Chapter 462: Confidence
Li Liang obviously can't throw three-pointers as freely as he did when he wore the [Garbage King] medal.
If it weren't for Ginobili's foul on his own shooting just now, Li Liang wouldn't have been clear, could he have scored that three-point shot?
No, Li Liang actually knows that he is likely to not be able to score that three points.
Confidence is so important for a shooter.
The reason why Li Liang's three points are so strong is that in addition to his own talent, acquired practice, and the blessing of props, he relies on unparalleled confidence.
But tonight, for the first time, there was a slight crack in his confidence.
He must admit that his confidence in the past was based to a certain extent on props.
Can he still hit exactly the threes he needs to hit without relying on the system?
When Li Liang began to think about this question in his heart, it meant that he was not the same as before.
He never thought about it in the past.
Of course, Li Liang has an advantage, that is, he always thinks about questions quickly, and if he can get the answer, he will get the answer soon, and if he can't get the answer, he will put it aside for the time being.
For example, why the medal is missing, this kind of question will not be answered, so don't think about it.
And the question of whether he can score three points, Li Liang quickly had an answer, "How can I think about this kind of question, I will definitely be able to throw it!" If I can't shoot, I'll rush to grab the rebound myself! “
With the success of self-surrender and self-robbery just now, Li Liang quickly gave himself confidence.
Sometimes, this inexplicable self-confidence and recklessness are the key to a basketball player's success.
Prudence and caution keep you from losing, while recklessness allows you to work miracles.
"Bruce, did you hear what I just said?" Rivers asked Li Liang again when the timeout was about to end.
Li Liang shook his head, "I didn't hear it, anyway, the ball is going to be handed over to me, right?" ”
Rivers nodded, "That's right, throw the ball in and the others will have their full back." ”
Li Liang said he understood.
In fact, Rivers could consider setting up tactics and letting Crawford or others use Li Liang's containment to make a move.
But Rivers could feel that Li Liang could hit the next shot.
His reason is simple, he should have thrown in, right?
Sometimes, simple reasons are often the truth of the matter.
Back on the court at the end of the timeout, the Spurs made a fatal mistake in the offense.
Still from Ginobili, his pass was spotted by Li Liang and cut off his direct pass to Duncan.
Li Liang, who successfully broke the ball, handed over the ball to Crawford, and Li Liang himself went straight to the front and rushed to the bottom left corner, which was his favorite position to shoot.
Crawford passed the ball to Li Liang immediately after advancing through the half, and Leonard's ball was already very fast, and the block was almost touching Li Liang's ball.
But Li Liang shot extremely resolutely, he only had the basket in his eyes, and there was no Leonard at all.
His body fell a little towards the bottom line, almost a negative angle.
"Bruce Lee's three-pointer, I think it can go in...... It's really in! He threw it! ”
Jeff Van Gundy's voice has changed a bit.
Please, you're a guest commentator, please be fair and just.
You can't hold a grudge just because you lost to the Spurs in the finals that year and lost the only chance to win the championship, right?
In fact, Van Gundy is not holding a grudge, he is purely cheering for Li Liang's three-point shot.
39 points, Li Liang has already scored 39 points, and the difference between the Clippers and the Spurs has also come to 2 points, only 2 points!
With 58 seconds left before the end of the game, the suspense of victory and defeat was completely up.
Instead of taking a timeout, Popovich roared from the sidelines, asking the players to solve the problem themselves.
The time has come to fight the bayonet.
The Clippers players paddled most of the game, and the last look turned out to be able to win? That's not desperate!
In the final fight, the Spurs showed their extremely old side.
Parker pressed the time to the last 8 seconds, and after breaking through to the basket, he attracted the Clippers to defend the two people, and then made a high toss pass, followed by Duncan to take the ball, and the basket lightly put a basket to score two points!
Duncan clenched his fists tightly after the goal, Ginger was still old and spicy, and Duncan and Parker's blocking and dismantling were still sharp and cooperative.
This kind of seemingly simple blocking, as long as the two do not understand each other a little, either the opportunity will not come out, or the pass will be wrong.
And Parker and Duncan have worked together for more than ten years, almost seamlessly.
Without Paul's watch, Parker came and went too freely.
fell behind by 4 points, but Li Liang signaled Rivers not to call a timeout, because the Clippers had no chance to fight a positional battle.
They have to use their speed to steal points!
Li Liang quickly hit the half, Leonard followed closely, and the attention of the Spurs players was all on Li Liang and could not let him score again.
But they ignored Crawford in the bottom corner.
Li Liang's three-second drive from the middle has already caught the attention of three Spurs players, and then a split ball is given to Crawford on the wing.
Crawford picked up calmly, he shook off Danny Green as he rushed up with a shot feint, and then moved a step to the baseline to shoot in a more comfortable position!
Pointers!
Hit!
After scoring the goal, Li Liang clenched his fists, and he wanted to roar, but he held back.
Because he knew that the game was not over yet, 118:119, the Clippers were only 1 point away!
With a huge gap of 35 points, chasing only 1 point, Spurs fans don't know what's going on.
Clippers fans don't know either.
Many fans turned off the live broadcast in the third quarter and stopped watching it.
