Chapter 600 Man of Steel

On November 3, Li Liang and his teammates set off from Atlanta to Indiana.

The Pacers did not play on the 3rd and 4th.

The team had a day off on the 3rd, and Li Liang was at home concentrating on McGinnis, the little bull.

McInnis' book is likewise made up of several missions.

The first of these assignments was a game McInnis played in college.

He played at Indiana University, that was the 1970-1971 season, when Bob Knight had not yet come to Indiana University, McGinnis was a basketball hero in Indiana.

As a result, in the game against Kentucky, McGinnis raised his hand and called a timeout at the end of the tie when his teammates hit a lore, which resulted in Indiana University losing the game.

This timeout, like Webber's non-existent timeout later, became a story in basketball history.

And the first task is to go back to the old Fieldhouse Arena in 1970 and stop this from happening.

For Li Liang, this task is still very simple.

I don't need to call a timeout, can I just beat Kentucky to the ground?

Although I'm a Kentucky player and I know Coach Rupp well, I won't show mercy!

Of course, the NCAA in the 1970s had no three-point line.

But at this time, Li Liang was no longer the player who needed to shoot three-pointers to solve all problems. His breakthrough was also very good at that time.

Li Liang, who replaced McGinnis, helped Indiana University 87:80, defeated the University of Kentucky coached by Rupp, successfully completed the task, and got [McGinnis' left hand of Iron Man].

I got a left hand, and it seems to be okay.

After equipped, it can increase the strength attribute by 5%.

Still, it's pretty good.

After returning to his home in Indiana, Li Liang opened the book again without stopping, and entered the second mission.

The second mission was in the 1974-1975 season, McInnis' fourth season with the Pacers, who were still in the ABA.

The Pacers were the well-deserved king team of the ABA at that time. They won the ABA championship in 1972 and 1973, and McGinnis grew into the core of the team.

In 1974, the Pacers began to decline, and they reached the finals again in 1975. This year, McGinnis reached his personal peak in state.

But they lost in the Finals to the Kentucky Colonels led by Dan Issel.

Yes, Kentucky, Kentucky again!

Li Liang thought to himself, why does Lao Tzu, a player who graduated from Kentucky, keep trying to deal with Kentucky?

If Calipari knows this, he can't say he is a traitor.

It doesn't matter, it's a system task, just hit it.

This Dan-Isser is also Li Liang's hanging biography teacher.

He and McInnis are two completely different styles of players.

And Li Liang's task in the game is to help the Pacers change their lives against the sky with the ability that McGinnis never had.

This is still not a problem for Li Liang.

The level of competition in the ABA is really not good.

There are many stars here, they play well, and they have already had three-pointers. The game still uses three-color flower balls, and the jerseys are of course still sexy shorts.

For Li Liang, this kind of performance has a strong nature, and there is also a three-point game. It is too easy to control it.

For this three-point biubiu, Dan Issel and the Kentucky Colonels were scalp numb. Is this still McGinnis?

McInnis has always been known for his poor shooting.

The posture is very ugly, like a shot put, not to mention the hit rate.

However, in the 1975 season, McGinnis' three-point shooting percentage exceeded 35%, which is still very good.

Tonight's McGuinness seems to be equipped with a scope, and the three-pointers are scored one after another. This is not 35%, it is 53%.

The Kentucky Colonel is stronger than the Pacers in terms of overall strength and offensive fluency.

In history, they easily defeated the Pacers with a big score of 4:1 to win the championship.

As a result, Li Liang really changed his fate against the sky. Using his personal ability, he abruptly won one of the key games, which changed the situation of the entire series.

On the 4th day, when the team practiced, Li Liang didn't go.

Bird waited in the training hall for an hour without seeing Li Liang, and wanted to call him to urge him.

Mike Brown stood up to stop him, saying: "Larry, don't call him, he must be training hard at home, don't worry, if he doesn't come to training, it means he will improve."

Bird has never heard of such a truth?

If you don't come to training, you will improve?

Mike Brown explained again and again, anyway, he couldn't explain the reason, but he just wanted Bird to believe in himself.

Bird has heard of Li Liang's style. He is a person who is often late for training or even does not come, which Bird can't bear.

Byrd usually pretends to be aggressive, and pretending to be aggressive requires strong strength to support him.

His training volume is definitely one of the largest among NBA players.

Even his training method is a bit like the "three obediences and one big" in China back then.

In the summer of losing the championship, punish yourself for long-distance running on the hot road to improve your physical fitness and hone your willpower.

Therefore, people like Li Liang who didn't come to normal training, of course, couldn't understand it.

Of course, as far as Li Liang is concerned, I don't care if you understand it or not, I will show you Lao Tzu's ability when the time comes.

On November 5th, the Pacers' fourth game of the new season was against the Milwaukee Bucks at home.

It was a defensive battle, and neither side had a high percentage of offensive hits.

The Pacers beat the Bucks 10-0, relying on Hibbert and Li Liang's scoring in the opening game.

Then the Bucks launched a counterattack under the leadership of Li Liang's old classmate Knight.

The Pacers led the Bucks by 3 points at 48:45 in the first half.

For the Pacers, Li Liang scored 18 points alone, accounting for one-third of the team's points.

In the second half, the Pacers made great strides, and Bird resorted to a small lineup, a wave of 17:6 offensive shock waves, which almost crushed the Bucks.

However, after the Bucks substitute forward Antetokounmpo came on the field, he faced Li Liang and once restricted Li Liang on both ends of the offense and defense.

He scored consecutively in the fourth quarter, then blocked Li Liang's emergency stop jumper in the defense, counterattacked and assisted Jabari Parker, helping the Bucks narrow the point difference to only 2 points.

Li Liang was still very stable at the critical moment.

First, an ugly smile from Cassell followed by an emergency stop jumper, scored points and stabilized the situation.

Then the defensive end succeeded in stealing twice, counterattacked and assisted Stephenson to score, and then counterattacked to kill the basket and score a dunk, helping the Pacers to establish the victory!

In the end, the Pacers defeated the Bucks by 90:85 and 5 points at home.

Li Liang scored a game-high 33 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and sent out 3 assists, but he still felt almost unable to move!

Li Liang's assists have been less than five times in two games. It's not that he is abnormal, but that he can't grasp the opportunity to pass to his teammates!

Li Liang was so anxious that his head became bald. Even if he used the gravitational wooden fish to attract everyone to him, what could he do if the outside teammates couldn't shoot him?

In fact, the Pacers are not a strong three-pointer team.

In terms of the entire team's style of play, the three-pointer is a support. I usually practice less, and I used less in previous games. It is impossible to adjust it in a short time.

It was hard work for Li Liang to fight.

He is the only one who really holds the ball. There is no Kobe, Nash, Paul, or Griffin to help him digest the ball.

Hibbert is basically half-baked, scoring a few low-post singles and grabbing two offensive rebounds per game, even if the task is completed.

Lance Stephenson can digest the ball, but his efficiency is really... It can be described as horrible.

As soon as Bird and Li Liang saw Finsen trying to handle the ball by themselves, their heads started to hurt.

What Bird is thinking about now is no longer the team's tactical issues, but how to deal with Hibbert and Finsen!

Because of Li Liang's arrival, Bird's team building plan was disrupted.

The contract for Stephenson was too hasty and rushed.

44 million in 5 years, the amount is not large, but the number of years is too long.

Although after some bargaining, it was changed to 36 million in four years, but four years is still a long time.

If there are only two years left, it will be much easier to deal with.

Your four-year contract has just begun. Which team is willing to take over?

I can only look for someone to take advantage of, and at the same time hope that Bruce Lee can really complete the evolution.