Li Liang is on the field, and he is Pete Maravich at this time.

A white elf who was active in the NBA in the 70s.

By 1980, he had only been in the league for 10 years.

But injuries and alcohol had tormented him to the point where he was left with only a little bit of aura.

His knees and ankles were tormented, and he was most proud of his shooting.

The Celtics have reached the most dangerous moment, not only is the score behind and on the verge of elimination, the key is that the players' morale has been dissipated.

Although their regular season record is excellent, the core team is old and small.

Bird is great, but he is a rookie after all.

Nate Archibald is at the end of his career, and Tiny Jr. has gone from being a two-time scoring champion and assist leader to a veteran who averages 14 points per game.

Dave Cowens, who is on the inside, is going through a low point in his basketball career, and the thought of retiring has always been in his mind.

He has retired three times and returned twice, and injuries and endless confrontations in the NBA have been a torture for him.

He served as a player-coach for the Celtics last season, just like Russell did back then.

It's a pity that the NBA in 1979 was no longer the same as 10 years ago in 1969, and he led the team to the worst record in team history.

It is a miracle that such a team can get 61 wins in the regular season and survive the playoffs to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Celtics' real rise will not have to wait until next year, when Auerbach drafts McHale and trades to Parrish.

But Maravich can't wait for that day.

Li Liang appeared on the stage, and the atmosphere at the scene was still very warm, it was really hot.

The air conditioning in Boston's Garden Square has always been bad, and in April and May, tens of thousands of people are crowded together, and this temperature.

Li Liang was wearing a small vest and shorts from the 80s, and he felt that his body was sweaty.

Boston serves the sideline, Archibald gets the ball, and dribbles carefully on the outside.

Larry Bird was running on the pitch, this lad, it was a terrible hand today.

Although he was desperately grabbing rebounds and helping his teammates with assists, he really couldn't hit the basketball.

The defense of Bobby Jones and Dr. J made Bird break down a bit.

In the first three quarters, he shot 3-of-15, which was a terrifyingly low shooting percentage.

Li Liang looked at Bird on the field, in 1980, the king was still very young.

His performances in key tournaments have been underwhelming, especially in the scoring category.

If it is placed in today's public opinion environment, it will definitely be hacked.

Li Liang took the initiative to open his hand to Nate to ask for the ball, but Archibald hesitated for a moment, but still handed the ball to Li Liang.

The 76ers' perimeter defense isn't tight, they're shrinking.

In the first year of the three-point line, the style of play was similar to that of the past.

It's still fighting the inside, fighting rebounding, and fighting the defense like a meat grinder.

Li Liang took the ball, and standing in front of him was 76ers backup point guard Henry Bibby, who was later the father of King Mike Bibby.

The two really looked very similar, but Henry Beebe had an explosive head.

Li Liang dribbled the ball twice, went to the top of the arc, saw the opportunity, and directly shot with three points!

Li Liang, who was blessed with the [Zero Second Shot] skill, was still very fast, and more importantly, Bibby didn't expect him to suddenly go out of the three-point line!

The whole Boston Garden Stadium was amazed, the fans widened their eyes, and Maravich just threw like that?

After coming to the Celtics, Maravich put away his cool style of play in the past, played team basketball honestly according to Auerbach's requirements, and fulfilled his role tasks.

He's done a good job, scoring consistently every game, and his three-pointers are all in the absolute open.

This shot was like the dying throes of the Celts.

But Li Liang knows that this is not a struggle, this is a new hope!

"Huh!"

Ball hollow into the net!

Boston Garden Square is boiling, and the three-point shot is actually scored!

This is the advantage of the times, Li Liang's three-point level is not covered.

The 76ers players didn't expect that Maravich's three-point shot would score?

At 87:95, the Celtics went from trailing by 11 points to trailing by 8 points.

Henry Bibby possessed the ball past half the pitch and Cheeks was still resting off the pitch.

? Dr. J Irving got the ball from the outside, Dawkins went down to the basket, and Dr. J passed the ball to Dawkins.

The power of the chocolate bomb is amazing, and when you turn around, you want to force a dunk under the basket.

But Li Liang rushed up to help defend and knocked the ball out of Dawkins's hands!

No one expected this goal, not even the Celtic players, when did Maravich's defense be so alert.

Maravich immediately passed the ball to Archibald and motioned for him to counter-attack quickly.

Li Liang had already run towards the frontcourt, and Archibald dribbled quickly.

The 76ers quickly retreated and immediately formed a defensive formation under the basket.

Archibald slowed down, and then he noticed that Li Liang on the outside was asking for the ball from him again.

Tiny hesitated, thinking that it would be better to pass the ball to him.

Li Liang received the ball at the top of the arc again, and Henry Bibby did not learn the lesson of the previous goal.

He thought the three points were just luck, a coincidence.

But it's not.

Li Liang held the ball in both hands, and after making a simple tentative step, he pulled up again and shot a three-point shot!

Henry Bibby still didn't react, and watched Li Liang make a three-point shot.

This time, Celtic fans all opened their mouths wide.

