Chapter 502: Still the recipe and taste

On the evening of February 12, the Portland Trail Blazers challenged the Los Angeles Clippers away.
This is the last game before the All-Star game. After playing this game, the NBA will enter the All-Star weekend.
With his super personal performance, Li Liang's victory against James before the All-Star Game, and the help of Chinese fans, he is currently far ahead in the All-Star voting, ranking first.
Needless to say, Li Liang will have to enter the All-Star start this time.
Poor Blake Griffin was squeezed out of the All-Star starting position by Li Liang last season, and will be squeezed out again this season.
There were many people who complained about Griffin last season, and felt that Li Liang entered the starting line with the blessing of Chinese player status.
This season, Li Liang deserved the All-Star start.
Now two people are in the same team, who is the boss and who is the younger brother, is clear.
In addition to Li Liang, Paul also occupied the All-Star starting point guard position. He made a comeback before the All-Star Game and also just caught up with the All-Star Game.
Although Paul missed many games due to accidental injuries, Paul's performance this season is still very good.
The beginning of the season reflects a high level of competition.
If it was not an accidental injury, and Li Liang continued to run in, the Clippers' record is definitely better than it is now.
But the injury itself is part of the game and the long season and is inevitable.
Unless you have a system.
If you don’t have a system and don’t accept the help of the system god, there is no way.
On the night of the game, Paul finally sat on the sidelines without wearing a suit.
He put on the Clippers' No. 3 jersey and wore an elastic protective shirt to protect his injured shoulder.
Li Liang saw Paul's costume and said, "Chris, how do you play basketball and wear autumn clothes?"
Paul didn't know what Qiuyi was, but it was clear that Li Liang couldn't say anything good in his mouth.
"You should change your socks," Paul replied.
Li Liang's socks are now the No. 1 killer in the Clippers' locker room.
Every time Li Liang wore socks to take a bath, and washed the socks while taking a bath.
Otherwise, the smelly socks would prevent reporters from the entire dressing room from opening their mouths to ask questions.
However, it is impossible for Li Liang to change his socks. The more intense the competition, the more smelly the socks, indicating that the more "harm" absorbed.
Li Liang's ankles are still very healthy until now, and he doesn't need to tie his feet, but the Clippers doctor is surprised.
There are shoe laces.
Andema sent Li Liang a lot of different styles and color schemes, so that he could change the clothes in the game to increase the exposure of the Underema shoes.
Li Liang can change shoes, but not shoelaces.
Some sneakers that cannot be worn with Li Liang's laces will not be worn by Li Liang.
These shoes produced by Anderma are used in the same shoes as Li Liang's shoelaces.
Li Liang saw that Paul was wearing these protective gear, but the effect was actually not as good as the original glass of water.
I don't know if he finally drank.
Besides, can your autumn clothes be compared with my protective gear?
To be honest, Li Liang's image on the court is quite affected by those ugly protective gear.
Knee pads and elbow pads, plus a helmet is skateboarding.
Your old knee and elbow are not hurt!
You see which rookie is like you. The equipment is more complicated than some veterans who have played in the league for 10 years.
But no matter what other people say, Li Liang is unmoved. Ugly is ugly. Taking care of your body is the most important thing.
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The game started on time at half past seven.
Paul is back in the starting lineup.
Collison played very well during Paul's absence, and can even say that he has improved his worth to a certain extent.
He completed the ball-handling task relatively well, and has a certain offensive ability to hold the ball, and can contribute to the team in scoring and assists.
Although defense can't be a big gate because of height and size problems, it is by no means a colander for expectation.
In the joint training of the team's training yesterday, Paul returned to the starting game to participate in tactical drills. The starting players are still a little unaccustomed.
Because the starting point of tactics has changed.
Paul is not here, the starting point of the game is always Griffin.
After Paul's return, Griffin's status slipped by one gear, can he start playing from him?
And when Paul is away, the ball will be organized by Li Liang's hands.
Li Liang's off-the-ball offense has become a lot less, because no one gives him a pass and pulls space.
There will definitely be changes after Paul returns. You can't let Paul go without a ball.
Paul doesn't have the ball in hand, so Kung Fu is basically a waste of half.
In addition, when Paul is away, every player is actively involved in the offense, very actively to create opportunities.
And when Paul returns, do he have to change his clothes to reach out and open his mouth?
No one knows that everything will not show up until after the game starts.
Paul is still very confident in himself. He believes in his understanding of the game and his ability to organize and assist.
When he was away, although the team won some very beautiful games, after all, the winning rate was not as good as when he was.
After the game started, the Clippers took the lead and Paul got the ball. Like the previous game, Paul organized the attack in the first half.
Li Liang came to cooperate with Paul for pick and roll screens.
At this time a scene of unsatisfactory understanding emerged.
Li Liang came up to cover Paul, and Griffin also came to cover Paul.
The choices of the two people were repeated, and Griffin went back immediately.
Paul used this opportunity to try to give a high throw to the inside and Griffin jumped to catch the ball.
However, both Lopez and Ade came over to grab the position. Griffin did not get a good chance and passed the ball again.
