McGee's accidental injury caused a loophole in the Pacers' inside line.

After the timeout, Bird replaced David West, who played the fourth position and sent Li Liang to the fifth position center.

Li Liang doesn't like playing center because he's tired, but he's not afraid of playing center.

When the team needs him, he can definitely stand up and help the team from the inside.

When Li Liang stood up in the Lakers, inside Howard Gasol and others supported no one left, he stood up.

Now, he is stronger and has stronger inside defense.

After the suspension of reappearance, Li Liang put on the [Man of Steel] suit without hesitation.

When you arrive at the fifth position, how can you not let your strength go further?

The Pacers chose to let David West eat Speitz in the low post in the offense.

Cole did not ask Green to defend West, probably because he was worried about Green's height.

Spetz has an advantage in height and weight. Facing West's inner turn and forced herself to eat, Spetz resisted. West chose to fall back to the front, but he was desperate.

But Li Liang squeezed away Green, grabbed the frontcourt rebound, and made a layup to cause Speitz to foul.

Green never grabbed Li Liang before, but this time he tried his best to squeeze Li Liang away, but found that he couldn't squeeze it away at all?

Li Liang stood on the free throw line, and Zheng was both free throws

Afterwards, Klay Thompson ran to 45 degrees on the right through the baseline, and received Curry's pass and made a three-pointer.

This was a good opportunity, but Thompson failed to hit this time, and Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Unlike other teams, the Warriors have taken the pass-through and cut route this season as the entire league is moving towards a tactical trend of "pick-and-roll".

A large amount of empty cuts and a large amount of bottom line interspersed are the tactical features of the Warriors.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for such a feature. They have very excellent three-pointers like Curry and Thompson, which can open the space to the extreme.

After Li Liang took the backcourt rebound, he dribbled the ball directly into the basket from the middle.

He relied on West's cover, and he pushed the defender from Spetz at the basket, made a jump shot with a quick stop and scored two points.

Spetz felt that his chest was hurt by being pushed, and Li Liang's impact was already quite strong.

The Pacers have overtaken the score again.

But Thompson then dribbled through half the game, faced Granger, ignored the defense, and made a three-pointer from the front and hit!

In the first quarter, Thompson felt very good, so he took advantage of his touch and took as many moves as possible.

Come back, JR Smith received a pass from George Hill from the front and forced a three-pointer, which also hit!

The first section of both sides are in very good condition.

Because the Pacers lacked McGee, they played more quickly on the offensive end and had to fight against the Warriors.

Then, Curry missed a three-pointer from the outside, Li Liang got the backcourt rebound and passed the ball quickly to Hill, Hill gave Granger who was about to go down. Granger easily made a layup, and the Pacers regained the advantage on the field.

Steve Cole called a pause.

Obviously, after McGee came out, the Warriors did not take advantage of the Pacers' weak point of sharp drop in the inside height, but still used three-pointers to compete with the Pacers on the outside.

After Cole reacted, he replaced Spets and Andrew Bogut.

Bogut is a pure center forward, and he doesn't believe that Li Liang can withstand Bogut in the No. 1 position.

Li Liang and Bogut have a lot of grudges. The only time Li Liang has hit someone so far is Bogut.

This big Australian mouth is really annoying. When Li Liang saw his hanged face, he had the urge to go up and punch.

After the timeout, Klay Thompson continued his bottom line and interspersed with the running position.

However, this time, the Pacers rely on excellent one-on-one marking to destroy Curry's pass to Thompson.

The Warriors served the bottom line ball, and Thompson took advantage of Bogut's cover and received an assist from Curry 45 degrees on the left, and Zheng scored a jump shot from mid-range

Smith was hit hard by Bogut, but was stopped and failed to keep up with Thompson.

Bogut's more savage cover is often criticized, but the referee also turns a blind eye.

Then, George Hill made a mid-range jump shot after screening.

This time, Li Liang could not grab the frontcourt rebound, so Bogut stuck his position and let Green get the backcourt rebound.

Green took the ball and made a move, suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket, and then threw the ball and failed.

Bogut pushed Li Liang from behind and then reached out to dial the ball out.

