Chapter 675: Protecting Elbows
Li Liang's words quickly dropped a big bomb in the Boston sports world.
Boston's sports media is one of the most developed in the United States.
If Indianapolis is the city of sports, Boston is the city of professional sports.
The big four leagues have teams here, and each of them is a strong team with a history in the league.
Not to mention the Celtics in basketball, hockey has the Boston Bruins, one of the six start-up teams in the NHL in 1924, and won the Stanley Cup six times in history. Baseball has the Boston Red Sox, also one of the eight founding teams in the major leagues, with a long and bumpy history, full of legends, and won three world championships after '03. There is also the football New England Patriots, whose name is New England, but their home stadium is still in Boston, one of the founding teams of the National League, who won the Super Bowl four times since 2000, including this year in 2015.
It can be said that Boston has a pivotal position in the entire American professional sports scene.
As important as Boston and New England are in the history of American politics, they are equally important in the history of sports.
With such a sports reformation, the sports media is of course very, very developed.
There are a lot of newspapers, websites, columnists, and well-known journalists, and this is a huge field of public opinion.
As for Li Liang, he has never played cards according to routines, and he has never been afraid to throw artillery into the pit.
Anyway, if you throw it, you can run, as long as I run fast enough, the won't up.
Li Liang's remarks after the first game of the playoffs were just an introduction, and as an introduction, it immediately sparked a big discussion in the media.
Previously, when Anji traded the heroes of the Big Three period, there was criticism from all sides.
Some people certainly think that Anji's approach is correct, which is the law of the NBA in the new era.
Updated, Angie has hoarded a lot of draft picks in his hands.
Others believe that the Celts have Celtic traditions, and that Angie has broken too many traditions.
If Ray Allen's departure was due to personal grudges, and trading Garnett was excusable, then let Pierce go?
Although this was Pierce's personal decision, the Celtics did not seem to have any intention of keeping Pierce.
The Celtic "family tradition" had fallen apart under Ange.
Sometimes, the glorious pasts do come with a heavy baggage.
Therefore, what Li Liang said makes sense.
But Li Liang finally said, "I have a hunch that the Celtics will not go well," what the hell is this?
What exactly are you trying to express? Are you saying that Angie is doing the right thing or not?
This point has been discussed on the basketball talk shows of several major TV stations such as ESPN.
Newspaper columns, journalists' blogs, and magazines are even written to discuss it.
Some refuted, some agreed, and some used Li Liang's remarks to extend to the history of the Celts and the strategy for building the team.
In general, each has its own reason, and Li Liang, who caused this controversy, is of course also on the cusp.
There are those who criticize him verbally and in writing, those who attack and ridicule him personally (there is no racist ridicule, because he doesn't dare, Li Liang is too rigid), and there are also those who support Li Liang's remarks.
That's right, there is really support, and this supporter is none other than the Boston Celtics die-hard and famous keyboard warrior, Bill Simmons.
He has always been known for his sharp rhetoric and his use of historical allusions, including a book "Now I Can Rest in Peace" to celebrate the Boston Red Sox breaking the spell of history, a book called "The Book of Basketball" that became a basketball bestseller, and his column has been a fan favorite.
It is unbelievable that he, as a hardcore Cammy who can go around the Celtics within three sentences, would support Li Liang's remarks.
Li Liang, as the current enemy of the Celtics, was also a member of the Lakers, and I feel that Simmons is really sorry for his poisonous tongue if he doesn't smack Li Liang's shit.
Then Simmons didn't, instead he drew a key message from Li Liang's seemingly inconsistent remarks, which was:
He believes that Li Liang wants to come to the Celtics next season.
He quickly published this opinion in his column, and he wrote it with reason, logic, and classics.
Boston fans must have felt that if Li Liang hadn't been under contract, he would have gone directly to the Celtics in this playoffs.
When Li Liang later saw this column written by Simmons, he almost vomited blood.
