The Rockets continue to play on the court, whether they can shoot or not, they still have to shoot.

This year, the Rockets just got Harden, a young player on the team, plus a veteran signed with a base salary, and there is no record pressure.

The team is an open-ended tactic on the offensive end, with Jeremy Lin running towards the front court with the ball in the backcourt, and anyone on the outside can attack with the ball when they have the opportunity.

On the offensive end, it is a three-board axe, attacking the basket or dividing the ball after blocking and dismantling, and shooting three points on the outside to quickly counterattack and catch the ball, and if it really doesn't work, handle the ball for James Harden.

After being beaten 11-0, the ball was in the hands of Harden, who knew his team needed to score.

Jeremy Lin came over and made a pick-and-roll for Harden, and the Lakers switched defenses to Nash to play against Harden.

This is bad, Nash's defensive ability, Harden did not hesitate to attack.

After dribbling the ball under his crotch, he broke through directly from the left side and hit the basket, Nash's footsteps did not keep up, and Li Liang stepped forward to help defend.

But he had a foul on his back, and he didn't dare to take it lightly, so he stuck to Harden and watched him make a layup.

There is no way to do this, Harden is only in his fourth year in the league, but he already has a fairly well-rounded offensive skills.

After coming to the Rockets, the whole team centered on him, and Harden's organizational and offensive talents burst out.

For Lao Na, Li Liang didn't bother to scold, what else could he do, touch his head more in the future as a punishment.

Anyway, he also cut that long flowing hair, and it doesn't matter if it is less.

The Rockets relied on Harden to break the deadlock on the court, but the situation remained in the Lakers' control.

Li Liang played very well, and the Rockets did not make any targeted arrangements on defense because of the long-term absence of the head coach.

So the two sides are attacking, and Li Liang's three-point advantage is brought into play again.

Bryant made the most of his defensive appeal to create three-point shooting opportunities from the outside.

Like Du Hong, Ci Shiping, and Morris, he doesn't want to pass it on at all, and if you pass it, you can't vote.

Is it easy for me Kobe Bryant to pass the ball? Don't want to cherish it?

Li Liang cherishes it very much, this season his three-point shooting rate is as high as 52 percent, and he strives to hit every empty shot.

With such a shooting percentage, Kobe Bryant is certainly willing to pass the ball to him.

On the defensive end, Li Liang played well at the position of power forward, and he protected the backcourt rebounds relatively well.

Of course, when Harden, Jeremy Lin, Morris and others attacked the basket, Li Liang couldn't stop them.

His ability to protect the basket is nowhere near enough to protect the Lakers' restricted area.

But as Tomjanovic said, "Protect the rebound, don't foul, get it back on the offensive end." ”

After the Lakers established an advantage in the first quarter, they maintained a lead of about 10 points.

Kobe Bryant is in good shape, and although Nash is a defensive crumbling, he is slowly finding his role as a carding player on the offensive end.

With him, at least for ten to fifteen minutes, the Lakers' offense played more organized.

Li Liang made 2 of 5 three-pointers in the first half, and also completed two blocks and dismantled the down-and-down cooperation, scoring 10 points efficiently.

At the same time, he grabbed 6 backcourt rebounds to help the Lakers end the first half with a 60-45, 15-point advantage.

At halftime, Mike Brown patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said straight: "Good job boy, you can even play inside." ”

The beauty in Brown's heart, he just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect it to be successful all of a sudden.

Now besides point guard, I don't know what other positions he can't play?

Because Li Liang's ball control is real, it's not that he can't dribble, but he can't fight.

But maybe one day he will move his mouth and let him practice dribbling and ball control, and he will really practice?

Li Liang gave Brown a roll of his eyes, thinking to himself, do you know how much I have contributed to this team?

I know how to pick up fruit and eat it.

After the game, maybe someone will blow again, "Mike Brown dares to use people to make a second-round rookie into a second Boris Dior." ”

Bah, Lao Tzu made him a second Popovich.

