Chapter 413: What tricks to play
?? In the final four minutes of the game, Bob Leliang and his teammates were back on the court.
The floor of the Garden Arena is still the same, and it is bumpy in places.
The NBA in 1974 was so poor that it was impossible to refloor every game.
Many of the flooring here have been used since more than ten years ago, and have been used for more than ten or twenty years.
Serving the ball on the sideline, Randy Smith catches the ball and Jojo White immediately sticks to it.
Smith was in great shape tonight and shot quite well from the field.
White went on a confrontation, no one came to cover, and in those days, blocking and dismantling was a tactic that was rarely used.
The players were all scattered, Li Liang was standing at the waist, and Dave Cowens was clinging to Li Liang from behind, he was like a kraft candy.
Smith passed the ball to Li Liang, which was a little light and a little slower.
Cowens reacted quickly, judged that the pass was not good, and immediately went around to grab it!
However, Li Liang reacted quickly, took a step first to catch the ball, and then took the ball and quickly turned around and dribbled into the basket.
Facing Paul Silas, who came over to help defend him, Li Liang directly made a quick stop and shot a jumper and hit two points!
This is something Li Liang learned from Sam Jones, but it is also McAdoo's signature attacking tactic.
McAdoo should not be physically strong enough, so a lot of finishing under the basket is also based on shooting.
He's incredibly confident in his shots and is one of the best interior shooters in NBA history.
Cowens was too risky and gave Li Liang a chance.
Li Liang didn't take risks on the defensive end, he stabilized his emotions and began to command calmly in the three-second zone.
In this era, there is no defense for three seconds, so Li Liang can shuttle freely under the basket, constantly shouting to remind his teammates to defend.
The Braves were surprised because Bob McAdoo was sparse in defense and the team's main defensive commander was Hyde.
But at this time, if someone is in command, everyone's attention will be improved, and the key is that Li Liang is not blindly commanding.
The Celtics' simple attacking routine had already been seen through by him, and when Havlicek used Cowens' cover to cut inside and Don Nelson ambushed on the right, Li Liang guessed a few of the Celtics' backs.
Pass to Cowens, Havlicek himself dribbles to the middle to shoot, or passes to Nelson on the right.
Li Liang pointed to the basket and asked Hyde to defend Cowens, and he himself followed Havlicek to the middle.
"Keep an eye on Nelson!"
Li Liang roared and asked his teammates not to come over to shrink the defense, he could handle it himself.
Nelson wanted to run out of the empty space, but Li Liang yelled and ran away.
And Havlicek was surrounded by Li Liang in the middle and died.
Havlicek was completely covered, he couldn't make a shot, White came over to pick it up, and Havlicek passed the ball to White.
But the ball was not passed well, Li Liang took a step out and intercepted the ball!
Then, Li Liang dribbled straight to the basket, and White could only watch Li Liang dunk with one hand!
The Celtics could only call a timeout, and Li Liang swung his fist at the crowd at the Garden Arena, drawing boos.
During the pause, Li Liang did not forget to search for Auerbach in the audience, and after finding him, he could add a lot of anger to scolding.
Li Liang's mood was completely relaxed, because the little fear brought about by the continuous confrontation disappeared cleanly.
In fact, this was the test given to him by the system task, breaking through the psychological shackles, and Li Liang began to rule the last three minutes.
The Celtics' timeout didn't work, and Havlicek came back with a shot.
Before the emergence of Corvo, this was the first generation of the NBA's Iron King.
Li Liang won the backcourt rebound, he dribbled through half the court by himself, and when he reached the three-point line, he opened his hand to make a shot!
Ramzi's heart hangs in his throat, make you confident, are you really so confident?
As a result, the ball went through the net!
Two points, the ball was thrown, and all the players of the Brave couldn't help but raise their arms and shout.
The Celtics are a little overwhelmed.
They have always been known for their tenacity, and of course they will not give up, but Li Liang has already come to the state.
Cowens hit Li Liang in the low post, and the hook hand that turned was also missed, and the physical consumption was too great.
Li Liang still controlled the rebound, this time to Di Grio, and then ran all the way to the wing 45 degrees.
Li Liang couldn't catch the ball with the basket on his back, so he went around to receive Diglio's pass, and shot directly at 45 degrees!
Cowens struggled to step forward to block, and finally watched Li Liang hit a two-point shot!
After completely finishing the calf, Li Liang scored eight points in a row, stretching the difference between the two sides to 9 points.
In the era when there was no 3-point line, 9 points, less than 2 minutes, basically sentenced the opponent to death.
All the brave have to do is defend well, and then drag on for time.
Two minutes later, the game was over, and the Braves defeated the Celtics on the road with a 100-91, 9-point advantage, winning the fifth game of the series and getting match point!