TM's Celts really picked up ghosts, and the real NM is a treasure.
Lao Tzu changed his way to mock the Celtics, and finally became "Bruce Lee needs to be a Celtic." ”
I need you to be a ghost, I've been a Celtic in the system for a long time, and I've won several more championships for you.
I didn't see you retire a jersey or anything for me.
Russell chatted with me in the system every day, and the old locker room at Boston Garden, which was used as a toilet to make it shabby.
I'm also Nima a Celtic, what a joke.
Of course, Li Liang didn't pay attention to these controversies in Boston at first, and he still focused on the game and training.
After winning the first game against Celtic, Bird did not let the players go after the game, but continued to train all the players in training with high demands.
Defence requires a lot of mental quality from the players, and Bird doesn't want the players to let up on themselves.
Fortunately, Li Liang took a good start, and after entering the playoffs, he was no longer late or early in training, and he practiced very attentively and seriously.
On April 22, the second game between the Pacers and the Celtics continued at Conseco Arena.
Underneath the technical desk, the number 1 had been erased by Li Liang with a spray gun, and they had already taken a small step.
In the second game, the Pacers were still a little slow to get into the state in the first quarter, and they were beaten 7-0 by the Celtics in the opening game.
However, the players quickly adjusted, and Li Liang assisted on JR Smith and Granger's outside jumpers in succession.
These two guns have become Li Liang's best offensive assistants.
Li Liang put on the [Man of Steel] suit tonight, and he was going to strike at the Celtics on the inside and disrupt Stevens' deployment.
Sure enough, Stevens still followed the defensive strategy of the outside line to deal with Li Liang, and as a result, the Celtics, who were a little weak in themselves, were frequently attacked by Li Liang on the inside.
Finally, at the end of the second quarter of the game, Olynyk got entangled with Li Liang in a scramble.
After the end, Olynyk grabbed Li Liang's arm and twisted it out, I don't know if he did it intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Liang's arm hurt, but fortunately he brought [ugly elbow pads], which was taken from under Kobe's seat on the plane at the Lakers.
I didn't feel like it had played a big role all along, but this time I made a contribution.
It protected Li Liang's elbow very well and kept him from being hurt.
After Li Liang shook off Olynyk, he directly pulled out his arm and pushed him.
Li Liang, who wore the [Iron Body], had a thrust on his hand that was thirty percent greater than usual.
Of course, even with his usual strength, Olynyk will fall to the ground.
The referee immediately blew the whistle and pulled Li Liang away to tell him not to get excited.
Li Liang was not excited, he just pointed to Olynyk on the ground and scolded.
Of course, there was a boo at the scene, and you dare to do such a trick at the Consec Arena? Do you want to go back?
Li Liang finally suffered a technical foul, and after returning to the bench, the team doctor checked it, and Li Liang moved his joint without any major problems.
If you get injured in the first round, you'll lose a lot of money.
With the kind of clamp he just had, once the shoulder or elbow is misaligned and dislocated, it is very likely to be reimbursed in the playoffs.
Then Li Liang's efforts for a season were all in vain.
How could this Li Liang endure this breath.
After the timeout was over, he didn't care about a technical foul on his back, and at every opportunity, he held the ball and forced Olynyk to score on his head.
In the third quarter, Li Liang seized the opportunity to deduct one on Olynyk's head!
After the deduction, he glared at the guy a few times and warned: "Play cleanly, otherwise I can't guarantee what will happen later." ”
Olynyk was still suppressed, and finally finished the game without making small moves.
The Pacers, on the other hand, also won the second game at 101-89 and took a 2-0 lead in the series.
This time, Li Liang is full of expectations for the next game.
After the first game, he made a lot of nonsense and hurt the feelings of the people of Boston.
In the second game, he had a "big fight" with the Celtics players and had a personal grudge.
In both public and private, there are beams, which is really perfect.
Li Liang can't wait to show off his skills at TD North Shore Garden.