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At the end of the first quarter, the Magic led the Pistons by 4 points at 24:20.

The offense of the Pistons is really terrible. Because of the big book, the offensive end is basically 4v5.

Li Liang is used to feeding Howard with the Lakers, but not in the Pistons.

And the tactics of the NBA in 2003 are very different from those in 2013.

Three-point tactics are not so important, and low-post tactics account for a lot of weight.

The space on the court is small, Li Liang only made one three-pointer in the first quarter, and failed to hit the other two shots.

Defensively, McGrady regained his sense after experiencing a slump in the opening game.

In the first quarter, he made 3 of 7 shots and scored 6 points.

Li Liang is looking for the feeling of defending McGrady.

During the break between the first and second quarters, Rick Carlisle asked Li Liangduo to go inside and hit the basket more.

Li Liang turned a deaf ear, hearing that your Pistons can lose to the Magic in an upset?

At this time, Jim Carrey hadn't touched the door of the champion coach, and there were some problems with his understanding of the Pistons team.

He wanted to build the Pistons into a balanced offense and defense team, and his successor Larry Brown made it clear that the Pistons should be defensive first.

So Larry Brown made it, and Carlisle's Pistons were just a strong team.

Li Liang has only one request for Carlisle, "When McGrady comes up, I also go up, let me deal with McGrady."

Carlisle nodded, letting Li Liang deal with McGrady is indeed better than Curry.

Curry's first flaw in height cannot be made up for. 6 feet 5 is far behind McGrady.

Also, Curry never knew that McGrady had to be watched from the backcourt.

To defend McGrady, you must not give him too much run-up space, otherwise his big stride acceleration, plus a pull-up jumper, will make your defense useless.

After the start of the second quarter, Li Liang began to give McGrady strength.

As long as McGrady gets the ball, Li Liang will definitely follow, and then put one hand on McGrady's waist, close to him, so as not to give McGrady room to start.

If McGrady starts, back up quickly, so that McGrady has a chance to make a jumper, but can't force the basket.

If he chooses to pull up the jumper, then Li Liang will use the fastest speed to block the interference.

His jumping ability has been increased by 10 points, and his interference ability has become stronger.

Even so, defending McGrady is still hard work, a systematic project, and it is not enough to rely on Li Liang alone.

So Li Liang kept communicating with Ben Wallace on the court.

Wallace's defense is top-notch, and his defensive experience and quotient are quite high. He is the real core of the Pistons' defensive end.

After several games, Li Liang knew some of Wallace's defensive characteristics and preferences.

The two are having a full communication meeting and will switch defenses under appropriate circumstances.

Li Liang himself has the ability to defend inside. He will switch to the inside to deal with Gooden and protect the backcourt rebounds.

In this way, Big Ben can safely jump to the outside line and oppress McGrady's ball.

Curry lacked this ability before, which caused McGrady to vote outside, and Big Ben couldn't help.

He has to stick to the basket.

In the second quarter, the Pistons and the Magic played inextricably. At the end of the half, the two sides played 48:48, a tie.

The scores of the two sides are really not high enough, there are constant strikes on the field, and frequent mistakes.

By the third quarter, the Pistons' offense was still not much better.

But Li Liang didn't care, for him, poor offense was good.

The scores on both sides are tight, and the Pistons can go all out to defend.

The scene was very ugly, every pass was not smooth, and every catch was bumpy.

It is really difficult to score a goal.

Li Liang put all his energy on defense, and kept his offensive end completely in check. He was not in a hurry to attack or shoot three-pointers.

Then on the defensive end, he went all out to stare at McGrady, regardless of whether McGrady had the ball in his hand.

In fact, at this point, the Magic did a good job.

Rivers clearly overwhelmed Carlisle in pregame preparation.

Throughout the game, Armstrong and Jacques Vaughn kept a close eye on Billups.

Regardless of whether Billups has the ball in his hands, the Magic players will always be entangled in front of him, making him unable to comfortably receive and play the ball.

