Chapter 722 Disappear

Li Liang was in a daze for five seconds, but his three-point percentage increase post disappeared?

This is what he relied on to get started. When he first entered the league and his three-point shooting rate was not stable enough, it was all thanks to the substantial improvement in three-point shooting percentage brought about by the three-point shooting percentage improvement post, which made him in the Lakers. , Gained a firm foothold in the league.

Every time it comes to a critical moment, Li Liang will use this useful item reasonably to increase his three-point shooting rate in a short time and deal a heavy blow to his opponent.

And this item is no longer simply improving the hit rate, but more can boost confidence. After using it, you will be more determined to make your shots. Once you are determined, you will be more accurate. The more accurate you are, the more determined you are... Anyway. It's a virtuous circle.

In the second quarter of the finals, when Li Liang decided to hit his opponent, it disappeared?

Li Liang really wanted to sleep now, so he went to the system to see what was going on.

But the game was not allowed, Li Liang reappeared, and the second quarter continued.

However, Li Liang quickly calmed down, because the [Garbage King] medal disappeared before, and only later did he find that the medal had integrated into Li Liang's body and became a part of his entire game state. a good thing.

Because the [Garbage King] medal can only be used during garbage time. After becoming a part of himself, when the state comes out at a critical moment, it will get a powerful bonus.

It's just not that easy to get out.

Will the disappearance of the three-point shooting percentage increase post have the same effect?

Li Liang doesn't know yet, but he must return his attention to the game.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Warriors continued their frantic counterattack, while the Pacers insisted on a tough defense, and began to slow down the rhythm and grind the positional battle, preventing the Warriors' offensive machine from running smoothly.

For such a game rhythm, the Warriors are really not used to it.

Theoretically speaking, in the first game, both sides are in the adaptation period, and they should test each other's tactics. Various personnel and lineups will take turns to play. After all, they are teams that have just reached the finals recently.

Unexpectedly, under the leadership of Li Liang, the Pacers first fired a machine gun, and then rushed up to fight the warriors with bayonets.

The Pacers insist on man-to-man defense. Only the inside line McGee and Li Liang will provide limited help defense to prevent the Warriors from cutting and counter-running, while the outside line will implement a resolute man-to-man defense against Thompson and Curry.

And against Curry, he switched defenses as soon as he picked and rolled. McGee, Garnett, and Li Liang resolutely defended the big defense and the small ones.

Once Curry breaks through, he will face two problems - rushing to the basket, the Pacers' three insiders are all flexible and fast, they can keep up with their feet, and they can interfere with Curry's layup as much as possible.

The second problem is that if Ezeli and Bogut have no back-up ability in the pick-and-roll, or if Green comes to the pick-and-roll, the Pacers simply let him shoot, and the two of them sandwich Curry.

If you let Green shoot, he can go in, but he is unstable, and the Pacers are not afraid.

The result is that the Warriors can still score, but there is no way to continue, fast, and three-dimensional bombing like the regular season.

The Pacers also had trouble scoring, and basically had to pass the ball to Li Liang-but it was enough.

In the second quarter, when Li Liang couldn't use the three-point shooting percentage improvement post, he decisively put on the [Man of Steel] suit, and faced Iguodala and began to use his physical fitness to fight hard.

If Iguodala's defense has any minor flaws, it is that he suffers from strength. Although his muscles are very beautiful, he is not heavy enough.

After all, Li Liang is the No. 4 in name. Among all the No. 3 players this year, his weight is basically only inferior to James and Durant. Durant is still heavier than Anthony because he is too tall. , plus the Man of Steel bonus, a whole little bull.

Because the Warriors were scared by Li Liang's five three-pointers in the first quarter, they defended against his three-pointers in various ways.

But Li Liang didn't shoot anymore, he just broke through, using his no-frills straight line to attack the Warriors inside with an emergency stop jumper.

He didn't care about physical strength or anything else. To save his physical strength, he drank a bottle of Gatorade in the second half, and he was resurrected with full blood.

Therefore, in the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, not only did the Warriors not get closer to the score, Li Liang made two free throws after a defensive foul by Iguodala. The score between the two sides has reached 67:50, and the Pacers lead by 17 points .

Cole paced back and forth on the sidelines, while Bird sat quietly off the court, entering the mode of watching the game.

To be honest, it is not easy for Bird to survive the entire regular season and complete his coaching job well.

In the playoffs, he was also a steady team leader. In the finals, he finally couldn't hold on and began to Brown.

And Brown sat next to Bird, looking more stable than anyone else. In the year since he came to Indiana, he gained some weight, his face got bigger, and his smile became brighter.

