I'm not really a role player

Chapter 299

With a three-pointer, Li Ke already felt the heat in his palm.

Turn around, Magic's offense.

The crouching dragon and phoenix chicks on the outside line had difficulty sending the ball into the basket, so they sent the ball to the basket by pulling the side of the air, and the catcher was naturally a spark.

To be honest, Huohua's individual offensive ability is actually not strong, and the small skills on the offensive end are very rough.

Basically, there are two sets, either the face frame is strong enough to run over, or it can't be run over, so you can only turn around and hook a small hook.

This is also the reason why the sparks can't always beat Dayao, they can't be crushed, and the hook will be blocked by the tall Yao.

But in this game, Sparks' opponent is Jordan Jr., who can be said to be a fully weakened version of him.

No matter how rough the offense is, it is much more refined than Jordan's technical moves.

On the court, Sparks forcibly crushed Jordan away from the front, protruding to the basket near the frame, raised his hand and sent the basketball into the basket with a movement that was very close to a dunk.

2 to 5, the Magic finally scored!

On the sidelines, Stan Van Gundy clapped his hands.

In these few rounds, he can see the difference between Rivers' Bobcats and Sam Vincent's Bobcats.

"Sam Vincent's offense and defense are the same, and Doc Rivers is much more flexible. The zone defense does restrain our offense a bit..."

Stan Van Gundy's fat head wrinkled layers of skin. Now, he needs to think about how to crack the Bobcats' zone defense.

It is still very important to crack the zone defense. If the Magic's outside line is not open, they will have no hope in this game.

Although he said before the game that he didn't pay attention to this game, in fact, Stan Van Gundy still wanted to win this victory.

Because he knows that he and his Magic are competing not only for No. [-] in the East, but also No. [-] in the league. The Lakers in the West have a record similar to that of the Magic.

Basically, whoever is first, the MVP, the best coach will appear on which team...

Stan Van Gundy is very clear that the possibility of MVP is unlikely, because the sparks have already locked Dpoy, and the league will not give the two most important individual honors to the same player.

More importantly, the Sparks already won the regular season MVP last year.

That's right, last year's MVP was Sparks, not LeBron.

The reason is that last year's Cavaliers were found by Li Ke's Bobcats. Every team knows how to beat the Cavaliers. As long as they have the relevant player configuration, they can win the Cavaliers.

By the end of the regular season, the Cavaliers only ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

Failed to get the league's first regular season record, the MVP naturally missed LeBron.

On the other hand, the Magic, which can be regarded as a sudden rise, snatched the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. The MVP is naturally none other than Sparks.

This year, it is unlikely that Sparks will win the MVP trophy again. Anyone who understands the gold content of the two consecutive MVPs can understand it.

As for the best coach, Da Fan also entered the hands last year.

But the best coach is not the same as the MVP, and there is still the possibility of Lianzhuang.

However, if Da Fan wants to connect to the village, the first thing to do is to secure the number one throne in the league.

The best coach is still very fragrant, and the best coach of Lianzhuang is even more fragrant. Stan Van Gundy wants it very much.

In some respects, Stan Van Gundy is very similar to Rivers. He resigned from the Heat back then, and it was not glorious.

Externally, the reason he gave for his resignation was that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

The actual situation is that on the one hand, the record is not as good as expected, and on the other hand, Pat Riley wants to coach himself.

Riley wanted to come back, and Stan Van Gundy was done away with.

Now, Da Fan is already the best coach, and the system he created for the Magic and Sparks has also received a lot of recognition.

Leaving the Heat and his mentor Pat Riley, he has proven himself.

But if he gets the honor of the best coach in Lianzhuang, he can even brag about it in front of his teacher.

……

Da Fan thought for a few minutes, and the Magic had already fallen far behind on the field.

The Bobcats started their offense. After Li Ke scored a three-pointer, he followed up with consecutive high post-up singles. He made two mid-range shots in a row and scored 7 points in a row.

Look at the Magic again. Little Black Bean and Old Carter are sleepwalking, and Pietrus can catch the ball twice at most, which is not to be expected.

Mr. Billionaire Lewis played two singles, and the effect was not bad. Relying on Lewis and Sparks, the Magic scored 6 points.

A score of 12 to 6 forced Fan to call a timeout early.

"Timeout, Stan Van Gundy finally timeout..."

Barkley couldn't understand the situation at the beginning of the game.

