On the 25th, after Li Liang returned home after a day of training, the house was decorated with lights and the Christmas tree was so beautiful.

Today is Christmas Eve, and the Christmas battle will start at 1:00 noon tomorrow.

It doesn't matter if you don't have family to accompany you, and it's the same with friends in a foreign country.

Wei Dazhi installed a wine cabinet for his home, and bought some red wine, gin, and sherry to put in it.

Li Liang usually doesn't drink alcohol, but during the holidays, he drank two glasses of gin together.

Zhu Shu and Bai Xiaoting worked together and cooked a table of delicious dishes.

The four drank, chatted, watched movies, and spent a peaceful and peaceful Christmas night.

Li Liang went back to his room to sleep, but he didn't fall asleep directly, but entered the system to finish the last part of "Pistol's Last Wish".

I thought about ruining Duncan's first show before, so I hesitated, let's do this first, this is more fun.

It was already cold in Los Angeles in December, but coming into the mission, the temperature is picking up in Boston in May.

On May 4, 1980, the last game of the Eastern Conference finals, the seventh game, a life-and-death battle.

The Celtics, who fell behind 1:3, pulled two games in a row and dragged the series into the tiebreaker.

Li Liang came to the locker room of the Garden Plaza Arena, which was as dilapidated as it was twenty years ago.

A tense atmosphere permeated the locker room. Everyone let go of the first two games and brought the series back.

Now, when it comes time to eliminate the opponent, they are still at home, but they are getting a little nervous.

Everyone is sitting there, and head coach Bill Fitch is doing his pregame call-ups.

General manager Auerbach walked in, and the players looked at him.

Compared with 20 years ago, Auerbach has more gray hair and his forehead is more bald.

Auerbach motioned for Fitch to continue, then walked up to Li Liang and sat down beside him.

Auerbach didn't speak, he just took out a cigar from his inner pocket and handed it to Li Liang.

Li Liangdao: "I don't smoke, I quit."

Maravich used to smoke and drink heavily, and he quit this year.

Auerbach said: "Take it, I hope it can be used after the game."

Then Auerbach and the others waved and left the locker room.

Li Liang took the cigar and put him in the locker.

Twenty minutes later, Li Liang and the whole team stood on the floor of the Boston Garden Plaza.

The atmosphere at the scene was so warm that it couldn't be added.

Boston fans arrived at the scene more than an hour early.

The game hadn't started yet, and I don't know who took the lead, and took the lead in shouting the slogan "Beat-LA".

The Los Angeles Lakers have taken the lead in entering the Finals.

These two teams, no matter who enters the finals, will go to the Lakers.

This slogan came two games later than in history.

The Lakers were shot while lying down, you guys beat you hard, what does it matter to me?

The startling Beat-LA made Li Liang's scalp tingle.

I'm still a Lakers player, so it's weird to come to the Celtics to listen to Beat-LA.

The players on both sides looked serious, and Dr. J Owen had his hips akimbo and his mouth pursed.

The victory that came at hand was actually dragged to the seventh game?

It was all Maravich, who suddenly made a three-pointer and made the 76ers doubt their lives.

During this period of time, the newspaper headlines were all about "Maravich's explosion", "Maravich's three-point miracle", "Should the NBA introduce the three-point line" and so on.

CBS TV originally planned to record and broadcast the entire series, but because of the tiebreaker, it decided to broadcast it live.

Before the start of the game, Li Liang returned to the bench seat, but the camera of the TV station was on him.

Now he is Maravich.

The game started, and both sides played very tightly at the beginning, and all kinds of shots were missed.

A life-and-death battle would make anyone feel nervous.

Larry Bird hit a jumper to break the deadlock.

The fans at the scene cheered.

This is just the first ball, who knows how long they will cheer tonight.

The Celtics' biggest problem facing the 76ers lies in their offense.

The overall lineup is seriously aging, especially the frontcourt, which is completely suppressed by Dr. J, Dawkins, and Jones.

Bird is too young, ML Karl and Maxwell have tried their best, and Cowens is really old.

Before Li Liang came to this series, the Celtics had not scored more than 100 points in four games.

You know, they averaged 113.5 points per game in the regular season. In the 1980 season, there were 22 teams in the NBA, and all teams averaged hundreds of points per game.

As a result, in the Eastern Conference finals, you couldn't even make it over a hundred. How could you win?

