I'm not really a role player

Chapter 340
The NBA has arranged three Christmas games. The rising Knicks will face the Cavaliers with the Big Three at home, and the revived Celtics will also face the challenge of the Thunder Youth Army at home.

There is also the Bobcats VS Lakers game, which is also the game with the most attention and popularity.

The enthusiasm and attention of the first two Christmas games is not even a fraction of the third game.

As dusk fell, Staples gradually became a huge show floor.

Fans are no longer pure fans, but the fanaticism is still there, and the hustle and bustle is still there.

When Kobe played, the entire Staples seemed to have entered a certain state of madness to the extreme, with cheers and screams reaching an extreme.

There are also pieces of shouts:
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

"Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!"

"..."

Kobe, who led the Lakers to two consecutive championships, is already a god-like existence in the eyes of Lakers fans.

As long as Kobe wins the championship again this season, he will be the well-deserved No.1 in the history of the Lakers.

Therefore, no one will be surprised by the current flattery and momentum.

At the entrance of the player tunnel, Li Ke watched the Lakers' appearance ceremony.

Then, when the on-site host announced the visiting team's appearance, there were boos all over the sky.

Especially when Li Ke appeared on the stage, the abuse was overwhelming.

Although Li Ke beat Anzhu hard and the Lakers didn't say anything, the Lakers fans were enthusiastic.

After all, in their view, Anzhu is the future of the Lakers.

"You dirty boxer, you should be in the UFC instead of being like a stinky dog ​​at Staples..."

On the sidelines, a rapper cursed Li Ke rhythmically, which successfully attracted Li Ke's attention, and he turned his head sideways.

It was Nige with a full head of cornrows, and Li Ke probably guessed who he was.

"Is that a Snoopy dogg?"

"It's him."

"stench!"

Li Ke ignored the thoughts of a clown unless he still wanted to be suspended.

After cursing, he shook his head and walked to the center of the court.

With another turn of the head, Snoopy dogg was stalked by a blonde girl.

It seemed to be arguing, and as the voices grew louder, the girl was helped by another older blonde beside her.

After that, the on-site security intervened, and Snoopy dogg was invited out directly...

In the distance, Li Ke looked at this scene, a little confused.

He knew it because of the blonde girl.

"Emma Roberts?"

Taking another closer look, his eyes widened.

"This guy, why is he wearing a Bobcats jersey?"

Look at the number again, the huge and conspicuous number 88...

"Damn! This woman is messing around!"

Although he had already realized something, Li Ke was helpless.

He could only curse secretly, passively returning his attention to the court.

This much-anticipated replay of last season's finals and the most watched Christmas battle of this season started on time at [-]:[-] p.m. in Los Angeles time.

"Before the game, Shelton uttered harsh words to media reporters and threatened Andrew Bynum, but Andrew Bynum directly chose to truce..."

In the commentary seat, Barkley and Kenny Smith brought the famous Lakers magician.

During the discussion before the game, Barkley looked down on Anzhu's retreat.

"To be honest, it's really boring. Are current NBA players unable to withstand even the slightest threat?"

In this regard, Kenny Smith and Magic Johnson did not make any comments.

The two sides started the game, and they quickly turned their attention.

For the Bobcats, point guard Curry, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Captain Jack, and center Jordan Jr. are all unchanged, and the power forward has been replaced.

Jamison did not start, and Tucker replaced him.

The reason for this substitution is that Jamison's defense is very bad, and Rivers believes that the key to winning this game will be defense.

As a result, Tucker became the starter.

Looking at the Lakers again, Anzhu is absent, and there are only two of the three towers left, so Jiasao and Odom are the inside partners.

The outside line starts from the third position, followed by Ariza, Kobe and Steve Blake.

Steve Blake can be regarded as the most powerful signing of the Lakers this season, because he strengthened the Lakers' increasingly weak point guard line.

But it's just reinforcement, not a complete solution to the problem of the point guard position.

In short, Steve Blake's strengths and weaknesses are too obvious.

His advantage is that he has excellent organizational skills and a good long-range shot. The disadvantage is that he does not have any ability to break through and attack, and his defense is relatively poor.

Speaking of reinforcement, in fact, there is no complete reinforcement. It is just that in a position that has already bottomed out, we have found a choice that is not yet bottomed out.

