Chapter 1220 The Media Is Excited

In the second quarter, Haslem played the second half of the first quarter, and continued to play in this quarter, partnering with the Polish Hammer in the interior.

The outside line is Li Ba + Carter + Dudley, who are the point guard, shooting guard and small forward respectively.

For the Mavericks, the inside line is Brandon Haywood and Corey Brewer, and the outside line is Shawn Marion, Stevenson, and Terry.

When Marion came on the court, he ran to Li Ba and asked: "Hammer, Senbei has increased its capital, give me more shares."

"Everyone is watching, how can there be extra shares." Li Ba said helplessly.

Marion said regretfully: "I only invested 1.5 million, which is too little."

"Not a small amount. With the profitability of the restaurant, it will at least increase fivefold after listing, and it is possible to increase tenfold." Li Ba laughed.

"Sean, go over and follow your people."

When Nowitzki saw Marion chatting with Li Ba, he jumped up from the bench in a hurry and shouted loudly at Marion.

Marion no longer pursues the championship. He has a dynasty in his hands and is still the absolute main power forward. After Marbury left, his second ring is still the team's first scoring point. The gold content of the ring is very high. Now he has a mixed mentality.

Nowitzki's words made him a little unhappy, and he turned around and shouted: "Didn't you ask me to double-team Hammer?"

Nowitzki was stunned. He didn't ask you to double-team in the backcourt. With Hammer's passing ability, what should he do if he passes to Dudley at this time?

"Go quickly. Double-team me, do you want me to knock you away?"

Li Ba pushed Marion, and the latter hurriedly ran to Dudley in the frontcourt.

At this time, Polish Hammer served the ball, and Li Ba received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

The Mavericks did not switch defense. With his impact and mobility, it would not work for anyone to switch, and Terry was still in front of him.

But the Mavericks chose to double-team, leaving Dudley empty, and let Marion double-team Li Ba.

Li Ba avoided Marion and chose to break through from Terry's side, and directly broke through to the free throw line.

Facing two substitutes in the interior, he did not choose to break into the basket, because the two substitutes in the interior were not strong in their ability to pull out, and their main offensive positions were in the paint area. The Polish Hammer had some mid-range shots, but not many shots, averaging 0.5 per game. There were four inside players, and there was no room for him to break through.

"Swish!"

High-post jump shot, hit.

Zhang Heli analyzed: "The Hammer's jump shot is still far less efficient than attacking the basket directly. The inside configuration of the Suns' substitute lineup does not match the Hammer's breakthrough ability, which limits his breakthrough ability."

Next, Li Ba focused his main energy on passing.

However, the substitute lineup lacked scoring ability, that is, the three outside players including him could shoot a few shots, and the two inside players played secondary offense.

Although the Mavericks saw the weakness of the Suns' substitute inside players who could not empty the basket, they could not target it, because Terry could not defend Li Ba at all, and Marion had to participate in the defense, so the double team on Li Ba was always maintained.

On the defensive end, the Suns had an advantage.

Haslem performed very well in the interior, and Li Ba's defense against Terry also prevented the Mavericks' offense from being smooth.

After half a quarter, the Suns led by two points.

Previously, the Mavericks replaced Terry with a backup point guard Stevenson and then replaced Nowitzki, which was to improve the offense.

There were not many people to replace on the Suns side.

As soon as Nowitzki came on, he faced Li Ba's switch defense.

Within four minutes, Li Ba blocked Nowitzki once and sent a steal, preventing Nowitzki from making three shots.

In this way, Nowitzki's appearance did not make the Mavericks' offense better.

After the second quarter,

45:50, the Suns led by 5 points.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides basically continued the lineup of the second half of the second quarter in the third quarter, but the Mavericks replaced Stoudemire, further increasing their offensive capabilities.

In the 6th minute, the two sides were tied again at 62:62, and then both sides changed players.

The Mavericks resumed their main lineup in the first quarter, while Haslem continued to play in the Suns' side, partnering with Yi Jianlian in the interior, Li Ba continued to be the point guard, and Nash continued to sit on the bench.

The Suns attacked, and Yi Jianlian was pulled out in the interior.

But Stoudemire did not follow him out, because Yi Jianlian had a bad touch today, and he made zero shots in the first quarter, so he left Yi Jianlian alone.

The Suns' main players were on the outside, and Ray Allen was outside. The Mavericks' outside line could no longer double-team Li Ba like in the second quarter, so after Stoudemire let Yi Jianlian go, he rushed to the top of the arc and double-teamed Li Ba with Kidd.

But at this time, Yi Jianlian ran back to the paint area, and together with Haslem, he stuck Chandler behind.

Stoudemire was in a dilemma and finally chose to return to the basket.

But he was a step late. Li Ba passed the ball, Yi Jianlian received the ball, and made a layup on the side, hitting a goal.

This cooperation made the Mavericks dare not come up to double-team Li Ba again in the following time, and could only guard under the basket.

After Stoudemire returned to the basket and there was no advantage of outnumbered players, Li Ba turned the offense to the No. 3 position and started to pass the ball to Ray Allen.

Although Ray Allen could not defend Nowitzki, Nowitzki could not defend Ray Allen either. Both of them had their own mismatch advantages on the offensive end, one was the shooting height and the other was the mobility.

Both teams played the No. 3 position, but Nowitzki had a stronger scoring ability. He took advantage of it in his peak period.

But on the defensive end of the Suns, Li Ba and Ray Allen switched defenses, and he defended Nowitzki, which gave the Mavericks a headache.

Faced with Li Ba's incredibly strong defensive ability, Nowitzki continued his performance in the second half of the second quarter and was completely blocked.

So the Mavericks put the offense on Stoudemire again, and this time he played well.

After the third quarter, the Suns led by 2 points, 73:75.

This result made the media excited.

"The score is so close, so the Suns are sure to lose!"

"The Suns' physical fitness is facing collapse. Even if they are iron hammers, they didn't play well in this game. They only got 19 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 6 blocks. The physical fitness continued to decline in the last quarter. The Mavericks will win."

The media on the sidelines were talking about it.

However, the atmosphere in the American West Arena was still warm, because the score difference was not much, and there was a chance to win.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two teams resumed their starting lineups.

Nash came on the court, and Li Ba returned to the fifth position, partnering with Haslem.

"Ya Lian was not in good shape today. He made 1 of 7 shots and only grabbed 5 rebounds. He must be really tired." Yu Jia sighed.

"It's good to let Haslem play more in the Western Conference Finals, and there are still the finals later." Zhang Heli said.

"With the hammer, Yi Jianlian will not lack playing time." Xu Jicheng said.

In the Mavericks' offense, Nowitzki has played for 30 minutes today. He played well in the first quarter, but was defended by Li Ba in the next two quarters. His performance today was actually average.

But now that Li Ba is back under the basket, his pressure is gone. Facing Ray Allen, he can shoot however he wants.