In the middle of the second quarter, the Clippers relied on Li Liang's re-entry to stabilize the situation.

However, Li Liang's performance alone did not curb the rebound of the rocket's overall state.

The defensive enthusiasm of the Rockets team was boosted by Beverley, who made two consecutive steals for Paul.

One was a fast break, an assist to Parsons' dunk, and another was a ball off the sideline to disrupt the Clippers' offense.

Beverley's energy and positivity were infectious, and finally gave the Rockets fans a little bit of a home game.

And the Rockets had a fairly high three-point shooting rate from the outside in the first half, shooting 6 of 13 three-pointers, close to 50 percent.

At halftime, the two sides were tied at 55-52, and the Rockets led the Clippers by three points.

McHale's lineup changes in this game still had an effect, and the Clippers did not play a series of quick counterattacks.

Beverley's garbage dog is clearly limiting Paul, and he keeps provoking Paul and putting pressure on Paul in defense.

Parsons, Garcia, and Cosby all scored three-pointers to provide outside firepower for the Rockets.

Jefferson cut back on singles in the low post, and his pick-and-roll inside cut threat was a bit greater than his sit-down.

However, the core player of the Rockets, James Harden, played a mediocre half.

He scored just five points and had three assists.

Harden missed several three-point shots from the outside.

Houston has the largest strip club in the country, and I wonder if Harden went to suck again last night.

In fact, when Harden played the Lakers last season, he played very badly.

Once he touches Li Liang in the matchup, Harden is easily deflated.

Harden's strength lies in his sense of rhythm, strong body, and smart play.

can be a little blind when you meet Li Liang, what Li Liang is not afraid of is the rhythm flow, as for a strong body, can you be as strong as James?

Although your name is James, too.

As for being smart, can you be as smart as Li Liang?

Li Liang had no talent in playing in the past, relying on his brain.

His brain when he played on the field was enough for a zombie to eat for a year.

Harden wants to cheat and foul Li Liang and play the time difference, which is really a man on top of a man.

Harden himself also found that every time he played the Lakers before, his tricks of cheating free throws did not work.

It's useless to explain to the referee, and occasionally the trick is successful, and the referee has to come forward to explain to Li Haohao.

For example, in the first half, Harden caused Li Liang to commit a foul, and the referee Mark Davis talked to Li Liang and Yan Yuese for a while, saying why Li Liang was awarded a defensive foul.

After that, it became much more difficult for Harden to make fouls.

Harden himself can't figure it out, what the hell is this guy coming from?

They all say that they are taken care of by the referee, and this thing is the godson of the referee, right?

No, this is a godson, purely the referee's father.

In Harden's mind, Li Liang has become the father of referees.

Anyway, I've never seen a player treat like this.

It's just that Li Liang doesn't have any preferential treatment on the offensive end, and the free throw whistle is very normal.

So the players in the league just wondered about it and didn't express any dissatisfaction.

At halftime, in the Clippers' locker room, Li Liang began to curse.

He started scolding from the team's defensive enthusiasm until the players were not properly carried.

Li Liang's shoelaces have always been very neatly tied, which is an experience he learned from John Wooden.

And his shoes have laces that Wooden gave him, so he never breaks his feet.

Li Liang said that this is just to say that the Clippers players did not really take defense to heart.

The Clippers have always played well offensively, and the first three games were even more firepower, which to a certain extent covered up the team's lack of defense.

Li Liang can endure one and two endures, and he can't endure it forever.

Especially if it comes to the playoffs, the Clippers' defense is going to be problematic.

Li Liang turned on the hair dryer and buzzed for a full fifteen minutes, so that Rivers couldn't even interject.

Rivers first thought, who is the head coach of the team in Nima?

And you're a young player, is it appropriate to criticize the old players like that?

As a result, Rivers thought, alas, that there seems to be some truth in what he said, so listen to it.

Listening to it again, although some of Li Liang's words are fierce, every sentence hits the shortcomings and key points of the team's defense, and also hits Rivers' heart.

Rivers has built a strong defensive team with the Celtics, and although the Clippers have to teach them according to their aptitude, they can't continue to pursue the Celtics.

But defense is really something that can't be lost, and any team that wants to win the championship must not have big problems in defense.

Judging from the Clippers' performances in the first few games since the start of the season, there is really something wrong.

Rivers and the coaching staff have been looking for a solution, but they haven't been in a hurry.

NBA coaching is also a job after all, and if the team is okay for the time being, then there is no need to rush too much to solve the problem.

