Chapter 948: History 13th Breakup

I thought it would be a tough first round of the series, but the Kings passed it very easily.
Before the start of the playoffs, everyone said that the Kings got one to sign.
In the first round against the Clippers, the second round is likely to face the Spurs-the regular season Spurs and the Kings played against the record is 3:1, the Spurs dominate.
Moreover, the Kings do not have a home court advantage, and they are likely to lose out against the Spurs.
Faced with this kind of remarks, Li Liang thought, is it possible for us to play against the Thunder in the first round and against the Warriors in the second round, is one team signed?
Ranked second or third, this is the best ranking.
Coupled with the "championship record" bonus of 57 wins, Li Liang has confidence in the King this season.
Confidence is gradually stimulated as the game progresses.
Before the start of the regular season, Li Liang himself had a little lack of confidence, especially because he was not very comfortable with the job of the head coach.
After turning on the "doing nothing" mode later, Li Liang felt a lot more relaxed after not staring at data, video, and records every day.
Resting in the second half of the regular season and experimenting with tactics allowed the team to maintain a very good competitive state.
As a result, in the playoffs, it broke out all at once.
Li Liang even felt that in the playoffs this season, his overall state was the best in his career.
No matter from the mind to the body, he has begun to enter his peak period.
That's right, Li Liang has just entered the peak period.
He thought so anyway.
After winning the Clippers, the confidence of the entire Kings team has risen to a level.
Especially for Cousins, who has no playoff experience, 130 points in the first game are actually very important to him.
With 130 points in that game, Cousins' whole heart is different from the past.
In the game, he played more calmly and restrained. He also knows that this is the key playoff. Every round is related to the outcome of a game, and each victory or failure is related to the success or failure of the series, and it is related to a season. Dedication and effort.
For Cousins, this is the real growth.
In the semifinals, the Kings' opponents were soon released.
The Spurs defeated the seventh-ranked Grizzlies 4:2 in the first round.
The Spurs' victory over the Grizzlies was a lot more tortuous than the King's victory over the Clippers.
The Spurs' record in the regular season is shining through, Wiggins and Booker, two talented young people, are in the Spurs.
In the first two games of the playoffs, the Spurs went smoothly and dropped 20% at home.
But after going to Memphis, they ran into trouble and fell into the Grizzlies defensive quagmire.
The Spurs were overturned by the Grizzlies in two consecutive games and had to return to San Antonio to play Tianwang Mountain.
The battle of Tianwangshan was quite thrilling. At the last moment, the old demon knife Ginobili received Gasol's pass from the left bottom corner and shot the Grizzlies in a mid-range jumper to help the Spurs get the series match point.
In the sixth game, at the end of the Grizzlies, there was no resistance. They lost at home and the Spurs advanced smoothly into the next round.
The Kings vs. Spurs, Li Liang vs. Popovich, the two sides met again in the playoffs after two seasons.
In the last match between the two sides in the playoffs, Li Liang single-handedly shattered the Spurs' dream of winning the championship again.
It was after 2007, the Spurs lay their heads, the closest to the championship.
It was also Li Liang's opinion that he had the toughest time in all series.
That time, Li Liang not only eliminated the Spurs, but also provoked the relationship between Leonard and the Spurs, which caused him to run away in the summer.
Of course, Leonard's departure has brought a very good bargaining chip to the Spurs. The talent shown by the double stars will make the Spurs a strong team in the West for the next five years.
In the other semifinal matchup, the Warriors easily passed the Trail Blazers in the first round. It was also a 4:0, without giving the Portlanders any chance.
The four or five Thunder against the Lakers can be said to be the most intense first-round game.
With the defending champion, the Thunder took the lead in Los Angeles and grabbed home court advantage.
The Lakers Wade and Leonard showed a completely different look in the playoffs.
After that, he led the team to three consecutive cities, and instantly reversed the situation. The big score became 3:1, and the Thunder is about to be eliminated.
The Thunder had been very vigorous in the regular season, but during the season repeated injuries, Durant was injured, and Robertson was injured in the season.
