Chapter 1245 The Whistle Is a Little Off
A tactical meeting was also being held at the hotel where the Suns were staying.
Ray Allen was activated and entered the twelve-man roster. The Suns have one more rotation player on the outside, which is good news for the Suns.
Payton said: "We still have to hit the hammer, try to destroy the Heat's inside line first, and control the rebounds... In addition, we didn't take many outside shots in the G3G4 game. Your physical fitness should have recovered a little. Your shots in this game need to be better." Increase the number and try to share some scoring pressure for the Hammers.”
After he spoke, assistant coach Tarot said: "We also need to pay attention to the fact that the Heat will definitely double-team the Hammers. For rebounds, Bosh may come in and Yi will be left open. What should we do?"
Payton said: "Yes, this is almost certain. Then, Yi, after you leave the space, you will move around the edge of the paint area. The ball will get to you first, attracting Bosh to return to defense, and then you will pass the iron Hammer, let him play Gasol alone.
If James double-teams the basket, then Ray, it's time for you to take action. "
"No problem, leave it to me."
Ray Allen took a week off. Originally, he had no hope for the championship, but he didn't expect that the team actually won G3 and G4 consecutively and directly got the match point. This made him inexplicably excited and couldn't wait to play.
But in fact, his left wrist has not fully recovered, but his left hand is used as an assist when shooting, so the impact is not great and does not affect his performance.
On the 9th, the G5 game of the finals started at the American Airlines Center Arena.
Before the game, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.
Suns: Li Ba, Allen, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Nash.
Heat: Marc Gasol, Bosh, James, Wade, Bibby.
Barkley analyzed at this time: "The Suns got the match point, which really surprised many people, and the G3G4 game also made us re-recognize the role of the center, which was a huge blow to the small ball game. Because the small ball game is all about position blurring, there is no real center, and there is very little real low-post offense and hard play at the basket.”
Kenny Smith nodded and said: "There are very few double-teams and confrontations, and there are no opportunities to defend. But with this style of play, once you encounter someone like the Hammer, you will be dead."
"Yes, the Hammers can control rebounds, hit the basket hard, and have a super high success rate. Such traditional position battles and traditional center play can be said to be the nemesis of small balls." Barkley said.
"There is actually a center in the league who can play like a hammer, but his low post skills are far inferior to that of a hammer."
Kenny Smith said.
"Kenny, I know who you're talking about. Look, he's here, he's here today." Barkley pointed at the screen in front of him.
At the scene, Warcraft Howard was greeting Li Ba, and he pulled Li Ba to a place with few people.
"Hammer, I might be traded," he whispered.
"What?"
Li Ba was a little surprised. Howard's new contract should only last three years. With three years left, will the Magic want to rebuild?
But when he thought about it, there was nothing surprising. It would be difficult for the Magic to reach the Eastern Conference Finals with their current lineup, let alone the Finals. It was actually not surprising that the Magic chose to rebuild.
Also, Howard is a player who relies on his body to play, and his skills are not good. People who rely on their body to play will not be at their peak for too long. Howard is 26 years old this year, which is in his prime and has the best trading value. At this time, the Magic If you don't choose to rebuild, once the Magic's trading value drops, the Magic will miss the best opportunity to rebuild.
"Iron Hammer, the Magic will definitely trade me to the West to reduce the competitiveness of the East. Can you let the Suns trade me? I have defense and rebounding. I am on the inside and you are on the outside. If we join forces inside and outside, we can be invincible in the league."
Howard said expectantly.
Li Ba smiled. At this time, a reporter came over. He nodded to Howard and said, "I will consider it." After saying that, he patted Warcraft on the shoulder and left.
"Don't forget." Howard shouted from behind.
He really wants to go to the Suns. He has never been able to gain a tactical position in the Magic. With the name of a superstar, he does hard work. He really wants to try to get as many shots in a single game like Li Ba. It's very difficult. I want to try what it feels like to have someone pass the ball to him, and I really want to have the position of the coaching staff formulating offensive tactics for him. Of course, I also want to try what it feels like to be a championship.
So, in fact, not only does the Magic want to trade him, but he also wants to leave the Magic now.
In this game, Stern and Bill Russell also came to Miami with the O'Brien Trophy and Bill Russell Trophy, when they appeared on the scene.
Li Ba came over and said hello.
Stern took the initiative to hug Li Ba, and then Bill Russell.
Lord of the Rings Russell, as the dominant inside line player of his era, is the same height as Li Ba, 206 centimeters, but now he is old, rickety, and looks shorter.
"Hammer, you can dominate the NBA for an era." He said to Li Ba.
"No, Bill, I can dominate many sports in this era, as long as I want." Li Ba said with a smile.
Russell was startled, then laughed.
Next to him, Stern also laughed.
"Fuck the hot fire! Fuck the hot fire! Fuck the hot fire..."
Before taking the field, under the leadership of Li Ba, fiery cheers rang out in front of the Suns bench.
Barkley said with emotion: "They are destroying the entire league. The Suns have been shouting this slogan for a season, but no one really thinks highly of them because their lineup is too old.
But now, they really did it, leading 3-1, and the Heat wanted to turn the tables, but the chance was too small. "
"Because there is no precedent, the chance is very small." Kenny Smith said.
The game started, Li Ba won the jump ball, and the Suns attacked.
"See how many people double-teamed the hammer?" Zhang Heli shouted.
"Two, James didn't let Ray Allen go, Bosh went in and went around to defend." Yu Jia shouted.
"Ya Lian didn't follow in, but was outside the paint area, moving on the right wing. "Xu Jicheng said.
At this time, Nash passed the ball to A-Lin, who was only one step away from the sideline of the paint area.
Since the ball was in A-Lin's hands, Bosh's front defense had lost its meaning, and he immediately returned to defend A-Lin.
At this time, Li Ba used his faster ability to move under the basket to block Gasol, and then A-Lin passed the ball in.
The moment he received the ball, Li Ba dribbled and arched his back.
Gasol pushed hard and did not retreat into the reasonable collision zone behind, providing an opportunity for Bosh's double-team.
But at this time, Li Ba once again demonstrated his strong ability to move under the basket.
The turn comparable to that of a top guard, turned right instantly, avoided Bosh's double-team, and went around Gasol.
But he did not get up and attack the basket as quickly as possible, but waited until Gasol adjusted his pace and stepped into the reasonable collision zone, then he jumped up, dunked Gasol, and caused him a blocking foul.
However, to his disappointment, the whistle did not sound, and the referee only made a two-point effective gesture.
He was very sure that Gasol stepped on the line of the reasonable collision zone and did not jump. The referee did not call a foul. There were only two possibilities, either he did not see it or he deliberately did not see it.
This made him more vigilant.
"The speed of the turn and the first step of the hammer is really a bug under the basket."
Barkley said many similar things, but when he saw Li Ba's speed of turning and attacking the basket, he still couldn't help but admire it.
"No foul? It needs to be discussed!" Zhang Heli shouted.