Chapter 736 Simple Ideas

The disastrous loss in Game 3 was a wake-up call for the Pacers.

A 2:0 lead is not an absolute advantage. It is not uncommon for a 2:0 lead to be overturned in history.

Even if the away game takes a 2:0 lead, in fact, in the finals, the impact of the home and away games is not that great.

Especially when the referee insists on favoring a certain side, don't say you are playing at home, you are going to the crematorium to play, you should blow or blow, and you are not afraid of your red-hot stove.

Not surprisingly, Li Liang encountered a foul crisis in the third game.

The referee's whistleblowing scale is one aspect. On the other hand, the Warriors also saw this problem and attacked Li Liang.

If you don't let Li Liang play center, whether it's McGee or Garnett, it's almost impossible to last for too long.

Let Li Liang play center, and the Warriors' front line will attack him frantically. Li Liang will be trapped in fouls early on, and the defense will be shy.

The Warriors' targeting can be said to be the ultimate. Cole used all the tricks that his opponents used to deal with Jordan to deal with Li Liang.

Once Li Liang is in trouble, the Pacers have no second person who can really stand up and change the situation.

Smith and Granger can assist Li Liang very well, but they cannot be alone.

Stephenson has the courage to be alone, but not the ability to be alone.

Garnett has the experience of being alone, but not the age of being alone.

Who is left? Is it possible to let Byrd do it by himself?

Byrd wanted to do it himself, but unfortunately it was impossible.

After the third game, in the Pacers' pre-game training, Bird was worrying about the starting arrangement for the next game.

When the players were training, he kept pacing up and down the sidelines, arms crossed, frowning, racking his brains to weigh.

He only has a few cards in his hand, and to be honest, he played all he could in the first three games. It's basically impossible for him to play any tricks out of nothing.

What Bird is considering now is whether to use the five minors to start in the fourth game directly, or use Garnett to start to protect Li Liang.

Assistant coaches Vogel and Mike Brown disagreed. Vogel believed that Li Liang should be protected, and Garnett or McGee should continue to start. The three-to-four-minute substitution was equivalent to a false starter.

Needless to say, Brown thought that Li Liang was invincible, and it was over if he believed him.

Byrd got a headache from the endless arguments between the two, so he simply didn't listen to anyone and thought about it by himself.

On the court, the players were very relaxed. The big score still leads 2:1. The next game is still in Conseco, and the advantage is still with the Pacers.

Li Liang occupied a half court by himself, practicing three-pointers.

In the last game, Li Liang's three-point shooting was not good. He made 5 of 15 shots. He took a lot of shots and his shooting percentage was not high enough.

Of course, this kind of hit rate and shot volume are already very high for other players, which is not enough for Li Liang.

Especially now that there are no three-point shooting percentage improvement posts, Li Liang needs to better control his touch.

After much deliberation, Bird felt that he should personally ask Li Liang what he thought of the fourth game.

"Hey Bruce, do you have any thoughts on starting the next game?"

Li Liang stopped practicing and said, "Thinking? Don't you want me to start?"

"Don't be kidding, it's a question of whether you want to appear in the fifth position."

"You are a coach, but I am not a coach. I will listen to whatever you arrange."

Li Liang served it, and Bird spread his hands, "You are under too much pressure in the fifth position...but no one can replace you."

It is rare for Bird to put a high hat on Li Liang, which makes Li Liang very useful.

Li Liang then said: "Don't worry, let me start the fifth position in the fourth game, I have a way to deal with them."

"Really? Tell me about your thinking."

Bird knew that Li Liang had very deep and unique insights into basketball, which most NBA players do not possess.

He has the sensitivity of a coach, and at the same time has the intuition of a top player on the court. At present, Bird can think of such outstanding figures, and the league can count them on one hand-the first is himself.

Li Liang threw a three-pointer, hit it easily, and said: "Uh, my thinking is very simple, I will get 50 points, and then I will win."

Bird didn't know what to say for a while, the idea is really fucking simple, why don't you say you get 100 points, wouldn't it be more stable to get 100 points.

Before Bird could speak, Li Liang continued: "I know your doubts. Fouls, defense, and our offense are all problems. We are at a disadvantage. But what can you do? What else can you do except trust me Do you believe in God? Then you might as well believe in Buddha. Or you should believe in me. What did Mike say, did you ask his opinion?"

Bird replied: "Mike said, let you continue to start."

"That's right! You have to trust Mike, I know what you're worried about, referee? Who will be the referee for the next game? Crawford? Oh, don't worry, I will take care of this bald guy, for sure Get him."

For the next game, the league has already appointed bald Crawford as the referee, and Sima Zhao's heart is clearly revealed.

Careful people once counted that Li Liang's winning rate was the lowest in the games that Crawford whistled.

You know, Li Liang has won 60 games every year since he entered the league, and it is not easy to lose a game.

This guy can make Li Liang lose several games, which is enough to prove that his skill is profound, he is not affected by the hair dryer at all, and he doesn't reason with Li Liang.

But Li Liang still has a way to deal with him.

Hearing what Li Liang said, Bird had no choice but to relax and decided to start the five small lineups in the fourth game.

Of course Li Liang has this self-confidence. Because of insufficient preparation for the third match, Li Liang weighed it in the end and decided not to use props to chase after him. up.

In the fourth game, the whole team has been adjusted and will definitely perform better, and then Li Liang will strike with precision and teach the Warriors a lesson.

As for Crawford... Li Liang actually has a way to deal with him.

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On the night of June 11th, at the Conseco Arena, the fourth game of the finals was another game that determined the trend of the series.

Like the Eastern Conference finals, 2:2 or 1:3, the result is completely different.

Before the start of the game, the referee Crawford was warming up on the sidelines. He was wearing a coat and had a shiny bald head. He had already begun to plan his own performance in this game.

Before the start of each game, the three referees will have a simple communication in the lounge on how to whistle the game.

Of course, the specific communication content has always been confidential, no one will know, and no one will leak it.

Every referee has his own whistle-blowing style. For example, Crawford is a typical show-type referee and likes to be the protagonist on the field.

He made some moves with passion and attention. For example, once he called the coach for a foul and made a T gesture. As a result, he broke his finger with too much force.

Needless to say, the whole world knows about Duncan being sent off the court for laughing.

How about the relationship between him and Li Liang, anyway, they don't like each other, Li Liang likes to be "reasonable", and what Crawford dislikes the most is reasonable players, do you think this can be dealt with?

But when the game was about to start, Li Liang walked up to Crawford and said hello to tonight's referee.

Crawford pursed his lips, ignored him, and just nodded.

So, with a thought, Li Liang put [Don Huggins' adhesive plaster] on Crawford's mouth.

Purse your lips, I told you not to brag tonight!

This [Huggins' adhesive plaster] was a reward given by the system when Li Liang was doing double-team tactical training when he was with the Lakers.

I used it on Crawford once before, and after using it, Crawford was really obedient, whistled normally, and stopped bragging.

Now it's a crucial game, how can you let the referee interfere with Lao Tzu's performance?

With this as a guarantee, Li Liang can go all out in the game.

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