Woody's words give Stan Van Gundy a signal:

This guy cares a lot about this game.

In other words, he is very concerned about whether the hat of "Fourth" will be worn on his head.

But......

As a player, it's not a bad habit to be strong!

He asked for playing time, and Van Gundy gave him playing time.

As soon as the second quarter came up, Woody was put on the court for the first time.

Facing the Timberwolves' bench, he seems to be the "wolf", and the Timberwolves have become little sheep.

The wolf enters the flock, and the result is naturally a one-sided slaughter!

The Timberwolves used a five-point difference that was hard to open up in the entire quarter, and they were tied at once.

Kevin Garnett, who was in a hurry, threw off his coat and prepared to play.

The head coach of the Timberwolves saw all this, and he didn't dare to stop him, and put him back on the court.

The scene gave a huge cheer, welcoming the "Wolf King" back on the field.

Kevin Garnett also has the idea of relying on his individual ability to give the Timberwolves the lead again.

After bringing the ball to the front court in the backcourt, he took the initiative to ask for the ball.

With his feet on the three-point line, he waited for Woody to stick forward.

This is a very common offensive tactic used by Kevin Garnett.

Through his excellent mobility, he tricks his opponent to the three-point line, and then uses his mobility to pass the opponent and complete the breakthrough.

This time, he also acted subconsciously, and it wasn't until Woody made up for it in front of him that he realized that something was a little weird......

When Woody was entangled with him, he reacted and used the wrong move.

Flicking the ball back out, Szzebiak on the flank catches the ball and takes a shot.

For Timberwolves fans, the only consolation for this not-so-good season is Szebiak's resurgence, with his average of just 10 points per game last season due to various problems with new signings, and his average has returned to 15.5 points per game this season.

Even Kevin Garnett's points per game average has declined, and he has naturally become a beautiful landscape.

He looked very good tonight, and this three-pointer fell into the basket in response, setting off a "big wave" of cheers from the audience.

Burst after burst, it turned into a huge boo.

Because Woody got the ball again!

Less than 3 minutes into the second quarter, Woody scored five more points, which made Timberwolves fans realize that it was time for them to make a shot!

Woody managed to get to the basket against Kevin Garnett's long arm and the boos from the sidelines.

Kevin Garnett grinned his teeth, but could only watch helplessly as Woody stepped into the reasonable collision zone.

You know, he was able to take advantage of the confrontation with Woody last season.

As a result, this season, he has completely fallen into the underdog.

Did this guy's muscles come out of thin air?

"That's sweat and crazy obsession, a body forged!" Barkley looked at Woody's current physical confrontation with great satisfaction, remembering Woody's sweaty appearance last year, and added, "Of course, there is a genius mentor next to him to supervise and correct mistakes!" ”

It's a pity that when the ball was shot, it didn't fly directly into the basket.

Kevin Garnett has been squeezed out of the way by Woody, but his arms are just too long.

Woody's shot was still disrupted.

The cheers on the sidelines suddenly became louder.

But as soon as the ball flew out of the basket, a figure jumped high, not Kevin Garnett as Timberwolves fans were expecting, but Woody with explosive stature.

"Phew!"

With the vigorous pouring of both hands, the cheers of the arena became louder in an instant, and then disappeared in an instant.

Woody's heart was filled with great satisfaction.

He especially loves these moments.

It's really cool!

Kevin Garnett looked at the basket that he should have guarded to let Woody come and go so easily, his face was hot, and he really couldn't hang his face!

But outside of the confrontation in the first two rounds, he found that he really couldn't withstand Woody's strength, whether it was on the offensive end or the defensive end.

So he decisively changed his style of play, and after Cassel dribbled the ball past half court, he no longer took the initiative to ask for the ball, but immediately moved to the high post to block and cover.

There's so much he can do when Kassel returns the ball!

Woody's forward press allowed him to find "Sugar Man" under the basket.

Against Haslem, "Sugar Man" played as if he were a ferocious inside monster.

