May 1, Labor Day.
The Cavaliers arrived in Charlotte, and the first game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals kicked off like this.
Before the game, Li Ke was most concerned about not the verbal battle that had already stopped off the court, but who was the referee of the Eastern Conference semi-finals...
After all, the Bobcats have suffered losses in the referee.
"The referee is Ken Moore, one of the few right referees in the league."
Kenmore and Li Ke still knew that it was indeed as God Qiao said, and it was just right.
By the way, Li Ke has also learned about the referees in the league with some problems with whistles.
For example, the calm Goron Oleshak, who was not fond of fouls, who was the last one; or the "Mr. T" Steve Javi, who was extremely fond of fouls, who was the opposite of him;
For example, in Wade Wade's game, Dan Crawford, who has a winning rate of more than 70%, and Tony Braddes, the league's official playoff field control master.
Li Ke felt much more at ease when he met Kenmore in this game.
Without those tricks outside the field, the Knights still can't make a comeback.
...
Time Warner Center, as the playoffs progressed, Charlotte's fans became more and more enthusiastic.
Before the game began, there were continuous cheers and shouts in the infield of the stadium.
And the Time Warner Center is booing for the Cavaliers who come from afar.
In the infield, Li Ke, who had warmed up and Le Bang, who had a cold eyes in the distance, looked around, and glanced away, swept around the Cavaliers' main lineup.
To be honest, when seeing this main lineup, Li Ke understood why Lebang was overwhelmed with confidence.
Main control Mo Xiao, scoring guard Richard Hamilton, power forward Antoine Jamison, and center Z.
First of all, Xiao Mo. When he was in the Bucks, he only played a title that Mo Bu passed on, but then joined the Cavaliers and became the most suitable point guard for Lebang.
Then there were Hamilton and Jamison, one of the Pistons Five Tigers, and the other was one of the Wizards' three Musketeers. Before joining the Cavaliers, they were all famous characters in the league.
Needless to say, the last big Z is the existence of the Regent.
Judging from paper only, this knight's combat power is indeed not weak.
but……
"Compared with last year, ummm... it's better to compare with the Cavaliers before the trading deadline. The current Cavaliers actually have an additional Antoine Jamison and an additional scoring point."
Time went back half an hour ago, in the locker room, Rivers began targeted adjustments before the game according to the Cavaliers' roster.
"In the playoffs, we have to base ourselves on defense. Facing the Cavaliers in front of us, we can no longer use the regular season to deal with them, so I decided to adjust the starting lineup..."
After half an hour later, referee Kenmore has stood in the center of the court, and the starters on both sides have also made their debut.
The Cavaliers played their regular starter, point guard Xiao Mo, shooting guard was Anthony Parker who was 3D, small forward LeBon, power forward Jamison, and center Big Z.
The response of the lynx is-
Point guard Curry, shooting guard Wesley Matthews, small forward Li Ke, power forward Gerald Wallace, center Jordan Jr....
Old Martin did not start, Wesley Matthews was the replacement, so Li Ke was pushed to the third position, and Hua Lao Er was pushed to the fourth position.
Rivers's change has already been clear.
He hopes that the starting five players can be more flexible and rely on their flexibility to deal with the Cavaliers' outside scorers.
The first thing that can help the Bobcats with Wesley Matthews' starting lineup and Kenyon Martin's substitute is that they don't have to play joint defense anymore.
With the person-to-person defense, Li Ke can face Lebang on both offense and defense.
"The competition is about to begin, huh?"
Commentary, Kenny Smith had just entered the work state, and then he discovered the changes in the Bobcat.
"The Bobcats actually changed the starting lineup, Wesley Matthews replaced Kenyon Martin, and Gerald Wallace appeared in the fourth position, which is a lineup that is similar to one, one, four, and small."
Barkley followed up: "Speaking of all, Gerald Wallace played in the fourth position for a while, but in the past two seasons, he has been playing in the third position for most of the time. This game has changed suddenly, and I wonder if he can adapt."
Lao Ba was obviously overthinking. Hua Lao Er's style is the kind of thing you expect him to stand up and Big C, which is the wrong one, but if you expect him to stand up and check for omissions, you will be the right one, and the right one cannot be right anymore.
This type of player is generally called: panacea or tool man.
Hua Lao Er is a top tool guy, but Sam Vincent was too rigid and could not use it a long time ago, and Rivers obviously had no problem.
Not only is there no such problem, Rivers is best at activate tool people like Hua Lao Er.
...
At Time Warner Center, the home fans cheered and the referee whistled, and the game began like this.
