Chapter 739: There's Good News
After playing Game 4, Li Liang became the only player in NBA history to score 50 points twice in a Finals.
After scoring 50 points in the first game, Li Liang is already the only player in NBA history to score more than 50 points in the Finals twice, and now this number has been increased to 3 times.
His unbelievably hot hand in the game not only made the Warriors doubt their lives, but also made the commentators, the audience and the media doubt their lives.
However, although the media reaction was very large, it was still not as big as the 60 points in 2013.
A lot of records, when they haven't been broken or no one has reached them, everybody will mythologize it and say, "How amazing this is, there's never going to be a second one." ”
And once someone does it, and more than once, it slowly becomes "emmm...... It doesn't seem to be that way. ”
Looking at those records in NBA history, what season triple-double, 100 points per game, 72 wins in the regular season, it feels like a fantasy.
However, if someone was able to do it, there is no reason why those who have come after it must not be able to do it.
Once this is done, legends and legends will be dull, which may also be one of the nature of human beings.
Yes, I saw the people around me do it, so what kind of legend and legend is this?
Of course, in another 20, 30, or 50 years, maybe you can blow the year, "I want to be XXX......"
For Li Liang, it is really happy to get a victory and another record, but unfortunately the system did not react, and did not say anything about rewarding an achievement.
This made Li Liang a little depressed, he worked so hard and didn't get anything?
People are so greedy, you have won the match point in the finals, set a new record in the finals, and by the way, you have paid tribute to your former teammates, are you still not satisfied?
On several major TV stations such as ESPN, the commentators and guests are discussing Li Liang's scoring ability, which is incredible.
Charles Barkley said, "I'm betting that Bruce Lee only used 50 percent of his ability in the regular season, at most 6 percent, and if he wanted to, I think he could average 50 points per game in the regular season and break Chamberlain's record." And his performance in the playoffs is better than Chamberlain! ”
Zhang Dashuai will also settle down, otherwise he would have to argue with Barkley.
In addition to Barkley, a number of other retired celebrities also expressed their opinions, but when they spoke, it was obviously different from usual, that is, there was a bit of a cold scene on the scene.
Everyone chatted and chatted, and suddenly stopped talking, and the host had to come out to play a round, and the scene was a little awkward for a while.
To be honest, on weekdays, these guys are full of witty words, laughing and laughing, all of them are the same as rapping, they are very lively and lively, and their ability to create memes is even more first-class.
But this time it was different, and everyone was a little shocked.
Kenny Smith later talked about it in an interview, saying, "I was a little confused, and I was thinking after I was expressing my opinion, 'Is this TM real?' It was a similar situation in '13, but everyone was very excited, very happy, very lively. This time it's different, we have a little doubt about life, except for Charles, he still thinks he is the best, anyway, he always thinks so. ”
It was not only a group of media people who were shocked, but also the Warriors coaching staff and players, who were very energetic and confident before the game to win the equalizer and return to Oakland to play Tianwang Mountain with a 2-2 draw, and the situation of the series was completely different at that time.
But this downpour poured everyone into the cold.
It is said that the atmosphere in the Warriors' locker room after the game was extremely solemn, and no one spoke for a long time.
This was not the case in the first two losses, although everyone was sad, they would still encourage and comfort each other.
And the feeling after this fight is, "No more, no more champions." ”
Of course, there are still three games left in the game, and no team in NBA history can come back from 1:3 down, but records are always set, and as long as the series is not over, there is still hope for everything.
Steve Kerr rushed to the post-match press conference, where he was in okay form, and probably wanted to open up.
During the game, the picture of him being thrown by Li Liang to the collapsed squatting ground was repeatedly broadcast on TV and the Internet.
It will also become a classic picture in NBA history, the head coach who was beaten down.
The Warriors returned to Oakland in desperation, and the Indianans began preparing for their first championship in history.
The city of Indianpolis has begun motioning to choose a date for the Championship Parade and begin preparations on paper.
Public opinion, organizations and organizations are ready to build momentum for Indiana's first championship, and some contributors are ready to win articles.
In the NBA, the O'Brien Cup was shipped to Oakland, and if the Pacers win the next game, Xiao Hua will give Li Liang another trophy.
In the fifth game, Li Liang certainly hopes to resolve the battle quickly.
Whether he wins the championship at home or away, Li Liang doesn't care.
Compared to the Warriors, the Pacers are inferior in overall strength after all.
Moreover, several of Li Liang's key props have been used and can no longer be used.
If this [Garbage King] medal can't be lit up, it's not so easy to win.
On June 14th, Game 5 kicked off at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors regrouped and did not give up hope of winning the series.
Curry, who had been playing poorly before, finally played the regular season MVP in this game.
He hit four three-pointers in the first quarter to lead the Warriors to a nine-point lead.
Unsurprisingly, the Pacers were once again in an offensive crisis — they began to miss shots from the outside.
Li Liang was the most heavily defended, but to be honest, no matter how tight it was, it would be like this.
Li Liang should still be able to score, but he can't score 50 points like the last game, and it is true that he will not have that kind of state every game.
What really determines the outcome of the game is actually the performance of the other players of the Pacers.
There were many big open opportunities on the outside, and Smith, Granger, and Hill failed to hit, causing the Pacers to always be behind.
In the entire first half, except for Li Liang, the Pacers did not have any player to hit a three-point shot.
They trailed by 11 points at halftime.
At the end of the first half, Li Liang was so angry that he scolded his teammates in the locker room, "I just put four pigs there, and he can arch the ball in!" ”
In the second half, the situation did not improve, and the Warriors found the feeling of the game and became more and more courageous.
Once the Warriors take the lead, it will be difficult for the Pacers to catch up, and the Warriors' offense is indeed too smooth.
Li Liang couldn't stand alone, his medal couldn't light up tonight, and the lucky hand had been used up, so he didn't dare to roll the dice anymore.
If the face is black and the face is rolled to a black six, then the game is completely over.
It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the Pacers suddenly found their groove on the outside, and Finson and Solomon Hill led a wave of offensive climaxes, beating the Warriors 11-2 and narrowing the gap to just 2 points at one point.
The suspense was repeated, Kerr immediately called a timeout, and then Curry hit another three-pointer, and Thompson also counterattacked, returning the Pacers a 7:0, and the game gradually lost suspense.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Pacers by 105-94, 11 points at home, allowing the Finals to continue.
Seriously, Xiao Hua was so moved that he was about to cry, this Pacer played all the way, and the series ended within five games, without considering the ratings and attendance?
Oakland fans have renewed hope that if the Warriors can win Game 6, then the Finals will go to a tiebreaker and return to Oakland, they will still have the hope of winning the championship.
The Pacers missed a chance to win the championship, Li Liang drove a hair dryer and scolded the whole team after the game, and told everyone after the scolding, "I have good news for everyone." ”
Originally, everyone was scolded by Li Liang and couldn't breathe, this hair dryer is really powerful, and suddenly he said that there is good news, what good news can there be?
"The good news is that we can win the championship at home."