I'm not really a role player

Chapter 124
In the second quarter, Li Ke was a little more determined, shooting 7 of 3 shots and scoring 8 points.

He made 15 of 7 shots and 19 points in the halftime. For Li Ke, who "aspires" to be the iron king for two months, it is obviously a good shooting percentage and halftime scoring.

"With 19 points in the half, Li Ke played against Biao Anthony and Iverson. This game is wonderful!"

During the halftime break, although the Bobcats were behind, Director Zhang was elated. He quickly thought of the last game: "In the last game against the Pistons, Li Ke also scored 30 points. Counting this one, he has played two consecutive good games..."

"It's a pity that we didn't win the last game."

"..."

The commentary was discussing, but in the locker room, the Bobcats had to face a situation of falling behind at halftime.

Not much behind, but the problem is that this is not much behind.

If they were far behind, then they would have resigned themselves to their fate and just continued to fight step by step.

But if you are not far behind, the chance to win will come, and the long-lost tension will immediately fill everyone's brain.

"At the end of the half, we were only 4 points behind. We still have a whole second half, but we can't let the situation develop like this. In the second quarter, we defended Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson very successfully, but we gave Kenyon Martin and JR Smith too many opportunities..."

Sam Vincent was rambling, Li Ke was wandering in the sky, and his personal performance in the first half was not bad, but obviously, a good performance is not enough to beat a strong team like the Nuggets.

teammate?

To be honest, there is nothing to count on, even Boss Hua is the kind of master who can only add icing on the cake.

You have to rely on yourself, there is only one way. In the second half, try to participate in every wave of the Bobcats' offense.

In this way of fighting, Li Ke was able to find opportunities in every wave of offense, but the problem brought about was that his physical fitness was tested.

During the 15-minute intermission, people came and went in the Pepsi Center. When the game resumed, the stands on both sides were full of fans again.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers, the second half of the game began.

"The commercial time is over, the game is finally back, look at the second half of the contest, the opening ball belongs to the Bobcats, Felton's possession..."

Fei Dun controlled the ball to the frontcourt, Li Ke went out to catch the ball, and Lao Ai followed him every step of the way. He just ran around and didn't have any chances.

So, with a pick-and-roll, Anthony Carter immediately switched defenses with Lao Ai, but Fatton accelerated for a while, shaking his fat body, separated Lao Ai with his elbow, and rushed to the basket for a layup, but was interrupted by Camby.

With a bang, the basketball hit the frame and popped out.

Li Ke frowned: "Raymond, give me the next ball!"

Then, on the defensive end, Melon played singles, and after a sudden pass, Kenyon Martin on the inside received the ball and failed to try to take off, and then missed a very reluctant layup.

The Lynx's offense was just like what Li Ke had requested before. As soon as he came out of the baseline, Li Ke received a pass from Fatton. The timing of the pass was mediocre. Fortunately, Walter Herman gave a screen

Li Ke used his crappy ball control to pass the screen, and it was a three-pointer when he pulled it up!
"Li Ke's three-pointer is here!"

Director Zhang yelled, but the basketball slammed out of the frame with a bang.

In the Nuggets' offense, Lao Ai hit another one. Facing Li Ke's defense, he made a breakthrough, and passed halfway through the breakthrough.

Anthony Carter, who has only made one shot so far in this game, caught the ball and made a three-pointer that was considered a chance
With a bang, he didn't enter either.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides began to hammer each other, and the sound of banging and clanging was endless. Fortunately, the fans in the Pepsi Center made a lot of noise, and this series of hammering sounds would not be so harsh.

Until the second minute and 33 seconds of the third quarter, Melon scored a mid-range shot, ending the iron fight between the two sides.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ke also scored a three-pointer, successfully closing the score for the Bobcats.

After that, the two teams fought again...

In the second half, whether it was the Bobcats or the Nuggets, their hands were completely cold. The basket seemed to be covered with a cover, and they couldn't make any shots.

For the Bobcats, this is good news.

"The brigade can't score any more points. If the fight continues like this, the Bobcats will have a chance!"

Yu Jia saw this with sharp eyes. The offense that the Nuggets are best at is no longer working, and the score is biting, which is a good thing for the Bobcats.

Li Ke on the court also gradually discovered this. He couldn't score and the score couldn't be opened.

He immediately gave up his original idea of ​​a decisive battle in the third quarter, and started to fight for two or three rounds, followed by another two or three rounds.

Generally speaking, this is the correct way for the main players in the NBA to play. No player can last more than 30 minutes or even 10 minutes of high-intensity offense and defense, except for a few abnormalities such as a certain subject.

