?? After the game against the Knicks, Paul underwent an MRI for a hamstring injury.

The results of the examination showed that there was no major problem, just the most ordinary strain, which could be recovered with a short rest.

However, the team decided to suspend Paul for the next game out of the safe trade.

It's just the next game against the Kings, so now it's okay, don't worry about Cousins and Paul clashing.

This game was going to be played in Sacramento, so on the 28th, the whole team took a special plane from Los Angeles to Sacramento.

Because the distance between the two cities is very close, the plane can fly for half an hour, and to be honest, there is not much difference from playing at home.

Upon arrival in Sacramento, the Clippers stayed at the hotel.

Owner Ballmer came with the team as usual, and he is now the team's number one passionate fan.

Because Paul didn't come, when he stayed in the hotel, Li Liang stayed alone.

This is exactly what Li Liang wants, and he decided to improve his interior defensive confrontation ability before beating the king.

Because of the last game against the king, Li Liang was really choked by Cousins and Thompson.

In this game, Li Liang decided to make some changes.

First of all, Li Liang wants to improve his core stability and overall core strength to enhance his ability to fight under the basket and resist impact.

After the last fight with the king, Li Liang realized this problem.

Some of his current physical stats related to inside confrontations:

[Core Overall Strength: 63]

[Core Stability: 68]

[Waist and abdomen tension: 50]

[Overall strength of lower limbs: 65]

[Leg and hip strength: 68]

In the summer, he did intensive training with Alexander, but after a summer, he increased his ability by an average of about 5 points.

There is no way, the real training cannot be compared with the system's black technology improvement.

Sleeping at night, Li Liang entered the system and chose the dimensional task of [Core Overall Strength]:

[Task, open your umbrella, mission requirements: withstand the impact from Sean Camp in one-on-one defense, successfully defend 20 times, and cannot use fouls, steals, etc., task rewards: core overall strength +10, core stability +5, a random special item. Difficulty: Star. 】

As soon as Li Liang saw this task, his eyes darkened, and he felt pills.

Among all the tasks, Li Liang hates this kind of one-on-one task the most.

It's either electrocution, or bumping, or hand-to-hand combat, and I don't know when I'm going to be beaten.

Needless to say, this mission is estimated to be hit and killed by Sean Kemp.

Li Liang was thinking about it, and came to the familiar training ground again.

Sean Kemp, who wore the No. 40 Seattle SuperSonics jersey, was already waiting in the middle of the field with the ball in hand.

To be honest, this task is not very difficult, it is 20 times to prevent it, and there is no set time or success rate.

To put it bluntly, it's consumption.

In fact, just like usual training, some technical things need to be brain-studded to explain methods, and some things just need to consume time and endure pain.

This improvement of [physical fitness] is essentially torturing one's own body.

Tortured in the system, the improvement is much faster, so it's still cost-effective.

Li Liang took a deep breath and said hello to Kemp.

This was Sean Kemp at his peak in 1996, when he was 27 years old and led the SuperSonics to the Finals with Payton.

Kemp has an unrivalled impact on the inside and is the quintessential example of a violent inside.

Li Liang thought to himself, his core overall strength is more than 60, and he will meet Kemp, and if he mentions it further, it is estimated that he will meet O'Neill.

Camp doesn't talk a lot of like Fraser, doesn't say a word, and starts attacking.

Li Liang's task is very simple, it is to resist face-to-face!

The first time the two sides collided, Li Liang felt as if he had been hit by a tractor.

The whole person fell backwards uncontrollably, and then sat on the ground with his butt, watching Camp smash it with one hand.

This explosive power, this impact force, is stronger than Cousins.

Cousins is strong mainly because of his weight and large skeleton, but in fact, Cousins' explosiveness is very average.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be one of the "human quilt caps" - and the other is Anthony.

Camp is different, Camp is sturdy, and his whole body is black and oily like a black panther.

He doesn't weigh much, but he has a lot of explosiveness and impact, and once he is allowed to rush, even Olajuwon, the best defensive player of the year, can't stop him.

With Li Liang's current weight and core strength, it is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to stop Kemp's impact.

But having said that, it was another brutal, bloody, and unbearable night......

……

The next morning, Li Liang woke up from his sleep, and it was already noon.

Because he slept alone, no one disturbed him, Li Liang got up from the bed, feeling that the bone frame was about to fall apart.

He struggled to get out of bed, and the thought of last night's battle in the system was a nightmare......

20 times, it seems simple, the key is not to play tricks.

The system will make a decision, and if you commit a foul, or use skill to defend, it doesn't count.

