Throughout the third quarter of the game, the two sides engaged in a-for-tat duel.

The score is rising, but no one can stretch the difference to more than 4 points.

Faced with the Lakers' defense, James did not force a breakthrough, but used his low post and passing to prop up the Heat's offense.

For the entire third quarter, the Heat hit just one three-pointer, just like the Lakers.

The Lakers shot a three-pointer from Nash, and after Chalmers hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, Nash shook Chalmers away on the counterattack and returned an answer ball.

The intensity of the competition has reached a fever pitch.

The Lakers still rely on frontcourt rebounding on the offensive end, and whenever they can't find an offensive means under the Heat's shrinking defense, they rely on frontcourt rebounds to survive.

The Lakers grabbed five more frontcourt rebounds in the third quarter, and the number of frontcourt rebounds in the whole game has long exceeded 10.

The third quarter of the game has just ended, and there is still one quarter to go.

Of course, Kobe Bryant's help is indispensable, but the Lakers can't help it, and Howard's low-post offensive efficiency is really not high.

When Li Liang couldn't score three points, Gasol was caught by the Heat, and he couldn't eat the opponent in a row.

In this case, it is Kobe Bryant's one-on-one singles to maintain the increase in the score.

It can be said that it was not easy for both sides to fight, and it was very hard.

In the third quarter, the game was tied at 69:71, and the Heat would take a two-point lead.

Li Liang sat on the sidelines and drank a lot of water, he had already scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and scored a double-double.

Sweat came all over the body, and the hair was wet and stuck to the forehead.

He's been good enough to defend, rebound, steal, and control fouls.

In the second half, he didn't give the Heat another chance to cheat and foul, so that he could always stand on the court and play.

But he didn't score any three-pointers in his scoring, and he didn't make four shots.

I feel that the Heat is getting more and more feeling for Li Liang's defense, and more and more experienced, which makes Li Hao seem to dare not shoot.

In this case, Spo was a little shaken.

Because the Lakers' frontcourt rebounds are too fierce, one of the reasons is that Haslem, Battier and James have to stick to Li Liang all the time.

The Heat doesn't have a real big center, and it's these forwards who rely on them to grab rebounds, and James has gained weight to become Duncan, just to make up for the inside.

As a result, they have to take turns staring at Li Liang's point, pulling to a far position, and the inside line will not be less individual rebounds.

Howard couldn't score in the low post, but he took the frontcourt rebound and dunked.

Gasol won the frontcourt rebound, clicked another dunk, and struggled to defend it in front, and lost a frontcourt board, which was too demoralizing.

Spo hesitated, he really hesitated.

During the break in the third and fourth quarters, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the bench opposite and saw Mike Brown holding a tactical board and talking to Li Liang.

He couldn't hear what was being said from too far away, but he sensed that Brown should be setting up a three-pointer.

Spo also didn't believe that Li Liang's three-point meeting would never be opened, and he would never shoot.

But what if he really doesn't vote?

After all, the Lakers have Kobe and Nash, is Li Liang's point really that important?

Without Li Liang, let's see what kind of lineup the Lakers are, two MVPs, two best defensive players, and a king of Europe......

Obediently, I don't want to know, I feel scared when I think about it, and I feel like I can cripple the heat at any time.

So, does Li Liang really need to accompany him all the way?

If the defensive strategy is changed from the beginning of the third quarter, and Li Liang can't actually shoot, will the Heat be able to lead more in the third quarter?

These thoughts flashed through Spoo's head, and he didn't know it.

He continued to ask his players to stick to their close defenses against Li Liang, including to James.

James didn't respond, just wiped his face with a towel.

At the end of the third quarter, James had 12 points, but had eight assists and 11 rebounds.

In terms of rebounding, James is the center of the Heat, and no one other than him has rebounded 5 so far.

In this way, Spo also asked James to pay attention to Li Liang outside the three-point line, which is really used by one person as three people.

Seeing that James didn't speak, Spo knew that James was slightly emotional, and he was indeed taking on too much.

Without saying anything more, the decisive battle of the fourth quarter was about to begin.

……

And on the Lakers bench, Li Liang was sweating profusely and listened to Mike Brown's arrangement.

"Bruce, are you tired? Would you like to take a break? You drink more water, drink more, relax, don't rush. ”

Li Liang shook his head, he didn't feel tired, his mind was still very clear.

