I'm not really a role player

Chapter 310 Let's Line Up

Although Kenny Smith and Barkley are already the most commentators on TNT's Bobcats games, they don't know much about Tucker, who played very little time.

All they know is that this is a forward who shoots badly but has great body.

In the era of Sam Vincent, Tucker basically sat on the bench.

In the Doc Rivers era, Tucker occasionally played, but because most of the appearances were garbage time, he didn't have too bright or convincing performances.

As a result, in this game, in the same garbage time, Tucker ran into Lebron...

Lebron was actually a bit depressed. At the end of the third quarter, against Li Ke's defense, he made 16 of 6 shots.

In fact, it's not bad, you know, facing Li Ke's defense, Lebron made a 2907-level shot.

There was still a whole fourth quarter in the game, and the suspense of the game was almost over. LeBon wanted to use the opening minutes of the fourth quarter to make a wave of shots. By the way, to see if there was any possibility of a comeback.

He made 16 of 6 shots. I really want to get back to more than [-]%, but the difficulty is not too big.

However, the appearance of Tucker, the dark horse, shattered Lebron's plan.

Not only did his shots fail to get the number he wanted, but he continued to decline.

After playing for more than two minutes, 16 of 6 turned into 19 of 7 Lebon. In the dead ball stage, he was replaced by Bread Brown.

……

"At the end of the game, 106 to 85, the Bobcats at home ended the suspense of the game early, and won the first game of the series with a huge advantage of 21 points."

At the end of the four quarters, Kenny Smith first announced the result of the game, and then it was the summary stage.

"Although it's an away game, the Cavaliers lost by 20 points in three quarters. The Cavaliers' loss in this game is a little bit unacceptable. Charles, where do you think the Cavaliers lost in this game?"

As a neutral party, TNT commentators can speak freely, but at this moment, Kenny Smith threw a somewhat sensitive question to Barkley.

Barkley didn't think too much, and was very straightforward: "Lost to LeBron James, there is no doubt about it. If a team loses a game, its head star must bear all the blame, unless his statistics in this game are perfect..."

Lebron's data is obviously not close to perfection. He made 19 of 7 shots and only scored 17 points. A data that is not even a passing grade.

On the other hand, Li Ke played only three quarters, made the same 19 shots, hit 10 goals and scored 25 points.

This rare offense started with Li Ke, and Li Ke also played the best performance in the Bobcats.

This contrast is too strong.

In the TNT commentary seat, Kenny Smith was used to Barkley's honest-to-goodness style, and was not surprised. He even followed Barkley and said, "I don't know if LeBron still thinks that they have the power to fight the Bobcats at this moment..."

For the time being, it is true that no one knows what Lebon is thinking now.

Because as soon as the game was over, Lebron left in a hurry.

In the subsequent post-match interview, he also found a reason and thanked the guests behind closed doors.

Behind the scenes, Rich Paul didn't agree with Lebron's handling: "LeBron, we shouldn't refuse interviews with reporters. The more this is the case, the more necessary it is for you to express your views in public..."

"Express an opinion, what can I say on a horse? Do you admit that knights are far inferior to bobcats?"

"No, you should be firm. In the next game, you and your knights will make a comeback!"

Rich Paul taught Le Bon to do things, but Le Bon shook his head: "My knight? You seem to have forgotten something, Rich."

"..."

Lebang is running away, but the Bricks have no intention of showing mercy.

ESPN's post-game program, tactical expert Mark Stein analyzed the Cavaliers' failure in detail.

"Judging from the four losses in the regular season, the Cavaliers, without exception, lost to LeBron and Shelton's offense and defense. The offense was a bit misfired, but Shelton's teammates were able to stand up and take over the offense. LeBron's teammates could not."

"After the trade deadline, where does LeBron's confidence come from? In fact, it can be seen from the deal they got Antawn Jamison. LeBron believes that since the defense has no problems, and Antawn Jamison joins on the offensive end, he also has teammates who can stand up and score in adversity."

"As a result of the real fights in the playoffs, LeBron's confident teammates were a bit like headless flies, unable to find their way."

"Mo Williams is still LeBron's best teammate. He scored the second-highest 19 points in the Cavaliers, but the efficiency is average."

"Richard Hamilton is the one who completely pulled his hips. Without LeBron's breakthrough points, he couldn't find the offensive feeling at all. He only scored 9 points in the whole game."

