The Heat made a lot of changes to their play at halftime.

First of all, on the offensive end, Wade definitely has to open up.

His breakthrough is the most intuitive means of changing the Lakers' defensive formation.

The Heat had to open up the game with the only perimeter ball-handling breakaway.

It's just that "Old Glove" knows too well how to disrupt Wade's breakthrough rhythm.

It's like a "little chick" who met an old aunt who has been through a hundred battles.

All kinds of things let him reach a critical point, and don't let him come out happily.

He was very uncomfortable.

Spoelstra's proposed solution is also simple......

"Woody and Dwyan, from tonight onwards, let everyone know that this is your team!" Stan Van Gundy thoughtfully patted the two men on the shoulder, giving the second half a different meaning.

There is another name for this practice, which is called:

Chicken soup!

Pat Riley's disciple doesn't know how to boil "chicken soup" is a strange thing!

And......

Wade obviously has no resistance to this chicken soup at all, and his eyes are already full of fighting spirit.

The kind that nine cows can't pull back!

My brother's name is Wade!

"Come on, over to you!"

Before the start of the second half, Stan Van Gundy called two more men in front of him and solemnly patted them on the shoulders again.

The game starts with the referee's whistle.

The first offense of the second half belonged to the Heat.

Gary Payton watched Wade hold the ball across the court and cursed, "Come on, little bitch, I'll continue to teach you!" As long as you can successfully break through from me once, you will be considered a graduate in the NBA! ”

He defended Wade well in the first half.

Wade took 10 shots and free throws to score 6 points!

It's really not very efficient.

The reason why rookies are rookies is that in the face of the old and spicy defense, many times they often can't give full play to their advantages.

For example, Wade definitely has a speed advantage in the face of Gary Payton, but experience allows Gary Payton to limit him well to complete the offense in his comfortable pace.

Spoelstra was well aware of this, so he suggested that Wade play Woody in a pick-and-roll.

Stan Van Gundy also thinks it's a good suggestion.

How else to say that the second half is the stage for these two people!

Coming up in the second half, Woody played in the No. 4 position.

Odom's game was unsurprisingly sluggish.

Even if he doesn't wilt, now is not the time to use him.

Gerard Wallace is more dynamic than he is.

What's more, Woody came out at the No. 4 position to block the pick-and-roll, and Karl Malone and Shaq O'Neal had to have someone to follow.

This was originally Karl Malone's strong point, but as he got older, his legs and feet reached a high position, and the problem of slow movement became very obvious.

Another reason Spoelstra recommended Wade to play with Woody is this.

The "Lakers F4" is strong on paper, but it does have a huge age problem.

Karl Malone is 39 years old and Gary Payton is 35 years old, and they are both low-level veterans in the NBA.

The effect is significant.

In the first round of Woody's partnership with Wade, Wade managed to get rid of Gary Payton.

Peyton's side light had actually caught a glimpse of Woody, but when Woody got closer, Wade moved as well.

He subconsciously wanted to move sideways, but instead got closer to Woody, getting older, and this unfavorable leg and foot appeared at this moment.

Wade's whole speed was completely pulled up.

Karl Malone added it to the point where it didn't make any difference at all. With a cat waist and a small change of direction, Wade just rushed past Karl Malone and made an easy layup.

The difference is 9 points!

Stan Van Gundy nodded.

The goal was so easy for the first time that he was looking forward to the blocking and dismantling tactics of these two newcomers.

Spoelstra looked at the field with thoughtful eyes, constantly recording something.

The Lakers fight back.

Gary Payton carried the ball to the frontcourt, and when Kobe came out to catch the ball, he hesitated for a moment and gave the ball to Kobe's hand.

Stan Van Gundy whistled to draw the attention of the Heat players on the court and made a gesture to remind the Heat of defensive tactics this round.

Bryant played very well in the first half, scoring 20 points alone.

But he also exposed a problem, his style of play......

Very unique!

Judging by Spoelstra's record, he didn't pass the ball much.

It's definitely a situation that can be exploited.

So the main adjustments made by the Heat on the defensive end in the second half were:

When Kobe Bryant gets the ball, the entire defensive formation moves as close to his side as possible, and is ready to replace the defense.

