I'm not really a role player

Chapter 217 The Second Hua Returns to G2
At the moment when the game ended, Li Ke, who was already chilling on the bench, got up and raised his arms high.

"We won, we won!"

Lao Ai shouted loudly, and immediately embraced with his teammates.

Lao Sha, who was supposed to miss the game due to injury but unexpectedly appeared on the sidelines wearing a jersey, grabbed Li Ke's shoulders and slapped Li Ke hard twice.

Although it was an away game, cheers erupted in this area of ​​the Bobcats, suppressing the already extremely cold Staples.

It's just that the garbage time has been too long, the passion has been reduced a lot, and most of the Bobcats have entered the sage mode.

Even Li Ke, who has become the best player in this game, feels that this game is boring.

"This is the finals?"

At the Staples Center, the fans are almost gone.

In the commentary seat, the trio of TNT has almost divided the blame.

“20投12中得到33分的谢尔顿，对比20投4中只得到16分的科比，这组对位的差距已经显而易见了。”

"Sheldon beat Kobe one-on-one, so it's no surprise that the game ended."

In fact, there is no need to score points. There is no doubt that Kobe will be responsible for a long time. If the head star plays like this, the Lakers will not be able to win no matter what.

Not to mention that Jiasao played well in this game. If the ball is given to Jiasao, the Lakers will still lose, but at least they won't lose so badly.

"It was too easy for the Bobcats to win. Shelton in this game reminded me of another game where the Bobcats were also hot for the championship. It was also Sheldon's outbreak that brought the Bobcats an unexpected victory."

Kenny Smith suddenly mentioned another game, he was vague.

Barkley reacted immediately: "G1 against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals?"

"That's right, it was G1 against the Celtics..."

Against the Celtics in G1, Li Ke activated the "anger" trait. In this game, he activated the "brave" trait. Isn't it very similar?

But there are also differences. The difference lies in the fact that Li Ke's solo fight against the Celtics was still a bit difficult. If it wasn't for the help of Doc Rivers on the sidelines, it's really hard to say how the game would end.

In this game, he played with ease.

From this point of view, the brave trait seems to be much stronger than the angry trait.

On the sidelines, Li Ke, who was looking for Kobe, was stopped by Craig Sager.

"Sheldon, your performance is amazing, it's amazing."

After some flattery, there was a turning point: "So, you have to accept my sideline interview."

Li Ke smiled: "Of course, Craig, you can start."

"Okay, then let's get straight to the point."

Under the gesture of the man in costume, Li Ke pointed at the camera, and then heard the man's first question.

"Another surprise victory, no Shaq, no Gerald Wallace, no one favored you, but you won this game, Sheldon, what do you want to say?"

A very common question, Li Ke decided to go crazy:
"Yes, this victory may have surprised everyone again, but I am even more surprised that there are so many surprising victories, are you not used to it?"

Suddenly asked back, the man in colorful clothes was stunned, and he couldn't help answering: "After all, you lack two main players, don't you?"

Then, he reacted and asked the next question: "Next question, let's talk about Kobe. He played very badly in this game."

"It's true that he played badly and was in bad form, not like the usual him."

Following the man in colorful clothes, Li Ke said this, which is considered an answer.

The man in colorful costume was silent this time, and secretly complained: It's not just that it doesn't look like it, it's simply a world of difference.

"So, do you want his bad form to continue?"

"No, I hope he can get back to his form."

Li Ke was surprised by this answer.

Hope Kobe gets back to form?The man in colorful clothes asked, "Why?"

"Because I want to experience a truly even and exciting finals."

This answer can be regarded as an expected answer.

Because Li Ke's thinking is easy to understand, a truly strong person will not hope that his opponent is weak.

Of course, the more important reason is that although in this game, Li Ke locked Kobe to death.

But he can't guarantee that he will still be able to lock Kobe in the next finals.

To defend against this kind of thing alone, if you want to completely lock it, or, it is the kind of pure style restraint.

For example, Li Ke's defense against Le Bang is pure style restraint, taking a step forward and only defending against sudden attacks. As long as Li Ke has the strength, anyone can succeed in this defense.

And when the style cannot be restrained, some tricks are needed.

