Chapter 719: Let's Play as Soon as We Can
If you want to talk about Li Liang's defense, the Eastern Conference Finals Cavaliers can still do it.
At least in defending Li Liang's three-point shot, the Cavaliers did a good job.
Like Game 5, five three-pointers in a single quarter is not a problem for the Cavaliers' defense at all, it is entirely because Li Liang is hanging.
When Li Liang was not hanging, for example, in the fourth game, Li Liang repeatedly missed three-point shots under the defense of the Cavaliers.
Since the Popovich strategy failed, the best way for the entire league to deal with Li Liang is still the Stevens strategy.
The so-called triple defense, one to follow, one to star, one to watch.
One is to have a player with strong personal defensive ability to follow inseparably.
A stare is to have a player with good co-defense ability, who can come over to help defend at any time while taking care of his opponent.
One look is that when Li Liang holds the ball, there must be a person in the distance, pay attention to Li Liang's passing line, or when necessary, cooperate with two people to wrap and delay.
Under such a triple defense, Li Liang can still score 40 points in a single game in the playoffs, and you have nothing to say except for saying a word about black technology.
After all, defense is always on the passive side, and the player's energy is limited, and the rest of the Pacers are not vegetarians.
But if you can't do this triple defense, then I'm really sorry, Li Liang scored 50 or 60 points in a single game, and it is not impossible for him to beat you to pieces by himself.
After all, for Li Liang, physical strength is not a problem at all, not only does he have the bonus of physical fitness runes, but there are also two bottles of physical fitness at any time in the locker room.
Li Liang's use of various props in the finals without hesitation made his scoring explosion in the finals basically comparable to Michael Jordan - although it can't last long.
He is even more terrible than Kobe, who has played so many finals and scored 40 points in a single game.
Steve Kerr called a timeout.
It's not too much of a mistake to say that Cole opened the set-up.
In the first quarter of the first game, both sides were engaged in tentative offense and defense, and it was unlikely that they would be targeted as soon as they came up.
Kerr worries that targeting Li Liang too much will make the rest of the Pacers feel good.
When the time comes, you Li Liang can't prevent it, and the other people will bloom more, and the situation will be even worse.
And as the side with the advantage on paper, Kerr still hopes to focus on his own side, can overpower the Pacers on offense, maintain normalcy on defense, and adapt to the situation.
It's just that the situation in the arena is unpredictable, who knew that Li Liang came up to shoot so accurately and fiercely.
The Warriors players were obviously nervous at the beginning, and Kerr believes that instead of being beaten passively on the defensive end, the key is to hit and shoot on offense, and not to have a headache and a foot pain.
Kerr's idea is still very correct, the team in the West is still the core of the offensive operation as the whole, and if it doesn't go well, it will pause and adjust the tactics and strengthen the offensive success rate.
Eastern teams are generally the opposite, feeling wrong and falling behind, so they have to strengthen their defense and increase their intensity.
Different team building ideas will bring different on-the-spot tactical options.
Therefore, Kerr's tactical adjustment is to shoot more threes and shoot until he is in.
As for Li Liang, he still asked Green to defend against the position, but asked Green to be close to him to improve his concentration and intensity.
Hitting three three-pointers in a row, theoretically speaking, it is still quite difficult to maintain a hot hand after a timeout.
Common sense is true, but Li Liang is not in line with common sense.
After the timeout, the first shot back, Klay Thompson received a pass from Curry on the left side and made a direct three-point shot, but it still didn't score.
Bad hand feel is contagious, and the Warriors are noticeably a little impatient.
McGee got the backcourt rebound and passed to Li Liang, who dribbled the ball forward from the left side.
Green came over to defend this time.
But what about your close defense, Li Liang is no longer the Li Liang who can only throw three points.
He made a direct acceleration breakaway, smashed into the basket, and made a layup that caused Bogut to foul.
