Chapter 835: Throw more

The result of the lack of Durant and Westbrook is the lack of continuity of the Thunder's offense.
And the Lakers have become more comfortable in rotation, Scott can send troops as much as possible, and the team's defensive layout has become much simpler, focusing on and taking care of Li Liang.
This is the problem that single-core teams always face.
Of course, Li Liang is a player who has proved himself that a single core can win the championship.
It's just that the Thunder's backup configuration is impossible to compare with the Pacers.
The Pacers initially deployed personnel and tactics purely around Li Liang's characteristics.
After the Thunder had no doubles, one of the most critical issues was the lack of shooters.
Li Liang is a space master, and his ability to pull space is number one.
But Robertson, Waiters, Augustine, Morrow, and others are not stable enough.
In the first half, Li Liang created a lot of opportunities for his teammates, but he didn't grasp much.
In particular, the Thunder's three-pointers were not thrown away, wasting a lot of opportunities and choking Li Liang.
At the end of the second quarter, the Thunder, 6 points behind the Lakers, ended the first half.
Li Liang scored 18 points in the half, a lot, but for the Thunder who wanted to win the game, it was a little bit.
Kobe on the opposite side scored 11 points and sent 7 assists.
Kobe is more and more comfortable in the position of No. 1 point guard.
And the better he plays, the more reluctant his fans are to retire.
Obviously, he can fight for many more years. His body and technology are not old yet, but his heart is already old.
After the announcement of retirement, many fans have initiated a petition, hoping that Kobe will not retire and continue playing for two years.
But Kobe was determined to leave, and because of this, he now enjoys and relaxes on the court.
Compared with the past, he played a bit more elegant and free style, no longer like a vicious black Mamba.
During the intermission, the Thunder performed a retirement ceremony for Kobe at home.
The players on both sides did not return to the locker room, stayed on the court, and together with the spectators, made a collective farewell like Kobe, and gave him a precious commemorative gift a photo album full of various photos.
These photos are contributed by the Thunder players, and photos and posters related to Kobe, of which Li Liang contributed the most.
He printed out some precious photos taken by himself and Wei Dazhi when he was at the Lakers, and posted them in this album.
Every player of the Thunder has left a word for Kobe on the album.
The Russian City Hall also gave Kobe a commemorative medal to commend him for his outstanding contributions to the NBA league for 20 years.
Kobe had a smile on his face, which was the result of two decades of hard work in basketball.
Whether you love him or hate him or ignore him, when he wants to leave, he always feels that there is nothing missing in this land.
For many young fans, when they started to pay attention to the NBA, there was this Mamba who wore a Lakers jersey and was unique and amazing.
He has been with many people for many years, he is not the best in history, but he inspired many people.
Because he always wants to be the best.
After the commemorative ceremony, Bryant returned the gifts and blessings to the locker room and his heart.
The second half of the game began.
In the third season, the Thunder began to change the style of play.
Li Liang began to increase the proportion of autonomous attacks.
He made his debut in the second half and appeared in the team's third position.
Donovan knew that only when Li Liang appeared in the third position would his firepower be the most powerful.
Li Liang rarely opened the singles mode.
In fact, one-on-one singles have not been Li Liang's strengths.
If the singles skills alone, Li Liang is not as good as Durant.
But Li Liang has the advantage that his 3-pointer is indeed too accurate.
Facing Leonard from the perimeter, Li Liang broke the search rhythm after a continuous dribble, and he made a strong three-pointer shot on the right 45 degrees.
The first shot of the Thunder counterattack was fired.
Then, after Clarkson continued to use the cover, the mid-range shot with a little backward drift in the air did not hit.
Adams grabbed a backboard and delivered the ball to Augustine.
Augustine gave Adams after halftime, a high-level response.
Li Liang originally squatted at the bottom corner of the right side, he raised to come to the right 45 degrees again, received a pass from Adams, pulled up three points and then cast!
The shot was very sudden, and the Lakers' defensive attention was clearly not focused enough.
Li Liang hits again in three points!
The Lakers are somewhat lax in offense and defense.
Then a pass in the offense was almost intercepted by Robertson.
The ball is out of bounds, or the Lakers' possession.
Scott was anxious on the sidelines, loudly reminding players to concentrate.
But the focus is not so simple, mainly because of the lack of motivation of the Lakers players in this game.
Because regardless of winning or losing, the Lakers have determined to rank fourth in the West, can not catch up with the Spurs in front, nor will they be caught up with the Rockets behind.
Although the whole team does not want the Thunder to create the best record in history, even if it is created, it does not matter.
Everyone's mind is still in the playoffs.
Serving the sideline, under the tight defense of the Thunder, the Lakers made a mistake.
Kobe moved to the bottom corner, but didn't catch his teammate's pass.
The ball is back on the Thunder side.
At this time the two sides have tied, and the Thunder even have a chance to overtake.
After 10 seconds, Li Liang let the Thunder lead.
With a cover from Adams at the top of the arc, he shot another three-pointer from a long distance and hit again!
Three consecutive three-pointers!
The Thunder surpassed the Lakers by three points.
Scott called a timeout.
This consecutive three-pointer was really unexpected.
Leonard was criticized by Scott after returning to the bench.
Leonard said nothing, he actually tried his best to defend, but it really didn't work.
Li Liang's shot is extremely fast and almost undisturbed. Once his state comes, it is difficult to reduce his shooting rate unless he interferes in advance before he makes a shot.
Regarding how to defend Li Liang, Leonard, his personal coach, and the entire team have also studied it seriously.
Leonard thought that it would not make much sense to consume Li Liang without the ball.
Li Liang and Curry are different. His physical condition is not comparable to Curry. Li Liang will never run around in order to find a shooting opportunity to run around the world.
You go to paste, to squeeze, there is no effect, you can't even squeeze him.
He will suddenly fire at a place you didn't expect.
And when Li Liang shot in a more comfortable posture, it was difficult to interfere with him.
Don't even think about blocking, he has a very fast shot and little preparation.
The opportunity for defense is in the preparatory stage of the shot. In the early years, Li Liang could be personally fitted, and now personally is not very useful, he will break through.
Li Liang is a player who doesn't care how you shoot.
Some players, such as Kobe, will set their next steps based on the defensive player’s actions, how to cast, lean back, elegant, dry, or break through after fake actions.
Li Liang has his own program ~EbookFREE.me~ When he feels the distance and rhythm are right, he will shoot.
Once a shot is fired, the hit rate is terrible.
Leonard believes that the key point of defense is to find the rhythm of Bruce Lee.
The problem is that you can't find TM at all, and there is a limit to the speed of human nerve response.
He shot too quickly, and unless an accurate prediction was made, he could preemptively prevent Li Liang.
This is quite difficult, perhaps the highest level in defense, and Leonard's ultimate pursuit.
Bruce Lee formed a high mountain in front of Leonard, a high mountain that he was going to climb.
At this time, Li Liang was sitting on the bench, drinking water, and he was thinking: "I don't know if my built-in three-point hit rate promotion post is triggered? Is it so accurate because it is triggered?" The third ball was thrown blindly. The throw was a bit fast, but it still went in. It is estimated that it was triggered. I will throw more a few minutes later."