That's what Stan Van Gundy meant when he took on Gerard Wallace.

Now the Heat have two explosive forwards who can help Jones defend at any time.

Kobe Bryant's eyes are indeed only baskets and no teammates.

In the face of Jones, continuous dribbling and small steps constantly pulled the distance between him and Jones, and after pulling out a space for his body, Kobe Bryant broke through with the ball.

The "Big Four" ......

In fact, there is no such saying in the United States!

Because Vince Carter has always played small forward.

But because of the saying "swing guard", Vince Carter is barely counted in the "big four".

The breakthrough of these four people, one is counted as one, and Kobe Bryant should be the least straightforward breakthrough.

His physical talent is indeed the worst among the four people combined.

The physical talent is not enough, and the technique is good.

As a result, Bryant practiced a delicate set of breakthrough steps.

However, it is not necessary to say that Kobe's skills are better than Jordan's.

Delicacy is a style, but for the extreme control of the body, isn't it a manifestation of technology! Brothers?

Jones looked at his former "apprentice" and left him behind, and could only sigh that the years were unforgiving.

In the first half, Kobe Bryant, who rushed into the basket like this, could score with a "pull rod".

But now, after the adjustment of the Heat, he has to face not one, but two!

Gerald Wallace and Woody "left and right" and played a time difference.

In the face of this successively raised arm, Kobe Bryant caught a glimpse of his teammates, but he didn't see it, a "limit lever", dodging Wallace's hand, but failed to dodge Woody's long arm.

"Smack!"

Kobe Bryant was capped.

After the ball landed, it bounced straight up and was held by the "big shark" under the basket.

Grant subconsciously went up, but was knocked away by Shaq.

Thinking that Woody had just jumped up to defend Kobe, Shaq looked at the empty basket and prepared to save some effort...... No, I'm ready to show off my under-the-basket skills.

Turning around like a "fat swan dance", with a bit of lightness, O'Neill made a small hook.

As soon as the ball flew out of his hand, there was a low cry from the sidelines near the basket frame.

From their point of view, Woody, who had just covered Kobe Bryant and landed, was like a bouncy ball, and it bounced up quickly when he landed, and he slapped the ball that O'Neal shot.

"Smack!"

The ball hit the rebound and bounced far away.

Wallace desperately grabbed the rebound.

The camera at the scene and everyone's eyes were on Woody.

Forget about the incredible "two hoods"!

He still lost Kobe Bryant and Shaq O'Neal, the "strongest duo" in the league at the moment!

This......

Just one word!

Even Lakers fans want to say it once.

No......

What kind of monster is this bouncing!

The reporters at the scene were frightened.

Shaq O'Neal is also scared!

Kobe Bryant was equally stunned.

From the perspective of the two "victims", what just happened is simply shocking!

No wonder they all say that this guy is "Rodman II"......

Such a bullet speed, not Rodman II, who else is?

Wrong!

Rodman is not as disciplined as he is......

It's not right, this guy seems to have just messed around with a little star last night!

Could it be that there is some unique way of training here?

The Heat fight back.

The front court successfully played a "5 to 4" situation, patiently passed the ball, and finally Wade cut the basket to complete the "hanging frame violent dunk"!

The difference of 9 points has become 7 points!

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Heat took the lead in a 4-0 scoring wave.

Wade scored four straight points, and Woody scored two blocks in a row to show off his monster bounce in front of the "OK" combination.

In the audience on the sidelines, Lindsay's expression was a little more interested.

She clearly saw that when Woody returned to defend in this round, he glanced at her, intentionally or unintentionally, as if asking:

Is it hard enough?

She likes this kind of man who gives tough feedback as soon as she is stimulated!

Megan Fox was also keenly aware of the interaction between Lindsay and Woody, looked at Woody on the court, and then looked at Lindsay next to her, and snorted absurdly.

No......

I'm an outsider, am I?

"One more ball, one more ball!"

Gary Payton dribbled to the frontcourt to the hoarse shouts of Stan Van Gundy, this time ignoring Bryant's request and waiting for Shaq O'Neal to come to the basket.