In this game, Billups' shooting rate was extremely low. He made 3 of 16 shots and a shooting rate of less than 20%. Kobe was not so exaggerated.

Because Rivers realized early on that Billups is the real brain of the Pistons' offense.

The Pistons seem to have no absolute core of offense, but Billups, as a point guard, is the strongest engine of the Pistons' offense.

Containing Billups, relying only on Hamilton's off-the-ball running positions and the individual piecemeal efforts of several other players, the offensive end will not be able to exert an advantage.

Rivers' defensive strategy hit the Pistons' goal. In the next few games, Billups was even contained to 5 points in a single game.

Then their 3:1 lead was overturned, also because they couldn't control Billups.

The best chance to eliminate the Pistons at home in Game 6 was scored 40 points by Billups and sent back to Detroit. The situation was completely reversed.

This is something to say later. In this game, the Magic's strategy was successful, at least half of it.

Because there are still half of the variables, Li Liang, except for the opening part, he has been suffocating on the offensive end.

The opening game was 7:0. I didn't want the Pistons to come up and fall behind, and it was difficult to catch up.

In order to complete this mission, we must win, but we must not win too much and turn it into a confrontation.

With the third quarter, Li Liang and Wallace teamed up to control McGrady more and more tightly, and McGrady's offensive choices began to tilt.

He started taking more pull-up jumpers from the perimeter to finish the offense.

In fact, his jump shot is still very accurate. In the third quarter, when he hit a three-pointer in the counterattack, the score has reached 20 points.

With 20 points, Li Liang still has 10 points of error tolerance.

For Li Liang, he was actually gambling.

Defending a superstar is actually a gamble, because it is definitely impossible to lock him completely.

Li Liang bet that McGrady's shooting touch will decline in the fourth quarter.

He insisted on shooting and not letting go, and he didn't make fouls easily to give McGrady an easy free throw.

Of course, defense alone is not enough, defense is always the passive side.

Li Liang still needs to attack, to attack McGrady, to consume him!

But Li Liang's three-legged cat's ball-handling offense was okay in the regular season. In the playoffs, it was more ridiculous to want to play McGrady in the Eastern Conference playoffs in 2003.

Therefore, Li Liang still has to take advantage of his three-pointers and off-ball running.

At the end of the third quarter, Tracy McGrady scored 22 points, the Pistons and the Magic battled 66:69, and the Pistons trailed the Magic by 3 points.

The Magic played really well tonight. On the defensive end, Billups and Hamilton, the two most important offensive points of the Pistons, were restricted to death.

Li Liang had a very high offensive efficiency and scored 10 points. However, he was very cautious in his shot selection and was always waiting for the opportunity.

In this game, the Pistons shot poorly from three-pointers, making less than 30 percent of their shots.

Because the Pistons' two ball-holding points on the outside were crushed to death, and the big inside had no offensive ability, many three-pointers were barely shot, and the shooting percentage was of course not high.

Therefore, Li Liang predicted that in the fourth quarter, the physical strength of both sides will decline, and the oppression of the Magic's outside defense will decrease.

Then his chance will come.

At this time, the Palace of Auburn Hills was not as noisy as it was at the beginning of the game.

Confident Pistons fans did not expect to be beaten by the Magic in the first game of the first round.

Rick Carlisle was Sima Lian from beginning to end, and he was completely suppressed by Rivers in his pre-match strategy.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, McGrady and Li Liang both rested off the court.

The two sides were in a defensive battle on the field. Billups tried to get into the inside and foul to get a chance to score when he didn't feel good.

The Magic made very few outside three-pointers tonight, but the number of hits was the same as that of the Pistons.

Chris Whitney, who came off the bench, hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up in the fourth quarter, widening the point difference.

Rivers boldly used an 11-man rotation tonight to adapt to the high-intensity confrontation in the playoffs and kept putting pressure on the Pistons.

Carlisle became more and more anxious because he couldn't find a way to break the situation.

Li Liang reminded: "Don't worry about Rick, you can just send me on the field later."

