McGee's accidental injury caused a hole in the Pacers' interior line.

After the timeout, Bird was replaced by David West, who played the No. 4 position and sent Li Liang to the No. 5 center.

Li Liang doesn't like to play center because he is tired, but he is not afraid to play center.

When the team needs him, he can definitely step up and help the team on the inside.

At the beginning of the Lakers, when there was no one left injured by Howard, Gasol and others, Li Liang stood up.

Now, he's stronger and more capable of defending on the inside.

After pausing and reappearing, Li Liang did not hesitate to put on the [Iron Body] suit.

When you come to the fifth position, how can you not let your strength go further?

The Pacers opted to let David West force Speights in the low post on offense.

Kerr didn't let Green defend West, probably because he was worried about Green's height.

Speights has a greater advantage in height and weight, and in the face of West's inside turn, Speights withstood it, and West chose a throwaway from the front, but he didn't hit.

But Li Liang squeezed Green away, grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and made a layup that caused Speights to foul.

Green hadn't grabbed Li Liang before grabbing rebounds, and this time he tried his best to squeeze Li Liang away, but found that he couldn't squeeze it away at all?

Li Liang stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws.

After that, Klay Thompson interspersed with the baseline, ran to the right side 45 degrees, and received Curry's pass to make a three-point shot.

It was a good opportunity, but this time Thompson missed the shot, and Li Liang grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

Unlike other teams, the Warriors have taken the pass-and-cut route this season under the trend of "blocking and pick-and-roll" tactics throughout the league.

A lot of air cuts, a lot of baseline interspersed, is the tactical feature of the Warriors.

Of course, there is a premise for such a feature, and they have very good three-pointers like Curry and Thompson who can stretch the space to the extreme.

After Li Liang won the backcourt rebound, he dribbled the ball from the middle and went directly to the basket.

He relied on West's cover, and under the basket he pushed away Speights and hit a pull-up jumper to score two points.

Speights felt that his chest hurt, and Li Liang's impact was already quite strong.

The Pacers have regained the lead.

But Thompson then dribbled across the half court himself, faced Granger, ignored the defense, and made a three-point shot directly from the front, hit!

In the first quarter, Thompson's hand was very good, so he took advantage of his touch and shot as many shots as he could.

Coming back, JR Smith received George Hill's pass on the front, forced a three-point shot, and also hit!

Both sides were in very good shape in the first quarter.

Because the Pacers are missing McGee, they play more open and faster on the offensive end, and they have to fight with the Warriors to attack.

Then, Curry missed a three-point shot, Li Liang got a backcourt rebound and quickly passed the ball to Hill, and Hill gave it to Granger, who was fast down, and Granger made an easy layup, and the Pacers regained the advantage on the court.

Steve Kerr called a timeout.

Obviously, after McGee left the court, the Warriors did not take advantage of the weakness of the Pacers' interior height plummeting, but still used three points on the outside to fight with the Pacers.

Cole reacted and replaced Spatz with Andrew Bogut.

Bogut is a pure center, and he doesn't believe that Li Liang can withstand Bogut in the No. 1 position.

Li Liang and Bogut also have a grudge, Li Liang has only beaten someone so far, and the one who hit him is Bogut.

This Australian big mouth is so annoying that Li Liang has the urge to go up and punch him when he sees his hanging grimace.

Coming back from the timeout, Klay Thompson continued his baseline interspersed runs.

This time, though, the Pacers relied on excellent one-on-one marking, disrupting Curry's pass to Thompson.

The Warriors served the baseline ball, and Thompson took advantage of Bogut's cover, received an assist from Curry at 45 degrees on the left side, and hit a mid-range jumper.

The ball was hit hard by Bogut and was stopped and couldn't keep up with Thompson.

Bogut's more brutal way of covering is often criticized, but the referee also turns a blind eye.

Then, George Hill missed a mid-range jumper after covering it.

This time, Li Liang couldn't grab the frontcourt rebound, and Bogut stuck the position, allowing Green to get the backcourt rebound.

Green advanced with the ball, suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket, and then threw a shot that missed.

Bogut pushed Li Liang from behind again, and then reached out to flick the ball out.

Curry took the ball and distributed it to Thompson on the wing, Thompson received the ball and shot again for three points and hit!

In the first quarter, Thompson had already made 4 three-pointers!

Thompson's hand felt really hot tonight.

But the key to this ball was Bogut's frontcourt rebounds.

Li Liang complained to the referee, "Didn't you see that he pushed someone?" ”

The referee didn't speak, so maybe he didn't see it.

