I'm not really a role player

Chapter 379

The Boss came off the bench unexpectedly and was replaced by Sean Battier.

The difference between the two is that Battier is more defensive and functional.

As soon as he stood on the court, Li Ke already felt the threat from Battier.

President Shane Battier, domestic fans are very familiar with him, and they all know that this is a top role player with a high golf quotient.

At this time, although his career is entering his twilight years, he is more and more aware of the way to win.

At this time, the purpose of the Cavaliers going to Shane Battier is self-evident.

"The front should still be Lebon's top defense, and the side is Battier's help defense and supplementary defense."

There must be some pressure or something, but Li Ke doesn't panic. He doesn't think the Cavaliers can withstand him without leaking the weak side.

"The head coach on the opposite side is Erwin Gentry, Erwin, he knows everything!"

To put it simply, Li Ke is not optimistic about Gentry.

As the head coach, Gentry can't even understand the offense he is good at, let alone the defense he is not good at?

beep!
The referee blew a clear whistle, and then the basketball was thrown high. Jordan defeated Varejao with extremely high bounce and extremely fast bounce.

The Bobcats thus won the opening possession...

It is worth mentioning that the referee of this game is still an old friend Dan Crawford.

Before last year, Dan Crawford was also considered to be Lebon's queen referee, as well as a referee whose intimacy with Wade was so high that it exploded.

After playing last year, he turned around and became Li Ke's queen referee.

One after the other, it can be called a 360° big change.

A small part of ESPN's bricks' pessimism about the Cavaliers also stems from this.

Before the Big Three, Lebron averaged about 10 free throws per game, but after forming the Big Three, his average free throws per game are only 7 or 8.

Wade, who averaged 7 or 8 free throws per game before the Big Three, dropped to about 6 free throws after forming the Big Three.

反观李恪，09-10赛季的场均罚球也就5个左右，到10-11赛季立刻暴涨到了7个左右。

This season's regular season, this data has further risen to 8.6.

Part of the reason why Li Ke is fighting more and more inside is that, more importantly, it is definitely the alliance's strong support for Li Ke.

Just look at Xiao Du in the West. In the past two years, he has won the title of Golden Swinging Penalty King and averaged more than [-] free throws per game. He has already taken over Lebron's most popular position.

In contrast, Li Ke, who made more breakthroughs, got a normal number of free throws.

On the court, the game has already started, and Curry controls the basketball and moves forward quickly.

This year's Bobcats, if they want to win quickly, it is already impossible.

Because most teams, including the Spurs, are already picking up speed.

Fast whirlwind is not the advantage of Bobcats, but fast whirlwind is the foundation of Bobcats.

Therefore, even in the Eastern Conference Finals, Curry quickly handed the ball to Diaw, who was at the top of the arc, and then quickly started running.

After Dior became the starter, the Bobcats became more proficient in supporting the top of the arc and cutting air on both sides. The main reason is that Matthews, who became the starter from the bench, is not weak.

Unlike last season when Jamison was there, Jamison fixed the bottom corner position differently.

After Dior made it to the starting lineup, it could be Li Ke, Curry, or Matthews who appeared in the bottom corner.

Changeability means more possibilities, which means that it is difficult for opponents to target.

In the opening first round, the Bobcats did not change.

Curry ran two laps and circled back to the left side of the top of the arc, and Matthews settled in the bottom corner on the right.

However, Li Ke rushed to the top of the arc, found the nimble fat Dior, made a hand-to-hand cooperation, and quickly received the ball.

This is Rivers' request before the game starts. The opponents are getting stronger, so the time-saving and labor-saving style of play in the first two rounds of the playoffs is not applicable.

The Bobcats must go all out as soon as they come up. It is best to penetrate the Cavaliers from the beginning.

Giving the ball to Li Ke is the best way to play.

At the top of the arc, after a hand-to-hand cooperation, Li Ke was unlucky and then ready to speed up.

He rushed out with a stride, and looked up again, but he saw Battier blocking in front of him, and Lebron who bypassed the cover and double-teamed him.

"This... a double-team at the beginning?"

Li Ke was confused, is this the Cavaliers' targeted defense?That's it?

When there was a doubt in my heart, the movement in my hand didn't stop. With a flick of my right hand, I flicked the ball to Dio who had just walked away a few steps.

"The point after double-teaming was directly given to Dior. Look at Dior...the three-pointer was directly shot!"

Dior catches the ball, but without ambiguity.

He has a three-pointer. Facing a temporary wide open, he certainly wants to seize the opportunity.

