Chapter 561: Unscrupulous means
The Clippers pulled themselves back from the edge of the cliff with an atypical victory.
Li Liang's 22 points in a single game is already the highest on the team, and the team has scored a total of 82 points, which is the lowest score for the Clippers this season.
Winning in the playoffs is the last word.
The third game was lost by 30 points, and the fourth game was won by 2 points, but the result was the same.
After the game, Li Liang was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.
This time he can be generous and say, "The team won, and I won." ”
“Clippers win,so do I。 (The Clippers won, and so did I.) )”
This phrase immediately appeared in the headlines of major media outlets as the most eye-catching headline.
You see, the media is such a wall-to-wall grass.
As long as you win, basically the fart is fragrant.
If you lose, if you talk well, someone will say that you fart.
Li Liang showed the style of a general, controlled the rhythm of the game from beginning to end, and took away a valuable victory with defense.
After a day's work, Li Liang's supporters and supporters reappeared and sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
But when he returned to the locker room, Li Liang still went into the bathroom without saying a word, took off his jersey, carefully took off the bracelet that Zhu Shu gave him and put it aside, and then turned on the faucet to let the cold water wash down.
"Calm down, keep it calm......"
Li Liang still asks himself to be calm, never relaxed, and never careless.
San Antonio Spurs, this is the biggest enemy he has faced since entering the NBA.
Li Liang really tried his best in this game, but he almost overturned, so he really had palpitations.
If this series is really going to play seven games, the final result is really hard to say.
Li Liang felt that the Spurs were constantly evolving and becoming stronger in the series.
The fluency of their cooperation, as well as the tacit understanding between the players, is really an innate advantage.
The Clippers stood in the Western Conference Finals with a strong momentum, which was almost cut off by the Spurs.
Now it's easy to breathe a sigh of relief, and the fifth match-point tie-break will be crucial, definitely the one that will decide the direction of the series.
After taking a shower in the bathroom for a while, Li Liang came out, did not attend the press conference, got dressed directly, left with his teammates, got on the bus, and flew back to Los Angeles.
On the way back, my teammates were much more relaxed.
2:2 went home, the result was still good, and the series became a best-of-three series.
Only Li Liang frowned, thinking about how to fight in the fifth game.
This is the kind of question that Rivers should have thought about, and Rivers was so tired from watching the game that he fell asleep on the plane.
Mike Brown was still sitting next to Li Liang, watching Li Liang frown after the game, and his heart was quite concerned.
But he didn't dare to ask anything, he didn't dare to say anything.
He clearly felt that Li Liang's fourth game was very different.
Before the game, Rivers clearly arranged the offense, but Li Liang led the whole team to play defense.
Winning the game in the end shows that Li Liang's strategy is correct.
This kid is really a talent!
The more Mike Brown thought about it, the more he felt that coaching Li Liang was easy.
As long as he can be scolded, everything else, as long as he is there, will definitely become simple.
Thinking of this, Mike Brown decided not to disturb Li Liang to think.
Let him think, think!
The fate of the Clippers is up to you, and you are the hope of Los Angeles.
……
While the Clippers and Spurs were tied 2-2, the next day, the Heat slashed the Nets in Brooklyn to turn the big score into 3-1.
The Heat are one step away from reaching the Finals for the fourth year in a row.
It's just that according to the current wind reviews, the Heat entered the finals, that is, to accompany the prince to study.
The strength shown by the Clippers and Spurs is not comparable to the current Heat.
The Heat have completely changed from a Big Three to a single-core team for James this season.
Wade still has a lot of gas in the tank, but he has degraded tactically to a complete No. 2 position, and can no longer play as a tactical core like he did in 2011.
Needless to say, Bosh's annual All-Star Game Shooting Star Contest is his highest moment.
And James has a new breath this year.
Many people say that his style of play will be bad at the age of 30, but the facts have proved that with his current state, it is not a problem to play for another five or six years.
Now, everyone is waiting for Game 5 between the Clippers and Spurs, which is destined to be an earth-shattering game.
……
Late at night, Li Liang was already lying on the bed at home in Los Angeles, and a feeling of exhaustion hit him.
Zhu Shu was already lying down and asleep beside him.
A tiring big battle – let's talk about the game against the Spurs.
Defending is really much more tiring than attacking, attacking you can paddle, and defending is to maintain a high level of tension at all times.
Li Liang relied on Gatorade, who had recovered his physical strength, and nervously played the whole game and bit down the victory.
But now is not the time to relax.
Li Liang fell asleep first, then came to the system and opened the second volume of the City of Angels book.
The Clippers only have one last chapter left in their mission, to the other side of the West.
Li Liang entered this task:
[Mission, to the other side of the Western Conference Finals, mission time: May 15, 2012, location: San Antonio AT&T Center, USA, matchup: Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs, mission requirements: Started on behalf of the Clippers and won the first victory in the Western Conference semifinals. Reward: Special skill 'Ten Thousand Buddhas', Difficulty: Star. 】
The Clippers' City of Angels book is much less difficult than the Lakers'.
It's the last task, and the difficulty of the task is only star-level.
From a practical point of view, Li Liangdu has already led the Clippers to the Western Conference finals, and they are about to rush to the finals.
Before the fifth battle of Tianwang Mountain began, Li Liang had to complete the task of the second volume of the City of Angels book and get all the skills.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Dynasty Sect, the name of this skill Li Liang likes it very much.
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On May 29, Game 5 between the Clippers and Spurs is about to start at the Stamp Center.
Most likely, it was the game that would decide the course of the series, and Li Liang remained silent before the game, refusing all interviews, including media publicity during training.
Wei Dazhi also remained silent, at this time he knew that he couldn't disturb Li Liang.
Everyone feels that the winner of this Western Conference final is likely to be this year's champion.
Time seems to go back to the first few years of the 21st century, when the gap between East and West was huge, and winning the Western Conference championship was a formality.
The tournament received the highest level of attention of the season, and tickets were hard to come by at the Stamp Center.
The crowd all wore red T-shirts to cheer on the Clippers.
According to historical data, in the case of a 2:2 draw, the probability of the team winning the fifth game is as high as 80% or more.
Although probability can't be used in basketball, just like you can't say that before Kobe Bryant makes a shot, the probability of scoring or not scoring is 50%.
How can he have such a high hit rate?
But experience always gives a lesson, so both teams are on the lookout.
After the first four games, basically all kinds of tricks were shown, and those who could use it and those who could fight went up and walked it.
The rotation of the Clippers was basically set, Livingston and Collison were excluded from the lineup, and when they played point guard, the Clippers couldn't keep up with the intensity of both offense and defense.
Not to mention Granger, it can still be used against the Trail Blazers, but it can't be used against the Spurs.
The only people left on the bench who can really play are Odom and Crawford.
In other words, the Clippers have been forced to rotate seven people, one inside and one outside.
On the Spurs' side, Popovich has been known for his bold hiring in recent years.
But in reality, Popovich in the early years was not like this at all.
At Duncan's peak age, Popovich basically only used veterans, and he was conservative, steady and even a little rigid.
After evolving for a period of time, and the Clippers entered into a decisive battle, it is difficult to say whether they dare to use people boldly.
And just when the game between the two sides was about to start, Li Liang silently called up a prop from the system:
【Tap Odor Agent】!
In order to win, Li Liang can do whatever it takes to learn from the Spurs.