I'm not really a role player

Chapter 250 Strong Team Killer

At the Time Warner Center, after a round of cheers, the two starting teams stood in the center of the field.

Dayao stretched out his right hand towards Li Ke, and after high-fiving each other, he stood in the middle circle and realized:

His opponent in the jump ball matchup was no longer the old shark, but a slender young man in front of him.

Little Jordan is eager to try, jumping the ball is what he is best at, in team training, he and the old shark jumping the ball, can win eight or nine times out of ten.

Emmm, this is also one of the few things that Jordan can beat the old shark.

Look at Dayao on the opposite side, the height of 2 meters 26 is very bluffing, but the success rate of the jump ball is very bad...

Therefore, when the referee blew the whistle and threw the basketball into the sky, Jordan jumped up——

"DeAndre Jordan wins the jump ball, 2008-09 Christmas game, begins..."

Seeing Lao Ai controlling the basketball, Jr. jumped to the frontcourt.

"This guy should be your power forward, why is he so embarrassing?"

Dayao complained, but Li Ke smiled. Dayao didn't know that his opponent in this game would be Jordan Jr. If he knew, then he wouldn't be surprised by Jordan's embarrassment.

In the offensive round of the Bobcats, Dayao can't feel this for the time being.

What he needs to deal with is his old opponent, Lao Sha, at the basket, and the two are already entangled.

In the distance, Li Ke could see Lao Sha's lips fluttering up and down, and Dayao showed a polite smile, seeming to be responding.

At this time, Li Ke didn't have much time to think about what the two were talking about, because the attack had already begun.

In December, Lao Ai's state recovered, so the Bobcats' offense also returned to the pattern of last season.

Little Jordan stepped up, a screen, Lao Ai went in with the ball, followed by a mid-range emergency stop, jumped up, raised his hand and threw the ball.

Bang-dang-!
The familiar sound of hammering irons was not unexpected. The opportunity came up, but Lao Ai didn't seize it. There are only two possibilities. Either, Lao Ai's state has returned to November in this game, or it's just that his hand feels not hot yet, and it will take time...

No matter what the possibility is, there was a flesh-to-blood rebounding battle under the basket. Lao Sha and Dayao were stuck in each other's positions, and they wanted to break free from each other's positions.

As a result, a certain young man suddenly rushed out, suddenly emerged, grabbed the top of Lao Sha and Dayao, and grabbed the rebound.

"Backboard!"

"Oh my god, it's DeAndre Jordan, he got the rebound, put it back in place!"

Bang!

There was still the dull sound of abuse, but the next moment, the Time Warner Center burst into cheers like a tsunami.

"DeAndre Jordan's putback dunk, Charlotte Bobcats made a good start to this Christmas game..."

In the commentary seat of TNT, Kenny Smith also shouted.

Immediately afterwards, Charles Barkley put the focus of the topic on Jordan:

"If I remember correctly, DeAndre Jordan is a second-round pick this year?"

"Yes."

"But his performance is very good. So far this season, he has averaged 4.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. This is the data he played in the case of only 16 minutes of playing time."

Barkley paused for a second, and then said with emotion: "Michael's draft was successful again."

"Yes, at least for now, DeAndre Jordan's choice is very successful. In the 08 draft, he is enough to be called a top three center in terms of immediate combat power and potential..."

The evaluation of the top three centers in the 08 draft is even slightly conservative. In this draft, there is one and only Daluo who really performed better than Jordan.

And Da Luo is the fifth rookie in this draft, while Jordan is in the second round.

Therefore, the evaluation that Jordan's draft was successful again seems conservative...

This is not success at all, but the opening of the sky!

"Starting with Sheldon, Jordan's hand-picking is no longer a derogatory term."

Jordan's opening dunk made Dayao look sideways.

Turning around, the Rockets attacked the Bobcats' defense, and Dayao finally understood why Jordan's performance at the beginning made him feel provoked.

"Rocket round, Chauncey Billups with the ball, ohhhh, look at the basket, DeAndre Jordan has started to circle the front to guard Yao, he is too active..."

If it wasn't for the camera being aimed at him, Li Ke really wanted to give Little Qiaodan a thumbs up.

That's right, just defend like this, that's right!

Dayao was very uncomfortable being guarded, and it was very difficult to catch the ball.

