Chapter 550: Strong spurs

On the evening of May 21st, the first game of the Western Conference Finals started at the Temples Center.
The Clippers play against the Spurs, the most decisive battle in the West.
Since the middle of the season, the Clippers have used the Spurs as the biggest imaginary enemy in the Western Conference playoffs. Every match between the two sides in the regular season was Mars hitting the earth, including Li Liang's dramatic reversal.
The Thunder were eliminated early due to Westbrook's injury. People thought that the West would enter the Thunder era after 2012, but they didn't expect that the two old thieves, the Lakers and Spurs, were still strong.
Especially the Spurs, this is the eighth time they have reached the Western Conference finals (99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 12) since 1999.
Since getting Duncan in 1997, they have never missed the playoffs and are one of the most successful basketball teams in the 21st century.
Today, it has been 17 years since Duncan joined the Spurs. They have risen and fallen again, and once again stood on the stage of the Western Conference finals. They are facing the finals, and they are facing the league's upstart, the Clippers.
Before the game began, American singer Kelly Lavik sang the national anthem. She was wearing a crimson dress tonight, which is one of the Clippers' home colors.
After the National Anthem, the Spurs players came on stage.
Afterwards, the on-site projector projected the Clippers game lens onto the floor, and the Clippers players appeared on the DJ's prolonged tone.
When Li Liang stood up in the dark and the last one ran to the center of the floor, the sound of the Staples Center reached its peak.
This is the first time the history of the Los Angeles Clippers has stood on the stage of the division finals.
Since entering the NBA as the brave team in 1970, for more than 40 years of history, they have been falling down, and they have never been up.
It's a great honor to be able to reach a division final. It's a shame to put it next to the Lakers and the Spurs on the opposite side.
But after all, it was a breakthrough, and Li Liang was the one who led the team to stand up in the dark and complete the breakthrough.
He can afford the cheers from fans on the scene, he is now the real king of Los Angeles.
Li Liang and the fans waved a little, then took off their jackets and looked at their faces, preparing to start the first game of the Western Conference Finals.
Li Liang couldn't be more serious. In Stern's simulation world, the simulation results of the Clippers and Spurs were all 7 games to end.
It is enough to show the strength of the Spurs.
Li Liangke didn't want to hit the tie-break with the Spurs, the uncertainty of the tie-break was too great.
Even if Li Liang is crazy, what if his teammates are dying?
Besides, if you want to go crazy and start early, why wait until the last battle of life and death.
It's not a villain, you can't die from talking too much, and you should use it as soon as possible.
Don’t hide while playing, and at the end half-dead alive, the beep beep amplifies the move and is turned over by the opponent. Isn’t it too shameful.
Li Liang doesn't want to be so embarrassing, so from the first game, he will go all out to deal with the enemy Spurs.
Of course, the status of teammates is often uncontrollable. If teammate Tie Chengxiang, Li Liang had to turn on the hair dryer while cursing, and he came to himself.
The two sides stand on the court and the game is about to start.
The Clippers haven't changed, and the Spurs have the same as the regular season, Duncan, Split, Danny Green, Tony Parker and Leonard.
Duncan, as always, hugged the basketball before the game and rubbed it, just like rubbing Ginobili's head.
Li Liang thought, I must touch your head tonight.
In the middle of the game, Jordan gave the ball to Paul.
The Clippers started their first attack.
The first attack of the opening, Li Liang passed the wing's cover, received Paul's pass in the middle and made a three-point shot!
Hit!
Less than 10 seconds into the opening, Li Liang hit the first three-pointer in the Western Finals!
What's even more surprising is that after Li Liang hit this three-pointer, Popovich immediately called for a short timeout.
This may be the fastest timeout in the playoffs, with a 10 second start.
Popovich attaches great importance to Li Liang, he has a touch of Li Liang's rules of playing.
Griffin will be handed over to Griffin in the opening of the regular season. In the playoffs, Li Liang or Paul usually pull the first shot.
Especially Li Liang's three-pointer. If he hits three points in the opening, it means that Li Liang's feel is good in the game, so it is difficult for the opponent to play.
If Li Liang misses three points in the opening, it means that he has a normal feel, and Li Liang will also reduce the number of shots, so that the opponent will play better.
Popovich would rather Li Liang to assist the pass, rather than Li Liang's three divisions.
Li Liang's three-pointer is too destructive. Although the pass is also very important and can stimulate the Clippers' overall offense, there are also many mistakes, and the Spurs are not afraid of team basketball competition.
They have the best and most thorough team in the league. In comparison, the Clippers team is still rough.
Popovich's suspension made the commentary on the sidelines Reggie Miller laugh, claiming that Popovich was too cautious, too cautious.
However, Li Liang's performance let people know that Popovich's caution is not excessive, and even he is not careful enough.
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After a timeout, the Spurs attacked and Parker cut into the wing after a high pick and roll.
