Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 196 I think I know why Kevin Garnett can’t make the Finals
Woody's words gave Stan Van Gundy a signal:
This guy cares about this game.

In other words, he is very concerned about whether the "fourth child" hat will be worn on his head.

but……

As a player, being strong is not a bad habit!

If he wants playing time, Van Gundy will give him playing time.

As soon as the second quarter started, Woody was put on the court immediately.

Facing the Timberwolves bench, he seemed to be the "wolf", while the Timberwolves players turned into little sheep.

When a wolf joins a flock of sheep, the result will naturally be a one-sided massacre!

It took the Timberwolves a whole quarter to finally open up a 5-point difference, and they were immediately tied.

Anxious Kevin Garnett threw off his coat and prepared to play.

The Timberwolves' head coach saw all this and did not dare to stop him, so he put him back on the field.

The scene gave huge cheers to welcome the "Wolf King" back to the field.

Kevin Garnett also has the idea of ​​​​relying on his personal ability to put the Timberwolves ahead again.

After the backcourt brought the ball to the frontcourt, he took the initiative to ask for the ball.

With his feet on the three-point line, he waited for Woody to move forward.

This is a very common offensive method used by Kevin Garnett.

Through his excellent mobility, he can lure his opponent to the three-point line, and then use his mobility to pass the opponent and complete the breakthrough.

This time he also acted subconsciously. It wasn't until Woody stepped in front of him that he finally realized that something was a little weird...

When Woody was entangled with him, he finally realized that he had used the wrong move.

Throwing the ball out again, wing Szczerbiak caught the ball.

For Timberwolves fans, this is not a good season. The only consolation is that Szczerbiak's condition has improved. Last season, due to various problems with new players, he averaged only 10 points per game. This season, his game The average score returned to 15.5.

Even Kevin Garnett's scoring average has declined, and he has naturally become a beautiful sight.

He seemed to be in very good condition tonight. The three-pointer fell into the basket and set off a "huge wave" of cheers from the audience.

One after another, it turned into huge boos.

Because Woody has the ball again!
Less than 3 minutes into the second quarter, Woody scored another 5 points, which made the Timberwolves fans realize that it was time for them to take action!
Woody successfully got into the basket against the long arms of Kevin Garnett and the boos from the sidelines.

Kevin Garnett grinned in response, but he could only watch helplessly as Woody stepped into the legal collision zone.

You must know that he was able to take advantage of the confrontation with Woody last season.

As a result, this season, he has completely fallen into a disadvantage.

Did this guy's muscles appear out of thin air?

"That's a body made of sweat and crazy obsession!" Buckley looked at Woody's current physical confrontation with great satisfaction. He remembered Woody's sweaty appearance in the West last year and added, " Of course, there is also a talented instructor beside him to supervise and correct mistakes!"

Unfortunately, when the ball was released, it did not fly directly into the basket.

Kevin Garnett has been squeezed out of the way by Woody, but his arms are too long.

Woody's shot was still interfered with.

The cheers on the sidelines suddenly became louder.

But as soon as the ball flew out of the basket, a figure jumped up high. It was not the Kevin Garnett that Timberwolves fans were expecting, but Woody with his explosive figure.

"Bah!"

With both hands vigorously filling the frame, the cheers in the arena grew louder in an instant, and then died down in an instant.

Woody's heart began to feel a huge sense of satisfaction.

He especially liked this moment.

It's so cool!
Kevin Garnett's face burned when he saw that the basket he was supposed to be guarding allowed Woody to come and go so easily. He was so embarrassed!
But after just two rounds of confrontation, he found that he really couldn't withstand Woody's strength, whether it was on the offensive or defensive end.

So he decisively changed his style of play. After Cassel dribbled the ball past half-court, he no longer took the initiative to ask for the ball, but immediately moved towards the high post to perform pick-and-roll screens.

After Cassel returns the ball, he can do so much!

Woody's forward pressure allowed him to find the "Sugar Man" under the basket.

Facing Haslem, the "Sugar Man" played like a ferocious inside monster.

