Li Liang's arc top strategy is passing, and he has been a little improved recently.

Before coming to Golden State, he did a small task of "hanging passing", learning high post passing and strategy with former Nuggets legend Dan Isere.

It has always been said that it is necessary to learn "hanging passing", and the difficulty of hanging passing is mainly in the control of strength.

The strength is too great, and the ball flies too high for his teammates to catch it.

If the strength is small, the arc of the ball is not enough, and it will be intercepted by the opponent.

At the same time, you must have a tacit understanding with your teammates, and with a small look, your teammates will know to go in or cut out.

Otherwise, your eyes have been signaling for a long time, and your teammates don't know what you're going to do, and they think it's called blocking and dismantling, and it's troublesome.

In the locker room at halftime, Mike Brown demanded more responsibility on the offensive end and increased his response at the top of the arc, especially when Bryant was not on the court.

There is a tacit understanding between Li Liang and Mike Brown.

As soon as he heard it, he understood what Brown meant: When Kobe Bryant is not on the court, you have to lead the offense more, and when Kobe is on the court, you have to dominate more, we can't afford him to be so iron!

Li Liang made an OK gesture to Mike Brown, and I understood what you meant.

Kobe Bryant shot 6 of 18 in the first half, which is the familiar Kobe.

In fact, once Kobe Bryant started to shoot more, it was mostly because of problems with the team's passing system.

The Warriors' defense in the second quarter did a really good job, pinching the wing and putting it in the middle allowed them to be cut in a few times, but the protection of the wing made it difficult for the Lakers to move the ball.

The NBA's defensive strategy has also changed over the years.

In previous years, pinching the middle lane and driving the opponent to the bottom line was the mainstream defensive strategy.

Because the mid lane has a wide field of vision, and since the cancellation of handcheck in 05, a wave of gods who have broken through in the middle have risen.

Like Ginobili, Wade, James, Maddie, Iverson, including Kobe Bryant at the time.

You don't pinch in the middle, and you don't have the protection of handcheck, they can burst you into a sieve.

The Pistons, who are good at defense, fell under the breakthrough of Ginobili, Wade and James one after another, not to mention other teams.

But in recent years, things have changed.

First of all, the number of powerful breakers gradually decreases.

The older generation of outside Demomen has begun to transform, and the representative of the new generation, Derrick Rose, has a broken knee and is still recovering from an injury.

The representative of the strong breakthrough now is Westbrook, but the flexibility of his breakthrough is still far from the player of the first decade.

Second, excellent three-pointers and shooters began to emerge slowly.

The efficiency of the three-point line is becoming more and more important, in the past you can put three points to break through, now you put three points?

I think you want to die, and this year's finals have given everyone a clear proof.

Battier shot 15 of 26 three-pointers in the entire Finals, with a shooting rate of 57%! Almost......

and Mike Miller, who shot 7-of-8 from three-point range in the championship, canceling out Westbrook's godly descent from the world.

For pitchers, the flanks are their battleground.

The Warriors, as a team that started with shooting, know this best, so Mark Jackson takes wing protection quite seriously.

At the beginning, he also tried to get a joint defense, trying to disrupt the rhythm of the Lakers.

As a result, two three-pointers and one shot, he immediately didn't dare to wave, and honestly pinched the outside transfer ball and three-point shot.

You want to break through the middle, or cut to the basket, it's up to you.

It was the most effective defense of the Lakers' half so far since the start of the season.

It also made the Lakers trail by 10 points at halftime.

Back on the court in the third quarter, the Lakers took the lead in serving and started attacking.

Nash took the ball and licked his hands, he never got dirty anyway.

The Lakers' offense was a little messy throughout the first half, and after the wing was pinched, there were indeed a lot fewer routines.

But fortunately, Li Liang is here, this guy no longer squats in the bottom corner to block and dismantle, and goes to the top of the arc to catch the ball.

Li Liang made a blocker, and after learning in the system, his blocking and dismantling level became higher and higher.

After blocking and dismantling, Nash returned the ball to Li Liang, Li Liang took the ball, and Kobe Bryant came over to cover and catch the ball.

The two completed a hand-to-hand hand, and Kobe Bryant took the ball and accelerated to get rid of the defense and rush in!

Then a pull-back jumper!

