Doug Rivers saw the time and the game had been starting for more than four minutes.
"Let Tony go."
"And what? Let Ray deal with Aaron Iverson?"
Tom Siberdu shook his head, obviously he did not agree with Doug Rives' adjustment plan.
The Celtics' original arrangement was that Tony Allen and Rondo took turns to play and strangle the Bobcats' actual offensive core Iverson.
For Li Ke, their strategy is to let Pierce and Ray Allen take turns to follow the defense, and it’s done without being spared. Can a scorer with a little more than 16 points in the first round of the playoffs still make a big difference?
As a result, Li Ke was really in a mess.
Pierce and Ray Allen performed it without any problem, but the one with the problem is Li Ke.
After scoring 11 points in a row in the first four minutes, Li Ke has become a major concern for the Celtics.
In Rivers's view, his only way to deal with it is to let Tony Allen, who appears behind the scenes, solve Li Ke.
But Tony Allen defends Li Ke, and the only one who defends Iverson is Ray Allen.
It's not that Ray Allen's defense is so bad. Perhaps, the defense of the Bucks and the Gentleman Thunder in the Supersonic era is not very good, but that is for objective reasons.
During the Bucks and Supersonics period, Gentleman Lei’s main responsibility is offense, and it is difficult to invest more energy on the defensive end.
When the Celtics were in turn, their responsibilities were changed to the third among the Big Three, and the offensive pressure was greatly reduced, so the defense was increased.
At least this season, Jun Zi Lei's single defense can be considered at the level of defense. The defender's defense is better than him, and there are only two or three people. Li Ke's swaying guards like him are not counted.
However, the problem is that in this game, Pierce was locked by Li Ke, and Junzi Lei was forced to take over the burden of the offensive core, which instead brought him back to the Bucks and Supersonics era.
So, letting Gentleman Lei go to guard against Iverson at this time is equivalent to giving away.
"Change joint defense, Doug, this is the best way."
Rivers nodded and accepted Siberdu's suggestion:
"Okay, then change to joint defense. Tony's responsibility remains unchanged. Continue to strangle Allen Iverson to death. Lei's defense is increased. As for the offense, let kg bear more."
Bobcat, Sam Vincent patted Li Ke: "Beautiful job, Sheldon!"
He was a little overly excited. Li Ke's outbreak was an unexpected surprise. The game with no hope at first seemed full of hope.
"Try harder, guys, the game is moving towards the better side, and our strategy remains unchanged for the next game..."
Responding to changes in the world is the best choice for bobcats at the moment. From the perspective of tactical reserves, bobcats are indeed a little scarce.
But sometimes the game is like this. No matter how many tactical reserves and routines are, it is impossible to beat the master to death by random punches.
...
The game started again soon, and the Celtics' offense, kg who had been dormant, hit a Chris Humphries in the middle distance, took two steps in, and threw the ball...
Swish!
"I got back from the timeout, kg's throw made, and the Celtics scored 2 points."
In the Bobcats' round, Lao Ai controlled the ball and passed half.
Li Ke continued to run all the half, and soon the biggest change of the Celtics appeared.
"The Celtics have used joint defense, and now there is no one-on-one, and Sheldon's running without the ball has become a bit difficult."
Perkins defended the penalty area, kg swept back and forth, and the three outsiders defended their respective areas, the focus was on Li Ke who was sprinting back and forth.
No chance...
Li Ke rushed to the right and was blocked by Lei Alun.
In the middle, Lao Ai directly pushed Tony Allen's defense and scored a three-pointer.
With a clang, it didn't enter.
"The Celtics are the Celtics. This defense is too tenacious."
Yangwu, Director Zhang sighed, and he, Yu Jia, and the fans in front of the TV, watched it very happily.
But after the timeout, they had to praise their opponent's defense.
In one round, the Bobcats played for 18 seconds, and the Celtics defended the joint defense for 18 seconds, without any flaws.
Perkins grabbed the rebound and changed the offense and defense.
Li Ke knew that there was no chance of positional warfare, so the bobcat could only continue to catch and fight back.
The premise of counterattack is to prevent the opponent's attack.
So, Li Ke clapped his hands: "Defense and defense!"
In the away game, there was no "defense" shouting, but Li Ke shouted a few times, which inspired the morale of the five people on the field.
