Chapter 611

"You have to make bold air cuts, bold shots, you have to... Forget it, don't be too bold, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it if you are too bold."

After leaving Dallas, the Pacers headed to San Antonio, where they stayed at a hotel and practiced tactically in the training facility.

Li Liang is exchanging tactical experience with JR-Smith.

Smith is already an old player. It stands to reason that he has rich game experience and strong personal ability.

It's just that Smith has been playing in teams like the Nuggets and Knicks with open tactics and less discipline.

I also went to the CBA in the middle, and as the boss for a season, I can play as I like, which can be said to be quite casual.

As a result, after arriving at the Pacers, the Pacers as a whole are a team that pays great attention to tactical styles.

This made Smith very uncomfortable, causing him to hesitate from time to time on the offensive end.

Even if Li Liang opened and closed in the attack, it is not a blind attack, there is a routine.

After all, he is a player who has studied at the Los Angeles Offensive Academy for two years. Li Liang has a good understanding of the overall offense.

Now he's passing that understanding on to his teammates.

Li Liang is so selfless and dedicated. This is the difference between players trained in socialist countries and American players.

(The fundamental reason is that Li Liang can't bear to play with idiots.)

As the head coach, Bird watched from the sidelines, studied seriously, nodded from time to time, and then went to sit and rest for a while.

Why not rest if you can rest?

Li Liang was heartbroken, and his playing experience plummeted.

Now he can't wait for a "coaching ability improvement module" to appear in the system. He feels that if he practices a little bit in the system, and then improves it in real games, he can kick Bird away and become a player-coach himself.

Smith is not a fool, despite his occasional blunders.

After Li Liang's repeated explanations and then drills in training, Smith gradually got some feeling.

The corners would be his best shot, and the baseline would be his best space to move around and look for opportunities.

After training, Li Liang felt much more tired than usual.

He doesn't want to come to the training anymore, so he might as well do tasks in the system and continue to improve himself.

But the tight schedule did not allow Li Liang to think much. On the night of the 26th, the Pacers came to the AT&T Center to challenge the Spurs away.

One advantage of Li Liang's coming to the Pacers is that he has fewer conversations with the Western powers.

Except for the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference, Li Liang didn't care about the other teams to be honest.

As for these strong teams in the West, he will only meet them in the regular season, and the playoffs are no longer a problem.

Of course, Li Liang's trip to the east is also good news for the Western powers.

For example, for the Spurs, last year was their best chance to hit the championship. If they reached the finals, the Heat would probably not be able to beat the Spurs.

Unfortunately, the powerful Spurs still fell at the feet of Li Liang's team.

In the summer, after Li Liang was rumored to be bought out, the Spurs had no room to sign Li Liang, and then they were very afraid that Li Liang would go to a super team in the Western Conference. As a result, Li Liang went to the Eastern Conference.

Popovich breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result, rumors of Li Liang's trade came out again immediately, and Popovich immediately made a tentative offer to trade Leonard for Li Liang.

In the end, the Cavaliers accepted the Pacers' offer, thinking that Paul George was more suitable for James and the Cavaliers.

In addition to the contract mismatch on the Spurs side, Popovich was also hesitant to send Leonard away for Li Liang.

In terms of strength, Popovich really hopes to get Li Liang.

But Popovich also believes that jumping players like Li Liang do not meet the Spurs' long-term team building standards.

So in the end Li Liang stayed in the east, and Popovich was relieved.

It's just that this tentative operation deepened the gap between him and Leonard.

During the Western Conference finals last season, the master and apprentice had a conflict because of Li Liang's "fart".

As a result, the effects of the props have long passed, but the gap between the two has not completely disappeared.

It's just that it hasn't shown it for the time being. Leonard ushered in the last year of his rookie contract. For the Spurs, an important issue is the renewal of Leonard.

At present, Leonard has no intention of renewing his contract with the Spurs in advance. He may have to finish this season before considering whether to stay with the Spurs.

In short, the appearance of Li Liang disrupted the team building plans of Popovich and the Spurs, making this the most successful team team in the 21st century walk on a rough road.

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The game between the two sides started on time at 7:30 in the evening.

The Pacers' two generals, West and George, are still on the injured list and have not returned.

Therefore, Li Liang had no choice but to continue to lead three fools with one star in the starting lineup, and then add a Sloan.

