Chapter 624 The way I like(1/2)
To be honest, Paul basically had no complaints about Li Liang's departure.
In terms of love, Li Liang did not owe Paul anything, but also brought him the most important championship trophy in his career.
It can be said that last year's championship made Paul's career without regrets.
All he has left is to create higher achievements and strive to win an MVP or a finals MVP.
Even if he can't get it, he will still be famous in history and have no regrets when he retires with his current achievements.
In terms of interests, after Li Liang left, Paul became the boss of the Clippers again.
After Paul fulfills this contract, he will sign a super big contract with the Clippers later.
If Li Liang was there, it would be hard to say whether Paul could get the maximum salary due to the salary cap.
So, how could Paul blame Li Liang?
But Paul couldn't stand it when Li Liang said he wanted to "remember himself".
I'm not dead yet, so I need you to remember it?
Paul couldn't help but remember the domination of Li Liang over the Clippers when he was with the Lakers.
At that time, he was still a rookie and a child.
He is still a child now, but he is already an eight-year-old.
And after working with Li Liang for a year in the Clippers, Paul knew the terrible things about Li Liang.
Anyway, he felt that Li Liang was even more terrifying than James.
Sure enough, before the evening game, Li Liang was ready to beat the ball.
He has experience in dealing with the Clippers.
Every time he fights the Clippers, Li Liang will turn on the "Stealing Dog" mode.
Why? Because your Clippers' forward line is not good.
There is no player in the third position who can limit Li Liang at all.
Barnes?
Forget it, Barnes basically gave up when he saw Li Liang.
He still wants to get less trash talk, but he can't help it anyway.
In order to make up for the losses caused by Li Liang's departure, the Clippers signed Tkoglu.
The Clippers have become the No. 3 player acquisition station, but the result is not satisfactory.
Li Liang scored 10 points and 7 rebounds in the first quarter, including 4 frontcourt rebounds!
Jordan Jr. was robbed, what's going on?
Oh, Bruce Lee is a Pacers player, I forgot.
Of course, under the leadership of Paul, the Clippers fought hard to get a fight with the Pacers in the first quarter.
After fighting until the third quarter, Li Liang began to exert force - he moved to the fourth position and began to attack the Clippers' basket continuously.
Griffin began to defend Li Liang, but then couldn't defend himself at all.
Can your short arm interfere with Li Liang's emergency stop jump shot?
Li Liang is possessed by Bob McAdu and keeps getting points from the inside.
He is the strongest three-pointer in history and keeps scoring points from the inside, where can the Clippers' double tower face be put?
Actually, I have lost face for a long time. You have never entered the Western Conference Final before I came.
In the third quarter, Li Liang scored 23 points, and another explosive offense.
After repeated consideration, Rivers decided not to double-team because JR-Smith and Granger were eyeing each other.
Rivers doesn't want the Pacers to bloom more.
So, Li Liang will bloom alone.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Li Liang had completely entered the state.
The inside line broke through the Clippers. When the Clippers' defense line was tightly contracted, Li Liang used McGee's cover to shoot continuously from outside the three-point line!
Li Liang, whose three-pointer ability soared to 80 points, has more domineering and accurate three-pointers from the outside than in the past.
It was another continuous accurate hit. Li Liang increased his score to 48 points halfway through the fourth quarter!
At this time, the Clippers were already 11 points behind the Pacers, but the score difference was not very big.
The Clippers are still very strong. In this case, Rivers finally decided to double-team Li Liang.
You can't let Li Liang make a shot like this anymore. It's better to bet on the nerve knife Smith, Granger or Stephenson.
The Clippers' double-teams really have a certain effect. They use double-teams in advance.
As soon as Li Liang received the ball, he directly grabbed the siege and did not give Li Liang a chance to start.
Li Liang passed the ball to Granger and Smith on the outside, and both of them missed two shots.
Paul seized the opportunity and made two counterattacks and made mid-range jump shots, helping the Clippers narrow the gap to within 10 points.
Bird immediately called a timeout, and he wanted to deal with the Clippers' double-teaming against Li Liang.
Bird replaced McGee and used a five-small lineup, where all five people on the court could attack with the ball.
This time, the five small lineup really exerted his great power.
Li Liang, Granger, Sloan, Smith and Stephenson.
Although the inside line suffered a loss, the Clippers' double-team completely lost its effect, and the Pacers' offensive space was completely opened.
Smith received Li Liang's pass and made a layup from the basket.
Stephenson received the pass from Li Liang and cut into the basket. Jordan Jr. came to assist in defense. Stephenson passed a beautiful back to Li Liang who followed up from the middle. Li Liang got the ball with both hands and dunks!
This smooth little cooperation caught the Clippers off guard.
Once Stephenson plays out, he can perform well.
Of course, if you don’t feel like you’re over, you’ll be awesome.
The more time is playing, the less time it is, and the Clippers are still struggling to catch up with Paul.
But when you can't defend against the Pacers' offense on the defensive end, all the efforts on the offensive end are in vain.
When Li Liang received the ball and hit a three-pointer in the offense, then stole Griffin and scored another three-pointer in the counterattack, Rivers knew that the game was over and struggled was meaningless.
The strongest man was already in the opponent's formation.
At this time, Li Liang had already scored 56 points.
Rivers called a timeout and replaced the main player, and the game entered garbage time.
Li Liang should have gotten off the court. He looked at his score and was only 56, so he was a little unwilling to accept it.
"Larry, can I still want to play for a while?"
"Can you have to have some face?"
When Bird heard Li Liang's request, he refused without hesitation.
Your old club has replaced the main player and has become a garbage player.
What do you mean? You still have to play? Blatantly win points? Are you a garbage player?
During the rookie season, you can still say that you need to exercise. Now that you have MVP, what else do you exercise?
Bird thought to himself, you are shameless, I want shame, and I am a walker, but I want face.
Therefore, Bird firmly rejected Li Liang's request to continue staying on the court and pressed him on the bench until the end of the game.
For this result, Li Liang could only silently say sorry to Paul in his heart.
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Li Liang scored another 50 points to help the Pacers beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers at home.
This means that the walkers as a whole have begun to enter a state of recovery.
Next, the Pacers flew to Toronto again to challenge the Raptors away.
To be honest, after Li Liang came to the East, he always played against the Eastern team. He felt that the overall strength of the Eastern team was indeed much worse than that of the Western team.
It seems that every team doesn’t seem very difficult to play, and there is no particularly difficult bone to crack.
Li Liang has now completely let go of his hands and feet. What is the core of the core, I just need to score when I go on the court!
Sometimes, regular season games should be played more casually.
The schedule is so intensive that the opponents of the competition change every two days, and they are all encounters and follow the process.
Whoever has a strong process and who is in good condition on the spot will have the advantage and will be able to win better.
For example, the more you care about them and want to change them, the more you will find that they are disgusting.
To be continued...