Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems

Change is not an easy task and often requires failure as a price.

Fortunately, the Clippers have the capital to make changes, and they also have ample record as a buffer for losses.

After losing to the Spurs, the Clippers embarked on a road trip, the first stop being Memphis.

The Memphis Grizzlies are still strong so far, going further and further on the unique inside-defense road.

Before the two sides played against each other, the Clippers still had an advantage over the Grizzlies.

Because Li Liang contained Randolph very well at this point, the Grizzlies' offense was crippled and they were completely unable to compete with the Clippers.

Tonight's Grizzlies have learned the lessons of the previous game and made full preparations before the game. They have changed their rotation and matchup.

The first is to let Randolph avoid his edge, stop being tough with Li Liang, and focus on Gasol and Conley at the beginning of the game, trying to bring the outside offense to life as much as possible.

As long as Li Liang defends Randolph, Randolph will pull away to give space to other teammates.

Although Randolph is a powerful inside attacker, he has an excellent mid-range and long-range shot.

To be honest, Li Liang was facing him, if he pulled away, Li Liang really had to follow.

As a result, the Grizzlies played smoothly in the opening offense, and Conley and Gasol sent out assists again and again.

In the Clippers' defense, a major problem that has not been resolved so far is that the defense against air cuts has always been poor.

The Clippers' current starting lineup is open to head-to-head, and basically no one is afraid of anyone on the defensive end.

But there are always loopholes in the defense against air cuts and reverse runs, because their defensive run-in is still not enough. After all, it is Mike Brown's first season, and the defense cannot be as incomparably tacit as the Spurs.

Faced with this situation, the Clippers are generally able to penetrate their opponents on the offensive end.

You cut and stole two points from me, and the Clippers turned around and beat you two three-pointers on the offensive end, and the Clippers still won.

But Paul's state tonight is still not good enough.

Conley defended Paul all the way, controlled Paul's scoring and shooting, and even used some rough fouls to disrupt Paul's game rhythm.

Li Liang was very generous tonight, and happily still handed over the ball to Paul to organize.

Then I was still the same as in the past, mainly running empty-handed, and assisting in organizing the attack.

The Grizzlies will call Li Liang a strict defense, completely emptying Barnes, and would rather leave Barnes open to make a shot than give Li Liang a chance to make a shot.

This trick undoubtedly had an effect. Barnes missed two three-pointers from the outside, so he didn't dare to shoot later.

Barnes' three-pointers were already very unstable. There was a burst in the middle of the season, and then it plummeted.

Because of a little change in his family, there was a little problem with his relationship with his wife.

For middle-aged men, the impact of marriage and family on work is immeasurable.

Putting on the jersey is an athlete on the court, and taking off the jersey off the court is a middle-aged breadwinner in his 30s.

Once there is a problem off the court, it is not obvious on the surface, but it will have a great impact on the mentality, which in turn will have a negative impact on the performance on the court.

During this period of time, Barnes was silent a lot. Every day he practiced from time to time and left on time. After training, he left.

Li Liang also heard him talking on the phone in the parking lot several times, and the quarrel on the phone was very intense.

The teammates knew well that there must be a problem with their relationship with his wife, but it was hard for everyone to ask.

Barnes is not in good condition, and Butler is absent due to injury, and the task on Li Liang's shoulders is even heavier.

But now, every team is strictly defending Li Liang. If the Grizzlies' strategy of releasing Barnes and defending Li Liang works, the teams behind will definitely follow suit and put all their strength on Li Liang.

To break this pressure, the best way is for teammates to score the ball.

Even if Barnes can't, the rest of the backcourt must respond, otherwise you can't score in four-on-three, why don't they just double-team?

The first to bear the brunt is Paul, who must stand up and score.

As a result, Paul felt bad again tonight.

It's not that Paul doesn't play well, but because he injured his right shoulder joint, which is very important for shooting.

In a high-intensity game, any deviation caused by a little discomfort will make the difference by a thousand miles.

Simply put in one word, iron!

Paul is out of bounds again tonight. After 1 of 10 in the previous game, he scored 3 of 14 in this game.

But Paul knew that he had to attack, and a short point guard with no offensive power would become no threat and function on the court.

Because of Paul's iron, the Clippers' offense was intermittent, and there was no tide-like attack wave.

And the Clippers' bench performance tonight was extremely poor. Except for Griffin, the others couldn't find the offensive feeling at all under the high-intensity defense of the Grizzlies.

No way, the rhythm is not good.

As the saying goes, if you want to run fast, it all depends on the headband.

Paul's car is a solid horse, how could it be possible to drive it?

But what makes Rivers feel strange is that Li Liang, who has always been full of passion in the past games, has played evenly in the last two games.

When the team fell behind, he didn't frantically use his personal ability to turn the tide, but continued to play steadily and gave the ball to Paul to organize.

If there is a chance from the outside line, he still shoots resolutely, and passes the ball if there is no chance.

The Grizzlies defended him very tightly tonight, but Li Liang's several transfers were in place, and his teammates had opportunities, but they couldn't make it.

It stands to reason that in this situation, Li Liang should have taken the medicine, and biubiubiu shot five or six three-pointers on the Grizzlies' head to reverse the situation.

But this situation didn't happen, Li Liang just didn't activate God Mode to save the team.

In fact, it's not that Li Liang doesn't want to win. Can the god mode of the mother be turned on casually?

If God keeps appearing, is it still God? That's a liar.

