Chris Paul is undoubtedly one of the best players in the league.

But he is always a little bit far from being "the top".

And it is this little bit that determines whether you are a real successor or a successful loser in nBa.

During the halftime break, Rivers kept emphasizing the team's defense and some details in the locker room.

Rivers' coaching style is very different from Brown.

Rivers has a good eloquence, and some plain words will make people feel very inspiring when they come to his mouth.

This is a major feature of player-type coaches, who are good at inspiring people.

Moreover, Rivers respects his players very much, which is an advantage and a disadvantage.

The advantage is that the relationship between the players and the coach will not be too bad, and they are willing to listen to him.

The disadvantage is that sometimes some players are obviously not good at playing well and you don’t criticize them, the result is that the problem cannot be solved.

One of the reasons Rivers' success with the Celtics is that the veterans on the team replaced the coach's necessary reprimand function.

For example, if Kevin Garnett's big mouth, if you don't defend well on the court, Garnett will scold you for being a terrible spurt.

When he arrived at the Clippers, Rivers saw that a guy scolded him, maybe even more fierce than Garnett.

Of course it was Li Liang.

Since the preseason, Li Liang has been cursing a lot.

Not to mention the regular season, I kept talking in the first half.

Li Liang's swearing was the same as last season. When the hair dryer turned on, he didn't swear, but just pointed out the problem in a realistic way.

Sometimes Rivers would make a smooth move when he heard Li Liang scolding too much, but next time he should scold him, he would still let Li Liang continue to scold him.

Because Rivers knew that he needed someone like Garnett to boost the team's defense and morale.

So, after Rivers finished talking about the chicken soup at halftime, Li Liang started to turn on the hair dryer to spray people.

"What are you defending? Ah? The first game of the season is very important. Do you know if you have some energy and want to win the championship? From the first game, you have to do your best and play our defense out. Do you think you can get nervous after a loose fight? Impossible, this is impossible! We must maintain the strongest fighting spirit from the beginning!"

Li Liang repeatedly emphasized that he should maintain strength and fighting spirit from the beginning, but felt that he could slowly find his state.

The Clippers team has a lot of old players and has been with nBa for many years.

If you say that they are not good at fighting, they have two brushes each and can stand on their own.

If you say you played well, you have not proved yourself in a real key game so far.

Needless to say, Crawford has never played a playoff game in the first nine years of entering nBa.

He started his playoff journey after he arrived at the Hawks, and his performance in the playoffs always declined compared to the regular season.

Needless to say, defense is the same as always, and the average score and shooting percentage per game are definitely not as good as the regular season.

Last season's playoffs, he averaged 1o points per game, and did not provide enough firepower to the team.

And Barnes has been diligent in doing a lot of work with a low salary, but in the playoffs, he can't hit that damn three-pointer.

Butler was once the first team of the best rookie, and he was two-time All-Star, and his strength was needless to say.

He is also the only player in the Clippers except Li Liang and Jamison who has a championship ring.

But how did his ring come from? In the Dallas Mavericks, as the team's No. 2 scorer, were reimbursed for the playoffs, and the Mavericks won the championship...

I lie down and won a championship!

Such players give people the feeling that they have strength, but there is always something missing from the "champion members".

Li Liang didn't know what was bad, but he knew what he should do if he wanted to win the championship.

If you set the championship goal, then from the first game of the season and the first ball, you must do your best to win.

It was not until the June championship game ended.

Li Liang's words made the entire Clippers locker room silent, and no one dared to refute it.

The hair dryer buzzed and the atmosphere was a bit solemn.

Finally, Li Liang said: "In the second half of the game, we must cheer up and pay attention to every opponent, even if we are stronger than our opponents. A great man in our country once said that we should despise our opponents strategically and pay attention to our opponents tactically. The Lakers will not be a stumbling block on our road this season, and many teams will not be, but we must pay attention to defeating them and achieving ourselves."

Li Liang has also learned a lot about the ability to pour chicken soup.

After saying this, the half-time break has ended and the players are going to return to the stadium.

The Clippers players felt that it was a little different from before. In the past, Paul stood up and spoke, but this time he was replaced.

