I'm not really a role player

Chapter 114 The Final Battle (Please subscribe for the first update in 5K!)
When Li Ke hit the chasing three-pointer, Rick Adelman called a timeout.

He had to call, the Rockets' offensive system was already in chaos, and after Li Ke scored 10 points in a row, their defense was also a mess, which urgently needed to be sorted out.

And the most important thing is that he wants to bring back Maddie, who has lost his mind on the court...

With a beep, the starting players on both sides began to walk to the bench, and Dayao looked back at the score in three steps.

4 to 10, the Rockets' 4 points all came from Tracy McGrady, who scored 4 of 2 shots.

All 10 points of Bobcats came from Li Ke, 4 shots, all hits...

"This guy really broke out..."

Dayao worked hard to keep his face from turning dark.

On the other side, on the Bobcats' bench, Fatton gave Li Ke a hammer excitedly: "Hey, Sheldon, you played so well!"

Lao Du and Derek Anderson on the bench also raised their fists and bumped Li Ke.

Head coach Sam Vincent clapped his hands: "Hey, boys, this game has just begun, and it's not time to celebrate yet!"

……

After the timeout, the Rockets played a wave of Princeton offense. The basketball was handed over to Dayao for a long time.

Then came the Bobcats' attack, and Li Ke saw that it was no longer the gloomy McGrady, but the kind-hearted Sean Battier.

How much commercial income did Dayao bring to the Rockets?In fact, we can also get a glimpse of this group of role players from the Rockets.

The year President Pakistan entered the NBA was regarded as a super giant of the NCAA. He won four of the seven NCAA awards.

In terms of draft picks, he entered the Memphis Grizzlies with the sixth pick in the first round.

He performed well in his rookie season, but in the following seasons, under Hubie Brown's rotation policy, various statistics gradually declined.

Until joining the Rockets, his team positioning has become a leader in the locker room, a role player with outstanding defense, and then he got a sneaker contract from Peak...

The Rockets exchanged Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift for Battier's trade, and no one will pay attention to it, because Battier provided the Rockets with much-needed perimeter defense.

Responding to this game, it is: Li Ke, who has made 4 of 4 shots and scored 10 points in a row, just handed it over to Battier.

McGrady stopped playing, and Li Ke stopped playing. After all, continuous singles are quite exhausting. Except for guys with abnormal physical strength like Kobe, no player can play singles until the end of the game.

Now that he is no longer playing alone, Li Ke has picked up his old job again. He runs without the ball on the wing, and Battier can only chase after him.

Then a reverse run, he received a pass from Felton.

Catch the ball and shoot, Sean Battier's pair of big hands directly sealed it up, the iconic blindfold defense, Li Ke didn't react for a while.

With a bang, on the first ball after the timeout, Li Ke hit the iron, the first iron of the game.

"Come back and hit the iron, Sheldon's excellent form has disappeared?"

"Or is it true that Shane Battier's defense is much better than Tracy's now?"

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith guessed.

And Dayao at the basket has already got the rebound, and the Rockets' offense is another Princeton tactic.

The basketball was handed over to Dayao, who was already in the low post. The other Rockets players began to cut in quickly without the ball. Even McGrady, under the defense of Li Ke, rushed two steps towards the top of the arc.

But at the basket, Dayao directly passed Okafor and hit a hook.

The Rockets who came back from the timeout pulled two goals in a row, and the score became 8 to 10.

Back on the offensive end, Li Ke still ran back without the ball, and then received another pass from Fettun.

Sheldon has scored 10 points, and Sheldon is in a hot state now...

The above are the inner thoughts of Fei Dun, who can't open a gap in one-on-one play in the middle. As long as he can't easily break through Alstom's defense, the first person he thinks of passing the ball is Li Ke.

This time, Li Ke, who received the pass, took another step, defending against Battier's eye-blocking defense, and stepped back to make a jumper... Shua!

