The game between the two sides began.

Jumping the ball in the middle circle, McGee took the lead and started the attack from the Pacers.

Hill with the ball.

In the last round, Hill's performance was average.

Under the tough defense of the Bulls, Hill's shooting percentage has declined, and there is not much that can be done on the offensive end except for fixed-point threes.

Defensively, he struggled one-on-one against Rose.

However, when it comes to the Eastern Conference Finals, whether Hill can limit Irving to a certain extent is crucial to the victory of the Pacers.

On the first offense, Li Liang came out to block Hill in the high position.

This is also Li Liang's more standard tactical start, which he has done since the Lakers.

A person who was born as a small forward, an MVP-level pitcher, has to run out every day to make blocks and dismantles for others, and the quality of key blocks and dismantles is still very good.

In the future NBA small forward historical status ranking, Li Liang's comment must be added, "This person's cover blocking quality is very high, this is the only one." ”

The change after the pick-and-roll is key.

Unlike the Clippers' post-block changes, the Pacers' offensive changes are relatively simple.

Li Liang cuts outside, Hill holds the ball and tries to break through from the middle.

The man who defended Li Liang in the opening game was George, and he reached out to stop Hill because Owen couldn't keep up.

It was this block, Hill returned the ball to Li Liang, and after Li Liang received the ball, he made a quick shot with three points!

Fast, really fast.

His [Zero-Second Shot] skill has accumulated to level 3 due to a lot of practice, and he can shoot at a relatively fast speed.

George didn't have time to pounce, Li Liang opened the first three points and hit!

Pawn the head!

It can be seen that Li Liang is in quite good shape today, and the first three-point shot is a good sign for him.

However, George also knew in his heart, and he would definitely not be as defensive as he was just now.

The Cavaliers' offense is a bit more complicated than the Pacers' play.

Their head coach is Blatter, after all, and Tyronn Lue is still sitting on the sidelines as an assistant coach.

Li Liang has to face George on the offensive end, and he has to deal with James on the defensive end.

James receives the ball with his back at 45 degrees on the left side.

"Do you have the ability to hit me in the back?" Li Liangka provokes James behind him.

After returning to the Cavaliers this year, James has lost weight even further, and his back-to-back offense has been much less than he did with the Heat.

Many times he holds the ball with his back, and the next step is to turn the basket with his back to the basket and break through, or pass the ball directly.

In the face of Li Liang's provocation, James was unmoved.

The Cavaliers took a series of pick-and-rolls, screens, formed a triangle on the strong side, and then Mozgov cut through the middle on the weak side.

James had already spotted Mozgov's move, turned his head and flicked the ball into Mozgov's hands.

Mozgov received the ball and cut directly to the basket, and made a layup with his left hand!

Quite a pretty positional offensive tactic.

Blatter assigned James, Irving, and George all three to the strong side for cross-cover cooperation between the three.

Mozgov and Thompson, who have strong rebounding ability in the frontcourt and good finishing ability under the basket, and have little independent offensive ability, are assigned to the weak side of the duo.

The three on the strong side have the ability to attack independently, and any one who gets the ball and seizes the opportunity can attack.

The two people on the weak side rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound at any time and received an assist under the empty basket.

It can be said that this is a pretty good tactical idea to match, which can play complex combinations or simple singles.

It's a big challenge for the Pacers' man-to-man defense.

Because Granger was out of position to defend Thompson, McGee was the only one to do the basket protection.

Of course, Bird's idea is to open up on the offensive end and overpower the Cavaliers with offense.

The game against the Cavaliers is destined to be different from the last round against the Bulls.

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Both sides scored one goal each in the opening period, showing that both sides are in good form.

Subsequently, Hill cooperated with Li Liang again, this time George no longer came out to delay, Hill went directly to the basket and threw a shot.

On the Cavaliers' side, George missed a three-point shot from the bottom corner, but Thompson grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and the Cavaliers continued to have offensive opportunities.

This time, James is no longer polite to Li Liang at 45 degrees on the right side, you let me hit my back?

Well, I've never heard such a request in my life.

Straight into the basket with his back, a hook in his left hand hit a two-point shot.

In order to ensure his good offensive feel at the beginning, Li Liang did not wear the Iron Man suit.

So he was pushed to the basket by James, and James still won in terms of strength, like a bulldozer.

And Li Liang immediately returned the color.

It's still a block with Hill, and this time he chooses to go down.

After receiving Hill's ground-hitting pass, Li Liang took a step forward after receiving the ball, and then suddenly stopped and jumped.

It turned out to be a feint, but George was shaken and jumped, and Li Liang didn't say a word, slammed into George, and threw the ball at the same time.

hit the board, and also caused George's foul, and he had to be penalized!