Brown is very satisfied with Li Liang's performance, and his "best player plan in history" feels like a big step forward.

The number one problem in the Warriors' offense now is that Curry hasn't made a three-pointer yet.

That's right, the first half of the game is almost over, and Curry still missed a three-pointer.

The Pacers team has the strictest defense against Curry, and continues the idea of ​​​​the Eastern Conference finals in the offense-using Hill's point, attacking Curry, just like attacking Irving.

Curry's defense is better than Irving's, but in the starting lineup, it is already the weakest point.

The Pacers repeatedly used pick-and-rolls to let Hill go to attack Curry. If he couldn't attack, they would pass the ball to Li Liangqiang.

Although Hill's offensive success rate is not high, Curry is constantly being attacked, which consumes a lot of energy on the defensive end.

This set of offensive ideas was designed by Mike Brown before the game.

Brown still has something in his stomach, especially after going through two finals with Li Liang. The overall situation is still the same, but he is indeed very good at targeting.

During the Eastern Conference finals, it was proposed to liberate the No. 1 position, allowing Hill and Stephenson to increase the possession of the ball and relieve Li Liang's pressure.

JR-Smith and Danny Granger have to step back a little bit, more as assaulters and ambushers, and don't challenge the Warriors' forward defense.

There is only one person who can shake the Warriors forward, and that is Bruce Lee.

And Klay Thompson is the Warriors who hit the most and most accurate three-pointers.

After the point difference came to 17 points, he caught the ball and made a quick shot in the offense and hit a three-pointer.

But immediately, Hill used Li Liang's pick-and-roll to rush to the basket and missed a throw, but McGee followed up and made a dunk.

This kind of tug-of-war where you make one and I make one makes the warriors feel tired.

It became extremely difficult for the Warriors to score.

High pick-and-roll, and now Curry has to complete a pick-and-roll, and feels like he has to bypass two or three people in front of him.

Then the ball was given to Green, who went down and wanted to make a layup, but was completely covered by Li Liang, and then passed the ball to Bogut inside, who missed the layup!

Bogut grabbed an offensive rebound and wanted to pass it out, but the ball was stolen.

The Pacers counterattacked, a little impatient, and made a mistake in the pass, and Curry snatched the ball back.

The situation on the court was quite chaotic. Curry wanted to give Bogut an alley-oop. As a result, Bogut didn't bounce enough and caught it, but didn't send the ball to the basket.

I had to pass it to Thompson, and Thompson... missed a three-pointer.

Bogut grabbed another offensive rebound and wanted to make a pass, but Li Liang cut it off this time.

This time and again, you cut off what I robbed, and time was consumed, but the score did not move at all, and both sides spent a long time without scoring.

But the Pacers lead by more than ten points.

This kind of chaotic battle is not what the Warriors like at all. They need to organize their offense in an orderly manner, instead of wrestling with defensive teams in the quagmire.

The Pacers are very used to this rhythm, and the Bulls and Cavaliers have won in this way.

Li Liang had already scored 25 points in the half, including five three-pointers, but he hadn't made a three-pointer in the second quarter.

In the last minute, both sides fought desperately, you fought for each other, and every inch of ground was contested. Li Liang's breakthrough was not very good. After he went in, he faced multiple double-teams, and his shooting became very difficult. Even his teammates couldn't shoot when the pass came out. Enter.

The high-intensity defense depletes not only the Warriors' offensive sense, but also the Pacers players' touch.

The score was fixed at 69:53, with a 16-point difference, and the Warriors wanted to score one more.

Curry continued to use pick-and-rolls on the outside. Bogut felt that he was not covering, but was going to pick Hill up and move him away from Curry.

In this way, Curry seized an opportunity, made a quick three-pointer from the left, and finally hit!

The Oracle Arena was full of jubilation, and Curry finally scored a three-pointer, which greatly stimulated the confidence of the whole team.

At 69:56, the point difference was within 15 points, and there were less than 5 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Pacers did not call a timeout, and made a quick free throw in the backcourt. JR-Smith held the ball, was double-teamed, and passed the ball to Li Liang.

Li Liang squeezed away Iguodala, jumped up to catch the ball at the corner of the center line, landed on one foot, turned around and threw the ball towards the basket.

It was the only 3-pointer he made in the second quarter, and he shot it casually and relaxed.

He didn't have a 3-point shooting boost, but he didn't hesitate at this moment.

Anyway, try it, try it.

The ball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.

Goal in, end of the first half.

At 72:56, the Pacers continued to lead by 16 points.