readytorunbook Chapter 246 The Running Game
Chapter 246 The Running Game
Chapter 246 The Running Game
Boston, TD North Shore Gardens.
More than 8000 seats were packed, but the arena was extremely quiet. More than 8000 Boston fans made only low noise.
"The league's heavy penalties on the Celtics and North Shore Garden have made Bostonians realize the seriousness of the problem. In this game, the Boston fans who entered the stadium were very quiet."
The evil race knights no longer exist, and the "rage" trait cannot trigger.
Let’s look at the opponent first, the big three of KG, Pierce and Ray Allen, supplemented by point guard Rondo, center Perkins, very strong...
Looking at his teammates again, Lao Sha took turns to rest, Lao Ai looked listless, and only Li Ke and Hua Er were left with high fighting spirit.
"North Shore Garden's first defeat is really coming."
Before this battle, public opinion was generally not optimistic about the Bobcats, who have struggled exceptionally since the start of the new season.
The media naturally mentioned Li Ke's winning record at North Shore Garden.
Therefore, Li Ke's so-called saying that he will not lose at the North Shore Garden will be broken.
"Don't care about those who have or don't, the game hasn't started yet!"
As the game approached, Li Ke's eyes also became firm.
If he doesn't hang up, can he not beat the Celtics?Not always!
"In the 2008-09 season, the Bobcats' North Shore Garden battle is about to begin..."
TNT's commentary booth, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley loudly announced the start of the game.
Compared with the starting lineup on both sides, the Celtics have not changed in any way compared to last season.
But the Bobcats, for this game, lifted Chris Humphries to the starting lineup. With the truce of the old sharks, the Bobcats' inside line was directly replaced by a young combination of Jordan Jr. and Humphries.
In the jump ball stage, DeAndre Jordan VS Kendrick Perkins, the outcome is only a moment, but long before this moment, there is no suspense about the outcome.
"DeAndre Jordan won the jump ball with absolute advantage!"
Compared with the old shark who can't jump, Jordan's only advantage is that he can dance very happily.
In the jump ball stage, he jumped up and directly led Perkins by more than half a body. He called the basketball first, and the Bobcats' offense began.
Lao Ai was in control of the ball and did not move for the time being.
Because of this month's struggle, the Bobcats' offense has also become unstable, and it is no longer the same style of play as last season's opening must be Lao Ai's singles.
Just like this ball, Jordan came out and gave a pick-and-roll, and Lao Ai rushed out after passing the screen.
The problem is that the Celtics coached by Tom Thibodeau still have a very tight defensive formation. The next second of the pick-and-roll, a delayed return, Lao Ai was just blocked.
With a bang, the basketball was passed by Lao Ai.
If the timeline is set back to last season, or more than half a month ago, Lao Ai's pass is enough to surprise many people.
You can say that the current Lao Ai is a team.
But the fact is that Lao Ai has lost the confidence he once had. Facing Rondo's defense, Lao Ai can't guarantee that he will be able to make a hit.
So, passing the ball became his first choice.
Li Ke received the ball, on the wing, he needed to face Ray Allen's defense.
This is a gap, because he might be afraid of Pierce because of his back hitting, but Jun Zilei...
Li Ke didn't make any unnecessary movements, and turned his back directly.
"Push with your back, turn around, and Sheldon rushed in..."
Kenny Smith shouted, and as far as he could see, was Li Ke who turned around and showed a bloody path.
The Celtics' response was a bit hasty. After all, the Bobcats were still the main attacker of Lao Ai a second ago, directly involving the Celtics' defense center.
At this moment, Li Ke made a sprint, and only Perkins was left under the basket.
Dunk or layup?
In fact, for an increasingly reasonable Li Ke, he has no choice at this moment.
Perkins' squat defense is very good. If Li Ke really dares to go on top of him again, even if it is a foul, Perkins will press Li Ke down.
It is impossible to dunk a dunk. In order to ensure a goal, Li Ke can only make a layup.
Facing Perkins' supplementary defense, Li Ke held up the basketball, but when Perkins approached, he feinted.
Receive the ball, lean on Perkins, switch hands, and finally, a low-handed layup...
boom!
The basketball hit the backboard, then the edge of the rim, and got into the rim.
Swish-!
As a result, the sound of wiping the net was delayed by a second, but it was harmless. Li Ke scored a goal, and that was enough.
