I'm not really a role player

Chapter 290 The Good Man in the Referee
Artest played very hard because Li Ke played very reasonably.

If he can break through, he will not shoot, and if he has to shoot, he will not deliberately find a confrontation.

There are almost no frontal breakthroughs, almost all backspin breakthroughs, or direct low-post singles within the close range...

It can be said that every time Li Ke takes the ball, he will use the simplest way to send the ball into the basket.

The efficiency is very high, and the effect is not reduced.

This made it difficult for Artest, who raised his hand before the game to swear that he would succeed in restricting Li Ke, to accept it. He wanted to put pressure on Li Ke and suppress Li Ke.

But Li Ke always took all kinds of shortcuts, and he didn't face hard steel at all, so what could he do?

At the end of the first quarter, Li Ke scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals by relying on two dunks, a low-handed layup, and two free throws (one of two free throws) for fouling.

He only missed one mid-range shot, and the efficiency of 4 of 3 shots couldn't be higher.

Limits to success?It doesn't exist at all!

During the break between festivals, Guagua, who was also full of anger, just walked to the sidelines, completely lost his mind and said: "Let me defend Sheldon!"

George Karl's first reaction was to shake his head.

Although Artest failed to limit Li Ke, at least he allowed Li Ke to score only 7 points in the first quarter. This kind of defense is enough for the Nuggets who want to win.

In the exchange of Guagua, I am afraid that Li Ke will directly open a gap like the last time the two teams met.

George Karl's reaction was not intense, he just shook his head slightly.

But Guagua's sudden request directly angered Artest.

He replied angrily: "Let you defend? Then Sheldon Lee can score 81 points!"

"Shut your mouth, Ron!"

Almost immediately, Guagua wanted to rush up. Since the last conflict against the Bobcats, he and Artest have been a bit at odds.

One day, they will fight, but not today, because Tianzun quickly stopped Guagua.

Artest, he has suffered too many similar losses, so he has learned to restrain himself.

He just stared at Guagua, and didn't say any more.

George Karl frowned, suppressed his anger, and moved his lips: "Be honest!"

Immediately afterwards, he announced: "The defensive matchup remains the same, but Ron, your defense needs to be tougher!"

Tougher?Artest touched his chin, he felt that George Karl was hinting at him.

Do it?It's not impossible!

Although Artest has restrained a lot after suffering a lot of losses, his nature is hard to change. Once the team needs it, he is still willing to stand up.

The most important thing is that the referee of this game is Ron Oleshak...

After the intermission, the Nuggets only changed the center, that is, the birdman replaced the old shark.

Speaking of the first quarter, Lao Sha really tried his best, easily suppressing his little brother Jordan, not to mention, and scoring various putbacks and singles under the basket.

It can be said that in the first quarter, with a score of 26 to 29, the Nuggets were only 3 points behind, thanks to the old shark who scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 big cap in the first quarter.

Now that the old shark has gone down, the strength of the Nuggets will follow suit.

This is why the Nuggets, who fell behind in the first quarter, are not favored.

"Shaq needs to rest, but without Shaq, what will the Nuggets offense do..."

In the commentary seat, Steve Kerr raised such a question.

At this point in the game, Cole blew and blew the old shark.

On the one hand, Old Shark did hit very well. On the other hand, Cole seemed to have always been fond of Old Shark.

When the Suns were the general manager, they always wanted to trade for the old shark.

In this time and space, although he failed, he still tore the sun apart because of the old shark.

But at this time, Steve Kerr played it right. Without the old shark, the Nuggets are indeed scratching their heads.

At the beginning of the second quarter, with the Bobcats attacking and Curry holding the ball forward, the Nuggets' defense seemed to return to the way it was at the beginning of the first quarter, concentrating their defensive power on the strong side.

Curry made a tentative jump, but didn't find a chance, so he turned around and passed the ball to Li Ke.

After receiving the ball, Li Ke stared at Artest, who was still guarding in front of him, and continued to turn around and lean on him without any nonsense.

Artest is no longer surprised, he just pushed for a while symbolically.

When Li Ke advanced to a similar position and turned around abruptly, Artest stretched his right leg...

boom!
With a loud noise, Li Ke was overturned like this.

"Sheldon turns and breaks... (a loud bang on the field)... it looks like he tripped!"

