Li Liang's state is indeed very ordinary.

Although he has a system, he is not an immortal, and his state has ups and downs.

Staying in Los Angeles for an extra day and spending Christmas Eve still had a big impact on him.

When he shot the basketball, he felt a little floating.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 18:30, and the Thunder led the Warriors by 12 points.

The 18 points were also the Warriors' lowest first-quarter scoring this season.

At the intermission, Kerr was interviewed by reporters and said that the Warriors played a little impatient in the first quarter tonight, and their shooting options were not very good.

And Donovan encouraged the players with the maximum decibel on the bench, "We have some shortcomings and holes, but we played great and kept our form going!" We're going to win this game! Every section is critical, every section is critical! ”

Donovan knows this game is still very important for the Thunder.

Christmas War, the battle for the top spot in the league, the Thunder's strongest opponent this season.

Judging by the performance in the first quarter, the Thunder played quite perfectly.

The only fly in the ointment is that Li Liang's condition is not very good.

This guy is such a strange thing, he is as steady as Mount Tai when others are up and down.

When the others were out of the state, he was inexplicably drunk.

His blown turn to layup is estimated to be on O'Neal's five embarrassing shots.

After Donovan yelled at the others, he patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "Bruce, fight hard, ...... today."

Donovan didn't finish his sentence halfway through, meaning that you are the worst today, which is not normal.

Li Liang nodded, he was indeed in an average state today.

He wondered if he should take a gamble and use Roddinger's dice to add to his condition?

But on second thought, what if the dice hit black?

Wouldn't it be even worse?

In a state of hesitation, the second quarter of the game began.

The Thunder have switched to a pure bench lineup.

On the Warriors' side, Iguodala, Batum, Livingston, Vallejo and Azeli are on the court.

It's also a pure bench lineup.

The Warriors are the only ones in the league who have such a deep bench to compete with the Thunder.

On the first offense of the second quarter, Iguodala made a three-point shot from the outside and missed the ......

Li Liang got the backcourt rebound, counterattacked with the ball, and tried to stop three points on the outside, but he didn't score.

Two three-point attempts missed.

Inside, N'Golo Kante rushed to grab the rebound, only for Vallejo to fall to the ground.

You don't even know how he fell, but if you touch it, you just fell.

As a result, the referee blew the whistle and blew a rebounding foul on Kanter, and the ball was returned to the Warriors.

Then, Aizeli received the ball in the low post and wanted to eat Li Liang with his back.

Li Liang's position is very good, but after Aizeli turned his back to it, he turned over and made a jump shot, and he actually hit?

"Damn, it's not even defensive, and you're scoring on my head?"

Li Liang felt that he was a little weak, and Aizeli could single himself with his back.

Seeing Li Liang playing like this, Curry, who was not very happy off the court, had a smile on his face.

It is always necessary to pay it back, but it is indeed not easy to see Li Liang come out and pay it back.

This guy is too strong and too thief, the game can be lost, and I definitely won't lose.

Li Liang was beaten one, of course he had to pay back one.

He hit Iguodala with the ball on the right side, relying purely on his strong power to squeeze Iguodala inside.

Then Azeli came over to help defend and caused Azeli's foul.

On the free throw line, this was Li Liang's first free throw in this game.

He did what Karl Malone did, grinding at the free throw line for a while, and then hitting the first free throw.

Penalty kicks are a great way to adjust your condition.

The second penalty was also missed.

Vitesse then fouled on defense as well, and Batum went to the free throw line.

Batum also hit both free throws, and the Warriors continued to chase points.

Then, Li Liang continued to hold the ball and eat Iguodala.

This time, he chose to use fake cover, suddenly walked the baseline from the right side, hit the basket directly, and dunked with both hands vigorously!

Vallejo wanted to come over to make up for the defense, but when he saw Li Liang's rushing stance, he still retracted.

Otherwise, it's a dunk, plus a free throw for Li Liang.

