This summer's NBA free agency market hasn't been much of a buzz.

The reason why Karl Malone's transfer to Gary Payton shocked the entire league was more because they joined the Los Angeles Lakers.

Looking at these two deals alone, Karl Malone's departure from the Jazz is a bit surprising, but when it comes to his "championship-hungry" heart, then it's actually quite normal.

After so many years in the league, winning the regular season MVP, and reaching the Finals, looking at Barkley's decline, of course he thought about winning a championship and left.

Not to mention Gary Payton, who was sent away by the SuperSonics for Ray Allen and the Bucks ...... Even 28-year-old Ray Allen can give up, let alone this "old glove" that has been worn for 12 years.

The NBA free agency market has to be the head coach this summer.

The management of the Philadelphia 76ers was very unhappy with the situation of the 76ers after '01, and coupled with the "split and combination" with Allen Iverson, it kicked Larry Brown away.

The Detroit Pistons, who were also not very satisfied with their own playoff situation, saw that such a respected "old coach" suddenly came to the free trade market, and immediately parted peacefully with Rick Carlisle.

As Carlisle got out of class, there was also news from the "cornfield" that "Smiling Assassin" Thomas wanted more rights to leave the Pacers and go to New York City.

Almost another "seamless connection"!

Rick Carlisle takes over with the Pacers.

It can be seen that the circle of NBA is about the same size as the circle of female friends of LPL professional players, and the main focus is a "the east is not bright, the west is bright".

And now, a month has passed.

Judging from the results of this wave of "head coach displacement", the Philadelphia 76ers will definitely not earn, and after Larry Brown leaves, the current ranking of the Philadelphia 76ers cannot even enter the playoffs, ranking tenth in the East;

The Pistons don't make much money either, having finished first in the East for the past two seasons and only fourth in the East this season.

Not to mention the decline in their record, they also folded a 2nd pick in the first round of the "big year of the draft" in '03.

It's like losing all the pants.

Only the Pacers!

The arrival of Rick Carlisle has optimized the roster system of the entire team, made the core tactics clearer, and the division of labor of each main player has become clearer, and it has become the current No. 1 in the East, and they only lost 1 game in the whole of November.

There is a saying that "when the tide goes out, you know who's swimming naked!" ”

Larry Brown's recent reviews have been declining repeatedly.

Rick Carlisle has gradually become the head coach representative of the "academy"!

As for what is called "academic", it is a more understandable word...... See if there's anyone above you!

If there are people on it, they belong to the head coach from the "faction".

For example, Popovich and Gentry are all from the "Larry Brown line", and the Van Gundy brothers are all head coaches from the "Pat Riley line".

No one belongs to the "academic school", after systematic study, but there is no famous backer in the circle, such as Rick Carlisle.

That's why there's been a lot of media touting Rick Carlisle as this year's "Manager of the Season".

But when Rick Carlisle stepped down this summer and Larry Brown took over, all the media agreed that the Pistons management had made the right choice, and that Larry Brown could definitely take the Pistons one step further......

And this is the NBA!

The praise will always belong to the person with the most momentum, and as for the others, all they can hear is ridicule.

Of course, there are some cases, even if you lose, you can still hear praise, the reason is not how great he is, but that he bought a media company to speak for himself!

Woody is naturally the most fierce of the newcomers at the moment.

No, it should be said that it is the most ferocious person in the entire alliance!

After running with the "Player of the Week" award several times, he won the "Player of the Month" in the first month of the new Eastern Conference season in one fell swoop, becoming another player after Shaq O'Neal to win the "Player of the Month" award in his rookie season.

This is something that Tim Duncan, who is widely regarded as the "NBA Grand Grade", has never done!

Woody either didn't do it, and as soon as he did, he made such a big wave.

Emotions in the Miami media were ignited.

Artest's emotions were also ignited!

Before the game, media reporters asked him to comment on this, and Artest asked rhetorically: "Did he win the trophy of the month today?" ”

After confirming, he said: "You can tell that kid that tonight I will let him know what 'mileage sadness' is, and I will also let the league know that their criteria for judging Player of the Month are a joke!" ”

Translate this sentence as:

Woody is dead, I'm Atai!

It didn't work when Jesus came!

The smell of gunpowder was so strong that the media reporters immediately showed happy expressions, and they wished that the two of them would fight before the game!