But the Celtics continued to look for kg. kg took the ball, pushed Humphries away from him, turned around and rushed to the basket, and dunked one with a clang.
"Kg scored continuously, the Celtics' pauses were effective..."
Obviously, the Celtics found the Bobcats' defensive loophole. Speaking of which, the Bobcats have five players on the field, and those with defense problems are Humphries and Lao Ai.
Lao Ai is fine, his opponent is Rondo, and there is not much pressure.
Humphries couldn't hold on anymore. You should know that kg this season is still at its peak. Last season, he averaged 22.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game with the Timberwolves. The ball rights fell this season, but he still had 18.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks.
He averaged only 30 minutes per game, and he averaged less than 14 shots per game.
It was not until 2009 that the kg fell sharply.
At the peak, Humphries, who forced himself to boost his seedlings to the starting position, could certainly not be able to defend himself.
But there is no other way for the bobcat. The bobcat can protect against kg. Seriously, there is no!
If you force yourself to find one, it will be Li Ke.
The problem is that Li Ke’s mission is also very critical, and he has to lock Pierce.
The Bobcat can be handed over to Hua Lao Er, but in that case, the gentleman thunder will be missed.
This returns to the initial question. The Celtics are a team of Big Three. If one is locked, the other two will always explode.
Speaking of which, the Bobcats are the best team to defend against Celtics. Li Ke and Hua's second-hand man directly defeated two of the Big Three. The only one who can play a role is the only one left.
Of course, Sam Vincent was not in a hurry to control the overall game off the court. If he wanted to play, he would let him play well. He was not the kind of scorer who could kill a team alone.
On the offensive end, the Bobcats' position attack continued to pick their feet. Lao Ai passed one to Lao Shark, but at the basket, facing Perkins, Lao Shark turned around and hooked it even though he didn't enter.
Turning around the Celtics' attack, kg hit another shot, this time it was a mid-range iron-blooded jump shot, and with a swish, it entered the net hollow!
At this point, the score was tied, and all the advantages accumulated by the Bobcats were lost.
Sam Vincent hesitated for a moment and also called for a pause.
"We have to target Kevin Garnett."
The Bobcats' defense is easy to do. After all, Li Ke and Hua Er have already killed the two strongest wings of the Celtics. Except for kg, the remaining two positions of the Celtics have some problems with their offense.
In the point guard position, Tony Allen and Rondo who were on the field, they were both guards who had no shooting and could only break through.
Tony Allen even has a nickname called Wade Jr.
At the center position, Perkins is also the kind of pure blue-collar worker, and he is not very capable of eating cakes at the basket, let alone creating an offensive threat to the Bobcats.
So, the change of the bobcat is very direct-
"If kg gets the ball, just grab the wings directly, don't be afraid of missing people."
After the pause, the game restarts.
In the Bobcats' attack, the old shark hit another one, turned around at the basket and made a fake hook and real attack, rushed directly below the basket, and made a layup, successfully hitting.
The Celtics' offense and the Bobcats' defense also played a role.
Area clamping, weak side rotation.
The kg who took the ball made a strong shot, but with a clang, he didn't make it.
Finally defending against the next one, Li Ke, who had been staring at the basketball, rushed to the basket, grabbed the rebound, turned around and shouted: "Run!"
"The counterattack is coming!"
The long-lost counterattack came, and Li Ke rushed out with a whimper.
Yangwu, Director Zhang and Yu Jia in the broadcast room were also excited. After a long time of silence, the counterattack that allowed Li Ke to show his skills finally came.
On the court, Li Ke did not disappoint.
"Over, or overtake!"
With a clang, Li Ke, who had passed everyone, hung on the basket in the frontcourt!
"Sheldon's speed is so fast. I've never seen such a lightning speed in the NBA. He almost killed the entire Celtic defense alone!"
Like a lightning strike, Kenny Smith and Barkley have met several times, but they are still surprised.
What followed: "Obviously, there are still problems with the Celtic defense, and they can't stop the Bobcats from fighting back."
On the sidelines, Rivers scratched his head again, and he glanced at Siberdo.
Siberdu shrugged, and he had no choice.
To prevent counterattacks, you have to demolish the Celtics' inside double towers. If you demolish the double towers, it is equivalent to giving up the chain defense they are best at, which will do more harm than good.
