Chapter 852

On May 16, the NBA Western Conference Finals kicked off.

On this day, NBA President Adam Silva brought the MVP trophy to the Energy Center in Oklahoma City to present the MVP trophy to Li Liang on the spot.

In fact, according to this year's regulations, Li Liang should go to the league office to receive the trophy, but Li Liang was not happy.

He just wants to receive the MVP trophy under the eyes of everyone at the Energy Center.

It's not to show off in front of everyone, but Li Liang thought that if he left after playing against the Thunder this year, he should still leave some good memories in Oklahoma City.

Silva can't help it, Li Liang is now the number one player.

To be honest, regarding the ownership of the MVP this time, if Curry is not Under Armor but Nike, it is estimated that some media people will vote for Curry and let Curry win the MVP.

It's a pity that Curry is from Under Armor just like Li Liang, so it doesn't matter.

Before the game started, Li Liang took the MVP trophy from Silva and held it high in front of 20,000 spectators.

This is also the first MVP trophy in the history of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it is also the first in the history of the Sonics.

Therefore, it is also very commemorative for Li Liang to raise this trophy at home.

At the same time, Li Liang also became the first in NBA history, and probably the only player who won the best sixth man and MVP at the same time.

After all, there should be no second player in history with a thick skin like him.

Just as Li Liang won the MVP trophy, Curry sat quietly on the bench, watching this terrible man take everything.

For the Warriors, facing the Thunder is facing Li Liang.

The pain of last year's finals seemed to be still in front of my eyes, crushed by Li Liang alone.

Terrible mid-range jumpers, unreasonable three-pointers, only the opponents in the playoffs understand the strength of Bruce Lee.

This is a man who doesn't make sense at all.

Some research and data in the regular season cannot explain his performance in the playoffs and finals.

Therefore, the Warriors players are looking forward to this confrontation in their hearts, but also faintly afraid.

A strong opponent can arouse the athlete's desire to win and enterprising spirit.

But an overly strong opponent will also make people lose the fighting spirit to resist.

Throughout the season, Li Liang gave people the feeling that "I haven't used my strength yet".

His body, which has been strengthened for a whole circle, seems to contain huge energy. It has been accumulated for a season, and it is waiting for this moment to explode.

The Warriors are very strong, and their 71 wins are also one of the best in NBA history. They deserve Li Liang's all-out efforts.

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After the awards ceremony, Li Liang returned the trophy to the locker room, and then the game was about to start.

In this game, Li Liang appeared in the Thunder's starting roster.

Just kidding, dignified MVP, what are you doing as a substitute?

Since winning the best sixth man, Li Liang no longer has to pretend to be a substitute.

Li Liang starts directly. This is the first time Li Liang starts this season except for the first few games.

It still feels good to start.

The Warriors' starters are still Bogut, Curry, Green, Thompson and Barnes.

This stable and strong lineup looked a little unsightly in front of the Thunder.

I don't know if Green's "Lee Fear" shows any signs of improvement. If not, it will be very difficult for the Warriors to fight.

Another problem facing the Warriors is Curry's injury problem.

After the ankle sprain in the first round, Curry's injuries have been intermittent, like lingering rain, which will stop for a while.

It was not very big when it was down, but it obviously had an impact on Curry. When it was stopped, the sky was still gloomy, and it was always so unfavorable.

If these two problems are not resolved, the Warriors will have a difficult series this time.

At the beginning of the game, in the jump ball, Adams took the lead in getting the ball, and the ball belonged to the Thunder.

The Western Conference finals started.

On the first ball in the opening game, after Westbrook got the ball, Green immediately stepped forward to interfere, trying to break Westbrook's ball.

It can be seen that the Warriors are very motivated tonight.

Cole understands that the Thunder's three powerful ball-holding points on the outside will definitely not be seen if they don't do some work on the defensive end.

Westbrook controlled the ball, and on the Thunder's first possession, Adams raised the high post for Westbrook's pick-and-roll.

With the help of a screen, Westbrook rushed to the basket with the ball!

