Chapter 314: I don't want to be calm
Li Liang is indeed stealing the show.
There's no way, he also wants to contribute silently, but his strength doesn't allow it.
The two offenses at the beginning of the first quarter can be seen that both sides quickly got into the groove after adapting to the first and second games.
So the intensity of the game is quite high.
When the intensity of the game is high, it is easy to fall into chaos.
And Li Liang is undoubtedly a master of chaotic warfare.
The Thunder went on offense next, and Durant received a pass from Westbrook on the outside.
Li Liang and Durant were opposed, and Durant feints did not touch Li Liang.
Durant chose to shake off Li Liang with continuous crossovers, and then broke through the middle and hit the basket!
Howard dodged a way, and he didn't want to foul too soon.
After Durant shook off Li Liang, the right hand of the basket was successful!
Durant has the height of a center, but his speed and change of direction are really perverted.
Li Liang's ball is really unstoppable.
But Durant also feels that Li Liang is not as easy to deal with as he was in the regular season.
He's noticeably faster, more clingy defensively, richer bounces, and stronger confrontations.
To get rid of him, Durant has to do everything he can.
Is this guy progressing so fast?
And when it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Kobe Bryant still couldn't hold back in the face of the three-person encirclement, and pulled one at 45 degrees on the right side.
As a result, he didn't score, the ball collapsed far away, and Li Liang grabbed a frontcourt rebound!
Li Liang stabilized and handed it to Howard to play in the low post.
Howard seized the opportunity this time, quickly turned around after receiving the ball, and did not look for a confrontation.
Then a small hook in the left hand hits and scores two points.
Westbrook continued to accelerate and rush quickly, and Nash was passed by one step, but Li Liang immediately made up for it.
Ibaka was empty on the wing, Westbrook split the ball to Ibaka, and missed a mid-range jumper.
Perkins got the rebound and returned it to Westbrook.
Westbrook flicked a shot and played the ball back to Ibaka, who was already on the middle of the free-throw line.
But before Ibaka could catch the ball, Li Liang took it out and knocked the ball down.
The two scramble on the ground, and the referee blows for the scrum.
Li Liang's sense of existence is really strong, he can be found everywhere.
And he doesn't jump when he jumps, and I can't jump Ibaka anyway.
As a result, Ibaka slapped too hard and sent the ball out of bounds, just like in the first game.
Lakers ball possession.
Li Liang is currently undefeated in jump ball, and he never jumps.
This simply became a psychological shadow for the person who danced with him.
Does Lao Tzu jump or not? I feel like it's useless to jump.
The Lakers served quickly on the sideline, and Nash received the ball and went straight to the basket.
In this game, Mike Brown asked Nash to pick up the speed at the right time.
Not only does he have to play Howard's point, but he also needs Nash to play a role.
The Thunder's high-intensity, high-confrontation style of play made the older Nash a little unbearable.
It's like Kidd, it's okay to play in the regular season, but when it comes to playing a defensive team like the Pacers in the playoffs, isn't it okay to eat zero eggs in a row?
I can't help it, I'm getting old.
Besides, even when Kidd was young, he had zero eggs in the playoffs.
For example, the 2004 Eastern Conference semifinals and the Pistons' tie-break.
Because of this, Brown wants Nash to play a little more open and threaten the Thunder's perimeter defense with his own offense when necessary.
If the two points of Xuan Ming and the two elders can be opened like the first two chaos, the Lakers' offensive ability will be even better.
At that time, Howard will also have more space on the inside.
Offense is like this, as soon as it opens, both inside and outside often blossom and achieve each other.
Nash rushed to the basket with a puff of smoke, and the Thunder stepped back very quickly.
Serge Ibaka and Sephorosa have followed, and Perkins is making up for it.
Nash circled under the basket and didn't get on it himself, knowing that the layup would definitely be blocked.
Instead, he passed the ball to Ci Shiping, who followed on the wing, and Ci Shiping received the ball and shot three points from the outside!
A big vacancy, as a result, the "state" did not enter, and in three rounds of games, Ci Shiping's three points were never opened.
It is estimated that it is unlikely to open again in this life.
The ball popped far away, but it was grabbed by Li Liang again!
Li Liang must have installed a magnet in his hand tonight, and he also installed a magnet in the basketball, otherwise why would the ball keep running into his hand?
After Li Liang got the ball, the Thunder's defense line was in chaos, and the formation was all in chaos.
As soon as the ball touched his hand, Li Liang suddenly made a straight pass into the inside line.
Howard just followed up and cut into the open space, and after receiving the ball, he dunked it with both hands!
sent another assist, and Li Liang's performance at the beginning of tonight couldn't be more comprehensive.
The pass was pretty and dashing, and the Thunder defenders were defenseless and could only watch as Howard dunked.
The Lakers are off to a good start.
Subsequently, Durant slipped to the baseline, broke through after receiving the ball and stepped back to make a jumper.
Li Liang's defense was in place, and Durant missed the iron.
It's the Lakers' counterattack again.
This time, Bryant gave the ball to Nash, accelerated past half court, and made a pick-and-roll with Howard at the top of the arc.
Then hit the ground and crossed the inside line, Howard received the ball down, and the left hand dunked again!
