"Come on, the real battle begins!"

The margin was recovered, but for the Heat, or rather, for Woody, the real test was only beginning now.

Next up for him is Ron Artest, the league's Defensive Player of the Season winner last season!

Only by continuing to play on the offensive end against this guy will the Heat team tonight be considered to have truly solved the crisis.

Artest obviously knew that waiting would be a turning point in tonight's game, and when he came on the field, his rough face was full of seriousness, and there was even a faint ruthlessness in his eyes.

He's a completely two-character guy on and off the pitch.

He is restless off the field, but when he defends on the field, he is very calm and tough.

Of course, this is also normal, a good defender needs to be calm when defending, and if it is too easy to get on the head, it is easy to be taken advantage of by the opponent.

In the history of the NBA, all players at the level of "Defensive Player of the Season" are calm defenders.

It's the same with Artest.

Not only is he a calm defender, but he can also make his opponents uncool.

It's just that at this moment, looking at Woody who followed on the other side, the expression on his face was more serious than usual.

Serious to the point of ruthlessness.

In Artest's heart, the name Woody can definitely ripple.

What he said before the game would be more focused on the game, and it can basically be considered that he is farting.

Or, rather, he thought he could do it until he met Woody in person, but after meeting Woody, he felt like he couldn't hold down the gun.

Woody clearly felt this psychology of Artest.

In the first round, Artest continued Jones' previous defensive strategy against Woody:

Close to the close!

Don't let Woody get the ball.

I have to say that the same strategy is not the same when used by different people.

Just now, when Jones defended Woody like this, he also defended like this, but the effect was not ideal. And now Artest is defending Woody like this, but the effect is real, and Woody is obviously not so easy to find a chance to catch the ball in the struggle with Artest. Several moments of hope for the ball were ruined by Artest's very experienced experience.

The two men jostled each other for positions near the high post, pushing each other, and the hot scene even shouted "excitement" from the two players from the 90s in the TNT studio.

This feeling of punching to the flesh made them suddenly exclaim, "The 90s are back!" ”

The narrator at the scene was also very surprised.

Artest's tough defense is well-known in this league, even those top small forwards, in front of Artest, have to avoid its forward, not to mention others, Boston's Paul Pierce played extremely hard against Artest in the last game, giving people the feeling of constipation and can't pull out, suffocating extremely uncomfortable.

Paul Pierce is already a more physical player in the No. 3 position in this league, and the "floor flow" style of play is based on his physical fitness.

But even the "master of ZTE" with high hopes in Boston can't stand Artest's aggressiveness, which shows how terrifying Artest's aggressiveness is.

As the saying goes, there is only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.

To be called a "beast", Artest cannot be a fuel-efficient lamp.

But Paul Pierce couldn't stand the confrontation, but Woody resisted, he not only stopped, he even fought back in the confrontation.

These 24 seconds are extraordinarily short, but extraordinarily intense.

The two almost scuffled together, and the referee finally couldn't stand it anymore and finally gave Woody a foul. - He really didn't know who to blow anymore, because the two of them had similar moves, and considering that this was the home court of the Pacers, he finally decided to put the foul on Woody's head.

The referee's decision caused a burst of applause from the audience.

Woody gave the referee a "thumbs up" and a round of applause.

In the face of such a provocative action, the referee curled his mouth and finally decided:

I can pretend not to see!

Turning around, the Pacers' offensive time.

Artest had just wrestled with Woody and it was all on Gerard Wallace this round.

However, this guy is not a master who retreats easily.

Although in terms of confrontation intensity, Gerald Wallace is not as good as Artest, but he can't stand this guy's high morale!

Despite fighting and retreating, he forced Artest to stop two or three times.

Bill Wharton watched him go back and be pushed away, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately rushed back, and the "bulldog" who was alive couldn't help but say: "This guy was born to belong to the Heat!" ”

Since Pat Riley came to the Heat, the first impression of this team to the outside world is that it lacks talent, but it is full of hard work!

It is a stage where "small people have big scenes".

The temperament of Gerard Wallace really matches this team too well.

His interference made Artest, who finally got into the basket, completely exposed his entire movements in front of Woody. When Artest rushed to the basket and jumped up, Woody, who was in ambush on the side, shouted "my my" and blocked it in time, giving Artest a big hat with a "split head and face".

The ball goes to Wade on the outside.

Wade, who lost his name immediately after the opening, saw the situation and realized that the opportunity for "the dragon to raise its head" had arrived.

As soon as he got the ball, he immediately increased his speed, and in the blink of an eye, he ran from one end of the basketball court to the other.

Shaq O'Neal looked at his speed and couldn't help but sigh: "It's too fast, it's as ...... as lightning."

This exclamation was recorded by a camera on the sidelines.

Wade jumped high and "Tomahawk Split" completed the counterattack.

The Heat lead by 2 points.

When it was the Pacers' turn to attack again, Artest yelled at the ball again, looked at Gerald Wallace in front of him, and then looked at Woody standing in his hands, and reason told him that the ball should not continue to rush.

But just as his sanity was gradually occupying the high ground, he saw Woody make a provocative move towards him.

At that time, Artest only felt a hot breath gushing out of his body, his eyes were red, he didn't hesitate any longer, and rushed towards the basket with the ball.

Break through a thousand pounds with one force, and vigorously produce miracles!

My God!

Please give me strength!

"Smack!"

It was another big hat sound that resounded throughout the arena.

The same time, the same place, the same people, and the same expressions, and......

Huh?

