"I know I'm going to do something, but I'm not going to say it with my mouth. Let's meet on the court!"
Before the third game of the finals, the reporter asked Woody to express his attitude.
Woody usually talks a little bit in front of the media, but that's just a normal moment. It's normal. Being a "dumb" star in the NBA will result in him becoming an "honest person" in the eyes of others. I don't know if there is any How many people will come to touch porcelain, and the attention will be much less.
What?
You said that a player only needs to let his performance speak for himself on the court, and his spotlight will come?
Tim Duncan has never been the "voting king", but Kevin Garnett, whose individual team leadership performance in his career is far inferior to him, has become the "voting king". This alone can prove that gimmicks are what attract fans. key.
The biggest difference between Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett is that he wears pragmatism on his head, while Kevin Garnett wears "toughness" on his head.
Of course, the person with the most traffic has to be the person wearing the crown on his head.
That is really choosing the play style with the most traffic.
Another reason for Woody is that he still needs to talk to Stan Van Gundy.
"Man, I'm ready to play 48 minutes in every next game. There's no need to worry about my physical fitness. I'm only 19 years old. If I can't play 48 minutes at my age, how can I be expected to play 48 minutes in ten years? Can you do this?"
"The attitude that Tim Duncan can give, I can also give!"
Stan Van Gundy recalled years later that Woody and he looked at each other in the small room that day, and when they said these words, he expressed it very categorically:
"From that day on, I knew that this man would definitely have a very legendary career!"
That night at the home court of the San Antonio Spurs, the venue was filled with fans early on.
In recent days, when the media reports on Tim Duncan, the word used most often is perseverance.
In these two games, Tim Duncan averaged about 44 minutes per game and took 4 minutes of rest in each game. With such a height and weight, he can still persist for such a long time.
This is not an easy task!
This is almost the same as a perimeter player playing 48 minutes.
Tim Duncan's perseverance snatched an away victory for the Spurs. If all goes well, the Spurs, who are strong at home, might be able to win three games in a row and defeat the Heat at their home court!
This is the best year in the history of the Heat, and they are looking forward to the Spurs giving the Heat an unsatisfactory ending!
Speaking of which, they haven't won the championship in two years!
This year……
Let the Heat win the cup while paying tuition!
But soon, Spurs fans discovered that this was not an easy task because...
The Heat had a strong desire to start tonight, and they were extremely aggressive on both the offensive and defensive ends.
The Spurs played a bit passively here.
In terms of athletic talent, the Heat are definitely more dominant. The Heat also took this to the extreme today, speeding up the transition between offense and defense very quickly.
Tony Parker has a shortcoming that has never changed. Popovich used team tactics to cover it up for him, but it did not completely cover it up, and that is his poor court control ability.
When the Heat picked up the speed, he unknowingly started running with the Heat.
By the time Popovich was furious and finally called him to stop, the Heat had already relied on their athletic talent to score an 18-11 deficit.
Next, Popovich saw a situation that made him very uneasy:
Woody played the entire first quarter!
At first, he didn't care. After the first quarter, he hadn't seen the full picture of Stan Van Gundy's use of Woody, so he couldn't make a direct judgment.
But when he saw that Woody was brought on the court again within two minutes of the second quarter and played the entire first half, he was visibly panicked.
If Woody is also playing hard on the court, I'm afraid Tim Duncan will have to play the full 48 minutes!
Because of Stan Van Gundy's arrangement, it is possible to stagger Shaquille O'Neal's playing time and Woody's playing time by about 6 minutes. As a result, Tim Duncan can hardly find any chance to rest during the game.
What's even worse is that Ginobili, who broke out yesterday, has yet to get up in tonight's game. The Heat changed his defender and used Gerald Wallace at the third position to follow him. With his matchup, explosive physical fitness, and "Spider-Man"-like long arms and legs, Wallace devoted himself wholeheartedly, and a big net enveloped him throughout the game. At the end of the first half of the game, Ginobili only scored 7 points. This was the 7 points he had scored in the first quarter of the previous game, and even exceeded it.
In the last game, he had already scored 19 points after the first half. No one on the Spurs could make up for the 12 points he missed.
Tony Parker's total score in the last game was not as good as his, but he still scored 19 points, which has exceeded his playoff average. Although he scored 10 points at halftime in this game, it was still more than the previous game. Just 1 point.
This hole could not be filled, and the Spurs eventually fell behind by about 12 points after the first half.
Tim Duncan has tried his best, but the other side has made it clear that he is not just treating this game as an ordinary game.
In the second half, Woody stayed on the court for a long time. He almost became the "Tim Duncan" of the Heat. More than 8 minutes into the third quarter, Woody's playing time for this game has come up. It was 30 minutes, and he rested for less than 2 minutes in the entire first half.
Of course, because he extended his time on the court, Tim Duncan has not rested for a minute so far, and all the Spurs' timeouts have been used to give him a breather.
But with Ginobili being restricted, it's too tiring to rely on Tim Duncan alone.
At the end of the third quarter, the Heat already led 76-60 by 16 points!
The auditorium that was originally very lively before the game suddenly became silent. All the Spurs fans looked at this score and had no interest in cheering.
In the end, less than 4 minutes into the fourth quarter, the Heat officially opened the point difference to 20 points. Popovich surrendered and replaced the starting lineup in advance. Stan Van Gundy immediately replaced the bench. Finally, at the home court of the Spurs, the Heat scored a 98-75 victory.
The Spurs fans at the scene also left the field one after another after Popovich replaced the starter.
They ran over happily, but they didn't expect to see such a disastrous defeat.
