The Pacers went crazy in the first quarter, eight three-pointers, five of which were contributed by Li Liang alone.

Both of these stats broke the NBA Finals record.

The score was fixed at 40-21 in the final first quarter, and the Pacers led by 19 points in the first quarter.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the first quarter of the game, Li Liang's subtitles floated in front of him: [Get the achievement, the three-point king in a single quarter of the finals, you will get a special achievement reward......]

There is a string of ellipses at the back, Li Liang feels strange, a special achievement reward? Why are you still talking halfway!

The system is getting more and more skinny, and I don't know what unlucky reward to give.

For Li Liang, it is becoming more and more difficult to achieve achievements now.

When the achievement system first came out, a fart on the court would get a rune or something because of "the first time I farted in the NBA".

Now that the runes have been collected, the achievements are becoming more and more difficult to get, and some Li Liang thought it was an achievement, but the system didn't recognize it at all, such as three pairs.

Some of them feel like nothing, and the system just inserts an achievement for you and gives you some rewards, which really can't see through you.

In short, the Pacers completely collapsed the Warriors in the first quarter, with a 19-point gap.

The Pacers scored 40 points, the Warriors only had 21 points, and the offensive and defensive ends were completely suppressed.

Kerr still thought about falling behind by 10 points in the first quarter, getting through it, and slowly chasing after it.

Who knew that it had doubled all of a sudden, and the Pacers' state was amazing.

But Kerr believes that the Pacers won't always be in such good shape, and the Warriors won't always be in such bad shape, with three quarters to go, and the Warriors have plenty of time to adjust.

Not only Cole thinks so, but Li Liang also thinks so.

"Defend! We've got to keep our defence going, that's the number one priority. We already have the lead, we're not an attacking team, defense is our foundation, we have to stop their rhythm by defending, disrupt their attack, make them unable to catch up! Defend! Defend! ”

Li Liang reminded his teammates on the bench that he did play well offensively in the first quarter, but he had to focus on the defensive end later, and he shouted "defence" several times in a row to wind up his teammates.

NBA players are also human beings, and if they are human beings, they will slack off and be sluggish, which is normal, and they need to keep reminding and cheering up.

Bird looked at Li Liang carefully instructing, stared at it for a while, and waited for Li Liang to stop talking, before asking, "Are you a coach or am I a coach?" ”

Li Liang said everything, Bird had nothing to say, he was right, the Pacers' strategy was like this.

Li Liang stared at Bird for a while, and said, "If you don't mind, I can act for a while." ”

At this point, it's time for the break, and it doesn't matter if you mind or not, it's time to continue playing.

At this time, Li Liang has to rest off the court for a while, and this period of time is a test for the Pacers.

In order to maintain stability, the Pacers fielded a lineup of Garnett, West, Shambaught, and Stephenson Garhill.

This is a set of formations with not outstanding characteristics, but the offense and defense are relatively balanced, and the interior defense is particularly stable.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Barnes forced Shambot with his back and missed a turnaround jumper.

Of course, on the offensive end, the Pacers looked more lackluster, Hill cut in and passed to West after blocking and pick-and-roll, and West missed the layup after being interfered with.

The Warriors' backcourt uses Livingston with Barbossa, and it should be said that the Warriors' bench is indeed very deep, and both are players with strong ability to grab points.

Barbosa and Livingston crossed positions on the outside, and after receiving the ball, he made a three-point shot and missed it.

The two sides began to fall into a scoring drought in the second quarter.

Shambaught also missed a three-point shot, and then Livingston broke through the basket and was interfered with for a layup, grabbed the frontcourt rebound and went up again, only to be capped by Garnett!

Garnett's ability to contribute quality defense despite being physically fit in the first half is extremely important for the Pacers.

Compared with last year's operation of sending Granger away in exchange for Turner, this year's Bird trade before the trade deadline is really a god operation.

