What a person wants to do, sometimes you can see one or two from his eyes.

Just like at this moment, looking into Woody's eyes, Howard knew very well that this guy wanted to him!

Not once, not twice, not three times or four times.

It's the kind of dry that dies!

This made him a little excited, no, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and his lips were slightly dry.

He's nervous!

Alstom dribbled the ball up front, and he was supposed to give the ball to Wade on the flank. The Heat's fixed tactic is to let the outside play two first, completely pull the entire defense line apart, and then carry out the inside killing.

However, in this game, when Alston dribbled to the front court, the man who was supposed to come out to catch the ball was stunned and took a popcorn from Shaq O'Neal's hand.

"The show begins!" Shaq O'Neill's eyes were full of light, waiting for the big drama to begin.

Woody didn't hesitate at all, and immediately stood in a high position to ask for the ball.

Howard followed.

Come up and beat it!

Woody showed a tough attitude.

Howard doesn't averse to physical contact, and he loves confrontation.

This is actually a very good quality for the inside line.

Only if you like confrontation, you can keep fighting.

Just looking at Woody's "big muscle stick", he swallowed greedily.

He was nervous again.

With Malone's retirement, Shaq "travels east", and other players have very few "muscle club" type No. 4 positions, Tim Duncan is one, but Howard has not met it so far.

It should be the first time in his career that he has faced such a tough opponent.

"Phew!"

The first confrontation was a little beyond his psychological expectations.

The impact made his whole person retreat.

And after perceiving that Howard's confrontation was basically shattered at the first touch, Woody no longer tried to resist, and continued to resist directly to the basket.

The Magic's other interior lineman, Tony Barty, the 5th pick in the first round in '97, is a typical "bamboo pole" type No. 5 position, with a good height and arm span at the No. 5 position, as well as mobility at the No. 4 position, which allows him to be the main force even if he changes 3 teams.

In the NBA, no matter how talented a player is or how he has played in the past, the head coach is willing to give him some opportunities to give him a try.

The general managers of the NBA think that the general managers of the other 29 teams are stupid!

The head coach, in fact, is about the same.

As long as it is not from the same faction, then the other party's cultivation ability is definitely not as good as his own.

What others can't cultivate, doesn't mean I can't cultivate!

That's the smell!

Barty was the first to make up for it, but Woody was also in full view of his approach, and when he was about to get out of the reasonable collision zone, he immediately made a pass to Haslem, who was vacated by him.

"Phew!"

With an easy dunk, Haslem scored the Heat's first offense of the night.

It's the Magic's turn.

It can be seen from the entire operation of the Magic management in the summer that they have prioritized developing Howard.

In terms of tactics, he is naturally the first shot.

And in the case that this guy usually needs to "eat cake" to show his presence on the offensive end, this is a big test for the outside of the Magic team.

Francis was not happy to be here.

After leaving Houston, he was deprived of a lot of his presence because of Yao Ming, and now he is still used as a "passing guard".

So he made a big fuss.

This trouble, it still has some effect.

At least the manager gave him more control with the ball.

His points per game average has skyrocketed since then, reaching an average of 21.5 points per game.

The same is true for this ball, when Howard and Woody confronted him, the whole person was squeezed out of the basket, making him very clear that there was no need to pass the ball to Howard in this round.

Immediately dribbling the ball close to Alstom, and after easily breaking through Alston, he attracted the flank Gerald Wallace to defend him, and immediately gave the ball to Grant Hill.

It would have been a very good three-point opportunity.

How......

It's pretty much the same as all the outside players who came out in the 90s.

Grant Hill's three-pointer was similarly sloppy.

He can't even do it in the middle distance.

That's probably the main reason why he didn't lead the team out of the first round of the playoffs throughout the '90s:

The lethal weapon of mid-pitching is really a killer move that a player who wants to succeed must master.

By the time Hill, who didn't have a three-pointer, was trying to do something with the ball, Gerard Wallace was back in front of him defensively.

The Magic team's record so far has not met expectations, and the main reason is actually just by looking at the cooperation of the Magic team in this round.

Hill and Francis really don't match!

The Magic's offense ended in Hill's own breakaway.

When the ball bounced off the rebound, Howard suddenly became positive.

Excellent athleticism is his greatest confidence, and now he wants to show his explosiveness in front of Woody!

He believed......

Wait a minute!

Why does the person next to me, who jumps higher and flies faster, look so familiar?

"Smack!"

With the sound of his hands closing the ball, Woody, who landed on the ground, raised his feet and rushed.

The 04-year-old champion, whose mobility is the main selling point, was instantly opened up by him.

In the end, I could only watch Woody complete the dunk with the momentum of "Tarzan pressing the top".

4-0！

"That's still a big gap!"

On the ESPN commentary bench, after watching the first two rounds, commentator Mike Brin already has a general understanding of the current strength of Woody and Howard, in his opinion, Howard is not to mention comparing with the current Woody, even compared with Woody a year ago.

His talent is in the number four position, but he is not at the top level.

Of course, that's what the 18-year-old shows.

Howard's potential hasn't really been fully exploited.

But one thing is certain:

Now that he meets Woody, he has no fight at all, and directly "the spring water opens".

And the rest of the game in the first quarter proved that.

The Heat relied on Woody to completely take the initiative and widen the overall score difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat were 33-23 and already had a 10-point lead.

Woody finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws in the first quarter, in addition to five rebounds and three assists.

The individual offensive performance was full of pressure.

Howard, on the other hand, played 10 minutes and 11 seconds in the first quarter, and finally only got 1 rebound and 2 turnovers.

It's very embarrassing to shoot 3 shots and 0 hits!

Howard came off the court with a frustration on his face that was hard to get used to.