Grant blushed, and only allowed Shaq O'Neal to catch the ball two seconds late.

And when Shaq O'Neal asked for the ball and regained his footing, Grant was even more dead-faced.

"Phew!"

In just one moment, Grant was pushed back a big step.

But in his ears, Woody's voice came quickly: "Come and top, top again!" ”

Woody spoke, and Grant took out the pride of his big brother, held back his strength, riveted his courage, and met Shaq O'Neal again.

"Phew!"

It's another "elephant shock", and Grant is not one step back this time, nor is it two or three steps.

The ruthless Shaq O'Neal took out the ferocious energy of his "big shark" and directly pushed Grant away.

However, this time Grant did increase his horsepower, although his whole body was knocked away, but Shaq O'Neal also created resistance, and his body shook slightly.

By the time he stood up and made another move, Woody and Wallace were already in place.

O'Neal shot a hand, grabbed the ball back in his hand, worked the spot, elbowed Wallace, forced force, wanted to dunk, Woody originally wanted to intercept it, but under the confrontation with Shaq O'Neal, the body involuntarily lost its balance, so he chose to foul directly.

"Toot!"

The referee blows the whistle.

The three of the Heat stepped forward together, and in the end, it was Woody who fouled to stop the ferocious "big shark".

At this time, Shaq belongs to the stage of peak decline in his peak, and a lot of injuries have come to the door, and he is still so unstoppable, Woody can't imagine how strong this guy should be when he is 00 years old!

When Shaq O'Neal heard the whistle, he also spewed trash words at Woody with satisfaction: "Boy, if you want to stop the ferocious big shark, this level alone is not enough!" You'll have to work harder! ”

Woody pressed in reverse: "Shaq, behave well, or you'll have to stay at the free throw line!" ”

As soon as these words came out, O'Neill immediately stopped laughing.

Are these words threatening him, ready to "cut the shark"?

This newcomer doesn't learn well!

And when he stood on the free throw line, there was a little more tension between his eyebrows.

Woody also shouted at his teammates: "Prepare to grab the board, he will definitely not score!" ”

"Bang dang!"

Shaq also did not disappoint Woody at all, the first penalty was a hard Bang Bang shot, and a hard Bang Bang "hit the iron".

This arc is so biased that he is almost at his grandmother's house.

Looking at his embarrassed face, Woody continued to test the pressure: "Shaq, this ball is too hard, you have to be a little weaker!" Remember, be sure to be small! ”

"Uhhh

Shaq's second free throw.

Basketball to the Nets.

But it's not a goal-post-goal net.

But......

Almost "three do not stick!" ”

"Shaq made a free throw and a balloon, hahahahahaha!"

A merciless taunt from TNT Barkley.

"You really listen to me, huh?" Woody didn't expect that Shaq O'Neal really had reduced his strength.

But that's too much!

"Shark" covered his face and defended.

He managed to get the mentality of Woody.

"Come on, let's score another 2 points and narrow the gap back to within 5 points!"

Shaq O'Neal's "free-throw line art" made Woody's foul valuable while giving the Heat the opportunity to continue to close the gap.

Or Wade and Woody's pick-and-roll.

Gary Payton really can't handle the Heat's move.

He's got plenty of experience to defend pick-and-rolls.

But the problem is that his consciousness is fine, and his body really can't keep up.

Once Wade exerts his strength, the whole person runs, and now he can only follow behind and eat exhaust.

But Malone and Shaq O'Neal on the inside couldn't come up to help with the delay.

Woody's position in this block is very forward, and he is at the three-point line.

With the legs and feet of their "second elders", the result of going up to these two positions is to be teased.

They can't point to it, so they can only count on Kobe Bryant and Devin George on the wings.

At the constant request of "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant stepped forward in time to block Wade, who broke through from his half.

Wade broke through the middle and gave the ball to Jones on the same side.

Jones also had a lot of experience sinking to around a 45-degree angle when he was moving in Kobe.

In this way, after receiving Wade's pass, the distance between him and Kobe is not the distance that Kobe can delay back.

"Huh!"

Three-point shot, hand up and down!

The Heat scored the first three-pointer of the game, which was very lethal, and after this three-pointer, the Heat narrowed the gap to four points.

