Li Liang and James' playing times were staggered again.

It may seem like an opportunity for the Pacers, but the problem is that the Cavaliers have Paul George on the floor when James is away, which is why Blatter dared to let James use a unique rotation break.

It's a good feeling to have James and George at the same time.

After Li Liang appeared on the stage, he was indeed heavily defended by George.

Hill or something, George doesn't care anymore, just staring at Li Liang desperately one-on-one.

What kind of auxiliary defense and supplementary defense do not exist, and Li Liang adopts an inextricable kraft candy defense, not giving Li Liang any space to shoot three points.

In the Pacers, Li Liang is going to face such a situation, without a second offensive point that is enough to destroy the opponent's defense, then Li Liang has to encounter such a kraft candy defense.

The most attacking point of possession at the moment is Hill, as Irving's defense is so poor.

As a result, Hill missed a pullup jump shot after shaking off Irving.

The Cavaliers got the backcourt rebounds, James wasn't there, and the offense was handed over to Irving and George.

Teams with more attacking points with the ball get to the point where the game becomes simpler.

Irving and George were two on the right side, and after repeated blocks, Irving seized the opportunity to cut to the basket, Granger followed, Irving threw a high toss to George, George jumped high, grabbed the ball in the air, and then hit a board throw.

At 83:77, the difference came to 6 points again.

Li Liang served quickly in the backcourt, Hill understood it, and held the ball all the way from the backcourt to the basket, breaking through the Cavaliers' defense in one fell swoop, and making an easy layup.

James shook his head off the court, this kind of lack of attention to defensive details will kill the team.

But there is no way, you have to marvel at Irving's unbridled offensive means, and in turn you have to bear his huge holes on the defensive end.

Sure enough, Owen then blocked and dismantled George again in the high post, this time Granger did not change his defense, and stared at George, but Owen made a direct three-point shot from the outside and hit!

Nice dry pull three.

At 86:79, the margin came to 7 points.

Turning around, Hill tried to shoot a three-pointer from the outside - the Cavaliers completely let him go, and Irving simply didn't guard Hill and ran to help George defend Li Liang.

This choice may seem wrong, but when Hill's three-point shot misses, it means that he made the right bet.

After that, Granger fouled George on defense and followed James back on the court.

James also took a breath off the court, drank a sip of water, rested for more than a minute, and came back immediately.

Blatter didn't want to wait until Li Liang was in power before he got on James, and he wouldn't die if he didn't rest for a minute anyway.

James re-appeared, the pressure on George's shoulders was reduced a lot, and the pressure on Li Liang was a little bigger.

One-on-one defense James, or James's preferred 45-degree on the left side, this time he dribbled to the left bottom corner and missed the pull-up jumper.

McGee grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Li Liang.

The person who defended Li Liang changed from George to James, and Li Liang knew that he could launch it.

To be honest, George's defense is a bit of a shameless one, and James can't, James can't do kraft candy-style clinging.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but his size is relatively large, and he can't make kraft candy.

So Li Liang went to a high position and blocked McGee.

According to experience, Li Liang blocks and dismantles in high positions and big ones, mainly to prevent his external cut.

Therefore, it is generally squeezed through, and once you bypass it, Li Liang's long-distance three-point score is really terrible.

But this time, Li Liang did not choose to cut outside, but suddenly accelerated to the middle while James squeezed through.

Of course, Thompson had to reach out to block, but Li Liang didn't continue to go inside, stopped near the free throw line, and then made a direct mid-range jumper.

James didn't even have time to interfere before the ball went in, hitting a two-point shot.

Li Liang made a rare mid-range shot and scored two points.

86:81, a difference of 5 points.

Then, George broke through with the ball on the outside, but before he could get into the three-point line, the ball was cut off by Granger!

Granger dribbled and rushed to the basket, faced the two Cavaliers' defenders, and calmly distributed the ball to Li Liang, who was following him.

