After the game against the 76ers, the whole team was both excited, happy, and a little tired.

Eight consecutive victories, and every victory is hard-won. The players encourage each other and hug each other in the locker room.

Every time the Lakers win, they take a solid step towards their goals.

After taking a shower, Li Liang changed his clothes and prepared to go home to rest.

The Lakers will play away in the next game, but in fact it is home because the opponent is the Clippers.

The Clippers, which were originally in the same city derby in Los Angeles, have been suppressed by the Lakers again this season.

You can imagine how many Lakers fans will come to watch the game in the next game.

I'm afraid that by then the audience will be filled with Lakers jerseys.

After returning home, Li Liang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, thinking about Duncan's affairs in his mind.

Since he got this system, he has suffered from insomnia for the first time, for a man.

Think about it, in order to complete the mission of Angel City Book, I went to do the inside defensive task.

Now, for the Duncan mission in the defensive mission, he may have to start a new mission.

The task of protecting the basket should be improved, and the Nuggets' basket protection is simply eye-catching.

In the 1990s, a team lacked the ability to protect the basket inside the inside, and it was a fantasy to win.

But Li Liang thought, no matter how I practiced my ability to protect the basket, my height, wingspan, weight, and jump were placed here.

Innate conditions determine that it will inevitably be extremely difficult to reach the top level.

Even if you don’t want to be top-notch, reaching a qualified level is difficult to score 60 points.

You are like shooting and three-pointers, Li Liang is already very talented in touch. If you work hard and work harder, the system will help you increase the points.

If Li Liang wants to improve the basket protection, he will raise his jump a little, and his weight will be increased a little, and his core stability will be further improved.

Basically, all kinds of strength in the physical fitness, upper limbs and lower limbs must be improved one round.

Then you have to practice blocking. The blocking thing is impossible to practice in real training, and it depends on a skill that is talented.

I don’t know how to practice the system tasks, but what should I do if I can’t complete it again? Go and start another task?

It's really annoying.

It's all a big deal that Duncan is so young and so mature and steady.

Do you want to be young? Shouldn’t you be younger?

Li Liang thought about it, but he still didn't start the task first. After falling asleep, he entered the personal training center and spent more than 2,000 points to pull rookie Duncan out to fight alone.

If the mission is started, Li Liang is worried that the front line will be too long and he will have to practice too much.

There is another one. He is currently practicing protecting the basket, which is not very helpful to the team.

Although Howard is in poor overall condition, his defensive end is still very strong.

He should focus more on real-life competitions and not let the tasks affect his state.

At the personal training center, Li Liang met Tim Duncan who was waiting for him.

Duncan stood there in a daze in 1997.

Li Liang stepped forward and waved his hand in front of him, saying, "Hey, I'll ask you, how can I defeat you?"

Duncan's eyes moved and said, "Do you mean a one-on-one fight or a game?"

"It's both a one-on-one fight and a game."

Duncan grabbed his head and thought it was a difficult question to answer.

"It's very difficult, it may be difficult if I go on it myself."

"Phoa, shameless."

Li Liang cursed, although this is a person in the system, his personality, words and deeds are exactly the same as in reality.

In fact, Duncan is right. On the NBA, attack is stronger than defense.

No matter how awesome the defense is, it is impossible to lock up the superstar.

Duncan, who originally needed at least two people to target him, and the overall strategy of the team, also had to deal with him.

Li Liang shook his head, don't think about these messy things for now, let's hurry up and get familiar with Duncan's low-post offense in the system first.

No matter what, if you get familiar with it, you will be more at ease when you are careful.

Li Liang took a ball and threw it to Duncan, saying, "Come on, one-on-one fight!"

Duncan took the ball and first showed off a dribble under his crotch in front of Li Liang.

The posture is really ugly.

Then Duncan suddenly changed direction in front of him, then turned around and leaned on Li Liang.