But since Paul didn't say anything, everyone had no objection.

As for why Paul didn't speak, because Paul felt that Li Liang was too right!

Paul had wanted to say some things long ago, but Paul still needs face and maintains his elder brother's demeanor.

It’s not like Li Liang, who is shameless, he doesn’t care about it and scolds him.

He has no awareness of outsiders at all, and is so domineering.

Moreover, this guy's socks are so smelly that the entire Clippers locker room smells smelly.

It is said that the pair of socks he wore had not washed for a season before the Lakers, and it was his lucky socks.

Actually, this is my wish. Li Liang. Li Liang's socks are washed every day, but the things given by the system are very strong. After wearing them for a season, they can still be worn with high-intensity polishing.

But it smells really smelly.

The Clippers players have no choice but tolerate Li Liang's stinky mouth and his stinky socks.

But if this can lead to a championship, everyone will be willing.

...

At the beginning of the third quarter, both sides returned to the court.

In the first half, Li Lianghui performed normally and made a normal performance. He made 2 of 3 three-pointers, scored 1o points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds.

The Clippers scored the most was Blake Griffin. After the Lakers lost Li Liang, Griffin played very aggressively.

At 17 points in the half, he only scored three rebounds, but they were all snatched by Li Liang and Jordan Jr.

In the first attack in the third quarter, Nash made a pick-and-roll screen with Nick Young at a high position and passed the ball to Nick Young.

Nick Young took the ball and made a move from outside the three-point line, but missed.

Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound in the inside and passed the ball to Paul, and he quickly got off.

After Paul's continuous confused dribbling passes and faked the ball, he passed the ball to Li Liang at 45 degrees on the left. Li Liang took the ball and made a move to shoot again.

This time Nick Yang rushed up and did not jump to disturb him again. Instead, he braked the car and came close to Li Liang.

During the halftime break, Kobe and Mike Brown reminded Nick Young not to take his fake moves when defending Li Liang.

Just stick to your body and take precautions.

It is indeed possible to change to Li Liang last season. Li Liang usually chooses to return the ball to his teammates, reorganize the offense, and start running.

But Li Liang is different this season. The improvement of [basic dribble] is not for nothing!

As soon as Nick Young came up, Li Liang immediately collected the ball, then dribbled and stepped, adding one to Nick Young!

Li Liang held the ball and rushed into the three-second zone. The Lakers' current defense, once the outside line is passed, the middle will be empty.

No one went to make up for leaks everywhere, only Howard was left to make up for defense.

As a result, Li Liang was on the edge of the three-second zone, facing Howard who was facing forward, and made a close-range jump shot!

Li Liang still doesn't have enough confidence in his layup, but playing jump shots on the board is his unique skill.

Following Sam Jones, he practiced this long-lost jump shot on the board, and Li Liang used it in his fast attack, which was simply a surprising weapon.

In the three-second zone, the ribs are two 45 degrees, so it's so comfortable to cast.

Mike Brown scratched his head and thought to himself that Li Liangxiatian had mastered the ball and attacked it?

It makes no sense, I really didn't let him practice this time.

Then, the Lakers fell into a state of silence during the offense.

Mike Brown wanted Howard to attack, but Jordan Jr. defended well, and Howard missed the hook.

Griffin grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Li Liang again.

When they arrived at the outside, Li Liang and Paul fell back and forth twice and passed the ball. Li Liang adjusted his pace and received the ball 45 degrees on the right and made a three-pointer!

Brown asked Nick Yang to defend Li Liang to be a disaster. He didn't know how to defend himself.

As a result, Li Liang made another three-pointer from the outside, and the third quarter started with a 5:o.

Later, Nash was suddenly double-teamed by Paul and Li Liang during the offense and made a pass mistake.

Paul intercepted the ball and passed it to Li Liang, who controlled the ball himself and quickly got off.

Ci Shiping caught up with him on his side, but Li Liangqiu did not fall. Instead, he avoided Ci Shiping's steal and jumped with his right hand and picked up the basket!

Ci Shiping was surprised and thought to himself that this kid was capable. Facing confrontational defense, he could actually dribble and make a layup by himself!
To be continued...