At that moment, the nimble fatty jumped up, and slowly scored a three-pointer.

Battier made it up, but it was too late.

Swish-!
"The ball went in, Sheldon made a threat from the top of the arc, and the ball was scored by Boris Diaw. Diaw hit an open three-pointer at the beginning of the game. The Bobcats' offense was too smooth!"

After a smooth attack, Li Ke and Dior clapped their hands together.

Turning around to defend, the Cavaliers' offensive swept through.

This season, the Cavaliers focus on the pick-and-roll offense. Specifically, Lebron and Wade take turns to find cover and play the pick-and-roll offense.

In the pick-and-roll, further look for opportunities to military train opponents to defend weak links.

To be more blunt, this is a set of offensive transformation based on the Bobcats military training.

It is very suitable for the Cavaliers, but of course it is not that simple. Most of the time, it is still necessary to rely on the personal abilities of Lebron and Wade to solve the problem.

This wave of offense was like this. Lebon, who was in control of the ball, didn't talk nonsense, so he asked Varejao for a cover.

The Bobcats, who are used to changing defenses when encountering pick-and-rolls, change defenses directly, and become Dior when facing Lebron.

It must be admitted that Diaw's starting lineup made the starting lineup, which originally had only one defensive loophole, an extra defensive loophole.

It's just that the omissions are not outstanding. Most opponents, Diaw and Curry's defense are enough.

With a small number of opponents, plus Li Ke's help defense and Jr. Jordan's supplementary defense, the Bobcats' overall defense will not go wrong.

But against the Cavaliers, everything is very different.

Dior is very flexible, but he is not flexible enough to face Lebon; Dior's strength is not bad, but his strength is not enough to face Lebon.

On the field, LeBon charged, Dior blocked for two seconds, and was defeated in the third second.

"LeBron broke through the Bobcats' defense and he went straight to the layup!"

"2 to 3, the Cavaliers are not behind!"

Falling behind or falling behind, a difference of 1 point is also bad.

What Charles Barkley means is that two points and three points are not important.

Importantly, the Cavaliers' offense is also going well.

The two teams had a three-pointer and a breakthrough layup. In terms of goals alone, the two teams were tied.

For the Bobcats' offense, Li Ke continued to implement Rivers' tactics.

This time, he received a pass from Dior on the right side of the top of the arc, in a high position, and LeBon spread his long arms around Li Ke.

There was no pick-and-roll or any running coordination. The Bobcats just quickly emptied the area, leaving Li Ke with plenty of room to go one-on-one with LeBon.

"Sheldon, continue playing singles!"

After Kenny Smith's voice fell, Li Ke was unlucky on the field and shook the space a little.

Immediately afterwards, he took a probing step and made a preliminary movement to break through, forcing Lebron to move a small step.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around and turned his back to Le Bang.

The face-up breakthrough immediately turned into a back-up push, and Lebron stepped forward.

The moment he came up to the top, Li Ke turned over, took a step back, and directly pulled out a high jumper.

It was pulled so suddenly that Le Bang, who came up on top, didn't respond, and could only watch Li Ke throw the ball.

Swish-!
The basketball hit the net with precision, and Li Ke grasped this kind of shot without pressure from the opponent.

"The high turnaround jumper hit, 5 to 2, the Bobcats continue to stand in the leading position!"

In the attack of the Cavaliers, Le Bon still found Varejao's cover, ready to follow suit.

Li Ke directed Dior, instead of switching defenses, he directly delayed his return.

LeBon held the ball, faced the brief, fleeting space, hesitated for a second, and did not shoot a three-pointer.

When Li Ke bypassed the screen and re-defended in front of him, Lebron's only choice was left: either repeat the pick-and-roll, or he could only pass the ball.

As for Li Ke's defense alone?Le Bang shook his head secretly, he knew he couldn't rush through.

If it was a sudden sprint, Li Ke might not be able to react.

But in a one-on-one battle like this, the chance of overpowering might be zero.

After another second of hesitation, LeBron passed the ball.

Wade took over the offense, another pick-and-roll breakthrough, and this time, Diaw, who was defending high, switched defenses.

Facing Wade, he was still broken.

Relying on Wade's pick-and-roll breakthrough and successful throw, the Cavaliers continued to cling to the score.

After two or three rounds, on the sidelines, Rivers had already seen something——

"Isn't this attack just a military training attack? Fatty Boris has been ordered!"

Rivers shook his head. Although it was unexpected that Dior was given a la carte military training, he was in no hurry.

