Woody passed the protected rebound to Wade.
The Nets returned to defense very quickly, and the Heat failed to play the "defensive counterattack" they are good at.
However, as Woody and Wade become more familiar with the pick-and-roll, this tactic has become one of the Heat's most commonly used tactics.
It's just that Kidd's defensive ability is very strong.
In the 1998-99 season, he entered the "Best Defense Team" for the first time and was selected to the first team.
After that, he was selected to the "All Defensive First Team" twice and the "All Defensive Second Team" twice.
His defensive ability was fully reflected in the pick-and-roll defense in this round. Woody's first pick-and-roll was not very effective. He successfully squeezed past Woody before he got close.
Wade was stopped outside the three-point line.
But he also grew a lot.
He did not rush to attack, but continued to wait for Woody to give him a second pick-and-roll.
Then a flash of inspiration occurred, and instead of taking Woody's pick-and-roll side, he chose to force a breakthrough from the other side.
This "fake move" successfully deceived Kidd and successfully reached the basket.
Kenyon Martin showed his most outstanding ability on the defensive end:
Defense ability!
Wade drove to the basket and ran into the "encirclement" of Kenyon Martin and Collins.
There was a "bang" sound, and Wade missed his shot.
Kenyon Martin jumped up again as quickly as possible and rushed towards the backboard.
He had just witnessed Woody's outstanding "Second Ricochet". At this moment, his face was full of solemnity and he did not dare to be careless at all.
It's just that this time he was closer, but Woody came up from behind and destroyed the rebound that was right in front of him.
Fortunately, Collins has enough height to protect the rebound from the side.
"start running!"
Jason Kidd yelled.
"Defensive counterattack" is the regular tactic of the Heat, and it is also the regular tactic of the Nets!
It was by relying on this fast-paced offense and defense that Jason Kidd led this team to two consecutive finals without any major structural changes.
However, although they are all "defensive counterattacks".
But the Nets have demonstrated the benefits of having the "engine" of Jason Kidd.
The Heat returned to defense very quickly, and the team defended very well during the return, but Kidd relied on the change of rhythm of his personal dribbling to fool Wade into rushing forward and successfully succeeded in scoring from a very small angle. Sent the ball to the basket.
Kenyon Martin, who had been interfered by Woody, reached the basket at this time.
In the confrontation with Woody, he caught the ball, followed the trend, and finished at the basket.
This is his best scoring method.
He averaged 16.7 minutes per game this season, and that’s how he got at least 14 points...
Woody relies enough on the "feeding cake" of his teammates.
Kenyon Martin has to rely even more.
The only difference is that he relies more on Jason Kidd's passing.
His off-ball cuts are different from Woody's.
This ball is proof that he didn't get away from Woody until he caught the ball, but Kidd sent the ball to the basket from such a small angle, allowing him to complete the shot smoothly without stopping running.
No wonder many media say that half of the money Kenyon Martin earns should be given to Kidd!
"Hoo!"
Kenyon Martin raised his arms fiercely and yelled at Woody.
The "beast" appearance is fully displayed.
Just wait, this is the beginning, I will put another one on your head later!
Wait!
Wade knew it was his problem. If he had stayed at the basket, Kidd would have no space to pass the ball. He reached out apologetically toward Woody.
Looking at those big cheeks and those clear and stupid eyes, Woody chose to forgive.
Turning his head to catch the ball, Wade wanted to create a chance for Woody to catch the ball.
Woody looked at his obvious intention and tried to catch the ball in the high post. As a result, Kenyon Martin defended him in time, leaving him no room to catch the ball in the high post.
On the offensive end, Woody is indeed not the type that Kenyon Martin is afraid of.
He doesn't have the ability to attack the basket.
However, the distance was also getting closer, and Woody took the opportunity to pull Kenyon Martin. The subtle movement made Kenyon Martin stagger in place. Wade showed the rapport he had with Woody during this time.
As Woody rushed towards the basket, he raised his hand and sent the ball towards the basket.