The help brought by Li Liang's three-pointer is huge, completely changing the tactical landscape on the field.

Although coach Cunningham is powerful, unless he is a god, how could he find a solution in three games?

The Celtics with high morale played inextricably with the 76ers in the first half of the first quarter.

They really worked hard. Although they still can't play well offensively, they can fight defensively.

The offense of the two sides had no rules, no tactics, and the physical confrontation was extremely fierce.

The referee's whistle kept going, and the game fell apart.

Both sides fouled four times early, and fouls will result in free throws.

At this time, Bill Fitch decided to make a substitution and replaced Li Liang Maravich.

The moment Li Liang appeared on the stage, the entire Boston Garden was roaring with cheers.

This is their hero of the first two games, the magic pistol - now Bostonians have given him a new name "Mosin Nagant".

This is a famous Russian rifle during World War II, which is as famous as 98K.

Maravich's ancestral home is the Slavs. Using this long rifle to describe his three-pointer is not appropriate enough.

Mosin Nagant came on the stage, and the 76ers were very nervous.

Cunningham responded immediately, making a bold substitution, bringing in rookie Clint Richardson to match Liliang Maravich.

There is no way, the dead horse is like a living horse doctor, and the rookie defends harder. It may be effective to use him to stare at him.

Li Liang looked at Richardson, a very young black player, his eyes kept rolling.

From the way he ran on the court, it can be seen that he is also nervous.

In such an important game, Cunningham can put such a heavy responsibility on a rookie, which is enough to show his boldness, and he is worthy of being a generation of famous coaches.

But boldness does not mean success. Li Liang's style of play cannot solve the problem by sending a rookie to bite.

He can make three-pointers not because he feels overwhelming, but because he is a product of the modern basketball system.

It's like the British soldiers fought the Qing Dynasty soldiers because the British soldiers were super invincible and brave?

No, the Qing army was also very brave, but the modern military system had a generational effect on the feudal military system, and no matter how brave it was, it was useless.

After Li Liang came on the field, he began to assume the responsibility of support. Maravich was already very good at passing the ball.

Li Liang is just not very good at dribbling, so he always takes the ball and supports him on the outside.

Richardson stared very closely, but the 76ers' dense defense had a loophole.

Since the establishment of the NBA, zone defense has not been allowed.

But double-teaming the ball handler has always been possible and is a very important defensive tool.

If there is a zone defense, to deal with Li Liang's current situation, keep a 1-4 and keep an eye on the quadruple.

Cannot defend, so not allowed.

In one-on-one defense, five players on the field must maintain a reasonable distance and formation in order to allow the double-team to be timely and effective.

This is how the 76ers strangled Bird before, and the 76ers have a strong striker.

Li Liang pulled Richardson out alone, and the two people inside the three-point line suddenly opened up a lot.

Five-on-five halftime and four-on-four halftime, it feels completely different.

Bird ran a simple zipper, cutting inside and then back to the baseline.

Li Liang passed the ball to Bird, and Bird caught the ball and shot!

The passing and receiving of the ball are so smooth, there is no interference, can Bird not score?

Scored two points!

Then, the 76ers also scored a goal.

Turning around, Li Liang still took the ball and hit the ground in a counterattack. Cowens cut inside to catch the ball and made a layup.

It's over, Cunningham felt bad and underestimated Maravich's pass.

If this line of defense is broken and the Celtics play pass and cut cooperation, the game will be very difficult.

In the first quarter, Li Liang contributed three assists and did not make a three-pointer.

In the second quarter, Cunningham saw that the situation was not good, replaced Richardson, and finally took out his killer-Bobby Jones.

This famous white forward in the 1980s, a defensive titan, and a perfect sixth man.

On the defensive end, he can tirelessly scramble and fill up positions, possesses super physical strength and strong willpower.

He was the representative of white blue-collar forwards in that era, and the most trusted player of Cunningham.

He was originally used against Byrd, but now he is going to be used against Li Liang.

Of course Li Liang has heard of Bobby Jones. Will Li Liang be afraid?

Of course Li Liang was not afraid. It wasn't that he looked down on Jones, but he knew that although Jones was a great defender, he couldn't defend against three-pointers.

Because in this era, no one understands how to defend against three-pointers.

In the previous game missions in the 60s and 70s, although Li Liang was good at shooting from a distance, he didn't have a three-point line!

