Chapter 197: Inside Crisis

As soon as Li Liang's contract was signed, he received several million dollars.

He can finally prove to his dad that I don't make much less money playing than selling tractors.

Poor, it's just a lot.

Recently, I chatted with my father, and he said that the advertisement worked well after it was made, and the first shot into the United States was fired.

But now that the tractor factory has made another request, I still hope that Li Liang will personally advertise their large tractors and combine harvesters.

After all, Li Liang is popular, and the advertising effect will not be bad.

Li Liang decisively refused, and even more so after signing Under Armour.

From now on, we must cherish and protect our image, and we must not associate it with tractors.

When the time comes, the fans will give him a nickname again, what a combine, he can't bear it.

On the evening of the 5th, Li Liang entered the personal training center again and spent 2,000 points to practice with Duncan for an hour.

Anyway, practice with Duncan more, when are you ready, and Duncan's task is done.

Li Liang's idea is to improve the interior defense as soon as possible, and then do the task of the Angel City Book.

As for whether he can use it with the Lakers, he didn't think too much about it.

But the so-called world is unpredictable, and there will always be many accidents in the NBA, especially the unpredictability of injuries.

Although veteran team doctor Gary Waiti is working on a 3D human injury prediction system, he hopes to manage the physical condition of the players in a comprehensive manner.

But a lot of injuries are uncontrollable and unpredictable.

On January 6, the Lakers hosted the Nuggets for the third time this season.

The Nuggets lost the first two games, and this one is holding back to win.

The Lakers were playing at home, and they were full of confidence, and when the game started, the Lakers also took the lead.

But near the end of the second quarter, Jordan Hill accidentally stepped on Bryant's foot during a defense and sprained his ankle.

In the last game against the Clippers, Jordan Hill sprained his ankle and limped off the court.

After the team doctor checked, he felt fine, and this time he continued to fight.

As a result, he accidentally stepped on Kobe's foot, which made his ankle even worse.

Kobe's feet can be stepped on casually, and they are all iron like his hands.

Jordan Hill only played more than ten minutes before going back to the locker room.

Hill's absence is fine, which increases the pressure on the Lakers' rotation, but after Gasol is off the bench, Hill's role is less important.

As a result, Gasol was also injured!

Gasol's injury is not to blame Kobe, but the Nuggets' backup center, Javier McGee.

McGee elbowed Gasol during the match, knocking Gasol to the point of a nosebleed.

It was the fourth quarter, and the Lakers were leading the Nuggets by 2 points.

As soon as Gasol got off the court, the Lakers' rotation was messed up.

When Hill played before, Li Liang was resting off the field.

The butt was not hot, Hill was injured, and Li Liang was back in battle.

When Gasol was injured, Li Liang also rested off the field.

Before the water was drunk, Gasol also went down, and Li Liang appeared on the top tank again.

What's going on? Don't let me take a break?

This McGee, who has grown so big and has such good physical fitness, is not very good in brain.

Li Liang easily measured the ball blindness index for him:

[Ball blindness index i, a theoretically non-existent ball blindness, an artificially designed ball blindness, and a real false ball blindness.] 】

For the first time, Li Liang found that he couldn't understand the results of the ball blind discriminator, but it didn't seem like a particularly negative evaluation.

Did you underestimate McGee?

McGee didn't know about it, but Li Liang was disrupted by the chaotic playing time.

Not only is Li Liang's rhythm messed up, but the Lakers' overall tactics are messed up.

After several mistakes in a row, the Nuggets seized the opportunity to come back and overtake the score.

Kobe Bryant was in a hurry all of a sudden, and stood up at the last moment to harvest the game.

And then properly, the Lakers were harvested.

3 shots and 0 hits at the critical moment!

He was also fouled by Iguodala.

As a result, the Lakers lost 108-112 at home, with a four-point deficit.

This Nima is the real combine harvester, indiscriminately, and harvests it all.

The team's nine-game winning streak came to an end, and Bryant's streak of 13 consecutive games with more than 30 points came to an end.

He scored 29 points in this game, and in the end, he failed to lead the team to a comeback.

The Lakers suffered a rebounding loss in the end, and the Nuggets grabbed several rebounds.

It's not Li Liang who doesn't get stuck, it's Howard, who felt shoulder discomfort in the fourth quarter.

He insisted on finishing the game, but when he got back to the dressing room, he told Viti that his shoulder was uncomfortable.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and if Howard's shoulder had some problems, the Lakers would have no one to use inside.

Some time ago, Mike Brown was worried about the team's injury problems, so he consciously reduced the playing time of his players.

As a result, Kobe Bryant and Nash were fine, but the inside line was suddenly injured.

