Chapter 685: Realm Gap

Of course Li Liang is not a genius, but he is a shameless person who thinks that if a system falls to him from the sky, he is considered a natural talent. Can't he be an acquired genius?

With a huge advantage of 30 points, the Pacers basically won this game, unless there are some unexpected factors in the second half that lead to sudden changes in the situation.

Of course, everything is possible in the NBA. If you look through the history of the NBA, you will find that 30 points is not an insurmountable gap.

In 1996, the Utah Jazz completed a reversal when they trailed by 34 points at halftime and fell behind by up to 36 points.

There was also the Kings vs. Bulls in 2009, with a maximum difference of 35 points, which also turned the game over again.

Even further away is 1977, when the Milwaukee Bucks were 29 points behind the opponent Eagles with more than 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and they were able to use a 35:4 super attack wave in the end. , pocketing the victory.

Therefore, even if you lead by 30 points, it does not mean you have entered the safe.

Li Liang's personality has always been bold and unrestrained on the basis of caution.

It can be seen from his protection of his body, he is fully armed and never careless.

This is the playoffs. If the Pacers can be overturned by the Bulls in this game, it will not be the slightest blow to the team's morale.

So before the start of the third quarter, Li Liang reminded every teammate to cheer me up for the third quarter.

As a result, at the beginning of the third quarter, Li Liang missed a three-pointer from outside...

You still have the nerve to talk about others, look at your three-pointers today?

Li Liang scored 24 points in the first half tonight, but of all the points, there was only one three-pointer.

This is really very rare for Li Liang.

Tonight, he used more mid-range, breakthrough, and fast-break layups to attack the Bulls.

In the second half, with so much lead, he could make a little three-pointer.

It can be seen from the first offensive and defensive matchup in the second half that Thibodeau made a new adjustment in defense, which is to use Rose to defend Li Liang.

Butler's defense against Li Liang was not effective in the first half. Although he was tough and strong enough, his speed couldn't keep up.

What a ghost.

So Thibodeau switched to Rose's defense in the second half, hoping that Rose could keep up with Li Liang and prevent him from easily breaking into the basket and launching a fast break.

It can only be said that Thibodeau's strategy is really a bit of a headache. Don't you know that Li Liang's three-pointers are terribly accurate?

It's really terrible.

But think about it, the bull is about to die, and the dead cow should be treated as a live cow doctor.

Li Liang's first three-pointer really missed.

Instead, Rose made a pull-up jumper on offense.

Rose was in one of the Bulls' best form tonight.

But Li Liang has already proved that any team that dares to ignore him from beyond the three-point line will inevitably pay an extremely heavy price.

Although the first goal was missed, Li Liang already knew the defensive strategy the Bulls would adopt in the second half.

He decisively took off the [Man of Steel] to make his muscles more relaxed and more suitable for shooting three-pointers.

Then, the Pacers team began to cover Li Liang.

McGee, Granger, JR-Smith, consecutive screens, followed by going down, splitting, going to the basket, and going to the bottom corner.

This tactical coordination is very simple, but very effective.

Because Li Liang's three-pointer is too accurate.

After a pick-and-roll screen, shoot as soon as you get the chance.

Li Liang, who took the [Three-point Shooting Rate Improvement Post], hit two ultra-long-range three-pointers in a row, causing the Bulls to come over to double-team.

A double-team, it's over, Li Liang hits the ground and passes to the inside, McGee catches the ball and dunks.

Double-teaming again, Li Liang split the ball again and gave it to Granger in the bottom corner.

Granger threw off the defender with a fake move and rushed into the basket. The Bulls shrunk again. Granger threw the ball to George Hill who was on the bottom line. Hill caught the ball and made a layup.

The Bulls' defense is considered tight, and the rotation is in place, but once there is a point at the beginning that needs to be double-teamed, there will definitely be problems with the rotation later-because Li Liang's point is too much space to open up.

The Pacers actually played consecutive passes in the third quarter, and finally opened up to attack the basket with a wonderful cooperation. It can only be said that when the game goes well, everything will come.

The Bulls played very tenaciously, they did not give up, and Rose did not give up.

However, Rose's good state will come to an end in the middle of the third quarter.

