After the game was played at full-time, the Pacers' side:

Artest shot 7 of 19 and 3 of 5 free throws, and the shooting rate was much worse than usual, but it is understandable, just look at Woody's average shooting rate per game, this game is only worthy of 50%!

That's about 6% lower than his usual one!

The hedging of two tanks has always been "wounded by 1,000 enemies and 800 by themselves", and no one side can get cheap.

One of those seven shots was a three-pointer, so Artest scored 18 points in this game.

He also had four rebounds and four assists.

Defensively, the stats were 2 steals and 1 block.

Overall, it's not much different from usual, except that the shooting percentage is not as good as before.

In addition to him, the rest of the Pacers:

Stephen Jackson exploded in this game and scored 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and he gained more Indiana fans in this game than all his previous games combined.

O'Neal Jr. had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 3 assists, and his scoring was slightly weaker. In the face of Woody and Shaq O'Neal, the "back play" he just practiced really couldn't get a shot, and he relied more on running without the ball and scoring under the empty basket, which compared to the score of teammates' passes, resulting in him getting the ball a little less tonight, of course, the most important thing is that Woody and Shaq's basket deterrence is here, and he really can't play the same performance on the offensive end as before, but he can be regarded as trying his best.

Tinsley's final stats were 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The performance has not changed much from usual.

Reggie Miller, who came off the bench, scored 11 points and maintained a normal level.

Looking at it in a circle, in fact, the Pacers have completely played their characteristics, and the loss of this game is not unjust, and it will not make people feel ugly.

In fact, they did almost turn the tables, but the "hole cards" of the Heat team were one after another, and they really couldn't turn them over.

On the Heat's side, Woody ended up playing nearly 40 minutes, hitting 10 of 20 shots and 4-of-5 free throws for a total of 24 points, in addition to 11 rebounds and six assists, two blocks and one steal on defense.

The data doesn't show much in the way of normal.

Even less dazzling.

But the tactical change that Woody's outside ball brought to the Heat in this game was the key to the Heat's ability to win this game.

So to speak:

It's not brilliant, but it's brilliant!

Kenny Smith summed up the game this way: "Woody used this game to further elevate his position on the offensive end of the Heat and also give other teams more things to do when it comes to limiting him!" ”

Usually averaging 20 points per game, why are some players called the true core of the team, while others are called "brushes"?

There's a reason for that!

Although Woody only scored such a statistic, but because of him, Shaq O'Neal got an easy shot, especially in the final moment, he was able to make consecutive shots under the basket so easily, because Woody focused all his defensive attention on him.

There are also some supergiants, who are talking about holding the ball and can help their teammates have open spaces.

But the problem is that when he doesn't want the ball, he goes to that station, and others know that after he receives the ball, he has to dribble twice more to find a rhythm, so he doesn't worry about letting him be in a vacant position for the time being, which is the so-called "ineffective containment".

Shaq O'Neal scored 26 points and eight rebounds with a last-minute scoring streak, and he smiled at reporters after the game: "Seriously, this should be the easiest game of my career!" ”

This is actually an exaggeration, but Shaq, boasting people is like this!

And as a cautious "shark", he said this, of course, there is a subtext, it is easy to play with Woody like this, isn't it just that it is not easy to play with Kobe?

not only praised Woody, but also secretly belittled Kobe, cool and cool, super doubled!

Tonight's Shaq is even happier!

Another beneficiary is Wade.

Although he didn't play comfortably most of the time, the rare times when he was comfortable were created for him by Woody by his side.

Wade was only 6-of-17 from the field, including two layups on Woody passes.

In the end, with four free throws, Wade also scored 16 points, along with five rebounds and five assists.

Wade wasn't very happy tonight, though.

It wasn't obvious to face Hughes in the last game, but in this game against the Pacers' wing defense, it was obvious, although the Heat won tonight, but he was a pure negative effect?

As the first person to "fall off the bench" in the "Heat Team Tricore", the grievances in his heart at this moment can only be erased by crazy training.

He decided that when he returned to Miami later, his first stop would be to go to the American Airlines arena and shoot him 200 times, no, 300 times......

Early the next morning, Woody's name made headlines in major media outlets in the United States.

The result of winning the Pacers, to be honest, although it also caused some noise, but as the top three teams in the major media team power rankings before the start of the new season, their result is actually normal.

What really caused a heated discussion was his slap on Artest.

The media across the United States dubbed Woody's dunk a "death dunk."

The ESPN reporter said directly: "I'm sure Ron Artest felt the footsteps of death approaching at that moment!" ”

TNT called this dunk a "historic dunk", which was probably about the same as Michael Jordan's dunk from "Gorilla" Ewing.

No way, even from the video, this shock is full.

Woody's dunk really directly improved his status on the NBA dunk list.

It is worth mentioning that Artest was also fined for this incident.

Because when he talked about it yesterday, he had a conflict with a reporter, and according to the league rules, it affected the positive image of the NBA. Artest was very unconvinced by this, he felt that it was because the person involved in this matter was Ron Artest, so the league would issue him a fine.

As a result of this whining, Ron Artest was once again happy to mention a list of fines.

In total, because of this incident, Artest was fined 50,000 knives!

It is also this dunk that more and more reporters are looking forward to Woody's participation in this year's slam dunk contest.

More than 4 years have passed since the "slam dunk feast" of 00 years, and next year will be the fifth year, in these 5 years, not to mention the same level of slam dunk contest as 00 years, even if it is slightly close.