As journalists, they are never afraid of making things bigger, they are afraid that things will not make a big fuss!

And before they interviewed Woody, the system gave Woody two tasks:

The first mission is to defeat the Indiana Pacers, and completing the mission can earn 5000 achievement points; The second task is to win the data of "20 plus 10" under the defense of Artest, and the achievement points for completing this task are frighteningly high, full of 30,000 points!

It is 10,000 points higher than the achievement points awarded for winning the "Best Rookie Award"!

Obviously, the system doesn't think Woody can do this with Artest's defense.

gtmd！

The contempt from the system instead aroused Woody's competitiveness.

He turned out his achievement point reward, and he earned a total of 13,000 achievement points in the previous "opener" against the Philadelphia 76ers and later against the Suns.

At the end of the month, he completed two more mini-quests, earning a total of 6,000 achievement points.

Combined, that is, Woody now has a total of almost 20,000 achievement points.

Originally, he didn't plan to use it, he was going to save up to 100,000 achievement points and upgrade the third template, anyway, his current instant combat power is enough, and these achievement points can't improve much combat effectiveness.

But now it's different, this is an opportunity to get 30,000 achievement points, even if he puts all the nearly 20,000 achievement points into it, as long as he can complete the task, it can instantly become 30,000 achievement points.

The Miami media are saying that he Woody will either not do it, or if he wants to do it, he will make a big deal!

Right now, this is the time to make waves, and the most important thing is that he can't bear the "contempt" of this system......

Flipping to the offensive attribute panel, Woody looked at his mid-range shooting ability value of 69 points, he calculated, it would take about 6124 points to improve a little, and 19,000 points would be enough to increase by 3 points!

That is, from 69 points to 72 points...... From the NBA water dispenser level to the NBA lower middle level...... From being able to score in the open space to being able to score a goal with a little top.

This increase, to be honest, is not obvious, but it is critical!

Facing Artest tonight, not to mention whether he can score 20 points, if he wants to play containment, he must play in the middle distance.

Moreover, in the case that he has not used Zhongtou much before, the other party must be defenseless, even if it is just a little increase, it can have an unexpected effect.

What's more, this is a cross-step increase, from 60 points to 70 points......

Ordered!

Woody didn't think much about it, and he hit the middle pitch three times, and the 19,000-point achievement point suddenly became only a few dozen points.

After a month of hard work, he suddenly became a "poor egg" again.

But......

This month is actually not a long time!

It is also the frequency of the system's release of tasks that has increased significantly, which has made Woody's mind about using achievement points to increase instant combat power become active again.

This is also the reason why he finally chose to add points.

Even if these 3 points are added, the task is not completed, but the ability value of this mid-shot has increased.

If you use it on yourself, then you won't lose!

"It's a tough game for the Heat! The Pacers' current system is very mature, and they have guys to rely on inside and outside! Charles, what do you think is the probability that the Heat will win this game? And what kind of performance do you think Woody can play against Ron in this game? ”

TNT also commented on today's game, and Kenny Smith showed his attitude as soon as he came up, and he was more optimistic about the Pacers having the last laugh.

Barkley gave him a blank look.

As a rule, Kenny Smith supported the Pacers, and of course he had to support the Miami Heat.

Still, tonight he's really looking forward to the Heat having the last laugh on his home court.

Artest was too jumpy before the game, and Barkley has no other hobby than to watch people react when they are slapped in the face.

That kind of sour feeling is even more enjoyable than he has numbed his big belly!

In the small TV in the locker room of the Heat, the nonsense of the two people was also playing, and Woody watched the two people blowing water, listening to it with relish, a little like listening to cross talk.

Suddenly, the phone in his hand vibrated and it was a text message from Ben Wallace, who should have seen Artest's pre-match provocation again:

- Man, don't be afraid of this guy, he's just a pretending to be a fierce softass, such a guy, the more you back down, the more he will show his teeth and claws, listen to me, go up and give him an elbow first, and he will be honest!

I have to say that there are no two kinds of people in a training gym, and even if Ben Wallace doesn't say this, Woody has thought about it, and tonight will be a "limited-time return from the 90s".

Artest's defensive style is there, with a reputation for ferocity, and as Ben Wallace said, the more you retreat, the more he gets in the face.

