Chapter Ninety-Six: Miami Has Their Own "Victory Cigar"
The Denver Nuggets have a decent record so far this season, winning 6 of 12 games, a win rate of exactly 50%, if it is in the East, the Denver Nuggets can be in fifth place, but in the West, they can barely be ranked 8th in the West, equal to the Utah Jazz in 9th.
The "Dead West" has been rolling up since the beginning of the season.
Speaking of which, the ranking of the teams of the "Big Three" is exactly the opposite of the results predicted by the media at the beginning of the season.
They had predicted that the Cavaliers would be the highest-ranked and could make the playoffs, but now they are in the 13th place in the East, and they are almost in the position of vice president in the East.
The Heat, who were supposed to stay in the twelfth place in the East, are now in second place in the East, except for the Pacers, who are first in the East, and they are "all over the world" in the East.
The name "dark horse" has been put on the head of this team.
However, for this match, Stan Van Gundy has a dignified face.
The Nuggets' starting interior is Nene paired with Marcus Camby.
Nene was last year's rookie, finishing 7th in the first round, higher than the eventual Rookie of the Year winner. He also averaged 10.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in his rookie season. This season, because of Anthony's arrival, the statistics have not increased much, but so far, he can still contribute 11.5 points, 7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Especially with these 2.5 assists, there are not many players who can send such a high number of assists on the inside.
Marcus Camby is the second pick in the first round of the "96 Golden Generation", a defensive gate-type player. The highest scoring average in a season was 14.8 points per game, and this was when he had a lot of tactical finishing positions with the Raptors in his rookie season, and his highest scoring average was only 12 points per game in the season after leaving the Raptors, and after coming to the Nuggets, his tactical position has further deteriorated, and he has not scored in double figures in the last two seasons.
It had something to do with the fact that he suffered a major injury.
However, he still averaged 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
On top of that, both men are 2.11 meters tall.
The Heat are very afraid of this kind of team with interior height.
After all, the premise of "anti-counter tactics" is to successfully defend and win rebounds!
Other words......
He looked at Woody.
This game has to rely on this kid's "monster bounce speed" to ensure rebounds.
Before the game, Zhang Weiping and Su Qunxiang gave Woody an exclusive interview.
It's not just Woody, they also want Wade to come with him for an exclusive interview.
Originally, this was difficult to do, tonight is the home stadium of Miami, and it is a "national live broadcast", there are too many media waiting to interview these two people, usually at this time, they are interviewed separately, saving time and ensuring that as many media as possible have interview content.
But who let Woody speak?
Wade soon sat next to Woody, and his honest appearance always made people feel that he would be cheated out of 3.47 million by his ex-wife.
The interview officially began, and Woody also knew the reason why Su Qun and Director Zhang asked the two of them to interview together.
During this time, Woody became more and more popular in China, just like Francis is now the well-known "Boss Ferdin" of Chinese fans, and by the way, Wade has also become popular.
Domestic fans also gave them the name of the group, called ......
"Mighty Combination"!
By the way......
Woody looked at Director Zhang and the killing rod handed over by Su Qun, and he was outrageous at that time.
Of course, even more outrageous gifts than this have been encountered by Woody before.
It was a fan who came from China, and when he saw him and Wade, one of them stuffed a wooden fish in his hand and asked them to knock on it because they were a "non-virtuous" combination......
The two wooden fish also have Woody and Wade's respective numbers on them.
Woody looked at the ecstatic face, and it took a lot of effort to swallow the phrase "don't love it too much" back into his stomach.
What made Woody even more helpless was that Wade next to him was still looking at him with clear eyes, waiting for him to explain the relationship between this "killing stick" and "might~martial~".
When I was learning tactics, why didn't I see this guy so curious?
The interview was conducted next to the pitch and could not be carried out halfway through.
Because......
Heat fans entered the arena early, and at the moment the entire audience was filled with seventy or eighty percent of the seats.
They hadn't seen Woody for four or five days, and they missed it so much.
Booing the Nuggets players was filled with cheers for Woody on all sides.
Director Zhang and Su Qun glanced at each other, and could only end the interview first.
Su Qun nodded approvingly towards Woody: "You've really changed the city too much, come on tonight and try to play better than Carmelo Anthony!" β
The big screen on the scene gave the starting list of both sides tonight at this time.
