Chapter 532: enjoy it
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Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems
- Sheep that don't like grass
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- 2021-03-02 10:18:32
The situation in the east and west is clear, the Clippers against the Blazers and the Spurs against the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals; the Pacers against the Nets and the Heat against the Wizards in the Eastern Conference.
What disappointed Xiao Hua was that in the first round of eight matchups, only one set had a tie-break, which was a series of games between the Raptors and the Nets.
In the end, the Nets are still experienced and skilled, and successfully won the battle of life and death in Toronto to enter the next round.
The Clippers and Trail Blazers played at Staples on May 5.
For the Trail Blazers, after the selection of Oden in 2007, the time they expected to belong to the Trail Blazers did not come.
Oden and Roy's injuries made everything into a bubble.
However, the Blazers' rebuilding speed is indeed amazing. The unloved older rookie Lillard and Aldridge have become the new core of the team, and they quickly scored.
Before the start of the playoffs, many people were more optimistic about the Rockets. I didn't expect the Rockets to be so vulnerable. They ended the playoffs in a very embarrassing and unsightly way.
The Blazers entered the semifinals with confidence, ready to challenge the Clippers with 70 wins.
Li Liang has been very active and hard working these days.
He didn't care about who the Blazers and Rockets could reach in the semifinals.
In his eyes, the only player in the West who can be called the opponent is the Spurs. He doesn't take Thunder into his eyes.
Defeat!
And I never imagined that the Thunder fell on the Warriors.
The Warriors really have two goals. Curry and Thompson showed their cold-blooded pitching ability in the series, allowing people to see the new power of the NBA.
And every time the regular season confrontation with the Warriors, Li Liang can feel the vigorous potential of this team.
In the future, they will be a powerful force in the west.
Do you want to join them?
Li Liang hasn’t thought about it yet. He doesn’t want to think about next season.
After a few days of training like a regular player, the semifinals will begin.
On the evening of the 5th, the Staples Center was full again.
For the Clippers, this is definitely the closest to the division finals.
It was always the semi-finals before, and the semi-finals were becoming a curse for the Clippers and Paul.
In the locker room before the game started, the Clippers were dumb and silent, only Rivers was talking.
As a champion coach, Rivers knows the importance of confidence in a team.
No matter how good the regular season is, if you lose confidence in the playoffs, you may fail.
Cavaliers and Pistons are good examples.
The Clippers are not a confident team. They need morale and confidence.
But Rivers said no more than Li Liang said.
When he was on the court, Li Liang got up and said to everyone: "We won this round of the series. Believe me, the Portlanders seem to me vulnerable. We should prepare for the Western Conference finals."
Li Liang is undoubtedly crazy.
But in competitive sports, you can't be crazy, you can't help but say, "We and the Blazers are going to open five or five?"
This season, no team can play with the Clippers, not even the Heat.
Li Liang needs to let his teammates understand this.
As a player with rich experience in the playoffs and finals, does Li Liang count as a goal in a semi-final?
When it was time to warm up on the field, Li Liang did not forget to joke with Paul, "Look at me taking you into the West Derby and touching the floor of West Derby."
Paul smiled and didn't speak. He was blocked three times outside the Western Conference finals. The Western Conference finals made him feel more magical than the finals.
Of course, without Li Liang, this magic will continue to increase.
The game took place at 7pm Pacific time. The Clippers wore a white jersey at home and the Blazers wore a black jersey tonight.
The Clippers' starters have not changed, while the Blazers' starters are Robinson, Aldridge, Batum, Matthews and Lillard.
This is a very competitive starting lineup. From the perspective of function configuration and player ability, it can be said that it is quite good.
Before the game started, the Blazers players were also confident. After all, 4:1 eliminated the seemingly strong rockets, giving the Blazers confidence in the wrench wrist with the super team.
Lillard even said in a pre-match interview, "The Blazers are not without chances when facing the Clippers. I think in a way, we are a better team."
Confidence is a good thing, but confidence is not so good.
At the beginning of the game, Jordan Jr. won the ball in the jump ball, and the attack started from the Clippers.
