naaapseattle Chapter 361 Decisive Battle Moment
Chapter 361 Decisive Battle Moment
Chapter 361 Decisive Battle Moment
In the second half, Le Bon returned.
Li Ke no longer played singles, but returned to the green leaf state.
The Bobcats' off-the-ball offense vs. the Cavaliers' quarterback offense. In the first half of the third quarter, the two teams almost drew a tie.
With a score of 72 to 67, the Bobcats are only 5 points behind.
But as the game progressed, Lebron became more and more unstoppable...
"LeBron James, he is charging again, the Bobcats can't hold him at all!"
"PJ Tucker has defended LeBron for almost three quarters, and his physical fitness is almost exhausted. He can't stop LeBron's impact..."
On the court, Lebron hit with a tank, and after three or two steps, Tucker was completely out of position.
Although there is supplementary defense inside, the Bobcats' defense is completely chaotic.
LeBon, who was in the depths, leaped high and sent the ball out.
Outside, Daniel Gibson, who came off the bench, jumped up and made a three-pointer...
Swish-!
As seen this round, the Bobcats' defense has collapsed.
Tucker couldn't stand up to Lebron anymore. Although the inside defense was fast, it also gave Lebron room to break through.
Seeing the 9-point score difference in an instant, Rivers frowned, hesitated for a moment, and called a timeout.
Tucker is exhausted, Li Ke has to save enough energy for the final quarter, and the remaining second Hua, Wesley Matthews, etc., just look at the difference in size.
Rivers scanned the bench, and finally looked at Li Ke.
"Sheldon..."
But Li Ke shook his head, with a face full of refusal, he almost said the three words "I can't do it".
He could see Rivers' distress, no one was restricting him, and Lebron's threat was indeed too great.
Except for him and Tucker, no one can hold the peak Lebron.
But Li Ke scanned the Bobcats' bench, and he saw a person.
"Doug..." Li Ke, who shook his head, quickly proposed the name, "Let Lance go up and try."
"Lance?"
Rivers began to shake his head too. He didn't think the small Lance Stephenson would be able to withstand the impact of LeBron.
Similarly, Li Ke didn't think his junior could withstand Le Bang's impact.
But he knew that the younger brother was a slob who liked the dark places.
In the Bobcats team, because Li Ke oppressed him, he kept his mouth shut.
Junior brother's silence doesn't mean that he is no longer a regional black...
The younger brother from the big city of New York, facing Le Bang in Shangke Village, the younger brother might be able to disgust Le Bang to death just by relying on his mouth.
Not to mention, as a latecomer, Li Ke knows that the junior will be the strongest Zhan Chuan in history, and that's enough.
On the sidelines, Li Ke nodded resolutely: "Let him go up and try. If he succeeds, we will still have a chance to fight in the final quarter."
Although very suspicious, Rivers had no other choice, he nodded: "Okay, then, Lance, it's your turn to play!"
After confirming that the younger brother will play against Le Bang, Li Ke took the younger brother to give a few words.
He mentioned the necessary skills to defend against Lebron, whether to prevent breakthroughs or shots, and to prevent breakthroughs only against Lebron's right breakthrough.
This is the experience that Li Ke has summed up by defending Lebron for a long time. Lebron's shooting is not good, so there is no need to take defense too seriously.
And, Lebron is used to breaking through the emergency stop jumper on the left, and breaking through the basket on the right.
It is also because Lebron's shooting is not good, so even if it is to prevent breakthroughs, it only needs to focus on Lebron's right breakthrough.
Finally, Li Ke told his younger brother: "Lance, remember, your task is to mess up LeBron James' mentality on the court!"
So, in the second half of the third quarter, James Lance Stephenson, the number one player in history, began to show his talent.
With a frontal defense, the younger brother will definitely not be able to withstand Lebron.
But after several waves of verbal confrontation, Lebron obviously became a little anxious.
He broke through very impatiently, and after a rough breakthrough, he directly shot a mid-range shot. During the breakthrough, he angrily smashed his elbow on the chest of his junior.
The referee was not used to Lebron at all, and directly gave an offensive foul, and warned Lebron: If there is another time, it will not be an ordinary foul.
Not only Lebron, but Wade was also trash-talked by his younger brother who did not follow the routine
In order to prevent the situation from collapsing, Li Ke was forced to stand up and play singles in the last few minutes.
He hit several mid-range shots in a row, and the score bit.
After three quarters, with a score of 87 to 78, the Bobcats trailed by 9 points and entered the decisive battle in the final quarter.
