On November 3, Li Liang went to the Toyota Center in the morning to participate in the team training.

The Lakers, who are mainly veterans, have relatively relaxed training content.

Nash, who has suffered a knee injury, also came to the court for form maintenance exercises.

In an interview with reporters, Nash said his injury is fine.

Yesterday he had a second examination at the hospital and confirmed that it was only a soft tissue contusion and there were no bigger injuries.

It is expected to return in two to three weeks, depending on the team's performance on the field.

If the team plays well, Nash can rest more.

If the team needs him, he will definitely choose to play when he can.

Head coach Mike Brown has been relieved for the past two days and has been able to make time to go to school to watch his son play football.

His main question next is how to fill Nash's void at the starting point guard position.

He had a meeting with the coaching staff to discuss, and judging from the results of the last two games, it felt good to use the lineup of Howard, Gasol, Ci Shiping, Kobe Bryant and Bruce Lee in the last moments.

Let Kobe Bryant play point guard, the team does not rely on the No. 1 position on offense, and uses Gasol more as a point to respond.

Just like the Lakers in the past, the point guard is not used to organize the offense, but to be a functional player.

However, Mike Brown also has some doubts about this kind of lineup, that is, can Li Liang play stably?

And Blake, Meeks and Morris on the bench, can they be convinced?

The team is also a workplace, ability is one thing, and seniority is also one thing.

Players need playing time to show what they are capable of and add to their contracts.

Therefore, as a head coach, you must balance this relationship, otherwise, the team will be unstable and will affect the combat effectiveness.

Li Liang's defense is very good, his shooting hand is hard, and he has a lot of aura, and everyone dares to scold.

But it doesn't mean that everyone is convinced (Brown is convinced anyway).

Besides, Kobe Bryant's style of playing point guard is still a bit risky.

This is Kobe, if he doesn't pass the ball, who can stop him?

If Blake or Morris were to be the starters, and Li Liang continued to be a substitute and play the role of Lamar Odom back then, it would be a more conservative and stable choice.

To be on the safe side, after some exchanges, Brown and the coaching staff decided to let Li Liang continue to serve as a substitute.

However, because of his excellent performance, he has become the best choice for the sixth man in Brown's heart.

Brown thought of Li Liang as a substitute and had to blow the wind in his ear again, and suddenly felt a little sad.

The idea came to his mind, "It's better to let Bruce Lee be the starter, so he won't talk about me again."

But he kept one last shred of his composure and then announced the decision at the meeting after training.

Blake was promoted to the starting line-up, and Li Liang is still a substitute, but will be part of the rotation.

In the competition with Jamison, Li Liang is already ahead.

Last season with the Cavaliers, Jamison averaged 17 points per game and was an excellent scorer.

In the three games this season, Jamison's scores were 5 points, 2 points, and 4 points, which completely lost the style of last season.

Moreover, his holes on the defensive end have made the Lakers' already weak defense even worse.

Mike Brown basically didn't dare to give him too much playing time, and he still trusted Li Liang more.

But you can't not give a minute, after all, Jamison is an old All-Star player, and he has won 20+10 excellent forwards this season.

He took a fancy to the Lakers' prestige and lineup, hoping to come over and win a championship.

Balance, balance, Mike Brown has to think about balance.

In short, there are also worries about winning when you win, and in the afternoon the team training is over, and everyone goes home.

Li Liang decided to stay and practice, along with Kobe, Howard and Morris.

Needless to say, Kobe Bryant will practice every time he finishes training.

Howard can become a superstar, and he can't just laugh with his mouth open and giggle.

As for Morris, who was called back because of Nash's injury, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to perform well and secure a guaranteed contract.

The content of the four-person training is also different, and Kobe Bryant is alone, with the assistance of three trainers, to practice offensive skills.

For the honing of his offensive skills, Kobe Bryant has never stopped.

From the beginning of playing, from boy to man, he has always demanded the same skill in his game - that is, to be the best and the strongest!

His dedication to training is beyond the ordinary, with dedication and seriousness.

Li Liang feels that he has worked hard in training, but there is still a slight gap compared to Kobe.

It's no wonder that Kobe Bryant and Howard don't have many phone calls between each other, Howard trains seriously, but he still prefers to laugh and laugh.

At this time, he was doing strength training in the gym.

Howard is a fitness freak with an addiction to fitness, just like Carl Malone.

The muscles that are toned and strong are all accumulated by sweat little by little.

However, the team doctor kept reminding Howard not to overdo it.

Because of back injuries, the back muscles are the largest muscle groups in the human body, and all the power movements of the upper limbs need the assistance of the back muscles.

In the absence of a healed back injury, excessive fitness is clearly not good enough for the body.