The Heat didn't change lineups, and they still had a regular lineup.
On the Nuggets' side, in addition to Nene and Camby on the inside, their small forward position is Carmelo Anthony, who is the same "three talents" as Woody, and the guard line is composed of Andre Miller and Walsh Leonard.
Andre Miller was the 8th pick in the first round in '99 and was drafted by the Cavaliers.
In his third season in the NBA, he averaged 16.5 points and 10 assists per game and entered his personal peak, and won the "assist king" of the season.
It's just that LeBron James came out of nowhere, so that the Cleveland Cavaliers had to give up this "quasi-star" who has become a first-line point guard in the league and send it to the Clippers.
If it is cultivated normally, then this season's Cavaliers have Ricky Davis, Big Z and Andre Miller, and there should be no problem in making the playoffs, not to mention how high they climb in the East.
It can only be said that Cavaliers owner Gilbert has bigger ambitions.
It doesn't matter if you make it to the playoffs or not, it's more important to have a "son of the city"!
Leonard was a second-round pick in '94.
A player who can get out of the encirclement from the second round, not to mention how talented he is, but he must have a unique skill that can survive in the league, and Leonard is such a "unique brother".
He is a very steady pitcher!
Speaking of which, the people of the city are very familiar with him, because Leonard is the second-round pick who came out of the city.
It was Pat Riley who drafted him from the second round at that time, giving him plenty of opportunities to prove himself.
In this way, Pat Riley's tradition of "picking up leaks" can be a long time coming.
Leonard is one, last year's Rasol Butler is another, and this year's Haslem looks like he's about to become another "dark horse" in the Heat's "undrafted pick".
He has averaged 12.3 minutes per game so far.
There wasn't much time and the stats weren't great, averaging 4.5 points and 2.25 rebounds per game, but his positivity impressed everyone. Even Stan Van Gundy has been gradually conquered by him, and his playing time has gradually increased recently.
This is because there are too many players in this style of the Heat......
Haslem, Gerard Wallace, and even Odom are much more active on the field.
The Heat now have a nickname called "Miami Wolves!" β
Minnesota is very unhappy about this, but there is no way, who makes them have only one screaming "wolf king" in their team now?
In terms of temperament image, the Miami group is indeed more like a "pack of wolves".
When the host introduced his name, there was a small cheer from the audience, these are old fans of the Heat, who remember this inspirational second-round show that once contributed to the Heat in the 90s.
It can be seen from the Nuggets' lineup configuration: a steady and traditional No. 1 position, a No. 2 position that can open up space, and blue-collar players who can grab boards and have no ability to hold the ball inside......
Their selection of Carmelo Anthony, who has outstanding singles ability, in the draft is definitely not a desperate choice, but a long-planned one.
Therefore, if the "champion sign" of 03 is not for the Cavaliers, it is really not good to say, who is the "champion" of 03!
The competition then officially began.
Nene playing away from home secured the first attack for the team.
Andre Miller carries the ball to the frontcourt.
He belongs to the old school No. 1 position, solid playmaking and passing ability, but he also has a very good offensive ability with the ball. He is known as "Mr. Little Basic Skills".
The key is that he, like Tim Duncan, is very physical.
With a height of 1.88 meters, he staged a brutal scene of the "block king" Ratliff.
It's just that more often than not, he, like Tim Duncan, who only likes to play at a 45-degree angle, always finishes the offense with a mediocre layup.
If you can make a layup, you will never dunk, and if you can pass the ball, you will never play alone.
Against this kind of old and spicy No. 1 position, Stan Van Gundy decisively put Eddie Jones across from him. Let Wade, who is immature and clear-eyed, defend Leonard in the second position opposite.
Eddie Jones is 1.98 meters tall, which is exactly one size older than Miller, and this size advantage makes Andre Miller very uncomfortable. Because his speed advantage could not be used to the fullest.
He decisively gave up the singles and shouted to Nene to play a pick-and-roll.
The quality of this pick-and-roll is very good.
The first step around the screen, Miller's explosive power was directly full, and he rushed to the basket in one step.
Woody came up first and took a handful, then turned around and returned to Anthony.
Odom followed suit, making the second layer of delays.
But his movement was too obvious, and Miller made a quick ground-hitting pass as he came up, and Marcus Camby received the ball behind him and scored under the basket.
