As soon as it came up, there were two blocks.

Marbury was covered with dizziness, and when he turned to look for the ball, he saw Woody holding the ball in his hand, and the Heat had already begun to fight back.

The ball is still given to Wade.

In the front court, Stan Van Gundy kept doing "wide range of ball transfer" actions on the sidelines, trying to make the whole team pull the formation away. His thinking is very clear, the situation of "5 to 4", as long as the ball runs smoothly, even if it is just through passing, he can smoothly pull out the empty space.

That's the charm of playing more, playing less.

Wade wanted to do the same, but Anderson in front of him kept pestering him, preventing him from dribbling on the spot to observe his teammates.

Woody watched the opportunity slip away little by little, and hurriedly stepped forward and made a pick-and-roll for Wade, wanting to help him regain the initiative with the ball. Unexpectedly, the New York Knicks were waiting for this time, when he stepped forward to block and dismantle, Houston on the left formed an angle with Anderson in advance and attacked Wade.

Wade was forced off the three-point line.

Marbury also returned in time at this time.

A chance to break fast, just slipped away.

Wade's immaturity is undoubtedly exposed.

Stan Van Gundy instinctively wanted to spread his hands, but noticed Wade's subconscious glance, which was called a guilt, and he forced out a comforting smile:

It's okay, it's okay!

It's just one round, it's okay, it's okay!

But the New Yorkers are really ruthless, they worked so well against Wade, and in the following time, they continued to put pressure on Wade. Wade became more and more constrained under the pressure. As the team's tactical initiation point, he played hesitantly, and the offense of the entire Heat team in the first quarter can be said to be sparse.

It's as if a constipated person squatted on the toilet for a few points, and when he was red, he leaked one, two, or three points.

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat scored only 20 points in a single quarter.

You must know that the New York Knicks are a team that concedes an average of 93.5 points per game in the regular season.

Teams that can't defend like this are generally directly destroyed by the Heat in the regular season.

"Dwyane Wade paid the tuition for his youth!" Bill Wharton summed up the Heat team that played in the first quarter and evaluated Wade and Woody separately, because, "Woody's performance is not like the first time he played in the playoffs!" ”

At the end of the first quarter, Woody scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting, in addition to four rebounds and three blocks.

After the opening two big hats, he gave Alan Houston, the "textbook of mid-range shooting", a block in the middle of the first quarter.

On the offensive end, because there was no one to deliver the shells, Woody's presence was not strong, and the defensive formation with him as the core was reliable, and the Heat limited the New York Knicks' scoring to 18 points!

So even though the Heat only scored 20 points in the first quarter, the Heat still led by 2 points.

Of course, the Knicks head coach was happy with the result of the first quarter.

After all, they are seventh in the East, and there is a big gap between them and the Heat. Playing like this proves that his strategy has been very successful.

Then what else is there to say, just continue to target Wade!

Woody was substituted for a break at 8:13 of the first quarter, when Stan Van Gundy patted Woody on the shoulder with relief.

This home, fortunately, has you!

Wade's reaction to hitting the "playoff wall" was bigger than he expected, this time is not the regular season, Stan Van Gundy doesn't have that much time to wait for Wade to adjust, and besides, this is the playoffs, and the hell knows if he can adjust.

Don't talk about Wade, let's talk about Carmelo Anthony, the "three big talents", the first game of the playoffs said a whole slump, that is, a slump.

He chose to put all his hopes on Woody!

"Man, I'm going to put you on the court as soon as the second quarter starts, I hope you can find more offensive opportunities on your own!" Stan Van Gundy's idea to play was Mutombo.

Although Mutombo's age is a mystery, but after getting 14 million with the Nets this season, he can also get more than 4 million with the New York Knicks, proving his ability, but his age is not small, he entered the league in 91, how can he be counted as 13 years, plus injuries, he can only play more than 20 minutes per game in the regular season, the competition in the playoffs is very strong, it is expected to take a longer rest, it is impossible to be the same as Woody, and he will play immediately as soon as the second quarter comes up.