In the three quarters, Li Ke, who fought sick, scored 23 points, but he still held on on the offensive end.
Bobcats behind, mostly from the defensive end.
No one can hold the peak of Lebron, and James scored 31 points and 10 assists with all his strength in the three quarters.
This is where the gap between this game and G1 is the biggest.
Of course, there is also a small part because——
On the offensive end of this game, Li Ke was mainly off the ball, with little restraint on defense and driving teammates.
Even the singles at the end of the second quarter and the third quarter were pure singles.
If you hit the middle distance, you only need a mid-range shot, relying on the invincible S-level mid-range shot.
This style of play has nothing to do with driving teammates.
Trailing by 9 points in three quarters with 12 minutes to play.
Rivers clearly knew that Larry Brown would definitely let LeBon rest at the beginning of the last quarter.
Since the beginning of the game, Li Ke and Le Bang's playing time is almost the same.
But now, LeBon needs to rest for a few minutes longer.
The Cavaliers lead by 9 points, and they still have plenty of cards.
Under the huge advantage, Jeff Van Gundy and Reggie Miller even thought: "It is only the last 12 minutes of the game before the Cavaliers win this victory."
Rivers is also very aware of this. He knows that the best choice for the Bobcats now is to finish the final quarter with regular rotation.
If you lose, you lose, and the total score is only 1 to 1.
Judging from the Bobcats' suppression of the Cavaliers in a healthy state, as long as they stay healthy, the Bobcats have a better chance in this round of Eastern Conference Finals.
but……
Li Ke didn't want to lose, he already knew about the coughing incident in the player tunnel before the game.
Now, he just wants to use a victory to return to Lebron and Wade.
And in his opinion, this game is not without chance.
"We are only 9 points behind, which is a point difference that can be smoothed out in one or two waves of offensive. Why should we give up?"
"But you..."
"Don't worry, Doug, I've been playing for the first three quarters..."
Li Ke's attitude was firm, so, under unexpected gazes, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Ke followed the Bobcats' main force and set foot on the court.
"Sheldon didn't rest, is he going to play consecutively? This is too hard!"
"Did he really play with an illness? I really doubt it now."
"Even LeBron James had to rest for a period of time at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but Li Ke, who played sick, chose not to rest..."
Jeff Van Gundy and Reggie Miller were surprised in various ways, but no matter what, Li Ke had already stood on the court.
As soon as the final quarter came up, the Bobcats had the ball.
Captain Jack responded at the top of the arc, Jamison buried deep in the bottom corner, Li Ke and Curry wandered on both sides, and Jordan went deep into the penalty area.
It seems that whether Li Ke is on the stage or not, the Bobcats' style of play has not changed.
On one side, Curry pulled out, and Li Ke suddenly rushed over and gave a single block.
Relying on Li Ke's single block, Curry got rid of Randy Foye, rushed out to catch the ball and made an emergency stop.
Swish-!
There was a cheer at the Time Warner Center, and Reggie Miller chanted: "Steph Curry's shot is too accurate!"
"After a clean high post in the frontcourt and an off-ball pick-and-roll on the wing, he made a long two!"
"80 to 87, as soon as the final quarter came up, the Bobcats approached the score very smoothly!"
This round, the protagonist in the commentary is Curry.
As for Li Ke, it seems that apart from a cover, there is no other contribution.
In the subsequent defensive round, Li Ke even faced Artest, who only had one corner three-pointer left, and he was still not stable.
Jeff Van Gundy began to question: "If the role of Shelton's appearance is only to provide a cover for offense and defend against Ron Artest, why not let him go to rest? Can Wesley Matthews do these things?"
Before the words fell, the Cavaliers without Lebron were led by Wade and played a wave of quarterback offense without a leash.
With Bosh's cover, Wade reached the three-point line like lightning and passed Captain Jack within seconds.
Jamison's supplementary defense is timely, but expect him to stand up to Wade one-on-one?
Reggie Miller in the commentary was already shouting: "Dwyane Wade, unstoppable!"
The moment Wade passed Jamison and raised his hand for a layup...
A pair of rough yellow hands, like smashing in volleyball, slapped heavily on the basketball.
The Time Warner Center was silent for a moment, and then cheers exploded like thunder.
Reggie Miller was also silent for a second, then took a deep breath and shouted: "Unbelievable, Sheldon suddenly rushed out and slapped Dwyane Wade's must-go goal!"
"He jumped so high and the timing was just right!"
"The basketball is out of bounds, and the Cavaliers can only reorganize their offense."
After Li Ke's smash, no one could control the basketball that bounced high and then rolled around.
