readytorunbook Chapter 304 Curry Proves Himself
Chapter 304 Curry Proves Himself
Chapter 304 Curry Proves Himself
On the court, the Bucks began to execute free throws for technical fouls.
The technical offender's free throw can be designated by any player on the field. After being slapped, Bogout can only watch John Salmons stand on the free throw line.
In the regular season, John Salmons made nearly [-]% of his free throws. With such a shooting percentage and such free throws, he naturally went into the net without any suspense.
Swish-!
"Free throw made, John Salmons finally scores!"
Although Salmons only played 30 games in the Bucks and averaged 19.9 points per game, he can be regarded as the Bucks' top scorer.
The top scorer is locked up, and he has not scored since the start. Kenny Smith naturally wants to emphasize it.
Li Ke didn't care about this point, since the opening defense, he felt that Salmons' ability was still far behind those top scorers in the league.
It is not too difficult for Li Ke to prevent the death of a second-rate scorer in the league.
The technical offender made an additional free throw, and the Bucks still held the ball. After the re-kick-off, the black-faced Bogou took the ball once in the middle distance.
It was Kenyon Martin who was defending against him. The so-called thing was nothing more than three things. This time, Bogout's turn was extremely clean.
Also because this turn around did not come with any small movements, after turning around, the space he got was not as good as expected.
Seeing that Kenyon Martin's defense did not lose his position, the Bobcats did not have any help on the strong side.
One-on-one, Bogoute couldn't cope with it, so he could only bite the bullet and carry Kenyon Martin on his back, and took two steps in.
The old Martin's defense still did not lose his position, Bogoute still couldn't pass the ball, and rushed to the near frame area. Facing the threat of Jordan under the basket, he could only hold high and play high, and sent the ball out with a throw.
Bang!
The basketball hit the edge of the hoop and rebounded heavily.
Because the matchup has been changed and there is no Bogoute's card position, Jordan took off successfully and caught the rebound in the air.
At this time, Skiles on the sidelines frowned even tighter.
"If this fight continues, it will be suspended..."
Skiles is very clear that Bogout's mid-range singles booster should not be turned on, and the adjustment of the shouting on the sidelines will be difficult to play a role.
The Bucks have to make a complete major adjustment, so a timeout is needed.
But Skiles hesitated a little, and this hesitation directly caused a huge disadvantage in the opening.
……
"Steph Curry, a sudden three-point shot!"
Swish-!
"The ball is in!"
"The Bobcats scored consecutively, but the Bucks were completely misfired. The last time they scored was John Salmons' technical free throw."
The Bucks have never scored. Before the Bobcats and Curry's three-pointer, Li Ke also slipped to the baseline and stole a backhand layup.
The Bobcats took an 11-3 lead, and Skiles could only throw out the timeout that he had been holding back.
"It's suspended, the Bucks have been a little bit overwhelmed."
On the court, Li Ke stretched his waist easily. In the past few minutes of the game, he only stole a layup from the baseline and scored 2 points.
At other times, he is making soy sauce.
If the soy sauce is played, the team will lead by a big score. In the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, it is really meaningless...
Pause time, Bobcats here is the same as ever.
On the Bucks side, Scott Skiles is naturally nervous about various adjustments.
After the timeout, the game restarted, and the Bucks' offense and Skiles' major adjustment appeared in front of everyone immediately.
"The Bucks' offense, Andrew Bogut directly mentioned the top of the arc, Brandon Jennings holds the ball, this is going to be a pick-and-roll!"
Rivers did not expect the sudden pick-and-roll attack.
However, his reaction was also very fast, and he shouted from the sidelines immediately: "Zoom up to prevent the little one!"
Bogoute's cover quality is still very high, and it is impossible to expect Curry to go around the cover immediately.
The only choice for the Bobcats is to switch defenses on the spot, but if they switch defenses on the spot, the old Martin may not be able to keep up with Jennings.
At that time, the Bobcats will still have to rely on the second Hua's defense.
But when the defense is switched and the defense is added, the Bobcats' defense will be messed up. It's really unclear what kind of chaos will happen.
To be on the safe side, Rivers chose to pinch Jennings and short Bodogte, a seemingly risky defensive strategy.
"After the screen, Kenyon Martin went straight to Steph Curry and flanked Brandon Jennings."
"Andrew Bogut rolls, he gets the pass from Jennings!"
