Chapter 221 The key to the mission
(The previous chapter number was wrong)
The competition continued according to Li Liang's idea.
As for why head coach West listened to Li Liang's words, he didn't know. Maybe the system was set up like this.
After a period of training in tasks and real-life competitions, Li Liang has never been able to play inside, and now he is used to fighting with opponents in the inside.
In fact, the Trail Blazers' style of playing is still very clean. Most of the young people are on the team. Although the "law enforcement" Morris Lucas plays tough, it is not dirty.
This is a young, vibrant team, a clear stream of the dark period of the 1970s.
So they triggered the "trailblazer fanaticism" in 1977, leaving behind a strong mark.
If Li Liang wants to help the Lakers defeat this team, he must fully understand their strengths and weaknesses.
But after repeatedly watching the video and viewing the information, Li Liang found that this Trail Blazer was very balanced, attacking and defending, and could not find obvious weaknesses.
If it weren't for Bill Walton's injury, they would have a chance to dominate the two years of 1978 and 1979 and win three consecutive championships.
So after thinking seriously and asking Mike Brown and others indirectly, Li Liang believed that the best way to defeat this Trail Blazer is to rely on talent and Jabbar.
Just like the first two games of the 76ers in the 1977 Finals, the 76ers were a real luxury teacher, Irving, Dawkins, McGinnis, Bibby, and Ward Forrey. They are known as the "Philadelphia Performance Team". Every time they go to a place, they don't go to the competition, but to perform.
With excellent talent, the 76ers beat the Trail Blazers to the point of being confused, and being reversed later is a story.
If the Lakers want to refuse to sweep, they must at least make full use of Jabbar's point and maximize his advantage.
After returning to the court after the timeout, the Lakers team began to make goals for Jabbar.
The point guard slowed down the offensive speed and no longer fought against the Trail Blazers quickly. He could hit the position and tried his best to get the ball past Kareem's hand.
Li Liang was not idle on the offensive end. He was not Washington of that era, and he would make a long shot.
Although there was no three-point line that greatly reduced Li Liang's power, after consecutive mid-range shots received by Jabbar's pass, the Trail Blazers had to strengthen their defense against Li Liang.
This gives Jabbar more room for attack.
In the first quarter, Jabbar turned the inside and scored repeatedly on Walton's head.
Junior brother, it’s okay for senior brother to educate you.
Needless to say, Li Liang used all his eighteen martial arts, just keeping a close eye on Lucas.
If Walton holds the ball, Li Liang will also go forward and double-team at the right time.
In fact, Li Liang felt that he should be allowed to defend Walton, and Jabbar would easily compete with Lucas.
Let Jabbar focus all his energy on the offense, so that is the best way to do it.
But Li Liang has no confidence in defending Walton. He is too tall and his arms are too long. He can turn over and straight jump shots or hooks to make Li Liang doubt his life.
Only Jabbar, who is taller and longer arms, can handle Walton.
The Lakers took a lead of more than 10 points in the first quarter.
Li Liang's strategy in defense and offense was ahead of the curve. At that time, NBA offense and defense routines were relatively few, and defense was mainly single defense, with a small number of double-teams.
If you have the timing of double-teaming like Li Liang, you will not start until the defensive leap in the 1990s.
Walton was very uncomfortable in playing, and he couldn't defend against Jabbar. There were always people who came to interfere with him in the offense, so he couldn't play his omnipotent advantage.
In the second quarter, the two sides entered a stalemate. West wanted to replace Li Liang and rest for a while, but Li Liang refused again.
Rest? No, if you rest for a while, the score will be turned over and you will lose in vain.
The tasks in this book cannot fail.
In the second quarter, Jabbar went off the court for a while, but Li Liang still supported the ball.
In that era, there were relatively few pick-and-rolls in the offense, and the tactics were mainly about passing and cutting.
Every player has certain back-to-body ability and empty-cut ability, just like the current three-pointers and defense.
Comit Washington used to be a pure blue-collar worker, and he would not have any support, and he would not have more than 1 assist per game.
It would be different if it were Li Liang - Washington. He could tamp the ball in the inside at a high position.
Although his ground passes and high hangings were not exquisite, he could not pass the ball with a slight chance like Nash and Walton.
