Chapter 180: Battle Knights
When the final whistle blew, the towel was over Howard's face.
In the last 30 seconds, he was replaced, and the moment he sat down, he took a towel and put it over his face, and he didn't look at his stats because he remembered them.
Very memorable.
0 points, I don't know if it's 3 rebounds or 4 rebounds, no assists, no steals, just a block, and I don't know if it's 4 or 5 turnovers.
0% shooting!
This set of data alone can already show how unsatisfactory he was tonight.
It's a shame that this isn't the Magic's away game, otherwise, he'd have heard the crowd shouting "who is your daddy" at him!
However, even at home, the atmosphere in this stadium is already very bad.
Originally, tonight's audience was full of about 80% of fans, but 1 minute before the end of the game, there were no more fans in the audience. Many fans got up and left the scene when Woody made three consecutive Howard shots and Shaq stood up to cheer.
They're here to be happy, not to make a mess of themselves!
Even if this Nima is a rookie, he can't lose like this, right?
Originally, Howard's month in the league didn't live up to their expectations. - In fact, the performance of the high school students of the "golden generation" of 03 has made everyone look forward to the high school students of the 04 generation.
But the results proved that the reason why the 03 generation is so expected is indeed not without reason.
04 is also a big year for the draft, but the gap is still obvious.
At least this year's rookies don't have the feeling of "fairy fights".
It feels more like this:
Some potential, but it takes time to grow.
However, after this game, many Orlandos couldn't help but feel that they had estimated Howard's talent too optimistically in the past.
Because it can be seen from his confrontation with Woody, the top "talent monster", that Howard is suppressed to the point that he has no temper at all, and in his field of expertise, Woody is better than him.
Although the changes that can be caused by entering the league for a year are already very large, but ......
On a night like this, it's really hard for them to comfort themselves that tomorrow will be better with such a reason.
After the game, a reporter also asked Howard a related question: "Do you feel like the gap between you and the top players in the league can't be bridged?" ”
In the past, Howard would always smile, show his white front teeth, and shake his head while saying, "I'm going to be stronger, stronger than I am now." ”
But now he was still a little dazed, so that his trademark smile was gone, and after the reporter asked this question, he asked the reporter to repeat his question, and then he said; "This game really showed me the gap and I'm sure I can get better, but it takes time!"
In fact, with the game that had caused a huge psychological burden on Howard just ended, it was really difficult for him to immediately collect his mind and return to normal. He didn't even show frustration, it was the result of the Lord in his heart.
And when the reporter asked him to evaluate Woody again, he also changed his usual evaluation and said very approvingly: "Incredible!" ”
From what he knows, he doesn't feel much away from the NBA after the draft.
Especially the performance of last season's "Champion Lang", he also thinks he can do it.
By the time the new NBA season officially began, he slowly realized that there might be a gap between himself and the best players in the NBA. But it wasn't until after the end of this game that he realized how far he was from the best players in the NBA.
Let's put it this way:
He's nothing!
Take a look at Woody's stats for this game, with Shaq O'Neal and Wade both "unwell" and choosing to rest, he made a career-high 25 shots, hitting 14 of them and 5-of-6 free throws, for a total of 33 points and 13 rebounds, including 5 frontcourt rebounds, plus 6 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks.
56% shooting!
Free throw percentage 83.3%!
Without any "staggered travel" and a tough front, he got such data.
Compared with him, Howard's data is no longer the difference between heaven and earth, but the difference between the galaxy.
If Woody is at the easternmost edge of the galaxy, then Howard is at least the westernmost part of the galaxy......
With such a big gap, what else could he say?
Whether it is to give him a good fit all at once, this is another matter, but at this moment, Howard really can't say anything to underestimate Woody.
As for bumping into him on the pitch, that's even more ......
I can't afford to lose that man!
At least before the next game, when it comes to Woody, he can't react at all except to shut up immediately and then throw himself to the ground.
Because if he is still unconvinced, then even God will think that he is "skinless and faceless".
Woody was well aware of Howard's attitude at the moment, even better than he was himself. Because those 33,456 achievement points don't lie.
That's what he achieved by convincing Howard.
Judging from the progress bar of the task completion, tonight's battle directly increased the progress bar for Woody by 25%, and the task was completed by 1/4 of the way.
Here I have to thank Shaq O'Neal again for taking a turn off with Wade.
Otherwise, even if he plays a better performance than tonight, it is estimated that he will not have such an effect.
Howard probably said in his heart:
You only have Shaq and Dwyane to suppress me, and if the two of us change positions, you may not be able to suppress me.
But now it's different, Woody really gave Howard a slap in the face!
Orlando's night tonight was destined to be unbeautiful, and when Shaq O'Neal left, he weighed more than 300 pounds, but with a feeling of lightness. That's called a cheerful!
This game is cool for him!
Back in Miami, Woody also won the second "Player of the Month" trophy of his career with this terrifying statistic.
The Miami media immediately updated the photo of him with the "Best of the Month" trophy, and the caption of the photo is:
Towards greatness!
A great player is never "needless to say", but to give his own "attitude" in all aspects, and only when he convinces others in all aspects is called "great".
I always wear a "crown" on my head, and I always emphasize that "you must respect me", it is not "greatness", it is the onset of "hysteria"!
Beating the Magic, the Heat got off to a good start.