For such an opponent, you can't be polite!

If he wants to be fierce, you have to be more fierce than him!

"Dude, come and claim your trophy!"

The locker room door opened at this time, and a PR staff member waved at Woody and shouted. Woody hurriedly went out and was greeted by his "Player of the Month Trophy" and "Rookie of the Month Trophy"!

As he held the two trophies, the reporters gathered their cameras and froze the frame.

Back in the locker room, Wade was the first to lean over, with a look of envy: "Is this the trophy for Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month?" Woody, can I touch it? ”

Woody replied very generously: "Yes, but you wipe the saliva from the corner of your mouth first, don't drip on my trophy!" ”

Wade looked embarrassed.

But he really wanted to retort: "This is not saliva, these are tears of envy and hatred!" ”

Tonight, when the live DJ introduced Woody's appearance, he also changed his lines: "The superstar who beat LeBron James, the first guy in the history of the Heat to win the Player of the Month in his rookie season, let's welcome, the whirlwind of Miami, the hottest WUUU~DIIII in the city!! ”

won the "Player of the Month Award", Woody's influence in the city has increased again, and before anyone has appeared, just introducing his lines has made the whole scene blow upside down.

And when he appeared, the whole scene was shouting one after another:

"Woody!"

"Woody!"

"Woody!"

Kenny Smith looked at this scene and couldn't help but say, "It's hard to imagine that this is happening in Miami!" ”

TNT's shot was given to Artest in the next second.

A big close-up.

Artest's eye circles can be seen slightly reddened. It vividly explains what it means to "see each other, and the eyes are red".

As soon as they entered the arena tonight, the Heat fans greeted them with the biggest boos.

Booed until now.

The boos were accompanied by all sorts of vicious swearing.

In just these dozens of minutes, the eighteenth generation of Artest's ancestors has been scolded tens of thousands of times in turn!

On the home court of the Heat, with such a resentment, of course, the revenge must be counted on Woody's head!

The big screen on the scene gave the starting line-ups on both sides before the start of the game:

"Heat: No. 1 Wade, No. 2 Eddie Jones, No. 3 Woody, No. 4 Odom, No. 5 Grant;

Pacers: No. 1 Tinsley, No. 2 Accumulation Miller, No. 3 Artest, No. 4 O'Neal Jr., No. 5 Jeff Foster; ”

In the opening jump ball, O'Neal Jr. successfully grabbed the first attack for the team.

Tinsley carries the ball to the front court.

As the 27th pick in the first round in '01, Jamal Tinsley is another representative player with a street ball background.

The advantages and disadvantages of such players are also common.

The advantages are: skillful ball control and vigorous breakthrough;

The disadvantages are: lack of awareness of teamwork and weak tactical execution.

Tinsley also has a big problem, which is that he can't shoot!

Stan Van Gundy emphasized the defense of Tinsley for the first time the Heat, and if he had a strong idea of playing alone, then the entire defensive formation would shrink quickly after he entered the three-point line.

In response to Stan Van Gundy's request, the Heat did so, and Tinsley was caught.

There was a "clang" sound.

The ball pops out of the frame.

O'Neal Jr. makes a basket and is in a position with Odom.

Regarding Odom's scouting analysis, he is not a player who is happy to scramble for rebounds on the defensive end. O'Neal Jr. took it seriously, but with this contact, he suddenly found that the scouting analysis of the Pacers had to be updated!

Look at Odom's exuberant energy, which eye do you see that he is not happy to compete for rebounds on the defensive end?

He's so happy!

The first step lost the lead, and O'Neal Jr. was pulled outside.

He was going to work together at the same time as Odom's power.

But the result ......

This girl doesn't have the idea of jumping at all!

What kind of rebound did you grab......

"Smack!"

The vigorous closing of the ball answered O'Neal Jr.'s thoughts.

Woody came out from the side, and with the help of Odom, easily protected the rebound.

Artest's eyes lit up immediately.

Before the start of this game, he really didn't expect Woody, a guy who didn't have much ball possession, to have the opportunity to hold the ball so quickly.

Then come on......

Today, I will let you see what kind of defensive intensity the top defenders in the league have!

Artest wanted to give Woody a "dismount", and when he got close to him, the whole person quickly leaned up, exerted force in his chest, and pushed hard.