The Rockets' offense doesn't rely much on Dayao. On the outside, Billups and Richard Hamilton, teammates who have worked together for many years, quickly found opportunities by relying on their skillful passing and cutting.

"In the middle, Chauncey Billups cuts with the ball, the Bobcats have Gerald Wallace's defense, but on the wing, Richard Hamilton is coming!"

"Richard Hamilton catches the ball, shoots straight from mid-range..."

Bang-dang-!
The opportunity came out, but the basket didn't give face and rejected the shot from a distance.

"Rebound, mine!"

There was a hoarse roar from the basket, and Jordan once again picked up the rebound.

Lao Sha spread his hands, Dayao frowned, and Bobcat's counterattack immediately started.

"Sheldon received the ball from the backcourt, turned around and counterattacked directly!"

"Look at the rocket's retreat..."

As mentioned earlier, this season, the Rockets' offense has slowed down, and correspondingly, the pace of defense has not been fast.

For this game, they have no relevant response, because this season, the Bobcats' counterattack has become less, so little that Rick Adelman has almost forgotten that the Bobcats were once a counterattack team.

As a result, the Rockets could only hastily respond to a wave of counterattacks between the Bobcats.

Sean Battier followed closely behind Li Ke, but the Rockets were already unable to completely press to death with the outstanding sprints of Lao Ai and Hua's second in the frontcourt.

In the positional battle, Li Ke's passing is poor, but in the counterattack, it is not difficult to find a teammate who is easier to score from the huge space.

"Sheldon's pass directly penetrated the Rockets' defense, and it was the AI ​​who caught the ball!"

He rushed to the basket in the frontcourt and made a throw.

After hitting the board with a bang, swish!The basketball got into the net frame.

"The counterattack was successful, and the Bobcats led 4-0!"

In the Rockets' round, Jordan was still like the previous round, crazily and even frantically moving around to defend Yao.

This forced the Rockets to continue to focus their offense on the outside.

It was Billups and Richard Hamilton's pass and cut cooperation. Li Ke didn't give a chance to defend alone.

In short, the defense in the middle is impenetrable.

On the flank, Lao Ai kept a close eye on Richard Hamilton, occasionally lagging behind by a step, but was able to quickly catch up.

With a bang, it was Billups this time, against Li Ke's defense, he made a mid-range shot, and then hit a heavy iron.

Bobcat's offense, returning to the positional battle, Lao Ai played another single, and smashed another Jingtie with a bang.

Not counting that counterattack, Lao Ai scored two fine irons in the opening.

In the next attack, he took the initiative to give way.

Li Ke took over the power of the main attack and started a tough battle against Shane Battier one-on-one.

The difficulty is actually not that big. Li Ke's back push was very smooth, but the problem is that after the push, he turned around, and then Li Ke had to face the assist defense and pincer attack in the rocket area.

Encountering double-team defense, Li Ke's pass was not able to find open teammates very well.

In this way, the Bobcats' offense is like returning to November.

But as the game progressed, the Bobcats took the lead.

The reason is that their defense is as hard as iron!

The Bobcats, Li Ke and Hua Er, as well as Lao Sha under the basket, can occasionally tear through the Rockets' defense.

But facing the Bobcats' defense, the Rockets' performance was very weak.

Billups seemed to be back in the Eastern Conference finals, where he was defended by Li Ke, and Yao was in a mess by Jordan's defense. As for Richard Hamilton, he is a quasi-All-star player, and he cannot be expected to stand up and take over the game.

The development of this game was immediately a bit like the opening game and the game against the Celtics at the end of November. The Bobcats seized the pain points of the Rockets and beat them hard.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats relied on defense and beat the Rockets 27 to 20.

"The Bobcats' defense is still too good. In this game, it is difficult for the Rockets they defended to find a breakthrough..."

TNT's commentary seat, Charles Barkley accurately pointed out the key elements that affected the first quarter of the game, defense.

"Although the Bobcats' offense is a mess this season, their defense has evolved to the league's first-class level. In 29 games this season, they have limited the opponent's scoring average to 90.3 points, ranking first in the league."

"If this defense can continue to be solid until the end of the season, the Dpoy Trophy will go to the Time Warner Center. The only question is who will hold the trophy."

After chatting and chatting, we talked about the best defensive player award.