"Bang!"
The beautiful "alley-oop" directly triggered the cheers of the audience.
Kenyon Martin complained to the referee about Woody's little move, and the cheers turned into boos. His temper suddenly rose. When it was the Nets' turn to attack, his confrontation with Woody intensified.
He also held back a "trash talk" in his heart:
In the face of real confrontation, what use are your little tricks?
As a league veteran who has played in two finals, Kenyon Martin believes that his playoff intensity will be enough to scare Woody.
But what he didn't expect was that when his big elbow was dangling in front of Woody, Woody was not afraid, but directly raised his elbow to fight with him. The intensity of the confrontation made him stagnant.
Looking at Woody's expression, there is a bit of fierceness that is rarely seen in ordinary times.
This is……
Getting angry?
Fuck you!
Kenyon Martin is not intimidated either.
The game is full of passion, which is what is written in his scouting report.
His determination to fight and fight is what left the deepest impression on others in the league.
He and Woody were confronting each other, and those elbows were no longer dangling, but were actually "elbows" on Woody's body.
But just like just now, when he was more forceful, Woody's reaction in return was even greater.
"Bang!"
A hard elbow landed directly on Kenyon Martin.
The energy on his face did not change despite the pain, but his movements slowed down.
Richard's shot to the basket was interfered with and the ball rolled out of the basket.
Kenyon Martin could only watch as Woody easily protected the rebound.
"Snapped!"
Woody's scratching sound was so loud, it was like a slap on Martin's face, making him feel hot.
He originally wanted to give Woody some strength!
As a result, in the first round, Woody gave him strength first.
Really are……
Shame on you!
He also didn't understand that Woody's first master was Ben Wallace, and his second master was Mourning.
These are all "tough guys among tough guys". For them, high intensity of confrontation is not a big deal at all.
Woody learned his skills from them, so how could he be afraid of the intensity of confrontation?
It was the Heat's turn to attack.
Kenyon Martin is indeed a person who dares to confront and is willing to confront.
In the first intense confrontation with Woody, he suffered a loss, but he didn't have any ambiguity.
Returning to his own basket, he actively and proactively confronted Woody.
But Woody's little moves under the basket are really sophisticated.
This confrontation once again proved that Kenyon Martin could not take advantage of Woody.
"Bang!"
This time Woody slowly moved to the basket to get the ball, then pushed him away with a force, jumped on the spot, hung his hands on the frame, and successfully put the ball into the basket.
Score 4 points in a row!
Kenyon Martin's face still showed dissatisfaction.
Conflicts aside, Woody really admires his energy.
Not everyone can continue to rush forward with all their energy despite repeated setbacks!
However, admiration comes from admiration, and Woody, who gradually figured out the hardness of Kenyon Martin, took the initiative next.
At 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Jason Kidd finally deceived Wade again and once again gave a pass from a very small angle.
Just like the same pattern, Kenyon Martin "reproduced" his first goal tonight.
Only this time, Woody didn't constantly fight and put pressure on Martin as he rushed to the basket.
Kenyon Martin's tonnage is here, and strength has never been Woody's advantage over other insiders.
He simply couldn't withstand the pace of Martin who penetrated into the basket.
In this case, he naturally used his greatest advantage:
Mobility and jumping ability!
When Kenyon Martin gets the ball, he has to shoot smoothly like he did just now.
He is not a fool. There is no confrontation with Woody. He also knows that the other party can use his physical fitness.
So he made a reverse layup, trying to catch Woody off guard from the other side of the basket.
But as he moved across the basket, Woody accurately predicted his move. —— Such a "rough guy" deliberately passed by the basket without taking action. What could he be thinking?
"Snapped!"
There was another crisp sound of hitting the ball.
This slap was louder than when Woody grabbed the rebound just now.
"Hoo!"
Woody finished blocking the shot and cheered loudly.
Martin's face is even hotter!
This big hat also slowed down his reaction by half a beat, and the Heat successfully launched the first "defensive counterattack" of the game.
