Chapter 692: 54 points
People will always become what they once hated.
Li Liang used to hate high shots and high iron production, and what he pursued most was efficiency.
For this, he was not a black veteran at the beginning, and he was always the king of efficiency during the Lakers period.
The whole game is an ironless miracle, and he has also created it.
In just two years, Li Liang has already begun to be iron.
No way, superstar, how can you call a superstar if you don't iron it?
In the third quarter, Li Liang continued to make a large number of shots, including some strong shots, to give the Pacers life.
The game has already played into this rhythm, and at this time in the third quarter, if you want to say that you want to create opportunities for your teammates, it is basically impossible, or you still have to throw a lot of your own shots, unless you have a particularly good opportunity to pass to your teammates, whether you can score or not depends on whether your teammates' hands are hard or not.
Anyway, the rest of the Pacers don't have enough hands on it tonight.
Under the referee's lenient judgment, the Bulls' defensive moves are not small.
During the interval, Li Liang sat on the bench and drank water.
In the first half, he rested long enough, so in the third quarter, he played straight to the whole and didn't rest for a minute.
Not to mention the fourth quarter, there will definitely be a lot to come.
Physical fitness is very, very critical for a pitcher.
The drop in hit rate due to a drop in fitness is often very noticeable.
However, Li Liang does not have such a problem, his physical ability is very good, and he is also equipped with physical energy runes, which can be said to be an individual strength monster.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, Li Liang stood on the court.
After the third quarter of the game, Li Liang had already scored 40 points.
In this matchup with super defensive intensity, he scored 40 points in the third quarter, which is enough to see his scoring ability and scoring determination.
At 75:70, the Pacers scored 70 points in the third quarter, and Li Liang scored more than half of the team alone.
George Hill started the Pacers' first offense of the fourth quarter when he forced a basket and missed a left-handed layup.
Hill wanted to share the offensive pressure on Li Liang's shoulders, but there was no way, his strength was still a little worse.
The Bulls fought back, and after Rose passed halftime, he found Dunleavy who was ambushed in the bottom left corner, and Dunleavy missed a three-point shot.
Such an empty shot, Dunleavy shot very badly, indicating that the impact of physical fitness and strong confrontation is still very large.
Li Liang counterattacked with the ball, and after the strong basket, he stopped to hit the board and made a jumper, and hit again!
At 77:70, the bull really had no way to take Li Liang.
The defensive end can't relax at all, and if he relaxes a little, Li Liang will seize the opportunity to score points.
This opportunist is just as good as his ability to shoot.
Butler and Noah are also good at defending him, you can't pay 100% attention to him and not be distracted at all.
Dad doesn't care so much about his son.
The Bulls still have to figure it out on the offensive end.
Or Rose, a continuous acceleration, change of direction and then turn, in the air against the latter fold action, left hand basket......
The ball bounced twice on the basket before finally landing.
Gibson got the rebound in the frontcourt, and then went up, but still missed.
Garnett protected the backcourt rebound and then gave the ball to Li Liang.
Li Liang was not in a hurry now, and slowly advanced to fight the position.
Now everyone on the scene, except for the Pacers, saw Li Liang take the ball and their scalps were numb.
Rose, Butler, Noah, all three of them focused on Li Liang.
Li Liang watched the four ways and distributed the ball to George Hill, who ran into the bottom corner, before the defenders came up.
Hill catches the ball and makes a three-point shot from the bottom corner - hit!
At 80:70, the difference came to 10 points.
The bull's anger went down all at once, and Thibodeau immediately called a timeout.
And for the Pacers, it's a great sign that everyone else can score besides Li Liang.
In the first three quarters, Li Liang was also passing, and the Bulls wrapped him in double and three, giving him a lot of opportunities to pass, and they were all good vacant positions.
As a result, his teammates basically couldn't shoot, so Li Liang could only come by himself.
In the fourth quarter, when Hill started hitting three-pointers, it was going to be a wake-up call for the Bulls.
If they continue to unscrupulously wrap up Li Liang, it could cause the Pacers to blossom in full bloom in the final quarter.
But after thinking about it, Thibodos felt that there was still no other way to think of it.
On the defensive end, we still have to pinch Li Liang to this point, otherwise he scored 40 points in the third quarter, and let him continue in the fourth quarter, and he can do it to 50 or even 60 points.
Instead of this, it is better to continue gambling and go all the way to the dark.
This is the same as betting on the side of the goalkeeper's penalty shootout, Lao Tzu is to pounce on the left, and keep pounced on the left.
The opposite side has the ability to play the right side all the time, and if you shake and kick the left side once, the goalkeeper will have a great chance of saving the penalty.
The same is true in defense, choose one of the two glasses of poisoned wine, choose this one, and drink it head-on.
As for how to win, it depends more on the offense.
The Bulls have done a good enough job of rebounding in the frontcourt, and the referees have given face, but you just can't score the ball.
