Chapter 731

Li Liang played very smartly in the first half, taking advantage of the Warriors' excessive attention to himself and creating more opportunities for his teammates by passing the ball.

Li Liang's three-pointer in the last game cast a shadow on the Warriors.

However, the main reason why the Pacers took the lead in the first half was not Li Liang's connection in offense, but the containment of Curry in defense.

If there is no effective containment of Curry, or if Curry is playing at his normal level, it is impossible for the Pacers to overwhelm the Warriors on both offense and defense.

During the intermission, Mike Brown started flattering Li Liang when he was free.

Because Li Liang watched the video with Brown and Vogel before the game, the three of them made a lot of predictions about what might happen in the second game.

Li Liang said at the time that Thompson would defend him in the second game, and then the focus of the second game's defense would still be on Curry.

No matter how the rest of the Warriors perform, as long as Curry is suppressed, the Warriors cannot perform at their strongest.

On the contrary, if Curry plays well, others will be like a bucket with seven or eight holes broken, all of which will be filled with water, and it will not be easy to block any of them.

"Bruce, what you said is indeed correct. Thompson will guard against you. We still have to firmly suppress Curry. If Curry can't open, the Warriors can't open. I think your judgment of the situation is different from the past. There is progress."

What Brown said, those who didn't know thought Li Liang was the assistant coach of the Pacers.

Vogel couldn't stand Brown's flattery, and rolled his eyes aside.

Li Liang has always been immune to Brown's flattery, but he also felt that Brown's words made sense, and said, "That's right, Mike, the main reason is that you teach well."

Well, Mike Brown has another title of teaching well, and it feels very flattering.

The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit flattering for a while, and Bird coughed twice, reminding the players not to be careless in the second half, and to be careful of the Warriors' small lineup counterattack.

In the Western Conference Finals, Steve Kerr used the five small lineups as his trump card.

But in terms of a small lineup, the Pacers are not much worse than the Warriors.

Of course, if you play a small lineup, Li Liang will be promoted to the center position.

This is the biggest flaw of the Pacers' small lineup-Li Liang's defensive pressure is too great.

It has been proved in the Eastern Conference Finals that Li Liang has to bear too much defensive pressure. Once he is troubled by fouls and the referee gets in the way, the game will not be easy to play.

Tonight is still playing in Oracle, playing away, so be careful.

Because from the perspective of external expectations, it is hoped that the Warriors can win a game tonight and score 1:1, so that it will be worth seeing.

Otherwise, the Pacers will go straight to 2-0 in an away game, and they will take away the series again when they return to Indiana.

Xiao Hua came on stage last year, and for two seasons in a row, Li Liang was taken away by Li Liang in the finals. Can this rating still be watched?

Needless to say, the ratings and sales in China have skyrocketed in the past two years, but it is an overseas market after all.

The foundation of the NBA is still in the local area. From a commercial point of view, I still hope that the finals will be more intense.

This kind of thinking, Li Liang has already experienced it in the Eastern Conference.

But it doesn't matter, no matter how awesome your referee is, you can't beat my black technology.

With experience and lessons learned, Li Liang will not let the game get out of control easily.

What's more, if the referee wants to influence the situation of the game, then you'd better start making preparations in the first quarter, such as calling Li Liang two fouls in three minutes and letting him go off the court to rest.

It's already been halftime. The Pacers are in good shape and leading the score. Li Liang won't let the victory slip away.

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Players from both sides are warming up on the field, and the third quarter is about to start.

The commentary on the sidelines, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy are still analyzing the situation in the second half.

Mark Jackson, as the former Warriors coach, knows the Warriors very well. He believes that so far, the Warriors have not really played their own basketball.

"This season Cole and the Warriors have given people a lot of surprises, which is an important reason for them to sing all the way in the season, but so far, we have not seen many of these surprises." It was considered an "unjust case", but as the Warriors under Cole played an amazing season, the Warriors' meritorious coach was naturally slowly forgotten.

Fortunately, the position of commentator is quite suitable for him. It can be foreseen that in the next few years, Cole will get older and older, while Jackson may look much younger.

