Chapter 804 Classic Posture
Curry's firepower was indeed ferocious. In just over a minute, he relied on consecutive three-pointers to close the score.
Donovan immediately called a timeout. The Thunder's state tonight was hot and then cold. The start was very aggressive. As a result, the second team did not continue. And so far the team's offense feels terrible.
On the contrary, the Warriors played impatiently at the beginning, and their offensive options were too simple.
In the middle, he was not in a hurry when he was behind, and played steadily, using defense and slow tempo to deal with the Thunder.
Then finally waited for Curry to explode after his debut.
41:43, the point difference is only two points.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense and anxious.
Donovan continued to cheer the players on from the bench.
Li Liang could tell that Donovan was a blower.
To be honest, there is indeed not much room for adjustment in tactics.
Curry's few goals, if you switch to someone else's defense, or change your defensive strategy, you can't prevent it.
His shooting feeling is coming, but it is difficult to contain it.
To deal with a shooter like Curry, with Li Liang's experience, he still needs to be consumed.
Consuming Curry on the offensive end, and the constant interference on the defensive end made his feel worse.
Let Curry find the offensive touch, and he is indeed quite scary this season.
He has slightly surpassed Li Liang in the number and percentage of three-pointers made.
After all, Li Liang is not a pure three-pointer, and the number of shots is declining.
At the same time, the opponents became more and more afraid of Li Liang's three-pointers, and they were always heavily guarded.
The timeout ends, and the two sides return to the court to continue the game.
Li Liang pulled Durant and Westbrook over, and the three got together for a brief discussion.
"Defense, Kevin, you have to increase your role in defense, especially inside, I will expand to the outside!"
Li Liang told Durant that he should increase his help for inside defense.
Li Liang himself will start to expand the defensive range and assist the outside line to defend.
With Durant's height and wingspan, he should actually be a very good inside defender.
It's just that the Thunder's coaches never used him like this.
Li Liang is different. Li Liang is not the coach of the Thunder, so how to use Durant depends on his mood and thoughts.
Durant didn't listen? Impossible, the hair dryer blows until he hears it.
After the discussion, the Thunder started to attack first.
Li Liang began to control the ball at this time, and the three Warriors surrounded him.
This is a bit contemptuous, don't you treat Durant and Westbrook as human beings?
Li Liang gave the ball to Robertson, and Robertson gave it to Durant.
Durant received the ball, and the Warriors' defense followed up. Durant had already reached the inside, and he made a one-handed throw from the wing and hit the board.
The Thunder finally scored another goal and stabilized the situation.
Then, Li Liang began to assist Westbrook to surround Curry.
Curry dribbled away repeatedly and crossed to Thompson.
A large area has been vacated on the left side, and Thompson drove the ball to the basket.
Durant came to help defend, but blocked Thompson's layup, but was called a foul by the referee.
There was a lot of "oh" at the scene, Durant thought his ball was a good shot, why did he foul?
Li Liang couldn't help but argue with the referee. The referee made several penalties tonight, and Thunder would be unfavorable.
Durant just gritted his teeth and looked up at the playback on the big screen.
Compared with Li Liang, Durant is more simple and reasonable. He wants to see if he has committed a foul.
And Li Liang never cared, if you call me a foul, you are not good enough, and you are blind.
Thompson made a rare two free throws, 42:45, and the point difference came to 3 points.
Then, Li Liang and Westbrook cooperated in the high pick-and-roll, and Westbrook followed the screen and made a jumper with an emergency stop.
After the timeout, the Thunder's offense resumed and found a feeling.
Then, Klay Thompson missed another three-pointer, and the Warriors' counterattack gradually faded.
Li Liang got the backcourt rebound, gave the ball to Westbrook, and shouted at him, "Come on, hit Curry, hit Curry!"
Li Liang reminded Westbrook to seize the opportunity to attack Curry.
The Warriors are not particularly rigorous in defensive matchups tonight.
Although Thompson is the main defense against Westbrook, Curry often defends Westbrook when he retreats quickly.
