Chapter 842: Go to los angeles

The award for the best sixth person has been selected since the 1982-1983 season. For more than thirty years, the elected people can be regarded as superstars, and there are only a few people such as McHale, Harden, Wharton, Ginobili and so on. .
Among them, McHale and Harden both acted as substitutes early in their careers. When they grew into superstars, they rarely became the sixth person.
Wharton is the opposite. He made a sixth man late in his career and played his own residual heat.
Ginobili is quite special, saying that he is a superstar, the data accumulation does not seem to be qualified, saying that he is not, and the performance in the playoffs is absolutely superstar level.
However, Li Liang is different. The solid first-line superstars, the current honor alone, are enough to wrench the wrists of those historical superstars.
He got the best sixth man, can only say that the goods are really too thick, said that as a substitute to be a substitute, don't mind at all.
After flying to New York to receive the award for the best sixth person, Li Liang’s task [bench life] was completed. The system gave him a reward item called [Arnold’s Victory Cigar], but what is the use of the system No explanation was given, which made Li Liang feel very strange.
After receiving the award for the best sixth person, the Thunder rested for two days.
On the 21st, the Thunder took a 2:0 lead to Memphis and began two road trips.
For the Thunder, it's better to solve the Grizzlies in four games.
The Grizzlies back at home still have to struggle, after all, at home.
As a result, they only struggled for half.
The Grizzlies and Thunder played evenly in the first half, mainly because the Grizzlies had a fairly high three-point percentage from the outside.
The Grizzlies also led 1 point into the second half.
But after the beginning of the third quarter, Li Liang directly appeared and said the best sixth man. After winning the award, he began to be a pawn?
However, this was originally the plan of the Thunder coaching staff, Li Liang made a fake substitute, took a short break in the first quarter, and directly debuted in the second half.
It is estimated that Donovan will make Li Liang direct when it is difficult to play later.
After all, the best sixth man is just a regular season award, not in the playoffs.
The three giants debuted at the same time, the power is indeed extraordinary, the Grizzlies quickly surrendered.
The significance of Li Liang is not only a powerful firepower point, but his defensive benefits are also very impressive.
Randolph scored 12 points on the inside in the first half, and Li Liang started to defend Randolph in the second half, and the Black Bear became a blind man.
Consecutive shots missed.
Li Liang started the team's counterattack from the backcourt and a wave of 11:0 offensive shock waves laid the edge.
After that, the Thunder didn't give the Grizzlies another chance to maintain a double-digit lead all the way to the end of the game.
99:87, the Thunder lead the Grizzlies 3:0, sweeping.
For the Grizzlies, entering the playoffs is just passing the game.
The Thunder also hopes to give them a happy heart, otherwise they will return to the Russian city to continue to be beaten, it is better to let them go home for fishing as soon as possible, anyway, there will be no more money to play another game.
After a day of rest, on the 23rd, the fourth battle between the two sides.
There was no more suspense in this game, and the Thunder led double digits from the first quarter.
If Gasol Jr. is there, the Grizzlies can still play with a few shortcomings in the Thunder's defense inside.
But without the core Gasol, the main point guard Mike Conley was also reimbursed for the injury, and the Grizzlies are really right.
119:95, the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies with a huge advantage of 24 points in the fourth game and swept their opponents out.
The Thunder also became the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the semifinals.
This round of the series, summed up is no sweat.
The intensity and intensity of the game did not reach the playoff level.
On the one hand, the Thunder is too strong, on the other hand, the Grizzlies hurt too much.
This is not necessarily a good thing for Thunder.
Because the opponents in the semifinals, whether it is the Lakers or the Rockets, will never be as easy as playing the Grizzlies.
The first round was too easy to play, and the semi-finals are often difficult to get out of.
Of course, the Lakers and Rockets also have their troubles, that is, playing too long in the series consumes too much energy.
After the Thunder and Grizzlies decided to win, the Warriors also quickly sent the Portland Trail Blazers 4:0.
