Chapter 414

In the last four minutes of the game, Bob Liliang and his teammates returned to the court.

The Garden floor is still the same, bumpy in places.

The NBA in 1974 was so poor that it was impossible to re-lay the floor every game.

Many of the floors here have been used more than ten years ago and have been used for more than ten or twenty years.

The ball was served from the sideline, Randy Smith received the ball, and Jojo White immediately posted it.

Smith was in great form tonight, shooting quite well.

White went up to confrontation, no one came to screen, and in that era, pick-and-roll screens were a seldom used tactic.

The players spread out, Li Liang stood at the waist, and Dave Cowens clung to Li Liang from behind, like a jellyfish.

Smith passed the ball to Li Liang. The pass was a little light and the speed of the ball was a little slower.

Cowens reacted quickly, judging that the pass was not good, and immediately went forward to grab it!

However, Li Liang also reacted quickly. He took a step forward to catch the ball, then took the ball and quickly turned around and dribbled it to the basket.

Facing Paul Silas, who was helping to defend him, Li Liang made an emergency stop and hit a jumper, hitting two points!

This is what Li Liang learned from Sam Jones, but it is also McAdoo's signature offensive method.

McAdoo should not be physically strong enough, so many finishes at the basket rely on shooting.

He is extremely confident in his shooting and is one of the best inside shooters in NBA history.

Cowens' ball was too risky and gave Li Liang a chance.

On the other hand, Li Liang did not take any risks on the defensive end. He stabilized his emotions and began to command calmly in the three-second zone.

In this era, there is no defense for three seconds, so Li Liang can freely shuttle around the basket, constantly yelling to remind his teammates to defend.

The players of the Braves were very surprised, because Bob McAdoo defended poorly on weekdays, and the team's main defensive commander was Hyde.

But at this time, someone is directing, and everyone's attention will increase. The key is that Li Liang is not directing blindly.

He has already seen through the Celtics' simple offensive routine. When Havlicek used Cowens' screen, Cowens cut inside, and Don Nelson lay in ambush on the right, Li Liang guessed that Kyle A few backhands of the special people.

Pass to Cowens, Havlicek himself dribbles down the middle for a shot, or passes to Nelson on the right.

Li Liang pointed to the basket and asked Hyde to defend Cowens, while he himself followed Havlicek to the middle.

"Keep an eye on Nelson!"

Li Liang roared and asked his teammates not to come over and shrink to help defend, he can handle it himself.

Nelson wanted to run out of the open space, but Li Liang disappeared with a roar.

And Havlicek was surrounded by Li Liang in the middle, and the ball was dead.

Havlicek was completely covered, he couldn't make a shot, White came to respond, and Havlicek passed the ball to White.

But the pass was not good, Li Liang stepped forward and intercepted the ball!

Then, Li Liang dribbled the ball straight to the basket, and White could only watch as Li Liang successfully dunked with one hand!

The Celtics could only call a timeout, and Li Liang punched the audience in the Garden Arena, which drew boos.

During the timeout, Li Liang did not forget to search for Auerbach in the auditorium. After finding him, scolding him can increase a lot of anger points.

Li Liang's mood was completely relaxed, because the little fear brought about by the continuous confrontation disappeared completely.

In fact, this is the test given to him by the system task, breaking through the psychological shackles, Li Liang began to dominate the last three minutes.

The Celtics' timeout was ineffective, and Havlicek came back with a shot.

Before Corvo appeared, he was the first iron king of the NBA.

Li Liang got the rebound from the backcourt, he dribbled the ball across half court, and when he reached the three-point line, he opened his hand and made a shot!

Ramqi's heart hangs in his throat, making you confident, are you really so confident?

As a result, the ball went through the net!

Two points, the goal was scored, and all the players of the Braves couldn't help raising their arms and shouting.

The Celtics were a little bit overwhelmed.

They have always been known for their tenacity, of course they will not give up, but Li Liang has come to the state.

Cowens beat Li Liang hard in the low post, and missed the hook when he turned around, and his physical energy was too much.

Li Liang still controlled the rebound, this time passed the ball to Diglio, and then ran all the way to the flank at 45 degrees.

Li Liang didn't know how to catch the ball with his back to the basket, so he went around to catch Diglio's pass, and made a 45-degree jump shot!

Cowens stepped forward to block the shot, and finally watched Li Liang hit a two-pointer!

After finishing the calf completely, Li Liang scored eight points in a row, widening the difference between the two sides to nine points.

In the era when there was no 3-point line, 9 points and less than 2 minutes basically sentenced the opponent to death.

What the Braves have to do is to defend well, and then delay the time.

Two minutes later, the game ended. The Braves beat the Celtics away by 100:91 with a 9-point advantage. They won the fifth game of the series and got the match point!