Curry got the ball and distributed it to Thompson on the wing. Thompson took the ball and took a three-pointer again and hit it!

In the first quarter, Thompson had already scored 4 three-pointers!

Thompson's touch was really hot tonight.

But the key to this goal is Bogut's frontcourt rebound.

Li Liang complained to the referee, "Didn't you see him when he pushed someone?"

The referee has nothing to say, maybe he pretended not to see it even if he saw it.

Of course, Li Liang will not give up putting pressure on the referee.

It is impossible for referees to be completely fair on the court, and there will inevitably be some biases.

If you feel treated as a player, you must protest in a timely manner, otherwise the referee will feel that you have agreed to this treatment.

Many young players dare not complain easily when facing those old referees, for fear of being targeted by the referee.

Li Liang is not afraid. There is no such thing as a cut in the entire league that he has never criticized.

Sure enough, in the next round, Li Liang received the ball in the first position, turned around and directly attacked the inside, causing Bogut's defensive foul.

Bogut raised his hand helplessly, and Li Liang's strength was also beyond his expectations. He thought he could withstand it.

You know, Bogut is a pure 7-foot heavy center, and his height and strength are among the top in the league.

But he couldn't withstand Li Liang's collision, and Bogut himself was surprised.

Li Liang stood on the free throw line, and both free throws were Zheng

At this time, Cole made a substitution and replaced Harris Barnes with Iguodala.

The Warriors can be full of talents on the front line, and Barnes Green Iguodala, the three of them have their own characteristics.

If Thompson and Curry were Warriors archers, Iguodala and others would be shield-holding swordsmen who can attack and defend.

Cole hopes to go to Iguodala to deal with Li Liang.

But Cole did have some errors in the calculation of Li Liang's style of play.

Li Liang made both free throws, and then interfered with Curry's breakthrough at the basket in defense, got the backcourt rebound, and handed the ball to Hill.

Then Li Liang did not hold the ball on the outside, but drilled into the inside, and he really regarded himself as the center.

Li Liang did not hold the ball, and the focus of the attack was on Granger.

Granger played Iguodala one-on-one single, but failed to hit a mid-range jump shot, but Li Liang got into the inside again, fighting with three Warriors players one by one.

In the end, the ball was in Curry's hands, but Curry didn't catch it steadily, and the ball flew out of the sideline, and the ball was still owned by the Pacers.

Cole touched his face directly on the sidelines. He knew that Li Liang would sometimes play like a blue-collar insider, but not many things happened.

Unexpectedly, after McGee went down, he really hit the center position and played very well.

With Bogut here, Cole doesn't have to worry about backcourt rebounds, but...

Cole, but before he finished thinking about it, Li Liang picked and rolled Hill in the middle.

After the pick-and-roll, Li Liang rarely cuts out, but goes down, and then takes the ball and rushes in and hits Bogut.

Bogut's reaction was a beat slower. He either stood up and committed a foul, or avoided and let Li Liang rush.

As a result, I couldn't stand firmly, and I couldn't hide away, so I wiped it with my body sideways. This is the most deadly thing.

The referee blew directly and blew Bogut's foul.

Li Liang missed this layup, otherwise it would be 21.

There is no way, his breakthrough is mainly based on shooting, and his layup level is not up to standard, so he can only get two free throws.

Both free throws were made, and the scores of both sides continued to be tight.

But at this time, Bogut could no longer stay on the court, and he had already committed two fouls.

Kerr considered it and wanted to replace Bogut. Although he was a substitute center and didn't need to pay attention to control the foul, he only played for a few minutes. If Li Liang continued to attack Bogut, it would be very troublesome.

So, Cole replaced Bogut and replaced David Lee, which was an offensive lineup.

David Lee started the Warriors last season and even made it to the All-Star.

This season, Cole believes that David Lee's defense and support are not enough to support the team's tactical system, so he puts him on the bench.

At this time, the Warriors' offensive focus was still on Thompson, and his touch was so good.

After receiving the ball from the outside, he swung away JR Smith with a fake move, and jumped into both sides, and scored two points.
To be continued...