Because the Bobcats have a deep bench, there are plenty of ways to solve the problem.

At the beginning, his focus was still on the offensive end.

On the field, Li Ke faced Lebron's defense again, and hit a fadeaway jumper from mid-range singles.

So far—

"Sheldon's offense has come out, now we'll see if the Cavaliers are crazy or not..."

Rivers touched his chin. The Cavaliers didn't let him wait too long. It was almost the next offensive round of the Bobcats. The Cavaliers went crazy.

"Sheldon's singles, he rushed out a step, and Sean Battier directly bagged it!"

As soon as Li Ke started to attack, the Cavaliers immediately double-teamed and defended, completely ignoring the large space on the weak side.

In the next second, Li Ke made an unremarkable pass and found Matthews who was open on the weak side.

"Wesley Matthews, long two-point shot!"

Swish-!
The basket at the Time Warner Center is very respectable. As long as the Bobcats have a chance to shoot, most of them will go in, and this game is the same.

Seeing Li Ke send an assist, Gentry on the opposite side didn't care at all.

His focus was on defending Li Ke, and even the desperate double-teaming all came from his arrangement.

As for Li Ke's pass threat, he really didn't think much about it.

The key problem is that Li Ke is not without a pass at all. He got a D-level pass from Artest, which is barely enough to deal with this intensity of defense.

In addition, Rivers' strategy at the beginning was to use Li Ke to break a hole first, and then tear the hole open, directly smashing the Cavaliers' defense.

Correspondingly, he also made some arrangements.

For example, Li Ke on the strong side can get support from Dior, and Curry will wander to the strong side from time to time.

This makes Li Ke's passing easier, and he doesn't need to work hard to find the space on the strong side for every wave of passing.

Look at the Cavaliers' offense again——

Le Bang was comfortable in the opening round, and Li Ke reacted to it in the next round.

He didn't give Lebron any more chances to order military training Dior, forcing Lebron to catch the ball in the low post and make two strong hits.

The Bobcats didn't respond to Wade's defense at first.

Drawing on Li Ke's defense against LeBron, they also quickly blocked Wade from the three-point line.

Military training offense, to put it bluntly, is a test of the projection of the two strong sides.

Varejao, who made the wall, definitely has no projection at all. As for Le Bon and Wade, they may have projection.

But even if there is, it is very lame.

Facing Li Ke's defense, Le Bang didn't have the slightest idea of ​​trying.

Wade, on the other hand, made a few shots against Matthews' defense, with average efficiency.

Even so, the Cavaliers' attack was withstood.

The game was 17 to 14 in the half quarter, and the Cavaliers were only 3 points behind.

At the end of the first quarter, 32 to 28, the Cavaliers were only 4 points behind.

There is something about Lebon's low-post singles. As he said, he did spend time practicing hard in the summer of 11.

The results are remarkable, in addition to low post play, he also has an unstable mid-range shot.

Wade made two long shots, which is also the result of hard training last summer.

In fact, before the game, what Lebron said was right, everyone was sacrificing.

Lebon's sacrifice brought him better post-ups and a long-range shot from very unstable to unstable.

Wade's sacrifice brought a more accurate long-range shot.

Including Bosh, he also developed a long three-point shot.

The Big Three, each of them is developing their COSCO in order to be able to adapt to each other.

However, for Shangshan Mao, this kind of accurate COSCO investment is still not enough.

The first quarter of the game is over, the Bobcats, Rivers is not satisfied with the lead of only 4 points in the first quarter.

"If our defense could be better..."

For the knight, Gentry frowned.

According to Li Ke's data, the strategy of Lebron's top defense and Battier's assistance in defense was a success.

In addition to allowing Li Ke to score 8 points in a row in the opening game, after Battier started to defend Li Ke like a madman, Li Ke only scored 2 points in most of the quarter.

In the first quarter of the game, Li Ke scored a total of 10 points, not too much, but from the defense in the second half of the quarter, Gentry believes that his strategy has succeeded.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Bobcats predicted his strategy.

"Using Sheldon's threat to open the mouth and provide others with a space and a stage to play?"

He frowned, Rivers was plotting, and he really didn't have much to do with it.

Either let Li Ke play alone, or you can only watch other Bobcat players keep scoring goals, take the lead, and keep suppressing the Cavaliers.

After hesitating for a while, Gentry still chose the latter because——

"Compared to Sheldon, I still believe in Stephen Curry and other Bobcats players who are not so stable..."

(End of this chapter)