Besides, during the regular season, there were some props that Li Liang didn't want to use.

But there is another more important reason. Li Liang just wants his teammates, coaches, and fans to feel the difference between the Clippers with Paul as the absolute core and Li Liang as the absolute core.

Didn't Li Liang want to antagonize Paul and make him look bad? As the highest paid player on the team, what's wrong with taking more shots?

Can't make it? You look at the guy next door in LA, did the others say anything?

And if you just look at the data, Li Liang played very efficiently in this game. He made 2 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 10 two-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Although the data is not high, it is absolutely beautiful, and the defensive end has done a good job of containing Randolph. Basically, as long as Li Liang defends, Randolph will not be able to score.

However, Gasol and Conley are two points that Li Liangzhen can't care about. There are also substitutes. The Grizzlies broke out from the bench. Mike Miller and James Johnson both played well.

The Clippers' substitute scored a total of 8 points tonight. Crawford had diarrhea when he hit the Grizzlies, and his hands were still not strong enough.

Even so, the Clippers still fought fiercely with the Grizzlies to the last moment.

Li Liang faced a double team at a critical moment and hit a super long three-pointer to help the Clippers tie the score!

This is his second three-pointer of the game.

The Grizzlies called a timeout, and at the critical moment, Gasol first hit a high jumper.

Then in the defense, Tony Allen blocked Crawford's three-point shot. Mike Conley got the ball and quickly made a layup. He avoided Li Liang's block and made a layup.

The key scores of the two helped the Grizzlies re-establish their advantage and keep it until the end.

The Grizzlies defeated the Clippers at home 110:103, giving the Clippers a two-game losing streak.

The last time the Clippers lost in a row was at the beginning of the season, when they lost consecutively to the Magic and the Heat.

In this way, the Clippers' record came to 48 wins and 9 losses.

Two consecutive losses let people see that the Clippers are currently in a small predicament.

Compared with the last game, the Clippers have changed very little. Paul has increased his inside breakthrough, but the effect is not good.

Griffin is very stable, but I don't know why, his performance always feels that the impact of the game is not big enough.

Although the point difference in the game is not big, the Clippers have a chance to win, but the last few offenses and defenses are actually the epitome of the whole game-they can't beat the Grizzlies as a whole, and the hope of winning is pinned on Li Liang's miracle .

And after Li Liang made the three-pointer, everyone tensed up. In the end, he didn't make a shot and gave the ball to Paul. Paul threw the blame to Crawford, and finally got blocked.

Poor Crawford, the man who took the pot, the two bosses didn't vote by themselves, so they insisted on letting me, an old man, take the shot!

After losing two games in a row, the atmosphere in the locker room was not very good.

Everyone thought that Li Liang would swear, but Li Liang didn't say anything. He came out of the shower to be interviewed by reporters, said a few words and left.

After returning to the hotel, Mike Brown found Li Liang and asked him about his situation.

"Bruce, do you have any opinions on the current team's tactics?"

Brown got straight to the point, and his relationship with Li Liang didn't need to go round and round.

Li Liang shook his head and said, "No, did I fight according to the tactics? I played very reasonably."

Brown said: "It is very reasonable...but too reasonable..."

I rely on it, is it reasonable? Must I be unreasonable?

See if you are used to it, I can die suddenly.

No matter how high the three-point shooting rate is, it can't exceed 50%, less than half.

Seeing that Li Liang was silent, Brown said: "Coach Rivers is worried that the team's current state is not very good. He hopes that you can take more responsibility on the offensive end."

Li Liang didn't like to hear these words, and said, "I'll just get a salary of five million, how much responsibility do you want me to take?"

Brown said: "But you are the core of the team's tactics. The greater your ability, the greater your responsibility."

"Really? Am I the core?"

"Of course, of course you are the core."

For Mike Brown, the series of tactics he designed after coming to the Clippers all used Li Liang as the core.

It's just that the head coach is Rivers after all, and he has the final decision.

In general, Rivers still hopes to build a dual core and find a balance between Paul and Li Liang.

After Paul returned from injury, in order for Paul to regain his form, the team conducted tactical training with Paul as the core.

However, from these two games, Rivers seemed to feel Li Liang's slight dissatisfaction, so he asked Brown to communicate with Li Liang.

In fact, Li Liang is not dissatisfied, because in the regular season, it is normal to win and lose.

Besides, he has been focusing more on the system recently. He was going to watch the game in the simulation world last night. He played a match between the 2004 Pistons and the 2008 Celtics. It was an ugly game. , The defense is fierce and outrageous.

But as a professional player, seeing such two teams collide, you can definitely see a lot.

Therefore, during the game, he strictly followed the coach's arrangement to find a state for Paul.

In the end, I lost because of my emotions. Can I come to your little wreck if I have emotions?

Anyway, Brown was talking about it, and felt that Li Liang should not have lied, so he went to ask Rivers for a job.

Rivers heard Brown's message, discussed with Gentry, Tyronn Lue and other coaches, and made a decision:

Establish the Los Angeles Clippers championship tactical line with Comrade Li Liang as the core as soon as possible.

In a hotel in Memphis, a few people settled this matter after a brief chat, without notifying Paul.

This is the "Memphis Meeting" of the Clippers, which has had a profound impact on the history of the Clippers.

And Li Liang was playing in the system at this time, and spent some anger points to go to watch the 1996 Chicago Bulls vs. 2009 Lakers game.

He just wanted to see how Jordan beat Corvo.