This is aggressive, and with a proactive and aggressive violation, in exchange for ......

"Boom!"

There was a dull thud, and Artest felt a hammer hit his chest, causing his whole expression to freeze, and then a sharp pain came from his chest.

Look down......

Woody's elbows were moving away from his chest.

At the same time, taking advantage of the moment when his whole body froze because of the pain, Woody calmly broke through with the ball, and the Heat got a "5 to 4" opportunity in the frontcourt.

None of them came near Woody.

O'Neal Jr. and Foster chose to stand on either side of the "three-second zone" and stand in front of the reasonable collision zone at any time, while the others watched their respective alignments stubbornly.

Four people guarded a joint defense near the bottom line.

Apparently, Rick Carlisle spotted Woody's weakness in mid-range shots, and specially formulated the Heat's defensive strategy in the "anti-counter-attack".

If it were in November, it would have worked.

But in the past two days, Woody, who has been practicing the middle distance and reaching the mid-range to 72 points through the achievement point, has a very hot hand, and when he warmed up before the game, he tried it and hit six or seven consecutive mid-range shots.

It's just that there are too many people training, and this doesn't go unnoticed by others.

However, Woody's self-confidence was boosted during the pre-game mid-range practice.

At this moment, when he came to the free throw line, he did not hesitate to shoot.

"Huh!"

The rhythm of the shot is good, and the arc of the ball is beautiful.

When the ball landed in the basket, Stan Van Gundy was stunned.

This kid......

Actually into the middle distance?

He was stunned for a moment, not to mention Rick Carlisle. His small eyes were slightly open.

As soon as you come up and get into a mid-pitch?

Looking down at the statistics about Woody, throughout November, Woody made a total of 48 mid-range shots, only scoring 16, and the shooting rate reached 31.2%!

Now you're telling me that Woody got his first goal in December with a mid-range shot?

"Heh~"

With a laugh, Carlisle thought it was ridiculous.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just the first goal, don't be affected!"

His voice was so loud that Woody heard him.

Honestly, Rick Carlisle was happy to say that. Because this means that for his defense in the future, eighty percent of them will still "put shots, prevent breakthroughs and passes".

That's exactly what Woody wants!

When it was the Pacers' turn to attack, Artest received the ball with an indignant expression.

Woody was a "little trash", he couldn't afford to play, so he sneaked up on him with his elbow as soon as he came up, and caught him off guard. Of course he couldn't swallow it. I'm going to have to fight back!

It's just that he just got the ball on his side, and it was not Woody standing in front of him, but his good brother Odom.

"Lamar, what are you doing? Why change the guard for that Chinese rookie! ”

They're buddies from childhood to adulthood!

I wonder if he has a conflict with Woody?

Odom looked at him with a bitter face, and while assuming a defensive posture, he said, "Man, Woody is also my brother, you can't treat him like this, or forget it......"

Artest's eyes turned redder, and he felt betrayal.

He's your brother, am I not?

"Are you sure you want to guard against it?"

Seeing that Odom didn't react, the pain in his chest made Artest no longer hesitate.

Okay, tonight I will clean up the Huaxia rookie who doesn't know the height of the sky, along with the brother in front of me who is backstabbing.

The speed of the dribble increased, and Artest's body also erupted with a fierce energy.

Looking at his elbows that were getting closer and closer, Odom knew that Artest was ruthless. But yesterday's harsh words had already been teased in front of Woody, and Odom didn't want Woody's impression of him to deteriorate.

Gritting his teeth, he used his hands to protect his key parts and blocked it.

"Phew!"

Hurt~

This was Odom's first feeling.

His good brother really looks the same as he looks, and everything is hard.

His body involuntarily shrank to the side, making way for a rush into the inner line.

Artest managed to hit the basket, but as soon as he jumped out of his hand, the ball flew from his fingertips and a large hand covered the ball. confiscate the whole ball outright,

The exaggerated picture made the scene that had just burst out of cheers become enthusiastic again.

Especially when they saw clearly who the person who completed the anti-sky cap was, the scene was even more "noisy with gongs and drums, and firecrackers rang out in unison".

The cheers were like a thousand ringing whips, endlessly.

Woody completed the "hat grab" and the TNT studio screamed and screamed, and the Heat had another chance to fight back quickly.