Li Liang's state has rebounded, but he still hasn't found it back.

On the Warriors' side, Aizeli was substituted and Barbossa came on.

Barbosa's first touch of the ball after coming on the court was a quick attack and a layup.

The Warriors' second lineup and the Thunder were evenly matched, and Li Liang led the bench and failed to play an absolute advantage.

Then, Li Liang shot three points from the outside again, but still didn't score.

missed three three-point shots, which is still relatively rare for Li Liang.

On the sidelines, Mike Brown got up and loudly reminded Li Liang not to be too impatient and reduce his three-point shots.

On the Warriors' side, Iguodala's three-point shot also missed.

Li Liang instigated a thunderous counterattack, and the third line was fast.

Near the free throw line, Li Liang gave Kante a beautiful crotch shot.

Kante catches the ball and makes a layup.

As a center, Kante has made himself a fast-break scorer.

His quick follow-up and finishing ability after receiving the ball is really strong.

Subsequently, Iguodala continued to use Valejo's cover to get rid of the defense and make a difficult throw.

The ball bounced twice on the basket and finally fell into the net.

Both sides began a back-to-back scoring streak.

However, as the two strongest three-point teams in the league, the Warriors and Thunder did not open up their three-point shots.

Li Liang missed one three-point shot, Curry hit one, and Thompson and Durant didn't shoot.

The two sides also tried their best to defend the outside three-point, not giving the opponent a chance to shoot easily or open up the open space.

So, the other players took the opportunity to hit the basket and break inside.

Li Liang felt that he couldn't feel good, so he began to command the second team to run tactics.

The ball was repeatedly conducted and pulled on the outside, and Li Liang responded in the middle.

In the end, the ball went to Li Liang's hands, and the ball was given to Vitesse at 45 degrees on the left side.

A big open opportunity, and Vitesse made a three-point shot...... Missed.

This is also a dilemma in modern basketball - when you keep playing tactically and finally have a chance, the player is likely to hit the ball as efficiently as the star single, or even worse.

For example, if Li Liang or Durant is in good shape, they don't need any cooperation from the outside, they just shoot directly, and the shooting rate will be very high.

If there were no three-point shots, this dilemma would not be obvious.

With the advent of three-point shooting and the popularity of three-point tactics, this situation is becoming more and more obvious.

It is as a team game that stars are becoming more and more important and important in NBA games.

It's also a conflict between the commercial nature of the NBA and the competitive nature of basketball.

Commerciality requires star-making, and in terms of competitiveness, team competition is actually more fierce and good-looking.

Vitesse missed three points, Li Liang didn't criticize him, after all, he shot worse tonight, and he was embarrassed to say it to others.

He shouted at the whole team to retreat.

The Thunder pulled back halftime in time.

Barbossa also wants to play tricks, and wants to chase after him with his lightning speed.

As a result, Augustine stopped and slowed down, and Li Liang followed from behind to block and interfere with his layup.

Li Liang grabbed the rebound again and instigated a counterattack.

But Li Liang was suddenly attacked by the Warriors just after half of the court!

Iguodala, Batum plus Livingston.

Three guys with long hands and feet hunted Li Liang.

This move was very sudden, Li Liang was a little caught off guard, and there was a mistake in the pass.

The Warriors had a chance to counterattack, two to one, and Livingston, who finally broke the ball, scored two points with a direct layup.

Just by looking at the score, the Warriors' second team has surpassed the Thunder's second lineup.

This is the first time this season that the Thunder have encountered such a situation.

Steve Cole can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At the very least, when the starters were not as good as the Thunder, the Warriors' bench was not defeated by Li Liang.

Li Liang's performance is actually not particularly bad, but there is indeed a gap compared with the best.

Two three-point misses and one turnover, allowing the Warriors to catch up, further narrowing the difference.

Seeing this, Donovan called a timeout, and the main players needed to come on and could not let the second team play any longer.

After all, tonight's opponent is the Golden State Warriors.