For example, in the series where Li Ke defended against Pierce, Li Ke kept disrupting Pierce's rhythm, thus successfully limiting Pierce.

Against Kobe, Li Ke's defense still disrupted the rhythm. The first game was very successful, but it was also related to Kobe's poor state.

There are at least three more games in the finals, and Li Ke can't guarantee that he will still be able to lock Kobe in the next three games.

……

As soon as the game was over, Kobe got up and walked towards the player tunnel without stopping.

At the entrance of the passage, he stopped a step, turned his head and saw Li Ke who was looking for something, and shook his head.

Turn around and go straight away.

"Where is Gary, let him come to me..."

While walking quickly, he ordered the staff around him.

After a while, Gary in his mouth appeared.

Garivetti, the trainer of the Lakers, can also be regarded as Kobe's personal trainer.

"Do you want to practice more tonight?"

"Yeah, I've got a bad hand, and I'm going to get it hot before the second fight."

"Okay, I'll arrange the venue."

"..."

If Li Ke knew that Kobe chose to practice all night after G1 of the finals, he would definitely think of Le Bon in the first round of the playoffs.

The same is to practice after losing the ball. The difference between the two depends on Kobe's performance in G2 of the finals.

Lebron's performance is already very clear, there is no use in extra training all night, it seems that he just expressed his attitude through extra training.

……

On the second day of the finals, the media's reaction was finally not so sage.

Headlines are inevitable, and even if the Bobcats lose, headlines are inevitable.

The point is, from America to the other side of the ocean, from Charlotte to Los Angeles, Li Ke has received very enthusiastic praise.

ESPN headlines --

“三节33分7个篮板9个助攻2个抢断2个盖帽，谢尔顿上演令人惊奇一战！”

And then Sports Illustrated, in their coverage:
"During the NCAA, Sheldon was the famous magical boy. He was always able to perform miraculously. Now, his stage has risen to the NBA Finals. Perhaps NBA fans will be surprised by such an explosion and such a victory, but for the NCAA fans, they are already used to Sheldon's magical explosion."

The Sports Illustrated report was not only sent out through the print media, but also posted on Twitter and Facebook.

A netizen in Austin retweeted: "Yes, amazing Sheldon, he always walks on amazing paths!"

On the other side of the ocean, Li Ke also ushered in the most prestigious scene in his life——

"On June 6, American time, the NBA Finals was held in Los Angeles. In the first game, Chinese athlete Li Ke scored 4 points, 33 rebounds, 7 assists, 9 steals and 2 blocks. He led the Bobcats to defeat the Lakers and won the first game of the finals..."

This is CCTV, the news broadcast column, and the host's speech is correct.

Coupled with Li Ke's continuous dunks and fadeaways, this is Li Ke's card.

To be honest, CCTV originally did not intend to broadcast the news on the NBA. At most, when Li Ke and the Bobcats won the championship, here is a summary.

As a result, in the first match of the finals, Li Ke exploded, and CCTV couldn't stand this explosion.

If one of the editors and directors came, the headline of this news would be written directly: "Our athletes show off to the United States!"

It's not impossible...

Li Ke was blown very comfortably, but Kobe next door was very miserable.

Yahoo Sports headlines --

"The worst game in the playoffs, Kobe Bryant fell into a trough!"

Beauty Yu, who was standing opposite Mei Yangyang, said in the show: "Kobe's poor performance directly led to the loss of the Lakers. Perhaps, he will prove that without Shaq, he really cannot win the championship!"

This is a serious statement, but it has to be said that after the first battle, what Beauty Yu said may very well become true.

Li Ke didn't pay much attention to the public opinion that praised him. He paid more attention to the public opinion's criticism of Kobe, and by the way, he took a look at the public opinion that praised him.

"Look at this posture, this group of brick-and-mortar reporters will never give up until they relegate Kobe to the dust..."

The public opinion was outrageous, but it was within Li Ke's expectation. On the one hand, Kobe's performance was so bad that it had already touched the floor.

On the other hand, it is the same as the previous Celtics.

As the MVP of the regular season and the god-level performance in the first three rounds of the preseason, Kobe has been praised to the sky.