His only concern was that his hands weren't hot enough when he needed to snipe the Heat at the end.

Players play on the court, and they have a sense of the strength of the victory or defeat, and this Heat is indeed very strong, but Li Liang believes that the Heat's state is not good enough.

The back-to-back rebounds are a prime example of this.

It's not that Li Liang's frontcourt rebounding ability is really strong, even if he does two tasks, it will only increase to 40 points.

It comes down to the Heat's not being in good enough shape and not focusing enough, especially on their interior.

The seven-game battle with the Pacers still has an impact, so Li Liang is confident that he will help the team win this game.

The key is to see when the time comes, and see if Spo and the Heat can endure it.

Anyway, Li Liang can still endure it, waiting for the Heat to make a mistake.

He's not James, he doesn't need to take on so many things, he just needs to be his killer and assassin.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers attacked, and they still trailed the Heat by two points.

As soon as he came up, the Lakers bench Meeks missed a three-pointer from the outside.

Meeks wanted to try his touch, and the Lakers really needed three points.

The Heat have made eight three-pointers in the game, while the Lakers have only scored three so far.

The Heat rebounded in the backcourt, Kerr held the ball and slipped to the baseline to pass the ball to the backhand, which was covered by a slap from O'Neal Jr.

The Lakers counterattacked, and Ci Shiping had a chance in the bottom corner, but he still missed another three-point shot.

But Li Liang, who was keeping up, stole a frontcourt rebound again, and a layup caused a foul on Ray Allen.

"It's Li Liang's frontcourt rebound again, how many are these in this game? The seventh or the eighth? This frontcourt rebound grabbed, the Heat's three-second zone is really not stuck, watch the replay...... Li Liang was just right, the ball popped a little far, and he picked it up, a little lucky. ”

In fact, this is not luck, because Li Liang is very familiar with Ci Shiping's trajectory, and knows that this ball will not be scored, and it is a little shorter, and it is a little off, and it will hit the left side of the basket and fly to 45 degrees, so he just ran to that position.

Li Liang stood on the free throw line, hit both free throws, and scored 20 points.

At present, his score is the highest in the game, relying on frontcourt rebounds, stealing chickens and dogs, second offense under the basket, and mid-range jumpers, scoring 20 points.

A scoring maniac like Kobe Bryant only scored 15 points.

The Heat let Li Liang score 20 points? Spo suddenly felt a little unforgivable about his defensive strategy.

If Li Liang is allowed to shoot a three-pointer, can he really score 20 points so efficiently?

I'm afraid not, right?

With the rotation and pressing defense of the Heat's outside line, the normal defense is not targeted, can Li Liang shoot 7 three-pointers like this?

Spo was a little messy, the score was tied, and the hustle and bustle of the stadium began to interfere with his thoughts.

The defensive intensity of both sides increased, and both sides failed to score for several rounds in a row.

Every pass started to get difficult, the catch was no longer steady, and the dribbling was a little staggering.

There will be no beautiful counterattacks, the physical strength of both sides is declining, and the counterattacks will turn into positional warfare when they are fighting.

After three minutes in the fourth quarter, the Heat finally relied on a backhand layup from Anderson to catch the ball and go to the baseline to score two points and regain the lead.

And the Lakers' three-point shot from the outside line Meeks still missed, and Li Liang passed a good shot, but unfortunately Meeks didn't grasp it.

In the counterattack, Anderson cut the basket to catch the ball and wanted to make another rebound, and was hit by O'Neal Jr.'s big hat!

O'Neal Jr. has already given away three big hats in a short amount of playing time, and the veteran, who once averaged a season-high 2.8 caps per game, burst out to his maximum potential.

Then, in the counterattack, Meeks made a strong basket and gave the ball to Li Liang in the high position.

Li Liang received the ball, Battier defended it, Li Liang hit the ground and passed to O'Neill Jr., O'Neal Jr. turned around and hit a hook hand!

It's still a draw. 75:75！

Two minutes later, the score became 77-75, and the Lakers took the lead again.

Meeks forced a driving layup and Spo called a timeout with eight minutes left in the game.

After the pause, the main forces of both sides came on, and Li Liang took a break to prepare to play the last four minutes.

Li Liang knows that this will be the four minutes when Spo and the Heat are most likely to slacken, and all he has to do is wait.

Also, pray that Corvo doesn't make the difference too big.