Li Liang's ideal is great, but in order to realize this great ideal, he still has a lot of work to do.

For example, what we have to do now is to beat up the visiting Celtics at the Conseco Arena tonight.

Before the game started, Li Liang shook hands with Celtics coach Stevens.

Stevens has gradually gained some fame in the league this season, and he does have something in his stomach.

Under his guidance, the Celtics have well-founded advances and retreats, and their tactics are regular. They are real team basketball.

This is very much in line with the Celtics' traditional style of play.

With no talented players, the team still stood out in the East and squeezed into the playoffs.

You know, the Celtics still hold a lot of draft picks.

They don't have to fight for draft picks by themselves like the Philadelphia 76ers did.

They found a "power trainer", and while training the team to make it to the playoffs, while the power train team is rotten, they will naturally give the draft pick to the Celtics.

This is really no delay, Danny Angie, an old fox, lives up to his reputation.

Of course, Angie is not a fool, he knows that the so-called draft picks, to put it bluntly, are still lottery tickets.

How can there be real cash for lottery tickets?

The most valuable player in the league right now is Bruce Lee.

An Jixia has already targeted Li Liang, so he also instructed Stevens to communicate with Li Liang more.

If we build a good relationship, maybe Li Liang can come over?

Seriously, if Calipari hadn't been too comfortable in Kentucky, Ainge really wanted to poach Calipari as the head coach.

Relying on the friendship between teachers and students of the university, Li Liang was lured here.

But Angie also seems to be smart, not to mention that Calipari doesn't want to come, even if Calipari comes, will a player with a strong will like Li Liang be influenced by outsiders?

Besides, if you really want to use the coach to seduce Li Liang, you might as well invite Mike Brown to the Celtics.

Li Liang exchanged pleasantries with Stevens, and Stevens had a charming smile on his face.

Among other things, Stevens' looks are indeed unique in the NBA.

The basketball court is no better than the football field. There are really few handsome guys. Even Durant can be regarded as a handsome guy. How good-looking can you say?

Stevens is a breath of fresh air.

But after the greetings, as soon as Li Liang turned around, the smile on Stevens' face disappeared completely.

For Stevens, Li Liang is definitely the most difficult player to deal with in the league-the second most difficult player to deal with is James.

There are many changes in this product, and there are often various unreasonable behaviors, which make people puzzled.

If you let a coach like Tyronn Lue deal with Li Liang, it's very simple, just go to James.

I use my best player against the opponent's best player, what's the problem?

Stevens is different. He wants to study the characteristics and changes of Li Liang's ball game and prescribe the right medicine.

But you can't find this disease. This guy is inside and outside for a while, forward for a while and center for a while.

Occasionally, a few technologies that have never been used before (stealed with a ball blind identifier) ​​are really crazy for an academic like Stevens.

Angie also asked him to get in touch with Li Liang more. If he gets in touch with and understands Li Liang more deeply, Stevens' beliefs and views on basketball may all collapse.

Thinking of this, Stevens took out the tactical strip from the pocket of his suit and looked at it to make sure that there were no major problems with his arrangement tonight.

The game is about to start.

The Celtics' starting lineup was mediocre, with Evan Turner, Brandon Bass, Marcus Smart, Bradley and Tyler Zeller.

As far as this lineup is concerned, it seems that it is not far from the bad lineup of the 76ers.

There is no real strong point, let alone strong point, there is nothing that looks a little strong.

Turner is a pseudo-all-rounder, and he will lose the chain as soon as he reaches a high level of confrontation.

Brandon Bass, Smart, Bradley and others have no star images.

As for Taylor Zeller, the title of a "Native American White Center" is enough to explain everything.

It is such a talentless lineup. Stevens can lead the team to the playoffs. It has to be said that he really has two brushes.

It was precisely because he saw the potential in Stevens that Angie traded Rondo to the Lone Ranger in December last year.

A team can have two centers, but not two head coaches.

When Rondo leaves, it means that the Celtics of the Big Three period are completely over and the page is turned.

Of course, Thomas Jr., Jae Crowder, Olynik, Jack Bray and other players are still sitting on the Celtics' bench.

Although they are not stars, they are definitely very capable players. This kind of team is suitable for Stevens to play his tactical role.

The Pacers' starting lineup is the same as before.