So it took two hours to kill Sean Kemp.

Thinking about two hours, it's okay, it's much easier than spending more than three hours one-on-one with Michael Jordan in the first place.

Li Liang stood in front of the mirror and observed his body, which visibly thickened a little with the naked eye.

Others can't see it, but Li Liang can see it.

Immediately afterwards, there was a strong feeling of hunger in the abdomen, and every time I finished a physical fitness task, I would be hungry.

Li Liang immediately called the room service and asked them to bring something to eat.

A few minutes later, someone knocked on the door, Li Liang opened the door and saw that it was not the hotel waiter who delivered the food, but the boss Ballmer!

He carried a bunch of food, came to the door of Li Liangfang, and personally brought him in.

Li Liang was a little flattered, looking at the time, his teammates should have gone to training at this point.

Li Liang doesn't care anyway, the Clippers' coaching staff is used to his late arrival and early departure.

Mike Brown also said that when Bruce Lee starts coming late and leaving early, it means that his form is starting to stabilize.

The rest of the Clippers did go to the arena for practice, and Ballmer stayed at the hotel to watch the news.

When I just came out, I saw the service staff walking towards Li Liang's room with a lot of food, and after asking about the situation, Ballmer took the initiative to undertake the food delivery service to Li Liang.

After taking the lunch sent by Ballmer, Li Liang ate it without any scruples.

He ordered some high-calorie, high-sugar foods, and Ballmer was dumbfounded.

It is said that athletes eat quite self-discipline in order to maintain their figure and health, why does this person eat so many "unhealthy" things?

The reason is actually very simple, because the black technology system is to consume a lot of sugar, and it must be replenished after completing physical fitness tasks, otherwise you can't play the game at night.

Ballmer looked at it, and didn't dare to ask more, and didn't dare to say more.

Li Liang spent half an hour destroying all kinds of food that was sent over.

Then he let out a long sigh of relief, looked at Ballmer, a little embarrassed, and said, "Uh, boss, I'm done eating, I want to sleep for a while......"

Ballmer nodded hurriedly, "OK, sleep for a while." ”

Ballmer is ready to leave, Li Liang is now the team's number one baby, let alone sleeping for a while, it doesn't matter if he recruits ten beautiful women to accompany him now.

As he was leaving, Ballmer still had something to say, "Oh yes Bruce, there's something I want to ask you, do you think, you need a replacement?" ”

Hearing Ballmer say this, Li Liang frowned and thought for a while.

At present, Li Liang does not have a clear replacement in the Clippers.

He's now being used by Mike Brown and Rivers as two people on his own, eager to get him on the court every minute.

Paul is not here tonight, and Li Liang's duties must be even heavier.

Ballmer's abrupt mention of the issue suggests that management is interested in continuing to make reinforcements.

The current Clippers' bench does need to bring in some more talent on the inside.

So, Li Liang nodded and said, "If you can recruit strong reinforcements, of course it will be a good thing." ”

Ballmer saw Li Liang nodding and asked again: "Then what do you think, how about Lamar Odom?" ”

Well? Odom? He wasn't with the Clippers last season, and he didn't renew his contract with the Clippers in the summer.

Why, do you want to enter the palace twice?

During his time with the Lakers, Odom proved that he was a left-handed magician.

But after leaving the Lakers, Odom has fallen all the way to the point where no one cares about him now.

The Clippers are known as "waste recycling stations", and now they want to reuse their waste.

Li Liang scratched his face and said, "Maybe you can think about it, why don't you give people a chance?" ”

Hearing Li Liang say this, Ballmer had a smile on his face, and left Li Liang's room, not disturbing him to sleep.

……

Li Liang slept in the hotel for another two hours, and finally woke up full of energy.

By the time he left the hotel, it was getting dark, and he headed alone to the King's home arena, Arco Arena, to prepare for tonight's game.

The Clippers players came to the arena early to warm up, and everyone had no opinion on Li Liang, who was late.

If you can get 5 million a year and do 20 million work, what does it matter if you arrive late and leave early?

It's really awesome, one day you can take 40 million and do nothing.

And don't look at Li Liang's late arrival and early departure, in fact, after energy replenishment and rest, his current state is quite good.

Before the game began, Cousins came to chat with Li Liang again.

Today, because Paul didn't come, the expression on Cousins' face was relaxed.

Cousins was ashamed to face Li Liang, "I must blow up the Clippers' interior line tonight!" ”

Cousins was not convinced in the last game in Los Angeles, and tonight at home, Cousins and the Kings are of course going to get revenge.

