The fiasco in Game 3 was a wake-up call for the Pacers.

A 2-0 lead is not an absolute advantage, and it is not uncommon in history for a 2-0 lead to be overturned.

Even if the away team takes a 2-0 lead, in fact, in the finals, the impact of home and away is not so great.

Especially when the referee insists on taking sides, you don't say that you are playing at home, you are going to cremate the game, you should blow you or blow, and you are not afraid of the stove that burns red.

Li Liang unsurprisingly encountered a foul crisis in the third game.

The referee's blowing penalty scale is one aspect, and on the other hand, the warriors also saw this problem and attacked Li Liang's point.

If you don't let Li Liang play center, whether it's McGee or Garnett, it will hardly last too long.

Let Li Liang play center, and the Warriors' forward line will attack him frantically, let Li Liang be trapped in fouls early, shrink back in defense, and then guard him heavily in the offense, and encircle and suppress him with all his might.

The Warriors' targeting can be said to have been done to the extreme, and Kerr took all the points that the opponent used to deal with Jordan to deal with Li Liang.

Once Li Liang is in trouble, there is no second person for the Pacers who can really step up and change the situation.

Smith and Granger can be a good assistant to Li Liang, but they can't be on their own.

Stephenson has the courage to take charge of himself, but he does not have the ability to do it alone.

Garnett has the experience of being independent, but he doesn't have the age to do it alone.

Who else is left? Is it possible to let Bird go on his own?

Bird wanted to do it himself, but unfortunately it was impossible.

After Game 3, during the Pacers' pregame training, Bird was worried about the starting setup for the next game.

When the players were training, he kept pacing around the sidelines, clasping his hands on his chest, frowning, racking his brains to weigh up.

He only has a few cards in his hand, and to be honest, he can play all the first three games, and it is basically impossible for you to let him play any clever tricks out of nothing.

Bird is now considering whether to directly use the five small starters in the fourth game, or use Garnett to start and protect Li Liang.

Assistant coach Vogel and Mike Brown have their own opinions, with Vogel believing that to protect Li Liang and let Garnett or continue to start McGee, playing three to four minutes of substitutions, is equivalent to a pseudo-starter.

Needless to say, Brown thinks that Li Liang is invincible and believes that he is finished.

Bird was so troubled by the arguments between the two that he simply didn't listen to anyone and pondered for himself.

On the court, the players were very relaxed, and the big score was still 2:1 ahead, and the next game was still in Conseco, and the advantage was still on the Pacers' side.

Li Liang occupied a half court alone, practicing three-point shooting.

In the last game, Li Liang's three-point shooting was not good, with 5 of 15 shots, a lot of shots, and the shooting rate was not high enough.

Of course, this kind of hit rate and shot volume is already very high when replaced by other players, and it is not enough for Li Liang.

Especially now that there is no three-point shooting rate improvement post, Li Liang needs to better control his feel.

Bird thought about it and felt that he still had to ask Li Liang in person what he thought of the fourth game.

"Hey, Bruce, do you have any ideas for starting the next game?"

Li Liang stopped practicing and said, "Ideas? Don't you want me to start? ”

"No kidding, it's a question of whether you want to be in the fifth position."

"You are a coach, and I am not a coach, I will listen to whatever you arrange."

Li Liang also served it, and Bird spread his hands, "The pressure you are under in the fifth position is too great...... However, there is no one to replace. ”

Bird rarely gave Li Liang a top hat, which made Li Liang very useful.

Li Liang said: "Don't worry, let me start the fifth position in the fourth game, I have a way to get them." ”

"Really? Tell us about your thoughts. ”

Bird knows that Li Liang has a very deep and unique insight into basketball, which most NBA players do not have.

He has the sensitivity of a coach and the instincts of a top player on the field, and he can count the likes of a great man in the league on one hand at the moment – first and foremost.

Li Liang threw out a three-pointer, hit it easily, and said, "Well, my thinking is very simple, I will score 50 points, and then I will win." ”

Bird didn't know what to say for a while, this idea is really TM simple, why don't you say that you get 100 points, it's not more stable to get 100 points.

Before Bird could speak, Li Liang continued: "I know your doubts, fouls, defense, and our offense, they are all problems, and we are at a disadvantage. But what can you do? What else can I do but believe in me? Do you believe in God? Then you might as well believe in the Buddha. Or you should trust me. What did Mike say, and did you ask him for his opinion? ”

Bird replied: "Mike said, keep you starting. ”

"That's right! You have to trust Mike too, I know what you're worried about, referee? Who will be the referee for the next match? Crawford? Oh, don't worry, I'll get this bald guy out, I'll get him. ”

In the next game, the league has already ruled the bald Crawford, and Sima Zhao's heart is clear.

Someone with a heart once counted that in the game where Crawford blew the penalty, Li Liang's winning rate was the lowest.

You must know that Li Liang has won 60 wins every year since he entered the league, and it is not easy to lose a game.

This product can make Li Liang lose several games, which is enough to prove that his skills are profound, he is not affected by the hair dryer at all, and he does not reason with Li Liang.

But Li Liang still had a way to deal with him.

Hearing Li Liang say this, Bird had no choice but to relax and decided to start the five-small lineup in the fourth game.

Of course, Li Liang has this self-confidence, because the third game was not fully prepared, so in the end, Li Liang weighed it, or did not force it to chase with props, in case he chased and did not catch up, wouldn't it be a loss if he lost the game.

In the fourth game, the whole team will definitely have a better performance after adjustment, and then Li Liang will hit accurately and teach the warriors a lesson.

As for Crawford or something...... Li Liang actually had a way to deal with him.

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On the evening of June 11th, the fourth game of the finals at the Consec Arena was another game that decided the trend of the series.

As with the East Final, 2:2 or 1:3, the result is completely different.

Before the start of the game, referee Crawford warmed up on the sidelines, he was wearing a jacket and a bald head, and he was already thinking about the game to put on his own show.

Before the start of each game, the three referees will be in the lounge to have a brief communication on how to blow the game.

Of course, the specific content of the communication is always confidential, no one will know about it, and no one will leak it.

Each referee has his own style of blowing, like Crawford is a typical performative referee, who likes to be the protagonist on the field.

He did some movements that were passionate and eye-catching, such as once blowing the coach's foul and making a T gesture, but he broke his finger too hard.

Needless to say, there is such a thing as sending Duncan off the court because he laughed off the court, and the whole world knows it.

What do you say about the relationship between him and Li Liang, anyway, they don't like each other, Li Liang likes to be "reasonable", and Crawford's least favorite thing is a reasonable player, do you think this can be dealt with.

However, when the game was about to start, Li Liang walked up to Crawford and said hello to the referee tonight.

Crawford pursed his lips and ignored it, just nodded.

So, with a thought in his conscience, [Don Huggins's eraser] was snapped and pasted on Crawford's mouth.

Purse your lips, Lao Tzu let you not have the idea of blowing blindly tonight!

This [Huggins' eraser] is still a reward given by the system when Li Liang was in the Lakers, when he was doing bag and clamp tactical training.

I used it on Crawford's body once before, and after using it, Crawford was really obedient a lot, blowing the punishment normally, and wouldn't blow it blindly.

Now that it's a crucial game, how can you let the referee interfere with Lao Tzu's performance again?

With this guarantee, Li Liang can go all out in the game.