Chapter 629 Complete Walker

I don't know if it was because the fans in Los Angeles cheered so enthusiastically that Li Liang felt sorry for the fans here.

When the game officially started, Li Liang's condition was not very good.

The first three-pointer of the game was missed.

Li Liang's opening three-pointer now is like telling his fortune for the entire game.

Entering, it means that the state is good and you can vote more.

If you don't make it, you have to be careful, which means that tonight's shooting feels average.

Later, Li Liang himself knew that it was mostly a psychological effect, but once a psychological effect occurs, it is really difficult to eliminate the influence.

Li Liang himself laughed at other players for their superstition all day long, such as wearing masks and wearing underwear backwards.

As a result, his superstition may become more serious than others, and the first three-pointer on the court is particularly important.

If he didn't score, he didn't seem so confident in the subsequent three-pointers.

The Clippers, who returned to the home court, played a smooth offense under the leadership of Paul.

On the defensive end, Rivers learned the lesson of the previous game, and instead of letting Li Liang attack wildly alone, he double-teamed him in time.

Once Li Liang's personal offense is affected, the Pacers' offense will be greatly reduced.

After nearly 30 games, the Pacers have found the right way to play.

Li Liang must score more points, other players must perform well on the defensive end, and three-pointers must be accurate.

Li Liang's support and assists are not particularly meaningful to the Pacers.

Because JR-Smith, Stephenson, David West and the recovered Granger are not the kind of players who "eat cakes" and get assists, their autonomous offensive ability is still quite strong.

With or without your assist, Li Liang, the impact is actually not particularly big.

If Nash is given to the current Pacers, the impact on the Pacers' offense is not too great.

Li Liang himself realized this. He no longer deliberately organizes like the Clippers did, and he will attack when he has the opportunity.

Tonight, Li Liang did not attack well.

Later, Rivers began to let Paul defend Li Liang, and Jordan and Barnes were always on hand.

Paul was "taken care of" by Li Liang in the last game, and he almost came to 58. This time when he returns to Staples, of course, he also needs to take care of Li Liang.

Paul started from the second quarter, mainly defending Li Liang.

To be honest, although Paul is a 183 man, his stocky big butt, strong body and cunning defensive style allow him to defend from the 1st position to the 3rd position. Any strong attacker outside, Paul can To deal with, including Kevin Durant, a pervert with long arms.

Li Liang knows the Clippers, he knows Paul, and Paul also knows Li Liang.

The small movements of his hands never stopped, and they kept interfering with Li Liang's attack, making Li Liang very uncomfortable.

The Pacers' offense was hindered, and on the defensive end, the Clippers played a fast offense under the leadership of Paul.

For a while, the Pacers couldn't resist, 49:61 in the half, 12 points behind the Clippers.

Li Liang only scored 11 points in the first half, 10 points less than normal, so the Pacers were more than 10 points behind.

After the start of the third quarter, Bird made a bold attempt to put Li Liang in the 4th position, and then switched to Granger to start.

In this way, the Pacers used a lineup of one big and four small, and both Finsen and West sat on the bench.

As soon as this lineup came out, the Pacers' offensive efficiency greatly increased.

After Li Liang came to the fourth position, he reduced his three-point shooting and began to continue his "sneaking".

The ball was digested by Granger, JR-Smith and Sloan.

The Clippers suddenly lost their defensive focus, and were scored consecutively by the Pacers, only 2 points behind.

Rivers immediately called a timeout. Rivers did not expect Bird's change.

Subsequently, the two sides entered into a fierce fight.

The Pacers found a breakthrough in tactics, which was Granger, and at the same time liberated Li Liang.

The Pacers began to gradually regain their advantage. Finally, in the third minute of the fourth quarter, Li Liang came on the field and received a pass from Stephenson.

Li Liang had "stealed" 12 points in the second half, and this guy was really elusive in the fourth position.

The reason is that the Clippers don't have a good third position to "check for leaks and make up for vacancies." Jordan and Griffin alone are not enough.

However, the Pacers did not continue the momentum until the end of the game.

Stephenson just made a good pass, and then fouled Paul on defense, sending Paul to the free throw line.

Then JR-Smith was on the offensive, he took the ball and rushed to the basket, knocked down Griffin, and dribbled the ball.

Li Liang said without a second, shouting at the defensive end, and everyone focused.

Li Liang defended the pick-and-roll from a high position. After switching to Paul, Paul missed a mid-range jumper.

Li Liang turned around and stuck to the basket, the ball collapsed far away, and he got the backcourt rebound!

Then, McGee and Li Liang grabbed each other, and the two pushed hard at the same time, and the ball flew out and flew into the hands of Griffin under the basket.

A gift from heaven, Griffin took the ball and made a dunk!

Watching Griffin succeed in dunking, Li Liang stood under the basket, crossed his hips and let himself go for two seconds.

what is this?

why?

Who sent these three men over?

Who is it!

After this operation, the advantage that the Pacers just gained is gone.

Not only is the score falling behind again, the key is that the momentum is gone.

After Granger played well in the third quarter, he was at the end of the fourth quarter.

Li Liang originally wanted to use props to change his life against the sky, but after a timeout, he sat on the bench and thought about it. Maybe it would be a good thing for Sansha to learn the lesson of failure.

It's better to take lessons and fail in the regular season than in the finals, right?

Facts have proved that Li Liang is still too optimistic about human nature.

Of course, this is something.

The momentum of the Pacers' counterattack was suddenly interrupted, and the Clippers became more and more courageous.

Paul took over the game in the final period, made two mid-range jumpers, assisted his teammates twice, and also stole Sloan in the defense, and made a counter-attack layup, helping the Clippers to beat at home, 111:106, 5 points out the Pacers.

Li Liang scored 30 points again in this game, but the shooting rate was not high, giving people the feeling that he was gradually becoming more scientific.

Granger played well and scored 13 points again efficiently, but the fourth quarter was a bit weak.

After the game, Paul was finally able to pat Li Liang's head generously and said, "I'll be waiting for you in the finals."

Li Liang nodded with a smile on the surface, and laughed in his heart, can you enter the finals without me? I'm afraid you won't even make it to the Western Conference Finals.

Although the Pacers lost this game, it was a good lineup test for Bird.

After a period of debugging, Bird first confirmed that Granger's state had miraculously recovered.

In the last few games, Granger has been able to score in double digits while playing about 20 minutes per game.

His ability to hold the ball on the offensive end has greatly reduced Li Liang's pressure on the ball.

The second is that Stephenson played well on the bench.

Bird found that Stephenson was not suitable to play with Li Liang.

Stephenson is a typical example of not having the life of the boss, and suffering from the boss's disease.

With the real boss, he is out of place, like a ghost.

When the boss is off, he will go up again. With the second team, there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains to call the king, which is quite impressive.

After gradually establishing this rotation system, the Pacers will gradually get on the right track.

Now, the Pacers have one last missing piece in the lineup, the point guard.

All they have to do is wait for George Hill's return, and then the Pacers will be truly complete.

I wish all readers a happy, safe and healthy New Year.