Neither Li Liang nor Leonard were recognized as talented strikers at the beginning.

Especially Li Liang, a second-round final show, is a miracle that has been playing until today.

Leonard is much better than Lee, but he is already out of the lottery pick at the 15th pick, and his performance this year is much better than many players ahead of him.

For example, Derek Williams (a Timberwolves again), who was selected by the Timberwolves in the second place, was sent to the King by the Timberwolves in November 2013 and returned with Bamot.

For example, the Morris brothers ahead of Leonard have strength, but their potential is far inferior to Leonard.

But in Li Liang's opinion, such a player who is not talented during his rookie period and whose offensive shooting is as stiff as his facial expressions, is one of the most difficult small forwards in the league.

The first one to deal with is of course James, Durant and Anthony, but Li Liang is not very afraid of the defense of these two people.

However, Leonard had a strong shield, and it was not easy to pierce him.

Li Liang believed that it was not a sharp knife or a sledgehammer. He was a longbow. What he wanted to do was not to pierce the strong shield, but to go around and take the Spurs' central army.

In the first quarter, Li Liang used his running and cooperation to throw away Leonard, or got a second rebound to attack and score points.

As long as the formation is set one-on-one, Li Liang will not attack forcefully.

If you have to attack hard, Li Liang can throw three points hard, but now is not the time.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Spurs by 4 points 28:24.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, Mills hit a three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right, catching up to only 1 point away.

Immediately afterwards, Odom was uttered a cover foul during the offense, and the situation suddenly became unfavorable to the Clippers.

It was Ginobili who caused Odom's foul.

Then, through a series of outside conduction balls, Dior found a gap in the middle, dribbled to kill the basket, and scored two points with a light throw shot, and the Spurs reversed!

The counterattack was really fast. Just one minute from the beginning of the second quarter, the advantage the Clippers established in the first quarter no longer existed.

Soon, Griffin followed the double screening with Odom in the middle and received Crawford's pass, turned his back and wiped it into the basket, facing Duncan with his left hand.

However, the Clippers revealed another loophole on the defensive end. Ginobili passed the ball through the basket at a high position, and Dior easily made a layup.

The Spurs' substitute is tactical and their offensive firepower is no less than the main lineup.

In addition, Popovich also puts Duncan on the court, so that the team's defense can be basically guaranteed.

Then, Crawford missed a mid-range jump shot after pick-and-roll.

The Spurs counterattacked, Duncan hit Griffin at a low post, and turned around and missed the throw.

But the ball was touched by the Clippers players, and the Spurs' ball rights were out of bounds.

At this time, the Clippers' inside line was Griffin, Odom and Hollins on the field. Without Jordan Jr. and Li Liang, the Clippers' inside defensive level was a straight decline.

The basket was penetrated and the backcourt rebounds were not well protected.

After leaving bounds, Rivers immediately replaced Jordan Jr. and replaced Hollins.

But through the skillful outside cooperation, the Spurs still allowed Ginobili to find an open position 45 degrees on the left, and then made a three-pointer!

3o:34, the Spurs reversed 4 points!

"I said, it's a wheel, why don't you listen?"

Li Liang criticized Rivers on the bench.

Rivers changed his defensive strategy in the second quarter and no longer engaged in full rotation, but focused on double-teaming and oppressing the ball-holder, which ended up hitting the Spurs' thoughts.

In fact, Rivers has no choice. The substitute lineup, Odom and Griffin, who rotate on the court, will probably be beaten by the Spurs' sharp blows.

However, facts have also proved that without full rotation, the Spurs' conduction and transfer balls can always find open spaces, which is very terrible in the playoffs.

In modern nBa basketball, it is not easy to find an open space for players through offensive transmission tactics.

For many tactics, it is already very good to find a one-on-one single-match space for the stars. One pass can mobilize an O.1 second defensive gap and allow the ball holder to make offensive moves, which is very good.

It is not a high school basketball game or a nBa fifty years ago. Now the stadium is crowded and the players have excellent physical fitness, so it is rare to have an empty space.

However, this year's Spurs have been able to make free spaces, allowing players to take action in a comfortable state.

The Spurs hit the Clippers with a 1o:2 offensive climax and directly stopped the Clippers.

Rivers humbly accepted Li Liang's criticism, then replaced Li Liang with the court and replaced Griffin.

After Li Liang appeared on the court, the Clippers' offense immediately changed. He received the ball in the middle, shook Dior away with a fake move, and then rushed into the basket and passed the ball through the crotch to Jordan Jr. under the basket.

Jordan Jr. made a layup and was pulled down by Split and fouled onto the free throw line.

Jordan Jr. made a free throw, and Popovich immediately replaced Leonard.

One of two free throws was made, and then the Spurs did not have as smooth as they did in the attack.

The Clippers resolutely plug loopholes and replace defenses, and do not easily double-team or lose defensive positions.

