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Chapter 13 Mr. Key and Mr. Hip at the Critical Moment

In the second quarter, Rivers still insisted on the established rotation strategy-

Going down from Curry, Li Ke led a half-main and half-substitute lineup to make a comeback.

The result is this change, and something happened.

Gentry knows the Bobcats very well, including rotation. He knows that the Bobcats are used to using Li Ke to take the bench to play the first half of the second quarter.

It was fine last year. Even though Curry went down, there were also ball-holders like Captain Jack or Jamison sharing the pressure in the substitute lineup led by Li Ke.

But this year, this rotation lineup has become:

Li Ke played the guest role of point guard, shooting guard junior, small forward Tucker, power forward Channing Fry, and Jordan Jr. who played continuously for center forward.

In this lineup, except for the junior brother who can play two with the ball, only Fry's three-point shot was left.

The Cavaliers' response is very simple. Lebang played continuously, and the giants who came on the bench were on the inside.

Plus Pitrus and Caron Butler on the wing, and Eddie House in the point guard position.

In order to defend against Li Ke, Lebang continued to resist head-on, and used flexible Pitrus and Caron Butler to assist in preventing harassment on the flanks.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Ke continued to be entangled by Lebang, although he could find opportunities when he occasionally played singles behind his back.

But the assisted defense of the wing Pitrus and Caron Butler forced him to either take a double-team or pass the ball out.

The junior brother received Li Ke's pass and hit two irons. Tucker received Li Ke's pass, made two three-pointers and two shots, only Channing Frye received Li Ke's pass, and 2 of 2 three-pointers.

The Bobcats played hard and scored quite a few points, but the Cavaliers scored more.

Lebang can occasionally break through Li Ke's defense, and more importantly, Caron Butler, his junior brother can't stop his attack at all.

The Polar giants have been completely marginalized in this game, and even if they come on as a substitute, it will be difficult for him to perform.

After playing more than five minutes, the Polaris has become more determined to break out of the contract and leave Cleveland next summer.

The Cavaliers' coach and other players started cheering more than five minutes later.

Sure enough, the joys and sorrows of people are not in common!

In the second quarter, Rivers called out a timeout first because the Cavaliers overtook the score in one wave.

It was only at this time that Rivers realized that he had made mistakes in the arrangement of troops.

Commentary, Kenny Smith, also always emphasized: "If you have to find a Bobcat's shortcomings, it must be Doug Rivers. It's really hard to imagine that the Bobcats in the second quarter will be replaced with such a rotation lineup. Can't he see how tight the Cavaliers' defense against Sheldon in the first quarter?"

"If Stephen Curry needs a break, at least he has to be a role player who can attack with the ball, and share the pressure of Li Ke on the court, right?"

Rivers realized the problem later, and he quickly replaced him with Sean Livingston and Channing Fry.

As a result, there was another problem when this change happened.

Livingston is the second point guard of the Bobcats after the bearded Davis was awkward. He has returned from a serious injury and now has a stable mid-range shot, and is one of the few players in the Bobcats who can attack with the ball.

But the problem is that there was only one stable three-pointer on the field, but it was replaced.

Next, Li Ke broke through again, and the outside world pulled the defense became Livingston, who had no three-pointers, his junior brother who had three-pointers but was very unstable, and Tucker, who had three-pointers but only had three-pointers in the bottom corner.

Li Ke jumped suddenly and again, looking for teammates who could pass the ball. Before landing, he had no choice but to throw the ball to his nearest teammates.

After a while, he heard heavy ironstorms.

After more than two minutes, the Bobcats' backwardness increased to 7 points.

Rivers was forced to call out the second consecutive timeout...

To be honest, even Li Ke did not expect that there would be so many accidents in this Eastern Conference Final.

The Bobcats' rotation has been going on for a season and there has never been any problems before.

But now...

It can only be said that the strength of the knight is indeed there, and they put a lot of pressure on the bobcats.

Rivers had realized that they had to change their rotation order.

After pausing, Rivers hesitated for a while and had to choose to switch back to Curry.

At the end of the third quarter, Curry reappeared and saved the family.

He made three three-pointers in, and the Bobcats hit the situation back.

Halftime ends-

"61 to 60, the Bobcats who played at home led by 1 point. This game is too anxious."

Perhaps, many fans believe that the Bobcats did not do all their efforts in the first half.

But in fact, the Bobcats have been forced to the point of being forced to overdraw their physical fitness in the first half.