Post-match statistics:
For the Heat, Woody ended up playing a total of about 38 minutes. After resting for most of the fourth quarter, he was still able to play so much time. Barkley summed it up in one sentence: "This is what Woody wants everyone to see. Attitude!"
In 38 minutes of playing time, his statistics were 32 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal.
In this game, Woody focused more on consuming Tim Duncan. He would directly attack after getting the ball in the paint. The scenes of high-position support and empty cuts to pull up the defense for teammates are almost non-existent in this game.
All he showed was three words:
Aggressive!
Tim Duncan consumed more energy in this game than before. In fact, the reason Popovich chose to replace Tim Duncan was because he was obviously unable to hold on on the court. In this case, it would be better to do it sooner. Give up and give Tim Duncan more time to rest.
When it comes to the matter of "a strong man breaking his wrist", Popovich has that ruthlessness.
He really took 7 games to gamble there.
The Heat's second-highest scorer is Shaquille O'Neal. He also scored 23 points and 10 rebounds in this game. This game was a game where he and Woody completely consumed Tim Duncan. Contest.
This is also the effect that Stan Van Gundy expects them to produce.
Wade's statistics for this game were 19 points and 8 assists.
He seems to have accepted his fate. He no longer breaks through Bruce Bowen's defense, but helps his teammates score by attracting double-teams and passing the ball. Eight assists prove that his idea is completely fine.
For the Spurs, Tim Duncan once again scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.
Ginobili's statistics in the last game were exaggerated, but his statistics in this game were a bit bleak. He only had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game.
Gerald Wallace's defense made his drive uncomfortable.
When the breakthrough fails, Ginobili can only rely on his three-pointers.
But obviously he had used up all his quota yesterday, shooting 1 of 5 from three-point range, which was very dismal.
But this is Manu Ginobili, a sharp "nerve knife."
Tony Parker is much more stable in comparison. He also scored 18 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds in this game. However, his data is not enough to fill the vacancy of Ginobili's downturn, let alone the Spurs' desire to win. It depends on one of him and Ginobili performing exceptionally.
The big score came to 2 to 1!
Before this game, for the Heat, there was still a storm of public opinion. At this moment, a shocking change immediately occurred, and the media who were more optimistic about the Heat suddenly came back.
The Miami media no longer complains about the competition system. This is the calmness of the winner.
At this time, just praise Woody and the others for being so fierce!
Speaking of which, Woody was indeed promoted to a new level. After all, everyone saw his attitude before this game and what he did in this game.
The Miami media said this: "Some 03 Tianjiao are now studying their fish hooks, and some 03 Tianjiao have already learned how to become a qualified leader!"
The tenacity that Tim Duncan brought to the Spurs, now Woody also brings to the Heat!
The Spurs are in big trouble:
How should they deal with the Heat's rotation that consumes Tim Duncan.
Although Tim Duncan is only 29 years old, when 19-year-old Woody stands in front of him, he still feels a sense of vicissitudes.
Especially when this guy goes to the basket every time he gets the ball.
"Not to mention this team also has Shaquille O'Neal!"
From this perspective, many media believe that the Suns are actually more restrained than the Spurs against the Heat.
After all, the Heat do not have a No. 1 player of Nash's level, which means that the rhythm of the game will be easily slowed down by the Suns.
Let's not talk about other things. When the rhythm picks up, Shaquille O'Neal's tonnage will definitely not be able to sustain it.
It is equivalent to saying that the Heat lost a "giant" out of thin air.
Of course, such remarks are only discussions within a certain range. More media are still focusing on the fourth game of the Finals. They want to see what kind of adjustments the Spurs will make.
Popovich is not one to sit still. In the fourth game of the Finals, he only played two or three minutes in the first quarter, and he let everyone see his changes.
In the previous three games, whenever Woody got the ball from the outside, Tim Duncan would fall into a tangled defensive position, and a large part of the physical consumption came from this. In this game, Popovich obviously intends to help Tim Duncan reduce the pressure in this aspect.
When Woody tried to catch the ball in the high post again, the Spurs always used Bruce Bowen to face him.
Bowen really couldn't withstand Woody's "back hit", but he still had Tim Duncan standing behind him.
As long as Woody pushes Bowen away and hits the basket, Tim Duncan can form an effective double attack.
And if Woody chooses to turn over and shoot...
Then let him make a jump shot!
One thing Popovich knows very well is that the Spurs only have one Tim Duncan, and it is impossible to completely restrict Shaquille O'Neal or Woody.
Under such circumstances, as long as one of them can score in a way that he is not so good at, this can actually be regarded as a relatively high-quality defense.
At least in Popovich's defensive philosophy, this trick is feasible!
Needless to say, the effect was really good. Throughout the first half, Woody struggled to score, only scoring 7 points, and the number of times he attacked Tim Duncan under the basket was greatly reduced, making Tim Duncan on the court No more effort.
In the second half, you can still use the "one-handed chop" offensive method.
He is telling his teammates with practical actions that I am fine and great!
This is a demonstration of stabilizing military morale.
A player who graduated from psychology, every move he makes is suggestive.
The rest of the Spurs seemed to sense what Tim Duncan was trying to say, and this team showed a consistency they didn't have in the last game.
All right!
It should be said that it is stable that was not seen in the previous games.
Everything is fine with Tim Duncan, which makes everyone feel at ease. This kind of peace of mind cannot be brought by Ginobili who scored 30 points. There is only one true god on this team, and that is Tim Duncan.
The 20-point loss in the previous game disappeared in this game. Until the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was still 79 to 78, with the Heat barely leading by 1 point.
This is the credit of Shaquille O'Neal. By the end of the third quarter of this game, he had already scored 20 points.
(End of chapter)