The overall defense of the Bobcats is still zone defense, and Jordan has been guarding the basket. When Bogoute went down, his position was slightly expanded by two steps.
It was also at this time that Bogoute stopped. He knew that he could no longer go in. At the mid-range position, if there was an opening, he had to make a move.
"Mid-range, Andrew Bogut shoots unmarked!"
The basketball flew for a while, but with a bang, it smashed out of the frame...
"This white Duncan is the only difference from the real Duncan. Isn't Duncan guaranteed to hit such a wide-open shot?"
On the sidelines, Rivers squeezed his fist and hammered the palm of the other hand.
He was right, Bogoute's shooting is really not accurate, pick and roll screens and so on, just need to double-team the small outside Bucks without thinking, and the Bucks' new style of play will be solved.
Next, the Bobcats' defense implemented this defensive strategy, but the effect was not as good as Rivers imagined.
Although Bogoute's shooting is not accurate, it is only inaccurate.
Give him a wide open, he can still get in, and a qualified shooting percentage can still be guaranteed.
But as of the first official timeout, Rivers has not changed, the reason is simple——
Except for the peak Sharks, Rivers has not seen any center who can blow up a team by himself.
The Bogoute in front of him is even worse.
"Let him go, I don't believe it, he can turn the world upside down!"
Naturally, Bogout couldn't shake the sky. In the second half of the first quarter, although Bogoute made 7 of 4 shots, he only scored 8 points.
Adding the 2 points in the opening game, Bogout scored 10 points in an explosive manner in the first quarter.
But from TNT to Central Five, there is no commentator who will blow Bogout's 10 points in a single quarter.
The reason is that these 10 points are 10 points if you have a hand.
"In the first quarter of the game, Andrew Bogut got a lot of vacancies. The Bobcats' thinking is self-evident. They think Bogut's offense can't kill the game."
"The fact is true, with such a large number of opportunities, Andrew Bogut only scored 10 points."
"At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats took a 27-17 lead by as many as 10 points."
In the commentary, Barkley was already shaking his head: "There should be no suspense in this game. The Bucks' defense has been torn apart by the Bobcats. In turn, the Bucks have also been blocked by the Bobcats' defense."
During the intermission, Li Ke was still very relaxed. In the first quarter, he only relied on stealing chickens, shot two baseline layups and dunks, and scored 4 points.
At other times, he is playing soy sauce, and the only role on the offensive end is to contain Tony Allen's defense.
Curry had his best individual performance, scoring seven in a row before Skiles' timeout.
Since then, he has used a layup and added a three-pointer one after another, raising his scoring in a single quarter to 12 points.
In addition to the 7 points of the second Hua, the first quarter of the game, carrying the Bobcats forward, is Curry and the second Hua.
The performance of Curry Jiahua's second child in the first quarter can be regarded as whipping Sam Vincent's corpse.
Curry held the ball and played the role of Lao Ai in the 08 season, which was brought about by the coaching change.
If it is still Sam Vincent, the Bobcats' lead in this game may not change, but the process will become extremely difficult.
……
In the second quarter, the two sides put on the bench and changed the lineup randomly.
For the Bobcats, Li Ke led the team, plus point guards Earl Watson, Wesley Matthews, and insider Tajibsen Jiaqian.
Facing the Bucks' Jennings, Tony Allen, Carlos Delfino, Luke Richard Mbah a Moute and Danga Zuric's rotation.
Speaking of which, the Bucks' ability to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference also relies on a bench lineup above the league average.
In addition to the rotation lineup with the main substitutes in front of them, on the bench, they are also sitting on the bench, Lucid Nor, Charlie Bell and Jerry Stackhouse...
But to say that the Bucks are unlucky, it is true that in this game, they ran into the Bobcats with an even better bench lineup.
In the stands, Boss Joe watched as Li Ke began to take over the ball, but Wesley Matthews replaced Li Ke in the first quarter, sneaking to the baseline and stealing one at the beginning.
With a flower-like smile all over his face, he clapped his hands.
He knew that the Bobcats, the top bench lineup in the league, contributed a lot to the Bobcats' draft.
Looking at the Bobcats' drafts in the past few years, in 07, Li Ke got the cornerstone, and Lao Du was the first super substitute to enter the team.
In 08, Jordan had the starting center.
Finally, in 09, Curry became a promising master in the future, and Wesley Matthews and Tajibson were still substitutes.
