roccoschili Chapter 301 The First Step of the Eighth King
Chapter 301 The First Step of the Eighth King
Chapter 301 The First Step of King Yaya
"Selton scored 42 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. The Bobcats beat the Magic!"
"The invincible Sheldon disrupted the Magic's defense by himself. After many consecutive games without victories, the Bobcats finally reversed!"
"Pinch defense can't stop Sheldon. Is the Magic's defense too weak, or Sheldon is too strong?"
"..."
After the Bobcats defeated the Magic, the public opinion was full of praise for Li Ke.
This battle was indeed, as these bragging said, a victory won by Li Ke himself.
Compared with Li Ke, who can't stop the defense, the skills and tactics of this game seem to have nothing to say.
After the game, the Magic were determined to miss the number one spot in the league, and Stan Van Gundy immediately blamed himself: "No one can stand up and stop Sheldon. Our wing defense is too bad."
It seems that he only pointed out the problems of his own team, but he actually pointed the problem directly at the management of the Magic.
The wing defense sucks, that's Stan Van Gundy's problem.
But if no one can stand up, it is a problem of team configuration.
The trade deadline has long been a thing of the past, and it is unlikely that the Magic will be able to reinforce it.
The Magic and even their fans don't care if they lose in the regular season.
But what about the playoffs?
In the playoffs against the Bobcats, or other opponents with strong wings, if the Magic lose, it will not be Stan Van Gundy's fault.
No matter how good a cook is, he can't cook a table of dishes without good ingredients.
……
Unlike the Magic who lost, the Bobcats who won are also summing up.
Rivers believes that his tactical intention has been achieved, but it has not been realized because of the general state of the players.
Therefore, if they meet the Magic again in the playoffs, the Bobcats only need to implement the tactical thinking of this game, and they can replicate the victory of this game.
Li Ke thought more. First of all, he pulled out this game and compared it with the previous Bobcats-Magic game.
To be honest, Rivers' bonus is still reflected.
In the past, the Bobcats vs. Magic was basically Li Ke vs. five Magic players.
Curry didn't play well without the possession of the ball. The style of Hua's second child is restricted by the Magic's defensive system, so he can't play at all. The insiders are all blue-collar. If you analyze it specifically, isn't it just Li Ke alone?
In this game, other Bobcats players still played a role, especially after Li Ke completely disrupted the Magic's defense, the second Hua, Kenyon Martin, substitute Wesley Matthews and Lao Du all played a role.
Even Curry, who feels cold, can't shoot correctly just after catching the ball. Holding the ball by himself can still achieve some results.
To put it simply, Rivers turned the Bobcats, Li Ke's one-man team, into a real team.
In the past, the Bobcats always suffered disastrous defeats against the Magic. Before Li Ke made his efforts in this game, the score was always tight, which proved the role of Rivers.
However, after analyzing this game in detail, Li Ke felt that hidden dangers still existed.
Rivers believes that the Bobcats failed to win easily because Curry's state is average and he missed too many open opportunities.
Li Ke thinks that compared to Curry's mediocre state on the Bobcats side, the Magic's state is a bigger problem.
"Aaron Brooks, Jamal Nelson, Carter Sr., Michael Pietrus, JJ Redick, Rashard Lewis, the Magic's perimeter is a group of chaotic masters. Looking at the Magic's regular season, their offense relies on this group of chaotic masters. All kinds of seemingly chaotic singles can effectively score points."
To put it simply, the Magic does not have a top outside scorer, but his group of chaotic masters, taken together, can be regarded as one or two top outside scorers.
But in this game against the Bobcats, none of the Magic's chaotic masters were open-minded.
The Bobcats' excellent defense is one aspect, and more importantly, it should be caused by the general state of the Magic.
"If the state of magic is better..."
After sending away the Magic's Bobcats training ground, Li Ke was discussing with Tim Graver while practicing more.
Although Tim Graver is just a trainer and doesn't know much about techniques and tactics, after all, this matter involves the state, and Tim Graver as a trainer has a great say.
"If the Magic's state is better, it will be difficult for you to win a decisive victory in the third quarter."
In the wave of the third quarter, Li Ke had already tried his best. If he couldn't win a decisive victory in that way, it's hard to say how the game will end.
"So, in the playoffs, the Magic are still the enemy!"
Looking at the Eastern Conference, the Magic are riding high, the Bobcats are also recovering after a coaching change, and the Cavaliers have also greatly increased their strength on paper after signing many signings.
