I'm not really a role player

Chapter 384

At the Time Warner Center, the much-anticipated tiebreaker has finally begun.

Although the Cavaliers unilaterally talked about it before the game, it seemed that the smell of gunpowder was not strong, but when they arrived at the scene of the game, the tension and oppression still came to their faces.

Li Ke was also a little nervous. Before the game, some media pointed out that his tiebreaker winning rate was [-]%.

It seems that this is to give him confidence, but in fact, so far in his career, Li Ke has only played the tiebreaker once.

In the first round of the playoffs in 09, they reached the tiebreaker with the Heat.

In the tie-break match, it was quite fierce. At the last moment, Li Ke, a second-year student, scored 11 points in a row and led the team to victory.

A [-]% win rate in a tiebreaker is really not worth mentioning, and it doesn't give much confidence.

The reason why the media mentioned this was more because it happened that Wade was defeated by Li Ke in the tiebreaker.

But now, everything is very different from three years ago.

Wade has two superstar helpers, Lebron and Big Boss, beside him, but beside Li Ke, there is only an extra Curry who is growing up day by day, but still young.

"It's the tiebreaker. The performance of the Cavaliers has given us a lot of surprises. Looking at it now, they invited Alvin Gentry as the head coach this season, which is the most outstanding operation."

"Gentry knows the Bobcats too well. The Cavaliers can force the Bobcats to the tiebreaker. His credit is the greatest."

In the commentary seat, Mike Breen is in the middle, with Kenny Smith and Barkley on both sides.

Before the start of the game, he analyzed why the Cavaliers, who were not optimistic before the start of the series, could force the Bobcats to the tiebreaker. Then, Mike Breen turned his head and looked at Barkley.

"Now it's a tiebreaker, Charles, do you think the Bobcats have a better chance in this tiebreaker, or the Cavaliers have a better chance?"

Barkley knew that as long as he stood in the commentary booth, problems similar to this kind of pre-match prediction would definitely appear.

If it is usual, he must blurt out: Of course, the Bobcats have a better chance.

But after watching G6, Barkley had some doubts about the Bobcats.

"I'm more optimistic about the Cavaliers. They just won Game 6 and they're in full swing. And, judging from Game 6, they've already grasped the lifeline of the Bobcats..."

After some analysis, Mike Brin then threw the same question to Kenny Smith.

Kenny Smith is now a big fan of the Bobcats. He said without hesitation, "Of course it's the Bobcats. From the very beginning, I'm optimistic about the Bobcats. Even if it comes to the tiebreaker, I'm still optimistic about the Bobcats."

"To be honest, I am looking forward to this tiebreaker. I already feel that the Bobcats in this game can come up with something different..."

Kenny Smith made a strong prediction. On the field, the starters of the two teams also appeared one after another.

For the Bobcats, point guard Curry, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Hua Er Er, power forward Diaw, and center Jordan Jr. have not changed in any way.

Cavaliers side, point guard Billups, shooting guard Wade, small forward LeBon, power forward Battier, center Varejao, there is no change.

"Neither team has made any changes. The next thing to look at is the defensive matchup."

Beep!
The referee blows his whistle and the basketball is thrown into the air.

"The game is on!"

"DeAndre Jordan wins the jump ball again, Bobcats go first!"

The Bobcats took the lead again, and Curry took control of the ball, quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and then gave it to Diaw at the top of the arc.

Dior's support at the top of the arc proves that the Bobcats' style of play has not changed.

Lebron stared at Li Ke closely, and Shane Battier, who was facing Dior at the top of the arc, watched closely.

On the other side, Wade also stared at Curry, and Chauncey and Hua's second child pulled to the bottom corner together.

In the end, Varejao and Jordan fought inside.

In the first attack of the opening game, Li Ke stood up. After a circle, he suddenly caught the ball and shot a mid-range shot against Lebron's defense.

But with a bang, the basket rejected the ball.

The Time Warner Center sighed. Under the basket, Varejao helped Wade get the rebound through the card position.

Immediately, Wade turned around, speeding up instantly, and the Flash went straight to the frontcourt.

"Sheldon made a tentative shot, but it didn't go in..."

"Dwyane Wade's rebound, the Cavaliers' counterattack came!"

"Their speed is very fast. The frontcourt directly threw away DeAndre Jordan and Anderson Varejao and played a four-on-four counterattack!"

A four-on-four counterattack, at first glance, the Cavaliers did not have an advantage in numbers.

But Wade still attacked, and the strong attack also had to attack.

Their purpose is to fight a wave of chaotic battles while the Bobcats are not getting a firm foothold, hoping to find good opportunities to score from the chaotic battles.

Just talking about this wave of attacks, they did find an opportunity.

