readytorunbook Chapter 136 Panicked, Paniced, He Paniced (4.1k Chapter 1)
Chapter 136 Panicked, Paniced, He Paniced (4.1k Chapter 1)
Chapter 136 Panicked, panicked, he panicked (4.1k first update)
In the Conseco Arena, Boss Joe followed Larry Bird and took a seat in the private room on the second floor.
There are still more than ten minutes before the start of the game, and the Conseco Arena is already full.
The sports atmosphere in Indianapolis is one of the best in the United States——
The "Crazy Indians", the top two high school championships in the United States, and the headquarters of the NCAA are also in Indianapolis, plus the Pacers and the NFL's two-time Super Bowl champion Colts.
In Indianapolis, 61 percent of adults are fans of at least one sporting event, according to the survey.
To tell the truth, Boss Qiao is envious. It would be great if it was given to Bobcats for such an atmosphere and such attendance.
What Boss Joe doesn't know is that Bird is also very envious of Old Joe...
On the field, Li Ke was ready to play. He didn't use the trait of bravery in this game, but when he saw Danny Granger in the distance, his eyes became hot.
"It's time for revenge..."
"No, to be precise, it's not called revenge. It should be to recover the place that was lost during the draft trial training."
Li Ke's gaze became hotter and hotter. In this match, he will only have one opponent.
While Li Ke was staring at Danny Granger, Danny Granger also noticed Li Ke.
To be honest, he messed up Li Ke's draft trial training, and didn't take Li Ke seriously afterwards, but after that one-on-one, Larry Bird cared more about him.
When Li Ke beat McGrady and the Rockets violently in the Halloween battle, Danny Granger became a little suspicious. He was very rational and knew that he would not be able to achieve that effect.
You know, in the Halloween battle, Li Ke not only scored 47 points, but he also defended against McGrady. The Rockets relied on Dayao to drag the game to the last moment.
At the last moment, Li Ke's back attack directly made the game lose suspense.
After that game, Danny Granger also talked to Larry Bird about Li Ke:
"Mr. Bird, I think Sheldon Lee hid his strength in that one-on-one match."
To this, Larry Bird just replied lightly: "Maybe."
Because of this, Danny Granger felt that Li Ke's eyes that seemed to want to kill him before the game were very strange.
That result is obviously what you want, why do you still hold grudges?
Even so, Danny Granger was ready for a fight.
"The game is about to start. The opponent of the Bobcats in this game is the Indiana Pacers. In the current ranking in the East, the Pacers are only one higher than the Bobcats. The two teams can be regarded as opponents with similar strengths. The Bobcats still have a chance to win."
"One more win and they're on a six-game winning streak."
Yang Wu, the game has not yet started, and the camera is fully focused on the Bobcats and Li Ke.
"Just a few days after the Christmas game, Li Ke scored 50 points. In the last game, his performance was a bit sluggish. Let's see if he can regain his form in this game."
Yu Jia found an entry point, and Director Zhang smiled and shook his head: "It's normal to be in a downturn, just like Kobe. After scoring 50 points in the previous game, he can continue to explode in the next game."
Good guy, in a word, he found a reason for Li Ke, and he also bragged about Kobe by the way.
"Look at the starting lineups on both sides..."
On the court, Okafor faced Jermaine O'Neal. These two are now considered brothers and sisters, and both have been put on the transfer market by their respective teams.
Behind Okafor are the Bobcats' regular starting three flanks, Hua Boss, Matt Carroll and Li Ke, and finally Felton.
For the Pacers, Troy Murphy is at the fourth position, Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy are at the second and third positions, and the undrafted rookie Andre Owens is the point guard.
"The Bobcats play with all the main players, and the Pacers are similar. It is worth mentioning that their starting point guard Andre Owens, because Jamal Tinsley was injured, coach Rick Carlisle was forced to use Andre Owens."
"The Pacers are short of point guards this season. Andre Owens is already forced to start. The point guard Travis Diener, who is sitting on the bench, has been without the ball for two or three months..."
In the private room of the stands, Boss Joe saw the somewhat unfamiliar face of Andre Owens at first sight.
"Who is that number 20?"
"No. 20? You mean Andre Owens, he played in the Jazz before, well, that was two seasons ago."
Larry Bird didn't mean to hide it at all, because it's useless to hide it. Anyone who has done their homework knows the plight of the Pacers now.
After Jamal Tinsley was injured, the Pacers had no point guards to use. Andre Owens was just making up for it, and he signed Dina, who was not interested in the offseason.
