I'm not really a role player

Chapter 294

Wukesong, the capital, is the place where the Spring Festival war starts on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

This year's Spring Festival match was obviously affected by the All-Star Weekend. Not to mention the postponement of the time, the number of matches was reduced from two to one, and even the participating teams were not satisfactory.

"Why the Pistons, not the Cavaliers or the Lakers?"

"There is a meaning of Jill playing the Pistons? See how Keshen abuses the old McGrady?"

"I want to see Keshen vs James, I want to see Keshen vs Kobe."

"..."

It's a pity that what domestic fans can see is Li Ke vs. old McGrady and Curry vs. Westbrook.

Even so, Wukesong is still full, and the ratings of the broadcast of Central Five are also rising steadily.

The reason why Wukesong is full is naturally because of Li Ke's appeal.

The viewership ratings of Central Five's broadcast are rising steadily, but it is because after the game started, Li Ke started his scoring mode.

I have to admit that although the Pistons suck, their defense is very good.

Head coach John Custer was an assistant coach of Larry Brown and Bakery Mike Brown, and he focused on defense.

The defensive genes of the Pistons also played a role.

Although still in a bad state, the Pistons' defense is doing well.

Inside, there is an old man guarding the penalty area, and Tayshaun Prince's long arms block people on the flanks.

There is nothing wrong with the Pistons' defensive configuration.

This Spring Festival war was a rare matchup between the poor Pistons, so they held back their energy and relied on defense at the beginning, causing trouble for the Bobcats.

"Steph Curry, another shot from the outside!"

Bang!

Wukesong's basket made a loud bang, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.

"Didn't make it again, Curry, Curry, pass!"

In the commentary seat, Director Zhang was already a little anxious.

In the first two rounds, Curry held on to the ball tightly.

Two rounds of strikes seem to have declared that it is difficult for Curry's offense to attack.

Turn around, the Pistons' offense.

Westbrook also charged in with a sullen head. In the previous round, he was blocked halfway through the charge. A very casual shot from the middle distance also hit the frame.

With this ball, he killed a bloody path.

The main reason is that Curry's single defense can be broken at a touch, and Kenyon Martin's supplementary defense from the middle distance, although he arrived in time, was wiped out by Westbrook who was at full speed.

Rushing to the basket, Westbrook made a heavy dunk and opened the scoring for the Pistons!

In this way, the Bobcats' possession of the ball was handed over to Li Ke.

To say that Li Ke is not under pressure is unlikely, after all, it is the little prince Prince who is defending him.

Think about the 08 Olympics, and then think about the duels against the Pistons in those years. Prince has always been a defensive player who defends Li Ke better.

Even so, Li Ke can only go forward.

To put it bluntly, there are only two ways for the Bobcats to win——

Or, Curry opens up the offense, cooperates with Li Ke, and wins the game.

Or, Curry failed to open the offense, and the Bobcats could only rely on defense and Li Ke's own strength on the offensive end to win the game...

As for the second Hua who was selected as an All-Star this season, this guy is more like a master of icing on the cake. If he is expected to stand out, there will be only a few games in a season at most.

The Pistons may be on this list, but it is more important for Li Ke to open the offense before he opens the C.

"On the left side of the top of the arc, Li Ke received the ball, Tayshaun Prince's defense, look at how he played this ball..."

how to spell?How else can you fight, just turn your back first and you'll be done.

Backing up can bring a lot of changes. To deal with a fast-moving long-armed monster like Prince, Li Ke can only rely on various feints to win.

"Prince is a bit difficult to parry with the back push..."

The push of the back was still very smooth, and Li Ke reached the middle distance in two or three strokes.

The next play is simple, a turn, make a forward movement, Prince immediately retreated.

Obviously, he retreated too decisively, and Li Ke also made a decisive decision and stopped his forward steps.

Immediately afterwards, the forward foot retracted, and a step back, Li Ke jumped up.

"Mid-range, step-back jumper after an emergency stop!"

Although this season, Li Ke has reduced the shots of COSCO shots, the B-level COSCO shots are not enough for Li Ke who needs to rush to the ranks of super giants.

But if you really want him to shoot, he can still shoot above the standard.

Especially with this ball, Prince has been swayed away.

Swish!
The crisp sound of wiping the net sounded immediately, and it was Li Ke who took the lead in Bobcat's attack in the end.

Immediately afterwards, the Pistons' offense was still Westbrook. After a wave of rushing, there was no chance, so he passed the ball to the wing.