Of course, Li Ke is not in this range. Since the third quarter has been unable to decide the victory, then he has to save his energy and save it for the fourth quarter.

Bang, bang, bang...

In the crazy blacksmithing battle, the third quarter came to an end.

In this section, Li Ke shot 6 of 2, with a 33.3% shooting rate, which was quite dismal.

But the Nuggets were not much better. In the third quarter, the score between the Bobcats and the Nuggets was 19 to 17. In this quarter, the Bobcats got back 2 points.

75 to 77, when the game entered the fourth quarter, the Bobcats trailed by two points on the road...

Then came the opening of the fourth quarter. Sam Vincent and George Karl replaced the main players in tacit understanding, allowing the substitutes to fight for a few minutes.

Of course, the Bobcats are not pure substitutes. They cannot beat the Nuggets with a thick bench lineup. Sam Vincent put Boss Hua on the court and maintained the overall strength of the lineup.

With only 7 minutes and 43 seconds left in the game, it was Sam Vincent who called the timeout first.

There was no way, even with the addition of a boss Hua, the Bobcats were still playing very hard, and on the bench, Li Ke and Fei Dun had enough rest time, so he waved his hand and switched back to the main force.

"It's timed out. The Bobcats made a substitution first. Then look at the Nuggets. George Karl's reaction is not slow. Carmelo Anthony is about to play. Iverson should take a rest!"

Both sides made substitutions at the same time. On the Bobcats side, after a wave of substitutions, the lineup on the field directly became point guard Felton, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Gerald Wallace, power forward Lao Du and center Okafor.

As for the Nuggets, they have a solid bench lineup and they are not in a hurry to switch back to Iverson. The five-man team on the field is Anthony Carter, JR, Melon, Kenyon Martin and Camby.

"After this wave of timeouts, the decisive stage of this game will kick off ahead of schedule..."

It was a little too early for the decisive battle of more than 7 minutes, but the score of 81 to 86 did have a risk of widening the point difference. Of course, for the Bobcats, there is a high probability that they will be widened because they are behind by 5 points.

……

The timeout ends and the game restarts.

"In the Bobcats' round, Felton controlled the ball... Li Ke came out from the inside again, and there was almost no change in his style of play, just catch the ball and shoot!"

bang...

"Hey, I still haven't entered, Li Ke has to find a hand!"

Director Zhang sighed heavily, "At this time, blacksmithing is too fatal!"

"Let's look at the defense..."

Yu Jia interrupted. On the court, the Nuggets grabbed the rebound and quickly rushed towards the Bobcats' backcourt like a tide.

Li Ke took the initiative to apply for a defense change: "Gerald, I will defend Melo!"

In this way, after the three quarters of the game, Melon felt Li Ke's muscles full of strength again.

At the critical moment, Melon stopped those babbling nonsense, caught the ball and asked for a pick-and-roll.

Pick-and-rolls are naturally fine, but Li Ke felt that his sarcasm couldn't be late: "Hey, actress, what about the agreed one-on-one?"

Melon didn't say a word, and when Kenyon Martin was in place, he rushed out in one step.

Of course, Lao Du can't guard against Melon. Not only does this guy have a super high EQ, but he is also quite self-aware on the court.

Facing the impact of Melon, he did not switch defenses, but took a step back to delay.

Waiting for Li Ke to bypass the cover, he followed Kenyon Martin who was on the bottom.

"The Bobcats defend the pick-and-roll beautifully. Anthony failed to bypass Li Ke's defense, but he has already charged!"

Melon never thought of breaking through Li Ke's defense with a pick-and-roll. From the beginning, all he wanted was a space to rush up.

After rushing two steps, Melon made a sudden stop, trying to shake off Li Ke, who was in a hurry to keep up.

Unexpectedly, Li Ke also stopped, this is the reaction of the top single defender, he realized that the melon will not continue to hit the ball.

Because on the other side, Boss Hua, who is not under so much defensive pressure, is ready to help defend.

"Emergency stop jump shot, Li Ke's defense has caught up!"

Clang!
Director Zhang heaved a sigh of relief at the sound of iron striking: "Fortunately, we managed to defend against it, so we are still behind by 5 points. The Bobcats still have a chance!"

Thinking about it carefully, if Melon scored this goal, it would be 7 points behind. From 5 points to 7 points, the feeling is completely different.

5 points is the difference between the two balls, two waves of offense and defense will come back, and 7 points, if the pursuit is not smooth, it may be stretched to double digits in one wave...

