I thought it would be a difficult first round series, but the Kings passed by very easily.

Before the playoffs began, everyone said that the Kings drew a draw.

In the first round against the Clippers, the second round is likely to face the Spurs - the regular season Spurs and the Kings have a 3:1 record, and the Spurs have the advantage.

Moreover, the Kings have no home advantage and may suffer losses against the Spurs.

Faced with such remarks, Li Liang thought, could we go to the first round against the Thunder and the second round against the Warriors, just signing the team?

Ranking second or third is the best ranking.

With the 57 wins, the "champion record" bonus, Li Liang has confidence in the King of this season.

Confidence is gradually inspired as the competition deepens.

Before the start of the regular season, Li Liang himself was a little lacking in confidence, especially because he was not very comfortable with the head coach's job.

After turning on the "Governance by Inaction" mode later, Li Liang felt much more relaxed after no longer staring at the data, recording videos, and record results.

The rest and trial of tactics in the second half of the regular season allowed the team to maintain a very good competitive state.

As a result, it broke out in the playoffs.

Li Liang even felt that in the playoffs this season, his overall condition was the best in his career.

Whether from mental or physical, he began to enter his peak period.

That's right, Li Liang has just entered his peak period.

Anyway, that's what he thinks.

After winning the Clippers, the confidence of the entire Kings has been raised to a higher level.

Especially Cousins, who has no playoff experience, 130 points in the first game are actually very important to him.

With that 130 points, Cousins' whole heart was different from the past.

He played more calmly and restrainedly in the game. He also knew that this was a key playoff. Every round was related to the victory or defeat of a game, and every victory or defeat was related to the success or failure of the series, which was related to the efforts and efforts of a season.

This is the real growth for Cousins.

In the semi-finals, the Kings' opponents were soon released.

The Spurs defeated the seventh-ranked Grizzlies 4:2 in the first round.

The process of the Spurs defeating the Grizzlies is much more tortuous than the Kings' victory over the Clippers.

The Spurs, who are operating normally in the regular season, have a brilliant record, and two talented young men, Wiggins and Booker, are in the water.

In the first two games of the playoffs, the Spurs were smooth sailing, with 20% of the home court.

But after they arrived in Memphis, they encountered trouble and were trapped in the defensive quagmire of the Grizzlies.

The Spurs were overturned by the Grizzlies in two consecutive games and had to return to San Antonio to play against Tianwang Mountain.

The battle of Tianwang Mountain was quite thrilling. At the last moment, the old demon sword Ginobili received Gasol's pass from the bottom corner on the left, and defeated the Grizzlies in the mid-range jump shot, which helped the Spurs get the series match point.

In the sixth game, the Grizzlies were at the end of their strength and had no resistance. They lost at home and the Spurs successfully advanced to the next round.

The Kings vs. Spurs, Li Liang vs. Popovich, the two sides met again in the playoffs after two seasons apart.

In the last playoff match between the two sides, Li Liang broke the Spurs' dream of winning the championship again with his own strength.

That was the closest time since 2007, when the Spurs slept on firewood and tasted gall, the championship.

It is also Li Liang's opinion that he played the most difficult time in all series.

That time, Li Liang not only eliminated the Spurs, but also provoked the relationship between Leonard and the Spurs, causing him to leave in the summer.

Of course, Leonard's departure has brought the Spurs very good bargaining chips. The talent shown by the two stars makes the Spurs a Western Conference team in the next five years.

In another semi-final matchup, the Warriors easily passed the Trail Blazers in the first round, and the same 4:0, without giving the Portlanders any chance.

The four or five Thunders were the most intense first round game against the Lakers.

The Thunder took the first goal in Los Angeles with the defending champion and grabbed the home advantage.

Lakers Wade and Leonard showed a completely different look in the playoffs.

Later, he led his team to three consecutive games, instantly reversed the situation, and the score became 3:1, and the Thunder was about to be eliminated.

The Thunder were originally very powerful in the regular season, but they suffered injuries in the season, Durant was injured, and Robertson was reimbursed for the season.

By the time Durant returns in the playoffs, the team's condition has been reduced.

