Chapter 1224 56 Points, Third in Individual Single-Game Playoff History

During the break between rounds, in the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley analyzed: "The first quarter of the game has a very clear positioning for the next three quarters. The Suns, I mean the Hammers, will definitely continue to attack the Mavericks. Insider.

Once the Mavericks commit too many fouls inside, in fact, Chandler's three fouls in one quarter are enough, and the Mavericks' interior defense will be useless. By then, the Suns will completely control the paint area on both ends of the offense and defense and increase their shots. , the veterans on the outside can also easily score, and the game has completely entered the rhythm of the Suns. "

Kenny Smith said: "I think the Hammers will hit the inside hard in the first half, use their powerful killing ability to press the Mavericks' main players and substitutes on the floor, and then defeat the inside defense. In the second half, he will Go to the outside and deal with Nowitzki."

"Yes, that's what he did when dealing with the Lakers. First beat Duncan and Gasol, and then he would stand in front of Kobe." Barkley laughed.

Kenny Smith suddenly changed the topic and said: "Charles, we have been talking about the small ball era for several seasons, but it seems that there is no momentum to rise.

In fact, many teams in the league have begun to play small ball. They have sped up and increased their outside offense, especially the proportion of three-pointers has increased to a very important level.

However, several of the strongest teams with championship potential are all teams that compete in traditional positions. Why is this? "

Barkley was startled, thought for a moment and then said: "It's very simple. Traditional teams must have the strongest insiders so that they can fight positional warfare.

They control the paint area and the rebounds, which prevents small-ball teams from getting enough shots. And you have to know that small ball does not mean that all offenses are on the outside. That is impossible. At least half of the offense will still be carried out in the paint area. But now the strongest inside players are in traditional teams, so small ball teams cannot have the upper hand. "

"I think the Suns will reduce two veterans next season and trade a few young outsiders. I mean accurate outsiders. Then the Suns will form a small-ball lineup."

Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, I agree with you. The Suns have a small-ball style of play. Their fast break ability is very strong, and the transition between offense and defense is very fast. However, this season's fast break tactics are not very good. There are too many veterans. I can’t run any faster,” Barkley said.

The second quarter began. In this quarter, Li Ba continued to play, accepting Shi's hand and playing the No. 1 position.

Chandler's physique and physical fitness are not good enough, and he cannot become a player who averages thirty minutes per game. This limits his upper limit. In addition, due to too many fouls, he did not play a minute in the second quarter.

Facing the Mavericks' substitute insider, Li Ba's powerful breakthrough ability and terrifying impact showed great destructive power.

In a single quarter, he caused a total of 7 fouls on the Mavericks' bench, made 8 of 10 shots, 6 of 10 free throws, and scored 22 points.

On the defensive end, he had a very good defensive effect on Terry, which affected the quality of the Mavericks' offense. Every time, the Mavericks' offense could not launch smoothly and made mistakes one after another.

Nowitzki only rested for three minutes before having to come on to stabilize the situation.

As soon as he came on the court, Li Ba ignored Terry and switched defense in front of him.

In this way, although the point guard is liberated, the Mavericks' top firepower is blocked, and the offensive efficiency is still not very high.

At halftime, the Mavericks only scored 17 points in one quarter. At 43:60, the Suns led by 17 points and almost defeated the Mavericks in one quarter.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Suns' offense was handed over to the outside. Li Ba did not ask for the ball anymore, but focused on defense with all his strength, and only defended the paint area and was responsible for grabbing rebounds.

The Mavericks were unable to control rebounds. They took 7 fewer shots in a single quarter than the Suns. The outside offense was affected by the number of shots. Even if Nowitzki's offensive efficiency was very high, it still could not achieve the effect of chasing points.

After three quarters, 70:87, the two teams were tied in this quarter, and the Suns still led by 17 points.

Chandler played the first half of the third quarter, rested in the second half, and came on in the fourth quarter.

But at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Ba began to beat Chandler hard.

Chandler got a foul in the third quarter. With four fouls on his body, he was unable to resist at all. The Mavericks' interior defense was ineffective, allowing Li Ba and the United Arab Emirates to get whatever they wanted, and they were completely defeated.

The point difference quickly widened to 25 points, and then in the 5th minute, Chandler committed six fouls. The Mavericks were completely ruined inside. They didn't even have any rebounds, and the offense fell into a rut. Awkward.

Barkley shook his head and sighed: "The Mavericks no longer need to persist."

Kenny Smith joked: "Charles, do you know what Michael Jordan would be thinking at this time?"

Buckley was startled and said angrily, "Kenny, why are you mentioning him at this time?"

"Because his thoughts are definitely opposite to yours, and he will never give up, and you give up, so..." Kenny Smith couldn't continue because Buckley was staring at him with a murderous look.

"Actually, Kenny, you were wrong just now. You said the Hammers would defend Nowitzki in the second half, but he didn't. He continued to attack the Mavericks' interior," Barkley said.

Kenny Smith shrugged his shoulders and laughed: "Actually, whether it is the Lakers or the Mavericks, the Suns have the same tactical strategy, which is to let the Hammers destroy the opponent's inside first.

The difference is that this time, after destroying the opponent's inside line, the Hammers did not defend Nowitzki, but continued to dominate the paint area.

These are two different strategies, but both are correct.

Continue to dominate the inside, grab more rebounds, and use more shots to maintain your scoring advantage; defend the opponent's outside key players, and you can directly extinguish the opponent's scoring momentum. "

Barkley nodded and said: "This proves the ability of the hammer. He can adapt to various tactics, giving the Suns a lot of tactical options, and making it more difficult for opponents to defeat the Suns. ”

At the end of the game, 90:120, the Suns won by 30 points.

Li Ba played 48 minutes, 21 of 24 shots, 14 of 24 free throws, and scored 56 points, 24 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 6 blocks, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls.

Compared with previous data, except for rebounds and points, there is nothing else.

But in terms of scoring, Li Ba broke his own playoff scoring record, which was 49 points before.

At the same time, 56 points also entered the top ten rankings of individual single-game scoring in the league's playoff history, and directly reached the third place in history.

The top two, the second is Elgin Baylor of the Lakers with 61 points, created in 1962; the first is Jordan's 63 points, created in 1986.

There is a coincidence that the opponents of these two records are the Celtics.