On June 11, the finals officially started.

g1, the Time Warner Center, which can accommodate 19,026 people, continues to be full, resounding throughout Charlotte's cheers, and the home team appears.

Li Ke waved at the fans on both sides, winning more cheers and screams.

Then, the Mavericks appeared and Time Warner Center sent another boo.

The competition is about to begin, and the atmosphere on the scene is already quite hot, worthy of the heat of the finals.

In the commentary seat, Mike Bryn sat in the middle, with Charles Barkley on one side and Kenny Smith on the other.

"Finally...it's finally going to start the finals!"

"Charles, Kenny, before the game begins, predict this year's finals?"

As usual, before the game starts, Mike Bryn asked the two beacons around him to stand up and make predictions.

Although he knew that as long as he predicted, there was a possibility of being slapped in the face, Barkley and Kenny Smith still couldn't refuse.

Kenny Smith touched his chin and decided to take the lead: "The Bobcats have a huge advantage. They are in excellent form now. They swept the first two rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and the Eastern Conference also defeated the Cavaliers with a huge advantage of 4-1."

"In contrast, the Mavericks, 4-2 in the first round, swept the second round, and were constrained by the Thunder to tiebreak. Just talking about their state, the Mavericks are much worse than the Bobcats."

"Looking at the staff composition, the Mavericks are too old, 33-year-old Dirk, 33-year-old Jason Terry, 31-year-old Caron Butler, 33-year-old Sean Marion, and 38-year-old Jason Kidd..."

"They are too old, they are too old. After experiencing the hard battle in the Western Conference Finals, their physical condition is likely to not be able to keep up with the finals."

So, Kenny Smith is extremely optimistic about the Bobcats.

Barkley can't be the same as Kenny Smith, he can only break the score: "I don't think the Bobcat has a great advantage. I think the Mavericks are not inferior to the Bobcats..."

Then there is the reason: "The Bobcats are in excellent condition, but the Mavericks are not bad at all. Yes, they were indeed dragged to tiebreak by the Thunder.

What I want to say is that if they can replace the Mavericks with Bobcats, it will be difficult for them to get a bargain in the hands of Thunder.

The impact of strong western and weak eastern eastern is still too great. In my opinion, the focus of this round of finals will be-

Can the Bobcats defend against the almost super-god Dirk Nowitzki…”

The old driver's current condition is indeed a hidden danger. He scored 48 points in the Western Conference Finals that just ended.

In the seven games of the Western Conference Finals, Laosi Airport scored 32.7 points.

This state is even better than Li Ke.

Of course, the most important point is that the 33-year-old driver is indeed at the peak of his career this year.

With one hand, the Golden Rooster has killed countless defensive players in the match.

From Aldridge, the big train in the first round of playoffs, to Gamasao Odom in the second round, to Ibaka and Nick Collison in the Western Conference Finals, there is no way to defend against the veteran driver in this state.

Barkley's meaning is very simple. Unless the Bobcats can protect the veteran driver, the suspense of this round of finals will continue...

The trio in the commentary seat didn't know that Bobcat had a comprehensive solution to the veteran driver.

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As both sides took their starting positions on the court, the game was about to break out.

Compared with his previous life, the center of this Mavericks is still Tyson Chandler.

It was not accidental that the boxing champion left the Hornets, injuries were part of the reason, and more importantly, the boxing champion himself did not want to keep the Hornets.

So, the Hornets exchanged him for Okafor, and the Raptors did not stay for a long time after getting the boxing champion. The main reason this time was injury.

The boxing champion who transferred to the Raptors basically did not appear. Despite this, the Mavericks who lacked the center still brought the boxing champion under their command.

The jump ball in this game is Jordan Jr. vs. boxing champion.

Although the boxing champion is higher, Jordan Jr. bounces out and bounces better. With a bang, the Bobcats get the ball to the first start of the game.

Curry took control to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Captain Jack.

Just looking at this move, the Bobcats' offense has not changed much.

But Li Ke, who was in the left position, immediately found the location of the veteran driver.

The Mavericks' defensive matchup is like this, Kid against Curry, Deshen Stevenson against Captain Jack, Sean Marion against Li Ke, veteran driver against Jamison, and the center matchup remains unchanged.

After finding the location of the veteran driver, Li Ke quickly started to move.