Thibodeau used to rely on Rose, and Rose did his best tonight, but he really wasn't the same person he once was.
The other one relied on was Butler, but Butler really paid too much in defense, if he hadn't guarded Li Liang strictly, Li Liang's shot in the third quarter plus his usual efficiency, it was estimated that he would have scored 50 points.
It is up to the players themselves to decide the outcome of the game.
The timeout ended with a return to the court for the Bulls' offense.
It was still Ross who still held the ball and played desperately inside, and then caused Li Liang's foul.
This is what the bulls are most willing to see, to strangle Li Liang when defending, and to stare at Li Liang when attacking, it is best to cause damage.
Li Liang's third foul in this game, he fouled and controlled it well.
Rose went to the free throw line and made both free throws.
Subsequently, Li Liang gave the ball to JR-Smith on the wing, and Smith made a three-point shot, but he missed.
The Bulls seemed to be on the right bet, and they took the backcourt rebound to continue the counterattack.
This time it was Butler's turn to play with the ball, and he broke through JR's defense, then split the ball to find Mirotic at 45 degrees on the right.
Mirotic catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer!
Entered!
The Bulls' long-awaited three-point shot is as precious as gold.
The difference came to 5 points again, and these 5 points were like a bottomless abyss in front of the bulls.
They're going to hold on, they're going to hold on to the goal, and then they're going to have a chance to keep closing the score.
At this time, Li Liang stood up again.
He hovered above the abyss like a ghost.
Li Liang continued to use Garnett's blocking and dismantling cover on the outside, and in order to get rid of Butler, Garnett blocked three times in a row.
Li Liang finally seized the opportunity to smash in from the middle, and the layup caused fouls on Gibson and Butler.
This kind of thing, in the past, there would be Kobe Bryant and Paul to do, Li Liang's responsibility is to feint, and it is a powerful three-point feint, if you dare not to defend, Li Liang really dares to enter, so that Kobe Bryant and Paul can open up space.
Now in the Pacers, Li Liang has to take on the responsibility of attacking the fortifications himself.
Thankfully, he did.
Thankfully, Garnett's one-block cover was really good.
Standing on the free throw line, Li Liang hit both free throws, and he scored 7 points again.
Time is getting less and less, and the pressure on the Bulls players is naturally increasing.
5 points, 7 points, 8 points, and then back to 6 points, 5 points.
The two sides are constantly tugging at each other.
Whenever the Bulls felt they could cross that abyss, Li Liang would step up and make free throws, or jump shots or assists, to push the Bulls back to the other side of the abyss.
Li Liang has already scored 48 points.
At this point, there were less than 2 minutes left before the end of the game.
The score on the court was 87:82, which was still a desperate 5-point difference.
Li Liang didn't rest for a minute in the second half, and with the situation on the court, he estimated that the Pacers would not be able to hold back when he got off the court.
The others are changing like a marquee, and the same is true on the Bulls' side, in the wheel battle, Butler, Rose, Noah, and Dunleavy take turns to go up and fight against Li Liang.
At this time, Bird called a timeout, not to set up tactics, but to give Li Liang a breath and rest.
When the timeout ended, Bird immediately called another one.
"What are you doing, Larry?"
Li Liang was ready to play, but Bird took another timeout with his backhand, which scared Li Liang into a cold sweat.
Because he was just about to take out the [Three-point Shooting Rate Enhancement Sticker] and use it.
This is going to be used carelessly.,Bird backhanded a pause.,This post will be invalid!
"I want you to rest more." Bird replied.
"I don't need a break! I want to play! ”
What a tactical genius, call one more timeout to give me a break?
Finally two timeouts passed, and I was back on the court.
In fact, for Li Liang, the Bulls have basically lost this game.
It took the whole game, and the last two three-pointers took them away.
It's just that they still have a chance for the crowd and the Bulls players.
Defend against the next, enter one, defend against the next, and enter another, won't the five-point gap be smoothed out?
It's that simple, the problem is that they haven't been able to turn over the 5 points on the bull's head.
This may be the difference in strength.
The bull is tenacious enough, but almost a little bit.
The game restarted, Li Liang received the ball in the middle of the high position, consuming more than ten seconds, Garnett came over to the high single block, Li Liang moved sideways, used the block and dismantle cover to shake off the defense, and took two steps outside the three-point line to shoot three points from a long distance!
Li Liang used the three-point shooting rate booster post and removed the [Iron Body] on his body.
The ball passes through the heart!
Before the ball was scored, everyone was lucky and thought that the ball should be missed.
After all, it's so far, after all, Li Liang hit a lot of iron tonight.
After the goal, desperation pervaded the entire United Centre.
In front of Li Liang's eyes, the anger jumped up again.
That wasn't the end of it, and Thibodeau didn't call a timeout, because he only had one last timeout left in his hand.
1 minute to go, watch this attack.