2-0οΌ
A classic "internal and external line coordination".
Stan Van Gundy smacked his mouth dissatisfied.
Odom's defensive habits are too bad.
In fact, before the game, he was wondering if it would be better to use Woody to play the No. 4 position and put Gerard Wallace in the No. 3 position......
But in the next round, Odom proved his presence.
Catching the ball from beyond the three-point line and facing the inside, he began to show the mobility of a player who is not of interior height. In the confrontation, Odom, who was sticking out his tongue, left Nene behind him, attracted Marcus Camby's attack, and hit the ball to the right, where a figure rushed towards the basket.
It's No. 95 for the Heat!
"Phew!"
Odom's timely pass allowed Woody to successfully stage a "one-arm dunk".
The whole coordination is extremely smooth, as if it has been coordinated many times.
This has indeed gradually become a common "scenery" in the Heat's games.
Odom is a man who doesn't pass the ball to anyone as he does to Woody.
According to Spoelstra, this is called "not sleeping two people in one room".
Woody and Odom work so well together purely because these two people have been sleeping in the same room when they play away.
2-2 draw.
Odom, who had just finished his efforts, became a breakthrough on the defensive end, receiving the ball under the basket inside, using him as a "shaft", turning around was a "basket into the frame", and the ball easily fell into the basket.
"It's okay, we're also looking for their breakthrough to fight!"
Woody comforted Odom and patted him on the shoulder.
At this time, Odom also remembered what Woody said yesterday after reading the scouting report on the Nuggets.
Thinking about his own offense in that round just now, there was still a little doubt in his eyes, but he did what Woody said. Facing Nene with the ball, he watched Camby defend in front of him after the break.
There was a burst of joy.
He really made up for it again!
Marcus Camby is obsessed with blocks, often out of position during matches. - That's what Woody suggested to Odom after analyzing the Nuggets' profile.
He thought that Odom could find Camby to play more in this game, deliberately lured him up to make up for the defense, and took the opportunity to pass the ball to assist.
In the first round, Odom subconsciously did what Woody said and didn't notice it, so he was a little hindsight, but looking at Camby in front of him at the moment, he was convinced of Woody's analysis.
I was not surprised at all, but I had already prepared for a "pass without looking at people", this time it was Grant under the basket.
"Phew!"
Another slam dunk!
Nuggets head coach Bouzdrick threw his hands at Camby with some helplessness.
In the past, he always let the players on the court actively make up for the defense, and since he met Marcus Camby, the sentence he emphasized the most is the current one: "Man, you don't need to make up for this ball, you just need to defend the basket with peace of mind!" β
Camby looked at him, but there was a "sigh" in his heart, obviously disagreeing with his statement.
Blocks are a matter of chance, and the number of blocks I can complete when I go up to make up for 100 times is definitely not the same as the number of blocks I can complete when I go up and make up for 50 times.
If you want to have a large number of blocks, you must work hard to make up for it every time!
Otherwise, how did you think this average of 2.5 blocks came about?
This is the biggest feeling of Camby's four-year career with the New York Knicks, the New York media and fans only recognize the data, as long as you play excellent data, they think you are awesome, otherwise, no matter how careful the industry is to supplement the defense, the defense is useless, without the data, you just rely on the defense.
Especially after relying on data to win a contract with an average of 8 million per year, Camby thinks that there is no problem with his own ideas.
On the contrary, he felt that there was a big problem with the head coach Bouzdrick.
This is stopping him from getting a big contract!
So for him, Camby always listened in reverse.
The more he is not allowed to make up for it, the more he has to make up for it!
Anyway, if you want to say that the Nuggets have problems with their interior defense, he will say that Lao Tzu averages 2.5 blocks per game and ranks 7th in the league!
Remember, the numbers don't lie!
Both sides are precise strikes from the beginning, and the problems exposed on both sides are not covered up by simple adjustments. The score of this game went up quickly.
In the past few games of the Heat, except for the "pure swing game" with the Bulls, this game has risen the fastest.
The pre-game focus of the "two heavenly pride" in this process, there is no chance to perform.
Andre Miller is too steady, and there are almost no aggressive passes, basically looking for someone to respond to the outside circle, or hitting the basket to give the ball "hand to hand". It was also because the style of play was too stable that the Cavaliers chose to trade him.