"The goal is scored, Sheldon's 12th point in this game, his state is still hot..."

Although Li Ke is still scoring goals, Adelman is not so anxious. As long as the Rockets can get back on track, whoever wins this game will have nothing to do with the one-on-one at the beginning.

In terms of hard power, the Rockets must be able to overwhelm the Bobcats. As long as McGrady does not mess around, Adelman believes that the two-game winning streak after the opening of the season is still very stable.

On the court, as the number of rounds increased, McGrady also gradually recovered his most familiar health-preserving style of play. Several offenses with the ball under the Princeton system allowed his scoring to rise again.

The game in the first quarter quickly came to the end in a twists and turns script.

31 to 29, the Bobcats in the away game still hold a 2-point lead, but compared with the opening burst, this 2-point lead can be ignored.

On the bench, Sam Vincent knocked on the tactical board and shouted: "Guys, I have already said that it's not time to celebrate yet. Look at the current score. Although we are the leading side, we only lead by 2 points. In the second quarter, keep working hard!"

In the second quarter of the game, both teams were on the bench rotation.

The Bobcats bench lineup led by Lao Du faced the Rockets bench with Mike James, Bonzi Wells, Luther Head and Luis Scola, and then they were unilaterally abused.

The 2-point lead quickly disappeared, and then the Rockets quickly widened the gap.

Sam Vincent's reaction was fairly quick. Taking advantage of the dead ball, he replaced Boss Hua, hoping that Boss Hua, who hadn't played much in the first quarter, could turn the situation around on his own.

Then, off the court, Li Ke looked at Wells, the boss who returned to the third position, with a strong stick, one ball after another, and the Bobcats' offense came alive again.

It wasn't until the 7th minute of the second quarter that Li Ke returned to the court after an official timeout.

"Sheldon is back. At the same time, the Rockets have also replaced Tracy and Yao. The two teams will have the main force against the main force again."

The score was 41 to 45, and the Bobcats in the away game had fallen behind the Rockets by 4 points during this time.

This is the result of Boss Hua returning to the field ahead of time and struggling to support. If there is no Boss Hua, the Bobcats' lagging behind will have to go up just because of the gap in the bench lineup.

Back on the court, the Rockets' offensive round.

Maybe it's been a long time, and McGrady feels that he can do it again.

Facing Li Ke's counter-marking, he broke through directly, stopped suddenly and shot, but with a bang, he hit a fine iron.

Boss Hua, who was still on the field and had been pushed to the fourth position, grabbed the rebound above Scola's head like an iron man, and then launched a counterattack.

The Rockets returned to the defense very quickly, but it was the first time for the Argentine Luis Scola to face the boss Hua who appeared in the fourth position. Although his return to defense was also very fast, he was passed by the boss Hua who rushed to the frontcourt at the first time...

"Gerald Wallace passed Luis Scola in one step. The Argentine looked like he was not prepared at all. There was no way. Trish had to make up for it..."

"But it obviously missed Sheldon. Outside the left three-point line, Sheldon received the basketball!"

"Three——!"

Charles Barkley drew the tone, and Li Ke's three-pointer hit the net frame.

"The goal was scored, and Shelton, who just came out, immediately hit a three-pointer, 44 to 45, with a one-point difference. Tracy's supplementary defense missed a deadly opponent!"

On the court, Li Ke, who hit a three-pointer, and Boss Hua high-fived.

He suddenly felt that it would be good to play with LeBron James. LeBron's breakthrough points are much better than Boss Hua's. Like the open three-pointers just now, he will definitely have more chances than the Bobcats.

Of course, Li Ke only thought this way. He knew very well that it was impossible for him to leave Shanmao in a short time.

The outbreak of this game is a very important factor. Looking at Li Ke now, he has already scored 17 points, but the game has not even finished halftime. In this game, Li Ke is guaranteed to score 30 points, or even 40 points, 50 points...