Finally, Dior misplaced the left side and played Jordan Jr., dribbling on the back for a few times but not squeezed in, so he could only turn over and walk out, and did not make a difficult backward jump shot.

In fact, as long as it is not misaligned to Duncan plays Crawford, other Clippers players have the ability to defend in a misaligned manner, no matter whether it is small or large or small, they have the ability to defend in a misaligned manner.

Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the Clippers' counterattack came.

Li Liang passed the ball to Paul, who picked and rolled with Li Liang after halftime.

The Spurs continued to siege Li Liang on two sides, but Paul made a jump shot from the top of the arc and scored two points.

If the Spurs don't pay attention to Paul's middle distance, he can still kill people.

Popovich sat on the bench and looked down at the tactical card, shaking his head slightly.

The Spurs are very strong, but from the Spurs' perspective, the Clippers are also terrible.

The Clippers, who did not have Li Liang, are already a strong team with a complete lineup, but the middle class signed an mVp?

Popovich wants such a good thing too.

Li Liang is in perfect harmony with the Clippers in terms of position and style of play.

It is enough to deal with Li Liang Popovich alone, and the Clippers also have Chris Paul who is at the peak and Griffin who is rising.

Defending the Clippers is definitely a matter of pushing them down, and they can't be fully equipped.

After the Clippers changed their defensive strategy, the Spurs' passing fluency immediately fell.

But Leonard got a one-on-one single against Barnes on the wing, and after pushing Barnes, he made a backward jump shot and scored two points.

The Spurs continued to lead.

Afterwards, Li Liang made a mistake in passing, the Spurs got a chance to counterattack, and Dior missed the counterattack three-pointer.

Li Liang also counterattacked with the backcourt rebound. He and Barnes made a pass through to fight against the wall and made a 45-degree three-pointer on the right!

Leonard had no way to defend one and two, and saw Li Liang hit a three-pointer and tie it again!

Leonard still had no expression on his face, but he had repeatedly reminded himself in his heart, "Don't worry about Barnes, don't worry about Barnes, guard against Bruce, guard against Bruce."

Leonard's ball was purely out of defensive instinct to save Barnes, otherwise he would not give Li Liang any room to attack.

Li Liang has made 6 of 6 shots so far, but he has not missed it.

But immediately, the Spurs Belinelli received a large-scale transfer ball from Dior. After shaking Barnes away, he made a three-pointer from the right and regained the advantage.

The attacks on both sides have been opened, and no one can easily kill the opponent.

Li Liang did not think that he could easily kill the Spurs. What he was worried about was that his teammates thought that he could easily kill the Spurs.

The Clippers played in the first two rounds, especially when opening the Blazers is the same as playing.

It is not necessarily a good thing to play too easily in the semi-finals.

I have been doing Beijing and Shanghai rolls, but I feel good after finishing it, but I immediately came a Qidong roll and Huanggang rolls, which are prone to explode in mentality.

In comparison, the Spurs played against the Warriors in the semi-finals, and the team's potential was stimulated.

The Warriors' unexpected strength made the Spurs go all out, and the running-in was getting better and better.

After Belinelli hit a three-pointer, the Clippers wasted another chance on the offensive end, and Paul knocked Parker down and was called for an offensive foul.

But Paul immediately made a steal on the defensive end.

Belinelli was covered by Jordan Jr. at the basket and wanted to pass the ball to the bottom corner, but there was no gap at all and it was passed to Paul.

The Clippers counterattacked, Odom received Paul's pass from the middle, but the layup was blocked by Duncan.

Duncan's defense at the basket is really like a decisive needle.

Afterwards, the Spurs scored points through a very clever basket cooperation. Leonard gave Split a high lob. After Split received the ball, he passed the ball to Duncan on the other side. Duncan easily made a layup.

The Spurs expanded their lead to 5 points, and their defense is becoming more and more stable and their offense is becoming more and more smooth.

Li Liang immediately stood up and broke this trend.

Li Liang went online and quickly picked and rolled Paul. He immediately received the ball and then sent a hidden pass to Jordan Jr. Jordan dunked with both hands!

It also caused Leonard's foul.

Jordan Jr. went to the free throw line, but unfortunately he failed to hit the free throw.

But Li Liang dialed the rebound, Paul took the ball, and then passed it back to Li Liang.

The moment Li Liang received the ball, the Spurs players thought he was going to shoot, but Li Liang passed the ball to the inside again, and Jordan Jr. dunked again!

Two deductions were made in one attack, and Jordan Jordan dunked very happily.

And the Spurs players were very unhappy.

Both sides entered an official timeout. At this time, the second quarter was halfway through, and the two sides had a 4o:41 fight, and the Clippers were 1 point behind the Spurs.

"This may be the highest level game in the playoffs so far, and I believe this series could be a classic showdown, just like the Pacers vs. Bulls in 1998," said Reggie Miller.
Chapter completed!