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After returning from the timeout, Billups headed off Payton in the offense, added an emergency stop jumper, and hit two points.

This is not the old Billups in the Clippers in 2012 and 2013, but Chauncey who is at the peak of his career.

He's strong, plays solidly, and shoots boldly and at a high rate.

Payton, who was originally a large point guard, looked smaller in front of Billups.

On the offensive end, the Lakers finally started to give the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal catches the ball in the low post and hits the big book with his back. The difference in size between the two is really huge.

O'Neal seemed to be holding down Monkey King, dribbling the ball followed by a back turn and crushing into the basket. He made a layup, and at the same time caused a foul by Rasheed Wallace, who was assisting in defense, and added a penalty.

O'Nealga made a free throw and made a three-pointer!

For O'Neal, it's easy to draw fouls, but it's really not that easy to play three-pointers.

The subsequent offenses of the two teams fell into a relatively stalemate.

The Pistons are still their three axes, Billups' singles, Hamilton's jumper and Rasheed's low post, trying in turn.

The Lakers began to make good use of O'Neal's power to cause trouble for the Pistons in the low post.

The defensive hardness of the Pistons is indeed strong enough, but after their defensive machine is running, it is difficult for Li Liang to find opportunities for easy three-point shots from the outside.

Prince watched him very closely. In 2004, the handcheck had not been cancelled. Prince kept pressing on Li Liang, interfering with his attack at any time.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pistons replaced Rasheed with Campbell because Rasheed Wallace had fouled O'Neal twice in the paint.

At the same time, Li Liang beckoned to the bench, motioning for Jackson to replace him.

Jackson was a little surprised, Kobe was going to finish the first quarter, why did he ask to end at this time?

Could it be that you are not feeling well?

So Jackson replaced Li Liang and replaced him with Fisher.

"What's going on? Are you feeling unwell?" Jackson asked.

"Ah, I'm not feeling well, I'm thirsty." Li Liang replied.

Jackson is confused, you are thirsty, you come down to drink, why are you going to rest?

Doesn't this disrupt the team's rotation?

Li Liang sat down on the bench and said, "Put me on it when the second quarter starts."

Li Liang's idea is very simple, that is, during the transition period, he can better launch independent attacks.

Anyway, now that the Pistons are on defense, it is useless for him to be on the court, or to say that Kobe is on the court.

History has proven this.

Not only is Kobe useless, Payton is even more useless.

After Kobe was off the field, Payton broke through with the ball from the outside to kill the inside, but the throw was slapped by Campbell with a strong cap.

Payton's personal attack is really invisible.

Campbell was a substitute for O'Neal in the Lakers back then. He is 36 years old this year. Being slapped out by such a veteran with a clean volleyball cap shows Payton's current strength.

After Billups hit the front court with the ball, he slowed down, then suddenly accelerated, passed Fisher, and made an easy layup.

The Pistons are already close to the score, 13:17, only 4 points behind.

With more than 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the total score of the two sides reached 30 points.

By the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Pistons by 3 points at 20:17.

This three-pointer was Li Liang's three-pointer in the opening game, giving the Lakers the lead.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Pistons have begun to slowly grasp the situation on the court.

It's just that the Pistons' own offense is indeed mediocre, and they waste more opportunities.

But the Lakers are in a very dangerous situation, because once they are overtaken by the Pistons, it is unlikely that they will have a chance to catch up again.

Because of the Pistons' defense, it's really scary.

Regardless of the player's personal defensive ability or the team's defensive level, they are all at a cutting edge.

After Campbell played against O'Neal, Ben Wallace went to defend Karl Malone. Under the interference of Big Ben, Malone couldn't even catch the ball steadily, let alone play a good offense.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Liang was dispatched by Jackson again.

Before going on the field, Jackson shook his head. How can the main players say they don't want to play and rest in the middle of the game?

Li Liang dared, he knew that in the task, the degree of freedom is actually relatively high.

Many times you make some requests to the coach, and the coach will agree to you, after all, it is an NPC.

The Lakers' current bench is very weak and relies heavily on the main force.

A player like Kobe can actually play more games with a substitute and give full play to his personal abilities.

After more than four minutes of rest in the second half of the first quarter, Li Liang's physical fitness has been well recovered.

It was the first attack after reappearing, and the defender of Li Liang had changed from Prince to Hunter.

Hunter is not tall enough, so his defensive method is to grab the ball and destroy Li Liang's catch.

Fisher passed the first ball to Li Liang, and Hunter pushed the ball out of the sideline.

It can be seen that the defensive enthusiasm and intensity of the Pistons are really frighteningly high.

Facing this kind of intensity, Li Liang had to concentrate 200% of his energy to make good use of every offensive shot he had.

After receiving the ball from the sideline again, Li Liang still called Karl Malone's pick-and-roll.

Taking advantage of Malone's ability to play in the first game, Li Liang should use his cover more.

This time the Pistons started to attack Li Liang, and Ma Long went down, but Li Liang didn't pass the ball, but retreated, protected the ball, moved laterally, and then very unexpectedly in the middle, two steps away from the three-point line distance, suddenly fired three shots!

Okur has already followed Malone in, Hunter is not tall enough, and Li Liang is equivalent to casting a big open spot.

The key is that in 2004, no player would shoot like this.

For Li Liang, he has long been used to it. This kind of ultra-long three-pointer is the skill he used to gain a foothold in the NBA.

"Shua!" Hit again!

Another three-pointer just after the start of the game, Li Liang's third three-pointer in this game.

Li Liang counted silently in his heart, six three-pointers, sending the Pistons to the west.

Then Li Liang steals the trash dog Williams in defense, gives the ball to his teammates, and launches a fast break.

