Li Liang and James still stood on the stage of duel again, for the third consecutive year.

This is the drama that everyone is looking forward to after the summer Cavaliers drama, James VS Li Liang, Pacers VS Cavaliers.

Before 2012, no one thought that this would be the most attractive aspect of the NBA.

Not to mention that James is at a disadvantage in this duel.

For the third time in three years, if James can win this time, the two sides will fight 1:2, which can be regarded as "evenly matched", "evenly divided", and it can be regarded as the last matchup in NBA history.

If James loses again, his historical status will really decline. He will lose to the same person three times and become a supporting role in history.

And the significance of this third time is that Li Liang has grown into an absolute core like James.

In the Lakers, Li Liang has Kobe, Nash, and Howard in front of him. In the Clippers, he and Paul are also considered dual-core.

When it comes to the Pacers, Li Liang is the absolute core, without any doubt.

If James loses again in the core-to-core confrontation, it is estimated that his psychology will really have a shadow.

But for Li Liang, James is not in his eyes.

It's not that he looks down on James, on the contrary, James is the most powerful enemy he thinks at the moment.

It's because Li Liang's goal is not here.

When the Cavaliers won the Eagles and the Pacers won the Bulls, a lot of topics about Li Liang vs. James emerged.

Many reporters wanted to interview Li Liang, and the Indiana local media even wanted to do an exclusive interview to boost the morale of the Pacers.

Li Liang refused one by one, saying that he had nothing to say.

There is nothing to say, James never beat me in the playoffs, what do you want me to say?

Say I scored 60 points in the finals?

To be honest, looking back now, Li Liang himself finds it unbelievable.

In his rookie season, in the Finals, he scored 60 points in a single game.

Are you still human? It's a bit big to open and hang.

Later, Li Liang scored 54 points in the semifinals. In that game, he already felt that his hands were against the sky, and he made crazy shots, which was not easy.

I really don't know how he scored 60 points that time. Now he occasionally looks back at the video of that game and finds it unbelievable.

Those shots, those shots, it was incredible.

Many balls are placed now, and Li Liang dare not shoot.

It can only be said that newborn calves were not afraid of tigers at that time, and the black technology dad was really awesome.

Now that those two props are gone, Li Liang will not be able to perform such a miraculous performance.

Therefore, Li Liang really has nothing to say, James is not his goal, he just happened to be in his way.

For James, it is impossible to say that Li Liang has no shadow.

This "son of heaven", on his way to the throne, there always seems to be a more powerful force blocking him.

At present, the mountain of Bruce Lee is particularly tall, and his peak is still hidden in the clouds and mist, so the truth cannot be seen clearly.

This is the scariest thing.

Like he once lost to the Spurs and Duncan because of his youth, but he was only 22 years old at that time, Duncan was 31 years old, and the future was in his hands.

Now James is 31 years old, and it turned out to be 26 years old, younger!

So the pressure on him is very, very huge.

After the semi-finals, he only said one sentence, "I have been waiting for a season, and I don't want to wait for a game."

What James is waiting for, of course, is to fight Li Liang in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Cavaliers were completely devastated in the first two rounds, and they did not lose a game in the two-round series.

James is really like a knight advancing at full speed, holding a spear and stabbing his opponent through the heart, just to meet the real enemy.

After saying this, James remained silent and concentrated on preparing for the game.

Neither of them had much to say. There was no pre-match spitting and scolding at each other. The media's attention gradually dissipated, and more of them were concentrated in the West.

In the West, the semifinals have yet to be decided.

The Warriors faced the Grizzlies and fell behind 1:2 in the first three games. However, the Grizzlies' main point guard Mike Conley was reimbursed due to injury, which damaged the Grizzlies' strength.

In the fourth game in Memphis, the Warriors beat the Grizzlies, scored more than 100 points, and successfully regained their offensive sense.

Then in the fifth game of Tianwangshan, the Grizzlies, who had lost their generals, had lost their morale and suffered a disastrous away game. The Warriors entered the Western Conference Finals with one foot.

Another group of the Clippers and the Spurs is also in full swing. The two sides played very fiercely in each of the first four games, and the two sides tied 2:2.

In the crucial fifth matchup, the Spurs were superior and won a victory in Los Angeles, leading 3:2 and getting the match point.

The defending champion Clippers have come to the edge of the cliff again. If they can't retreat in San Antonio in the next game, then Chris Paul will continue to miss the Western Conference Finals without Li Liang.

Just when the Eastern Conference had already decided the outcome and the Western Conference was still fighting fiercely, the NBA officially announced the candidate for the 2015 regular season MVP-Stephen Curry.

Curry narrowly defeated Li Liang in the voting and successfully won the most important individual award for a star.

For Li Liang, he doesn't care, anyway, he has already won the MVP, and there will be opportunities in the future.

It's just that the fans are dissatisfied. From the United States to Europe to China, all NBA fans are arguing.

Many fans believe that Li Liang should be reelected this season's MVP, and his performance in the Pacers is definitely a typical representative of the most valuable player.

Of course, there are still some "new" Warriors fans who said that the performance of the Warriors and Curry is even more shocking, and Li Liang has already made people feel a little tired.

Around these, the two sides launched a lot of tit-for-tat remarks.

The NBA critics are also divided into two camps, including the technical analysis faction headed by Jeff Van Gundy, who believe that Li Liang is the real MVP of this season, and his supporters include Kenny Smith, Chris Webber and others.

And the nonsense faction headed by Charles Barkley insisted that the shocking power brought by Curry is stronger and greater, and Li Liang is very powerful, but he does feel aesthetic fatigue. Barkley even claimed, "MVP awards are not It should be reelected!"

That's right, it's best not to win consecutive championships, and the defending champion will be eliminated directly. In the 90s, many people should be able to win the championship.

Barkley's supporters include O'Neill, who has always been against him.

Barkley also asked O'Neal, "Didn't you be robbed of the MVP by Nash, why did you still support Curry?"

O'Neill replied, "I'm on the side of fairness and justice. Am I the kind of person who makes decisions based on emotion alone?"

Barkley asked back, "Don't you? Then why did you choose to be on my side?"

In short, it was another nonsensical quarrel, and everyone knew that such a dispute could not change anything.

It's just another talk outside the game.

In fact, the biggest beneficiary of this MVP battle between Curry and Li Liang is not Curry, and of course not Li Liang, but the Under Armour, which they endorse.

The two giants under its banner competed against each other in the MVP competition, and the limelight completely overshadowed the Nike James.

You know, James only ranked fourth in this MVP selection, and James Harden is ahead of him.

And Harden belongs to Adidas.

Therefore, Nike can no longer see its own people in the top three MVPs, which is a huge crisis for Nike.

And Under Armor is very happy to see that Li Liang and Curry can join forces in the finals. No matter who wins the championship, it will be a huge benefit to Under Armor.

The sports brand capital behind the NBA has risen suddenly with its duo fighting for hegemony.

And I don't know if this will have an impact on the progress of the game.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like