Chapter 742: Champion(1/2)
Li Liang hasn't chanted scriptures on the court for a long time.
Chanting scriptures on the court is harmful to your IQ. Li Liang does not want to recite himself as an intellectually retarded for the sake of winning a few games.
But today is different. At such a critical moment, Li Liang deserves some small IQ sacrifices in exchange for major benefits.
As a player who is familiar with the "Daic Sutra" and knocks on wooden fish to recite scriptures in the system if you have something to do, Li Liang is already quite familiar with scriptures.
This is a profound scripture that can teach you how to deal with various situations on the basketball court, not just to deceive your opponents.
No wonder the props obtained from Duncan, you see, they are different from those obtained from Lao Ke.
Kobe is a Kodinger. Before he shoots, you will never know whether he is an angel or a devil today.
Duncan has always been so stable that you don’t need to worry too much.
It seems that the props also reflect the characteristics and essence of the player, and Li Liang gradually understood this during use.
After getting Curry out of the field, the Warriors fell into a passive position again in the second quarter.
Without Curry, the Warriors' offensive choices become similar to those of the Pacers. Whoever has a better chance in front of the ball after getting the ball will take the ball and pass it again if they don't make an attack, and then all the players compete for the frontcourt rebounds.
This is an obvious life-threatening style. Basically, this will happen in the finals until the sixth and the seventh game.
Crazy rebounds, crazy defense, crazy kills inside.
Of course, what's a little different now is that the Warriors will shoot three-pointers wildly.
Thompson supported the Warriors' three-point firepower from the outside with Curry alone.
He scored three three-pointers in the first quarter, and he hit two more three-pointers in the second quarter to help the Warriors hold on to the score.
On the Pacers' side, Li Liang should be the one who plays the most calmly. He is not at all confused. He controls the ball from the outside and stabilizes the team's offense. He commands with all his strength in defense, tying the Pacers' fences more firmly.
The Pacers' leading advantage has remained above 5 points, and it was once 10 points, but Thompson's three-pointer and Iguodala's interception fast break kept the Warriors' gap and did not allow the score to be widened above 10 points.
Conseko's fans were almost hoarse in their voices, and the first half was just now.
This is the craziest home fan Li Liang has ever experienced in the past three years. He was in Los Angeles before, and his opponents were Miami twice. Although he is very enthusiastic now, he is not as crazy as the In City people.
During the pause, the Pacers' mascot Buser Dog held the Pacers' huge team flag and ran around the venue. The shouts at the scene were deafening. Coupled with the DJ's shout, the coaches on both sides had to yell at the players while setting up tactics.
Li Liang played completely in the first half of the team players, with a lot of passing, supporting, covering, and actively participating in defense, constantly encouraging the morale of the team. The morale of the Pacers' entire team can be said to be overwhelming.
Because it was the first time for many people, they had the first time touching the possibility of a championship. The feeling of surging hearts is not comparable to other moments.
It was not the first time Kevin Garnett, but he knew that this must be his last chance, so he kept applauding, yelling, and encouraging everyone.
The game was very intense since the second quarter, and Curry did not reappear until the last five minutes of the second quarter.
At this time, the score between the two sides was 49:42, and the Pacers led the Warriors by 7 points.
Cole knew that if Curry fouled again, he would basically not think about it tonight.
But Curry couldn't stand it, and the Warriors' offense really couldn't hold on. After Thompson was focused on the Pacers, the three-pointer had lost accuracy - jr-Smith stuck with Thompson like a mad dog, letting Thompson break into the inside, letting Li Liang assist in defense.
Danny Granger has supported the task of grabbing rebounds. He has fought for 6 backcourt rebounds tonight to relieve Li Liang's defensive pressure.
As soon as the Warriors got on Curry, Bird immediately changed George Hill, who had just left for a short rest.
Hill contributed a lot to Curry's restrictions in this finals. Not only on the defensive end, Hill can even kill Curry on the offensive end.
As a VP, Curry failed to devour his defensive life in the finals, which shows that he still has a way to go.
In contrast, the Warriors do not have a fixed player to defend Li Liang because no one can say that they can handle it. They must fight in a round-rotate battle and double-team multiple players.
Multiple defenses are often a helpless choice, because this will lead to unstable defense system, insufficient resilience, and higher risk of breakdown.
But there is no way. If you don’t defend like this, you will be shocked by Li Liang alone.
After Curry appeared on the court, he held his breath. Faced with Hill's entanglement, he received the ball after continuous cover, dribbled the ball behind him and avoided Hill's defense. He forced a three-pointer from the outside to make a long three-pointer.
After scoring the goal, Curry clenched his fist and roared, venting his anger.
Li Liang's response came very quickly. The Pacers served quickly in the backcourt. Li Liang quickly arrived at the frontcourt and received the ball and made a three-pointer with a long 45 degrees on the right.
He seized a negligence in Thompson's defense and played a foothold without firmness.
Thompson has no choice. He is too tired. He has to prosper the team on the offensive end and spends a lot of effort on the defensive end to deal with Li Liang.
It was a little too late to hold on in the second quarter.