Artest was obviously stunned for a moment, and the stunned feeling in his eyes couldn't be concealed.

But this time, Artest adjusted quickly and showed his remarkable ability to entangle. As soon as Woody landed, he was entangled in him, and this time he blocked Woody's "dark elbow" well.

Saint Seiya does not fall twice in the same move.

The same goes for top NBA defensive players.

Woody confronted Artest head-on for the first time, and I have to say......

I can't bear it at all!

He didn't love the ball either, so he handed it over casually.

It's a pity that it was Grant who picked up Woody's catch, and the Heat's fast break ended up in vain.

But the ball is still there, and although it is a pity, the Heat still have a chance to open up the difference. Kenny Smith agrees with Woody's handling of the ball: "It's actually very smart, Woody knows his strengths and weaknesses very well, he knows what he's good at and what he's not good at!" ”

Because he is smart, even in the face of such an opponent, he can still shine from the start.

Just ask this league, how many people can face Artest in the first minute or so, get 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, and Woody did it.

"Damn it, why don't you dare catch the ball?" Artest followed Woody step by step, and when he saw him pass the ball out, he stopped asking for the ball and couldn't wait to taunt him, only mockery could cover up his inner embarrassment at this moment.

Woody's "cap" left an indelible impression on his heart.

This cap, it's scary!

"Looks like you know your ...... too"

As he spoke, Woody suddenly ran briskly. Frightened, he immediately shut up and followed.

Glancing back, seeing that Artest hadn't been shaken off, Woody stopped again and asked, "What do you know?" ”

"I know you can't be in my ......"

Artest didn't expect that Woody would take the initiative to let him continue to finish the trash talk he hadn't finished just now.

This guy is weird!

Of course, not long after this idea came out, it was directly left behind by Artest.

Because in the middle of his sentence, the man suddenly ran briskly again.

Artest was interrupted again, and the annoyance in his eyes became more pronounced.

Damn, is this guy's off-ball defense so good?

Woody suddenly started the second time, but still didn't shake off Artest, scolded secretly in his heart, and asked quietly again: "What can't you do?" ”

“……”

Only this time, Artest didn't say anything.

He was mainly afraid that when he spoke again, Woody would run again. He felt like this guy was teasing him in this way.

"Why don't you even dare to talk trsh?" But when he didn't speak, Woody mocked, "Or is your trash talk too bad?" ”

"I ......"

Artest was angry.

He had never seen such a brazen person!

Rage soars again.

The eye sockets are reddered.

Even if Woody didn't get the ball at the moment, his close confrontation with Woody was much more ferocious.

Woody seized the opportunity and made eye contact with Odom.

Odom stepped forward and gave Woody a successful cover.

Get rid of it!

The third attempt, with Odom's help, was of course also related to Artest's sticking too closely to him at the moment, and Odom felt that the quality of his coverage had never been so good.

The ball was in Jones' hand at this time.

The veteran's experience allowed him to see the empty Woody for the first time.

He was about to force his shot, but decisively gave the ball to Woody.

One step inside the three-point line on the baseline, Woody jumped up after receiving the ball and shot in the open space in a very coherent manner.

When the ball was thrown, Rick Carlisle's face was a little more nervous.

His defensive targeting of Woody tonight, including the defensive strategy he emphasized with Artest, was carried out when Woody couldn't shoot from mid-range.

As soon as he made that mid-range shot in the opening game, he was lucky for Woody.

But if you throw it twice in a row, then ......

He had reason to suspect that Woody's "dog luck" was tonight!

There will always be a night or two when the basket is as wide as the sea in the eyes of the players.

"Huh!"

According to Mo Fei's Law, the more you don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.

Carlisle felt the power of this law at this moment!

“yes！”

Woody clenched his fists hard, and he knew that his 72-point mid-range shooting ability alone would be difficult for him to hit two consecutive shots in the opening game.

Even if it's an empty seat!

It seems that tonight, the hand feeling is also on his side!

With 2 shots and 2 shots in the opening game, Woody has a little more confidence in completing the task of "20 plus 10......

4-0！

The cheers from the scene continued until the Pacers started attacking again, and they didn't stop.

Artest repeatedly provoked Woody before the game, sticking to his face to "mock", which made Heat fans hold back a wave of resentment. Just watched Woody confiscate Artest's layup in the air.

