Chapter 346: On the Edge of the Cliff
Just over two minutes into the fourth quarter, Spo called a long timeout.
Li Liang had to put away the golden shield, and the anger fell down.
The point is that in the early 2 minutes, it is also 3 minutes, so nearly 10,000 anger points fell all of a sudden, and Li Liang's heart was bleeding.
How many people do you have to scold and how many fans do you have to collect?
I'm so popular now, is it easy to get some rage?
However, it should still be used, and the effect is quite significant, and the outside defense above 90 points is indeed another realm.
At the moment when the shield was activated, Li Liang felt as if Scott Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Ron Artest, and Sidney Moncliffe were possessed, and the feeling of focusing on defense and as if he could see every move of the opponent was really completely different.
This feeling brings not only the improvement of ability, but also the most important thing.
When a player faces a superstar, especially someone who stands at the top of the league, he can be more or less timid.
Intense pressure can slow down reactions, hesitation, sluggishness, and agitation, all of which can affect the defender's movements and judgments.
Especially with James scoring consecutive goals and being almost unstoppable, the defenders are likely to collapse.
But Li Liang survived, not only did he survive, but also established a strong self-confidence with the help of three-fifths of the small shield.
It further exalts his superiority as the father of the system, the son of God, over the false chosen son.
I'm afraid of you!
Therefore, Mike Brown laid out anything during the timeout, and Li Liang didn't listen to a word.
"Bruce, do you hear me asking of you?" Brown asked at the end of the pause when he saw Li Liang in a daze.
Li Liang's answer was simple, "I can guard against James." ”
Brown wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't help but say nothing, just patted Li Liang, "Come on boy." ”
On the court, Li Liang has always reassured Brown.
Originally, Brown was not too hopeful for this game, after all, it was not easy to win one of the two home games.
In the second game, the Heat is biting with their mouths, and they will definitely bite the next victory.
In the third quarter, when James hit back-to-back shots, Brown thought it was over.
He remembered the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals against the Magic, and they lost the first game unexpectedly.
In the second game, in fact, the Magic was already on the verge of victory, and James killed the Magic with a super lore.
Although they still lost the final series, at home, in a desperate situation, James will have a huge burst of energy.
James scored 35 points in that game and hit just one three-pointer in the game, the last shot.
And as the years passed, Mike Brown could see that James had improved again.
His back, his low post, his control of the pace of the game, and his defense.
In 2009, he was already the regular season MVP with a 66-win team, and Mike Brown won the Coach of the Year that year.
But that's not the best of them.
The Cavaliers lost in the playoffs, lost to the Magic, and lost completely.
If it weren't for James' second stunner, this series would likely end in a sweep.
After that, James and Brown parted ways, and one went to the Heat to withstand the world's infamy, endured a year of hellish defeat, and finally got a championship.
And Mike Brown has never been recognized as one of the best coaches in the league since he left the Cavaliers.
Even if he wins the best coach, even if he leads the team to the finals in the second year after coming to the Cavaliers.
With the Lakers, he didn't have a good time, stumbling in 12 seasons, and his use of Kobe Bryant was criticized.
After putting together the five stars, in retrospect, Mike Brown was actually unprepared.
He wasn't ready to lead such a squad to victory.
But an inconspicuous young man named Bruce Lee shows up, and then they go all the way to the present.
He's a 55th overall pick, he's Chinese, he's unknown, and he's nothing at the start of the Lakers.
But now, in Mike Brown's mind, this man is the real MVP of the team.
As long as he is there, victory may be late, but it will not be absent.
This kind of feeling, in James, Mike Brown has never experienced.
Watching Li Liang confidently walk onto the court, Mike Brown breathed a sigh of relief, and he finally sat down and sat on the bench to watch the game.
Not everyone is a Zen master, Jackson, who can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai in such a competition.
From the first quarter, Mike Brown and Spo were standing on the sidelines walking around, commanding and shouting.
Now, Brown feels like he can take a break.
……
The match continued with no changes to the lineups of both sides.
In the offensive round of the Heat, this time James did not attack on his own, he chose to transfer the ball in a wide range, and finally Ray Allen received the ball and hit a three-point shot!
But the Lakers immediately returned the color, Li Liang faked after receiving the ball on the outside line, shook off Haslem, broke through a step inside, Wade assisted in defense, Kobe Bryant suddenly cut to the outside, received Li Liang's pass, and hit the three-point shot!
The two veterans of 96 faced off again in the finals.