"Jumping the ball, Big    Z ended with a devastating defeat, and the Bobcats got the ball to the opening."
Perhaps because he knew that the success rate of Big Z's jump was not high, the Cavaliers retreated from defense at the same time when the referee whistle sounded.
Curry controlled the ball and advanced to the top of the arc. Li Ke stopped on the left and faced Lebang's one-on-one defense.
Speaking of which, the reason why Lebang believes that his winning rate against Li Ke has increased significantly is also related to his successful single defense against Li Ke since the summer of 2008.
Looking at this league, there are not many defensive players who can lock Li Ke by single defense, but Lebang can do this.
So, if Lebang's team can't beat the Bobcats, wouldn't the Bobcats be invincible?
Considering that the bobcats are not invincible, Lebang is naturally full of confidence.
At the beginning, the Bobcats attacked, Curry controlled the ball and pulled it to the right.
Li Ke did not move. Instead, Jordan, the little one, suddenly leaned towards Li Ke, and a little unusual appeared on the court.
The two commentators on the commentator seat were the first to discover this change. Kenny Smith already pointed out clearly: "The Bobcats' style of playing seemed to have changed at the beginning!"
"Wesley Matthews guarded the bottom corner, Gerald Wallace entered the penalty area, but DeAndre Jordan offered Sheldon a cover without the ball, and the strong side, Stephen Curry, who held the ball, pulled it away and passed it directly!"
"Sheldon received the ball, and LeBron also bypassed the cover... Sheldon shot directly!"
Bang!
The sound of the basketball hitting the frame was a little harsh, but Li Ke didn't care. He watched Da Z rely on his height advantage to beat Hua Lao Er and grab the rebound.
"Not scored, but this goal seems to show the game. Do the Bobcats have other ideas?"
Kenny Smith guessed that Li Ke and Rivers were not changing their faces on the court and on the sidelines.
I have any other ideas. The reason why I handed over the main attack to Li Ke at the beginning was actually to try Li Ke's touch.
Li Ke knew very well that Lebang was indeed the best wing defenders in this league to defend him.
The main reason is that this season, Li Ke's playing style is more inward, and other wing defenders cannot defend against Li Ke because they cannot withstand Li Ke's impact.
But Lebang was able to withstand, so whenever Li Ke's attack was encountered, he was really a bit disappointed.
So, in this game, Li Ke decided to return to the two seasons when he played in a different way...
Li Ke felt that his touch was pretty good in this game and could continue.
When he was retreating to defend, he stretched out his right hand and patted Curry on the butt.
This is the code, which means that the style of attack at the beginning remains unchanged.
The subsequent defense was the key to Rivers. He stood up and stood on the sidelines, crossed his arms and started the supervision.
After Big Z grabbed the rebound, he paused for a while, found a safe position, and handed the ball to Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo was not in a hurry and slowly controlled the ball to the frontcourt.
The Cavaliers are not playing fast, which is also determined by the existence of Big Z. The left side of the top of the Lebang arc is exactly the same as Li Ke in the previous round.
However, Xiao Mo did not pass, it was not because of the characteristics of Mo Bu Pass that were being promoted. The main reason was that Li Ke was very nervous and Lebang felt that there was no chance, so he had no intention of catching the ball.
If the emperor doesn't catch the ball, the guards with swords have to go on their own.
"Mo Williams, a quick breakthrough, Stephen Curry held back and did not lose his position."
"Middle distance, Mo Williams stopped urgently!"
With a clang, the knight was also striking the iron.
Jordan Jr. learned a lot from Bodotena in the competition for rebounds. He did not rush to take off, and immediately stuck Big Z.
However, Hua Lao Er, who had not played the fourth position for a long time, rushed out and grabbed the rebound.
Land, turn around, and fight back immediately!
On the sidelines, Bread Brown shouted: "Retreat and defend! Retreat and defend!"
He was a little anxious. After seeing the Bobcats' lineup that was nearly one, one, four, and one small, he knew that in this game, the Cavaliers might be defeated by the Bobcats' counterattack.
Now, after only two rounds of the game, the Bobcats' counterattack came.
Bread Brown's reminder was fast enough, but it was useless. Hua Lao Er started to speed and instantly got rid of Jamison who couldn't run too much.
On both wings, Li Ke on one side, Wesley Matthews on the other, and Curry in the middle, they all rushed to the frontcourt unstoppable.
Lebang could only stare at Li Ke, Xiao Mo followed Curry closely, Anthony Parker hesitated for a moment, and ran to stop Hua's second child.
