The Clippers finally won the first game and took a solid first step on the road to the finals.

Li Liang scored 42 points in the whole game, made 1o of two-pointers, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and 77 of free throws!

All shots were hit, creating a 100% miracle!

This reminds people of Yao Ming's performance in the 2O9 playoffs. In his first game against the Trail Blazers, he made 9 of 9 shots in the first half and 6 free throws, scoring 24 points, and defeated his opponent in three quarters.

In this game, Li Liang was in the Western Conference Finals and faced the powerful Spurs.

The Trail Blazers were too confident in the first game of defense, thinking that they could defend themselves by using Pulpzibila one-on-one, but they were taught a serious lesson.

However, the Spurs targeted Li Liang in the whole game, attacking from beginning to end and following the defense, but Li Liang had amazing efficiency.

At the post-match press conference, Popovich faced the reporter's interview and had not spoken for a long time. He was sorting out his own language.

After a long silence, he said: "We prepared very well in this game, but the opponent played very well..."

Then, Popovich didn't know how to continue.

He lowered his voice and pinched his nose, "I can only pray that his next move will not be so good."

After Popovich said that, the reporters all laughed.

They all know who Popovich is talking about.

Maybe everyone would think that Li Liang faced such a targeted defense in the first game just because he felt good.

Haha, yes, he just feels good!

But Li Liang himself didn't say that when interviewing reporters. He was pulled by Rivers to attend the post-match press conference.

When asked why I could maintain a 100% shooting percentage, Li Liang replied: "Oh, I made sufficient preparations before the game. I carefully studied the Spurs' defense. I played very calmly during the game. My teammates gave me enough support, and the coach made very good arrangements. This is a team victory. Behind every choice, the team's contribution is the team."

But Li Liang thought to himself, "Fortunately, the feel of the touch tonight was explosive, the five feel runes, the smile of Kassel several times, and the feel training before the game was not in vain~"

Because there was a long time to rest before the start of the game with the Spurs, Li Liang used this time to keep practicing the feel in the system, focusing on the three-pointer and emergency stop jump shots from mid- and close range, and adjusting his condition to the best before the first game.

As for the team, preparation, and tactics, he will just talk about it casually.

People must be humble, this is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

After winning this game, Li Liang was naturally proud, and after the game, domestic and foreign media were full of praise.

What 100% miracle, Chamberlain's reappearance, inheriting Yao Ming's Rong Guan, drawing a clear line with Kobe, etc...

But Li Liang knew that if you want to win, you can only be happy for one day.

There was only one game in the series, and against the Spurs, Li Liang was ready for seven games.

Moreover, the Spurs' performance in this game was actually very strong. When Li Liang burst out and did not lose a single goal in the shooting, he played until the last five minutes of the last quarter and lost his suspense and gave up resistance.

During the game, Li Liang was even more cautious and calm from beginning to end. Every move was calculated and he played a relatively perfect cooperation with his teammates before defeating the Spurs.

And such 100% perfection will not happen every game.

Li Liang and the Clippers must be prepared to fight the Spurs.

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The first battle in the West was decided, and the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off the next day.

The Miami Heat hosts the Brooklyn Nets at home.

The Nets swept the Heat in the regular season and won all four games.

This gave Nets veterans very ambitious confidence to face the Eastern Conference's overlords over the past three years.

But James and his Heat have proved to people that the regular season and the playoffs are really completely different games.

The battle between the two sides started at the American Airlines Center in Miami.

As a result, the Heat beat the Nets at home with 11o:9o and 2o points.

James scored 22 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds in the game, and scored a triple-double. He led the Heat to lead the score in just three quarters, making the game lose its suspense.

As expected, the regular season is fake, and it is time for real swords and guns to be true in the playoffs.

The Nets' victory over the Pacers in the second round was already far beyond people's expectations.

Although the veterans are very upbeat, Garnett is really not the Garnett before, and Pierce is not the Pierce in O8 years, Ray Allen is still the Ray Allen before.

Ray Allen made 5 of 6 three-pointers in the game and scored 19 points, becoming the sharpest knife to tear the Nets.

Pierce only scored 8 points in the whole game, and Garnett even failed to score 1 point, so he was snatched zero!

This makes people sigh that time is ruthless. The former Wolf King is old after all. He is not good at attacking. Under the high-intensity defense in the playoffs, he cannot even hit a mid-range jump shot that he is good at.

After this first game, everyone knows that this year's Eastern Conference champion is the Heat's pocket again.

The strength of the East has declined so much that the Pacers finally rose up and collapsed for no reason.

