Chapter 297: The Second Lineup
It took a while for the audience at the scene to react, and Li Liang turned out to have received a technical foul himself.
The picture of Li Liang arguing with the referee was played on the big screen, and everyone wondered, why did he quarrel with the referee when he obviously took advantage?
This will definitely attract the attention of reporters and fans after the game.
Li Liang's "righteous speech" gave the Clippers a free throw, allowing them to relieve the pressure a little.
The ball was back in the hands of the Lakers, Nash passed the ball to Howard, and Howard turned around and walked to the baseline and missed a backhand layup.
He can't squeeze out little Jordan anymore, and he replaced him 3 years ago, with a shoulder top, and a reflex under the basket is a violent dunk.
Griffin won the rebound, dribbled to the front court by himself, and almost lost the ball under Li Liang's interference.
"No, don't be lucky!" Li Liang loudly "reminded" Griffin.
Li Liang is not good at dribbling himself, so he never dribbles casually.
Griffin took control of the ball and distributed it to Billups on the flank.
Billups faced Nash's defense right in the face, and after adjusting a little, he made a three-point shot from the outside and hit it!
Billups finally scored, the last game was a no-score.
If Billups can provide enough firepower from the outside, the Clippers can still play this game.
At 9:6, the Clippers closed the gap.
On the Lakers' side, Nash handed the ball to Howard in the low post, and Howard dribbled the ball to the middle and didn't push Jordan Jr. away.
But Li Liang found an open space on the right side by running position, and Howard immediately distributed the ball to Li Liang.
Li Liang received the ball and made a direct three-point shot, but the Griffin stood too far inside, and he couldn't reach out.
Li Liang hit a three-point shot!
Paul saw that the situation was not good, and quickly passed the half court with the ball, and caused a foul on Kobe Bryant under the basket.
Penalty kick.
There is still a change in Negro this game, that is, he is determined to play fast attacks.
Regardless of whether the Lakers score or not, if they can play a fast offense, they must not hesitate to advance and never fight a positional battle with the Lakers.
Paul hit both free throws, 12-8, a four-point deficit.
Then, the Clippers completed another successful defense.
It was still a quick counter-attack, Billups forced a breakthrough with the ball on the left and hit the ground to Griffin.
Griffin jumped high and won the one-handed smash with his left hand!
The difference is only 2 points.
Billups also fought hard.
And the Lakers are still playing positional battles, and after continuous ball passing, Kobe Bryant missed an outside jumper.
Howard grabbed the rebound and made a layup.
The Lakers seem to be a little slack.
Paul faked a pass on the spot after half-time, but only to hit it from mid-range himself.
The two sides entered a stalemate stage, and the offense and defense tended to be stable.
There was an official timeout in the middle, and Brown replaced Ci Shiping with Gasol.
In this way, Li Liang returned to small forward, which is actually the strongest lineup of the Lakers' offense and defense.
Li Liang was freed from the No. 4 position and focused on attacking, and with Gasol present, their positional battle would be more fluid.
If Ci Shiping is on the field, the team's defense is tougher and the pressure on the outside line is stronger.
Gasol really had an effect as soon as he came on the court, he took the ball in a high position to attract the defense, and Li Liang ran to the basket on the inside, received Gasol's inward pass, dodged Jordan Jr.'s defense, and scored two points under the basket.
This ball, Li Liang didn't make a foul on Little Jordan, which was counted as giving him face.
The Clippers got Barnes and Crawford on their side.
The Clippers, who were faintly showing signs of momentum, suddenly lost fire on the offensive end.
Crawford missed two consecutive offensive jumpers with the ball of his own, giving the Lakers a chance.
Nash and Bryant each hit jumpers on the counter.
Now that Li Liang's fast-break jumper has spread to the whole team, Nash and Kobe have begun to like to use jumpers to finish quick counterattacks.
Because of the labor-saving, even if you don't advance, you can retreat.
Anyway, it won't necessarily go into the basket, and it's tiring.
Wait until the fourth quarter to score under the basket, and then kill or not.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Clippers by two points at 28:26.
In the second quarter, it was another contest of rotating lineups, and of course Brown wanted to keep Li Liang on the court.
Li Liang, Gasol, Meeks, O'Neill Jr., plus a Ci Shiping.
This lineup has Gasol as the core in attack and tactics, and Li Liang as the core in terms of play and defense.
Li Liangrang will play how the second team plays.
The two elders of death were not present, Li Liang was the boss, and Ci Shiping had nothing to say.
On the Clippers' side, Negro still uses a rotation of more than ten people, leaving a little Jordan on the inside.
Up front were Odom and Barnes.
At the back, Bledsoe and Crawford.
With such a lineup, blind people can see that the rotation of playing the Lakers is unreliable.
The only thing Negro can count on is that the two points of Crawford and Bledsoe on the outside can explode.
That's why Negro has been using dual point guards, and they don't even have a proper shooting guard.
Willie Green played well in the regular season and was the team's starting point guard at one point.
But his height is actually still short, and playing the Lakers' four-height lineup is really for nothing.
After a series of dribbles from the outside, Crawford hit a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc.
When it comes to scoring in singles, Crawford is still very reliable.
It's just that his defense is really a big problem.
In a round or two, he can score, he can play singles.
At the end of a game, Crawford will be found on the field, which will create a lot of defensive holes for the team.
After the Lakers fell into the position, Li Liang took the ball on the outside, and his brain turned quickly.