But Li Liang is in a hurry, the father of the system, and the identity of many legendary coaches, which does not allow him to sit and watch the team's defense play like this.

A flurry of incisive analysis and criticism has put the entire Clippers locker room quiet.

Not only that, but everyone nodded again and again when they heard it.

Jamison, a former Lakers player, said to himself: "As I said, Bruce makes a lot of sense, and he's very fair. ”

You see, I have been scolded a lot, and I think he is fair.

After Li Liang finished speaking, Rivers asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

Li Liang said: "I want to know what to do, what else do I want you to do?" I don't know, but I'll do everything I can. ”

Li Liang really didn't know, he had ideas, but he understood that putting some ideas into practice requires very rich experience and considerable coaching ability.

It's okay to move your mouth, you really let him propose a solution to the team, he really can't.

Therefore, Li Liang is also a big troll.

At halftime, players from both sides returned to the field.

The Clippers players were still a little blind in their minds, and they were scolded for a while, but they felt that they were not angry, but felt reasonable.

Li Liang's brainwashing of the entire Clippers team has begun.

……

During the intermission, the Toyota Center also held a commendation event for U.S. Air Force soldiers, who are minorities, to reinforce the patriotic faith of people of all colors in the United States of America.

It can be said that the patriotic education of Americans is absolutely all-round and has penetrated into the hearts of every ordinary person without dead ends.

From this point of view, there is still a gap between Li Liang's hair dryer and Lao Mei's propaganda department.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets still used the twin towers starting at the beginning of the first quarter.

It seems that McHale didn't realize that the twin towers didn't work well against the Clippers.

The Rockets' first offense allowed Jefferson to single in the low post, only to be knocked out by Jordan Jr. before the ball could be shot.

Jordan Jr. got the ball and wanted to pass Paul to launch a quick counterattack, but Beverley suddenly scored and broke the ball!

If it hadn't been too hard, he would have ended up hitting Beverley's foot and flying out of bounds, and Beverley would have been another steal.

Li Liang said directly to Little Jordan: "Pass the ball to me!" ”

Li Liang was very unhappy with Paul's possession tonight, and he should step up and share more.

Li Liang held the ball through the half, first passed the ball to Butler high post, and then went around to the right side to receive the ball again.

After receiving the ball, with the help of Jordan Jr.'s cover, he dribbled through the middle, and then made a pull-up jump shot at the free throw line!

Caused Parsons' hitter foul, free throws!

Parsons shook his head, this Li Liang has more and more tricks, and he will cut into a pull-up jump shot after the high post block?

He didn't know that Lee was learning to shoot with Alan Houston, and that he would still be able to do that.

He made both free throws to close the score to one point.

Then the Rockets missed a shot from the outside, and the Clippers got the rebound, and the quick counterattack was destroyed.

But Li Liang looked for an opportunity on the outside, and at 45 degrees on the right side, with the help of Griffin's wall, he caught the ball and hit a jumper.

Li Liang flew up tonight in the middle distance, and he actually came to feel it.

The Rockets originally wanted to guard Li Liang's three-point shot, but who knew that his mid-range shooting was equally deadly.

Harden has to step up at this time, he holds the ball on the right side, Li Liang tells Butler to walk away to face Parsons, he has to defend Harden himself.

Harden was a little helpless in the face of Li Liang, whether it was using speed, strength or feints, the effect was not very good.

Jefferson came out to cover and respond to Harden twice, but Harden didn't get rid of Li Liang's defense.

In the second screen, Harden took the ball from Jefferson, and Li Liang stepped forward to pull the ball.

Just as his arm reached near the ball, Harden's arm suddenly approached Li Liang's arm.

The arms of the two people were twisted together at once, and Harden's arm was raised up, as if he was about to start shooting, and hit Li Liang's arm.

This is a common foul making method used by Harden, as soon as his arm is raised and hit the opponent's hand, the opponent will foul.

As a result, as soon as Harden finished lifting, the whole person fell backwards, as if he had been pushed.

And what about Li Liang?

Li Liang was already sitting on the ground......

Jefferson stood there and looked left and right, what the hell is going on?

The referee blew the whistle, hesitated, and finally blew Li Liang's foul.

But it's not a shooting foul, it's just a normal foul.

"OK, OK Bruce, don't worry, I'll explain to you......"

Referee Mark Davis saw Li Liang getting up and was about to rush over, so he directly stepped forward and hugged him and explained to him why he was blowing like this.

To be honest, it doesn't matter who you want to blow for this kind of ball, both of them are acting schools.