The starting shooting guard for the Pistons is Tracy McGrady, who was cueed before the game. He caught the ball from the outside and directly hit a three-pointer with his old heart.

Clang!
Wukesong's basket rang again, and this game seemed to be going the way of the Bobcats relying on defense and Li Ke's own strength to win the game.

Under the basket, the Bobcats' rebound protection was still in place, and Jordan easily held down the old man and pulled off the rebound.

The Bobcats attack, and Li Ke received the ball from the flank again.

In the previous round, the back had already won, so there was no need for Li Ke to change.

Still pushing forward, this time, when Li Ke turned around, Prince chose to stand in a very conservative position.

But obviously, he underestimated Li Ke's current breakthrough.

Crossing the elbow, exerting force under the foot, and sprinting, Prince, who was standing still, was almost wiped away by Li Ke in an instant.

After rushing to the basket, Lao Ben's frame protection was not as good as before. Li Ke jumped up, made a heavy dunk, and pressed the ball into the basket.

In this way, Li Ke scored 4 points in a row.

The Pistons' offense, Westbrook continued to charge, and after being pressed by Kenyon Martin, another pass was made to Jerebko in the middle distance.

Jerebko also dared to shoot, and shot a mid-range shot, and with a bang, he also hit the iron.

This time it was Hua No. [-], who found the right time, grabbed the rebound before everyone else, turned around and pushed a wave of counterattacks.

The counterattack has nothing to do with Li Ke. What he has to do is to rush along with him and contain the defense.

Then in the middle, Hua Er Er sprinted with the ball, attracted the defense, and passed the ball to Curry.

On the wing, Curry rushed to the basket and made a light layup.

With this counterattack, Li Ke announced that the plan to feed Curry began.

The Pistons' offense was still very difficult. Westbrook's impact was their only threat, but under the overall defense of the Bobcats, it became no longer a threat.

McGrady stood up and hit a single.

But McGrady is old, and he is no longer the singles king of the past. Although he still played well, the final shot was weak and weak, which directly exposed the fact that McGrady was old.

With a bang, the piston continued to strike the iron.

Off the court, John Custer also found the root cause, and he quickly called Ben Gordon on the bench.

Ben Gordon, the Bulls' bench scoring champion in the past few seasons.

Transferred to the Pistons with a high salary this summer, still playing as the sixth man.

He, along with Westbrook and occasional starter Rodney Stuckey, is the future of this Pistons, and one of the few scorers who can create a threat.

But before Ben Gordon played, the Bobcats attacked, and Curry, who regained control of the ball, made a good pass.

"Curry, pass it on!"

"Beautiful, this ball was passed directly to Li Ke who was outside the three-point line!"

Prince's defense was slightly inward, and when Li Ke jumped out for a three-pointer, he could only give a weak interference.

Swish-!
"The ball is in!"

"With a resolute and decisive three-pointer, the Bobcats widened the gap!"

As many people expected before the game, the strength gap between the Pistons and the Bobcats is still very large. At the beginning of the game, they did rely on defense to create some troubles for the Bobcats.

But when Li Ke's singles were in full swing, the troubles disappeared.

The opening lead extended to the end of the first quarter, with a score of 27 to 20, giving the Bobcats a 7-point lead.

Li Ke, who is invincible in singles, also scored 11 points in the first quarter.

With such an active singles score at the beginning, Li Ke did not perform much this season, and it is precisely because of this that the ratings of Central Five have been rising steadily.

And leading by 7 points in the first quarter, all kinds of pressure on the Pistons, in this state, the Bobcats naturally want more.

"Continue to work hard in the second quarter, we must further expand the lead, and strive to end the suspense of the game early!"

Simply put, Rivers wants to rest the main players earlier.

But in the second quarter, the accident still happened.

In the second quarter, John Kuster went to a three-guard like a shipwreck, and Westbrook partnered with Ben Gordon and Rodney Stuckey, and the direct offense was full.

With such a lineup, the defense is gone, but Ben Gordon has started to draw.

On the first ball at the opening of the second quarter, the Pistons continued to cut, pass, cut, pass...

In the end, the ball fell into Ben Gordon's hands, and he directly hit Wesley Matthews, who was unable to play, and scored a three-pointer.

Swish-!
Ben Gordon's runaway began...

In the second quarter, the Pistons stabilized the situation by relying on Ben Gordon's convulsions.

For the Bobcats, the long journey made it impossible for Li Ke to play consecutive games like the usual regular season.

However, after resting for half a quarter, Li Ke, who reappeared, also went berserk, helping the Bobcats and continuing to suppress the Pistons.

