On December 9, the Los Angeles Lakers returned to their home court to face the Utah Jazz for the second time of the season.

The NBA's schedule is strange enough, the Lakers have just ended a three-game travel streak, and it is easy to come back to play a home court.

As a result, after this home game, it is time to start the eastern road trip.

Maybe it's just that the Lakers want to go back to Los Angeles to recuperate before starting their road trip.

But against an opponent like Jazz, it's not easy for you to trim up.

In the last game in Salt Lake City, the Lakers were tossed enough by the Jazz inside.

Gasol was staggered by all kinds of black men.

This time, it's okay, it won't be washed away, and it will sit on the bench to rest and recuperate.

The arduous task of meeting the Jazz's inside impact fell on Li Liang's shoulders.

The whole Jazz team is very impressed with Li Liang.

Three three-pointers in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 points in a row, gave the Jazz a one-man wave.

And in the arena in Salt Lake City, he scolded Jazz fans.

Good guy, his mouth skills are amazing, one person has a single antibody, and he has blown up Salt Lake City on and off the court.

After the game, pat your ass and leave, can the Jazz team endure it?

After holding back for a month, the Jazz finally waited for the opportunity to fight the Lakers again.

Unlike last time, Li Liang mentioned the starting position this time.

On the Jazz side, Gordon Hayward was put off the bench by the head coach, and the starting guard became Foye.

In this way, Li Liang is the undisputed first handsome of the first ten.

Anyway, he thinks so himself, Kobe Bryant and Nash are too old!

The game starts at 7 p.m. Pacific Time.

The Lakers are not playing in Los Angeles during this time, and they will go to the East to play away after this game, so fans want to kill the Lakers.

The crowd was full, and many young fans wore the No. 28 jersey.

Li Liang has performed well in several consecutive games and steadily attracted fans.

TWC TV's "Behind the Scenes of the Lakers" ratings are rising, and Li Liang has contributed a lot.

Now many fans and media have begun to argue, after Gasol returns, should Li Liang return to the bench?

It's a sensitive issue, but not sensitive people will discuss?

Playing Rockets and Hornets before, the opponent's interior line was not strong enough.

The Thunder's two interior lines are defensive and not aggressive.

Therefore, some critics believe that whether Li Liang can be used as a long-term starting option for the Lakers still needs to be tested.

In fact, Li Liang is a second-round show with an annual salary of 500,000 yuan, and if he is like this, there are more than 5 million.

Football critics still pick and choose from him, which is really ......

Will Li Liang care about these doubts? Of course not.

Playing the Jazz tonight is a good opportunity for him to prove himself again.

Last time, you made my sister-in-law miserable, this time I want to avenge my sister-in-law!

As soon as the game opened, Howard fought for the ball and got the ball, and the Lakers attacked.

Kobe Bryant was respectful first, and missed a jumper after using the help of cover on the outside.

Li Liang's heart was cold, and his heart was not good, did the boss want to build a magic weapon tonight?

On the defensive end, Li Liang worked very hard, and he was opposite Millsap in this game.

Millsap, the undersized forward point, has always been a difficult problem for the Lakers.

On the first ball, the Jazz rushed at Li Liang and let Millsap hold the ball and play alone.

Millsap took the ball, turned to face the basket and tried to force Li Liang.

But Millsap clearly underestimated Li Liang's strength.

A month has passed, and Li Liang, who has been systematically bonus, has risen to another level in terms of strength.

How did Millsap know that this kid's strength rose so fast that he didn't even open it.

Millsap shook it a few times in a row, and when he saw that the monster cover was coming, he could only pass the ball out.

What's the situation? Millsap has the impression that he was still a relatively thin outside player in the last game against Li Liang, similar to Hayward.

Why are the arms and shoulders thicker now than before?

It's changing too fast, too big, isn't it?

Lakers players get along with Li Liang day and night every day, so I don't think so.