At this time, even the "Zen master" couldn't help it and called a pause.

Trailing by 11 points in the first half, what looked like a one-sided game changed dramatically in the second half.

Woody and Wade's blocking and dismantling shone all over the court, and even the Lakers with "F4" were stunned......

Stan Van Gundy and Spoelstra glanced at each other.

They are looking forward to the Heat's two rising stars.

And at the moment they really shine too brightly!

You're going to be looking forward to the future of the Heat, right?

Spoelstra muttered to herself.

Phil Jackson called a timeout and didn't make any adjustments.

Actually, there is no way to make any adjustments......

The Lakers are strong in "F4", and they have and only have "F4", and they have no other options to rely on other than these four people.

He only said one sentence: "I believe that all your choices are the most correct choices!" ”

Combined, these four have reached nine finals in their careers, and they have enough experience to cope with all situations.

Including situations like tonight.

Other than that......

He liked the mess.

This helps him show his ability to take control.

For Phil Jackson, who came from the '98 Bulls, there was no locker room conflict he feared.

It's the same with the Lakers in front of you.

Moreover, he actually has a solution to the atmosphere in the Lakers' locker room.

It's just that he doesn't want to solve the contradictions between these people.

Just kidding, if they really let them play with Kazumi, then what's the matter with him?

He is thinking of taking the position of general manager with the help of appeasing the locker room conflicts of the Lakers!

The game resumes after a timeout.

Although Phil Jackson didn't have any arrangements for this timeout, the urgency generated by the Heat's previous point chase dissipated a lot. It still works.

What is a "meritorious leader"!

Calling the next timeout at the right time actually involves a lot of tricks.

This timeout, Phil Jackson himself used to interrupt the rhythm.

Gary Payton tried to hit one himself.

But when he was young, he was not a point guard who was good at shooting, and now that he is old and has no explosiveness, Wade constantly uses his body to fight against him, forcing him to stop at the three-point line several times in a row.

He didn't dare to rush to the basket rashly.

After all, behind Wade, there are Woody and Gerald Wallace.

The Heat shrunk the entire formation very small this round, and Shaq O'Neal couldn't catch the ball even if he got stuck on the inside.

This is what Stan Van Gundy set up after that round.

This arrangement is naturally because the third quarter has been played so far, and Kobe's reluctance to cooperate with Shaq O'Neal has become more obvious.

Since someone wants to be a "lone wolf", all the Heat has to do is to make him a "lone wolf"!

Shaq may still pass the ball, Kobe Bryant will definitely not pass the ball!

Gary Payton waited a long time, and seeing that there was still no chance to pass the ball to Shaq O'Neal, he could only dial the ball to Kobe.

As soon as Kobe Bryant got the ball, the formation of the entire Heat team changed again, and the position was very targeted. But Kobe Bryant did not hesitate at all in the face of this obvious "fishnet formation", and rushed straight to the basket with the ball.

"Peter Pan" averaged only 43.8% per game this season, which was the lowest per game shooting percentage of Kobe Bryant since the 97~98 season.

Supposedly, after having Karl Malone and "glove" Gary Payton, his shooting environment should be more relaxed.

You must know that after the starter became an "OK" combination with Shaq O'Neal, Kobe Bryant's average shooting percentage per game was more than 46% per game. Since last season, Bryant has had more ideas about the position of the boss, but his shooting percentage is still above 45%.

It can be seen from this that Kobe Bryant is so "unique" this season!

This round also illustrates this point, not to mention the "fishnet array" of the Heat team at this moment, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, this guy is also talking about drilling, without hesitation at all!

At this moment, he only has baskets in his eyes......

"Smack!"

As a result of such a "lone wolf", Woody covered him again.

This time, Bryant also paid special attention to Woody's position.

How do you know that Woody sensed his emotions and came to him to "do the opposite", since you want to pass my level first, then I will give you my pass.

Woody was the first to rush up this time, and after getting Kobe Bryant to shake off, it was Gerard Wallace.

With a large pull, Bryant dodged Wallace.

This time, it's time to go in, right?

Bryant made his move as soothing as possible, allowing the ball to fly towards the basket by inertia.