But the referee blows a foul not only to look at the fact of the foul, but also to look at the state of the game.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the number of fouls on both sides was very small, Li Liang had one foul in the first half, and Harden had one foul.

So it's not a big problem to blow anyone.

And the Rockets are at home, plus the whistle blows, the dead ball is dead, and one must be blown, then blow Li Liang and let the Rocket's offense continue.

If it is a critical moment, or if Li Liang has already committed 4 or 5 fouls, the referee will consider not blowing the whistle.

If two people want to play as you go, I don't care.

After Davis explained a little, Li Liang forgave him.

The game continued, and the Rockets played a good game with a throw-in.

Parsons had an open opportunity in the bottom corner, and Beverley passed the ball past and Parsons hit a three-pointer.

The rocket re-established its superiority and overtook it.

And the Clippers' counterattack came very simply, after Paul hit the basket in the middle, he attracted the defense, followed by a high throw, and Jordan Jr. followed up with the violent dunk in the air!

The two sides began to go head-to-head in the third quarter.

Li Liang and Harden are two people acting with each other, as long as Harden touches Li Liang, Li Liang doesn't care about 3721, first pour it back and then talk about it.

It's weird that Harden is not used to it, damn it, I used to play someone else, why is he playing me now?

And Beverly and Paul soon got on the same page.

Beverley broke Paul again in one-on-one defense!

Then he held the ball and quickly counterattacked the layup, and Jordan Jr. gave Beverley two points with an interference ball.

But soon Paul made a steal on a Rockets throw-in serve, and Beverley countered on the spot, only to be whistled for a foul by the referee.

The two also had some physical contact after the referee's whistle, and Beverley is like this on the court, constantly biting and interfering with the opponent, which is very annoying.

It's just that his own fans will like him very much.

The two sides have been playing hard in the first half of the third quarter, and the difference has been 1, 2, and 3 points.

It was until the 68-68 tie, when Beverley received another foul while defending Paul and had to go off the court.

The Clippers sent the sideline ball, and after Li Liang received the ball in the bottom corner with the help of cover, he directly hit the three-shot shot!

Subsequently, there was a chaotic battle on the court, first Parsons broke through to the basket and was blocked by Li Liang one-on-one.

The Clippers quickly counterattacked, Griffin received Paul's pass and rushed to the basket, but was covered by Asik!

Poor Short Fen.

The Rockets countered again, Jeremy Lin quickly attacked the basket with the ball, and a ground-hitting pass wanted to Josh Smith.

The intention of passing the ball was too obvious, and it was cut off by Li Liang - TM Why are you everywhere!

Li Liang didn't pass the ball after the ball was broken, this is a mess, I won't play with you.

After Li Liang dribbled through the halfcourt, he took a step outside the three-point line at the top of the arc and shot directly with three points!

Score!

Two three-pointers in a row.

Then, Asik drew a foul on Jordan Jr. and made one of two free throws.

Li Liang once again took the ball by himself across the half, and he didn't pass it.

Outside one-on-one singles Josh Smith with the ball, dribbling to the final five seconds.

Kick in on the break, then make a stop-and-go jump shot at the top of the arc!

It was a very difficult ball, and Josh Smith defended it well, almost covering the ball.

Li Liang shot a two-point ball with a high arc, and then hit the board into the basket!

McHale saw that the situation was not good, and immediately called a timeout.

But after the timeout, after Harden broke through the basket, he passed the ball to Jefferson who cut in, and the ball was still lost!

Damn, Li Liang seems to have guessed the passing route of the Rockets player in advance, and made consecutive steals.

In fact, these in-passes of the rocket, the intentions are too obvious.

Li Liang once again held the ball himself to push the counterattack, passed, and passed Nima's ball.

The Rockets were obviously a little panicked, and Josh Smith, who was back on defense, directly pushed Li Liang and fouled.

After this foul, the number of fouls in the third quarter of the Rockets has reached four, and Li Liang is about to go to the free throw line.

The rocket was obviously frightened by Li Liang's fiery hand, and knew that if he let him shoot again, he would not be able to do another one or three points.

In that case, foul him, send him to the free throw line, two points are better than three points.

As a result, Li Liang hit two free throws and scored 10 points in a row.

Single-handedly, he has stretched the score difference to more than 10 points.

Li Liang hit the free throw and said to Paul: "See, basketball, it's that simple, just score!" Kobe Bryant taught me! ”

Paul shook his head helplessly, and he had to admit that this was where he was a little worse than a lot of championship defenders.

This kind of thing, Li Liang actually has it.

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