A master who hasn't played in the NBA for two seasons?
Boss Qiao's eyes lit up immediately, and he cast his expectant eyes on Fei Dun.
When Okafor won the jump ball on a rare occasion, the pressured Fatton got the ball, and the game began.
Fei Dun quickly sent the ball to the front court, and then Li Ke rushed over.
It was Granger who defended Li Ke, and he followed Li Ke to the top of the arc.
Seeing a pick-and-roll, Granger retreated and delayed, but Li Ke quickly took a step back...
This is a false block, and Andre Owens immediately took a step forward. As a marginal man struggling in this league, Owens' mind is very clear, he knows what he should do and what he should not do.
For this ball, he knew that he had to switch defenses and put it in front of Li Ke.
It was also this change of defense that gave Fei Dun the opportunity to play the big, even though the big was the third position.
"Felton accelerated into the penalty area, Granger couldn't keep up, made a layup, and the ball went in!"
Li Ke and Fatton clapped their hands together. With this one ball, Granger exposed his problem. As one of the typical duplicity, his speed is too slow.
"It is said that pick-and-rolls cannot be faked, but Li Ke will tell you with his actual actions that pick-and-rolls can be faked."
Director Zhang forcibly blew on Li Ke again.
In the private room of the stand, Boss Qiao was still restraining himself, whispering in his heart: It's not the time yet, it's not the time yet...
In the Pacers' round, Andre Owens was naturally the one who received the ball in the backcourt, but he passed the ball to Mike Dunleavy as soon as halftime passed.
This year's Pacers have a poor record. To put it bluntly, they have no leader. In the past few seasons, Reggie Miller retired, Artest transferred, Jermaine O'Neill suffered a serious injury, and a lineup of the Eastern Conference champions has become in disarray.
But they haven't been completely bad, and their record has been swaying on the edge of the playoffs. The reason is that Larry Bird has brought in a group of second-rate star players, all of whom are white.
From Peja to Mike Dunleavy, and then to Troy Murphy, one counts as one, they are all white, and they are all quasi-star players.
This season, Mike Dunleavy can be considered to have played what he should have. So far this season, he has averaged 19 points and 5 rebounds per game, and his efficiency is not low.
In his singles, Matt Carroll had a hard time defending.
When Dunleavy was about to break through Matt Carroll's defense with a breakthrough, Mr. Hua assisted in the defense, but missed Murphy.
"Troy Murphy caught the ball, made a mid-range shot, and the Pacers immediately returned one."
When it was the Pacers' turn to score, Director Zhang made it much simpler.
Yu Jia analyzed it for a while: "Obviously, the Pacers' two forwards and a shooting guard are capable of mid-range and long-range shooting. The Bobcats can't let anyone go. This is an opening. An opening is equal to at least 2 points. Li Ke and Gerald Wallace's defense is fine. Matt Carroll, Sam Vincent has to think about it."
In fact, it is not that difficult to adjust. It is nothing more than letting Okafor play the fourth position, facing Murphy, and letting Nazr Muhammad play.
Sam Vincent's reaction wasn't that fast, or he possessed the characteristics of many mediocre coaches, and he didn't take the small problems exposed at the beginning at all.
Turning around, Li Ke and Fatton played another pick-and-roll with the Bobcats attacking. This time, Li Ke received the ball and made a three-pointer directly from the outside.
With a bang, he didn't go in.
"Hey, this goal... didn't score, it's a pity, the chance has already gone!"
Director Zhang was very sorry. In the private room of the stand, Boss Qiao squeezed his fist when he saw Li Ke make a move, but then the familiar sound of iron striking made him let go of his fist.
The Pacers' offense, their choice is the same as that of the Bobcats. Another set of successful styles of play, Dunleavy once again singled out Matt Carroll, and then made a mid-range shot himself.
With a bang, it went in, with a score of 4 to 2, the Pacers took the lead.
Boss Joe in the stands frowned. This situation is not quite right.
Although the Pacers only scored two goals, these two goals were scored too easily.
Li Ke was also a little helpless. He glanced at Matt Carroll and organized a wave of defensive changes.
"Matt, you will guard Troy Murphy later, and Gerrard will guard Mike Dunleavy."
"it is good!"
In this bobcat team, Li Ke's words are quite effective.
In a word, on the court, whoever has the hardest fist is the boss.