In the third quarter, it seemed to be to prove that the fans' arguments were correct. The Bobcats, who were all the main players, quickly took a lead that just exceeded the double-digit number.

But in the fourth quarter, Rivers forced himself to put pressure on Curry and Li Ke to give more rest time, which brought about the lead and evaporated quickly.

When Li Ke and Curry made their debut again, the Bobcats had only 4 points left to lead.

Then, Li Ke broke through and passed the ball to Curry.

But Curry, who made his debut again, used a series of irons to prove his instability.

The score was completely tied after these three consecutive irons.

"Wade rushed to the basket and made a layup!"

"99 to 99, the Cavaliers equalized the score!"

At 99, Li Ke suddenly had no expression on his face at the Bobcats' ball rights.

He had thought that the Knight was strong, but he had never thought that the Knight would be so strong.

Curry is unstable, Matthews, Dior, Jordan Jr... This group of role players can only take care of one side at most.

"It's up to you..."

Off the field, Rivers scratched his head, very anxious.

It's useless to be anxious. He can only learn from Tyron Lu now, hoping that Li Ke will stand up and carry the whole team.

In the backcourt, Curry received the ball and controlled it to the frontcourt.

In the frontcourt, Dior did not catch the ball as usual, but instead blocked the ball sideways. Li Ke rushed over quickly to cover the ball and received the ball...

The moment he received the ball, Li Ke kept rushing out.

On the other hand, Lebang was unable to catch up with the cover, and Bosh, who was present in the fourth quarter, could only take the lead.

As a result, Li Ke fought against his defense and made a quick stop and took a two-pointer.

Swish—!

Although the giant Bo stretched out his long arm and tried his best to interfere, he did not put pressure on Li Ke, so there was no suspense in the goal.

"Suppress him, suppress him, Chris, suppress him!"

Gentry shouted anxiously on the sidelines, and the giants on the defensive end took the blame.

Li Ke withstood Lebang in the Cavaliers' attack, but Wade used a pick-and-roll to switch to Dior, made a breakthrough, and made a layup.

101 to 101, the score continued to tie.

Rivers reacted at this time: "Boris can't stay!"

Soon, he called Tucker from the bench and prepared to substitute people.

Rivers' understanding was very direct at this time, just one thing-

The Bobcats' offense has reached the point where they can only rely on Li Ke. So, it's better to replace Dior, replace Tucker, and strengthen their defense.

Anyway, the offense is Li Ke's singles and has nothing to do with others.

Before the substitution came, Li Ke changed his approach on the offensive end.

He received the ball from a high position without any pick-and-roll or cover, and directly made a real shot with a fake shot, turned around and took a step back and jumped.

Swish—!

"In again, Sheldon is now firing, he enters two in a row, and the Bobcats are in the lead again."

The Cavaliers' offense was Wade, who misplaced Dior, rushed to the middle distance and hit a mid-range shot without anyone disturbing him.

Rivers couldn't stand it anymore and decided to stop without hesitation. He paused directly and replaced Tucker with a brief pause.

As soon as Tucker stepped up, the attack was still the same.

The difference is that Li Ke changed his position to receive the ball. This time, he appeared outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, facing Lebang.

He took a stroll, shook for a while, and then suddenly pulled out of the three-point line.

Bang-!

Even Li Ke cannot guarantee that he will score every goal when facing Lebang's defense.

But the defense of turning around was very different. Li Ke moved to the fourth position, and now it is Tucker who is facing Lebang.

At the last moment of the game, Rivers' change in his hand was unexpected by the Cavaliers.

Its function is very simple, saving Li Ke's physical strength, and by the way, putting Li Ke in the position of defense, and exerting the real power of this season's DPOY.

For the first time, Li Ke defended the value of DPOY.

"LeBron, facing PJ Tucker, he wants to try it."

"Tuck didn't give in to a tough breakthrough, but he was pushed to the basket by LeBron."

"At the basket, LeBron forced a layup against the defense..."

The commentator paused for a moment, and the next second, his voice changed.

"Oh my God, it's Sheldon. He rushed out and gave LeBron a heavy hotpot!"

Time Warner Center cheered, the Cavaliers' offense returned in vain, and the score was still tied.

The Bobcats immediately returned to the offensive end, and Li Ke continued to play singles.

Lebang's frontal defense continued to put pressure on him, and Li Ke asked for a cover.

But Tucker's cover is far less quality than Dior's cover.

Li Ke only got a space for sprinting, and Lebang quickly rushed up again.

Moreover, after Li Ke rushed into the three-point line in three or two steps, Bosh on one side let down Tucker and came over.