Li Liang's rush stop jump shot after breaking through is also his signature skill.

In the history of the NBA, you count forward, the early person who became famous with this trick was Oscar Robertson, in the 70s it was McAdoo, and then in the 80s and 90s, Michael Jordan appeared, breaking into the interior line and directly hitting your head with a violent dunk, or a pull-up, who still has any pull-up jump shots with you, especially the ancient tricks of hitting the board pull-up jump shots.

But Li Liang developed it stubbornly, and the defenders had a headache, and they usually couldn't meet it.

George had expected Li Liang to stop suddenly, but he didn't expect this thing to play a feint.

It turned out to be a foul.

"Congratulations on your answer, but unfortunately you got it wrong." Li Liang thought to himself, George's defense is really good, but it's almost meaningless.

The penalty was also added, and Li Liang scored 6 points in a row in the opening game.

However, the Cavaliers' offensive form in the opening game was also good.

Mozgov received a pass from Irving in the high post and hit a direct mid-range jumper.

Granger catches a three-pointer from the perimeter and misses it.

The two sides drew 6:6.

The Cavaliers chose to let Mozgov eat in the low post, which was an opportunity for the Cavaliers to overtake.

However, McGee defended Mozgov, who missed the hook.

But under the basket, Tristan Thompson grabbed another frontcourt rebound!

Thompson's second frontcourt rebound after the opening period.

Reorganized the offense, but this time George broke inside and lost the ball, which was knocked out by JR Smith.

Hill took the ball and launched a quick counterattack, Li Liang plugged in, and received the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, attracting everyone's attention.

The Cavaliers are in a hurry, this is going to let Li Liang vote, and if he enters again, it will be terrible to open his hand.

As a result, Li Liang didn't make a shot, but a hanging pass to the basket, and McGee, who followed up, caught the ball and dunked easily.

It's not just James who can pass the ball, Li Liang is also a good passer now.

He also averaged 5 assists per game this season.

Both sides started with an obvious offensive state, which was not like the previous round, and turned into an ugly defensive battle under the agitation of the Bulls.

However, the Pacers, playing at home, are in better form.

James held the ball on the left side again and singled Li Liang, and the mid-range jumper did not score.

JR Smith got the rebound and advanced quickly.

The Cavaliers' retreat was very fast, Hill slowed down, and the ball was still given to Li Liang.

Li Liang observed from the high post, and JR-Smith on the wing suddenly turned his back and cut to the basket.

Li Liang threw the ball high again to Smith, Smith jumped high, relayed in the air, and dunked with both hands!

Because of the retreat, the Cavaliers have not yet formed a basket and are empty, so Smith found this opportunity.

And Li Liang's pass was just right.

That's how his passing, it's not brilliant, but it's always just right, and it's going to pass anyway.

After entering the playoffs, Li Liang's role on the offensive end has become more and more significant, completely highlighting his core position.

Every opening goal of the Pacers has a stake in him.

At 10:6, the Pacers took the lead.

Li Liang's good opening form is not over.

After that, George once again made a strong shot from the left side and dribbled out of the baseline......

Throughout the regular season, the Cavaliers didn't really solve a problem, which was how to completely integrate George's offense with James.

The roles of the two on the offensive end overlap slightly, and George's outside projection ability can only be described as average (after all, there is no broken leg bonus).

Therefore, he still follows the route of Wade of the Heat back then, cutting in the air, running back, and at the same time using the ball to take over the offense on the court in a timely manner.

George's role is still more on the defensive end, and he shares a lot of pressure on James, and when James can put more into the offense.

And the Pacers have a defender who is very familiar with him, and that is Danny Granger.

Just now, Granger came over in time to make up for it, blocking George's breakthrough route, causing him to make a mistake.

The ball is back in the hands of the Pacers.

The knights felt a little in trouble, they were kind of unable to find a breakthrough.

And the Pacers' own breakthrough has only one, and that is Li Liang.

Positional attack, this time it was Li Liang's turn to hold the ball, McGee's blocking, after covering, there was a vacant position in the middle!

The knight's defensive mistake, Li Liang immediately made a three-point shot!

Mozgov reacted and pounced, but knocked Li Liang down, but the ball did not fall, and continued to follow the predetermined trajectory and entered the center of the basket!

The Consec Arena erupted in loud cheers.

All four Pacers players stepped forward to surround Li Liang.

Li Liang looked up, what do you want to do? Tightly fenced?

Oh, pull me up, I have two hands in the cage, why are you here to pull me so much?

Playing three points, Li Liang's state is hot and hot.