Chapter 545: The Light of Victory
Li Liang liked this feeling of relaxation, and he knew that it was a precursor to his own state.
This feeling doesn't come just by thinking about it, and the more you think about "relaxing", the less relaxed you are.
So Li Liang never pushes it, he just lets himself focus on the game and focus on the moment.
What a big score is 3-0 ahead, sweeping or going home, or who he will play against in the Western Conference Finals, he cleared his mind.
He sat down on the bench to rest, soaking himself in the feeling of relaxation.
In the third quarter, Li Liang used several skills and props in a row to slowly turn around his poor state and situation.
By the fourth quarter, the skills and props were used up, and he was the one who could rely on himself.
At this point, Griffin was on the court with a second team to fight the Trail Blazers.
Griffin is a trustworthy teammate, and after playing with Li Liang for a season, Griffin's progress is obvious to all.
Not only in terms of skills, but also in terms of mentality and attitude towards the game, Griffin has matured a lot.
Although Griffin is an honest man, Griffin is still very playful off the court.
After all, it is normal to have a beast-like body and do something like a beast once in a while.
There are too many temptations in Los Angeles, so Griffin has always had a lot of scandals off the field in the past.
But this season, Griffin has a lot less lace in all aspects.
The team's focused and uplifting atmosphere has affected everyone.
Griffin can be said to be conscientious in his position, honing his low-post skills diligently, and is a very trustworthy offensive core point for the Clippers.
In the last three minutes of the third quarter, Griffin scored consecutive points under the basket to help the Clippers maintain a 2-point and 3-point advantage and end the third quarter.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Griffin was still on the floor for 2 minutes.
The difference didn't widen, the Trail Blazers didn't turn it over, and the two sides were engaged in a death tug-of-war.
At this time, the Trail Blazers suddenly ushered in a wave of scoring explosions.
Livingston grabbed the rebound and was fouled on the free throw line for a layup, only to miss the rare two free throws.
The Trail Blazers launched a counterattack after getting the backcourt rebound, and Barton received the ball and rushed to the basket, and the layup also caused Griffin's foul.
The penalty was added and the two sides tied at 84-84.
Then, the Clippers missed another jumper from the outside, and Griffin got the rebound in the frontcourt, but as soon as he got the ball, he was stealed by Matthews.
The Trail Blazers made more steals tonight than the previous three combined.
Another chance to fight back.
It's still Barton, who has already rushed through the half, received a long pass from Matthews, and received the ball with both hands!
Odds Barton scored five points in a row to help the Trail Blazers turn around and overtake the Clippers by two points.
Rivers called a timeout, and the team did have a lot of trouble in this game.
In the third quarter, I thought that I could lay the victory in one fell swoop, but who knew that the Trail Blazers were very tenacious, neither defensive nor offensive were slack, and they bit the score back.
Rivers nodded to Li Liang and signaled that it was time for him to reappear.
Li Liang took off his coat and played with Paul and Jordan Jr.
Griffin didn't go down to rest, and the Clippers went straight to the full main lineup.
9 minutes to decide the winner.
The morale of the Blazers is still high, and they did play very well this time.
On the first shot after the timeout, Li Liang tried to shoot three points from the outside and missed.
Lillard counterattacked with the ball, accelerated past Paul with continuous dribbling and then entered the inside, and then distributed the ball to Ade on the wing, who dribbled and cut into the basket, and scored another 2 points with a pick-up basket with his left hand.
At 84:88, the Trail Blazers had a four-point lead.
On the Clippers' side, the ball was in Paul's hands.
Paul dribbled continuously, took advantage of Jordan Jr.'s cover, and hit a mid-range jumper in the three-second zone.
88:86。
Subsequently, Matthews ran back to catch the ball in the middle and wanted to jump shot, but was blocked by Li Liang.
But Lillard got the ball and took the ball on the outside and made a direct three-point shot, which not only hit but also caused Paul's foul!
Score four!
After reviewing the footage repeatedly, the referee confirmed that it was a three-point shooting foul and needed to be penalized.
Lillard added a free throw, 92:86, and suddenly stretched it to six points.
The Trail Blazers fans cheered and felt they were not far away from a win.
Lillard did play beautifully, shooting decisively and hitting the magic shot.
6 points, Li Liang's efforts in the third quarter were in vain.
However, Li Liang knows that the game itself is full of ups and downs, and no one can always lead.
Until the last minute, it will not be known.
Li Liang will use his methods to help the team.
Paul is still in possession of the ball on the court, he blocks and dismantles Jordan Jr. in the middle, Jordan Jr. goes down, catches the ball and wants to dunk, but misses!
Jordan Jr.'s offense felt the same bad today, and he didn't get his mouth on the cake several times.
The ball bit even more in the mouth, but it still fell out.
But Li Liang followed up and snatched the rebound in the frontcourt.
Then, Li Liang pretended to shoot, but gave the ball to Griffin, who was following him, and Griffin received the ball and dunked it!
It also caused a defensive foul on Robin Lopez.
Griffin stepped forward and high-fived Li Liang, and the ball buckled was earth-shattering and beautiful.
added a free throw, 92:89, and chased back to only 3 points.