He knew that Crawford was not defending well at this point, so Meeks made a gesture.
Meeks came over and made a hand-to-hand cover with Li Liang to catch the ball, and Li Liang immediately cut inside after handing the ball.
Meeks broke through with the ball, the Clippers changed defenses inside, and Meeks gave the ball to Li Liang, who was down.
Crawford defended Li Liang, Li Liang took the ball directly and rushed to the basket, and Jordan Jr. came over to make up for the defense.
Li Liang made an inside pass, and O'Neal Jr. received the ball and slammed the basket with both hands.
In this ball, Li Liang targeted Crawford's weaknesses on the defensive end, allowing the Clippers defense to make continuous substitutions and supplements.
As long as there is a point that does not rotate in place, there will be an opportunity for an empty spot.
Of course, Crawford's poor defense has kept him in the league because his offense is really good.
He can score directly on the opponent's head without any coordination and tactics on the offensive end.
This kind of ability is generally only available to All-Star or even superstar players, and Crawford can probably be used as an All-Star when he draws it.
Therefore, it can be useful to put Crawford on the bench when the offense can't play tactically.
Of course, Li Liang thought of this.
So on the outside, Li Liang asked Meeks to play against Bledsoe, and he personally played against Crawford.
For this kind of outside player who dribbles well, Li Liang is not afraid at all.
With an advantage in height and arm span and solid defensive footsteps, Li Liang is very good at dealing with these small guards.
Sure enough, Crawford couldn't make a move under Li Liang's "static" close defense, so he had to pass the ball to Odom.
Odom gave Bledsoe again, and was interfered with by O'Neal Jr. under the basket and missed.
Gasol won the rebound, and the Lakers were slow and unhurried, playing a positional battle.
With Gasol here, the Lakers' positional battle is very clear, from the inside to the outside, and the inside and outside are combined.
The tactics were very clear, and after Gasol received the ball, he saw the opportunity to return the ball to Li Liang.
Li Liang received the ball and made a three-point shot, and Barnes pounced to defend and hit Li Liang's elbow.
The referee blew the whistle and blew for a foul on Barnes.
“God damn! (Damn!) Barnes yelled, and the audience almost heard it.
There's really no way, I'm in a hurry, I don't dare to let Li Liang vote anymore.
Li Liang stood on the free throw line, needless to say, and hit all three free throws.
Negro didn't hesitate and immediately made a substitution.
Griffin and Paul are back on the court.
As soon as Paul came up, he returned a three-pointer on the offensive end to relieve the pressure.
The Lakers are not in a hurry, Kobe Bryant and Nash are still resting off the court, and this second lineup is playing very well.
There's a little bit of a good thing about Mike Brown as a coach, he doesn't have a lot of control.
Whether it's attacking or defending, he has his own ideas, but he's also willing to let the players decide the game themselves.
The advantage is that as a coach he doesn't have obvious shortcomings because the game is dominated by the players.
The downside is that as a coach he doesn't have a clear advantage because the game is dominated by the players.
Li Liang feels very good now, his brain is very clear, and his thoughts on the field are very clear.
In terms of passing and creating chances, Li Liang is no match for Nash.
His passing was so-so, and he didn't have much creativity.
But he knows in his head what lineup is on the field, what situation and how to play.
The slogan of CP3 was already shouted at the scene, and Li Liang was not disturbed in the slightest.
He continued to pass the ball to Gasol first and then started to run.
Gasol mentioned the ball in the high position, and O'Neal Jr. tried to look for an opportunity under the basket, but Jordan Jr. kept an eye on it this time.
Griffin is also pressing to the upper line, forcing Gasol, and the Clippers are increasing the intensity of their defense.
Li Liang saw that the opportunity had come.
He ran back to Gasol's side to pick it up, then received Gasol's hand-to-hand pass and dribbled straight into it from 45 degrees.
This piece is completely empty, Jordan Jr. goes to follow O'Neal Jr., and Griffin goes to Pasol.
There was a vacancy in the middle, and Li Liang took the opportunity to enter this 45-degree zone.
He didn't dribble much, just accelerated away from Odom and then pulled forward for a jumper.
This shot is very close, and the 45-degree hit is a board hit!
The voice of CP3 shouted at the scene disappeared all at once.
It seems to be just a simple stop-and-go jump shot, but this move is relatively rarely used in Li Liang's positional battle.
He uses it now only because he found holes in his opponent's field.
Before the game, Li Liang gave himself five [Tactical Crack] runes, which seemed to have some effect.
The Clippers' defense was already terrible and unstructured, and it was really a blow to confidence to be seen through at once.
However, the Clippers are still very good offensively, and they stick to the strategy of quick counterattacks.
After conceding the ball, Paul served quickly, Paul went through half the court at full speed, and then distributed the ball to Crawford, who was following him.
Crawford received the ball and dribbled to make adjustments, and directly pulled out a three-point shot in front of Li Liang.
Li Liang was furious all of a sudden, damn, will you fight back quickly?
Lao Tzu will too!
Li Liang rushed directly to the front, and Gasol understood it, a long pass.
Li Liang received the ball in the front court, dribbled and killed the basket directly!
Then the ball hit the foot and went out of the line......
Mistake,.
The dribbling level is still not at home.
The Lakers called a timeout.
Let the rotation lineup play for a while, and it's time to play the main team.
Although Mike Brown feels like this second lineup, the Clippers can't beat it.