Chapter 938: Golden 1

At night, the Golden One Center was full of fans.
This USD 55.7 billion comprehensive venue can accommodate more than 17,500 spectators. In addition to basketball games, it can also host various large-scale events such as boxing matches and concerts.
The regular season was officially put into use in September last year, just shortly after Li Liang announced to join the Kings.
It can be said that the arrival of Li Liang has made Golden One more attractive.
This season, the King's record in this stadium is even better, currently only losing three games at home.
And one of them was lost to the Warriors last month.
Before the start of the game, Li Liang made more careful preparations.
At present, he has three coaching runes in his hand, an lv2 level feel rune, an lv1 level defensive focus rune, and an lv1 level energy and physical rune.
Feeling runes are usually placed in the g position for Rondo.
Before the start of the game, Li Liang put the rune in the position of the power forward, he had to leave it to himself.
With the help of the double rune, his shooting percentage will be even stronger.
The energy and physical rune was given to the small forward position. J Tucker undertook a considerable defensive task in the game and needed to make a small improvement in his physical ability.
The defensive focus rune is of course placed in the center position, Cousins' attention has always been a problem.
If he can concentrate and control his temper, he will be the well-deserved first center this season.
In terms of tactics, facing the Warriors, it turns out that the bee is not particularly useful and cannot be used as a regular defensive tactic.
Li Liang decided to use a man-to-man, no-defense strategy to deal with the Warriors' sharp offense.
In this game, Li Liang wants to fight the Warriors.
Before the game began, Li Liang accepted an interview with the local Sacramento TV station. The reporter asked him about the current state of the Kings.
Li Liang said very confidently, "We are in a winning streak, we have found the feeling of winning, our offense is getting more and more tacit, and tonight will be a wonderful game."
As a coach, Li Liang's speech became more stable.
An emotionally stable head coach is a powerful backing for the players.
On the contrary, if the coach always pushes in front of the media, it is a kind of pressure for the players.
Different team styles require different coaches.
The Kings themselves are in an unstable state. If the coach is not stable, the team's ups and downs will be too great.
So Li Liang must force himself to be steady!
The starting lineup of both sides, the Warriors are Curry, Thompson, James, Pachulia and Green.
The Kings are Cousins, Li Liang, Tucker, Gordon and Rondo.
In terms of starting, each position of both sides is to deal with.
On the bench, the Warriors have Iguodala and the Kings have Rudy Gay.
The two teams are equally matched, the Warriors lineup is more luxurious, and the Kings are more practical.
The two superstars of the Warriors join forces for revenge, and the king has a Li Liang who has two positions.
In the opening jumper, the Kings took the lead in getting the ball, and Li Liang received a high pass from Rondo and hit a mid-range jumper.
In these two seasons, Li Liang's mid-distance shots have been increasing and the proportion has been getting higher and higher.
On the one hand, the team needs his mid-range as a tactical operating point. On the other hand, as long as he shoots three-pointers, the opponent will double-team by three. No one can bear it.
He needs richer offensive methods to support his shots.
It was the Warriors' turn to attack, Pachulia made a high pick-and-roll, Cousins ​​was a little slow, and Pachulia got into the basket.
Curry made a pass to the basket, Pachulia received the ball and scored two points for a layup.
Li Liang stepped forward and touched Cousins' head, "Let you focus, one-on-one, and keep an eye on the person you want to defend."
Cousins' defensive attention is still a problem.
He habitually followed Curry with this ball, but he missed it.
Cousins ​​immediately responded in the offense. He received the ball in the low post, the Warriors contracted the defense, and Tucker appeared in the right corner.
Cousins ​​made a wide transfer pass to Tucker, and Tucker hit a three-pointer.
Tucker's shots are mainly in the two bottom corners, and his shooting percentage is quite good.
Tucker's main task tonight is to deal with James on the defensive end, and then the main role in the offense is to throw a three-pointer in the corner.