Li Liang smiled slightly and did not respond, thinking that Lao Tzu would not let you be a power again tonight.

An hour later, the game began.

The Kings continued the experience of playing the Clippers in the last game, and this one brought the power of the home court to bombard the Clippers' interior line indiscriminately as soon as the game began.

The king knows, fight tactics, fight individual ability, fight team configuration, I can't beat you Clippers.

Then I'll do my best!

The Kings used a simple and rough pick-and-roll style of play that hit the interior and strengthened the team's frontcourt rebounding rush.

The two sides played hard in the first quarter, and at 24:23, the Kings also led the Clippers by one point.

By the second quarter, the Kings continued to put pressure on the Clippers' interior line.

But at this time, Cousins failed to make two or three strong attacks in the low post inside.

It was not Jordan Jr. who defended Cousins, but Li Liang.

Li Liang defended and Jordan Jr. assisted, and the two worked together to successfully contain Cousins on the inside.

Cousins ate three caps in a row in the second quarter, showing Sacramento fans what it means to be "the best of human hats." ”

Cousins was surprised to find that Li Liang was more difficult to play than in the last game.

In the last game, Cousins rushed in with the ball, and Li Liang either fouled or could only dodge.

Tonight, Li Liang is to welcome the man and face Cousins!

Although he was still whistled for two fouls, Cousins' shooting percentage dropped significantly.

And the physical exertion is quite severe.

By the third quarter, Cousins was a little overwhelmed.

That's when the Clippers' outside line began to come into play.

In Paul's absence, the Clippers' offense was missing an engine, and Crawford stepped up and relied on his individual ability to hit consecutive three-pointers to start pulling the score away.

Then, Li Liang cooperated with Griffin in the high post and assisted Griffin to make layups in succession.

Li Liang's passing is not as secretive and precise as Paul's, but he is tall.

That's how Lao Tzu passed it on, and Lao Tzu threw it over your head - it's about you, little Thomas, what can you do?

The Clippers went on a 13-0 run and took the game into their own hands.

But the Kings are playing at home after all, and they have a very strong desire to win this time.

In the fourth quarter, Cousins hit a three-pointer to close the score.

I can't play on the inside, I can shoot three points, right?

Although Cousins is not explosive, his skills are really good.

Then, Thomas Jr. and Salmons hit three-pointers one after another from the outside to close the score.

The two sides maintained a point difference of about 5 points, and the fierce battle lasted until the final moments of the game.

At the critical moment, Li Liang stepped forward and suspended an attack after the end.

Li Liang used the cover of Griffin and Jordan Jr., and a reverse run in the middle to hit the inside, and then received a pass from Crawford.

Li Liang didn't dribble when he received the ball, he jumped directly one step at a time, and it was Cousins under the basket.

Cousins stepped forward to stop Li Liang, but felt as if an umbrella was open in front of him.

That's right, it's an umbrella that covers Cousins' whole person, and he can't see the situation in front of him clearly.

Then Li Liang separated Cousins and won a heavy buckle with one hand!

The entire Arco Arena could hear the loud sound of the ball being smashed into the hoop.

The audience shouted in a low voice, but he didn't expect that Li Liang didn't use three points or a stop-and-go jump shot at the critical moment, but used a dunk to score the key points.

Ballmer danced excitedly on the sidelines, this ball was so exciting!

This ball was a fatal goal, the difference changed from 5 points to 7 points, and then Thomas Jr.'s basket breakthrough was interfered with by Jordan Jr., Li Liang won the rebound, slowly dribbled over the half, and there was no suspense in the game.

In the end, the Clippers continued their winning streak by beating the Sacramento Kings by 111-102, 9 points in Paul's absence.

The Clippers seem to be somewhat invincible.

After the game, Cousins and Li Liang shook hands.

A sad fact for Cousins is that he hasn't won against Li Liang's team since he entered the league.

Cousins asked Lean, "Bruce, did you have an umbrella today?" ”

Li Liang said: "What? An umbrella? How can I play an umbrella? ”

"I don't know, I feel like when you dunk that ball, it's like... It's like an umbrella has been opened......"

"Your brain must be broken."

"You're right, I must have a bad brain."

Cousins shook his head, thinking he must be hallucinating.

Li Liang thought, you are not hallucinating, I did open an umbrella, otherwise how could I cover you and dunk on your head?

After completing the task last night, Li Liang got a prop:

[Rainman's umbrella: Open him, you can fly in the air, cover the defense, and block the opponent. NOTE: A special item infused with rage that costs 500 rage points per use. 】

Li Liang sighed, this system is trying more and more to collect anger points.