Li Liang made a layup, causing a foul on James, who was chasing behind.

James wanted to chase the hat with this ball, but Li Liang protected the ball very well, where will he give you the hat.

went to the free throw line and hit both free throws, 86-83, only three points away.

At this time, the Pacers' lineup on the court is McGee, West, Granger, Li Liang and Hill.

It's a very solid lineup, and if Garnett hadn't been sent off, having Garnett replace McGee would have been the most solid defensive lineup in Bird's mind to play crunch time.

The two inside lines are old and heavy, and they both have projection ability, and the three outside lines are calm and composed, which is very trustworthy.

Granger's defense against George has been impressive, and the small forward who has returned from injury has arguably been the biggest surprise of the year for Bird.

Of course, no one will know that this is actually Li Liang's credit.

The game was unfavorable to the Cavaliers, and James went down to rest for more than a minute, as if the state was out of power.

Next, James dribbled from the outside and was ready to rush, which is James' strong point.

As a result, Thompson came over to cover and was whistled for a covering foul by the referee......

There was a boos at the scene, and Li Liang was also a little confused, who are you referees?

If you press the rhythm of the game like this, you will be unlucky when the time comes, you know?

After 20 seconds, Li Liang knew who these referees were.

McGee came over to block Li Liang in a similar position, but was also whistled for a foul.

What is this? One offense against one offense?

But McGee has already committed five fouls!

Li Liang was speechless, and the co-authors didn't do anything, so the referee gave a foul on each side.

But the problem is that Thompson has only been fouled four times, and he can continue to stay on the court, McGee has to go down to rest, and if he doesn't go down, he will be punished immediately.

McGee looked very frustrated, he played hard tonight, he didn't make any fouls in attack and defense, he just fouled too much.

Bird was angry on the sidelines, he looked at the bench, he should be on JR Smith at this time, but Bird thought about it, pointed to Shambaugh, and decided to let Shambaugh replace McGee, if nothing else, what he wanted was defense.

Shambaugh is still a little more solid on the defensive end than Smith.

McGee, then Li Liang will be in the center position again.

“WCNM。” Li Liang cursed in Chinese and walked towards the three-second zone.

I dodged a lot, but in the end, I didn't dodge.

James seized this opportunity, smashed into the basket from the middle, entered the three-second zone with Li Liang, and dunked vigorously with one arm!

Li Liang dodged the ball, he was not afraid that the referee would give him a foul, then he would have to rest off the court immediately.

James' dunk was earth-shattering, but Li Liang immediately returned a mid-range shot on the offensive end.

This time it was West who came out to block and dismantle, the same number of ways, cut to the free throw line, and immediately hit the mid-range.

With the help of [zero-second shot], Li Liang's mid-range jump shot is very fast.

Blatter yelled on the sidelines, signaling not to let James defend in the next round, or to replace George to defend it.

At 88:85, there were five minutes left until the end of the fourth quarter.

The confrontation between the two sides has entered the most white-hot stage.

At this time, the players and fans of the Cavaliers have already discovered that Li Liang's offensive methods are completely different from before.

The guy started a frantic mid-range jumper.

The middle distance after the block, the middle distance after receiving the ball, and the forced mid-distance shot after the basket tentative step.

When James forced a dunk under the basket, Li Liang hit a mid-range jumper.

Irving dribbled continuously, burst into the basket and threw the board high, threw himself out, fell to the ground and fell dizzy, Li Liang turned around and hit a mid-range jumper.

George's three-point feint, the baseline broke through and rushed to the basket, the dunk was successful, Li Liang held the ball in the corner position, and after two feints, he hit a mid-range jumper shot close to George's face for the third time......

One mid-range jumper after another, unpretentious, unpretentious and boring, but the numbers on the scoreboard are the same, two points.

The Cavaliers still pressed the Pacers, and their offense was playing with momentum — but they just couldn't pull the score.