At the end of halftime, the score was 55 to 49, and the lead could not be opened.

But in the half game, Li Ke scored 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. The ratings of Central Five continued to rise.

Rivers at halftime began to frown.

Before playing this game, it was the All-Star Weekend, and immediately after the All-Star Weekend, they crossed the ocean, and the Bobcats' physical fitness had already reached its limit.

Of course, the physical condition of the Pistons is not much better.

It's just that the Pistons are bad, so it doesn't matter if they can't win, if they can disgust the Bobcats, they have already won.

For the Bobcats, this game must be won. Not only must they win, but they must also maintain an extreme physical condition. After returning to the American mainland, they still have the ability to continue fighting.

But now, Bobcat has been difficult to achieve this.

Even so, in the locker room, Rivers gave a death order: "In the third quarter, we will strike hard and try to end the game with a wave!"

So, in the third quarter, Li Ke continued to fire.

"Li Ke, a tentative three-pointer from outside..."

Bang!

"Not in!"

The Pistons tried to counterattack, but were blocked by the Bobcats. Ben Gordon also scored a three-pointer, which was also made of iron.

But the difference is that after turning around, Li Ke made another three-pointer.

"Ben Gordon missed a three-pointer, and the Bobcats turned around and fought back!"

"On the wing, Li Ke caught the ball and directly chased for a three-pointer!"

Swish-!
"The ball is in!"

"This is Li Ke's 26th point in this game!"

It's just the beginning -

"The Pistons' offense, Ben Gordon scored another three-pointer. It seems that he really wants to face Li Ke."

But Hua's second defense didn't give him a chance to confront Biao at all.

bang...

"Missed again... Bobcats grabbed the rebound and counterattacked!"

If in the first half, the Bobcats were still thinking about how to save energy and win the Pistons easily, then now, they are going all out.

"In the counterattack, Curry's three-pointer!"

Counterattacking, Curry chased a three-pointer, but slammed out of the frame with a bang.

Just when Director Zhang thought that the situation was about to reverse again, Li Ke rushed to the basket, made a tip-up, and dunked!

"It's still Li Ke, rushing to the front, grabbing the rebound and completing the dunk at the same time!"

With a bang, Li Ke scored the 28th point of the game, and the Bobcats took the lead.

"Keep going!"

Turning his head, Ben Gordon, who wanted to confront Li Ke, finally scored a three-pointer.

But in the next round, it was still Li Ke, who had already made a good shot, and against Prince's defense, scored another three-pointer!
"Three points, three points again!"

"It's hard to imagine that Li Ke, who has transformed into a breakthrough player this season, suddenly regained his long-range shots in this game."

"Perhaps many people have forgotten that back then, Li Ke led the Bobcats to win the O'Brien Cup in 08 by relying on his continuous long-range shots. This season, he played an MVP-level performance, relying on extremely sharp breakthroughs. His long-range shots seem to have disappeared."

"In this game, Li Ke recovered his long shot..."

The long-range shot returned, and the three-pointer continued...

In the third quarter, Li Ke scored 16 points alone.

At the end of the three quarters, his personal score soared to 39 points.

Bobcats lead is also close to 20 points.

Finally, the end of the fourth quarter.

Li Ke scored two more three-pointers, the Bobcats' lead expanded to 24 points, and the suspense of the game ended.

"It's over, Doc Rivers replaced the main force, the Bobcats were 8 minutes ahead of schedule, and ended this Spring Festival war where everyone was exhausted."

"I thought it would be an easy game, but the defense of the Pistons and the explosion of Ben Gordon made this game extremely difficult."

"In the end, Li Ke scored 45 points alone and led the team to victory!"

"The 45 points in this game were scored by him in just three quarters and 4 minutes after a long journey!"

In fact, at this time, the biggest question for media reporters and expert commentators is why Li Ke can still score high when everyone is exhausted after the long journey?
Reminiscent of the first Spring Festival war, the victory of the Bobcats also relied on Li Ke's absolute tie and the savior who scored 8 points in overtime.

Boss Joe, who was traveling with the team and in the stands, knew that it was all thanks to the Breakfast Club.

Stephen Curry on the court also knows that it is a credit to Tim Graver's unique training philosophy.

"If it is an ordinary regular season, I will let you continue to play to collect points."

Sitting off the court, Li Ke heard Rivers' words.

He rolled his eyes and thought to himself: I will score a higher score when I go back to see if you will keep your promise...

(End of this chapter)