It was a good feeling to shoot and he felt like the ball could fall straight into the basket.

But as soon as the ball flew out, a familiar big hand covered the ball.

"Smack!"

Woody once again gave the "volleyball hat".

Shaq O'Neal was watching from the side, Woody gave him that hat just now, it turned out that the person next to him looked like this!

Really......

What a shame!

However, this thought was only for a moment, because no matter how embarrassing he was, it was just now, and at this moment, looking at Kobe Bryant's cover, he really ...... It's so cool!

Kobe Bryant had a lot of contradictions with him, but what really made Shaq O'Neal break the defense was the sentence "Shaq did it too!" ”

Before Kobe Bryant said this, no matter how hostile Kobe Bryant was to him, he also regarded Kobe as his former "little brother", the "little brother" who hugged and comforted him after three consecutive shots of "three nos" in the playoffs, and told him to "shoot beautifully" and slowly grow up.

But after he said this, the little friendship in Shaq O'Neill's heart disappeared.

People can't, at least not to!

Now he and Kobe Bryant are naked enemies!

It's really cool to see him embarrassed!

The Heat had a chance to fight back, and Wade held the ball to pull up the speed.

The only person the Lakers can defend is Devin George on the wing.

partnered with "F4", his role is often at this time.

Positivity is the only way he can survive in the starting lineup.

It's just that he couldn't stop Wade's fast break, chased to the basket, and watched Wade make a layup.

2 points!

At 4:35 in the third quarter, as Wade made this offense, the Heat chased the difference from 11 points behind to only 2 points.

It took less than 5 minutes!

The audience was silent.

Lindsay, who was joking with Woody before the start of the second half, also covered her mouth with her small hands at the moment, and her eyes were surprised.

Although she is a "pseudo-fan", she has no idea how big the gap between the Heat and the Lakers is on paper. But from the opening to the present, she knows very well how long it took the Lakers to open up such a big point difference, and how much time it took for the Heat to catch up with these point differences!

A wave of 9-0 "scoring tide"!

The "OK" combination, which scored 31 points in the first half, ate Woody 3 big hats in a row during this time.

Especially the man with a cold expression and eyes like snakes rushed twice and ate two hats.

Woody ...... this time

It's so hard!

"Shaq, show your strength, we are about to be overtaken!"

In the courtside audience, veteran Lakers fan Jack Nicholson couldn't help but shout at Shaq O'Neal. He hasn't had time lately, and he finally came to watch the game tonight, but he didn't come to see the Lakers being reversed at home!

I don't know if his urging played a role, but Shaq O'Neal was very determined to get the ball in the next round.

But now the situation is ......

Whether he Shaq O'Neal can get the ball depends on whether the Heat agree or not.

The moment he was successfully stuck, the Heat suddenly contracted like a bud about to bloom, completely compressing the space under his basket and not giving him a chance to catch the ball at all.

Gotta give the ball to Kobe Bryant again?

Gary Payton glanced at him and finally decided to play with Karl Malone.

Woody followed behind Carl Malone.

Who knew that this guy stopped suddenly, and then set up his iron elbow as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, fortunately Woody didn't stick too tightly, otherwise I was afraid that the whole person would have to stumble on this "iron elbow".

You know, once Thomas was elbowed, directly "out of the body", and fell to the ground and stood up!

This guy ......

Is it giving me a "dismount"?

Woody sensed his dirty mind and deliberately kept his distance from him, but this distance also gave Karl Malone a chance to go down.

Gary Payton noticed his smooth air cut, spotted the opportunity, and a quick shot to the ball from Woody's eyes into the hands of Karl Malone.

The process was a bit thrilling, Woody reacted in time and reached out, but the ball was too fast, and even if Woody stretched out his hand, he was still half a beat slower.

Marlon, who got the ball, walked inside.

If he was in his prime, when he stepped on the white line of the reasonable collision zone, there was basically no one to stop the ball.

But now he is indeed old, and he has just arrived at the basket with slow movements, and Woody next to him has completed the "corner overtaking", staring at him with his eyes fixed, one hand spread, disrupting in advance, and at the same time getting ready to send a big hat when Karl Malone jumps.

