'Neal in time.

Facing Big Z, a "feint" by turning around successfully deceived Big Z's center of gravity behind him, and "Shark" easily completed the split.

"Bah!"

A heavy buckle, a little harder than usual.

Shaquille O'Neal had a somewhat vented expression on his face.

It's cool!
Sure enough, for things like revenge, you have to do it yourself to be really happy.

This goal was just the beginning. Shaquille O'Neal continued to use "shark power" in the following time.When he was resting off the court, Woody had already led the team to an almost double-digit point difference. Now that Shaq continues to increase his offensive firepower, the Cavaliers are even more unable to play.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers' deficit had reached 20 points.

The game seemed to have entered "garbage time".

As soon as the third quarter started, coupled with Woody holding the ball from outside, the Cavaliers were completely unable to play. With more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the head coach removed all the main players and disarmed them in advance.

do not fight!
The fans in the audience also began to leave in large numbers at this time, with disappointment in their eyes.

It is worth mentioning that this time the main players were replaced, and the head coach was replaced together with LeBron James.

After last season's game, he could tell that Stan Van Gundy was only looking at LeBron. If LeBron James didn't come off, then he thought the Cavaliers didn't wave the "white flag."

In order not to let the opponent complete another [-] or [-]-point slaughter in this game, he chose to substitute LeBron James together.

At the end of the game, the Heat completed a 108-point victory 78-30 at the Cavaliers' home court.

伍迪全场打了28分34秒，拿到了20分10篮板5助攻2抢断3盖帽，投篮命中率高达65%！

He played very easily tonight. Whether he was facing Gooden or Cavaliers small forward Newbell, he could easily rush into the paint and complete the score.The completion of these two people cannot have any impact on him.

Shaquille O'Neal last played 18 minutes and 34 seconds in this game. He was troubled by fouls in the first quarter and didn't play much. However, in the second quarter alone, he scored 12 points, making 6 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. middle.

Even the free throws were so accurate, which shows how focused Shaquille O'Bill was in the second quarter of this game.

After the game, he scored a total of 15 points and 5 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was as high as 75%!

Wade played 32 minutes and 14 seconds in this game. After all the main players left the field, he played for a while as the core of the substitute rotation. It can be said that he was in a relatively high state throughout the night. After Brown James, he has been very actively looking for the next "prey". In this game, his state continued to be high, with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

He was the top scorer from both teams tonight.

On the Cavaliers side, LeBron James relied on Shaq not being present, and he and Woody played their own roles. During that period, he quickly scored 8 points. However, other than that period, his overall performance was average, and his final data was only 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, plus 4 turnovers.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that he only played 28 minutes and 13 seconds. If he had played 40 minutes in this game, I believe his data would not be much worse.

After the game, he sat at the press conference with a confused look on his face. A reporter in the audience asked:

"LeBron, were you surprised or frustrated by (29 minutes)?"

This actually asks LeBron why the team didn't keep going.

LeBron shook his head slightly: "This is not something I can control. This is a head coach's control of the situation. I can't say anything about it. You know, I always want to stay on the court, especially when I have the opportunity to contribute to the game." When I do something, I look forward to that moment, but this is the operation of a team and it involves all aspects, I have to do it!"

"Then do you think you can play better in this game? If it continues."

"It's a choice to go out at that moment, but not every time you're in a situation like that or make that choice in a situation like that, I mean, at least for me, that's the way it is, In terms of my playing time in this game, my performance is actually quite efficient. There is always some data that can prove what I said. Even if you can't see it now, some more comprehensive data will prove everything. I am like that I played very well in the situation. In fact, facing a team with Shaq, Wade, and of course Woody, they have done a good job this year, very good, and all I can do is Try your best to play the game well.”

The day after LeBron James' interview ended, ESPN announced a more authoritative series of "advanced data," including a data called "win-loss value."

They also used the game between the Cavaliers and the Heat as an example to illustrate that LeBron was indeed the Cavaliers' player that had the greatest impact on their team's victory or defeat that night.

LeBron James mentioned this incident excitedly during an interview the next day.

From then on, "greatness" had a basis.

Everyone can see how exaggerated his influence on the game is!

But just when he was feeling proud, the reporter said to him: "I don't know if you have noticed, LeBron, Woody's win-loss value in this game is +18! This means that when he is on the court, the Heat The team beat you by a total of 18 points!”

Although LeBron James's data in this game is the best among the Cavaliers' starters, it is only "-17".

This time, LeBron James couldn't laugh at all.

That night he announced the firing of his management team: the Goodman brothers.

An agent named Rich Paul was hired.

It is said that this is his brother for many years. He is very familiar with his brother, and his brother also has a very deep understanding of his future plans.

This matter didn't cause much of a sensation. Agents are so weak in the NBA, and they will be fired at your request.

Even an agent with some reputation and qualifications like Goodman cannot escape such a fate.

Moreover, the reputation of the Goodman brothers in the circle is not good. When this happened, most people were very happy.