Hill's relentless harassment of Rose, and Thibodeau letting Rose face Li Liang on defense, finally made him lose his sense of offense.

I really don't know what Thibodeau is thinking. Knowing that it is useless to use Rose to defend Li Liang, it is better to let him play more in the offense and pray for a miracle.

As a result, the miracle did not happen, but the bad deeds were about to appear.

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 45 points.

This is really going straight to 58, and the 45-point difference is also the biggest difference in this playoffs.

By the end of the third quarter, Bird had replaced all the main players, asked everyone to rest, and replaced the players at the end of the bench.

Thibodeau also finally gave up. He had been standing on the sidelines and finally sat down, and also replaced the water dispenser administrators.

In fact, in some games with a big difference in points, the key is to see how the garbage players in garbage time perform.

If the rubbish players are not so rubbish, then the lagging side will work hard to make their death less ugly.

If the garbage players are really garbage, then the score probably won't make you look good.

The largest point difference in the playoffs in NBA history is 58 points.

It happened twice in history, one in the distant 1956, but that time was not a regular playoff, but a qualifying match after the regular season, between the Lakers and the Eagles, with the same record Teams are used to determine playoff rankings.

This kind of event was canceled in the future NBA with the refinement and improvement of the regular season ranking rules.

At that time, the Lakers beat the Eagles by 58 points.

Needless to say another time, the Hornets played against the Nuggets in 2009.

Chris Paul only scored 4 points and 6 assists in the game, but at the end of the three quarters, the Hornets were actually only 38 points behind.

Unexpectedly, the substitute came off the bench in the fourth quarter, and the substitute played worse than the main players, scoring two goals in one quarter.

Instead, the Nuggets opened up, smashing the Hornets into a hornet's nest, causing a 58 tragedy in the playoffs.

Li Liang thought, I want to avenge Paul!

Paul wants to know that I really want to thank you. Damn, I was 58 by the Nuggets. You beat the bull violently. What kind of revenge is it?

Moreover, the final point difference is not decided by Li Liangneng, it depends on the performance of the Pacers' substitute.

To be honest, the Pacers players are still not as wild as the Nuggets' original bench gangsters. Like Rudez, it would be good to play two laps in the playoffs. Why are they playing so fiercely?

Even so, the 45-point advantage in the first three quarters is still too great, and the Bulls really can't do it tonight.

The main force is weak, the substitute is even weaker, and the offense of the whole team is not in the state.

As a result, they lost another 9 points in the fourth quarter, and lost the game to the Pacers by 54 points!

Compared with 58 points, it is still 4 points less. It can only be said that some numbers are not what you can achieve if you want to.

However, the difference of 54 points is enough to leave a name in history.

(In the 2015 playoffs in the real world, the Bulls slaughtered the Bucks with 54 points in the first round.)

At the end of the game, Li Liang scored 35 points, shot 70% from the field, and sent 11 assists.

With his unparalleled performance, he proved his strength and proved that the first game was nothing more than an accident.

When interviewed by reporters after the game, Li Liang said modestly: "There is still a gap in realm between Paul and me."

...

Paul was shot while lying down. You have already left Los Angeles, so can't you say a few nonsense?

Just as the Pacers slaughtered the Bulls at home, the other semifinals between the East and the West also went to the second game.

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Spurs first at home, and then were pulled back by the Spurs in the second game. The two sides drew 1:1.

The Clippers exposed a huge problem in the game-the absence of Li Liang.

On the other hand, the Warriors and Grizzlies also drew 1:1.

The Warriors were counterattacked by the Grizzlies in the second game. They used their tough defense to contain the Warriors' single-game scoring to 90 points.

The power of the black and white bears should not be underestimated, and the Warriors' offense is not always invincible.

All three rounds of the series were played 1:1, the only difference is James.

The Cavaliers face the Eagles, and the first two home games are in Atlanta.

As a result, the Cavaliers didn't give the Eagles a chance at all. One game was 97:89, and the other game was 94:82. They were all overwhelming victories without much suspense.

The Hawks couldn't even score 90 points. Their so-called team offense became extremely difficult in the playoffs.

After all, the playoffs are the stage for superstars.

Without superstars, the realm is completely different.