Chapter 641: Just You

102:107, still a gap of 5 points.

This time, Cole called a timeout. He felt that the team had some problems with Li Liang's defense.

Back on the bench, Cole asked the players, why did Li Liang break through the ball just now and go to the three-man encirclement?

"If he chooses to rush to the basket, don't encircle him. It's not necessary. Their outside firepower is also very fierce. Be careful."

The Warriors players listened to Cole's orders while drinking water.

In fact, they themselves couldn't figure out why they had to encircle the attack just now, and they felt that they were attracted.

That's right, Li Liang has already matched [Gravity Wooden Fish].

Under the infiltration of Li Liang's [Dai Jing], the effect of gravitational wooden fish is getting stronger and stronger, the duration is getting longer and longer, and it is becoming more and more confusing to defensive players.

This is the magic weapon for Li Liang to become [Single Core], attracting the opponent's defense indiscriminately and creating the most comfortable offensive space for his teammates.

Of course, Li Liang needs to further improve his passing ability, and his turnover is still a bit larger.

On the Pacers' bench, Bird didn't say much, he was thinking with his hands up, and Vogel and Brown were given the defense.

These two guys said one sentence to another, as if they were talking about cross talk, but everyone didn't listen much.

Oracle Arena is really loud, broken and noisy.

Pro play, Bird pointed to Shumpert on the bench, but then let him sit down.

Bird came up with a better lineup to deal with the Warriors' five minors, but in an instant, he decided not to use this method.

He felt that he should keep a hand.

Maybe it's a bit early to think so, but Bird believes that the Pacers this season are qualified to regard the Warriors as potential competitors in the finals.

Fifteen years ago, Bird thought about it, thinking that this season might be a transitional season, and he had to make better preparations for the next season.

In 2015, as Li Liang's condition improved and the team's style of play gradually took shape, Bird felt that he could not wait any longer.

He has waited too long.

This year is the best opportunity, all in one go.

With Li Liang here, the Eastern Pacers no longer have to be afraid of James.

And the Warriors are a bit overwhelming this year, so it is necessary to keep a hand.

The timeout ends and the game restarts.

The two sides are still facing each other with five small lineups.

The Warriors' pass-and-cut coordination is still sharp, but the Pacers have stabilized their position and carried out the man-to-man defense to the end.

At this point, it depends on the player's one-on-one singles ability.

After Curry used the screen continuously, he cut to the basket on the left, and suddenly made a throw with his left hand!

This toss shot is very fast, and it is left-handed, which makes the defender unprepared.

The ball flies to the hoop, hits the board, and the ball goes in!

At 102:109, the Warriors once again took a 7-point advantage.

Subsequently, the two sides entered a defensive stalemate.

The Pacers deliberately slowed down the pace of the game. They would rather delay the 24 seconds in the attack than launch an attack easily.

At the same time, all members retreated quickly, George Hill advanced to defend Curry in advance, and Li Liang stayed behind at any time.

Li Liang is the only point of defense for the Pacers. His timing and positioning are well controlled, and he does not give Curry a chance to assist Green.

The Warriors didn't adapt to the Pacers' defensive style for a while, and both offenses stalled and missed.

Before the game, Brown and Vogel had carefully analyzed the Warriors' five small lineups, and they believed that Green was the "eye" of the five small teams.

He is not the strongest point, not the most important point, but it is a point that can change the situation.

The Warriors' current performance this season is inseparable from Green's role.

And because of this, Green is also the most vulnerable point.

Li Liang's natural restraint on Green allows him to contribute more energy on the defensive end.

The Pacers seized the opportunity in the counterattack and gave the ball to JR-Smith on the wing. Smith caught the ball and made a three-pointer!

Smith's 3 was solid tonight, 105:109 with 3 minutes to go.

The Warriors' offense encountered a little trouble. Hill continued to stick to the high-intensity defense and was called a foul by the referee.

But Hill still wanted to continue this defensive strategy. At this time, the ball was given to Iguodala. Iguodala rushed from the baseline to the basket and succeeded in a one-handed dunk!

105:111.

The Warriors finally broke the scoring drought of more than two minutes.

As for the Pacers, they immediately gave up their slow-paced style of play, and now time is the enemy.

Serving quickly from the backcourt, Li Liang caught the ball and made a breakthrough, attracting three people to encircle him.

Give the ball to the left corner, or JR-Smith, catch the ball for a three-pointer, and then hit it!

108:111, only three points away!

Although the number of goals is the same, three points is one more than two points!

Cole is stunned, why don't you just double-team? Why don't you listen?

The Warriors players are also buzzing in their heads, what's going on?

Why did it take three people to wrap it up, leaving the bottom corner clean.

There was a little spat between Green and Iguodala.

It was this ball that caused a subtle change in the situation on the court.

Defense and offense also require continuity. Once the continuous defense is successful and the opponent's offensive feeling is understood in a short time, he can turn passive into active in defense and deal a great defensive blow to the opponent.

The Warriors are a team with a strong defensive initiative. With steals, counterattacks, and three-pointers, many teams can't hold on.

As a result, with Li Liang, their defense had some problems.

At the same time, facing the Pacers' defense, the Warriors have not found a good solution for the time being.

It still depends on the player's personal ability. After Thompson screened, he caught the ball from the outside and made a three-pointer, but missed.

Thompson has yet to hit a three-pointer in the fourth quarter.

Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound, which was his 15th rebound in this game.

He really guarded the Pacers' basket like a center.

With more than 1 minute left in the game, the Pacers trailed by three points.

Bird did not call a timeout, he handed over the command of the field to Li Liang.

