The timeout ends and the game between the two sides continues.
The Clippers started with an 8-0 lead.
Li Liang very much hopes that this advantage can continue to expand, so that he, a garbage player, might have a chance to play during garbage time, so that he can be considered an NBA battlefield.
Although in terms of ability, he cannot reach the NBA professional arena. After all, he has struggled to play in the NCAA.
But whether a player can play in the NBA depends on one aspect of strength, and sometimes it also depends on luck and opportunity.
It is said that the more than 400 players in the NBA are the best in the world, which is generally true, but if you look closely, you will find that there are also many people who have connections, or people who stay in the league based on seniority or other things.
In terms of strength alone, these people are probably not as good as other fringe non-NBA players or star players in Europe. If they go to other leagues, they may not be able to survive.
For example, the Rockets had Bowen, a white player who looked thin and weak. Apart from a good defensive attitude, he basically had no advantages.
But there is just such a player who has played in the NBA for 10 years and performed brilliantly in the playoffs, becoming a surprise force when the Rockets vs. the Mavericks.
In terms of overall strength, such a player would be unqualified for the European League or the CBA and can only be considered a marginal figure.
He played for the Israeli team in the 06-07 season and averaged 4.6 points per game, the same level as when he was in the NBA.
You know, the Clippers' fringe players like PJ Tucker can win league MVPs in overseas leagues.
In the final analysis, the reason why Bowen can survive in the NBA is because he has a skill.
The closer a player is to the edge of the bench, the less the coach needs you to have strong overall strength. As long as you have a long board and can use it at certain times.
Because of your strong overall strength, you can score points and assists. If you are strong enough, you can directly make you the main player. Do you still need to sit on the edge of the bench?
Sitting on the edge bench means that you are not strong enough. Many of your functions are repeated with those of the main players, and the coach cannot use you.
On the contrary, someone like Bowen who has special skills, such as being particularly good at one-on-one defense, particularly accurate in spot-up three-pointers, particularly active in fighting, or has spiritual leadership attributes, can actually have a place in the NBA.
As for those who are strong in comprehensive ability but not strong enough, they can go to overseas leagues and would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail.
The reason why Li Liang was able to get a contract with the Clippers, or to guarantee the contract, also had his role: that was to be Min Congda's spy.
Pass some information from the team's locker room to Min Congda so that he can "better understand the players and help them better." Anyway, that's what Min Congda said.
Of course Li Liang was very conflicted. He had met Min Congda once before in San Antonio, and the two were quite destined.
Li Liang only wanted to enter the NBA to prevent himself from going home, inheriting property and selling tractors.
But after joining the Clippers, his main role was to be a spy in the locker room. Li Liang felt that this job was too easy.
For such a simple job, it is really not worth paying him a guaranteed minimum salary contract and occupying a player roster.
During the interview, he also proposed to Min Congda that he only needed a short-term contract, and he thought it could be extended indefinitely at the worst.
Anyway, he doesn't care about the contract money. He mainly wants to wear the Clippers jersey so that he can post on Moments, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
At least it can write down a chapter in the history of Chinese basketball.
And Min Congda doesn't care about the contract money. He bluntly said that the rules cannot be broken because of Li Liang. How can he give a ten-day short contract that is purely exploitative to players?
This is not in line with the style of the Clippers, an American state-owned enterprise and an advanced unit for player human rights, so the contract must be guaranteed with a basic salary for two years.
It can be seen that the brain circuits of these two people are still very similar. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, people gather in groups, so it may be fate that they can get together.
Li Liang happily accepted the contract. Today he sat on the sidelines, watching the game and listening to the conversations of his teammates to understand the situation.
Min Congda had previously told Li Liang that there was a risk of forming small groups within the Clippers. Li Liang still didn't believe it, because in external publicity, the Clippers have always been internally united and the players have strong cohesion, unlike other teams. Lots of locker room shit.
Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the first quarter, he heard George and Leonard discussing the MVP. The Clippers were going to give the MVP, shouldn't it be Curry's?
What does it have to do with Leonard and George?
Li Liang silently wrote down this situation and prepared to report to Min Congda after the game.
At this time, the game continued on the court, and the Warriors finally played a beautiful coordination after a timeout.
Lillard received the ball from the sideline and passed it to Thompson. Thompson cooperated with Bogut in the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Thompson rushed straight from the middle. The Clippers shrank their defense. Thompson hit the ground and passed the ball to Bogut. Bogut received the ball and made a layup, winning the game. Two points.
Once this kind of pick-and-roll cooperation is played smoothly, it will be more difficult to defend.
Bogut's screen was very solid, and Thompson's cut was also very quick.
The most important thing is that Gasol hesitated in his defensive choice for this ball. Should he return it or not?
In the last game, he took off vertically and was blown away by the Clippers at the critical moment.
So Gasol was very careful in this game. He didn't retreat the ball, giving Bogut space.
But in terms of pick-and-roll cooperation, the Clippers are no worse than the Warriors.
45 degrees to the left, Gasol's pick-and-roll for Curry. This is a fake pick-and-roll.
It seemed like he was going to rely on Gasol's screen, but in reality he wasn't. Curry dribbled away from Lillard behind his back, and shot a 45-degree three-pointer from the left, and hit!
Curry made his first three-pointer tonight. This shot undoubtedly put tremendous pressure on the Warriors, and seemed to give Lillard a signal: I want to make one too.
After Lillard came to the Warriors, he was often compared with Curry. For no other reason than he was selected by the Warriors, and the Warriors said more than once: We originally wanted Curry.
Then, Lillard became Curry's substitute, which is an absolutely unbearable evaluation for arrogant NBA players.
The Warriors started a high-post double-cover tactic. Bogut and David Lee blocked a space for Lillard, and Lillard burst forward with the ball!
He made a pull-up jump shot while drifting, and hit the two-pointer!
The ball was in the bottom corner, and Barnes had a chance to take the shot, but Lillard chose to do it himself.
The fighting mood between the two sides quickly aroused. Leonard passed the bottom screen, circled from the right to the left, received a pass from Curry, and hit a mid-range jumper.
Thompson took advantage of the opportunity of a quick counterattack and missed the three-pointer after receiving the ball. Gasol got the backboard and passed it to Curry, hoping to launch a quick counterattack.
Unexpectedly, Thompson counterattacked on the spot, stole the ball directly from Curry's hands, and succeeded in a layup with the ball.
Gasol still didn't dare to defend this ball with all his strength. He was obviously standing under the basket, facing Thompson's not sharp breakthrough, but he could only take off vertically to block it.
Thompson could not be prevented from making moves in the air. After dodging, he succeeded in a reverse layup. The Warriors were gradually finding the rhythm of the game.
But Curry immediately poured cold water on the Warriors. After receiving a pass from George, he hit Lillard for a three-pointer from the top of the arc and hit it again!
Li Liang was sitting on the sidelines, and his heart was filled with excitement when he saw such a ball. It was so fucking awesome!
Sitting on the bench and watching the game feels completely different from watching it on TV. They are two completely different feelings.
At this time, Li Liang heard Anthony Davis say: "I think Curry can win the MVP this season!"
Li Liangliang silently wrote down these words, "It seems that Anthony Davis belongs to Curry's group."
In the past, people often used "bench gangsters" to describe a team's strong bench lineup.
And Li Liang is about to get a new title, which is "Bench Agent".
(End of chapter)