They are looking forward to having someone who can recreate the glory of the slam dunk contest!

Woody gave them that hope.

It's not just Woody, it's ......

LeBron James!

This is also a guy with a very strong dunk style.

It's just that LeBron James didn't have a good time at the beginning of the new season.

Although his average data per game has made great progress compared to last season, the average data per game has soared from the original average of 20 plus 5 plus 5 per game to 27 plus 7 plus 7!

As a second-year newcomer and only 19 years old, this data is definitely phenomenal.

But the appearance of Woody has made the outside media more demanding of the 19-year-old newcomer.

It's not just the data, but now these media also have to look at your team's performance.

But under his strong play, the Cavaliers suffered the embarrassment of last season:

His side is as fierce as a tiger, but when you look at the Cavaliers' record, it is 0-3!

It's another "three consecutive defeats" at the beginning, a familiar painting style......

As a result of last season's race for Rookie of the Year, the Miami media and the Cleveland media have become feuding.

Therefore, Cleveland has flaunted LeBron James' individual performance, but the Miami media has given LeBron James the title of "data brush".

What's even worse for LeBron James is that there are still media who echo the Miami media's claims, and also think that he has not found a way to really lead the team to win the game.

Seeing that Woody has even gnawed down a mountain like the Pacers, LeBron James is really "under pressure" now, where can he still have the leisure to discuss with others what "slam dunk contest"!

He actually wanted to say to the media in a tough way: "In the next game, we will definitely win!" ”

But take a look at the opponents they will face in the next game:

Phoenix Suns!

He couldn't say a word.

If the Heat are the Eastern Conference team that everyone knows in the NBA this year, they will definitely set sail strongly.

Then the rise of the Phoenix Suns is a bit unexpected by everyone!

No one expected that the Suns just snatched Steve Nash from the Mavericks in the summer, and the team rose rapidly, from last season's Western fish belly to become a Western powerhouse.

So far, the Suns have played 4 games.

All 4 games had the last laugh.

Capable of averaging 105 points per game, led by Steve Nash, who averaged 13.5 points and 12.5 assists per game, they are setting off a "Kombat whirlwind" in the West, and all the teams they play against are lost in their fierce offense.

While I haven't won a game so far, I haven't lost a game so far.

Even though the Suns' game against the Cavaliers was the second game of a "back-to-back", LeBron James still didn't dare to open his mouth.

In the current situation, Woody is so ferocious, he really can't be slapped in the face anymore.

But in his heart, LeBron James hypnotized himself over and over again:

I can win, I can win, I can win!

I don't know if hypnosis has an effect, LeBron James is extremely brave as soon as he comes up tonight, and all kinds of goals that should be scored and what should not be scored have been scored. On the Suns' side, it can be seen that they are all running hard due to the influence of "back-to-back", and the entire offensive and defensive switching rhythm is obviously not as good as their usual.

The game ended with the Cavaliers winning by 6 points 107-101.

LeBron James was very brave at the beginning, and after finding out that he could win, he played more and more, and finally cut down the luxurious statistics of 43 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

As soon as the game ended, he excitedly rushed to the reporters on the sidelines: "Enjoy tonight, everyone!" ”

I have to say, this is a good guy at finding shots.

The host on the sidelines asked him if he thought about winning against the Suns tonight, and LeBron James was not polite at all: "As you can see, as long as we play well, we can beat any opponent, the Suns are one team, but we beat them, I felt good tonight, I feel like I can do anything, I think it's a good start, let's see what happens next!" ”

And the next morning, ESPN and the LeBron James group, which had been holding back for a long time, worked together, making the name LeBron James full of news headlines in major media.

Of course, LeBron James' performance is definitely worth the effort.

Not to mention the hottest dark horse of the new season, his 43 points are also the highest single-game score of any player in the league so far.

It can be said that in this game, LeBron James brought back all his previous unfavorable public opinion.

And this is the NBA, as long as you perform well, then your public opinion can change dramatically at any time.

But this is also normal, players, naturally look at the performance of the stadium to speak!

If the performance on the court is good, it is naturally all kinds of praise, but if the performance on the court is not good, it is naturally all kinds of mockery.

LeBron James quickly realized this as well, and the Cavaliers played the Suns and their next game was against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Judging from the performance of the Bucks and the Suns so far in the new season, the Suns are obviously stronger than the Bucks.

But the result was that five players on the Bucks' side scored double-doubles, two scored more than 20 points, and Michael Reed scored 28 points, leading the Bucks to easily defeat the Cavaliers with a score difference of 102-88, 14 points.

LeBron James scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, continuing the hot form of the previous game.

It's just that the media that praised him in this game is obviously a lot less.

Barkley said bluntly: "I think, now I know that this guy averages 27 plus 7 plus 7 data per game, why he can still only lead the team to start the game with 1 win and 3 losses, look at his teammates, he has already been replaced and rested, as long as he is still insisting on the court, I can see this as his way of wanting to win, but to be honest, I don't see any difference between him at this time and usual, he doesn't have the urgency to win the game, he just continues to hold the data on the court......"

The Miami media was even more direct: "A player who keeps giving him more than 40 minutes of playing time, then no matter how bad he is, he can score 20 points!" ”

LeBron James shot 40 percent from the field tonight, but scored 31 points on that shooting......

Two games, less than three days, LeBron James was met with extreme evaluation.

(End of chapter)