The good news is that CJ Myers returned from injury in this game and will play as a substitute.

With CJ Myers, the Pacers' weak bench firepower will be solved to some extent.

The Spurs are much healthier, and the only player with an injury problem is Splitter.

Therefore, the Spurs used a lineup with Duncan as the center and Boris Diaw at the power forward.

Leonard, Danny Green and Tony Parker make up the Spurs' front and back.

After the start of the new season, the Spurs have maintained high competitiveness in the regular season as always.

Their current record is 9 wins and 4 losses, temporarily ranking third in the West.

After the game started, Tony - Parker is still the first to come out on top.

Li Liang will soon be able to recite this routine of the Spurs.

Opening Tony - Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll cooperation, once the opportunity has a mid-range jumper attempt at the horn.

If you can make a good shot, make a few more shots later, slowly open up, and then create space and opportunities for the flanks.

If you can't make a shot, let Duncan play a few low positions, and then gradually gain the advantage through defense, and the offense of positional warfare slowly unfolds.

As a player who has had an in-depth confrontation with the Spurs, Li Liang understands the Spurs' routines very well.

He knew that to fight against the spurs, you must use random punches, and you must not compete with the spurs one by one, otherwise you will die more miserable.

So after Parker hit the opening mid-range jumper, Li Liang got the ball and immediately held the ball and pushed for a quick counterattack.

Tonight, Li Liang put on McGinnis' steel suit again, and his body was as strong as a bull.

Li Liang's speed is not considered fast, but he used his rhythm and strength to force his way to the basket from the middle.

Facing Leonard's post defense and Duncan's supplementary defense, the two defended and forced a one-handed throw, which caused Leonard's defensive foul.

Leonard was called for a foul and raised his hand to signal the referee, but he was wondering why Bruce Lee's became the same as the little tank?

The two just played against each other in the Western Conference Finals a few months ago. To be honest, Leonard's self-confidence was a little injured.

Li Liang's outstanding performance in the game was the key to the Clippers' victory over the Spurs.

His sharp three-pointers and extremely smart play gave Leonard a lot of stimulation.

So during the offseason, Leonard continued to practice hard to improve his three-point shooting.

As a result, the new season started, why did Li Liangnima suddenly become James' style of play?

Could it be that after being teammates with James for a few days in the Cavaliers, he stole James' skills?

The same Leonard also felt that at the moment of physical contact, Li Liang's unparalleled strength was definitely a huge improvement compared to last season.

How the hell did this guy do it?

Leonard was expressionless, but his heart turned a few times.

Li Liang stepped to the free throw line, made two free throws, and caused Leonard to foul once, earning a profit.

There is no doubt that Li Liang will bring the rhythm of the game.

If the Pacers play according to the old game rhythm, it will definitely be difficult.

Leonard quickly counterattacked Li Liang.

It is still the pick-and-roll of high-level Parker and Duncan.

This time, Parker didn't get a chance to make a phone call, so he hit the ground and passed the ball to Duncan.

Duncan dribbled the ball in the middle and walked in, and then handed the pass to cover Leonard who rolled over from the bottom line.

After receiving the ball, Leonard relied on the cover to get rid of Li Liang's defense, and went to the basket from the middle. Facing McGee's defense, the opponent grabbed the ball and made a dodge layup in the air.

Leonard's hands are really big. Others want to hold the ball with both hands for a layup. He grabbed and dodged with one hand, and with a confrontation in the air, he sent the ball into the basket.

Li Liang could see that Leonard also made progress through unremitting training in the summer.

interesting.

Li Liang thought to himself that this confrontation with Leonard would be very interesting.

Basketball is still fun.

Just as he was thinking, Li Liang was hit on the head by a ball flying from the baseline...

It was McGee's very casual serve from the baseline.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Leonard immediately stepped forward to steal, and then made an easy layup, scoring 4 points in a row.

Li Liang looked at McGee, and McKee also looked at Li Liang.

"Why did you hit me with the ball?"

"I serve."

"Why did you hit me with the serve?"

"I'm sorry, but you're not concentrating."

Li Liang glared at McKee for two seconds and was defeated.

Forget it, basketball is still boring.

It's better to hurry up and put the spurs on the ground as soon as possible.