Are you good at playing?
It's going to be a fart!
Your style of play can attract fans, and if you can sell tickets, then you can really play!
This is most intuitively reflected in "White Chocolate" and Bibi.
The "White Devils" made the Kings really qualitatively change and became the Western powerhouse at that time, and the game with the Lakers in the playoffs can even be said to be the most difficult round series on the road to Shaq O'Neal's "three consecutive championships".
But many Sacramento Kings fans still don't like him.
thinks that this mediocre guy who plays with a board and a glance does not have the temperament of a "gorgeous king".
However, such players tend to be liked by the manager.
For example, at this moment, the Nuggets head coach looked at Andre Miller's eyes with love.
His steady passing made the Nuggets' offensive end always happen "suddenly", and no matter how much Woody could rush to grab rebounds, it was really difficult to complete the frontcourt rebounding scramble in such a short time.
Carmelo Anthony didn't have many opportunities to perform either.
The Nuggets still play mainly around Andre Miller and distribute offensive balls around him. When the offense is smooth, Anthony often doesn't attack too often with the ball, and the single plays affect the rotation of the ball too much.
But that's why the Nuggets were able to make the playoffs from the "Devil's West."
The team with the "three heavenly pride", and the Cavaliers, who regard the rookie as the big core, are now in a mess, ranking third from the bottom in the East. So think about it, is it a lineup problem or a core problem!
The Heat organized the distribution of the ball, and it was not Woody and Wade who organized the distribution of the ball.
At least the ball isn't in someone's hands all the time.
At 8 minutes and 34 seconds in the first quarter, Cameron Anthony scored just 4 points tonight, which was a good efficiency, hitting 2 of the 4 shots, all of which were projections, and he threw enough tonight.
"Phew!"
Woody received another pass from Odom in the next round and completed a dunk to increase his score of the game to six points.
The scene was detonated again.
Woody had three shots tonight, all of which came from Odom's passes.
No second offense has been scored yet.
The rebounding stats also reflect this, with 4 rebounds, all of which are backcourt rebounds.
He still hasn't grabbed the first offensive rebound of the game.
AndrΓ© Miller has to be commended again for his steadiness.
Spoelstra looked at 25-28, trailing by 3 points, and silently recorded the Heat's biggest weakness in his notebook:
Rhythm!
Originally, like Stan Van Gundy, he thought the Heat were afraid of teams with tall interior lines.
Now it seems that they are more afraid of opponents with solid No. 1 positions than tall insiders.
The rhythm has been pressing, and this cautious passing also makes Woody dare not approach the basket at will.
If you look at it this way, if the opponent doesn't have the ability to shoot from the outside, the problem won't be so big......
Wade was already resting off the court at this point, and he was responsible for bridging the bench rotation and chasing points with Caron Butler. Although his brilliance can't catch up with Woody, in this team, his offensive ability with the ball is indeed the top 1 in the team.
It's just that at this moment, watching Odom and Woody complete a beautiful "air connection", which caused huge cheers at the scene, he couldn't help but think of the pre-game interview, the Chinese reporter told him that he and Woody are now a "mighty combination", and there is a "killing stick"......
Since it's CP!
Can he interact less with Woody on the court than anyone else?
This is definitely not a no-go!
And he watched Odom and Woody cooperate, and didn't think there was anything difficult, just don't have hands?
He decided that he and Woody would do the same thing tonight to blow up the night sky over Miami.
At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets took a three-point lead to the end.
But the Heat proved in the bench rotation why they could finish second in the East.
Wade and Caron Butler, the "scoring explosiveness" of the duo can directly "ask" the bench of the other 28 teams in the league.
The Nuggets' starting lineup is still very good, but it is difficult for anyone to step up on the bench.
In addition, the main player on the Nuggets bench is a bit special, and their main player on the bench is Boykins, who is only 1.60 meters tall.
His offense is very frustrating.
He wasn't in great shape tonight.
Coupled with the fact that Wade and Caron Butler were attacking too fiercely tonight, he was even more impatient for a long time.
At 3 minutes and 24 seconds in the second quarter, the Nuggets were forced to change to the starting lineup in advance.
At this moment, the Heat, who trailed by three points at the end of the first quarter, had tied the gap and also led by four points.
