On April 19, the 2014 NBA playoffs officially started.

The time for the first game of the Clippers was set at 3:30 pm, again to allow fans in the East to watch the game earlier.

Li Liang doesn't like playing games after three o'clock in the afternoon, because he often sleeps at this time.

But this is the playoffs, so Li Liang got up early, had breakfast and drove to the team training hall for training.

The training time is scheduled from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. After the training, they will go directly to Staples to start the warm-up before the game. The game will start on time at 3:30.

In training, Rivers did not make too many arrangements, but just asked the players to relax and play at their due level.

As an absolute strong team, what the Clippers have to do is to stay the same and adapt to all changes, and practice with the Mavericks first.

Of course, Game 1 is huge and could set the tone for the series.

At present, the pressure of public opinion on the Clippers is still quite high, and a sense of distrust is flooding around the team.

Rivers didn't want the players to bear too much pressure, and he tried to make the training before the game look not much different from the regular season.

In an interview with the media, Rivers said: "Regardless of the playoffs or the regular season, I believe my team can play to their own strength and level. The 83rd game will not be too different from the previous 82 games." Big difference, if anything, we want to win more."

Rivers speaks better than he sings, but it's all nonsense.

The reporter wanted to get something out of Li Liang's mouth, such as fofofo or something.

Everyone still remembers the scene where the Clippers beat the Lakers last year. A fo shaved the Clippers bald.

It stands to reason that Li Liang should have greater self-confidence this year. As a result, Li Liang was very stable during the interview and didn't say anything superfluous.

Many reporters put their hopes on Wei Dazhi, hoping that Wei Dazhi could get something out of Li Liang's mouth.

"Hey Li Liang, what do you think of this playoffs? Tell me a few words?"

After the training, Wei Dazhi took advantage of his privilege to go into the locker room to chat with Li Liang.

Wei Dazhi's interview with Li Liang can't be called an interview, it's just chatting with Li Liang.

Of course, now Li Liang is very wary of Wei Dazhi, he is now the face of the editor-in-chief of the UC Shock Department, he can make up a cesspit if you fart.

"Hey, let's make a prediction, let's predict the total score." Wei Dazhi poked Li Liang and asked.

Li Liang was changing his clothes, and said, "I'm not an ESPN expert, I'm predicting shit."

"The predictions of the espn experts are bullshit..." Wei Dazhi wrote down silently in his small notebook, and then said: "Oh, you can just talk about your views on the game, although the fans know that there will be results after the game , but don’t talk about it before the start of the game? How to play depends on the performance of the regular season and the comments of the players.”

Li Liang glanced at Wei Dazhi, thinking that Wei Dazhi is really dedicated to his work just to get his mouth watering.

"I will go all out in this game and try to win, okay."

"Okay...Bruce Lee only sent 80% of his power in the regular season... No, 70% of his power, in the playoffs you will see Bruce Lee going all out..."

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? I give my best every game, okay?"

"Okay, give it your all every game, and the playoffs will inspire 120 percent of Bruce Lee... ok."

Li Liang rolled his eyes at Wei Dazhi again, speechless, really can't talk to this guy, he can misinterpret everything for you.

However, in Li Liang's heart, he slightly agreed with Wei Dazhi's statement, because this time, he really decided to beat the Lone Ranger to death with a stick.

All-powerful Liang is really not joking.

After all, it's the playoffs. If you don't use the props and skills you have held back for a whole season, this time, when will you use them?

If nothing else, just talk about that [Gravity Wooden Fish], chanting sutras to him all day long, and now he has been able to attract the opponent's defensive attention within 10 minutes.

Besides, I did a task in the system the day before yesterday and got another useful skill...

Although this skill is really a bit speechless for some people, with it, Li Liang is like a tiger with wings added.

So, if Wei Dazhi wants to report, just report. After this afternoon's game is over, everything will be known.

...

By 3:30 p.m., the Staples Center was packed.

The Lakers did not enter the playoffs this year, and the Clippers became the only home team in Los Angeles.

So the game in the afternoon attracted many Hollywood movie stars, singers from Los Angeles, and fashion experts to watch the game.

The Lakers' courtside is a show, and so is the Clippers' courtside.

During the opening player introduction, there were some changes on the Clippers side.

During the regular season, with Paul present, Paul is always the last to play, and Li Liang is usually the first to appear.

When the players entered the field in the first game of the playoffs, Paul was the first to appear on the field, and Li Liang was the last one, receiving the cheers of the players.

The reason is simple, because Li Liang is the MVP, and after the Clippers won 70 wins, the MVP ownership has been confirmed.

It is incomprehensible that an MVP can't be the last core figure in the team.

So in the playoffs, the team decided to adjust the order of play, and Paul readily accepted.

There is no way not to accept it, MVP is MVP, who made you not have MVP?

