Li Liang scored 25 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds against the Lakers.

Of course, he also contributed 5 turnovers and set a new career high.

Holding the ball in the playmaker's position and having to take a greater risk of mistakes.

After this game, Li Liang's position in the MVP ranking fell back to second place, and was surpassed by LeBron James.

It's not because Li Liang didn't play well, but James' performance was too dazzling.

Since being defeated by the Lakers in the Finals last season, James has been on his way to improving his personal abilities this season.

Because he was released in the Finals, which led to a great decline in offensive power, James spent a whole summer improving his three-point and shooting ability.

And despite Pat Riley's objections, he insisted on lowering his weight appropriately to improve his flexibility on the outside.

This has led to a decline in James' ability to defend on the inside, but he has become more comfortable on the outside.

This season, the Heat have once again played an excellent regular season performance under the leadership of James, and are currently only one win behind the Pacers in the East.

If the Pacers can't bite the back, it is difficult to guarantee that the record will be surpassed by the Heat, who are working in the back.

After entering the 14th year, James has played an excellent performance of 30 points + 10 assists + 5 rebounds in a single game.

He's already had his first Weekly Championship in the East in '14.

Therefore, if Li Liang wants to catch up with James in the MVP battle, he must do more.

In fact, even Li Liang himself knows that it will be very difficult for him to defeat James in the MVP race this season.

Just as the MVP of the regular season last season was given to Kobe, which contains the aesthetic fatigue of the media and fans towards James, there is no aesthetic fatigue for James this season.

Not only is there no aesthetic fatigue, but there is also a feeling of indebtedness.

Because James' performance and team record last season were well-deserved MVP levels, the result was finally given to Kobe.

Then in the Finals, James's Heat was beaten by the Lakers again and dramatically lost the championship.

This is good, fans and public opinion began to sympathize with James.

The big demon who made the decision in 2010 began to become a lonely hero with a "pathos" color.

It's really sad, I came to the Heat three finals, won a championship in the middle, and was beaten twice before and after.

And they were all in the case of being favored by public opinion, and they lost to their opponents unexpectedly.

Now that James is playing so well, of course there are plus points in the MVP selection.

Therefore, if Li Liang wants to win the regular season MVP, he must play an earth-shattering and explosive performance, and then lead the Clippers to a record of 70 wins, then the MVP must be Li Liang's.

At the moment, he has not reached such strength.

Li Liang still has this point, anyway, he knows very well that MVP is very clear, as long as the media chooses it, the subjective factor will definitely be great.

Maybe one day he won't want to give him the regular season MVP because he is Chinese.

Only championships and victories, as well as their own ability are real.

After the game against the Lakers, the Clippers were given four days off.

The players can relax and give themselves a little off.

Of course, Li Liang didn't give himself a vacation, and there were still a bunch of tasks lying in his system waiting for him to do.

After carefully studying and preparing, Li Liang was ready to open the second task of the second volume of the [City of Angels Book]: the lame captain.

Li Liang has been staring at this task for a while, and has been watching the video to prepare.

[Mission, Lame Captain, Time: March 16, 1985, Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USA, Matchup: Los Angeles Lakers VS Los Angeles Clippers, Mission Requirements: Replace Bill Wharton, help the Los Angeles Clippers defeat the Lakers at home, Mission Reward: Skill 'Bill Wharton's Behind-the-Head Pass', Mission Difficulty: Star. 】

To be honest, this task did not attract Li Liang very much.

The task reward is nothing more than a "passing the ball in the back of the head" skill, and this slightly fancy passing skill is not very useful to Li Liang at present.

Besides, he already has [One Shot into the Soul], and as an outside playmaker, one shot into the soul is obviously better than passing the ball in the back of the head.

Because Bill Wharton is a center, his behind-the-head passes are used in the low post.

So Li Liang dragged on this task for a lot of time and never started it.

Compared to this not-so-good reward, the difficulty of the task is not small at all.

He wants to help the 1985 Clippers defeat the 1985 Lakers, which is equivalent to helping the current 76ers beat the Heat.

If Li Liang can throw three points, he still has a chance, but if he wants to replace Wharton this time, it is still a question whether he can throw three points.