But as long as the teammates' tactics come out, he can still pass the ball without making any mistakes.
And he also has a mid-range shot, so it's no longer a big deal.
The Trail Blazers players did not dare to shrink, and the Lakers' offense in the connection section suddenly became flexible.
This was something West and Ramsey didn't expect. Li Liang was very focused on the court and treated this game as a decisive victory or defeat by NCAA.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Liang gave two assists to help the Lakers expand their lead to 15 points.
In the second half, the Lakers had a greater advantage in the third quarter.
Jabbar completely played and scored goals unstoppable in the inside.
The score difference was widened to 20 points. In the era without three-pointers, the 20-point difference was almost insurmountable.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Trail Blazers by 18 points.
Li Liang felt that this game should be stable and could be won. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he sat on the bench and rested for a while.
If you spend all the time in this section, everything will be fine.
However, things did not go as smoothly as Li Liang thought, and the situation changed suddenly in the fourth quarter.
The attack on the Trail Blazers suddenly became smoother, and Walton assisted his teammates continuously on the court.
Hollins made consecutive jump shots from the outside, and he was the kind of person who was facing the face, and he could make it.
In 1980, Hollins played against Li Liang at the 76ers, and Li Liang was still Malawich.
On the Lakers' side, Jabbar made three quarters and began to miss the correctness in the fourth quarter.
He played too many times before, and his physical fitness began to decline, and was prevented by Walton from making three shots.
The other players' touches were not opened tonight, and no one could stand up.
In more than 3 minutes, the Trail Blazers beat the Lakers 11:0, narrowing the gap to only 7 points.
Li Liang is a little anxious now. Why do you feel like you are about to be turned over?
West immediately called a timeout, Jabbar looked a little tired, and he had made too many attempts.
At this time, someone needs to stand up and share the pressure of Jabbar.
Of course Li Liang will stand up, but can his ball-holding ability help?
There are no three-pointers in this era, which is really a death-making one.
Three points and two points, don’t think there is one point difference, the difference will be big.
Just like the third update and the second update, the experience is completely different.
Li Liang's mind was very fast, thinking to himself that his strategy was wrong, shouldn't I interfere with West's deployment?
In this game in history, the Trail Blazers reversed in the fourth quarter and won two points in the end.
Li Liang believes that if the score difference in the first three quarters is larger, the Trail Blazers will not be able to reverse the fourth quarter.
But I knew that the lead was 18 points, but it still couldn't be done, and the Trail Blazers could still reverse it.
There are more than 8 minutes left in the game and there is still a lot of time. What should I do?
Go up and shoot from the outside by yourself?
No, Li Liang knew that the core of the mission was not offense, but defense.
If you have difficulties in doing the questions, read the questions again. The title is "The Broom Star of the Red Jellyfish in Portland", which is about Bill Walton.
Since the title of the mission is him, how could Li Liang be afraid to compete with him?
Although Jabbar blocked a lot, he doesn't like the defensive method of physical confrontation and is not good at curbing Walton's passes.
Walton has found the rhythm of the game, and Li Liang must face the position himself to defend him!
Escape is useless. Li Liang took the initiative to apply with West and wanted to go against Bill Walton himself.
Weiss agreed that Jabbar had to be chiseled offensively and was pulled out by Walton on the defensively.
Li Liang walked onto the stadium, and the Trail Blazers players also came back.
Standing by Walton, you will sigh that this is really a figure born to play basketball.
Tall, wide and flexible. Although the registered height is 6-foot-11, Walton is obviously taller than some of the current NBA centers who claim to be 6-foot-11.
In that era, NBA players rarely falsely reported their height, so they should be as much as they should.
Walton didn't look strong, and the centers of that era were generally longer. After all, their nutrition and strength training levels were not as good as those of today.
Only big animals like Chamberlain can get themselves 300 pounds, just like high school students playing in kindergarten leagues.
Although the muscles are not obvious, Walton's skeleton is wide, has sufficient strength, and is very stable in the lower plate.
Although he was taciturn and strange in character off the court, he was full of extreme enthusiasm on the court.
As long as he arrives at the stadium, he will devote himself to the game. You will not find frustration or nervousness on his face, you can only focus.
Li Liang must also focus. He only has this opportunity to keep this big broom star from Portland.
Chapter completed!