However, Garnett really couldn't do it on the offensive end, receiving Hill's pass in the high post and failing to make a jump shot.

Livingston finally broke the two-minute scoreless situation and turned around with a mid-range jumper.

When it comes to Finals experience, Livingston is the only one in the Warriors who has had a Finals experience, and it was just last year.

Therefore, Livingston has a lot of confidence on the court, and his movements are not deformed in the slightest.

Of course, Livingston is more aware of Bruce Lee's terribleness, and as a member of the Clippers, he knows the power that Bruce Lee has in the playoffs that cannot be matched in the regular season.

The Pacers' offense was still very slow, West held the ball in the low post, forced Azeli with his back, and the hook hand that turned still didn't go in.

After falling into position, the Warriors' defense is extremely disruptive.

Then, Iguodala received the ball in the bottom corner, cut in with his back, and hit a 45-degree back-to-back jumper to score two more points.

The Warriors narrowed the deficit to 15 points and barely saw a little light.

And walkers need a shot of cardiotonic at this time.

Garnett finally stepped up, still a high block, the Warriors directly clamped Hill, Hill returned the ball to Garnett.

Garnett didn't jump again this time, but dribbled two big strides to the basket and scored a one-handed dunk!

When the ball was scored, Li Liangdu bounced up from the bench and waved the towel wildly.

After the dunk, Garnett smashed his chest with a small fist as usual, and the ball was very morale-boosting.

If the Pacers don't score again, Bird is likely to call a timeout.

The Pacers are now on this lineup, and the ability to pull from the outside is very poor, and the Warriors can pile up baskets.

But they didn't expect that Garnett's old man would come to such a surprise attack.

After that, the referee blew for a defensive foul on Shambaugh, and the two sides went into an official timeout.

"We did a good job! Defense, defense still comes first, if they want to shoot three points, let them shoot for the time being, keep the basket, keep the basket! Rebounding, focus, survive five minutes, and I'll be back! ”

On the bench, Li Liang began to yell at the players again, Bird has stopped talking, come to the tactical board for you, you will draw.

In fact, the Pacers don't need any tactics, now it's just strangulation, grinding the rhythm, maintaining a 15-point lead, and not giving the Warriors a chance to explode on the offensive end.

The Warriors showed a very strong offensive explosion in both the regular season and the playoffs.

The 15-point advantage, to be honest, is not very stable, you must know that the third quarter has not yet arrived.

If the Pacers want to win this game, they must be mentally prepared to withstand the Warriors' crazy counterattack.

After the pause, Li Liang still sat on the sidelines to rest.

On the Warriors' side, Curry, Thompson and other main players are the same, and they did not appear.

It seems that Kerr is also betting on the third quarter, trying to maintain it in the second quarter, and not allowing the Pacers to expand the point difference.

Now it's the turn of the substitutes on both sides to compete for squad depth.

Stephenson played the role of a nerve knife in the second quarter, which is also a nerve bar, and he has no stage fright at all in the finals, and he just does it when he gets the ball.

Inside Garnett, West, and McGee took turns to cover Finson.

Finson's continuous strong bursts, as well as strong shots from the outside, actually scored several goals in a row, erasing all the points chased by the Warriors!

The Pacers held up until Li Liang returned, and the score was 52:37, and the Pacers still maintained a 15-point lead.

Li Liang rested for a long time in the second quarter and came back, and he decided not to give the Warriors a chance to fight back in the third quarter.

In the first half, the battle ended in the second quarter.

He called up the [Three-point Shooting Rate Improvement Post] from the system......

Eh, what about my three-point shooting percentage improvement post? Come out?

I've been at the redemption center, come out?

Li Liang shouted several times in his head, but the three hit rate improvement posts didn't appear!

What is the situation with the calf? The system is broken? Got a bug?

Li Liang's mind turned quickly, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, wouldn't this TM be a special reward given to Lao Tzu by the achievement system?