I'm not really a role player

Chapter 182 The Shroud of the Home Whistleblower
The fourth game of the season between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers is an away game, so the Cavaliers actually have a little advantage.

It is not accurate to say "at all". Home court advantage can be big or small. When it is big, it can directly control a game. For example: Lakers vs. Kings G02 in the 6 playoffs.

Another example, the game in front of you——

The game had just started, and the old shark and the big Z rookie pecked each other for a jump ball to decide the winner, and the Bobcats got the opening ball.

Lao Ai controlled the ball all the way forward, made a change of direction outside the three-point line, passed Delonte West in an instant, and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

Immediately after the knight's counterattack, facing Li Ke's defense, Le Bang also strode forward, speeding up three or two steps with his elbows sideways, just when Li Ke was about to stop Le Bang who was sprinting with all his strength.

Beep!
The referee's whistle blew.

Li Ke's first reaction was that Le Bang walked away.

But when he turned his head, what he saw was that the referee grabbed the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, and the palm of his right hand was aimed at himself...

"Me? Foul?"

Li Ke was full of disbelief, and Sam Vincent on the sidelines also spread his hands.

The referee nodded to confirm: "Block the foul!"

"Depend on!"

Li Ke could only spread his hands, and there was nothing he could do.

This involves the issue of the penalty scale. After the HandCheck rule is cancelled, the referee has the right to call a foul as long as the defensive player makes a little effort.

In Le Bang's first attack, Li Ke's defense was the same as usual, completely close to the body, and he was sure to get started.

If the defense does not allow hands-on, what is the meaning of the wingspan data to the defensive players?

Speaking of which, it is not the players who really benefit the most from canceling HandCheck, but the referees. Without HandCheck, the referee has more room to manipulate the game.

Just like this game, the opening whistle directly set the tone of the game.

Because it was a blocking foul and did not involve shooting, the number of fouls was also the first in the opening game. Therefore, there were no free throws, and some were just the Cavaliers' sideline serve.

Taking advantage of this serving time, Sam Vincent walked to the sidelines and reminded: "The whistle is tight, blah!"

On the sideline, Wallis Zebiak drives the ball out, and it's LeBron who catches it.

With huge strides, Le Bang made another breakthrough. Li Ke didn't dare to touch the ball. He moved his hands up and down, avoiding Le Bang, and blocked it for a moment by leaning on his body, but was passed by Le Bang's acceleration and change of direction.

After passing Li Ke, there was a wide area in front of Le Bang. The big Z stuck the old shark, and the second Hua was dragged to the weak side corner by Szczerbiak.

That's the tone of the game.

Li Ke actually wanted to spread his hands. The defensive player didn't reach out, but the offensive player could bend his elbow. How can he defend against this?
If the defense can't defend, it can only be found on the offensive end.

In the Bobcats' round, Lao Ai also made a breakthrough. Delonte West, who was defending against him, stretched out his hand, but he still couldn't stop Lao Ai from breaking through alone, and succeeded in throwing.

The referee didn't blow Delonte West's reaching out. Although the goal was scored, Lao Ai spread his hands and complained: "He stretched out his hand, isn't this a foul?"

Of course the referee was indifferent. If it was a foul, it would be 2+1. This foul must not be given.

Turning around, the Cavaliers' attack, or Lebron's, accelerated, straight-forward breakthrough...

In this round, the Bobcats had already made adjustments. The second Hua lost Szczerbiak and ran over to flank him.

And then, LeBron's classic jumping and throwing the ball out...

Not to mention, Lebon's ability to distribute the ball outward is the top in the league. With one jump and one pass, he directly found the open Wallis Zebiak.

With a bang, Szczerbiak failed Lebron's trust and smashed the iron with an open shot.

Like Delonte West, Wallis Zebiak, who also came from the Sonics, was fine before going to Cleveland, averaging 13.1 points per game, shooting 46% from the field and 42.8% from three-pointers.

As a result, when it came to the Cavaliers, the scoring fell to 8.2 points, the shooting percentage was as low as 35.9%, and the three-point shooting percentage was only 36.5%.

But it is such a poor outside shooter, the Cavaliers can only continue to reuse, because they really can't find a better one.

That's why the Cavaliers struggled so much this regular season.

