Li Liang came on the court and played the last minute of the first quarter.

The Lakers trailed the Trail Blazers by two points at 26-28.

The game continued in the second quarter, and Damian Lillard, who had been rested in the first quarter, returned to the court.

The lad was in great shape today, with seven points and three assists in the first quarter.

Coach Stotts has a lot of trust in the rookie.

The maturity he showed in training convinced Stotts that this was a player who could make a difference.

The first offense of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers started from a pick-and-roll on the left wing.

The essence of the Flow offense is that the tall players on both wings are constantly moving back and forth on the three-second vertical line, providing cover for the ball carrier and the wing players to intersperse with runs. After repeated runs and covers, there will always be a player who gets a decent shot.

The Flow attack, like the triangle attack, does not aim to run out of absolute open space for tactical purposes, but to create space for players to attack.

This is one of the major features of modern NBA tactics that distinguishes them from earlier NBA tactics.

On the increasingly cramped basketball court, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to run out of the open spot.

Being able to make the opponent's defender stagger a position and make up for the defense one second later is a tactical success.

As for whether you can throw in, it depends on the ability of the player.

Lillard passed the ball to Batum from the baseline, and then went inside with Hickson's cover from the middle.

Take away defenders on the one hand, and look for opportunities in the bottom corner on the other.

Batum dribbles and observes, and Hickson continues to step forward to block.

In front of Batum is Li Liang.

And opposite Hixon is Gasol.

Li Liang stared at Batum while looking back slightly, reminding Gasol to close inside.

Hixon's shooting level is nowhere near as good as Ade's.

Ade sat on the sidelines, and there was no need to worry about Hickson's outside cut for this ball.

Sure enough, Batum and Hickson blocked and dismantled, and Li Liang squeezed through directly.

Gasol stepped back to protect the basket, blocked and chased back, and Batum distributed the ball to Hixon, who cut outside.

Hickson had a chance to make a shot, he hesitated for a moment and stepped on the three-point line to shoot.

"Boom!" No.

Li Liang stepped forward and jammed Batum and accepted the rebound.

In the two-month secret training, in addition to improving his organization and three-point ability, Li Liang did not forget to mention his rebounding ability.

He completed Truk Robinson's assignment and learned his truck-like under-the-basket positioning skills.

It's still no problem to deal with a slender player like Batum.

After receiving the rebound, Li Liang passed the ball to Meeks, who took the ball and rushed directly to the fast attack.

An elderly team like the Lakers must seize a fast-break opportunity.

However, after Hickson shot from the outside, he stepped back quickly and interfered with Meeks under the basket.

Gasol, who was keeping up, made a rebound, and the two sides were tied.

Stotts looked at Li Liang's defense and felt that this No. 28 kid had a lot of ideas.

Soon after, it turned out that Stotts was right.

Although he doesn't want to see that he is right.

Lillard and Leonard had a pick-and-roll on the right side.

Li Liang, who was facing Batum in the bottom corner on the right side, immediately came over to help defend.

His footwork is very sharp, and he seems to have predicted in advance that Lillard would go 45 degrees to the right and flank Lillard with Jordan Hill.

Unlike Ci Shiping's sluggish flanking attack in the first section, Li Liang's flanking attack was fierce.

He's taller and taller, and when he hits a shot, he blocks directly between Lillard and Batum, blocking Lillard's vision of the ball.

Unlike the general kind of defenders who don't care about each other because they pinch the ball holder, causing the ball handler to share the ball and leak the empty space, Li Liang's pinch attack on Lillard is quite resolute and fierce.

He didn't even think about saying that if Lillard gave the ball to Batum, he would have to go back to the baseline to make up for the leak.

What is missing?

Lao Tzu forced you to not be able to play the ball, right?

Of course, Lillard still gave the ball to Batum.

It's just that in order to get past Li Liang's obstacles, his ball passed a little high.

Batum had to jump up to catch the ball.

This jump completely lost the vacancy advantage caused by the pinch attack.

Li Liang was able to return to his position immediately and stand in front of Batum.

This kind of defense is often seen on NBA defensive teams.

It's really hard to see the Lakers now.

Ci Shiping is five years younger, and he can take care of his opponent after helping to defend like this in every game.

Now he may not be able to keep an eye on any of them, so he can only rely on his own body to scare people.

Batum got rid of it for half a day from the outside, and finally forced a shot from the bottom corner with three points.

No.

Gasol got the rebound in the backcourt.

No matter what, push the fast attack and rush up!

It's Meeks again, but it's a pity that this thing's fast-break ability is like this.

Dribble, dribble, dribble!

Missed, Lillard cut off Meeks' ball.

He looked at the six ways and directly made a long pass to the basket!

Hickson!

The ball hadn't flown yet, but it was intercepted by Li Liang halfway!

Mom, I've been staring at you for a long time.

The passing eyes are so big and so obvious, when I am blind?

Li Liang intercepted the ball in mid-air, and it was still the Lakers' possession.

This time, the Lakers are going to stabilize and play a position.

Hit Princeton?

Fuck off, Princeton with a yarn.

After Li Liang gave the ball to Meeks, he said directly to him: "Give the ball to Gasol!" ”

Meeks didn't speak, but his eyes betrayed him.

Bruce Lee's words should be listened to, after all, he is a man who can command coaches.

Sure enough, Gasol was in the low post on his favorite left side.

Meeks lobs the ball to Gasol.

Gasol played Leonard one-on-one, and it was really light-hearted.

Before the help defense came up, he turned inside and licked the basket to get the hand.

Overtaken!

After a period of confusion on the court, the Lakers overtook the score.