Afterwards, the Warriors made a quick counterattack. James made a super long pass from the backcourt to Klay Thompson who was in the frontcourt. Thompson took the ball and took a three-pointer, but didn't make it.
After James came to the Warriors, he put on the No. 6 jersey again.
His long pass was accurate and fast, and when Thompson received the ball, he was completely open.
It's a pity that Thompson didn't feel good at the opening.
Li Liang got the rebound and gave the ball to Rondo.
The Kings counterattacked, using a four-way open formation-this is D'Antoni's offensive approach.
Speed, space, for D'Antoni, space is the lifeline of offense.
Rondo used his speed to get in from the bottom line. He didn't have a chance at the basket. After attracting the defense, he passed to the center.
Li Liang catches the ball and takes a three-pointer and hits again!
Three-pointer at the top of the arc.
The commentator was about to say that the shot was unreasonable, but he scored it.
The Kings started off well, an 8:2.
But immediately, Green supported the ball in the high post and passed it to James.
After receiving the ball, James faced Tucker and made a mid-range jumper.
After Little Green from the east came to the west, he still had to accept the care of the genuine Green.
Of course, after James came to the Warriors, he could pat his chest and say, "You didn't win the championship before I came. I'm here to teach you how to win the championship."
Because there is a common goal, championship, and defeating Li Liang, the atmosphere within the Warriors team is quite good.
Selfless passing, shots that don't remember personal gains and losses, and tough defense.
This is a strong and excellent team.
The two sides launched a battle in the first quarter.
The King's offense tonight was quite flexible.
Rondo used Li Liang's pick-and-roll in the high position to get to the basket and a low-hand layup succeeded.
Cousins ​​can also attack the basket from time to time in the low post. At the same time, Cousins ​​has made great progress under the guidance of Li Liang this season.
The most terrifying thing is of course Li Liang. He is incarnate as Karl Malone, using the pick and roll to completely become a mid-range jumper scoring machine.
The Warriors still face the super difficult problem of how to defend Li Liang.
If this problem is not solved, he will not be able to contain his shooting percentage in the series. The Warriors will still be extremely difficult to play the Kings in the playoffs.
In the first quarter, Li Liang made 4 of 4 mid-range jumpers, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points.
The Kings played a very smooth and beautiful offense, leading the Warriors by 11 points with 35:24 in the first quarter.
The Warriors had a terrible start and still had nothing to do to defend Li Liang.
After the start of the second quarter, Li Liang replaced himself and let himself rest.
On the Warriors side, James played with the second team, and Li Liang replaced Guy and West.
James' role at this time is somewhat similar to Li Liang in the Thunder last season.
To be honest, with James' strength, let him play the Warriors' second team for a season and enter the playoffs.
In the beginning, James held the ball in the low post and beat Gay with his back. After Nei turned around, a backward jumper shot and scored two points.
Back, the Kings passed the ball to West in the low post.
West also played in a low post, a very beautiful dribble retreat, took a difficult backcourt jumper and also hit.
The Kings bench can have a pinnacle like West, which is really very important for the continuation of the team's firepower.
Mike Brown still wants West to start, so that Li Liang can play center.
If Li Liang were not the head coach, Mike Brown would have succeeded.
It's a pity that Li Liang is the head coach, and he doesn't want to let himself play center!
Then, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com James was encircled in defense and made a mistake.
James yelled at the referee to beat him, but several Kings players formed a circle with their butts and the referee didn't see it.
"No foul! Counterattack! Counterattack!" Li Liang shouted from the sidelines.
The referee was hesitating. Hearing Li Liang shouting that there was no foul, he subconsciously did not blow.
The referee's judgment is sometimes just a thought, and it will be affected by the people around it.
At this point, the Kings have launched a fast break.
Darren Collison killed the basket one-stop, counterattacked and succeeded in layup!
It also caused a foul by the opponent.
The Kings played vigorously in the half, with the biggest difference of 14 points.
However, the real contest between the two sides will not begin until the third quarter.