Chapter 480 The Rhythm of Soaring Points
The Clippers began to exert force in the middle of the second quarter.
Li Liang took the lead in assisting Barnes to hit a three-pointer after his debut.
This is the first three-pointer Barnes has scored so far in the game.
In the last game against the Lone Ranger Barnes, it was like playing chicken blood. He made 5 of 10 three-pointers and hit 50% of the field goals. He played the best performance of the season.
But in this game, Barnes returned to his original state, failing to make all kinds of shots.
After finally making a goal, Anthony made a defensive foul when he turned around and went to the free throw line.
After Griffin left the court, Li Liang played the fourth position on the court, facing Bargnani.
The burden of defending Anthony fell to Barnes' shoulders.
This is also the significance of Barnes and Li Liang starting together.
His height and defensive ability make Li Liang more flexible in position selection.
Of course, Anthony is really hard to guard against.
Two free throws were made at the free throw line, and the Knicks still maintained a slight lead.
But this slight advantage is just a three-pointer for Li Liang.
Now as a ball handler, Li Liang is more and more able to use screens and small coordination to create opportunities for himself to shoot three-pointers.
High-post Jordan and Barnes acted as a cover for Li Liang, and Li Liang quickly got rid of Bargnani with the ball.
Then at the top of the arc, when Bargnani gradually rushed up to cover the defense, Li Liang dribbled the ball behind him again and threw him away.
Bargnani rushed over his head, leaving nothing in front of Li Liang, and directly shot a three-pointer!
The ball draws a beautiful arc and hits the net hollow!
The entire Madison Square Garden screamed when the ball was thrown.
Judging from this action, isn't this Stephen Curry's signature fast three-pointer?
Although Li Liang's movement speed was a lot slower, the speed of his shots didn't feel that fast, there was a small pause.
But the effect is the same.
And last season, the Chinese forward who was criticized for not holding the ball and only throwing three-pointers blindly, now knows how to play such tricks?
The damage that Curry caused New Yorkers at Madison Garden last year can be said to be vivid.
54 points, 11 of 13 three-pointers, butterfly-like dribbling and beautiful quick shots, the New Yorkers were stunned.
It's a pity that the Warriors lost to the Knicks in that game. The Knicks were one of the strongest teams in the Eastern Conference last year.
As soon as Li Liang made the shot, it seemed to be a warning to the New Yorkers. I am not Curry, and the Clippers are not the Warriors.
The Clippers have overtaken the score.
Next, the Knicks still rely on Anthony.
After Anthony missed two storms, he turned on the "Harden mode", and after a tentative step, he rushed to the basket and raised his hand to make a foul.
Barnes was called for a foul and Li Liang was called for a foul.
But when Griffin returned, the Clippers continued their efficient offensive performance.
Li Liang has fully mastered the Clippers' offensive coordination routines, and he is even more handy with Griffin's pick-and-roll.
Moreover, when Li Liang was on the court, the personal creativity and enthusiasm of other players were quite good, which caused the Knicks' defense to lose focus.
Griffin and Jordan received Li Liang's pass, alley-oop, dunks and scored!
The Knicks originally had a dunk maniac, but unfortunately they can only sit on the bench and watch their opponents ravage the basket.
At the end of the second quarter, the Clippers successfully regained the initiative and ended the first half with a three-point lead over the Knicks at 53:50.
During the intermission, Mike Brown quietly asked Li Liang in the locker room, "Bruce, where did you learn that dribble behind the back and take a three-point shot?"
In the entire team, the one who pays the most attention to Li Liang must be Mike Brown.
Don't forget, Mike Brown's ultimate goal now is not a championship, but to train the greatest basketball player in history.
So Mike Brown cared a lot about Li Liang's every move, or his technical moves.
It's just that Mike Brown has always been very strange. Li Liang is late for training all year round, and sometimes stays out for a whole day. Where did he learn these technical moves?
In the summer, I didn't see him invite any well-known trainers, or practice with any stars.