It is equivalent to saying that during this time, the Heat won by 7 points!
In this case, can the Nuggets not get their starting lineup back on the court?
Carmelo Anthony showed his ability to play the key ball.
Even though this is only his first month in the NBA, he has long been accustomed to taking on the role of "key ball" after the experience of winning the NCAA single-core championship.
At 4:13 in the second quarter, he hit a three-pointer to bring the Heat's starting lineup back to the court.
In the first round, Wade broke through with the ball, and the level of resoluteness was not expected by Andre Miller, which made him miss the opportunity to open up space in the back, and in the confrontation, he was squeezed aside by Wade.
Wade, who broke through Miller's defense, subconsciously glanced at Woody next to him.
With this clear look, Woody reacted at the time, this guy wanted to cooperate with him.
He has been running a pause, and after deceiving Cameron to stop, he immediately exerted his strength and quickly rushed towards the basket.
Nice getaway!
Woody went straight to the basket and Odom pulled Nene away for him.
Only Camby was left under the basket.
The "one-defense-two" situation, Camby didn't notice, he saw Wade in front of him suddenly give the ball to his side.
The slam bounced off and landed on Woody, who rushed in.
It was a very sensitive position, but Camby still didn't notice it.
All he has in his eyes is the ball!
All the way up to ......
He pounced on the spot in front of Woody, who was already leaping high.
The height of the jump was a little higher than he imagined.
At this time, he finally reacted.
Don't think about caps!
Let's think about our situation!
"Phew!"
The sound of the storm gave him the answer.
The huge impact knocked him straight out of the bottom line.
He did not jump while still moving, and the cheers of the scene were mixed with the referee's resolute whistle.
"Toot!"
Nuggets No. 23 blocked foul.
The Heat's No. 95 goal is valid, and one penalty is added!
"Woody!"
"Woody!"
"Woody!"
The ball was so powerful that the Miamins in attendance, still feeling overwhelmed after the cheers, shouted Woody's name in unison.
The shouts of unity filled the entire American Airlines arena.
Su Qun hurriedly recorded this scene, and later he wrote a special article for this picture called:
You can see the power of Huaxia!
Wade listened to these shouts, and also showed a somewhat satisfied smile.
Woody's strap, he must have a part of the credit!
Without his passing, how could there be this dunk?
So at this moment, he is somewhat honored!
Camby watched Woody walk to the free-throw line in a daze, and he hadn't reacted from the dunk.
The rest of the Nuggets also looked subtle, and Woody's dunk, as well as the shouts of the whole court, made the whole momentum all biased to the side of the Heat.
Carmelo Anthony's expression is more serious, and he wants to play as big as Woody as soon as possible to help the Nuggets get back in momentum.
Except that the head coach of the Nuggets team secretly showed a "cool" expression.
Let you mess up again!
Isn't it being shut-up?
Should!
I can't kill you!
"Huh!"
Woody hit the shot steadily.
The margin widened back to 3 points.
It's not just Carmelo Anthony who wants to help stabilize the team, but Miller.
He pulled out his skillful back-to-back punch while quietly calling for a pick-and-roll from Nene.
Jones focused on the confrontation with Miller, who was the first to follow the rhythm when he suddenly turned around, but he just started to move to the right when he hit a "human wall".
Miller managed to get rid of it, and made a mid-range jumper, but was slapped by Jones, who came back around.
This scene saw another burst of cheers.
Jones chased the ball and showed them that it was wet.
Stan Van Gundy nodded slightly, surprised at every drop of grease that filled his face, Jones was not a very motivated player in the first place, and this kind of scene of desperately bypassing the cover after being blocked and chased was impossible for him to do in the past.
But this time, he did.
"Obviously, in the passionate team, he has also become passionate!"
The ball fell into the hands of Carmelo Anthony, and with less than 3 seconds left before the countdown to the 24-second offensive time, Woody reached out to interfere and accurately judged that Anthony would inevitably shoot directly when he got the ball.
It's just that his hand is about to poke into Anthony's eyes, and this guy still hit this three-pointer at the whistle!
The difference is tied again.
This time it's Carmelo Anthony's turn...... Just now, Woody completed a shocking "dunk", and Carmelo Anthony here followed up with the super difficult "whistle three-point shot"!
