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After the start of the fourth quarter, the Pacers formed a small lineup.

Bird did not put Hibbert back on the court, but let Li Liang play the fifth position.

Scola at the fourth position, Copeland at the third position, CJ-Myers at the second position, and Stephenson at the point guard.

This lineup is completely an offensive lineup.

Miles has a relatively strong shooting ability, and Scola is also strong offensively and weakly defensive. He can shoot from mid-range or low-post.

Stephenson is a fully weakened version of James, of course his temper is no less than James.

Such a rather strange lineup, apart from Li Liang, gives the impression that it is uncompetitive.

And after adding Li Liang...it seems that there is still no competitiveness.

However, if you swap Scola for West and CJ Miles for George Hill, then...

How does it feel that there is still no competitiveness!

Anyway, when the Pacers formed this lineup, it felt a little weird and not very reliable.

But as soon as Li Liang came up, he immediately hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, giving the Grizzlies a warning.

Then on defense, the Pacers suddenly resorted to a seldom-used double-team.

The outside line double-teamed Conley, and the inside line was left to Li Liang to protect the basket alone.

Li Liang first made an offensive foul on Gasol Jr.

He filled his seat in time, but Xiao Jia's turned elbow pushed him away, and he fell to the ground.

Then, Li Liang quickly served the ball in the backcourt, and gave the Pacers a quick counterattack after Stephenson.

After halftime, Finsen rushed to the basket and returned the ball to Li Liang who was following.

Li Liang supported the ball at the top of the arc, and the Pacers' offensive lineup was completely pulled apart.

Only Scola was a little bit inside, and Li Liang gave the ball to CJ-Myers on the wing.

Miles used Finsen's screen to find a shooting space in the right corner and made a three-pointer!

With two consecutive three-pointers, the Pacers re-established their advantage in the score.

After using this small lineup, the Pacers' offense suddenly became much smoother.

Li Liang has an unparalleled ability to open up space, the four Pacers have three-point capabilities, and the Grizzlies continue to use the twin towers. As a result, they cannot expand their defense.

But the head coach of the Grizzlies didn't realize the problem. He believed that although the Pacers had an advantage on the offensive end, there were still big loopholes on the defensive end.

Gasol Jr. and Randolph can chip the Pacers through.

Indeed, then Randolph scored Scola with his back and scored two points.

But when he turned around, the Pacers counterattacked quickly. Li Liang was a center forward in defense and a power forward in offense.

According to Mike Brown's instructions, Li Liang no longer rushed forward, but dragged back, attracting the Grizzlies' defense and leaving the Grizzlies' defense empty.

The Grizzlies are indeed empty. It is difficult for Gasol and Randolph to get out of it, and they can't go back when they come out.

Li Liang responded from a high position and distributed the ball, as if he had returned to the work he did when he was with the Lakers.

It's a pity that Stephenson missed a three-pointer from the outside.

The Grizzlies counterattacked with the ball, and Li Liang, as the power forward, immediately ran back to the backcourt to defend.

As soon as he returned to the three-second zone, Li Liang complained in his heart, "Damn, I really treat Lao Tzu like a dog..."

It is indeed a bit difficult for Li Liang to carry Gasol and Randolph alone in the paint, quite difficult.

Gasol Jr. responded in a high position and passed the ball to Randolph who moved laterally under the basket.

Randolph catches the ball and turns around for another two points.

Seeing the Grizzlies catch up again, Stephenson made a three-pointer from the outside!

With the help of Li Liang's cover, he found a mobile phone opportunity.

The Pacers scored three consecutive three-pointers and scored nine points.

The Grizzlies scored twice and only scored 4 points, with a difference of 5 points in the middle.

This offensive efficiency is really not the same.

After Finsen made this three-pointer, Joerger finally felt something was wrong and called a timeout.

The Pacers are not a team that is good at three-pointers, nor is their defense.

This suddenly changed, and after playing a few rounds, Joerg discovered the problem.

The Grizzlies' defense feels weak.

You want to fight, how to do it?

The Pacers' outside line is conduction, using mutual screens to wait for opportunities to cut or shoot three-pointers.