Therefore, facing Li Ke's ss-level speed bonus, the Celtics' change was:
Try to protect the rebounds as much as possible, and even if the rebounds are lost, the backcourt players must return to defense as soon as possible, and the frontcourt players press on the spot, delaying the time.
The strategy is successful, not necessarily successful.
The point of failure is that they still cannot stop Li Ke from the counterattack led by him.
The point of success is that the Bobcats have not had so many counterattacks. At least, the situation will not be defeated by Li Ke's counterattack alone.
This game was slowly dragged down.
But at the end of the first quarter, the surprise Charlotte Bobcats were leading.
26 to 22, with a 4-point lead.
Li Ke made a huge contribution, and he scored 17 points alone!
"17 points in a single quarter, Li Ke broke out again in the face of racial discrimination!"
"You know, this game is not a regular season with low intensity. This game is an extremely important first game in the second round of the playoffs! The Bobcats' opponent is the Celtics with the Big Three. He has 17 points in a single quarter. He may have to perform the most amazing personal performance of Chinese players in the NBA playoffs!"
Yangwu, Yu Jia and Coach Zhang have already started to brag.
With 17 points in a single quarter of the playoffs, it won’t break any record.
But if the scope is limited to Chinese players, 17 points in a single quarter will be awesome.
Just talking about Yao Yao, the three best playoff games were against the Dallas Mavericks in 2005, with 33 points in two games and 30 points in one game.
Li Ke scored 17 points in one quarter. Not to mention surpassing Yao, there should be no problem in the draw.
Unless the Celtics go crazy and block Li Ke from scoring points.
In the second section, Li Ke rested.
But the five-man on the Bobcats are still mainly dominated by the main players. Old Ai and Hua continue to play, paired with Dai Quinn Cook, Dudley and Steven Hunter, against Pierce, the Celtics led by Sam Cassel, James Posey, Ryan Bowie and PJ Brown.
There was a draw between the two sides, and Pierce wanted to exert some force when Li Ke was not present. The problem was that Hua Lao Er would not give him this opportunity.
However, the Bobcats, Lao Ai played singles continuously and scored 4 points in a row while Tony Allen and Rondo were not present.
Then Rivers replaced Rondo.
The playoff rotation has decreased, and the Bobcats have also reduced from more than 10 players in the regular season to eight players.
In addition to Hunter replacing Old Sharks, Dai Quinn Cook and Dudley have freed the Bobcats' substitute time for the remaining four positions.
Of course, this so-called substitute time has also been reduced very little.
For example, Li Ke, after resting for more than four minutes off the court, Sam Vincent waved his hand: "Sheldon, it's your turn to get on. I want to see the fast attack counterattack in the first quarter!"
Li Ke made the appearance, which was impossible. As soon as Longduo appeared, Lao Ai's offense was very limited.
Hua Lao Er is quite good at stealing chickens, but it is impossible to rely on him to output stably.
Li Ke is actually the same. The difference is that in this game, Li Ke relied on the speed of the S-level, and found a scoring method that stabilized the Celtic defense line.
Although there are not many opportunities, considering that the opponent is the Celtics with steel defense lines, this so-called scoring method has become very valuable.
Appearing in front of the boo, not long after, Li Ke ushered in an opportunity to express himself with the booing—
"Backboard, Bobcats!"
"No, to be precise, it's Li Ke's!"
"He started to rush again, and the Celtics wanted to stop him, but at this speed... Paul Pierce's delay was useless..."
A bang!
Amid the boo, Li Ke roared passionately in the frame.
The game did not enter the so-called white heat, and Li Ke's counterattack broke the solid barriers of the Celtics.
The score is widening, and as the number of counterattacks increases, Li Ke's halftime score slowly broke through 20 points.
The Celtic fans who were almost exhausted at home and the Cavaliers of the race have begun to doubt their lives.
"Why can this guy always explode?"
"We are all so terrifying, he is not afraid at all?"
At the end of the half game, 52 to 45 points, the Bobcats were surprisingly leading the Celtics by 7 points away!
"In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics were like an invincible battleship, crushing 76ers, but they just started the second round of the playoffs and they were in trouble!"
Chapter completed!