"You have to be bold in the air, bold in the shot, you have to ...... Forget it, don't be too bold, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it. “

After leaving Dallas, the Pacers headed to San Antonio, where they stayed at the hotel for tactical practice in the training gym.

Li Liang is exchanging tactical tips with JR-Smith.

Smith is already a veteran player, and it stands to reason that he has a lot of experience in the game and has a lot of individual ability.

It's just that Smith has been playing in teams like the Nuggets and Knicks that are tactically open and undisciplined.

I also went to the CBA in the middle, and I was the boss of a season, and I can play as much as I like, which can be said to be quite casual.

As a result, after arriving at the Pacers, the Pacers as a whole are a very tactical style team.

This made Smith uncomfortable, causing him to hesitate on the offensive end.

Even if Li Liang opens and closes in the attack, but the big opening and closing is not a blind fight, there is a routine.

After all, he is a player who has studied at the Los Angeles Offensive Academy for two years, and Li Liang has a good understanding of the overall offense.

Now he's going to pass that understanding on to his teammates.

Li Liang is such selfless and willing to dedicate, this is the player cultivated by socialist countries, and it is different from American players.

(The fundamental reason is that Li Liang can't stand to play with stupid people.) ）

As the head coach, Bird watched from the sidelines, studied seriously, nodded from time to time, and then went to sit next to him and rest for a while.

Why not take a break if you can?

Li Liang was heartbroken, and his playing experience plummeted.

He is now eager for a "coaching ability improvement module" to appear in the system, and he feels that if he practices a little in the system and then practices and improves in real games, he can kick Bird out and become a player and coach himself.

Smith occasionally makes a fuss, but he's not a fool.

After Li Liang's repeated explanations, and then the drills in training, Smith slowly had some feelings.

The bottom corner will be his best position to shoot, and the bottom line will be the best space for him to move and look for opportunities.

After training, Li Liang felt much more tired than usual.

He doesn't want to come to training anymore, so he might as well do tasks in the system and continue to improve himself.

But the tight schedule didn't allow Li Liang to think too much, and on the evening of the 26th, the Pacers came to the AT&T Center to challenge the Spurs away.

Li Liang had an advantage after coming to the Pacers, that is, he had fewer conversations with the western powers.

Except for one Cavaliers team in the East, the other teams are honest and not looked down upon by Li Liang.

And these strong teams in the West, he will only meet them in the regular season, and the playoffs are no longer a problem.

Of course, for the western powers, Li Liang's trip to the east is also good news.

For example, for the Spurs, last year was their best chance to hit the championship, and if they reach the Finals, the Heat will probably not be able to beat the Spurs.

It's a pity that the strong Spurs still fell at the feet of Li Liang's team.

In the summer, after Li Liang was rumored to buy out, the Spurs had no space to sign Li Liang, and then they were very afraid that Li Liang would go to a strong team in the west to form a super team, so Li Liang went to the east.

Popovich breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result, Li Liang immediately spread trade rumors again, and Popovich immediately made a tentative offer to exchange Leonard for Li Liang.

In the end, the Cavaliers accepted the Pacers' offer, believing that Paul George was a better fit for James and the Cavaliers.

On the Spurs' side, in addition to the contract mismatch, Popovich was also very hesitant to send Leonard away to exchange for Li Liang.

In terms of strength, Popovich very much hopes to get Li Liang.

But Popovich also believes that a player like Li Liang who jumps around does not meet the Spurs' criteria for a long-term team.

So in the end, Li Liang stayed in the east, and Popovich was relieved.

It's just that this tentative operation has deepened the gap between him and Leonard.

In the Western Conference Finals last season, the master and apprentice had a conflict because of a "fart" of Li Liang.

As a result, the effect of the props has long passed, but the estrangement between the two has not completely disappeared.

It's just that he didn't show it for the time being, Leonard ushered in the final year of his rookie contract, and an important issue for the Spurs is the issue of renewing his contract with Leonard.

At present, Leonard has no intention of renewing his contract with the Spurs in advance, and may have to consider whether to stay with the Spurs after playing this season.

In short, the emergence of Li Liang disrupted the team-building plans of Popovich and the Spurs, and put the most successful team team of the 21st century on a bumpy road.

