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The second match was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 23, which was finally considered a relatively normal match time.

During the day, the Lakers conducted simple group training as usual, and then watched the video of the previous game together.

When it comes to the playoffs, you must watch the game video to see the performance of yourself and your opponent.

In the next round, you can target or counter-target.

Although it is useless most of the time, if watching the video can solve the problem, why do you need to train.

But it's always good to have a brain, especially for players who play with brains.

It didn't take too much time to watch the video, because the Rockets were in such a poor state in the first game.

Not only is the player in poor condition, but the coach's condition is also not good. The whole arrangement was suppressed by Mike Brown.

But there is no way, McHale has too few cards in his hand, and he can only play like this after playing back and forth.

In the afternoon, the team held a half-day media open day, and reporters conducted simple interviews with players, coaches and management.

Entering the playoffs, the Lakers were silent a lot.

Whether it's Buss Jr., Jenny Buss, or whatever Buss, there's been a lot less talk in the media.

Even the most stupid people know that in the playoffs, the mental state of the team is as important as the physical state.

The Lakers regular season has come to a successful conclusion, and their goal is the championship.

Anyone who interferes with the Lakers players at this time will not be scolded to death by the media, but will also be scolded to death by the fans.

So the management tried their best to say good things to the players, especially praised Li Liang, saying how well he played in the first game of the playoffs as a rookie, and how mature he was.

Li Liang also listened, and focused on the game anyway.

Now is the players' moment, and the management's moment is still three months away.

However, a reporter asked Li Liang what he thought of Curry's 33-point performance in the first game of the playoffs.

Li Liang looked at the reporter who asked this question, and said, "I'm still a rookie! Curry has been in the league for four years, how can you compare him to me?"

Li Liang's answer made everyone laugh, but it is true that many people are talking about Li Liang and Curry.

Not only compared with Curry, but with many people, it has nothing to do with whether he is a rookie or not.

As long as you are good, someone will compare you with better people.

Unless you do better, there will always be people who feel that you are not good enough.

Competitive sports are full of food and have nothing to do. Otherwise, how could there be such boring sports as basketball and football where more than a dozen people chase a ball, and so many people are crazy about it.

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When the game started at 1 o'clock in the evening, the Rockets really made adjustments.

Greg Smith, who had previously started, was replaced by Patrick Beverley.

In this way, Chandler Parsons topped the power forward position, and Jeremy Lin and Beverly played double control.

Although Harden is a shooting guard, the ball is mainly in his hands.

Mainly because Greg Smith is on the court, the offensive effect is basically 0, and the defensive end is useless against Li Liang.

Instead of letting him play 4 on 5 on the court, it is better to play Beverley and make the Rockets' offense come alive.

McHale's thinking is still very correct. If the Rockets want to threaten the Lakers, they must attack.

The defense is like this. In any case, there is no way to use defense to limit the Lakers. We can only hope that Kobe will give a big gift package.

If Kobe really sent it, maybe the Rockets could still steal a game at Staples.

After the start of the game, the Rockets, who lost by a big score in the last game, really had a different spirit.

At the beginning of the game, James Harden received a pass from Beverly and directly killed the basket. He made a half-throw and half-layup with his left hand and hit a two-pointer on the board.

As the team leader, Harden needs to stand up and make a performance in the second game.

On the Lakers side, Nash quickly crossed the half court with the ball, hit the middle, attracted the Rockets' defense, and gave the ball to Li Liang in the corner.

Li Liang catches the ball and hits a mid-range jumper.

Compared with the previous game, both sides started off well.

But what happens next depends on how the two teams play.

After Beverly started, he took possession of the ball and crossed the half court, freeing Jeremy Lin to run to the bottom line.

In the last game, Jeremy Lin wanted to push the speed, but was tossed by Li Liang's oppressive defense.

Now Jeremy Lin is not the main pusher, and Beverly is only responsible for dribbling the ball across the center line.

Although he can't push the speed, at least the attack rhythm will not be messed up.

After continuous transmission from the outside line, Parsons received the ball outside the three-point line on the right side, feinted, and broke through the inside line with the ball in his left hand.

Dodging Howard's defense, he made a layup with his left hand.

In the opening two balls, the Rockets went to the inside to score.

McHale made arrangements to ask the players to play more aggressively, more decisively, and play inside.

The Lakers' breakthrough defense is actually so-so, not particularly good.

There are three layers of defense outside, middle and inside, and the outermost layer of four old legs, how can it be possible to break through and defend well.

Then, Nash cooperated with Li Liang and passed the ball to the wing, but Li Liang missed the ball.

The Rockets counterattacked, but instead of rushing blindly, they slowed down after halftime.

The Rockets were much more cautious when attacking. Seeing that there was no chance, they slowed down to look for opportunities.

After the Lakers returned to defense quickly, there would always be a small problem in positioning. After the Rockets passed the ball continuously, they still looked for Parsons.

Parsons received the ball, took advantage of Li Liang's unsteady footing, and once again slammed into the basket with his left hand.

As a result, Li Liang got a big cap from the layup!

After the bounce is increased, the block level is also increased.

