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The Best Sixth Man award has been awarded since the 1982-1983 season. For more than 30 years, the winners can be called superstars, and there are only a few people such as McHale, Harden, Wharton, and Ginobili. .

Among them, McHale and Harden served as substitutes in the early stages of their careers. When they grew into superstars, they seldom became sixth men.

Walton, on the contrary, played the role of sixth man in the late stage of his career and played his own residual heat.

Ginobili is quite special, saying that he is a superstar, the accumulation of statistics does not seem to be enough, saying that he is not, and his performance in the playoffs is an absolute superstar level.

But Li Liang is different, a real first-line superstar, the current honor alone is enough to wrestle with those superstars in history.

He won the best sixth man, but he can only say that this guy is too thick-skinned, he will be a substitute if he says he is a substitute, and he doesn't mind at all.

After flying to New York to receive the award for the best sixth man, Li Liang's mission [Bench Life] was considered complete. The system gave him a reward item called [Arnold's Victory Cigar], but what is the use? No explanation was given, which made Li Liang feel very strange.

After receiving the award for the best sixth man, the Thunder rested for two days.

On the 21st, the Thunder headed to Memphis with a 2-0 lead for a two-game road trip.

For the Thunder, it would be great to get rid of the Grizzlies in four games.

And the Grizzlies who have returned to their home court still have to struggle, after all, they are at home.

In the end, they only struggled for halftime.

The Grizzlies and Thunder played evenly in the first half, mainly because the Grizzlies' outside three-point shooting rate was quite high.

The Grizzlies also led by 1 point entering the second half.

But after the start of the third quarter, Li Liang made his first appearance. What about the best sixth man, won the award and started as the starter?

However, this was originally the plan of the Thunder coaching staff. Li Liang was a fake substitute, took a break at the beginning of the first quarter, and started directly in the second half.

In the later difficult games, it is estimated that Donovan will let Li Liang start directly.

After all, the best sixth man is only a regular season award, and the playoffs have nothing to do with it.

The Big Three appeared on the stage at the same time, and their power was indeed extraordinary. The Grizzlies quickly surrendered.

The significance of Li Liang's starting is not only a strong firepower point, but also the benefits he brings on the defensive end are also very considerable.

Randolph scored 12 points inside in the first half. In the second half, Li Liang started to defend Randolph, and the Black Bear became blind.

Consecutive missed shots.

Li Liang instigated the team's counterattack from the rebound in the backcourt, and a wave of 11:0 offensive shock wave established the advantage.

After that, the Thunder did not give the Grizzlies another chance, maintaining a double-digit lead all the way until the end of the game.

At 99:87, the Thunder led the Grizzlies 3:0, with a sweep in sight.

For the Grizzlies, entering the playoffs is just a formality.

The Thunder also hoped to give them a good time, otherwise they would have to go back to Oklahoma City and continue to be beaten. It would be better to let them go home and go fishing early on vacation. Anyway, playing one more game would not get more money.

After a day's rest, on the 23rd, the fourth battle between the two sides.

This game was even more suspenseless, and the Thunder led by double digits from the first quarter.

If Gasol Jr. is there, the Grizzlies can still play with some of the shortcomings of the Thunder's inside defense.

But without the core Gasol, the main point guard Mike Conley was also reimbursed due to injury, the Grizzlies really have nothing to do.

At 119:95, the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies by 24 points in the fourth game, sweeping their opponents out.

The Thunder also became the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the semifinals.

In this round of the series, to sum up, there is no sweat.

The intensity and intensity of the game did not reach the playoff level at all.

On the one hand, the Thunder is too strong, on the other hand, the Grizzlies are too injured.

This is not necessarily a good thing for the Thunder.

Because the opponents in the semifinals, whether it is the Lakers or the Rockets, will never be as easy as playing the Grizzlies.

The first round was played too easily, and the semi-finals are often difficult to get out of the state.

Of course, the Lakers and Rockets also have their troubles, that is, playing too long in the series consumes too much energy.

After the Thunder and the Grizzlies decided the outcome, the Warriors soon sent away the Portland Trail Blazers with a 4:0.