"Goal scored, Bobcats 2-0!"
"The Celtics still underestimated Sheldon's post-up. They used Junzi Lei to defend Sheldon. This is simply sending points..."
On the sidelines, Xi Bodu also discovered this. Compared with Li Ke, Ray Allen's tonnage is a bit worse.
"Paul, you go guard him!"
Thibodeau is very direct. After a wave of defense, he directly changed the defensive matchup.
The Celtics' offense, it's time to test whether the Celtics have improved after the coaching change.
Of course, the new season has been going on for about a month, and the Bobcats are quite clear about whether the Celtics' offense has improved.
To be honest, not much progress...
Thibodeau's defense is very good, but his defensive system is the old-fashioned position defense, which kills the time and suppresses the number of offensive possessions.
And his assistant coach, Mike D'Antoni's offense, relies on quick offensive and defensive transitions, increasing the number of offensive rounds...
It is completely opposite, even two extremes. It is impossible to expect the two to find a balance and make the Celtics a top team with both offense and defense!
On the offensive end, the biggest change for the Celtics is that they added a lot of pick-and-rolls.
Rondo took possession of the ball, relying on Pierce's pick-and-roll, rushed in a step, and then on the flank, Jun Zilei also relied on KG's cover to get away from Hua Laoer by half a step.
On the strong side, Rondo didn't have a good chance in front of him because of the delayed return. On the weak side, Jun Zilei, who bypassed the cover, did have a chance to make a shot.
So, he caught the ball and made a direct shot, scoring a three-pointer...
Bang-dang-!
Whether you strike iron or not depends on the feel of the hand. Obviously, Junzilei's hand is not too hot.
"The Celtics' offense has not improved much compared to last season..."
Last season, the Celtics' offense was all kinds of singles. This season, they just have a little more cooperation.
These so-called pick-and-roll cooperation, playing teams with gaps in the flanks, may still be able to achieve unfavorable results.
But against the Bobcats, the intensity is far from enough.
In the battle for rebounds at the basket, the two young men were still very aggressive.
Humphries caught KG, and Jordan jumped up and grabbed the rebound.
The ball changed hands, the offense and defense switched, and it was the Bobcats' turn again.
Turning around, the Celtics really changed. Li Ke faced Pierce, but decisively took the basketball from Lao Ai.
It was still a high back slap, and Li Ke's big butt was getting close with difficulty.
Pierce's strength matched Li Ke's. Although he was slightly weaker, he at least stopped Li Ke for a while.
However, Li Ke was determined to hit the basket. After two steps forward, he turned around again.
Pierce was still wrestling with Li Ke, and the moment Li Ke turned and broke through, he naturally couldn't keep up.
However, the Celtics' near-frame area has been taken over by KG.
Pierce turned around slowly, but unexpectedly, Li Ke rushed out a small step and stopped abruptly.
"Turn around and break through...a sudden stop...Selton added a step back...just like that!"
Swish-!
"The goal is scored, 4 to 0!"
Speaking of which, Li Ke's ball also depends on the touch.
Obviously, Li Ke's touch is still very hot, maybe it has the credit for the low-handed layup at the beginning, but there is an indisputable fact that the Bobcats were very successful in the opening of the game.
In the Celtics' round, Pierce attacked a round, covered a pick-and-roll, hit the mid-range, and Li Ke, who returned to his position after a delay against the delay, made a mid-range shot.
Bang-dang-!
The Celtics still failed to score.
"This attack is too urgent."
Li Ke didn't know what to say, Li Ke only knew that in this case, he should strike hard.
So, Li Ke, who had already scored 4 points in a row, rushed to the frontcourt after receiving a pass from Chris Humphries.
It is impossible to counterattack because the Celtics do not give this opportunity.
But without a counterattack, Li Ke could still take advantage of the incomplete retreat of the Celtics and the absence of Perkins at the basket to play a wave of blitz.
Bang, bang, bang...
In the North Shore Garden, the sound of Li Ke slapping the basketball was very clear, and he rushed to the basket at the fastest speed.
Pierce, who quickly returned to defense, was directly waded by Li Ke, leaving only Jun Zilei under the basket.
Stepping on the floor and jumping up, Li Ke leaped into the air of the North Shore Garden.
Jun Zilei roared angrily and pushed forward, as if he would not give up if he did not make a foul.
However, Li Ke chose the highest-yielding style of play between the flashes and flints.
