Chapter 636

McGee's accidental injury caused a loophole in the Pacers' inside line.

After the timeout, Bird replaced David West. West played the fourth position and sent Li Liang to the fifth position as a center forward.

Li Liang doesn't like to play center forward because he is tired, but he is not afraid to play center forward.

When the team needs him, he can definitely stand up and help the team inside.

When the Lakers, Howard, Gasol and other insiders were all injured, Li Liang stepped forward.

Now, he is stronger and has better defensive ability inside.

After reappearing from a timeout, Li Liang put on the [Man of Steel] suit without hesitation.

When you come to the fifth position, how can you not let your strength go one step further?

The Pacers chose to let David West attack Speights in the low post.

Cole didn't let Green defend West, probably because he was worried about Green's height.

Speights has an advantage in height and weight. Faced with West's inward turn and force, Speights withstood it. West chose a backward throw from the front and missed.

But Li Liang squeezed away Green, grabbed an offensive rebound, and made a layup that caused Speights to foul.

Green had never grabbed a rebound from Li Liang before. This time, he tried his best to squeeze Li Liang away, but found that he couldn't squeeze him away at all?

Li Liang stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

After that, Klay Thompson passed through the baseline, ran to the right 45 degrees, received a pass from Curry and made a three-pointer.

This is a good opportunity, but this time Thompson missed and Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Unlike other teams, the Warriors have taken the pass-and-cut route this season as the entire league is moving towards the "pick-and-roll" tactical trend.

A large number of air cuts and a large number of bottom line penetrations are the tactical characteristics of the Warriors.

Of course, there is a premise for such a feature. They have very good three-pointers like Curry and Thompson, who can stretch the space to the extreme.

After Li Liang got the rebound in the backcourt, he dribbled the ball from the middle and went directly to the basket.

He relied on West's screen. At the basket, he drove away Speights, who was following him, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop, scoring two points.

Speights felt pain in his chest from being pushed, and Li Liang's impact was already quite strong.

The Pacers have regained the lead.

But Thompson then dribbled the ball across the court, faced Granger, ignored the defense, and directly shot a three-pointer from the front, making a hit!

Thompson's touch was very good in the first quarter, so he took as many shots as possible while he had the touch.

Coming back, JR-Smith received George Hill's pass from the front, forced a three-pointer, and hit it!

The state of both sides in the first quarter is very good.

Because the Pacers lacked McGee, they played more openly and faster on the offensive end, and had to fight the Warriors on offense.

Then, Curry missed a three-pointer from outside. Li Liang got the backcourt rebound and quickly passed the ball to Hill. field advantage.

Steve Kerr called a timeout.

Obviously, after McGee left the field, the Warriors did not make good use of the Pacers' weakness of the sudden drop in height inside, but still used three-pointers on the outside to compete with the Pacers.

After Cole reacted, he replaced Speights and replaced Andrew Bogut.

Bogut is a pure center forward. He doesn't believe that Li Liang can stand up to Bogut in the first position.

Li Liang and Bogut have a lot of grievances. The only time Li Liang hit someone so far was Bogut.

This Australian big mouth is really annoying. Seeing his hanged grimace, Li Liang had the urge to punch him.

Back from the timeout, Klay Thompson continued his baseline runs.

But this time, the Pacers relied on excellent one-on-one coverage to destroy Curry's pass to Thompson.

The Warriors sent the baseline ball, Thompson used Bogut's cover, received an assist from Curry at a 45-degree left, and hit a mid-range jumper.

The ball JR-Smith was hit hard by Bogut, was blocked and failed to keep up with Thompson.

Bogut's brutal screen method is often criticized, but the referee also turned a blind eye.

Then, George Hill missed a mid-range jumper after a screen.

This time Li Liang couldn't grab the frontcourt rebound, and Bogut stuck in his position, allowing Green to get the backcourt rebound.

Green advanced with the ball, suddenly accelerated to the basket, and then missed the throw.

Bogut pushed Li Liang from behind again, then stretched out his hand and flicked the ball away.

Curry took the ball and gave it to Thompson on the wing. Thompson caught the ball and made another three-pointer and made a hit!

In the first quarter, Thompson has scored 4 three-pointers!

Thompson felt really hot tonight.

But the key to this ball is Bogut's offensive rebounds.

Li Liang complained to the referee, "Didn't you see that he pushed someone?"

The referee didn't speak, maybe he saw it and pretended he didn't see it.

