Chapter 712: Thief of the century

The playing time of Li Liang and James was staggered again.
It seems like an opportunity to the Pacers, but the problem is that when James is away, the Cavaliers have a Paul George on the court, which is why Blatter dares to let James take a unique rotation break.
It feels good to have both James and George.
After Li Liang's appearance, he was indeed tightly defended by George.
Hill or something, George has left it alone, just staring at Li Liang one-on-one.
What kind of cooperative defense, supplementary defense, does not exist, adopts the invincible brown sugar defense against Li Liang, and does not give Li Liang any room for a 1.3-point shot.
The Pacers Li Liang will face such a situation. Without a second offensive point enough to destroy the opponent's defense, Li Liang will have to face such a brown sugar defense.
The most aggressive holding point is still Hill, because Irving's defense is too bad.
As a result, Hill dropped his jumper and missed a jumper.
The Cavaliers got rebounds in the backcourt, James was not there, the offense was given to Irving and George.
At this moment, a team with multiple ball-holding offenses will make the game easier.
The two of Irving and George turned on the right. After repeated pick-and-rolls, Irving took the opportunity to cut into the basket. Granger followed the defense. Irving threw a high to George. George jumped high and caught the ball in the air. Then a rebound shot hit.
At 83:77, the point difference again came to 6 points.
Li Liang served quickly in the backcourt, and Hill knew how to hold the ball all the way from the backcourt to kill the layup. In one fell swoop, he penetrated the Cavaliers' defense and succeeded in a layup.
James looked straight on the court and shook his head. This kind of inattentiveness in defensive details would kill the team.
But there is no way. If you want to marvel at Irving's aggressive offense, you must endure his huge defensive loopholes.
Sure enough, Owen then picked up again and again with George in the high position. This time Granger did not change defense and stared at George. As a result, Owen shot directly from the outside and made a three-point shot.
Three points for pretty dry.
At 86:79, the point difference came to 7 points.
Looking back, Hill made a three-point shot in the outside line-the Cavaliers completely let him go, Irving simply did not defend Hill, and ran to help George prevent Li Liang.
This choice may seem wrong, but when Hill's three-pointer misses, it means he bet on it.
After that, Granger fouled George on defense and followed James back to the court.
James took a breath out of the field, took a sip, rested for more than a minute, and immediately returned.
Blatter didn't want to go to James when Li Liang was in power, anyway, he wouldn't die without a minute of rest.
James reappeared, the pressure on George's shoulders was reduced a lot, and the pressure on Li Liang was a little more.
One-on-one single defense against James, or James' favorite 45 degrees to the left, this time he dribble to the bottom corner of the left, dry jumper shot missed.
McGee grabbed a rebound in the backcourt and delivered the ball to Li Liang.
The person who defended Li Liang changed from George to James. Li Liang knew that he could start.
To be honest, George's defense is a bit shameless, and James can't do it. James can't make a close-fitting.
It’s not that I don’t want it, but that his size is too large to make brown sugar.
So Li Liang went to a high position, and McGee pick and roll.
According to experience, Li Liang is in the high position and big pick-and-roll, mainly to prevent him from cutting.
Therefore, it is generally crowded. Once you get around, Li Liang's long three-pointer is really terrible.
But this time Li Liang did not choose to cut outside, but when James squeezed, he suddenly accelerated towards the middle.
Thompson certainly had to reach out and stop, but Li Liang didn't continue to walk in, stopped near the free throw line, and then shot directly from a mid-range jumper.
James didn't have time to interfere, the goal was scored and he hit two points.
Li Liang rarely shot a middle distance and scored two points.
86:81, 5 points difference.
Then, George broke the ball on the perimeter, but the man hadn't made it to the three-point line. The ball was directly broken by Granger!
Granger dribbled to the basket and faced the two Cavaliers' defenders. He calmly scored and gave Li Liang, who was keeping up.
Li Liang made a layup that caused James to foul behind.
James wants to chase the ball, but Li Liang's protection of the ball is particularly good. Where will he get it?
On the free throw line, two free throws, 86:83, only three points away.
At this time, the Pacers lineup is McKee, West, Granger, Li Liang and Hill.
This is a very stable lineup. If Garnett is not fined, let Garnett replace McGee. This will be the most stable defensive lineup in Bird's mind.
Two insiders are old-fashioned and have the ability to shoot. The three outsiders are calm and calm and very trustworthy.
Granger's defense against George was amazing, and this small forward who recovered from injury is arguably the biggest surprise of Bird's operation this year.
Of course, no one will know that this is actually Li Liang's credit.
Facing the Cavaliers again, James went down and rested for more than a minute, as if the power was off.
