Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 212
The Heat also changed their approach in the second half.

Since the opponent used double teams to deal with Woody and Shaquille O'Neal, denying them the opportunity to single out Tim Duncan, Stan Van Gundy also simply changed the Heat's tactical strategy.

Gerald Wallace was brought up again.

Popovich didn't understand the Heat's change of formation at first, but as the game continued, he quickly realized that he was planning to compete defensively with the Spurs.

The effect is immediate.

Gerald Wallace and Woody have the mobility to quickly keep up with the defense.

And whether it's Wade or Gerald Wallace, they can defend Tony Parker or Ginobili very well alone.

This made the Spurs' scoring increase begin to slow down.

On the Heat's side, although they can't directly attack Tim Duncan, causing their offense to be somewhat affected, when Woody or Wade are misplaced to face Tony Parker, they can still complete the offense well. .

The rate of increase in scoring is still faster than that of the Spurs.

The Spurs' lead was gradually overtaken by the Heat.

At 6 minutes and 34 seconds of the third quarter, with Woody's second attack, they officially took the lead. Popovich had to call a timeout and adjust his formation and play style.

But at this time, there was only one adjustment he could make:
Damn Tim Duncan!

Not only on the defensive end, but now also on the offensive end!

Stan Van Gundy maintains the current intensity and does not make more changes. For him, he is happy to see Tim Duncan become the main offensive force of the Spurs during this period.

This time the problem of not being able to attack Tim Duncan on the defensive end has been solved. Tim Duncan obviously consumed more physical energy on the offensive end in this game than usual.

第三节结束的时候，蒂姆-邓肯的数据已经来到了23分12篮板4助攻2盖帽2抢断。

He is not an explosive scorer, so this data can tell how tired he is from playing.

A very obvious number:
His number of shots in the third quarter had reached 22!
Let alone the Spurs, this is a very exaggerated shot number for any team.

The chip on the defensive end is on his shoulders, and now the chip on the offensive end is on his shoulders as well.

Tim Duncan kept gritting his teeth and held on, but in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, his movement slowed down significantly. It was also at this time that Stan Van Gundy adjusted his style of play again and began to let the outside hold the ball. Hit the basket hard.

Woody, on the other hand, focuses on grabbing secondary offensive rebounds and attacking the "second offense."

This was pretty much the straw that broke the camel's back.

Tim Duncan's physical fitness was completely unsustainable, and he even made low-level mistakes such as catching the ball.

Popovich wanted to rebuke loudly, but looking at Tim Duncan breathing heavily, he finally just pursed his lips and did not speak.

In this case, even he couldn't bear to be harshly criticized.

The reason is also very simple...

In the same situation, no player can do better than Tim Duncan.

Even if he makes a mistake now, without him, the Spurs can't hold on now. This is the most important thing.

Popovich spent the rest of the timeout, hoping for a miracle, but miracles don't happen every night.

As Woody blocked Tim Duncan's shot, Wade had the ball in his hands, and the whole game was settled. 89 to 83, with a score difference of 6 points, the Heat won this change with difficulty. Many games.

It is also the most important game!
After winning this game, the big score between the Heat and the Spurs officially reached 4-1!

Hot fire team……

Won the championship!
Wade immediately threw the ball into the sky, then turned to look for Woody. As a result, he saw Shaquille O'Neal excitedly grabbing Woody's forehead and kissing him.

At this moment, he felt redundant.

This champion is too small, can’t it accommodate three people after all?
"Let us congratulate the Heat and Woody for winning the first championship trophy in his career. This is also the second time a Chinese player has won a championship in the NBA!"

Coincidentally, both men are related to the Spurs!

Battelle was the water cooler keeper for the Spurs in 03. Popovich and the others believe that Battelle contributed greatly to this championship because Battelle could imitate Shaquille O'Neal to help them practice during training games.

Of course, if you really want to talk about it, your contribution will be revealed in one fell swoop...

The big shark weighing more than 200 kilograms was pulled directly to the ground!

And now Woody has defeated the Spurs to win the championship...

Another coincidence, this time Woody and Shaquille O'Neal are teammates!

Well, this probably means "Those who come out to fool around will always have to pay back!"

Back then you relied on Chinese players to defeat me, and now I rely on Chinese players to defeat you!
Shaquille O'Neal was very excited. After kissing Woody, he hugged other Heat players one by one.

At this moment, he vividly interpreted the "flexible fat man".

That's like running around the place as light as a swallow!

Tim Duncan waited for the Heat to finish celebrating and congratulated Woody: "Congratulations, man, this is the second season of your career!"

Woody said: "Does it look familiar to you? Tim!"

Duncan was startled by these words, and then he later remembered that he also won the championship in the second season of his career.

Shaquille O'Neal also came to hug Tim Duncan...

This level of excitement is simply...

This life is really good!

Tim Duncan looked at him like this, somewhat envious.

First Kobe, then Woody!

Tim Duncan doesn't know when he'll be able to work with a player of this caliber.

Of course, he was envious. He turned to look at his teammates. His hand unconsciously stroked Ginobili's long hair. It felt so good.

“Come again next year!”

Since they were able to win the championship in 03, now that Ginobili and Tony Parker are slowly growing up, Tim Duncan is not discouraged if they are unable to win the championship.

"Congratulations, man!" Popovich was also congratulating Stan Van Gundy.

Congratulations to him for joining the ranks of "Champion Coaches".

At the same time, he turned his head and called on the Spurs fans who had not left to cheer for the Heat: "They defeated us, they deserve the cheers!" His move caused cheers to erupt from the scene.

At this time, David Stern also entered the scene pushing the championship trophy.

Shaquille O'Neal's eyes were filled with undisguised desire.