Boss Hua grabbed the rebound and was not in a hurry to fight back.

This is a very correct approach. When playing against some teams, counterattack is a sharp weapon, but against a team with a high score like the Nuggets, if the pace is too fast, the Bobcats may be hurt instead.

There is no counterattack, only a slow half-court offense and defense.

Although he smashed an iron after returning from a timeout, Li Ke still chose to believe in himself, and made the same corner, and this time it was Boss Hua who passed the ball.

Li Ke is closely followed by JR Smith. Compared with Lao Ai, JR's defensive enthusiasm is much lower, or perhaps, when facing Li Ke, he is not so strong in fighting spirit.

Therefore, he took a step slower, and when he rushed beyond the three-point line, Li Ke had already jumped up.

Swish-!
The clear and crisp sound of wiping the net sounded out of nowhere.

"Come in!"

"Finally in!"

In the broadcast room of Yangwu, Yu Jia excitedly waved his fist, and Director Zhang's voice was quite relieved.

A three-pointer was hit, but the score became 84 to 86, and the Bobcats were still 2 points behind.

But for the Bobcats, from 5 points to 2 points, the critical situation they faced immediately changed...

George Karl's reaction was surprisingly fast. The moment Li Ke hit a three-pointer, he directly made a pause gesture.

"Allen, it's your turn. It's still the same. You go to guard the No. 8 rookie and don't let him shoot the ball!"

"OK, George!"

After the timeout, Iverson reappeared.

But for the Nuggets' offense, it was Melon who received the basketball. Li Ke's defense did not change back, and he continued to mark Melon.

Facing Li Ke's defense, Melon asked for another pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll was opened, he found the right time and passed the ball to Kenyon Martin.

The No. 00 pick in [-] faced Lao Du, took the ball and rushed two steps, and put the ball into the basket.

"The Nuggets are very tenacious. Kenyon Martin scored 2 points, 88 to 84, and the gap in the score widened to 4 points."

The Bobcats' offense, Lao Ai, who had just played, faced Li Ke.

However, Li Ke went out from the bottom corner exactly the same way, rushed to the top of the arc, received the ball without any change... dry pull... shot!
Throughout the whole process, Lao Ai's defense kept up.

After jumping up, Li Ke only had the basket in his eyes!

Swish-!
The noisy Pepsi Center was immediately quiet for a moment.

"Hey, it's coming in again!"

In the broadcast room of Central Five, director Zhang was excited, "Li Ke found his touch and hit two consecutive three-pointers. Hehe, the Nuggets are going to have a headache now. They have two consecutive three-pointers. They have to think about whether Iverson's defense is enough."

Off the court, George Karl frowned.

There was no problem with Iverson's defense. He followed closely from the beginning to the end, but the problem was that Li Ke himself was a head taller than Iverson, and his jumping was a little bit better than the current old Ai. Although his wingspan was short, but for three-pointers, the influence of wingspan was negligible. The most important thing was the height of the line of sight.

But when Li Ke's line of sight was far higher than Lao Ai's, Lao Ai's defense was almost useless.

On the court, Lao Ai had to pay back the Nuggets' offense.

But his breakthrough was cut off midway by Li Ke, who had already returned, and he was forced to pass the ball. JR, who received the ball, seemed to have a convulsion, and faced Felton's defense and made a three-pointer.

But there was a clang sound, and the iron struck.

"Okafor, the rebound belongs to him, pass the ball!"

Director Zhang urged excitedly, and when the basketball appeared in Fei Dun's hands, he continued to shout: "Counterattack and counterattack, give the ball to Li Ke!"

Fei Dun seemed to have heard Director Zhang shouting. Of course, the more important thing was that Li Ke, who was counterattacking, rushed to the left and kept reaching for the ball.

"The ball was passed... Li Ke... Hey, he just made a three-pointer!"

Swish-!
"The ball has been scored!"

"The score is overtaken!"

The broadcast room of Central Five seemed to be contracted by director Zhang, Yu Jia couldn't grab the conversation at all, and only heard director Zhang shouting excitedly.

On the court, at the moment when the score was overtaken, Li Ke raised his hands high to welcome boos from the Pepsi Center.

"Three three-pointers in a row, Sheldon took over the game!"

"It reminds me of that Halloween game, when Shelton made 7 consecutive mid-range shots in the fourth quarter to win the game."

"In this game, he changed his method. He scored three consecutive points, as if he wanted to win the game!"

On the court, there is the confident Li Ke. He has already made a shot with a fiery touch like the wind!

　There will be more later, don't wait if you are not staying up late
　　
　
(End of this chapter)