Of course, Li Liang will not give up putting pressure on the referee.

It is impossible for referees to be completely impartial on the court, and there will inevitably be some biases.

As a player, if you feel that you have been treated "unfairly", you must protest in time, otherwise the referee will feel that you have acquiesced in this treatment.

Many young players dare not complain easily when facing those old referees, for fear of being targeted by the referees.

Li Liang is not afraid, there is no referee in the entire league that he has not sprayed.

Sure enough, in the next round, Li Liang caught the ball in an important position, turned around and directly attacked the inside, causing Bogut's defensive foul.

Bogut raised his hand helplessly. Li Liang's strength also exceeded his expectations. He thought he could withstand it.

You know, Bogut is a pure 7-foot heavy center, with the top group in the league in height and strength.

But he couldn't withstand Li Liang's collision, and Bogut himself was surprised.

Li Liang stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

At this time, Cole made a substitution and replaced Harris Barnes with Iguodala.

The Warriors can be said to be full of talents on the front line. Barnes, Green, and Iguodala have their own characteristics.

If Thompson and Curry are the archers of the Warriors, Iguodala and others are shield swordsmen who can attack and defend.

Cole hopes to use Iguodala to deal with Li Liang.

But Cole's play against Li Liang was indeed a bit miscalculated.

Li Liang made two free throws, then interfered with Curry's breakthrough under the basket in defense, got a backcourt rebound, and handed the ball to Hill.

Then Li Liang didn't hold the ball on the outside to organize, but drilled inside. He really put himself as a center forward.

Li Liang didn't hold the ball, so the focus of attack was on Granger.

Granger played Iguodala one-on-one, but missed a mid-range jumper, but Li Liang got into the paint again, competing with three Warriors players alone.

In the end, the ball was in Curry's hands, but Curry didn't hold it firmly, and the ball flew out of the sideline, and the Pacers still owned the ball.

Cole touched his face on the sidelines. He knew that Li Liang would sometimes play like a blue-collar insider, but it didn't happen often.

Unexpectedly, after McGee went down, he really reached the center position and played very well.

With Bogut around, Cole doesn't have to worry about backcourt rebounds, but...

Cole hasn't finished thinking about this, but Li Liang picks and rolls with Hill in the middle.

After the pick-and-roll, it is rare for Li Liang not to cut outside, but to go down, get the ball and rush in directly, hitting Bogut.

Bogut's reaction was a bit slow. He either stood still and made a foul, or he dodged and let Li Liang rush.

As a result, whether he stood firmly, whether he hid or avoided it, and wiped it sideways, this kind of thing is the most terrible.

The referee blew his whistle and called Bogut's foul.

Li Liang missed the layup, otherwise it would be 2+1.

There is no way, he mainly relies on shooting for breakthroughs, and his layup level is not good enough, so he can only get two free throws.

Two free throws were made, and the scores of the two sides continued to bite.

But at this time, Bogut can no longer stay on the court, he has fouled twice.

Cole thought about it and decided to replace Bogut. Although he is a backup center, he doesn't need to pay so much attention to foul control, but he has only played for a few minutes. If Li Liang continues to attack Bogut, it will be very troublesome.

So, Cole replaced Bogut with David Lee, which is an offensive lineup.

David Lee started for the Warriors last season and was an All-Star.

This season, Cole believed that David Lee's defense and support were not enough to support the team's tactical system and put him on the bench.

At this time, the Warriors' offensive focus is still on Thompson, and he feels so good.

After receiving the ball from the outside, he faked away from JR-Smith, stopped and shot jumpers on both sides, and scored two points.

Scoring is so easy.

Thompson has scored 14 points.

Four three-pointers were made in the first quarter.

At this time, Li Liang finally showed on the offensive end who is the real king of three points.

The Pacers played fast, Hill quickly crossed the half court, Li Liang followed up, took the ball, two steps away from the three-point line, and shot directly after receiving the ball!

This is a new tactic that the Pacers usually practice. Hill advances, Li Liang follows Hill, and passes the ball after halftime. Hill helps to push the defender away and gives Li Liang space to shoot.

The distance of two steps from the three-point line is basically a small problem for Li Liang.

"Shua!"

Hit, the ball hollow into the net.

Oracle Arena was quite quiet for a while.

Here, the Warriors have broken many teams in three quarters this season, making the game quite boring.

Now it seems that this game will not be so easy.

When a center can shoot 3s, it's really hard to get right.