Chapter 474: 1st win

The task is not as difficult as Li Liang imagined.
He replaced Wharton as a backup center and quickly helped the Clippers to take the initiative on the field.
The Clippers fans who didn’t commemorate the stadium quickly discovered that although Wharton was a little staggering on the court, his organization seemed to recover almost as it used to.
Moreover, his defense caused considerable trouble for the Lakers. Standing in the three-second zone, he blocked his opponent twice in a row, hindering the Lakers' rapid offensive footwork.
What's even more incredible is that in the first quarter, when the last attack, Wharton took the ball from the outside and even scored a buzzer three points!
The entire Memorial Stadium exclaimed, the Clippers players jumped from the bench, stepped forward and Wharton high-five.
With this unexpected three-pointer from Wharton, the Clippers changed from eight behind the Lakers to a three-pointer overtaking at 30:27 in the first quarter.
Clippers coach Don Channing was surprised. He saw from Wharton what he had never seen before.
With full of energy and flexible skills, he seemed to return to the peak state overnight.
This is of course, because it is not Wharton who is playing on the court, but Bill Li Liang.
Li Liang also feels that he can't use his skills, because he is a substitute, not a starter.
"Tang, let me fight a little longer. I want to fight a little longer." Li Liang told head coach Qian Ning.
Qian Ning nodded and Li Liang's performance in the first quarter moved him.
Anyway, the season is coming to an end. The Clippers have no hope of playing in the playoffs. It is normal to lose now.
Qian Ning replaced the original coach in charge of the Clippers only in the middle and late seasons. He has no record pressure, and his task is to put things down, train newcomers, and don't lose too much.
Wharton has been completely reduced to the bench strength this year, it is not necessarily whether he will continue to stay in the Clippers after this season.
But the super center who once played the NCAA and NBA games is still a bit popular. If he can play an excellent performance, he can still make a little contribution to the Clippers.
And tonight's opponent is the Lakers, with Jabal, it is better to let Wharton debut and against Jabal.
So, the second quarter began, Wharton continued to stay on the field.
The main force of the Lakers appeared in turn, Li Liang finally waited for Jabal.
The confrontation between these two John Wooden disciples has always been the focus of the game.
Jabal also found that Wharton is not the same as the previous game this season, and the defensive end seems to have recovered the past skills.
Even stranger, he actually started shooting some mid-range shots during the offense?
Wharton has never played like this in the past. You are an orthodox center. Have you become a kind of crooked way of Rambir?
Jabal wondered when his brother would be able to shoot in the middle and long range.
Especially he will throw three-pointers.
In the 1980s, the NBA center tossed a three-pointer, and only Bill Rambier was the hybrid.
In addition, Wharton's injury has the greatest impact on his overall degeneration.
Tonight his defense seems to have returned to the past, relying on excellent height and wingspan and excellent predictions to build a barrier inside.
At the end of the first half, the Clippers even tied the Lakers 61:61.
Li Liang almost played the second quarter, and completely dominated the Clippers' offense and defense.
His unique spatial play on the offensive end made the Lakers' defense into chaos.
This is not the first time Li Liang has played with this Laker. He is still familiar with Pat Riley's offensive and defensive system.
As a professional basketball player from the 21st century, his brain is smart and easy to use. After years of tactical training, he certainly knows the weaknesses of the show?time Lakers in the 1980s and how to deal with their strong points.
Li Liang commanded his teammates to attack and defend on the field, as if he were a captain, and he commanded the sailors of the whole ship to fight the storm in the storm.
The Lakers' offense was indeed wave after wave, but Bill Li Liang sat down and the Clippers withstood it.
Li Liang protected the backcourt rebounds well, and the guards did a good job, giving the Lakers three blocks at halftime, leaving Johnson unable to play a showtime-style fast attack.
In the second half, the Clippers led a tug of war with the Lakers under the leadership of Li Liang and another substitute, Derek Smith.
The Clippers fans in the entire Memorial Stadium began to cheer the Clippers crazy, they may win this game.
It doesn't seem to be a great thing to beat a team in the regular season.
But when this team is the Clippers and the opponent is the Lakers, when the two teams are in Los Angeles, everything is different.
In the fourth quarter of the game, it became fierce. Li Liang played too long on the court and felt some knee discomfort.
This is Bill Wharton, and without the protection of protective gear, but Li Liang still has to fight.
At this point, Li Liang finally began to reveal his sharp fangs.
He hit two three-pointers in a row outside the three-point line to make the Lakers players understand that he had not made a three-pointer before, but he could really do it!
Seeing a traditional power center make a 3-pointer, the expression of the audience on the scene was like seeing an alien.
And these two three-pointers also made Pat Riley uncomfortable. Why would Bill Walton make a three-pointer? How can this defense be arranged? Do you want Jabal to pounce outside?
After the Clippers took the lead, they began to slowly consolidate their advantages.
The Lakers started to hold Li Liang high and gave Li Liang a chance to pass the ball.
Like Liang Wharton, Li Liang used his restraint to drive the team and gave other players the chance to score.
The Clippers team played better and better. In the warm atmosphere of the Memorial Stadium, the Lakers were crushed to the bottom, and they were not given the opportunity to turn over.
In the last minute of the game, the Clippers led by 5 points, Li Liang received a pass from his teammates, and once again hit a 3-pointer on the top of the arc!
This time nailed the Lakers coffin board.
The Lakers players are stunned. Is this still Bill Wharton?
Actually not, this is Bill Li Liang.
But what does it matter?
The Clippers fans cheered loudly and shouted "Bill"!
This is the cheer and glory Bill-Wharton has never received in the Clippers' four years.
He suffered too many injuries and sufferings, he thought he could no longer stand up.
But he never gave up his heart on the basketball court.
Even at the age of nearly 40, he has tried to come back after three years of retirement.
Because he really can't live without basketball.
When the game ended, the Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time this season with a 119:113, 6-point advantage!
This allowed the Clippers to defeat the Lakers for the first time since they arrived in Los Angeles for a year.
They would not have won the Los Angeles Derby for the first time until January 1986.
Li Liang sat on the bench, and the Clippers players came forward to shake hands and hug him.
Bill Li Liang scored 26 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals in this game.
It seemed as if he was back in 1977, the year he led the team to lead the Blazers fanaticism.
8 years in a flash~EbookFREE.me~ The hero is late, the injury is stimulating, and he is no longer the MVP.
But on the basketball court, there are always players who are not afraid of difficulties and overcome all perseverance. These people are still heroes.
"I can stand failure, but I can't stand trying it without effort."
[The mission is completed, the lame captain, the mission reward: skill ‘Bill Wharton’s pass behind the head. 】
Li Liang woke up from the dream and found that there were traces of tears on his face. It seemed that "Bill Li Liang Wharton" had just cried on the bench.
Indeed, any player who has suffered a lot of injuries will shed tears after returning to the court to play such a performance.
Li Liang yawned, wiped his tears, and looked at the time, still in the daytime.
He glanced at the phone and found a message popping out: the Clippers and the Nets completed the transaction, and Bledsoe exchanged Livingston.