Li Liang came on in the middle of the second quarter.

His performance was still average, and he missed two forced three-point shots from the outside.

The pace of the game was completely wrong.

There was no three-point line in the 70s, and the three-point shot was not important in the 80s, so Li Liang's outside shooting would be much easier.

When you start playing in the '90s, it's a completely different story, especially in the playoffs.

George Carr shouted from the sidelines, and also criticized Li Liang during the timeout, "Be cautious, don't be so casual, what's going on with you tonight?" ”

Karl's whole mentality was impatient, and the full-court pressing defense did not have the expected effect, and he fell into a strangulation battle with the Nuggets.

The scores of the two sides have been close, and on the Supersonic side, Payton has been affected by a foot injury and has obviously played on the court from time to time.

The SuperSonics team has always had a problem, which is the lack of strong attackers.

Payton and Kemp, who are the core players, are lacking in offensive means.

Therefore, every time it comes to a key game, the supersonic speed is easy to fall into a situation of falling off the chain.

They relied heavily on defensive strangulation and Peyton's quick counter-attacks to keep them in the groove, and they lacked absolute strength.

The call for the Key Arena was shocking, but Li Liang was not disturbed by George Carr's criticism.

Anyway, I can't win today, so I can still fight next time!

However, Li Liang thought that it would be better to pass it at one time.

Originally, the Nuggets also narrowly won this game, and what Li Liang had to do was to find an offensive feeling and adapt to the intensity of the game in the 90s.

As long as he can open it when needed, Li Liang is confident in his feel and shooting ability.

Li Liang, who was originally gradually "Zhanhua" in the real game, came to the task and began to "scientificize" again.

Believe in your own feel, as long as you vote, you will always enter!

At the end of the second quarter, the two sides were tied at 41-44, and the Nuggets only trailed the SuperSonics by three points.

The third quarter will be the moment of the real decisive battle between the two sides.

In this game in history, the two sides fought fiercely until overtime, and the supersonic attack could not break through the ten fingers of the "African Mountain" and was finally eliminated.

Li Liang won't be able to do it this time, Lao Tzu's three-point shot can't fly over the African mountains?

Fifteen minutes later, the third quarter began.

Before the start, George Carr specially instructed Li Liang, "Control your shots, move the team more, and move the team!" ”

Schramf is the glue that holds him together in the SuperSonics, and his projection and playmaking skills are perfect for the SuperSonics' lineup and style of play.

In the case of Payton's injury, Schramf-Liang's role is crucial.

Li Liang nodded, he is not an iron-headed baby, he knows that the feeling of this thing cannot be forced, but he still has to see the opportunity.

On the first shot after the start of the third quarter, the Nuggets missed a mid-range jumper and won the backcourt rebound with the supersonic speed.

After Payton passed the half, he passed the ball to Li Liang in the low post.

In the '90s, most offense was started from the low post rather than using pick-and-rolls.

Not only the center, but also the forwards and guards all have a good low-post offensive or strategy skills, which is the basic skill of that era.

After Li Liang received the ball, he was caught by the Nuggets, and Mutombo came from the line to surround Li Liang.

Li Liang was calm and calm, a behind-the-ground pass stuffed the ball into the three-second zone, and Camp received the ball and made a layup!

Beautiful passes, the key arena is jubilant.

Then, the Nuggets still missed the offense, Payton won the rebound and launched a counterattack to assist Kendall Hill for a layup!

Then, Mutombo grabbed the rebound in the offensive and fouled Payton.

Payton passed the ball to Li Liang again, Li Liang received the ball, and a mid-range board jumper hit!

At the beginning of the second half, the SuperSonics beat the Nuggets 6:0!

Things were trending in a good direction, and Nuggets head coach Dan Iser called a timeout.

SuperSonics fans were very happy, feeling that this was a harbinger of the home team's upswing, and the lead was almost 10 points.

Only Li Liang knows that this is far from enough, and tonight's Nuggets are very, very tenacious.

After the timeout, the Nuggets still didn't hit the shot, and the SuperSonics Hill hit a mid-range jumper in the bottom left corner, and the difference between the two sides stretched to 11 points!

This is the biggest margin of the game so far.

The Nuggets haven't changed their strategy and are still playing inside.

Rauf burst through the middle and then hit the ground and passed to Mutombo, who made a layup and caused a supersonic interior foul.