It still depends on Rose, Rose walks in the middle with the help of Noah's blocking, and makes a stop-and-go jumper!
caused a foul on Hill, and Hill "touched" Rose from behind.
When the foul count arrived, Rose wanted a free throw.
This is the referee giving the Bulls a chance.
90:82, 8 points apart, two free throws, chasing 6 points.
In fact, the Bulls' chances are running out.
As a result, Rose did not score the first penalty, and the scene was annoyed.
The physical exertion is too great, and Rose keeps breaking through tonight.
The second free throw finally went in, 90:83, 7 points, and the Bulls should have fouled the game.
There was 1 minute and 11 seconds left until the end of the race.
The ball was still given to Li Liang's hands, and a foul on Li Liang was no different from giving away points.
But you don't foul......
The Bulls hesitated to foul or not.
After all, there is still more than 1 minute, and if you defend it, you can still play 7 minutes.
If you hit 9 points from both free throws, you really can't play.
was such a hesitation, and Li Liang drilled through the half court with the ball and approached the three-point line.
At this time, the Bulls players panicked, but it was too late, Li Liang shot directly three steps outside the three-point line!
This is an extremely risky choice, because as long as Li Liang drags out 24 seconds, it is good for the Pacers.
The bulls wish that Li Liang would throw indiscriminately, and if they don't enter, they will still have a chance.
But Li Liang's idea is different, if he doesn't shoot, the time to improve the three-point shooting rate is coming!
Rose's free throws just now took a lot of time!
Li Liang shot, and no Bull player dared to stick it for fear of fouling.
A lot of Bulls fans have already hugged their heads, and they are still very prescient.
"Huh!"
The ball passed through the nets at a very fast speed, and the loud sound of friction against the nets was transmitted through the recording equipment behind the basket, and it spread to every sound on the TV and computer screens, and also penetrated the hearts of many fans at the scene.
54 points, after throwing this three-pointer, Li Liang cut down 54 points at the Chicago Union Center.
He used this ultra-long-distance three-point shot to announce that the game was over.
As far back as 1993, that No. 23 also scored 54 points at the United Center in Chicago, proving who is the king of the East.
One more person did it today.
Unfortunately, tonight, he wore the opponent's shirt.
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After the matador finishes the magnificent bullfight, the last process is to use an elbow long sword, which is inserted directly into the bull's back to the heart, causing the bull to die on the spot.
Li Liang's last three-pointer was like the long sword, accurately hitting the bull's heart when it suddenly died.
Thibodeau used up the last timeout.
He called a timeout not to set up any tactics, any tactics were useless at this time.
Less than 1 minute, 10 points apart, weak to come.
Thibodeau wanted the players to calm down and play very, very hard.
As a result, he was killed by the opponent with such a move, and the mental blow to the players was self-evident.
After all, the series is not over yet, and if you lose this game, the Bulls will only fall behind 1:2.
The fourth game was even more crucial, and as a coach he had a responsibility to cheer up the players.
However, when he saw the players looking a little depressed after leaving the field, Thibodeau himself didn't know how to cheer the players up.
He can't get excited himself, how can he inspire others?
In this game, the right time and place are on the side of the Bulls.
In the last game, they were beaten by 54 points, and the Bulls players held their breath, and this time they had to get it back at home.
So the whole team played very, very hard, and as you can see from the number of rebounds, the Bulls grabbed 12 frontcourt rebounds tonight.
They have done their defense to the extreme, and with the exception of Li Liang, no player from the Pacers has scored more than 15 points.
It's just that Li Liang's score is really a bit terrible, another 54 points, and he beat the bull again.
It seems that the bull and the number 54 are about to form an indissoluble bond.
During the pause, Thibodeau still said a few words, but it seemed that everyone didn't listen.
On the other side of the court, the Pacers players greeted Li Liang like heroes.
Even Bird couldn't help but stretch out his hand to Li Liang, and the two didn't look at each other, but just lightly touched their fists up and down.
Li Liang was very calm, and there was nothing surprising about the basic operation.
Besides, the system didn't give any rewards after investing, so why don't you give a chance to draw a lottery?
What made Li Liang even more unhappy was that he didn't even have very little anger value.
He thought that if he threw these two three-pointers, his anger would rise gradually, but he didn't.
It seems that the fans at the scene are no longer angry, what are they still angry?
Raging bulls?
They were all stabbed to death with a sword, what's the use of being angry.
The fans left their seats in disappointment and left the stadium one after another.
In the last 1 minute, the Bulls still didn't give up and made a three-point shot from the outside.
didn't score, Noah continued to grab the rebound in the front court, passed it out and shot again, but still missed.
Garnett won the rebound, the Bulls fouled, and Garnett went to the free throw line.
It's over.
In the end, the Pacers took the third game win at the United Center in Chicago 95:85.
Li Liang slashed 54 points to pay tribute to Michael Jordan.