Donovan was now basically able to hold back and let Li Liang reappear at the end of the first quarter.

Then Li Liang will play until the end of the second quarter, and even finish the second quarter.

In the third quarter, Li Liang will play earlier, usually in the middle of the third quarter, and play until the middle of the fourth quarter to rest for two minutes, and then reappear as the main force to finish the game if needed.

Of course, he doesn't need most of the games.

Donovan has both tactical rotation considerations and ideas for preparing for next season.

Because Li Liang will most likely leave the Thunder next season, if Li Liang and the starters are allowed to play more, he will have to readjust when he leaves next year.

Now it's just right, the five people who started play enough time to play, and Li Liang's role can also be fully played.

This Donovan is really a little clever ghost.

With three minutes left in the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Thunder by five points at 22:17.

Paul George defended Durant pretty well, clinging to it, constantly interfering, and causing him enough trouble.

No matter how many shots he throws in front of you, how desperate they are, don't give up the tenacity of the next defense, and that kind of defense will definitely bring good results.

The premise is that the person you are defending is not Li Liang, and Li Liang did not open a cheat.

Otherwise, he will throw you home in despair.

And this man is back on the pitch after a short pause.

Donovan will replace Westbrook and Durant off the court at this time, leaving the court completely to Li Liang.

At this time, the Thunder is basically another team, and it is a strong team.

Li Liang appeared in the blue No. 28 jersey, while the Cavaliers still kept James and Paul George on the court for the first quarter.

That's the problem, when the Thunder can rest their two main players, the Cavaliers don't dare to let either James and George play at all, just because Bruce Lee is on the opposite side.

It's okay to talk about encounters like this in the regular season, but what about the playoffs?

Rotate six or seven people, you can't keep an eye on high-intensity games.

Li Liang showed the fruits of his summer hard work as soon as he appeared on the court - he received Augustin's pass after blocking and pick-and-roll, hit the basket directly in the middle, and then beat McGee and scored a layup.

The Cavaliers replaced Mozgov for McGee.

After scoring the goal, Li Liang did not forget to say to McGee: "My boy, how does it feel to be in Cleveland." ”

McGee shook her head, "It's okay with you. "Then I went to the baseline to serve.

Although McGee likes Li Liang very much, he is off the court, and on the court is on the court.

Off-the-field friends, on-field players, he doesn't want to be close.

And Li Liang really wanted to target my boy, he knew some minor problems in McGee's defense.

After Li Liang scored, the Cavaliers hit another three-pointer from the outside, this time it was Dellavedova, and the three-point shot was in the heart of the basket!

But immediately, Li Liang continued to attack McGee with the pick-and-roll, and this time Li Liang used a pull-up jump shot, and was slapped with a big hat by McGee - however, interfered with the ball.

McGee faced Li Liang and obviously wanted to prove himself.

The form of camaraderie on the pitch is definitely not to concede the ball, but to play better and even beat the opponent.

It's a sign of respect for the game of basketball.

So after being blown the interference ball, McGee was a little frustrated, and Li Liang said: "Yes, it's still a little close, it's almost enough to cover me." ”

Because of the role of Karl Malone's template, Li Liang is now more and more handy at attacking on the inside.

He does a better job of combining the inside and the outside, and he is more at ease.

In the past, he had to spend a lot of time thinking about how to create empty seats, how to be opportunistic, and how to use his props reasonably.

Now he doesn't need to put so much effort into the regular season, he plays more simply and calmly, and by the way, he can adjust the defenders.

George also tried a three-point shot from the outside, but missed it this time.

Kanter won the backcourt rebound, Li Liang controlled the ball over half the court, Kante came to block and dismantle, and Li Liang missed the three-point shot with the help of cover.

The fans at the scene were scared into a cold sweat, Li Liang's combination punch would be fatal once it started.

Fortunately, his first three-point shot didn't go in today, which shows that the feeling is average.

This season, Li Liang's three-point shooting is declining because the number of shots has declined.