Li Liang shook his head when he saw the ball on the flank, the supersonic defense line was really a little allergic.

What about Rauf and you make him a little deeper?

Just past the free throw line, the baseline leaked out, allowing Mutombo to attack the basket on his own.

Li Liang's defensive awareness is different from Schramf's, but unfortunately the supersonic defensive system cannot be changed for him.

The supersonic's overly sensitive package and pressing system led to their defense being used by the Nuggets in various ways.

Mutombo hit both free throws to close the gap.

Then the SuperSonics offense was almost defended by the Nuggets for 24 seconds, and in the end, Kemp barely missed the shot.

The Nuggets, on the other hand, patiently passed the ball and found Reggie Williams in the bottom right corner, and Williams hit a mid-range jumper to score two points.

The Nuggets played very patiently and with tenacity.

Supersonic wanted to break the Nuggets in one go, but they couldn't do it at all.

Only Li Liang played his role very patiently, and he tried to catch the ball under the basket.

As a result, Payton fell and lost the ball under Ralph's tough defense and Williams' combined efforts!

Payton couldn't get the ball out, and the Nuggets got a chance to fight back with a fast break.

The Nuggets failed to successfully counterattack and fell into a positional battle, after missing the shot, in the scramble for a rebound, Ellis fouled Li Liang.

Fouls began to mount on both sides.

If the first half is still testing each other, and the fourth quarter is fighting bayonets and trying to see the dagger, then the third quarter is the time to compete for internal strength.

After getting through the exchange of attacks at the beginning of the second half, the two sides began to enter a state of anxious confrontation.

Offensive fouls, batter fouls, blocking fouls, various fouls disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

I'd rather foul you to the free-throw line than let you play a tactical easy score.

Throughout the third quarter, the SuperSonics scored 18 points and the Nuggets scored 19 points.

Li Liang still didn't make a three-point shot, he was like a lurking poisonous snake, silently waiting for an opportunity.

The fourth quarter of the game began, the decisive moment.

The SuperSonics went into the final quarter with a mere 2-point advantage.

The advantage they built up at the start of the third quarter was all poured out in the second half of the third quarter.

The Nuggets were steadfast in their defense, and TV cameras were shown more than once to Nuggets coach Dan Isell, the teacher of Li Liang's pass, and Isemer was always calm on the sidelines, and his command and tactical set-up were undoubtedly successful.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the SuperSonics got an open shot by moving the ball 45 degrees to the left, and Michael Kage missed a jumper.

He stepped on the three-point line and shot a two-point shot, and the ball was deflected.

The Nuggets didn't fight back quickly after getting the backcourt rebound, but slowed down and grinded the ground.

Unless the Nuggets have a very, very good opportunity tonight, they will not launch a quick counterattack, but will stop and slowly grind the position and play inside.

The Nuggets' success rate was not particularly high, and they were defended for 24 seconds in the next positional battle.

Reggie Williams missed the shot in the low post, and the Nuggets grabbed the ball and passed it, but they didn't notice that the ball didn't touch the basket, and the outside tried to control the rhythm and play slowly, resulting in a 24-second violation.

But even so, the Nuggets' goal was achieved, they themselves did not counterattack quickly, and they did not give the supersonic fast attack.

The supersonic offense is very dependent on quick counter-attacks, without which their offense is lame.

The SuperSonics' positional offense was very difficult, and the outside jumper still missed.

In the absence of a strong interior line, the supersonic positional offense can only rely on mid-range jumpers from the outside.

After grabbing an offensive rebound, they passed the ball to Vincent Asko, who held the ball and scored a foul inside to get two scoring opportunities.

With both free throws, the SuperSonics led by four points.

And the Nuggets' Robert Parker hit a mid-range jumper to score two points.

George Carr sat on the bench and watched the game, looking up at the timer from time to time.

He wondered when he would start making substitutions.

Li Liang drank Gatorade, and when he saw that the supersonic outside jumper missed, he cursed in his heart.

The SuperSonics ran a zipper tactic on the left side, and the zipper opened the Nuggets' defense, but they couldn't shoot!

Two minutes into the fourth quarter, the score was still 62-64, which is the amount of points the Clippers scored in the half.

With only two points behind, the Nuggets tried to shoot a three-pointer on the counter and missed.

But Brian Williams, who was plugged in behind, scored a two-handed dunk, tied the score, and the SuperSonics called a timeout.

