?? The road trip was short-lived, with two games played, and the Clippers were back in Los Angeles.

By this time, they had won the longest straight game of the season and were beginning to take the lead in the league standings.

They are back in first place in the power rankings and odds to win the championship.

At the same time, Li Liang won the Western Conference Player of the Week for his outstanding performance last week.

This is the first time Li Liang has won the Player of the Week award since entering the NBA, and on the day the honor was released, the system reminded him that he had won the achievement [First Weekly Player] and got a chance to draw a lottery.

And the prize he drew was something called [Tap Foul Odor].

Recently, the lottery either drew equipment or drinks, why did you draw such a broken thing this time?

Li Liang looked at the description:

[Tap Odor: A special item that can be used between players to cause conflicts.] Instructions: Can be used three times, please use with caution. 】

Isn't this a contradiction maker?

Li Liang thought, if it is used between opponents, will it make them infighting?

Wouldn't it be easy to win?

But to what extent it will be contradictory, Li Liang doesn't know, he decided to find a chance to try it in the next game.

If it really works, maybe it can work wonders in some major competitions?

This broken system is also bad enough, I don't know what else is weird.

……

On November 23rd, the Clippers beat the king, and beat the king again!

When warming up before the start of the game, Li Liang sat on the sidelines in a daze.

Now the team is gradually getting on the right track, and his role and position in the team are becoming more and more important.

Mike Brown has been adjusting the team's defense in training lately, and Li Liang has been taking on more and more defensive tasks.

He has no problem with this, after all, Mike Brown, who he recruited, is also going to finish the season with tears in his eyes.

Maybe you really should do what Brown said, and let the game go into garbage time early, so that you can play and brush up the stats.

Now there is room for improvement, such as assists, rebounds, steals and other statistics.

Just thinking about it, Cousins on the other side came over and greeted Li Liang.

Although every time he played with Li Liang's team, Cousins was angry, either bullied or sent out.

But in private, his relationship with Li Liang is still quite good, after all, he is a classmate of Kentucky.

Li Liang knows that Cousins is too straight-minded and doesn't think much about the consequences when he does things and speaks, but he is still quite interesting.

Cousins seemed to be in a good mood tonight, and came over to chat casually with Li Liang and talk about his daily life.

"Hey, how are you and your girlfriend doing now? I've always heard that you're living with two girls and a boy? ”

Cousins made fun of Li Liang, and Li Liang was speechless, saying that I can live with two beautiful women, why do I need to add a boy! Isn't that Wei Dazhi?

Li Liang sometimes thinks that if Wei Dazhi moves out to live with EJ Johnson, he will be able to live in a three-person world with Zhu Shu and Bai Xiaoting.

Li Liang rolled his eyes at Cousins and said, "How are you and West?" Not ready to get married? ”

This time it was Cousins and Li Liang's turn to roll their eyes, "Oh brother, I broke up with her a long time ago, don't mention her again." ”

This West was Cousins' girlfriend in college, and Li Liang also saw it, but he didn't expect the two to break up.

Because Li Liang knew that this girlfriend gave birth to a son and a daughter to Cousins.

He thought that the two would definitely get married, but they broke up when they had children.

Black Americans are also really open in this regard, and it is not uncommon to have children out of wedlock and teenagers.

Don't talk about other places, just the NBA, I don't know how many stars are brought up by single mothers.

The two talked casually a few more words, and Li Liang could hear that Cousins was quite unhappy with his ex-girlfriend and was reluctant to talk more.

At this time, Paul finished his shooting practice, came down from the court, and walked towards Li Liang.

As soon as Cousins saw Paul, he didn't look back, didn't say hello and left, and went back to continue warming up.

Seeing this, Paul said, "What are you talking about, so you don't want to be heard by me?" ”

NBA players compete with each other on the court, and they all have good relationships in private.

But it's rare for Cousins to be annoyed at the sight of Paul.

Li Liang said: "We're talking about how annoying you are, Cousins is going to give you some color on the court to see, you have to play a good game." ”

Paul looked at Li Liang with questioning eyes, not knowing whether he said it was true or false.

Li Liang is a person who plays very seriously and scolds people very much, but he also likes to talk serious nonsense.

You don't know which of his words is true and which is false.

However, Paul was convinced by Li Liang, and he was really convinced.

From the two people having a dispute over tactical issues at the beginning of the season, to the beginning of the season to the beginning of the season, to the current team has won seven in a row.