"It may be an offensive foul!"

Steve Kerr and Marv Albert let out a cry of surprise. They thought the ball was already a dunk that turned around and broke through the basket without any suspense.

In the end, Li Ke fell down!

Even for the first time, they didn't see clearly what happened on the court.

They only saw that Artest didn't move at the moment Li Ke fell to the ground, which should be an offensive foul.

But then, the referee blew his whistle, Hua Er Er rushed up, pushed Artest, and then was pulled away by Tajibson.

The second Hua's reaction told Steve Cole and groom Albert from the side that Li Ke's fall was definitely not that simple.

Soon, the playback was released, and all the truth came out——

"Uh, what does this stretch by Ron Artest mean?"

In the playback screen, Artest seemed to be in a horse stance, with his right leg protruding outwards, blocking Li Ke in a strange posture.

"Ron Artest obviously tripped Shelton on purpose, but how the ball is judged depends on the referee."

It is true that Artest tripped Li Ke, but it is true that Artest did not move, his defensive posture was just a little strange...

The referee Ron Oleshak didn't hesitate much, and directly gave Artest a defensive foul.

This is obviously a penalty that is not pleasing to both sides. Bobcats, Li Ke who got up from the floor, and Hua's second child all expressed dissatisfaction because they thought it was a malicious foul.

As for the Nuggets, Artest felt that he had no problem defending the ball. It was Li Ke who fell to the ground after hitting him. Why should he give him a defensive foul?

Ron Oleshak didn't want to argue, and raised his hand, forcing the game to restart.

And just like that, the game restarted.

Before the Bobcats kicked off the sideline, Rivers decisively replaced Curry.

Originally, his idea was to let Curry continue to play and ensure that there are two containment points on the outside.

But now, the Nuggets' defense has switched back, and Curry continues to be on the court, so there is no point in consuming energy.

Bobcats this hand substitution, which shows Rivers' ability to direct and adjust on the spot.

The main reason is that compared with Sam Vincent, who changes regularly, the gap is huge.

Curry was off the court, the Bobcats kicked off again, the basketball passed Earl Watson's hand, and then appeared in Hua Lao's second hand.

This is Rivers' arrangement. When Curry goes down, there is one less containment point on the outside, and the second Hua has to step up to make up for this point.

But with this arrangement, the Bobcats' rotation order changed. Wesley Matthews, who always played in the second quarter, had to continue to sit on the bench.

However, Li Ke thinks that this change is right, and the playing time of the main players must be full!

In the middle of the frontcourt, the second Hua Lao is strong.

Guagua really wants to prove his defense, so he defends very toughly, but sometimes, tough defense is useless, Hua Er still speeds up and gallops away.

The problem is that the Nuggets' defense is concentrated on the strong side, and soon, Tianzun will assist in the defense and make up for the gap.

Hua's second was forced to pass the ball, but he failed to directly find the open Tajibson. The basketball fell into Li Ke's hands, and the Bobcats could only reorganize their offense.

On the flank, Li Ke played singles.

The Nuggets' defense seems to be not prepared to make changes. At first glance, Artest is still defending Li Ke alone.

Li Ke is still the old routine, pushing forward with his back, turning around and charging hard.

When sprinting, Li Ke was always on guard.

As far as the tripping action before the dead ball is concerned, Artest obviously has bad intentions.

Therefore, Li Ke's unhappiness was to prevent Artest from attacking again.

But Artest is also smart. He knows that the black hand can't make frequent shots. If he makes frequent shots, the referee will immediately notice him.

Even if it is to prevent possible conflicts, the referee will control him.

Therefore, Artest chose to restrain himself.

Without any tricks, Li Ke went all the way to the basket smoothly, and with a light throw, sent the ball into the basket.

Turning around, the Nuggets' offense.

George Karl only replaced one old shark, leaving the other four main players. His purpose was very clear. He just wanted to kill the main players, fight back the disadvantages in the first quarter, and, at best, gain some advantages.

This move was actually a bit of a gamble, but George Karl made the right bet.

The Bobcats have already replaced the three main players, and the strength on the field is not as good as in the first quarter. With a breakthrough from Billups, the Bobcats immediately missed the flank.

Guagua catches the ball, makes a mid-range shot, and throws the ball in.

