Li Liang's feeling is not unfounded, although the Clippers opened today to press the Nets, and the Nets' offense was bad enough, but the Nets as a whole were not chaotic.

Kidd insisted on not calling a timeout because he believed in the ability of the veterans on the court to adjust.

When Pierce and Blatch came on the court, the Nets' offense changed significantly.

In the case of the dominant situation, the Clippers' signature quick counterattack, stormy basket impact and three-point shot did not hit.

The back-to-back road games are still exhausting after all, and the Clippers' lead relies on a good opening hand.

Feel this kind of thing, it's very unreliable.

A good feel is contagious, and a bad feel can come suddenly.

The Nets suddenly got their senses late in the first quarter.

Lopez stepped on the three-point line and hit a buzzer-beating mid-range jumper.

Paul Pierce hit a three-pointer in the final minute to help the Nets tie the score at 26-19 and end the first quarter with seven points left.

In the second quarter, the Clippers' problems in this game began to come to the fore - they didn't have a good forward anymore.

With Caron Butler and Matt Barnes both sidelined with injuries, Rivers had to continue to use Jamison as a backup forward to partner Griffin.

Jamison actually played well on the offensive end after coming on the court, and he scored six consecutive points in the second quarter to help the Clippers maintain their advantage.

But the problem is that Jamison's defense on the court can't keep up, let alone rebounding protection.

The Nets launched a counterattack led by Paul Pearce.

The Nets' second team significantly increased the intensity of confrontation and defense, causing consecutive turnovers on the offensive end of the Clippers.

If it weren't for the Nets' backup guard Livingston playing really badly, the Nets could have tied the score as quickly as possible.

Livingston, a former talented player, returned to the NBA with a tenacious will and love for basketball after suffering a horrific leg injury.

However, he came on as a substitute for Delon in this game, and he didn't take advantage of several opportunities in the second quarter, all of which were opportunities to cut to the basket and make a layup.

The awareness is good, there is no problem with passing and receiving the ball.

It was the last layup that was easily distracted and missed.

Because his leg strength is gone.

With a broken leg, he couldn't pull onions directly from dry ground like in the past, so he could only make a difficult layup, and the result was that he was distracted and missed.

There are also fast-break counterattacks, breakthrough layups, and the last moment of strength is always unable to get up, either slipping or being stealed.

It can only be said that the impact of injuries on a player is too great.

Li Liang sat on the sidelines and watched Deron Williams and Livingston perform badly, thinking to himself that no matter how ugly and smelly they were, they had to wear knee pads, elbow pads, and socks sent by the system.

Four minutes into the second quarter, when Paul Pierce hit another three-pointer, the score was tied!

The Clippers made a mistake on the defensive end to play a counterattack, and as a result, Bledsoe surged over his head, and then passed back and was stealed.

Paul Pearce seized his chance and hit an open three-point shot from the outside.

Rivers had to call a timeout, and Pierce, a veteran, did have a hand with the bench, which was still a bit worse than Griffin.

Compared to the Lakers' Gasol, Griffin's ability to serve as a tactical pivot is much worse.

And the defenders who appeared with Griffin were Crawford, Bledsoe, and other defenders who were not very organized.

Once the opposing defense controls Griffin to receive the ball, the offense of the Clippers' second team will be problematic.

And because of the absence of Butler and Barnes, the Clippers are weak at the front tonight.

At one point, Rivers fielded a dead-guard combination of Crawford, Darren Collisson, and Bledsoe on the court, resulting in two frontcourt rebounds and being chased by the Nets.

Li Liang couldn't understand what Rivers was thinking, and said, "Won't you let me go early without a striker?" Although I take less money, I get more points! Let me sit and watch, and call a timeout when it's tied? ”

Rivers just nodded, he was a little dizzy from the hair dryer.

When he first came to the Clippers, Rivers still had the dignity and pride of being a head coach, after all, he was a professional player, after all, he was a championship coach, and after all, he was a master of chicken soup.

He has his own basketball philosophy and coaching philosophy, and he has a unique wisdom and a lot of experience.

And now, he feels like a pig's head.

Why a back three?

Hollins can still be used, one Griffin and one Jamison on the inside, three short men on the outside, and the defensive formation is easily washed away, giving the Nets a lot of opportunities to shoot outside.

