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Neither Li Liang nor Leonard was recognized as a talented striker at the beginning.

Especially Li Liang, a last pick in the second round, it's a miracle to play like this today.

Leonard's situation is much better than Lee, but the 15th pick is already out of the lottery, and his performance this year has been much better than many players ahead of him.

For example, Derek Williams (the Timberwolves again), who was selected by the Timberwolves at the second pick, was sent to the Kings by the Timberwolves in November 2013, and Mbah a Moute came back.

Another example is the Morris brothers in front of Leonard. They have strength, but their potential is far behind Leonard.

But such a player who was not talented in his rookie period and whose offensive shots were as stiff as his facial expressions, in Li Liang's opinion, is one of the most difficult small forwards in the league to deal with.

Of course the most difficult to deal with is James, and Durant and Anthony are also difficult to deal with, but Li Liang is not very afraid of the defense of these two.

But Leonard is a strong shield, and it is not easy to pierce him.

Li Liang thought that he was neither a sharp knife nor a sledgehammer, but a long bow. What he wanted to do was not to pierce the solid shield, but to go around and take the spurs directly.

In the first quarter, every time Li Liang took a shot, he used running and cooperation to get rid of Leonard, or got a second rebound to attack and score points.

As long as the formation is one-on-one, Li Liang will not attack by force.

If you insist on a strong attack, Li Liang can forcefully throw a three-pointer, but now is not the time.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Spurs by 4 points at 28:24.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, Mills hit a three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right, chasing the point difference to only 1 point.

Immediately afterwards, Odom was blown a screen foul in the offense, and the situation suddenly became unfavorable for the Clippers.

It was Manu Ginobili who made Odom's foul.

Then, the Spurs cooperated with a series of outside conduction balls. Dior caught the ball in the middle to find a gap, dribbled the ball to the basket, scored two points with a light throw, and the Spurs overtook!

This counterattack is really fast. Only one minute after the start of the second quarter, the advantage established by the Clippers in the first quarter no longer exists.

Soon, Griffin slid down after double-screening with Odom in the middle, received a pass from Crawford, turned around and smacked into the basket, and faced Duncan with a left-handed pick.

But the Clippers showed another loophole on the defensive end. Ginobili made a penetrating pass to the basket from a high position, and Dior caught the ball and made an easy layup.

The Spurs' substitutes are comparable in terms of tactical coordination, offensive firepower, and the main lineup.

And Popovich also put Duncan on the court, so that the team's defense has a basic guarantee.

Then, Crawford missed a mid-range jumper after the pick-and-roll.

The Spurs counterattacked, Duncan hit Griffin in the low post, and turned around and missed a throw.

But the ball was knocked out of bounds by a Clippers player, and the Spurs had the ball.

At this time, the Clippers were Griffin, Odom and Hollins on the inside. Without Jordan and Li Liang, the Clippers' inside defense level plummeted.

The basket was penetrated and hit, and the backcourt rebounds were not well protected.

After going out of bounds, Rivers immediately replaced Jordan and replaced Hollins.

But through the Spurs' skilled outside cooperation, Ginobili still found an open space at 45 degrees on the left, and then hit a three-pointer!

At 30:34, the Spurs lead by 4 points!

"I said, wheel turn wheel turn, why don't you listen?"

Li Liang criticized Rivers on the bench.

Rivers changed his defensive strategy in the second quarter, no longer engaged in a comprehensive rotation, but focused on double-teaming and pressing the ball holder, which turned out to be in the hands of the Spurs.

In fact, Rivers can't help it. The substitute lineup, Odom and Griffin's rotation on the court, will most likely be pierced by the Spurs' sharp little hits.

But the facts have also proved that without a full rotation, the Spurs' transfer of the ball can really always find an open space, which is very scary in the playoffs.

In modern NBA basketball, it is not easy to find open space for players to shoot through offensive conduction tactics.

For many tactics, it is already very good to be able to find a one-on-one one-on-one space for the stars. A pass of the ball can mobilize a 0.1-second defensive gap and allow the ball holder to make offensive moves, which is considered very good.

If you want to spread a wide open in a positional offense, it's not a high school basketball game, or the NBA fifty years ago. Now the court is crowded, the players have outstanding physical fitness, and open spots are rare.

This year's Spurs have repeatedly been able to pass open shots, allowing players to make shots in a comfortable state.

The Spurs hit the Clippers with a 10:2 offensive climax and stopped the Clippers directly.

Rivers accepted Li Liang's criticism humbly, and then replaced Li Liang and Griffin.

After Li Liang came on the court, the Clippers' offense immediately improved. He received the ball in the middle to support him, used fake moves to shake Dior away, and after reaching the basket, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Jordan who was under the basket.

Jordan was pulled down by Split for a layup and fouled to the free throw line.

Jordan made a free throw, and Popovich immediately put Leonard back on the court.

Two free throws were made, and then the Spurs' offense was not as smooth as before.

The Clippers resolutely plugged loopholes, changed defenses, easily avoided double-teaming, and did not lose defensive positions.