At 11:5, the Lakers halted the Thunder.
Through the TV camera, Brooks can be seen scratching his head with a tactical board in his hand.
When the game really started, the situation was always unpredictable, and Brooks didn't expect the opening game to be so messy, and then every time he was taken advantage of by Li Liang.
Li Liang's stealing attributes Brooks understands it, and the Clippers are a representative of being stolen to death by Li Liang.
Therefore, Brooks' first thought of using Sephorosa to entangle Li Liang did have a good effect.
But now that Kobe Bryant is in shape, Durant needs protection, and this trick doesn't work.
Besides, you can only use a trick once, and if you use it too much, it won't work.
It's a headache to think about, how to deal with this 28th?
The pause passed quickly.
Brooks asked the team to strengthen the backcourt rebounding protection, and slow down the offensive tempo appropriately, so as not to let the court fall into chaos.
This adjustment still works.
After the timeout came back, Durant hit Li Liang after receiving the ball on the right side.
He faked a false shot, and after deceiving Li Liang again, he dunked with his right hand under the basket!
Another dunk, two of which were dunked on Li Liang's head today.
Li Liang was a little unhappy, Lao Tzu just said that you have, Xiaoshuai, you are so popular?
Am I complimenting you? Are you not happy to praise you for being handsome?
Li Liang has always been very calm when playing ball, and never plays balloons.
It doesn't matter if you button me up, or cap me and steal me.
I just need to win the final game, and for a while, he doesn't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place.
But tonight Li Liang was a little different.
The Lakers counterattacked, Nash handed the ball to Li Liang, and at the top of the arc, Li Liang passed the ball to Kobe.
Bryant fell to the right side with his back to receive the ball at 45 degrees, and Sefrosa defended it.
Severosa's weight and body are impossible to withstand Kobe, who is comfortable receiving the ball.
The Thunder's defensive attention was focused on Kobe Bryant again.
Kobe Bryant watched left and right, and instead of hitting himself, he suddenly made a backward ground-hitting pass to the inside.
Because Li Liang cut inside after passing!
Li Liang's air cut was timely, and Kobe's pass was just right.
This is a routine that has been practiced in daily training, but is rarely used.
Because Li Liang's air cutting level is honest, the timing and speed are not very good.
But this time he still boldly cut in and caught the Thunder inside off guard.
After Li Liang received Kobe's pass, he jumped up and jumped in one step, and like Durant, he made a one-handed strong split!
After scoring the goal, Li Liang also glared at Durant angrily, asking you to deduct Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu will also deduct you.
In terms of the ornamentation of dunks, Li Liang's is not bad.
His bounce is stronger than before, and his body is stretched and powerful.
Conversely, Durant is too tall and has too long arms to feel explosive when he dunks.
Like the most explosive is Griffin, why, people have short arms.
Seeing that Li Liang was still provocative, Durant immediately ran around the pole in the offense and received the ball, and hit a mid-range jumper.
Li Liang has already sealed his face, but Durant can still enter.
Subsequently, Bryant made a mistake on the offensive end, and Durant cut the ball off and made a long pass.
Westbrook received the ball in the front court without dribbling, and dunked directly with one hand!
It's so fast, back and forth, it almost takes only three seconds.
The audience didn't react much, and the Thunder had already scored 4 points in a row.
Mike Brown looked a little anxious and felt that the team's offense seemed to be a little brought up by the Thunder.
This is not the rhythm of the Lakers, they have to play the position, they have to slowly grind the inside line.
However, Mike Brown thinks that Li Liang will be the team's voltage stabilizer, and he will control the ball.
As a result, Li Liang took the ball at the top of the high arc...... He responded to a fart, took a step outside the three-point line, observed it a little, and directly pulled it up and shot!
"Blue..."Mike Brown was about to shout Li Liang's name on the sidelines, but the ball hit the basket with a "bang", "Good ball, Bruce." ”
Mike Brown feels like his heart is going to jump out, is this opening so exciting?
In this ball, Li Liang took advantage of the opportunity that the Thunder had just retreated and focused on Kobe Bryant, and hit a three-point shot directly.
Durant hit back right away with a three-pointer but missed it.
Coach Brooks also almost smashed the tactical board, and said during the timeout, okay, slow down the tempo, don't get into chaos?
It's a bit of a head to fight on both sides.
Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound, but he still didn't mean to slow down.
He passed the ball to Kobe Bryant and rushed to the front court himself.
Kobe Bryant made a super long pass, and Li Liang ran with all his strength to catch the ball and resist Durant behind him.
After the jump, both hands are buckled with a heavy hand!
The referee blew the whistle and caused Durant's foul!
added penalties, Li Liang had to stand on the free throw line.
With this goal, Li Liang showed everyone his strong physical fitness.
From being a little thin when he first entered the league, he is now as strong as many black players.
Although it is not as good as James and Griffin, his core Li Liang is quite good.
He was able to maintain his balance in the confrontation and dunk the ball into the basket.
And he's very good at using his body, he's going to go for confrontation, not to hide.
Standing at the free throw line, Li Liang knew that the TV camera would give him.
He quietly winked at the camera and then hit the free throw.