I'm not really a role player

Chapter 308

Chapter 308

May 5st, Labor Day.

The Cavaliers arrived in Charlotte, and Game [-] of the Eastern Conference semifinals kicked off.

Before the game, what Li Ke was most concerned about was not the war of words that had subsided off the court, but who was the referee for the Eastern Conference semifinals...

After all, in the matter of refereeing, the Bobcats have suffered from the Cavaliers.

"The referee is Ken Moore, one of the few upright referees in the league."

Kenmore Li Ke still knew it, and it was indeed as God Qiao said, upright and upright.

By the way, Li Ke has also learned about the referees in the league who have problems with their whistles.

For example, the previous calm brother Ron Oleshak who didn't like to call fouls; or the opposite of him, "Mr. T" Steve Javi who loves to call fouls extremely;

Another example is Dan Crawford, who has a winning rate of more than 70% in Wade's game at the whistle; and Tony Brothers, the league's queen playoff control master.

In this game, he met Kenmore, and Li Ke was relieved a lot.

Without those moths outside the court, the Cavaliers still can't turn the sky.

……

Time Warner Center, as the playoffs progressed, Charlotte fans became more and more frenzied.

Before the game started, there was continuous cheering and shouting in the infield of the arena.

As for the knights who came from afar, the Time Warner Center also booed constantly.

In the infield, Li Ke, who had finished warming up, and Le Bang, who had cold eyes in the distance, saw each other. They looked away and scanned the main lineup of the Cavaliers.

To be honest, when Li Ke saw this main lineup, Li Ke understood why Le Bang was so confident.

The main point is Mo, shooting guard Richard Hamilton, plus power forward Antawn Jamison, and center Z.

The first is Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo only played a famous name in the Bucks, but then joined the Cavaliers, and he became the most suitable point guard for Lebron.

Then came Hamilton and Jamison, one of the five Pistons, and the other one of the three Musketeers of the Wizards. Before joining the Cavaliers, they were both well-known characters in the league.

Needless to say, the last big Z is the existence of the regent king.

Just from paper, the fighting power of this knight is indeed not weak.

but……

"Compared to last year, ummm... let's compare it with the Cavaliers before the trade deadline. The current Cavaliers actually have one more Antawn Jamison and one more scoring point."

Turning back the time to half an hour ago, in the locker room, Rivers began to make targeted adjustments before the game according to the Cavaliers' roster.

"In the playoffs, we have to base ourselves on defense. Facing the Cavaliers in front of us, we can no longer deal with them in the regular season. Therefore, I decided to adjust the starting lineup..."

Another half an hour later, the referee Kenmore had already stood in the center of the court, and the starters on both sides also appeared.

The Cavaliers played their regular starters, point guard Jr., shooting guard Anthony Parker, who is partial to 3D, small forward Le Bon, power forward Jamison, and center Z.

Shan Mao's response was——

Point guard Curry, shooting guard Wesley Matthews, small forward Li Ke, power forward Gerald Wallace, center Jordan Jr....

The old Martin did not start, and Wesley Matthews was the substitute. Therefore, Li Ke was pushed to the third position, and the second Hua was also pushed to the fourth position.

The purpose of such a change by Rivers is already very clear.

He hopes that the starting five can be more flexible, relying on flexibility to deal with the Cavaliers' outside scorers.

And Wesley Matthews' starter, Kenyon Martin's backup, can help the Bobcats. The obvious first point is that they don't have to play zone defense.

With man-to-man defense, Li Ke can face Lebron on both ends of the offense and defense.

"The game is about to start, huh?"

In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith had just entered the working state, and then he discovered the change of the Bobcats.

"The Bobcats actually changed the starting lineup. Wesley Matthews replaced Kenyon Martin. Gerald Wallace appeared at the fourth position. This is a lineup similar to a big and a small."

Barkley immediately followed up: "Speaking of which, Gerald Wallace played the fourth position for a period of time, but in the past two seasons, most of the time, he played the third position. This sudden change in the game, I don't know if he can adapt."

The old man is obviously overthinking. The style of Hua's second child is the kind where you expect him to stand up to be a big C, and you are counting wrongly, but if you expect him to stand up and fill in the gaps, you are counting on the right one, or the kind of right that can no longer be right.

This type of player is generally called: panacea, or tool man.

Hua's second child is a top tool man, but Sam Vincent was too rigid a long time ago, and Rivers obviously didn't have this problem.

Not only is there no such problem, what Rivers is best at is activating tool people like Hua Er Er.

……

At the Time Warner Center, the home fans cheered, the referee blew his whistle, and the game started.