The Lakers, who won two consecutive championships and three consecutive finals, could not sign even one role player who met the requirements and needs. Mitch Kupchak's operation and operation must definitely share the pot.

As far as the Lakers' starting lineup is concerned, Li Ke has found many loopholes.

This is why he has the confidence to win this game. The Lakers this season have too many problems.

beep!
With a whistle, the referee threw the ball over Staples.

The Christmas cheers sounded, but not so enthusiastically.

However, after Jordan overpowered his sister-in-law and grabbed the ball in the opening game, Staples fans still set off a wave of boos.

It is still the center support of Captain Jack, which is already a fixed style of play for the Bobcats.

But to be honest, Captain Jack's organizational support ability is not that top-notch, and it is barely enough for the Bobcats.

If you really want to find a qualified big man supporter before Drummond Green enters the league, Jiasao on the opposite side is a very good choice.

Or, Dayao is also feasible?
Li Ke on the court didn't think so much. He quickly met Kobe's defense, and then quickly took a step away with a flicking turn and received a timely pass from Captain Jack.

Amid the exclamation of Staples, Li Ke took the ball and shot.

Swish-!
An extremely accurate mid-range shot.

Kobe's defense was in place, but he still couldn't defend.

The two who hadn't played against each other in the new season just looked at each other.

There was Staples's hiss, and a very abrupt voice——

"Nice shot, Sheldon!"

The tone of the voice was not very full, but it sounded crazy, and Li Ke knew where the voice came from without even turning his head.

"Damn it, this woman is here to make trouble. She is a fan of New York, but now she wants to pretend to be my fan..."

Li Ke shook his head, ignoring the woman's shouting.

Kobe doesn't care either. It's normal for Staples to have one or two fans who don't fit in.

Who made Los Angeles a big city?A big city should be tolerant.

In the Lakers' round, Steve Blake had a pick-and-roll with his wife in the middle.

After the hand-to-hand, Mrs. Jia began to hold the ball.

On the flank, Kobe ran around and found that only Li Ke was following him from the beginning to the end.

So he made an emergency stop to catch the ball, as if he was replicating Li Ke, and shot straight from the middle distance.

Bang-dang-!
The play is the same, but the ending is completely different.

This is Kobe, an unstable Kobe, sometimes a god, sometimes a sinkhole.

At the peak of Kobe, there are far more gods than tiankengs.

In Kobe this season, the number of tiankengs has gradually caught up.

This is why Li Ke vowed: Kobe has slipped from the peak.

And Li Ke's goal in this game is to prevent Kobe from becoming a sinkhole.

Back on the offensive end, Li Ke rested for a round, mainly because Curry's chance came up earlier.

Steve Blake is a traditional point guard with slow feet and poor defensive awareness. When Curry circles around a little bit, an open space is immediately available.

Catch the ball and throw it, with a bang, but the feel is not very strong.

The Lakers' ability to protect rebounds is still full, and the offensive and defensive transition after grabbing a rebound is still a positional battle.

There is no counterattack, no fast break, half-court battle or slow running, catching, and singles. The Lakers play very retro.

But in the end, Kobe still caught the ball and played one-on-one.

There are no fancy moves, just a few simple backs, swaying people, and then turning over and jumping.

Although he knew that his opponent was a Kobe who was no longer at his peak, Li Ke's defense still focused on destroying the rhythm.

Bang-dang-!
"Kobe hit the iron continuously, and he felt a little bad at the beginning of this game."

Kobe shook his hand, pretending not to care.

But on the sidelines, it came suddenly but naturally——

"That's it, block that old snake!"

Almost at the first second of the scream, Kobe's cold gaze had already turned to the sidelines.

Li Ke didn't turn his head, but he had already started to cover his face.

You don't need to look at him to know, it's Emma Roberts again.

"This woman knows what it means to be pink but black."

Li Ke has determined that after the last conflict, Emma Roberts has become his little black fan.

And it's the kind of smart black fan who knows that it's useless to understand black, so he has to go back.

Li Ke really has nothing to do with him.

Looking back, Kobe was already fuming.

Bobcats offense, Bryant is already spraying trash.

"You should teach your girlfriend how to be quiet while watching an NBA game, if you can't do that, I'll do it for you."

Li Ke didn't want to explain anything, but Kobe's movements became bigger and bigger.