He went around to the left side of the arc to receive the ball, and by the way, Jamison also brought it over, and instantly formed a pick-and-roll cooperation.

The Mavericks were stunned. Isn’t the Bobcat’s attack like this?

In the Mavericks' impression, the Bobcats rarely play such direct pick-and-rolls, and most of the time, they play without the ball on both sides.

Suddenly, there was a pick-and-roll, and the Mavericks could only encounter a pick-and-roll to switch defenses. The veteran driver met Li Ke in this way.

With the footsteps of the veteran driver, it is still no problem to keep up with Li Ke in the first few steps.

But in the next few steps, he will inevitably be left behind by Li Ke.

Considering that the Mavericks are standing in the inside, the Bobcats' pick-and-roll offensive seems to be a little problem.

The result was surprisingly that Li Ke was not in a hurry to get rid of the veteran driver.

Instead, after Jamison pulled Marion away, he sat on the old driver.

"Sheldon's style of playing is so strange!"

It was a little strange, but the effect was very obvious. He rubbed the old driver and advanced two steps, and made a mid-range jump shot.

Swish—!

"The ball is in, 2-0, the Bobcats are ahead!"

"Sheldon's back is still a signboard, one hit is accurate!"

Almost everyone thinks that this is just a simple and unsurprising back hit.

Including Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, he only stood up and stared at the team's defense for a while at the moment when the pick-and-roll appeared.

Seeing Li Ke scored a goal on his back, Carlisle sat back and sat back.

Only the Bobcats themselves know how important it is to stare at the veteran driver's back after changing the pick-and-roll.

In the Mavericks' offense, Old Kidd took the ball through half and then made a pick-and-roll cooperation with Marion.

The Bobcats directly switched defenses. Although the starting lineup in the fourth position is Jamison, the three-man defense on the outside line and one unlimited defense is still not a big problem.

Li Ke faced Kidd, who was controlling the ball, and he knew that Kidd would probably pass the ball out.

Therefore, his defense seems careless.

Kidd made a breakthrough, and Li Ke quickly followed, but kept a safe distance.

When Kidd passed the ball to the veteran driver on one side, Li Ke quickly emptied Kidd and grabbed it.

Although the pinch was hit very promptly, the old driver who was catching the ball at mid-range distance was a golden rooster stand alone, swish!

"2-2, Dirk quickly returned one goal, and the score is tied now!"

"Just as the pre-match analysis said, this game may be the superstar battle between Sheldon and Dirk..."

In the backcourt, after the kickoff, the Bobcats quickly rushed to the frontcourt, and the offense and defense were very fast.

Captain Jack received the ball from the top of the arc and helped Li Keduo come out to catch the ball, and Jamison gave a cover.

Just like the replication of the opening goal, Li Ke once again faced the veteran driver's defense through the pick-and-roll.

This time, he changed his playing style.

Accelerate and sprint, instantly shook the old driver away, and finally stopped and took action before the boxing champion's assisted defense approached.

Swish—!

"I went in again, Sheldon defeated Dirk's defense again!"

"4-2, the Bobcats are leading again."

After two waves of pick-and-roll switches, Rick Carlisle played singles against the veteran driver, but Rick Carlisle has not yet discovered the Bobcats' intentions.

But for the two consecutive pick-and-rolls of the Bobcats, he felt it was necessary to make some changes.

"Don't change defense, Dirk, delay the resistance and return!"

It is definitely not possible to change defense directly. The veteran driver can't stop Li Ke. If he delays the blocking and returning, there is still a possibility of successful defense.

The Bobcats didn't care how the Mavericks' defense changed. They quickly retreated and waited for the Mavericks to slowly push through the half.

As a latecomer, Li Ke actually knows this Mavericks very well.

The Mavericks who defeated the three Heat giants in history to win the championship rely on Dirk, who killed the gods, but some people also blamed Lebang, who performed poorly.

In fact, even if Lebang performs normally, the Heat will definitely lose.

Simply put, the Heat back then was so weak that they could only shrink their defense when they met the Mavericks.

The result of shrinking defense is that the Mavericks, who originally relied heavily on veteran drivers to attack, faced the Heat and the firepower on the outside was fully opened.

In six games, the Mavericks averaged 8.5 three-pointers and their shooting percentage was as high as 41.1%.

This peripheral projection is enough to explode the heat fire body.
To be continued...