The advantage of 10 points is not big, but it is not small either.

One of the hurting things about the Cavaliers is that they had played well in the first half.

Although the offensive end has fewer points, this is their strategy, and the round compression is more powerful, not giving the Pacers a chance to play fast.

Defensively, the Cavaliers' strategy was also well executed, and Granger, JR Smith and others played mediocre.

But when I look up at the game, I'm 10 points behind......

Why, I still can't contain Li Liang's point.

This thing unknowingly scored another 20 points in the first half.

You have to say how gorgeous he played, no, after the game, get the highlights, it is estimated that it will only be a few three-pointers and watch. (Now the NBA's post-game highlights are about to turn into three-point collections.) ）

But when I look at the statistics, I always feel that this product has scored a lot of points unconsciously, and the hit rate is quite high.

This kind of high efficiency led to Li Liang playing a considerable role in winning and losing.

In the second half, the Cavaliers had to find a way to defend Li Liang.

At halftime, Blatter frowned in the locker room and discussed the tactical strategy for the second half with the coaching staff and players.

Blatter tried to cheer up the players, but the effect was not very obvious, and he was not a chicken-soup, speech-type coach.

He roared, and the effect was not as good as James standing up and saying a few words.

But James just sat on the bench and drank water, and there was nothing to say.

It was only the first game, and James felt that it was not time to say something to encourage everyone.

Moreover, the atmosphere within the Cavaliers is still very united and motivated, closely surrounding the throne with James homogeneity as the core, and fighting to achieve the goal of Cleveland's first championship in history.

In order to achieve this goal, the biggest contradiction faced by James and the Cavaliers is Bruce Lee, who puts the throne in his hand and plays casually, and his axis of evil.

If he can't beat Li Liang's team this time, then James is likely to face a problem: his team will be in the early stages of not winning a championship for a long time.

Of course, the game has to be played one game at a time, and a first half is not enough for James to give up.

Just think about it, the left-handed breakthrough in the first half of this thing was really unexpected.

Could it be that he has developed his left hand so quickly?

Or is it just a coincidence?

But if it's a coincidence, why does he use his left hand when he makes free throws?

And it's still a penalty in.

This is not like a coincidence, but a demonstration.

James took a breath and took another long sip of water to calm his mind.

The second quarter of the game will soon begin.

……

In the other dressing room of the stadium, the atmosphere was completely different.

Li Liang looked very happy, boasting to the whole team about how cowhide his left hand was.

Everyone didn't believe it, saying that Li Liang was just luck, and just threw one in.

Of course, Li Liang had all kinds of verbal fights with them, but he was still very calm and did not say, "In the second half, I scored with my left hand." ”

He can do it, but it's too exaggerated, and it's easy for opponents to get used to it.

As a secret weapon, it is still to be hidden.

So just talk about it.

Bird stepped up at this point and said fairly, "I believe in Bruce, I believe he can do it, because I have done it too." ”

Li Liang looked at Bird, are you praising me or yourself? Are you speaking fairly?

The fifteen minutes of the Pacers' halftime passed in such a relaxed and happy way.

There is no atmosphere of anxiety, but there is no feeling of complacency either.

With Bruce Lee, it gives people the feeling of being down-to-earth and forging ahead.

This may be the characteristic of players born in socialist countries, with their own aura of positive energy.

At halftime, the two sides returned to the court, and the third quarter was about to begin.

Relax off the field and relax, and talk guns to talk guns, Li Liang still has his own plan for how to play in the second half.

Just like in the first half, the team facing James still said the same thing, beat the stick early and pull it down, and don't drag it until the last minute of the fourth quarter.

At the last moment, it's really hard to say who will kill the deer.

Because the Cavaliers' three-point advantage on the outside is really not in vain.

At the beginning of the third quarter, George Hill faked to shake off Irving in the middle, faked a real pass, and gave McGee under the basket to win the air relay.

Li Liang thought to himself, with this defensive arrangement, Bratt at halftime is equivalent to doing nothing.

In the entire first half, the Pacers played the best except for Li Liang, and the rest was Hill.

Hill, who played poorly in the last round, played with style against Owen in this round.