And how high he was blown back then, now that he loses and takes the blame, he will naturally be hacked into the ground.

Such public opinion is just right for Li Ke.

"Kobe's fighting spirit in G2 is probably greater than the sky..."

……

The interval between G1 and G2 was as many as three days. During the three days, Los Angeles couldn't have been quieter.

Bobcat's training hall and the noisy neighborhood nearby are no longer lively.

"These Lakers fans withdrew?"

"It should be, who made them lose so badly in the first game."

"I hope they stay quiet like this..."

Surrounded by the window, looking outside the training hall for a while, Sam Vincent turned and went back.

"Let's discuss G2, do you think we need to change in G2?"

G1 won the game unexpectedly, and G2 Bobcats will have at least one more second child. There will definitely be changes, but what Sam Vincent is asking about is a change in strategy.

Coach Xiao Gouba shook his head: "Change, why should we change? We won an away game, which is already an advantage. Even if G2 loses, it won't hurt."

"Then let's discuss whether to let Shaq play in G2."

Bobcat had ulterior motives for Lao Sha's arrangement.

In G1, the old Shark, who was still injured, sat on the bench wearing a jersey and already set off a wave of smoke bombs. The Bobcats don't know if they confuse the Lakers.

But what the Bobcats know is that G2 will still appear in the old shark on the activation list and can play.

From G4 of the Eastern Conference Finals to G2 of the finals, eight or nine days have passed with full play.

The old shark may not have fully recovered, but it must be no problem to play for 30 minutes.

Of course, it would be even better if we could take another break.

After all, the old shark is 36, and the speed of recovery from this injury is not as good as that group of young people.

"This move was made by Sheldon, why don't you ask him?"

So, Sam Vincent found Li Ke.

"Let Shaq play?" Li Ke shook his head: "Now is not the time to decide."

"If you don't decide now, when will you decide?"

"Decided in the game..."

If everything goes well in G2, then Old Shark won't need to play, and take another game to carry out the smoke bomb strategy to the end.

If there are twists and turns in G2, the old shark can only play the savior.

In the final analysis, the Bobcats are now leading, and the handling of player injuries has also become flexible.

……

The Lakers training facility, where the quietness of Los Angeles began.

Although they lost the game by a big margin in the first game, Zen Master acted as if they had won the game, and did not move at all.

Kirtland Biss still looked like the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuchs were in a hurry. The Zen master didn't explain, but Brian Shaw said:
"Change, how else can we change? Don't play the triangle offense? Or let Andrew come back from injury and get back the defense we should have?"

This sentence directly made Kurt Lanbis speechless.

Yeah, what else could they change?Can't do anything!
If the Lakers want to turn defeat into victory, they can only count on Kobe to get back to his state.

"As long as Kobe can return to the first three rounds of the playoffs, the Lakers must win!"

The coaching staff of the Lakers is very determined. The reason for the determination is self-confidence on the one hand.

On the other hand, they were indeed deceived by Old Shark, thinking that in this finals, the Bobcats would not have Old Shark.

There is no old shark's bobcat, so isn't Mrs. Jia killing randomly?
Therefore, in the past few days of training, the most mentioned sentence in the Lakers training hall is: Paul needs more possessions!

……

The time soon came to June 6, and the second game of the finals was about to be staged at the Staples Center.

Although the G1 team suffered a disastrous defeat, the Staples in G2 was still full.

"In the 2008 NBA Finals, the second game of Staples is about to begin!"

TNT's commentary seat is still a trio of Mike Bulling, Kenny Smith, and Barkley. At the beginning of the game, they first set their sights on the Bobcats.

"I saw who, Gerald Wallace, after the suspension, he returned, the Bobcats in this game will be stronger than the last one!"

The second Hua came back, and because of the suspension of G1, he didn't even go to the scene.

This game was his first Finals game, and he kept taking deep breaths.

"Take it easy, Gerald, there's a brother covering you."

Li Ke made a joke, and before Hua's second child could respond, Lao Ai also said, "That's right, Gerald, and me, I'll cover you too."

Hua Lao Er chuckled: "I don't need you, I will cover myself."

　Wait for another chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)