Immediately afterward, James missed an outside mid-range jumper, and his offense felt like a tidal wave.
Li Liang, who opened the small golden shield, defended very well.
The Lakers counterattacked, Nash was another operation, slipped around in the three-second zone, and finally passed the ball to Howard, who made a difficult pull-up layup!
It's really all used, and the score difference is only 3 points!
The Heat played a little simple and messy, and once the Lakers' positional battle efficiency came up, they would easily fall into a dumb state without a strong counterattack opportunity.
This is almost the same as when they played the Mavericks in 2011, and the Mavericks relied on extremely efficient positional offense in a short period of time to kill the Heat.
At this time, the Lakers were even more team and efficient on the offensive end than the Mavericks back then.
Except for Kobe's strong three-point shot, all three goals were scored by repeated cooperation to the basket.
But the Heat really didn't dare to go all out to save the basket, and the offensive threat of Li Liang and Kobe Bryant on the outside was too great.
At this time, Wade stepped up, he received the ball and hit Kobe Bryant one-on-one, and after continuous dribbling, he shot a step-back jumper in the horn position.
Hit!
When it comes time to score, Wade's shot will be accurate.
82:86, 4 minutes, 8 minutes before the end of the fourth quarter, the result of the game became confusing again.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant asked for the ball in the low post, and Kobe's low-post singles in the positional battle were still the most reliable.
The Heat didn't dare to wrap up, Kobe Bryant one-on-one Wade, a turn-over jumper after dribbling!
The ball was short, and Kobe's jump height was not good.
missed, but Howard on the inside slapped the ball out, and Li Liang rushed forward to get the ball.
He grabbed attention with a feint of a shot, then closed his hand and then hit the ground and passed into the interior.
Howard catches the ball, the basket is empty again, and Howard is another violent dunk!
This ball Spo directly fell to the tactical board on the sidelines, and was hit three times under the basket!
This easy ball is a huge blow to the morale of the team's defense.
The problem is that the Heat's players really can't help it, they are completely passive on the defensive end, led by the Lakers' passing.
84:86, 2 min.
In the next two rounds, neither side scored.
James no longer shoots himself without an offensive feel, but tries to pass the ball to the perimeter.
Ray Allen and Battier missed their three-point shots, and the Lakers' defense wasn't covered.
Mike Brown's femdom is definitely effective.
And the Lakers, Kobe Bryant and Nash's shooting was also disrupted.
The Heat had a chance to counterattack, James went all the way down the middle, received Wade's pass, and rushed straight to the basket like an NFL running forward!
Then he collided with Li Liang near the three-second zone.
Li Liang was knocked over all of a sudden, and James still put the ball into the basket when he lost his balance.
The whole audience cheered, is it a three-point shot?
But then the referee made a gesture, the goal was invalidated, and James's offensive foul was blown!
Joe Crawford made a penalty in the Lakers' favor, and James looked helpless.
But he didn't argue with the referee, first, he knew that it was meaningless, and second, he knew that Li Liang was indeed standing beautifully.
Settle down early and make an offensive foul.
Few people in the league have the courage to make James' offensive fouls, especially James who rushed at full speed.
It's a small thing to make a foul, and it's a big thing if you can't hit the ball after being hit.
But Li Liang just made it, and it succeeded.
Howard and Gasol stepped forward to pull Li Liang up, and the impact was not light, and Li Liang felt that he had performed a chest crushing boulder.
As soon as he got up, he immediately threw himself into the attack and served from the baseline.
He made another eye exchange with Nash, who knew that the kid was going to shoot a three-pointer.
Nash understood and quickly dribbled through the halfcourt, Li Liang made two covers for Nash in a row after passing the halfcourt, and then retreated to a step outside the three-point line, accepted Shi's pass, and shot three-point!
Another long-range three-pointer, but the ball missed and smashed into the front of the basket.
But Howard slapped the ball out again, and Bryant jumped up in the middle to catch the ball and feint to get inside.
The three of the Heat came around to wrap the bag, and Kobe Bryant was in the middle of the pack, and suddenly a horizontal pass passed to the bottom corner.
It turned out that Li Liang had moved to the bottom left corner after missing the three-point shot.
The Heat's defense leaked again, this time Li Liang didn't let go of the opportunity, he hit the position with the highest hit rate, and he hit it!
87:86, overtake!
The Lakers' bench was jubilant, and Li Liang clenched his fists like a king with a scepter in his hand.
Spo could only call another timeout, and the Heat were really on the edge of the cliff.
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