As a result, the top tool man decisively threw out a mid-pass. Wesley Matthews received the basketball amid the cheers of the audience, took steady steps, accelerated and rushed to the basket.
Bang!
The sound of the stadium is a little dull compared to the sound of a blacksmith.
The Time Warner Center was not dull at all, and with this dull sound, there was a thunderous cheer burst into the sky.
On the sidelines, Bread Brown saw that the team's defense was easily penetrated by a Bobcats' counterattack, and he already had the idea of ​​adjusting the game as soon as possible.
The way to adjust is nothing more than replace Big Z, but Bread Brown hesitated again and adjusted at the beginning. Isn’t it a bit too much?
During the hesitation, the game is still going on.
On the field, the Cavaliers' attack.
Xiao Mo broke through another one, and Curry's defense suddenly became hard.
Although Xiao Mo was prominently exposed to the space, he entangled Xiao Mo and did not give Xiao Mo a space to take action easily.
After trying, Xiao Mo also chose to pass the ball.
Regardless of whether Lebang is willing to challenge Li Ke's single defense now, he has to take action.
After receiving the ball, Lebang had a pretty back, pressed against Li Ke, turned his head and glanced at the basket.
Li Ke’s defense was very simple. He gave Lebang a certain amount of space, which was completely like a stance to prevent breaches but not attacks.
Lebang hesitated for a second, and seemed to be unable to stand Li Ke's defensive look, so he pretended to turn around and break through, and actually stopped and retreated.
Facing Li Ke, he wanted to laugh when he saw Lebang's fake moves.
The reason is that Lebang's body is too huge, and it seems that he is going to turn around and break through.
In fact, his huge body had already exposed his true thoughts without any leaning forward.
So, Li Ke did not fall for the fool. Not only did he not retreat, but he also took a step forward.
With strong interference, a clang!
The basketball also popped up.
"LeBron's mid-range test shot didn't make any attempt, just look at the rebound!"
Rebounding, Jordan Jr. keenly judged the landing point, so he took off in a hurry and took off the rebound.
Although the rebound was bought, it was Jordan's rebound, which meant that it was impossible to counterattack.
By the time Jordan Jr. put the ball on Curry, the Cavaliers had already returned to defense at all.
The position attacked, and the Bobcats were not panicked. Curry controlled the ball on one side, but Li Ke suddenly started running on the other side.
Although it was running, there was still a wave of covers brought by Jordan Jordan in the middle.
After the cover, Li Ke received the basketball.
He still took the ball and shot it decisively. When he raised his hand in the middle distance, the basketball left.
From receiving the ball to taking the shot, it took only more than a second. Even though Jordan's cover quality was not high, even if Lebang had already been around the cover quickly enough, Lebang just reached out and gently interfered with Li Ke.
Swish—!
It was enjoyable that the crisp sound of basketball shabu net passed by, and Li Ke clenched his fist and waved it with the cheers of Time Warner Center.
"Sheldon scored a goal, and the Bobcats' opening strategy seemed to be successful?"
Buck used an unsure tone.
But on the court, what Li Ke wanted to tell Barkley was, don’t be sure, it’s successful!
To put it bluntly, the Cavaliers' outside defense, except Lebang, are all weak.
Li Ke only needs to use cover to avoid Lebang to get space to take action calmly.
As long as he can take action calmly and use his B-level mid-range shots to shoot at an average level, there is still little problem.
"Stay on!"
On the field, Li Ke patted Curry's butt again.
After success, the next thing the Bobcats have to do is to pursue the victory.
Transform Li Ke's mid-range shot into Bread Brown's adjustment, and transform it into a teammate's richer space...
In the Cavaliers' backcourt, Lebang's face turned black.
He is very confident in his defense and understands rationally that if he wants to lead the Cavaliers to defeat the Bobcats, his defense against Li Ke is the key.
but……
Lebang didn't want to think so much anymore. He turned his attention to the frontcourt and prepared to prove himself on the offensive end.
The Cavaliers kicked off in the backcourt, and Lebang directly controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
His position is still very similar to Li Ke in the previous round, but the problem is that he is not in a ball state.
Li Ke will not give Lebang any chance in singles with the ball.
Even though this ball was raised, Big Z gave a cover.
Li Ke still cooperated with Hua Lao Er's delay, quickly bypassed the cover, and appeared in front of Lebang again.
However, Lebang learned from Li Ke and took action directly through cover.
Li Ke, who appeared immediately afterwards, stretched his arms and barely sealed Lebang's eyes.
The next second, a clang!
Chapter completed!