Bryan Williams is a player Li Liang has a little impression, because he later changed his name to Bison Deller, won a championship with the Bulls, and then in 2002, the summer when Yao Ming entered the NBA, he was killed by his brother while going to sea.

Williams had a very eye-catching game, especially in the rebounding game, and he had grabbed 15 rebounds so far in the fourth quarter.

That includes 5 frontcourt rebounds!

George Karl didn't say much during the timeout, not setting up the tactics, but asking the players to "get nervous." ”

Li Liang thought to himself, do you think everyone is not nervous?

What they need is not tension, but relaxation.

George Karl is a typical "no-do" coach and doesn't like to set up tactics when he takes a timeout.

He has said before, "The effect of arranging a tactic is not as good as grabbing a frontcourt rebound." ”

Such a head coach does not particularly trust the tactical routine itself, and he pays more attention to the players' performance and hard work on the field.

The advantage is that the team's style is unrestrained and will play at a super level, such as abusing the opponent by 58 points.

The disadvantage is that it collapses badly.

Rush up to supersonic speed, if you can't rush up, then it will crash.

They need a surface stabilization system.

At this time, Li Liang appeared on the stage.

After Li Liang came on the court, according to the tactical requirements, Li Liang should ask for the ball in the low post on the left side, and play alone with his back or organize the strategy.

As a result, Li Liang received the ball in a very far position, and Sam Perkins, who passed the ball to him, was a little hesitant.

Is the three-point line back-to-back singles?

Of course Li Liang can't fight back, what do you want to do with your back?

Li Liang didn't call for a pick-and-roll, he dribbled back two steps, and when he reached the three-point line, he adjusted his rhythm.

The man who defended him was Reggie Williams, and he followed closely.

But he obviously wouldn't have expected that Schramf-Liang would choose to shoot three-pointers at this position at this time.

Li Liang felt that it was time, and his hand felt that point.

As I looked at the basket, I felt my fingers move, and I imagined the image of the ball flying into the basket with unmistakable accuracy.

Many people will have this feeling when they look at the basket with the ball in their hands, and feel that the basket is so close and big, and it is easy to throw it in.

As soon as he made a move, he said in his heart, "It's crooked, it's wilted, it's iron, and it's strong." ”

But Li Liang is different, in terms of shooting, he is a genius, a genius with systematic blessings.

Li Liang used the fastest speed to shoot three points, and without the bonus of [zero-second shot], he consciously accelerated the speed of his shot.

Williams didn't have time to pounce on the ball and watched it fly to the basket.

When George Karl saw that Li Liang was about to shoot three points, he hurriedly opened his mouth to curse.

But all such coaches can't escape a "real fragrance" in the end. ”

"Huh!"

Three-point hit!

The Key Arena was jubilant.

George Carr let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head.

Iseer pouted, thinking that Schramf-Liang was a balloon.

But he really dared to shoot this ball, this kind of anxious moment.

The Nuggets are all desperately playing inside, and this guy dares to shoot three points from the outside.

Even 20 years later, when the three-point shot is greatly developed, and when it comes to the high-intensity confrontation of the playoffs, most coaches will still believe that "the closer you get to the basket, the easier it is to score." “

This is the eternal basic law of basketball, and it is predestined from the moment its rules of the game are laid.

But there are always people who want to challenge the rules.

Supersonics, which were still 2 points behind, overtook them.

But the Nuggets are still playing with color on the offensive end.

It was Brian Williams again, who grabbed the rebound again, and the sixth of the game, he passed to Robert Parker in the bottom corner.

Parker made a three-point shot in the bottom corner of the left side and hit it!

A very, very lethal shot, Robert Parker hit a key three-pointer, and the TV commentators couldn't help but shout.

Then the supersonic offense had no chance after repeated onslaughts, and finally Payton missed a mid-range jumper and fell to the ground with his feet in a difficult position.

Not enough for Li Liang to grab the rebound in the front court, he quickly dribbled to the bottom right corner, and then didn't think much about it, turned over and shot a three-point shot!

Purely relying on the feeling in his hands, he should have passed the ball out to reorganize the attack.

But Li Liang knows that even if it is passed out, the supersonic positional battle will still not be able to break the Nuggets' iron bucket formation, so it is better to use this opportunity to rebound in the front court to fight.

The ball still went in!

This time George Carr no longer breathed a sigh of relief, but clenched his fists.

