I'm not really a role player

Chapter 189

"I don't think it was Shelton who defended against LeBron, but I admit that the Charlotte Bobcats were well prepared. They played a zone defense system similar to the Celtics' chain defense. Shelton defended against each other, but more importantly, it was Gerald Wallace and Shaq's rich level of defense and supplementary defense."

After sweating profusely all night, Le Bang returned to the hotel, habitually turned on the TV, and then searched for bath towels in the closet, ready to take a shower.

On the TV, the joint program of ESPN and TNT started again, summarizing the game that has ended today.

Le Bon stopped his movements because the topic on TV was closely related to him.

It was Skip Bayless who was expressing his opinion. After the game, after racking his brains, he finally came up with an idea to refute.

Lebron was obviously killed by the overall defense of the Bobcats, so what does it have to do with Li Ke? !

Did he say Skip Bayless wrong?No!
Lebron's eyes brightened too. That's right, the Bobcats' defense was piled up in front of him. It's normal to play like this. As for who is to blame for the 28-point defeat...

Skip Bayless on TV quickly had an answer:

"Obviously, the Cavaliers lost this game because their defense exploded. Look at the other game that was played at the same time. The Pistons also played badly offensively. After the whole game, they only scored 90 points, but their defense was even better. They limited the Wizards to less than 90 points, so..."

"So you think it's the Cavaliers' defense that's the problem, not their offense?"

McBrin's rhetorical question, Skip Bayless hesitated: "No, I just said that the Cavaliers' defensive problems are more fatal than their offense."

Therefore, the main pot belongs to Mike Brown, and the defense he trained has a big problem.

Of course, Mike Brown, who took the blame, would not watch such a boring show. On the night of the game, he was busy summing up the fiasco.

"To be honest, a fiasco is much better than a small loss. At least, the 28-point defeat has forced us to sink our boats."

McBrown made a joke, but none of his assistants could laugh out loud. The feeling of being cornered is actually not a good feeling.

"There is no problem with our position defense. The problem is that we can't stop the Bobcats' quick counterattack. Therefore, the inside combination of Ben and Zarunas is too slow. We have to substitute..."

Facing the Bobcats' powerful outside trio, Big Ben, Big Z, Varejao and Joe Smith, the four big insiders, can't play at the same time. Put one at the center position, and it's no problem to advance and retreat with the Sharks.

The problem is that the Cavaliers need a brand new fourth position: "We need a player who can reach the fourth position, defend and speed up to the counterattack of the Bobcats, at least to ensure that when we defend the counterattack, the backcourt will not be less defensive..."

McBrown paused and turned his gaze to several of his assistants, and Brendan Malone immediately gave feedback: "It can only be LeBron."

"It is indeed a good way to solve the defense by letting LeBron go to the fourth position, but the question is, will LeBron agree?"

The era of small ball has not yet arrived, so it is indeed a very risky move for a star player like Lebon to play the fourth position.

In particular, Lebron has assumed the responsibility of the Cavaliers' offense, and at this time when he is promoted to the fourth position, he needs to take care of defense at the same time. This will be a very severe test for Lebron.

But Mike Brown had no choice, he got up: "I went to LeBron to mention this, I believe he can understand."

……

"ESPN": "A 28-point victory, the Bobcats have a good start to the series!"

"Sports Illustrated": "It was crushed in the first game, and the Cavaliers are already in trouble."

"Charlotte Observer": "The first playoff win in team history, Charlotte ushered in the Bobcats era!"

"Sina Sports": "In the first playoff show, Li Ke scored 16 points, locked James, and led the team to a crushing victory over the Cavaliers!"

On the second day after the game, the headlines of the major media were as above.

As the side that beat the opponent wildly, the Bobcats will certainly not practice more after the game like the Cavaliers, or sum up urgently, or even burn the boat.

Li Ke'an rested steadily for the night, got up early the next morning, participated in the training of the breakfast club, and then read the above report.

Li Ke was quite satisfied with his playoff debut. The opponent's defensive focus was not on him, but from the beginning to the end, Lebron did not let him go. Li Ke relied on pure touch and occasional steals. Li Ke made 15 of 7 shots and scored 16 points. He also had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Of course, this is the data of the three quarters of the game. In the garbage time of the fourth quarter, Li Ke was willing to play and fight hard to give Lebang a blowout service.

But Sam Vincent didn't have that much courage, and certain unspoken rules of the NBA still need to be followed.

Even if it was Pao Ge's 58 miracle, the Nuggets on the opposite side followed these unspoken rules, but the Hornets in that game were all-round bad from the inside out, from the starter to the substitute.

Trailing by 38 points in three quarters, they only lost 5 points more than the Cavaliers in this game. In the fourth quarter, both sides were substitutes, and the Hornets lost another 20 points in a single quarter, which created the 58 miracle.

The first day after the game was considered a rest, but the team still got together and practiced freely, some practiced shooting, and some pushed two forces at low intensity in the weight room, each maintaining its own state.

After defeating the Cavaliers by a big score, a group of reporters gathered outside the Bobcats training hall, but from the beginning to the end, the Bobcats players, coaches and management were very quiet.

No one is willing to stand up and talk nonsense at this time, even if they have won a hand against the Cavaliers.

After all, the Cavaliers are just an ordinary playoff opponent, not their mortal enemy.

As for the Cavaliers on the opposite side, the 28-point defeat already made them lose face. At this time, no matter how stubborn the players and coaches are, it is impossible to stand up and say that the next game will definitely come back.

So Charlotte became quiet.

TNT, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times, the major media in North America turned their attention to other teams.

The playoffs played on the same day as the Bobcats was the Pistons vs. Wizards. The two teams entangled until the end of the game. In the end, relying on a more solid defense, the Pistons narrowly beat the Wizards with a score of 90 to 86 and 4 points.

Then came the second night of the playoffs, three games in one day.

The Celtics easily won the 76ers. In the face of absolute strength, it is absolutely impossible for the black eight to appear. In this game, the 76ers couldn't even beat the Celtics.

The Hornets killed the Lone Ranger, and the big deal to introduce Kidd seemed useless. The driver's performance was not bad with 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the SVP game.

The domestic fans who were still rejoicing at the Bobcats' victory over the Cavaliers the night before, also witnessed the Rockets losing to the Jazz at home this night...

On the third night, it was still three games.

The Lakers killed the Nuggets, and Kobe scored 32 points, but the biggest contributor to the win was Jia Sao. He scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks. He ushered in his first personal victory in the playoffs.

The Magic easily defeated the Raptors, and Emeka Okafor was abused by the same World of Warcraft again. The gap in the pick is a big difference.

And in the end, the Spurs and the Suns had a tough fight.

Michael Finley hit a game-tying [-] in regulation, then Barbosa missed the game-winning game and the game went into overtime.

Then at the last moment of the first overtime, the same scenario played out again. Duncan's three-pointer equalized the score again. In the last 3 seconds, Dior's lore was missed, and the game entered the second overtime.

At the last moment, the plot was reversed, Nash's three-pointer equalized the score, but on the Spurs' side, Manu Ginobili's 2-pointer hit, and the Spurs took the lead again.

In the last 1.8 seconds, Nash's lore three-pointer missed, and the Spurs won the longest game.

The first game of the eight-match series between the East and the West has all been played, and the second game is staged——

The Time Warner Center was once again full, and the Bobcats, who remained unchanged in response to all changes, met the Cavaliers, who were desperate and made great changes.

(End of this chapter)