Paul opened the first attack.
After repeated pick-and-rolls, he dribble into the inside and missed a shot.
Following the Blazers' counterattack, Batum's layup was also disturbed and missed.
Li Liang also launched a counterattack immediately after getting a backboard and faced Matthews' defense. An emergency stop jumper on the wing hit two points, which also caused Matthews' defensive foul.
Penalties are required!
Matthews's defense against Harden in the first round can be said to shine.
With close-fitting defense, endless harassment and high-level physical confrontation, Harden's two-point shooting rate of 45% in the regular season dropped to 37%, and the three-point shooting rate fell to 29%.
In contrast, Li Liang's two-point shooting percentage in the first round was 46%, and the three-point percentage was maintained at a high level of 44%.
Of course, this is related to the Clippers' better backcourt configuration, but it also shows that Matthews' defense is indeed very effective.
But in the semifinals, Matthews wanted to deal with Harden against Li Liang, but it didn't work.
Not to mention, Li Liang has an absolute advantage in height first, 10 centimeters higher than Harden.
So Matthews would like to use the next trick, we must consider Li Liang's wingspan and shot.
Of course, to deal with Li Liang, the Blazers mainly use Batum.
But Batum also faces a problem-he will be guarded by Li Liang in the attack.
Li Liang's defense is still well-known in the league, notoriously cunning, treacherous, and "treacherous".
What is bullying?
That is to say, if you are a super attacker, such as Anthony and Durant, Li Liang will not take you much.
There is a way to rectify it.
But if you are not a super attacker, just an ordinary offensive player, then I'm sorry, Li Liang will definitely bully you.
The reason is also very simple, because Li Liang's defense is very solid, very solid.
He was trained step by step from the various tasks and training of the system.
Unless you have the skills and talent to surpass this solid defensive ability, then you want to break out on Li Liang's head, it is really too difficult.
Players like Brewer want to score 51 points on Li Liang's head, that's impossible, 15 points is in the sky.
The same is true for Batum, he is also an important 3D player in the Blazers, but Li Liang will be deflated every time he meets.
Just the first goal was when the basket was disturbed and almost got a hat.
After Li Liang hit the ball and the Blazers attacked for the second time, Batum didn't dare to attack himself.
The ball was handed over to Aldridge, and the offense was also missed.
In turn, Griffin scored a goal by relying on the offensive rebound and started 5:0.
The Clippers are in very good shape tonight.
In fact, it's not only good, the first quarter played five minutes, the Clippers hit the Blazers a 10:0.
The Blazers did not score for a full five minutes.
On the Clippers side, if it wasn't for Li Liang who didn't feel open, it would definitely not be a 10:0.
The Clippers are still a little puzzled. How do they feel that the Blazers don't seem to have a lone hero yet?
The two teams are somewhat similar in personnel structure, and the offensive tactical style is also very similar, because Stotts was an assistant coach in the Lone Ranger that helped the team win the championship in 2011.
But the Blazers differed from the Lone Ranger in several points.
The first is defensive experience. After all, the Blazers players are still younger, and the defensive and game experience are not as old as the lone ranger.
Lillard blew the cowhide before the game~EbookFREE.me~ As a result, the game was a bit ignorant as soon as the game started, and Paul was defended from 0-for-3.
Second, the Blazers' starter is younger and more balanced, but the bench is not as good as the lone ranger.
Weak teams want to beat the strong team, the substitute must be super level, to provide key assistance.
As a result, after 10:0, Stotts replaced the second team, want to improve the offensive situation.
Well, as a result, Griffin ended up on the Clippers. Li Liang changed to the power forward position, and his touch opened.
After the timeout, first defensively with Paul to wrap Lillard together, forcing Lillard to make a mistake.
Then counterattack to receive Paul's pass, the top of the arc made a three-pointer shot, 13:0.
The Trail Blazers didn't know that this was the Western Conference semifinals. The opponent was the league's first Clippers.
After Li Liang scored the subject, he wiped his hands on his chest, and said to Lillard, who passed by: "Have a good time, not much time."