Szczerbiak's three-pointer missed, the old shark protected the rebound, the Bobcats counterattacked, and it was Lao Ai's breakthrough. This time Delonty West extended his hand greatly.

Relying on the entanglement of the body and the interference of the arms, Delonte West defended the next one.

Then Lao Ai complained again: "Hey, Mr. Referee, he stretched out his hand, this is a foul!"

This time Lao Ai complained a bit too much, the referee shook his head and explained: "No, this is just a normal defense."

Lao Ai was instantly unhappy: "What are you talking about, this is a normal defense? Then what happened to Shelton's opening defense?"

The referee had a cold face, and there was no explanation, only a warning: "If you say one more word, you will be charged with a technical foul."

What is Lao Ai's temper?Temper!
He must not be used to this group of referees. He didn't take warnings or anything seriously.

But Li Ke stopped him: "Forget it, Alan, we have to win this game!"

This game is still very important for the Bobcats. If they lose the game, the Cavaliers will draw with the Bobcats, which is not the end of the day for the Bobcats.

But if the Bobcats win this game, and the gap between wins is widened to two games, the fourth place will be completely secured.

Therefore, what tempted the Bobcats was actually the two-game lead after winning this game.

And if Lao Ai refuses to let go at this time, the referee will immediately give him a technical foul.

It is impossible to expect the referee to restrain their bias because of this technical offender.

If things like side calls can be solved by complaining twice and applying for a technical foul, the Kings in 02 would not sit back and watch the referee call them 20 fouls in the last quarter.

The only function of the old Ai Shen being the technical offender is to help the opponent score an extra point.

Then there is no need, so Li Ke stopped Lao Ai, and at the same time, he began to ponder.

The scales before and after this are different, and there is actually another possibility, that is, the foul at the beginning of the game may have been misjudged by the referee.

This kind of possibility still exists, but it is not big, because the referee will look for opportunities to make up for the general misjudgment in the next few rounds.

But looking at the posture of the last two rounds, not only did the referee fail to make amends, on the contrary, he got more and more biased...

Even so, Li Ke decided to try the referee's standards again.

Of course, he can't try it, he has already committed a foul once, and if he comes again, he has to go down and rest.

So, Li Ke called Hua's second son: "Gerald, you will go face-to-face later!"

Hua No. [-] nodded. The Cavaliers' offense quickly swept through, and they were still two points behind. Lebron's gap in the opening game hadn't been fully opened yet, so Lebron had to play the ball himself.

At the top of the arc in the frontcourt, Lebron was in control of the ball, and he had already discovered that Li Ke had been replaced by Gerald Wallace to defend him.

But the way of attack remained the same. After a breakthrough, the second Hua opened his teeth and claws, but the referee's whistle was stifled.

Just when Li Kezhen was able to think that the foul in the opening game was just a misjudgment, Le Bang threw the shot against Hua's second...

With a beep, it's late but arrived!

This time it was Hua No. [-] who couldn't hold back. He was different from Li Ke. He didn't think so much. He just felt that his defense had always been like this, and no one had ever called him a foul. Therefore, Hua No. [-] rushed up immediately and questioned the referee face to face.

Li Ke, who wanted to stop but was too late, put his hands on his hips, but Lao Ai, who became sensible at this moment, was the first to rush over and grabbed Hua's second son: "Forget it, Gerald, this foul is for them!"

The referee blew the second whistle, but it still rang.

Beep!
"Technical foul, given, this..."

In the commentary seat of TNT, Kenny Smith frowned, a little speechless.

The Cavaliers reached out, no problem, the Bobcats reached out, and it was immediately a foul.

The whistle is not biased, as long as anyone is willing to see it, anyone can see it.

But even if it is a commentary, it is impossible to criticize the league's whistle problem in front of the camera.

They can only say in a vague way: "This game is very difficult for the Bobcats..."

Yes, the Bobcats are very difficult, a technical offender, plus an additional penalty, and the throw that LeBron has already scored before.

In one round, the Cavaliers scored 4 points, and the score directly completed the overtake.

"It's 6 to 4, let's see how the Bobcats play this ball."

Under the basket, Lao Sha was also a little angry, without his old hippie smile, Lao Ai lost one, and he just sat down and took the ball in his hands.

Rolling over the big Z, he turned around, looking like he was about to make a move, but in the end he continued to bury his head, and hit a turn and breakthrough that he hadn't hit for a long time.

