Chapter 838: One Game Away
Last summer, before Li Liang made a decision, the contradiction between Leonard and the Spurs can be said to have been in trouble for a while, attracting the most attention.
Originally, the Spurs selected him with the 15th pick, which was not a very high pick, indicating that most teams were not optimistic about his talent at the time.
But in his four years with the Spurs, he improved step by step, improved a little bit every year, and finally grew into a first-line star in the league.
If it weren't for the perverted existence of Kentucky, Leonard would definitely be an inspirational model.
Originally thought that he would become Tim Duncan's legacy in the Spurs, and continue to be a stone Buddha-like leader, making a great story.
Who knows, although they are expressionless, but in private, the temperaments of the two are actually completely different.
The Spurs were also confident that they could renew Leonard's contract, but they never thought that he would not learn from Duncan and learn from Bruce Lee.
Popovich also did not expect that in the '14 playoffs, a little conflict between the two would get bigger and bigger, and eventually become the fuse for Leonard to leave San Antonio.
And the beginning of all this, of course, is the [self-odor agent] used by Li Liang.
Ever since he knew that this thing was so powerful, Li Liang hadn't used it much.
After all, this is an off-the-court means, and where do you know that Leonard's heart is indeed very wild, just go, no matter how much public opinion pressure he bears, he doesn't say a word, and doesn't reveal his true thoughts to the outside world.
As for Leonard's true thoughts, Li Liang, as the founder of the "Nomadic Dynasty", actually knows best.
He left the Spurs, first because he hated Popovich's paternalistic coaching style, and secondly, because he wanted not to be labeled as a "Spurs team product", and he wanted to have his own maverick star charm.
Of course, in the final analysis, the reason is the [smelling agent] used by Li Liang.
It can be said that Li Liang is the only one who knows the real reason, but he can't say.
Leonard thought that Li Liang didn't know, but in fact, Li Liang knew, and at the same time, Li Liang knew that Leonard thought he didn't know, and he also knew that Leonard thought he knew what he thought, but he didn't know.
Because everything is the fault of a prop.
In the middle of the game, when Li Liang began to communicate with Leonard, trouble came.
Leonard is not a person who likes to fight with his opponents in a game.
Not to mention arguing with opponents, he rarely talks to his teammates.
He just plays, plays seriously, plays silently, he is not the king of trash talk, most trash talk has no effect on him.
But Li Liang's is excepted, because he really cares about this guy, this guy who has been pressing on his head and is a head above himself everywhere.
Leonard's heart is very proud, and he has a fiery ambition that is unknown to the public under the calm and silent exterior.
But when he found that all his ambitions had been completely realized in another person, that feeling was understandable.
And this product looks like fanning the flames all day long, which is really unpleasant to look at.
After stealing an air cut, Li Liang immediately used a [Death Winding] on the defensive end to cut off the ball in Leonard's hand.
This kind of steal was originally Leonard's housekeeping skill, but in turn, he was cut off by himself, you say you are not angry.
[Death Coil] is indeed a magical skill, turning the tide, demoralizing, switching offense and defense, and a magical skill that is the final word.
If you want to say that Li Liang's favorite skill is this [Death Entanglement], sometimes his role is comparable to [Lucky Hand].
Li Liang, who made a steal, counterattacked with the ball, and Leonard chased after him, he was angry.
In the end, he directly hugged Li Liang in the three-second zone, pulled him down, and prevented him from making a layup.
Leonard was whistled for a malicious foul.
The Lakers fouled the second foul of the night, two free throws and one throw.
The last one was Hibbert, who was unbalanced by Li Liang's mentality on the outside.
This time it was Leonard, whose mentality was unbalanced by Li Liang's words.
After hitting the two free throws, Li Liang did not forget to continue to communicate with Leonard, "Do you hate that old drunkard and always think that you are in control of everything?" Yes? Isn't it? ”
Li Liang continued to irritate Leonard, although he didn't say anything trash.
But for Leonard, dissecting his inner thoughts is tantamount to stripping him naked and parading the streets.
Is it humiliating to strip a person naked and parade through the streets?
"Stop talking to me." Leonard held back this sentence for a long time, and then went on defense.
Li Liang really didn't say anything more, he knew that Leonard's heart was in turmoil.
The mentality will not collapse, and the psychological quality will not be so bad.
But chaos is indeed a bit chaotic, just like Pippen said "the postman doesn't work on weekends", if the heart is confused, the performance will be abnormal.
Leonard's defense once again had a hole, Li Liang used Adams's cover, 45 on the right side to catch the ball, and then directly made a three-point shot, and then hit!
The 10th three-pointer of the game!
Li Liang threw in the 10th three-pointer of the game, and today is a rainy day for Li Liang's three-pointer.
After coming to the Thunder this season, because of the change of position, style of play and tactical position, Li Liang's three-point production was surpassed by the Warriors' Splash Brothers.
In this game, Li Liang proved to people that he can still be the league's three-point king, as long as he wants to, as long as he has enough ball.
The gap between the Thunder and the Lakers was stretched to more than 10 points.
In an attack, Li Liang scored 5 points alone.
Two free throws, one three-pointer, and the scoring explosiveness is still unparalleled in the world.
Without him, only too accurate.
After this offense, the Lakers' momentum to overturn the Thunder was completely cut off.
It wasn't meant to be a desperate race.
Before the game, the Lakers wanted to play with all their might, play normally, and if they had the opportunity to win, they would do their best to win.
If the opportunity is not good, it will not fight to the death, but it is better to save more energy for the playoffs.
Of course, when it comes to the playoffs, it's very likely that your strength has been wasted.
After Scott called a timeout, Bryant didn't reappear.
The game didn't go into garbage time, but it wasn't particularly different from garbage time.
Love and Leonard continued to play the rest of the game with the lineup.
And the Thunder are getting braver and braver, and the Lakers are psychologically unable to resist the Thunder.
Li Liang's magical three-point shot destroyed the Lakers' already general will to fight.
Leonard's cold mask failed to hide his complex and somewhat fragile heart.
I don't know how to fight the Thunder in the playoffs.
When Li Liang entered the inside line, caused Hibbert's foul, and stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws, he scored the 50th point of the game.
The difference between the two sides also came to 15 points.
It is unimaginable that the Lakers, who played with all their strength, suddenly trailed the Thunder by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Li Liang's three points are certainly a sharp weapon to destroy the city, but what is more important is the tenacious defense of the Thunder team.
Adams contributed 2 blocks and 15 rebounds before the break, while Witesse, Roberson and Collison all had good performances on the defensive end.
The Thunder's lineup, the defense is really strong, as long as someone doesn't play, no one on the court is a colander.
The Lakers could not resist Li Liang's three-point mortar, and the offensive end was also piecemeal, and there was no way to open the situation.
Leonard, as the team's main scoring point, was confused by Li Liang, and the whole team had no desire to win.
Come to think of it, let's give the Thunder a ride and let them continue to have the best record in history.
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, 109:97, the Thunder easily defeated the Lakers at home without two main players.
Li Liang scored 50 points in a single game, which is the fundamental guarantee of victory.
The Thunder also tied with the 1996 Chicago Bulls in terms of wins, going 72-9.
On the big screen at the scene, the subtitle of 72 wins was played, and the number 73 also appeared.
They are one game away from the all-time best and their opponents will be Spurs.