The target of the No. 98 pick in 84 was actually Olajuwon, the No. [-] pick in [-].But it turned out that this thing was not as good as Olajuwon's hanging hair.But with all the advantages in height and tonnage, he can still finish at the basket.

Haslem raised his hands high. Even if the opponent scored the ball, he did not put it down, his face was full of helplessness.

For him, this feeling of powerlessness was the worst.

Woody saw his trouble, and in the next round, he used a smooth single to help the team respond with another goal.

The next two teams come and go.

Kevin Garnett and Woody are also "eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing his or her own magical powers", using their own methods to help the team continue to increase points.

The two men have a very strong presence on the court.

However, looking at the entire process in the five minutes before the end of the game, for three and a half quarters, Kevin Garnett obviously had more teammates than Woody.

Wade, who just returned for his first game, obviously hasn't found his form yet.

Originally, he came back today to help Woody win the game and curb the Heat's momentum of continuing to lose.

But the result so far is 13 of 4 shots, not even 30% from the field, and 3 of the goals came in the third quarter of the game.

It seems that the condition has improved, but not much.

Gerald Wallace, who played very well in the previous games, also exposed a problem with him in this game:
Defending off the ball is his weakness.

It may also be that Szczerbiak is in really good shape tonight. After all, no matter how hard he shoots, his 6-for-5 shooting rate from beyond the three-point line tonight is really a bit too exaggerated.

This makes it even more obvious that Woody has no help!

Of course, there is another reason that highlights this aspect:
By this time of the game, Woody had scored 34 points, 20 of 14 shots, and 8 of 6 free throws. The overall efficiency was very scary.

But under such circumstances, the team is still 2 points behind.

What else can be said except that Woody has no helpers?
Another thing is...

As the game progressed, at the critical moment, the Timberwolves no longer gave Woody a chance to easily get to the basket.

This ease means...

His chance of 1v1 with Kevin Garnett is gone!

As long as he walks towards the basket, he will be double-teamed, forcing him to play the ball!
Kevin Garnett felt embarrassed at first, but when he found out it was effective, he was so determined!
Tonight, I will treat you as Shaquille O'Neal!

Anyway, you two are on the same team.

"Dangdang!"

Woody once again drew a double-team and passed the ball to Jones. Jones missed the shot and the ball hit the basket and popped out of the reasonable collision area under the basket.

But the person who touched the ball first was Woody!

He almost flew towards the basketball with a flying device behind his back.Kenny Smith had been listening to Barkley praising Woody until his ears got calloused, but this rebound made him couldn't help but say: "This kid's ability to predict rebounds is really great!"

Wouldn't it be great?

Rodman’s rebound prediction ability!

Woody grabbed the ball and turned to look at the basket. When he noticed that Kevin Garnett did not dare to move forward, he decisively made a shot. This action deceived Kevin Garnett. Dee took advantage of the situation to get the ball, drilled in next to Kevin Garnett, blocked Kevin Garnett behind him with his body, faced the sugar man, and almost completed the shot while being double-teamed by the two people.

Although the shooting position was narrow, Woody's entire center of gravity was no different from when shooting normally, so the ball fell into the basket obediently.

The two teams are tied!

A key basket kill from Woody!

Stan Van Gundy shouted loudly and asked the Heat players to increase the intensity of their confrontation.

The intensity of this game has reached another level.

The Timberwolves' tactics are totally unplayable.

This exposed a big problem. This team lacked a real field commander.

Cassel is a very good ball handler, but he is too short. At such moments, he tends to wander around headlessly.

And Kevin Garnett is better at coordinating than organizing.

Unable to get out of the open space, there is only one solution left at this time, and that is:
"Superstar Ball"!
This is also the reason why so many teams must pursue stars crazily. Let alone the playoffs, there are some regular seasons. At this time, the team boss needs to step up and complete the goal.

There really isn't that kind of so-called "boss" who always lets the younger guys around him take the key shots, right?
It is said that we will fight according to the tactics.

But the problem is...

Great players never listen to the coach's arrangements at this time.

Everyone has their own ideas!
Is the reason why you don't take action yourself is the coach's arrangement, or is it because the score is not even?
As the absolute core of the team, I must be absolutely aware that the "life and death ball" of this team must be shot by me.

