[Welcome back to the Almighty King system, whether to continue the mission]

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[Mission, Containment of Duncan's debut, Time: October 31, 1997, Location: McNichols Arena, Denver, USA, Match: San Antonio Spurs VS Denver Nuggets, Task Requirements: Defeat Tim Duncan, keep his score under 10 points, help the Nuggets win, Task Reward: Interior Basic Defensive Ability +10, All Minor Items +5, One Special Item, Task Difficulty: Normal]

As soon as he entered the system, Li Liang re-examined the requirements of this task.

It's like doing a question in high school, when you feel like you can't do it, read the question several times.

Because all the valid information for solving the problem is all included in the problem, if it can't be done, it means that the extraction of information is not in place.

Or the information is extracted in place, you really won't.

The previous missions, from Webb to Garnett to Nowitzki, had slightly different requirements.

Weber's clear request for "countering Weber" shows that one defense and one can deal with Weber.

As it turned out, that game was successful with some outside defensive skills, plus withstanding and grabbing backcourt rebounds.

Because there are Olajuwon and Thorpe in the back to help.

The second hit Garnett, the request was "don't let him score", and the subsequent process proved that Garnett scored mainly by eating cakes.

So don't let him score, you are ruining his chances of eating the cake.

The third played Nowitzki, asking for the same as Garnett, to keep the score at ...... It shows that Nowitzki is about the same, the rookie is inside, and the independent offensive ability is not strong.

The two missions are relatively easy, both are to cut off assistance, foul if it doesn't work, trash talk, in short, just don't let you get points.

Only Duncan's mission is different, and the mission explicitly calls for "defeating Duncan".

The process of the game also showed that it is not okay to be opportunistic and not let the score go, and you must go head-to-head with Duncan to beat him.

With Li Liang's ability, can he defeat Duncan now? It's definitely far off.

But there are no absolutes in the NBA, especially the wins, losses and performances of a game.

No matter how strong the team is, it is not sure that it will be able to win the so-called weak team, and no matter how strong the player is, it is not possible to say that it will definitely be able to beat the opposing role players in a game.

As long as the players are in good condition and the team is well-targeted, they can defeat the strong with the weak and the big with the small.

Also, several other tasks, except for the [Interior Basic Defense] plus points, other small items are picked and added.

Duncan's quest is all plus, not only because it's difficult, but also because you need to use all of these abilities.

Therefore, Li Liang made full preparations for this mission.

He found the video of the game, pondered and watched it repeatedly, and made a game plan in his heart.

As soon as he entered the mission, he put on the Nuggets' red and white jersey.

At the beginning, there weren't too many people at McNichols Arena, and some seats were empty.

Because of the lack of star flavor in the game, the audience will usually pour in halfway through the game.

The Nuggets' starters are guards Brian Stich and Bobby Jackson, forwards Eric Williams, Li Liang, and center Garrett.

Proper for a garbage lineup, Eric Williams is the team's top scorer.

The second scorer was Lafonso Ellis, who was absent due to a hernia and couldn't play at all.

is such a bad lineup, remove the original Tony Barty and replace it with Li Liang, and play the Twin Tower Spurs.

In addition to the twin towers, the Spurs also have Avery Johnson, Elliott and Negro — the Clippers head coach.

This talent and ability are not at the same level at all, Li Liang wants to defeat the strong with the weak.

The first step he has to do is to determine the alignment on the field.

The Nuggets' head coach is called Bill Hanzlick, who played for the Nuggets in the 80s and was an important backup for the Nuggets in Inglish.

Later, I became an assistant coach and became a head coach for the first time this year.

After this season, he disappeared from the position of head coach, after all, the record is too poor.

This kind of coach can't be counted on, Li Liang can only personally command his teammates on the field.

His teammates really listened to him, but there was no way, if his teammates lost their temper and didn't cooperate, they really couldn't fight.

Li Liang asked Garrett to go against Duncan, and he went to deal with David Robinson.

Li Liang's idea is very clear, no matter how bad Garrett is, after all, he is a center in the 90s.

The ability and skill of defending in the low post are still stronger than his own, and his height is also there, so let him go to Duncan first.

As for whether Li Liang can stand up to David Robinson? Whatever, let him up, just don't make Duncan comfortable.

But the Nuggets still have to win, what to do, then they can only rely on offense.

As soon as the game started, Robinson jumped the ball and the game began.

Li Liang clearly remembers that the first ball would pass Duncan's hand, and then Johnson broke through and distributed the ball to David Robinson.

David Robinson will carry the ball and drive to the basket for a layup.

Sure enough, everything went according to the script, Li Liang did not stop Robinson, and watched him make a layup.