It's a vacuum.

Woody wipes sweat with a towel.

The competition in the playoffs was much more fierce than he imagined, and it was indeed much more fierce than the Heat practiced two days ago. The sweat did not stop dripping.

But Stan Van Gundy's solemn tone clearly indicates that this time will be an opportunity, and he must seize this opportunity.

Woody was joined by Odom, along with Gerard Wallace.

The atmosphere at the scene was obviously not as good as the first opening.

Obviously, even if it is still the leading side, the Miami people's face feels unbearable. In their opinion, tonight should have been a "crushing game" from the beginning, and the Heat should have directly "stepped on the head" and beat the New York Knicks without any ability to fight back.

"Come on, guys, the American Airlines arena shouldn't be so quiet!"

Woody looked motivated.

Wade sat on the bench and watched his back and glanced at Stan Van Gundy again. He wanted to say, Coach, I wanted to too.

But think about your performance in the first quarter, you made 1 of 5 shots in a single quarter and made 2 turnovers.

Stan Van Gundy clearly wanted him to adjust more.

Of course, this is the saying of high EQ, and low EQ is:

Don't take him to play anymore!

The first offense back on the court belongs to the Heat.

Odom used his "back push" to run all the way to the basket, forcing the New York Knicks to shrink their formation, and then turned around and gave the ball to Woody in the high post.

It's a very skillful combination, and he and Woody used to do that a lot during Wade's injury.

Woody didn't hesitate to catch the ball, raised his hand and shot, and hit it steadily!

This attack was unremarkable, but because it was too easy, the scene immediately burst into cheers.

The main tactical coordination is too familiar, and seeing this coordination is the Heat team they know!

Coming back?

Speaking of the New York Knicks' sixth man, he is also a "celebrity", and Anfernee Hardaway, a super guard who brought the Magic team to the Finals with "Big Shark" O'Neal on the Magic team.

But now, after a few injuries, he is not as good as before, and has accepted the status of a bench player, averaging 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29 minutes per game. The relaxed and freehand "Hardaway change of direction" back then is no longer so sharp.

Facing the "rising star" Gerard Wallace, he was slow to complete the breakthrough. But at this time, he showed off his all-round skills, a set of smooth dribbling after breaking through the mid-range shot, and successfully took the ball into the basket.

This ball has no explosive power at all, and it is just a shooting space that relies on experience.

This goal made some old fans sigh for a while, and they saw the passage of time. The talented genius who was so talented back then that he could do whatever he wanted on the field with his talent is now actually playing with experience, how can this not make them sigh?

It was the Heat's turn to attack again, and it was Odom and Woody's cooperation, but this time, Odom held the ball and pulled it to the outside after blocking and dismantling Woody, successfully deceiving the Knicks' interior to a high position.

The space under the basket suddenly became wide, and Woody received Odom's pass in the middle.

Facing the substitute No. 5 Mohammed, he forced his shot......

Miss!

However, before Muhammad could turn his head to look at the rebound, Woody had already jumped up for the second time, tapping the ball flying out of the basket to complete the rebound.

"Huh!"

The ball falls into the basket.

Woody's agile figure showed that Muhammad was so sluggish.

Mutombo watched this scene from the field, and immediately only had one feeling left:

The years are unforgiving!

He faced Woody many times in the first quarter, and each time it was a fierce confrontation.

Look at him tired.

Now sitting on the bench, I still feel a little out of breath.

Look at Woody again, like a nobody, this continuous ricochet ability is simply ......

The New York Knicks still put the ball in Hardaway's hands and let him handle the ball himself.

This time Gerard Wallace added to the confrontation and forced Hardaway to break through.

And now Hardaway's explosiveness is not as good as before, causing him to look a little old in the confrontation with Wallace. The pace was a little sluggish. This time, even if Hardaway relied on experience, he couldn't shake out the vacancy, and he didn't want to force his shot, so he chose to pass.

But in the New York Knicks' bench lineup, there is really no one other than him who can score consistently.

"Bang dang!"