"Finally, Antawn Jamison, who LeBron has placed high hopes on, faced Gerald Wallace's single-point defense. His performance was also stretched, and only 11 points were recorded in the entire game."

That is to say, of the offensive trio that Lebron has placed high hopes on, only Xiao Mo is normal.

But this is not the key, because the big Z has played against Jordan and Kua No. 22, and he did not lose the wind. When he faced Tucker, he also killed a wave. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and [-] big caps. It can be regarded as playing the strength and level of an All-Star center.

With this teammate, the Cavaliers shouldn't have lost so badly.

"The most important thing is LeBron's misfiring. His misfiring made it difficult for the Cavaliers to play the offensive attack that the Cavaliers are best at. The Cavaliers obviously have no tactical reserves other than LeBron's offensive attack. In this regard, Mike Brown is problematic."

So, after some analysis by Mark Stein, in the end Bread Brown was responsible for everything.

It can only be said that Mark Stein has not realized that the Cavaliers only have sudden points to attack, and the blame is not on Mike Brown.

Mike Brown is also very helpless, he also wants to develop more offensive systems, but helpless, some people don't allow it...

……

Bobcats vs. Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the first game of the series, the disastrous defeat of the Cavaliers, the public opinion exploded.

But the two teams, the Bobcats and Cavaliers, are a little quiet.

As a disastrous side, the Cavaliers are quiet, needless to say, no one wants to boast when they lose the game.

As the side that won wildly, the Bobcats didn't say much about the victory.

Li Ke, who was interviewed after the game, expressed both inside and outside the words: "I said earlier that the Cavaliers are not our opponents. I have nothing to say about such an expected victory..."

So, Charlotte, the time of the playoffs is so quietly consumed.

Another semifinal in the East, the first game, the Magic defeated the Eagles by a big score at home.

Also at home, Dwight Howard won another Dpoy trophy.

Coupled with last year's regular season MVP+Dpoy, Sparks has completely entered his peak.

The so-called single exchange of Lebang is also a matter of this time.

It's just that Li Ke knows that the decline of sparks is not far away.

Speaking of it, the decline of the sparks was a bit sudden. There were reasons for injuries, and there were also reasons for not being able to integrate after transferring to the Lakers.

Li Ke believes that there should be reasons for Stan Van Gundy.

In fact, looking at Sparks' career, his peak was played under the coaching of Stan Van Gundy.

Without Stan Van Gundy, Warcraft became the so-called happy beast.

"Although Dpoy is not as good as MVP, it is also a heavyweight personal honor. I want to..."

If Li Ke remembers correctly, from the beginning of last season to the next season, Sparks has completed a Dpoy three-game feat.

Li Ke is gearing up and wants to challenge, but he also knows that until his defensive assistance has not improved and his defensive tactical positioning has not changed, he should have little chance to challenge the peak monster at this time.

In the Western Conference, in the first game of the semifinals, the Lakers' dominance was even greater than in the first round of the playoffs. Facing the Jazz, they didn't even use much force. After three and a half quarters, they directly sealed the victory.

Judging from the content of the game, this new Shuangsha team composed of Deron and Boozer is coming to an end.

"Carlos Boozer's contract will expire after the end of this season. Judging from the situation of the Jazz, it should not be renewed."

The Jazz still has Millsap on the bench. It is understandable not to renew the contract. As a spectator, Li Ke thought of——

From Adams to Boozer, and then to James in the East, next year's free market is indeed lively. Will the Bobcats also have a chance to get involved?
So, his eyes fixed on Boozer.

After thinking about it carefully, he shook his head.

Whether it's Deron or Boozer, after leaving the Jazz and Jerry Sloan's system, they are not back to their peak, and even fell a little bit.

"If you really want to grab it, apart from Zhan Weibo, only Amare is worth grabbing, but the risk is not small..."

The remaining game in the West is the Nuggets vs. Spurs.

The Nuggets, as a Galaxy battleship, should have won easily, but in this game, facing the impact of GDP, they struggled quite a bit. It was not until the last moment of the game that they relied on Billups' three-pointer at the buzzer to seal the victory.

Even so, experts in the industry are still optimistic about the Nuggets. For this difficult victory, they changed their perspective and blew a wave: "If last year's Nuggets struggled to make an inch in the West, this year's Nuggets will definitely usher in a breakthrough. The main reason is the addition of Chauncey Billups. This game is a strong proof."