Next, James dribble the outside, ready to rush, this is James' strength.
As a result, Thompson came to cover, and the referee blew a cover foul...
There was a boo at the scene, and Li Liang was also a bit ignorant. Which one of you referees is really?
You guys control the rhythm of the game like this, will you be unlucky then?
After 20 seconds, Li Liang knew which of these referees counted.
McGee came over to pick up Li Liang in a similar position, but was also fouled.
what is this? One offense to one offense?
But McGee has fouled five times!
Li Liang was speechless. The co-authors did nothing, and the referee gave each side a foul.
But the problem is that Thompson only fouled four times. He can still stay on the court. McGee must go down to rest. If he doesn't, he will be fined.
McGee looked very frustrated. He played very hard tonight, and he didn't foul both offense and defense. He was fouling too much.
Byrd was very angry on the sidelines. He looked at the Kanban bench. At this time, he should be on JR-Smith. But Bird thought about it and pointed to Champolet. He decided to let Chambord replace McGee. For others, what is needed is defense.
Shampert is still more robust than Smith on the defensive end.
McGee, then Li Liang will have to push to the center position again.
"." Li Liang scolded in Chinese and walked towards the three-second zone.
Thousands of hiding, but finally did not hide.
James seized this opportunity, slammed into the basket from the middle, pushed Li Liang into the three-second zone, and dunked vigorously with one arm!
Li Liang dodged the ball, he did not dodge the fear that the referee would give him a foul, then he would be on the court immediately.
James's dunk was groundbreaking, but Li Liang immediately returned a CIC on the offensive end.
This time, West came out of the pick-and-roll. The same number of passes, cut into the free throw line, and immediately hit the middle distance.
With the help of [Zero Second Shot], Li Liang's mid-range jumper shot was very fast.
Blatter yelled on the sidelines, begging James not to defend the next round, or to change George to defend.
88:85, five minutes before the end of the fourth quarter.
The confrontation between the two parties has entered the most intense stage.
At this time, Cavaliers players and fans have discovered that Li Liang's offensive methods are completely different from before.
This cargo started a crazy mid-range jumper.
Mid-range after pick-and-roll, mid-range after catching the ball, forcing the mid-range shot after the face test.
After James made a strong slam dunk, Li Liang hit a jumper from a distance.
Irving continuously dribble the ball, rushed into the basket to throw a rebound shot, threw himself out, fell to the ground and fell into a dizzy shot, Li Liang turned back and hit a mid-range jumper.
George made a three-pointer fake, the bottom line broke through the basket, and the slam dunk succeeded. Li Liang held the ball at the corner of the ball. After two fakes, he made a third mid-range jumper against George's face.
One after another midrange jump shots are plain, unpretentious and boring, but the numbers on the scoreboard are the same, both are two points.
The Cavaliers are still suppressing the Pacers, their offense is playing like a rainbow-but there is no way to pull the score.
Li Liang's jumper was stuck on the knight like a knife, and the blood flow continued. The three hands of the knight blocked the hole everywhere, but it could not be blocked.
The two sides reached 98:98 all the way, less than two minutes left before the end of the game. After a pick-and-roll with Hill, Li Liang withdrew to the left 45 degrees and received Hill's mid-range jumper shot. To equalize the score!
Li Liang scored 10 points in a row, and the entire Quick Loan Center voted in fright.
Blatter called for a timeout, and James sat speechless on the bench for a long time.
The Cavaliers have really tried their best. In the final stage of the fourth quarter, they really set off an offensive frenzy. Everyone in the Big Three has their play. There are so many individual offenses, and the offensive success rate is amazing.
But Li Liang resisted hard, and he relied on his efficient, unstoppable mid-range jumper to equalize the score!
At this moment, James feels that Li Liang is Kobe possessed, and he's in the horn position.
The shooting speed is extremely fast, there is not much preparation for action, the key is that as a defender, you dare not stick too tightly or put too much.
Too much is put, three points will kill you, too close, he will continue to burst.
In fact, it's not impossible to prevent it. You can prevent catching the ball, or close the door and shrink after the pick-and-roll break. If Li Liang and Jordan are possessed, there is no way to cast them one by one.
But the problem is that unexpectedly, when the Cavaliers arranged their defensive strategy before the game, they didn't expect Li Liang to vote like this, so he could vote so accurately.
Just like the 2006 Finals, the Heat played the Lone Ranger, never expected Wade to cast Jordan into the middle distance, and the Lone Ranger was still there.
Any team's defensive strategy requires careful preparation and practice before the game, not that the on-site coach wants the player to defend as much as the player can defend.
If you are training together all year round, the tactical literacy is outstanding, with the tacit understanding of the team, such as Popovich's Spurs, such as Thibodeau's Bulls.
