The match between the two sides has begun.

In the middle circle, McGee took the lead in diving the ball and started attacking from the Pacers.

Hill holds the ball.

In the last round of the game, Hill's performance was average.

Under the Bulls' tough defense, Hill's shooting percentage declined, and there was not much that he could do except for a fixed three-pointer on the offensive end.

It's also difficult for him to deal with Ross one-on-one on the defensive end.

However, in the Eastern Conference Finals, whether Hill can limit Irving to a certain extent is crucial to the Pacers' victory.

On the first offense, Li Liang came out to perform a high pick-and-roll for Hill.

This is also Li Liang's relatively standard tactics to start, and he has been doing this since his time as the Lakers.

A person from a small forward and a VP-level pitcher, he has to run out every day to do pick-and-rolls for people. The quality of the pick-and-roll is very good.

In the future, the historical status ranking of the NBA small forwards, Li Liang's comments can be added, "This person has a very good cover and blocking person, and this is the only one."

Changes after the pick-and-roll are the key.

Unlike the many changes after the pick-and-roll during the Clippers period, the Pacers' offensive changes are relatively single.

Li Liang cuts outside, and Hill tries to try to break through the middle with the ball.

George was the one who defended Li Liang at the beginning. He reached out to stop Hill because Irving couldn't keep up.

It was this blocking that Hill returned the ball and gave it to Li Liang. After Li Liang received the ball, he made a quick three-pointer!

Fast, really fast.

His [Zero Second Attack] skill has accumulated to level three due to a lot of practice and can attack at a faster speed.

George didn't have time to pounce, and Li Liang made the first three-pointer at the beginning!

Be the first shot!

It can be seen that Li Liang is in a very good condition today, and the first three-pointer hit is a good sign for him.

However, George also knew it, and he would definitely not be as cautious as before.

The Cavaliers' offense is more complicated than the Pacers.

Their head coach is Blatt after all, and Tyron Lu is still sitting aside as an assistant coach.

Li Liang has to face George on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, he has to deal with James.

James received the ball 45 degrees from the left.

"If you have the ability to hit me, do you hit me with your back?" Li Liangka provoked James behind James.

After returning to the Cavaliers this year, James lost weight further, and his back-on attack was much less than in the Heat.

Many times, he holds the ball with his back, and the next step is to turn the basket and break through, or pass the ball directly to support him.

Faced with Li Liang's provocation, James was unmoved.

The Cavaliers took a continuous pick-and-roll, and after cover, the strong side formed a triangle, and then Mozgov cut from the middle side.

James had already observed Mozgov's move, turned his head and threw the ball, and passed it to Mozgov.

Mozgov caught the ball and cut the basket directly, and made a layup with his left hand!

Very beautiful offensive tactics for a position.

Blatt allocated James, Irving and George to the strong side to cross-cover cooperation between the three.

Mozgov and Thompson, who have strong rebounding ability in the frontcourt and good finishing ability at the basket, have no independent offensive ability, are allocated to the weak side of the double.

The three strong side players have independent offensive abilities. Anyone who gets the ball and seizes the opportunity can attack.

The two weak side players will grab the frontcourt rebounds at any time and cut the basket with an assist.

It can be said that this is a very good tactical idea for matching, which can play complex cooperation or simple singles.

This is a huge challenge for Pacers’ man-to-man defense.

Because Granger was going to defend Thompson in a misplaced position, McGee was actually the only one who did the basket protection.

Of course, Bird's idea is to open the offensive end and use the offense to overwhelm the Cavaliers.

The game with the Cavaliers is destined to be different from the previous round of the Bulls.

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Both sides scored a goal at the beginning, showing that both sides were in good shape.

Then, Hill cooperated with Li Liang again. This time George no longer came out to delay the obstacle. Hill directly entered the basket and made a throw shot.

On the Cavaliers, George missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner, but Thompson grabbed the frontcourt rebound, and the Cavaliers continued to have offensive opportunities.

This time, James is no longer polite to Li Liang at 45 degrees on the right. Do you want me to play with the back?

OK, I have never heard of such a request in my life.

He directly crushed into the basket with his back, and hit two points with a throw hook from his left hand.

In order to ensure a good offensive feel at the beginning, Li Liang did not wear the Iron Man suit.

So James pushed him to the basket, and James still won the strength, just like a bulldozer.

And Li Liang immediately returned the color.

It was still a pick-and-roll with Hill, and this time he chose to go astray.

After receiving Hill's pass, Li Liang took the ball and took a step forward, and then suddenly stopped and jumped.

The result was a fake move, but George was so shaken that he jumped up. Li Liang ran into George without saying a word and threw the ball out at the same time.

If you hit the board, you will also cause George to foul, and you will need to be punished!

Li Liang's breakthrough move made his jump shot faster and he stopped the jump shot, which is also his signature skill.

NBA history, you count forward. The early person who became famous with this trick was Oscar Robertson. In the 1970s, it was McAudou. Later in the 1980s and 1990s, Michael Jordan appeared, and directly hit the inside and directly hit your head with a dunk or a trolley. Who would have made an emergency stop jump shot with you, especially an ancient trick like a board and a sudden stop jump shot.

However, Li Liang was developed forcibly, and the defender was very troubled and he couldn't meet him normally.

George had already expected Li Liang to stop this ball quickly, but he didn't expect that this guy would play a fake move.

The result is good, it's a foul.

"Congratulations on your quick answer, but unfortunately I answered wrong." Li Liangxin thought, George's defense was indeed good, but he was almost intrigued.

He also made a free throw, and Li Liang scored 6 points in a row at the beginning.

However, the Cavaliers' offensive form at the opening game was also very good.

Mozgov received the pass from Irving at a high position and made a jump shot from the middle distance.

Granger caught the ball from the outside and made a three-pointer, but failed to hit.

Both sides tied 6:6.

The Cavaliers chose to let Mozgov take a strong shot at the low post, which is the opportunity for the Cavaliers to overtake.

However, McGee defended Mozgov, and Mozgov failed to hit the hook.

But at the basket, Tristan Thompson grabbed another frontcourt rebound!

Thompson's second frontcourt rebound after the opening game.

The offense was reorganized, but this time George lost the ball through the inside and was knocked out by JR-Smith.

Hill took the ball and launched a quick counterattack. Li Liang inserted it and received the ball 45 degrees on the right, attracting everyone's attention.

The Cavaliers players are anxious. If Li Liang wants to make a shot, he will feel bad if he enters again.

As a result, Li Liang did not take action, but passed it to the basket, and McGee, who followed, received the ball and easily dunked it.

It’s not only James who can pass the ball, Li Liang is still a good passer now.

The average assists per game reached 5.

Both sides obviously had a good offensive state at the beginning, not like the previous round, and it turned into an ugly defensive battle under the stirring of the Bulls.

However, the Pacers who play at home are in a better state.

James once again took the ball from the left to single Li Liang, but failed to make a mid-range jump shot.

jr-Smith got the rebound and advanced quickly.

The Cavaliers' retreat was very fast, Hill slowed down and the ball was still given to Li Liang.

Li Liang observed at a high position, and JR Smith, who was on the wing, suddenly turned his back and cut back to the basket.

Li Liang threw a high throw and passed the ball to Smith again. Smith jumped high, relayed in the air, and dunked with both hands!

Because of retreating, the Cavaliers had not yet formed a formation under the basket and were empty, so Smith found this opportunity.

And Li Liang's pass was just right.

This is how his pass is, he is not very good, but he always just happened, and he passed the exam anyway.
To be continued...