Li Liang controlled the ball by himself for half the court. Now the Warriors players are highly nervous, don't double-team, don't double-team.

The person defending Li Liang has become Iguodala. Generally speaking, Li Liang is facing a top defense.

But his shooting ability at this time is also top-notch.

Iguodala was obviously afraid that Li Liang would suddenly shoot a three-pointer, so he got a little closer.

Li Liang saw this opportunity, and when there were 7 seconds left in the 24-second attack time, he suddenly accelerated and broke through the middle!

This time, no one came up to double-team the encirclement. Li Liang went straight to the three-second zone, and a fake action of a quick stop jumper shook Iguodala.

This time he didn't lean up to touch porcelain, but took off again normally, shot a jumper from close range, hit the board and scored two points!

Moreover, Iguodala reached out and hit him on the arm, was called a foul, and sent Li Liang to the free throw line.

Li Liang's true and false, false and true, made the Warriors' defenders at a loss as to what to do.

This is obviously not Iguodala's normal defensive level.

The Pacers' bench all jumped up.

Li Liang made a free throw and the tie was tied!

After scoring the goal, Li Liang yelled "Amitabha" in his heart, all thanks to Muyu.

"Ah, no, why am I Amitabha, I'm not a monk, it's dangerous."

Cole called a timeout, and things turned bad for the Warriors.

Their biggest problem now is that they cannot adapt to the defense suddenly used by the Pacers.

They need a good tactical design to break the Pacers' current defense.

However, man-to-man defense theoretically has no tactical routines to crack.

It is people, not tactics, that crack man-to-man.

Therefore, man-to-man is the simplest but most complete defensive routine.

The upper limit is very high, and the lower limit is too low, it depends on your staffing and the quality of your usual training.

From this point of view, there is no problem with the Pacers' staffing, not to mention training. Vogel, who was born in Kentucky, has long branded man-to-man into the Pacers' blood.

Of course, the biggest weakness of man-to-man is that defense is always passive on the basketball court, and one-on-one defense can never kill opponents, especially in the NBA. For some superstars, the difference between one-on-one defense and open space is not very big.

For example, for Corvo, if you don't defend, it is the same as five people's defenses, and he dares to shoot.

Therefore, Li Liang needs to stand up, make judgments when necessary, and support others.

If the Warriors have a strong offensive point inside, they can hold Li Liang, causing other people to come to support Li Liang, then the Pacers' so-called man-to-man will no longer exist, and it will become another form of defense.

But the problem is, it is Green who is facing Li Liang.

That's it?

just you?

365 days a year, 24 hours a day, you can get it done in minutes.

Green, who performed all kinds of all-round performances in the game before, only scored a pitiful 4 points, plus 4 rebounds and 2 assists tonight. Except for a few times on the court, the effect was basically negligible.

Then he was hammered by Li Liang in various ways in the paint and got three offensive rebounds.

To be honest, Li Liang's rebounding level is so-so, but Green really can't control Li Liang.

The Warriors came back from a timeout, but still couldn't find a way to deal with the Pacers' defense.

It still depends on Curry's personal ability to force through Hill in the middle, and then face Li Liang and Hill's joint defense and throw a shot.

The ball bounced a few times on the rim, but in the end it still didn't go in.

Li Liang's [Russell's three-second zone fear] at the basket helped a lot.

Turning around, Li Liang also grabbed the rebound, and Green wanted to make a tip-up, but the ball was squeezed away before he could touch it.

The initiative is in the hands of the Pacers.

Bird did not call a timeout. At this time, the two sides split evenly and the Pacers took the initiative. Calling a timeout is an opportunity for the Warriors to arrange defense.

Bird is very sober, of course, it may be because of laziness, or pretending to be aggressive, anyway, it is left to the players to solve the problem.

Li Liang glanced at the time, there were 40 seconds left, and he wanted to grab one, so that even if the Warriors used up 24 seconds in the next round, the Pacers still had a chance to attack.

He chose the outside line to face Iguodala with a direct three-pointer and forced a shot!

But the ball was interfered by Iguodala, the strength was weak, and it hit the front of the basket and missed.

Under the basket, Granger, JR-Smith and Finson all went up to grab offensive rebounds.

Finsen was the first to get the ball among a bunch of people, and got the ball out!

Then it was transferred to Curry's hand...

Damn it! It's better if you don't dial!

As a result, Curry quickly killed the basket with the ball, and Li Liang chased after him. Curry slowed down and wanted to play a time difference.

Li Liang won't give you this chance, [Death Coil] make a move!

Li Liang wrapped Curry in the back half, and then snatched the ball out of Curry's arms abruptly!

[Death Coil] twice, the timing is just right!

A fatal steal, but the two sides still split.

At this time, there are still 22 seconds left before the end of the game.

Li Liang wanted to use up the last 22 seconds.

As time passed, it was another outside duel between Iguodala and Li Liang, and everyone pulled away.

In fact, this kind of one-on-one singles is not Li Liang's strong point, but who else is there besides him? Finsen?

With the last 5 seconds left, Li Liang knew he had to act.

A strange smile began to appear on his face, it was the smile of death from an alien planet!

Li Liang made a breakthrough, made an emergency stop, took a step inside the three-point line, and against Iguodala's defense, he made an emergency stop and shot a jumper!

Iguodala has defended to the extreme, but Li Liang still managed to throw the ball.

Then, at the instant the lights came on, the ball went in.

The Warriors were not given a chance to breathe.

113:111, the Pacers beat the Warriors away.

Li Liang succeeded in the lore and scored exactly 40 points.

After scoring a successful goal, Li Liang blew on his fingers, feeling a little hot.