Nets head coach Byrons listened to the endless cheers from the audience and chose to call a timeout in time.
Stan Van Gundy watched with satisfaction as Woody returned to the bench.
Woody did not expect to gain the upper hand against Kenyon Martin so quickly.
Because Woody and Martin have similar playing styles, they both rely on physical fitness to play. It's hard to exercise restraint in your style of play. '
But in the end, Woody did it abruptly...
It can only be said that there are differences between the physical qualities of the explosion.
Each player uses his physical fitness differently.
In addition to having better physical fitness, Woody also handles details on the court better than Kenyon Martin!
Martin has played in two finals, but he did not show this in this game.
On the contrary, Woody is more sophisticated.
Scott pointed this out to Kenyon Martin cryptically: "Be more patient, and be more observant!"
Martin nodded.
The good news is that his energy has not been affected.
But after the timeout, the entire momentum was already on the Heat's side.
With better momentum, the Heat took the initiative for the remainder of the first quarter.
At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led 33-26 at home by 7 points!
Both teams are teams that switch offense and defense, and basically never lose ground. This makes the two teams score more points than other teams in this period.
Woody, who took the initiative, finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first quarter.
The first block caused the Nets to call a timeout, and the second block also caused the Nets to call a timeout.
Kenyon Martin's data is 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Since the first goal was scored, he missed 2 of the next 4 shots and was blocked by Woody.
In just one quarter, the gap between him and Woody became somewhat obvious.
"I will make a few more air cuts towards the basket later, and you will rush in behind me. When my formation is disrupted, you should be able to play more roles!"
Richard discussed with Martin during the first quarter how to play in the second quarter.
Martin and Woody are the protagonists of today's game.
But part of the reason for the conflict between the two of them was actually related to him. He couldn't watch Martin being easily outclassed by Woody!
He averaged 3.8 assists per game this season. Catching the ball in the air and passing it out is one of his main ways to get assists.
And one of the players who usually cooperates with him is Martin!
Martin nodded. He also knew that the gap between his current performance and Woody's was a bit wide.
He didn't want to just admit defeat, but he knew it would be difficult to rely on him alone...
With Richard's help, he believed he could be more calm.
But at the beginning of the second quarter, Richard realized a problem belatedly:
He seems to be a "clay Bodhisattva crossing the river"...
Gerald Wallace is like another Woody, guarding him perfectly! ——It’s obviously the first time we face each other, isn’t it like this?
Last time, facing Wallace, Richard played very calmly!
In less than two months, I didn’t expect Wallace’s progress to be so rapid!
Stan Van Gundy looked like he had won the lottery.
The biggest surprise for the Heat this season is definitely Woody.
The second surprise was not Wade, but Gerald Wallace!
His time with the Kings can be described as sedimentation. He has already had starting-level ability, but he just didn't have the stage to show it.
It's no wonder that Adelman doesn't like such a technically rough guy. How can he be given enough playing time?
However, in the Heat, a team full of newcomers, Wallace had enough time to adapt and quickly emerged.
Now his role in the Heat has actually exceeded that of Odom.
If it weren't for the fact that Odom is worth $10 million a year and Woody is more suitable for the third position, Stan Van Gundy would have put Odom on the bench.
Kenyon Martin quickly realized this problem.
In the second quarter, the gap between him and Woody widened further.
At the end of the first half, Woody's data column became 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal, with a shooting percentage of 80%! 3 of 4 free throws, 75%!
Woody took very few shots tonight, 5 of 6!
Almost every opportunity to take action was seized.
And Kenyon Martin took very few shots, only 9 times.
But only 3 of them were hit.
2 goals were blocked!
Shooting percentage is only 33%...
The gap between his rebounding and blocking statistics and Woody's is also obvious.
The only thing he has left may be his still high fighting spirit!
However, everyone could see that he was holding on just by relying on his own strength!
Woody had the upper hand in the confrontation, and no one knew when Kenyon Martin's morale would break.
