I'm not really a role player

Chapter 283 The Sticky Rondo and the Unsolvable Li Ke

After the score was 7 to 4, the Thunder's offense.

Although Xiao Du really wanted to hit Li Ke again, but head-on, Rondo made a tentative breakthrough and made a hole, and through this hole, he went straight to the basket.

Passing the ball or something is already impossible.

Xiao Du could only watch Rondo get to the basket and raised his hand to make a layup, but Kenyon Martin, who was protecting the frame, patted it down without hesitation.

Beep!
The referee's whistle was timely, but the problem is, it was Rondo's whistle!
The moment the whistle blew, Xiao Du spread his hands. Just like that, it's better to give him the ball and take a gamble against Li Ke's defense.

Scott Brooks on the sidelines also shook his head. The reason why teammates and coaches are not optimistic is that Rondo's free throws are too eye-catching.

Kenyon Martin obviously knew this too. His fouls were worthless, and if they were given, they would be given. If the opponent could score fewer points, that would be success.

Sure enough, Rondo boarded the free throw line, and amidst boos all over the sky, with a bang, he missed the first free throw.

"Lagalondo's free throws are as good as Shelton's."

In the commentary seat, when Kenny Smith shook his head, the first thing that came to mind was Li Ke's free throw.

According to Barkley:

"If it's really better than free throws, it's still worse than La Gallondo. After all, Sheldon's key free throws are still very accurate, he just didn't make the extra penalty."

On the court, for the second free throw, Rondo took a deep breath and slowly sent it out.

Bang!

The basketball still hit the edge of the basket, but after rebounding, it went into the basket with a swish.

call!
Rondo heaved a sigh of relief. In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith also announced: "One of two free throws, Kenyon Martin's foul directly caused the Thunder to score one less point, which has already been earned."

At the basket, Li Ke and Old Martin clapped their hands. He really wanted to say, has he made money?It's just a big profit, okay?

Turning around, he took the backcourt kick-off from Old Martin and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.

There is no need for Curry to control the ball, which means it couldn't be more obvious.

singles!

I still want to play singles!
Looking at the Thunder's response, Sabo Seforosa still stood out.

At the top of the arc, Li Ke stopped the ball, and when Kenyon Martin was in position, he took a stride and directly started his solo attack.

For this ball, he doesn't need the help of pick-and-rolls and screens, mainly because it is unnecessary.

He only needs to turn his back, and he can press Sefoloza and walk in.

Walking to a position about one step inside the three-point line, he suddenly turned around, and Sefoloza turned around, but his speed was not as fast as Li Ke, so he could only turn around and eat ashes.

Thunder's assisted defense was quick, but it's still the same sentence, as long as there is no pincer attack, everything is possible for Li Ke's breakthrough.

It was Da Luo who stepped forward to help defend. Li Ke, who was sprinting, suddenly stopped a step, switched the ball to his left hand, and suddenly made a pass to the side. Sauli angrily tricked Sefoloza behind him.

Li Ke's breakthrough turned into one-on-one again.

One-on-one, Li Ke quickly bypassed Daluo, and finally faced the basket directly.

At the end of the basket, Li Ke jumped up with a bang!
Amid the cheers at the Time Warner Center, Li Ke abused the frame again.

9 to 5, the Bobcats expanded their lead.

"The Thunder can't prevent Sheldon's singles at all, this will be a hidden danger in this game..."

Although Li Ke only played two waves, Kenny Smith still keenly discovered the problem.

Neither Rondo nor Sabosefoloza can stand up to Li Ke's singles.

If it develops Li Ke before the breakthrough, Rondo or Sabo Seforosa cooperates with Da Luo or Xiao Du's defense, and there is still a chance to withstand Li Ke's impact.

But now, in the face of Li Ke, who is like a small kaleidoscope of offense, the conventional defense of auxiliary defense and single defense is useless.

Unless, Thunder used multiple people to attack and defend, completely blocking Li Ke.

Before that, the Bobcats did have a lot of defeats like this.

But this game is different. If the Thunder really have to flank Li Ke, Curry will stand up and kill.

From this point, it is enough to see Li Ke's foresight and foresight. He gave the ball to Curry at the beginning and raised a fat shooter.

Now, once Li Ke's singles starts, Scott Brooks is afraid of Curry's long-range shot, and he dare not gather heavy troops to defend Li Ke, but the Thunder's defense is a bit leaky.

In the Thunder's offense, Rondo continued to control the ball, and made a strong breakthrough in the middle, approaching the basket.

The Bobcats' defensive response, seeing that Curry did not lose his position, actually did not have any defensive protection.

Rondo pushed Curry all the way to the basket.

At the end of the basket, Rondo chose to avoid the defensive low-handed layup, but Jordan, who leaped high, nailed Rondo's layup with a terrifying stay in the air.

"DeAndre Jordan, he guarded the restricted area of ​​the Bobcats!"

Jordan's big hat is very morale-boosting, and the Time Warner Center is already in high spirits.

But what's more important about this ball is that the Thunder's offense is about to die.

If we say that in the 08 playoffs, the Bobcats played Rondo's weakness and let the entire league know that Rondo has many problems.

And this season, Rondo, who averaged nearly a triple-double per game and has a chance to enter the All-Star, has already proved himself by making use of his strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

So now, the Bobcats proved that they are still the team that knows Rondo best.

Yes, Rondo's breakthrough is very sharp, yes, Rondo's pass is also very penetrating, but so what?As long as Rondo doesn't shoot from the outside and doesn't make a free throw when he stands at the free throw line, he is the one who is easy to target.

On the offensive end, Li Ke continued to play singles.

As analyzed in the previous article, the Thunder couldn't prevent Li Ke's singles.

Although Scott Brooks didn't want to invest heavily in Li Ke's side, but as Li Ke scored consecutive singles, without Scott Brooks' adjustment, the Thunder involuntarily leaned towards Li Ke's side.

Li Ke's passing is still bad, but it's still the same sentence, pass from inside to outside, as long as you have hands!

Every time Li Ke rushed to the middle distance, after encountering a flanking attack, he immediately jumped up and passed the ball, and he was always able to find Curry on the outside.

A good foundation was laid at the beginning, and Curry is no longer the restrained Steve Kerr who can only control the ball and shoot three-pointers. Every time he catches the ball, he can always make the most correct choice.

Or shoot directly, or hit a time difference, suddenly break through and insert...

In short, in the first quarter, the Bobcats first relied on Curry's cooperation with the pick-and-roll to open a hole.

Then relying on Li Ke's singles, the opening was torn open.

In the end, relying on the containment of Li Ke and Curry's one-man side, the suppression of Thunder was maintained.

Of course, the more important thing is defense.

The difference from the preseason is that Xiao Du played well against Li Ke. He made strong shots against the defense and relied on his height and long arms to always score.

But the problem is that Rondo is playing a bit sticky, and Xiao Du has very few chances to catch the ball and play singles.

And Rondo, who held the ball tightly, was a little crushed to death by the Bobcats' targeted defense.

One attack, one defense, one back and one back, in the first quarter, the Bobcats took a 28-point lead with a score of 19 to 9.

(End of this chapter)