The players of other teams have not seen each other for a month, and it is obvious that Li Liangzhuang is strong.

It's like you and your mother are together every day, from 120 pounds to 140 pounds, and your mother doesn't feel it if you don't weigh it, and then feed.

But if you go to college and are fed from 120 pounds by the canteen breeder's aunt to 140 pounds, your mother will say, "Why are you so fat?" ”

The Jazz also missed an outside jumper, and the opening hands of both sides were a little tight.

It doesn't matter if you guys are tight, I'm not okay with Li Liang, I'll vote.

Li Liang was again on the outside and Nash's pick-and-roll, and this time he opted for a clever pretend inside cut, and then ran outside the 45-degree three-point line.

Nash went in with the ball and spun around, and the Jazz's defense was already in disarray.

There was a problem with the defensive understanding between Millsap and Mo, and both went after Nash.

Nash gave the ball to Li Liang, and the front was already empty.

Li Liang hit an empty three-point shot!

His three-point shot is already a weapon for the Lakers.

This is not comfortable for the Jazz, who was killed by Li Liang's three-point shot in the last game, and was shot again in the opening game.

For the next defense, the Jazz will definitely have to find a way.

Since Li Liang played the No. 4 position, the strategy of making a redemption has not been easy to use.

It's been a long time before the next Spurs play, so I can't wait for Popovich to think about it.

But the first thing the Jazz have to solve is the offense.

They adhered to the strategy of the opening game of the previous game, playing inside and rushing to the front court to rebound.

The Jazz's frontcourt rebounds are among the best in the league, and they don't take many shots, so it can be said that they are playing hard.

But the Lakers are not soft, Li Liang is very fierce on the defensive end.

Anyway, he's not good at supplementing defense, blocking or anything, so I'll leave it to Howard.

He helped Howard play the inside line and grab backcourt rebounds.

Don't look at Li Liang's height and weight are not as good as Gasol.

But Gasol's big 7-foot man, sometimes soft as a long noodle on the defensive end, fell as soon as he rushed.

Li Liang's core strength is very stable, his shoulders, back, and hips have been strengthened, and with his willpower and focus, it is impossible for the Jazz to unscrupulously grab the frontcourt rebounds.

He grabbed four backcourt rebounds in the first quarter, which is statistical.

There are also those who help teammates get stuck and let teammates get rebounds.

Even if Li Liang can't stand it, the Lakers still have Howard.

The best defensive player in the middle of the day, the former rebounding king, the backcourt rebounds are grabbed like watermelons in the back garden.

Stable backcourt rebounds provide the Lakers backcourt with stable raw materials for building magic weapons.

Kobe Bryant made one of five shots in the first quarter!

Li Liang was almost angry with him, Lao Tzu was desperately trying to grab the rebound in the inside position, you feel so bad?

In this way, the Lakers still had 30:25 in the first quarter, leading the Jazz by 5 points.

Because Nash started in good shape.

The last game against the Thunder suddenly activated the 38-year-old Na.

In this game, the Jazz's point guard is Mo Williams, who is not defensive.

Nash made full use of Li Liang, Howard, and Ci Shiping's blocking people to shuttle through the Jazz's formation.

Nash's archery on horseback, low-handed layups with time differences, and throwing, these skills are still there.

The Jazz coach apparently underestimated Nash's point.

Nash shot 4-of-5 from two-point range in the first quarter, hit both free throws, and hit a 3-pointer for 13 points in a single quarter!

At the same time, he also handed out 2 assists, as if he was back in his prime.

In the second quarter, the Jazz was still the same as the previous game, and the inside impact on the bridging section was on.

The last game was N'Golo Kante and Favors, and this time Favors was absent due to injury, so he went to Kante and Carroll.

Brown's response to this is...... In spite of!

In the last game, Brown had a deeper understanding of a truth, that is, offense is the best defense!

If you can't prevent the opponent from scoring a goal, then score more goals than the opponent.