With the development of interior ability and the disappearance of [three-point shooting percentage improvement post], Li Liang's reliance on three-point shots in offense is becoming less and less, and the corresponding number of shots is also decreasing.

But this style of play also makes Li Liang more unpredictable and difficult to defend.

George is a bit empty in the face of Li Liang, or in other words, the best forward defenders in the league are very empty in the face of Li Liang, including Leonard.

James got the rebound, instigated a quick counterattack, hit a ball behind the Thunder, made a long pass to Dellavedova's hand, and made a layup, but was chased by Li Liang and fell off with a big hat from behind!

But McGee got the rebound in the front court and made a dunk, making Li Liang's block useless.

Kante didn't even know how to get a backcourt rebound.

"Card slot! Card slot! Card slot! ”

Li Liang couldn't help but yell at Kanter when he saw the loss of the rebound, this thing belongs to the typical type of poke and move, and don't move if you don't poke.

Returning to the offense, the Cavaliers launched a flank attack on the ball carrier.

James and George are two people wrapping up Li Liang!

Li Liang hit the ball to the inside, and Kante received the ball and turned and made a light throw to score two points.

Kante is like that, you can't look at it at the defensive end, you have a hand at the offensive end.

Since he's on the field, you have to make good use of his attack.

In the last three minutes, Li Liang led the Thunder to continue to score, and the Cavaliers' firepower was not broken.

The two sides played until 30:25, and at the end of the first quarter, the Thunder still led the Cavaliers by five points.

After the start of the second quarter, the Cavaliers had no choice, and George and James had to be next.

If Irving is there, he can keep a star on the court at any time.

Blatter was replaced by Jefferson and J.R. Smith was back on the court.

Li Liang saw Smith, stepped forward to greet him, and asked, "Old friend, how do you feel at the knight?" ”

JR Smith spread his hands and said, "How can you feel about taking money and playing?" ”

This guy's mind and ideas are simple, he doesn't think too much, I just play.

Well, you're just playing.

After the start of the second quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead in attacking.

Smith held the ball to the basket after blocking and dismantling, and was pressed down by Li Liang's big hat - Li Liang's current blocking ability is rising in a straight line.

For an inside lineman, getting stronger in blocks depends not only on height, arm span, and bounce, but also on your strength.

Li Liang rarely plays volleyball hats, he will use his strong body to resist you, make you unable to jump, and then press you down alive.

Smith ate Li Liang's hat, visibly annoyed.

Li Liang followed up with a three-point shot at the top of the outside arc to help the Thunder widen the difference.

Smith also wanted to return a three-point shot from the outside, but he didn't shoot, Li Liang grabbed a backcourt rebound, and a long pass to Vitesse, who was fast.

Vitesse catches the ball and goes straight to the basket, and the layup causes a foul on the defender and goes to the free throw line.

The Thunder's lineup is not good defensively, but the offense is really okay.

And because the opponent is also the second team, the offense is also average, so the lethality is particularly strong.

Vitesse stepped up to the free throw line and missed the first free throw.

The second free throw hasn't started yet, Li Liang thinks that this free throw is unstable, and he wants to find a way to grab a rebound.

As a result, he stood outside the free throw circle and was about to start, and as soon as Vitesse made a shot, he was about to rush forward, only to find that there seemed to be something wrong with his shoes!

What's going on!

The referee blew the whistle at this time, and just now Smith actually squatted down and quietly loosened Li Liang's shoelaces!

Li Liang's attention was on the rebound, how did he know that Smith was doing this little move!

This guy did this little trick when he was 14 years old and was punished by the league.

Now I want to deal with my old master, what does it mean?

Pledge of loyalty to the new Lord?

Actually, no, he just felt unhappy.

took a hat, was shot three points, and was beaten back when he couldn't shoot, and he couldn't get out of his breath, so he couldn't take Li Liang's shoelaces to get angry.

The result of being angry was to eat a technical foul, and by the way, Li Liang was sent to the free throw line to give him points.

JR-Smith is really a gift-giving boy.