Chapter 854 Tenacious

Li Liang only scored 5 points in the first quarter, but he only made one shot.

The commentator said that Bruce Lee may not be very comfortable with the feeling of starting.

In fact, Li Liang hopes that Durant and Westbrook can find their own game rhythm earlier.

In the regular season, everyone is used to the rhythm of starting with the doubles and minors, and Li Liang will follow up.

Donovan didn't want this familiar rhythm to be disrupted after putting Li Liang on the starting lineup.

And Li Liang completed Donovan's arrangement very well, and he put more energy on rebounding and defense.

Steals, backcourt rebounds, blocks, offensive screens, pick-and-rolls, and blocking positions, he did everything very well.

An excellent player, if he only has strong scoring ability, it is difficult for him to reach the superstar level.

In four seasons, Li Liang has played two to three times as many games as the average player. He has rich and sophisticated court experience.

Including some little tricks that have been lost on the court for a long time.

Such as kicking an egg, pushing someone, pinching an arm and hitting the head, etc. In terms of small movements, Li Liang really has a lot.

In the past, Li Liang played very openly and aboveboard. Then he played against the Pistons in missions, then learned from Malone, and became teammates with Stockton.

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Warriors by 5 points at 31:26.

When Green was resting off the court, he kept complaining that Bruce Lee was too dirty to play.

"He kicks me, keeps kicking me! He keeps lifting his leg!"

Green complained to Kerr while communicating with the referee.

And the referee's words can piss him off, "You can also try to kick him."

Green is daring, Li Liang's hair dryer and big elbow are not decorations.

Cole still has to find a way to match Green Shao and Li Liang, so that the two people's time is staggered, so that Green's effectiveness can be better utilized.

After the start of the second quarter, Cole replaced Batum and partnered with Iguodala on the front line.

For the Thunder, Li Liang took a two-minute break in the first quarter, and then went straight to the game with a substitute in the second quarter.

At the same time, the Thunder's second lineup is different from the previous game.

Before that, it was usually Li Liang, Kanter, Waiters, Augustine and a son Singler.

In the playoffs, Donovan finally figured out that Singler was not his son, so he changed the second team to a double-inner combination of Adams and Kanter, and mentioned Li Liang as his favorite, who could best play him. The third position of attack power.

The small forward position really belongs to Li Liang.

The first decade of the 21st century was the era of power forwards, and the second decade is definitely the era of small forwards.

This is a versatile position that can bring out the best of Li Liang's energy.

At the same time, Adams and Kanter's twin-tower combination can make up for the Thunder's lack of inside defense as much as possible.

Donovan's thinking is different from last year's Pacers.

The Pacers are five against five, while the Thunder choose to overpower the small.

After the start of the second quarter, the Warriors insisted on playing fast, and Livingston seized the opportunity to counterattack and went to the basket for a dunk!

Then Li Liang missed a three-pointer from the outside. Iguodala got the rebound and pushed back. The layup caused Kanter's foul.

Go to the free throw line, hit two free throws, chase 4 points in a row.

Then, Batum, Iguodala, and Barnes double-teamed Li Liang, causing Li Liang to make a dribble error.

The offense and defense switched again, and Iguodala succeeded in the sky, chasing 6 points in a row.

Donovan started to feel a little anxious, got up and paced back and forth on the sidelines, wondering if his strategy was wrong?

The Warriors are now holding on to Li Liang, and they are attacking him desperately no matter whether they are attacking or defending.

Originally leading by 5 points in the first quarter, it turned into 1 point behind in the blink of an eye.

Donovan didn't call a timeout. He still believed in Li Liang and his control over the situation.

Li Liang handed the serve to Waiters in the backcourt. Compared with Augustin, Waiters is stronger and dribbles more securely.

After halftime, Li Liang came out to catch the ball again. On the left side, the Warriors defended against him. Li Liang immediately passed the ball to Adams in the low post.

Li Liang attracted most of the defensive attention, and Adams was able to hit Speights in the low post.

Adams turned around Speights with a beautiful back, and made a light layup with his left hand, scoring 2 points.

For the crucial goal, Li Liang did not hit hard by himself, but after familiarizing himself with the opponent's defensive routines, he identified weaknesses and created opportunities for his teammates.