Wade made a lightning breakthrough, and Hua's No. [-] who was on the mark was no longer the same explosive Hua No. [-] as before. He couldn't keep up with him, so he could only turn around and watch Wade go away helplessly.

Swish-!
0 is better than 2!

"Wade has exerted his strength, and Gerald Wallace can't stop him at all in the counterattack!"

In the commentary seat, Barkley finished describing the Cavaliers' offensive in a few words, and then he analyzed the biggest change of the Cavaliers in this game from the Cavaliers' offensive.

"The Cavaliers' style of play is obviously different in this game, they are speeding up!"

Barkley was keenly aware of the changes in the Cavaliers, and it is naturally impossible for the Bobcats to be worse than him.

On the sidelines, Rivers frowned: "What does Erwin mean? Speed ​​up?"

The difference is that Rivers will think more, what is the purpose of this wave of Cavaliers?
What else could a knight have?They just want to use chaos to destroy the Bobcats' defensive formation.

In the previous six games, although the Bobcats did not focus on defense.

But with Jordan guarding the penalty area, and Dpoy Li Ke on the periphery, as well as Matthews, Tucker, Hua Laoer and other single-defense masters, the Bobcats' defense has always maintained a very high lower limit.

The first six games, the Cavaliers have no defense against the Bobcats.

When it came to the tiebreaker, Gentry was overwhelmed.

The moment of speeding up, grasping and switching between attack and defense is his ultimate move. Hurting others may hurt himself, but he still chooses to use this ultimate move.

Because he felt that this ultimate move would force Shan Mao to make changes.

As long as the Bobcats change, the chances of a tiebreaker for the Cavaliers will increase.

After all, in terms of strength on paper, the Cavaliers are still stronger. Although the Big Three have become a joke, they are still the Big Three after all.

At present, Gentry's strategy has succeeded in the first offense at the start.

Without Jordan's protective frame, Curry is easy to be ordered, and the shortcomings of Hua's second child's slow speed will also be blown away, not to mention, there is another Dior who is easy to be ordered and slow.

Although there is no numerical advantage in this counterattack, the Cavaliers still have the advantage in terms of personal ability.

Rivers frowned, he hadn't reacted yet, but stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed.

The Bobcats' offense, after the kickoff in the backcourt, reached the frontcourt, and Dior held the ball at the top of the arc to support it.

Bobcats, who have not changed in any way, still choose to find Li Ke in this wave.

"On the right side, Sheldon came out to catch the ball after making a circle."

"LeBron stood him up, didn't shoot or shoot..."

Le Bang wanted to grab it with both hands, but he didn't expect that Li Ke would rush out the next second after receiving the ball.

With this stride, even Le Bang could only turn around and follow Li Ke to eat ashes.

Battier was forced to help defend, and Dior at the top of the arc missed immediately.

Although Wade made up for it quickly, Billups in the weakside corner was also moving.

But in the end, this wave of Cavaliers' defense went wrong, and Li Ke passed the ball directly to Dior.

Dior made a fake shot, forcing Wade to lean over.

When Wade completely let go of Curry, Diaw made another pass to Curry.

Curry caught the ball and did not disappoint the Bobcats. He raised his hand and shot from the mid-range before Billups' defense was in place.

Swish-!
2 is better than 2!

The Bobcats tied the game!
A goal means that the Cavaliers have no chance to catch the offensive and defensive conversion and counterattack.

They can only kick off in the backcourt and play positions honestly.

In the positional battle, with Jordan Jr. protecting the frame and Li Ke assisting in defense at any time, the shortcoming of the second Hua's slow movement no longer exists.

Cavaliers' offense, they still found Wade.

There is no way, the strong side Lebron is closely watched by Li Ke, the old Billew is now a 3D dribbling guard, Varejao is a blue-collar, Battier is at most a blue-collar with a penalty quotient.

If Lebron can't drive, they can only count on Wade.

Wade forced another wave of Hua's second, and Dior assisted in the defense, but Wade stopped in time and raised his hand for a mid-range shot.

Swish!
CIC scored, Wade scored 4 points in a row, and the Cavaliers once again took the lead 4-2.

Turn around, Bobcats' turn.

Li Ke suddenly went into the low post, asked for the ball in a wave of low post, turned around and hit Le Bang hard, and the Cavaliers were forced to flank.

Afterwards, Li Ke made a cross pass from the corner on the other side, and Hua Er Er caught the ball, aiming and aiming again.

With a bang, he hit an open three-pointer.

5 to 4, the Bobcats overtook the score.

Can score, turn around the past Bobcats defense can force the Cavaliers can only beat Le Bon and Wade these two points.

To put it simply, in positional warfare, knights can only fight giant planets.

In this wave of offense, Lebron stood up and played one. He asked for a pick-and-roll. After passing the pick-and-roll, he grabbed Li Ke's gap around the screen and threw a long two-pointer.

