Li Liang didn't have time to delve into what the system rewarded him. After the awards ceremony, the competition was about to begin.

Li Liang must win this game. He doesn't want to be like David Robinson, who won the MVP and then be beaten up by his opponent sitting on the court.

The Clippers won the first game very easily, but it may be because the Blazers were too nervous and did not adapt to the rhythm of the semifinals.

After all, playing the Rockets in the first round is really a bit of a joke. The process is very intense, but it is essentially a pecking at each other.

In this regard, the Clippers would like to thank the Lone Ranger.

The Lone Ranger ranked eighth and was swept by the Clippers, but the quality of the four games is actually very high.

Carlisle was fully prepared in all aspects, the only thing that was not fully prepared was the underestimation of Li Liang's outbreak.

It's not like the Rockets and Harden next door, but their legs weakened and slipped in the playoffs. The difference is huge.

After being beaten violently in the first game, the Blazers understood that they must change their defensive strategy and strengthen their defense against Li Liang.

Li Liang himself knew that the Blazers would definitely watch over him in this match.

As the new MVP, the Trail Blazers must want to give Li Liang a bad shot and get back some ground.

After the award ceremony, Li Liang returned the trophy to the locker room, then returned to the court to take off his sportswear, and the game was about to begin.

The starting lineups of the two sides have not changed compared with the previous game.

At the beginning of the game, Jordan still took the lead in the jump ball-the success rate of this season's jump ball is really amazing.

Different from the previous game, the Clippers gave Li Liang the first main attack point at the beginning of this game.

The Clippers' first main attack point in the regular season has always been Griffin, but in the playoffs, Li Liang and Paul began to take turns.

It was Paul in the last game, and Li Liang in this game. Rivers hopes that the two will take turns to shoot, and don't give the Blazers a chance to target.

Li Liang received the ball at 45 degrees on the left, facing Batum's defense, Jordan came to pick and roll to cover.

After the screen, Li Liang made a direct shot from outside the left three-point line and made a hit!

On the first goal of the game, Li Liang made a three-pointer!

This simple coordination tactic has become more and more common in the playoffs.

During the regular season, Li Liang seldom used this kind of tactic of directly pulling out after the screen.

Because he won't!

His strong three-point shooting level is not enough, only 40 points, and his shooting percentage is relatively low.

So for his trick, each team did not guard against it, nor did it study it.

Unexpectedly, after the start of the playoffs, Li Liang used this trick very sharply.

Li Liang made full use of his wingspan, the height of his shot, and the defensive weakness of the opponent's inside line.

In the last round against the Mavericks, Griffin was mainly the one who came out to cover, because the defense brought by Griffin was Nowitzki.

In this round against the Trail Blazers, the person who came out to cover was mainly Jordan, and the person brought out by Jordan was Robin Lopez.

The ability of these two big men to delay defense is relatively weak, and the speed is too slow. Li Liang has more time to make a three-point shot.

Of course, after scoring the goal, Batum complained to the referee, thinking that Jordan moved the ball to cover, otherwise he would have squeezed through and would not have given Li Liang a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

The referee shook his head and ignored it. Although Jordan was indeed suspected of moving the cover just now, it was only a suspicion.

This is Staples, and it's the opening goal again, and the referee won't hold it so tightly.

Batum felt uneasy and could only hold back temporarily, then Batum immediately caught the ball, and also had a pick-and-roll cooperation with Lopez.

Lopez quickly made an air cut, received Batum's ground pass for a layup, was fouled by Jordan Jr., and had to go to the free throw line.

The Blazers have also changed on the offensive end tonight. Perhaps they have already felt it in the first game, and free throws are the best way to score.

The Blazers shot very badly in the last game. They scored 1 in the first half, and only scored 2 more in the second half when there was no suspense in the game.

This made Stotts realize that it is impossible to win purely by outside shots.

First of all, the internal line must be opened.

We must try our best to score first in the paint and cause damage.

Lopez made two free throws, and the Blazers did not score for half a day like the previous game.

Then Barnes missed a mid-range jumper, and the Blazers Matthews missed a golden rooster. In the counterattack, Li Liang caught the ball and killed the basket, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop in the three-second zone!

The new MVP is in really good shape tonight.

Li Liang doesn't dare to be in a bad state, it's not good to hit the iron as soon as he wins the MVP.

But Lillard quickly hit a three-pointer and returned the favor.

In the first three minutes, the two sides fought to a 9:9 tie. The Blazers are obviously in a much better state tonight.

You come and go on both sides, and the fight is back and forth, which makes people believe that the Blazers will not be as miserable as the first game tonight.

The two sides fought each other for more than a minute. Paul snatched the ball from Lillard in a defense. During the counterattack, Paul chose a mid-range jumper, but he missed...

Tonight, Paul missed three mid-range jumpers in the opening game. It seems that Li Liang sucked Paul's touch away.

But Jordan struggled to grab the offensive rebound inside and returned the ball to Paul.

Paul went to the basket with the ball, and passed it to Li Liang who was ambushing in the corner after a fake layup.

