I'm not really a role player

Chapter 389 The Second Step of the Dynasty
On June 6, at the Time Warner Center in Charlotte, the finals began.

From the point of view before the game, the G1 battle of this finals is no different from previous years.

On the surface, it seems that everyone is looking forward to it, and the enthusiasm and expectations are full.

But how high the popularity and expectations are, we have to finish G1 and look at the ratings to know.

TNT's commentary seats, sitting from left to right Barkley, Mike Breen and Kenny Smith.

During the pre-match discussion, the three also split their camps.

Mike Breen is still sitting on the fence, Kenny Smith clearly supports the Bobcats, and Barkley can only reluctantly support the Thunder.

As a basis for support, Barkley pulled out the theory of the beauty Yu, boasting about Brook Lopez.

It has to be said that Daluo this season has indeed conquered a group of fans, experts and football critics.

For a time, after Da Luo was blown into a shark and a monster, he would be the future No. [-] center forward of Midi.

But does Daluo really have that strength?Li Ke didn't think so.

But "feeling" is useless, and Li Ke has to use his performance on the field to prove this point.

Soon, the game started, and the opportunity came for Li Ke to prove this point.

In the opening game, the Bobcats surprisingly put out a five-small lineup directly.

Point guard Curry, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Captain Jack, power forward Diaw, and center Tucker.

Even though many experts predicted that the Bobcats would unswervingly use the five smalls to fight against the Thunder, no one expected that the Bobcats would use this set of five smalls in the opening game.

"There are only five juniors at the beginning, what about the regular lineup? No more?"

It is impossible not to use it. No matter how you say it, Jordan is a top blue-collar center who averaged a double-double per game. It is too extravagant to not use it in the finals.

In the opening five minutes, Rivers mainly wanted to get rid of Daluo, who made many experts and fans look forward to it.

I have to admit that Da Luo has developed a three-pointer, coupled with his already generous body and excellent coping ability from the beginning, he is indeed very suitable for this era of small balls.

But it's just suitable. If you want to truly become a core or superstar-level center in this small ball era, don't even think about it.

As far as the speed is slow, Da Luo will be the point where he will be blown up when he really encounters a stronger opponent.

That's what this game is--

At the beginning, the Thunder relied on their height to win the ball.

But in the half-court offense, the Thunder couldn't take advantage of their height to tear through the Bobcats' defense.

Da Luo is indeed very tall, with a height of 2 meters, almost a head taller than Tucker, who is less than 13 meters tall in real life.

But this head gap can be made up by faster speed and flexibility.

Daluo couldn't directly penetrate Tucker through his height advantage.

Then, the Thunder's offense can only be played according to the established tactics.

The established tactics can only be Rondo and Daluo pick and roll, if they can't pull it out, then find Xiaodu.

Just talking about this tactical play, there is still no problem. Be patient, and you can still tear through the Bobcats' defense.

But only if, be patient...

At the beginning, the Thunder were still very patient. They didn't succeed in the first wave of offense, and they were not in a hurry.

Even then, the Bobcats counterattacked and scored first.

Turning around for another offensive round, they still patiently tore apart the space in the half court.

But as the game progressed, Wuxiao Bobcats' counterattack became more and more sharp, and Daluo quickly became a black hole on the Thunder's defensive end.

Not to mention the counterattack, Da Luo simply couldn't keep up.

In the positional battle, the Bobcats also tried various pick-and-rolls, frantically looking for Daluo, and frantically training Daluo.

Defensively, the Bobcats' simple and direct defense also caused the Thunder to fight, and slowly they could only look for Xiaodu.

Facing Li Ke's single defense, Xiao Du is also a martial arts player, and he must do his best to display it.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Thunder trailed by as many as 9 points with a score of 16 to 7.

Da Luo's cramped performance when he was on the court was already evident.

In the commentary seat, if the beauty didn't come, the only one who was whipped was Barkley.

"Brook Lopez has become a defensive loophole for the Thunder. It is said that the reason why the center is behind the times is that it is not strong enough. But Brook Lopez is different because he is a strong center?"

Kenny Smith was terrified, and Barkley just smiled and spread his hands.

On the court, Scott Brooks hesitated, but still insisted on the established style of play before the game, and did not replace Daluo.

Such a choice is undoubtedly wrong.

If the main players are overwhelmed and still not replaced, the head coach will be criticized after the game.

But Scott Brooks is such a coach, his on-the-spot command is not good, and his tactics are also lacking.

The advantage is that he is good at cultivating young players, is good at handling relationships with star players, and has a good chicken soup ability.

In short, he is another Doc Rivers, not even comparable to Rivers.

No matter what the pigs say, the on-the-spot adjustments, cleverness, and ghost ideas are all better than Scott Brooks.