"That's what it is...... Three, two great gods! β
Carmelo Anthony and Woody both used just one attack to show their talent.
They may not be able to interfere with the direction of the game all the time right now, but they are still the most solid option for their respective teams when they need to use their talent to tackle offense or defense in some important rounds!
This was also proven in the final moments of the game.
35.13 seconds in the final quarter of the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets and the Heat, who fought all the time, were still scorched.
The Heat relied on Jones' long-range three-pointers to overtake the one-point deficit and temporarily lead by two points.
The ball came to the Nuggets.
Jones defended Miller for the whole game, in the end, he is the player who has been in the "best defensive lineup" several times, his defensive ability is undoubted, even if he slipped from his prime, but his momentum in this game is unprecedented. He gradually got used to Miller's breaking rhythm. This time he defended well, Miller looked for several opportunities to break through, and the moment he exerted his strength, Jones broke the rhythm.
The attacking time quickly fell below the final 10 seconds.
The noise of interference throughout the scene is getting louder and louder, and the defensive initiative on the Heat's side is getting stronger and stronger.
Jones took the initiative and was ready to force a steal.
Miller, who has always been steady, lost his rhythm, kept turning, barely managed to protect the ball, and caught a glimpse of his teammate, and he quickly passed the ball over.
It was the ...... who got the ball.
Carmelo Anthony!
Turn and jump, one step before the free throw line, jump directly.
The ball crossed a perfect arc and simply fell into the basket.
The score was tied again with the clock falling below the last 20 seconds.
Anthony once again pulled the Nuggets to safety.
It's just that the Heat didn't call a timeout, Stan Van Gundy chose to trust the Heat's players, and Woody served straight to Wade.
The No. 3 of the Heat team, who had the ball in his hand, ignored it and rushed straight to the frontcourt.
The rest of the Heat team followed him.
The Heat's "wolves" ran out to their favorite rhythm.
The Nuggets hurried back to defense.
Jones saw that there was no chance, so Wade kept the rhythm steady.
Wade slowed down and glanced at Woody again.
Woody began to try to cut the basket in the air.
But this time, Carmelo Anthony really took out all the strength to feed, followed step by step, and kept playing with Woody.
"When have you ever seen Carmelo Anthony like this!"
Anthony's talent is undoubted, but just like the current LeBron James is too immature and Woody has no ability to hold the ball, Anthony also has exposed problems.
The biggest problem is that he doesn't have a very good attitude on the pitch, especially on the defensive end......
However, in this round, Anthony's attitude on the court is not good, mainly because he does not have a strong belief in wanting to win. Whenever he is allowed to meet those games that must be won, such as this game against the Heat, you see that he is done without force on the defensive end!
Woody couldn't cut to the basket, and Wade had to stuff his head down to the basket.
"Bang dang!"
It's a pity that his breakthrough at this time has not changed much, and it may be that he is too nervous at the critical moment, this layup is a little stunned, and Camby's good prediction interferes with his shot.
The ball hit the basket and fell out.
Carmelo Anthony, who has been competing with Woody and interfering with Woody, made an "irrational" decision at this time, and he actually ......
Want to protect your rebounds!
With Camby making a save and two Heat players under the basket, the idea of wanting to protect the interior is fine.
But Anthony probably forgot that he tried his best to prevent the empty cut to the basket, and the guy who is the same as him is the "Three Heavenly Prides", and he is the most phenomenal "board grabber" this season!
If you give him space to rush for a rebound, you're giving him that rebound.
Anthony is theoretically better positioned than Woody, which is why he wants to protect the rebound. But his explosiveness and speed can only be regarded as first-class, not at the top.
So......
"Smack!"
Woody jumped high and completed the "melon picking" on the head of this "melon"!
The moment he landed, Woody exerted his strength again and jumped straight up.
Carmelo Anthony looked like he was hell-sighted.
It doesn't matter if you start later than me, if you land faster than me, forget it, this special "second jump" is so much faster than me. Carmelo Anthony, who had no choice, couldn't watch Woody put the ball into the basket and could only helplessly reach out and foul.
"Toot!"
The moment the referee blew the whistle, the shouts of the scene once again filled the entire stadium.
Woody's name will obviously be the fuse that will detonate the Miami atmosphere tonight.
Because......
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
He gave the Heat the lead again!