If the player has a lot of mobility, you suddenly let the player engage in collective defense and go to the middle of the multiplayer. The biggest possible result is a mess on the defensive end, other people can easily score, or madly throw backcourt rebounds.
Even if the team cooperates with tacit understanding, it usually takes a game adjustment and exercises in training to get better results.
Now that Li Liang's mid-range play has made the Cavaliers look dumbfounded, the whole team has been cast in a daze. Who is this?
98 level, less than two minutes in the end.
Li Liang sat on the bench and gasped for breath, counting the time in his heart. Ten minutes should have passed.
It just happened to be the last goal. This mid-range hit rate improvement post was really easy to use, which made Li Liang's feel improve by a grade.
In addition, the opponent will not be able to defend, Li Liang cast a feeling, is a one-time shot.
Bird looked at Li Liang off the court and stared at it for a while, without saying anything.
Li Liang said: "Uh... well, I know it's like you, but I don't remember you doing this in the playoffs."
Bird shook his head and said: "Yes, actually, there was. In the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals, I played against the Eagles. In the fourth quarter, I played against Wilkins. I scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, and even had to win. 7 or 8 balls..."
Li Liang looked at Bird with disdain and snorted, thinking that I would be like you if I didn't believe me!
The timeout is over and the match between the two parties continues.
At this time, Bird still replaced JR-Smith with Champ-Smith and replaced West with McGee.
Li Liang came to the fourth position, this is the moment to finally decide the outcome.
The first goal back from the timeout, James made a foul...
Li Liang hit a foul on defense and sent James to the free throw line.
If it weren't for the game to be over, Li Liang really wanted to scold Ken Moore.
If you want to give points to the knight, just say so!
James made the free throw line, but only one of two free throws, 99:98, the Cavaliers lead by 1 point.
The Cavaliers' defense against Li Liang has indeed changed. Blatter simply let George stick to Li Liang and not let Li Liang catch the ball.
Li Liang shouted "Foul" towards the referee, but the referee was indifferent.
To be honest, Paul George's close defensive moves are not basketball, but judo.
JR-Smith took a heavy burden at this time. When Li Liang could not receive the ball and the others could not score, Smith made a three-point shot from outside and hit!
The Smith Jet took off at the Quicken Loan Center, which was a fatal three-pointer and a crucial three-pointer.
Byrd let Smith rest for a period of time off the field. Smith's hand is not cold, but because of his physical fitness, he voted accurately.
But this is not the goal of the game.
Immediately James assisted Thompson. Thompson dribbled from the wing to the basket and succeeded in a layup. McGee also fouled!
Finished, McGee fouled for the sixth time, McGee was sent off!
McGee's face was depressed. He clearly only had ordinary physical contact with the ball. Why was he fouled?
But there is no way, McGee can only end, West debut.
Thompson added a penalty.
At this time, Li Liang had also fouled five times, and he dared not foul easily.
The Cavaliers regained a point.
There are more than 40 seconds before the end of the game.
The Pacers have a chance to attack, and then they have to come back to defend one.
Bird called for a timeout, and the atmosphere of the stadium began to suffocate.
With a short timeout of 20 seconds, Bird arranged a simple serving tactic.
Now all the Pacers have to do is not to drop the ball, and then the ball has to be delivered to Li Liang.
But the Cavaliers also knew that the Pacers' ball was going to be given to Li Liang, so Li Liang was still strictly guarded.
In the end, the ball was still in the hands of Hill. Hill got the ball and hesitated.
Li Liang shouted to Hill, "Give me the ball!"
Then he rushed to Hill and got rid of George reluctantly receiving the ball, then rushed to the basket from the left!
Li Liang put on [God's left hand] at the moment, and from the left side that he was not familiar with, all the way to the basket, facing the blockage of the Cavaliers double, a hit jumper in his left hand hit!
Fans at the scene were shocked, left hand jumper?
The Cavaliers defending him were also shocked. How dare he shoot with his left hand at this time?
But there is no way, he just used it, he just entered.
102:103, the Pacers overtake again.
The knight called a timeout.
With the last 26 seconds, the Cavaliers have a chance, and the Pacers have left themselves with the last time.
At this point, the Cavaliers' suspension is not much, leaving only one last long suspension and one short suspension.
After using this long pause, the last short pause remains.
In the long pause, Blatter arranged a very clever tactic.
Taking advantage of McGee's absence and the insufficient height of the Pacers' inside line, the sideline serves directly to the three-second zone.
In the three-second zone, James jumped high to catch the ball, and then faked to avoid the Pacers player's defense, handed the ball to Thompson, Thompson's layup... The result was blocked by Li Liang!