It's just that they returned to their home court and didn't extend the victory, and in the home game against the Chicago Bulls, despite the return of Shaq O'Neal and Wade, the Heat team was in a slump:
Shaq O'Neal missed all 8 free throws; Wade's breakthrough ball was basically all scored, but all the shots were lost.
Including Woody, he shot only 1 of 5 from mid-range in this game!
The "3Cs" were all in a slump, and although they relied on defense to hold on until the last minute, the final score was 108-100, and the Bulls handed the Heat their second loss of the season by 8 points.
And the "youth storm" belonging to this team continues to be staged.
In the first season of the rule change, two "dark horse" teams emerged in the West, one was the Suns and the other was the SuperSonics.
In the East, there is also a "dark horse" team, which is the Bulls, who defeated the Heat, who are currently the No. 1 team in the league.
This team is almost entirely a rookie team, and like the Heat team last season, staged a "youth storm", and with the win over the Heat, the Bulls are in fourth place in the East so far.
From the team that was at the bottom of last season to the current fourth-strongest team in the East, it can be seen how fierce this "youth storm" is.
Even tonight's Heat are on their way.
Although, in Stan Van Gundy's view, the main reason for the Heat's loss is still their own. But the outside world's praise for the Bulls is getting louder and louder. And at this time, the Bulls bumped into the Cavaliers again.
LeBron James entered December, scoring 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the first game, scoring a little less in the second game, but also scoring 24 points, in addition to 10 rebounds and 10 assists, the ninth "triple-double" of his career.
What's even more commendable, even if LeBron James's personal data is excellent, even the team has won, and the Cavaliers have not lost since December.
The imposing Cavaliers ran into the equally menacing Bulls.
Ultimately......
LeBron James scored 42 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists to help the team win the first "three-game winning streak" since the new season.
It is worth mentioning that this is also the second time in his career that he has led the team to a "three-game winning streak".
In his entire rookie season, he only led the team to play a "three-game winning streak"!
At this time, ESPN's public opinion offensive has completely exploded, and various remarks about "LeBron James has entered a higher level" and "LeBron has found a way to win" are endless.
Not to mention, this time the echo in other media is not small, because ......
This time LeBron James's personal performance is really good, and the team has also won "three consecutive wins", according to his statistics, if the next game is also won, then the "Player of the Week Award" in the first week of December in the East should be his.
This is the first time in his career that he has won the "Player of the Week" award!
It's just that......
They can beat Woody and the Heat!
Yes, after beating the Bulls, the Cavaliers will host the Miami Heat in Game 4 of December...... The first meeting between Woody and LeBron James in the new season, it's coming!
The day before the game, it was the "brotherhood" between Woody and LeBron.
When asked about this question, LeBron said: "We're all looking forward to this meeting, I'm happy to see his progress, he's the best rookie in the league's No. 4 spot, he's got amazing talent, it's going to be a good game!" ”
It's just something he didn't expect, when Woody came this time, he also brought him a gift:
A book!
"I don't know when he had more hobbies like this, but it's a good thing my brother has such hobbies......" Woody replied with the intention of sending LeBron James books.
This operation embarrassed LeBron.
This originated from the fact that during the closed training camp, LeBron James wanted to attract some attention, so he brought a book for an interview, and said that he likes to read books very much.
But when the reporter asked him what the book was about, he said he had just read the title page.
The scene was very embarrassing, and now Woody indirectly reminded him of the moment of social death again.
Oh yes!
He's really ...... to Woody right now
I'm getting impatient!
How can this guy be so capable of engaging in human mentality?
What made him even more angry was that the media actually saw from this incident that Woody usually really paid attention to his conclusion.
He's concerned about a g8?
He wants to pay so much attention to me, I bought a car not long ago, why didn't he give it to me?
But LeBron James still has a little change, at least he gave Stephen Curry tickets to the Quick-Loan Arena, and not once, not two or three times. It's just that after Stephen Curry received the tickets, he thanked him, but he never came to see him play.
Not tonight, of course!
Tonight's ticket, LeBron James also sent Stephen Curry over.
It's not that he wants Curry to see that Woody is blowing him up, but he knows very well that if he doesn't give Stephen Curry tickets, Woody will give him tickets, and he has already experienced such an embarrassing moment once, so he doesn't want to experience a second time.
It's just a little annoying that the ticket was given by LeBron this time, but Stephen Curry's expression when he saw Woody was obviously much more excited than when he saw him.
These two people......
Is the relationship that good?
I haven't seen him for about two or three months, but Stephen Curry can't say that there hasn't been any change, only that there hasn't been any change.
It's still the "elementary school face" that everyone who looks at it wants to rua twice.
However, from the attention of on-site media reporters to him, it can be seen that Stephen Curry is now gradually becoming more famous. Woody knew Stephen Curry had played great this season as he entered his senior year of high school.
He averaged 23.4 points and 3.3 assists per game and made 3.3 three-pointers per game.
After changing the way he handles the ball this summer, Stephen Curry has noticeably become more agile and as difficult to catch as a rabbit on the court.
At the same time, his shooting speed has become faster as his shooting gestures have changed, and three-point shooting has become more difficult to guard.
With his overall improvement on the offensive end, St. Mary's High School has only lost three games so far this season, and if nothing else, this year should be able to enter the final "knockout" stage.
With the strength of St. Mary's High School, Stephen Curry can play such a performance and lead the team, which is enough to gain more attention, and in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, he is already a "four-star high school student"! (End of chapter)