To be honest, Li Liang didn't know what to do in his heart. On the basketball court, who can say that he can make 100% shots?

Neither does Jordan.

But you must have this confidence.

Four minutes into the fourth quarter, McGrady returned to the court after a full rest.

Li Liang also stood up from the bench, ready to go on stage.

8 minutes of the final battle.

Li Liang stretched out his arms, moved his fingers, and thought that this hand should be up to the mark, don't miss the shot for most of the time, if you don't feel it, you will be finished.

At this point the score on the court was 72:78, and the Magic led the Pistons by 5 points.

When it was the Pistons' offensive round, Billups held the ball.

Billups played really badly and it was extremely difficult.

But Li Liang still took the initiative to step forward to cover Billups.

The quality of Li Liang's screen is actually better than that of Da Ben, because after Da Ben's screen, he has no backup.

Veteran Armstrong tried desperately to squeeze Li Liang away, but found that he couldn't.

Billups charged forward with the ball, Li Liang followed, and the Magic immediately shrunk their defense.

Tonight, their defense shrunk very badly, with three insiders often protecting the basket.

Billups gave the ball to Li Liang. Li Liang didn't break through the ball, but made a close-range emergency stop jump shot...a fake move.

Shakes Gooden up in front of him, then bumps into him and draws a foul.

Li Liang also hit the free throw line.

He went to the free throw line not only to chase points more steadily, but also to test his touch.

Many experienced players will choose to make fouls and go to the free throw line to adjust their feel when they feel bad.

Li Liang stood on the free throw line, and this guy actually took two steps back and stood at the farthest end.

Are you Van Exel? Or Chamberlain?

Van Exel felt that the distance was too close to be accurate, so the free throws were made at the farthest point of the free throw circle.

Chamberlain was so bad at free throws that he couldn't make a move. He thought that standing farther away might have a higher shooting rate.

Anyway, I don't know how he came up with this logical theory.

Li Liang stood far away, causing the audience to exclaim.

McGrady joked, "Why don't you stand on the three-point line and make a three-point free throw."

Li Liang smiled and didn't respond. I'll let you know what a free throw from the three-point line is.

After making two free throws, Li Liang felt that his hand was okay today.

In the next offensive round of the Magic, McGrady caught the ball with his back and beat Li Liang.

He chose to shoot a fadeaway jumper, but he didn't make it.

Wallace took the backcourt rebound, Billups got the ball, and Armstrong tangled up again.

But this time, Li Liang set a screen for Billups far from the three-point line.

Then quickly walked down to the three-point line, Billups passed the ball to Li Liang, trying to overdo it.

Unexpectedly, Li Liang received the ball and fired directly one step away from the three-point line!

It was McGrady standing in front of Li Liang, and he realized that Li Liang's three-pointer had already been hit!

79:79, the two sides are tied!

In ordinary games, 5 points seems to be nothing.

But in this kind of defensive battle, only one goal is scored in three or four rounds. It is really not easy to wipe out 5 points so quickly.

Upon seeing this, Rivers immediately called a timeout.

Li Liang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he made it in. Today, his hands are still good, and his muscle memory has not been disturbed by the high-intensity defense.

After the timeout, the Magic's offensive center focused on McGrady.

Li Liang started to defend McGrady one-on-one from the frontcourt, and the knights of the two faced off!

After halftime, McGrady took the ball and accelerated to get rid of Li Liang with a big stride, and entered the inside from the flank!

The three Piston players came up, and McGrady jumped up and passed the ball in the air.

Gooden received the ball and made a basket.

An assist by McGrady, it doesn't matter, the assist doesn't matter.

The Pistons were still Billups, and Li Liang went to a very outside position to cover again.

This time McGrady posted it, he couldn't let Li Liang make a move easily.

But this gave Billups a chance. As soon as McGrady mentioned it, the top of the arc was empty.

Billups went in from the middle with the ball, and the throw caused Gooden to foul and make a free throw.

