Chapter 635

After the game against the Jazz, the Pacers' road trip ushered in the last stop, and it was also the most important game-on January 7, they challenged the hottest team of the season, Golden State warriors.

The Warriors did not have any major operations in the summer. The biggest change was the replacement of the meritorious coach Mark Jackson with the inexperienced Steve Kerr. This operation was considered a failure, but it made the Warriors burst into incredible new season energy of.

Before the start of the game against the Pacers, the Warriors had an excellent record of 27 wins and 5 losses, firmly occupying the first place in the league.

In more than 30 games, the Warriors have won almost every game, and it can be said that they swept most of the league in a devastating manner.

The only city they have difficulty conquering seems to be Los Angeles. They lost to the Lakers before Christmas and lost to the Clippers in the Christmas game, both of which were big losses.

Before Li Liang was in Los Angeles, he often beat the Warriors. After leaving Los Angeles, the Los Angeles people can still beat the Warriors.

Except for Los Angeles, the other teams can only be hammered by the Warriors.

In the next few games, the Warriors won another series of big victories.

Defeated the Timberwolves at 110:97, the 76ers at 126:86, the Raptors at 126:105, and the Thunder at 117:91.

Before facing the Pacers, the Warriors had a wave of four consecutive victories, showing their good competitive state.

On the night of January 7th, the Oracle Arena was full, and it was another night of carnival for Warriors fans.

The excellent state of the Warriors this year has led to a surge in the number of Warriors fans. Oracle, which has a good stadium atmosphere, is even more lively.

After all, the Warriors are playing against Bruce Lee tonight, and every time he talks with the Warriors and Curry, there will be wonderful sparks.

With his eye-catching performance this year, Curry has firmly occupied the first place in the MVP rankings. At the same time, his jersey sales and sneaker sales have also surpassed Li Liang, becoming Under Armor's top money printing machine.

No way, fans always like the new and dislike the old.

Although Li Liang can always bring something new to people, the fans need some adjustments.

It's always been the case with superstars and franchise fans who dominate the league, ecstatic on the rise, preoccupied with his rapid growth.

Once he sits on the throne, and his ass is on the throne for a little longer, fans can't wait for the next one to unseat him.

Li Liang overthrew James and sat on the throne. Now people hope that the Warriors and Curry will challenge Li Liang and overthrow this wandering dynasty with no fixed place.

The tide ebbs and flows, and the years are dry and prosperous. This is the law, and it is also the charm of the basketball league.

But Li Liang thought, I'm only in the third grade! Curry is older than me! I have just ascended the throne and you are expecting my downfall?

No, the buttocks are not hot yet, so I need to sit for a while longer.

Because the opponent is a warrior, Li Liang made full preparations before this game.

First, I went to the personal training center to practice three-pointers for three hours to ensure that I feel excellent and stable.

Go to the exchange center to prepare all kinds of props and consumables, but don't go to bed halfway.

[Ködinger's Dice] This kind of thing, let's let it eat ashes first, I can't afford it.

After the opening ceremony, the two sides were in full swing.

For the Warriors, Li Liang's ability to leave the West is really great news.

If this guy stays in Los Angeles, he will be a huge threat to the Warriors.

Now that he has gone to the Pacers, he will have a life-and-death battle with James first.

Li Liang stepped forward and hugged Curry to greet each other. They are both stars under Under Armour, and they have a very good relationship in private.

Li Liang expected Curry to have such strength this season.

He knows that Curry has huge energy in his body, and it finally broke out this year.

The Pacers started as usual. Bird has stabilized the team's starting lineup, and decided to let Li Liang go to the fourth position, and let Danny Granger, who has miraculously recovered, play the third position.

JR-Smith in the backcourt is getting better and better, but the occasional brain short circuit will drive Li Liang crazy.

Hill is in very good condition after returning from injury, and the Pacers' bench is even deeper, fully capable of fighting the Warriors.

The Warriors' starters are Speights, Draymond Green, Barnes, Klay Thompson and Curry.

After Steve Kerr came to the Warriors, one of the major changes to the lineup was to put Draymond Green in the starting lineup.

This seemingly inadvertent change gave the Warriors a burst of energy on both the offensive and defensive ends.

Green was like a wonderful move on the chessboard, and he revived the Warriors all at once.

Of course, Green will face challenges tonight, because on both ends of the offense and defense, he will be facing Bruce Lee.

In the first two seasons, Green was often bullied and scolded by Li Liang.

It started with the 2013 Summer League.

Therefore, when Li Liang hugged Curry and walked across to Green, Green was visibly trembling.

He didn't dare to look at Li Liang, and turned his face sideways.

Li Liang thought to himself, this bullying guy, I heard that you are very powerful, and I will cure you tonight.

Li Liang didn't want to be angry with Green, or have any grievances.

But in the preparation meeting before the game, Bird pointed out that Green is a very important point for the Warriors.

If Green's performance can be curbed, it will definitely have a good effect on restrictions.

The first time the two sides meet this season, both sides will use their opponents as their imaginary opponents in the finals.

The purpose of the encounter is to test ideas and tactics, and prepare for the possible life-and-death battle in the future.

McGee and Speights stand in the middle circle to jump the ball.

Compared with the fat Speights, McGee's jumping wingspan is higher, and he hits the ball first and dials the ball to Hill.

