Indeed, it is almost impossible to see any changes on a paralyzed face, but you can feel it personally. In Leonard's next attack, Li Hao felt that Leonard was more determined and actually scored a goal. .
In the subsequent defense, Li Hao also felt that Leonard put more pressure on him and put more pressure on him, making his own offense more and more difficult.
But even so, Li Hao can still score, what do you say? Today, Li Hao is like being possessed by Jordan, turning on the god descending mode.
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In the first six minutes of the third quarter, Li Hao made 5 of 8 shots, all of which were fadeaways. Facing Li Hao like this, Leonard was a little desperate. He had already put his big hand on Li Hao's face but still couldn't stop this guy. goal.
Leonard felt that there was only one way to stop Li Hao, and that was the Spurs' second strongest tactic, tiptoeing. Only by knocking Li Hao down could he stop him from scoring goals.
In fact, Leonard didn't know that Li Hao would not go down even if he tiptoed. Li Hao, who has a body of steel, would not be injured on the court.
Li Hao performed well, and Leonard performed equally well. He made 2 of 5 shots and scored 6 points from free throws. Together with other Spurs players, the point difference between the two teams never continued to widen.
However, this situation changed in the second half of the third quarter. The Spurs' main players made certain rotations, while the Lakers' Li Hao continued to stay on the court.
Although Ginobili immediately scored four points in a row after returning to the game, Yang Shaoxia was not as good as Ginobili. With Yang Shaoxia's explosion, Li Hao took the opportunity to add three assists, bringing the number of assists in this game to 11.
Then Popovich couldn't sit still again. There was no way. Joseph, the substitute, couldn't stop Li Hao at all. After Leonard came off the court, Li Hao not only sent three assists, but also scored a 3-pointer, plus his teammates' Awesome, the Lakers suddenly widened the point difference from 8 points to 13 points.
Even when Leonard came on the court, the point difference had been as much as 15 points. Popovich looked at Li Hao with a scary look, like a single old pervert looking at a peerless beauty.
At this moment, Popovich had already greeted Bruins coach Alford, and at the same time he had made up his mind to call the scouts who were inspecting him after the game and scold him.
A player like Li Hao is not included in the scouting report. Is he lonely when he goes to scout?
Even Popovich is a little displeased when looking at Kyle Anderson. The essence of human squirming has not yet won Popovich's favor.
After watching Leonard return to the court, Scott responded immediately and Li Hao was replaced.
It seems like Scott is a different person today? But no matter what, it was a good move. Li Hao rested for three minutes in the entire first half, and now that he was replaced, there were only more than two minutes left in the third quarter.
The confrontation between Li Hao and Leonard in this game was intense, especially for Li Hao. In this game, Li Hao not only faced off against Leonard, but also against the entire Spurs' entire defensive system.
After Li Hao was replaced, the Spurs wanted to take the opportunity to chase points, but unfortunately, Leonard has not evolved into a complete body, and Scott gave the players who stayed on the court a death order, that is, defend and try to give them as much as possible. Li Hao creates rest time.
At 88:75, the Lakers still entered the final quarter with a double-digit advantage.
After three quarters, Li Hao made 16 of 26 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 39 points, 11 points shy of the youngest 50-point record.
Everyone is keeping score for Li Hao. The 39 points in the three quarters have broken Li Hao's record of 38 points in the Christmas game against the Bulls.
"Coach, I'm going to play directly in the fourth quarter." In order to prevent his new record from becoming an empty cut again, Li Hao decided to play directly.
"Okay" Scott didn't object. After half a season, Scott already had a certain understanding of Li Hao's endurance.
Damn you, you don't have martial ethics. Seeing Li Hao return to the court, Popovich couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
What kind of team are the Lakers?
A bad team can't be said to be at the bottom in terms of record, but it is still a team that is in the top three, not to mention that Kobe is reimbursed for the season.
However, before Popovich finished cursing in his heart, Li Hao threw another three-pointer on the court, and it was also a three-pointer with a logo.
On the sidelines, Scott could already keep his face expressionless. Anyway, Kobe was out for the season, and the Lakers could do whatever Li Hao did next.
The Spurs had the ball. With the cooperation of his teammates, Mills broke into the penalty area for a layup. However, the moment he put the basketball into the basket, a hand came out from the side.
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Block shot from Li Hao.
Today it seems that all the luck is on the Lakers' side. Li Hao's ball just hit the Spurs player and bounced out of the baseline.
Li Hao got the ball back and turned it into a goal. Price sent out an assist. Li Hao rushed to the basket at high speed. When facing the Spurs defender, he turned 360 degrees in the air and turned the lever to the extreme.
This goal can be summed up in one word: show.
Li Hao's performance today can also be described as "accurate" in one word.
Currently, he is 18-for-28 from the field and 5-for-8 from three-point range, a shooting percentage of over 60%.
With Li Hao's consecutive scoring, the Lakers widened the point difference to 18 points, and one minute later, the Lakers widened the point difference to 21 points.
Although Li Hao did not score, the score was still related to him. He assisted Price to hit a three-pointer. When the point difference narrowed to 2, Popovich had no choice but to return to the court as the main force even if he was no longer willing.
The Spurs, with their main force returning, immediately narrowed the point difference. First, Deng took the first shot without any passion, then Parker made a signature little floater, and then Ginobili made a snake-shaped breakthrough. basket.
The 21-point difference was narrowed to 15 points in the blink of an eye.
15 points is a big difference? If the Spurs make another wave, the 15 points will become 9 points. Once the point difference shrinks to single digits, the outcome of the game will be really hard to say.
So at this time, the Lakers need someone to step up, and Li Hao is already ready to step up. Facing Leonard's pressing defense, Li Hao can only back up again, even though he just missed the shot twenty seconds ago. Pass a ball.
Never lose confidence in yourself, no matter how many shots you miss, you must be determined that you can succeed next time. This is what Kobe told him.
Kick your legs, stretch your arms, shoot.
So after Li Hao received the pass from his teammate, he shot it firmly and decisively.
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Watching the basketball hit the net again, Leonard's performance changed after he had been paralyzed.
"Lee stepped up," said Kenny Smith excitedly.
"With 46 points, Li Hao is only 4 points away from breaking the record." Yang Yi kept counting Li Hao's scores in this game.
The 4-point gap quickly became 2 points, and then the Spurs once again pulled the difference back to 15 points. Then Li Hao made another amazing fade-away jumper. In this game, Li Hao's more than average score was obtained by a fade-away jumper.