Stephen Curry missed two games because of a sprained ankle.
But the Warriors without Curry still have strong momentum and did not give opponents any chances, leading by 3:0.
In the fourth game, Curry returned, and like the Thunder, swept the Blazers and successfully advanced to the next round.
Two super teams in the West advanced early.
The Rockets vs. Lakers, Clippers vs. Spurs series will have no result at 1:30.
Looking at the east, the Cavaliers are still the one to ride the dust, the first round is also a 4:0 knockout opponent to enter the semifinals.
The other three groups of head-to-head battles are all in a bitter battle.
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In the first round of all duels, the most interesting and the most intense is the Rockets against the Lakers.
The last time the two teams met in the playoffs was in 2009, the Western Conference semifinals.
The Rockets with Yao Ming and Artest met the Lakers 65-17 in the regular season. With Yao Ming reimbursed in advance, the Rockets and Lakers won the game until the seventh game.
That was also the most intense round of the Lakers' playoffs that year.
The Rockets may not be the strongest, but they did cause enough trouble for the Lakers.
The two teams met again this year, Yao Ming has already retired to become the boss, and Kobe has also ushered in the last playoff game of his career.
In the first four games, the two sides reached a tie of 2:2, and the Lakers played two cities at home.
After returning to Houston, the Rockets broke out, winning the Lakers in the third game, and Harden withdrew a jumper in the final moment in the fourth game to make the score even.
In the fifth battle of the Tianwang Mountain, the Lakers did not give the Rockets a chance.
The Rockets did not know how to play as soon as the Rockets arrived, and the team made crazy mistakes and hit iron.
The Lakers defeated the Rockets with a 15-point victory to get the match point.
In the sixth game, Howard, who had been silent for several games, suddenly showed his power and scored 30 points in the Toyota Center, helping the Rockets to win the Lakers by 5 points, and also brought the series into the seventh tie-breaker. It is exactly the same as in 2009.
As the Thunder waiting for the results of the two teams, it can be said that waiting is a little impatient.
In the sixth game, Li Liang invited Durant, Westbrook and other Thunder teammates to watch the game together at home.
Seeing that Kobe missed two three-pointers in the end and lost the opportunity to tie the score, the whole team sighed.
"Shit, I have to rest for another two days!" Li Liang was very dissatisfied with the result and wanted to call Kobe immediately and ask him why he was so weak!
In fact, in terms of strength, the Lakers should surpass the Rockets in the lineup, but at the critical moment, they can't stretch.
At the last moment, Kobe can pass the ball to Leonard to complete a fatal blow. Unfortunately, Corvo is Corvo, he just wants to vote for himself.
If you can't make a single shot, you still need to shoot if you get a rebound from the inside.
Leonard also showed his weakness in the offensive possession.
Under the intensity of the playoffs, his ball-holding attack still can not play a final role, still need to continue to improve.
Carrefour's ability to attack is also a problem, so sometimes I have to rely on Kobe.
There is also the issue of the bench of the Lakers.
The Thunder crowd will watch the performances of the two teams, and they all feel that in the second round, no matter who they play, they should be very good~EbookFREE.me~ Durant and Westbrook both hope to play rockets in the second round. This way, you can make peace with your third brother and educate him.
Li Liang still hopes to play in the semi-finals with the Lakers because he wants to go to Los Angeles to accompany his girlfriend.
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The schedule didn't allow the Thunder players to wait too long, and the seventh game soon started at Staples.
The plot is exactly the same as in 2009, the Lakers did not give the Rockets any chance at home.
From the beginning of the first quarter, pressing the Rockets, Leonard led Harden in the audience, allowing Harden to score only 19 points in the game.
Without Harden, the strongest engine, the Rockets' offense would be completely over.
The whole game, 118:85, the Lakers won the tie-break with a big win and sent the Rockets back to their hometown in Texas.
Seeing this result, Li Liang felt good, and could go back to Los Angeles to play for two days.