Then Li Liang immediately sent the ball to Bobby Jackson in the backcourt and told Jackson to rush quickly!

Jackson quickly crossed the half court with the ball, and Li Liang ran to the right side of the 45-degree three-point line.

Jackson passed the ball to Li Liang, and as soon as Li Liang took the ball, everyone thought he had to slow down his pace and pass the ball to his teammates.

As a result, Li Liang didn't say a word and made a three-point shot!

In the second step of the plan, the three-point shot must be shot first.

Whether you can win or not depends on the three points.

"Huh!"

It's not bad, Li Liang hit this open three-pointer, and the Spurs players didn't expect him to shoot.

In this game in history, the two sides have made a total of 6 three-pointers.

The Spurs made four shots and scored two, which is pitiful.

The use of three points, this is the advantage of the times.

Next, the trend of the game is going according to Li Liang's plan.

As long as Duncan receives the ball, Li Liang resolutely wraps it up, Duncan you want to pass inside to Robinson, whatever you want.

Robinson dunked several baskets under the basket, Li Liang didn't care, you dunked.

Turning around, Li Liang shot a three-pointer from the outside.

Li Liang kept blocking and dismantling Jackson and Stage on the outside, and after cutting outside, he shot when he got the ball when he had the slightest chance.

He doesn't care whether he scores or not, he just relies on a large amount to make up for the lost points under the basket.

Li Liang scored three goals, which is equivalent to the Spurs' score in five rounds.

Because Robinson still has to make free throws, Li Liang saw that he couldn't do it, so he fouled.

Robinson shot 55 percent from the free-throw line tonight.

Therefore, they successfully fought five times, which is equivalent to Li Liang's success three times.

Moreover, on the Nuggets side, not only Li Liang will shoot three-pointers, but Bobby Jackson will also shoot three-pointers.

Li Liang took charge of the Nuggets' offense and resolutely did not pass the ball inside.

Garrett is covered by the defense of the twin towers, and the offense is completely disastrous, and letting him attack is a waste of opportunity, so it is better to give the outside shot.

When Bill Hanzlick was taking a timeout, he wanted the team to play more inside, and was directly scolded back by Li Liang.

The coach just stopped talking, so be it.

In the first quarter, Li Liang made 4 of 6 three-pointers, and Jackson made 1 of 2 three-point shots.

Although the offensive success rate was not as good as that of the Spurs, the score actually bitten, and the score was tied at 26:26.

Duncan scored just two points and had three assists in the first quarter on a low-post single, and he played unselfishly anyway.

Since I'm packed, I'm going to pass the ball.

Then, Li Liang did not rest and continued to play the second quarter.

He also has an important third-step plan, which is to take Duncan down.

Of course, instead of giving him a jio and another elbow as Malone said, it was for Duncan to foul.

This will test Li Liang's acting skills and ability to make fouls.

In the first quarter of the game, Duncan committed a foul.

Throughout the game, Duncan's foul control was good.

It can only be said that the Nuggets' firepower is too weak to be worthy of Duncan's foul at all.

In the second quarter, when Duncan was out of the game, Li Liang continued to play on the court.

This time, Li Liang stopped throwing three-pointers, he began to assist, respond, and hit the ground pass.

The Nuggets' offense is very simple, after a block, they can burst or shoot when they have a chance, and play by themselves if they don't have a chance.

They don't grab rebounds in the frontcourt and go all out.

This is all commanded by Li Liang on the field, tired him, and became a player and a coach.

The defense has to yell, and the offense has to rely on yelling, roaring and roaring, which really roars the morale of the Nuggets.

This is Li Liang's fourth step, which is to boost the morale of the whole team and stimulate the potential of the players.

Defeating the strong with the weak depends on a breath of air, especially at home.

When the Nuggets had a faint sense of momentum in the second quarter, Popovich called a timeout and brought Duncan on the court.

At this time, Popovich was not the scheming Popovich who was later criticized.

The situation on the Nuggets' side of the court is obvious, that is, the outside line soars by three points, plus individual assault penetration.

Popovich really didn't know what to do when he encountered Li Liang's unreasonable three-point shot.

It's okay, just get on Duncan.

As a result, Duncan first fouled on the offensive end as soon as he got on.

He took the ball in the low post, Li Liang came over to wrap the clip, he didn't use his hands or feet, he used his face to wrap the clip.

As a result, when Duncan raised his hand and turned around, an elbow "hit" Li Liang's face.

Li Liang covered his face and fell to the ground, looking very painful, and almost rolled on the ground twice.

The referee blew the whistle and blew Duncan for an offensive foul, Duncan looked confused, and my sister hit him.

The referee doesn't know if you hit it, but from his point of view, Duncan's elbow did rub against Li Liang.