In the next game, they will move to Buffalo and have a chance to solve the series at home!

Fans at the Boston Garden couldn't hide their disappointment, while Braves players hugged and cheered.

For a team that is very, very young and only three years old, it's not easy to get to this point.

The task is about to end, Li Liang said to his teammates and coach when he parted: "From now on, we will be the greatest team, just like I am the greatest player."

After this game in history, in the sixth game in Buffalo, McAdoo scored 40 points in a single game, but the team lost by 2 points and was eliminated.

In this time and space, I believe that with the morale and confidence condensed in the victory of this game, the brave can break through this difficulty, go further in the playoffs, and maybe create miracles.

[Mission completed, Game of the Brave, reward: skill "Russell's Three-Second Zone Fear"]

[Bill Russell's three-second zone fear: locking technique, standing in the three-second zone will reduce the opponent's attack success rate to a certain extent, level: level 5 fear effect: a small decrease]

The famous NBA center Bill Russell once said that blocking shots is not necessary to block the opponent's shots, but to make the opponent feel fear when they shoot at the basket.

As a joke once said, why Howard blocks more shots than Garnett, but some people think Garnett is better defensively. The reason is that the attacker saw that it was Garnett defending, so he was shocked and passed, but when he saw Howard came up, he made a shot!

If the ball is passed, there will naturally be no blocks, but there will always be a few blocks when the ball is thrown.

Although this is a joke, it is enough to show that an excellent defender at the basket is often not reflected in the data.

For this skill, Li Liang feels like he has found a treasure, and this thing is more effective than [Golden Shield].

The golden shields are not fully collected, and the anger value is also consumed. Although it is a comprehensive explosive increase, it cannot be used.

With this skill, maybe, as Mike Brown said, he can really play center?

"Fuck, that's not right, why did I play center forward?"

Li Haoyi finished the task easily, and suddenly remembered, why?

...

On November 13th, Li Liang was not surprised. He was late for the team's training in the morning.

He slept until noon, and went directly to the Staples Center in the afternoon to practice shooting for a while.

In the evening, the game was about to start, and the opponent was the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.

Another defeat of Li Liang's men!

After the Thunder failed in the Western Conference finals last season, not only did they not have a big reinforcement in the summer, but they lost Kevin Martin.

Their main achievement is that they selected New Zealand insider Steven Adams in the draft.

There is nothing a small club like the Thunder can do. They are obviously capable and talented, but they just can't find anyone in the free market.

Not only can't get people, but in order to save money, he also traded away his talented players.

Now all they can rely on is the draft and internal potential.

In the summer, the Thunder also thought about recruiting Li Liang, but of course it didn't work out.

Durant also tried to contact Li Liang, but he couldn't even make a phone call...

Although there is no reinforcement, as long as there are Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder is a proper Western Conference powerhouse.

In the first six games after the start of the season, the Thunder achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranking first in the Western Conference.

They had won four straight before coming to Los Angeles.

The game starts promptly at 7:30pm.

Before the start of the game, one of the highlights of everyone's attention was what changes Mike Brown would bring to the team's defense after he came to the Clippers.

And this change came quickly and obviously. At the beginning of the game, the Clippers' starters appeared, and the starting shooting guard has changed from Caron Butler to Matt Barnes.

Barnes was the starter in 4 games last season. At that time, the Clippers tried various people at the small forward position, but there was no definite answer.

But this time, Barnes appeared at the shooting guard position.

Tonight's opponent in the same position as him is Sefolosha, and the functions of the two are exactly the same.

"The starting lineup of the Los Angeles Clippers has been adjusted. Barnes replaced Butler. Mike Brown obviously has new ideas for the Clippers' defense. In the previous games, the Clippers have always had some problems on the defensive end. It seems that they are not running very smoothly, and I wonder if Brown can make the ship really go faster when he comes."

Explaining at the scene tonight is former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy.

Van Gundy himself was a defensive master in the league, proficient in various defensive tactics.

However, in terms of defensive style, he inherited from the Jagged Knicks in the 1990s, and is in the same line as Riley, Thibodeau and others.

For the Clippers' new starting lineup, Van Gundy feels that Brown seems to be going to follow the routine of stacking and confronting strikers back then.

But is such a routine still acceptable in today's NBA?

Or, does Mike Brown have any new ideas?

After all, Van Gundy has been away from front-line coaching for a while, and he is not particularly sensitive to the latest tactical developments in the NBA.

Of course, even so, his level of tactical knowledge still exceeds that of a large number of unprofessional commentators and all ordinary fans.

Van Gundy is a commentator, but he is also a fan. He really wants to see what tricks the Clippers are going to play.