"The jump ball, the Big Z's fiasco, and the Bobcats get the ball in the opening game."

Perhaps knowing that the success rate of Big Z's jump ball is not high, when the referee whistled, the Cavaliers retreated across the board.

Curry controlled the ball and advanced to the top of the arc, Li Ke stopped on the left side, facing Lebron's one-on-one marking.

Speaking of which, the reason why Lebron thinks that his winning rate against Li Ke has greatly increased is also related to his successful single defense against Li Ke since the summer of 08.

Looking at this league, there are not many defensive players who can lock Li Ke with a single defense, but Lebron can do this.

So, if LeBron's team can't beat the Bobcats, wouldn't the Bobcats be invincible?

Considering that the Bobcats are not invincible, Lebron is naturally confident.

In the opening game, the Bobcats attacked, and Curry controlled the ball and pulled it to the right.

Li Ke didn't move, but Jordan, who suddenly leaned towards Li Ke, appeared on the court with something unusual.

The two commentators on the commentary booth were the first to discover this change, and Kenny Smith pointed out clearly: "At the beginning, the Bobcats' style of play seems to have changed!"

"Wesley Matthews guarded the bottom corner, Gerald Wallace entered the penalty area, but DeAndre Jordan put up and gave Sheldon an off-ball screen, strong side, Stephen Curry with the ball opened and passed directly!"

"Sheldon catches the ball, LeBron goes around the screen... Sheldon just shoots it!"

Bang!

The sound of the basketball hitting the hoop was a bit harsh, but Li Ke didn't take it seriously. He watched helplessly as Big Z relied on his height advantage to overwhelm Hua's second and grab the rebound.

"Didn't score, but this goal seems to highlight this game. Do the Bobcats have other ideas?"

Kenny Smith guessed, on the court and on the sidelines, Li Ke and Rivers did not change their faces.

Can you have any other ideas? The reason why the main attack was given to Li Ke at the beginning is actually to try Li Ke's hand.

Li Ke knew very well that Lebron was indeed one of the best wing defenders in the league who defended against him.

The main reason is that this season, Li Ke's style of play is more inside. The other wing defenders can't defend Li Ke because they can't withstand Li Ke's impact.

But Le Bang can withstand it, so Li Ke's attack is really a bit deflated every time it encounters Le Bang.

Therefore, in this game, Li Ke decided to return to those two seasons when he played outside the game...

He missed the first shot, but Li Ke felt that his hand in this game was not bad and he could continue.

When retreating to defend, he stretched out his right hand and patted Curry's ass.

This is the code, which means that the offensive style of the opening game will not change.

The defense that followed was what Rivers thought was the key. He got up and stood on the sidelines, with his arms crossed, and began to supervise the battle.

After Big Z grabbed the rebound, he paused for a while, found a safe position, and handed the ball to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo was not in a hurry, and slowly controlled the ball to the frontcourt.

The Cavaliers didn't play fast, which was also determined by the existence of Big Z. Le Bang's position on the left side of the top of the arc was exactly the same as Li Ke in the previous round.

However, Xiao Mo didn't pass. It's not that Mo's non-passing characteristics are being carried forward. The main reason is that Li Ke defended very tightly. Lebang felt that he had no chance, so he didn't intend to catch the ball.

If the emperor doesn't catch the ball, the guards with knives can only go up by themselves.

"Mo Williams, quick break, Stephen Curry held up, not out of position."

"Middle distance, Mo Williams made an emergency stop and shot!"

With a bang, the knight is also striking the iron.

In the rebound competition, Jordan learned a lot from Bogout. He didn't rush to take off, and the first thing he got stuck was Big Z.

On the other hand, Hua Er, who hadn't played the fourth position for a long time, rushed out and grabbed the rebound.

Land, turn around, and fight back immediately!

On the sidelines, Bread Brown shouted: "Retreat, retreat! Retreat!"

He was a little anxious. After seeing the Bobcats' lineup of almost one big and four small, he knew that in this game, the Cavaliers might be crushed by the Bobcats' counterattack.

No, the game only played two rounds, and the Bobcats counterattacked.

Bread Brown's reminder was fast enough, but it was useless. The second Hua's speed was so fast that he quickly got rid of Jamison who couldn't move.

On the two wings, Li Ke on one side, Wesley Matthews on the other, and Curry in the middle, also rushed forward unstoppably.

Lebron could only keep an eye on Li Ke, Xiao Mo followed Curry closely, Anthony Parker hesitated, and ran to stop Hua's second child.