Two free throws were made, still tied.

As soon as Li Liang opened up this point, the Pistons' offensive outlook was completely different.

Billups was liberated at this point, just like Nash.

Li Liang's cover and the backhand behind the cover are not comparable to big instincts.

The defensive pressure on McGrady has increased sharply.

On the offensive end, McGrady held the ball again, and Li Liang's oppression continued to escalate.

He has become more and more confident. After McGrady made a fake move and broke through on the left, Li Liang took two steps back to give McGrady space to shoot, but blocked his breakthrough route.

McGrady chose a pull-up jumper with an emergency stop, and Li Liang quickly made up for it, using the increased bounce to interfere with McGrady.

"Boom!" Hit the iron and miss.

McGrady's shooting arc is very flat, and the iron will generally collapse farther.

Li Liang just turned around and got the rebound.

He passed the ball to Hamilton who advanced forward, and Hamilton made a fast break layup with the ball!

This is one of the few fast break points for the Pistons in this field, which is really not easy.

The situation suddenly began to tip towards the Pistons. Carlisle didn't know what happened, and it felt like nothing was planned.

It's strange if you know, everything is under Li Liang's control, okay?

Li Liang remembered all the adjustments and changes you made later in the game.

Afterwards, McGrady made another strong breakthrough with the ball and hit a fadeaway jumper in the middle.

The Magic can only rely on McGrady's strong shots.

The Pistons are already superior in strength, and once Li Liang makes a move, the Magic's defense is messed up.

Hamilton caught the ball and hit a mid-range jumper, and it felt like it was coming.

Then Gooden made a layup and was blocked by Daben, another quick counterattack.

Li Liang quickly rushed to the left corner, and Billups made a long pass. Li Liang dribbled away McGrady's block, and then made a three-pointer and scored!

The ball was hit, and Li Liang knew that he was not far from completing his mission.

He played too early in the first few missions, which caused the Magic to adjust slowly later, and McGrady played better and better.

Now that the game has reached the last moment, it is difficult to adjust.

After scoring the goal, Li Liang also imitated McGrady and flicked his arm, as if he flicked gun ashes off his body.

The Magic called another timeout, but Rivers had no cards left.

Originally, the first game was just a fight, it was normal to lose, and it was bloody to win.

Now that the Pistons are recovering, the Magic can only look at Tracy McGrady.

McGrady felt really good this time. After the timeout ended, he hit another three-pointer.

The score came to 25 points.

Li Liang couldn't relax yet.

He first delays time on the offensive end, slowly dribbles the ball after getting the ball, and then suddenly passes the ball to Hamilton.

Hamilton made an air cut layup.

Then the defensive foul broke McGrady's rhythm, and the sideline re-served the ball, pestering McGrady so that he wouldn't give him a chance to catch the ball.

As a result, the Magic had a three-pointer opportunity from the outside, and Girisek missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

The Pistons controlled the rebound, and now they are much more stable.

Li Liang is also courageous. He would rather chase McGrady and give the Magic an open chance than give McGrady the ball to attack.

Carlisle originally looked at it and wanted to scold people, but he didn't make it, so forget it.

In the last two minutes, Li Liang was highly focused and did not give McGrady any chance.

This is the master of 35 seconds and 13 minutes. If you relax with him, he will make you regret going to grandma's house every minute.

Li Liang gritted his teeth, pulled and pulled, and finally let McGrady score a layup, and then made 2 free throws from the free throw line, scoring 29 points.

Billups' belated three-pointer and Ben Wallace's key offensive rebound kept the Pistons' victory.

At 98:95, the Pistons beat the Magic by 3 points at home.

McGrady only scored 29 points, and Li Liang finally completed this very difficult task.

Coming out of the mission smoothly, Li Liang let out a long sigh of relief, this time he was really exhausted, really exhausted.

However, Li Liang was very relieved to see his [Peripheral Basic Defense] improve to 81 points.

Just in time for the playoffs!

Dear Brother Deng, I am Gan Liliang.