At the end of halftime, Li Liang and his teammates returned to the locker room.

Li Liang performed very well in the first half, scoring 14 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.

But the task on the defensive end has not progressed, and none of the three steals has been made so far.

It stands to reason that Li Liang's defense is already good, but unfortunately his perimeter defense ability is not very effective in this era.

In the 1960s, players had very few outside ball breakthroughs and long-range shots.

There is no offensive foul, and nine out of ten are blocked by blows.

The outside offense is simple, with less physical confrontation, a lot of passing, and the inside offense is the majority.

Li Liang's strong one-on-one defense can't play a big role, the opponent won't attack you at all.

Sure enough, the defender is still passive. If the opponent doesn't hit you, you can't take the initiative to hit him, right?

In comparison, inside supplementary defense, auxiliary defense, and rebounding positions are more important.

The Celtics have one Russell and one pillar on the inside, plus Heinsohn and Sanders as guardians.

Outside Jones and Cousy don't need to be very good defensively, just dominate the offense.

With such a configuration that is reasonable and in line with the trend of the times, it is no wonder that Kaizi won 11 championships in 13 years and could not finish wearing both hands.

Back in the locker room, Li Liang thought about how to play in the second half.

Tom Heinsohn was so addicted to cigarettes that he started puffing in the locker room bathroom.

This big smoking gun retired at the age of thirty, and his body was damaged by smoking.

Li Liang was thinking about it alone, and Auerbach stepped forward and said, "Boy, what are you thinking about frowning, your performance in the first half was good."

Li Liangdao: "It's okay, it's just that the touch is okay, but I'm not very good at defending against Robertson."

Auerbach said: "It's normal to not defend well. Who can easily defend Robertson?"

Li Liangdao: "But, isn't there any good way to deal with him?"

Li Liang wanted to learn some experience from Auerbach.

In terms of ghost ideas, Auerbach is the number one in the entire history of the NBA, and no one dares to be the second.

This cunning Jew has as many crooked ideas as there are plaids on his suit.

Auerbach did not give Li Liang a bad move, but patiently said: "Robertson is the best point guard in the league. His threats come from his vision and passing, not just offense. You have to pay attention Cut him off from his teammates. It doesn't have to be one-on-one with him, understand?"

Li Liang listened and thought about it seriously.

He flipped out the task prompt and read it again. The task requirement: replace Havlicek, use your defense to limit Oscar Robertson, and complete at least three steals against him.

That's right, it didn't say in the mission that you must face Robertson.

As long as he steals three balls, it is enough, and he did not say that he must be intercepted face to face.

Also, the name of the mission is "play like Havlicek."

Havlicek is known for his versatility as well as his iron man (both his ability to strike and his body).

As a white player, he is not the kind of defensive biter who is good at stalking.

It's a court spirit who can be in the right place at the right time.

Thinking of this, Li Liang had a deeper understanding of this task.

"OK, I get it! I'll do it."

At the start of the second half, Auerbach decided to let Li Liang start, directly replacing Heinsohn.

This guy Heinsohn was smoking High during the halftime break, and he was still coughing before he played.

Li Liang made his debut and decided not to misplace Robertson, but to target Jack Twyman.

Twyman is a veteran of the Royals and a star shooter.

He is best known for caring for his teammate Stokes, who was paralyzed by a crash, until his death.

Twyman's performance in the first half was very good, shooting 7 of 9 outside shots, a very high percentage.

Li Liang put his defensive attention on Twyman.

He began to use the post-defense method, following Twyman closely anytime and anywhere.

At the same time, Li Liang did not relax his focus on Robertson, keeping a close eye on his passing line and judging his passing intention.

The NBA tactics in 1962 were relatively simple, and Li Liang had already mastered the basic routines of the Royals.

Robertson cuts in the middle and splits the ball to the sides, or cuts in from the bottom edge and passes back in the middle.

These two tricks are used the most, and the effect is also very good.

Li Liang waited for an opportunity, and when he saw Robertson walking from the middle, he kept his eyes on Twyman on the flank.

Robertson walked from the bottom, and Li Liang looked towards the middle.

Steal the ball!

The ball Robertson passed to Twyman was cut off by Li Liang!

Li Liang passed the ball to Cousy and launched a quick counterattack!

Li Liang rushed to the frontcourt, received a pass from Cousy, and successfully dunked with one hand!

He, Li Liang, can also dunk fast!

The steel-girder basketball hoop of the Boston Garden was hummed by Li Liang.

I don't know if Auerbach has tampered with this basket.

The fans in Boston were very crazy, and the old lady watching the game waved a handkerchief at Li Liang.

It's not over yet, led by Li Liang, the Celtics' defense is getting tighter and tighter.