Can it be down again?

The same guy who grabbed Woody's block ball for the first time!

Wade held the ball and pushed the counterattack at the speed of light, and once again "tomahawk split" to complete the goal.

It was as if the fans had watched a replay.

Artest was a little too impatient, but as Tinsley deliberately slowed down his dribble past halfcourt, he calmed down and didn't ask for the ball again, and the Pacers' ball began to run at their pace.

The value of Jackson's joining was evident, and when someone was in desperate need of a step up to complete the scoring, he completed a "three-point shot" against Wade.

The moment the ball went into the frame, the whole court boiled!

From the Atlanta "pendulum team" to the Pacers, Jackson's points per game have risen even though his shots have decreased slightly, and the reason is that this guy is really capable, not a swipe-out statistic.

When it's time for him to stand up, he can stand up.

Otherwise, those who have experience in the finals are different!

The difference returned to one point, and the Heat continued to give the ball to Wade, who scored four points in the first two offenses.

Wade flanked Jackson.

The continuous dribble slightly got rid of some space, and then immediately took out his completely unreasonable explosive power and directly forced a breakthrough through Jackson.

Jackson's defense is already very good, but when the opposite side doesn't talk about martial arts and directly uses talent to play the game, he can only watch Wade break through from his side.

He couldn't even move.

Under the new rules, once he moves, the referee will inevitably blow the penalty.

This is an act of destroying the offensive player's offensive space......

This season's "body hair whistle" has obviously become a lot more, and a large part of the reason is related.

But the Pacers' defensive system isn't blind either.

O'Neal Jr. made up in time, Wade gave the ball from his armpit to Shaq under the basket, but at this time, Shaq was not completely stuck in the position, and when he received the ball, he let Foster behind him destroy the entire center of gravity, and when he took the ball and began to regain his position, O'Neal Jr. also quickly returned to the defense and carried out the bag.

The ball had to be transferred to Alston again from beyond the three-point line.

Because this team has just been formed, and the interior is Shaq O'Neal, the tactics are too complicated, and the Heat team has never run at all.

So the ball stopped all at once.

Wade and Woody looked at each other at this time, and the two showed a tacit understanding, a "god cross running position", and Woody successfully relied on Wade to get rid of Artest.

Artest, who ran straight into Wade, ate a "defensive foul".

The moment the whistle blew, the referee who had blown Woody's foul before finally dared to look at Woody squarely.

I owe you here, and I pay it back to you!

Don't owe it!

Re-serve, Woody rubbed violently with Artest again.

If this is with a little spark special effect, it is an absolute "action scene name".

Woody felt an obvious problem with himself in his entanglement with Artest:

When faced with such a player who is no less confrontational than his own, he lacks an effective way to get out of it, and he relies heavily on the blocking and pick-and-roll of his teammates!

This is something that Bill Wharton has also discovered. Not only did he find out, but Artest also found out.

After coming up to fight for so long, Artest's mood has been in turmoil, he really didn't expect that Woody's current confrontation ability is so good.

It's simply ......

So at this moment, Artest, who discovered Woody's flaws, was also immediately more radical.

Apparently unbeknownst to him, there was a word called:

More than enough is too much.

Originally, he had Woody in a good position, and no matter which way Woody moved, he could immediately follow.

But in this way, Woody, who was close to him, immediately relayed, and ran out of the empty seat smoothly towards a "close rotation" to the right.

Alston passed what was probably the best and most timely "ground pass" since he came to the league, and the ball spun and landed very comfortably in Woody's hands.

Artest defended back in front of Woody at this point.

In less than two seconds, Woody had the ball in his hand.

Now Artest didn't dare to press any further, and he let go of the space slightly.

One is to prevent Woody from breaking through suddenly like just now; Another is that the Heat's offensive time is less than the last 6 seconds, so dragging on, Artest is the advantageous side.

Apparently, Artest regained his composure.

But Woody reacted more decisively than he did, holding the ball in his hand and slamming it towards the baseline even though he held the ball.

Artest reacted quickly enough, but only jammed him half of his body.

A scorching confrontation is once again ongoing......

From the three-point line to the basket, Woody and Artest collided no less than 4 times, and neither of them pushed anyone away, but neither could limit anyone's movements.

In the hot scene, Shaq immediately pulled to the side to vacate the position under the basket.

When Artest followed to the basket, he was left alone.

This is a complete "1v1"!

Woody didn't back down.

The same Artest has only Woody left in his eyes.

Jumping at the same time......

"Phew!"

There is also simultaneous confrontation.

The encounter between the two people in the air is still a head-on confrontation, sturdy, as if two big trucks collided with each other, and it can be seen that the bodies of the two people in mid-air have obvious stiffness, and obviously the confrontation given by the other party has affected their bodies.

Artest's body tilted slightly, as did Woody.

But at this time, an incredible scene happened:

Woody, who had already tilted his body in the air and had his center of gravity destroyed, tilted his body like this, and in the confrontation situation, he was stunned and split the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Phew!"

The sound of a basket smashing sounded above Artest's head, no less than an atomic bomb exploded.

And the entire audience was directly blown quiet.

They were dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Woody......

The front is tough Artest, and he also completed a one-handed split above his head?

“O！ M！ G！ ”

There was a brief silence in the TNT studio, and then Barkley's mouth seemed to be forced open by something, opening in a large "O" shape.

He stood up directly, and his expression began to change, becoming as exaggerated as he was:

"Woody, Defensive Player of the Season!" (End of chapter)