Paul did not post Parker, but chose to shrink in, while Li Liang stood near his waist, blocking Parker's route to the inside.
The ball was placed in the middle of Parker, and Paul and Li Liang formed a pocket on the wing.
Parker entered a dead place, and suddenly he couldn't, and middle distance was the only choice.
But Parker made another choice. He re-dribbed the ball from the bottom line of the wing, wasting more than ten seconds and rushing in from the middle again.
Duncan came back to pick and roll Parker, and then scored the ball to Duncan, the result of Duncan's shot was fanned out by a small cap of Jordan!
This is a sturdy big hat, little Jordan card is very accurate.
Li Liang stopped Green and Leonard who wanted to rush to the offensive rebound in the middle and accepted the rebound.
The Clippers' counterattack, the Spurs' defense speed is extremely fast, did not give the Clippers a chance to fast attack.
Li Liang flanked the ball and passed it to Griffin in the low post to beat Splitter.
Although Griffin's height is not dominant, he still uses his strong body and footsteps to squeeze Split, and his right-hand shot scored two points.
The Clippers have started well.
Subsequently, Green missed three points, the Clippers' counterattack still did not hit.
Paul and Griffin coordinated with high pick-and-roll. After Griffin received the ball from high position, he returned to Paul to play Green in low position.
Then, Griffin cut the basket again, received a good pass from Paul, and dunked when he caught the ball!
As a result, Duncan came to the defense and stopped Griffin's dunk!
Duncan's defense on the inside is really stable, but Li Liang rushed to the rim and picked up an offensive rebound.
Then two consecutive shooting fakes deceived Leonard and Duncan, then drew back after a dribble and hit a close-up jumper.
It was Li Liang's style of play. When the ball was replaced by someone else, he would definitely choose to rely on the layup. Maybe he could foul.
This retreating shot is not stable, it is easy to eat a cap.
But Li Liang is the way to play. The rhythm and timing of the shots are well grasped, and the opponents can't even get a cap.
As for the hit rate, his close-range jumper hits a surprisingly high hit rate.
Green's three-pointer still missed, and the Spurs started into a scoring shortage.
On the Clippers side, Griffin's mid-range jumper is not too close. Leonard took the ball for a fast break. After entering the three-point line, he chose to shoot directly in the high distance. This guy also likes to choose a shot during the fast break.
But under Li Liang's interference, he didn't make progress. On the contrary, after continuous running and pulling on both sides, the defense was dispersed.
Li Liang gave the ball to Paul, and Paul went beyond the three-point line after halftime, but there was no defense.
The Spurs' defense has been chaotic, and Paul shot three!
Hit!
9:0!
The Clippers opened a 9:0 to the Spurs.
The Clippers all have strong aggressiveness from top to bottom. Since it is the Western Conference Finals, why not rush into the Finals and take a look?
At this time, Popovich instead called a timeout. The opening has already been called and cannot be called anymore.
Faced with this adversity, Duncan stood up.
After receiving the ball from the low position, he beat Jordan and turned the shot, not only hitting the board, but also causing Jordan to foul.
To be honest, Duncan's playing is not good-looking, the shooting posture is not picturesque, the hook after turning is not stretched, and the throwing is a bit ugly. I always feel that the ball is hot in the hand, and I must throw it out if I am impatient.
But the problem is that you can't enter because you are beautiful. He can enter if he is ugly.
No matter how good the posture is, after all, it is not a gymnastics or diving competition. In the end, it should be based on whether or not a goal can be scored.
Many of Duncan's goals always feel staggering, not happy at all, but with more times, he can make it, that means he is awesome.
Even though he was 38 years old, Duncan was able to stand up when the Spurs needed it.
Without Duncan, the Spurs could not have achieved what they are now.
Not to mention that you have Popovich, you are Popo Chess, Popo Backgammon, and like Duncan you can win the championship.
Duncan added a penalty and the Spurs relented on Duncan's goal.
With Barnes hitting a three-pointer from the bottom corner, Splitter's hook was hit by a small Jordan cap. Griffin received a dunk on the fast break, the score became 14:7, and the Clippers took the lead 7 points.
The Spurs' 7 points~EbookFREE.me~ points from Duncan. He made a layup and assisted Parker with a mid-range jumper.
Popovich was expressionless on the sidelines. He still didn't call a timeout. He seemed confident in the players' condition.
Sure enough, in the next two minutes, the Spurs' defense gradually tightened, and Li Liang began to miss the ball.
Any attempt to pass to Li Liang will be harassed, if directly to the Li Liang organization, Parker and Leonard will be ahead of schedule and directly put Barnes.
Barnes made a three-pointer, but missed the next two shots.
Subsequently, Leonard counter-attacked a three-pointer, Parker fast break layup.
At 14:12, the Spurs quickly caught up by only two points.
The game entered an official timeout.
Li Liang took a breath in the end, he thought, he was right, this Spurs is really strong, much stronger than the regular season.