So in the finals, the opponent was replaced by the Thunder, and the coach of the Bobcats was not a problem.

If the opponent is the Spurs, the problem of the head coach will definitely be magnified.

This is why Li Ke prefers the Spurs in the finals.

Playing the Thunder, there is really no suspense; playing the Spurs, Popovich and Duncan can still cause some trouble for the Bobcats.

Da Luo was beaten for half a quarter, but was not replaced.

The Bobcats also insisted on the style of play of the five minors, continuing to focus on the conversion of offense and defense, counterattacks, and offensive positions in the military training Daluo.

While the offense was impressive, the defensive end continued to suppress the Thunder.

After the first quarter, with a score of 33 to 24 and a 9-point lead, the Bobcats had a huge advantage.

"We've already established that even the Thunder with Brook Lopez and Kevin Durant can't beat the Bobcats' five-point play."

"The only question now is, are the Bobcats really going to be able to stick to the five-point game for the entire game?"

In the second quarter, Rivers gave the answer——

Point guard Livingston, shooting guard junior, small forward Wesley Matthews, power forward Hua Er, center Li Ke.

Continue to the fifth grade?no problem!

The Bobcats continue to play fifth grade, but the Thunder have changed.

It is impossible to follow the fifth team. The Thunder did not have the depth to follow the fifth team. The main reason is that they have no wing players who can reach the fifth position.

No matter what happens in the second quarter, they can only put on a lineup of one big and four small.

The center is Ibaka, Xiaodu continues to play, and Mike Miller, Thabo Sefoloza and backup point guard Royal Ivey are replaced on the outside.

This rotation lineup is actually not the Thunder's regular rotation lineup.

The Thunder's bench is also very thick, but this thickness is reflected in the interior.

Inside two positions, they have former Bobcats Nazr Mohamed, the supersonic era in the team's exploits Nick Collison, and second-year center Cole Aldridge.

But now, in the face of the Bobcats' five small offenses, none of the three major backup insiders can make it.

And the current set of rotations has obvious problems.

Among the four small players on the periphery, only Xiaodu and Sefolosha's defense is above the standard.

The defense of Mike Miller and Ivey may be fine against the immature juniors, but it is a big problem against Matthews and Li Ke.

Therefore, in the second quarter, the Bobcats' offense still focused on the conversion of offense and defense, counterattacks, and positional warfare. Military training Mike Miller and Ivey.

On the defensive end, continue to rely on Wu Xiao's flexibility.

It was Xiao Du who played consecutively, because Li Ke had to go to the fifth position, and the Bobcats could only go up to the single defense, and it could only be Matthews.

Matthews' defense is fine, but Xiaodu, who is tall and long, has a lot of problems, and he can't defend against it.

Rivers didn't expect Matthews to block Xiao Du, as long as he was able to achieve the most basic consumption with a little restriction, Matthews' defense would be successful.

In this way, in the second quarter of the game, Xiao Du faced Biao Li Ke.

The Bobcats' sharp counterattack helped them further widen the gap in the score.

At halftime, 62 to 51, with a score gap of 11 points, it seemed that there was not much suspense in this game.

"Obviously the Thunder can't deal with the Bobcats' five-point play. The only question now is, can the Bobcats really stick to this five-point play?"

During the intermission, Barkley raised his doubts, but Kenny Smith said surprisingly: "Persistence? Why should the Bobcats persist?"

Seeing the surprised expression on Barkley's face, he explained: "If I were Doc Rivers, I would put up a regular lineup in the third quarter, defend for a quarter, and let the key players of the five teams get a full rest."

"Then the final quarter, and then the fifth primary, to directly end the game!"

As Kenny Smith said, at the beginning of the third quarter, Rivers did exactly that.

Curry, Wesley Matthews, Li Ke, Hua Er and Jordan Jr., a lineup of one big and four small, faced the Thunder of Daluo, Ibaka, Du, Sefoloza and Rondo.

The Bobcats played significantly slower in this quarter.

The counterattack was reduced, and Li Ke and Curry's pick-and-rolls were added to the positional battle, making the play simple and efficient.

The real focus is on the defensive end. Jordan, who didn't play in the first half, held back his energy and was very active, covering the area directly to the middle distance.

Jordan made all sorts of sweeps, and the Bobcats just kept going and extended their lead to 15 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the fifth team came on the stage, leading to a decisive victory.

In G1 of the finals, the Bobcats defeated the Thunder without any twists and turns.

"117 to 98, 19 points difference, Bobcats win!"

"This finals looks different from what was discussed before the game. The gap is really a bit big..."

Mike Breen sighed, and Barkley was smart at this time, and said in one sentence: "The Thunder can't stop the Bobcats' five juniors. The gap in the finals may be even bigger than the Eastern Conference finals!"

