Li Liang and James still stood on the stage of the duel again, for the third consecutive year.

This is the drama that everyone is looking forward to after the summer Cavaliers big show, James vs Li Liang, Pacers vs Cavaliers.

Before 2012, no one could have imagined that this would be the NBA's most attractive attraction right now.

Not to mention that James is at a disadvantage in this matchup.

For the third time in three years, if James can win this time, then the two sides will be 1:2, which can be regarded as a "close match" and "equal", which is also a good story in the history of the NBA.

If James loses again, it will really decline in history, and he will lose three times at the hands of the same person, becoming a supporting role in history.

And this third time is of great significance, because Li Liang has grown into an absolute core like James.

In the Lakers, Li Liang has Kobe, Nash, and Howard in front of him, and in the Clippers, he and Paul are also considered to be dual-core.

When it comes to the Pacers, Li Liang is the absolute core, and there is no doubt about it.

If James loses again in the confrontation between the core and the core, it is estimated that the psychology will really have a shadow.

And for Li Liang, James is not taken seriously by him.

It's not that he looks down on James, on the contrary, James is what he considers the most formidable enemy at the moment.

It's because Li Liang's goal is not here.

When the Cavaliers won the Hawks and the Pacers won the Bulls, there was a lot of talk about Li Liang vs James.

Many reporters wanted to interview Li Liang, and the local media in Indiana wanted to do an interview to boost the morale of the walkers.

Li Liang refused one by one, saying that there was nothing to say.

There's nothing to say, James didn't beat me in the playoffs, what do you want me to say?

Say I scored 60 points in the finals?

Seriously, looking back now, Li Liang himself feels incredible.

Rookie season, Finals, 60 points per game.

Are you still human? It's a bit big.

Later, Li Liang scored 54 points in the semifinals, and that game already felt that he was against the sky and made a crazy shot, which was not easy.

I really don't know how that 60 points came out, and he now occasionally looks back at the footage of that game, and he finds it unbelievable.

Those shots, those shots, it's incredible.

Many balls are put now, and Li Liang doesn't dare to throw them.

It can only be said that at that time, the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and the black technology father was really awesome.

Now that those two props are gone, he can't even play this kind of magical performance if Li Liang is allowed to play this kind of magical performance.

Therefore, Li Liang really has nothing to say, James is not his goal, he is just in the way of his own progress.

For James, it is impossible to say that there is no shadow on Li Liang.

This "chosen son", on his way to the throne, it seems that there is always a stronger force blocking him.

At present, the mountain of Bruce Lee is particularly tall, and his peak is still hidden in the clouds, and it is impossible to see the truth.

This is the most frightening thing.

Like he once lost to the Spurs and Duncan because of his youth, but at that time he was only 22 years old, Duncan was 31 years old, and the future was in his hands.

Now James is 31 years old, and it turns out that there is a 26-year-old, even younger!

So the pressure on him is very, very huge.

After the semi-finals, he just said, "I've been waiting for a season, I don't want to wait any longer." ”

What James is waiting for is, of course, a decisive battle with Li Liang in the East Final.

The Cavaliers were completely devastating in the first two rounds, not losing a single game in the two-round series.

James was like a knight at full speed, stabbing his opponent in the heart with a spear, just to join up with the real enemy.

After saying this, James kept silent and concentrated on preparing for the game.

Neither of them had much to say, and without that kind of pre-game spit and scolding war, the media's attention slowly dissipated and more focused on the west.

In the West, the semifinals have yet to be decided.

The Warriors faced the Grizzlies and were at a disadvantage after falling behind 1-2 in the first three games, but the Grizzlies' main point guard, Mike Conley, was reimbursed due to injury, resulting in the Grizzlies' strength being damaged.

In the fourth game in Memphis, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies, scoring more than 100 points, and successfully regained their offensive feel.

Then in the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain, the Grizzlies, who had lost their generals, had lost morale and lost miserably, and the Warriors stepped into the Western Conference Finals with one foot.

The other group of Clippers and Spurs is also in full swing, and each of the first four games between the two sides was very intense, with the two sides tied 2:2.

In the crucial fifth matchup, the Spurs were superior and took a win in Los Angeles, leading 3-2 and getting the match point.

The defending champion Clippers are back on the brink, and if they can't get out of San Antonio in the next game, then Chris Paul will continue to miss out on the West Finals without Li Liang.

Just when the winner of the East has been decided and the West is still in the midst of a fierce battle, the NBA officially announced the 2015 regular season MVP candidate - Stephen Curry.

Curry narrowly defeated Li Liang in the voting and successfully won the most important individual award for the star.

For Li Liang, he doesn't care, anyway, he has already won the MVP, and there will be a chance in the future.

It's just that the fans are not convinced, from the United States to Europe to China, all NBA fans are noisy.

Many fans believe that Li Liang should be the MVP of the season for the second consecutive year, and his performance with the Pacers is definitely the typical representative of the most valuable player.

Of course, there are also some "new" Warriors fans who said that the performances of the Warriors and Curry are even more shocking, and Li Liang has made people a little aesthetically fatigued.

Around these, the two sides have launched a lot of-for-tat rhetoric.

The NBA critics are also divided into two camps, including the technical analysis school led by Jeff Van Gundy, who believes that Li Liang is the real MVP of the season, and his supporters include Kenny Smith, Chris Webb and others.

And the nonsense led by Charles Barkley insists that Curry brings a stronger and greater shock, Li Liang is very powerful, but there is indeed a feeling of aesthetic fatigue, and Barkley even claimed, "MVP should not be won for a second time"!

That's right, the championship should not be won for a second time, the defending champion is directly eliminated, and many people in the 90s should be able to win a championship.

Barkley's supporters include O'Neal, who has always been against him.

Barkley also asked O'Neal, "Didn't you be robbed of the MVP by Nash in the first place, why do you still support Curry?" ”

O'Neill replied, "I'm on the side of justice and fairness, am I the kind of person who makes decisions based on emotion alone?" ”

Barkley asked rhetorically, "Aren't you?" So why did you choose to be on my side? ”

In short, it is another nonsensical quarrel, and everyone actually knows that such a controversy does not change anything.

It's just another talk after the game.

In fact, the biggest beneficiary of the MVP battle between Curry and Li Liang this time is not Curry, of course, it will not be Li Liang, but Under Armour, which they endorse.

Its two giants competed against each other in the MVP competition, and the limelight completely overshadowed James, who was in the Nike department.

You know, James is only ranked fourth in this MVP selection, and James Harden is ahead of him.

And Harden is Adidas's.

Therefore, Nike can't see its own people in the top three MVPs, which is a huge crisis for Nike.

And Under Armour is very happy to see that Li Liang and Curry can meet in the finals, and no matter who wins the championship, it will be a huge benefit for Under Armour.

Its two heroes compete for hegemony, and the sports brand capital behind the NBA has risen suddenly.

And I don't know if this will have an impact on the course of the game.