Stan Van Gundy also noticed this situation. During the halftime break in the locker room, he emphasized the style of play in the second half. He asked the entire team to cooperate with Woody as much as possible to help him play stronger.
Completely crush Kenyon Martin!
In addition to Woody being the protagonist tonight, there is another point:
The Nets have used their advantages in other positions, but they are unable to completely suppress their opponents. Whether it is Kidd or Richard, they can always find a way to respond.
Since the team started using Wade and Woody's pick-and-roll tactics, Jones has completely retreated to the second line and become a standard shooter.
To completely suppress the Nets tonight and make the outcome no longer in suspense, Woody needs to completely overpower Kenyon Martin.
The Nets probably also know that if they want to continue the current momentum, they must let Kenyon Martin hold on.
In the third quarter, Kidd deliberately gave Kenyon Martin the ball.
At 2 minutes and 34 seconds, he finally found an opportunity to help Martin successfully complete the flight.
This was Martin's first dunk of the game, and it was also the smoothest goal he scored since the first goal.
He clenched his fists in excitement, but it was just a fist clenched, and there was no too excited celebration.
However, he held back this shot, but the next shot may not be certain.
If once was a coincidence, then twice shouldn't be, right?
It's not easy for people to learn celebrations. He learned to play it safe in the first half.
Wade followed Stan Van Gundy's instructions and created offensive opportunities for Woody.
It's just that his intention to pass the ball was too obvious, but Kidd took advantage of it and almost completed the steal. Fortunately, Woody had quick eyes and quick hands and snatched the ball back.
He glared at Kidd hard, he felt that this "bald guy" was going too far!
You always bully a "fool" like this.
When he caught the ball, Martin defended him.
At this time, Jones made a rare cut and run. Woody passed the ball to the latter and cut to the basket. Jones kept an eye on what he was doing and threw the ball toward the basket as he ran toward the basket.
Kenyon Martin did a good job keeping up with Woody's cut.
And he always made sure to stay in front of Woody.
When the ball was approaching the basket, he stopped Woody.
Woody failed to complete the "alley-oop cooperation" with Jones.
Wade was inexplicably happy, but it was more comfortable for me to pass it to Woody.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
Kenyon Martin and Woody were really at odds. He stopped Woody's "alley-oop" in this round, which greatly increased his confidence.
The two people took off in succession and successfully destroyed each other and grabbed the rebound.
The ball kept "floating" up and down above the two people's heads.
In the end, Woody had the last laugh with his continuous jumps.
Martin gritted his teeth and wanted to jump, but he had no strength, so he jumped as high as a can and watched as Woody took the offensive rebound in his hand.
Why can't I jump over him?
Continuous setbacks made Martin grit his teeth.
At this time, Woody actually jumped up again, as if a helicopter was about to take off.
Martin was dumbfounded.
How can this guy still dance?
besides……
What are you doing?
Seeing Woody's body getting taller and taller, Martin's somewhat downcast expression recovered slightly. He thought of something, and just as his body was about to react, he heard a "bang" and the basket exploded!
Woody took off from the spot and completed a "one-arm split dunk" across Martin.
The commotion was so great that the entire scene once again became a sea of cheers.
Kenyon Martin's expression was completely frozen. The ball fell from the basket and hit his shoulder without any response.
Jason Kidd, who was next to him, patted him on the shoulder, but he woke up.
But when he served, his expression still hadn't recovered. No matter how you looked at it, he was still in shock: "I was dunked? I was dunked?"
In a daze, he suddenly remembered that at the beginning of the game, he seemed to want to dunk Woody hard on the head.
But after the first half, he completely lost his mind.
Don't dunk on Woody either. If you can get a 50-50 draw with Woody in this game, no, a 40-60 draw is considered good.
The goal at the beginning of the second half made Kenyon Martin's mood finally hit rock bottom.
This dunk made him, who had been unyielding so far in the game, lose any energy.
The matchup advantage between Woody and him further expanded.
