Chapter 1040 Causing Damage

But Li Ba was quick and swift. With a bang, he passed the ball between Artest's legs to Hill, who was left open by Artest.

Hill took the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Parker of the Lakers tried his best to defend, but the Suns had Rondo, Hill and Ginobili, one against three. In the end, he could only defend with his eyes and watched Ginobili make a layup.

2:4, the Suns led.

Lakers attack.

Kobe took the ball again, broke through Ginobili in one step, went one step into the three-point line, and suddenly stopped and jumped.

At this time, all the other Lakers rushed into the paint area to grab rebounds.

"How much do you distrust Kobe's shot?" Yu Jia complained.

The ball hit the basket, and Alian blocked Garnett outside. Li Ba protected the backcourt rebound, and Ginobili, who was broken by Kobe, had turned around.

With a whoosh, Li Ba passed the ball.

Kobe turned around and chased, but he was the only one. Everyone else went in to grab the rebound.

As for the Suns, because Li Ba and A-Lian were under the basket, none of the three players on the outside followed in, so they all rushed down.

Three against one, Kobe could not beat six players alone, Ginobili passed the ball, and Rondo made a layup.

2:6, the Suns led.

"Kobe?"

Phil Jackson stood up and shouted, and when Kobe looked over, he made a gesture.

Kobe nodded, which meant that he should get closer to play and ensure the hit rate.

The Lakers attacked.

Kobe passed the ball to Garnett, then cut into the paint area, attracting the defensive attention of Li Ba and A-Lian, and then Garnett shot and hit a goal.

4:6, the Lakers were still 2 points behind.

When Garnett shot, the three players on the outside of the Suns had all turned around, and the Lakers' outside defense was at least half a beat slower.

This is the requirement of D'Antoni's running and gunning tactics. After the opponent shoots, regardless of whether it hits or not, the outside players immediately prepare to pass the frontcourt.

Frank learned it from D'Antoni, and now Payton copied it.

A-Lian made a quick pass, and Li Ba was responsible for receiving the ball.

Seeing the Suns play a fast break, the Lakers wanted to stop A-Lian from making a quick pass, with Duncan blocking at the baseline, and Garnett rushed to Li Ba.

A-Lian made a quick pass, his first step was faster than Duncan, and he dodged Duncan with a sudden lateral move, and then passed the ball.

Li Ba was also faster than Garnett, and he received the ball smoothly, and then made a long pass to Rondo in the middle.

Rondo received the ball and made a fake layup, shaking Parker behind him, and then made another layup. At this time, Kobe rushed from the left wing and slapped the ball on the backboard.

At this time, Ginobili rushed in from behind Kobe, received the ball and made another layup. While hitting Kobe, the ball rolled into the basket.

The whistle sounded, and Kobe, who did not jump in time, blocked the foul and made an extra free throw.

Looking at Ginobili, Kobe was a little embarrassed.

"Haha!"

Li Ba laughed behind him.

The free throw was successful, 4:9, and the Suns led by 5 points.

The Lakers attacked.

Garnett took the ball, turned around and slid to the bottom, but suddenly retreated and jumped.

However, the ball missed and Artest rushed in to grab the rebound.

"Watch me!"

Artest was so excited that he jumped up under the basket and was about to slam dunk.

But Li Ba was right next to him, how could he let him do that? He followed up with a slap, pressed down harder, and directly sealed him to the floor.

Artest fell hard and lost the ball, which was picked up by Alian. The Suns took the opportunity to counterattack, and Rondo assisted Ginobili to score a goal.

4:11, the Suns led, and the Lakers called a timeout.

Barkley shouted, "Artest is like Karl Malone. He rarely plays in the low post or under the basket. He relies on shooting to make a living. Don't provoke Hammer under the basket."

Kenny Smith laughed and said, "Charles, I support your statement. With Hammer under the basket, any team that wants to play a second offense under the basket must face his block."

"Think about how many times Hammer blocks per game before deciding whether to play a second offense." Barkley laughed.

After the timeout, the Lakers attacked.

Parker broke through Rondo with the ball and broke into the paint area head-on.

At this time, Li Ba returned to the basket, Parker broke in front of him, and suddenly turned the ball behind his back and passed it to Duncan in the low post on the left wing.

Duncan didn't stop after receiving the ball. He took a step forward and passed it with his right hand, sending the ball to the board at a 30-degree angle.

But at this moment, Li Ba moved sideways to the left wing, without turning around, but suddenly jumped up, turned sideways in the air, pressed his backhand, and with a bang, he directly fixed the ball on the backboard.

Duncan and Parker looked at each other. This doesn't work?

"Beautiful!" Yu Jia screamed excitedly.

"Yeah!"

The whole stadium was also boiling, and countless hands began to shake instantly.

Barkley shook his head and said, "Duncan's offense is already very simple, but he still got blocked. It's really helpless to attack in the low post and face a defensive bug like the Hammer! The outside line can still shoot outside, but the inside superstars of the same era as the Hammer really met their natural enemy. It's not that they are not strong enough, but the Hammer's defense is really too abnormal. This is really sad!"

Kenny Smith said, "It is indeed a bug! He has the speed of a small forward, and the turn and first step of a top point guard. Such a pace and movement ability appears in a low-post player. It is really terrifying and extremely helpless. Maybe we can give him a new nickname, called the paint area nightmare?"

"Good, that's it." Barkley said.

At this time, the Suns played a fast break, and Rondo, who did not follow Parker into the paint area, received the ball and pushed forward, and successfully made a layup.

4:13, the Suns lead by 9 points at home.

"Iron Hammer made 1 of 1 shots at the start, scored 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, beautiful!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"One steal and two blocks were all converted into points, the Suns' offensive efficiency is very high." Zhang Heli shouted.

"What tactics can defeat you?" Phil Jackson stared at Li Ba on the court.

After several seasons, all tactics have been tried, and there is only one tactic that has not been truly implemented, that is, fouling.

Due to Li Ba's defense, this tactic is difficult to implement and the cost is too high, but now other tactics have been proven to be unacceptable, so there is only this one way.

He called Kobe and made a gesture, and the latter's expression suddenly became solemn.

Creating damage is a tactic that hurts both sides. Kobe knows Li Ba's defensive ability too well and knows that this is difficult, but there is no way, so he can only do this.

Next, Kobe and Parker, two breakthrough masters, began to attack the paint area of ​​the Suns in turn.

First, Kobe Bryant rushed into the basket with the ball from the wing and rushed towards Li Ba.

When he got close, he jumped up and made a layup, then suddenly pulled back, gliding in front of Li Ba, and then pulled up to dunk.

For this shot, he didn't want to score, but wanted to attract Li Ba to jump up and block him.