He knew he was far from Woody, but he didn't expect the gap between him and Woody to be so big.

Otherwise, how could he have fantasized before the game that tonight would be the night he broke out?

At the end of the first quarter, Howard could clearly feel:

Woody is stronger than him, faster than him, and more explosive than him......

In short, all his strengths have been suppressed, and his weaknesses have been infinitely magnified.

"Well done, man, I'll bet on a popcorn, you definitely haven't used your all, have you?" Shaq O'Neill had a great time watching.

Woody played Howard, who was selected by the Magic team with the "No. 1 pick", like this, which is no different from on the heads of this gang, which is definitely an eye-purifying thing for O'Neal.

However, he believes that he will see something cooler later!

Because he knows very well what Woody is capable of, definitely more than that.

Shaq still knows Woody well.

It was really just a warm-up for him.

If only to this extent, then how to impress Howard?

Come on, the champion of '04, the competition has just begun!

In order to protect Howard's self-confidence, the head coach of the Magic team chose to wrap up Woody in the second quarter.

But, the Magic have already rebuilt this season, and ......

For a variety of reasons, the team's current main player is not the more defensive one, and they have conceded an average of 101.8 points per game so far this season, which is a bit exaggerated even if the league's rules have changed.

It's a good indication of their defensive prowess, and they're not in the upper middle of the league.

So even though the head coach asked for it, Woody, with the help of the rest of his teammates on the Heat, didn't have to struggle defensively. Although the offensive end is not as comfortable as at the beginning, when it is time to score points, when it is time to pass and assist, there is no less sense of presence.

The Heat also very smoothly stretched the margin to more than 15 points.

When the third quarter reached 7 minutes and 34 seconds, the difference in points came to about 18 points, and it was about to run for 20 points.

This is a common problem for teams in reconstruction:

Once the team is in a slump, it is easy for them to collapse on their own and it is difficult to launch an effective counterattack.

Howard's expression was a little more eager, but he wasn't because of the team, but because of ......

This third quarter is almost over, and his score tonight is still hanging "zero eggs".

So far in the game, he has actually accepted his fate, and he does have a big gap with Woody, and if he can't beat it, he can't beat it.

But......

No matter how bad it is, you can't even get a point, right?

"Broken eggs" This is Howard's only stubbornness tonight.

And it's becoming more and more urgent.

It's just that in the face of Woody's defense, he wants to catch the ball and score, which is really not an easy thing to do.

That's when he remembered that this guy was the player who was added to the discussion list of the "Defensive Player of the Season" award by many experts in his rookie season.

This......

Howard is numb!

However, he believed that his God would not give up on him and would definitely let him reach the other side.

That opportunity came at 9:54 in the third quarter, and the Magic head coach was already planning to enter the rotation stage, calling the bench rotation players to the court.

At the same time, Howard grabbed his second rebound of the game and his first offensive rebound.

The opportunity to attack is in sight.

Howard was not in a hurry, but more composed.

He knew that his Lord would never give up on him!

But what he didn't notice was that while he wasn't attacking directly, the Magic head coach was scratching his head on the sidelines.

Because from the perspective of a bystander, it is obviously a very good opportunity to shoot directly.

It's a pity Howard missed it!

Later, he finally learned to put the basket directly, but unfortunately this opportunity is long gone.

"Smack!"

Howard did two feints in a row to show the head coach of the Magic team.

No......

Why don't you make fake moves when you usually play intra-team matches, but now you do fake moves on the field?

Do you do what you do?

Does your mom know you're so good at feints?

This feint had no effect at all except to give Howard a sense of security, and Woody slapped Howard's shot directly.

But Howard found that his lord really seemed to want him to score in this round because ......

Woody's block, the ball didn't fly out, but straight up and down.

Howard, who landed on the ground, looked down, eh?

Ball!

He hurriedly struck again.

This time he didn't hesitate anymore, because Woody should have just landed, and he was very confident in his "second jump".

So there's no need to do any feints......

"Smack!"

But as a result, Woody caught another one.

A slap on the ball.

This time the ball flew behind Howard.

Howard, who landed on the ground, hurried to chase after him.

The man who got the ball was his good teammate Grant Hill.

"Gentleman" took the ball in his hand and immediately gave it to Howard again.

I don't believe it!

Howard, in the name of the Lord, jumped again, and the result was ......

"Smack!"

Another slap in the face, and this time, a very humiliating "grab the hat".

When Woody grabbed the ball in his hand and let out a heavy "pop", Howard seemed to hear his master's voice:

It's you kid who pretends to be me every day to save the runaway girl, right?

This hat is called "Soul Washing"!

On the bench on the sidelines, Shaq O'Neal jumped up.

Woody's three hats in a row, give him a direct look!

Pulled Wade, who was already stunned next to him, to jump up and cheer Woody up.

Wade still had popcorn in his mouth, and Woody's scene made him forget to chew, and one by two fell out of his mouth.

It can be seen how much shock Woody's "three consecutive hats" brought him.

"Phew!"

As Gerard Wallace bombarded the basket, the Magic head coach had to call an early timeout.

It's going to have to be slow, and if it's not slow, this team has to output a big scene tonight.

Shaq O'Neal went straight to Woody and gave him a big hug.

He was relieved to see it tonight, but now that Woody is operating, he is even more happy to fly.

Worthy of his good brother, Woody!

Starting today, he announced that Woody is the strongest person in the new generation of the alliance in his mind, and the first person in the future alliance!

Without him!

It's a pleasure!

The Magic's side seems to have been completely demoralized by Woody's three consecutive hats, and there was no resistance at all in the fourth quarter, and the Heat finally defeated the Magic team by 108-83, 25 points!

(End of chapter)