Chapter 1045: Baseline Steal

This time, except for Duncan, all the other Lakers players stayed in the backcourt to receive the ball.

Kobe still enjoyed double protection, while the others were closely guarded.

Garnett served the ball, but it was difficult to find a receiver. At this moment, he felt the strength of the Suns' defense.

"Now is the time to show the Suns' individual defensive ability and the strength of the team's defensive system!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Three seconds, four seconds, still couldn't find it, Garnett was anxious.

At this time, Artest suddenly ran back, shook off Li Ba, and stretched out his hand to Garnett.

Garnett did not hesitate, the whistle was about to sound, and he quickly smashed his hands and passed it.

But at this moment, Li Ba, who was thrown off by Artest, suddenly took a step forward, stretched out his right hand, and instantly cut into the passing line and intercepted the ball.

This was originally an opportunity he gave Artest and Garnett. If you catch it, I am sure to intercept your ball. If you don't catch it, it will be a five-second violation and the ball will be exchanged.

Amid the cheers of the whole audience, Li Ba passed the ball to Tony Allen who rushed to the basket, and the latter made a layup.

The Lakers called a timeout in advance after consecutive turnovers.

After the timeout, the Suns continued their full-court press.

This time Artest served the ball, and Garnett took advantage of his height advantage to catch the ball.

Li Ba defended Garnett, moving around with a faster and more flexible pace, but still made Garnett unable to run out of the receiving position.

At this time, he noticed that Kobe deliberately ran over, and immediately became alert. This must be to use the opportunity of pick-and-roll with Garnett to run out of the open space.

Sure enough, Garnett blocked in front of Tony Allen, and Kobe took the opportunity to break the double-team.

Ginobili also fell behind by half a step, and with only five seconds left, Kobe reached out to Artest.

Artest's ball came over, and Kobe was ready to catch the ball. At this time, a big hand came out from behind and cut in instantly.

"Damn it!"

The ball was intercepted again, and Kobe jumped up angrily.

"Three times, the hammer stole the ball three times in a row, it's amazing!" Yu Jia roared excitedly.

"Swish!"

Li Ba assisted Ginobili with a layup.

3:8, the Suns lead.

"1 of 2 shots in the opening, 2 points and 3 steals, this game is going to be a steal!" Zhang Heli shouted excitedly.

"This is championship-level defense. Let's see how long the Suns can maintain this level of defense?" Barkley said excitedly.

"There are Gasol and Dio on the bench. They are not very old. There is Hill on the outside, who can also play. With the operation of the defense system, the Suns have enough manpower." Kenny Smith laughed.

"Defense! Defense..."

Li Ba was screaming wantonly, leading the whole audience to shout, and the momentum of the home court was rising steadily.

"Watch him to death, and don't let him get the ball!" Li Ba pointed at Kobe and yelled.

But Kobe really broke out of the double team this time and received the ball at the right wing center line.

At this time, Artest was still one step ahead of the center line and was not in the offensive area. Li Ba threw him directly and rushed to Kobe who was two steps away.

This time, he was always on the passing line, and the distance was very short. Kobe had no chance to pass the ball to Artest.

Kobe received the ball and rushed to the front court. Li Ba rushed from the left. The former forced the ball forward, while the latter blocked the front with his left hand and followed closely to one side.

Tony Allen was half a step behind Kobe on the right. As long as Tony followed this half step, Kobe would have no space to dribble. Ginobili was behind him. He was blocked on three sides. As long as he stopped, he would be captured by three people.

Kobe's eyes were extremely cold, as if he was emitting a cold and cold light. He rushed two steps and suddenly stopped and jumped at the three-point line.

At this moment, Tony Allen rushed past Kobe in one step, and Li Ba was mentally prepared because he determined that Kobe was going to shoot a three-pointer.

Why did Kobe definitely shoot a three-pointer? Because Kobe had no chance to continue to move forward. Tony Allen had caught up and was about to steal his ball. He had to shoot.

Moreover, Li Ba knew Kobe's shooting habits very well. He stood up when the ball was at the knee position, jumped when the ball was at the chest position, and shot when the ball was at the top of his head.

The best chance to block the shot is when the ball is shot over the head. At that time, Kobe has already jumped in the air and is about to shoot. The ball is exposed and there is no chance to dodge.

But the best chance to steal the ball is at the knee position. At this time, Kobe pulls the ball up with one hand and has not yet closed the ball with both hands. The control of the ball is very small.

Defense also needs to pay attention to details, and these are the details.

At the moment when Kobe pulled the ball up from the floor, received it at the knee position, and was about to close the ball with both hands and stand up, Li Ba grabbed the left hand in the air in front of him.

"Snap!"

Accurately captured, the hand touched the ball, and the five fingers pinched it lightly and controlled the ball in his hand. Then Li Ba turned left and took the ball away from Kobe. After turning around, he took a step forward and smashed the ball forward with his left hand and started to advance.

"Steal! Steal again! The Hammer's defense today is amazing! Amazing!" Yu Jia screamed excitedly.

Being stolen again, Kobe was almost crazy and turned around to chase.

But he couldn't catch up with him. Behind him, after turning around, there was another Ginobili in front of him, who blocked him.

Li Ba rushed across the center line, and Artest in the middle followed him, and the two rushed to the top of the arc together.

Artest deliberately bumped into Li Ba, trying to squeeze him away.

The two bumped into each other and separated.

Li Ba took a step away, but the ball was still under control. The speed was slightly reduced, but it recovered immediately.

But Artest, who took the initiative to hit the opponent, was one and a half steps off, and his speed was not able to be picked up immediately, so he fell behind. The outcome was immediately clear, and Li Ba's impact was stronger.

Li Ba stepped into the paint area and flew up.

At this moment, Artest, who was behind him, was moved. He wanted to pull Li Ba down from the air. If Li Ba was injured, it would be a one-for-one trade, and the Lakers would win. Even if he was seriously injured, it would be even better.

But he really didn't dare. He was afraid that Li Ba was not injured and would get up and punch his head in anger.

"Bang!"

The next moment, Li Ba smashed the basket with both arms and sank the Lakers' basket.

3:10, the Suns led.

The Lakers attacked.

Artest picked up the ball and prepared to serve quickly to prevent the Suns from playing the backcourt pressing tactics again, but at this time Li Ba stood in front of him.

"Serve and press from the baseline!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

"The Hammer doesn't want the Lakers to survive!" Kenny Smith smiled helplessly.

At this time, Li Ba "saw" someone run back and run to a position to press the ball, but Artest and the passing line at that position were blocked by his right hand, so he immediately let his right hand go.

The next moment, his right hand instantly grabbed it.

With a snap, Artest's ball was just shot and was caught by Li Ba's claws.

This is the result of the combination of top-level nerve reaction speed, excellent arm span, god-level accurate capture ability, super giant-level big hands, etc., none of which can be missing.