His shoulders and backs were wide and his strength was amazing, and he suppressed Li Liang in one go.

Then, with Li Liang as the axis, he turned his back and cleaned Li Liang, and successfully picked the basket with his left hand under the basket.

Duncan shook his head and said, "Your low-post defense foundation is too poor. Come on, I will teach you from scratch. Once you lay the foundation, it will be easier to learn everything."

This is nothing wrong with Duncan's words, and Li Liang does not defend from the low post.

He can only stand against people, like Duncan just now, he can stand against it, but he can't predict Duncan's next attack action at all.

After a beat slower, I was completely cleaned.

This is the background of the five best balls in the official game.

"We start with the basic posture of low-post defense. A good posture is half the success of defense."

Duncan threw the ball to Li Liang and asked Li Liang to attack him from behind.

Li Liang was not good at carrying his back on his back, Duncan asked Li Liang to pretend.

Then, Duncan put on a defensive posture and pressed Li Liang's back with his hands.

"It is best to touch the opponent's back with your hands, and don't push the elbows. The elbows are not flexible enough and are prone to fouls."

"You bend your knees slightly, don't stand up straight, and don't bend too much. Don't bend your butt and pull your trousers and reveal your legs like Kobe, it's useless."

Hum? What does this have to do with Kobe? Daidai, you want to criticize our boss?

Alas, it doesn't matter.

Then, Duncan said: "The direction, generally I recommend that three-quarters of the position beside the opponent, and one-quarter is missing to the opponent near the bottom line. Do not fully fit the opponent back to the back, so that you can be careful of the opponent's inner turn and attack in the basket. If he turns around the bottom line, turn around and block the cover to interfere, turn around inside and go to the bottom line, and press him to the bottom line. Of course, this move is not effective for Olajuwon, and it is sloppy to O'Neal."

After hearing this, Li Liang thought, I won’t guard against Olajuwon and O’Neal, I want to deal with you.

After the guidance, Duncan and Li Liang switched positions with each other and asked Li Liang to give it a try.

After correcting it several times, Duncan beat Li Liang on his back, which was quite relaxed.

"Take it slow, it's impossible to get it in one go. You should also strengthen other aspects, blocks, core strength, arm span..."

"Hey wait? Arm span? Can I still strengthen my arm span, can my arms lengthen?"

"Uh...it shouldn't be possible, I'm just kidding." Duncan said seriously.

Li Liang smiled awkwardly, hehe, it's so funny.

An hour passed quickly, and Li Liang felt that he benefited a lot.

In the Lakers, no one will teach you something like this.

Howard's defensive style is based on his physical fitness, and Li Liang cannot learn it.

Gasol actually has the same effect. He relies on his super long wingspan. He does nothing to the sky, which is a kind of interference to his opponent.

But Li Liang thought again, Duncan said that he was not good at preventing himself, but the NBA also has other good players who defend Duncan!

Li Liang immediately thought of two people, one was Rashid Wallace and the other was Carl Malone.

Rashid Wallace is a bit like Gasol, and he is tall and has long arms. He is able to lift his hands into the sky to make a barrier.

Li Liang could not achieve their physical talent.

In comparison, Ma Long is closer to Li Liang in height and wingspan.

It's that muscle...but can you practice muscles?

Anyway, there are still three days left before the next game to play the Clippers, and Li Liang spent more than 2,000 points to summon Carl Malone from the 1997-1998 season.

Malone played against Duncan twice in the playoffs.

Once in the 1997-1998 season, the Utah Jazz took the Spurs away 4:1 in the semi-finals.

Once in 2004, or in the semi-finals, Malone reversed the Spurs 4:2 to advance with the Lakers.

Both times Malone's team beat the Spurs where Duncan was.

Although this cannot be proof that Malone can successfully defend Duncan, because the two are not always in the matchup, especially in 1998.

But at least it means that Malone has a lot of experience in how to prevent Duncan.
To be continued...