Let’s talk about confrontation!
Although Martin was no match for Woody in the first half, he would not avoid the physical confrontation with Woody.
But after this dunk, Martin didn't even have the strength to fight anymore.
When Woody attacked the basket, he even avoided it...
On the offensive end of the Nets, Kenyon Martin caught the ball while rushing inside and no longer dared to face Woody directly. He was somewhat trying to avoid Woody for a layup.
The issue is……
His layup skills are inherently rough. If his body is hiding and not resisting during the layup, it is no different from "giving away a shot".
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
Woody, who blocked Kenyon Martin for two goals in the first half, gave Kenyon Martin three more goals in the second half.
In the last 5 minutes of the game, the Heat's lead had reached more than 15 points.
Kenyon Martin has no fighting spirit.
At 10 minutes and 01 seconds, Woody reached the basket with the ball and once again completed a split dunk through Kenyon Martin.
After this goal, Nets head coach Scott completely gave up the idea of winning, took the initiative to replace the players with water coolers, and waved the white flag.
Finally, at the end of the game, the Heat defeated the Nets 114-98, 16 points, at their home court, successfully completing their "revenge."
Fortunately, the Nets' "water cooler" players hit two 3-pointers at the last minute of the game, otherwise the point difference would have been close to 20 points!
Woody played 33 minutes and 14 seconds, scoring 25 points, 15 rebounds, 7 blocks, 4 assists and 2 steals...
This data is undoubtedly super-giant data.
And when this data is put together with Kenyon Martin's 9 points and 6 rebounds, a shooting percentage as low as 30%, and 5 blocks, it becomes even more dazzling.
As soon as the buzzer sounded, Woody raised his right hand high and made his "finger-wagging" gesture toward the audience, causing a wave of noise at the venue.
In this focus battle, he had the last laugh.
At the same time, all three tasks have been completed...
The first task is to perform like an all-star and be rewarded with 3,000 achievement points;
The third task is to dunk Kenyon Martin, and you will be rewarded with 5,000 achievement points;
In addition to the second task, each block was awarded 1,000 achievement points. He completed it 5 times in total, which is 5,000 achievement points.
A total of 13,000 achievement points were received, which made his total achievement points successfully exceed the 100,000 mark!
It’s time to upgrade the system!
After working hard for so long, this moment finally arrived. Woody suppressed his excitement and accepted an interview with reporters on the sidelines.
"As an All-Star starter, this is the performance I should perform..." Woody did not forget to reply to Kenyon Martin's "All-Star starter theory."
Reporters on the sidelines laughed.
He believes that Kenyon Martin will have a hard time tonight.
Martin really felt like dying at this moment.
He collapsed throughout the second half of the game, making Woody feel a little numb.
After the game, he just wanted to get back on the bus, sit alone in the last row, and bury his head between his thighs.
He wants to be quiet~
But the reporters didn't intend to let him go just like that. They surrounded him one by one and kept asking the same questions:
"Is Woody tough?"
"Who is more powerful than you?"
"Do you admit that Woody is more suitable for the nickname Beast than you are!"
…
Martin's body was already soft, but he still wanted to be tough.
But tonight, Woody ravaged him in all kinds of ways, including two dunks.
He was blocked 5 times!
This made him really unable to be tough.
At least at this time, he couldn't get hard.
But no matter how badly we lose tonight, it's still just a game, right?
You know, they won the last game!
from this angle……
It should be now...
1 to 1, right?
Um!
Kenyon Martin wanted to say this, but he just couldn't open his mouth.
This person wants to lose face, and sometimes that’s not a good thing!
Being really cornered, he finally said: "Rumeng!"
Just like "Whether Tathagata is coming or not", don't ask Woody whether he is fierce or not, just ask "like fierce"!
He suffered here. After Woody was interviewed, he drove home early.
The first thing he did when he got home was to take a careful shower, and then he specially lit some aromatherapy to make the whole house smell fragrant. His eyes gradually became a little more uncontrollably excited.