Once the Warriors have no chance to counterattack, it will be difficult to build a position.

After a fake pick-and-roll, Livingston broke through the basket from the bottom line and wanted to make a layup, but was slapped off by Adams who followed him.

The Thunder had an opportunity to switch offense, Augustine quickly crossed the half court with the ball, and the Warriors defended extremely fast.

There is no chance, the ball is returned to Li Liang, Li Liang catches the ball from the front, facing Iguodala and directly shoots a three-pointer!

Li Liang shot extremely fast, and Iguodala knew he was going to shoot, but he still didn't have time to interfere.

The ball finally hit!

Li Liang's first three-pointer came a little later.

The point difference was widened to 4 points again, and Donovan could finally sit down and rest, and stabilized.

The next thing to worry about is Cole.

Li Liang made another steal in defense.

In order to pursue speed, the Warriors are a little anxious to pass the ball.

Li Liang directly killed the basket in one go, and the tank car usually rushed to the three-second zone, and successfully dunked with one hand!

The buzzing sound of the basket being dunked by him.

The Warriors called a short timeout and replaced Curry.

Facing the Thunder's inside twin towers, Cole chose a combination of three guards.

Curry, Livingston and Barbosa.

It's a collision between speed and power.

Both sides hope to grasp the direction of the game and do not want to follow the rhythm of the other side.

Back from the timeout, Curry passed the ball to Livingston.

Livingston turned back from the baseline and hit two points with a jumper.

His mid-range is getting better and better.

But Li Liang's three-pointer feels really coming.

After dribbling halfway, Kanter put up a screen and made a direct three-pointer from the outside!

Hit again!

The second three-pointer.

Li Liang's three-point shots are fast and accurate. Watching him shoot three-pointers is another kind of enjoyment compared to Curry.

Then, Curry dribbled in the middle and wanted to pass the ball to Green under the basket.

As a result, Li Liang succeeded in stealing again!

This is Li Liang's fourth steal in this field.

It was still a fast break and counterattack. Li Liang didn't have the slightest thought of passing the ball to his teammates.

In the second team, Li Liang controlled the situation alone.

Cole replaced Bogut and Thompson on the court again.

Batum had little effect on Li Liang.

His arms are indeed long and he defends well, but he is too thin.

After all, no one thought that after one summer, Li Liang's body would become so strong.

Batum couldn't resist Li Liang's fast-break counterattack at all, so he could only foul.

Both free throws were hit.

After 5 minutes in the second quarter, the Thunder quickly re-established their advantage.

But the Warriors' starters soon returned.

Thompson scored two three-pointers in a row from the outside, and the Warriors chased points quite quickly.

Donovan immediately called a timeout, replaced Durant and Westbrook, and let Li Liang take a break.

In the second quarter, the Thunder still maintained a high pressure on the Warriors.

Defense and offense put tremendous pressure on the Warriors.

However, the Warriors' offense is like a slippery loach. You always feel that you have held him tightly, but he can still slip through your fingers and cause trouble for you.

Offensive rebounds, on-the-spot rebounds, quick three-point shots from the outside, if the word "tenacious" is used to describe a team's defense most of the time, then in the Warriors, it can definitely be used to describe their offense .

The Warriors' offense is quite tenacious.

This is due to their tacit pass and cut cooperation system, which indeed gives each player more opportunities.

And the Warriors players are far more alert in the frontcourt than the average team.

Some teams make a shot from outside, and if they don't make it, they will be pulled down and go back to defend.

The Warriors will definitely do their best to create new scoring opportunities.

Therefore, although the Thunder have been playing against the Warriors, they have not really been able to widen the gap.

At the end of the second quarter, the Thunder was only 60:55, continuing to lead the Warriors by 5 points.

The two sides entered the intermission.

There are some problems on both sides.

The problem for the Warriors is that Curry has been crushed to death and has not played well so far.

The problem for the Thunder is that, except for the Big Three, the performance of role players is mediocre.

The problems faced by the two sides can be said to be completely opposite. It depends on how the two coaches deal with the changes in the second half.

Happy Dragon Boat Festival.