The second quarter began soon, and Li Liang continued to stay on the court.

This time he returned to the power forward position, while Griffin played as a center.

After abandoning Mullins, Hollins' playing time has also decreased.

Both players are high-slow inside players. After some trade-offs, Rivers hopes to build a fast and strong offensive team. These two players conflict with the team's style and naturally have less playing time.

When the Rockets made their first attack, Jeremy Lin tried to score at the basket when he saw Jordan Jr.

As a result, Li Liang and Griffin formed a wall, blocking Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin passed the ball to Asik, but was blown for three seconds.

But the Clippers' counterattack did not start. After Griffin received Li Liang's pass, he was intercepted by Garcia.

Griffin had to foul.

McHale was heartbroken in this game. He used Casby to defend Griffin in the first quarter, and Garcia in the second quarter.

This clearly shows that he looks down on Griffin and does not need Smith to play against him. Smith's main responsibility is to defend Li Liang.

After one miss, Jeremy Lin continued to hit the basket with the ball for the second time and finally scored.

Li Liang also rushed to the basket with the ball in the counterattack, causing Smith to foul and go to the free throw line.

The commentator on the scene commented that last season, Bruce Lee would never play such an offense, and he can do it this season.

Li Liang's progress is obvious to all, and everyone seems to take it for granted.

Both free throws were made on the free throw line, and Li Liang's free throw shooting percentage reached 97% last season, in the championship league.

In the entire history of nBa, Calderon, who had only 2O9 seasons, has set a record of 154 free throws and 98% of the shooting percentage exceeds Li Liang.

In addition, if you do not count the ones who have been fined a few times in a season, Li Liang's shooting percentage ranks second.

This season, he continues to maintain the record of not losing free throws after the start of the game, and he doesn't know when the first free throw will be lost.

Then, the Rockets continued to pick-and-roll in the offense, and this move was tried and tested in the first quarter.

The reason is not that the Clippers' poor inside defense is that the Clippers lack pressure on the ball holders.

If the ball holder lacks pressure, he can calmly judge whether he is holding the ball or passing the ball.

If you pass the ball, when the time passes, what angle, or strength passes, it will greatly affect the success rate of the receiver's attack basket.

Once the pick-and-roll holder is given an environment that is too relaxed, it will be much more difficult for the defense to curb the opponent's offense.

Even if the opponent gets the ball in the core area of ​​the basket, the offensive success rate will still be very high.

So this time, Li Liang came to defend against Jeremy Lin's pick-and-roll. He let Smith go directly and double-teamed with Collison to chase Jeremy Lin, forcing Jeremy Lin to transfer the ball to the wing.

Once the ball was transferred to the wing, Li Liang immediately returned to the inside and directed his teammates to regroup.

After the Rockets tried to attack one after another, they did not find a good offensive opportunity. In the end, Beverly failed to make a forced jump shot.

Li Liang won the backcourt rebound, which was a relatively standard positional defense.

The pick-and-roll in the first quarter was really difficult for Li Liang to suffer.

The Clippers' offense also slowed down, and Li Liang began to command.

He responded at a high position, handing over to Willie Green's pass, and then screened the ball outside to open up the space.

Willie Green made a strong breakthrough at the basket, made a layup with his left hand and scored two points.

The two sides gradually entered a tug-of-war.

The Rockets tried two pick-and-rolls on the offensive end, but now it doesn't work. Li Liang did a good job in oppressing the ball holder.

Moreover, he has a moderate defense and is always protected by someone in the interior. There is no situation where the pick-and-roll basket is empty and the ball is relayed in the air.

The Rockets changed their strategy on the offensive end and began to transfer the ball in large areas and run continuously, looking for gaps to shoot three-pointers.

Currently, the Rockets have the ability to shoot three-pointers, and they have opened the space very much.

On the offensive end, the Clippers rely more on the players' personal abilities to conduct one-on-one singles.

Li Liang provided very good pick-and-roll screen for Crawford, Collison, and Willie Green.

Moreover, every time Li Liang holds the ball and cuts out after covering the screen, the Rockets must have someone to follow, so he must follow this point.

After nearly 6 minutes in the second quarter, the Clippers caught up with the score bit by bit, turned around, and then suppressed the Rockets in the situation.

Although there is no way to widen the score, it is obvious that the Clippers play very well.

Having a pattern does not mean that you must play beautiful tactics, but that you can advance and retreat at both ends of offense and defense, with clear playing styles and will not be messy.

The Rockets did not let the Clippers break the score because they made good three-pointers.

Beverly hit two three-pointers, and Garcia made a three-pointer, firmly stabilizing the gap between 2 and 3 points.

Until the main players of both sides reappeared, the Clippers had already recovered their initiative.

Li Liang can finally get off the court and take a break. These few minutes gave Rivers a new understanding of Li Liang.

Rivers originally thought that Paul must be the absolute core of the team. No matter how powerful Li Liang is and the boss likes him, with his qualifications and abilities, he can only be the second core.

But in the past few minutes, Li Liang played very well with the substitute lineup who always lost points.

Paul is indeed better than Li Liang in offensive organization, more creative, and able to lead the team to make stronger offenses.

But Paul's height and position determine that the influence he can exert too little on the defensive end.

Even if he is one of the best point guards in the league to defend, he still cannot change his defensive loopholes and becomes the point of attack by the opponent.

Li Liang is different. He can defend every position from No. 1 to No. 5.

And this is not just a saying. Last season, when the Lakers' inside injury crisis was in crisis, Li Liang could really be the No. 5 position.

This determines that Li Liang is present, and the Clippers' defense is very stable, especially when he is in the No. 4 position.

The No. 4 position is the most influential position in the defense. The Celtics' defensive system is based on Garnett's strong defense at the No. 4 position.

Li Liang is actually more suitable for playing in the third position, but the Clippers' fourth position is Lifen's defense is not strong!

At present, this kind of defensive end is not particularly compatible. The Clippers coaching staff have not thought of any good solutions so far.

Rivers tried to ask Li Liangduo to go to the inside to assist in defense, but assisting defense was a remedial measure after all, so how could he be the one who defended himself at the fourth position?

In short, this problem needs to be solved by the Clippers coaching staff slowly, and the Clippers players on the field also need more running-in.

Li Liang only rested off the court for 3 minutes, and soon returned to the court and returned to the small forward position.

The Rockets' counterattack is still very fierce. Parsons, Jeremy Lin, and Harden have strong counterattack ability.

And Josh Smith, when he didn't shoot in the middle and only attacked the basket, was one of the best quick-distance basket players in the league.

After Parsons hit a horse and archery in the counterattack, the Rockets tied the score again.

After the suspension, Li Liang made a comeback. The poor Rockets, the camera swept through the Toyota Center audience during the suspension, and one-third of the seats were left empty!

Judging from the Rockets' not low ticket sales rate, it is estimated that many fans just don't want to come.

After Li Liang came on the court, he immediately hit a three-pointer from the outside, causing Harden's foul!

Score four points! You need to get extra punishment.

But to be honest, Li Liang thought playing in Toyota Center was boring.

As for the away game, the whole game should have been crazy. After he scored the fourth point, the whole game was silent. Then he learned to use his old skills to blow his fingers or make a "silence" move, which was so handsome.

As a result, there was no sound at the scene. He made a three-pointer, and the audience was a little moved.

Maybe I was woken up by the referee's whistle. When I saw a rare four-pointer, there were some Chinese fans at the scene, and they applauded.

Which one are you? Ah?

The Rockets players are so happy that they are so angry that Li Liang also feels that they are really boring.

With extra free throws, the Clippers regained their advantage.

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