Chapter 94 The knight who broke the boat
"I don't think it's Sheldon who defends LeBron, but I admit that the Charlotte Bobcats are well prepared. They play a joint defense system that is similar to the Celtic chain defense. Sheldon defends against the position, but more importantly, Gerald Wallace and Shaq have a rich level of assisting and remediation defense."
Lebang returned to the hotel after sweating profusely and turned on the TV habitually, then looked for a bath towel in the closet and prepared to take a shower.
On the TV, the joint program between espn and tnt has begun again, and is summarizing the game that has ended today.
Lebang stopped his movements because the topic on the TV was closely related to him.
The one who was expressing his opinion was Skip Bayles. After the game, he racked his brains and finally came up with the idea to refute.
Lebang was obviously defended by the Bobcats as a whole, so what does it have to do with Li Ke?!
Did he, Skip Bayless, say it wrong? No!
Lebang's eyes were also lit up. Yes, the Bobcats' defense was piled up in front of him. It was normal to play like this. As for who is the fault of 28 points in the miserable defeat...
Skip Bayless on the TV quickly gave the answer:
"Obviously, the Cavaliers lost in this game because their defense exploded. Look at another game that started at the same time. The Pistons' offense also played badly. After the whole game, they only scored 90 points, but their defense was even better, limiting the Wizards' score to 90 points, so..."
"So you think it's the Cavaliers' defense that's wrong, not their offense?"
McBrien's rhetoric, Skip Bayless hesitated: "No, I just said that the Cavaliers' defensive problem is more deadly than the offense."
So, the hosting pot belongs to McBrown, and his training defense has had big problems.
Of course, McBrown, who was responsible for taking the blame, would not watch such a boring show. On the night of the game, he was busy summarizing the miserable defeat.
"To be honest, a crushing defeat is much better than a small crush. At least, a crushing defeat of 28 points has forced us to go all out."
McBrown joked, but none of his assistants could laugh out loud. The feeling of being forced into a desperate situation was actually not good.
"There is no problem with our position defense. The problem is that we can't stop the Bobcats' quick counterattack, so the inside combination of Ben and Zarunas is too slow, and we have to replace people..."
Facing the Bobcats' impactful outside trio, Big Ben, Big Z, Valaijo and Joe Smith, the four inside players cannot play at the same time. If you put one at the center position, it is still okay to advance and retreat with the Sharks.
The problem is that the Cavaliers need a brand new four position: "We need a player who can reach the four position, defend, and keep up with the Bobcats' counterattack. At least we ensure that when we counterattack, we will not have less defenses in the backcourt..."
McBrown paused and looked at his assistants. Brendan Malone immediately gave feedback: "It's only LeBron."
"Let LeBron go to the fourth position is indeed a good solution to the defense, but the question is, will LeBron agree?"
The era of small balls has not yet arrived, so it is indeed a very risky move to let star players like Lebang go to the fourth position.
In particular, Lebang took on the responsibility of the Cavaliers' offense, and when he was mentioned to the fourth position, he needed to take into account the defense at the same time, which would be a very severe test for Lebang.
But McBrown had no choice but to get up: "I'll go and ask LeBron for this, I believe he can understand."
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"ESPN": "A 28-point victory, the Bobcats started the series well!"
Sports Illustrated: "The first game was crushed and the Cavaliers are in trouble."
"Charlotte Observer": "The first victory in the team's playoffs in history, Charlotte ushered in the Bobcats era!"
"Sina Sports": "For the first appearance in the playoffs, Li Ke scored 16 points, locked James, and led the team to defeat the Cavaliers!"
The day after the game ended, the headlines of major media were as follows.
As the side that defeated the opponent, of course, the Bobcats would not practice after the game, or summarize urgently, or even burn their boats like the Cavaliers.
Li Kean rested peacefully for one night, got up early the next morning, participated in the training of the breakfast club, and then saw the above report.
Li Ke was quite satisfied with his debut in the playoffs. His opponent's defense focus was not on him, but from beginning to end, Lebang did not let him go. Li Ke relied on his pure touch and occasionally stealing chickens, making 7 of 15 shots, scoring 16 points, and had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Of course, this is the data for the three quarters of the game. In the garbage time of the fourth quarter, Li Ke was determined to play and dare to fight and give Lebang a blow-off service.
But Sam Vincent is not that brave, and some of the unspoken rules of NBA still need to be followed.
Even with Brother Cannon's 58 Miracle, the Nuggets on the other side also abide by these unspoken rules. However, the Hornets in that game were all bad from the inside out, from the starter to the substitute.
He was 38 points behind in three quarters, only 5 more points lost than the Cavaliers in this game. Both sides were substitutes in the fourth quarter, and the Hornets lost another 20 points in a single quarter, which created the 58 miracle.
The first day after the game was considered a rest, but the teams were still gathered together and trained freely. Some practiced shooting, while others pushed two strengths in the power room at a low intensity, maintaining their own state.
After defeating the Cavaliers in a big score, a group of reporters gathered outside the Bobcats' training hall, but from beginning to end, the Bobcats players, coaches and management were all very quiet.
No one was willing to stand up and speak loudly at this time, even if they beat the Knights hard.
After all, the Cavaliers are just an ordinary playoff opponent and are not their mortal enemy.
As for the Cavaliers on the other side, their 28-point defeat had already made them lose face. At this time, no matter how stubborn the player coach is, he will not be able to stand up and say something harsh words that he will definitely be able to turn the tables in the next game.
So, Charlotte became quiet.
tnt, espn , Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times, major media in North America turned their attention to other teams.
The playoffs played on the same day as the Bobcats were the Pistons vs. Wizards. The two teams were entangled until the end of the game. In the end, relying on a more solid defense, the Pistons narrowly defeated the Wizards with a score of 90-86 and 4 points.
Then there is the second night of the playoffs, three games a day.
The Celtics easily won 76ers. In the face of absolute strength, Black Eight is absolutely impossible. In this game, the 76ers couldn't even play the Celtics.
The Hornets killed the Mavericks, and the big deal introduced to Kidd seemed useless. The driver's performance was not bad at 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the SVP innings.
Domestic fans who were still happy that the Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers the night before also witnessed the Rockets losing to the Jazz at home again...
The third night is still three games.
The Lakers killed the Nuggets and Kobe scored 32 points, but the biggest contributor to the win was Mrs. Ga. He scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks, and received his first personal victory in the playoffs.
Magic easily defeated the Raptors, and Emecca Okafo was abused by the same class again. There was a difference in rankings.
And finally, the Spurs and the Suns made a ruthless move.
During regular time, Michael Finley hit a three-pointer to tie the score, followed by Barbosa missing the final shot, and the game entered overtime.
Then in the last moment of the first overtime, the same plot was staged again, Duncan's three-pointer equalized the score again, and in the last 3 seconds, Dior missed the final victory, and the game entered the second overtime.
In the last moment, the plot was reversed, Nash's three-pointer equalized the score, but on the Spurs, Manuginobili's 2-pointer hit, the Spurs took the lead again.
In the last 1.8 seconds, Nash missed a three-pointer, and the Spurs won the longest-consuming game.
The first matches of the eight East-West series were all completed, and the second match was staged-
Chapter completed!