I'm not really a role player

Chapter 200 The Celtics Who Persisted in Exploding (Happy New Year)

The public opinion throughout North America was wrapped up in "racial discrimination (racial discrimination)", and no one even paid attention to the game itself.

Despite boos and abuse from the audience, Li Ke scored 44 points and gave a strong response.

This should have been blown up, but the headlines were all "racial discrimination", and Li Ke's 44 points were secondary.

Although the media reporters ignored the game itself, the coaching staff of the two teams who were playing the game would not.

Boston, Celtics practice facility.

"The home court is empty until the end of the playoffs, and the fine is 500 million US dollars. These penalties cannot directly affect us. In G2, we need to make some changes on the basis of G1."

Whether it is an empty field or a huge ticket, it cannot affect the game itself.

But for the Celtics, the defeat in the first game was beyond their expectations, and the tactical arrangements before the start of the series needed to be overthrown and restarted.

"Sheldon Lee, his counterattack is too sharp."

Tom Thibodeau was very straightforward, pointing out Li Ke, the hot spot they didn't expect.

"We even sent Tony to follow up the whole court, but we still couldn't stop him. 44 points in a single game in the playoffs. What kind of concept is this? He blew up our defense with his own strength."

Thibodeau attaches great importance to defense, and Rivers is also very clear that the Celtics' biggest reliance is not the so-called Big Three, but Thibodeau's chain defense.

But now, in front of Li Ke, the chain defense is useless, which requires the Celtics to make a choice.

"Abandon the chain defense, and we also play one big and four small?"

……

The same is Boston, the training hall rented by the Bobcats.

Unlike the first round of the playoffs, this time, Sam Vincent learned his lesson and did not continue to remain the same.

"Sheldon's explosion is our surprise, but we can't put Bao on him. Looking at G1, apart from Sheldon, our performance is very problematic."

In G1, Li Ke could stand in the middle of the Bobcats' locker room and say a classic line of Gibba to all his teammates: Without me, you can't beat the Celtics at all!

"Allen's breakthrough was severely restricted. Shaq's singles at the basket were also under the top defense of Kendrick Perkins. His power was gone. Both internal and external explosive points failed to play a role. We have to think of a solution."

Sam Vincent is a defensive coach, he's not good at offense.

He set his sights on Xiaogou 8. The problem is, Xiaogou 8 is also a defensive coach.

"Space is very important, and counterattack is also very important. How about we simply take Chris down and put Jared or Dai Quinn on?"

Xiaogou 8 scratched his head and gave his explanation.

With Humphries on the court, his role is to protect the rebounds.

But the Bobcats' rebound protection is not bad. After all, they have the Sharks, and the second Hua is also a good rebounder on the front line. Adding Humphries, their rebounds will overflow.

With Dudley or Daequan Cook, one more shooter will open up space and increase mobility...

Sam Vincent thought for a moment, then nodded: "That's it, take Chris down and let Dai Quinn go!"

On Dae Quinn Cook, this is even more aggressive.

It seems that in the G2 game, the Bobcats are going to carry out the fast break and counterattack to the end.

……

Two days later, the empty North Shore Gardens.

The Bobcats vs. Celtics series G2 battle started——

Surprisingly, the Bobcats, who won in G1, and the Celtics, who lost, made adjustments in unison.

"The Bobcats removed Chris Humphries and replaced them with Dae Quinn Cook, a complete first and fourth junior. It seems that G1's counterattack storm gave them a taste of the sweetness. This game will continue to be implemented."

"Looking at the Celtics again, they seem to have realized that the threat of Shelton, who scored 44 points in the last game, has also played a major and a minor. KG tops the center position, and James Posey serves as a power forward..."

Seeing KG who was facing off against Lao Sha, Li Ke was a little confused. The Celtics were actually deceived?Actually changed directly to a major and a junior?Isn't this stepping horse self-destructing? ? ?
Abandoning the twin towers and turning to the big and four small ones they are not good at, this wave of Celtics is definitely self-destructing.

But Li Ke can understand Rivers and Thibodeau. He scored 44 points in the last game, and the explosion of 43 points in the regular season has allowed the Celtics to change the number one threat of the Bobcats from Lao Ai and Lao Sha to Li Ke.

Against the opponent's first threat, this is fine.

The problem is, Li Ke in G2 of the series can no longer fight back fiercely in G1...