Paul could feel the power of Li Liang, his influence on the game, and his mental attributes.

Paul's own spiritual attributes were already strong, but limited by stature and ability, he was often unable to lead by example.

For example, you ask Griffin to defend well and stick to the inside, but Paul can't do it himself.

When Paul gets to the inside, once he is misplaced, he is often eaten up, so he doesn't have much convincing to let Griffin defend.

Li Liang is different, using his actions to show Griffin how an inside line should fight with his opponent.

The power of example is infinite, just talking about it and not practicing fake tricks, if Li Liang just scolds people, even if he uses a hair dryer, he can only scold people silently.

Only by showing it with practical actions on the field can you truly infect your teammates around you.

Therefore, Paul now has a lot of respect for Li Liang.

Regarding the issue of ball possession and tactics, Paul rarely argues with Li Liang anymore.

This is really not easy for Paul, who is competitive, a good teacher, and chatters endlessly.

And Li Liang looked at Paul, but thought to himself, "Do you want to use that prop between him and Cousins to see if Cousins will beat Paul up?" ”

You see, is this still a person?

……

More than half an hour later, the game between the Clippers and Kings kicked off at the Stamp Center.

This is the second meeting between the two sides this season, and the Kings have been plagued by injuries before, and they are finally fully packed for this game.

Of course, most people were optimistic about the Clippers before the game, and the Clippers, who had won seven in a row, plus Li Liang, who was in good shape and felt that he had integrated into the team, the Kings seemed to be no opponent at all.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Kings got into the groove quickly, and they played very well on the offensive end.

Cousins continued to provide high-quality pick-and-roll coverage from the perimeter, and after moving Jordan Jr. out of the restricted area, he tore through the Clippers defense with passes and attacked the basket.

Griffin still has a bit of a problem with helping to defend and protect the basket under the basket, after all, it can't be changed overnight.

And the Clippers started a little slowly, Griffin missed the low-post attack, and Li Liang didn't hit the outside three-pointer.

Paul then stepped up and broke the deadlock with Griffin's mid-range jumper after a pick-and-roll.

In the middle of the game, Griffin went to rest, and Li Liang came to the fourth position to start leading the team's attack.

The Clippers' positional battle has gradually improved, and after Li Liang came to the No. 4 position, he could greatly stretch the opponent's defensive space and give more opportunities for the inside and outside to pass the ball.

And the Kings are also playing well, and rookie McLemore has scored consecutive goals, showing his individual ability.

Therefore, in the first half of the first quarter, the Clippers were struggling to catch up.

However, in the second quarter, the Clippers' bench lineup suddenly came out of the woods and hit four three-pointers in a row.

Crawford made two, Collison and Barnes each made one, and the Clippers put on a 16-0 scoring spurt.

Not only did they overtake the score, but after the main lineup returned to the field, the difference was further stretched to 20 points.

Just when Li Liang was thinking about whether he could enter the garbage time early and transform into the garbage king, the king launched a stubborn counterattack.

In the face of Li Liang's Clippers defense, the response given by the Kings players was very simple - strong offense!

Cousins and Thomas Jr. continued to use their personal ability to force the inside, causing Jordan Jr. and Li Liang to foul and go to the free throw line.

Relying on free throws and inside breakaways, the Kings narrowed the gap little by little.

The shots of Mike Brown's defensive buildup were also exposed - more than tenacity, not enough intensity.

Especially one Paul and one Crawford on the outside, it is destined to be too oppressive, and the inside line will inevitably be impacted.

Li Liang had two consecutive interior defensive fouls in the second quarter and had to go off the court early.

On the basketball court, tactics and wisdom are important, but the courage and resolute fighting spirit are often decisive.

Li Liang can contain Randolph on the defensive end, after all, the two are the same height.

And Cousins is still much older than Li Liang, and Cousins played quite well tonight.

At halftime, the Kings tied the deficit to just 10 points.

At the start of the second half, the Kings continued their style of the second quarter, attacking the interior with a tough attack!

Thompson and Cousins made consecutive strong attacks under the basket and kept rushing for rebounds.

At this time, Li Liang began to hit three-pointers, and two consecutive three-pointers reopened the difference.

But the Kings didn't give up, and they defended well tonight, from start to finish.

Unlike the Grizzlies' strategy of resolutely containing Li Liang in the last game, this time the king boldly did not take special care of Li Liang, and did not give Li Liang a chance to open up space.

They chose to squeeze the Clippers' pass and try to cut off Li Liang's receiving lane.

