Chapter 401: Boring

? The second quarter started quickly, Li Liang continued to stay on the field.
This time he returned to the power forward position, while Griffin played center.
Following the abandonment of Mullins, Hollins also played less minutes at this point.
These two players are both high and slow insiders. After some trade-offs, Rivers hopes to build a fast and strong offensive team. The two of them conflict with the style of the team, and the playing time naturally decreases.
When the Rockets attacked for the first time, Jeremy Lin saw that Jordan was not there, trying to kill the basket and score.
As a result, Li Liang and Griffin formed a wall, blocking Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin passed the ball to Asik and was blown for three seconds.
But the Clippers' counterattack did not start. After Griffin received the pass from Li Liang, Garcia was given a steal.
Griffin had to foul.
This time McHale was stunned enough. In the first quarter, Kasby defended Griffin, and in the second quarter, Garcia.
This makes it clear that Griffon does not need to match up with Smith. Smith's main responsibility is to defend Li Liang.
Jeremy Lin continued to hit the basket for the second time after hitting the ball, and finally scored.
And Li Liang counterattacked the ball and rushed to the basket, causing Smith's foul and hitting the free throw line.
The commentator on the scene commented that Bruce Lee would never have played such an attack last season, and he can do it this season.
Li Liang's progress is obvious to all, and everyone seems to take it for granted.
After making two free throws on the free throw line, Li Liang's free throw percentage was as high as 97% last season, winning the league.
In the entire history of the NBA, only Calderon in the 2009 season, has created 154 free throws and 151, 98% shooting rate exceeded Li Liang this record.
In addition, those who made a few penalties in a season are not counted, Li Liang's shooting rate is ranked second.
This season he continued to maintain a record of not losing free throws after the start of the game, I do not know when the first free throw will be.
Then, the Rockets continued to pick and roll in the offense, this trick tried repeatedly in the first quarter.
The reason is not that the Clippers have poor internal defense, but that the Clippers lack pressure on the ball.
The lack of pressure on the ball holder makes it easy to judge whether he is holding the ball or passing the ball.
When passing, the timing, angle, and strength of the pass will greatly affect the success rate of the receiver.
Once the pick-and-roll player is given too loose a choice environment, it will be much harder for the defender to contain the opponent's offense
Even if the opponents get the ball in the core area of ​​the basket, the attack success rate will still be very high.
So this time Li Liang personally came to prevent Jeremy Lin's pick-and-roll. He released Smith directly and collided with Jeremy Lin to collide with Jeremy Lin, forcing Jeremy Lin to transfer the ball to the wing.
Once the ball was transferred to the wing, Li Liang immediately returned to the inside and commanded his teammates to regroup.
The Rockets didn't find a good offensive opportunity after taking turns to attack, and finally Beverly missed a forced jumper.
Li Liang scored a rebound in the backcourt, which was a relatively standard positional defense.
The kind of pick-and-roll in the first quarter was penetrated, which really made Li Liang hard to suffer extremes.
The Clippers' offense also slowed down, and Li Liang began to command.
He responded from a high position and handed Willie Green a pass, then screened and opened the space.
Willie Green forced a layup and succeeded with a layup in the left hand and scored two points.
The two sides gradually entered a tug of war.
The Rockets tried two pick-and-rolls on the offensive end and found that they were not good. Li Liang did a good job of suppressing the ball.
And he has a defensive command, and there is always someone protecting the inside. There is no situation where the pick-and-roll basket is empty and then the ball is dropped.
The Rockets changed their strategy on the offensive end, began a wide range of transfers and continuous running, looking for a gap to shoot a three-pointer.
The Rockets currently have five players on the field who have the ability to make three-point shots. They pull the space open.
On the offensive end, the Clippers rely more on the player's personal ability to make one-on-one singles.
Li Liang provided Crawford, Collison and Willie Green with very good quality pick and roll screens.
And every time Li Liang holds the ball and cuts out after the cover, someone must follow the Rockets. This point must be followed.
In the second quarter, playing for more than 6 minutes, the Clippers little by little to catch up the score, overtake, and then suppress the Rockets in the situation.
Although there was no way to pull the score, it was obvious that the Clippers played quite well.
A rule of law does not mean that you must play beautiful tactics, but that both ends of the offense and defense are advancing and retreating, with clear play and no mess.
The Rockets didn't let the Clippers pull the score because they made a good 3-pointer.
Beverly made two three-pointers and Garcia made one three-pointer, firmly stabilizing the difference between 2 and 3 points.
Until the main forces of both sides re-entered the stage, the Clippers have regained the initiative.
Li Liang was finally able to take a break for a while. These few minutes gave Rivers a newer understanding of Li Liang.
Rivers originally thought that Paul must be the absolute core of the team. Even if Li Liang is even more powerful, the boss likes him again. With his qualifications and abilities, he can only be the second core.
But in the past few minutes, Li Liang has played quite well with a bench lineup that always loses points.
Paul is indeed better than Li Liang in the offensive organization, more creative, and can lead the team to play a stronger offense.
But Paul’s height and position determined that the impact he could exert defensively was too small.
Even if he is one of the best point guards in the league's defense, he still can't change that at some point he will become a defensive loophole and become a point of attack by opponents.
Li Liang is different. From position 1 to position 5, he can defend every position.
And it's not just about talking. Last season, when the Lakers had an internal injury crisis, Li Liang could really top the fifth position.
This determined that with the presence of Li Liang, the Clippers had a solid defense, especially when he was in position 4.
The No. 4 position was originally the most defensively influential position. The Celtics defense system was built on the strong defense of No. 4 Garnett.
Li Liang is more suitable for playing the third position, but the Clippers on the fourth position to give Lifen his defense is not strong!
At present, there is a situation where the defensive end is not particularly compatible. The Clippers coaching team has not thought of any good way so far.
Rivers tried to get Li Liangduo to help inside, but after all, the defense is a remedy. How can he defend himself in the fourth position?
In short, this problem requires the Clippers coaching staff to slowly find a way to solve it, and the Clippers players on the field also need more running-in.
Li Liang only rested for 3 minutes off the court, and soon returned to the court again, returning to the position of small forward.
The Rockets' counterattack is still very fierce. Parsons, Jeremy Lin, Harden, all three have strong ability to fight back quickly.
Josh Smith is one of the league's best quick attackers when he doesn't shoot and only attacks the rim.
After Parsons hit a horseback archery in the counterattack, the Rockets tied the score again.
After the suspension, Li Liang reappeared. Poor Rockets. The camera swept from the Toyota Center auditorium during the suspension. There was still a third of the seats empty!
Judging from the low ticket sales rate of the Rockets, it is estimated that many fans just don't want to come.
Li Liang hit a three-pointer on the perimeter immediately after playing ~EbookFREE.me~ also caused Harden's thug foul!
Play four points! Penalties will be imposed.
But to be honest, Li Liang felt that playing in the Toyota Center was boring.
On the road, it should have been crazy screaming. After he scored a fourth point, the audience was silent, and then learned to blow his fingers, or made a "silent" action, and he was blown away.
As a result, there was no sound at the scene. He made a three-pointer and the audience moved a little.
It may have been awakened by the referee's whistle. After seeing the rare four-pointer, there were some Chinese fans on the scene, but they applauded.
Which one are you? what?
The Rockets are getting younger, and Li Liang also feels that Real Nima is boring.
The penalty was hit and the Clippers regained their advantage.