Of course, Li Liang will not give up putting pressure on the referee.

It is impossible for the referee to be completely impartial on the pitch, and it is inevitable that there will be some bias.

If you feel that you have been treated "unfairly" as a player, you must protest in time, otherwise the referee will feel that you have acquiesced in the treatment.

Many young players don't dare to complain easily in the face of those old referees, for fear of being targeted by the referee.

Li Liang is not afraid, there is no referee in the whole league that he has not sprayed.

Sure enough, in the next round, Li Liang received the ball at the key position, turned around and attacked the inside line directly, causing Bogut's defensive foul.

Bogut had no choice but to raise his hand, Li Liang's strength was also beyond his expectations, he thought he could withstand it.

You know, Bogut is a pure 7-foot heavy center, and his height and strength are among the top in the league.

But he couldn't withstand Li Liang's collision, and Bogut himself was surprised.

Li Liang stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws.

At this point, Kerr made a substitution, bringing on Iguodala for Harris Barnes.

The Warriors can be said to have a lot of talent on the front line, with Barnes, Green, and Iguodala, all three of whom have their own characteristics.

If Thompson and Curry are the Warriors' archers, Iguodala and others are shield-wielding swordsmen who can attack and defend.

Cole wants to go up to Iguodala to deal with Leung.

But Cole's style of play against Li Liang did miscalculate.

Li Liang hit both free throws, then interfered with Curry's basket breakaway in defense, got the backcourt rebound, and handed the ball to Hill.

Then Li Liang did not organize the ball on the outside, but drilled into the inside, and he really made his center forward.

Li Liang didn't hold the ball, and the focus of the attack was on Granger's body.

Granger singled Iguodala one-on-one, but missed a mid-range jumper, but Li Liang got inside again, and he fought with three Warriors players alone.

In the end, the ball went to Curry, but Curry didn't hold it steady, the ball flew out of the sideline, and the ball was still in possession of the Pacers.

Kerr touched his face on the sidelines, and he knew that Li Liang would sometimes play like a blue-collar insider, but not much.

Unexpectedly, after McGee went down, he really went to the center position and played very well.

With Bogut here, Kerr doesn't have to worry too much about backcourt rebounds, but ......

Cole didn't finish thinking about this, Li Liang blocked and dismantled Hill in the middle.

After blocking and dismantling, Li Liang rarely did not cut outside, but went down, took the ball and rushed directly inside, hitting Bogut.

Bogut reacted a beat slower, and he either stood up and made a foul, or dodged and let Li Liangchong.

As a result, I didn't stand firmly, I didn't dodge, and I rubbed it sideways, which is the most fatal.

The referee blew the whistle directly and blew Bogut's foul.

Li Liang didn't hit the layup, otherwise it would be 2+1.

There is no way, his breakthrough mainly relies on shooting, and the level of layups is not up to par, and he can only get two free throws.

Both free throws were hit, and the scores of the two sides continued to bite.

But by this time, Bogut could no longer stay on the court, and he had already committed two fouls.

Kerr thought about it for a while, and still had to replace Bogut, although he was a substitute center, and he didn't need to pay so much attention to control the foul, but he only played for a few minutes, and if Li Liang continued to attack Bogut, it would be very troublesome.

So, Kerr replaced Bogut and replaced David Lee, so it was an offensive lineup.

David Lee was a Warriors starter last season and was an All-Star player.

This season, Kerr decided that David Lee's defense and strategy were not enough to support the team's tactical system and put him on the bench.

At this time, the Warriors' offensive focus is still on Thompson, and his hand is too good.

After receiving the ball from the outside, he faked to shake off JR-Smith and made a quick stop jump shot on both sides to score two points.

The score was too easy.

Thompson has scored 14 points.

He made four three-pointers in the first quarter.

At this time, Li Liang finally showed on the offensive end who is the real king of the thirds.

The Pacers played fast, Hill quickly passed the halfcourt, Li Liang followed, took the ball, two steps away from the three-point line, and shot directly after receiving the ball!

This is a new tactic that the Pacers usually practice, Hill advances, Li Liang follows Hill, passes the ball after halftime, Hill helps open the defender and gives Li Liang space to shoot.

The distance of two steps from the three-point line is a small problem for Li Liang.

"Huh!"

Hit, the ball hollows into the net.

The Oracle Arena was quiet for a while.

Here, the Warriors have broken down a lot of teams in three quarters this season, resulting in a rather boring game.

Now it seems that this one will not be so easy.

When a center shoots threes, it's really hard to get it right.