Send Parsons a cap per game.

But in the Lakers counterattack, Kobe broke through the basket and was stopped by Asik.

The referee did not call a foul, and the two sides switched offense and defense again.

Parsons is no longer head-to-head after eating the cap, the bottom corner gets a chance to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer, hit!

Then, the Lakers outside Ci Shiping missed a three-pointer, and the Rockets counterattacked again.

They still stabilized and did not easily attack the basket without a perfect opportunity.

Harden broke through with the ball, the two men closed in, passed it out, and Asik got the ball.

Jeremy Lin made a circle around Asik, and after catching the ball, he changed direction continuously and went inside, facing Howard and making another layup!

In the opening game, the Rockets beat the Lakers 9:2!

The situation at the beginning of the previous game was reversed.

Mike Brown immediately called a timeout.

It can be seen that the adjustment of the Rockets was very successful.

After Beverly came on the court, the offense was no longer four-on-five, and Jeremy Lin was liberated.

Beverly has three-point ability on the outside, and the Lakers dare not let it go casually.

On the offensive end, he still plays fast, but he is not blind. He plays when he has a chance, and slows down when he has no chance. The defensive transition of the Lakers is unstable.

One three-pointer, and the remaining three offensive successes were all under the basket, which saw the weakness of the Lakers' perimeter defensive footsteps.

During the timeout, Brown immediately adjusted and changed his defense.

Let Li Liang go from the position of power forward to small forward, and Ci Shiping go inside.

Anyway, the Rockets don't have a power forward, so let Li Liang help Kobe and Nash defend the perimeter.

As for the offense, the veterans of the Lakers will adjust themselves.

After returning from the timeout, Nash broke through and caused a foul by Beverly.

Then he passed the ball to Ci Shiping and missed the shot, but Howard got the offensive rebound and made a layup.

During the Rockets' offense, Howard began to increase his assistance to the outside line, instead of simply squatting inside.

Parsons misplaced and beat Howard, only to get a cap.

Harden took the ball and rushed again, but got another cap.

The Lakers counterattacked, Li Liang advanced two steps with the ball and passed the ball to Kobe.

After Kobe received the ball in the middle, he continued to change directions and fake moves, swaying the three Rockets defenders away, and succeeded in killing the basket and laying up!

Chasing four points in a row.

Then, the two sides did not score for three consecutive rounds, and the Lakers increased their defensive strength against the Rockets' breakthrough.

As for the Rockets, they shrunk the line of defense very little. McHale was taking a gamble.

Bet that the Lakers' outside touch tonight is not good, and at the same time send Parsons to keep an eye on Li Liang.

This is the best way to defend the Lakers after many games in the regular season.

Even if Li Liang develops an emergency stop jumper with the ball, it can't change the weakness of the single weak offense with the ball.

And this is the playoffs, not the regular season, so the defensive intensity should be higher.

So until now, the head coaches of the entire league still follow the "Popovich model" when dealing with the Lakers and Li Liang.

Except for a mid-range shot in the opening game, Li Liang didn't make any shots at other times.

Parsons stared at him very closely, Li Liang was not impatient, he patiently waited for the opportunity.

First, he supported the inside line at a high position and passed the ball to Howard to succeed in singles.

Then after running continuously, he faked the ball and shook Parsons away, and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

At 11:11, the two sides tied.

After that, the scores on both sides rose alternately in the first quarter.

The Rockets' young players played with confidence, and the more they played, the more they felt, especially Parsons.

Parsons circled, and C\u0026S made a catch-and-shoot jumper.

Parsons dribbled the ball on the left side to kill the inside line, took three steps slow to avoid the defense, hit the defender with a time difference, and succeeded in picking the basket with his right hand.

Of course, Harden made a foul on the counterattack and went to the free throw line.

This guy rushes like a wild boar, stop it, you can't stop it, don't stop it, he will stick to you.

Kobe was fouled by Harden again, I really feel like a dog.

When Jeremy Lin was still defending, he caused Ci Shiping's counterattack offensive foul.

Despite the booing at the Staples Center, the young Rockets played better and better.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Lakers by 1 point at 23:22.

Neither side scored high, and their shooting percentages were poor. Although the Rockets only led by 1 point, they clearly controlled the scene better.

It's just that Li Liang's two three-pointers from the outside narrowed the point difference to 1 point, otherwise the Lakers would fall behind even more.

Parsons scored 12 points in the first quarter, an eye-catching performance.

Therefore, young people's ability to learn and adapt is very strong.

But Li Liang is also a young man. He made 3 of 4 shots in the first quarter and scored 8 points.

But he was clear-headed, and he didn't think that he would be able to take the Rockets away with a three-pointer after taking a drug later.

People who think this way often become the "Iron Goddess of Mercy" who takes his team away.

The Rockets came prepared today, and Harden hasn't played this point yet. This must be a difficult game.

"Bruce, did you hear what I just said?" Mike Brown asked Li Liang.

Li Liang came to his senses, looked at Brown, and thought to himself what did you say, I didn't listen.

"Got it! I'll take care of it."

"OK!"