"Bang!"

Didn't hit!

Missed again!

The first tactic in the opening game, you can't shoot!

Li Liang didn't have time to scold, so he ran back to defend first.

The Warriors' quick counterattack came quickly, and Barnes took the lead, and after receiving the ball outside the three-point line, he shot directly from the open position at 45 degrees!

The ball swept out of the basket, and Li Liang, who was keeping up, grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Lakers reorganized the offense, Nash advanced with the ball, and Li Liang followed from behind.

Nash dribbled the ball near the free throw line and sent it backwards, and Li Liang received it.

Direct three-point shot.

"Bang!" I didn't even hit it!

Li Liang was shocked, I couldn't throw in the vacant position, I must have been infected by Kobe.

But Bryant grabbed the frontcourt rebound on the inside, and the Warriors' defense shrank in all of a sudden.

Bryant got rid of the ball and re-passed it to Li Liang.

Li Liang received the ball and threw it again, and this time he finally hit.

After recovering three points, Li Liang wiped his hands, and he didn't shoot much in the second quarter, and his hands were a little cold.

The Lakers stepped up on the defensive end.

Thompson controlled the ball, David Lee responded with the ball on the wing, and Curry ran without the ball to catch the ball in a big circle and rushed to the basket from the left side at 45 degrees.

This ball is Kobe Bryant's defense, and Kobe's defense is indeed much harder than at the beginning of the season.

After Curry hit the inside, he missed a throw with his right hand, grabbed the rebound, and still missed the shot.

Howard's interference is still very large.

Li Liang received the backcourt rebound.

The Lakers countered the chance to chase the points, but Nash carried the ball from the wing to the basket and was stealed by Curry!

The Warriors' defense in the second half was the same as in the second quarter, tough and quick.

Curry smashed into the basket and another right-handed throw!

Hit the board, still miss!

Li Liang received another rebound.

Nash received a long pass to Kobe Bryant, who ran to the frontcourt, and Bryant dribbled to dodge Aizeli, and made a layup with his left hand!

At 61:56, the two sides are still 5 points apart.

Curry, who failed to break through the basket with two consecutive balls, really didn't believe in evil, and held the ball in the backcourt for half the court and continued to kill the basket!

This time, he changed his direction and rushed straight to the basket from the right side, and after breaking through Kobe's defense, he threw a high board with his right hand.

This time the goal is in!

Curry beat the Lakers on an unstable footing.

It can be seen from this ball that Curry is also an iron-headed baby.

What's wrong with two layups, what's wrong with Howard, what's wrong with Kobe Bryant's defense against me, Lao Tzu has to score one.

The Lakers stabilized to play a position, and Nash handed the ball to Li Liang at the top of the arc.

Li Liang stood at the top of the arc facing the basket, the spring flowers blooming, and everything was in full view.

Bryant rarely stood in the bottom corner, and Howard was in the right side of the waist.

Tzu Shiping is 45 degrees on the left.

After Nash handed over the ball, he took a step outside and cut in from the baseline!

Opportunity!

Does Li Liang want to hit the ground and pass?

Everyone thought he was going to hit the ground and pass to Nash, who cut into the baseline, but if he passed like this, he would be cut off.

Nash ran away from the basket, and Li Liang's ball was not passed to him.

Instead, it was a hanging pass to the basket, Howard turned into the inside, jumped, and caught the ball with both hands!

This is called Ming Xiu Plank Road, secretly empty, the Warriors' defensive attention is all on Nash, who knew that such a hand would come.

The Lakers flanked out, the Warriors were empty inside, and they were by Howard.

Mark Jackson looked at it, it's okay, luck, don't be afraid to come once in a while.

Then on the defensive end, Bryant fouled, and Thompson went to the free throw line and hit two free throws.

Coming back, after Kobe Bryant received the ball, he hit the middle and hit a jumper from close range.

Since you put the middle lane, Warriors, then don't blame me for being unkind.

In fact, if Kobe Bryant had a good hand in the first half, the Lakers would not have fallen behind.

Shot this shot, Kobe Bryant was 7 of 20 shots!

It was just the beginning of the third quarter, and before playing the Thunder, Durant shot 7 of 14 from the field.

…… It's not scary to ask you.

65:60, still a 5-point gap.