If we really want to talk about the effectiveness of the transfer market and the free market, there is actually none.
The only two players who have entered the rotation lineup, Kua Zhuang and Earl Watson are both bought at high prices, and the current effect is also expected.
Especially Earl Watson, the actual effect is not good.
Compared with a backup playmaker, what the Bobcats need more is actually an offensive point guard who can score by himself.
Similar to the Magic's Jamal Nelson and Little Black Bean, or almost, the Pistons' Stuckey or Will Bynum, Earl Watson is indeed not the best choice.
Back to the topic, the Bobcats' bench is indeed better than the Bucks.
The good reason is that the Bobcats' bench lineup is not only excellent offensively, but also top-notch defensively.
In this main rotation lineup, the Bucks wanted to rely on Jennings to continue playing to steal chickens. As a result, Wesley Matthews switched defenses, which directly made Jennings feel what a top single defense is.
Carlos Delfino was also marked to death by Li Ke, and the Bucks' rotation was even worse than the starting lineup.
In the second quarter, the score further widened.
"The score has been stretched, and the Bucks simply can't stand it."
"At halftime, 57 to 40, the Bobcats' lead has reached 17 points."
Barkley continued to shake his head, and he even said bluntly: "This game is not interesting anymore, why don't we talk about other games..."
In the game on the same day, the Lakers were playing against the Thunder, the Lone Ranger was also fighting the Spurs in the Texas Civil War, and the Eagles and Celtics were also competing in equal strength.
The two games in the West started late, so the half is not over yet.
The game between the Eagles and the Celtics also ended at halftime.
The score was very close. At halftime, the Celtics only relied on Pierce's runaway to get a 5-point lead.
"The Celtics still have an advantage in experience. As for the Hawks, the combination of Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford at the No. [-] position in the regular season can still destroy opponents. In the playoffs, their firepower is not enough."
During the halftime break, Li Ke played well in the second quarter. Li Ke, who scored 9 points in a single quarter, was also paying attention to another matchup in the East.
"The strength of the Eagles is still a little bit worse."
In Li Ke's impression, the Eagles have always been synonymous with pseudo-strong teams, from the first generation of Eagle King Jon Jonson to the last generation of Eagle King Al Horford.
The regular season is very good, but the playoffs are not so interesting.
To put it bluntly, what the Eagles lack is a top star.
In this league, the role of the top star is still very critical.
Especially, after the start of the era of big hugs...
After a flat halftime break, the Bobcats continued to suppress in the second half.
At the end of the three quarters, 83 to 60, the Bobcats led by 23 points, and they clocked out of get off work directly.
"It was too easy. In the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats played too easy."
"I just don't know whether the Bucks are too weak or the Bobcats are too strong, but one thing is very important. The Bobcats' coaching change is too critical!"
"After the coaching change, Doc Rivers' Bobcats can already be regarded as the top team in the league."
A top team is a top team, but the Bucks in front of them obviously cannot test how far they are at the top.
In the fourth quarter, Li Ke stayed on the bench until the end of the game.
He played in three quarters of this game, and finally scored only 21 points, plus 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
The data is not obvious, and the effect does not seem to be that great. In short: a little soy sauce.
库里是山猫发挥最好的，三节比赛24分3个篮板7个助攻1个抢断，对位只有14分4个篮板5个助攻的詹宁斯，数据层面是完成了完爆了。
The Bobcats won the first game and the playoffs started 1-0.
In the interview session after the game, Li Ke also felt that it was not interesting, and left after simply perfunctory with Yang Wu's sideline interview.
On the other side, TNT interviewed Curry on the sidelines. For Curry, this game can be regarded as his representative battle.
With 24 points in three quarters, C won the team in the playoffs. This does not mean, what is it?
But for Curry, the most critical thing is--
He proved himself in the playoffs.
You know, before this, Curry has always been the one who was looked down upon.
Before entering the NCAA, he was considered unable to play at the NCAA level, even Mike Krzyzewski thought so.
Before entering the NBA, although he had a gorgeous NCAA data base, his draft prospects were not so high. The reason is the same, his body is too thin.
In the first half of the regular season, his performance seemed to prove people's judgment.
In the second half of the regular season, he began to prove himself.
Some people still think that the playoffs will make Curry show his original shape.
But now, Curry has proven himself...
(End of this chapter)