In the evening, the Golden One Center was full of fans.

The $557 million complex can accommodate more than 17,500 spectators and can host not only basketball games, but also boxing matches, concerts and other large-scale events.

The regular season was officially put into use in September last year, shortly after Li Liang announced that he would join the Kings.

It can be said that Li Liang's arrival has added a lot to the golden No. 1.

This season, the Kings have had an even better record at the stadium, losing just three games at home.

And one of them was last month's loss to the Warriors.

Before the start of this game, Li Liang made more careful preparations.

At present, he already has three coaching runes in his hands, a Lv2 hand feeling rune, a Lv1 defensive focus rune, and a Lv1 energy and physical strength rune.

He usually puts the hand rune in the PG position for Rondo to use.

Before the start of this game, Li Liang put the rune in the position of power forward, and he had to keep it to himself.

With the help of the double runes, his shooting percentage will be boosted even stronger.

The energy and physical runes were given the position of small forward, and PJ Tucker took on a considerable defensive task in the game, and needed to give his physical strength a small boost.

The defensive focus rune is of course placed in the center position, and Cousins' focus has always been an issue.

If he can concentrate and control his temper, he will already be the No. 1 center forward this season.

Tactically, against the Warriors, it turned out that the Bees were not particularly effective and could not be used as a regular defensive tactic.

Li Liang decided to use the strategy of man-to-man and not changing the defense to deal with the Warriors' sharp offense.

In this game, Li Liang wants to fight with the Warriors to attack.

Before the game, Li Liang was interviewed by Sacramento's local TV station, and reporters asked him about the current state of the Kings.

Li Liang said very confidently, "We are in a winning streak, we have found the feeling of winning, our attack is getting more and more tacit, and tonight will be a wonderful game." ”

As a coach, Li Liang's speech is becoming more and more stable.

An emotionally stable manager is a strong backing for the players.

On the other hand, if the coach is always in front of the media, it is a pressure on the players.

Different team styles require different coaches.

The Kings themselves are in an unstable state, and if the coach is no longer unstable, the team's ups and downs will be too great.

So Li Liang must force himself to be steady!

The starting lineups of both sides, the Warriors are Curry, Thompson, James, Pachulia plus Green.

The Kings are Cousins, Leung, Tucker, Gordon plus Rondo.

When it comes to starting, every position on both sides is a response.

On the bench, the Warriors have Iguodala and the Kings have Rudy Gay.

The two teams can be said to be evenly matched, with the Warriors roster more luxurious and the Kings more practical.

The two superstars of the Warriors have teamed up for revenge, and the king and Li Liang have two hats.

In the opening jump shot, the Kings took the lead in gaining possession, and Li Liang received a pass from Rondo in the high post and hit a mid-range jumper.

In the past two seasons, Li Liang has made more and more mid-distance shots, and the proportion has become higher and higher.

On the one hand, the team needs his mid-range as a tactical operating point, and on the other hand, as long as he shoots three points, the opponent will be sandwiched by three people, and no one can bear it.

He needs more offensive tools to support his shots.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Pachulia made a high post block, and Cousins was a little slow and was drilled into the basket by Pachulia.

Curry made a through pass to the basket, and Pachulia caught the ball and scored two points on a layup.

Li Liang stepped forward and touched Cousins' head, "Let you concentrate, one-on-one, and keep an eye on the person you want to guard." ”

Cousins' defensive focus remains an issue.

He habitually followed Curry for this ball, and it ended up being missed.

Cousins responded immediately on offense, receiving the ball in the low post, the Warriors shrunk their defense, and Tucker had an opportunity in the bottom right corner.

Cousins made a wide transfer pass to Tucker, who caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.

Tucker's shots are mostly in the two bottom corners, and the shooting percentage is pretty good.

Tucker's main task tonight was to deal with James on the defensive end, and then the main role in the offense was to throw three-pointers in the corner.