At this moment, only screaming can calm the excitement in their hearts.

Tinsley didn't dare to give the ball to Artest again.

He watched O'Neal Jr. move to the high post, so he made eye contact with him, and after the two played a basic pick-and-roll, he was ready to return the ball to O'Neal Jr. in the high post.

It's just that his plan is all in Woody's eyes.

He quickly moved sideways and blocked between O'Neal Jr. and Tinsley, just in time to intercept Tinsley's pass.

"Another steal from Woody !!!"

The commentary at the scene was towering.

A good hand at driving the atmosphere.

The "waves" in Miami Beach are coming at the Pacers again.

Odom was next to Woody this time, so Woody made a steal and quickly got the ball into his hands.

Hurry up and get off the hook.

And at this time, Artest moved horizontally in front of Odom.

It was so fast that Odom jumped.

This lateral movement was fast, and Artest was even more resolute in reaching out.

He watched Odom hide the ball behind him, judging that his serve would make a "back dribble" and switch the ball to his other hand. He exerted his strength decisively and pushed Odom a blow.

This made Odom stumble a little more.

Artest immediately lunged towards Odom's other hand, slapped the ball first, and broke it alive.

Woody sees it all.

Artest, who just rushed up with the ball, squeezed him aside with his inertia.

Layup!

Artest went from defense to offense, saving Tinsley's passing mistakes while also scoring alone!

2-4！

"Ho!"

Artest slammed his chest, and the "beast stance" was unmistakable.

"This guy ......" Barkley watched Artest raise his hands and show his biceps, his eyes widened, he was frightened by Artest's vigor.

“nice！”

Rick Carlisle also shouted that this was the Artest he wanted to see.

"Rookie, is that all you have to fight against? Knock it down at the touch of it? Artest seized the opportunity and spewed trash talk at Woody. He spoke very quickly, as if he was in a race against someone.

Well......

If he had said anything more slowly, Woody wouldn't have heard.

Because of this guy, he's running again!

He hastened to follow.

Woody threw two mid-range shots in a row, and he really didn't dare to let go!

But because he was following too closely, Woody suddenly stopped, and he almost bumped into it, but fortunately his body control was strong enough to avoid it narrowly. Woody turned his head to look at him and asked with his eyes, "Are you alright?" ”

Without waiting for Artest to react, he ran again.

Rick Carlisle looked at Artest's clumsy follow-up, his eyes slightly serious.

Artest's defense with the ball, to put it modestly, is the first in the league; If you don't say modestly, pull out the top defensive wing in history and PK it, Artest in this state is also the top three in history!

But the defense is without the ball......

That's not what Artest is best at!

Especially for defensive players like Woody, who are not involved in receiving the ball frequently on the offensive end, it is even less effective.

From time to time, I have to suffer some embarrassing small losses like just now.

To say that tonight was really unlucky, Woody, who has not been outstanding in the middle distance, actually hit two mid-range shots at the beginning.

Originally, before the game, he guessed that Woody was likely to use constant running to consume Artest's physical energy, so he told Artest before the game that he didn't need to follow too closely, and in terms of his projection ability, he could wait for his landing position and then pounce.

Can ...... now

"Squeak~"

On the field, Artest was once again "braked" by Woody.

Because he was sticking too tightly, Woody suddenly ran back, forcing Artest to get out of the way immediately, or he would just crash into it.

But Artest's defensive talent is really strong.

The alliance's top confrontation ability is such a tonnage, but there is still a terrifying sideways footstep.

Stunned, with the defense completely out of position, Woody was re-attached.

But this time Artest didn't dare to stick so tightly.

It's just that in this way, the problem of the previous round comes out again......

Odom ran to make a block, Woody successfully rounded the open space again, this time it was Wade who got the ball, and seeing Woody out of the open space, he passed the ball no slower than Jones before.

The ball goes to Woody's hand.

And the true God!

Another mid-range shot, the ball still fell into the basket very obediently.

3 shots and 3 hits!

The audience was completely blown upside down.

And Woody ......

It was Rick Carlisle who turned his head to look at Rick Carlisle on the sidelines, turned his hands outward, shrugged his shoulders, and he himself was surprised by the feeling of his hand, but what could be done......

That's it!

(End of chapter)