In addition to Nash, the last one was activated, and there was Meeks.

He has a decisive three-point shot from the outside, has the pace, and has the ability to impact with the ball.

Previously, because of his short height, his arm span was not good, which led to poor defense and was not very important to Brown.

With Blake injured and not playing well, Brown used Morris more.

Morris is younger, taller, more reachable, and better on the defensive end than Meeks.

But Morris's offense was too disastrous, and as a point guard, his passing was described by Brown as "a meaningless pass." ”

He controls the ball past half the pitch and who he passes first to depends purely on who is close to him.

Whoever gets close will give the ball to whoever is afraid of losing the ball and making a mistake.

He didn't take the initiative to initiate tactics, let alone direct the run.

Although Brown doesn't have a tactical system on offense, don't you know how to learn it yourself? What about your brain? Can't think?

Look at Bruce Lee!

So it's better to use Meeks, but Meeks' attack power is much stronger.

In the second quarter, the Lakers relied on Misque to withstand the counterattack of the Jazz bench.

He hit two three-pointers from the outside and stopped the Jazz directly.

When the Jazz came back from a timeout, the coaches made arrangements and adjustments, and they had to face new problems again.

After Kobe Bryant had a good rest, he appeared.

How did you die in the 08 and 09 Jazz playoffs against the Lakers?

was voted to death by Kobe one after another unreasonably.

At that time, Brewer, who was defending Kobe, was cast in the shadow.

Kobe Bryant was 1 of 5 in the first quarter tonight, and he has to get it back in the second quarter, right?

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sprayed to death by Li Liang.

As soon as he rested on the bench, Li Liang's mouth never stopped.

Sure enough, as soon as he returned to the court, Kobe Bryant's face was calm, and he wiped his hand on the chest of his shirt first.

It's his signature move, rubbing his hammer.

Hayward also played at this time, and Li Liang was amused, hey, the boss is going to take you under the knife.

In the first game, Hayward's defense of Kobe Bryant was quite good, with blocks and steals, which made Kobe quite embarrassed.

Kobe Bryant is so vindictive, he must get it back.

As soon as he came on the court in the second quarter, he broke Hayward by two.

One hit the board and one fouled the free throw line.

Then, Bryant began to take the ball and throw it at Hayward's head.

One, two, three! Three middle distances in a row!

It's over, the feel is coming, the iron can't be beaten, and it's changed to beating people.

Hayward was thrown straight to scratch his head in the second quarter, and his face was full of depression.

Gradually, the difference was widened.

In the second half, Kobe Bryant had no intention of stopping and began a bald combination.

This became another showcase of Kobe's individual offensive skills.

Hayward served as a background board, while Li Liang grabbed rebounds on the defensive end, blocked and covered on the offensive end, and threw three-pointers in the bottom corner.

Since Nash returned to his form, Li Liang has not used the top of the arc to hold the ball much.

After three consecutive visitors, they can finally play a comfortable game when they return to their home stadium.

The outside world thought that this battle against the Jazz would be a vicious battle, but they did not expect that the Lakers would always press the Jazz and maintain a lead of more than 10 points.

Jazz is tough, never giving up, not into garbage time.

Li Liang naturally had no chance to be the king of garbage.

This jazz is as smelly, hard and nasty as ever.

110:100, I finally made up a triple digit for the Jazz, and the Lakers had a 10-point advantage at home, and they didn't give the Jazz any chance to win the victory.

Li Liang's performance in this game was not impressive, with 7 points, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

But he turned into a rebounding monster again, grabbing 11 rebounds, all in the backcourt.

If you want to talk about any skills, there is nothing, and the ability points are only 51, relying on hard work and concentration.

As Barkley said, "If I had focused on grabbing rebounds, Rodman wouldn't have been able to grab me." ”

Li Liang can also grab a lot of rebounds when he is focused.

Those who speculated before the game that Li Liang would be torn apart by the Jazz interior line disappointed them again.