Without the ball in his hand, Li Liang couldn't shoot even if he was accurate in three points.

It worked, and the Clippers' offense was cut and didn't form a continuous offense.

And the Kings continued to chase the score, and they still relied on Cousins to beat Jordan Jr. in the low post at the end of the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides was reduced to seven points.

The Clippers still had the advantage, but by the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two teams were battling it out on the court.

The Kings seized the opportunity, with Patrick Patterson and Isaiah Thomas hitting back-to-back three-pointers from the outside.

A wave of 16:5 offensive shockwaves helped the Kings overtake the score!

The Clippers are running into their old problems again, with ups and downs on the defensive end and always being attacked by opponents.

And the reason is not that Brown's defensive setup is ineffective, but because the Kings are playing well.

The previous team saw that the Clippers were weak on the outside and strong on the inside, so they wanted to open up the situation on the outside on the offensive end and avoid the shield on the inside.

Who knows that the more you dodge, the more solid the Clippers' defense will be.

And King Cousins is not, Jordan Jr. is right, Griffin is right, Bruce Lee is right, Lao Tzu is going to do it inside!

This indomitable recklessness really disrupted the Clippers' defense.

In the fourth quarter, Li Liang committed four fouls, and Barnes also committed four fouls on the inside line.

Li Liang went down to rest and came on in the last three minutes, and the two sides were tied 89:89 at this time.

The final decisive moment.

At this time, Li Liang began to show his value and showed his FMVP demeanor.

In the case of being restricted for most of the court, Li Liang made a quick shot in an attack, and [one shot into the soul] hit the ground and passed to the inside to assist Griffin successfully.

then spewed trash talk at Cousins on the defensive end, causing Cousins to be angry, pushed Li Liang, and was whistled for an offensive foul!

I regretted it after pushing Cousins, why didn't I know to learn a lesson?

Li Liang is talking nonsense all day long, why did he find his way again?

Cousins was regretting it, Li Liang served quickly in the backcourt, Paul held the ball and rushed to the basket, Cousins immediately went over to make up for the defense, but fouled again......

Paul made a defensive foul on Cousins and went to the free throw line.

Collapsed, mentality collapsed.

Cousins played a good game, with plenty of courage on the offensive end and concentration on the defensive end.

As a result, because of Li Liang's trash words, "Your son looks like Paul", it collapsed all of a sudden.

Paul hit both free throws to stretch the margin to four points, and the Kings were at a disadvantage.

The Kings called a timeout, by which time Cousins had already committed five fouls, which was a big problem for them.

But when the timeout came back, the king still let Cousins play, Cousins gritted his teeth and forced the inside, and as a result, he took a hat from Li Liang!

But the ball was still in the hands of the King, Thompson grabbed the rebound in the front court and passed it back to Thomas Jr. on the outside, and Thomas Jr. hit a three-point shot!

Chase to only 1 point.

But Li Liang immediately returned a three-pointer on the offensive end.

He dribbled straight across half court and then shot a three-point shot from the top of the front arc under the double cover of Jordan Jr. and Griffin.

Hit!

A fatal answer ball, Li Liang scored the 20th point of the game.

Subsequently, the Kings missed the offense and had to start fouling tactics.

As a result, Paul was giving his chance, and the extremely rare two free throws missed, and the king saw a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, Thomas Jr.'s final three-point shot was missed by Barnes' close defense.

Li Liang received the backcourt rebound, and the king could only foul Li Liang, which was a gift.

Li Liang hit both free throws and continued to hold the amazing record of not conceding free throws since the start of the season.

The Kings lost hope of a comeback and finally lost the game by 6 points.

At the end of the game, Li Liang and Cousins shook hands with each other, and Li Liang had already forgiven Cousins for Li Liang's trash talk.

But Cousins wasn't prepared to forgive Paul......

When Thomas Jr. was about to step forward to shake Paul's hand, Cousins stepped forward and grabbed Thomas Jr., pulling him away like a chick and preventing them from shaking hands.

Thomas Jr. tried again, only to be pulled away again......

Li Liang watched from the side and wanted to laugh, wondering if he would use [Tap Odor Agent] and let Cousins and Paul fight to settle the long-standing grievances between the two.

After hesitating for a moment, forget it, the game is over, and if the two fight, Paul will definitely suffer.

In the next game, I have to fight the bulls, and it is not a good thing to injure my own general.

Li Liang was thinking in his heart, who should be allowed to beat whom?