All his motivation comes from this championship trophy, and now...

Finally got it!

He couldn't help but be the first to hold it up, and then left saliva marks on it one after another.

Kobe!

Kobe!

Kobe!

At the same time, his heart was shouting the name of his old partner crazily.

Now, what are you fighting with me for?

In just one season, Shaquille O'Neal proved that without Kobe, he and others can win the championship trophy!
Woody also looked at the trophy excitedly and felt the dazzling spotlight. At this moment, standing on the highest stage and enjoying the cheers of the audience, his inner "star disease" was greatly satisfied.

Stan Van Gundy spoke as a representative: "An incredible year, we did it!"

He paused excitedly, then remembered that this was not the Heat's home court, and he was a little too excited.

But when he paused, a huge cheer erupted from the American Airlines Arena thousands of miles away, and tears of excitement burst out of their eyes as they watched Shaquille O'Neal win the championship trophy.

In particular, some old fans burst into tears. They had been looking forward to this moment for many years. Now, it has finally come true. The Heat have the first championship trophy in team history.

we are the champion!
"This was our goal before the start of the new season. When we got Shaq, when we drafted Woody and Wade last year, we realized that this was an opportunity for the Heat and we couldn't miss it. , these are all things that were burdened on us, and now we have completed what we have been burdened with. This is a perfect result. Thank you Shaq, thank you Wade, and of course the most important thing, thank you Woody! Your presence is the Heat The beginning of everything for the team!”

If we talk about the transformation of this team, or when did the transformation of the entire city begin, then we must talk about Woody’s 50 plus points in a single game this season. It was this game that made Heat fans full of belonging. It also made this team understand what they were doing!

They want to be a postcard for Miami and a reason for fans to come to AmericanAirlines Arena to support them.

David Stern got the finals MVP result at this time. He took out the envelope, glanced at the final answer, and said with great satisfaction: "I announce that the winner of the 04-05 NBA Finals MVP is... Wu Dee! Let us congratulate him!"

伍迪5场总决赛，场均可以拿到23.4分14.8篮板6.4助攻3.2盖帽1.8抢断。

This earned him the highest number of votes in the audience.

Shaquille O'Neal's statistics in the Finals were also very good, with 20.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists, so he also received 2 votes.But Woody won in a landslide.

As a result, Woody became the youngest Finals MVP in NBA history.

The Finals MVP before him was "Magic Johnson".

1980年拿到总决赛MVP的时候，约翰逊才20岁10个月，现在伍迪则是20岁零1个月，将年纪又缩小了9个月。

This is an almost unbreakable record.

In fact, Johnson won the Finals MVP under very lucky circumstances.

At that time, he was only a first-year rookie entering the league. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's injury prevented him from attending the sixth game of the series. Johnson performed a "little skyhook" and finally led the team to victory. The Lakers defeated their opponents 1-4.

但是6场比赛，贾巴尔33.4分13.6篮板3.2助攻4.6盖帽，而约翰逊只有21.5分11.2篮板8.7助攻，只有助攻数据比贾巴尔突出，其他数据都是陪跑。

However, because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not present, two of the reporters who voted chose to change their votes to Johnson.

In the end, the Finals MVP fell dramatically to Johnson.

Perhaps it was from this time that Johnson saw the power of the media and eventually became a "media socialite."

Later, there was a young man who looked like him and inherited this. He had to win the game with a huge advantage even though the gap in points per game could not be widened at all, and even won the Finals MVP award unanimously.

It's really child's play to let a few reporters decide the Finals MVP.

Of course, Woody, the Finals MVP, won't have any problem even if he doesn't look at it from the media's perspective.

Another record was broken by himself, but Woody was a little calm, even a little confused, because he didn't know what to do next.

He succeeded too early, coupled with the fact that he had no belief in fighting for basketball, he just wanted to make money, which led to his doubts.

Just facing the media cameras, he temporarily put these confusions behind his mind and began his victory speech: "First of all, I must thank my teammates. This is the result of our joint efforts. This finals MVP also belongs to all of us. , we made history, which is a cool thing, and I look forward to us making more history!”

In this way, the first "winning night" of Woody's career ended in a hurry.

Shaquille O'Neal couldn't wait to appear in front of the media and yelled: "Kobe is nothing without me, and I have already won the fourth championship in my career! Yes, this is the Shark. Anyone who gives up will be nothing." Everyone who is a shark will regret it!”

After saying these words, he suddenly felt much more relaxed.

He has been working hard for this sentence this year!

There were more reporters surrounding Woody, and all of them only asked him how he felt, as if they felt that his speech just now was not strong enough.

"Do you now feel that you are the most successful player in the 03 class?"

"Of course not, and Dwyane!"

"Will you continue to improve yourself this summer?"

"Of course!" Woody's confusion became more and more intense, but he did not hesitate when answering this question.

"Do you think you've surpassed Tim Duncan?"

"..." This question silenced Woody. He was stunned for a long time, and finally said, "Not yet!"

He had to admit that he was able to win this time mainly because of Shaquille O'Neal. Without him, it would be really difficult for the Heat to crack the hard nut of Tim Duncan, so this time he won the game, but he and The winner between Tim Duncan and Tim Duncan has not yet been decided.

This counts...

Motivation to move forward?

Woody ended the interview, and early the next morning, news of the Heat's championship was splashed across the nation's media.

Even Cleveland is all about the Heat winning the championship.

When LeBron James got up, he subconsciously glanced at the place where the newspapers were placed. Looking at the extra brand-new newspapers there, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He deliberately didn't watch yesterday's game. If Woody won the championship, he really couldn't accept it, but it also caused him to barely sleep all night.

(End of this chapter)