After the timeout, there is more than one minute left in the first quarter.

Mike Malone did not send Thompson and Barnes to the bench for the last minute to examine the players' ability to deal with problems.

In the end, the score in the first quarter was 20:15, the Warriors scored a goal, but the Lakers did not score any more.

The two sides have two minutes of rest and will enter the second quarter.

Mike Brown felt that he wanted to do something and laid out some tactics during the short break.

In fact, there is nothing to arrange, just clarify the division of players on the defensive end.

Brown does have a good defensive adjustment, after all, it is produced by the Spurs and has guaranteed quality.

Unlike the Lakers, which are not used to cheat food and drink everywhere except for the name of "triangle attack", there is nothing else to use.

With the coach's guidance, the division of labor between players is clear, so that the defense will be more stable and will not be broken like the ones you just started.

Brown said to Li Liang: "Bruce, deal with Barnes well and control his score."

Barnes made six minutes into the first quarter, making 2 of 2 three-pointers and scoring 8 points.

With his height, flexibility, and attack power, no one can deal with him except Li Liang.

Li Liang nodded and took a sip of water.

At this time, the subtitles popped up again in front of me.

Damn, the system is about to release tasks again!

Two task selection lines appear in front of you:

[Task 1, the second round pick in counterattack: scored 8 points in a row on Harris Barnes, Requirements: It must be completed with Barnes one-on-one defense. Mission reward: one random rune.]

[Task 2, the second round pick in counterattack: Defending Harris Barnes, wins 2 steals on him, and the task reward is: a random rune.]

When Li Liang saw that it looked very similar to the first two of the previous three tasks.

It seems that the system still looks for opportunities to complete this type of task.

Of course, Li Liang chose Mission 2, 2 steals, to be honest, it was not easy.

But in comparison, it is more difficult to score 8 points in a row, so he is still good at defending.

After confirming that Mission 2 has been selected, the second quarter of the game begins.

The Warriors' main players were all out, with Klay Thompson and Harris Barnes appearing.

The reporters off the court took out their cameras again and took photos at Thompson and Barnes.

They are the protagonists on the field today, especially Barnes, who was highly expected to be selected in the seventh place.

Li Liang walked up to Barnes and thought to himself that two steals seemed to have to be a little more thoughtful.

Stealing is the hardest thing to do in all data. Unlike rebounds and scores, you can always get it if you have the heart to do it.

However, Oscar Robertson and Walter Frazer both broke down. Can I be afraid of you Barnes?

Harris Barnes felt Li Liang's bad gaze and felt not very comfortable.

When he was sitting off the court, Barnes noticed Li Liang.

This guy looks like a tough guy with fierce defense.

Ball-holding attack is not Barnes' strength. His main attacking method from the outside is emergency stop jump shots and mid-range shots with a step back.

He is relatively straightforward in the ball, without so many tricks, nor has he no unsolvable breakthrough and lethality.

However, his shooting is quite good, and he is strong in shape, and has the potential to improve comprehensively.

The Warriors performed the best in the first quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, the players on the court still regarded Barnes as the core of the offensive and passed the ball to him.

Barnes received the ball from the right side outside the three-point line and faced Li Liang's defense directly.

One-to-one!

Li Liang slightly sided his body and gave up some of his right hand, which was Barnes' left side.

He knew that Barnes was not very strong in his left hand dribbling, so he gave up the left side, which was to the middle.

Barnes hesitated for a moment and passed the ball out.

Seeing this, Li Liang snorted and said, "Don't you dare to attack?"

【Anger value 10, from Harris Barnes.】

Li Liang didn't expect Barnes' anger to come so quickly, and it turned out that the young man couldn't help but flirt with him.

At this time, Klay Thompson had already dribbled into the inside, and then!

Then it made a mistake...

When Li Liang saw that this guy was not much better than himself in holding the ball!

Obviously, after Brown made a targeted arrangement in the second quarter, the Lakers' defense was not as weak as the first quarter.

The Lakers launched a quick counterattack, but failed, and they were missing an offensive arrow.

When he fell into the position, Li Liang consciously stood on the bottom corner of the waist.

Work hard on the defensive end and rest on the offensive end, this game is very pleasant.

The Lakers made a lot of tricks and didn't score, but were beaten by the Warriors again.

Li Liang took the lead and shouted "Get out of defense!"

The rest of the Lakers ran back frantically with Li Liang.

Liggins passed the ball to Barnes on the wing, and Barnes took the ball and wanted to speed up!

As a result, Li Liang opened his arms on the outside, pressed Barnes tightly on his face, and forced Barnes out of the sideline!

Li Liang made a foul on this goal, but it destroyed the Warriors' quick counterattack.

Tactical fouls, anyway, there are 10 chances in a game, so you should make good use of them.

Re-serve, another positional battle.

This time Barnes won't hide anymore, so he took the initiative to ask his teammate for the ball.

This time he came to the left side where he was more accustomed to, and everyone pulled away, and he wanted to force Li Liang!

Li Liang lowered his center of gravity, adjusted his step point, and kept aiming at Barnes's feet with his eyes.

There are signs of force on his feet, and he is about to start!

Li Liang predicts that Barnes will break through from the right!

Sure enough, Barnes still used his most familiar move, holding the ball on the right side hard to break.

He is strong and ordinary defenders can't stand him.

But Li Liang is not an ordinary defender, he has even defended James!

The fact is that among this year's rookie players, there is not a single one who can beat Li Liang on the outside by relying on his health!

Li Liang is not the strongest, but this guy has improved his abilities through missions, which gives him the best defensive hardness among rookies.

The horizontal movement ensures no loss of position, the core stability ensures no squeeze, and the steal ensures that it is always a threat to the ball.

Barnes walked in with Li Liang in his arms, and found that he couldn't walk!

Oops, once it doesn't push, Barnes' first-mover advantage will be gone.

Li Liang immediately put it on, wrapped his arms around him, forcing Barnes to enter the dead ball state.

Barnes also wanted to raise his hand to pass the ball, but Li Liang was concentrating on him to cut you off.

It's not that easy for you to pass on!

Li Liang took the ball directly from Barnes.

After falling to the ground, he protected the ball with his body and threw it to Ainja who came to pick him up.

Steal one!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Liang used a steal to give Barnes a warning.

Ain rushed to the frontcourt with a blessed ball and made a one-arm dunk!

The Congolese guy roared after dunking and slapped Li Liang for a high-high.

The Lakers' morale is getting stronger and stronger.

Judging from the strength and trend, it is likely to be a game where the Warriors beat the Lakers.

But as Li Liang gathered Lakers players, the situation changed.

Barnes, a rookie who the Warriors has high expectations, was locked by Li Liang in the second quarter!

It was really locked, and Barnes had no good way to defend Li Liang.

Once his first step is unable to use his body to squeeze out space, the subsequent offensive movements will be difficult to complete.
To be continued...