Li Liang fell to the ground, it must have been hit.

Seeing the referee blowing the whistle, Li Liang got up from the ground, pretended to cover his lips, wiped it, and looked bleeding.

Actually, there's no, it's just pretending.

Duncan fouled twice, and Li Liang had another chance.

It is not easy to deceive the NBA referees, and without a certain strength as a foundation, they can only laugh in vain.

Li Liang's approach was to shoot three-pointers to attract Duncan's defense.

Li Liang went out, anyway, his [strong three-point] ability value went up.

He stopped covering and let Garrett come out to cover for him.

Take a step away from the three-point line to cover, and then shoot straight three-pointers.

No one expected this distance, but it turned out to be in!

5 out of 7 with three points, Li Liang felt good tonight.

If you don't feel good and can't throw in, no matter how you think of it, it's all in vain.

Li Liang took advantage of the loophole that the defense did not control the three-point line strictly.

Li Liang carefully studied the Spurs' defensive style in 1998.

Because of the twin towers, the Spurs in '98 had the best basket protection in the league and the best backcourt rebounding protection.

Backcourt rebounds and blocks per game rank first and second in the league, respectively.

At the same time, they are the league's lowest in steals and the league's lowest in opponents' assists.

It shows that they focus on the opponent's transfer ball on the defensive end, do not press the attacker, and do not make gambling steals.

It can be said that this defensive thinking has continued in the Spurs for 20 years, and on this basis, Popovich tinkers with it every year.

It is precisely because of this defensive strategy that the Spurs are particularly afraid of mid- and long-range singles - represented by Kobe.

Unreasonable one-on-one mid-range shooting can hit the Spurs full of bags.

Not to mention the three-point shot, which the league changed back to its original distance in the 1997-1998 season after experiencing a shortening of the three-point shot in the mid-90s, which led to a huge increase in the number of three-point shots.

The Spurs suffered a three-point loss in 1995 and were beaten by the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.

It was because the three-point line was shortened, the Rockets' three-point firepower was in full swing, and the Spurs were not enough to resist.

So, it's not for nothing that Popovich says he hates three-point shots.

This season, the three-point line has returned to 7.25 meters, which means that it is much more difficult to shoot three-point shots, making the three-point era more than a decade late.

But Li Liang is different, he is beyond this era, Popovich didn't expect this person to be so accurate.

When Li Liang blocked and dismantled again in the second quarter and got a free shot, Duncan couldn't bear it and came up to help defend.

This can't be prevented.

Li Liang knew that Duncan had taken the bait, so he voted for one first and didn't enter.

The Spurs grabbed the backcourt rebound and counterattacked, Duncan received the ball under the basket, and Li Liang stepped forward to foul.

His foul was so vicious that it almost knocked Duncan's arm off.

Going to the free throw line, 1-of-2 free throws, Duncan has scored just three points so far.

The Nuggets are 33-31, two points ahead of the Spurs.

A minute later, both sides scored a goal each.

The Nuggets attacked again, and Li Liang received the ball at the top of the arc and made a special gesture towards Garre.

Garrett came over to block the pick-and-roll, and Duncan followed out again, changing guards.

Li Liang was about to make a shot when he got the ball, Duncan leaned over, and Li Liang shook Duncan up with a feint.

Duncan saw that Li Liang didn't vote, and knew that it was going to be bad, but it was too late.

Li Liang slammed into Duncan, then shot and made a foul.

The referee blew the whistle, and Popovich spun in place angrily on the sidelines, and less than five minutes into the second quarter, Duncan committed three fouls!

What to do, the end of the game is resting, Popovich can only make substitutions.

Li Liang had good intentions and finally put Duncan down.

Once you've done that, you're halfway through the plan.

But there is no absolute thing in the game, and there is still most of the half, and the Spurs are not just one Duncan.

The Spurs have replaced Carl Herrera, a former Rockets backup center.

During Weber's mission, Li Liang played with him.

As soon as he saw the change of Herrera, Li Liang smiled and thought to himself, they all said that Popovich had poor command on the spot in the early years, and sure enough, it was true.

The Nuggets' three-point shots are all like this, and they are still on the traditional inside, is this not fatal?

In those days, it was very rare to shoot three points inside.

In order to protect the basket and protect the rebounding ball, there must be two interior players on the court.

Now the Nuggets can continue their perimeter shooting.

The Nuggets' offense has been led up by Li Liang, and the players have started to play singles.

Bobby Jackson, Stich, and Williams are all capable of singles.

Their head coach, Bill Hanzlick, wanted to play tactically in his first game after taking over.

The Nuggets in the '80s were an offensive civilian team that was very good at shooting and matching tactics.