Will Jordan give up a 40+50+ rookie in a single game in his rookie season?
No, absolutely not!
McGrady immediately returned a ball to the Rockets' offense. He has learned to be smart now and knows the hard steel one-on-one. He should not be Li Ke's opponent.

So he called someone, relying on Dayao's single block to cover, he opened a little distance from Li Ke, made a sudden stop and hit a mid-range shot.

The quality of Dayao's cover is actually very average, but who makes his body huge, even if the quality is average, it can block Li Ke for a while.

Li Ke, who was stuck by Dayao, smiled and patted Dayao's butt. Dayao shook his head helplessly, and turned back to defend.

The intimate interaction between the two was naturally captured by the camera.

Director Zhang seemed to have seen something exciting: "Oh, Li Ke seems to have slapped Dayao's butt, hehe, Dayao's reaction was very helpless..."

"Yeah, it's just a kind of helplessness that is slightly pampered. So far in this game, the interaction between Dayao and Li Ke is much more than the previous two Chinese derbys."

Yu Jia naturally thought of the two Chinese derbies on the day of the opening match. Li Ke and A Lian only greeted each other briefly before and after the game. Although they met occasionally on the field, there was almost no interaction.

Not to mention the game between the Lakers and the Rockets, Dasheng only played for 2 minutes and had no contact with Yao at all. Before and after the game, he chatted a few words.

And like today's game, Li Ke had a chat with Dayao before the game, and there was such an exciting action as slapping his butt during the game. Director Zhang, Yu Jia, and the domestic fans were immediately excited.

Why do they pay attention to the Chinese Derby?Isn't it just to watch the interaction between Chinese players on and off the court?

Turning around, the Bobcats attacked, and Boss Hua continued to take the ball.

Scola still couldn't prevent Boss Hua's one-on-one breakthrough, and Dayao under the basket made up for it. However, Boss Hua's impact, although not as strong as that of Lebron next door, is also a stronger presence among the swingmen in positions three and four.

With a bang, the referee's whistle also sounded at the same time. Dayao, who was defending, not only failed to stop Boss Hua, but also paid for a foul.

"Gerald Wallace made an extra free throw to tie the game."

47 to 47 tied, the score was tied like this.

The Rockets' offense, the continuous support of the center, and after the pick-and-roll screen, McGrady made another shot.

This ball, Li Ke's follow-up did not go wrong, he blocked McGrady in time.

With a bang, Nazr Mohammad grabbed the rebound from the basket, turned around and passed it to Boss Hua.

Another counterattack, Scola did not know how to defend, he directly changed positions with McGrady.

But immediately after, Li Ke received the pass, and since the opening one-on-one, he never showed his personal singles play with the ball.

With a bang, it hung on the basket.

"Counterattack dunks, Shelton scored another 2 points, Luis Scola on the defensive end has become a sieve, Rick Adelman is obviously aware of this, he is calling Chuck Hayes from the bench..."

Soon, the next dead ball, the Rockets traded Hayes back.

When Hai Ye comes on stage, it will be difficult for Boss Hua to seize the loophole of the Rockets' fourth position and attack.

For a while, the Bobcats' offense stagnated.

However, Li Ke's appearance still allowed the Bobcats to slightly suppress the Rockets.

Kenny Smith gave a professional analysis: "In this game, Shelton was in excellent form. He was a huge threat on the outside, which forced the Rockets to open up their defense. This gave Gerald Wallace and Raymond Felton and other Bobcats breakthrough players ample space to break through."

"The Rockets are now either too tall or too short inside combination, it is difficult for them to completely resist the offensive impact of the Bobcats."

"Fortunately, Princeton's offensive tactics allowed their scoring to continue. At least, on the scene, the Rockets didn't play so ugly."

"The score was very tight, and the Rockets still have a chance to reverse the situation and win this game."