All kinds of ball-carrying passes are basically one-step passes, and then teammates in the back come to help Owen wipe his ass.

Once that happens, there's room and leeway for the Pacers' offense.

If it weren't for the Cavaliers' defense, the difference in the first half would have been more than 10 points.

Later in the second quarter, Blatter had already chosen to let George switch to defend Hill, but I don't know why at the beginning of the third quarter, he still let Irving defend Hill, but Hill immediately seized the opportunity to assist.

Then, the Pacers showed their resilience on the defensive end.

James first missed a mid-range jumper on the right, Mozgov pulled the rebound out, and George got the ball on the outside, completely empty.

A three-point opportunity with a big opening, and George missed a three-pointer.

The ball hits the neck of the basket and pops far away, and it's still the Cavaliers' ball.

As a result, the Pacers stubbornly defended the Cavaliers with a 24-second offensive violation.

Two frontcourt rebounds, three offenses were given to you, and you couldn't score a single goal, so you really didn't have a chance to use it.

Immediately under the basket, Li Liang received a pass from JR Smith and pushed James away, which resulted in a blocking foul on James.

This can be regarded as Li Liang's atypical goal, and the smooth down after the three-point line outside the block and tear apart the Cavaliers' defense is very good.

James also wanted to make Li Liang an offensive foul, but the referee took care of the Pacers at the beginning of the third quarter.

With both free throws, the margin stretched to 14 points, and the situation was a little bad for the Cavaliers.

James was a little impatient on offense at this time, and he took a three-point shot from Irving's pass outside the left three-point line, only to slide out of the basket.

McGee protected the backcourt rebounds and didn't let the Cavaliers grab the ball inside.

McGee immediately handed the ball to Li Liang, who accelerated with the ball, went all the way through the half, cut straight to the basket in the middle, and made another foul on the layup.

The person who committed the foul this time was Tristan Thompson.

Li Liang continued to go to the free throw line.

This makes people a little confused.

Li Liang used to take the opponent away with a string of three-pointers at the beginning of the second half.

It's good today, Harden is possessed, and a string of free throws is going to give the Cavaliers a mustache.

The Cavaliers coach was a little anxious, Li Liang hit two free throws, and the third quarter started with a 6:0, and the difference was stretched to 16 points.

Do you want to call a timeout?

Without calling a timeout, James pressed his hand to the sidelines.

Blatter hovers around the perimeter with his chest crossed, while Tyronn Lew yells at the sidelines to keep everyone focused.

The camera is given to the sidelines, giving the impression that Tyronn Lue is more like a Cavaliers coach, while Blatter is like a technical desk guy.

James no longer shoots, and at this time he still has to show his own skills.

After accelerating, he forced a basket and made a layup, which caused McGee to foul.

James's breakthrough impact is still huge, and it is impossible for Li Liang to completely prevent it.

In this game, Li Liang is basically James , I have close and strong interference in shooting, and if you break through, you might as well let it go a little.

This defensive method is indeed different from the usual "let go of the shot, not the burst".

But Li Liang's ideas are always different.

He felt that he couldn't raise James's touch.

This year, James' shooting is actually not bad, once he feels like shooting through the whole court.

As for his breakthrough, Li Liang felt that if he maintained a big enough advantage, James' breakthrough might not be able to make waves in the final period.

Besides, there are too many breakthroughs in front, and the speed will decline at critical moments.

James himself actually knows this, and he also wants to score points with shooting from the outside.

But there's no way, you can't shoot, and if you don't break through the score, it's bad if the score difference gets bigger and bigger.

Hit a free throw, 64-51, slightly steady.

However, Li Liang seems to have discussed this with the referee.

After 45 degrees on the left side and Hill's blocking, he still went down, and after the feint shook off Thompson, the shot caused Thompson's foul again!

Thompson was speechless.

But no way, this ball was a real foul, Li Liang was pushed by the falling Thompson, and everyone flew out.

made fouls in a row, this style is indeed not like Li Liang.

But this is the playoffs, winning is the most important thing, style or not, it doesn't matter.

Two free throws or hits.

The reason why Li Liang made foul free throws was actually mainly to improve his feelings.