So much so that the three Heat Big Three cannot meet opponents in the East.

As can be seen from the ratings of the finals in the East and West, the ratings of the Eastern Conference Finals are much worse than those in the West.

Now everyone is just concerned about the Western Conference Spurs and the Clippers, who can enter the finals.

Although most people are optimistic about the Clippers, especially after the first game.

But the Spurs responded quickly, and it was a very determined and strong response, giving everyone a loud slap.

On May 22, the second match between the Spurs and the Clippers continued at Stamps.

With the lessons learned from the first game, the Spurs made careful pre-match preparations in this game and made major adjustments in tactical and strategic direction.

Popovich knew that the second battle could not be lost again, so the old fox, who had been in the West for 20 years, once again used his ultimate killing weapon - Tim Duncan.

That's right, even if Duncan is already 38 this year, as long as he is still among the Spurs, he will be the Spurs' number one ace.

The Spurs started with a retro "Inside-out" style, allowing Duncan to force Jordan to fight at low posts.

Although Duncan's weight and Li Liangshang cannot compare with his peak, when he is physically abundant, his experience at low positions is still not comparable to Jordan Jr.

Duncan attacked Jordan Jr. in the first quarter, made 4 of 5 shots, and caused Jordan Jr. to foul twice, resulting in Jordan Jr.'s playing time in the first quarter.

Popovich seized a life goal in the Clippers' defense - they did not have a good inside defender!

Apart from Jordan Jr., the second best player in the Clippers to protect the basket is actually Li Liang!

As a result, Li Liang had no choice but to hit the center position from the second half of the first quarter.

This returns to a big problem when facing the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, that is, when Li Liang takes too much responsibility on the defensive end, his role on the offensive end will be reduced.

nBaThe current situation is that the inside line is under great pressure on the defensive end and the outside line is heavy on the offensive end. Li Liang is good, a shoulder pole is heavy on both ends, and the inside line cannot rub its butt, and the outside line must organize the offense.

The Spurs played very aggressively at the beginning of this game. After Duncan opened the inside, Leonard, Green and Ginobili, who came on the bench, began to take turns to rush into the inside.

Continuous cover, breakthrough, pass the ball, cover again, break through again, pass the ball again.

The Spurs' offense is like a roulette, turning again and again, and impact mobilization again and again, and can always break the gap in the Clippers' defense line.

Li Liang's swing was still efficient and stable, but in the situation, they entered a headwind from the beginning and were always suppressed and beaten by the Spurs.

The Spurs, who have seized the upper hand, do not give the Clippers a chance. Every time the Clippers chase after about 5 points, the Spurs can strike back on the offensive end.

Jordan Jr.'s importance to the Clippers in the playoffs is self-evident.

From the first round of the Mavericks to the second round of the Blazers, Jordan Jr. is the foundation and guarantee of the Clippers' inside defense.

With Jordan Jr., the Clippers protect the basket and the backcourt rebounds are basically guaranteed.

Without Jordan Jr., the Clippers' defense will be greatly reduced.

No matter how powerful Li Liang is, he is a forward after all, and the center is not his job.

Moreover, Li Liang's result in the three-second zone being in trouble for fouls.

Jordan and Li Liang both made three fouls in the first half, and the Clippers were 7 points behind the Spurs at halftime.

The situation still did not improve in the second half.

Li Liang made the most fierce counterattack in the third and fourth quarters.

He used the three-point shooting percentage increase patch, made 4 consecutive three-pointers, and once he caught the score to only 1 point away.

As a result, the referee made a key call, and it was determined that Li Liang had a foul in the counterattack, and the counterattack jump shot was banned.

In turn, the Spurs used a counterattack to hit a 7:0, which opened the gap again.

The Clippers lost the best chance to turn the tables, and finally lost the second game by 1o1:11o and 9 points. The Spurs chased the big score to 1:1 and lost their home advantage.

After the game, many people realized that the Spurs were really strong.

Rivers, Mike Brown and other coaches realized that before the Western Conference Finals, Li Liang's cautious and careful preparation made sense.

Li Liang still scored 30 points in this game and grabbed 15 rebounds, but only 4 assists.

Paul also scored 28 points, and the two scored 58 points together, but it was useless.

Paul only sent 6 assists, and the two players combined with 10 assists.

The Spurs successfully turned the Clippers' offense into Paul Li Liang's duo, while the others' farther away were not as good as the first game.

The Spurs themselves improved their offense and re-established the offensive direction. The smooth offensive cooperation of positions has returned.
To be continued...