Li Liang's jump shot pierced the knight's body like a knife, bleeding nonstop, and the knight's three hands blocked the hole everywhere, but he couldn't block it.

The two sides played all the way to 98:98, and there were less than two minutes left before the end of the game, Li Liang retreated to the left side 45 degrees after a block with Hill, and hit a mid-range jumper shot after receiving Hill's pass, equalizing the score!

Li Liang scored 10 points in a row, and the entire quick loan center was terrified.

Blatter called a timeout, and James sat on the bench speechless for a long time.

The Cavaliers really did their best, and at the end of the fourth quarter, they really set off an offensive frenzy, and everyone in the Big Three played, with a variety of individual offense and an amazing high offensive success rate.

But Li Liang resisted stubbornly, and he relied on his efficient and unstoppable mid-range jumper to equalize the score!

At this moment, James felt that Li Liang was possessed by Kobe, and his mid-range shot in the horn position was simply amazing.

The shot speed is extremely fast, there is not much preparation action, the key is that as a defender, you don't dare to stick too tightly and dare not put too much.

Put too much, three points will kill you, stick too tight, and he will continue to burst in.

In fact, it is not impossible to defend, you can prevent catching the ball, or close the door in the middle after the breakthrough of blocking and dismantling, and let Li Liang Jordan possess him, and there is no way to shoot one after another.

But the problem is unexpected, when the knights arranged their defensive strategies before the game, they didn't expect Li Liang to shoot like this and shoot so accurately.

Just like in the 2006 Finals, the Heat played the Mavericks, but they didn't expect Wade to be Jordan in the middle distance, and the Mavericks were still there to wrap O'Neal.

The defensive strategy of any team requires careful preparation and practice before the game, not that the on-the-spot coach wants the players to defend, and the players can defend.

If it is a team that trains together all year round, has outstanding tactical literacy, and cooperates tacitly, such as Popovich's Spurs, such as Thibodeau's Bulls.

If the players are highly mobile, and you suddenly ask the players to engage in collective defense, to go to the middle of the multi-person package, the biggest possible result is a mess of leaks on the defensive end, and other people score all kinds of easy points, or crazy backcourt rebounds.

Even if it is a team with tacit understanding, it generally has to go through a game of adjustment and practice in training to achieve better results.

Now Li Liang's mid-distance play style makes the Cavaliers look confused, and the whole team is stunned, what kind of person is this?

98 draws, less than two minutes in the end.

Li Liang sat on the bench panting heavily, calculating the time in his heart, 10 minutes should have passed.

It just happened to be the last ball, and this mid-range shooting rate improvement post was really useful, which raised Li Liang's feel to a higher level.

Coupled with the fact that the other party will not be able to defend, Li Liang has a feeling of throwing a shot, which is a quasi-shot.

Bird looked at Li Liang from the sidelines, stared at him for a long time, and didn't say anything.

Li Liang said: "Uh... Well, I know it's like you too, but I don't remember you having this kind of performance in the playoffs. ”

Bird shook his head and said, "Yes, in fact, there is, in the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals against the Hawks, I played against Wilkins in the fourth quarter, I scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, and I hit 7 or 8 in a row......"

Li Liang glanced at Bird disdainfully, snorted, and thought to himself, if I don't believe me, I have to be like you in everything!

The timeout ends and the game resumes.

At this point, Bird replaced Shambaught with JR Smith and replaced West with McGee.

Li Liang came to the fourth position, and this is the moment when the final decision is made.

On the first shot after the timeout, James made a foul and scored......

Li Liang fouled James on defense and sent James to the free throw line.

If it weren't for the fact that the game was about to end, Li Liang really wanted to scold Ken Moore.

If you want to give points to the knight, you have to say it!

James went to the free throw line, but only made one of two free throws, 99-98, and the Cavaliers led by one point.