The high-raised catcher retracted again, circled around from behind, switched to the left hand, and after turning around, it was another low-handed layup...
Snapped!
Jun Zilei couldn't react in time, his right hand had already patted Li Ke's left hand holding the basketball heavily, and the crisp slapping sound could be heard.
Swish!
The basketball was easily sent into the basket by Li Ke, who jumped high.
In the next second, there was a beep!
The referee blows the whistle...
Li Ke was not surprised by the referee's whistle, not to mention how obvious the foul was, even if it was a body whistle, the referee would blow it.
Because this season, Li Ke has sentries.
In David Stern's future plan, Li Ke has long been an important member.
If Kobe and Lebron are in the present continuous tense, Li Ke and Xiao Du are the future of the NBA.
The two points were valid, but Li Ke's additional penalty hit the iron with a bang.
"This Nima..."
"It's time to practice free throws."
Li Ke has never practiced free throws, and he also feels that free throws are not bad if they are accurate in mid-range shots.
But there are always exceptions, and Li Ke is the exception. Other than him, there are Duncan, Antonio McDyess, etc. who have accurate mid-range shots and bad free throws...
It can only be said that free throws have metaphysics.
In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith and Barkley were already laughing wildly: "Sheldon, the extra penalty is not accurate, you are indeed the god of war with 2+0!"
"If I knew his free throws were so bad, when the referee blew the whistle, I should have shouted: Sheldon scored 2+0 again!"
Li Ke on the court didn't know that his free throw had been ridiculed. He only knew that he had scored 6 points in a row, while the Celtics still scored 0.
The Boston fans at North Shore Gardens were quiet, but every one of them knew they were holding their breath.
Public opinion before the game told them that the Bobcats would lose the game.
Therefore, the carnival was put on the moment when the Celtics won the game.
But the problem is that the difficulty for the Celtics to win has risen.
"A Sheldon who scored 6 points in a row, who should the Celtics use to stop him?"
Thibodeau's reaction was quick, but no matter how fast it was, it would not be possible to make a substitution at the beginning.
Therefore, the Celtics also held back.
……
The Celtics continued to rely on Pierce's single defense and KG's assisted defense to stop Li Ke.
However, Li Ke shot with a touch, and there is no need to rush to the near frame area or the basket anymore.
He floated on the periphery and fired continuously, and the Bobcats just like this, got the opening advantage.
Compared with Li Ke's single-player explosion, the Bobcats' offense was still a bit cold. Lao Ai hit two irons, Hua Laoer only relied on breaking through the basket and scored two points with a split dunk. Jr. Jordan and Chris Humphries continued to score zero.
Then there's the other side, where the Celtics' offense is even worse.
Pierce seems to have returned to the Eastern Conference semifinals last season. He was stared to death by Li Ke, and several attempts ended in nothing.
Jun Zilei feels cold, no other team in the NBA understands Lagalondo's problems better than the Bobcats...
Therefore, the burden of the Celtics' offense falls on KG.
"This is another textbook game. The Bobcats taught other teams how to beat the Celtics of the Big Three."
Kenny Smith sighed, but Barkley shook his head: "But it is too difficult to replicate, because first of all, you need a player who can defend Paul Pierce head-on one-on-one."
"Perhaps no one can be like Sheldon. As long as he faces Paul Pierce, he will be able to defend successfully, but there is still a chance of occasional success."
"..."
In the first quarter of the game, the Bobcats beat the Celtics with a 24-17, 7-point lead, allowing the Bobcats to enter the second quarter in a very stable state.
In the second quarter, the Celtics really made a desperate change, and Eddie House played again.
But obviously, Tom Thibodo has forgotten that the Bobcats are not the Bobcats of last season.
Lao Ai, who was in average form, left the field to rest, and Tyronn Lue came off the bench.
Seeing that KG was promoted to the fifth position, the Bobcats pushed the second Hua to the fourth position and replaced Dai Quinn Cook on the field.
So, on the defensive end, Tyronn Lue easily marked Eddie House to death, and even occasionally assisted in defense to the strong side.
On the offensive end, Li Ke's state is still very hot. As soon as the second quarter came up, he scored a three-pointer.
Without Perkins squatting to defend, the Celtics' defense was not so tight, and the second Hua, who also appeared consecutively, also opened fire.
A big battle, but rushed towards the other side that people expected...
(End of this chapter)