naaapseattle Chapter 345 Spring Chapter Battle
Chapter 345 Spring Chapter Battle
Chapter 345 The Spring Festival War
On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, with more than three hours before the start of the competition, Wukesong began to compete.
It's a holiday after the Chinese New Year, and there's nothing to do at home. On the other hand, the heat of this game is indeed very high.
There is no need to explain Li Ke's popularity. He is the best Chinese player in the NBA.
As for the national team, Li Ke was the best performer in the men's basketball team in the 08 Olympics. In the World Championships last year, he was crazy about four and one and played five. He led the men's basketball team to win the world's No.
The NBA and FIBA are both blooming, and Li Ke's momentum has swept the domestic basketball world.
In addition, the record of the Bobcats this season is so good that it has exploded, and the chances of winning have increased greatly. The popularity of the Bobcats alone is already very high.
The opponent Thunder is not low. Xiao Du has always been the lifelong enemy of Li Ke, whom the league supports. From last season to this season, he has also played a matching personal performance.
The Thunder's record has further improved this season, and there are more and more domestic fans.
Of course, the most important thing is that this Spring Festival war is not about pecking at each other.
This is a match between the fourth in the west and the first in the east, and it will allow fans to see the wonderful battle between Li Ke and Xiao Du.
In the past, you could only watch such a game when you went to the United States, but now you can watch it at your doorstep, why not watch it?
Therefore, the heat of this game is very high. Although the ticket price is also high, Wukesong, which can accommodate 18000 people, is still full.
As the game draws near, the Bobcats will wear red special jerseys with the Chinese team name printed on them, and appear amid the cheers of Wukesong.
"God! God! God!"
"..."
In the land of the motherland, Li Ke heard a cry that was completely different from that of a foreign country.
Then he waved to the sides of the court, and the cheers and chants grew louder.
On the other side of the field, the nominally home team Thunder, although they didn't hear Wukesong's booing at the moment, they were also puzzled by the cheers.
"Obviously it's our home field, but it turned out..."
"Don't talk about Saab, this is China, Shelton's home field."
"Then why do we have to be the home team for this game?"
"The alliance is a random arrangement, who knows?"
During the warm-up, Li Ke and Xiao Du had no communication.
When the referee, Dan Crawford, who is also across the ocean, blew his whistle and urged both sides to start, Li Ke met Xiao Du face to face, but they only punched each other.
The starters of the two teams, the Bobcats: point guard Curry, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Captain Jack, power forward Jamison, and center Jordan Jr.
Thunder: Point guard Rondo, shooting guard Gerald Henderson, small forward Du, power forward Ibaka, center Daluo.
The jump ball matchup was Jr. Jordan vs. Da Luo. Although Da Luo had a bit of floor, at least he had some height. So in terms of jump ball, he was already one of the Thunder's best choices.
Jordan, who was a little shorter, defeated Da Luo without any suspense by relying on his explosive bounce.
Snapped!
"The Bobcats have grabbed the ball at the beginning of the game, and they are going to attack first!"
Yang Wu, Yu Jia and Director Zhang occupy the C position behind the technical stage.
After Jordan won the jump ball, the pair's eyes were fixed on the basketball.
Curry quickly controlled the basketball and advanced to the frontcourt, followed by a cross pass, and Captain Jack, who was positioned at the top of the arc, received the ball.
Still as usual, Captain Jack responded at the top of the arc, Li Ke and Curry made an air cut on each side, and Jamison ambushed in the bottom corner.
Within two seconds of cutting in, Li Ke went around and received the ball without getting rid of Gerald Henderson.
This is a little different from usual. To put it simply, because it is a rare Spring Festival battle, Li Ke decided to start with singles.
Because of the air cuts on both sides, the space has been completely opened up, so this is indeed a singles opportunity.
The only regret is: "Li Ke is going to play singles. Unfortunately, it is not Durant who guards against him."
Xiao Du stood in front of Captain Jack, followed Captain Jack, and shrank within the three-point line.
Then, standing far away, watching Li Ke turn sideways, turn around, and speed up...
With an explosion, Gerald Henderson was thrown away. After three or two steps, he stopped and shot in the middle.
Swish-!
Li Ke's crisp netting sound ignited the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of Wukesong fans, and the cheers swept towards the center of the stadium overwhelmingly.
In the commentary seat, Yu Jia and Director Zhang also teared their throats excitedly:
"Turn around and break through Gerald Henderson, and hit a mid-range emergency stop!"
"Li Ke scored!"
On the court, Li Ke clenched his fist and waved it. Not far away, Xiao Du also clenched his fist.