However, the Magic was suppressed by the Bobcats, and he could still see it clearly.

"From inside to outside, from offense to defense, the Bobcats have put great pressure on the Magic. It seems that Doc Rivers' team is indeed different from Sam Vincent."

"For the Magic, what they need to do now is to break through the Bobcats' zone defense as soon as possible."

To break the zone defense, to put it bluntly, there are two styles of play, or rely on superstars to break through.

But there are no superstars on the outside of the Magic.

Or, it depends on various COSCO shots.

The method that Stan Van Gundy thought of could only be the second one.

For the Bobcats, Rivers thought a lot. At the beginning, the Bobcats' offense went smoothly, and the defensive pressure was also given.

The next adjustment of the Magic was also expected by Rivers.

So, on the sidelines, Rivers waved his right hand: "In the next game, our defense will go out!"

The defense throws out, which means to guard against the Magic's COSCO shots.

This hand was adjusted in advance, and Li Ke gave it a thumbs up.

……

The timeout ends quickly and the game restarts, the Magic's turn.

"Come back from a timeout, the Magic's offense, let's see how they will play this ball..."

On the outside, Xiao Heidou controlled the ball and wandered around, looking for an outside shot, and his intention was already obvious.

The Bobcats' defense was completely saved, and they responded early.

On the sidelines, Da Fan frowned, turned his head to glance at the extremely confident Rivers on the other side, and shook his head secretly.

On the outside line, the Magic wasted seven or eight seconds, Da Fan couldn't stand up, and shouted from the sidelines.

"Aaron, give the ball to Dwight!"

So, the Magic pulled quickly, and when there were only seven or eight seconds left in the attack time, they handed the ball to Sparks in the near-frame area.

At this time, Rivers' advance adjustments vacated a loophole.

Because of the defensive expansion, Jordan is the only one with defensive sparks at the basket.

Sparks seized this loophole, forcibly rolled over Jordan under the basket, and slammed the ball into the basket with a bang.

This time, it was Rivers who frowned on the sidelines.

His early adjustments are great and handsome, but he forgets about the spark around the rim.

Immediately, Rivers had the urge to switch back the defense, but then he stiffened: "Let him play and see how much he can play alone!"

As a result, Peak Warcraft played three consecutive rounds without joking. Including this round, he made 4 of 3 shots and scored 6 points in a row.

The outbreak of Spark alone stabilized the situation where the Magic was about to collapse.

Even for the fifth round in a row, Jordan's sparks were fired again, and with a bang, the basketball was pushed into the basket, and at the same time, drop!

The referee whistled and announced that it was a 2+1 ball.

Seeing this, Rivers finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Turn the defense back, tune it back..."

On the field, Li Ke, who was holding his thumb up, has also retracted his thumb.

Although with the eyes of a latecomer, he didn't see much spark.

But he has to admit that the peak monster is still a bit ruthless.

This game showed it.

To be honest, the current Li Ke is still a little bit worse than the peak Warcraft in terms of dominance.

The Bobcats can only play back the defense if they can't stop Warcraft once in the penalty area.

Rivers replaced Tajibson in the back hand, and the basket has already begun to pinch the Sparks.

But it was also the moment when the pinch defense started, and the previous wave of suspension adjustments by the Magic began to work.

"Dwight Howard, close to the basket, Bobcats pinch."

"Without hesitation, Howard directly distributed the ball, Vince Carter made a layover, and the last one to catch the ball was JJ Redick who came off the bench, and made a three-pointer!"

Swish-!
Starting from Redick's three-pointer, the Magic's offense also began to gain momentum.

Within a few minutes, the lead the Bobcats had accumulated at the beginning of the game was gone.

At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two teams was 30 to 28, and the Bobcats at home only retained a 2-point lead.

Even considering that the possession of the ball at the beginning of the second quarter belongs to the Magic, this 2-point lead can be ignored.

"Two defensive-oriented teams scored a high score in the first quarter. It has to be said that this is surprising."

"However, the game with full offense is still very exciting."

Kenny Smith shook his head first, and then affirmed the excitement of the game.

Barkley on his side also pointed out the key to the game at this time: "The Bobcats or the Magic, whoever recovers his defense first will be able to win this game."

During the intermission, Rivers announced that he would change the defense back to man-to-man at the beginning, and to adjust the offense, he told Li Ke: "Sheldon, you can be more determined in your singles next."

