In fact, Li Liang has always played very well, and it can even be said to be quite amazing.

It’s just that the media and fans often evaluate a player with very subjective intentions.

When Li Liang first entered the NBA, as a Chinese player, he was able to score key goals in the game and scored 15 points in one game. The fans were so happy that they felt happy to celebrate the New Year. The front page headlines were all about Li Liang's news, highlights, and post-match interviews.

Some Chinese fans want to be happy for two or three days.

The first time I won the championship, with 60 points in a single game, the Internet exploded directly, and the news broadcast was famous nationwide and recorded in history. Until now, people talked about it, just a movie was almost done.

Later on, Li Liang's performance became more and more stable and outstanding, and there were two and three championships.

But the threshold for fans and media is gradually getting higher and higher.

If you score 20 points in a regular season game, that means you perform poorly and you only score 20 points?

30 points are barely passing, and they are not very good, and they are not happy or too happy.

It only takes 40 points to find it interesting. You can be a little happy and leave it for a seat on the headlines.

50 points or 60 points will be more excited, but it won’t be exciting for long, and the media will not have any special reports.

In terms of scoring, if Li Liang wants to cause another sensation, he can only work hard towards Kobe's 81 points and Chamberlain's 100 points.

Moreover, for Thunder fans, the regular season is basically "waking up with another big victory" and there is not much expectation.

The strength of the three giants is too strong, and these three giants are not the kind of entrepreneurial group that "I haven't won the championship for many years, so I'll join in to do something big." It lacks drama.

Li Liang himself has won three consecutive singles. When he came to Thunder, he looked like the main theme of the era drama "provincial cadres went to the countryside to guide the work of poor counties and complete the task of poverty alleviation." Can fans and media love watching this?

Judging from the data and stadium performance, even if it is a substitute, Li Liang is still first-class.

With Thunder's impressive record, he has always been ranked second in the VP personal ranking.

But the second and the first are often insurmountable distances, which are prejudice and aesthetic fatigue in people's hearts.

If Li Liang wants to get another VP, he must make his performance, data, performance, and team record to the point where prejudice and aesthetic fatigue are ineffective.

Another way is to get something new for everyone, such as... a killer and a wonderful critical moment to save the Lord.

At this time, the cooperation of teammates is needed.

The teammates are too strong, and the fans want to go to bed after checking in for three quarters.

If your teammates act too much and lose the game, then no matter how good you play, it will always be useless if you lose the game.

In this regard, the idea of ​​Thunder’s resignation on Durant and leaving Westbrook in the rotation is quite correct.

It's very likely Mike Brown's idea again.

After defeating the Pistons, the Thunder who returned to Ox City had a day to repair.

Li Liang spent a day resting and sleeping. As the playoffs approached, he slowly stopped playing the system tasks and had to devote himself to the real game.

Compared with the regular season VP, for Li Liang, the more attractive honor is an unprecedented four consecutive championships.

Phil Jackson once said that a three-digit championship is a limit.

Indeed, since the Boston Celtics' insurmountable eight consecutive championships in the 1960s, no team can win a consecutive championship of more than three consecutive championships.

Eight consecutive championships are not only a reflection of the greatness of the team and players, but also factors of the times. After all, there were too few NBA teams at that time and they were not competitive enough.

After the start of modern basketball, the two teams that achieved three consecutive championships were coached by Phil Jackson. It can be said that he is most qualified to say this.

He said that three consecutive championships are the limit, which shows that four consecutive championships are really too difficult, and it is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

But that's for the team, for the players... Except for those in the Celtics era, there is such a person in the league, and this person is the head coach of the Warriors Steve Cole.

Cole won three consecutive championships with the Bulls in the 1996-1998 season, and then after the Bulls disintegrated in the summer of 1998, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs.

Immediately, the Spurs won the championship in the shrinking season in 1999, and won the championship ring for four consecutive seasons. It can be said that they are a true winner in life.

What Li Liang has to do is different. He wants to win the championship as the core of the team.

This is the true personal four consecutive championships.

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On March 31, the Thunder ushered in a fierce battle at home - the Los Angeles Clippers.

Although the Clippers' strength has not improved in the past two years, they have never been able to make up for the big hole of losing Li Liang.

But Paul Green Jordan's basic structure still allows them to maintain the strength of a strong team.

Especially Griffin, he has made progress and growth in the past two seasons, and is very healthy and has not experienced many injuries.

Paul was injured all kinds of times, and this little man was always strong and active on the court.

Of course, his mentality is much better than in the past. Even though he is often frowning, overall, he has no knot in his heart when playing basketball.

With the championship in hand, for him, if he can get another championship, he will make a profit.

Rivers also brought Paul Pierce and Jeff Green to the Clippers' forward line, and brought his son Austin Rivers to his team.

Although NBA is a passionate competitive alliance, from a purely work and business perspective, it is a field with high work returns, vague work thresholds, and serious small circles.

Those coaches and management check their family backgrounds, most of them are second-generation, third-generation, fathers and grandparents who work in the basketball circle, with more money and less trouble, and do not need too high education, and then they are recommended to work in the league.

The same goes for players, but being a player requires a little talent. If it comes to relationships, you can't be even Jordan's son.

Austin Rivers was also a well-known guard in the United States during high school.

When entering the NBA with a high ranking, it was a bit unacceptable and the game was not very good.

After coming to the Clippers, because of a father who was the head coach, he got more playing time to level up.

Paul was absent due to injury in this game, so many people think there is no big suspense.

But I knew the game was very intense.

Austin Rivers, who replaced Paul, broke out on the outside.

He made 7 of 9 three-pointers and 12 of 19 two-pointers, which was like a god's help.

Such offensive performance may not be able to be played if you let Paul come.

The two sides fought with sparks, and the three giants' neat Thunder and the Clippers launched an offensive battle.

The Thunder led by 7 points in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, Rivers made consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and the Clippers successfully overtook.

In the third quarter, Li Liang started and played an offensive shock wave with Durant, widening the gap.

The Clippers played very tenaciously, and Rivers and Crawford's shooting from the outside were so accurate.

Perhaps because no one had hope for the Clippers before the game, the Clippers players played very relaxed.

Once relaxed, you will have better performance and more accurate shooting.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers once approached the score or even overtook it.

At this time, Li Liang finally began to burst out all his energy.

With Durant missed two jump shots, Li Liang first had a big hat on Rivers in defense.

Then, a mid-range jump shot hit and tied the score at the last minute.

The Clippers called for a timeout, and after they came back, Li Liang caused Griffin's offensive foul on defense.

Then in the counterattack, he made a fake three-pointer and broke into the basket, stopped and jumped to the board and hit the ball.

But the Clippers were very tough. Crawford hit an extremely long three-pointer under extremely difficult conditions, leaving only 58 seconds for the Thunder, almost killing the game.

Donovan called for a timeout, but finally decided to hand the ball to Li Liang.

Li Liang lived up to expectations, and faced with the Clippers' double-team, Kobe's style was fully displayed.

He just doesn't pass the ball, he just needs to shoot. The high-difficulty three-pointer after receiving the ball at 45 degrees on the left wing, and hit the board!

After scoring the goal, Li Liang was so excited that he couldn't do it himself, and jumped onto the technical stage amidst the cheers that were overturning the sky.

Because he did not use any props or skills in this ball, he shot it in with his own feelings!

Leave 1 second to the Clippers.

There was no miracle anymore, the Clippers did not make the final shot, and the game ended.

At home, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Clippers by 117:115 and 2 points, continuing their winning streak.
Chapter completed!