Chapter 272

"Snapped!"

Li Ba intercepted the ball with one palm and grabbed the basketball directly from the air.

"Boom!"

He landed with the ball in his hands over his chest.

At this time, in the paint area of ​​the Spurs, besides him, there are Duncan and Horry under the basket, and everyone else ran out of the paint area.

Two against one, this moment.

"Hammer!"

But outside the paint, Marion had stopped on the right wing, holding the ball,

Li Ba passed the ball.

As soon as he made the pass, Horry pounced on Marion.

Marion caught the ball and was about to jump, so he shook Horry directly, then dribbled the ball once, and rushed directly to the basket.

Duncan had no choice but to take a side step to defend Marion.

But that's when Marion jumped up to pass the ball, throwing it straight into the air, over Duncan's head.

Duncan turned his head quickly after landing, and saw that Li Ba was already in the air, grabbing the ball with both hands.

"Snapped!"

"boom!"

Catch the ball, dunk, tremble at the rim.

73:81, the Suns led by 8 points.

"Woooooooooooooooooo..."

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the Sun team's on-site commentator began to simulate the sound of the bomber again.

"Hohohoho..."

The breathing of the players on the Spurs began to be heavy, the huge consumption of physical energy, the attack wave of 14 to 5 by the sun, the dunk of the team's Optimus Prime Duncan, and the shocking heavy dunk of the opponent's hammer, The huge psychological pressure was once again formed on them. They lowered their heads unconsciously, put their hands on their knees, and a lot of sweat dripped on the floor.

The Spurs serve and call a timeout.

"Low-level error, why?" Popovich got angry at Duncan.

Duncan's face was a little ugly. He made two mistakes in a row in this quarter, all of which were intercepted by the hammer. This guy is really too strong on the defensive end, so he can't be careless at all!

"Kill the horse!"

Beside, in front of the Suns bench, Li Ba's roar sounded, followed by the deafening sound of "killing horses" in the audience.

All of a sudden, except maybe Duncan and Popovich, all the Spurs players, including the staff, were under a lot of pressure.

Parker felt as if a huge stone was pressed against his chest, but he had to push against the stone to breathe, which made his breathing extremely heavy, and he had to open his mouth wide to breathe.

"At home, I hope to go back to our home, where there are fans who support us." The idea of ​​going home rose in his heart.

But he didn't realize that this was actually a subconscious idea to avoid the away game.

Ginobili was better than Parker, but not so much better, his mind was blank and he couldn't think of anything.

Except for Duncan, the two strongest Spurs are in such a state, facing the sun that has risen again, God can't save the Spurs.

81:96, in Game 3, the Suns won by 15 points, leading the Spurs by a score of 2-1.

The G4 game will be held three days later, on April 25th, and it will still be the home court of the Suns.

Duncan made 15 of 31 shots in 48 minutes of the game, including 5 of 10 shots in the fourth quarter, a 48% field goal percentage, 4 of 6 free throws, 34 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls. data.

Li Ba made 6 of 6 shots in the first three quarters, 5 of 5 shots in the fourth quarter, 11 of 11 shots and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 25 points, 25 rebounds, 6 assists, 8 steals, 8 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. ultra-luxury data.

His data has never been played by anyone in the league's playoffs, and it is the first in history.

There are still several data comparisons between the two, which are also the key points that determine the outcome of the game.

The first was 54:41, the Suns had 13 more rebounds.

The second is 13:7, and the Suns have 6 more blocks.

The third is 12:6, the Suns have 6 more steals.

After the game, Li Ba and Duncan accepted the live interview together at the same time.

"Tim?" Li Ba reminded.

Duncan's face was dark after losing the game, but helplessly, he nodded slightly.

"Iron Hammer, you made all 11 shots in this game. What makes you so efficient?" the TNT reporter asked.

"Because I took the safest way to score." Li Baye complained to himself, and then said seriously: "The Spurs came to attack me, so I added some suddenness to the offense this time. reason."

"Hammer, do you have anything to say about the deluxe version of 5*5 that won Double Twenty in the playoffs?" Zhang Lili asked with a smile.

"I don't feel anything." Li Ba said calmly with his chin raised high.

"Puchi!" Some of the media reporters laughed.

"Iron Hammer, although the Suns won the game today, Tim played so well. It seems that you didn't help defend him well. Do you have anything to explain?" A reporter asked.

"Oh, how many times did I block Tim today? Three or four? Or four? I'm sorry, I really forgot." Li Ba said something that made Duncan feel a little dark in a teasing tone, and then replied seriously:

"But I believe that no one in this world can stop Tim from playing, including me. As I said, my most important thing is not to limit Tim. He cannot be limited. My most important job is to control the paint. , thus winning the game." Li Ba laughed.

"Tim, you performed very well today, but you lost the game, do you want to say something?" The TNT reporter asked Duncan.

Li Ba looked over.

Duncan snorted, "It's like this, we lost to the Hammer's defense. Yes, it's like this..."

After talking, he opened his mouth and continued: "The league has not announced the DPOY of this season, but I think the Hammers rank first in terms of personal defensive data and defensive efficiency in rebounds, steals, and blocks. , he deserves to be the DPOY of the season, he deserves to have no contenders. Yes, I think so. And, I don’t accept rebuttals.”

Li Ba's face was full of smiles, without any concealment, and he nodded repeatedly.

The media was a little confused, what happened to Duncan? Are you dizzy?

"Hammer, what do you think of Tim's words?" A reporter immediately asked.

"I respect Tim's words, we need fairness." Li Ba said simply.

"Give it to him. This is what he deserves. He won the honor and will help us develop the Chinese market. Next season, I plan to play two preseason games in China."

At this time in New York, at the league headquarters, Stern, who was watching the TV screen, was a little helpless, but he also felt a little funny.

"Okay, sir." Xiao Guangtou lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly.

At the American West Arena, the post-match press conference began. Li Ba and Duncan met again, but the first question was thrown to Popovich.

"Mr. Popovich, the Spurs are one game behind now. Is there something wrong? How are you going to deal with it?" the TNT reporter asked.

"There are some problems, we will make appropriate tactical adjustments." Popovich said.

"Specifically? The Hammers won the Double Twenty in this game, and they were not restricted on both ends of the offense and defense, especially on the defensive end. This means that the Spurs' tactical restrictions on him have failed extremely. You haven't planned to let Tim Against him? I don't think Rasu or anyone else can contain the hammer, don't you think so?" the reporter pressed.

"As I said, I will make appropriate tactical adjustments." Popovich said stubbornly.

"Then Hedo and Bowen didn't play after they left the field, and neither did Rasu. Are they injured?" A reporter asked again.

"NO, they are good, they will appear in the G4 battle." Popovich said.

On the way back to the hotel after the release, Popovich had a chat with Duncan.