Then after Li Liang took the ball and reorganized, the offensive time was a bit insufficient.
In the end, the forced three-point shot from outside failed.
When Paul came back, everyone was a little unaccustomed.
In a game of this level in the NBA, there is a little stagnation and unsmoothness in the offense. Given the reaction time of the opponent, the tactics cannot be played.
And if you start wrong, the follow-up will be wrong.
Paul shook his head, Li Liang already shouted beside him, "Retreat!"
The Clippers retreated and the Blazers did not fight back.
Both teams are mainly offensive teams, and the Blazers' projection is also very strong.
Lillard, who was the same as Li Liang, was unexpectedly powerful. Without being optimistic, he became one of the best in the previous rookie.
Although he was unexpectedly defeated by Li Liang in the selection of the best rookie, it is enough to explain Davis' energy.
They also have a rookie in the backcourt, CJ McCollum, who was selected as the 10th overall pick in this year's draft and is also a player with outstanding shooting ability.
In the summer, the Trail Blazers also introduced Robin Lopez in the center position.
In this way, the Trail Blazers formed the starting five-man combination of Lillard, Aldridge, Lopez, Matthews and Batum.
This combination of attack and defense is reasonable, without obvious shortcomings, coupled with the coach's training, the Trail Blazers once jumped to the second position in the western record.
It has only recently declined, but it is also the top four in the West.
It can be said that the Trail Blazers completed the reconstruction through the draft with the fastest speed when Oden and Roy were reimbursed due to injuries.
Of course, the rebuilt lineup is a bit less talented than before, but at least it's not easy to get hurt.
The Blazers who didn't succeed in counterattack stabilized and began to seriously attack their Flow attack.
Repeated screens and running positions provide space for the team's shooters to shoot.
Aldridge is stronger than Griffin. In addition to the game, another point is his mid-range shooting ability.
After the pick-and-roll screen, Ade got a shot on the left and took a mid-range jumper after receiving the ball.
The first point of the opening.
The first goal of the start will often bring confidence to the players.
Ade's first test shot made the Blazers players relax a little bit.
Prior to this game, the Blazers had just experienced a two-game losing streak, they are currently in a state of low ebb.
The two lost games are not good at the beginning of the first quarter, digging pits, and then can not catch up all the way behind, losing the game.
Today is different. The Blazers start well, but the Clippers feel average.
After Paul came back, everyone really was not used to it.
In the second attack, there was a slight stagnation in the running position. Barnes at the bottom corner looked at Paul and Li Liang. The running position took the defense a little late.
As a result, the flanking Griffin's singles made soup, and finally Paul chose to break through the middle of the road to stop the jump shot and try to feel.
No hits.
Paul's first shot did not go in.
On the Blazers' side, Lillard assisted Matthews with a three-pointer from outside.
Start with a 5:0.
Li Liang asked Paul: "Can you do it? Can't I organize it."
When Paul ignored him, he didn't believe in this evil. If he didn't play for a month, his teammates couldn't run out of tactics?
Then in the first quarter of the game, the Clippers began the disadvantage and catch up.
The Blazers played smoothly, and Aldridge hit another mid-range jumper.
At the same time Lillard also broke through the layup and succeeded.
The Clippers' first point was to rely on Li Liang to grab the offensive rebound and make up two points.
The Clippers faced a problem in the first quarter-after Paul returned, everyone would not be able to play!
Of course, this is what Rivers expected.
So halfway through the first quarter, Rivers replaced both Paul and Griffin, and let Li Liang take the others to play on the court.
Paul came off, good guys, the Clippers players suddenly felt that they had the backbone.
Anyway, it was around Li Liang.
Li Liang felt good tonight, and after Paul got off the court, he hit two three-pointers in a row.
One was relying on teammates' double screens, and the other was after two rebounds. Little Jordan passed the ball, and Li Liang hit the ball with a three-pointer.
The two three-pointers helped the Clippers stabilize the situation. When the first quarter ended, the score between the two sides became 31:28, and the Clippers were still 3 points behind the Blazers.
On the bench, Li Liang was drinking water while talking to Paul.
Paul said before Li Liang said, "Stop talking, I will play!"
Li Liang thought, would you still answer?
You say you can play, what do you look at?
Paul reappeared after the start of the second quarter, Paul finally recovered his status in the second quarter.
He chose to use offense to find his feelings.
First, relying on the inside Mullins' cover mid-range jumper hit.
Then he stole CJ McCollum on defense and counterattacked Odom with an assist layup.
After Odom came to the Clippers, it can be said that he was completely relieved.
Daily training never falls, and never arrives late or leaves early.
Occasionally they will stay to practice.
His most obvious change is his weight loss.
After going to the Lone Ranger that year, Odom suddenly weighed a dozen pounds.
Behind it was Kool-Kardashian's water tank, soaked in it for a while.
The whole body is in a terrible state.
In order to return to the Clippers and survive on the team, Odom took out his efforts after being expelled from the school and sweated in the training hall.
Now he can rush to the front in a quick counterattack and catch a layup. It can be said that it is not easy.
Once Paul's offense opened, his organization felt slowly returning.