Then, the Warriors played a quick counterattack, James made a super long pass to Klay Thompson in the backcourt, and Thompson received the ball and made a three-point shot, but it didn't go in.

After James came to the Warriors, he wore the No. 6 jersey again.

His long pass was precise and fast, and when Thompson received the ball, it was completely empty.

It's a pity that Thompson didn't feel good in the opening game.

Li Liang got the rebound and gave the ball to Rondo.

The Kings countered and used a four-way stretch formation – a number of ways D'Antoni's attack.

Speed, space, for D'Antoni, space is the lifeblood of the attack.

Rondo used his speed to get in from the baseline, but he didn't have a chance under the basket, and he drew the defense and threw a pass to the middle.

Li Liang received the ball and made a direct three-point shot, and then hit!

Three-pointer at the top of the arc.

The commentator was about to say that the shot was unreasonable, but he scored the ball.

The Kings got off to a good start, an 8-2.

But right away, Green responded with the ball in the high post and passed it to James.

James received the ball and faced Tucker, and after a dummy moment, he hit a mid-range jumper.

After the eastern Green came to the west, he still had to be taken care of by the genuine Green.

Of course, after James came to the Warriors, he could pat his chest and say, "You didn't win the championship before I came, I'm here to teach you how to win the championship." ”

Because they have a common goal, the championship, and defeating Li Liang, the atmosphere within the Warriors is quite good.

Selfless passing, uncaring shots, and tenacious defense.

It's a strong and good team.

The two sides battled off in the first quarter.

The Kings played quite flexibly tonight.

Rondo took advantage of Li Liang's block in the high post to get to the basket and make a low-handed layup.

Cousins can also attack the basket from time to time in the low post, and Cousins' strategy has improved greatly this season under the guidance of Li Liang.

The most terrifying is of course Li Liang, who incarnated as Karl Malone, using blocking and pick-and-roll, and completely became a mid-range jumper scoring machine.

The Warriors are still facing the super problem of how to defend Li Liang.

If this conundrum is not solved, it will not be able to curb his shooting percentage in the series, and the Warriors will still have a hard time playing the Kings in the playoffs.

In the first quarter of the game, Li Liang made 4 of 4 mid-range jumpers, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 13 points.

The Kings played a very smooth and beautiful offense, leading the Warriors by 11 points at 35-24 in the first quarter.

The Warriors got off to a bad start and still had nothing to do in defending Li Liang.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, Li Liang replaced himself and let himself rest.

On the Warriors' side, James played with a second lineup, and Li Liang replaced Guy and West.

James' role at this time is somewhat similar to Li Liang in the Thunder last season.

To be honest, with James' strength, it's no problem for him to lead the Warriors' second team for a season and enter the playoffs.

At the beginning of the game, James held the ball in the low post, hit Guy with his back, and scored two points with a backward jumper after turning inside.

Coming back, the Kings passed the ball to West in the low post.

West also played with a low back, a very beautiful dribble and retreat, and a difficult backcourt jumper, which also hit.

The Kings bench can have a needle like West, which is really important for the team's firepower.

Mike Brown is still thinking of letting West start so that Li Liang can play center.

If Li Liang was not the head coach, it is estimated that Mike Brown would have succeeded.

It's a pity that Li Liang is the head coach, and he doesn't want to let himself play center!

Then, James was caught in the ball and made a mistake in defense.

James yelled at the referee that he was beating, but several Kings players pouted their butts in a circle, and the referee didn't see it at all.

"No fouls! Counterattack! Counterattack! Li Liang shouted from the sidelines.

The referee was hesitating, and when he heard Li Liang shouting that there was no foul, he subconsciously didn't blow it.

The referee's decision is sometimes a thought, which will be affected by the people around him.

At this point, the Kings were already on a fast break.

Darren Collison kills the basket in one go, counterattacks and lays up!

It also caused a foul on the opponent.

The Kings played with momentum at halftime, and the maximum margin was stretched to 14 points.

However, the real battle between the two sides did not begin until the third quarter.