Although the total score of the Eastern Conference Finals was 4 to 3, everyone knows that if the Bobcats had taken out the five-point play earlier, the series would have played up to five or six games.

Is the gap always bigger?Then there is only a sweep.

After the G1 finals, the public opinion was one-sided. No one continued to be optimistic about the Thunder, including the beauty Yu who vowed that Daluo could blow everything up.

Yang Wu, Director Zhang was also complacent: "I have been saying, there is no suspense in the finals..."

The league also announced the ratings data for the finals on the second day after the game.

There is no doubt that this is one of the NBA Finals with the highest ratings in the NBA in recent years. Only the 08 Finals can be compared with it.

At that time, Li Ke's explosion in the finals attracted a large number of fans to watch.

In New York, an old man who did not want to be named, looked at these ratings data and was immediately happy.

……

On June 6, at the Time Warner Center in Charlotte, G14 of the finals will start.

Before the game, there were not many differences in public opinion.

But after the game really started, there were twists and turns that did not appear in the G1 game, but this game appeared.

The Thunder made a change. They did not abandon Da Luo, but they raised Xiao Du's priority in the entire offensive system.

Xiaodu and Rondo's pick-and-roll, Xiaodu's and Daluo's pick-and-roll, and Xiaodu's and Ibaka's pick-and-roll have become common scenes at the beginning of this game.

More importantly, Mr. Tony came off the bench, and he was replaced by Sefoloza who had an open three-pointer.

Sefolo Sala opened up the space, and Xiao Du shot wildly.

For a while, the Thunder really withstood the impact of the Bobcats.

At the end of the first quarter, with a score of 29 to 28, the Thunder trailed by only 1 point.

This is the twists and turns of this game.

But it was just a setback. In the second quarter of the game, an unexpected change appeared:
In the second quarter, the Thunder thought it would be the same as the G1 game. The Thunder's rotation could continue to withstand the impact of the Bobcats' rotation.

But Li Ke, the X factor, came out and suddenly started singles and took over the game.

This is not the singles of Li Ke in the past, he can only play by himself, and his teammates watch.

The Thunder tried to double-team Li Ke, but soon, Li Ke made several unexpected passes.

A few passes, penetrating the defense...

"This is……?"

"Sheldon's pass?!"

One after another, the extremely penetrating passes directly passed everyone.

Li Ke's hole card was finally drawn in this game.

How terrifying is a Li Ke with a pass?Just look at this game.

In just half a quarter, Li Ke scored 4 assists.

The Bobcats' offense was completely alive, and the Thunder's defense completely collapsed.

Facing Li Ke's singles, originally they could use double-team defense, with some restrictions.

But now, double-teaming will leave the flanks empty. Livingston, who has a stable mid-range shot, Matthews, who is very comprehensive on the offensive end, and Captain Jack and his younger brother, who have corner three-pointers and open three-pointers, are enough for the Thunder to drink a pot.

Without double-teaming, Li Ke can't stop it at all. Scott Brooks believes that if Li Ke is really allowed to fight one by one, in half a game, Li Ke alone can solve the Thunder team.

Now, the Thunder couldn't defend against it.

At the end of halftime, none of the main players in the first quarter could break the score. In the second quarter, Li Ke broke the score by himself.

Li Ke single-handedly opened up the gap in the score, and the Bobcats won the G2 game of the finals again.

"No suspense, still no suspense!"

"Although the Thunder were tenacious enough in this game, they still couldn't stand up to a Sheldon who was fully fired."

……

On June 6, the battlefield shifted to Goose City.

Back at home, Xiao Du is tall, Rondo is tough, but Li Ke is tall and tough.

他又投又突又传，独得34分8个篮板10个助攻2个抢断1个大帽，带着山猫，15分击败雷霆。

In this way, the Bobcats got the match point, with a total score of 3 to 0, which means that they are only one game away from sweeping the finals.

The Thunder shouted the slogan of refusing to sweep, but everyone understood:
Since Li Ke took out his newly developed pass, this sweep was inevitable.

On June 6, it was still Goose City.

If you win this game, you will win the championship, and the Bobcats will not pretend.

At the beginning, Wang Zhan, who was Li Ku's pick-and-roll, and Li Ke, who had extra passing skills, directly brought the power of this set of superstar pick-and-roll tactics to the extreme.

It didn't take much time for the Bobcats to blow up the Thunder.

In the last battle of the finals, they won easily again.

As director Zhang said: "There is really no suspense in this finals!"

Goose City, Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Bobcats lifted the third championship trophy in team history and the second in a row.

Li Ke also raised his FMVP trophy, Dynasty?
The dynasty is close at hand, let the time pass faster...

(End of this chapter)