The last time he encountered Wharton was in the first volume of the [City of Angels Book], in the broom star of the red jellyfish, Li Liang incarnated as Comit Washington and assisted Abdul-Jabbar against Wharton and the Trailblazers.

Eight years have passed, Abdul-Jabbar is old, bald, but still strong, and this year the Lakers are the championship team.

And Walton, who is younger than Abdul-Jabbar, has lost his former luster due to repeated injuries.

Because of his conflict with the Trail Blazers, he left Portland and joined the Clippers in his hometown of San Diego.

The Clippers thought they had a new captain, but the captain was lame and couldn't command the ship at all.

He spent most of his time with injuries, and this season was his last with the Clippers.

At this time, Wharton was no longer the all-around MVP he once was, and became a member of the team's bench, only playing more than 20 minutes per game, scoring more than a dozen points and rebounding.

Of course, in a year's time, he will have the last glory of his career in Boston.

But in 1985, the old captain was at the lowest point of his life, and what should have been a more brilliant basketball career was completely ruined by injury.

He fell down again and again, and stood up again and again, and every time he stood up, there would be an additional scar on his body, and each scar would make his strength drop by a bit.

Brilliant passing, smooth hooks, clever command, strong defending, it's all on his way.

Like many giants, he has an eccentric personality, he has a bit of a stutter, he was keen on political activities in his youth, he likes hippies, he likes rock music, and he has a stubborn personality that is not easy to get along with.

When he's a superstar, that's acceptable, and when he's ruined by injuries, his reputation is ruined along with that.

In Portland, he had a fierce quarrel with the team, and the original city hero suffered from huge public pressure.

So he chose to go home, back to San Diego, hoping to start over in his hometown, in the familiar state of California.

But he failed, playing 169 games for the Clippers in four years with just 50 percent attendance.

The numbers are declining year on year, and the Clippers haven't even made the playoffs in one of the four years.

That's not what Clippers fans want to see when they give him a warm welcome.

It is not Wharton's original intention to come to his hometown, it can only be said that God does not fulfill people's wishes.

The game on the mission had come to March 1985, the final stage of the regular season, the last game of the season between the Clippers and Lakers.

Throughout the season, the Clippers and Lakers have played each other without a win.

Not to mention winning, there are not even games with close scores, and they are beaten by brothers in the same city every game.

It was the first year the Clippers left San Diego to Los Angeles, and Sterling moved the team to Angel City at the suggestion of his good friend Buss.

They have bigger markets and bigger arenas, but Los Angeles has long been the territory of the Lakers.

Since 1984-1985, the Clippers have always lived in the shadow of the great Lakers and have never been able to come out.

Li Liang is going to play as Bill Wharton this time, and in the last game between the Clippers and the Lakers in 1985, he will teach the Lakers a lesson and leave a touch of glory for the Clippers.

Before the start of the game, Li Liang carefully studied the data and lineup of this game.

Historically, the Clippers lost to the Lakers without much suspense.

Wharton came on as a backup center, playing just 20 minutes, scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds, and didn't play a key role.

The Lakers' best game was Magic Johnson, who had 25 points and 15 assists.

From 1985 onwards, he began to become the true core of the Lakers, and Abdul-Jabbar gradually handed over the scepter of power.

Li Liang thought that after he replaced Wharton, his mid-to-long-range shooting should be able to play a sufficient role.

But on interior defense, can he afford the Clippers' already tattered defense?

After weighing it again and again, Li Liang thought of a prop, [Codinger's Box]!

Anyway, there are 4 days off, use this box once a day, try your luck, and see if you can transfer to a stat suitable for interior defense.

So, on the third day, Li Liang luckily transferred his 81-point [outside defensive ability] to the basic defensive ability of the inside.

[Defensive rebounds] have been increased to 71 points, and [blocks] have become 58 points, which is really the most suitable ability value for centers.

With this set of defensive capabilities, Li Liang is confident that in this game, he will help the Clippers win the Lakers.

Let Wharton, a lame old captain, leave a little bright spot in his short and unfortunate Clippers career.