Chapter 833: Still a Teammate

Li Liang seems to have returned to his days in the Pacers.

In the team, he is the only real point of attack with the ball. He bears all the offensive burdens by himself, and he also needs to be the commander in defense.

This feeling is really good for Li Liang.

Milan Kundera once said, "The heavier the burden, the closer our life is to the earth, the more real it is."

When he bears enough weight on his shoulders, it can stimulate his enthusiasm on the court and make him more focused.

After assisting Adams, the Lakers missed the offense and Li Liang got the backcourt rebound.

He owns the ball across the half, and he is not at ease with Augustin or Waiters holding the ball.

After halftime, Leonard came close to press, Li Liang gave the ball to Robertson, and went to a deeper position to catch the ball.

On the bottom line on the right, the basket behind the ball is facing Leonard, Li Liang chooses to break through with the ball in his left hand, using his own strength to break through!

Last season, Leonard's body could still withstand Li Liang's strength.

This season, the strengthened Bruce Lee is already a little Malone.

Leonard was directly pushed away by Li Liang. Li Liang shot a straight-armed jumper in the three-second zone and hit two points from close range.

Li Liang played like this at the beginning of the game, which shows that he is determined to carry the whole game.

The first condition for winning a game is to have a firm heart.

If you are not determined enough, and you don’t believe in yourself, you will lose before the game even starts.

In terms of determination, Kobe is definitely one of the most determined.

Seeing Li Liang chasing points continuously, Kobe immediately followed the high pick-and-roll and shot a mid-range jumper.

"Bang!"

Missed, but this does not affect his resolute shooting attitude and wonderful shooting posture.

Adams got stuck and Li Liang grabbed another rebound.

This time Leonard started to defend Li Liang closely from the frontcourt.

Li Liang's advance was blocked and the ball was given to Augustine.

Then, Kobe and Leonard pinched Li Liang.

No matter what, the Thunder still had to give the ball to Li Liang.

At the moment of catching the ball, Leonard made a shot and took the ball out of Li Liang's hands.

The Lakers get a chance to fight back.

Gary Neal countered with the ball and made a layup.

The Lakers' sudden double-teaming effect is quite good.

Kobe no longer directed traffic, but actively participated in defense.

Many examples of good data analysis have proved that it is best to use outside players instead of inside bigs to double-team and assist Li Liang.

Now the entire league is studying Li Liang's offensive routines. Once the big players help defend Li Liang, Li Liang can always handle the ball better.

Only when two elite-level outsiders work together to encircle and suppress Li Liang, can his turnover rate be greatly increased.

Even if there are no mistakes, the efficiency of the ball will drop.

Of course, there is another point, that is, don't double-team Li Liang too early on the line.

Especially near the three-point line, Li Liang's bold handling of the ball will cause fatal damage to the opponent.

Three-person double-teaming is currently the best effect, but this is also nonsense. Your best anti-Jordan effect must be three-person double-teaming.

You have to have conditions, if four people rush forward, Li Liang will definitely have nothing to do.

But the data analysts and video analysts who have summed up these rules will add a sentence when submitting reports: In the playoffs, the effect of any double-teaming is not particularly obvious.

Li Liang in the playoffs was a completely different person.

The Lakers made one steal, followed by two successful defenses.

After the Thunder recovered 4 points, they opened up another 4 points, bringing the point difference back to 6 points.

Li Liang suffered from being targeted by Kobe and Leonard in a row.

On the sidelines, Scott is quite proud. Although this is not the whole of his strategy for the playoffs, it can be seen from a glimpse that there is indeed something.

But Li Liang thought in his heart that brother basketball is still worth learning.

If the two brothers Westbrook and Durant were there, the Lakers would let Kobe and Leonard pinch him, maybe they didn't want to die.

After the first quarter, Li Liang's performance was not very good. He scored 6 points, 2 assists, and 3 turnovers.

The Thunder trailed the Lakers by 7 points at 21:28.