Jeff Van Gundy obviously agreed with Jackson's opinion, saying: "Yes Mark, the way the Warriors play is not like this. They are being led by the nose by the Pacers. In fact, I think Steve Kerr is the first During the first game, he was aware of this problem, and he hoped that the Warriors could play their own game. But Bruce Lee jumped out and said, "No, the finals are my stage, you have to play according to my script", and then his A game of 55 points scared everyone, including Cole. As you can see in today's game, Bruce Lee is the director on the court."

As a Li Liangfeng and a high-quality basketball practitioner, Jeff Van Gundy's flattery is more elegant and connotative than Brown's, and what he said is very accurate.

As a player with rich experience in the finals, Li Liang's snatching of the rhythm of the game can be called brutal.

In the overall situation of not being dominant, they tried their best in the first away game, played epic data, and knocked out the opponent with a stick.

Therefore, in the first half of the second game, the Warriors were actually formulating tactics around Li Liang, not around Curry.

In the second half of the game, if the Warriors want to come back, they must reverse this thinking.

But it's not that simple.

With the first ball after the start of the third quarter, Li Liang held the ball halfway, and with the help of McGee's cover, he broke through from the left, and then rushed to the bottom line. He made a left-handed jumper and scored two points!

This guy has equipped himself with [God's Left Hand] again.

Anyway, he used this trick in the Eastern Conference finals, and everyone will not be surprised if he uses it again.

He just deliberately started to grab points.

Thompson was a little confused by Li Liang's trick. How could he shoot with his left hand?

But soon, Thompson caused Li Liang's defensive foul in the attack.

The referee has a faint tendency to exert force.

Fortunately, the referee tonight is not Crawford, so Li Liang can still argue.

The Warriors sent a sideline ball, and after consecutive screens and changes, Li Liang cut out to defend Barnes.

Barnes missed Li Liang's forceful shot.

When it came to offense, the Pacers also failed to score, and the Warriors' defensive strength was fully up.

But the Pacers' defense was just as flawless -- Curry couldn't even catch the ball.

Hill is close to Curry all over the court, so he doesn't give him an easy chance to catch the ball.

The Warriors did not make adjustments to the lineup in the second half, and did not use the five minors.

It's not known if Cole was too confident in their starting lineup, or expected too much from Bogut.

In fact, the Warriors' floor offense didn't work well when Bogut was on the floor.

If it is a normal-intensity game, Bogut has a certain coping ability and can better complete his offensive tasks.

For example, at the beginning of the last game, his passing, support, and screens were all very good.

But as the game deepened, Bogut's weaknesses in offense were exposed in large numbers.

Especially in the positional offense, when he gets the ball in a high position, the Warriors' tactical rotation is in a dead end.

McGee, who is facing Bogut, can be three steps away from Bogut. Don't worry about it at all, and the others will focus on man-to-man with all their strength.

McGee can shrink the basket at any time, and can also help with defense, forming a five-defense and four-defense situation.

Imagine what it would be like to switch from Bogut to Li Liang for the person holding the ball in this position?

Put three steps? I see you don't want to win.

In the end, Bogut gave the ball to Thompson and it became Thompson's singles with the ball...

It is impossible for Thompson to play singles with the ball all the time and miss shots.

The Warriors retreated very quickly, and Bogut's role in defense cannot be ignored. His consciousness and body are there, and he cannot be ignored anyway.

Thus, at the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides fell into a quagmire.

Among them, Li Liang turned from being very clever in the first half to a Rodman-like role.

Not to mention that he is the MVP, he used to do this with the Lakers, and the situation on the court was quite chaotic for a while.

All kinds of mistakes, fouls, iron strikes, and sluggish offense.

The Pacers' touch tonight was mediocre. The Warriors were strong and I was strong. The two sides fought back and forth. Looking up at the game, 60:52, most of the quarter passed, and the Pacers still led by 8 points!

Seeing that the situation was not right, Cole immediately called a long timeout. It is not an option to continue playing like this.

I can't find a turning point at all. Is it possible that I have pinned my hopes on the next game?

Are you not a Chinese football player? I hope that it will be four years from now.

Four years is a long time, and the next game is just around the corner, and it's in Indianapolis.