I'm not really a role player

Chapter 193 The Rocket That Always Disappoints

By the time the Bobcats beat the Cavaliers 4-1, three of the eight-game playoff series between the East and West had ended.

In addition to the Bobcats, the Celtics and Lakers swept their opponents.

Immediately afterwards, with a total score of 4 to 1, the Raptors were also overthrown by the Magic.

In order of priority, the 76ers, Nuggets, Cavaliers and Raptors are out one after another.

But what's really interesting is that from the beginning of the Heat that didn't make the playoffs to the Nuggets, Cavaliers, and Raptors, the four representatives of the 03 Platinum Generation, Wade, Melon, LeBron, and Bosh, have all been out.

"03 Platinum Generation? 03 Disappointing Generation!"

No brick reporter mentioned this, and Li Ke noticed this because the Raptors and Nuggets are more or less related to the Bobcats.

Even though Okafor was traded from the Bobcats, the Raptors still haven't been able to do magic. Of course, this is not surprising. Just think about the few Magic games Okafor played in the Bobcats.

The same is true for the Nuggets. The four-way deal replaced Ai with Artest, which saved the defense, but still failed to save their playoffs.

The four games against the Lakers were quite fierce. With Artest, they restricted Kobe very well, but the problem is that they couldn't deal with his sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law, who averaged 24.5 points, 9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 blocks in four games, dominated the restricted area composed of Kenyon Martin, Camby and Nene.

That is, these two games, plus a Lebang who was defeated head-on by him, Li Ke clearly realized that in this year's playoffs, the 03 Platinum generation is over.

Except for Li Ke, the only ones who can realize this are the 03 generation themselves.

Guagua, who lost the game first, made a phone call to Wade, who had already started his vacation. Then came the news that the Cavaliers had been killed by the Bobcats.

But he was really right, because there will be the Olympics in August, and the four of Gianweiguabo don't have much time for vacation.

In the end, Lebron rejected Guagua: "Vacation? Melo, you were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. How can you survive this vacation?"

"But the season is over, what else can you do if you don't take a vacation?"

"train!"

The two of Weigua scolded Lebang for pretending to be aggressive, but they shouted: "You can't pretend to be alone."

Even Bosh, who was the last one out, appeared in Houston at the same time.

"I didn't expect that we would get together after one round of this playoffs."

"No, to be precise, we haven't even finished a round yet."

"This season has been a failure."

What further stimulated the four of them was the first round of the playoffs where the winners and losers would be determined one after another.

The Hornets killed the Lone Ranger, and Chris Cannon posted a Facebook page showing them celebrating their victory.

"This guy from CP3 made it to the second round..."

"I declare that he is no longer our good brother."

"From the very beginning, he wasn't. He was our younger brother. Don't forget, he was in 05, and we were both in 03."

"Wait, we are all from 03? The so-called Platinum Generation were all eliminated in the first round of the playoffs!"

"Fortunately, no media found this out, otherwise we would be ridiculed by the crowd."

The Spurs also defeated the Suns 4-1. Although there was no such thing as running and bombing the team in exchange for an old shark, selling Sean Marion for a Jason Richardson was also a weakening for the Suns.

Of course, the biggest weakening was sending Kurt Thomas away in order to save money and post draft picks at the beginning of the season.

In last season's playoffs, Kurt Thomas was able to limit Duncan a little bit. This season, Stoudemire can only watch Duncan, who is showing off his power, innocently.

The first round of the last playoffs in the Eastern Conference was the Pistons vs. Wizards. The two teams reached Game 4. In the end, the Pistons defeated the Wizards with a total score of 2-[-].

The second-round matchups in the Eastern Conference will all be released. Bobcats vs. Celtics, Pistons vs. Magic. In the words of Bill Simmons: "The intensity of the Eastern Conference playoffs has finally caught up."

Yes, that's right, the first round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference was almost all one-sided and no suspense.

But in the second round, it's hard to say who will win this match.

The last first-round playoff game in the West is the Rockets vs. Jazz.

A little different from history, Dayao played in this playoffs.

But Dayao's absence does not affect the disappointment of the Rockets.

Just like in history, as soon as the series came up, the Rockets lost two home games first, then pulled a difficult and dangerous away game, and then sent another game immediately.

They were directly beaten 1-3 in the fourth game. As far as this playoffs are concerned, no die-hard Rockets fans can stand it anymore.

The fifth game came back to life, and the desperate situation was pulled, and the sixth game collapsed directly.

With a total score of 2 to 4, the Rockets made another first-round tour.

……

Charlotte, Li Ke has just been notified——

"Sheldon, get ready, before the second round of the playoffs, the league will award you the best rookie trophy, and the team will hold a press conference for you."

Li Ke's first reaction was whether the trophy is still double this time.

"Same as the All-Star rookie game, two trophies?"