As a result, the top tool man decisively threw a cross, and Wesley Matthews received the basketball amidst the cheers of the crowd, stepped steadily, accelerated, and rushed to the basket.

Bang!

Compared with the sound of hammering iron, the sound of running through the court is a little dull.

The Time Warner Center was not dull at all. With the muffled sound, thunderous cheers erupted.

On the sidelines, Bread Brown saw that the team's defense was easily pierced by a Bobcat counterattack, and he already had the idea of ​​​​adjusting at the beginning.

The way to adjust is nothing more than to replace the big Z, but Bread Brown hesitated again. Is it too much to adjust at the beginning?

Between hesitation, the game is still going on.

On the field, the Cavaliers' offense.

Xiao Mo made another one, and Curry's defense suddenly hardened.

Although Xiao Mo highlighted the space, he entangled Xiao Mo and did not give Xiao Mo any room to make an easy move.

Xiao Mo also chose to pass the ball after trying.

Regardless of whether Lebron is willing to challenge Li Ke's single defense now, he can do it.

After receiving the ball, Lebron put his back in front of Li Ke, and turned his head to glance at the basket.

Li Ke's defense was very simple. He gave Lebang a certain amount of space, and he was completely defensive.

Le Bang hesitated for a second, as if he couldn't stand Li Ke's defensive appearance, he pretended to turn around and break through, but actually stopped and retreated.

Li Ke, who was facing him, wanted to laugh when he saw Le Bang's fake moves.

The reason is that Lebron's body is too large, and it looks like he is going to turn around and break through.

In fact, his huge body has already exposed his true thoughts without any forward leaning.

Therefore, Li Ke was not fooled, not only did not retreat, but on the contrary forced a step forward.

Under the strong interference, there was a bang!

The basketball also hit the frame and popped out.

"LeBron's mid-range shot didn't score, look at the rebound!"

The rebound, Jordan was very keen to judge the landing point, so he took off impatiently and took off the rebound.

Although the rebound started, it was Jordan's rebound, which means that counterattack is impossible.

By the time Jordan stuffed the ball to Curry who retreated, the Cavaliers had already returned to defense across the board.

The Bobcats didn't panic when attacking from the position. It was still Curry who controlled the ball on one side, but Li Ke suddenly started running on the other side.

Although it was running, there was still a wave of screens put on by Jordan in the middle.

After the cover, Li Ke received the basketball.

It is still a wave of decisive catch and shoot. As soon as he raises his hand in the middle distance, the basketball leaves his hand.

From catching the ball to shooting, it took more than a second. Even though Jordan's screen quality was not high, even though Lebron's circling the screen was fast enough, Lebron only stretched out his hand and slightly disturbed Li Ke.

Swish-!

The enjoyable, crisp sound of a basketball passing the net sounded. Li Ke clenched his fist and waved it along with the cheers from the Time Warner Center.

"Sheldon scored, and the Bobcats' opening strategy seemed to work?"

Buck took advantage of an uncertain tone.

But on the court, what Li Ke wanted to tell Barkley was, don't be unsure, it was a success!

To put it bluntly, the Cavaliers' perimeter defense, except for LeBron, is weak.

Li Ke only needs to use cover to avoid Le Bang, and he can get room to make a calm shot.

And as long as he can shoot calmly, with his B-level mid-range shooting, he can shoot with an above-average shooting percentage, so it's not a big problem.

"Keep going!"

On the court, Li Ke slapped Curry's butt again.

It succeeded once, and what the Bobcats have to do next is to take advantage of the victory and pursue it.

Transform Li Ke's COSCO shot into Bread Brown's adjustment, and transform it into a more generous space for his teammates...

In the Cavaliers' backcourt, Lebron's face darkened.

He is very confident in his defense, and he also understands sensibly that his defense against Li Ke is the key to leading the Cavaliers to defeat the Bobcats.

but……

Lebon didn't want to think so much anymore, he turned his attention to the frontcourt, ready to prove himself on the offensive end.

The Cavaliers kicked off the ball in the backcourt, and Lebon directly controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

His position is still very similar to Li Ke in the previous round, but the problem is that he is not off the ball.

In singles with the ball, Li Ke will not give Lebron any chance.

Even with this ball, Big Z raised it and gave a screen.

Li Ke still cooperated with the delay of Hua's second child, quickly bypassed the cover, and reappeared in front of Le Bang.

However, Le Bang learned from Li Ke and shot directly through the screen.

Li Ke, who appeared right after, stretched out his arms, and barely caught Le Bang's eyes.

In the next second, there was a bang!

The basketball that left his hand hit the frame heavily and popped out...

(End of this chapter)