There is no three-point line, if you run so far and score two points, aren't you mentally handicapped?

With the three-point line, there is Li Liang's lifeline.

In the second quarter, Li Liang first cooperated with Bird after a pick-and-roll, and made a quick 45-degree shot from the outside and hit a three-pointer.

Jones didn't expect the ball to be shot like this at all, so he stretched out his hand, and then watched the basketball go into the basket.

Then, Li Liang stood two steps outside the top of the arc, received an offensive rebound from ML Karl, took the ball and made a three-pointer.

Come on!

Ever since entering this mission, Li Liang felt that his hands were exploding.

It must be Maravich's strong belief that makes the hand feel so good.

Li Liang finds it difficult to make a three-pointer with the intensity and tension of the playoffs just like this.

But the ball is scored, and the feeling is coming, and it can't be stopped.

Boston Garden Plaza is going crazy. Where have you seen such a shot?

The scene did not know who took the lead, and began to shout "Mosina", and the sound became louder and louder.

Opening Beat-LA, now Mosina, the 76ers are under increasing pressure.

When Li Liang was about to end the second quarter, he ran to catch the ball, shook Bobby Jones, hit a three-pointer, and caused a foul. When he hit a four-pointer, Cunningham slammed the tactical board on the sidelines angrily!

Stop playing! How does this work?

I was playing basketball well, but the opponent suddenly started hanging up, how can I play this?

Is there still Wang Fa? Is the three-point line just played by you?

Cancel cancel cancel, cancel the three-point line, kill people.

The Boston fans didn't care, they applauded Li Liang Maravich desperately, and the cheers became louder and louder.

With this free throw, the Celtics were already 66:51 in the first half, leading the 76ers by as much as 15 points.

They have stepped into the gate of the finals with one foot, and are about to complete a major reversal from a 1:3 deficit.

The last time such a situation happened, it dates back to 1968, when the Celtics fell behind 1:3 in the playoffs and also achieved a big reversal-the opponent happened to be the 76ers.

There is really blood feud between the 76ers and the Celtics.

At halftime, the Celtics locker room was full of cheerful atmosphere.

The teammates all came up to hug Li Liang, but Li Liang refused, saying: "It's not the time, boys, it's not the time yet."

Bill Fitch nodded. It was indeed not the time. Any carelessness would make everything come to naught.

Packed up the mood, in the second half, the Celtics team seemed to be playing chicken blood, with a 15-point advantage, they played as if they were behind.

The mentality of the 76ers completely collapsed. In 1977, their 2-0 lead in the finals collapsed and was reversed.

Now leading 3:1, it is hard not to collapse for this sake.

Dr. J Erving is a great player, but his style of play is destined to be difficult to turn the tide.

Li Liang didn't hit a three-pointer in the second half, so he didn't need it anymore.

As soon as he played, the 76ers' defense was in a mess, and the interior was full of gaps.

Bird cut the basket to more than ten points, which was unimaginable in the previous few games.

At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 116:98. The Celtics beat the 76ers at home, completed a big reversal from a 1:3 deficit, and successfully entered the 1980 Finals.

At this moment, the fans in the Boston Garden Square rushed into the stadium like a flood that broke the bank, surrounding all the Celtics players in the center of the field.

The 76ers players wanted to leave the court, and they couldn't even find their way.

Li Liang's No. 44 jersey was torn apart by the people around him, and the Boston fans went crazy.

Under extremely difficult circumstances, Li Liang and his teammates finally returned to the locker room. Bird stepped forward to hug Li Liang, not wanting to let go.

Li Liang walked to his locker and took out the cigar Auerbach gave him before the game.

Li Liang put the cigar in his mouth, just as Auerbach stepped forward to light a cigarette for him.

He took a deep breath, the choking smell of smoke filled his mouth, and he coughed it out.

"There are four games left." Li Liang said to everyone.

[Mission completed, "Pistol's Last Wish", mission rewards: strong three-point shooting ability +5, anti-interference ability +2, critical moment ability +1, skill 'zero-second shot' level increased by 1, current level LV2, can be slightly improved Shot speed. 】

The mission of the series was finally completed, and the strong three-pointer added 15 points to 35 points.

The key [Zero Second Shot] The level of this skill has also been improved, and my three-point ability has become stronger.

But the mission is over here, has Maravich fulfilled his dream and won the championship with the Celtics?

Li Liang didn't know either.

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