Both sides have had very strong intensity in the last three games, especially after the Warriors used the fifth small.
The five small players are indeed very powerful, but they also consume the players' physical strength. Several forwards have to divide their physical strength into the inner line to get the position, grab the rebounds, and make up for defense.
Bogut could have done these jobs well, but his attack was too useless.
Then, Cole also had 10-player rotation in the first game, and now it has become an 8-player rotation, and each player's playing time has increased greatly.
Not everyone is like Li Liang, who is tired and can come to the bottle of Gatorade, and is resurrected as a god.
The Warriors' players' physical fitness was declining rapidly, but they could still hold on. Thompson hit a three-pointer again in the last minute of the second quarter, causing JR-Smith to foul!
Score a four-pointer!
After Thompson made a free throw, the score between the two sides was 55:51 in the first half. The difference between 8 points was originally caught by Thompson in one attack and was only 4 points away.
With strong fighting spirit and tenacious combat ability, the warriors are still struggling to support the tsunami of Conseko Mountain and the tsunami, and are ready to give a fatal blow to the opponent with a weak will.
The Pacers finally pulled the score difference to 8 points, and the loss of this 4 points was very bad for morale.
During the break, Li Liang encouraged the whole team and told everyone, "The last second half of our season will be the last second half of our season. Brothers, kill them, kill them! Kill them we have everything! Have a whole season and a whole summer! If we can't do it, you know what it will be like to lose. Imagine that I have never lost a championship, I can't imagine, please imagine yourself. I will fight until the end of the game, and I won't go to see the score until then, I won't care about anything else, I just want to play and kill the opponent!"
Li Liang rarely makes a fuss in the game, but now it is different. He needs the strength of the whole team.
Before playing, Larry Bird rarely circled with all the players, and said in his calm and cold voice, "You are the most amazing team I have ever formed, and I am proud of you."
Bird still didn't say anything exciting and passionate, but it was so faint, but it filled everyone's heart.
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In the third quarter, he returned to the arena and led by 4 points, the Pacers made a close defense against the Warriors.
The defender of Klay Thompson was no longer JR Smith, but Li Liang - Li Liang who had the golden shield.
The inside basket protection was temporarily weakened, and JR-Smith and Granger reached the inside position.
Li Liang completely wiped out Thompson's firepower, following him like a shadow, and his height and wingspan were dominant, which caused great interference to Thompson's shooting.
The Warriors seized the opportunity to attack the inside, but Danny Granger and Smith gritted their teeth and resisted.
After Cole replaced Azelley, Bird decisively let McGee play. McGee played for three minutes and gave the Warriors three big hats.
During the offense, Li Liang made two consecutive breakthroughs and emergency stop jump shots, helping the Pacers gain a double-digit lead.
The Warriors finally began to slowly collapse.
If Thompson can still hit three points, he can extend his life to the Warriors.
But Li Liang was desperate to block the game, and at the same time, Curry, Iguodala, and Barnes were unable to stand up in the offense to give the Pacers a fatal blow.
Curry's touch was not fully maintained at all. He was fouled and Hill's defense was annoying and completely lost his rhythm.
The Pacers began to gradually open the score.
When the score difference was widened to 11 points, Cole called a timeout.
The Warriors' current situation is a bit similar to the Thunder in 2012. They have strong talent and stronger teams, but they are suddenly stunned when facing the experienced James.
With the Thunder's talent and strength, they will not be taken away by the Heat 1:4 in the finals, especially in Miami, losing three away games in a row.
The Warriors may not be as eye-catching as the Thunder in terms of talent, but the team's maturity is better than the Thunder, which can be seen from the regular season record.
But they encountered a monster who was more experienced than James but was actually only in third grade.
Li Liang played very team in this game, but he was keen to realize that this timeout would be a good opportunity to kill the Warriors.
Without the three-point shooting percentage increase, Li Liang could still feel the ups and downs of his hand. Now, it is definitely an opportunity.
After the timeout, Kerr hopes that the team can make a little improvement and close the gap to within 5 points in the third quarter, so they still have a chance in the fourth quarter.
As long as you win this game and return to Auckland in the seventh game, the situation will be completely different.
But when Li Liang finished his timeout and made a steal first and made a quick layup at the basket, Kerr knew that things were not that simple.
Damn, as long as Bruce Lee is there, things will never be simple!
Immediately afterwards, Curry finally passed the ball to Iguodala and hit a three-pointer.
Immediately, Li Liang immediately returned with a three-pointer.
Cole felt his heartbeat accelerated a little, so he wanted to get some quick-acting heart-saving pills. It seemed that something was coming.
Yes, something is coming, Bruce Lee's sudden death is coming.
The Warriors missed the attack again, and in the counterattack, Granger took Li Liang's pass and made a three-pointer.
Green's strong attack at the basket was intercepted by Smith. Li Liang quickly got off the warriors and snatched the ball back to the three-point line. He quickly made a quick shot!
Familiar recipes, familiar flavors.
Cole felt a little short of breathing. Damn, is the heart disease really coming?
To be continued...