Chapter 616: A Hero
The Pacers' lineup in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter was not big or small, and it turned out to be extremely effective.
Granger is much more adaptable than Scola on both ends of the floor.
It's not that Scola is bad, it's Scola's style of play that determines that he is not suitable for the small man lineup designed by Mike Brown with Li Liang as the core.
Granger fits the squad perfectly, and he's even better if he's 100 per cent.
And in this game, his performance on the field has also been six or seven percent in the past, which has surprised Bird very much.
Li Liang is not surprised, can I not know the power of my black technology system?
On the Spurs' side, after the small lineup couldn't work, Popovich tried Baynes again.
As a result, Baynes grabbed Granger with his back and was blocked by a big hat from Li Liang, who came from behind.
The Pacers fought back again, opening up the backcourt double silly, Stephenson gave a beautiful no-look-pass to Smith on the wing, Smith got up and down, and hit a three-point shot!
As soon as the ball was scored, the Pacers rewrote the score to 107-97, and opened up to a 10-point deficit with less than two minutes left in the game, and finally held the victory firmly in their hands.
Li Liangwei's small lineup of center forwards showed super offensive firepower in more than three minutes, and the high offensive efficiency was terrifying.
In the end, the Pacers defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 7 points 112-105 on the road and made it two consecutive wins on the road.
Li Liang played well again, scoring 28 points in the game, dishing out 9 assists and 8 rebounds, and it was another game in control of the overall situation.
Many people feel that Li Liang seems to be more and more similar to James in terms of game style.
But they all know that Li Liang still has a pitcher who is even crazier than Kobe Bryant hidden in his body, and he doesn't know when he will show his sharp fangs.
The trip to Texas came to a successful conclusion.
Back in the locker room after the game, Granger's face was radiant.
He only played more than five minutes today, but he made 3 of 3 shots, contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist.
It can be said that his performance in the last five minutes can be called the most beautiful cub on the field.
In the locker room, Bird came over to hug Granger and complimented him on playing well.
And Granger found Li Liang and said to him, "Bruce, I don't know why, I feel that I am in much better shape than before, and my body seems to be recovering." ”
Li Liang thought to himself, nonsense, without my water of traditional friendship of the Chinese people, can you recover so quickly?
Although the Spurs are no longer the Spurs of last season, and their overall strength has begun to decline from the peak, they can beat the opponent on the road, lacking two big generals, which is enough to show that the Pacers are on the right path, and it also shows that Li Liang's ability to lead the team is first-class and worthy of the title of MVP.
Now Pacers fans are starting to look forward to the return of David West and George Hill.
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At the end of their trip to Texas, walkers can go home for a short break.
The team returned to Indiana on the 27th, and after a short rest, they hosted the visiting Orlando Magic on the night of the 28th.
The Magic team has been in a state of frequent debunking since they left Howard.
This visit to Indiana was no exception.
The Pacers are currently in high morale, while the Magic are not in good shape.
Li Liang led the team to 101:83, an 18-point advantage to the full Conseco Arena.
Bird gave Granger more playing time in this game.
As a result, Granger scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, along with two assists and four rebounds.
Branger was overjoyed by such a performance, could he really have recovered?
It's amazing, isn't it?
I can only say that Bird, you don't know anything about Li Liang's power.
After the Magic Battle, the Pacers are about to embark on a road trip that will not be long or short.
And the first stop on this road trip is Cleveland.
It's going to be a high-profile game.
Li Liang faked in the summer to "shake" a handful of Cleveland fans, coming and going, not taking a cloud with him, but leaving behind a George.
Moreover, the grievances between Li Liang and James, as well as the relationship between George and the Pacers, James and the Pacers, all make this game full of highlights.
Li Liang is also very, very looking forward to this game, because he has a hunch that he is likely to gain a lot of anger in Cleveland!
Li Liang thought to himself, with the eyes of fans in a small place like Cleveland, if he didn't watch the game, he would be booing himself.
Then in the game, Li Liang played an excellent game, beating the Cavaliers and James with their heads in their hands, and the anger value was still rolling in?
In a regular season game like this, Li Liang doesn't really care about the specific wins and losses.
After all, unlike football, the NBA's regular season champion can be said to be the most cost-effective championship.
There are no trophies, no honors, at most they will give players and coaches a bonus to their personal honors.
Then came the playoffs, and the only benefit was one more home game per series than the opponent.
A home field, to be honest, does not play much role in the real strong dialogue.
And once you lose and don't win the championship, you have to be ridiculed, so the top spot in the regular season is really not interesting.
Therefore, Li Liang returned to Cleveland after four months with such a mentality.
The Cavaliers are slowly coming out of the quagmire after a poor start to the season.
After a four-game losing streak, they have beaten the Magic and Wizards in two straight games, both by 25 points or more.
Although the opponent is relatively weak, it has also given the whole Cavaliers team the feeling and confidence to win, which can be said to be very thirst-quenching.
For the Cavaliers, this game against the Pacers is a test to see if they are really back on track.
The game starts at 7 p.m. on November 29 at the Quickloan Center Arena.
Before the entrance ceremony began, Li Liang was full of confidence and was ready to welcome the malice from the people of Cleveland.
As a result, when the DJ shouted "Bruce Lee from the University of Kentucky", the audience erupted in cheers!
"Well, hurray? No, why not boos? ”
It was indeed a full cheer, applause to Li Liang!
From this point of view, Li Liang is much better treated than James.
also turned his back on the Knights, and James left with nothing to bring with him, making the Knights plummet.
As for Li Liang, who only had a few weeks with the Cavaliers, he first hooked James back, and then exchanged for George to help the Cavaliers rise from the ground and return to the ranks of the strong team.
This great kindness is comparable to James?
So, many Cavaliers fans at the scene held up their nameplates, some wrote "Thank you Bruce", some wrote "Welcome home", some wrote "I love you here forever" and so on.
When Li Liang heard these cheers and saw these plates, he shed tears of emotion, and said softly in his heart, "MMP".
This opportunity to harvest rage points was missed again?
After Boston, there is another group of old folks?
In two weeks of knighthood, automatically become a knight celebrity?
Li Liang's heart was broken.
And what made Li Liang even more sad was the performance of the Pacers tonight.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had a team-wide explosion tonight.
James' performance wasn't particularly outstanding, but Paul George played very well against his old boss.
At the same time, on the defensive end, the combination of George and James made Li Liang a little isolated.
The game fell into passivity from the beginning of the first quarter, digging a big hole for itself to fall behind by 11 points.
The walkers behind tried their best to jump out of this pit, and Li Liang even used all eighteen martial arts.
In the third quarter, he used a three-point burst to overtake the score at one point.
But the advantage of the Cavaliers lineup is not fake.
Irving scored consecutive singles, turned around, James bit Li Liang, relied on his breakthrough to make a foul, and scored a layup.
At the same time, Paul George has been pestering Li Liang on the defensive end, and for a time it was simply three British against Lu Bu.
Li Liang was already in a bad mood, and the away fans of the Cavaliers cheered him on, and he was in a bad mood, and he ate a T in the first half.
In the crucial fourth quarter, Li Liang wanted to make James an offensive foul, but was blown a defensive foul by the referee.
Li Liang was furious, turned on the hair dryer and began to scold the referee again.
The referee was no longer patient, and he had to resist after being scolded too much, and gave Li Liang a T.
As a result, in this high-profile battle, Li Liang was sent off with a performance of 30 points and 8 assists, and two technical fouls.
When he left the stadium, the fans gave him warm applause and sent him off.
Like a hero.