Auerbach, who was sitting on the sidelines, stood up and stared at the ball.

"Huh!"

The ball is in again!

Boston Garden Arena is about to be turned upside down!

Even Auerbach, who has always watched the game very steadily, jumped up with the fans.

Head coach Bill Fitch felt like his heart was going to jump out of his throat.

Oh my God, dare to shoot this ball, dare to score.

But there is no way around it, and the rest of the Celtics are about to give up.

Li Liang's two three-pointers chased the difference to only 5 points.

76ers head coach Bill Cunningham called a timeout, how did Maravich come out of nowhere?

In the eyes of everyone in the audience, Li Liang is no longer Bruce Lee, but the long-haired, thin, flowing shooter, Maravich.

When Li Liang got off the field, everyone came up and high-fived him.

Even Bill Fitch, who has always been harsh in coaching and not very lenient with his players, said to Maravich: "Good job, better keep it." ”

Because he didn't have any moves, he really couldn't beat it, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to Maravich.

Li Liang sat on the sidelines, sweating slightly.

This has the advantage of the times is strong, if he doesn't know how to score three points and run to the inside line to fight hand-to-hand, it will really be fatal.

Now relying on three-pointers to catch the 76ers off guard and make you stare at me well.

76ers head coach Cunningham also wondered, seeing that he was about to win, why did Maravich suddenly shoot a three-pointer?

Throughout the series, Maravich attempted two three-point attempts and hit one shot.

It should be said that it will indeed vote, but it doesn't make sense, the amount is too small.

But these two three-pointers in the fourth quarter are really terrible, is it luck, or do you really have this ability?

Cunningham decided not to change the team's strategy just because of two three-pointers.

The 76ers are focused on rounding up Larry Bird, a rookie who is too capable of leading the whole team.

Crush him to death, and the 76ers will win more than half.

In the game that didn't hold him down, Bird scored 31 points and the Celtics won.

The timeout was to interrupt Malavic's luck, and he didn't believe Maravitch could go in.

At the end of the timeout, Maurice Cheeks came on, along with Lionel Hollins.

One of the two later became the head coach of the 76ers, and the other is now the head coach of the Grizzlies.

Hollins also won the championship in the 1977 Trail Blazers, which was won by defeating the 76ers, and the 76ers came later.

These two offense and defense are a sharp weapon in the backcourt of the 76ers.

Cunningham thought, Maravich won't hit another three-pointer this time, right?

The 76ers came back to attack, Dr. J Irving hit the basket, he dribbled with his back, one turned and cut in with one hand, and then the other made a pick-and-roll.

With this graceful posture and admirable bounce, Dr. J's style of playing on the court is completely different from that of ordinary players.

But Li Liang's painting style is also different, or Maravich.

He used to be a two-way guard who couldn't do it, but he was old and didn't have that ability anymore.

But in terms of shooting, Li Liang is beyond this era.

Li Liang received the ball on the outside first, Cheeks took the initiative to defend it, and Li Liang immediately passed the ball to Bird, who came out of his pocket.

Bird dribbled and dribbled in, and Cheeks moved up and stepped forward to help.

Bird returns the ball to Li Liang.

According to normal tactics, this kind of ball Bird will go deeper and get stuck in the position, and then Li Liang will pass it again.

Or Bird doesn't feel good tonight, so he moves the ball to the weak side and lets the weak side reorganize the attack.

The tactics of the 80s were relatively simple, that is, the low post, the strong and weak sides shifted, and then desperately rushed to the front court to rebound.

Li Liang didn't pass the ball.

He stood at 45 degrees on the right side, saw a good chance, and dribbled a step back.

Pulling away from Cheeks, who thought he was going to burst through the middle with the ball, he moved back.

How do you know that Li Liang stopped, and directly opened his hand to make a three-point shot!

Is this guy crazy?

One step outside the three-point line, he still shoots?

In the 1980's NBA, it was crazy.

But Li Liang knew he wasn't crazy.

As soon as he came on the pitch today, he felt like he was feeling good.

It must have been driven by Maracic's strong desire to win, and he could feel it.

The ball burrowed into the net like a missile equipped with radar.

93:97, only 4 points short!

With three three-pointers in a row, Boston fans no longer know how to describe this sudden surprise.

What else can I do, roar!

The old roof and floor of the Garden Square almost shook the fans.

If this collapses, the train station below will be out of luck.

For the Celtics players, hope was rekindled and morale was reinvigorated.

The soul of the veteran is completely burned at this moment.

Larry Bird, who had been depressed for a whole time, couldn't help but rush up and high-five Li Liang.

He's under too much pressure tonight, a rookie, and the fate of the whole season is on him.

One can imagine what kind of criticism he will face after losing this series.

On the other side, the opponent of the NCAA Finals, Magic Johnson, is about to enter the Finals.

His Lakers, currently leading the Seattle SuperSonics 3-1, will enter the Finals if they win one game.

Another failure, the pain of the 1979 NCAA, Bird still remembers vividly.

Maravich patted Bird on the shoulder, "Relax, we're going to win, I'll be there later, score another three, you pass me." ”