This is Li Liang's point, the left corner, the shooting position with a hit rate of more than 60%, catch the ball and shoot with one hand, hit a three-pointer!

There were thunderous cheers at the Staples Center, and the Blazers began to feel the pressure.

The Blazers' strategy has not changed, just go inside.

However, Lopez missed a difficult hook with his left hand at the basket, grabbed the rebound and missed the second attack.

Li Liang got the backcourt rebound and held the ball for half court. After dribbling the ball continuously and using his speed to pass Batum, Li Liang went to the basket and slammed into the basket with one hand for a dunk!

Staples broke out all of a sudden, and Stotts saw that his form was not good, so he called a timeout, and he was about to call a timeout.

In more than five minutes, Li Liang made four of four shots, including two three-pointers, scoring 10 points.

This guy is really fast in scoring. In a team like the Clippers that focuses on fast offense, it is difficult to score low.

Reggie Miller, who was explaining on the sidelines, mentioned, "I thought Bruce Lee would become the yellow-skinned Scottie Pippen, but I didn't expect him to become an extremely astute super scorer."

Reggie Miller used the word alert, which is very appropriate to describe Li Liang.

Because many of Li Liang's points did not come from strong offenses, and even he had almost no strong offenses.

With the points he scored, it seemed that another person could do it, but he just couldn't seize so many opportunities with another person.

Miller's phrasing is both a compliment and an implicit criticism.

Because in the playoffs, there are not always so many opportunities for you to catch, and many times you have to create them yourself.

Some players don't seem to average particularly high points per game, but no one questions their offensive power and importance in the offense.

For example, Tim Duncan, some opportunities should be given to him, because the effect of scoring is the same if another person is used;

Miller believes that Li Liang's current ability is still insufficient, "If they continue to move forward, the Clippers will inevitably encounter some troubles."

Miller's vision was still very accurate, but what was not accurate was that he still underestimated Li Liang's energy.

Of course, facing the Blazers now, Li Liang is enough to give Stotts a headache.

After the timeout ended, when it was time for Griffin to rest, Li Liang came to the power forward position.

As soon as he played, Lillard chose to break through the basket forcibly. As a result, he was blocked by Li Liang under the basket. He flew out of the baseline without fouling, and the ball went out of the boundary.

Once Li Liang joins the inside defense, the Clippers' inside defense level has been raised to a higher level.

His defensive cooperation with Jordan is really very good.

The Blazers should actually make changes at this time, and should no longer attack the inside.

Sure enough, the baseline served, and this time Batum went around 45 degrees to the left.

Matthews in the high position gave the ball to Batum after receiving the ball. Batum caught the ball and made a three-pointer and made a hit!

In the last game, under the influence of Li Liang, Batum scored 4 points, and also stole 4 points when there was no suspense in the outcome.

This game has finally slowed down, and he hit a three-pointer, so he won't miss a single three-pointer.

Subsequently, Crawford missed a jumper and the Blazers counterattacked.

After a series of cooperation, in the end it was Robin Lopez who went out and made a mid-range shot, and it went in!

The Blazers tied the score in the middle of the first quarter.

Rivers immediately called a timeout, and he felt that the team needed to make some adjustments.

Rivers does not want this game to enter a dogfight. The Clippers should make a quick decision at home and gain an advantage as soon as possible.

Once entering the critical moment, to be honest, a fast offensive team like the Clippers may not have an absolute advantage.

The Blazers' counterattack ability at the last moment of the first round was impressive.

Since you are good at counterattacking at the last moment, then simply don't let you have the opportunity to counterattack again.

After the timeout ended, the two sides fell into a chaotic battle for more than two minutes.

Paul still missed the shot. Paul's hand feeling was so bad today that he exploded.

The Blazers still wanted to hit Lopez, but they were blocked by Li Liang again-Li Liang blocked two shots in the first quarter.

Then in the counterattack, Crawford missed a layup, the Blazers made an offensive pass error, and Batum's ball came across the bridge and went out of bounds.

Both sides want to play with more energy in the offense, but the energy seems to be too much, and they seem impatient.

This situation did not change until the end of the first quarter, when the second teams of both sides came on the stage.

However, the Clippers' offense tonight is obviously not as sharp as the previous game. Li Liang scored a lot, but no one else opened.

Especially Paul, at the end of the first quarter, he made 1 of 6 shots and scored two points and 3 assists.

For example, Barnes and Jordan even had zero points, and Li Liang scored alone.

This kind of Clippers is not the strongest Clippers.

The Trail Blazers played piecemeal, one goal and one goal, and the highest scorer was Robin Lopez, which was also abnormal.

Neither Adelaide nor Lillard opened, but this situation is what the Blazers are happy to see.

Stotts believes, or Stotts, like many commentators and coaches, believes that Li Liang alone cannot beat a team to death.

This prejudice did not change after Li Liang won the MVP, after all, he is still a sophomore rookie.

Fear is something that is difficult to implant deep in your heart if you don't experience some special things.

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