With the whistle of the referee, the basketball was thrown into the air. KG defeated the old shark and won the opening ball for the Celtics.

There was no cheering from the fans, not even a little bit of noise. Lagalondo received the ball very uncomfortable and controlled half of the court.

Pierce still looked bitter and bitter, and showed great hostility towards Li Ke at the beginning.

He received the ball from Lagalondo, put his back in a high position, and aimed at Li Ke who was defending him.

Then, pushing forward resolutely, Li Ke's defense made a slight mistake, and he was immediately caught.

"Paul Pierce, turn around and break through, Sheldon is a step behind, stop suddenly... shoot!"

With a beep, the crisp whistle echoed in the North Shore Garden.

Li Ke was called a foul, a foul without a doubt.

But when the whistle was blown, the referees were a little hesitant, because they had just been notified that Sheldon Lee, who had just smashed Pierce's arm heavily, was now also a member of the disciplinary committee's preferential treatment list.

After the whistle sounded, Li Ke spread his hands and admitted the foul very simply.

But when he turned his head, what he saw was a Pierce who was a bit overexcited:
Beating his chest, he glared at Li Ke angrily, and then stood at the free throw line.

This made Li Ke feel even more ridiculous. Does this so-called green army soul hold grudges like this?
He thought of that sentence again: People can never empathize with each other...

He was slightly angry in his heart, but Li Ke hated himself a little at this moment. How could he be so good-tempered?
Pierce has provoked himself so much, shouldn't he be so angry that there will be another battle dominated by the "anger" trait?

Unfortunately, Li Ke was only slightly angry.

Even when Pierce made two free throws, he further opened his mouth to provoke: "I will blow you up in this game, Sheldon."

Li Ke just shrugged.

Until Pierce chased and bit: "Don't you want to know the reason? It's okay, I can tell you, because I want to protect the glory of the North Shore Garden Arena!"

Li Ke smiled, he really laughed.

"Your jokes are not funny, Paul!"

The glory of the Celtics may be there, but after many years, Pierce will no longer think that this glory is worthy of his protection...

The Bobcats attacked, and Li Ke hit Bo soy sauce.

Because of the front, Lao Ai's breakthrough went smoothly.

One is that they have an extra shooter on the offensive end, and the space is wider.

Second, the Celtics with one big and four small ones are discharged, and the power of chain defense is no longer what it used to be.

Once you come and go, there is a big gap.

Facing a relaxed environment, Lao Ai easily went to the basket and made a layup.

"2 to 2 draw, the offenses of both sides played very easily, it's a bit of an offensive battle?"

Kenny Smith guessed, but soon, he overturned his guess, because——

Celtic's offense, Pierce made a comeback with cold eyes.

A back that was no different from the opening attack, but the serious Li Ke defended meticulously, not giving him any chance.

"Pierce, turn around, no chance...he didn't choose to pass the ball, he just shot a fadeaway jumper!"

Clang!
Offensive battle?It doesn't exist!

At least, the existence of Li Ke made it non-existent.

"Gerald Wallace grabs the rebound, look at the counter!"

The counterattack came in an instant, but it was not as powerful as G1, especially Li Ke. When Rondo turned to him for the first time, Li Ke did not instantly get rid of his opponent like G1 did.

The second Hua passed the ball to Li Ke, and Li Ke who received the ball rushed two steps, but passed the ball to the middle again.

Lao Ai caught the ball, changed direction rapidly, accelerated his charge, slipped to the basket again, and pulled the bar for a layup!

"4 to 2, although Shelton failed to lead this wave of counterattacks like G1, the Bobcats still relied on Allen Iverson to fight this wave of counterattacks!"

On the sidelines, Rivers shouted anxiously: Get back faster!
It doesn't matter if the position can't be defended against the attack, if the counterattack can't be defended, then what's the point of changing them to a big and a small?

The Celtics' offense, Pierce soy sauce wave.

Jun Zilei catches the ball and hits one, breaks through, makes a strong mid-range shot, and hits the iron with a bang.

Then, the shouts of "rebound, rebound" sounded again on the court.

The Shark grabbed the rebound, turned around and passed the ball directly to Li Ke beside him.

The counterattack was launched again, but once again it failed to show the threat many people imagined.

The Celtics quickly retreated and quickly curbed this wave of counterattacks.

But when he lost his position, Li Ke found the right time and gave the ball to Lao Sha. Lao Sha hit a ball close to the frame, turned around and hooked quickly, and with a bang, he made a successful hit!

