Chapter 1235 We Deserve More Victories!

The next day, on the 1st, the team did not arrange training, so that the players could take the time to rest.

On this day, the media began to hype the news that Ray Allen's injury would cause the Suns to collapse.

Bill Simon, a famous basketball commentator, updated his ESPN column, in which he said:

"The Suns' outside rotation players are already seriously insufficient, and the biggest weakness is the third position. They are likely to let role players like Dudley start.

And Dudley will face LeBron James, the most powerful small forward in the history of the league. Once the third position is broken, the entire outside line will collapse, which will cause the inside line to collapse.

What I want to say is that the Suns will fall into the situation of the Celtics, or even worse, because the Celtics do not have so many injuries, and the Suns' outside line has almost half injured."

On June 2, the G2 battle started.

Dudley played at the third position, and he was very excited, because as long as the Suns Dynasty successfully defended its title, as the starting small forward in the finals, he would definitely get a lot of attention and his value would soar.

Dudley is a player with weak offense and strong defense. He has a characteristic on the defensive end, relying on passionate defense. He was too excited and did not control well. He committed consecutive fouls at the beginning, and then fell into a state of shrinking hands and feet, and was blown into slag by LeBron James.

He came on as a substitute and his performance was also disappointing.

He is only 32 years old, 208 cm tall, and only 100 kg. When he signed him, the Suns actually had hope for him and thought he was a qualified substitute for the No. 3 position.

But what was unexpected was that he degenerated too much this season, and his mobility weakened a lot. He could hardly form defense and obstacles for LeBron James, and could not keep up with James at all, and was blown up even more.

Li Ba tried his best to assist in the No. 3 position, but James gave full play to his vision and passing ability. After attracting Li Ba's assist and double-team, he repeatedly passed good balls.

In addition, Bosh and Wade took advantage of Li Ba's opportunity to assist in the strong side, and frequently cut to the basket on the weak side, which formed a great impact on the Suns' inside line. Before the end of the fourth quarter, Yi Jianlian and Haslem were fouled out one after another.

In the end, the Suns lost Game 2 with a score of 93:111. The two teams tied, and the G3 and G4 games will be moved to Phoenix.

The Suns lost Game 2, which made most of the media excited.

"The Suns dynasty has collapsed!"

"If the Hammer cannot lead the team to defend the dynasty for the second time, then no matter how many five-doubles he scores, he cannot match the greatness of Michael Jordan."

The media have been promoting the collapse of the Suns, and at the same time, they have forced the dynasty defense and the five-double together, so that if the Suns Dynasty fails to defend the title, it will also be the failure of Li Ba's entire career, and the failure of the dynasty defense will be used to characterize Li Ba's entire career as a failure.

This statement is extremely insidious. One of the points is that it makes fans subconsciously think that the current Li Ba is not as good as Michael Jordan.

In fact, in the earlier public opinion disputes, most fans have agreed that Li Ba and Jordan have reached the same height.

In response, many retired superstars and celebrities in the league have stood up and expressed their opinions.

The first one is Pippen, who said to the media: "A quintuple-double is indeed a great statistic, but a quintuple-double definitely does not mean that the Hammer can be compared with Michael. It only means that the Hammer is more versatile than Michael.

Basketball is always a sport of offensive scoring. Michael can definitely beat the Hammer on the offensive end. This is why I think Michael is better than the Hammer."

Karl Malone also accepted an interview with the media and said: "That kid can only dunk a few baskets, and his close-to-basket offense is also pitiful. This is a manifestation of lack of confidence. How can such a person be compared with Michael Jordan? He is just a blue-collar coolie."

A media reporter interviewed Li Ba by phone and asked him what he wanted to say about Pippen and Karl Malone's words.

Li Ba said coldly: "I understand Karl Malone's words. After all, he said Michael was stronger, and his lifelong career without a championship and failure would also seem logical. What I want to say is, Mr. Malone, you don't even have a ring, what qualifications do you have to evaluate me and Michael?

As for Pippen, I can't understand it. Michael is more powerful, doesn't that make you look weaker? What I want to say is, Mr. Pippen, did you get your rings with Michael? Maybe you are really just a small role."

Li Ba's interview was soon made public by the media. When it was passed to Pippen and Malone, the two were almost angry to death, but their reactions were completely opposite.

When Pippen saw the news, he was moved. Yes, if I praise Michael, isn't it belittling myself?

So, after that, he never praised Michael Jordan again, but belittled Jordan on some occasions, making Jordan very embarrassed.

"This bastard!"

When Malone saw the news, he broke several coffee cups in succession.

He hated Li Ba very much because Li Ba, as a rookie, dared to elbow him, which made him lose face. This was something that Jordan could not do. He was the only one who elbowed others.

And he thought that the championship in the 2003-2004 season was lost because of Li Ba.

In that series, it was because the Lakers were dragged into a tiebreak by the Suns, which consumed a lot of physical energy and eventually lost the finals, which shattered his dream of winning the championship.

In fact, he also disliked Jordan. He was suppressed by Jordan throughout his career. How could he like Jordan?

But compared with Jordan and Li Ba, he hated the latter more.

On the 3rd, the Suns returned to Phoenix, and the G3 battle will start on the 5th.

At noon on the 4th, the Heat arrived in Phoenix, and then arranged a press conference at the hotel at the request of the media.

There were many media present, and the atmosphere was very warm.

The Heat players were in a very good mood, and the Big Three were in an even better mood.

"LeBron, do you want to say anything about the next series?" a reporter asked.

James was very excited to win the G2 battle. After eight seasons in the league, he felt that it was time to win his first championship. He suppressed his excitement and said:

"I look forward to the next victory. We have a stronger, more reasonable and younger lineup. We deserve more victories."

"Dwayne, what about you?" a reporter asked.

Wade raised his chin high and said excitedly: "It's time to teach the Hammer a lesson. He is not unbeatable. We can beat him. He is not the only rookie in 2003. We are also. We should stand higher."

"Chris, what about you?" someone asked Bosh.

Bosh smiled and said, "I was the first person to come into contact with the Hammer. Now when I think about it, it seems like it was just yesterday when Rock and I had a one-on-one duel. At that time, I definitely didn't think that he would become a guy who could be compared to Jordan. Yes, what I want to say is that it is my honor to compete with such a person and compete with him for the championship."