But Lillard really opened this time, after he dribbled on the outside and covered it simply, he pulled it up and shot, and hit another three-pointer at the top of the arc!
There was jubilation in the center of Moda, but Lillard's expression was solemn, his brow furrowed, he was bound to win this time.
At this time, Lillard began to take the initiative to guard Li Liang, which can be said to be tightly clinging to prevent Li Liang from receiving the ball.
Paul went to the basket with back-to-back screens, and the final layup was bad and Ade's interference missed.
The Trail Blazers got the backcourt rebound and counterattacked with the ball, Batum distributed the ball to Ade, who was fast in the middle, and Ard made Jordan Jr. interfere and gave the ball to Matthews in the bottom corner.
Paul almost steals the ball from Matthews, but the save goes to Barton under the basket.
Barton easily dunked with both hands, and the Trail Blazers led by 8 points at 97:89!
It was the biggest lead of the game so far.
But Rivers didn't call a timeout, I don't know if he had confidence in the players or felt that it didn't matter if he called it or not.
And Li Liang took the opportunity to shake off Lillard's sticky defense, inserted a pass from Paul at 45 degrees on the right side, and hit a three-point shot.
The center of Moda, which was originally hot and went straight to 100 degrees, was like being poured a basin of cold water, and it was a lot quieter all of a sudden.
97:92, 5 points, Li Liang's three-point shot always has a miraculous effect on stopping the bleeding.
At this time, Lillard, who was on the spot, was not afraid, and he completed the block with Robin Lopez again in the high post, and then made a three-point shot at the top of the arc!
Again!
Paul went around the back of Lillard and had a small push in his hand, causing Lillard to shoot a little forward.
But it didn't prevent Lillard from throwing the ball in, and the referee didn't blow Paul for a foul, and the guy's actions were very hidden.
At 100-92, the margin returned to eight points, and the Trail Blazers players never felt that victory was so close to them.
There were less than five minutes left until the end of the game.
At this time, Li Liang became more and more calm.
The Clippers played a very beautiful position on the strong side and played offensive tactics.
Paul handed the ball to Li Liang in the high post, Li Liang pretended to pass the ball to Griffin, who asked for the ball in the waist position, and Paul cut to the three-second zone with the help of Griffin's cover.
Then Li Liang made a very beautiful penetrating pass to Paul under the basket.
A typical Li Liang-style pass, the level is not high, the courage is not small, once successful, the benefits are huge.
Although Lopez came to help defend, Paul still tricked Lopez with a feint, and then scored two points on a layup.
Then, Lillard made his fourth three-point shot from the outside, but unfortunately this time he didn't have the touch in front of him, and he would not go in after all.
Jordan Jr. grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Paul.
As a result, Paul's mid-range jumper after blocking was blocked by Lillard!
Lillard was really good tonight.
After Ade got the ball, he made a long pass to Matthews, who rushed to the basket and made a layup, but Li Liang slapped him from behind and gave the Trail Blazers a big hat!
Li Liang clicked the ball out of Matthews' hand from behind, the ball did not go out of bounds, and Li Liang took control of the ball after landing.
After possession of the ball, the Trail Blazers surrounded them and forced them, and Li Liang immediately called a timeout.
Originally, the Trail Blazers were an excellent opportunity to continue to open the score, but they were ruined by Li Liang.
And Li Liang called a timeout very sensibly, he felt that the Trailblazers were very strong and needed to press down.
The Trail Blazers played their best game since the series, with three minutes left until the end of the game.
Li Liang is still struggling to support it, and he will not give up.
At this time, everyone can see Li Liang's calmness and sanity on the court.
Although he is very passionate when he is passionate, and he has a string of three-point shots, but in the case of headwinds, Li Liang has always played steadily and steadily, instead of blindly throwing three points and chasing points frizzily.
As the saying goes, the tailwind should have waves, and the headwind should be stable.
Unlike some teams or players, they seek stability when they have more leads, but they are stable and stable, and their advantages are eroded little by little.
And if you fall behind, you hope for a three-point feel, or a crazy fast attack, and the more you fall behind, the more you fall behind.
The more Li Liang faced an unfavorable situation, the calmer and more cautious he became.
First of all, you can't make mistakes, and the next mistake in a backward situation not only opens up the score, but the key is that it hurts morale a lot.
Secondly, we must seize the opportunity, time is getting less and less, and any opportunity will determine the outcome of the victory.
Li Liang's habits were not given by the system, but the good habits left by studying with Calipari in Kentucky.
At the same time, his whole body was getting more and more relaxed, and more and more, he couldn't hear what Rivers was saying.
"OK, Bruce, did you hear what you just said?" Rivers said to Li Liang before going on the court.
Li Liang shook his head, "I didn't hear it." ”
"Okay, that's right, come on Bruce."
Rivers patted Li Liang on the shoulder and motioned to continue the game.
Back on the court, the decibel level of the Moda Center is at its peak, and the Trail Blazers are going to win anyway!
After the timeout, Li Liang sent a throw-in to Paul.
At this time, Li Liang did not control the ball, he knew that his possession was still not stable enough at the critical moment, and he still had to give it to Paul.