From the perspective of the outside world, the East is a three-legged confrontation.
In Li Ke's view, there is nothing to worry about Lebang without the help of super giants. The only thing worth worrying about is this magic with many uncertain factors.
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After playing the Magic, the rest of the Bobcats' schedule this season is tantamount to going through the motions.
In the penultimate game, they fought Del Negro's Bulls. Without Tom Thibodu, the Bulls' strength was not high, and the serious Bobcats won easily.
On the other hand, the Cavaliers have already felt the threat from the Bobcats. They don't want to fall to the third place in the East, because that means that they will lose home court advantage in the second round of the playoffs against the Bobcats.
That's right, the Cavaliers have already thought of the second round of the playoffs.
Got Jamison on the trade deadline, and then re-signed Big Z. At the end of the season, the abusive attributes were further expanded. The Cavaliers already confidently believed that they had the power to fight the Bobcats.
In fact, Li Ke also believes that just looking at the paper, the knights of Mo + Richard Hamilton + Lebron + Jamison + Big Z are indeed capable of fighting against the Bobcats.
But that's only on paper. In a real fight, the Bobcats only need to lock up LeBron, and the Cavaliers will become a second-rate team.
Still the same sentence, at this time there is no low post, no post-up, and no other super giant to help, and Lebron, who will only attack without thinking and break through the ball, is so easy to defend!
Li Ke can kill Le Bang easily, of course, it is limited to Li Ke.
The alliance can do this, except for Li Ke, the second one has not been found yet...
Back to the topic, the Cavaliers don't want to fall to the third place in the East, but the second-to-last game of the season is also the second day after the Bobcats beat the Bulls. They went away to challenge the Magic that had just lost to the Bobcats.
For this game, the Cavaliers also had other ideas.
To put it simply, the record gap between them and the Magic is not too big. Now the Magic has 59 wins and the Cavaliers have 57 wins.
If the Cavaliers win this battle, they will be able to get the 58th win and prevent the Magic from getting the 60th win.
In the end, the Eagles won the last game of the season, and the Cavaliers will have 59 wins.
As long as the Magic lose the last game of the season, the record is tied, and the results of the games against each other are also tied, the final comparison is the record within the division.
The record in the division, the Cavaliers who only need to face the Bucks, Bulls, Pacers and Pistons, is much better than the Magic who need to face the Bobcats, Eagles, Heat and Wizards.
In other words, as long as they win this game, the Cavaliers will be able to retain a chance of becoming the number one in the Eastern Conference.
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Charlotte's Bobcats are also paying attention to this game. At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers relied on Lebron's sudden score to play well.
Speaking of which, Lebon's self-contained system, also known as the so-called breakthrough system, directly led to his team being his only team.
However, the composition of the Big Three in Lukai directly blocked Lebron for three years. (in reality)
Later, he started the era of big grouping by himself, which made it impossible for a single superstar to touch the golden cup.
If they are in a group, with Lebon's own system, the superstars who meet his requirements can only be players like Wade and Irving, who can shoot, shoot, play without the ball, and can score independently at critical moments.
And when a player can do the above, he is at least a superstar.
LeBon's breakout system is simple and efficient, so his team can always achieve excellent results in the regular season.
But the shortcomings are prominent, so in the playoffs, it will be difficult for him to win when he encounters a strong opponent.
Statistics show that during the Cavaliers 1.0 era, Lebron only won against an opponent with 50+ games...
It can be seen that he has eaten too many bonuses from the strong west and the weak east.
Thinking of this, Li Ke also confirmed that even if the Bobcats don't want him in the future, he will stay in the East.
This eastern part is so easy to mess with!
What about the finals for eight consecutive years? Doesn't it just need to have hands?
Going back to this focus battle, the Bobcats know very well that as long as the Cavaliers lose, they will be second in the Eastern Conference.
But at the beginning, the Magic played very averagely, giving the Cavaliers too many opportunities.
As soon as Lebron's sudden split broke, Mo, Hamilton and even Jamison, who had just arrived, all fired.
"If this fight continues, the knight will win..."
Rivers frowned, the Cavaliers really won, and the bobcats were the losers.
The Magic still have a chance to decide the top spot in the final battle, and the Cavaliers can also drag the suspense of the battle for the second and third places in the East to the final battle of the season.
Speaking of which, in the last battle of the season, Rivers wanted to rotate the rotation.
But if the Cavaliers really win the Magic, the last game of the season, even if the opponent is the Nets, the Bobcats have to be serious.