Kenny Smith bluntly said: "I think it will be Sheldon. Every game, he defends the opponent's most promising star player. From the beginning of the season to now, there is no failure!"

"Although Gerald Wallace's mid-range sweep and Shaq and DeAndre Jordan's frame protection cannot be ignored, it is Shelton who deserves the most credit."

Barkley did not raise any objections, but followed Kenny Smith's train of thought and said thoughtfully:

"So, in the second season of his career, what Sheldon can get is not the most improved player he wants most, but Dpoy?"

"Possible!"

Kenny Smith nodded seriously, and then got a little excited: "If he really does this, he will become the fifth player to have both Dpoy and regular season MVP after Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Kevin Garnett who won the Dpoy trophy last season."

"Wait, regular season MVP? Does Sheldon have a regular season MVP?"

Barkley discovered Huadian, but Kenny Smith took it for granted: "Although he doesn't have it now, he will definitely have it in the future."

Loan regular season MVP, Barkley gave a thumbs up.

In the second quarter of the game, the Bobcats' defense continued to exert force.

Although in this quarter, the Rockets made some changes, such as raising Dayao's position, allowing him to get rid of the entanglement of the front defense, play more pick-and-rolls, and create more threats.

But under the tight and overall defense of the Bobcats, this change by the Rockets is of no use except to give Dayao more opportunities for mid- and long-range shots.

Dayao has mid-range and long-range shots, but his mid-range and long-range shots are far inferior to the range near the frame and the basket in terms of success rate and threat.

Rockets offense, still constipated.

The Bobcats expanded their lead, and the situation changed only after knowing that both sides had a large-scale rotation of substitutes.

Aaron Brooks, Luther Head, Carl Landry... came on stage one after another. Although the Bobcats also used Jared Dudley, Tyronn Lue and Dai Quinn Cook to face each other, the offensive firepower was not at the same level.

Relying on the strength of the substitute, the Rockets slightly regained some of the score behind.

At halftime, with a score of 52 to 44, the Bobcats still hold an 8-point lead.

Although the situation was not as smooth as the first quarter, Sam Vincent was still calm during the intermission.

Because, he was sure, the game was always under control.

In the third quarter, the main force returned, and the situation immediately reversed.

Sure enough, as Sam Vincent expected, when Li Ke, Hua's second son, and Lao Sha are on the court at the same time, the Bobcats' defense is like a fortified wall and a magic weapon for victory.

Bang, Bang, Bang...

The Rockets hit the iron for a while, but Li Ke found his touch and scored two three-pointers in a row, and the score instantly stretched to double digits.

The Rockets once again entered the stage of chasing points, and Rick Adelman also broke the boat, and once replaced the double-control combination of Buga Billups Jr.

The effect is there, not only because the dual control is more flexible, but also because of the space opened by the dual control and better passing, Dayao finally got a few waves of opportunities and finally started to exert his strength.

But the Bobcats' offense broke out for a while because of the short guards.

The chasing points continued until the fourth quarter, and the score gap fluctuated around 10.

But in the fourth quarter, Dayao's problem reappeared.

Bang-dang-!
During the opening period of the fourth quarter, Dayao made consecutive shots and hit the iron continuously.

If it is just forging, there is nothing to say, it feels bad, which is quite normal.

But after continuous strikes, Dayao ushered in a period of invisibility again.

The offensive end is stealthy, and the defensive end has also begun to leak people.

This is the old problem--

"Obviously, Yao's physical condition is very bad. At the last moment, the Rockets can't count on him."

But for the Rockets, at this last moment, if they don't count on Dayao, who else can they count on?

Billups who was guarded by Li Ke?
Or, Richard Hamilton, who is also in poor form for this race?
On the sidelines, Rick Adelman has already begun to shake his head. He is very clear to the authorities that this game is over.

Bang, Bang, Bang...

The sound of blacksmithing filled the fourth quarter of this Christmas game, or to be more precise, throughout the entire game.

In short, relying on defense, the Bobcats defeated the Rockets with a score of 48 to 92 after 78 minutes of the battle, and won the Christmas game...

"Congratulations to the Bobcats, the defense wins, they are the winners this Christmas Eve!"

Central five, Yu Jia announced the end of the game in an impartial tone.

Christmas battle, the top Chinese derby, Li Ke won!
(End of this chapter)