By the end of the first quarter, Dwyane Wade couldn't remember exactly what had happened in the first quarter.

He remembered that there were two men standing in front of him, one "black and hard" and the other "black and hard".

He is actually "black and hard", but in front of these two people, he has no temper at all, and is kicked around as a "ball".

Throughout the first quarter, he was either being beaten or on his way to being beaten.

In the face of Stephen Jackson and Artest's defense, he can be regarded as experiencing the pain of what it means to be "man on man".

Left and right, blocked at both ends, he suddenly felt like he was back in his rookie days.

Is this the defensive target that a player who carries the scoring load of a team has to face every night?

He sensed the gap between himself and Woody at the time.

It's a feeling of nakedness, as if your bottoms have been stripped clean.

Wade looked at his data of 2 of 7 shots in the first quarter, and he had a feeling of being faceless.

And that's just his poor performance on the shot.

If you add 2 mistakes, it will be even more difficult to explain.

Stan Van Gundy's brow furrowed.

After the first quarter, Wade's final performance did not meet his expectations at all, and Stan Van Gundy probably has an understanding of this guy's current level.

He looked back at Woody and didn't speak, but with a fiery look he said it all:

Come on, man, let me see what other skills you've improved this summer, shall you?

So far, Woody has brought in a lot of growth that is enough to please everyone, including Stan Van Gundy.

But looking at this guy's relaxed appearance, Stan Van Gundy is somewhat suspicious that this guy is still paddling and hasn't shown all his achievements in the summer.

He believes that such a night will be an opportunity......

Wade didn't know what Stan Van Gundy was thinking, otherwise he would have to be angry and co-authored......

I'm just a decoy, right?

His Woody's life is his life, but my Wade's life is not his life?

Kenny Steve watched the camera cut to the Heat's bench and glanced at the score on both sides, 28-23, with the Pacers leading by 5 points!

More critical than this five-point lead is that they limited the Heat's scoring to 23 points in a single quarter!

This was not a very low single-quarter score last season, but it is not a high score in the new season.

After the league's rules were changed, it is now normal to score more than 28 points in a single quarter.

A team with high scoring ability like the Heat has not even scored less than 30 points in the first quarter of the first three games!

In the highest game against the Wizards, the Heat scored 33 points in a single quarter.

In this comparison, it can be seen that the Pacers did a really good job on the defensive end tonight.

"Did you think the Heat would get their first loss of the night tonight?" He asked Barkley.

Barkley was not at all worried; "Then it's up to Stan Van Gundy and Woody to think."

Huh?

His words aroused Kenny Smith's curiosity.

Barkley glanced at him and said, "Man, do you really think that this summer, Woody learned to play a low back?" ”

Kenny Smith looked at him and wanted to give him a big ear scraper.

It's not you who fight!

What are you talking about?

Oh yes, summer is the kid training Woody!

To put it this way......

Kenny Smithton was a little more curious about the next game.

The second quarter started quickly, and Woody was substituted at the 9:34 mark of the first quarter, so he was put on the starting lineup by Stan Van Gundy as soon as the second quarter began.

Seeing him play, Barkley reacted immediately: "It seems that Van Gundy has long thought about forcing Woody to be the strongest form tonight!" ”

No wonder you are so fat, can you not be fat with a body of calculation?

It is estimated that when I was training in private, I noticed that Woody still had methods that he did not use on the court.

Rick Carlisle noticed at the start of the second quarter that Woody was on the court with the bench rotation, but he didn't immediately change lineup and take the starting lineup. Even when Artest saw him on the field, he took off his training clothes and was about to go to the field, but he stopped him.

The main thing is that he wants to see what Woody is going to do at this time.

Now the Pacers' players on the court are all benches.

It's the same on the Heat's side, with Alston plus Jones on the outside and Haslem plus Mourning Sr. on the inside.

There was only one starter, Woody.

Is this to get him back to the number three position?

Rick Carlisle gave a cursory glance at the Heat's lineup and settled on Woody's position.

He glanced at his own court again, and now the Pacers' No. 3 spot on the court is James Jones.

Like Woody, he was a rookie last year, but he wasn't drafted until the 20th pick in the second round, and he only played six games last year, and gradually became the Pacers' bench rotation at the start of the new season.

Averages 17.3 minutes per game.

As a striker, James Jones is characterized by his rough skin and thick flesh, and his incredible bounce. Can keep up with most of the current forward players in the league.

In fact, if it weren't for Artest, the team's No. 3 position, Jones would probably be able to sit in the starting position this year.

His functionality, because of this era that began to free the "hands" of outside players, became very popular.

The tendon flesh of this body alone is enough for him to let them lose a layer of skin when defending the opponent's outside core.

This year's Pacers are exceptionally strong, and the reason for the strength is Artest's next level of offense, the addition of Jackson, and Rick Carlisle's excavation of James Jones!

Using him to defend Woody, Rick Carlisle felt that something could be seen in the ......

Jones' first reaction when he saw Woody on the court was to defend closely.

It seems that he has studied the videos of Woody's previous games.

In the first few games, Woody's opponents have defended him like this. Don't give him a chance to catch the ball, and force Woody to catch the ball less by pressing. Jones did so.

If it was last year's Woody, he could force the ball by running more quickly.

But at present, he has increased his weight, even if his physical fitness has further increased, even if he hangs more meat, his explosiveness and speed have not declined in all aspects, but this increased meat is real.

I have never heard of "tanks" fighting guerrillas there.