McGee did not lose his starting center position because of Garnett's arrival.

On the contrary, because of the arrival of Garnett, McGee made fewer mistakes in the game.

Because Li Liang scolded him alone in the past, but now he has to be scolded by two stinky kings.

The role of the veteran is still very significant, especially the former superstar and fan idol like Garnett.

McGee watched Garnett play and admired him when he was a child. This is on the same team as his idol. Can he not perform well?

And Garnett accepted his role well in two months, glowing and stinking on the bench.

Going into the field to score two middle distances, occasionally making a steal, hitting his chest with a small fist, falling to the ground and doing two push-ups, the task of the day is completed.

Looking at the data, 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists are not bad.

Then off the court and in training, he can help his teammates a lot.

Including Li Liang, who also received a lot of guidance from Garnett. This bastard has a lot of experience... No, he does have a lot of defensive experience.

In addition to the center position, the other positions are still Li Liang, Granger, Smith and Hill.

Li Liang, who was born as a small forward, has now been successfully transformed into the 4th position, and has become the shape Mike Brown wants.

Li Liang thinks about it too. When he was in school, he thought that his future goal was to be a swingman.

From 2000 to 2010, when this concept prevailed, the super outside line represented by McGrady felt so handsome.

Li Liang dreams of being such a player.

Nima has really become a swingman now, TM's 4th and 5th positions swing, power forward or center!

This span is really a bit unacceptable, I am still the NBA three-point leader.

Li Liang goes to the game with such doubts every day, and once the game starts, all distracting thoughts are forgotten.

As a result, at the beginning of the game, the Celtics still had the advantage.

The Pacers don't know if they have rested or if they are too relaxed.

None of the four attacks after the opening succeeded.

On the contrary, the Celtics turned their backs. First, Bradley hit a three-pointer from the outside to open the scoring.

Then Brandon Bass grabbed an offensive rebound from the basket, made a layup and caused a foul by McGee, and made an additional penalty.

However, the Pacers were unable to start the situation for a long time. Li Liang broke through the basket twice, but he failed.

The Celtics started the game well, defending the zone for two possessions, and then immediately changed to a half-court press.

The Pacers didn't hit the first ball with a mid-range jumper from Danny Granger until 4 minutes into the game.

The score between the two sides is already 10:2, and the Celtics lead by 8 points.

Then, the Celtics changed again on the defensive end, changing from a half-court press to a full-court press.

It didn't take long for the audience to press, and it turned into man-to-man, and then double-teamed Li Liang.

After man-to-man, it lasted the entire first quarter.

Looking at the score at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics turned out to be 27:20, leading the Pacers by 7 points.

Stevens changed the defensive posture continuously in the opening game, disrupting the Pacers' offensive rhythm.

Stevens believes that although Li Liang is the absolute core of the Pacers, the Pacers' offense is still relatively scattered.

Outside Granger and JR-Smith all have relatively large power to control the ball.

Therefore, Stevens did not rashly adopt the strategy of directly pressing Li Liang, but kept changing the defensive strategy to disrupt the Pacers' offensive rhythm.

At the same time, the Celtics on the offensive end felt very good tonight, and they were very active in offensive rebounds, not giving the Pacers a chance to counterattack quickly.

Some of the old problems of the Pacers' offense were exposed-they didn't have a true offensive grooming and playmaker.

Once messed up, everything will be messed up.

After the start of the second quarter, the Celtics opened up to slow down and fight the Pacers defensively.

Stevens knew that the 7-point advantage would be gone in an instant if they were to attack each other.

The Pacers wanted to chase points, but the offense became more and more chaotic. Stephenson, who came off the bench, was hot-headed and made a series of mistakes to give the Celtics a chance to counterattack.

Thomas Jr. and Crowder seized the opportunity and hit three-pointers in consecutive counterattacks.

When the point difference was the largest, it was once pulled to 12 points.

At this time, Li Liang stood up and used his three-pointer to stabilize the situation.

But the point difference has been maintained at more than 5 points, and the Pacers are a little impatient and struggling to catch up.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Pacers by 6 points at 56:50.

This situation is really no one expected.

The Celtics used their excellent team performance to give the Pacers a blow.

However, there is still the second half of the game, and the Pacers have enough time to adjust.

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