The game starts on time.

The Lone Ranger starting lineup from afar is the same as the regular season, Nowitzki, Dalembert, Ellis, Calderon and Marion.

This is a very effective starting lineup. If Nowitzki is not old and his condition is not as good as before, it is not impossible for this lineup to rush to the upper half of the West.

The Clippers' lineup is still Li Liang, Jordan Jr., Paul, and Griffin Garbarnes.

Barnes' condition has picked up recently, and he doesn't know how his relationship with his wife is.

Jump ball, the game begins.

Jordan took the lead in the jump ball and won the ball.

Paul controlled the ball across half court, made a pick-and-roll screen with Li Liang at 45 degrees on the left, and then dribbled the ball with his left hand and cut in.

Calderon and Marion, who followed the defense, switched positions, but they were not fast enough, and Paul had already pulled out of the space.

Paul changed from his left hand to his right hand, and then broke through from the middle. The Lone Ranger's defense immediately shrank.

Paul passed the ball without looking at the front, and the ball was given to the right corner-it was Li Liang!

Li Liang was still covering for Paul on the left pick-and-roll just now, but in the blink of an eye, he had already cut to the right side, slipping past Jordan and Griffin to the bottom corner.

Marion couldn't catch up, Li Liang caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, and hit it!

Li Liang scored the first three-pointer of the playoffs.

At the same time, it also makes people see that the Clippers in the playoffs are different from the regular season.

In the regular season, the Clippers mostly played Griffin in the low post and let Griffin open.

And tonight when the Clippers came up, it was the cooperation of Paul and Li Liang, and they didn't mean to stop playing at all.

Are you still playing in the playoffs?

Then you are ready to go home and collect your clothes in the rain.

The Mavericks also immediately revealed their strongest weapon.

Nowitzki gave Calderon a pick-and-roll from a high position, and then caught the ball along the way, and the Clippers immediately double-teamed.

But Nowitzki played the ball quickly, and gave the ball to Dalembert, who slid down together. Dalembert hit the basket, and Li Liang came to defend, but was called a defensive foul.

Too bad, just over 30 seconds into the game, Li Liang was called for a foul.

Rivers secretly thought something was wrong, and pulled Li Liang out from the sidelines to make him pay more attention on the defensive end.

Li Liang nodded. His supplementary defense was still in place. He tried to draw Dalembert's offensive foul, but failed.

Dalembert made two free throws.

2:3.

Subsequently, Nowitzki cut off Barnes's pass on the defensive end, and Monta Ellis went straight to the basket for a layup.

Then, Li Liang used his attractiveness in the offense to create space for Griffin.

Griffin caught the ball and hit Nowitzki with his back. After turning around, he hit a small hook with his right hand, 4:5.

The Lone Ranger missed the offense again, and Paul formed a dislocation with Dalembert in the counterattack.

Small hit big, after getting rid of consecutive dribbles, he made a mid-range jumper and hit!

Not only Li Liang, Paul also used his trump card at the beginning.

The Lone Ranger was in trouble in the offense, and the Clippers resolutely double-teamed Nowitzki at the beginning.

The offense missed again, Paul continued to counterattack, forming a small hit again, the flank hit Nowitzki one-on-one, and the mid-range jumper hit again!

Paul's show isn't over yet.

Jordan first blocked Ellis on the inside, then Paul quickly counterattacked, dribbled the ball on the outside and used a screen to pass Calderon, and after switching defenses, he made an emergency stop jump shot against Nowitzki!

Paul hit three mid-ranges in a row, rewriting the score to 4:11, and the Clippers led by 7 points!

The Mavericks called a long timeout.

And just during this long pause, a brief award ceremony for the best coach of the season was held on the spot.

Because Rivers led the team to an excellent record of 70 wins, so this year's best coach, Rivers is well-deserved.

After Mike Brown won the best coach last season, Li Liang brought out another best coach.

This coaching ability is unmatched in the league.

Rivers received the best coach trophy from the statue of Auerbach to the cheers of all Staples fans.

After the timeout ended, Nowitzki tried a mid-range jumper and missed the first shot.

But the Clippers made another mistake on the offensive end, giving the Lone Ranger a chance to counterattack, and Marion made a dunk.

But the first quarter clearly belongs to Paul.

Offensive in position, the Lone Ranger implements the strategy of switching defenses again after the pick-and-roll.

As a result, Nowitzki was trained by Paul. After Paul dribbled the ball continuously, he made a mid-range shot with a step back and a little back and returned it.

Four in a row!

The first quarter became the stage for Paul to perform.

He scored 12 points alone. After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Mavericks by 10 points at 22:32.

In addition to a three-pointer in the opening game, Li Liang scored two points with a tip-up and scored 5 points in the first quarter.

But his performance is about to begin.

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