Seeing this, Li Ke stopped in place and rushed to raise his hand before Bosh's assisted defense was in place.

Swish—!

"Chris, help defend faster!"

Poor giant, he still has to take the blame.

The giants took the blame, and the Bobcats also took the lead. Next, the Cavaliers have the opportunity to equalize the score.

But they failed to seize the opportunity. Tucker held back Lebang head-on, and Wade still used the pick-and-roll to find the wrong position. But after searching for a long time, he found Li Ke.

With Li Ke's defense, he still took action.

But with a clang, it hit the iron.

"Dwyne Wade tried to challenge Dpoy's defense, but he failed!"

Commentary seat, Barkley began to brag about Li Ke's defense again, Kenny Smith continued this sentence,

"After changing to PJ Tucker, the Bobcats' defensive strength has been improved to the highest position, and they have defended the Cavaliers' offense twice in a row."

Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound, and in the center confrontation of this game, Valejo lost to Jordan Jr.

After the game ended, Valejo had only 6 rebounds. Although part of the reason was that he had to give LeBon and Wade, he could not rob Jordan Jr.

Moreover, Valaijo is just a frame guard, Jordan Jr. can be regarded as the last link in the Bobcats' defensive system, and his status is far higher than Valaijo.

It can only be said that in this era when centers are scarce, Valejo is still a good center.

Jordan Jr. has gradually grown into a top blue-collar worker.

The rebound was obtained and the Bobcats counterattacked.

Li Ke received the ball and tried a counterattack.

The Knight's retreat was still very fast and he did not give the Bobcat a chance to fight back.

So after the front court, when Li Ke saw Le Bang retreating completely, he paused outside the three-point line and pulled it up directly!

"Outside the three-point line, Sheldon suddenly made a three-pointer!"

Swish—!

The crisp sound of rubbing the net proved that Li Ke won the bet, and the Bobcats' lead was 5 points 108 to 103!

"A difference of 5 points, the Cavaliers are in danger, they must score as soon as possible!"

At the critical moment, the Cavaliers' basketball began to fly randomly.

Billups took the ball to the frontcourt, and his first reaction was to find Lebang.

But at the top of the arc, Lebang tried to break through Tucker, which was a bit difficult.

He threw the ball back to the outside line within the three-point line, and it was Wade.

Wade received the ball, and a pick-and-roll, and then faced Li Ke again.

Even if Wade had a carry heart, he had to pass the ball out.

After another pass, he gave it to Bosh.

So far this game, the Po giant has felt for the first time that his team's status was second only to Lebang and Wade.

At this moment, he decided to show his face-to-face singles and use a score to tell everyone that he is very important!

It was Matthews who was guarding him, so this was an opportunity to be misplaced.

But he stepped forward two steps against Matthews and was about to take the ball...

Bang!

With a crisp sound, the basketball was snapped off by Matthews's quick-wife!

"ohhhh! Wesley Matthews copied this goal!"

"The Bobcats fought back!"

Matthews controlled the ball and turned around and made a counterattack.

On the Cavaliers, Lebang, Wade and Billups retreated immediately, but the Po giant stood in the backcourt and spread his hands. He really didn't want to take the blame!

But this attack is really his.

Turning to look at the Bobcats' counterattack, Matthews's ball-holding attack attracted Wade's attention, and he immediately passed by...

"Sheldon received the ball, and LeBron had to be wary of his three-pointer and could only save it!"

So, when Curry crossed the crowd and only had to face Billups, Li Ke gave him a chance to fight with one pass.

"Stephen Curry received the ball, European steps away from Changxi and made a layup!"

"110 to 103, the score will be further widened!"

In the Cavaliers' attack, Tucker withstood Lebang, but Lebang still passed the ball.

Wade caught the ball, broke through, encountered Li Ke's assisted defense, and passed it.

The third one to catch the ball was the Wave Giant. He made a fake move from mid-range and shook it for a while.

Then he passed the ball and threw the basketball to Billups.

Old Changxi looked depressed: I just came to hug my legs?

Although he was depressed and there was not much time left, he could only jump up and scored a three-pointer against Curry.

Bang-!

The key is that Changxi is already so old that it is difficult to save this knight.

The Bobcats grabbed the rebound and counterattacked.

Curry seemed to have found the touch from the fast break layup just now. He received the ball and scored a three-pointer in the counterattack.

Swish—!

"113 to 103, the Bobcats' lead has been extended to double digits!"
Chapter completed!
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