Ma Long, who had seen this guy's monster bounce, really didn't dare to bite the bullet and go straight on, his speed suddenly slowed down, and at the same time as the "slow three steps" layup, the "elbow" quietly smashed towards Woody.

This time it is smashed, and it can completely top out the vacant seat.

However, Woody has a lot of experience under Ben, and when Carl Malone elbowed, he put his hand on it and put Karl Malone's elbow open.

Immediately took the initiative to exert force, jumped high, and waited in the air for Karl Malone's shot.

This guy's "three steps slow" is already the last step, if you don't jump, then you walk.

"Smack!"

Karl Malone, who was forced into a dead corner, could not retreat, but his rich experience was reflected at this time, he deliberately smashed the ball towards the rebound, and then the moment he landed, he raised his elbow and slammed it, which really hit Woody.

Fortunately, Woody leaned sideways, and the tip of his elbow didn't hit the ground.

But the pain still came from the arm.

"Shh

This time he smashed the anger of Woody, immediately turned around on the spot, and hit the other side hard, Carl Malone thought that he could make Woody lose his combat effectiveness, but he did not guard against Woody, but looked at the rebound that popped up, and the side ribs were "wide open", and Woody topped it directly to him.

As he fell, Woody followed suit.

A pained expression appeared on his face.

The fall to the ground is pretended, but the expression of pain is real.

After all, he was really elbowed in the shoulder by Karl Malone.

However, he was also quite ruthless this time, because Karl Malone, who had always been a battle-hardened man, was falling to the ground in pain at the moment, touching his ribs with one hand.

The referee blew the whistle dryly, then dumbfounded......

This......

How should it be blown?

Especially after watching the replay, I found that both of them had elbow raises.

I studied it again.

Ended up giving Karl Malone a normal rebounding foul.

After he smashed the ball into the rebound, it can be seen that in the process of grabbing the rebound, he used unconstitutional movements such as elbow swings. That's where Woody's actions come in.

So......

Very reasonable!

The decision drew a lot of boos.

Although they also saw Karl Malone elbowing, it is impossible for you to expect fans to be rational, especially the Lakers fans, who are even more "die-hard fans", how can they speak for outsiders!

And in the midst of this wave of boos, a new situation has happened:

Karl Malone, who fell to the ground in pain, still did not stretch his brows after getting up, touched his ribs, his expression suddenly changed, and walked towards the bench on the sidelines. I don't know what to say to the Lakers' team doctor, and then followed the team doctor to the home team's locker room one after the other.

Lakers fans panicked a little, and followed Karl Malone one by one until his back disappeared into the fan tunnel. Louder boos poured into the arena and went straight for Woody.

Woody's expression didn't change in the face of these boos.

I subconsciously worried about what was wrong with Carl Malone.

But after thinking about it, he felt that he didn't need to worry about this kind of person!

This guy isn't a nice guy!

After elbowing Thomas to "stand up", he was ashamed to say to the media: "I did it on purpose!" ”

There was not the slightest hint of guilt.

There are countless players who fell under this guy's "iron elbow" in the back.

He plus Stockton, in the Jazz team is the "Utah double evil", which really makes fans evaluate, that is, the "old coin duo", all kinds of indiscriminate moves.

Let's just say that in that round just now, Karl Malone hit his iron elbow several times.

If you really hurt this guy!

Woody has only one sentence:

Deserve!

It's normal to have small movements on the pitch, and no one's defense is necessarily clean.

But the small action rises to deliberately rushing to hurt people, and this is a moral problem!

Woody didn't think he was "icy and clean", but he never thought of getting people hurt.

He was a little careless just now, but in the final analysis, it was Carl Malone's few blows that him off!

Without Karl Malone, the Lakers are more passive.

Because Gary Payton's options are only Kobe Bryant left.

And tonight's Kobe Bryant is purely "a tendon", and it must be his own singles to get the ball.

At the end of the third quarter, the Heat not only did not lag behind, but also surpassed by 4 points!

At this time, the reason for Karl Malone's sudden departure was also transmitted back to the scene:

Just in the basket confrontation with Woody, he was killed by Woody and broke his ribs!

(End of chapter)