The momentum was like lightning, and the Warriors immediately shrunk their defense. Westbrook chose to throw the ball high to Adams who was cutting to the basket.

After Adams received the ball, he dunked with one hand!

With Westbrook's ball, one person knocked down two defenders-Green and Thompson.

The Warriors' defensive arrangement is still the same as in the regular season, letting Curry deal with Robertson.

Thompson defends Westbrook one-on-one.

The Warriors' counterattack came quickly.

Bogut supported the ball in a high position, and then Curry and Thompson repeatedly cut around the screen.

Thompson made a wide circle from the corner, shrugged off Robertson's defense, cut to the basket to catch a pass from Bogut, turned around and made a one-handed throw for two points.

2:2, both sides used their good tactics to score points at the beginning.

But immediately, Durant followed Li Liang's high defensive attraction, found a gap under the basket, passed the ball to Robertson, and Robertson caught the ball and made a layup with no defense.

The Thunder's ability to stretch space is no worse than the Warriors.

Li Liang's starting debut allowed the Thunder to play tactical coordination smoothly in the opening game.

Then, after Curry swayed the defense with a feint from the outside, he made a sudden stop and missed a jumper.

Adams got a backcourt rebound.

On the Thunder's side, Li Liang still didn't get the ball and gave it to Durant.

After passing the ball twice, it was given to Li Liang who was 45 degrees to the left.

Li Liang catches the ball and makes a three-pointer, but also misses.

Neither of them scored the first goal of the game.

Green got the rebound, dribbled and counterattacked himself, and killed the basket one by one, trying to draw Li Liang's foul.

Li Liang didn't want to give him any chance to express himself, so he made a [Death Coiled] steal at the beginning of the game.

Green felt that there was no reason for his ball to be intercepted!

He also wanted to have an and one, but when he made a shot, the ball was gone.

He wanted to appeal to the referee, but the referee ignored him at all.

Li Liang, who succeeded in stealing the ball, held the ball for halftime.

Green did not catch up, and Li Liang suddenly accelerated near the three-point line to kill the basket!

Because Li Liang often chooses to counterattack and direct three-pointers in the fast break, the Warriors players will stick tighter.

But this time Li Liang didn't shoot, but used his strong body to hit the basket.

His speed and explosive power are not as good as black players like James.

But his strength is quite strong, and he directly forced a layup against Bogut.

The ball was missed, but caused a foul by Bogut.

This is not good news for the Warriors.

Li Liang's [High Difficulty Up/Dunk] ability value is not high enough, otherwise it would be a 2+1.

Standing on the free throw line, Li Liang made two free throws, helping the Thunder beat the Warriors 6:2 in the opening game.

The only team in the league that can overwhelm the Warriors in the opening game is the Thunder.

Immediately after Thompson used the cover from the outside, he stopped and hit a two-point jumper.

The Thunder also received the pass from Li Liang on the right side of Durant and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

The offense on both sides began to play more and more open, and the more they played, the more they entered the rhythm.

But overall, the Thunder entered the rhythm very quickly, but the Warriors did not fully enter their own rhythm-because Curry has not yet scored.

Curry encountered a highly targeted defense from the Thunder.

Westbrook sticks to the defense from the outside, and the Thunder's three gibbons will definitely stick to the interference when they cut into the inside.

As long as Green's point is on the outside, he is basically let go.

Donovan has been determined, and Green wants to vote with him, resolutely not letting Curry play a strategy.

In the offense, Green had two three-point opportunities with a wide open space, but he failed to make a shot and forced a pass to Curry.

Under the close defense, Curry quickly and barely made a three-pointer, but none of them hit.

Thunder seized the opportunity to fight back.

Li Liang turned into a humanoid tank for a while, quickly got off, caught the ball, and stormed the basket.

Playing against some teams before, as long as Westbrook alone can gallop in the three-second zone.

To fight the Warriors, two people must work together, followed by Adams.

The score reached 14:8, with a 6-point difference, Cole called a timeout.