Regardless of whether Li Liang likes to play the No. 5 position or not, he faces a problem - he must beat Duncan head-on.

Perhaps due to physical strength, Duncan couldn't keep out the output in the second half as much as he did in the first half.

However, his excellent performance has brought support to the Spurs not only in terms of points, but also mentally.

After a fifteen-minute half-time break, the third quarter began.

Leonard, who had almost disappeared in the first half, finally woke up.

In the first two rounds after the start of the second half, Leonard first received a pass from Green and hit a mid-range jumper.

Spurs overtook the score.

Then Li Liang's pass was interrupted by defense, and he counterattacked and scored a layup, giving the Spurs a three-point lead.

Spurs have undoubtedly made effective adjustments in midfield, and their defensive strategy has changed once again.

Popovich turned the man who opposed Li Liang into Danny Green, and let Leonard help defend Li Liang while defending Paul.

Popovich realized that it might not be a good idea to have Leonard and Li Liang go head-to-head.

It's not just about strength, it's about mentality.

Li Liang is only in the second year, but his mentality on the court and the control of the situation are beyond Leonard's reach.

It may seem incredible, but Popovich shouldn't be hard to understand, after all, the Spurs have such a guy.

Duncan still plays a central role at this point, both offensively and defensively.

When Leonard clearly understands that he is just a sapper and the core is still Duncan, his mentality can be calmed down.

Just like Slam Dunk, Akagi is no longer obsessed with the battle with Kawada, but concentrates on doing his job well, and the problem is solved.

But Popovich and Leonard will never know what the triggers are.

The Clippers are here.

It was still 1 point ahead, but the Spurs suddenly reversed the momentum.

The Clippers need to stabilize, and Li Liang reminded his teammates at halftime that this game should be ready to play a protracted battle and play critical moments.

It's like a long-distance run, if you can't shake off your opponent in the middle of the race, then maintain the speed and score the winner again until the last 100 meters.

Li Liang hung a pass to Griffin in the low post in the high post, and Griffin hit Split with his back, went to the baseline to kill the basket, and used his broad shoulder strength to push the defender to make a layup.

Griffin is a very trustworthy No. 3 point of attack for the Clippers.

Now, the game has gradually moved from the beautiful attack in the first half to the traditional positional battle.

Both sides conceded offensive opportunities to the interior and to the star players who grasped the most.

In a game like this, in a moment like this, success rate is everything.

Duncan received the ball in the low post again, and the Clippers began to wrap up.

Paul took the initiative to interfere with Duncan, Duncan returned the ball to Parker, Parker used the breakthrough to tear up the space, and then hit the basket in the three-second zone to throw the shot.

Griffin received the ball in the low post again, this time in the middle and was surrounded by his opponent.

Griffin distributed the ball to the outside, and Paul transferred the ball to Li Liang at 45 degrees on the left side, Li Liang received the ball and shot directly with three points, hit!

4-of-9 shooting, and the shooting percentage is rising.

If he can't invest again, Li Liang will have to consider taking a big tonic pill.

This attrition on the defensive end will definitely be affected on the offensive end.

The two sides were drawn.

For the next three minutes, there were no open scores on either side.

The competition has entered the difficult meat grinder stage again.

In this Western Conference Finals, the Spurs and Clippers can really be fast and slow, with a burst of offense and gorgeousness for a while, and a deep quagmire of defense for a while.

It fully demonstrates the deep strength of the two teams.

It was Duncan who broke the deadlock, and after grabbing two rebounds under the basket, he drew a layup that caused Jordan Jr. to foul and go to the free throw line.

Duncan has grabbed 4 frontcourt rebounds in this game, and he is simply renewing the Spurs' life with his life.

With both free throws, the Spurs once again took a slim lead.

Rivers called a timeout to adjust his play.

After returning from the timeout, Li Liang immediately assisted Barnes in the bottom corner to hit a three-pointer.

Seeing this, Popovich immediately called a timeout, not wanting Rivers' tactical adjustments to continue.

Coaches on both sides are starting to do everything they can to find ways to increase their advantage.

Both of them stood on the sidelines, "supervising" the referee to blow the penalty, and yelling at the referee when they were slightly dissatisfied to gain a psychological advantage.

The Clippers have a seven-man rotation on their side, and the players are physically demanding.

But Rivers didn't dare to expand the rotation easily, because except for Crawford and Odom, most of the others went up to give away.

Giving away any point may affect the final result of the game.

So, giving the players more rest during the timeout is a way to help the players.

Of course, Li Liang is not afraid.

At halftime, he came to Gatorade to refuel.

For him, it is simply no problem to overoutput on both offensive and defensive ends.

In this high-intensity and tense environment, some props are ineffective.

For example, [Gravitational Wooden Fish], Li Liang used wooden fish in the third section, but the effect was not good.

It seems that reciting the scriptures in front of the stone Buddha belongs to the class to get an axe, and Guan Gong plays a big knife in front of him, and there is no use for eggs.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides were tied at 80-81, and the Spurs in turn led by one point.

The Clippers scored 19 points in the entire third quarter, their offensive efficiency was declining, and the Spurs' defense tightened up with Leonard's return.

The Spurs don't want to end their playoff journey so quickly, and Duncan doesn't want to pass up this last chance to compete for a championship.

In the third quarter of the Clippers' final offense, Duncan blocked Li Liang's pull-up jump shot and did not give the Clippers a chance to overtake.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Liang asked Rivers not to replace him, and he had to play the fourth quarter.

Rivers hesitated, because he didn't want to be scolded, and decided to listen to Li Liang.