Rivers' choice is correct.
Both Li Liang and Paul were present at the same time, and the players would definitely not be used to it for a while.
So he let Paul go down and rest, let Li Liang play with, so that the team will not lose too much.
Then let Paul play the team and slowly find his feelings.
Finally, let the two debut together, the situation will be much better.
By the middle of the second quarter, Li Liang was back on stage, and Paul had recovered his status.
And Li Liang also began to cooperate with Paul for off-ball offense and hit two three-pointers again.
Since the medal returned, Li Liang felt that his outside three-point status was getting better and better.
Of course, this is also related to the opponent.
The recent three-point defense is not very good.
Tonight Li Liang is facing Batum, the French are long-handed, and in theory will make Li Liang very uncomfortable.
But in fact, Li Liang is not afraid of this kind of player who relies on the wingspan to interfere with his shooting.
You want your opponent to choose this kind of interference defense, Li Liang will never be afraid.
His anti-interference ability is very strong, and as long as you choose to reach out to interfere, most of the time is slower than the shot.
As long as you slow down and let Li Liang form an open shot, his shooting percentage will be terrible.
On the contrary, the kind of defense that does not choose to reach out and interfere, but close to the body, so that Li Liang has no opportunity to open space, Li Liang is uncomfortable.
However, the Blazers soon came back to color, Wesley Matthews and Lillard both made three-pointers from the perimeter.
Tonight, their three-point feels really good, and it's a bit abnormal.
The only bad player is Batum...
Batum was shot by Li Liang on the offensive end tonight, and Li Liang did not let him go on the defensive end, defensively focused.
Not because of Batum's strength, but Li Liang's defense has always tried his best.
As a result, Batum also shot a few shots from the perimeter. After failing to hit, the Clippers got a backcourt rebound and counterattacked.
Paul spurred a counterattack and hit the Blazers a 10:0 in the middle of the third quarter to help the Clippers establish an advantage.
After that, the Clippers began to boil the frog in warm water, and Paul began to control the field again.
As a result, the fourth quarter was almost controlled.
The Blazers suddenly burst a wave of three-pointers.
McCollum made two consecutive three-pointers and made Barnes' defensive foul, adding four free throws.
Lillard also faced Paul's defense in the offense, hitting a three-pointer with a difficult outside shot.
The Blazers chased 10 points in a row, and the difference narrowed to only 2 points.
Then, the Blazers offered a tactic of "three-in-one Li Liang", and Li Liang naturally passed the ball to Paul.
Paul easily hit the middle distance without any defense at the top of the arc.
Doesn't this treat Paul as a person?
Do you think it was the same as when playing the Heat?
But then, Aldridge hit another three-pointer, and the difference was only 1 point behind.
Rivers called for a timeout to break the feel of the Blazers.
The Clippers' defense is in place, but the Trail Blazers feel really bad tonight.
CJ McCollum made 3 of 4 3-pointers in this game, it can be said that the hand feels hot.
However, after returning from the suspension, Li Liang and Paul cooperated with a pick-and-roll, and then Li Liang took a three-pointer to take the ball.
The two Blazers rushed up, Li Liang directly ignored, decisive shot outside the three-point line, hit the game's fifth three-pointer!
An extremely critical three-pointer, leading by four points, helped the Clippers take the initiative.
Then, with more than 1 minute left, the Blazers had plenty of time to play two positions offensively and defend well, making mistakes.
They were too superstitious tonight's invincible feel. In the attack after the timeout, Lillard chose to directly pull out after the defender was out of position.
Barnes was the one who changed the ball to Lillard.
Lillard wanted to shoot the ball again, but also wanted to make Barnes a foul. It is best to make a four-pointer.
As a result, the experienced Barnes was not fooled, and finally fled with his hands raised.
Lillard missed three points and Jordan Jr. grabbed a rebound.
Later, it was Paul and Li Liang's pick-and-roll.
After Li Liang took the defense this time, Paul directly cut into the three-second zone and hit a mid-range jumper!
Still the original formula, the original taste.
After scoring, Paul's mouth turned up, and Li Liang gave a high-five.
The cooperation between the two is still very tacit.
Paul's goal was finalized, the Blazers still have a chance to make a comeback, if they can still cast a three-pointer against the sky.
But the problem is that their three-point feel against the sky was used up in the first 46 minutes, and suddenly didn't work in the last two minutes.
Another timeout ended~EbookFREE.me~ This time the Blazers transferred the ball to the end, but Batum made a three-point shot.
As a result, under Li Liang's interference, Batum missed three points.
Griffin got the rebound and the Blazers had to foul and sent Griffin to the free throw line.
With Griffin making two free throws, the point difference came to 8 points, the game lost suspense.
In the end, Paul's first comeback came without embarrassment.
The Clippers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers with a 6-point advantage at 117:111 at home and sent their opponents a three-game losing streak.
The completion of this game means that the first half of the NBA season will come to an end and it is about to enter the All-Star Weekend.
Players and coaches can relax a little.
For Li Liang, the All-Star Weekend will be his busiest time.
But he has too much to think about.