He also got angry, without even thinking about it, went around the three-point line, and directly opened his hands for the ball.

"Sheldon wants the ball from the outside, oh oh oh oh~! The long-lost Sheldon singles is coming!"

In the commentary seat, Barkley suddenly became high.

As long as it is a game that Li Ke broadcasts live across the United States, he will sit in the commentary booth.

Even so, Li Ke's last "official singles" in his memory was against the Spurs.

Because someone needs to stand up and score to seal the victory at the last moment of the game, Li Ke played consecutive singles and scored consecutively.

In most other games, Li Ke played very few singles, so few that Barkley couldn't remember clearly.

On the court, the singles had already started, and Li Ke leaned against Kobe with his back, relying on his immense strength, he easily advanced two steps.

Immediately after an incomparably swift turn and breakthrough, Kobe was also tightly attached to Li Ke's side.

But in the middle distance, Li Ke's sudden stop still shook Kobe after all.

"Stop suddenly at mid-range, turn over and shoot a jumper with a fadeaway..."

Swish-!
"Sheldon scored a goal. He who scored 4 points in a row and Kobe who hit 2 irons in a row formed the most stark contrast..."

In the commentary seat, Barkley played Li Ke.

On the court, Li Ke responded strongly to Kobe's previous trash talk: "Sorry, Kobe, you don't have the ability to do it for you yet."

After spraying this sentence, he felt something was wrong.

I seem to admit that Emma Roberts is my girlfriend?
After shaking his blank mind, Li Ke turned his head and started defending.

Li Ke hit one in singles, and Kobe had to pay back one.

Even if the two did not agree, with Kobe's personality, he would definitely do the same.

So, in the backcourt, Li Ke was ready to fight.

But before halftime, Kobe asked for the ball from Steve Blake.

Rushing beyond the three-point line is a three-pointer.

Li Ke reacted and pressed up.

Bang-dang-!
Unsurprisingly, with a strike, Kobe has already made three consecutive irons, and the old blacksmith in Milan has completely opened his business.

Going back to the offensive end, Li Ke didn't stop this wave of singles duels. Kobe's hand feeling was so bad, wouldn't he be a fool if he didn't use this opportunity to open up a wave of scores?
Li Ke is not a fool, so the singles continued.

"It's singles again, this time it's a positive breakthrough."

With a frontal breakthrough, Li Ke has long been worthy of Kobe's one-on-one defense.

First, he took a probing step, shook Kobe a bit, then suddenly increased his speed, and before Kobe could react, he rushed into the three-point line at lightning speed.

After that, there were three consecutive steps and two steps. Although Kobe caught up, the defensive suppression was lost.

This time, Li Ke broke through the basket, and under Jiasao's supplementary defense, he handed the ball to Jordan on the other side of the basket.

With a loud bang, Xiao Qiao hung on the basket.

When Li Ke turned his head, he passed by Kobe and said in a low voice, "How about we stop here?"

Kobe clenched his fists, he originally wanted to stop here, but now he can't stop here.

After receiving the ball in the backcourt, Kobe played another wave of singles in the frontcourt.

Breakthrough, emergency stop, jump shot, Kobe sent the basketball out with his iconic fadeaway.

But Staples' basket was very disrespectful, and there was a bang.

Li Ke clapped his hands, and the achievements of four Yanghua and three irons were not achieved.

Kobe was very angry, and he was completely on top.

Off the court, Zen master seemed to be in a state of concentration, completely ignoring Kobe's "runaway" on the court.

So, under the leadership of Kobe and Li Ke, the Bobcats took an astonishing 28-point lead 17-11 in the first quarter.

During the intermission, Zen master should have returned to reality, because Kobe returned to normal in the second quarter.

He and his sister-in-law played a lot of pick-and-rolls, and they were willing to lie dormant and wait for the opportunity to appear, so the Lakers returned to their normal state.

but……

Falling behind is falling behind. After the Lakers were beaten hard in the first quarter, they lost the possibility of winning the game.

In this game, Li Ke can be regarded as fully fired. In the first quarter of the game, he provoked Kobe one-on-one.

In the second quarter, he was also the one who scored consecutively and stabilized the situation when Koga hit the pick-and-roll.

By the end of halftime, with a score of 55 to 42, the Lakers at home were already 13 points behind.

(End of this chapter)