比分咬的很死，主要的原因还是大姚，他在内线予取予求，2米08的奥卡福和2米06的纳兹尔穆罕默德都无法阻止2米26的他不断跳投、勾手、上篮……

In this way, after halftime, the Bobcats led the Rockets by 59 points at 55:4 and entered a 15-minute intermission.

The two teams adjusted separately and waited for the start of the second half of the game.

In the first half, Li Ke's performance was outstanding. As long as he is an individual and has eyes, he can see it. After all, he scored 22 points in the first half.

During the intermission, Yang Wu has been analyzing the data of Li Ke and Dayao enthusiastically.

"Li Ke's performance in this game was very good. It was very different from the last game. In this game, he was basically the main attacker of the Bobcats. He scored 22 points in the half. Then look at Dayao. He scored 7 points on 7 of 17 shots in the half. Neither Okafor nor Mohamed could stop him. It's a pity that McGrady's performance was a little worse."

In the first half, McGrady only made 13 of 5 shots under Li Ke's defense. The shooting percentage is actually not that bad, but compared with Li Ke and Dayao, it is much worse.

So in the second half, after the main players played against each other for about half a quarter, both sides came on the bench to recharge their batteries for the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

It's just that compared to the Bobcats, the Rockets' so-called fourth-quarter decisive battle is still a bit false, because after two and a half quarters of the game, they fell behind the Bobcats by as much as 9 points.

There is no way, Li Ke's condition is getting better and better. In the second half, he hit a mid-range shot and a three-pointer. After two and a half quarters, his personal score has risen to 27 points.

The bench came on the stage, but McGrady also appeared on the court. He began to lead the bench to kill the Bobcats' bench.

"Is it shameless to mention Mike..."

Li Ke's eyes widened. Of course, that's all he complained about. He knew very well that the Rockets couldn't let the main players rest like the Bobcats, because they were 9 points behind.

Facing the substitute lineup, McGrady was like a murderer. After scoring consecutively, the three quarters ended and the score of the two teams became 87 to 85. The Rockets at home were still 2 points behind.

But looking at the drowsy McGrady, the Rockets fans couldn't help worrying, can they really win if they continue to play like this?
On the Bobcats' bench, Sam Vincent shouted: "The Rockets are at the end of the road, go up, use half a quarter, and kill them!"

The decisive battle of the fourth quarter has begun...

"In the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, the Houston Rockets hold the ball..."

McGrady went down to rest, and Dayao led the Rockets' main lineup. His task was to lead the Rockets through the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter.

In other words, Adelman gave Tracy McGrady a 5-minute break, and the Rockets considered the decisive time to be the last 7 minutes of the game.

"Yao Ming, made a direct shot from mid-range and scored! 87 to 87, the Rockets continued to kill the score!"

The Bobcats served in the backcourt, and they didn't care much about such a defensive round, because they didn't expect Okafor and Muhammad to guard Dayao.

They knew Dayao's performance like this wouldn't last long...

More importantly, it is the offensive end.

"Raymond Felton's breakthrough, Ralph Alston blocked him, Felton had to pass the ball..."

"On the left side, Sheldon came out quickly, caught the ball and directly pulled out a three-pointer!"

Swish!
"Goal in, Sheldon, it's him again!"

"Another three-pointer in this game, and the Bobcats took another three-point lead!"

"Of course more importantly, Shelton's personal score has reached 30 points!"

A rookie scoring 30 points is more or less surprising at the beginning of this season. Charles Barkley even started to shout:
"Sheldon will be a strong contender for Rookie of the Year!"

Who made the No. 22 pick Greg Oden miss the first game of the season due to injury, and who made No. 7 Xiaodu shoot [-] of [-] in the first game...

Li Ke was running. On the defensive end, his opponent was the substitute stick Wells.

Therefore, before McGrady comes up, he can focus on offense.

The personal score broke 30 points. For Li Ke, a game that broke the personal scoring record is inevitable.

The rest depends on how many points he can raise his personal score to.

Is it 40 points?Or 50 points?
(End of this chapter)