By the time Durant returned to the playoffs, the team's state had been compromised.
Even so, in the fifth game at Staples, the Thunder withstood the pressure and pulled themselves back on the verge of elimination.
Then in the sixth game, the Thunder played overtime at home and the Lakers. At a critical moment, Westbrook broke through the basket and made fouls and went to the free throw line to help the Thunder win the game and tie the big score to 3:3.
The tie-break between the Thunder and the Lakers, and the first game of the semifinals between the Kings and the Thunder, started on the same day.
The Kings team arrived in San Antonio by plane in a spring rain.
Because the regular season record is not as good as the Spurs, the Kings have no home court advantage.
This is Li Liang's four-year career and the first time he has no home court advantage in the divisional playoffs.
But correspondingly, he has an away field advantage.
The Spurs' home court has always been a mecca for super scorers.
For example, Kobe, on the black and white floor in San Antonio, I don't know how many wonderful games he dedicated.
As an evergreen tree in the West, the Spurs have trampled on many teams' further dreams, but they always have to pay back when they come out, and the Spurs have done a lot of background boards.
The last time the Kings encountered the Spurs in the playoffs dates back to 2006, which was also the last time the Kings entered the playoffs.
At that time, the Kings who owned Bunch Wells and Artest shocked the Spurs in a cold sweat in the first round.
It's a pity that Wells, who played well in the series, had a brain draw. In the summer, he rejected the King's 36 million contract, and 5 million switched to the Rockets to sign a bigger one.
It only means that Wells doesn't understand the Rockets at all. As long as you are not a superstar, how can you easily sign a long-term contract with you?
In the end, Wells lost ten million, had no ball to play in the NBA, and went to the CBA, and finally became a passer-by.
And his battle to fame was when he was upset in the Spurs in the playoffs 10 years ago.
Duncan was still at the peak, and Ginobili's hair had not fallen out.
This year is the first season without Duncan, and the Spurs did a good job in the regular season.
Pau Gasol and Adelaide formed the "double soft inside", the offensive effect is quite good, and it is the most efficient inside combination in the league.
Outside, Wiggins and Booker Gemini, the point guard is still controlled by the old fritter Parker, and the starting line should be fairly balanced.
If there is any defect, it is that the defensive strength and hardness are greatly reduced.
In the first round of the Grizzlies, it was difficult to contain the opponent on the defensive end, and the next few games were very difficult.
The Spurs finally relied on experience and talent to defeat their opponents.
After all, the Grizzlies’ outside three-point shooting rate is really bad, and many times it gives you a chance to use it, which is not good.
But it's different when you meet the King. The weakness of the outside defense will give the King a lot of opportunities.
Especially the king has Li Liang, the top three-pointer in history.
This season, Li Liang entered the Gan Guoyang instance in the system to experience life, and one of his main tasks was three-pointers.
His three-point shooting ability value has reached 90, his goal is more than 90, a whole new level.
It took Li Liang a whole season to pass this mission-the content of the mission was in the 2004 finals, replacing Fox in the third game. At the Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, he made 8 three-pointers in a single game and needed help. The Lakers won the game.
The strange and difficult part of this task is that Li Liang replaced Fox in the field.
To be honest, if Li Liang replaces Kobe, it won't be so difficult.
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The problem lies in the fact that Li Liang replaces Fox, and the person who matches himself is Kobe.
td can't get the ball!
Kobe in 2004 and Pistons in 2004 made this task extremely difficult.
Li Liang was doing missions several times. He woke up in the middle of the night and called Kobe to scold him, which made Kobe inexplicable.
Later, when the regular season was about to end, Li Liang took an opportunity to step on Kobe after playing and put Kobe down.
Then, he played with O'Neill, and everything became easy and natural.
The Jagged Pistons also exposed their flaws in front of a long three-pointer. The Lakers struggled to win the game and reversed the game of that series.
Li Liang's open three-point ability has increased to a terrifying 99 points, and he has come to a whole new level.
The well-deserved first third breakup in history was born.