At that time, Mike Brown thought that Li Liang was satisfied with his current technical level. As long as he carefully polished the three-pointer and perimeter defense, and guaranteed not to be injured, he would have a foothold in the NBA, and there would be no problem at all.
Let's talk about 60 points in the finals, the FMVP of the rookie season is enough for his name to go down in history.
I didn't know that after I got to the Clippers, talking about holding the ball means I really practiced holding the ball.
And the speed is improving almost visible to the naked eye, and every game has improved.
From being jerky at the beginning to becoming more and more comfortable now, this kid is simply a genius!
A genius also needs a teacher and a Bole. Mike Brown firmly believes that he is Li Liang's Bole.
Facing the question raised by Brown, Li Liang thought for a while and replied: "You asked me to practice! I will take time to practice my dribbling after training every day. But I don't use it much. It was luck just now. "
When Li Liang said this, Brown frowned, thinking that I really asked him to practice again?
But this time it seems that I really can’t remember it. Will I let him practice such detailed technical movements?
Nonsense is of course impossible. You are also the defensive coach of the team after all, not the technical coach. How can you manage so finely?
And Li Liang's so-called extra training after training is even more nonsense. Sometimes you don't come to training, so you do extra training.
His so-called extra training is all training in the system. Recently, he finished Maravich's courses overtime.
It feels like my fingers are going to break off, and the ring is really not that easy to wear.
However, the effect is still there. Movements like dribbling behind the back that Li Liang could only use when playing in the past can also be used in games.
Over time, his ball handling will become more and more fluid.
At that time, Paul, you can be traded away with peace of mind.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Mike Brown was still a little confused. When did I let him practice dribbling behind his back?
And Li Liang couldn't control that much, he was going to kill in the second half.
Throughout the first half, Li Liang hit three three-pointers and scored 14 points, which is still far from paying tribute to Paul.
On the first offense in the third quarter, Li Liang received a pass from Griffin and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.
Li Liang is getting more and more comfortable with three-pointers now, and he is getting better and better at catching and shooting.
On the Knicks side, Field passed the ball to Chandler and caught it empty, and the Clippers' inside defense had a loophole.
Once Li Liang leaves the fourth position, it is easy to get out of the gap.
But at this time, Li Liang was too lazy to scold Griffin, he needed to score.
[Three-point hit rate improvement post (a)]!
Li Liang used the promotion post for 5 minutes. After holding the ball from outside and using Griffin's cover to find a gap, he made a quick shot!
Li Liang's skill [Zero Second Shot] has reached level three, and his shooting speed is quite fast.
And Anthony's main defense against Li Liang was not tight enough at all.
Anthony is like this. His talents and efforts are all put on singles offense, and he is too careless in defense and organization.
This also greatly limited his personal upper limit, which made him unable to compare with LeBron James.
Sure enough, Anthony saw that Li Liang hit two three-pointers, and he also made three-pointers in the counterattack, and they also hit!
Isn't it just soaring points? In society, who am I, Brother Melon, afraid of?
Li Liang's rhythm in the second half was very good. He knew that this was the start of scoring points with Anthony.
The Knicks team has little hope for the playoffs now. Don't the fans just want to see Anthony and the opponent's star compete?
Facing Li Liang's scoring challenge, how could Anthony, the former scoring champion, be timid.
But Anthony, you forgot that the No. 28 opposite you is the one who scored 60 points in the finals.
There is a magical power in him that is difficult for ordinary people to understand, and it will burst out with extraordinary potential.
Of course, to put it bluntly, it is the system.
A systematic man!
You can't compete with him.
Before the game, Li Liang specially installed the touch runes, and also installed five [Physical Runes].
In fact, Li Liang's physical fitness has never been a problem.
And the significance of his assembling the physical rune is that the physical rune has other functions.
[Physical runes: Improve the physical fitness of players, and have a positive impact on hand feel and defensive strength. 】