The system panel is opened.
In the level column, the upgradeable prompt appeared again.
Woody rubbed his hands and reverently recalled the process of obtaining these 100,000 achievement points in his mind.
That scene...
He hoped that the system, seeing how hard he had racked his brains for achievement points, could give him a template for a powerful offense!
Woody then pressed the "upgrade" button.
The familiar white light came on.
Only this time, Woody felt that his waiting time was particularly long, as if several days had passed, and the white light was still flashing.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that more achievement points are needed to upgrade the system again...
Woody always had a feeling that the achievement points needed to upgrade the system to level 4 would be a very scary number.
This upgrade will determine the momentum of his early career!
With his current offensive style of play, it will only be a matter of time before his opponents study him thoroughly.
Originally, his offensive style of play was very simple...
Just look at the current situation of his template Kirilenko in the league.
He has become the absolute core of the Jazz. After a period of highlight in the early part of the season, his offensive status has become increasingly unstable as other teams in the league have become more aware of his offensive skills.
Fortunately, the Heat have Wade holding the ball and Jones and the others supporting him. Otherwise, Woody, as a rookie, might have been figured out by the coaching staff of other teams.
Even now, his situation is getting increasingly difficult.
After playing against the Hornets in January, Woody only scored 20 points in one game. In the other games, he scored around fifteen or six points. It wasn't until this game that I had a dumpling meal and scored 25 points.
The characteristics of his style are too obvious.
If he really encounters a matchup with good defensive experience and some physical qualities, he can be restrained very well.
When encountering a team with high defensive quality, he can also be restricted very well.
If he wants to play real All-Star scoring data, his arsenal must be expanded!
This opportunity is really crucial. If the player who comes out this time is not an offensive player, it may take two or three seasons before he has the opportunity to "draw a card" again.
The conditions for triggering the mission were almost touched by him.
In most cases, he only needs to be provoked to trigger the mission. But as the noise he makes becomes louder and louder, there will be fewer and fewer provocative people, and the system missions will be triggered less and less...
"Ding!"
Just as Woody was thinking about it, a system prompt sounded in his mind:
"Congratulations on raising the host level to level 3!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host for getting the upgrade gift package!"
…
coming soon!
Woody felt even more nervous. This extremely important upgrade for him was about to have its final result.
He clicked on the "Upgrade Gift Pack", a white light flashed, and a player's model emerged from the gift pack:
Dark skin.
His face looks like a braised egg and his greasy facial features easily make people think of words like "flying pig".
The strong muscles and thick calf muscles are particularly eye-catching.
This is……
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the peak Charles Barkley player template!"
! ! !
Woody's whole heart trembled violently.
Charles Barkley?
It's actually the former Suns legend Charles Barkley?
This is one of the most famous "uncrowned kings" in the 1990s.
This is a guy who can steal the regular season MVP from Michael Jordan.
Although he was beaten violently by Jordan on the stage of the finals.
but……
It does not matter!
The important thing is that he averaged 22.1 points per game in his career, and in the peak season of his career, he averaged 28.3 points per game!
He is an absolutely awesome scorer. Even in the long history, he is still the number one figure.
This wave of card drawing is done!
Woody immediately opened his attribute panel excitedly.
The first is the physical fitness panel
"Physical attributes:
Upper body strength: 85 (95); Lower body strength: 85 (97); Core strength: 88 (97); Coordination: 88 (95); Speed: 90 (93); Lateral footwork: 85 (90); Explosive power: 90 (95); Jumping: 90 (95); Physical fitness: 88 (95); Injury resistance: 95 (95);"
To be honest, Woody didn't expect any changes in his physical fitness panel at first.
But I didn't expect...
His lower body strength and core strength have actually undergone significant changes.
In addition, his physical fitness has also reached 95 points!
For his already strong physical fitness, this is a big improvement!
This person who can win the regular season MVP is indeed different from other players.
Now Woody is even more looking forward to the next changes in the system panel!
(End of chapter)