They gave up the low position and a lot of breakthroughs, and made full use of Li Liang's role as a high fort, radiating his influence to the entire half.

What's more, Li Liang now has the ability to break through, and the difficulty of defending him is doubled.

Just imagine, if LeBron James has Li Liang's super three-point ability, what kind of effect will his passing and support have?

Li Liang's passing has also been strengthened in Xia Tian, ​​not to mention there are several passing skills.

When the Grizzlies came back from a timeout, replaced Randolph, and also used Gasol to play primary and secondary, Li Liang's flexibility in offense was reflected.

After stealing the ball from Gasol with [Death Coil], Li Liang did not counterattack.

He dribbled the ball himself to control the rhythm, dribbled on the outside to observe, and then suddenly accelerated with the ball.

Go straight to the basket in the middle, Gasol Jr. assisted in the defense, Li Liang hit the ground and passed the ball to Scola, who made an easy layup.

This lineup is slowly showing its power.

The reason why Mike Brown advocates this style of play is to maximize Li Liang's role.

This is the same as the idea of ​​​​building a lineup for James in the Cavaliers.

The difference is that James wants a shooter and a big center.

And Li Liang himself is the best shooter in the league, and at the same time, the center has been on the decline in the league.

Mike Brown's idea is to match Li Liang with a few outside lines with better defense, three-point and breakthrough ability, and a forward who can eat cakes, mid-range and long-range shots, and can play four to five inside. It all depends on the opponent's configuration and Li Liang's feeling on the court.

On the defensive end, let Li Liang top the center to realize the lightness and flexibility of the entire lineup.

This is Brown's improvement on the basis of the failure of the Cavaliers-James model.

He believes that the Pacers' current lineup can allow Li Liang to really play.

After more than half of the fourth quarter, the Pacers have begun to slowly widen the point difference to 10 points.

The Grizzlies can still score, but their defensive efficiency is not good at all, and they can't prevent the Pacers at all.

This is fatal for the Grizzlies.

That's about it for the Grizzlies' offense.

Less three-pointers, more inside attack, slow pace, the score will definitely not be high.

The magic weapon for them to win is to make the opponent's score lower than their own.

Once the defense can't find a way to drag the opponent into the quagmire, the Grizzlies will lose control of the situation.

Of course, the Pacers were not able to further open the score.

The Grizzlies soon started double-teaming Li Liang.

Li Liang kept passing the ball to CJ-Myers, Copeland and others, but they couldn't make a three-pointer!

If you are given a chance and you are useless, what can you do!

The Grizzlies once narrowed the point difference to 2 points.

At this time Li Liang is no longer silent, I will come by myself!

Swallowed the three-point shooting rate improvement post, seized the two loopholes in the Grizzlies' defense, and hit two consecutive three-pointers.

Then a ground pass pierced the Grizzlies defense, and Stephenson, who assisted in an air cut, caught the ball and made a layup.

The Pacers scored 8 points in a row and sealed the victory at once.

At this point, Hibbert sat off the court for almost the entire fourth quarter.

Bird didn't put Hibbert back on the court until the final three minutes.

The leading descendants of the Pacers returned to the previous style of play, and the positional battle was slowly worn out, and they finished the last three minutes with the Grizzlies.

In the end, 97:92, with a 5-point advantage, defeated the Memphis Grizzlies at home and won two consecutive victories.

It was a tough game.

Li Liang played for nearly 40 minutes. At the end of the game, the camera zoomed in and cut to him. You could see that there were scars on his strong arms, all of which were caused by being stuck inside and fighting for rebounds.

In this game, Li Liang grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked 2 shots. He scored another 30 points on the offensive end.

These 30 points are different from the 30 points in the Clippers.

In the Clippers, the team scored 120 points at every turn, and 30 points accounted for a quarter.

The Pacers' game was more than 90 points, less than 100 points, and 30 points accounted for one-third of the game.

After winning the game, Li Liang won the title of best player of the game.

He breathed a sigh of relief and thought, I really don't want to play center forward.

However, his career as a center forward began.