Li Liang's breakthrough is a big coincidence, anyway, he won't have any tricks, just hold the ball and accelerate to rush in.
went to the free throw line and hit both free throws, Li Liang had already scored 11 points, and he single-handedly beat the Warriors 11:0.
The Warriors are now in dire need of breaking the Finals scoring drought.
At this time, it was Curry who stepped up and received Green's pass in the high post, and Bogut covered it and hit it small.
In the first game, Bird's defensive strategy for the team was to switch defenses after blocking and dismantling, reduce the gaps in the defense, and not give the Warriors the opportunity to intersperse and cut in the air.
And if you play small, you can see the individual ability of the player.
Curry hit McGee, a series of dribble feints, and then a pull-up jump shot a little inside the corner to hit a two-point shot, the first goal of the Finals for the Warriors.
The fans in the stadium and the Warriors players in the stadium were relieved that they finally scored.
But look at the score, 11:2, the first quarter only played for more than two minutes.
Subsequently, Li Liang passed the ball to Danny Granger, and Granger singled Barnes with the ball, only to be blocked by Bogut's big hat who helped defend him.
Thompson quickly countered with the ball and made a layup that resulted in a foul on JR Smith.
The cheers of the fans at the scene were deafening, and the Warriors were slowly recovering.
I have to admit that the Warriors' defense is indeed excellent, especially the ability to suppress the front line.
Danny Granger and JR Smith will be under much more pressure on both ends of the floor than against the Cavaliers.
Thompson made both free throws, 11-4.
Then, Bogut contributed a big hat again on the defensive end, Li Liang gave McGee a pass, McGee wanted to dunk, but Bogut suppressed McGee and sent a big hot pot again!
The momentum of the warriors was played, and Bogut's two big hats were very morale-boosting.
The Warriors quickly counterattacked, Curry passed the ball to Green at the top of the arc, Green received the ball, the front was empty, and he shot three-pointers!
Didn't make ......
There was no score at all, and the ball smashed directly into the neck of the basket and bounced far away.
McGee won the rebound, but it was still given to Li Liang.
Li Liang held the ball for half the court, and saw that the Warriors didn't cover themselves, but still used Green's simple face-to-face defense to defend themselves.
Green was just ejected, and now he has learned to keep his distance.
Okay, you keep your distance, you can control it.
After half the court, Li Liang made a passing feint with his eyes, and then fired directly from the three-point line two steps away.
Super far three points!
At the beginning, Li Liang felt that his hand felt excellent, so he did not hesitate.
"Huh!"
Again!
After the goal, the volume of the Oracle Arena was estimated to have been cut in half.
In the opening four minutes, he made four three-pointers, and the Warriors who shot doubted life......
You must know that in the regular season this season, the Warriors' three-point shooting and shooting percentage are the first in the league.
"He's so relaxed, so relaxed, he's the most relaxed of all the people in the room. Because he's been playing in the finals for three years, it's not that hard for him at all. ”
Jeff Van Gundy has already bragged to Li Liang on the sidelines.
But what Van Gundy said was right, Li Liang was indeed very relaxed, he didn't use any props, and it really felt amazing.
And the Warriors are too tight, as can be seen from Green's defense, he will be close to him when he scores three-pointers, and he will leave a step immediately after being rushed.
The result of such a strategy is that Li Liang targets you at any time, and the more he fights, the easier it becomes, and he can beat you to death.
At 14:4, the difference was quickly stretched to 10 points.
On the Pacers' side, except for Li Liang, no one has scored.
For other teams, this may not be good news.
Because one person feels too good, others can't open it, and the final result is often to win the data and lose the game.
But Li Liang is not afraid, he can really win data and win games.
After hitting the three-point shot, Li Liang didn't sweat much, he slowly ran backwards towards his own half, looking at the five Warriors with cold eyes, as if accepting their challenge.
Li Liang didn't mean to look down on the warriors, he knew that the warriors were very strong, so you should play as soon as possible.