Instead of passing the pass to my younger brother and failing to score this time, say "I will pass it next time, this is the right choice!"

If you really want to do this, then please give your little brother 1000 million.

At least if you miss the shot, you can have psychological comfort when you are scolded.

As a superstar of the older generation, "Wolf King" has such an awareness.But Kevin Garnett, who had been fighting with Woody for a whole game, didn't dare to wait for Woody to get entangled. He knew that he would have absolutely no chance.

He decisively made a jump shot before Woody pounced on him.

"Boom!"

The ball hit the front of the basket.

Did not enter!

"Sugarman" grabbed the rebound, but before he could fully grasp it, Haslem snatched the ball from his hand.

The moment when the Heat took the lead.

Amid the restless boos from the audience, Alston controlled the ball for half the game and waited for Woody to step up and catch the ball.

Wade was also very self-aware and gave up the wing.

Woody received the ball smoothly and faced Kevin Garnett.

Starting from the "back-beating" position, Woody pushed forward against Kevin Garnett and charged in.

"fxxk!"

Kevin Garnett cursed directly.

Woody has stayed on the court since he came on in the second quarter. As he said, he was ready to play the full three quarters, and then he really played the full three quarters.

But the three quarters are almost over, and this guy is still so energetic!
Is this guy really a second-year rookie?
What a monster!
The unusually fierce Woody gave Kevin Garnett a hint of fear.

Fear made Garnett hesitate in his actions.

Woody noticed this situation and held the ball more decisively and went inside.

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

In just two blows, Kevin Garnett was pushed away.

Woody went straight to Huanglong and completed a two-point layup.

The Heat took the lead again after tying the score in the second quarter.

The moment the ball entered the frame, some young Timberwolves fans were already holding their heads and scratching their hair with expressions of despair.

The atmosphere on the sidelines gradually became silent, all members of the Heat team on the court became more energetic, and the Timberwolves' offense became abnormally variable.Kevin Garnett has once again become the person on the team who must stand up and solve problems.

With the ball in hand, he also chose to "play from behind", but Woody behind him was like a wall against him, preventing him from moving forward at all.

He had no choice but to shake his shoulders from side to side, fake a move and then hit a fadeaway jumper!

This can be regarded as Kevin Garnett's signature scoring method.

It's just that when he plays from behind, he is near the free throw line. When he takes the shot, he is almost stepping on the three-point line.

This back attack, the more you hit, the farther outside you hit!
Otherwise, they would all be long two-point shots!

Such a shot seemed a bit forced at this moment, and Kevin Garnett missed the shot again.

Woody turned around and grabbed the rebound immediately after he took the shot.

In an amazing display of physical fitness, he took off the board directly on top of the "Sugar Man".

Seeing that the rebound that was within easy reach was taken away by Woody, "Sugarman" reluctantly took out a handful, and the referee immediately blew the whistle:

"beep!"

Since the number of fouls had already reached, he also easily sent two free throws to Woody.

"Huh, huh~"

After taking two deep breaths, Woody stood on the free throw line and made two steady free throws amidst the boos from the audience.

The point difference came to 4 points.

The despair on the faces of Timberwolves fans was even more obvious.

At this moment, Barkley slammed the table: "I think I know why Kevin Garnett can't make it to the Finals!"

At the power forward position, the one who can lead the team to the championship is naturally the best!

But among the power forward superstars who have not won the championship, there must be someone who is third, sixth or ninth.

People like Barkley and Karl Malone who can lead the team to the Finals are definitely better than the core of power forwards like Kevin Garnett who has led the team until now and has only achieved the Western Conference Finals at best!

In Barkley's view, Kevin Garnett is worse than them...

This is what he just discovered!

Compared to them, Kevin Garnett lacks the means to score stably at critical moments!
The main reason why the Heat took the lead was Woody's key consecutive kills. This is the scoring method he relies on most now, and it has gradually become his signature.

But Kevin Garnett has no such means.

His mid-range shot is far from that level!
(End of this chapter)