This bobcat team can be sure that the fist is harder than Li Ke, and the only one is Boss Hua. Boss Hua is still the kind of reckless guy who talks nonsense on the court and just does it with one word. Li Ke can only leave things with his brain.
Organized a defense change, and on the offensive end, Li Ke was relentless.
Dun Dun failed the pick-and-roll once, so he didn't repeat it. Instead, he played a simple cut-in without the ball, pocketed out, and then caught the ball and shot directly.
"Li Ke's CIC..."
Swish!
"The ball is in!"
Yu Jia's explanation was simple and straightforward, and Director Zhang was also very happy: "You played well, Li Ke, this is the way you should play this ball!"
The score was equalized, and it was still Li Ke who scored the goal. Boss Qiao smiled.
He stared at Larry Bird beside him, then turned his head away and continued to watch the game without saying a word.
Larry Bird was in that style of silence from beginning to end. With a score of 4 to 4, of course he continued to remain silent.
When the Bobcats finished switching defenses on the court, and Mike Dunleavy missed a mid-range shot in this round under the defense of Boss Hua, the smile on Boss Joe's face became more and more difficult to hide.
"The Bobcats switched defenses, and Dunleavy Jr.'s CIC missed!"
"The Lynx's defense switch is very spiritual. They can clearly see that the explosive point of the Pacers' outside line is Dunleavy. One switch and cut it directly!"
Director Zhang only blew one sentence, and then was interrupted by Bobcat's subsequent counterattack.
"The Lynx counterattacked. It was Li Ke who grabbed the rebound. He passed the ball after two steps...Gerald Wallace rushed to the front and received a pass from Li Ke..."
boom!
Counterattacked, Boss Hua, who broke into the basket, made a dunk.
Once back and forth, the Bobcats lead 6-4.
Immediately afterwards, the Pacers attacked and they substituted.
Andre Owens got the ball upfield, then Danny Granger circled out, caught the ball, and he called for a screen.
"Troy Murphy's cover, Li Ke directly bypassed, his speed is too fast!"
"For Granger, the only thing the screen does is give him room to sprint."
After taking two steps, Granger was at a loss.
Li Ke's defense was very stuck, and he was no longer given the opportunity to continue to break through to the basket.
At this time, Granger made a jump shot, and Li Ke jumped on it.
Clang!
"Granger missed the mid-range shot, look at the rebound..."
Okafor caught Xiao Ao, who was unable to jump after the serious injury, and picked up the rebound.
Then the ball was passed for the first time, and the Bobcats fought back again.
During the counterattack, Li Ke used poor ball control and breakthrough to pass Andre Owens, stopped the shot suddenly, and hit it with a bang!
8 to 4, Li Ke scored 4 points and [-] assist in a row. If it had to be counted, Felton's goal also came from his pick-and-roll screen.
This kind of performance is enough for Boss Joe to lead a show
So, in the private room of the stand, he turned his head, and before he opened his mouth, Larry Bird broke the silence first.
"Michael, I heard that Robert Johnson intends to sell his 70% stake?"
"Uh……"
This question made Old Qiao get stuck.
The original thought of leading the show disappeared immediately, and only the mind was full: Why did Larry Bird ask this?
When the Bobcats built the team, Larry Bird was Robert Johnson's competitor. At that time, Jordan was stuck in the Wizards' deep pit and had no plans to come out yet.
It wasn't until Jordan found out that he was put together by the boss of the Wizards that he thought of the Bobcats, his hometown team.
After some negotiations, they took about 10% of the shares and took over the Bobcats.
Now that Larry Bird suddenly mentioned Robert Johnson's sale of shares, Jordan's first reaction was, Larry Bird wanted to get involved?
Boss Joe shook his head: "I don't know."
How could the old silver coin Bird let Jordan go like this, he directly exposed Jordan: "No, you know, Michael, it is no longer news that Robert Johnson is going to sell his stake in the Bobcats."
If it's not news, it's old news.
Boss Qiao spread his hands like a rascal, "I really don't know."
"It's fine if you don't know. I'll talk to Robert myself."
Seeing Larry Bird waving his hand, Boss Joe admitted that he panicked, so panicked that he even forgot to pretend.
Even if the Bobcats further suppressed the Pacers on the court and were about to take down the team's sixth consecutive victory, he couldn't care less.
There is only one thought in my heart: Larry Bird is coming?
When he turned his head to look at Larry Bird, he felt like he was looking at a zombie.
Continue three more, this is the first
(End of this chapter)