The translation is that Li Ke can play a little more singles.

Rivers thinks very simply, there are only two possibilities in the process of this game, either the two sides will attack and fight until the last moment of the game.

Or, the Bobcats get back their defense and win a decisive victory.

Why is there no possibility of the Magic getting back to defense?The reason lies in Li Ke's singles.

Looking at the Magic's flanks, the starters Carter and Pietrus, and the backup JJ Redick, the one that stands out is that they don't defend.

Rely on this group of people to prevent Li Ke?Don't even think about it!
……

The second quarter kicked off quickly. At the beginning, the Magic took the lead.

It was still a chaotic battle on the outside. Jamal Nelson, who came off the bench, made a breakthrough. After attracting the help defense from the middle distance, the ball was scored on one side. Michael Pietrus caught the ball and threw a three-pointer!
Swish-!
No one can keep scoring goals, and no one can keep hitting the iron. This three-pointer by Pietrus illustrates this point.

A three-pointer was pocketed, and the Magic overtook the score.

"31 to 30, the score is overtaken, now it depends on whether the Bobcats' offense can recover."

In the backcourt, Earl Watson took the basketball from Tajibson, while Li Ke advanced from the flank and stood on the left side of the top of the arc calmly.

When the ball passed half court, he immediately asked for the basketball from Watson.

This is how Li Ke's singles began.

"High position, Shelton post-up Michael Pietrus..."

"After pushing with his back, Sheldon turned around and broke through directly, and the Magic didn't double-team!"

The Magic did not double-team, and Li Ke raised his hand and made a mid-range shot the next second he wiped Pietrus.

Swish-!
"The goal was scored, the Bobcats got back 2 points, and they took the lead again!"

The Magic's offense, returning to the man-to-man defense of the Bobcats, still gave the Magic some pressure.

Mainly because of this rotation lineup, the Bobcats' defense has no shortcomings, including Earl Watson, and the actual defense is better than Curry.

There is no shortcoming in defense. If the Magic want to open up the offense, they have to rely on their personal ability.

It was still Nelson's breakthrough. In the absence of the old Carter and the little black bean, the Magic's outside offense is only Nelson's breakthrough.

After the strong attack, there was no help defense this time, so Nelson could only cast one by himself.

"Jamal Nelson, a mid-range shot after a breakthrough..."

With a bang, the basketball smashed out of the frame.

"No, rebound..."

The Bobcats still protected the defensive rebounds very clearly. The No. [-] pick who came off the bench caught the spark of consecutive appearances, and Tajibson jumped out and grabbed the rebound.

As for the Magic's backup No. [-], Ryan Anderson watched from a distance.

With a rebound, the Bobcats counterattacked.

There is no counterattack. Outside the three-point line, Li Ke caught the ball and made a quick breakthrough when the Magic's defense line was not stable.

Pietrus thought that Li Ke was going to enter the inside line without sparks, but Li Ke made an emergency stop in the middle distance and made another mid-range shot...

Swish-!
For the Magic's offense, they chose the most correct offensive route. Jamal Nelson gave the Sparks a shot in the breakthrough.

The pass was lobbed, and the Sparks put the ball into the basket.

However, this goal only narrowed the Magic's backwardness to 1 point.

Immediately after the Bobcats' round, Li Ke, who made consecutive hits, continued to control the ball unceremoniously.

It was still a high-position post-up singles. This time, Li Ke played more simply.

There was no breakthrough, it was just a fake move of turning around and breaking through, and then he took a step back and made a long two-point shot...

Swish-!
No one can score goals all the time, but Li Ke, who has a good shot, is not human...

On the sidelines, Stan Van Gundy noticed very keenly that at this moment, the situation on the court was a bit like the Magic and Bobcats in the middle of the first quarter.

At that time, the Magic relied on the singles of the sparks, forcing the Bobcats to resort to pinch defense.

Now, the Bobcats are also relying on Li Ke's singles, forcing the Magic to make defensive adjustments.

How else can it be adjusted?The Magic don't have Le Bon, Prince, or even old Artest. The only player who looks like a perimeter defender is Pietrus, who is actually a scorer.

Without the magic of outside defensive players, you can only learn from the Bobcats and resort to the so-called pinch defense tactics...

Both sides are pinching the opponent's leader, this match seems to be a bit interesting.

(End of this chapter)