And it's not one injury, it's all three injuries at once.

Fortunately, the team has a good record, 28 wins and 5 losses, and is still the first in the league.

The family is relatively thick, and if they lose later, they can afford to lose for the time being.

The next day, the results of all three health checks were in, and Jordan Hill suffered a sprained ankle and is sure to miss the next few games.

His current injury requires further examination to determine how long he will need to rest.

Pau Gasol was hit by McGee until he had a nosebleed, resulting in a concussion, and was out for at least two weeks.

Howard's situation is similarly not optimistic, he has been in terrible form lately, and the problem is in his shoulder.

He has a torn lip in his right shoulder and is uncertain if he will need surgery, with an uncertain date for his return.

At this time, the Lakers' interior line was cleared in an instant, and the twin towers and benches all fell.

Li Liang was originally a cameo to play as a power forward, but he didn't expect to suddenly turn positive.

Mike Brown didn't expect the situation to be so bad, but as a head coach, he can handle it mentally.

After all, injuries are part of the game, and it's better to show them up sooner than when the playoffs are about to start.

The question now is, how do Brown arrange the team's interior rotation?

On the afternoon of January 7, the Los Angeles Lakers flew to Houston to prepare for the third game of the season against the Rockets.

After playing Houston, and then going to San Antonio to play the Spurs, this schedule can be described as unlucky.

On the plane, Mike Brown frowned, and he looked at the roster of players, and the only thing left in the center was Thackeray.

There was no choice but to put Thackeray in the starting lineup.

Let Thackeray start...... Oh my God, the Lakers backcourt is dead, Howard can't wipe his ass, let Thackeray play center, that's a shit collapse.

Thackeray has made two appearances this season, both in garbage time.

The rest of the time, he waved a towel on the bench and cheered on his teammates.

Obtained the appraisal certificate of "First Class Towel Wailer".

Brown can already imagine what the interior line will be like in these two games against the Rockets and Spurs.

Mike Brown couldn't sleep at all on the plane, and kept flipping through the playbook and discussing the team's defensive problems with Eddie Jordan and Payson next to him.

And there was already a snoring sound from the seat in front of himβ€”it was Li Liang.

The cargo fell asleep on the plane.

At his age, he doesn't know how to sleep so well.

Every time I am on the plane, I will sleep when I say I will sleep, and I will wake up when I wake up, and I will have no heart and lungs when I look at it.

Usually train, is to eat more than pigs, sleep like pigs.

Kobe Bryant watches Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning every day, and Li Liang is to welcome the sun at 10 o'clock in the morning.

In this way, his skills have been improving, and they have improved very quickly.

In particular, his physical fitness is almost visible to the naked eye to become stronger.

Brown is also strange, this guy didn't develop in college, and now he's starting to develop?

Li Liang is not developing, he uses all the time he sleeps to train in the system.

Right now, Li Liang is doing tasks in the system.

Seeing Li Liang sleeping soundly, Brown suddenly remembered something.

Recently, Li Liang has always come to ask him about the inside basket protection and low-post defense.

Playing against the Clippers that day, he was still sitting on the sidelines and letting himself be instructed on how to be an interior defensive core.

At that time, Brown thought that the young man was just studious, so he gave him a few words.

turned his head to play the Nuggets, and the three interior lines of the whole team were injured.

Hiss~ What's going on?

Is he an unpredictable prophet, or is he an inside and offline Gu for the team?

Mike Brown frowned and thought about it for a long time, thinking that it should not be neither.

He felt that Li Liang should be a gift from God!

If this kid can really practice the basket, won't he be able to withstand this period of time?

But think about the unlikely, three-point shot, strategy this kind of thing, look at the hidden talent.

Feel, awareness, ball intelligence, these are the strengths of Asian players.

But protecting the basket and defending the interior line depends on hardware talent.

Height, arm span, bounce, these real and obvious things can't be practiced.

This is also why in the NBA draft, so many parallel centers appeared, and there were still teams jumping into the fire pit one after another.

So Mike Brown thought about it, it's good that Bruce Lee has this heart, but don't embarrass him.

Since the defense is not strong, then the offense is strong.

Basketball is a game of scoring, isn't it possible to win if you score more points than your opponent?

Mike Brown thought it was good, they arrived in Houston on the 7th, and on the night of the 8th, they faced the Rockets at the Toyota Center.

The three matches between the two sides this season, this match has attracted a lot of attention in China.

The two teams were originally very popular, and in the past, Yao Ming was in the Rockets, and the Rockets were completely the home team of Chinese fans.

As for the Lakers, because of Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, the five champions of the 21st century, regardless of the results, star flavor, and gorgeousness of play, they are all full marks in the ability to attract fans.