The Cavaliers' defense of Li Liang did change, and Blatter simply let George stick to Li Liang and not leave, and did not let Li Liang catch the ball.

Li Liang shouted "foul" to the referee, but the referee was indifferent.

To be honest, Paul George's close-knit defensive moves are not playing basketball, they are playing judo.

JR-Smith picked up the burden at this time, and when Li Liang couldn't catch the ball and others couldn't hit it, Smith forced a three-point shot from the outside and hit it!

The Smith Jet took off and soared through the Quick Loan Center, a lethal three-pointer, a crucial three-pointer.

Bird let Smith rest for a while off the court still had an effect, Smith's hands were not cold, but because he was full of energy, he shot accurately.

But it wasn't the game-deciding goal.

Immediately James assisted Thompson, Thompson dribbled to the basket from the wing, threw the basket successfully, and caused McGee's foul!

It's over, McGee fouls for the sixth time, McGee is sent off!

McGee looked depressed, this ball was obviously just ordinary physical contact, why was he blown for a foul?

But there was no way, McGee had no choice but to leave the game and West came in.

Thompson added a free throw.

At this time, Li Liang had already committed five fouls, and he didn't dare to foul easily.

The Cavaliers regained a one-point lead.

There are still more than 40 seconds left until the end of the game.

The Pacers have one offensive chance, and then they're going to come back to defend one.

Bird called a timeout and the atmosphere on the pitch began to suffocate.

After a short 20-second timeout, Bird laid out a simple serve tactic.

Now all the Pacers have to do is not to lose the ball, and then the ball will be sent to Li Liang.

But the Cavaliers also knew that the Pacers' ball was going to be given to Li Liang, so they still guarded Li Liang strictly.

In the end, the ball was still sent to Hill, who got the ball and hesitated.

Li Liang yelled at Hill, "Give me the ball!" ”

Then he rushed to Hill, shook off George and barely received the ball, and then rushed down the left side to the basket!

Li Liang put on the [God's left hand] at this moment, from the left side that he was not familiar with, all the way to the basket, and in the face of the Knights' double block, he hit a board jumper in his left hand!

The fans at the scene were stunned, a left-handed jumper?

The Cavaliers who defended him were also shocked, and this thing dared to shoot with his left hand at such a time?

But there was no way, he just used it, he just entered.

At 102:103, the Pacers rebounded.

The knight called a timeout.

With the final 26 seconds remaining, the Cavaliers still have a chance, and the Pacers have left themselves with the last minutes.

At this point, the Cavaliers had not much to do with a long timeout and a short timeout at the end.

Use this long timeout, and there is one last short timeout left.

During the long timeout, Blatter laid out a very clever tactic.

Taking advantage of McGee's absence, the Pacers did not have enough height on the inside, and served straight to the three-second zone from the sideline.

In the three-second zone, James jumped high to catch the ball, then feintmed to dodge the defense of the Pacers players, and handed the ball to Thompson, who made a layup...... As a result, it was blocked by Li Liang!

Li Liang made a bold shot with five fouls on his back and gave Thompson a big hat solidly!

However, Owen came out.

He grabbed the ball and threw a quick shot under the basket.

As a result, Li Liang jumped for the second time, his fingers grazed the ball, and he blocked it again!

With two consecutive covers, Li Liang simply incarnated Mutombo.

But the cover was covered, and the Pacers didn't control the ball.

James grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and after the feint, a one-handed throw with a slight lean.

Li Liang couldn't block anymore, so he could only watch the ball fall into the basket, 104:103, and the Cavaliers took a one-point lead with 10 seconds left in the game.

The entire quick loan center was jubilant, and the cheers were like explosions.

It could well be the goal that would have decided the outcome of the entire series.

James clenched his fists tightly, unable to contain the excitement in his heart.

He felt like he was on the verge of victory.

At this time, the Pacers have no timeout.