At the same time, the Heat continue their road trip, and the next thing they have to face is a powerful team.None other than the Detroit Pistons who knocked them out of the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

It can be said that this game directly attracted the attention of the outside world.

It is worth mentioning that this game is also "live broadcast across the United States" and the focus of the spotlight.

The night he arrived in Detroit, Ben Wallace called Woody.

Although they haven't seen each other for a long time this time, the friendship between the two has not been affected at all.Recently, Ben Wallace has been texting Woody from time to time.

“We chat a lot and he’s made amazing progress over the summer and it’s really come through this season, he’s just a good enough player and he’s definitely going to be a great guy!”

In front of the camera, Ben Wallace was also full of praise for Woody.

The reporter asked another "hook" question: "So do you think this year's Eastern Conference finals will still be the Heat vs. the Pacers?"

Ben Wallace said: "Of course, there is no doubt about it!"

"Don't forget, the Pacers just beat you by nearly 15 points on this court some time ago!" the reporter retorted.

Ben Wallace said: "This is just the regular season. Everyone knows that there are 82 games in the regular season and we lost one of them, but that doesn't mean anything!"

His words were full of disdain for the Pacers.

He had never liked the Pacers since Artest took away his "Defensive Player of the Season Award" at the end of last season.

So even if they lost a regular season game, in Ben Wallace's heart, they were still the same players who were eliminated by them in the playoffs last season.

Such a small role...

Regarding such remarks, even though the next game against the Pistons is still early, Artest couldn't help but respond: "Just wait and see, if we can win the first time, we can win the second time. Don't Always talking about what happened last season, if you keep thinking about the past, it means there is no future!"

This episode stole some attention, but as the game time came, everyone returned their attention to the court.

The Heat's momentum this season is right in front of them. Whether such a team can really transform into a championship-level team still needs to go through many layers of tests. But the current league can still There are not many teams left that can put pressure on this team, and the Pistons happen to be one of them.

Everyone wants to see the Heat's ability to fight hard.

For the defending champion Pistons, the same situation is actually the same. They also need to prove that they are still strong by defeating teams like the Heat.

Although Ben Wallace didn't take the loss to the Pacers to heart, some media already believe that this season will belong to the Pacers.

Sometimes in the NBA, it is a game of discussion.

Whoever wins will be famous for a while.

Otherwise, why would Zhang Wei keep singing "I won 5 yuan today"!

The one who wins is the master!

The Pistons have not made any major changes this summer. They are still a team with the "Five Tigers" as the core.

Okur's departure has weakened the team's interior defense. However, Milicic, the second-place finisher last season, experienced ups and downs in his life and suffered from self-destruction. He also experienced the "love" of "championship coach" Tomjanovic. "Flogged" has finally fulfilled part of his potential. So far this season, he has gradually started to play as a substitute, averaging 21.45 minutes of court time per game, averaging 11.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Although it cannot reach the second place level of the "03 Golden Generation", at least with this data you can no longer say that it is a complete "parallel import".

At most, it's a little "watery".

But for the current Pistons, he is a very useful substitute rotation player.

Anyway, it is more than enough to replace Okur who left.

If we really want to say this season, their overall strength has actually increased to a certain extent.

The main reason for the loss to the Pacers was that Hamilton's performance was a little abnormal. As long as he could score one or two more goals at certain key points, even if he would definitely win in the end, he wouldn't lose that much.

Otherwise, why would Ben Wallace feel unconvinced?
If he plays another game, he can guarantee that he will never lose that much.

There were quite a lot of fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills tonight. In addition to the current economic environment in Detroit, which is gradually sluggish, and these people gradually regard the arena as their sustenance, there is also the "super team" of the Heat. "Come, a lot of fans come just for them.

The big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups of both sides. The Heat's lineup remains unchanged, and the Pistons' starting lineup is:
Billups at No. [-], Hamilton at No. [-], Prince at No. [-], Rasheed Wallace at No. [-], and Ben Wallace at No. [-].

It is also the main lineup of the "Pistons Five".

The two sides of the jump ball are Ben Wallace and Woody.

Standing in front of Ben Wallace at Woody's current height, he already needs to move his eyes upward. If it weren't for the afro supporting him, to be honest, his height would probably face huge doubts again. .

Although it doesn't affect anything, he is already successful and famous, but height is always something that a man cares about very much.

"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded, the ball flew out of his hands, and Woody successfully grabbed the first offensive right for the Heat.

Alston dribbled to the frontcourt, and faced Billups' "close press" from the beginning, he almost made a dribbling error.

It had been a long time since he had played such a high-quality matchup, and Alston was a little unaccustomed to it, so he quickly gave the ball to Wade.

Wade, who shines with confidence, faced Hamilton and made a drastic change of direction with the ball. He took the first step in the name of "Flashman" and successfully broke through Hamilton.

Ben Wallace didn't dare to come up, and the other Wallace didn't dare to come up either. He easily completed the attack on the frame.

"ball!"

Billups urged to serve, and in just 4 seconds, just after halftime and reaching the three-point line, he raised his hand and shot, also hitting a three-pointer.

3-2!

The war has begun!

(End of this chapter)