This time was no exception. Seeing that Curry was facing him, Westbrook turned his back and pouted his buttocks and arched inward.
After arching all the way to the three-second zone, it was still the close-range jumper after turning around.
Press forward to suppress Curry.
If you move, you are fouled.
If you don't move, you can't interfere with my shooting.
If you switch to Clay's defense, first of all, it is impossible for Westbrook to go in with his back.
Going in, Westbrook is a bit shorter than Clay and weighs less, so it is difficult to suppress him when he takes off.
Therefore, Westbrook's trick can only bully elementary school students.
Two points hit, 42:49, the point difference widened again.
Although Guidance Gan didn't score, he guided very well on the court.
Right now, Curry is on the perimeter looking for a three-point shot with repeated screen runs.
Bogut and Green are like two moving gates on the left, moving around to create space and opportunities for Curry.
Thompson held the ball in his hand and waited for an opportunity to pass the ball to Curry who was running empty-handed.
But he found no chance.
Because Li Liang was approaching, he stared very closely.
Li Liang is catching the Warriors' passing route.
In the end, Thompson made a lob pass to the inside, trying to hit behind him.
As a result, Barnes caught the ball for a layup, and was slapped off by Durant, who was helping to defend.
It was a good cap, and the referee didn't call another foul.
If you call another foul, you will be scolded to death by Bruce Lee.
The Thunder once again had a chance to counterattack.
Durant held the ball, passed the defender with a crossover, and then accelerated towards the basket.
The Warriors' defense at the basket shrank, and Durant returned the ball to Li Liang who was keeping up.
Li Liang caught the ball on the edge of the three-second zone, his feet kicked up, his left hand touched the back of his head, and his right hand grabbed the ball with one arm and smashed it!
The energy center suddenly boiled.
The commentator yelled, "Bruce Lee's dunk! Seems like Karl Malone!"
Li Liang's dunk is indeed Karl Malone's classic posture.
The right hand splits the buckle with one arm, and the left hand is placed between the back of the head and the ear.
It means dunking while listening to the cheers and cheers of the audience in the air.
Li Liang, now there are more and more dunk tricks, and the dunk king is just around the corner.
After the dunk was successful, Li Liang showed off his muscles to Curry, "Would you like to compare the dunk?"
Curry had nothing to say, forget it, no comparison, no, I'm afraid of embarrassment.
But Curry has his countermeasures.
After he attracted the defense in the high post, he slid a beautiful hit into Bogut's hands.
Because the Thunder's defense spread out, the interior was empty.
Although Durant can help defend, he can't defend against Bogut who is speeding in with the ball.
Bogut dunked with both hands.
At 44:51, the Warriors started a long journey to chase points.
After that, Durant scored two more points, and Curry also made a small hit, breaking through Adams to the basket to score.
The Warriors' strong three-point threat from the outside made the Thunder's inside defense further empty, giving Curry many opportunities to break through the basket.
In the last few seconds of the second quarter, Curry still had a chance to close the score.
But his shot was slapped by a big cap from Li Liang, who helped defend him.
Finally, the buzzer sounded for the end of the second quarter, and at 48:57, the Thunder led by 9 points and ended the first half.
Overall, the Thunder still maintained their advantage.
But the Warriors are gradually getting back to their form.
Especially Curry, his huge threat from beyond the three-point line, has forced the Thunder to change their defensive formation and strategy.
If it weren't for Klay Thompson being too tough in the second quarter and Green doing nothing in front of Li Liang, the Warriors wouldn't be so far behind.
As for Thunder, Li Liang's performance was still tepid.
He only scored 8 points in the first half, which is pitiful.
No three-pointers were scored.
When leading the second team, he did not expand his advantage, but was held back by the Warriors' second team.
However, Li Liang also adjusted in time, focusing on support and defense, and did not forcefully use his hands to adjust the feel when the feel is not good. This is not something he can do.
The two sides returned to the locker room for an intermission.
The second half of the game is destined to be more intense.