The timeout ended and the match resumed.

The Clippers started the game with an 8-0 lead.

Li Liang very much hopes that this advantage can continue to expand, so that he, a garbage player, may have a chance to play in garbage time, so that he can be counted as an NBA battlefield.

Although in terms of ability, he can't reach the NBA professional arena, after all, he has a hard time playing in the NCAA.

But whether a player can play in the NBA or not, strength is one thing, and sometimes it depends on luck and opportunity.

It is generally true that the more than 400 players in the NBA are the best in the world, but if you look closely, you will find that there are also many related households, or people who stay in the league by seniority or other things.

These people are probably inferior to some other marginal non-NBA players, or those star players in Europe, who go to other leagues and may not be able to survive.

For example, the Rockets had a Bowen back then, a white player who looked thin and weak, and basically had no advantages except for a good defensive attitude.

But such a player, who has played in the NBA for 10 years, and has a highlight performance in the playoffs, has become a wonder soldier in the Rockets vs Mavericks.

In terms of comprehensive strength, such a player is unqualified in the European League or CBA, and can only be a marginal figure.

He played for an Israeli team in the '06-07 season, averaging 4.6 points per game, a level like he did in the NBA.

You know, the Clippers' fringe players like PJ Tucker can win the league MVP in overseas leagues.

And the reason why Bowen can survive in the NBA is because he has a skill.

The more players you are on the edge of the bench, the less the coach needs you to be very comprehensive, as long as you have a long board that you can use at certain moments.

Because of the strong comprehensive strength, can score, can assist, if you are strong enough, you can directly let Ling be the main force, do you still need to sit on the edge bench?

Sitting on the edge bench means you're not strong enough, you have a lot of the same functions as the main players, and the coach doesn't need you.

On the contrary, people like Bowen who have skills, such as particularly good single defense, particularly accurate three-point shooting, particularly aggressive scrambling, or spiritual leadership attributes, can have a place in the NBA.

As for those who have strong comprehensive ability but are not strong enough, they will go to overseas leagues and would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail.

And the reason why Li Liang was able to get a contract with the Clippers is to guarantee the contract, which also has his role: that is, to be Min Congda's spy.

Passing on some news from the team's dressing room to Min so that he can "get to know the players better and help them better", that's what Min said anyway.

Of course Li Liang is very contradictory, he had a relationship with Min Congda in San Antonio before, and the two are still very fateful.

Li Liang is bent on entering the NBA to prevent himself from going home to inherit his property and sell tractors.

But when he entered the Clippers, his main role was to be a spy in the locker room, and Li Liang felt that this job was too simple.

It's really not worth paying him a basic salary guarantee contract and occupying a roster of players for such a simple job.

During the interview, he also proposed to Min Congda that he only needed a short-term contract, and he felt that it was a big deal to renew the contract indefinitely.

Anyway, he doesn't care about this contract money, mainly because he wants to wear the jersey of the Clippers, so that he can post a circle of friends, ins, Twitter or something.

In the history of Chinese basketball, it is good to write a stroke.

And Min Congda didn't care about this contract money, and bluntly said that he couldn't break the rules because of Li Liang, how could he give a ten-day short contract that purely exploits players?

This is not in line with the style of the Clippers American state-owned enterprises and advanced units of player human rights, so it is necessary to give a guaranteed contract with a base salary and a two-year term.

It can be seen that the brain circuits of these two people are still very similar, the so-called things gather by like, people by groups, and it may be fate that they can get together.

Li Liang happily accepted the contract, and today he sat on the sidelines, watching the game while pricking up his ears to listen to the conversations of his teammates to understand the situation.

Min Congda told Li Liang before that there was a risk of small groups in the Clippers team, and Li Liang still didn't believe it, because in the publicity of the outside world, the Clippers have always been internally united, the players are very cohesive, and there are not as many locker room messes as other teams.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the first quarter, he heard that George and Leonard were discussing the MVP, and the Clippers wanted to give the MVP, shouldn't it be Curry?

What does it have to do with Leonard and George?

Li Liang silently wrote down the situation and prepared to report to Min Congda after the game.

At this point, the game on the court continued, and the Warriors finally played a beautiful match after a timeout.

Lillard received the ball on the sideline and gave it to Thompson, Thompson and Bogut blocked and cooperated, Thompson went straight through the middle, the Clippers contracted the defense, Thompson hit the ground and passed to Bogut, Bogut received the ball and made a layup to score two points.

Once this kind of blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation is played smoothly, it is more difficult to defend.

Bogut's cover was solid, and Thompson's cut in was quick.

The main thing is that Gasol Jr. hesitated in the choice of defense, whether to return or not to return?

In the last game, he took off vertically and was blown to death by the Clippers at a critical moment.

So this time Gasol Jr. was very careful, he didn't go inside this ball, and gave Bogut space.

However, in terms of blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, the Clippers are no worse than the Warriors.

45 degrees on the left, Gasol Jr. gives Curry's pick-and-roll, which is a fake pick-and-roll.

It seemed that he wanted to use Gasol Jr.'s cover, but in fact he didn't, Curry directly dribbled behind Lillard and shot directly at 45 degrees on the left side of the three-point shot and hit!

Curry hit his first three-pointer tonight, which undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the Warriors and seemed to give Lillard a signal: I'm going to shoot one too.

After Lillard came to the Warriors, he was compared to Curry for no other reason, because he was selected by the Warriors, and the Warriors said more than once: We originally wanted Curry.

Then, Lillard became Curry's replacement, which is an absolutely unbearable evaluation for a high-minded NBA player.

The Warriors turned on a double-screen strategy in the high post, Bogut and David Lee blocked a space for Lillard, and Lillard held the ball and burst strongly!

A stop-and-go jump shot in a drifting state, and a two-point shot on the board!

The ball was in the bottom corner, and Barnes had a chance to make a shot, but Lillard chose to do it himself.

The two sides quickly became in full spirit, and Leonard covered from the bottom side, went around from the right side to the left, received Curry's pass, and hit a mid-range jumper.

Thompson, on the other hand, took advantage of the opportunity of a quick counterattack, received the ball and made a three-point shot but still didn't score, and Gasol Jr. got the backcourt rebound and passed the ball to Curry, wanting to launch a quick counterattack.

Who knew that Thompson counter-grabbed on the spot, cut the ball directly from Curry's hands, and broke through to the layup with the ball.

Gasol Jr. still didn't dare to defend this ball with all his might, obviously he was standing under the basket, and in the face of Thompson's not sharp breakthrough, he could only jump vertically to block it.

Thompson couldn't be hindered from making moves in the air, dodging and then landing a rebound, and the Warriors were gradually finding their rhythm in the game.

But Curry immediately poured a basin of cold water on the Warriors, received George's pass, and made a three-point shot against Lillard at the top of the arc, and then hit!

Li Liang sat on the sidelines, and he was thrilled to see such a ball, it was really amazing!

Sitting on the bench and watching the game is just different from being on the TV, it's completely different feelings.

At this time, Li Liang heard Anthony Davis on the side say: "I think this season, Curry can win the MVP!" ”

Li silently wrote down this sentence in his conscience, "It seems that Anthony Davis belongs to Curry's faction." ”

In the past, people often used to use the term "bench bandits" to describe a team's strong bench lineup.

And Li Liang is about to get a new title, that is, "bench spy".

(End of chapter)