In the next game, they will move to Buffalo and have a chance to settle the series at home!
The fans at the Boston Garden Arena couldn't hide their disappointment, while the brave players hugged and celebrated and cheered.
It's not easy for a very, very young team with only three years of history to get to this point.
As the mission was coming to an end, Li Liang said to his teammates and coach when he left: "From now on, we will be the greatest team, just as I am the greatest player." ”
In the sixth game in history, McAdoo scored 40 points in a single game in Buffalo, but the team was eliminated by 2 points.
In this time and space, I believe that with the morale and confidence condensed by the victory in this game, the brave can break through this difficulty, go further in the playoffs, and create miracles.
[Mission Complete, Game of the Brave, Get Reward: Skill "Russell's Three-Second Zone Fear"]
[Bill Russell's Three-Second Zone Fear: Locking Technique, standing in the three-second zone, will reduce the opponent's offensive success rate to a certain extent, Level: Level 5 Fear Effect: A small reduction]
Bill Russell, a famous NBA center, once said that blocking is not about blocking the opponent's shot, but about making the opponent feel fear when he shoots under the basket.
As once a joke goes, why Howard has more blocks than Garnett, but there are still those who think Garnett is better defensively. The reason is that the attacker saw that it was Garnett who was defending and was startled and passed, and when he saw that it was Howard who went up and shot!
When the ball is passed, there will naturally be no caps, and there will always be a few blocks when the ball is thrown.
Although this is a joke, it is enough to show that a good defender under the basket is often not reflected in the data.
For this skill, Li Liang felt like a treasure, this thing was more effective than the [Golden Shield].
The golden shield is not in order, and it also consumes rage points, although it is an all-round explosive increase, but it can't afford to use it.
With this skill, maybe he can really play center, as Mike Brown said?
", no, why does Lao Tzu play center?"
Li Haohao easily completed the task, and suddenly remembered, why?
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On November 13th, Li Liang was not surprised that he was late for the team's training in the morning.
He slept until noon and went straight to the Stamp Center in the afternoon to practice shooting for a while.
In the evening, the game is about to begin, and the opponent is the visiting Russian City Thunder.
It's Li Liang's defeated again!
After the Thunder lost to the Western Conference Finals last season, not only did they not have a big reinforcement in the summer, but they lost Kevin Martin.
Their main takeaway was the selection of New Zealand interior Steven Adams in the draft.
There is no way for a small club like the Thunder, obviously with strength and talent, but it just can't get people in the free market.
Not only did he not get anyone, but in order to save money, he also traded his talented players away.
Now all they can rely on is the draft and internal potential.
In the summer, the Thunder team also thought about recruiting Li Liang, but of course it was fruitless.
Durant also tried to contact Li Liang, but he couldn't even get through the phone......
Although there are no reinforcements, as long as there are Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder are a proper Western Conference powerhouse.
In the first six games after the start of the season, the Thunder had a 5-1 record and temporarily ranked first in the West.
Before coming to Los Angeles, they had won four in a row.
The game started at half past seven in the evening.
One of the highlights before the game was how Mike Brown would change the team's defense when he arrived with the Clippers.
And the change came quickly and obviously, and in the opening game, the Clippers starters came on, and the starting point guard had changed from Caron Butler to Matt Barnes.
Barnes started four games last season, when the Clippers tried all sorts of guys at the small forward position, and none of them had a definitive answer.
This time, however, Barnes was at the shooting guard position.
Tonight's opponent in the same position as him is Sephorosa, and the two have exactly the same function.
"The Los Angeles Clippers made changes to their starting lineup, with Barnes replacing Butler, and Mike Brown clearly had a fresh idea for the Clippers' defense. In previous games, the Clippers have always had some problems on the defensive end, making them seem to run not very smoothly, and I wonder if Brown can make the ship really fast after Brown comes. ”
Commentating on the scene tonight is former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy.
Van Gundy was a defensive guru in his own right in the league and mastered a variety of defensive tactics.
However, in terms of defensive genre, he inherited from the Predator Knicks in the 90s, and is in the same vein as Riley, Thibodeau and others.
Regarding the Clippers' new starting lineup, Van Gundy feels that Brown seems to be a bit of a fan of the stacking of fronts back then.
But can such a routine still be eaten in today's NBA?
Or is there something new in Mike Brown's mind?
Van Gundy, after all, has been away from the front line for a while, and is not particularly sensitive to the latest tactical developments in the NBA.
Of course, even so, his level of tactical knowledge is completely unprofessional commentators, and all ordinary fans.
Van Gundy is a commentator, but he's also a fan, and he's eager to see what the Clippers are up to.