At the start of the game, the Pacers launched their first offense.

Both sides were tentative attacks in the opening game.

Li Liang squatted in the bottom corner at the beginning of the game, and Hill used McGee's cover to go to the basket for the first ball and directly attacked the basket!

Under the interference of Speights, Hill missed a layup.

But Li Liang, who came up from the flank, overwhelmed Green, grabbed an offensive rebound, and made a tip-up!

Li Liang scored the first point of the game with his offensive rebounds and putbacks.

This is a signal to Steve Kerr that Li Liang's style of play tonight may be different from what you think.

The Warriors attacked for the first time. After Curry and Green made a pick-and-roll, Li Liang chased Curry and gave Green a step.

Green received a pass from Curry and made a three-pointer from the left, but missed.

Green's three-pointers this season can be said to be a sharp weapon, and his three-point shooting percentage has improved significantly.

When opponents don't pay attention to him in the offense, Green's three-pointer will teach you a lesson.

But Li Liang just doesn't care about him, you have the ability to vote!

I don't know if it's because I'm still nervous about facing Li Liang, but Green's miss is a bit outrageous.

McGee got the backcourt rebound and gave it to Li Liang. Li Liang dribbled the ball halfway, faced Green near the three-point line, and suddenly stopped for a jumper and was about to shoot.

Green rushed forward immediately, but it turned out that Li Liang made a fake move, and then slammed into Green, and at the same time made a shooting motion.

"Beep!"

The referee whistled and called Green's defensive foul.

"You're so nervous, what are you nervous about?"

Li Liang didn't forget to "pacify" Green, but Green didn't speak, why the fuck do you think I'm nervous?

Li Liang is playing less and less "pure" now. He rarely uses fouls like before.

Now I have learned badly, anyway, I can stand on the free throw line by sticking it on the opponent, why not do this?

Li Liang's free throw percentage is the first in the league, but the number of free throws is much worse than the first person.

Li Liang made a good start with three free throws and scored five points in a row.

But the Warriors immediately showed the Pacers why they were so strong this season.

Curry had the ball in the backcourt and sent a long pass to Klay Thompson just past the halfway line.

After Thompson received the ball on the left, he ignored the defender and directly caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

The whole process was done in one go. In terms of the quickness of the shot, Thompson was faster than Li Liang.

Because what Li Liang is after is space, far enough, and then he can make a move.

And Thompson is fast, just rushing for time, and at the same time he is accurate.

It can be seen from the first ball that Thompson is in good condition.

Granger then attacked with the ball and missed a mid-range jumper.

Green got the rebound from the backcourt and counterattacked. Li Liang still used the same method-I pay attention to you, but I don't care about you. His focus is on Curry, who is not far from Green.

After halftime, Green still gave the ball to Curry, who was parallel on the flank. Curry paused to receive the ball, and tried to get rid of Li Liang, who was following up, and shot directly from the outside, but failed.

Li Liang and Hill double-teamed together, and Curry saw that there was no chance to return the ball to Green.

The Pacers opened wide in the middle, and Green took the ball and went straight to the basket.

McGee came over to defend, the two confronted in the air, and the referee called Green's foul.

After making a successful foul, Green looked very excited and showed off his muscles in front of McGee.

McGee ignored Green, and Li Liang stepped forward, "Why are you excited? You didn't score, can the referee help?"

"You were also the referee's help just now." Green retorted.

As soon as Green finished speaking, Li Liang ran to the referee and said, "Green said you called fouls, you give him a T!"

Tonight's referee is not for Crawford, it's Tony Brown.

Facing Li Liang's rude request, he consoled him a bit and told him that this was not possible.

Green is speechless, can you make a small report?

It seemed that his mentality was affected. Green made two free throws and McGee got a backcourt rebound.

Subsequently, Li Liang assisted Hill to cut to the basket and made a layup.

Li Liang doesn't quite understand why Cole starts with Speights instead of Bogut.

Think Speights can get a bargain on the offensive end?

Think too much, and McGee can keep up with Speights very well.

The Pacers' two strikers, Li Liang and Granger, are both tall and heavy enough to defend the basket at any time.

But Thompson's three-pointer was really accurate, and he quickly hit another three-pointer from the outside.

After more than five minutes in the first quarter, the two sides battled to 12:11, with the Pacers leading by 1 point.

At this time, the Pacers had a little accident in the offense.

Li Liang broke through with McGee's screen in the middle, and missed a jumper with an emergency stop.

As a result, McGee rushed to the basket to grab an offensive rebound, stepped on Harris Barnes' foot when he landed, and sprained his ankle.

The Warriors launched a fast break, and the Pacers had only 4 people to return to the defense. As a result, Speights took the ball from the bottom corner and hit a three-pointer.

At 12:14, the Warriors interrupted their overtake!

The Pacers had to call a timeout to let the team doctor check McGee's injury.

His ankle was swollen, and it seemed that he had to go off the field for inspection, and he could not return to this game.

McGee's role at the basket is very important. Bird did not expect to break the inside defensive pillar at the beginning.

Now without Mahinmi, the Pacers have no pure center and can only go to David West.

At this time, Li Liang wiped off his sweat, stood up, and said, "Forget it, I'll take the fifth position."