Stotts immediately called a timeout.

Originally, he still thought that in the second quarter, Lillard would rush on the court and seize the initiative on the court.

I don't know that both attacks were blocked.

The No. 28 Chinese player has a very clear mind.

Is this really a rookie?

However, looking at Lillard on his own bench, he can only say that he can't bully teenagers to play less.

Li Liang actually plays a lot, and this ability to read offense and command defense is practiced in one task game after another.

During the timeout, Mike Brown made changes to the lineup.

Kobe Bryant and Nash returned to the court, and Howard replaced Gasol.

Mike Brown emphasized the need to protect the outside line more in defense, and reminded Li Liang to do a good job of helping the outside line.

Li Liang thought to himself, damn it, just train me alone, why don't you let Kobe Bryant help defend more?

You know how to play well, to play on the outside, to pass, to make the ball, to walk on the defensive end.

Complaining in his heart is complaining, Li Liang still knows that Kobe Bryant will be much more valuable if he leaves his physical strength on the offensive end.

Therefore, the task of protecting Nash was placed on Li Liang.

Li Liang did a good job in the second quarter.

No matter who his opponent is, Li Liang will always focus half of his attention on Nash and Lillard.

As long as there is a chance, Li Liang will definitely help defend Lillard.

Of course, this kind of defense is very physically demanding, so much so that in the second quarter, Li Liang only got two three-point shots, and he didn't make any shots.

But his aggressive defense paid off, with the Lakers and Trail Blazers always clinging to the score.

Today, Howard was in great offensive form on the interior and played quite efficiently.

The Lakers have maintained a 2-point to 3-point lead.

The Trail Blazers were chasing behind, and their Flow offense never worked smoothly.

Li Liang's dog skin plaster is really annoying.

He doesn't look like a rookie at all on the defensive end.

Don't be swayed, don't be fooled, don't be deceived, and tactical fouls will sabotage the Trail Blazers' counterattack.

Stotts pouted when he saw it, and said in his heart that this Nima was possessed by an old vixen, right?

Is this kid in his second NBA game? The defensive end is also too old.

And Brown found that the Lakers' lineup was a bit inseparable from Li Liang.

They need a young, energetic spot where they're smart defensively and dangerous offensively.

This is the type of player the Los Angeles Lakers have been craving for 10 years.

They are aging too much, and their legs and feet are too slow.

Therefore, Li Liang came on the court from the end of the first quarter and almost played the second quarter.

The Lakers maintained a three-point lead at 58:55 and pressed the Trail Blazers to play.

Li Liang did not score, but contributed 2 steals and 4 rebounds.

But he's tired!

It stands to reason that the bench player will only play five or six minutes on the court, and he will almost play a full quarter.

And he kept helping to make up for the outside line, grabbing rebounds in the card position, and he was almost exhausted.

Once a dead ball, Li Liang walked to the sidelines and shouted at Brown: "Mike, you are sleeping hot!" Are you breaking the substitution key? ”

Brown spread his hands towards Li Liang and said, "Don't you want to play?" I'll let you fight more. ”

Brown is worried that if Ci Shiping plays, his three-point shooting that is not good can be said to be ineffective, and the pace of key outside defense will not be able to keep up.

Of course, Brown also reacted that Li Liang had played too long and replaced Li Liang with Ci Shiping.

Li Liang sat on the bench with his buttocks, which was beating, but he was tired to death.

With this kind of span of the world wiping the Lakers' ass, Jim Buss should give him a salary increase.

However, just after Li Liang went down, less than 10 seconds passed.

The Trail Blazers serve in the backcourt, and an accident happens.

Lillard inadvertently bumped into Nash as he ran across the frontcourt.

Lillard's knee landed on Nash's left knee, and Nash limped.

Brown immediately called a timeout and replaced Nash.

Li Liang stepped forward to support Nash, his legs could no longer walk, and he could only jump on one foot.

"I feel some pain, some pain." Nash said, his face ugly.

If he is only 18 years old, such an impact, it would be good to squat down and move twice.

But he is 38 years old, and any small physical ailment can become a major ailment.

There are too many NBA superstars who, after the age of 35, have fallen off a cliff because of an injury.

Carl Malone in F4 '04 is a case in point.

And Nash's injury seems to have come a little earlier.

Li Liang and the team doctor together, the two carried Nash out of the court early and went back to the locker room.

In the locker room, the team doctor made a brief treatment to Nash's knee to relieve the pain.

It is not known what the problem is, but it may be a soft tissue contusion.

The team doctor gave Nash a special knee pad.

Nash said he still had to play in the second half.

At this time, Li Liang brought a glass of water to Nash, and Nash drank it all.

"Steve, you can't play in the second half, you have to protect your body." Li Liangdao.

Gary Waiti, the team doctor on the side, thought to himself, I just persuaded me as a 30-year Lakers veteran team doctor, it's useless, you a hairy boy came over to say this kind of thing?

Nash was originally ready to play, but Li Liang's sincere gaze made Nash waver.

"I promise, we're going to win in the second half, definitely!" Li Liang added.

Nash wants to play because he is afraid that the team will lose, and if the team can win, he doesn't need to hold on.

So, the team doctor can't stop him, but his teammates can.

Li Liang has a sense of trust.

Nash nodded and decided to give up the second half of the game and choose to rest.

At this time, a subtitle flashed in front of Li Liang's eyes:

[Mission, counterattack of the second round of show 3c, mission requirements: to contain Lillard's debut, let him score no more than 20 points, task reward: two random runes, a few rune upgrade fragments. ] 】

Hehe, this task came at the right time.

Destroying the rookie's debut is Li Liang's forte.