This ball is too crucial, what tactics, what is safe, is there anything more important than three points?

And Dan Isele was a little confused, the situation was obviously tilting towards the Nuggets, but Schramf's two three-pointers dragged the supersonic up again.

The two sides entered the final five minutes, and the key arena was about to suffocate.

The Nuggets attacked, and Mutombo received the ball in the low post, only to be caught by the superSonics.

As a result, supersonic once again paid the price for excessive bag clamping.

The Nuggets moved the ball to the weak side, and Brian Williams caught the ball and hit a mid-range jumper.

At this time, Kemp broke through with the ball and distributed the ball to Perkins on the left, and Perkins received the ball and shot a three-point shot!

Li Liang's three-pointer seemed to give confidence to the rest of the SuperSonics.

Perkins shoots and hits a three-point shot!

Now the supersonic fans went completely crazy, and they shouted for the supersonics.

Now the SuperSonics have a three-point lead over the Nuggets.

Then, both sides start fouling, free throws, iron, fouls, free throws......

Li Liang felt that his arms were all scars, and his tinnitus was about to explode, and the movements of both sides and the decibel of the stadium were really exciting.

At the critical moment, the supersonic defense defended the Nuggets for another 24 seconds, and Li Liang jumped in the three-second zone to destroy the Nuggets' air connection.

Then, Li Liang received the ball with his back on the outside again, and the position was still very shallow.

This time, the Nuggets players were packed, and they didn't want Li Liang to shoot three points anymore.

But this time, Li Liang once again passed a ground-hitting pass, and Sean Kemp, who was inserted in the middle, received the ball and hit the basket, and then it was a violent dunk with one hand across the African mountains!

The momentum of supersound, which had been suppressed for a whole day, or even three whole games, came back all at once.

In today's game, Sean Kemp didn't dunk, and Gary Payton didn't send an assist to Kemp in the air relay, is this still the Seattle SuperSonics?

Li Liang used his three-point and passing to break the team's pent-up mentality.

Then there was a controversial ball on the defensive end, and the SuperSonics defended the Nuggets for another 24 seconds, but the Nuggets thought the SuperSonics had fouled the defense.

Mutombo yelled "God-damn" in his gong-like voice to the technical bench, asking the referee to watch the video and blow the penalty again.

As a result, the referee did not change the decision, believing that there was no foul under the basket, and the Nuggets violated the offense with 24 seconds.

Then Li Liang threw his deadliest shot of the game.

After passing halfway, he stood at the court logo and received a pass from Payton.

Originally, the ball was passed to him to pick it up, and he was going to pass it back to Payton to continue to organize the offense.

As a result, Li Liang did not pass back to Peyton, and Peyton turned his head and found that Li Liang was at the edge of the logo, three steps away from the three-point line, and directly made a three-point shot.

Is this guy crazy?

Playoffs! A battle to the death!

At this time, you throw three points in this place?

Unprecedented, unprecedented, the fans at the scene were wide-eyed in disbelief.

George Carr had just sat down and was drinking from Gatorade's paper cup when he saw Li Liangtou squirt out.

Then a second later, the ball went through the heart, a three-point shot, a hit!

George Karl excitedly threw the paper cup out of his hand, and the drink spilled on the players and coaches on the bench.

But no one minded, because Schramf-Liang almost sealed the win.

With 1 minute and 20 seconds left before the end of the game, the SuperSonics led by 8 points!

The Nuggets called a timeout, and judging by the Nuggets' performance on the offensive end, it is almost impossible for them to counterattack.

Li Liang received the most applause from the fans when he left the game, and the supersonic substitutes rushed up to hug him, but Li Liang said calmly: "It's not over, it's not over yet." “

Li Liang knows that in 1 minute and 20 seconds, everything is possible.

And Li Liang then used a steal to completely extinguish the possibility of the Nuggets turning the tables.

In the end, 98:88, the SuperSonics defeated the Denver Nuggets by 10 points in the life-and-death battle, avoiding the first Black Eight Miracle in NBA history and changing the course of the NBA playoffs this year.

Because the Houston Rockets are really afraid of the Seattle superSonics.

The mission is complete, and the hustle and bustle of the Key Arena gradually disappears:

[Mission completed, stop the Black Eight Miracle, get the reward: strong three-point ability value +20 (60), get a special item: map to the space library.] 】