"The counterattack failed. In the positional battle, Shaq hit a hook, 6 to 2!"

On the sidelines, Rivers frowned.

In this wave of defense, the problem of counterattack defense is gone, but the defense in positional battles, the Celtics have dropped at least two or three grades.

After removing Perkins, KG can only defend the basket. Posey is an expert in one-on-one defense.

But the problem is that Rondo is a point guard. Although he has the nickname of Long Center, but his body is here, it is impossible to expect him to supplement defense and assist defense, and quickly pinch!
There is no one to assist in the defense, and this chain defense has long been in name only.

Thibodeau shrugged and reminded Rivers: Two bottles of poison, we always choose one to drink.

Rivers nodded, stood on the sidelines and shouted again: Turn faster!Faster!
If Li Ke knew of Sibodu's reminder and Rivers' deep conviction, he would probably laugh outright, two bottles of poison?Whether it was Rivers or Thibodeau, they still couldn't react at this time. One of the so-called two bottles of poison was false...

With a bang, on the court, the Celtics' offense hit the iron again.

This time it was KG, who couldn't make a shot in the iron and blood, and the Bobcats easily protected the rebound, and then launched a counterattack.

The same process: the counterattack failed, and the position was changed. Lao Ai made a breakthrough, and the Celtics who rotated and pinched faster, missed Li Ke on the flank.

Then, a pass from Lao Ai found Li Ke who was open.

"Sheldon, catch the ball, three points!"

Swish-!
……

No one could have imagined that the Bobcats beat the Celtics 16-9 in half a quarter.

"Leading by 7 points in half a quarter, after the racial discrimination incident, the Bobcats seemed to have passively turned on an explosive button. G1 defeated the Celtics, and G2 continued to suppress the Celtics..."

Off the court, neither Thibodeau nor Rivers has yet realized the nature of the problem.

The half-time lag was attributed to: "Without Kendrick, our position defense is too bad!"

"How about, let Kendrick go back? We drink another bottle of poison?"

Rivers asked tentatively, but the defensive expert was Thibodeau, and he was just asking for Thibodeau's advice.

Thibodeau shook his head: "No, Doug, we can't give up halfway, let Tony play, Paul will play the fourth position, we will further strengthen the defense on the flanks, and change the position defense to man-to-man defense."

The zone defense is already unstoppable, because Lao Ai's breakthrough in the middle is too sharp, and Lao Shark's singles at the basket is also unstoppable by KG.

Changed to man-to-man, maybe there is still a little chance.

In this way, in an extremely important playoff game, the Celtics continued to try to defend one big and four small.

After man-to-man marking, the Celtics' defense against Lao Ai was strong.

But the problem is that the old shark at the basket is still a point that the Celtics can't solve. The flanks Li Ke and Hua Laoer also took turns to steal chickens.

At the end of the first quarter, the lead of the Bobcats was further extended.

"31 to 22, on the road, not threatened by visiting fans and racists, the Charlotte Bobcats took a 9-point lead!"

"Like Shelton said before the start of the series, he won't lose even one game at the North Shore Garden Arena, and it looks like he really has to do it!"

In the second quarter, facing a bigger point difference, Rivers and Thibodeau were already in a difficult situation.

"Man-to-man has been successful, the only exception is Shaq, but Shaq is 36 years old and it is difficult to stick to the end of the game, so, Doug, hang on."

Rivers nodded, continuing to trust Thibodeau's judgment.

However, he added: "Kill the shark, that's the best way to deal with Shaq."

Shark-cutting refers not only to fouling the old shark, but also to find the old shark on the offensive end, consume the energy of the old shark, and try to make fouls that can make the old shark.

With such persistence and a two-pronged approach, in the second quarter, the Celtics really played that little effect.

With a score of 56 to 46, in one quarter, the Bobcats only expanded their lead by 1 point.

This allowed Thibodeau and Rivers to see the "dawn" of victory, and also allowed Li Ke to see the hope of winning this bitter battle.

"The Celtics actually insisted on one big and four small? Is this going to blow themselves up to the end?"

At halftime, in the Celtics locker room, Rivers tapped on the tactical board: "Yes, in the second half, we must stick to our strategy and not waver!"

　Happy New Year!I wish all the book friends who support Yiwen, be bullish, turn the world around, have great luck and fortune in the New Year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)