The Lakers had a good first half, but the Rockets weren't going to give up easily, and they have always been known for their tenacity.

At the same time, the side effects of Gasol's absence are also emerging.

First of all, after Li Liang mentioned the start, the Lakers' bench became stretched.

Only Jamison can use it up front, and his defense really can't be seen.

On the inside, only Jordan Hill can stand up for a while, but his butter hand under the basket can make people's hair numb.

The Rockets saw the shortcomings of the Lakers' bench second lineup, and in the third quarter, they sent in a four-shot lineup of Delfino, Greg Smith, Tony Douglas, Marcus Morris and Harden.

Jordan Hill was completely unable to stop Greg Smith at all.

Smith, who was originally rough in technique, seemed to have suddenly oiled up tonight, dunked after various catches, turned to pick up the basket with his left hand, and threw a high board under the basket.

He also actively scramble, providing three-point ammunition for Delfino and Douglas on the outside.

The Rockets don't care, the outside line is open to shoot, and the three-point shot is a crazy shot.

Harden shot oddly poor tonight, but he also had passes, various slips and shots to Greg Smith.

After chasing 7 points in a row, the difference between the two sides was narrowed to 8 points.

Mike Brown is scratching his head when he sees it, the substitute does not have Li Liang's firepower, and it is much more difficult to attack offensively.

And whether it's Dujon or Morris, the offensive ability is enough.

Stealing two or three balls in a game is considered to complete the task, and then trying to let them carry the burden and organize the offense is really a bit of a strongman.

The main players could only play early, and Mike Brown once again asked Li Liang to protect the backcourt rebounds.

But once the opponent's state rises, it can be pressed down.

Greg Smith played the best of his career tonight, scoring back-to-back points in the third and fourth quarters to score a career-high 15 points.

It's to eat cakes, it's to grab rebounds in the frontcourt, and Kobe Bryant is a big hat on the defensive end.

The difference between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and in the fourth quarter, with three minutes left before the end of the game, Douglas hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to only two points.

The Rockets, two role players inside and one outside, burst out with tremendous energy.

The Lakers' offense stalled, and the defense was shattered by the Rockets' aggressive rebounding struggle.

Li Liang now has a deeper understanding of Tomjanovich's words, and sure enough, the rebounder wins the world.

Protecting the rebounding ball won't necessarily make you win because basketball is a scoring game.

But having a rebound will make you play more relaxed, composed, and easier to keep your rhythm on.

The Lakers were actively scrambling by the Rockets, messing up the rhythm, messing up the defensive formation, and the offense and the Rockets fell into a chaotic battle.

The Rockets are the side chasing points, and they just want to fight this kind of chaotic war.

The Lakers are the leading side, and they should play efficiency, play position, and wear time while playing.

But basketball is like that, you can't always play it the way you want it to, especially on the road.

Rockets fans who didn't make it to the first quarter arrived one after another, forming a sea of red in the fourth quarter.

Bursts of red waves have put tremendous pressure on the Lakers.

Mike Brown called a timeout and he was going to lay out an offensive play.

Without Gasol, the Lakers' offensive system collapsed and they relied more on Kobe.

Kobe Bryant has scored 37 points in this game, and he is still an MVP on the offensive end, and he is also an MVP on the defensive end - but the MVP of the CBA.

At the end of the timeout, the Rockets still kept Greg Smith, Tony Douglas and Delfino on the court.

With Parsons and Harden, it's a very aggressive lineup.

Delfino played an important role for the Rockets as a firefighting teammate.

But there is a problem with this lineup, that is, the defense of positional battles is not good.

You can fight for a while, but it's hard to say if you're serious about defense.

The Lakers serve the sideline, and Li Liang serves.

Nash came out to catch the ball, Kobe Bryant suddenly started, and at 45 degrees, with the help of Howard's cover, cut like a basket, and Nash passed to Kobe's hand.