Fortunately, in the second half, the situation changed suddenly.
Stan Van Gundy was very smart to get Massingott into the main lineup, expand the position of the sparks, and use the sparks to withstand Lebron.
As soon as Lebon was restricted, the Cavaliers' offense was a bit immobile.
The most important thing is the offensive end, Xiao Heidou suddenly broke out——
"Aaron Brooks, hold the ball from the outside and make a direct pull!"
Swish-!
"The ball went in. This is the second consecutive three-pointer he hit!"
"Just after the second half started, Aaron Brooks went berserk."
Little Black Bean's rampage surprised not only the Cavaliers, but also Rivers.
In addition, JJ Redick, who came off the bench, also scored various three-pointers, and the Magic suddenly erupted with offensive firepower like a volcanic eruption.
This is the last battle, Bobcats and Doc Rivers failed to feel.
"So the Magic's offensive firepower is so strong? In the last game, was our defense too good, or the Magic's state was too loose?"
Rivers quickly reviewed the Magic game tapes he had watched to study the Magic.
The magic in the video is also like this game against the Cavaliers, with all kinds of chaotic battles and crazy consecutive scoring.
At that time, Rivers still thought it was an accident, but now, Rivers doesn't think so.
He even felt that the offensive performance of the game between the Magic and the Bobcats was more like a coincidence...
In the second half, the Magic broke out in a wave, reversing the situation and the score.
In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Magic in a disappointing and expected loss.
Like the Bobcats, they played against the Magic four times this season, with 1 win and 3 losses.
More importantly, this defeat allowed the Magic to win their 60th win of the season, directly securing the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
And, with only one game left in the same season, the Bobcats tied the game.
The Bobcats also advanced one place and became the second in the Eastern Conference relying on the record of four kills in the season.
The Cavaliers naturally slipped and became the third in the East.
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In the final battle of the season, the Cavaliers also hoped that the Bobcats would lose to the Nets, and they would turn back.
As a result, they were the first to start the war and were shot by the eagle in the corner.
囧囧sen beat Richard Hamilton in the matchup, with 34 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. It was a match against Lebron.
It was the substitute Ke Liu who decided the Eagles' victory. Against the Cavaliers' substitutes, he scored 6 three-pointers and scored 24 points.
With the addition of Jijisen, the Eagles scored 58 points in the second position alone.
The Eagles this season are actually the overlord that should not be underestimated, but the lack of super giants makes them look a bit uncompetitive.
"The Eagles won this game, and they should have surpassed the Celtics. They are definitely fourth in the Eastern Conference."
After the Bobcats finally won the Nets, the 2009-10 regular season came to an end.
In the end, the Magic became the first in the East with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, and the Bobcats became the second in the East with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses.
This season's 58 wins is also Li Ke's highest win since entering the NBA.
In his rookie season, the Bobcats had 51 wins, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. In his sophomore season, the Bobcats had only 49 wins.
The second place in the Eastern Conference is also the highest ranking Li Ke has obtained since entering the NBA.
After the Bobcats, the Cavaliers won 57 games.
After that, the record plummeted. The Eagles with 51 wins ranked fourth, and the Celtics ranked fifth with 50 wins. It can be seen only from the regular season record that the Magic, Bobcats and Cavaliers are in the first gear, and the Eagles and Celtics are in the second gear.
After that, the Heat with 44 wins, the Bucks with 43 wins and the Bulls with 42 wins are the third gear.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats' opponent will be the Bucks.
The Magic fight against the Bulls, but Lebron wants to fall in love with his good brother. In the end, the Eagles, who have won the home court advantage, have to face the veteran and powerful Celtics...
This is the situation in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
In the West, the 62-win Lakers rank first in the league, followed by the Nuggets, Mavericks, Suns, Jazz, Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Thunder.
In the first round, the Lakers will play against the Thunder, the Nuggets' opponents will drive it, the Lone Ranger and the Spurs will start the Texas Civil War, and the Suns will be against the Jazz.
The playoffs are about to begin...
For the foreseeable journey of the playoffs in front of him, seeing Rivers who has already integrated, and Curry, Hua Er, and Kenyon Martin who are getting better, Li Ke can be reassured.
"The first round against the Bucks shouldn't be too difficult. In the second round, the Cavaliers will kill Lebron and it will be over. In the final Eastern Conference final against the Magic, it depends on whether Rivers' adjustments are strong enough. The finals should be regarded as the first step to open the eight Asian kings..."
(End of this chapter)