Chapter 1288 America’s Weak Insiders

In the second quarter, Li Ba came on the court to support the Chinese team's inside line.

Ah Lian played three minutes, Dayao played three minutes, and the rest of the time was given to Da Zhi.

Even if you are old, you still have strength. This is the advantage of technical players. Even when you are old, you still have energy.

However, the Chinese team's outside line is too weak compared to the US team. The US team's substitute outside lines are all superstars, such as Anthony, Westbrook, Deron, etc. The Chinese team's guard substitutes are completely overwhelmed.

Li Ba played point guard on the offensive end and center on the defensive end. He worked hard at both ends, but was still pulled back by the US team in the second quarter.

At halftime, 50:50, tied.

Zhang Lili sighed: "The Hammers scored 18 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul at halftime. With such a strong performance, we are not leading and we are weak from the outside!"

During the halftime break, in the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley and others were discussing ways for the US team to win.

"The Hammers' rebounding ability is really advantageous. We played well from the outside, but we still couldn't take the lead. This is really a headache."

Kenny Smith shook his head and sighed.

Jordan said: "When the Hammers are at the basket, in the second half we can try the crowd tactic used by Pat Riley. We can't get in anyway, so it's better to tighten the restrictions on the Hammers. We can rely on the outside There is a huge advantage to win, and there is no three-second violation here. This is the best environment for crowd tactics.”

"Yes, this is a good idea. I hope Coach K will not look down on Pat Riley's tactics. You know that the academy always has some problems with Riley and the others."

Buckley laughed.

The intermission is over and the game is back.

On the Chinese team's side are Li Ba and Ah Lian, and on the outside are Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng and Sun Yue.

On the American team's side, there are Chandler and Kevin Love, and Durant, Kobe and James are on the outside.

"Oh, there is no point guard? Coach K asked James to serve as the point guard. This should be based on the Hammer's tactics of playing point guard on the offensive end. This arrangement is indeed more flexible."

barked Buckley.

The game begins and China attacks.

Li Ba and James faced each other and advanced to the top of the arc with the ball.

The remaining four members of the Chinese team were all separated, but due to Li Ba's strong breakthrough ability, the US team's defense shrank sharply. Even if A Lian and Zhu Fangyu were pulled to the three-point line, Love and Chandler also prevented the paint. Outside the zone, once Li Ba breaks through, they will immediately return to defend the basket and double-team.

"The outside line is weak, but the inside line is affected!" Zhang Lili sighed.

"Is it because we put so much in because we can't make outside shots?" Yu Jia said reluctantly.

But in fact, he knew that the performance from the outside in the first half was what made the US team do this.

As soon as he reached the top of the arc, Li Ba immediately launched an attack.

There is no need to wait for teammates to move, because there are vacancies everywhere, especially Zhu Fangyu and Ah Lian, who took almost three steps.

"squeak!"

With the sharp friction sound of sneakers, Li Ba broke through James head-on.

However, Li Ba has no outside shooting ability. James has always taken one step to defend Li Ba, so he retreated in time.

But when Li Ba suddenly stopped in front of James, the latter also braked immediately.

But in the next moment, Li Ba took the first step forward again and implemented another frontal breakthrough.

James instinctively started to follow, but he was passive and failed to keep up, and fell down.

Li Ba stepped next to James and entered the paint area. At this time, Love and Chandler immediately returned to defend the basket. The three of them met in front of the basket from three directions.

"Pass or hit one yourself?" Yu Jia shouted.

Before he finished speaking, Li Ba flew up, holding the ball with one arm, and hung it directly from the basket.

As he flew up, Love and Chandler jumped from the left and right sides at the same time to block the shot.

At this moment, his right arm accelerated and hit the ball into the basket with a bang.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and pointed at Love, and the thug fouled.

Barkley immediately shouted: "From this defense, we can see that neither Love nor Chandler implemented closed-door defense, but only blocked shots. This is a sign of defensive weakness. This level of defense is Can’t stop the Hammers from attacking the basket.”

Kenny Smith laughed: "You asked Chandler to use his body to block the hammer from attacking the basket? That's crazy, he will be directly hit and fractured.

As for Kevin Love, he does not play with a strong defensive style. He is an inside line that is strong in offense and weak in defense. He is able to achieve his current defensive level thanks to the Hammers. I heard that he has a lot of hammer training videos, which is very rare information. "

Barkley nodded and smiled: "Love's agent is the Hammer's agent Gao."

Jordan said: "Let's get back to the game. Now both Love and Chandler have committed two fouls. Pay attention to the fouls. In addition, from the Hammer's attack, we can clearly see what he wants to do."

"To cause damage, he wants to blow up our inside line. Ha, what a pity guys, their boss wants to kill them."

Buckley laughed strangely.

At this time, Li Ba hit an extra free throw and the US team attacked.

James advanced with the ball, but Li Ba defended very tightly and did not take a step like the former did when guarding him. This made James' advancement difficult and he could be intercepted at any time.

However, the US team had too many outside superstars. Kobe immediately shook off Wang Shipeng, took over the ball, and advanced to the frontcourt.

Li Ba quickly ran towards the basket, but Kobe had already taken action and hit a three-pointer through the Chinese team's basket.

"I can't make any outside shots, and my defense can't keep up. Wang Shipeng needs to keep an eye on your man!" Yu Jia said urgently.

53 draws, the Chinese team attacks.

"Rookie, how does it feel to win the championship without me?" Li Ba used trash talk to stimulate James while pushing forward steadily.

"You guy, you must have lost your physical fitness, so you found an excuse to take a year off. You coward! You played two fewer seasons than me."

James spat back rarely.

"Rookie, I will knock you down again." Li Ba continued to spray.

"Then come on."

James clapped his hands vigorously and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ba accelerated and rushed forward, rushing into the frontcourt. He quickly turned around and chased after him.

"Shrink the basket!" Coach K yelled from the sidelines.

When Li Ba reached the top of the arc with the ball, the U.S. team all returned to defense, really opening up all the Chinese team's perimeter, and then Li Ba passed the ball.

He gave the most trusted hand to the Arab League, who made a jump shot from the right wing and hit a goal.

"Well done! Arab League's performance is still stable." Zhang Liyi shouted.

"Watch Zhu Yi, don't let him go, make up for it in time." Coach K shouted from the sidelines.

Team USA attacks.

This time Li Ba didn't press James too hard. His teammates couldn't stand Kobe, so it was useless for him to press him in the backcourt. James played the ball very quickly.

James advanced to the frontcourt, and this time Durant pulled up from the left baseline to ask for the ball.

The former passed the ball and the latter caught the ball. At this time, Zhu Fangyu came up to guard.

Durant first faked a breakthrough, knocked Zhu Fangyu away, then took it back, then took off and shot a three-pointer, accurately hitting the ball.

55:56, the US team leads by 1 point.