After 20 minutes, I wanted to see the game, but it turned out that the game was not over yet, and the Clippers were only 1 point away?
Ward day, hurry up and start the live broadcast to watch the game, and then find that there are too many people to connect, so you can only read the text.
Web servers at home and abroad are about to be overcrowded.
At the same time, ESPN and other TV stations reported that the ratings of the Clippers vs Spurs reached their peak at the moment.
After Crawford made that three-pointer, there were 21 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Clippers have to foul, foul tactics, and then give themselves an offensive opportunity to kill the opponent.
When to foul, it's a science.
"Don't foul as soon as you serve, let's press the defense first, but don't easily wrap up, don't miss the gap, it's better to foul the ball in the hands of Duncan or Dior. However, if it doesn't, with 15 seconds left, a foul must be committed, no matter who it is for. Remember, don't give a phone meeting, don't give a phone meeting! “
Rivers repeatedly emphasized the timing of the foul during the timeout.
If you have the chance, take precautions and try to make mistakes.
If there is no hope of making mistakes, and if you foul again, 21 seconds is still plenty of time.
And Popovich's set-up, of course, is hoping to take advantage of the holes in the Clippers' defense, preferably scoring a goal.
The difference of 3 points can at least guarantee that you will not lose.
However, when they returned to the court at the end of the timeout, the ideal situation for either coach did not happen.
After the Spurs ball ran for 5 seconds, it fell into Leonard's hands, and Li Liang decisively stepped forward to foul Leonard and sent Leonard to the free throw line.
Give the Clippers 16 seconds remaining.
Leonard stood at the free-throw line with a blank face.
This kid seemed to be a facial paralysis, and Li Liang rarely saw any mood swings on his face.
No, not very little, not no.
Leonard hit the first free throw, which was very stable.
His shooting touch is not very soft and slightly stiff, but after repeated practice, he is fixed at a steady frequency and is best suited for throwing the ball.
Immediately the second free throw, if it goes in, at least in regular time, it will be difficult for the Spurs to lose.
Li Liang felt that he had to do something at this time, and he had to do something.
How can you put everything in the hands of the other party?
What can be done, Li Liang's mind spun rapidly.
Trash talking? Is it useful for this type of facial paralysis?
At this moment, Li Liang suddenly remembered that Lao Tzu still had props to use.
I don't have a Bob Knight hair dryer yet!
This artifact, how can you forget it!
So, Li Liang turned on the hair dryer, and before the referee returned the ball to Leonard, he approached him and said, "If the penalty misses, I will kill." ”
Li Liang noticed that there was a slight twitch on Leonard's face, very slightly, but he noticed it.
Li Liang knew that the hair dryer worked.
Sure enough, on the second penalty, Leonard's ball was slightly out of the box and missed!
Jordan Jr. grabbed the backcourt rebound and firmly controlled the ball.
The crowd stood up, and the Clippers had one last chance to attack.
118:120, a two-point gap, the Clippers have a chance to kill, have a chance to complete a super reversal, and they are only one three-pointer away.
"Clippers, Clippers, Bruce Lee has a chance, he's not going to make a shot. The Clippers didn't call a timeout and gave the ball to Bruce Lee. ”
The on-site commentary picked up speed and pitched up, and it was the most exciting moment of the NBA game.
Victory or defeat is in a split second.
Rivers didn't call a timeout because he knew that calling a timeout would only give the Spurs time to set up defense.
If you play the sideline ball tactics, the Clippers may not be successful, it is better to give the ball to Li Liang and let him decide the outcome of the game.
Li Liang took the ball, Leonard marked one-on-one, and the Spurs did not have players to chase the defense for the time being.
They were waiting, waiting for the best time, and with the last five seconds left, they stepped forward to pinch Li Liang, forcing him to play the ball and let the others shoot.
At that time, the Spurs used rotation to press other players, and the time was rushed, and the shooting percentage would be low.
This is a defensive strategy that the Spurs players are familiar with, and everyone is counting the seconds, waiting for the last five seconds to come.
Then Li Liang made a move.
Before Leonard came up and the other players came over, Li Liang made a move.
Three steps from the three-point line, with plenty of time and 10 seconds left, he took the shot.
No one expected him to strike so quickly.
Something else they should have expected.
Surprise is always Li Liang's magic weapon to win.
Space is more important to him than time and distance.
He didn't want a countdown to kill the second, but to throw the ball in.
The moment he made the shot, Li Liang felt very relaxed and comfortable.
It felt like the whole arena was empty, and he was the only one.
Defenders, non-existent, spectators, non-existent, boo, non-existent.
It's just him, the basketball, the hoop.
Shooting from this distance, Li Liang has tried countless times in daily training and the system, and the hit rate is very high.
It's just that when it comes to the game, no one dares to shoot in this place easily.
Li Liang dares, he has succeeded more than once.
Of course, it's all with item bonuses.
Without the [Three-Point Shooting Rate Improvement Post], he wouldn't be so prodigal.
But this time he dared, without him, because he felt that he could enter.
"Huh!"
The ball passes through the heart!
A crisp ultra-long-range three-pointer!
At 121:120, the Clippers took the lead.
The 35-point difference was smoothed out.
“Oh?my god。” It was the first thing Van Gundy said when he saw the goal.
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