Clang!
The ball missed and LeBon hit the opening second iron.

Under the basket, Jordan grabbed the rebound and quickly gave it to Curry who retreated two steps.

The Bobcats followed suit and started a counterattack.

During the counterattack, it was still Curry who suddenly faced Wade's defense and shot a chasing three-pointer.

Swish-!
With a score of 8 to 4, Gentry was directly shocked to stand up from the coach's bench, and had the urge to call a timeout.

But he held back, with a score of 4 to 8, he could still bear it for the time being.

In the knight's attack, Le Bang made another breakthrough. He didn't dare to catch Li Ke's gap in the cover, so he could only rush forward with his heart.

Protruding into the depths, forcing the Bobcats to pinch defense, and then an outward ball.

Battier catches the ball, takes a look, and hits an unmarked mid-range shot.

With a score of 6 to 8, Gentry sat back.

Although behind, the situation is not bad, and Gentry felt that he could watch for a while.

With this look, you see the first official timeout.

Opening, Bobcats and Cavaliers against each other.

On the one hand, relying on Li Ke to attract the defense, creating good opportunities for Curry, Hua Er and Dior to score.

On the other side, Lebron and Wade double-stars take turns to play, as well as to grab the offensive and defensive transition.

In half a quarter, the two teams played a 16-15 game, and the Bobcats at home led by 1 point.

Seeing this, Rivers only felt that the game was going smoothly, and then he waited
But Gentry on the other side has decided to use his second ultimate move.

"LeBron, Dwyane, next, it's up to you."

Last season, Gentry worked for the Bobcats for a season, and he knew very well that Rivers didn't have much in his stomach.

On the contrary, it was Li Ke. Li Ke contributed a lot to Shanmao's quick whirlwind and Shanmao's death.

Therefore, Gentry specially studied Li Ke, and found a set of play that is very suitable for the Cavaliers——

Pause back, Knight's turn.

After the kickoff from the sideline, Billups completely became a dribbling guard. As soon as he reached the frontcourt, Wade took the ball.

Immediately afterwards, LeBron rushed out, landed at the top of the arc, turned sideways, and surprisingly and unexpectedly gave Wade a cover.

"It turned out to be LeBron's cover, which is too surprising!"

Lebron can also be regarded as a superstar who doesn't like to cover or make walls for others, but the difference between him and the sparks is-

The reason he didn't cover the first seven years of his Cavs career was that no one in the Cavaliers at that time was worthy of his cover.

Later, the Cavaliers rarely played pick-and-rolls. Even if they did, LeBon would only appear as the ball-handler in the pick-and-roll.

The main reason is that the team didn't ask for it. If the team had this request, he wouldn't resist it like Sparks did.

But playing less means playing less. At this time, Lebron suddenly made a wall and caught the Bobcats off guard.

Li Ke, who has always defended against Lebang's pick-and-roll and never changed his defense, did not change his defense this time.

But the second Hua, who couldn't keep up with Wade, was blocked by Lebron's screen, and Wade, who was holding the ball, was completely empty.

In the area close to the frame, although Jordan jumped out and went up, Wade still made a throw and successfully sent the basketball into the basket.

16 to 17, the Cavaliers just overtook the score.

On the sidelines, Rivers frowned. His first reaction was to remind Li Ke on the court to switch defenses!
On the field, Li Ke also frowned, his first reaction was different:

"It has to be replaced. No matter whether the defense is changed or not, Hua's second will be a defensive loophole on the court."

To put it bluntly, this move of the Cavaliers is a superstar pick-and-roll. While tearing away Li Ke, the dpoy, he forcibly ordered Hua's second child.

At this time, the correct operation for the Bobcats should be to replace Tucker and let Li Ke and Tucker mark Lebron and Wade.

Regardless of whether the defense is switched or not, the two will not suffer from defending Lebang and Wade.

But Rivers didn't take any action, and the game could only continue.

Turning his head around the Bobcats' offense, Li Ke hit Lebang with his back, turned over and missed a jumper.

Turning around again, the Cavaliers counterattacked, and Wade ordered Hua's second again, and the counterattack hit the basket and dunked successfully.

In this way, the Cavaliers slowly widened the gap in the score.

At the end of the first quarter, with a score of 32 to 26, the Bobcats trailed the Cavaliers by as much as 6 points when the situation changed drastically.

As many people have said, the biggest problem or weakness of the Bobcats is not the players, but the head coach...

During the break during the festival, "how to fight if you fall behind" has become the focus of the Bobcats' discussion.

In fact, by this time, the Bobcats had no other choice.

"Fifth Elementary, and only Fifth Elementary can save the current critical situation."

(End of this chapter)