The situation doesn't look particularly good.

Li Liang was determined enough to attack in the first quarter, as determined as Corvo.

But it's okay for you to be as determined as Corvo, and it's your problem that you are as determined as Corvo.

And there are still 3 turnovers, so it is only natural to fall behind.

During the break between festivals, Brown was a little anxious and asked why Li Liang was not in a good state today.

"You think I play games, and I score 100 points every game. Isn't it normal for me to be in a bad state! But in a bad state, I just need to win!" Li Liang couldn't see Brown making such a fuss.

After Li Liang said this, Brown settled down again.

After the start of the second quarter, Li Liang began to change his strategy.

When Durant and Westbrook were around, Li Liang didn't need to use his brain at all.

Whether it is strategy or not, just follow the feeling.

Throw it when you have a chance, let your teammates throw it if you don't have a chance, and then defend well.

You can win ordinary games, and the team's foundation is really good.

Now that he is alone, he has to think of a way to quickly recover the disadvantage.

At this time, both Leonard and Kobe were resting off the court, and Li Liang started to play pick-and-roll with his teammates.

He no longer has the ball, giving it to Augustin, Waiters, Anthony Morrow.

Li Liang put his main energy on the inside, covering, rushing to grab offensive rebounds, and eating cakes.

To put it bluntly, go back to the way of stealing chickens and dogs back then.

Needless to say, this set of skills can really save lives.

Li Liang scored 4 points in a row and helped the Thunder recover some points.

On the Lakers side, the person who stayed on the court and led the team was Kevin Love.

Love hit Li Liang in the low post, and missed two attempts, so he couldn't hit him!

Then, Li Liang gave Anthony Morrow a pick-and-roll from the outside, and Morrow hit a three-pointer!

The contrast was forced to close to 1 point, and the Lakers called a timeout.

It was the Thunder's first three-pointer tonight.

Afterwards, the Thunder's three-pointer felt a little out of control.

The timeout came back, and Li Liang blocked Clarkson in defense.

This block is very morale-boosting!

The Thunder quickly counterattacked, Li Liang rushed forward like a bulldozer in the middle, and Singler made a long pass!

The arc of the ball flies high, but it seems a bit too high...

The ball directly passed Li Liang's finger, flew onto the backboard, bounced back, and hit Li Liang's face!

Li Liang only felt that his nose was sore, and tears were about to flow down.

As a result, the ball bounced back to the backboard, hit the edge of the white frame, and then the ball spun around the basket twice before rolling into it!

The ball went in!

Face shot from Li Liang!

Many fans were expecting Li Liang to quickly counterattack and cut in the middle to catch the ball and dunk the ball.

As a result, a good five-best goal turned into a five-best goal. Although the final result is the same, they are all two points, but the effect is really completely different.

Li Liang's nose was red, the referee suspended the game and asked Li Liang to go to the sidelines to receive treatment from the team doctor.

The team doctor took a cotton ball and stuffed it in Li Liang's nostril, and asked Li Liang to raise his head to prevent the nosebleed from coming out.

Li Liang raised his head, he could hear the laughter of the fans on the sidelines, and he could also see the replay of this wonderful counterattack on the big screen above the arena.

"Damn it, it's good to boost morale, it's all broken."

Li Liang has been trying to boost the morale of the team since the first quarter, but if he mentions it a little bit, he loses his power.

Even the Lakers laughed when they saw the ball. Kobe shook his head and shouted at Li Liang, "The best goal of the season! This ball is really impossible to defend!"

Li Liang secretly gave Kobe a middle finger. He is almost retired, and his words are still so unreasonable.

It feels like the nose is bleeding and the game restarts.

Li Liang did not forget to thank Singler, "Thank you for the assist, you added two more points to me, not bad."

Singler felt very embarrassed, and his passing skills were indeed not at home.

But after finishing speaking, Li Liang patted Singler again, signaling him to play hard.

"Before winning the championship, we were all teammates and comrades in arms."