Li Liang took the lead, he was a striker after all!

After receiving a pass from Fisher, Li Liang advanced from the left, and Hunter moved laterally, blocking Li Liang's breakthrough line.

If it was a normal Kobe, of course he would take the ball and kill the basket, using his superb dribbling skills and physical fitness to score points at the basket.

It was the trend of the game in that era.

Ten years later, Li Liang is not like this, because he can't!

His dribbling level is average compared to Kobe, and the Pistons' defensive strength...

Li Liang slammed on the brakes resolutely, stepped back and stepped outside the three-point line, stood still, even though Hunter rushed over like a mad dog, he was still calm, with only the basket in his eyes, and shot a three-pointer!

"Shua!" Hit again!

God, four three-pointers!

This was Li Liang's fourth three-pointer in the game, just two minutes into the second quarter.

The point difference suddenly changed from 3 points to 9 points. This is terrible. The power of the three-pointer is so terrible.

3 points give people the feeling that they can be chased, very close.

9 points is different, it is already approaching 10 points, and if you are not careful, you will be pulled away from the rhythm.

Larry Brown immediately called a timeout.

An oversight at the beginning of the first quarter, two three-pointers.

An oversight at the beginning of the second quarter resulted in two more three-pointers.

In fact, it can't be called negligence. It is normal that the defense has not been tightened up, and the result is too good at seizing opportunities.

Is this still Kobe?

Didn't Kobe create difficulties without difficulties?

This isn't Kobe, this is Kobe Bruce Liang.

...

Li Liang's consecutive three-pointers gave the Lakers a 9-point advantage.

This is considered a great advantage in the 2004 Finals.

Once an advantage is gained, an inside-line offensive team like the Lakers will have more room to play.

After the timeout, the Pistons' offense remained the same, scoring, but not killing the Lakers.

On the defensive end, the Pistons began to guard Li Liang heavily.

Li Liang stopped shooting, and started to play the ball for O'Neal with all his heart.

To be honest, although Ben Wallace is the four-time best defensive player, his defensive skills are indeed very good, but he really can't guard against O'Neal.

It's not that the defensive skills are not good, but that there are congenital deficiencies, and the gap in weight and body frame is too great.

The so-called in the face of absolute power, all skills are just clouds.

Li Liang used his own space to expand his ability and frequently fed the ball to O'Neal comfortably.

The Lakers slowly widened the point difference from 9 points to 12 points, and then moved towards 15 points.

Sure enough, once Kobe's point is opened and the game goes smoothly, it will still be difficult for the Pistons to compete with the Lakers.

Li Liang hit the middle of the game and wanted to go down to rest again. This time Jackson was wrong and asked him to play the entire second quarter.

Well, you won't let me rest, I will take a walk and rest by myself.

So, Li Liang began to walk on the field.

Of course, it's called a walk, but it's just a walk on the offensive end, and Li Liang is more effective than Kobe on the defensive end.

His height, defense ability, and backcourt rebounding ability make the Lakers' defense stronger.

He started his old job when he first arrived at the Lakers - a worry-free 3D.

This made the Pistons' defense very uncomfortable, and Kobe changed from an active offensive initiator to an opportunist.

At the same time, O'Neal was tired from playing offensively, and his shooting percentage dropped slightly.

Double Wallace's top defense and assist defense made O'Neal tired of coping.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers still led the Pistons by 8 points at 40:32.

Jackson called a timeout, but Li Liang didn't hear a word of what he said during the timeout.

Listen to the arrangement? Listen to the fart, if you want to be able to arrange the number, can the Lakers lose?

Might as well come by myself.

After the timeout ended, Li Liang had enough rest and was ready to give the Pistons a final blow before the end of the first half.

Because he felt, his hands were shaking, and the basket looked as wide as the sea.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, and the Lakers sent a sideline ball. Jackson arranged a low-post tactic for this ball.

Li Liang received the ball at the top of the arc, pretending to respond, but suddenly changed his passing posture to shoot, and he was still three steps away from the three-point line, so he shot directly!

If you take one step, I will stick to you, and if you take two steps, I will guard against it. If you are three steps away, you will not be able to vote, right? You are almost in the middle circle.

In the end, Li Liang still voted.

The ball flew towards the basket like a shell, and there was another crisp "Shua!"

Come on!

Li Liang's fifth three-pointer of the game!

Larry Brown was about to go crazy, he threw his head back and stared at the sky speechlessly.

The Pistons players are a little speechless, why are they so accurate?

Billups held the ball across half court, used his strong body to press Payton to go in, turned around and made a positive jumper.

Billups' answer-ball was far less shocking than Li Lianglai's.

But Li Liang's performance was not over yet, and then he dribbled the ball for half the court by himself.

The whole Pistons team is facing a big enemy, but they don't know how to deal with it.

Brown's defensive tactical requirements are relatively rigid, and everyone's position and requirements are very strict.

Brown himself hadn't thought of Li Liang's situation, and he hasn't figured out how to deal with it until now.

In fact, there is no way to deal with it. When you see him shooting, you just go up and foul.

But the Pistons didn't do that, and Prince wanted to defend Li Liang head-on.

As a result, Li Liang took advantage of O'Neal's screen - the thickest screen wall, on the right side, pulled up from outside the three-point line and shot again!

The basket is really, as wide as the sea.

After all, here is the Staples he is familiar with.

Hit again!

At the end of the first half, Kobe Bryant made his sixth three-pointer in the first half!

After the goal, Prince was very frustrated, and Li Liang, like Michael Jordan in 1992, turned around and shrugged at everyone.

I feel good, what can you do?

It was also six three-pointers in the half, and Li Liang shot through the Pistons.