On the sidelines, Rivers shook his head. He felt that the problem with this wave of defense was not the strength of the rotation, but the lack of tacit understanding between Hua Er and Tajibson, who hadn't partnered much on the front line.

The two rushed to the strong side at the same time, how can there be no reason for the weak side?
But the problem of tacit understanding cannot be solved in a day.

In this game, relying on this tacit understanding alone, the Nuggets are enough to play the offense they want.

On the other hand, after Curry left the court, the Bobcats' offense declined quite obviously.

Hua's second singles, to put it bluntly, is to hold the ball and rush in. Without outside shots, it is difficult to achieve the same containment force as Curry.

The offense on the court is playing, and it has become Li Ke's personal singles show.

Originally some balls that were too difficult or dangerous, Li Ke would choose a reasonable pass, just like Lebron did.

But at this point in the game, the team's condition seems to not allow him to pass the ball.

Li Ke had no choice but to take action and force Artest.

An accident, or not an accident, happened in the middle of the second quarter when Li Ke beat Artest by force.

"The Lynx's offense still had Sheldon holding the ball. Up to now in the second quarter, he has scored as many as 9 points from Ron Artest's head by relying on singles..."

"This time it was a frontal breakthrough. The left hand pushed away Ron Artest and walked straight in!"

"In the middle distance, he suddenly stopped and shot!"

In the center of the court, Li Ke leaped high, and Artest's reaction was a step slower, but he also jumped up.

Then, the whole person threw himself on Li Ke, his thick arms hung on Li Ke's shoulders, as if pulling Li Ke to explode, he fell straight to the floor of the Pepsi Center.

boom!
This time, it was a louder resounding sound.

This time, Steve Kerr and groom Albert in the commentary booth saw it clearly.

"Ron Artest, he can only press Sheldon in the air, oh my god..."

"This is a malicious foul, Ron Artest has to leave the field!"

Before the whistle sounded, Steve Kerr made a judgment immediately.

Such a foul action is definitely a second-level malicious foul action and will be directly expelled from the field.

This time, it was the same, Hua Er Er rushed up and gave Artest who was lying on the floor, and then was pulled away by Tajibson.

The referee intervened with a whistle and stopped the game.

In the commentary, the discussion between Steve Kerr and Mav Albert became: "Obviously, Ron Artest was too uncomfortable to be eaten by Sheldon. He couldn't bear it in the end, and finally he could only use a second-level malicious action to send himself down."

On the court, the referee Ron Oleshak, after watching the replay of the video and discussing it with his two referee colleagues, made a penalty that surprised everyone except Artest.

"Ron Artest got a first-degree flagrant foul? At the same time, Gerald Wallace, who gave Artest a shot, didn't get any punishment. This..."

As soon as the penalty was issued, the Bobcats on the field rose up and protested.

In the commentary seat, Steve Kerr was also surprised, but groom Albert pointed out the truth after a long silence: "The referee is Ron Oleshak."

Steve Kerr froze for a moment, then understood in an instant.

Although they are both called Ron, Ron Oleshak and Artest have no direct connection.

The reason why Steve Kerr expressed his understanding is that Ron Oleshak is known for his good temper in the refereeing circle, and he has such a good temper that he didn't even blow a single technical foul for a whole year.

He even said that he wanted to have a good communication with the players, not confrontation.

Just like just now, the second Hua who gave Artest a shot should have at least received a technical foul, but he didn't.

Artest's second-level malicious foul became a first-level foul, which is how it came about.

On the court, Li Ke was also puzzled and dissatisfied. In the end, Rivers stopped everyone on the court after a timeout.

"It's my problem. I should have reminded you that the referee tonight is Ron Oleshak."

Kenyon Martin frowned: "It's him, that nice gentleman?"

"Yes."

The young Li Ke didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

"Ron Oleshak, the referee who most dislikes technical fouls and malicious fouls in the NBA, he is not even willing to call fouls. He believes that confrontation is an essential element in basketball. He also believes that there should be no confrontation between referees and players..."

Li Ke understood Old Martin's explanation.

"So, is that why the flagrant second-degree foul became a first-degree foul? I get it!"

Not only did he understand, he also knew how to play the next game.

"Since the referee won't let you go down, I'll send you down with my own hands!"

(End of this chapter)