The weight of the body determines that if Woody continues to play without the ball like before, it will only deplete his physical energy more quickly.

This is also the reason why the previous gang of guys can effectively reduce Woody's catch by pressing closely.

But here's a premise:

Same location!

Woody has already gained 105kg!

This weight allows him to face other players in the No. 4 position, with his strong core strength and lower body strength, he can already not fall behind and will not be affected by tonnage, even Kwame Brown's lower body strength is already considered an upper interior player in the league, and he can't stop his big belly, let alone Jones, who weighs only 99kg now.

He had a good idea, but Woody got tangled up with him and quickly stuck him behind him, then beckoned to the right wing and got the ball in his hands.

"Smack!"

slapped it hard and controlled the ball steadily, Woody did not hesitate, arching his big chin and scolding.

When Jones was still hesitating whether to distance himself from him, he almost saw his great-grandmother when he heard a "bang".

Woody turned to the rim and jumped up to shoot.

This is......

"Turnover jumper!"

"It's coming!"

Barkley in the TNT studio shouted.

That's what he said, Woody's hidden ultimate!

This summer, he didn't just learn "back to the basket" with Barkley, but Woody was involved in all kinds of back play, including "back to the basket".

In fact, in the game against the Timberwolves, he had already shown some of the ability to play away from the basket.

However, it is about one step before the reasonable collision zone, and if you really want to count it, it is actually a "back hit" under the basket.

But Barkley is well aware that Woody now has the same ability to attack from beyond the three-point line, just like him. It's just that in the first few games, just the overturning of the basket can already make the opponent unable to parry.

It's got to be the Pacers!

It is worthy of being one of the top two teams in the East in terms of defensive ability, and only such a team can force out Woody who is alone with the ball on the outside!

It's a mid to long range shot.

Woody didn't spread his energy around shooting this summer.

After all, his strength has increased, his weight has also increased, and his hand feeling will also undergo some changes, which will lead to his hard training in the summer, which is likely to become a waste of effort and slow progress.

And he now has a mid-range potential of more than 90, which means he can develop a good enough mid-range in a short period of time.

In fact, after the start of training camp, Woody reached 79 points in the middle distance in a month, and after the start of the regular season, he managed to break through 80 points!

Although it has not reached the point where he can take charge on his own, it is not difficult for Woody to turn over and jump shots that have no impact on the center of gravity after directly pushing the defender away.

Even Jones's interference with Woody is not as great as this distance.

"Boom!"

The ball smashed on the basket, bounced twice, and finally fell into the basket narrowly.

Rick Carlisle's expression changed suddenly.

Did you really throw him in?

OMG！

If the back-to-back play under the basket has given Woody a presence on the offensive end that cannot be ignored, all team head coaches must take note of this and develop some plans.

So now, Woody, who has a turnaround jump shot, has become a headache for the opposing head coach.

It's no longer just about reminding players to press ahead of time, or to pack in advance.

Woody, who can play high and low singles, has become a guy who can make changes for the Pacers consistently.

Rick Carlisle wasn't in a hurry, and he decided to watch two more rounds to determine if Woody really had the ability to carry the ball and play from the outside......

If you really have it......

This is a thing that makes you scold your mother just thinking about it!

First of all, how to defend Woody's back hit.

You must know that this guy has the height and weight of the No. 4 position, but he also has the athletic ability of the top No. 3 position.

Jones is in the No. 3 position in the league, and he is already a first-line player just talking about size and physical fitness. But such a player, who just faced Woody and was firmly stuck behind him, and when Woody hit with the ball on his back, he was bounced away all of a sudden.

If he really can't do it, then he can only go to Artest!

But this is ......

What about Wade?

The main reason why this "big cheeks" can be beaten to amnesia in the first quarter is the result of Artest and Jackson's efforts, and it is really difficult for Jackson alone to suppress Wade so effectively.

He could only pray in his heart now that Woody's mid- and long-term distance just now was just luck......

The good news is that Woody's next back play with the ball did not choose to shoot from the middle to long range.

From this point of view, he himself does not seem to be so confident in his medium and long shots.

But Woody hit the ball with his back, and pushed Jones with ease, as if he had picked up a glass of water on the table and took a sip of it, even with a straw on it.

Jones couldn't stop this guy's ball-holding advancement at all, and the result of desperate defense was that the whole person was crushed all the way to the basket.

At 2:34 in the second quarter, Jones hung on Woody and failed to stop Woody from completing the layup.

The referee blows the whistle and Woody gets a chance to "2 plus 1"!

In the boos of the scene, Woody missed the free throw, but even with just a layup, the Heat had already caught up with the score.

The 5-point difference, in these 2 and a half minutes, was recovered by Woody alone with a "back hit".

Rick Carlisle hastened to call a timeout.

Artest stood up, not only him, but the other starters of the Pacers also stood up, with a serious expression, and Woody's sudden display of the outside ball made the situation of this game change. They know very well that this game is about to start again!

Wade immediately stood up from the bench and rushed up to high-five Woody.

This dude once again saved the night for the Heat, and also gave him enough time to find his form and play a wonderful performance that could make the previous "war criminal" performance forgotten after the game.

At the same time, there was a faint envy in his eyes.

How can this guy always pull out some "big baby" and save the team from fire and water?

He had been longing for moments like this.

Stan Van Gundy's face has the same two words written on every inch of fat:

Satisfied!

Woody came up in the second quarter and gave such a performance, and he was so satisfied.

However, there was suddenly another doubt in his heart:

Is this Woody's strongest form?

(End of chapter)