Li Liang received the ball on the wing through repeated runs, and Lillard followed very closely, but as soon as Li Liang caught the ball, Lillard hit Li Liang and was whistled for a foul.
Lillard shook his head, the Trail Blazers' team had already committed four fouls, and another foul would be a free throw.
Li Liang is a real thief.
Next, Griffin sent a throw-in, and this time Li Liang received the ball much easier.
After getting the ball, he slid sideways after a tentative step outside the three-point line, and then smiled slightly ugly, facing Lillard and forcing a three-point shot!
After Li Liang held the ball, he also let Lillard defend Li Liang is your fault, although Li Liang smiled very ugly, but he shot very accurately!
Three-point hit!
100:97, another three.
At such a critical moment, the Trail Blazers, of course, have to hand over the ball to Ade singles.
Aldridge turned his back to Li Liang one-on-one - it was Li Liang who came to defend Ade.
Li Liang resisted Ade, and after Ade received the ball, he turned around and walked in the middle, and then made a hook shot with his right hand!
Didn't enter!
But Ade grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, shot again, and went in!
Li Liang took a deep breath, relaxed, relaxed.
He almost couldn't hear the cheers of the Moda Center.
It was still Paul who controlled the ball over the half, and Batum defended Li Liang and didn't dare to use Lillard anymore.
As a result, Paul split the ball on the flank, Li Liang received the ball and feint to shoot, shook off Batum and broke through to the basket.
Suddenly, he was about to make a stop-and-go jump shot, and he shook Batum again, but Li Liang leaned forward and hit a jumper, which also caused Batum's foul.
Impose penalties.
Li Liang never disappointed with his free throws at critical moments.
No matter how loud the fans booed, Li Liang still scored the ball steadily.
102:100, only a 2-point gap.
The pressure on the Trailblazers increased suddenly.
In the final minute, Lillard split the ball to Matthews after being trapped, and Matthews missed his jumper.
Jordan Jr. won the rebound in the backcourt, which was a chance for the Clippers to overtake the score.
Neither coach called a timeout, it was to give the game to the players.
Paul held the ball past half the court, and everyone's attention was on Li Liang, which was the wrong decision.
Li Liang almost attracted the main defensive force of three people in the high position, so Paul suddenly accelerated and went straight to the basket and made an easy layup!
It's a draw!
The Trail Blazers were stunned, they made a huge defensive mistake at a critical moment.
How could Paul just let it go?
Gave him that much space.
Stotts called a timeout, with 25 seconds left until the end of the game.
The Trail Blazers have a chance to kill the game.
Li Liang didn't say a word during the pause, and he still didn't listen to what Rivers said.
He doesn't need to listen, he knows what to do on the field, he knows it perfectly.
The timeout was over quickly, and the Trail Blazers needed to fight hard.
The situation on the field reached a suffocating point.
Regardless of the series score, this game alone was a fateful moment.
The Trail Blazers chose to seek stability, and Lillard received the ball in the backcourt and pressed the time in the halftime.
And the last 20 seconds, 15 seconds, 10 seconds......
Lillard activated, he burst into the basket from the middle, faced Jordan Jr.'s defense with a throw, and didn't go in!
But Robin Lopez, who kept up, made a slight touch, and made a basket!
Supplementary basket! 104:102, the Trail Blazers overtook in the final moments of the game!
The Moda Center was jubilant, as if it had won the grand final.
At this point, the lights were already cold at the end of the game, but the referees decided after watching the footage that there were still 0.9 seconds left for the Clippers.
It's exactly the same as the last game of the previous round!
At that time, the Trail Blazers played the Rockets, and Parsons finally scored a basket to take the lead, with 0.9 seconds left for the Trail Blazers.
As a result, Lillard was killed.
Now, it's the Trail Blazers' turn to face the same situation.
Everyone's hearts lifted because there was Bruce Lee on the other side.
Some fans have closed their eyes and don't want to watch the last 0.9 seconds.
At this time, Li Liang sat on the bench, his fists clenched, and he listened to the final tactical arrangement.
He knew that this was his moment, this was his moment.
He also has the remaining props useless, and a three-point shooting rate improvement sticker (s).
Last ball, it's time to make his shot foolproof!
At the end of the timeout, Li Liang stood near the halfcourt line, and Lillard, Matthews, and Batum all stood near Li Liang.
Because everyone knows that the last ball will definitely be passed to Li Liang.
But the real superstar is, you know I'm going to vote like this, and you still can't stop me.
The first run, Li Liang didn't get a chance, and Rivers called another timeout.
The second run, still without a chance, Rivers called a third timeout in a row.
The atmosphere of the game was tense to the extreme, and the Trail Blazers' defensive arrangement changed three times and twice, and finally there was a slight loosening.
Li Liang finally seized the opportunity, went around from the bottom line, and with the help of two people's cover, received Paul's pass 45 degrees away from the left side, two steps away from the three-point line, and then turned over and shot a three-point shot!
[Three-point shooting percentage improvement post (S)]!
At this moment, Li Liang felt a burst of light appear in his chest.
He knew that it was the light of victory.