In the end, Dior hit Jordan in a dislocation on the left side. He dribbled the ball behind his back and squeezed a few times but couldn't squeeze in. He could only turn over and walk out. A difficult fadeaway jumper was missed.

In fact, as long as it is not misplaced like Duncan playing Crawford, other Clippers players are capable of misplaced defenses, regardless of whether they have a small defense or a big defense.

Li Liang grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the Clippers counterattacked.

Li Liang passed the ball to Paul, and Paul picked and rolled with Li Liang after halftime.

The Spurs continued to encircle Li Liang, but Paul made a jumper at the top of the arc and scored two points.

Paul's mid-range, if the Spurs don't pay attention, can also kill people.

Popovich sat on the bench looking down at the tactical card, shaking his head slightly.

The Spurs are strong, but from the Spurs' point of view, the Clippers are also terrifyingly strong.

Originally, the Clippers without Li Liang was already a strong team with a neat lineup, but the middle class signed an MVP?

Such a good thing Popovich also wants.

A Li Liang is a perfect fit with the Clippers in terms of position and style of play.

It is enough to deal with Li Liang Popovich, and the Clippers also have a Chris Paul who is at his peak and Griffin who is on the rise.

Defending the Clippers is definitely a matter of pressing the gourd up and up, and there is no way to cover everything.

After the Clippers changed their defensive strategy, the Spurs' passing fluency immediately dropped.

But Leonard got a chance to play Barnes one-on-one on the wing. After blocking Barnes, he made a fadeaway jumper and scored two points.

The Spurs continued to hold the lead.

After that, Li Liang made a wrong pass and the Spurs got a chance to counterattack. Dior counterattacked and missed a three-pointer.

Li Liang took the backcourt rebound and launched a counterattack. He and Barnes made a wall-hitting pass and made a 45-degree three-point shot from the right!

Leonard had no way to defend against two, and saw Li Liang hit a three-pointer and tied again!

Leonard is still expressionless, but he has repeatedly reminded himself in his heart, "Leave Barnes alone, leave Barnes alone, guard against Bruce, guard against Bruce."

Leonard's ball was purely out of defensive instinct to pounce on the empty Barnes, otherwise he would not have given Li Liang room to shoot.

Li Liang has hit 6 of 6 so far, and he still hasn't missed a shot.

But immediately, Belinelli of the Spurs received Dior's large-scale diversion of the ball. After shaking Barnes away, he hit a three-pointer from the right and regained his advantage.

The offense on both sides is open, and no one wants to easily kill the opponent.

Li Liang didn't think that he could kill the Spurs easily. What he was worried about was that his teammates thought they could kill the Spurs easily.

The Clippers played too easily in the first two rounds, especially playing the Blazers is the same as playing.

It may not be a good thing to play too easily in the semifinals.

I have been making Beijing rolls and Shanghai rolls all the time, but I feel good after finishing them, but I immediately come to Qidong rolls and Huanggang rolls, which easily explodes my mind.

In comparison, the Spurs played the Warriors in the semifinals, and the team's potential was stimulated.

The Warriors were unexpectedly strong, allowing the Spurs to go all out, and the run-in was getting better and better.

After Belinelli hit a three-pointer, the Clippers wasted another opportunity on the offensive end. Paul's layup knocked Parker down and was called for an offensive foul.

But Paul immediately made a steal on the defensive end.

Belinelli killed the basket and was covered by Jordan Jr., trying to pass the ball to the bottom corner, but there was no gap at all, and it was passed to Paul.

The Clippers counterattacked, and Odom received a pass from Paul in the middle, but Duncan blocked the layup.

Duncan's defense at the basket is really amazing.

After that, the Spurs scored points through a very clever cooperation at the basket. Leonard lobbed it to Splitter. Duncan made an easy layup.

The Spurs extended their lead to 5 points, and their defense has become more and more stable, and their offense has become more and more smooth.

Li Liang immediately stood up and broke this trend.

Li Liang went on the line and Paul quickly picked and rolled, and immediately went down to catch the ball and then made a covert pass to Jordan, who dunked with both hands!

It also caused a foul on Leonard.

Jordan went to the free throw line, but unfortunately he missed the free throw.

But Li Liang pulled out the rebound, Paul took the ball and passed it back to Li Liang.

The moment Li Liang received the ball, the Spurs players thought he was going to shoot, but Li Liang hit the ground again and passed the ball to the inside, and Jordan dunked again!

He dunked twice in one offense, and Jordan dunked very happily.

The Spurs players are very unhappy.

The two sides entered an official timeout. At this time, halfway through the second quarter, the two sides battled to 40:41, and the Clippers trailed the Spurs by 1 point.

The sideline commentator Reggie Miller said, "This may be the game with the highest level of confrontation so far in the playoffs. I believe this round of the series may become a classic matchup, just like the Pacers in 1998. Same with bulls."

Miller didn't forget to brag about himself and the Pacers, you didn't win again in 1998!