Of course, the good thing about the three-guard guard is that the Clippers have a lot of steals, but unfortunately the few steals don't translate into counter-attack scoring.

I have to say that the Nets' defense is still good and quite solid under Kidd's tutelage.

After Rivers called a timeout, Li Liang reintroduced to replace Griffin.

Griffin played a little aggrieved, he was originally the core of the second team, but he couldn't catch the ball and didn't take a point.

Bledsoe and Crawford both tried to pass the ball to Griffin, but the Nets' defense was in place and didn't give Griffin a good chance to hold the ball and play alone.

Without Paul and Li Liang's passing and defensive attraction, Griffin played quite hard.

When this rotation was first implemented, Griffin was still able to play well, and now that the teams are starting to study the Clippers' rotation, Griffin is starting to be targeted.

Of course, Griffin is not the only one who is targeted, Li Liang, as the hottest star in the league now, has begun to be treated with fancy defense every game.

The package that Kidd arranged for Li Liang tonight is very traditional but also very effective, that is, the big man on the inside line came out to delay and interfere with Li Liang.

From the starters Garnett and Lopez to the bench Plumlee, the Nets' interior line is all tall and big, all at 7 feet, and they are very oppressive to the ball carrier.

And the big man of the Nets didn't wait for Li Liang to hold the ball and enter the three-point line to help defend, even if he was outside the three-point line.

Even if Li Liang assists Jordan Jr. for a dunk through an infiltration pass, the Nets will not change their defensive strategy.

It's a big deal to foul Jordan Jr. directly and send him to the free throw line, which is better than Li Liang getting a chance to shoot three points on the outside, right?

For Li Liang's three points, the teams have reached the point of extreme fear.

All kinds of defensive methods have been tried one by one, as long as Li Liang does not feel against the sky, he can always play a role.

Garnett is the league's most oppressive interior line against ball carriers, even at the age of 37, his awareness, experience, and command ability cannot be underestimated.

The Clippers' offense stalled for a while, and the Nets' offense wasn't much better, but Deron Williams was finally back in shape.

He hit two three-pointers in quick succession from the outside to help the Nets overtake the score!

Rivers watched the Clippers' main player play for 2 minutes, and after four or five rounds, he didn't score a single ball, and only scored two points on free throws, so he could only call another timeout.

Li Liang returned to the bench and drank a sip of water, the situation on the field was indeed not very good.

It can be felt from the referee's blowing that after the start of the second quarter, the referee has been "finding fault".

The so-called finding fault is to blow some trivial fouls.

For example, three seconds, walking, playing while defending, covering violations.

These fouls can be blown or not blown when the scale is relatively loose.

The referees basically blew it tonight, and the result was that the Clippers' offense was shattered.

Except for the first half of the first quarter, the Clippers' offense in the back is scattered, with pieces of rapid counterattacks and continuous scoring.

Li Liang tried to shoot two three-pointers but didn't succeed, and he didn't hit every shot.

Judging from the situation on the field, the difference in the first half may have to be widened.

Without Barnes putting Butler, the rebounding and defensive pressure was quite high.

Rivers asked the team to change their offensive strategy during the short timeout, allowing Li Liang to reduce ball handling and increase off-ball running to pull the opponent's defense, so that Paul has more room to move.

Li Liang nodded in agreement, Rivers's arrangement was correct.

It's just a matter of how the rest of the team feels.

The timeout ended when Williams made a free throw because Paul had just fouled while defending.

After hitting both free throws, the score came to 39:45, which was still a 6-point difference.

Williams has eight points and is gradually getting back into shape.

His two three-pointers, especially the second, quickly crossover to shake Paul away, stepped back and made a three-point shot, which was already at the level of his prime.

The Clippers attacked, and Li Liang came to the weak side to run without the ball to attract the defense, giving Paul more room to operate.

The Nets' defense used big man to change the defense, and Paul played Big Lopez small, used his speed to break through to near the free throw line, and made a pull-up jump shot.

The ball rolled on the basket a few times, but finally fell out and didn't go in.

Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, drew a foul on a layup, and went to the free throw line.

Li Liang attracted the defensive attention of Johnson and Garnett, resulting in Jordan Jr. having no one to get into the position.

Jordan Jr. hit one of two free throws from the free-throw line, and the Clippers still didn't score in the athletic battle.

Then, Lopez hit Jordan Jr. in the low post and missed the hook that turned.