Moreover, the Clippers do need someone on the court to stabilize the morale of the army.

Rivers didn't want to be beaten by the Spurs in the fourth quarter.

Sure enough, Li Liang's stay on the field had an effect.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs suddenly launched a powerful attack.

Popovich played a big four small lineup with strong attacking power, Duncan led the team on the court, and the combination of Mills, Belinelli, and Ginobili Gadio on the outside.

This combo is flawed defensively, but aggressive.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Spurs hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside.

Pumper Mills hit a three-pointer.

Ginobili hit a three-pointer on the counter-attack.

Belinelli hit a three-pointer from beyond distance.

But looking at the game, Spurs still only led by one point.

Because every time the Spurs made a three-pointer, Li Liang immediately responded with an answer ball outside the three-point line!

Li Liang used the [Three-point Shooting Rate Improvement Post], he knew that he had to use it, otherwise once the score difference was pulled away, the fourth quarter would be very dangerous.

He has hit seven three-pointers and scored 28 points in this game.

But the Clippers still trailed.

Because no one else, under the Spurs' tight defense, can play a normal level of offense.

Li Liang once again dragged the Clippers back.

Slowing down the Spurs' attack, the Clippers began to organize a counterattack.

Griffin receives a pass from Barnes and hits the basket, causing Duncan to foul.

Penalty kick.

Li Liang blocked Mills' layup, and Crawford's fast-break layup caused a foul on Dio.

Penalty kick.

The Clippers' counterattack is simple, which is to keep hitting the inside.

The weakness of the big four lineup is the defense of the basket under the basket.

Even if Duncan had three heads and six arms, he couldn't defend against every attack.

Duncan's physical fitness declined, and on the Clippers' side, Li Liang's presence caused the internal and external space to be greatly stretched.

The Clippers regained dominance on the court.

Popovich called a timeout decisively, before the margin could be stretched further.

With just over six minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, the Clippers led the Spurs by four points at 97-93.

The air conditioner in the gymnasium didn't break tonight, but it still made people feel very hot.

I don't know if it's really hot, or if it's the mental torment and anxiety that makes people feel hot.

Because the people in the entire stadium are dissipating heat and sweating, a thin white mist will be seen over the stadium at the scene.

Li Liang looked up at the ceiling and saw a white mist, a sight he often saw in the system's missions.

In the past, when the air conditioning system was not developed, especially in the Boston Garden, the heat was to death, and there was always this kind of sight.

Li Liang had a hunch that this would definitely be a game that would go down in history.

……

After the timeout, the Spurs once again used their skillful positional passing to tear apart the Clippers' defense and pass the ball to Duncan in the low post.

Duncan only needs a turn and an easy layup to score the ball.

But Li Liang came from the side to make up for the defense, interfered with Duncan's layup, and did not score.

Boris Dior grabs the rebound in the frontcourt!

“Fuck！ Jordan, what are you doing! ”

Li Liang roared angrily, scolding Little Jordan for his lack of concentration, and the card position was leaking again.

The Spurs reorganized their offense, and this time Duncan came out again to cover Parker.

After Parker bypassed Paul on the left side, he made a direct mid-range jumper and hit!

"Watch your damn rebounds!"

This kind of serious defense for a long time, and finally lose the frontcourt rebound and then lose the point is the worst feeling.

Paul organized the offense, used cover on the right side to kill all the way to the inside, and then came out, attracted a bunch of defenders, and gave Griffin at the top of the arc.

Griffin misses mid-range jumper.

Spurs had a chance to equalize.

But the score of 97:95 lasted for more than two minutes at once.

In this series, both sides are often caught in a barrier where no one can score.

The two sides are very close indeed, familiar after five games, and both have taken their attention to the extreme.

Jordan Jr. didn't dare to be distracted anymore and guarded the basket and rebounds well.

Duncan, on the other side, did an equally good job.

Leonard finally obeyed Popovich's arrangement, gave up his attack, and began to devote himself to defending Li Liang.

It is another one-for-one redemption strategy, which is the means that Popovich first researched to deal with Li Liang.

It's still valid, but at the cost of getting rid of the best strikers on your team.

With Leonard's assistance, Duncan can better protect the basket.

Paul's breakthrough was unsuccessful...... Li Liang's breakthrough also failed...... Then split the ball to Griffin on the wing.

Griffin makes a mid-range jumper...... No.

But Jordan Jr. took the frontcourt rebound this time, and just as he was about to dunk, Split fouled and sent Jordan Jr. to the free throw line.

However, Jordan Jr. missed two free throws!

Duncan took the backcourt rebound, no way, Jordan Jr.'s free throw......

The Spurs' offense started with Parker Duncan's pick-and-roll.

Parker went down the middle, returned the ball to Duncan, who flicked to Danny Green on the wing and stepped forward to give a solid screen.

Duncan went down, Li Liang and Griffin contracted the bag, Duncan gave the ball to Parker, who was waiting in the horn position, and Parker received the ball and shot it from a medium distance!

Miss!

Parker's shooting tonight was pretty bad.

Duncan and Griffin scrambled together, and Griffin took advantage of the position, but didn't control the ball well and almost flew off the baseline.

He saves the ball back, which is intercepted by Duncan.

Duncan took out the courage he had with a double Wallace ten years ago, dribbled the ball, rushed to the inside, and dunked the ball into the basket through Jordan Jr.!

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and blew Jordan Jr.'s defensive foul.

Penalties should be imposed.

Duncan raised his arms and roared, and the stone Buddha was furious, which really shook the heavens and the earth.