But now, how can this nugget have the staffing of the year, you are playing spurs again, how can you carve a boat for a sword?

No wonder he has an 11-71 record, and he won't play after a year, and it's not the material to be a head coach.

The Nuggets took the opportunity to play a 15:3 super attack wave in the second half of the second quarter and pulled the score away at once.

In the original game, the Spurs were seven points behind in the first half.

Then he made a force in the second half and beat the Nuggets to the point where they couldn't find the north.

Li Liang now has to give the Nuggets as much lead as possible in the first half before they can squander in the second half.

At 56:41, the Nuggets ended the first half with a huge 15-point advantage.

By halftime, the crowd was full, cheering on every goal the Nuggets scored.

At halftime, Bill Hanzlick didn't talk much, and the team listened to Li Liang's command.

According to Bill Hanzlick, the team should seek stability, start from defense, grind positions, and maintain the advantage.

Li Liang categorically rejected his suggestion and asked the team to continue the attack in the second half.

Shrinking when you're ahead? With your Nuggets' lineup and defensive ability, can you shrink up and hold it?

You think you're the Detroit Pistons.

So, after the start of the second half, the Nuggets did not change their style of play and continued to attack.

But in the second half, their shooting percentage dropped significantly, and the Spurs' defense began to intensify.

Li Liang knew that the time for playing tricks and scheming had passed, and he had to fight bayonets again.

Li Liang and Garrett swapped counterpoints and began a real one-on-one match with Duncan.

In the first half, Duncan was in pain from being wrapped up and was trapped in fouls for a short time.

One-on-one defense, Li Liang can't guard Duncan, but he has momentum!

It doesn't matter if you're scored, you can't lose momentum, you can't be discouraged, you can't relax.

On the offensive end, Li Liang continued the strategy of exchanging quantity for quality, and made crazy three-point shots on the outside.

As long as there is even the slightest chance, after a block and dismantling, throw it if you can.

Three-point shooting plummeted.

However, as long as you throw in, the Nuggets are earned.

Shooting 10 and scoring 3 is equivalent to a 50 percent offensive success rate for the Spurs.

The point difference is narrowing little by little, but at every critical moment, Li Liang can use a three-point shot to return the color.

This kind of play has never been seen in Popovich before.

The previous three-point team of the Rockets, that was because they had Olajuwon on the inside, a super strong containment point.

Playing Inside-out, the outside line has a chance to shoot again.

This Li Liang is a little empty on the outside, he will throw it, and the key is to throw it in.

This is a bit scary, how to prevent it? He can also pass the ball and can only defend alone.

Defending Li Liang is Elliott, who is a bit more inside in his defensive style, and the Warriors' Barnes is very similar to him in terms of style of play and size.

As soon as he saw Elliott like Barnes, Li Liang was not false, and it was Barnes who was beaten!

Barnes was inexplicably shot.

Li Liang made 5 of 12 three-pointers in the third quarter, and these three-point throws made his arm numb.

But it also made Popovich's scalp tingle, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets entered the fourth quarter 85:76, with a nine-point gap.

Duncan scored five points in the third quarter for a total of eight points.

Li Liang knew that he was getting closer and closer to the completion of the task.

Bill Hanzlick wants to replace Li Liang for a break.

How is it possible, Li Liang will not rest, as long as he stands on the court, he is a huge threat to the Spurs.

In fact, Li Liang can take a break, because the momentum of the Nuggets has fully risen.

In the first game of the season, the players were full of energy and morale, and Jackson and Stich were in good shape.

The Spurs are a little disgraced here, and their defense was distracted by Li Liang's three-point shooting, and there is no sense of hierarchy at all.

After re-entering the court, when Li Liang came up and shot a three-point shot from the top of the arc through the basket, Popovich couldn't help it.

Shout a timeout!

This fourth quarter has just begun, Bobo, you can't stand it?

It was useless to call a timeout, and Li Liang did not score again after that, he devoted himself to defending Duncan.

He used up all his remaining three foul opportunities, preferring to let Duncan go to the free-throw line rather than let him score.

When Duncan scored 9 points in the last minute with two free throws and one free throw, Li Liang knew that this one was won!

In the end, the buzzer sounded, and in a cheer, the Nuggets beat the Spurs 118-108 at home, with a 10-point advantage.

Duncan finished the game with nine points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and six assists.

As soon as the game ended, Li Liang was so tired that he collapsed to the ground, and he didn't rest for a minute for 48 minutes of the game!

[Mission Completed, Contain Tim Duncan's debut, Quest Reward: Basic Defensive Ability on the Inside +10 (45), +5 for all sub-items, and get a special item: Prajnaparamita Sutra]

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