Robertson was double-teamed by Cousy and Jones on the outside, and rushed out the ball.

Li Liang was staring at it all the time, jumped up and intercepted the ball in mid-air!

Another chance for a fast break, this time Li Liang didn't go up by himself.

He dribbled the ball near the three-second zone, saw Russell behind him, and made a pass behind the back.

After Russell got the ball, he jumped high.

The bounce on this guy is just horrendous.

Smash the ball into the basket with both hands!

After scoring the goal, Russell raised his left arm and pointed at Li Liang.

The atmosphere in the Boston Garden Arena reached a small climax.

The Celtics defended consecutively and successfully counterattacked to overtake the score.

The Royals called a timeout, but failed to stop the decline.

Li Liang completely ignited the passion of Boston Garden.

In this game in history, the Celtics played very dull.

They didn't have a high shooting percentage in the first half, and they were overwhelmed by the Royals in the third quarter, and they never turned over again.

In that game, rookie Havlicek had already played well, but still failed to make the team win.

Li Liang did better tonight.

His own emotions were also ignited.

The noise of Boston Garden pumped his adrenaline.

At this time, Robertson, who was intercepted consecutively, turned on the singles mode.

Back dribble bulldozer to about 10 feet.

Then turn around, a one-armed master shot, from this distance he shot very accurately.

His strong body, precise shooting, and excellent passing made the Celtics dare not double-team easily.

Robertson's continuous offense helped the Royals stabilize the situation.

In the third quarter, the two sides played inextricably, and the Celtics had a slight advantage.

The game entered the final decisive battle, the two sides played extremely fiercely, and the scores were criss-crossed.

In the final period, when it reached 128:128, the two sides tied and the Celtics had the ball.

Jones missed a jumper, but Russell struggled to hit the offensive rebound.

Sanders got the ball, passed it back, and reorganized the offense.

Cousy didn't touch the ball and immediately passed it to Li Liang who was standing 27 feet from the basket.

This is a very far position, but Li Liang has the confidence to take the ball from this position and shoot directly!

Auerbach almost rushed forward to give Li Liang a kick, but he held back, knowing that Li Liang's long-range shot was very accurate.

"Shua!"

The ball went in!

Li Liang scored the 20th point of the game, leading the score again.

Boston Garden Square was seething with a sound that felt like it was going to blow the roof off.

The Royals immediately called a timeout.

As soon as the timeout is over, serve from the sidelines, a key attack.

Li Liang wants to face Oscar Robertson one-on-one!

Li Liang patted hard on the parquet floor of the Garden Arena, and faced Robertson in a defensive posture.

Robertson has always been a man of few words, both on and off the court.

At this time, he was irritated by Li Liang, and the knights on the field faced off.

[Anger value +20, from Oscar Robertson. 】

Robertson squeezed Li Liang with his strong body.

Li Liang is testing the referee's scale.

He pushes, pushes, and puts his hand on Robertson's waist for a handcheck.

The referee didn't blow his whistle, as if he didn't want to spoil the duel between the two.

Embree came up to cover, Robertson walked towards Embree, and then suddenly turned around!

Robertson was not fast, but with the help of Embry's cover, he turned around and got away from Li Liang.

Robertson went inside and made a layup from the left!

At this time, Bill Russell came to defend from the other side.

This is a ruthless shot-blocking machine that shut down Robertson's layup!

But Robertson relied on his strong body to regain control of the ball.

When he wanted to get stronger again, Li Liang had already caught up and stretched out his hand.

He slapped the ball off Robertson's hand!

The third steal was successful!

At the last moment of the fourth quarter, Li Liang successfully completed the task of stealing!

After stealing the ball, he held the ball tightly in his arms.

Oscar Robertson could only foul and send Li Liang to the free throw line.

The Boston Garden was full of cheers, and Li Liang walked to the free throw line amidst the cheers.

Robertson's face was full of frustration, and how could Li Liang miss such an opportunity.

He made two free throws. In the era without three-pointers, four points declared the opponent's complete defeat.

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, 128:132, the Celtics won the battle!

The fans finally broke out all their enthusiasm with sound.

The special ceiling design of the Boston Garden Arena can amplify the noise of the scene many times.

Amidst the cheers, Li Liang had already forgotten his mission and was completely immersed in the atmosphere of the scene.

For the soon-to-be Los Angeles Lakers player, he actually felt that playing in Boston felt really good.

Russell, Cousy, Heinsohn and others stepped forward to hug Li Liang, Auerbach lit his victory cigar, and the fans had a happy victory night.

Everything is so real, so exciting.

And when Li Liang woke up, he found that he was still on his way to Los Angeles.

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