The Thunder kicked off in the backcourt, and Rondo firmly controlled the ball to the frontcourt.
Da Luo puts on, a simple and direct pick-and-roll, and Rondo breaks in quickly.
The Bobcats' defense was simpler. Jamison, who was defending out, directly switched defenses with Curry, and the flanks rotated. Li Ke, who was not facing Xiaodu, also approached the middle.
But in the next second, Rondo made a return pass...
Da Luo, who was in a high position, received the basketball, and while slapping the basketball stiffly, he continued to walk two steps in against Curry.
Then, raising your hand is a mid-range dry pull.
Everything happened between lightning and flint, so that Li Ke's defense was not in place, let alone Curry's interference.
Swish-!
"Brook Lopez's mid-range jumper went in, and the Thunder's offense went well."
On the sidelines, Rivers spread his hands.
The Thunder's style of play is clear to them, and like the Bobcats, it is also a very simple routine.
Rondo and Daluo's pick-and-roll cooperation, two players who can organize and support, cooperate with Xiaodu and Gerald Henderson who roam on the upper two wings, constantly pulling the opponent's defense.
The offense in this round was like this. After the pick-and-roll cooperation in the middle, facing the defense that directly switched defenses, Da Luo played a big and small, and easily made a mid-range shot that he is good at.
What Rivers wanted to express by spreading his hands was that Li Ke should quickly help defend the ball to the middle.
As long as Li Ke's defense is in place, Daluo's CIC will not be so easy at all.
So, on the field, Li Ke raised his hand.
Back on the offensive end, Captain Jack responded at the top of the arc, and it was Li Ke who quickly cut in and got rid of Gerald Henderson.
Because Li Ke wanted to make up for his mistakes on the defensive end, he rushed quickly. An excellent opportunity had already arrived when the offense had just started.
boom!
The basketball hit the ground with a crisp sound.
In the commentary seat, Yu Jia was already shouting: "Stephen Jackson made an astonishing pass in seconds, Li Ke caught the ball and made a direct throw!"
Swish!
"Again, Li Ke scored in a row!"
"Li Ke played well in this game, very active!"
Following Yu Jia's passionate explanation, Director Zhang also spoke a few words to Li Ke.
Turning around, Thunder's attack.
The same routine remains the same, Rondo and Daluo's pick-and-roll in the middle still switches defenses directly, and Daluo still catches the ball and advances quickly.
This time, Li Ke, who was always ready, quickly helped defend the past.
However, Da Luo's excellent distribution of the ball successfully found Xiao Du, whose flank was half empty.
So, Xiao Du, who had been waiting for an opportunity, raised his hand and made a shot.
Swish-!
"Li Ke helped defend the strong side, leaving Durant free on the weak side. He caught the ball and hit a long two-pointer. The game was tied 4-4. The game was quite intense."
The fierce game continued. In the Bobcats' round, Li Ke's air cut opened Gerald Henderson again.
Seeing that Captain Jack was about to pass the ball again, Rondo, who was close to Li Ke, directly made up for it.
The result was that Curry received the ball wide open and scored a three-pointer...
Swish-!
"Three-pointer, from Curry, 7 to 4, the Bobcats continue to take the lead."
In the Thunder's round, Rondo continued to look for Da Luo, Da Luo continued to receive the ball to create a threat, and after making the threat, he made another pass and found Gerald Henderson on the flank.
In the opening three rounds, the Thunder's style of play has not changed, including this ball.
Gerald Henderson, who caught the ball, made a false throw and sucked Captain Jack over.
Then another pass, still Xiaodu.
A jumper from beyond the three-point line, swish, 7-7.
In the Bobcats' round, Li Ke caught the ball directly from the backcourt and took control of half court, but unexpectedly shot a chasing three-pointer.
With a bang, the first iron since the start of the game was born.
Immediately after Li Ke, with the Thunder's offense, the Bobcats suddenly defended against a wave of delay and returned. Rondo, relying on Curry who bypassed the screen, rushed to the basket for a throw.
Bang!
In the beginning, you hit the ball and I hit the ball, even the strikes were synchronized, and the score was just like that.
The Bobcats haven't played this kind of game for a long time. During the winning streak, they will get an advantage in the opening of almost every game.
Big or small advantages can always ensure that the Bobcats can be located in a safe area, and they don't have to do their best to seal the victory in a short time.
In this game, at the beginning, the Bobcats did not get even a slight advantage.
This difference made the Bobcats a little impatient.
As a result, the Thunder seized the opportunity. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder, which was considered the home team but always watched their opponents enjoying the cheers, took a 33-point lead with a score of 29 to 4.