With five fouls on his back, Li Liang boldly shot and gave Thompson a big hat!
However, Irving came out.
He grabbed the ball and made a quick toss shot from the basket.
As a result, Li Liang jumped twice, rubbed the ball with his finger, and blocked it again!
Two consecutive cover, Li Liang has simply turned into Mutombo.
But the cover is covered, the Pacers did not control the ball.
James grabbed the offensive rebound and, after the fake, a one-handed throw with a slight backlash.
Li Liang thought that the block was too weak, he could only watch the ball fall into the basket, 104:103, the Cavaliers had a 1 point lead with 10 seconds left in the game.
The whole Quick Loan Center was full of joy, and the cheers seemed to explode.
This is likely to be the ball that determines the outcome of the entire series.
James clenched his fists tightly, unable to restrain the excitement in his heart.
He felt that he had touched the edge of victory.
At this time, the Pacers have not paused.
The Pacers quickly served in the backcourt, and Li Liang was given. Li Liang held the ball all the way through the half.
He was thinking about what defense to use to end the game, and whether to use [Lucky Hand]. At this time, his dribble was hit and the ball flew directly out of the sideline.
It was Paul George. George knocked Li Liang's ball from behind.
After thinking for a while, the referee pointed his finger towards the Cavaliers side. This is the Cavaliers' ball.
This turned out to be the Cavaliers' ball?
Li Liang couldn't believe it, George clearly beat him!
"He threw a hand, he threw a hand!" Li Liang shouted at the referee.
But the trio didn't listen to Li Liang's defense. After watching the two-minute video playback, they insisted on the original sentence and it was the Cavaliers' ball.
Byrd scolded his head on the sidelines, and he rarely did so.
Judging from the video playback, the ball was indeed touched by Li Liang's finger.
But the problem is that George did hit Li Liang's forearm, although it is not very clear and concealed from the video.
The Pacers players hugged their heads, this is over, this is over.
One point behind, the last 8 seconds, the ball is still in the hands of the other party, unless there is a miracle, otherwise this will be explained.
This one-off accounted for the tie between the two sides in the series, and the fifth game was Tianwang Mountain.
The entire quick loan center began to celebrate the victory, they stubbornly equalized the score.
Is it really a victory?
The Cavaliers seemed happy too early, they had a short timeout, but it was useless.
On the Cavaliers bench, Blatter asked assistant coach Lu, "Is there a timeout?"
Lu replied: "It's gone, we didn't pause."
Tyron Lu is stupid, he misremembered the timeout, they obviously have a short timeout!
Players on the field are not sure whether there is a timeout, nor dare to call casually. If there is no timeout, a timeout is called and a technical foul will be awarded.
So, James took the ball directly from the referee and was about to serve the sideline.
James has always been calm, but at this time he was also somewhat stunned, feeling he was going to win.
The last few seconds can be used up... He found Owen and threw the ball directly at Owen.
The moment the ball was shot, James regretted it. He felt that he was too cautious. Why did he pass the ball like this?
The Pacers are not pressing, there is no bag, just normal defense.
Because it is the backcourt, the Cavaliers are waiting. After the backcourt receives the ball, the Pacers foul, then take the free throw, and then the ball is converted. Owen's free throw is the most stable on the court.
Therefore, the ball was thrown at Owen, but it did not reach Owen.
The ball is in Li Liang's hands!
[Elvin Robertson's death coil]!
At this critical moment, Li Liang used his skills, turned out, and broke the ball from Owen!
After stealing the ball, Li Liang almost ran out of the bottom line because he rushed too hard, like a goalkeeper.
He looked back and saw JR-Smith, and then used the skill [John Johnson's first shot into the soul]!
A ground pass was thrown into the middle of Smith's hands. Smith caught the ball and avoided Thompson's blocked layup!
The goal is overtaken!
The situation reversed instantly!
The entire quick loan center has solidified.
Only 4 seconds were left for the Cavaliers~EbookFREE.me~ At this time, Tyron Lu realized that they had a short pause.
The Pacers' benches were all flying, incredible, really incredible.
Li Liang contributed the greatest steals of the NBA in the 21st century at the last moment. It is a well-deserved steal of the century.
The Cavaliers paused and the Quick Loan Center was silent. Li Liang was relieved and walked off the court.
The teammates rushed madly to hug Li Liang, but Li Liang calmed them down, "The game is not over, the game is not over, my friends!"
Mike Brown held his head and turned to shake his head straight, feeling unbelievable.
While Bird looked at Li Liang, his eyes were all the way he was.
"Not bad Bruce, you caught up with me back then."
Li Liang smiled and looked at Bird, thinking, I am willing to Li Liang.