Woody confronted Muhammad when the ball hit the frame, and the latter used his height to hold him down and occupy the key position under the basket.

However, this advantage only lasted until the moment the ball bounced off the basket.

Muhammad resisted the confrontation from Woody, but suddenly disappeared at that time, causing him to stagger in shape.

Holy shit, play "remove the stool" with me, right?

But in his heart, his body was already a little unbalanced, which caused his whole body to take a step back, and at this time, Woody managed to go around from behind him and protect the ball in his hand.

Counterattack!

Almost at the same time, Woody with the ball, as well as Gerald Wallace on the flank, and Odom, all ran in unison.

The momentum pulled up by that speed made the scene boil.

This scene is all too familiar to Miamians who have been to American Airlines arenas this season!

This is the "anti-counterattack" that the Heat team is best at!

It's out!

In the cheers, the New York Knicks also saw the rapid trend of the Heat's "anti-counterattack", and these on the court could not form an effective interception at all.

To put it bluntly, this is a team ranked seventh in the East, relying on Wade in the first quarter, which caused problems with the offensive rhythm of the Heat, and now Odom and Woody are cooperating, facing the New York Knicks' bench lineup, and it is too difficult to limit!

A wave of 6-2 offensive.

This time, Woody used a pass feint to directly deceive the opposing defense, and he still completed the finish.

6 points in a row!

The Knicks head coach had to call a timeout.

“nice，nice！”

Stan Van Gundy was thrilled.

He expects Woody to play early this time, and the "staggered travel" can bring a wave of effective counterattacks to the team.

But he really didn't expect that this effect could be so good.

So good that he was so excited that he could only shout "nice".

Wade took the initiative to stand on the sidelines and handed Woody a white towel to wipe his sweat.

He became a "caddy" in seconds, and said: "Man, this performance is fantastic!" ”

This is the "big cheeks", even if he is very worried about the team's offensive in less than one and a half minutes in the past, he will still send towels and blessings honestly.

The New York Knicks opted to put all of their main players on the court.

Stan Van Gundy thought about it for a moment, and he put Wade off the field and put the other main players on the field as well.

At this point, the Heat's lead is six points, and he hopes to take advantage of the victory.

And after the first minute of the second quarter, he also knew very well who the Heat were so difficult in the first quarter.

However, as an experienced head coach, of course he couldn't let Wade understand his intention to make such an arrangement, so he also specially put Vedra aside: "Man, adjust your state, don't think about it, I'm still ready to let you play the most critical moment!" ”

If Woody hears this, he will definitely "hehe", is there a more critical moment than now?

But as soon as Wade heard that he was playing the most critical moment, his eyes when he looked at Stan Van Gundy suddenly became warm, with more soft light that Vivo Zeiss cameras did not have, and a touch of recognition.

The little Jiujiu in his heart immediately disappeared, but turned into a touch of emotion.

Stan Van Gundy trusts him so much that he definitely needs to adjust his form and be ready to play what Stan Van Gundy wants later.

There was a look on his face that he was eager to try.

Stan Van Gundy was ready to accept the look of reluctance on his face, but it turned out to be ......

I have to say that this reaction was indeed something that Stan Van Gundy did not expect, and he had to consider whether his "chicken soup" ability had grown again.

Forget it, no matter, as long as it can be appeased!

His eyes returned to the field.

On the first offense after the timeout, Marbury faced Jones and successfully completed the breakaway.

But in this lineup, the Heat's defensive ability is really terrifying, Marbury flew in the air, and he was horrified to find that his head was full of hands.

In desperation, he leaned on the defender's side to stuff the ball and gave it to the basket.

He didn't know who the person under the basket was, but he knew that at this time, there should be a person standing under the basket of the New York Knicks.

The ball was successfully passed.

The person who holds the ball is ......

Mutombo.

"African Mountain" turned to make a layup, but a figure flew out next to him, slapped his most obvious shot, and then shook his fingers.

It's No. 95 for the Heat!

Woody made a "finger wagging motion" in front of Mutombo.

(End of chapter)