The 98-year-old champion is actually the 84-year-old champion Olajuwon. But in the end, this product is not as good as a hanging hair of Olajuwon. But with an advantage in height and tonnage, he can still finish the basket.

Haslem raised his hands high, even if the opponent scored the ball, he did not put it down, his face was full of helplessness.

For him, this feeling of powerlessness was the worst.

Woody saw his frustration and responded with a smooth single run in the next round.

Then the two teams go back and forth.

Kevin Garnett and Woody are also "eight immortals across the sea, each showing their own powers", using their own ways to help the team continue to increase points.

The presence of the two on the pitch is very adequate.

However, looking at the whole process in the first five minutes of the game, in three and a half quarters, Kevin Garnett obviously had more teammates than Woody.

Wade, who had just returned in the first game, clearly hasn't found his form yet.

Originally, he came back today to help Woody win this game and curb the Heat's continued losing momentum.

But so far, 4-of-13 shooting, shooting at 30% from the field, and three of those goals have come in the third quarter of the game.

I saw that the state had picked up, but I didn't have much back.

Gerard Wallace, who played very well in the first few games, also exposed one of his problems in this game:

Defending off the ball is his weakness.

It may also be that Szzczebiak's form tonight is too good, after all, no matter how much he throws, his shooting percentage of 5-of-6 from beyond the three-point line tonight is really a bit too exaggerated.

This makes it even more obvious that Woody has no helper!

Of course, there is another reason to highlight this aspect:

By this time in the game, Woody had scored 34 points, 14-of-20 shooting, and 6-of-8 free throws, and the overall efficiency was very scary.

But in this situation, the team is still 2 points behind.

What else can be said besides saying that Woody doesn't have helpers?

And one more thing......

As the game progressed, when it came to crunch time, the Timberwolves no longer gave Woody an easy chance to get to the basket.

What does this ease mean......

His chance to play 1v1 with Kevin Garnett is gone!

As long as he goes to the basket, then it must be a double bag, forcing him to play!

Kevin Garnett was embarrassed at first, but after finding out that it worked, he called someone that was resolute!

Tonight, I'm going to fight you like Shaq O'Neal!

Anyway, the two of you are on the same team.

"Bang dang!"

Woody drew the ball back to Jones, who missed the shot, smashed the ball into the basket and bounced into the reasonable collision zone under the basket.

But the one who touched the ball first was still Woody!

He almost had a flying device behind his back, and he went straight to the basketball.

Kenny Smith had been listening to Barkley tout Woody and his ears were calloused, but this rebound made him say, "This kid's rebounding ability is really good!" ”

Wouldn't it be great?

Rebounding anticipation from Rodman!

Woody grabbed the ball, turned to look at the basket, noticed that when Kevin Garnett didn't dare to stick forward, he decisively made a shooting move, this action deceived Kevin Garnett, Woody got off the ball, stuck to Kevin Garnett and drilled in, blocked Kevin Garnett behind him with his body, faced the sugar man, and almost completed the shot in the bag between the two people.

Although the shot was small, Woody's entire center of gravity was no different from that of a normal shot, so the ball obediently fell into the basket.

The two teams are tied!

A key basket from Woody!

Stan Van Gundy shouted hard and loudly asked the Heat players to increase the intensity of the confrontation.

The intensity of this game has been taken to the next level.

The Timberwolves' tactics couldn't play at all.

This exposes a big problem, this team lacks a real field commander.

Cassel is a very good ball handler, but he's too short and he can easily be a "headless fly" in moments like these.

And Kevin Garnett, he's better at tackling than organizing.

If you can't run out of the vacant seats, there is only one way left at this time, and that is:

"Giant Planet"!

This is also the reason why so many teams must be crazy about the pursuit of stars, not to mention the playoffs, but some regular seasons, at such times, the team boss needs to step up and complete the goal.

There won't really be that kind of so-called "boss" who always lets the little brother around him shoot key shots, right?

It is said that it was fought according to tactics.

But the question is......

Great players never listen to what the coach has to say.

All have their own ideas!

Is the reason why you don't shoot by yourself is the coach who arranged it this way, or is it because the score is not a tie?

