Chapter 831: Hotter

In fact, Li Liang has played very well all the time, and can even be said to be quite amazing.
It's just that the media and fans evaluate a player, often with a very subjective will.
When Li Lianggang entered the NBA, as a Chinese player, he was able to score a key goal in the game. He scored 15 points in one game. The fans were so happy that they felt happy to celebrate the New Year, and the front page headline can be full. It is Li Liang's news, highlights, and interviews after the game.
Some Chinese fans want to be happy for two or three days.
The first time to win the championship, 60 points in a single game, the Internet directly exploded, news broadcast, well-known in the country, recorded in the annals of history, until now there are people talking about it, just make a movie.
Later on, Li Liang's performance became more and more stable and more and more outstanding. The championship started with two or three.
But the threshold for fans and the media has gradually increased.
In the regular season, he scored 20 points. Is that a misconduct and only 20 points?
30 points barely pass, not tepid, neither happy nor too happy.
Only 40 points makes me feel interesting. I can be a little happier and leave a seat on the headline page.
50 points, 60 points, will be more excited, but it will not be long, and the media will not have any special reports.
In terms of scoring, Li Liang wanted to cause a sensation again, so he only had to work towards Kobe's 81 points and Chamberlain's 100 points.
And for the Thunder fans, the regular season is basically "waking up and another big win", without much expectation.
The strength of the Big Three is too strong, and this Big Three is not the kind of entrepreneurial group like "Brother can't win the championship for several years, let's work together for a big career", lacking drama.
Li Liang himself has won three consecutive singles. When he came to Thunder, he was like the main melody era drama of "Provincial cadres go to the countryside to guide poverty-stricken counties to work in poverty-stricken counties." Can fans and the media love to watch it?
Judging from the data and the performance of the stadium, even if it is a substitute, Li Liang is still one-on-one.
In addition to Thunder's proud record, he has been ranked second in the personal rankings.
But the second and the first often have an insurmountable distance. This distance is the prejudice and aesthetic fatigue in people's hearts.
If Li Liang wants to get another one, he must make his achievements, data, performance, and team record hard to the point that prejudice and aesthetic fatigue have failed.
And another way is to get something new for everyone, for example... a lore, a wonderful critical moment for the Savior.
At this time, the cooperation of teammates is needed.
Teammates are too strong, punching in three quarters, the fans want to sleep after watching.
Your teammates played too much and ended up losing the game. If you play well, the game is always useless.
At this point, the Thunder's idea of ​​taking Durant and leaving Westbrook in rotation is quite correct.
It is likely that it was Mike Brown’s idea again.
After defeating the Pistons, the Thunder returned to the Russian city to have a day to repair.
Li Liang spent a day resting and sleeping well. As the playoffs approached, he slowly stopped playing system tasks and had to devote himself to the real game.
Compared with the regular season, for Li Liang, the more attractive honor is the unprecedented four consecutive championships.
Phil Jackson once said that a three-two crown is a limit.
Indeed, since the Boston Celtics' insurmountable eight consecutive championships in the 1960s, no team has ever won more than three consecutive championships.
Eight consecutive championships are both a great manifestation of the team and players, as well as factors of the times. After all, there were too few nba teams at that time, and the competitiveness was not enough.
After the start of modern basketball, the two teams that have achieved three consecutive championships are coached by Phil Jackson. It can be said that he is most qualified to say this.
He has said that three consecutive championships is the limit, indicating that four consecutive championships is really too difficult, too difficult to reach the blue sky.
But that's for the team, for the players... Except for the Celtics, the league has such a number one person, this person is the Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Cole won three consecutive championships with the Bulls in the 1996-1998 season, and then after the disintegration of the Bulls in the summer of 1998, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs.
Immediately, the Spurs won the championship in the 1999 shrinking season and won the championship ring for four consecutive seasons. It can be said that it is a proper winner in life.
But Li Liang has to do something different. He wants to win the championship as the core of the team.
This is the true personal four consecutive championships.
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On March 31st, the Thunder welcomed the Los Angeles Clippers at home.
Although the Clippers have not improved their strength in the past two years, they have never been able to make up for the loss of Li Liang.
But the basic structure of Paul Green Jr. Jordan still kept them strong.
In particular, Griffin has improved and grown in these two seasons, and is very healthy, without too many injuries.
Paul is constantly suffering from various small injuries, this little man has been strong and active on the court.
Of course, his mentality is much better than in the past, even though he often frowns, but overall, there is no knot in his heart.
The championship is in hand. For him, if he can get another championship, he will earn.
Rivers also brought Paul Pierce and Jeff Green to the Clippers' forward, and got his son Austin Rivers to his team.
Don't look at nba as a passionate sports league. From the perspective of pure work and business, this is an area with high job income, blurred job threshold, and serious small circle.
Those coaches and management, check their family background, most of them are second and third generations, fathers and ancestors work in the basketball circle, money is less, there is no need for a high degree of education, and then recommended by someone Union work.
The players are the same, but when the players need a little talent, it doesn't matter if you are Jordan's son.
Austin Rivers was also a well-known outstanding defender in high school during high school.
Gao Shun's entry into the NBA is somewhat unacceptable, and the play is not very good.
When I came to the Clippers, I got more playing time for leveling because I had a father who was the head coach.
In this game, Paul was absent because of injury, so many people think there is not much suspense.
Who knows the game is very intense.
Austin Rivers, who replaced Paul, broke out.
He made 7 of 9 3-pointers and 12 of 19 2-pointers.
Such an offensive performance, you may not be able to get Paul to come.
The two sides were playing with sparks, and the Thunder and the Clippers of the Big Three started a battle against each other.
In the first quarter, the Thunder led by 7 points. In the second quarter, Rivers made three consecutive outside shots and the Clippers successfully overtake.
In the third quarter, Li Liang came on stage and played a wave of offensive shockwaves with Durant, pulling the points apart.
While the Clippers played very tenaciously, Rivers and Crawford were scary when shooting from outside.
Perhaps it was because no one had hope for the Clippers before the game, so the Clippers players played very relaxed.
Once relaxed, there will be better performance and more accurate shooting.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers once approached or even overtake the score.
At this time, Li Liang finally began to burst out all his energy.
In the case of Durant missed two jumpers, Li Liang first in the defense big hat Rivers.
Then, a mid-range jumper hit and at the last minute equalized the score.
The Clippers called for a timeout. After returning, Li Liang caused Griffin's offensive foul.
Then in the counterattack, after a three-point fake, he rushed into the basket and made a quick stop jumper hit.
But the Clippers are very tough, and Crawford hit a very long three-pointer under extremely difficult circumstances, only leaving the Thunder 58 seconds, almost killing the game.
Donovan called for a timeout and finally decided to put the ball in Li Liang's hands.
And Li Liang lived up to the expectations. In the face of the Clippers' double package, Bryant's style was full.
It is not to pass the ball, but to shoot. The left wing has a difficult three-pointer after receiving the ball at 45 degrees, hitting the board!
After scoring, Li Liang was so excited that he couldn't do it himself, and jumped onto the technical stage in the cheering of the sky.
Because he didn't use any props and skills in this ball, he threw it in according to his own feeling!
The Clippers were left with 1 second.
There was no miracle. The Clippers didn't make the final attack and the game ended.
The Thunder at home, 117:115, 2 points advantage over the Clippers, continued the pace of winning streak.
And Li Liang's performance is getting hotter and hotter.