This year, there is one more Li Liang, who has played very well, and his popularity has surpassed that of Yao Ming's retired rocket.

In the first two games, the Rockets faced the Lakers and lost crisply, and James Harden played a mere two games.

In the third game, their head coach McHale returned, facing the Lakers' lack of soldiers and major generals, the inside line was bright, and of course he would not show mercy.

In this game, the Rockets were very well prepared before the game, and they played very targeted at the beginning.

Just one move, rush your inside, force the Lakers to shrink the defense, and open up the opportunity to give the forward line a three-point shot.

The Rockets' forwards Morris, Patterson, Parsons, and Delfino all have strong three-point ability.

But in the opening, the Lakers' defense turned out to be good, Li Liang went to the position of power forward, cooperated with Thackeray, and prevented the Rockets' interior impact several times.

At the same time, the Lakers changed the previous old man's slow and leisurely style of play and began to accelerate at full speed.

The classic car is also very scary, and the continuous rapid counterattack is successful, opening a 6:0.

The Rockets only scored the first two points in the opening 2 minutes, and then the Lakers strengthened their three-point offense, and they made crazy three-pointers when they couldn't get inside.

Ci Shiping's three-point shooting rate was actually good tonight, and he hit two in the opening game, and Li Liang also hit a three-pointer.

The Lakers were 20:4, and the Rockets collapsed in the first quarter.

McHale immediately called a timeout to make adjustments, Delfino came on, and the Rockets' offensive formation completely opened.

Delfino hit two three-pointers in the first quarter, forcing Li Liang to come out and defend.

The Rockets slowly pulled the point difference in, and Harden, Jeremy Lin, and Parsons took turns holding the ball and rushing inside.

Thackeray should have worked the inside, giving in two blocks in the first half.

The Rockets closed the 16-point deficit to just five points and ended the first half.

In the entire first half, Li Liang rested for 3 minutes.

In the second half, the situation was even more severe, and the Rockets' offense slowly opened up.

Combining inside and outside, no one can stand this, and the key is that Kobe Bryant's hand is not good tonight.

After the rotation was shortened, Bryant's playing time increased, and he was not as comfortable as before.

The players ran half the court and their legs slowed down, but the Rockets got happier the more they ran.

The third quarter became Jeremy Lin's time, and every time he switched offense and defense, he was non-stop dribbling towards the Lakers' basket.

The backcourt serve didn't stop, the Lakers just scored a goal, and as soon as the butt turned, the Rockets scored.

Gotcha, don't go back, stay in the front court and keep playing.

This style of play of the light cavalry slowly eroded the Lakers' advantage, Delfino's three-point help the Rockets overtake, and Jeremy Lin's three-point shot helped the Rockets expand their advantage.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers were a little unable to hold on, and Li Liang stood up at this time, hitting three points in a row from the outside, biting the score to death.

At a crucial moment in the game, Thackeray made a mistake on the pitch.

Jeremy Lin broke through the basket with the ball, Li Liang followed, and Thackeray came to make up for it.

As a result, he bumped into Li Liang all of a sudden, but let Jeremy Lin slip on the bottom line and make a rebound.

The ball also caused a foul on Li Liang, allowing Jeremy Lin to hit a three-pointer.

Li Liang didn't blame Thackeray, he really did his best.

In 27 minutes of play, he made four blocks inside.

But having a cap doesn't mean that your basket is good, it may also be because the opponent is not afraid of you and rushes at you, causing you to block more.

In the final minute, the Rockets led the Lakers by 7 points, thinking that the victory was in hand.

Who knew that Harden's pass was [death entangled] by Li Liang, and then Li Liang returned to the top of the arc and hit a three-point shot.

Frightened, McHale quickly called a timeout, and Harden made up for it, made a successful foul, and went to the free throw line to help the Rockets seal the win.

112:106, the Lakers lost to the Rockets by 6 points on the road.

Li Liang shot 5-of-10 from three-point range and finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

But it didn't help, the Lakers were already trying their best to grab the rhythm at the beginning, but they still didn't grab it.

Such a big lead can't be held at all, there is no way, there is really no one on the inside.

No matter how much Howard slips, then he is also a monster, the best defensive player.

Gasol is older and a consistent tactical point, a defensive high point.

Jordan Hill butters his hands, but also provides basket protection and plenty of frontcourt rebounds.

As for Kobe, the 34-year-old can't be expected to score 50 or 60 points to turn the tide.

This loss, not a crime of war, is expected.

The Lakers suffered two straight losses, their first losing streak of the season, and then they have to travel to San Antonio.

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