But Howard was impatient, firstly because he was addicted, and secondly, he was not very happy with his performance in the first three games.

That kind of physical decline brings about a decline in form, which is psychologically difficult for a superstar like him to accept.

It could have been dunked through people, but now the empty basket may not be dunked.

used to be an easy volleyball hat, but now he can only block when others don't shoot, like Duncan.

Not cool at all!

The psychological gap brought about by the decline in form made Howard's smile a little less.

He still remembers that when he came to Los Angeles, he was pampered by thousands of people.

At Los Angeles International Airport, in the VIP reception hall, Lakers fans made a round welcome arch for him with love balloons.

At the press conference of the deal, countless reporters flashed their shutters at him.

At the entrance of the sports center, fans reached through the fence, hoping to get Howard's autograph and shake his hand.

Three games later, his jersey sales are still rising, but his topic is declining.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that his power on the inside is declining.

A glimpse visible to the naked eye.

So he had to work hard and sweat it out in the gym.

In Orlando, he used such days and nights to give himself a steely body and embark on the road of the first center.

One practices skills, the other exercises the body, and the remaining two boys practice confrontation.

Morris and Li Liang are training one-on-one.

Morris attacked, Li Liang defended.

During the tryout before the draft, Morris was brought in to practice one-on-one with Li Liang.

At that time, Morris could not break through Li Liang's defense.

More than three months have passed, and Morris's progress is limited, he is an average player after all.

And Li Liang's defensive ability has become stronger with the blessing of the system, where can Morris withstand it.

The two played for more than ten minutes, more than 30 rounds, and Morris scored two goals!

After the fight, Morris didn't want to play, and said, "Bruce, you come and attack me, I don't want to attack." ”

It hurt his self-esteem too much, and he was prevented like this, and his own routines were all figured out by Li Liang.

Li Liang wiped his sweat and said, "I don't know much about offense, I just want to practice defense." ”

Li Liang wants to improve the toughness and endurance of the defensive end through additional training.

He has the basic skills and abilities, but defending is a constant physical job.

To maintain defensive intensity all the time, you need to have good defensive resilience and always keep your attention on the opponent.

"If you want to get into the rotation, I advise you to practice hard, this is your chance." Li Liang said again.

Morris felt that what Li Liang said made sense, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to confront Li Liang.

As time went on, Li Liang could feel that his defensive tenacity was slipping, and his concentration and reaction speed were not as strong as they were at the beginning.

Sure enough, the task training in the system can only increase the upper limit, and the lower limit and continuity still need to be maintained by usual training.

The two practiced for an hour, and they were so tired that they couldn't do it.

Morris, who was the main attacker, couldn't hold it anymore, and sat on the ground with his ass, saying that he couldn't practice anymore and couldn't bear it.

Li Liang nodded, and decided to end today's practice and go home to watch TV!

He's on TV today!

Just as he was about to leave, Li Liang was stopped by Kobe.

"Hey, Bruce, won't you fight for a while?"

Kobe Bryant took the initiative to let Li Liang stay and play for a while.

Since he asked Li Liang to train with him in the summer, but Li Liang ignored him, Kobe Bryant has never pulled Li Liang to practice with him in training.

This guy really holds a grudge.

Today he seems to want to open, it's boring to practice alone, and he wants to pull Li Liang along.

Of course Li Liang refused!

"Nope! I'm going home and watching TV! ”

Kobe Bryant had a helpless smile on his face, he buttoned the corner of his eye, MMP, and rejected me again.

At this time, subtitles flashed in front of Li Liang's eyes, and he came to the task again:

[Task, Kobe Terminator, Task Requirements: In a one-on-one heads-up, defend Kobe three times in a row, task reward: three random runes, two rune slots, a number of rune upgrade fragments, and one skill. 】

As soon as he saw that the system had sent another task, Li Liang stopped.

This temptation is very strong, three runes, rune upgrade fragments, and even skills!

The rune slot is something that can be bought with anger points, Li Liang doesn't care anymore, but runes and upgrade fragments can't be bought, let alone skills, it's very useful.

But defending Kobe Bryant three times in a row, isn't this the same task as that rookie Jordan?

Could it be that he had to rely on physical strength to fight hard and consume Kobe Bryant to death?

It doesn't feel very realistic, Kobe Bryant's physical strength is not to mention, he has to play tomorrow, too much consumption will definitely not work.

After struggling and hesitating inwardly, Li Liang decided to accept the challenge.

So far, there has not been a task that I dare not complete!

Isn't it just going head-to-head with Kobe, come on.

"Brian! I've changed my mind, come on, I'll defend you, even if I win if I defend you three times in a row, I'll go home and watch TV if I win, how about it? ”

"OK, of course."