The press officer who notified Li Ke nodded: "That's right, one for you and one for KD."

"I'll know as soon as I step on the horse!"

Although on the surface, Li Ke is a little dissatisfied with this result, sharing the honor again and again, even individuals will feel unhappy.

But weighing the pros and cons, Li Ke knows that he will benefit from such a result in the future, and now, he will not suffer.

Obviously, in the matter of the best rookie, the league played tricks.

Following the idea of ​​Li Ke and Xiao Du jointly winning the MOP of the NCAA Final Four, they continued to closely connect Li Ke and Xiao Du, good college friends, when they arrived in the NBA.

From sharing the rookie game MVP trophy on the All-Star Weekend, to the two almost winning the Rookie of the Month this season, and now sharing the honor of the Rookie of the Month.

And the data performance of the rookie season that is not much different.

The rookie seasons of Li Ke and Xiao Du can almost be said to be a mirror copy of the east and west. It cannot be said to be exactly the same, but it can only be said to be the same.

Therefore, it is inevitable that in the future, as long as Xiao Du is mentioned, people will think of Li Ke, and when Li Ke is mentioned, people will also think of Xiao Du.

He and Xiao Du will become a very classic pair of opponents, a bit like Big Bird and Magician, and even in some respects, they are more legendary than Big Bird and Magician.

If Lebron is the next Jordan designated by David Stern, then Li Ke and Xiao Du are the next Big Bird and Magician respectively, and there will be no shortage of corresponding praise.

Thinking about it carefully, when Xiao Du in the previous life got the nickname of Jin Lun Punishment King, it was when David Stern was in office, and it was not Adam Silver's coquettish operation.

This also reflects from the side that Xiao Du is actually popular.

Li Ke has become Xiao Du's classic opponent, and of course he will be praised.

"Attacking with the ball has to be on the agenda!"

If you want to be praised by the league, the prerequisites are your ball handling and your breakthrough!

Therefore, Li Ke, who has not attacked with the ball until now, is not even qualified to be praised. It is imminent to improve his offensive ability with the ball. On the other hand, this thing cannot be rushed.

Because of anxiety, Lao Ai's friendliness and Guagua's hostility can't break through 80 immediately.

……

Just when Li Ke was about to win the best rookie trophy, David Falk told Li Ke: "The Rockets are out, and now you are the only Chinese player in the playoffs."

From the looks of it, David Falk is happy.

Li Ke shook his head, of course he knew why David Falk was happy.

In the playoffs, the Rockets stretched their hips again. No matter how patient the domestic fans are, they can't bear the Rockets tormenting fans like a king of torture every year. The little patience that started with Dayao's worth has long since been exhausted.

The birth of Li Ke provided another choice for this group of domestic fans.

Especially in the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats brutally abused the Cavaliers, and Li Ke also defended against Lebron who had no temper at all. This made the domestic fans feel: So it feels so good to win the playoffs!
The Rockets next door are disappointing again, no matter how you look at it, it is disgusting.

The Rockets are disgusting, Dayao must be affected by this, and he loses fans like crazy. Isn't Li Ke the one who benefits?
After thinking about it, Li Ke took out his mobile phone, opened the text message box, edited it for a while, and sent a text message that he thought twice.

"I've been training. I just saw the news. Brother Yao, come on. If you fail this year, come back next year."

Although Li Ke's original intention was to comfort, Dayao obviously did not reply to Li Ke's text message.

In the ear, David Falk also gave Li Ke a suggestion: "Sheldon, I think we should give it a push. This is a good opportunity for you to rule the basketball fan circle on the other side of the ocean!"

Li Ke thought for a while and made a decision: "Call Tai Lun and let the domestic side take action."

To be honest, Li Ke's approach is a bit dark.

But he has another consideration. He wants to save Dayao. Strictly speaking, he only has one season left in his career.

Dayao is not the kind of person who can easily listen to others. Li Ke persuaded Dayao not to hang himself on the tree with a crooked neck like Rocket, but Dayao firmly believed that he was bound to Rocket, and he did not want to leave or dare to leave.

Therefore, verbal comfort and persuasion can no longer prevent Dayao from going to destruction.

Then Li Ke might as well go to the bottom of the boat: let Dayao feel the crisis of being about to be destroyed first.

Think about it, when Li Ke's team relied on their better playoff results, they stepped up their efforts in the domestic fan market, making Dayao lose fans and increase their own fans.

Dayao has lost countless fans, and the most important commercial value of the Yao team has shrunk rapidly. Under such circumstances, will Dayao still hug the rocket, a raft that is about to sink?
No, obviously not!
"If I were Dayao, facing this situation, my first choice would be to put pressure on the management and ask Mogou to increase his signings, but Artest has already gone to the Nuggets, and Mogou has no targets, so I can only let the second choice go out and leave the team..."

(End of this chapter)