"In good times, they have Melo's offensive kaleidoscope. In adversity, they have Shaq's inside power play. In desperation, they have Chauncey's key shots."

Li Ke touched his chin, this wave is to steal the future of the Big Three + Ray Allen's Heat.

……

In the four semi-finals in the East and West, none of the first games had an upset.

In the second battle, the Bobcats took the lead against the Cavaliers. Two days later, the Cavaliers did not lose confidence, and the Bobcats did not underestimate the enemy.

Compared with the first game, the Bobcats' strategy has not changed. Li Ke is still trying to shoot from outside.

There are catch-and-shoots, and there are shots after isolations.

The overall efficiency is not as good as the first game, mainly because the Cavaliers have strengthened their defense against Li Ke, and they need to face Lebron's strong interference for shots from some positions.

Li Ke was strictly defended, and Curry, who was supposed to play a role, was also in a mediocre state and missed some original must-have goals.

The Bobcats relied on Hua Er and Old Martin to goug inside, and they won the game bluntly.

The game was won, but in this game, the Bobcats didn't win much.

At the end of the three quarters, they only led by 7 points.

In the fourth quarter, Lebron once made a COSCO shot, which slowed down the Bobcats' march to victory.

But at the last moment of the final quarter, Li Ke, who hadn't entered the penalty area for a long time, suddenly played four consecutive rounds of low singles, directly tearing a hole.

Facing the hole card that Li Ke could not easily play, the knight held his breath, and finally let it go.

At the end of the game, the Bobcats held an 11-point advantage.

Judging from the score, this is still a victory without any suspense, but it is such a score that gives the Cavaliers hope.

emmm, it's not the hope of winning the series, it's the hope of refusing to sweep.

In fact, after these two playoff games, the Bobcats' restraint on the Cavaliers is already obvious.

This kind of restraint mainly comes from Li Ke's successful defense of Le Bang.

In terms of statistics, the first game was relatively obvious. In the second game, Lebron, who made 23 of 10 shots from long distances in the final quarter, scored 27 points. Li Ke's restrictions on him were not so obvious.

But the experts know that as long as Li Ke can force Lebang to take long shots from the outside, his defense will be considered a success.

Because the Bobcats' restraint on the Cavaliers is mainly due to Li Ke's blockade of the Cavaliers' sudden points system.

As long as the Cavaliers' breakthrough system is blocked, the three Musketeers of the Cavaliers, Mo, Hamilton, and Jamison, will be difficult to play a role, and the Cavaliers' offense will be declared over.

Once the Cavaliers' offense is over, the game will naturally be won without a flash.

Unless Le Bang can break through Li Ke's blockade...

However, a breakthrough is impossible, unless at this time, Lebang learns from Li Ke and suddenly draws a hole card for low-position singles or high-position post-up singles.

Can Le Bon pull it out?
He can't take it out!
The ending of this series is already doomed.

After the series was 0 to 2, the goal of the Cavaliers became: anyway, win it first!
As for the Bobcats, from beginning to end, they have only one goal of sweeping the Cavaliers.

……

In the second game of the Eastern and Western semifinals, the Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers without suspense, the Magic swept the Eagles again, and the Lakers also easily killed the Jazz.

The only surprise was the Nuggets vs. Spurs. In the first game, it was very difficult for the Nuggets to win, relying on Billups' lore three-pointer to barely pass.

In the second game, they still couldn't withstand the impact of GDP, and finally lost to Manu Ginobili, who scored 13 points in the final quarter. The series was tied 1-1. It was the semifinals of the East and West, the only series that was anxious.

On May 5, the East and West semifinals began to shift positions, and the Bobcats rushed to Cleveland.

At the Quicken Loans Center in Cleveland, Li Ke stood on the sidelines, watching Lebron, holding up the regular season MVP trophy that he was thinking of in front of the fans of Kecheng...

"I don't care, Sheldon, it's normal, your qualifications are not as good as LeBron..."

Rivers comforted Li Ke, and Li Ke nodded:
"I know, I need to line up, I understand, let's line up."

Let's wait, as for this season, Li Ke has become more determined to sweep the Cavaliers.

He wants people to know that the so-called gap of one win is actually a bit superficial.

The gap between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers is much higher than this one win.

And, he wants to drive Lebron away completely, so that David Stern can be belatedly aware that he has promoted the wrong person!
(End of this chapter)