Stephen Curry missed two games with a sprained ankle.

But without Curry, the Warriors still had a strong momentum, did not give the opponent Blazers any chance, and led by a big score of 3:0.

Curry returned in the fourth game. Like the Thunder, he swept the Blazers out and advanced to the next round.

The two super teams in the West advanced early.

As for the Rockets vs. Lakers, Clippers vs. Spurs series, will there be any results in a while.

Looking at the East, the Cavaliers are still the one who rides the dust. The first round also eliminated the opponent 4:0 and entered the semifinals.

The other three groups of duels all fell into a bitter battle, and the pecking between chickens and chickens was often extremely fierce.

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Among all the matchups in the first round, the most interesting and intense is the Rockets vs. Lakers.

The last time the two teams met in the playoffs was in 2009, in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Rockets with Yao Ming and Artest met the Lakers with 65 wins and 17 losses in the regular season. With Yao Ming reimbursed in advance, the Rockets and the Lakers did not decide the winner until the seventh game.

That was also the most intense round of the Lakers' playoffs that year.

The Rockets may not be the strongest, but they did create enough trouble for the Lakers.

The two teams met again this year, Yao Ming had already retired and returned to be the boss, and Kobe also ushered in the last playoffs of his career.

The two sides reached a 2:2 tie in the first four games, and the Lakers won two consecutive cities at home.

After returning to Houston, the Rockets broke out, beating the Lakers in the third game, and Harden made a mid-range step-back jumper at the last moment of the fourth game, tying the score.

In the fifth game of Tianwangshan, the Lakers did not give the Rockets a chance.

As soon as the Rockets arrived at Staples, they really didn't know how to play, and the whole team made crazy mistakes and iron strikes.

The Lakers beat the Rockets in a 15-point victory to get the match point.

But in Game 6, Howard, who had been quiet for several games, suddenly showed his strength and scored 30 points at the Toyota Center, helping the Rockets narrowly beat the Lakers by 5 points, and also brought the series into Game 7. Exactly the same as in 2009.

As the Thunder waiting for the results of the two teams, it can be said that they are a little impatient.

In the sixth game, Li Liang invited Durant, Westbrook and other Thunder teammates to watch the game together at home.

Seeing that Kobe missed two three-pointers in the end and lost the chance to tie the score, the whole team sighed.

"Shit, I have to rest for two more days!" Li Liang was very dissatisfied with the result, and wished he could call Kobe right away and ask him why he was so weak!

In fact, in terms of strength, the Lakers are going to surpass the Rockets in the lineup, but they just can't hold back at critical moments.

At the last moment, Kobe could pass the ball to Leonard to complete the fatal blow, but it is a pity that Corvo is Corvo, and he just wants to shoot by himself.

If you miss a shot, you still have to shoot after the inside grabs an offensive rebound and passes it out.

Leonard also revealed his weakness in offense with the ball.

Under the intensity of the playoffs, his attack with the ball still cannot achieve the final effect, and still needs to continue to improve.

Love's offensive ability is also a problem, so sometimes he has to rely on Kobe.

There is also the problem of the Lakers' bench. The bench was blown up in the few games they lost.

The generals of the Thunder watched the performances of the two teams, and felt in their hearts that no matter who they played in the second round, they should be pretty good.

Both Durant and Westbrook hope to play the Rockets in the second round, so that they can reconcile with the third brother and educate him.

Li Liang still hopes to play the semifinals with the Lakers, because he wants to go to Los Angeles to accompany his girlfriend.

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The schedule did not make the Thunder players wait too long, and the seventh game soon started at Staples.

The plot is exactly the same as in 2009. The Lakers didn't give the Rockets any chance at home.

Pressing the Rockets from the beginning of the first quarter, Leonard led the defense against Harden, allowing Harden to score only 19 points in the entire game.

Without Harden, the strongest engine, the Rockets' offense would be completely useless.

In the whole game, at 118:85, the Lakers won the tie-break with a big victory and sent the Rockets back to their hometown in Texas.

Seeing this result, Li Liang felt good, and he could go back to Los Angeles for two days.