The basketball went out of bounds, and the last one to touch the ball was Li Ke who smashed the ball. Therefore, the Cavaliers still held the ball, but their attack time was only the last 8 seconds.
The Bobcats tried their best to interfere with the kick-off from the sideline, especially blocking Wade in a targeted manner.
Within five seconds, Artest still drove the ball to Randy Foye.
The Bobcats' overall defense fell to Wade's side, and Randy Foye, who was in control of the ball, knew that time was running out.
As soon as he slapped the basketball, he accelerated and took a step inside.
The countdown sounded, but he still couldn't find Wade. In desperation, he directly pulled a three-pointer from the outside.
Clang!
Under the basket, Jordan grabbed the rebound.
Li Ke passed through, caught the ball, turned around, and shouted: "Counterattack!"
Counterattacking like a tide, Li Ke rushed forward quickly. He waited for an opportunity to pass the ball and found Curry who rushed faster.
Against Randy Foye's defense, Curry was unlucky, swayed from an angle, hit the basket, and made a successful throw.
"Counterattack, Stephen Curry made a throw, 82 to 87, the Bobcats scored 4 points in a row, and the gap in the score was only 5 points."
Bobcats even chased 4 points, Larry Brown stood up, he felt the danger.
Cavaliers' offense, or Wade, dribbled a lightning sprint, passing Captain Jack.
But Li Ke appeared in front of Wade in time again, and it was still a supplementary defense!
Facing Li Ke's defense, Wade got one crotch after another bad luck, trying to speed up and then pass Li Ke.
But Li Ke suddenly reached out and took it out... Crack!
"The ball fell!"
"Sheldon completes the tackle, another counter!"
On the sidelines, Larry Brown has already made a pause gesture.
In the commentary seat, Jeff Van Gundy now understands the reason for Li Ke's appearance.
He faced the sprinting Li Ke, and shouted: "Sheldon rushed to the front field alone, and no one is guarding him. Do you want to dunk?"
According to the past, Li Ke will definitely make a steal and dunk, it is best to take off from the free throw line.
But now, even if he can jump, he has chosen the most labor-saving low-handed layup.
Hearing the crisp sound of a basketball swipe the net, Li Ke clenched his fist and waved it.
With a beep, the referee blew his whistle and timed out.
In the commentary seat, Reggie Miller said with a smile: "He didn't dunk, now I believe Sheldon played sick."
Jeff Van Gundy also quickly made up for his mistake: "At the beginning of the final quarter, Sheldon's supplementary defense played a key role. His one block and one stop directly launched two waves of counterattacks, and the Bobcats chased for 6 points in a row!"
Now, he admits that Li Ke's continuous appearance without rest is effective.
Larry Brown called a timeout, the score was 84 to 87, and the Bobcats trailed by 3 points...
"After this timeout, LeBron James will be on the court..."
Without confirmation, Rivers pointed out with certainty that after the timeout, LeBon will play.
He looked at Li Ke: "Sheldon, are you sure you can defend against Lebron now?"
"Of course!"
Li Ke nodded as a matter of course, he was full of confidence in his defense.
The timeout ended quickly. After the timeout, Lebon replaced Artest, and he played as expected.
"LeBron James reappeared. Although the Cavaliers' lead is only 3 points left, they have a huge advantage in physical fitness. The Cavaliers have the best chance to win this game!"
The advantage of physical fitness refers to Lebon, who took a rest for almost 2 minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
As for Lebon, who scored 31 points and 10 assists in the first three quarters, in the eyes of most people, his debut at this time is about to explode and take away the game.
LeBron thought so himself, saying he was "satisfied" with the Cavaliers' performance in the two minutes he wasn't on the floor.
Only then can the knight understand the importance of the sons of Akron.
On the sideline, the Cavaliers kicked off the ball, and LeBron took the basketball directly.
The Bobcats' defense has fallen, and Li Ke's defense has suddenly become very prominent.
It wasn't until Le Bon crossed the half-court that people confirmed—
"Am I reading that right? Sheldon is going to guard LeBron?"
Li Ke surrounded Le Bang with his long arms, and told the questioning people with certainty: Yes, you read that right!
Le Bang was also happy. He felt that Li Ke had given him the opportunity to prove himself.
At the moment, there was no politeness at all, and he took heavy steps, and then it was like bumping Li Ke away with his shoulder.
However, Li Ke became ruthless and pushed back.
boom!
Outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, Li Ke and Le Bang collided, and he remained motionless...
Because of this, Lebang couldn't make any progress, and the situation immediately became embarrassing.
(End of this chapter)