As the absolute core of the team, we must have absolute awareness, and the "ball of life and death" of this team must be cast by me.

Instead of passing it to the younger brother this time, I said "I will pass it next time, this is the right choice!" ”

If you really want to do this, then please give your little brother 10 million.

At least if you lose it, you can also have a psychological comfort when you are scolded.

"Wolf King", as a superstar of the older generation, has such an awareness. But Kevin Garnett, who had been fighting with Woody all day, didn't dare to wait for Woody to get entangled, he knew that in that case, he would never have a chance.

He decisively made a jumper before Woody could pounce.

"Boom!"

The ball hits the front of the basket.

Didn't go in!

"Sugar Man" grabbed the rebound, but before he could get it all right, Haslem snatched the ball out of his hand.

The moment when the Heat overtook the score.

Amid restless boos from the audience, Alston controlled the ball across half court and waited for Woody to step up to catch the ball.

Wade was also very self-aware to give up the flanks.

Woody received the ball smoothly and pulled away in front of Kevin Garnett.

In the "back hit" position, Woody pushed Kevin Garnett to kill inside.

“fxxk！”

Kevin Garnett scolded directly.

Woody has been on the court since the second quarter, and as he said, he was ready to play three quarters, and then he really played three quarters.

But the three quarters are almost over, and this guy is still so energetic!

Is this guy really a second-year rookie?

What a monster!

The fierce and abnormal Woody made Kevin Garnett feel a little afraid.

The psychology of fear made Garnett's movements a little hesitant.

Woody noticed the situation and was more decisive with the ball inside.

"Phew!"

"Phew!"

After only two clicks, Kevin Garnett was directly pushed away.

Woody went straight to the Yellow Dragon and completed a layup with two points.

The Heat took the lead again after tying the score in the second quarter.

The moment the ball went into the frame, some young Timberwolves fans were already holding their heads and grabbing their hair to show a look of despair.

The atmosphere on the sidelines gradually became quiet, the Heat team on the court became more energetic, and the Timberwolves' offense became unusual. Kevin Garnett has become the guy on the team who has to step up and solve the problem.

With the ball in his hand, he also chose to "play with his back", but Woody behind him was like a wall against him, so that he couldn't move forward at all.

He couldn't help it, he shook his shoulders from side to side, and feinted to follow back and shoot backwards!

That's Kevin Garnett's signature scoring method.

It's just that when he hits his back, he is near the free throw line, and when he makes a shot, he is almost stepping on the three-point line.

This back hit, the more you hit, the more you go out!

Otherwise, it's all two points long!

Such a shot seemed a little reluctant at such a moment, and Kevin Garnett missed the shot again.

Woody turned his head to grab the rebound as soon as he made his shot.

Amazing physical fitness, he completed the board directly above the head of "Sugar Man".

Seeing that the rebound at his fingertips was taken away by Woody, the "sugar man" unwillingly took a handful, and the referee immediately blew the whistle:

"Toot!"

With the number of fouls already reached, he also easily sent two free throws to Woody.

"Whew, whew~"

Taking two deep breaths, Woody stepped onto the free-throw line and hit two free throws to the boos of the audience.

The difference came to 4 points.

The desperation on the faces of Timberwolves fans is even more palpable.

Barkley slapped the table at this time: "I think I know why Kevin Garnett can't make it to the Finals!" ”

In the power forward position, the one who can lead the team to win the championship is naturally the most dick!

But among the big forward superstars who have not won the championship, there must be a three, six, nine and so on.

People like Barkley and Karl Malone who can lead the team to the Finals are definitely better than Kevin Garnett, who has led the team to the West finals so far!

And in Barkley's opinion, Kevin Garnett is worse than them......

That's what he just discovered!

Kevin Garnett lacks a consistent scoring tool in crunch time compared to the rest of them!

The main reason why the Heat took the lead was Woody's key streak of strong shots, which he now relies on the most to score and has gradually become his signature.

But Kevin Garnett didn't have such means.

His mid-range shot is nowhere near that level!

(End of chapter)