But the rocket has already deployed an iron bucket formation on the inner line, and the three of them are surrounded!

In the past, Kobe Bryant's ball must have been thrown, so close to the basket, only three people defended, and he must have shot!

But this time Bryant jumped into the air, suddenly twisted his body, and passed the ball to the bottom corner.

After serving, Li Liang was already standing in the empty position in the bottom corner, and he received a pass from Kobe Bryant and shot directly.

Three-point hit!

A key bottom corner three-pointer, which is the position where Li Liang has the highest shooting percentage.

It wasn't easy, Mike Brown managed to set up a service after a timeout, and it was enough for him to blow for a year.

Li Liang once again played the role of a big heart, and his heart has actually always been quite big, as evidenced by the fact that he did not miss free throws at critical moments in Kentucky in the past.

It's just that in the past, I was weak and not capable enough, so I could only go up and take free throws.

At 91:96, the Lakers led the Rockets by five points.

The Rockets still had a chance, and after Harden possessed the ball past halfcourt, he went to the basket again, came out of the baseline, and tried to pass the ball to Greg Smith.

But this ball was seen through by Li Liang and stopped between the two, such a cooperation The rocket played several times in the third quarter, how can you let you play again.

Harden had to shoot on his own, hitting just three shots tonight and using 18 shots.

The 19th shot, still missed!

The ball smashed into the front of the basket, the force was too small, I don't know what I did last night.

Greg Smith wanted to step forward again to grab the rebound, but Li Liang stuck him firmly behind him.

From the outside, Nash ran in and picked up a backcourt rebound.

Then, Nash made an ultra-long-distance long pass directly to Kobe Bryant.

In the absence of a speed-forward on the team, Kobe Bryant became the fast-break backbone of the Lakers.

Catch the ball and dunk with one arm! Two attacks, all at once, opened the score.

Team Rocket can only request a timeout.

Li Liang could have reached 10 with one more rebound, and he would have earned his first double-double of the season.

But in the face of data and victory, he chose of course...... I want them all!

Coming back from the timeout, the Rockets ran out of tactics, and Tony Douglas was empty in the bottom left corner and shot a three-pointer!

Douglas played at a super level tonight, scoring 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting, a career-high.

But the crucial one-pointer, he missed.

Under the basket, the Rockets players all crowded over to grab this frontcourt rebound.

But the three-point rebound collapsed a little far, and Li Liang was in the right position and picked up a rebound.

He had the ball firmly in his hands and a very crucial backcourt rebound!

In the last minute, the Lakers' ball possession can be in no hurry.

If the Rockets defend this ball, they still have a little chance.

If you are scored by the Lakers again, you can GG.

The offensive ball was still in Kobe's hands, and he wanted to put the last nail on the Rockets' coffin.

He chose to force the inside line and made a step-back jumper under the three-man combination!

Live up to expectations, strike iron!

Li Liang slapped his thigh and scolded: "Cast Nima, you don't know how to press the time!" ”

The Rockets grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and launched a quick counterattack.

Harden took the ball and rushed in the middle, and just got to the free throw line and was about to start, when he suddenly felt a muscle tightness in his body.

Then the ball in his hand was stolen!

It's Li Liang, he activated [Death Coil]!

Death Coil isn't 100% successful, but Harden's protection of the ball is clearly not in place.

Li Liang, who successfully broke the ball, was surrounded by the Rockets players, and he immediately called a timeout.

This timeout, with more than 50 seconds left before the end of the game, the Rockets fouled after a timeout and sent Nash to the free throw line.

Let Nash go to the free throw, it was simply a point-away, hitting both free throws, a 9-point difference.

The death sentence of the rocket was announced.

After a lot of efforts to chase points, they fell short in the end.

And Li Liang used a key steal and key rebound to help the Lakers win and avoid a losing streak.

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