Thompson singled out Tzu Shiping with the ball on the outside and missed a pull-up jumper.

Under the basket, Aizeli struggled to grab the rebound in the frontcourt, but was interfered by Li Liang.

The ball hits the bottom line, the Lakers' ball.

Li Liang's rebounding protection tonight was very good.

Azeli fought for almost every ball, but he didn't grab a single rebound in the frontcourt.

Back on the offensive end, the Lakers played a very lucky ball.

Originally, Ci Shiping turned around in a low single, and one was about to go out of bounds accidentally.

He tiptoed to pass the ball out, and Li Liang got the ball outside the three-point line.

The attention of the Warriors players seemed to be attracted by Ci Shiping's "ballet" at once.

The basket was empty again, Kobe Bryant cut in the air, Li Liang hit the ground to the inside, and Kobe Bryant made an easy layup.

There is an element of luck in this ball, Li Liang remembered that he had installed a luck rune for himself before the game, could it be that the rune worked?

Mark Jackson didn't think it was luck, and he was passed by the air again, scratching his head.

But come to think of it, it's better than the Lakers opening up on the wings, mid-range shots, low posts, three-pointers, and everything.

65:63, only 2 points away.

At the critical moment, David Lee stepped up and hit a jumper.

Then the Lakers missed the attack, and in the quick counterattack, Curry received the ball in the corner and hit a three-point shot!

However, the ball stepped on the line, and in the end it counted two points.

After a few rounds of playing on both sides, the Lakers were unhurried, and the difference was 5 points anyway.

Going into the official timeout, the Lakers replaced Howard, replaced Gasol, replaced Ci Shiping, and replaced Meeks.

The Warriors regained Jack and Carl Landry on the inside.

Jack was the key to the Warriors' lead in the second quarter, and Landry came on the court to steal points for the offense.

The Lakers must remember the 2009 semifinals against the Rockets, Landry's flying dunk.

But the Lakers learned the lessons of the first half and stepped up their one-on-one defense against Jack.

Li Liang specializes in dealing with Landry and does not give any chance to rush to the front court to rebound.

After a few rounds of back and forth between the two sides, the battle began again.

But this time, the Lakers stabilized and did not give the Warriors a chance to take advantage of the chaos.

And the Lakers, on their side, have strengthened the rush for rebounds in the frontcourt.

Meeks missed a three-point shot from the outside, and Kobe Bryant grabbed the frontcourt rebound again!

When Kobe Bryant started to grab rebounds in the frontcourt, it showed that he was working hard.

After getting the ball, Kobe Bryant did not throw it himself, but distributed the ball to the top of the arc and gave it to Li Liang.

Come on, come on, give me the cards before you start, and I'll deal the cards.

As soon as Li Liang got the ball, the inside line of the Warriors, who had been shrinking, loosened.

As a result, Li Liang made another high hanging pass, Gasol stretched out his arm on the inside, received the ball, and threw it back with his eyes closed!

The Warriors player who came up from the bag fouled, and the ball thrown out hit the board and went into the basket!

Hit three points!

Gasol clenched his fists after the goal.

It's really a lot more comfortable to play as a substitute, and the physical strength is more abundant, and this kind of fairy ball can be scored.

The third quarter was near the end of the third quarter, 77:75, and the difference between the two sides was only two points.

In the second quarter, the Warriors took 2 minutes to stretch the margin to 10 points.

The Lakers spent a full quarter slowly chasing down the score to only 2 points.

From here you can see the difference in style between the two teams.

The Warriors' offense is like fire, and the Lakers' offense is slow and slow.

Fire can burn forests, but wildfires can't burn inexhaustibly, and spring breezes blow and regenerate.

The Lakers' spring breeze is Li Liang's assist at the top of the arc.

In the third quarter, Li Liang handed out 5 assists, all at the top of the arc.

The last offense of the Warriors in the third quarter, Li Liang defended Curry one-on-one on the outside!

Curry held the ball and burst strongly, and Li Liang directly launched [Death Coil]!

The ball was interrupted from Curry's hand, and Li Liang, who won the ball, made a long pass directly to the front court, and Kobe Bryant received the ball and dunked it directly!

Sixth assist in the third quarter and eighth assist in the game!

77:77, the two sides are tied!