However, the game was not over yet, and Woody only high-fived his teammates with a faint expression.
There are 6.4 seconds left in the clock. The Nuggets have one more chance to attack.
They also have a timeout and can serve in the half, so that 6.4 seconds can be a complete play.
Stan Van Gundy set up the defense with a serious expression.
The good news is that the Nuggets' endpoint is easy to guess, and the first must be Anthony, who shot well in key moments tonight; The second is Andre Miller, whose offensive skills are too well-rounded.
Everyone else is only responsible for "eating the cake".
So just guard against both of them.
It's just that the immature side of the Heat team showed at this time, Jones and other teammates didn't explain it clearly, resulting in when he stepped forward to wrap up, others didn't come to block, and Miller successfully broke through him.
Woody, who had been silently counting the time in his heart, watched him go all the way to the high position, hesitated, and immediately stepped forward to block, and the range of action was very large, as if he deliberately wanted to attract attention.
Miller noticed his reinforcement and immediately glanced at it to Carmelo Anthony, who was opposite Woody.
But at the moment when his ball came out, Woody smiled: "I'm sorry, you guys lost!" β
Without waiting for Miller to react, he heard a "beep", and then the blinding red light on the rebound came on.
It's officially over!
And this is when Carmelo Anthony had just gotten the ball.
Even if he adjusts his shot very quickly, he can't make an effective shot when the red light is on.
This rookie ......
Miller didn't understand the reason why this guy was rushing towards him so sharply...... This guy just wants him to pass the ball!
On the contrary, he really passed it on!
There is no way, after attracting the defense, the teammate who found the vacant position to shoot, especially this teammate is still Cameron Anthony, and it is Woody, the "defensive master", who pounces on him, this choice will definitely not be wrong. It's just that he patronized to get rid of Jones in front of him, and didn't pay attention to the time, he felt that 6 seconds was a long time, but 6 seconds was actually a short time.
And then there's ......
Are you reasonable at the critical moment?
Is that reasonable?
You call this ......
"Smack!"
Carmelo Anthony still made the invalid shot, and the ball was close to the basket, and Woody jumped high and took the ball in his hand with one hand, while raising the other hand high in the air, making his now trademark "finger shake" move.
The audience where the cheers were rising suddenly detonated like a time bomb when the time came.
Kenny Smith looked at this scene and couldn't help but say, "This reminds me of Auerbach!" β
After the Celtics won the championship that year, Auerbach would always light a cigar on the sidelines, which was a classic moment in the NBA. The Celts called this scene "Lighting the Cigar of Victory"!
Kenny Smith wants to say, "Miami has a 'victory cigar' for the city, too!" β
"Whenever there is a game night in this city, I'm sure more and more fans will expect Woody to raise his finger and shake his finger as soon as the game is over, because it means they have won another game!"
Originally, he thought that the classic degree of Woody's action could not surpass that of Mutombo.
But now, seeing the reaction caused by Woody's "finger shake", and his intention to make this action, he has to admit that he is superficial!
As long as Woody is greater, then this action will surely become a classic!
Barkley also followed: "I think the Miamins are already expecting Woody to make this move after the Heat win the first championship in team history!" β
I don't know when this day will come!
But Barkley believes there must have been a lot of Heat fans waiting!
Of course, this scene was also recorded by Su Qun, and tonight's game, in his opinion, is definitely worthy of the "national live broadcast" arranged by David Stern.
The "two heavenly pride" did not live up to this stage.
Anyway, it must be much more exciting than the last "Tianjiao derby" between the Cavaliers and the Nuggets.
Carmelo Anthony's key ball, Woody's rebound at a critical moment and the "second offense" to make fouls, both of them showed the biggest characteristics of their style of play.
At the end of the game, the statistics of the two men were also quite gorgeous.
Carmelo Anthony had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists; Woody finished with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-6 free throws, and 15 rebounds, including 13 backcourt rebounds and two frontcourt rebounds.
There are few rebounds in the front court, but they are ......
One of them was the key rebound to seal the win!
In addition, he had two blocks and three assists.
In terms of gorgeousness, Woody is superior.
Anthony looked frustrated and a little difficult to accept at the end of the day, but he generously congratulated Woody, and the two hugged in front of the camera, leaving the first group photo.
10,000 words delivered today.
(End of chapter)