Big Z couldn't turn around in time, facing an empty basket, Lao Sha jumped up, with a loud bang, barely dunked but succeeded in a heavy dunk!
"6 to 6, the score continues to bite!"

In the Cavaliers' round, Li Ke and Hua's second defense switched back again.

The main reason is that Li Ke's single defense is better, and Hua Lao Er's complementary defense is stronger. Li Ke's single defense and Hua Lao Er's auxiliary defense are the best choices.

This is not Sam Vincent's adjustment, but the self-adjustment of the five Bobcats.

Lebron made a breakthrough and scored another goal. This time, it was Delonty West who received the ball.

Although the self-adjustment of the Bobcats' five players limited Lebron, there were also more openings on the perimeter.

Sam Vincent knew that at this time, it was time for him to act.

However, he glanced at the score and decided to endure...

With this endurance, he endured until the first official timeout of the game.

"The official timeout, the score is 18 to 11, and the Cavaliers at home are leading by 7 points..."

In half a quarter, the Cavaliers lead by 7 points, and the Cavaliers still own the ball after the timeout, which is already a huge gap.

But Kenny Smith said: "The Bobcats have performed very well. They are very tenacious. Let's see what changes they can make after the official suspension..."

Speaking of which, during this half of the quarter, the whistle was still very biased, but everyone in the Bobcats restrained themselves, especially Li Ke and Hua Er, who had already committed fouls.

Even so, after a pause, Sam Vincent still announced: "Gerald, you have fouled twice. For safety, you should come down and rest first. Shelton goes to the third position, and Dai Quinn comes on."

No. [-] Hua had no objection. To put it bluntly, the Cavaliers' flanks could provide a threat to the Bobcats, and there was only one Lebron. What he provided on the court was only assistance and supplementary defense.

"Our second and third positions can no longer be missed, so, Dai Quinn, your task is to stare at your people. To defend LeBron James, we use zone flanking. Chris, the mid-range flanking will be handed over to you. Shaq, the close-range flanking will be handed over to you."

Finally, Sam Vincent turned to Li Ke: "Sheldon, don't reach out, we don't need you to reach out."

Li Ke nodded. In fact, he wanted to give Sam Vincent a thumbs up.

This wave of adjustments by Sam Vincent actually found Lebon's weakness. Lebon is good at passing inside and outside, but Lebon is not so good at passing inside and outside. This is why he abolished the inside.

Sam Vincent's adjustment liberated the Bobcats' perimeter defense. Although the interior defense has been correspondingly increased, but look at the two interiors that the Cavaliers started in this game, Joe Smith and Big Z, so what if you give them the ball?
"Okay, guys, don't give up on this game. The whistle is on the wrong side. The game is not over. We are only behind by 7 points. There are still three and a half quarters before the end of the game. Seven points behind is nothing. We can turn this game over!"

The chicken soup was sprinkled flat, but these words were more about stabilizing the morale of the army.

After a pause, the game restarts.

In the Cavaliers' round, Lebron came running with the ball.

He had a good time in this game, and it was the first time he brutalized Li Ke on the offensive end.

He still remembered that in the first game he played against Li Ke, he was defended terribly by Li Ke. Although the score was not low and the shooting percentage was [-]%, the [-]% shooting percentage was actually achieved by taking advantage of Li Ke's absence.

In the second game, he was defended with a 2907. In the third game, his mid-range shot was rare and the score was not low.

Among the three games, none was as hearty as this one.

Flying like lightning, with a breakthrough, Li Ke couldn't stop him at all!
But a change occurred soon after the timeout. Li Ke chased back and tightly entangled Lebron. Chris Humphries rushed out on the inside and gave a pincer attack.

Facing the flanking attack, the unusually reasonable Lebon looked for opportunities to pass the ball.

Lebon's ability to spot opportunities is still very strong. He saw Joe Smith who was deeper in the frontcourt at first glance, and immediately passed a ground pass.

But... snap!
The basketball hit the ground, but a pair of big yellow hands suddenly appeared, taking the basketball away...

"broken!"

"Sheldon, with the cooperation of the pincer defense, he completed the steal!"

Turning around to fight back, Le Bang waved his arms and blocked Li Ke.

There was a beep, the referee blew the whistle at this time...

(End of this chapter)