I'm not really a role player

Chapter 381

In Eastern Conference finals G1, although the process was difficult, the Bobcats finally defended the home court.

In the final quarter, Li Ke integrated offense and defense, and almost won the game on his own.

In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith, who is incarnate as a blower, put forward a concept at this time:
"If you want to find a league No.1 in today's league, it must be Sheldon!"

The concept of Alliance No.1 has never been formally proposed.

Only around 2000, it was pressed on the shark's head intentionally or unintentionally by the media.

After that, no one mentioned it again.

Now that Kenny Smith brings up the old things, most of the expert reporters and commentary fans can't think of these old things.

They just felt that Kenny Smith's description of Li Ke was too appropriate.

In today's league, Li Ke's offensive and defensive performance is indeed unique.

The closest thing to him is Le Bang, who is being beaten by him, and Xiao Du has never beaten him.

Counting down, what old Kobe, who seems to be still at the peak, but is dragged down by the team's record, the gap is even bigger.

Li Ke, who is the only one, said that he is No.1 in the league, and there is no problem at all.

In this way, after G1 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Bobcats led 1-0, and Li Ke also gained the title of No.1 in the league.

If Le Bang is also a time traveler, he will definitely be disgusted to death...

After the Eastern Conference Finals G1, the changes in public opinion are of concern to many people.

Brainless experts, such as Mei Yang Yang and Mei Ren Yu, through the Bobcats' victory, have strengthened their predictions——

"The Bobcats will take away the Cavaliers with a total score of 4 to 1 or 4 to 2!"

Experts with brains have already noticed the problem.

In G1, although the Bobcats won, they played out all their weaknesses.

Lack of ball handlers, lack of stable three-point shooters, and too much reliance on Li Ke are all problems.

Of course, it is true to rely on Li Ke, all teams will rely on their star players.

What's wrong is the lack of two points, the ball handler and the three-point shooter.

Bill Simmons was alarmist: "LeBron and Dwyane's state in this game is very average, and Chris Bosh's state can even be described as bad. In the last quarter of the game, the Bobcats almost won the game by ordering Chris Bosh."

"Even so, G1 still played to the last moment, relying on Sheldon's own strength, barely won."

"Then in G2, once LeBron, Dwyane is on fire, or Chris Bosh finds his proper form, the Bobcats' situation is very dangerous."

"If they can't make the right response, I even think they may lose this round of the series."

Bill Simmons thus became the first pundit to think the Bobcats would lose.

But no one laughed at him, because ESPN orthodox experts, including Zach Lowe and Mark Stein, supported Bill Simmons' arguments from all angles.

It's just that they are not as aggressive as Bill Simmons. They still believe that the Bobcats are superior, and they only need to make the right changes. The Bobcats will still win this round of the series.

……

So, in the G2 battle, Rivers made a change.

First, he withdrew Wesley Matthews from the starting lineup and replaced him with Tucker, who took all three and four positions.

With such a change, the defense of the main force has not changed, but the offense has deteriorated.

Damn it, the Cavaliers also cast their COS.

LeBron hit a three-pointer in the opening game, and Wade followed up with the firepower.

In this way, after the first quarter, the Bobcats fell behind the Cavaliers by 27 points 30-3.

In the second quarter, the younger brother played as a guest point guard, and Matthews made up for the gap in G1. From three to five, they were Li Ke, Channing Frye and Kua Zhuangyuan.

As a result, the Bobcats' offense was withstood, but the defense collapsed.

The Bo giant suddenly broke out, and Frye succeeded in consecutive singles. After showing off his glory, the halftime ended.

With a score of 56 to 61, the Bobcats trailed by 5 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Bobcats came back with all their main force and chased for a whole quarter before barely tying the score.

But at the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, Wade stood up and scored consecutively, and Lebron also hit Li Ke consecutively in adversity.

The Big Three teamed up, and the Cavaliers took away the victory of this game from the Time Warner Center.

"Lose, the Bobcats lost, they actually lost at home!"

"LeBron and Dwyane Wade found the long-range shooting touch. One made 4 of 2 shots and the other made 7 of 3 shots. A total of 5 three-pointers were scored. Although not many, they were deadly!"

"It doesn't matter how good the Bobcats' defense is when the Cavs' Big Three are shooting their long shots."

All in all, it proves that Bill Simmons is right.

"After losing a home game, the Bobcats will not be able to play well in the next series."

"Now, they are really likely to lose this round of the Eastern Conference finals!"

There are more alarmist voices...

……

In Charlotte, before leaving for Cleveland, Rivers was already battered.

The situation is so bad that the management has to take the blame, and he, the head coach, has to take the blame too.

But now is not the time to divide the pot. The series has only played two games. What the Bobcats have to do now should be to find a way to reverse and win.

In the past few days, Rivers' bald head has been scratched with bloodstains.

In the final analysis, there are only two problems, the lack of ball handlers, the lack of three-point shooters, and the lack of players who have both.

"Why don't we go straight to defense? Use PJ and Wesley to seal the wing, use Sheldon to help defend..."

Little Bickerstaff provided an idea, Rivers' eyes lit up, but Tyronn Lue shook his head.

"Switch to defense? Absolutely not!"

"The opponent is the top three giants. What kind of defense can lock these three giants [-]%?"

"If we really have to switch defenses, it's a kill!"

If Li Ke is listening, he will definitely think of the series of brain-twitching decisions made by the Celtics in the 08 playoffs when Rivers was still an opponent.

It can be said that when the Bobcats played against the Celtics that year, half of the Bobcats' victory was because Li Ke was super god, and the other half was because of Rivers.

This time, Rivers was a little moved by Bickerstaff Jr., but Director Lu stopped him temporarily.

On the other hand, Li Ke also felt the team's difficulties. As a latecomer, he knew exactly what kind of head coach Rivers was.

Count on him to lead the team to reverse the situation?Don't even think about it!

Li Ke knew that at this time, he could only save himself.

In fact, Bobcat's rotation is very thick, as long as you have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering, you can still find other solutions.

Li Ke actually found another solution, of course, the premise is that Bobcat is bold enough.

"Gerald's explosive power is not as good as in the past, but he has developed a three-pointer that can be scored with a wide open hand. With Stephen (Jackson) who can also score one or two three-pointers, we can still make up two three-point shooters who are barely at the average level."

"Also, although the singles of Gerrard and Stephen have degenerated, they have not completely degenerated. I think they can be used to focus on flanking air-cut attacks."

Li Ke found Rivers and offered some advice.

This time, Lao Li did not hesitate.

At least, Li Ke provided a change that can be slightly changed on the basis of the existing tactics, and can cope with the immediate crisis without major changes.

"That's it!"

……

In Cleveland, after winning G2, LeBon, who had just returned home, couldn't wait to "hold a celebration banquet".

When the plane landed, he ran into a reporter at the airport, and then he spoke boldly.

"I think all the fans have seen it, we had an unquestionable victory in Charlotte and the Bobcats were beaten to death."

"I think soon, the fans will be able to see the Cleveland Cavaliers enter the finals again!"

Li Ke thought it was funny, but he had to admit that if the Bobcats' changes were not successful, the Cavaliers would indeed have a great chance of defeating the Bobcats and entering the finals...

(End of this chapter)