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The match between the two sides started at half past seven in the evening.

The Pacers' two big men, West and George, are still on the injury list.

Therefore, Li Liang had to continue to take three fools in the first star, and then pair it with a Sloan.

The good news is that CJ Myers is back from injury and will play as a substitute.

With CJ Myers, the Pacers' weak bench firepower will be addressed somewhat.

Spurs are much fitter than others, with the only injury concerns being Split.

So, the Spurs used a lineup with Duncan as the center, and the power forward position was Boris Dior.

Leonard, Danny Green, and Tony Parker make up the Spurs' forward line.

Since the start of the new season, the Spurs have remained as competitive as ever in the regular season.

They currently have a 9-4 record and sit in third place in the West.

Once the game started, Tony Parker was still the first to take the lead.

This routine of the Spurs Li Liang is about to be memorized.

Tony Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll combination in the opening game, and at every opportunity, he made a mid-range jumper attempt at the corner position.

Throw in, throw a few more behind, open up slowly, and then create space and opportunities for the wings.

If you can't shoot, let Duncan play a few in the low post, and then gradually seize the advantage through defense, and the offense of positional warfare slowly unfolds.

As a player who has had an in-depth confrontation with the Spurs, Li Liang understands the Spurs' routines very well.

He knows that he must use random punches to fight spurs, and he must not fight with spurs with one move, so he will probably die miserably.

So after Parker hit the opening mid-range jumper, Li Liang got the ball and immediately held the ball to push a quick counterattack.

Tonight, Li Liang put on McGinnis's steel suit again, and his body was as strong as a brute bull.

Li Liang's speed is not too fast, but he uses his rhythm and strength to force his way into the basket from the middle.

In the face of Leonard's sticky defense and Duncan's supplementary defense, the defense of the two people forced a one-handed throw, causing Leonard's defensive foul.

Leonard was whistled for a foul and raised his hand to signal to the referee, but wondered why Bruce Lee had become the same as Little Tank?

The two just met in the Western Conference Finals a few months ago, and to be honest, Leonard's self-confidence was a little hurt.

Li Liang's outstanding performance in the game was the key to the Clippers' victory over the Spurs.

His sharp three-point shot and extremely smart play gave Leonard a lot of excitement.

So in the offseason, Leonard continued to practice hard to improve his three-point shooting.

As a result, the new season has begun, why did Li Liang Nyima suddenly become James's style of play?

Could it be that after the Cavaliers and James were teammates for a few days, they stole James's skills?

At the same time, Leonard also felt that at the moment of physical contact just now, the incomparable strength in Li Liang's body was definitely a huge improvement compared with last season.

How the hell did this guy do it?

Leonard's face was expressionless, but his heart turned over a few times.

Li Liang stood on the free throw line, hit both free throws, and caused Leonard to foul once and earned.

There is no doubt that Li Liang wants to bring up the rhythm of the game.

It will be difficult for the Pacers to play the way they used to play.

Leonard quickly gave Li Liang a counterattack.

It's still the pick-and-roll of Parker and Duncan.

This time, Parker didn't get a shot and hit the ball to Duncan.

Duncan dribbled the ball in the middle, and then passed the ball to Leonard, who was curled up to the baseline.

After receiving the ball, Leonard relied on the cover to shake off Li Liang's defense, and smashed into the basket from the middle.

Leonard's hands are really big, others want to hold the ball in both hands to make a layup, he grabs and dodges with one hand, plus a confrontation in the air, and sends the ball to the basket.

Li Liang could see that Leonard had also made progress through unremitting training in the summer.

It's kind of interesting.

Li Liang thought to himself that this confrontation with Leonard would be very interesting.

Basketball is still fun.

Just thinking about it, Li Liang was hit on the head by a ball flying from the bottom line......

It was McGee's very casual serve on the baseline.

Leonard was quick and immediately stepped forward for a steal, and then scored an easy layup to score four points in a row.

Li Liang looked at McGee, and McGee also looked at Li Liang.

"Why did you hit me with a ball?"

"I'm serving."

"Why did you hit me with a serve?"

"I'm sorry, but you're not concentrating."

Li Liang glared at McGee for two seconds and was defeated.

Forget it, basketball is still not interesting.

It's better to hurry up and get the spurs down early.