Li Liang was indeed different from usual in the first quarter, and he played very aggressively.

He almost devoted his few skills to help the Lakers maintain suppression of the Thunder on the scene.

This is a away game. If the Lakers are suppressed by the Thunder at the beginning, the situation will be very difficult.

So the Lakers must lead and control the situation on the field.

But Mike Brown did not expect that they were relying on Li Liang, not Howard in the expected setting.

After all, Howard is in the inside line and lacks explosive power on the offensive end, unlike Li Liang who is more free as an outside line.

Moreover, he was not afraid of Durant tonight. The two fought back and forth, and Li Liang even had a slight advantage.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Thunder by 5 points 30:25.

Li Liang was off the court, and Mike Brown handed Li Liang a bottle of water and said: I played well in Bruce, and it was very aggressive tonight.

Li Liang said: I'm just doing what I should do and let the game be finished as soon as possible.

Mike Brown doesn't quite understand what Li Liang said, so let the game be finished quickly?

Li Liang took a sip of water and calmed himself down.

He did play well in the first quarter, scoring 13 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, including 3 frontcourt rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block and 1 steal.

This is just based on data. Just by looking at the game progress, you can tell that Li Liang's performance completely disrupted the Thunder's deployment.

The Thunder's opening defense was aimed at Kobe, and he was preparing to use the Sheepdog to drive the sheep to create defensive traps and trap Kobe.

Once Kobe's strongest point is contained, it will be very difficult for the Lakers to win the Thunder away again.

But Li Liang made the Thunder's defense messy with his fists.

Five minutes into the game, the Thunder's defensive trap against Kobe failed and turned to Li Liang.

But when dealing with Li Liang, this guy doesn't hold the ball and steals the ball, so he can't defend himself.

But Li Liang knew that such a style of play could not last the whole game, and the Thunder would not keep him stealing like this.

Later, the Thunder will definitely attach great importance to the protection of backcourt rebounds.

Li Liang predicts that in the second quarter, the Thunder will strengthen the protection of the backcourt rebounds.

Thunder players, including Westbrook, will be involved in rebounding.

For the Lakers, the good news is that the Thunder's fast break will be reduced.

In the first quarter, Westbrook's fast counterattack like wind will definitely decrease, and the Thunder will slow down.

After all, in addition to Li Liang in the first quarter, Howard also grabbed two frontcourt rebounds.

Gasol will appear later, and the Lakers will always be able to be a big player in the inside, and the Thunder will have to be on guard.

Li Liang thought about it carefully and believed that the key to the future of the second quarter would be defense.

The Lakers have to use defense to consolidate their advantages and fight against the Thunder at the beginning of the second quarter.

To wipe out the Thunder's offensive spirit and grind it until the second half. If the Lakers continue to lead, they can use their deep positional combat experience to grind the game.

If you fail to hold on to the defense in the second quarter and are hit back by the Thunder, it will be hard to say later.

Li Liang's mind was very fast, and in two minutes, he understood what he had to do in the second section.

To be honest, many NBA players don’t care much about playing basketball, they all rely on their feelings.

I feel that it’s good to play when I come, and it’s bad if I lose it, especially some black players.

Some players will think carefully, come up with strategies, and then put them into action, such as commanders like Nash.

After the second game in the first and second game, Nash made a change in the third game.

He reduces the time he takes the ball and controls the ball, allowing himself to act as a center point and end point.

This style of play is a bit similar to that of Kidd in the late stage, but Nash's shooting ability is still more reliable than Kidd.

Of course, there are some players who will think carefully and come up with strategies, and then they will still make a bid.

That's the old subject.

Now Lao Ke and Nash are sitting off the court, and the commander on the court is Li Liang.

The second quarter began, with Howard and Gasol present at the same time.

Mike Brown photographed Li Liang, do you know how to do it?

Li Liang nodded, I know, don't worry.

Mike Brown was relieved. Anyway, he couldn't make any sense even after two minutes of rest during the holidays. It would be better to trust Li Liang, a kid.

Li Liang tonight is really different, with the style of a general.

The Thunder's second team is led by Durant, along with Fisher Martin Corison and Ibaka.

Brooks dared not let Durant rest off the court for too long, and the inside didn't dare let Ibaka sit on the bench.

Although this second team suffered a little loss in the second game, it was mainly at Howard.

But Brooks measured that it would be too difficult for them to play for Howard to put Perkins on the field.

They want to chase points now and smooth out the gap as soon as possible, the faster the better.

As a result, they made a mistake in the first attack at the beginning of the second quarter.

Li Liang and Mix surrounded Durant on the outside. Durant was oppressed and dribbled the ball with his left hand to his feet and went out of the sideline.

For Fisher, you cannot put it at critical moments, and you can put it in the regular time.

When it came to the offensive end, Li Liang ordered Meeks to slow down.

Meeks is a person who doesn’t use his brains much when playing basketball. Anyway, Li Liang does whatever he asks him to do.

As long as he listened to Li Liang's command, he found that it was not that difficult to play in the point guard position.

The Lakers chose the simplest offensive method to let Howard chisel the inside.

In the playoffs, Howard still has power at low posts, not to mention that he is always Collison in defense.

Howard caused Collison to have a defensive foul, and went to the free throw line and two free throws.

31:25.

Although it only has 1 point, it caused damage and conveyed a message to the Thunder: We are going to fight slowly.

At this time, there was no Westbrook on the Thunder, so it was not easy to rush.

You let Laoyu rush? If Laoyu can still rush off the field, it won’t work on the field.

Then, the Thunder made a mistake.

Collison held the ball with high post and Durant cut inward. Collison made a pass from the ground, but the result was a big pass.

Out of bounds, Lakers' ball rights.

Li Liang put this ball too tightly, and Collison had to count more and measure it in advance.

But Durant was a little slower and didn't have time.

He was dragged by Li Liang, who was fighting against Durant.

Then, Mix relied on Li Liang's defense to enter the inside and then passed the ball to Gasol who was withdrawing from outside.

Gasol made a jump shot from a distance of 12 feet to the right corner, facing Ibaka's blocking hit!

33:25, the Lakers further widened the score gap.

The Thunder were a little anxious, Durant didn't care, he wanted to get the ball and hit himself.

He used the screen to catch the ball and broke through the middle and rushed to the basket.

Lakers Li Liang followed closely and then shouted to assist in defense!

The Lakers have all their might to shrink the defense of Durant's breakthrough in the middle.

Durant is Durant after all, he is not James.

The reason why James' breakthrough is powerful is not only because of his strong physical fitness and fast speed, but also because his passing vision is very good.

The opponent hardly dared to surround him, and if you accidentally get a large space.

Durant lacks the vision and talent of James in support, and he is a natural scorer.

So he didn't care about Fisher and Martin on the left and right wings, and made a layup by himself.

As a result, he was interfered with by Howard's block and missed a layup.

But after Durant landed, he immediately jumped and scored himself, but he got it with Li Liang.

The ball flew out of the bottom line and the referee blew the ball.

It's a scramble again.

Li Liang thought, I have never lost the game before.

Standing in the free throw circle, Li Liang looked at Durant and said: I won’t jump, but the ball is ours.
To be continued...