"In the first quarter, the Bobcats fell behind. This is not good news, because after Li Ke came back, they rarely fell behind at the start."
"The Thunder's offense is full, and the pick-and-roll cooperation between Lagalondo and Brook Lopez directly penetrates the Bobcats' defense..."
When Yu Jia described the process and details of the first quarter of the game in detail, Director Zhang said:
"The problem is the defense. Rivers' defensive strategy is not right. He shouldn't use the switch to deal with Rondo and Lopez's pick-and-roll. The direct switch strategy relies too much on the wing Li Ke's help defense..."
To put it simply, Li Ke shouldn't help defend, because Thunder's flank threat is not small, even much greater than the front.
Xiao Du, who scored 13 points in the first quarter, proved this point.
Both Daluo and Rondo scored 4 assists in the first quarter, which also proved that Li Ke's defense helped revitalize the Thunder's offense.
Rivers off the court has realized this, and he is using the intermission to make changes.
"It is definitely not possible to switch defenses directly. We must change our defensive strategy."
In fact, it is not difficult to change, the difficulty is whether they can ensure that their changes can achieve fruitful results after the changes are completed.
Rivers didn't know, he could only wade through the muddy water——
"Either the flank assists Gerald Henderson, or the front delays the return and releases Lagalondo. You can only choose one of the two."
"Let's let Rondo go. I think Lagalondo, who can't find an open teammate with a pass, will be the last master in the league. After all, he doesn't have a long-range three-pointer, and he doesn't even have a free throw."
Therefore, in the second quarter, the Bobcats chose to delay the return, locked Daluo in a high position, and then gave Rondo enough room to break through.
Rondo did his part, scoring 12 points in a single quarter with sudden shots and only sent one assist.
It seemed that the Thunder still tore a hole in the Bobcats' defense, but this hole was not enough for them to directly hit the Bobcats.
Not only did they not break, but in the second quarter, the Bobcats also relied on Li Ke's singles score to slightly suppress the Thunder.
To put it simply, it was a change in defensive strategy that split the Thunder, which played quite a whole in the first quarter, into individual players.
Rondo scored 12 points in singles. At the same time, Xiao Du was still breaking out. He scored 9 points in the second quarter and cooperated with Rondo to maintain the Thunder's offense.
But without cooperation, the Thunder's offensive efficiency inevitably declined.
The Bobcats still maintain the offensive rhythm and efficiency of the first quarter.
Therefore, in the second quarter of the game, the Bobcats returned a 30 to 25.
At the end of the half, the score was 59 to 58. The Bobcats, who were behind in the first quarter, took the lead by 1 point in turn.
"Sure enough, it was right to short Lagalondo, even though he scored 12 points in a single quarter."
Let's come to that again, although XX can score, but he just can't kill the theory of the game.
That's right, Rondo is also someone here, although he can get it, 12 points in a single quarter is not low.
But he just couldn't finish the game.
"In the second half, we will implement this style of play."
Rivers simply arranged and emphasized a few words, and the second half of the game restarted.
It was the Thunder's offense at the beginning. What the Bobcats didn't expect was that the Thunder also made changes.
Rondo took control of the ball, took two shots at the top of the arc, and then passed the ball to Du Xiaodu, who stopped at the position between the bottom corner and the penalty area.
The Thunder's offense immediately became a giant star with Xiao Du singles and the other four arranged in four corners.
The difference is that Da Luo brought it up again.
After a high-quality screen, the Bobcats still delayed the return.
As a result, Xiao Du made a three-pointer on the spot and shot directly through the Bobcats' basket.
Swish-!
"I hit a three-pointer, and as soon as the third quarter came up, the Thunder overtook the score!"
This time, Rivers reacted quite quickly, standing on the sidelines, and adjusted the defense.
"Switch defenses, don't delay returning to position!"
If it is Xiao Du's pick-and-roll attack, the delayed return is indeed not applicable, and the most direct way is to switch defenses.
After switching defenses, Jamison may not be able to keep up with Xiaodu's footsteps, but a little delay can still be done, which is better than delaying the return and directly defending Xiaodu's three-pointer.
On the offensive end, facing a situation where he was leading by 1 point but now trailing by 2 points, Li Ke had no choice but to stand up on his own.
After the air cut, he catches the ball and plays singles. There are no fancy moves, just a simple and direct breakthrough, followed by an emergency stop and mid-range shot, whoop!
"Li Ke scored in the mid-range shot and the score was tied."
When the Thunder kicked off in the backcourt, it was Xiao Du who received the ball resolutely and continued to play singles.
Seeing this scene, Li Ke knew that the one-on-one between him and Xiao Du had finally begun...
(End of this chapter)