Li Liang grabbed the rebound and pushed Paul to counterattack.

The Nets were extremely fast in their defense, and Garnett didn't forget to reach out in front of Paul after retreating for half time.

It's a good defensive habit for a best defensive player, which leads to Paul not being able to give a good pass.

In the end, Paul still used his personal ability to get inside to face Lopez's block, scored two points with a throw, and finally scored a goal in the field battle.

At this time, Li Liang's ability to hold the ball in the face of high-intensity defense and score the ball through various operations is still not enough.

Paul did have an advantage in this.

But then Paul exposed his weaknesses.

Deron Williams singled out Paul one-on-one on the outside, a beautiful crossover shook off Paul's defense, and then hit a mid-range jumper!

Williams had already scored 10 points in the second quarter!

He's really starting to show some signs of recovery.

And this goal, Paul's biggest disadvantage in the face of Williams was exposed, and the difference in size was too big.

Williams' height, weight, and playing as a shooting guard are more than enough.

And Paul's size can only be a referee in addition to playing point guard.

Even many referees are taller and stronger than him, and can rely on experience and small movements to gain advantage when defending, but he can't do anything in the face of Williams' backward pull-up jumper.

Paul was clearly a little annoyed and he played again with the ball on the counter-attack.

After using a rhythmic break to get inside, he faced Garnett on the baseline, feints, time differences, and then a close-range throw.

The two of them are scared!

The next offense, the Nets still played the ball to Williams, holding the ball back in the low post on the left side.

To be honest, Paul is not afraid to hit him in the back, because although he is short, he has a big butt!

The height of the anti-back body is not very effective, and it is important that the chassis is strong.

Williams continued to push inside and found that he couldn't get in, and finally turned over and threw a backward jumper, and as soon as he shot, it was obviously short, and the whole person fell to the ground.

Needless to say, Paul stumbled again, but the referee didn't blow.

The Clippers had a chance to quickly counterattack, Li Liang hit the bottom corner, and received a pass from Paul for three points!

Didn't even enter!

The ball was interfered with by Garnett's defense and missed.

Li Liang did not play very well in the first half.

The Nets fans in the stadium booed.

If you don't play well, you have to endure booing.

Then, Williams changed his offensive strategy, stopped turning his back, and broke through to force Paul to kill the inside, causing Paul to foul and go to the free throw line.

After hitting both free throws and scoring 12 points in the second quarter, Williams' name began to ring in the Barclays Center.

After that, the Clippers were outside, and Li Liang was caught and distributed to Crawford.

Crawford made a big open three-pointer and ended up shooting a three-pointer?

Li Liang really wanted to take off his shoes and smash them on Crawford's head.

You can shoot three empty positions, what's the difference between you and a fast-break dunk wrestling?

Not only that, Little Jordan easily saved the ball and fished it back, Li Liang rushed up to get the ball back, but the referee blew a return line.

Li Liang is not convinced, this ball is obviously touched by Garnett's fingers, how can it be considered a return line?

chatted with the referee for a while, Kennedy persuaded him, but Li Liang did not listen.

also presented Kennedy with a "pretty mom!" ”

Kennedy still exchanged gifts and gave Li Liang a T.

Rivers is very helpless, Li Liang has always been extremely calm when playing, and he feels a little irritable today.

Li Liang is indeed irritable, can he not be irritable if he is not in a good state?

In the first half, he was 1 of 7, could it be that he was allowed to take a big tonic pill in the second half?

Li Liangcai didn't eat it, and the little basketball net couldn't make him take big tonic pills.

Joe Johnson made a technical foul and hit a free throw.

The Nets are getting braver and braver, Joe Johnson misses a shot, and Lopez grabs a rebound and makes a layup.

Griffin's layup was then blocked by Garnett, the Nets' last attack before halftime.

Williams faced Paul and pulled away with a one-on-one match.

Williams once again used a superb and quick crossover change of direction and a strong body to get past Paul, and scored two points with a basket in the middle to freeze the score of the first half at 44-54.

The Nets managed to overtake in the second quarter after falling behind in the first quarter, leading by 10 points.

The Clippers' offense was undoubtedly in big trouble, and Li Liang only hit one three-pointer in the first half and didn't score again.

If he hadn't made a roll call in the second half, I don't know how the New York media would have mocked him.