The Pacers served quickly in the backcourt and gave it to Li Liang, who held the ball and advanced all the way through the half.

He was pondering what defense to use to finish the game and whether to use the Lucky Hand, when his dribbler was hit and the ball flew straight off the touchline.

It was Paul George, who knocked out Leon's ball from behind.

After thinking for a while, the referee pointed to the Cavaliers' half, which was the Cavaliers' ball.

This turned out to be the Knight's ball?

Li Liang couldn't believe it, George was obviously a thug!

"He's beating, he's beating!" Li Liang yelled at the referee.

But the trio didn't listen to Li Liang's defense, and after watching the two-minute video replay, they insisted on the original verdict, which was the Cavaliers' ball.

Bird angrily held his head on the sidelines and scolded, he rarely lost his temper like this.

Judging from the video replay, the ball was indeed touched by Li Liang's fingers in the end.

But the problem is that George did hit Li Liang's forearm, although it is not very clear from the video, and it is very hidden.

The Pacers players all hugged their heads, this is over, this is over.

One point behind, the last 8 seconds, the ball is still in the hands of the opponent, unless there is a miracle, otherwise this one will be explained.

As soon as this one was explained, the series between the two sides was tied, and the fifth game was Tianwang Mountain.

The entire Quick Loan Center began to celebrate the victory, and they stubbornly managed to equalize the score.

Is it really a victory?

The Cavaliers seemed to be rejoicing too soon, and they had a short timeout, but it didn't work.

On the Cavaliers bench, Blatter asked assistant coach Lue, "Is there still a timeout?" ”

Lu replied: "No, we don't have a pause. ”

Tyronn Lue was stupid, he misremembered the timeout, they had a short timeout!

The players on the court are not sure if there is a timeout, and they don't dare to call casually, if there is no timeout, they will be sentenced to a technical foul and free throws.

So, James took the ball directly from the referee's hand and was about to serve the sideline ball.

James has always been calm, but at this time he was also a little carried away and felt like he was going to win.

The last few seconds are gone...... He found Owen and threw the ball straight towards Owen.

The moment the ball was shot, James regretted it, he felt that he was too careless, why did he pass the ball out like this?

The Pacers didn't press, they didn't pack, they just defended normally.

Because it's a backcourt ball, the Cavaliers players are waiting, and after receiving the ball in the backcourt, the Pacers will foul, then make free throws, and then convert the ball, Irving's free throws are the most consistent on the court.

So, the ball was thrown at Owen, but it didn't reach Owen.

The ball is in Li Liang's hands!

[Elvin Robertson's Death Entanglement]!

At this critical moment, Li Liang used his skills and came out of nowhere, cutting off the ball from Owen's hand!

After breaking the ball, Li Liang almost rushed out of the bottom line, because he rushed too hard, like a goalkeeper saved.

He turned around and saw JR Smith, and then used the skill [John Johnson's One Shot into the Soul]!

A ground-and-ground pass was thrown into the hands of Smith in the middle, and Smith received the ball to avoid Thompson's block and made a layup!

Goal in, overtake!

The tide turned in an instant!

The entire quick loan center is solidified.

Only 4 seconds were left for the knight.

That's when Tyronn Lue realized they had one more timeout.

The Pacers' bench is all flying, unbelievable, unbelievable.

Li Liang contributed the greatest steal in the NBA of the 21st century at the last moment, and he is a well-deserved thief of the century.

The Cavaliers paused, the quick loan center was silent, and Li Liang breathed a sigh of relief and walked off the field.

The teammates all rushed over to hug Li Liang frantically, but Li Liang told them to calm down, "The game is not over yet, the game is not over yet, my friends!" ”

Mike Brown held his head and turned around and shook his head in disbelief.

And Bird looked at Li Liang, his eyes full of his own appearance.

"Yes Bruce, you're catching up with me again."

Li Liang looked at Bird with a smile and thought, I am Gan Li Liang.