Even so, in the fifth game at Stamps, the Thunder withstood the pressure and pulled themselves back on the verge of elimination.

Then in the sixth game, the Thunder and the Lakers had a double overtime battle at home. At the critical moment, Westbrook broke through the basket and made fouls, went to the free throw line, helping the Thunder win the game, and tied the big score to 3:3.

The Thunder and the Lakers tiebreak battle, the first semi-final game with the Kings and the Thunder, started on the same day.

The Kings team arrived in San Antonio by plane in a spring rain.

Because the regular season record is not as good as the Spurs, the Kings have no home advantage.

This is the first time Li Liang has had no home advantage in the division playoffs in the first quarter.

But accordingly, he has a away advantage.

The Spurs' home court has always been a holy place for super scorers to perform.

For example, Kobe, on the black and white floor of San Antonio, has dedicated many wonderful games.

As an evergreen in the West, the Spurs have trampled on many teams to go further, but they always have to pay back when they come out, and the Spurs have also made background boards a lot.

The last time the Kings encountered the Spurs in the playoffs dates back to 2006, which was also the last time the Kings entered the playoffs.

The King, who had Bunch Wells and Artest at the time, made the Spurs sweat in the first round.

Unfortunately, Wells, who performed well in the series, had a brain twitch. Xia Tian refused the Kings' contract of 36 million and transferred to the Rockets for 5 million and wanted to sign a bigger one.

This only shows that Wells doesn't understand teams like the Rockets at all. As long as you are not a superstar, how can you easily sign a long contract with you or a big contract?

In the end, Wells lost tens of millions, had no balls to play in NBA, and even went to CBA, and finally became a passerby.

The battle for his fame was when he was in the playoffs 10 years ago, when he was in the Spurs' interior.

Duncan was still at the peak at that time, and Ginobili's hair had not yet fallen off.

This year is Duncan's first season, and the Spurs have done a good job in the regular season.

The "inside double soft" composed of Paul Gasol and Ade has a very good offensive effect and is the most offensive combination in the league.

On the outside, Wiggins and Booker's twins are still controlled by the old Freshman Parker, and the starting lineup should be said to be quite balanced.

If there are any flaws, it is that the defensive strength and hardness are greatly reduced.

In the first round of the Grizzlies, it was difficult to curb the opponent on the defensive end, and the next few games were very difficult.

The Spurs relied on experience and talent to defeat their opponents.

After all, the Grizzlies' three-point shooting percentage on the outside is too poor. Many times they give you a chance to be useless, which means they are not strong enough.

But it is different when you meet the king. The weak defense on the outside will give the king a lot of opportunities.

Especially the King has Li Liang, the top three-pointer in history.

This season, Li Liang went to Gan Guoyang's dungeon to experience life, and one of the main tasks of the attack was three-pointers.

His three-point shooting ability has reached 90, and his goal is above 90, a brand new realm.

It took Li Liang a whole season to pass this mission - the content of the mission was to replace Fox in the third game in the 2004 finals, and scored 8 three-pointers in a single game at Auburn Hills Palace in Detroit, and also helped the Lakers win the game.

The strange thing about this task is that it is also the difficulty that Li Liang replaced Fox.

To be honest, it wouldn't be that difficult if Li Liang replaced Kobe.

8 three-pointers are not impossible. Even without props, skills and runes, Li Liang can still find a way to score three-pointers.

The problem lies in that Li Liang is the one who replaces Fox and then matches him with Kobe.

TD's can't get the ball!

Kobe in 2004 and the Pistons in 2004 made this task extremely difficult.

Li Liang was doing tasks several times. When he woke up in the middle of the night, he called Kobe and scolded him, which made Kobe inexplicable.

Later, as the regular season approached the end, Li Liang took advantage of an opportunity to give Kobe a foothold after he came on the court and put Kobe down.

Then, he cooperated with O'Neal, and everything became easy and natural.

The Iron Blood Pistons also revealed flaws in the face of a long three-pointer. The Lakers won the game with difficulty and reversed the situation of that series.

Li Liang's ability value of [Opening Three Points] has increased to a terrible 99 points, and has reached a new level.
Chapter completed!