Chapter 306 Blacksmithing Contest

On the night of the 9th, the American West Arena was full of stars.

The temperature in Phoenix in May is already very high, with an average daily maximum of 34 degrees Celsius, and the Suns home court is as hot as ever.

A large number of Hollywood stars have appeared in the American West Arena, which has never happened before.

This also shows that the series between the Lakers and the Suns is very hot.

According to the ratings released by ESPN, the American viewers who watched the Lakers-Suns G1 and G2 games reached 6.78 million and 6.94 million respectively, which involved at least 20 million people, which is a very good rating.

Ratings are like lights, stars are moths.

This kind of ratings is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the distribution of the Suns' national broadcasts next season.

In addition to Hollywood, many sports stars came tonight, such as Tiger Woods, and there are several big stars in NFL and MLB, each of which is no worse than the most famous superstar in NBA.

The NBA itself also has a lot of superstars and superstars today, both retired and active.

Such as Jordan, the first time to visit this year's playoffs scene.

Lakers legends Magic Johnson and Jerry Wadet, Larry Bird and more.

"Michael, why did you come to the home court of the Suns?" There were so many stars, and the reporters were the busiest, a reporter asked.

"I want to see a close series, not a one-sided game. The Suns showed strong competitiveness, so I came." Jordan said.

"What effect do you think Malone's comeback will have in this game?" the reporter asked.

"The Lakers' inside line will suppress the Suns' inside line, and the hammer will be hard to hold. Then this will spread to the outside line. The Lakers will strengthen their defense against the Sun's outside line, thereby destroying the Suns' scoring ability." Jordan said.

"Since you think so, why did you come here?" The reporter asked again.

"I hope to see the Hammers have the best performance. This is the only variable. The Suns have no other chance to win unless the Hammers are super efficient under the pressure of O'Neal and Malone, two historical super insiders. The performance. I have seen more great games, and I have experienced more. This is the only thing that attracts me to this game." Jordan said.

Before the game, the Lakers officially announced that Malone was back, he left the injured list, and entered the 12-man roster for the G3 game.

Half an hour before the game, the starting lineup was announced.

Lakers: O'Neal, Malone, Devin George, Kobe, Payton.

Suns: Li Ba, Marion, Battier, Posey, Marbury.

The Lakers and the first game did not change, but the Suns made changes.

The Suns' starting lineup has obviously strengthened their defense and also strengthened their offensive capabilities.

But there is also a downside. Marion returned to the fourth position, and the strength of the fourth position has dropped. It is impossible for him to fight against Malone like Voskur, without that physique.

Li Ba was the last to start the game, and received the warmest cheers.

He was used to it, and he raised his chin and waved to the audience around him.

"Hey, Michael, hey..."

Walked around from the front row, said hello to celebrities from all walks of life who he didn't know. He accepted a temporary interview from the media and only agreed to answer two questions.

The first one was given to CCTV, and Zhang Lili asked cheerfully: "Hammer, throughout the playoffs, your game's domestic ratings reached 2.6%, and the market share reached 11%, which is even more popular than popular TV series. are you happy?"

"Mr. Reasonable, is this a problem for you?"

Li Ba complained in his heart, greeted the camera, and said, "I'm very happy. Hello everyone, I'm Iron Hammer."

Seeing Li Ba's helpless expression, Zhang Lili reacted, a little annoyed, wanted to ask again, but didn't want Li Ba to be dishonest, so he had to shut up.

The second question was given to Barkley, he smiled and asked: "Hammer, the Suns issued an abstinence order, but Jessica Alba has been by your side during this time, and now everyone wants to know, you Has the team's ban been enforced?"

"Aww!!!!!!"

In the auditorium, the fans who heard it booed one after another.

CCTV's live broadcast signal was immediately switched to Beijing's broadcast studio. The scale of this problem is still a bit bigger compared to the current domestic.

Li Ba glanced at Alba who was next to the Suns bench. The latter didn't hear the question, and smiled and waved to him. He said a word to Barkley: "Yes!"

"Can you bear it?" Barkley asked with disbelief.

"Sorry, Charles, you only have one right to ask." Li Ba smiled and left the camera.

"Hey, Charles, your ability to ask questions is no better than mine." Zhang Lili and Barkley are now familiar, and joked.

"Zhang, there is a sequel to my question, do you have one?" Barkley said triumphantly.

"This... indeed." Zhang Lili had to admit that Barkley was right.

At the start of the game, Li Ba won the jump ball.

In the first 5 minutes, the outside line tested the touch.

The Suns made 3 of 7 shots, Marbury and Battier each made 1 of 2 shots, Posey made 0 of 1 shots, Marion pulled out, made 1 of 2 shots from the outside, and scored a three-pointer.

The Lakers made 2 of 8 shots, Kobe Bryant made 1 of 5 shots, Malone made 1 shot, and Devin George made 0 of 2 shots.

10 rebounds, the Lakers got 6, O'Neal and Malone together grabbed 5 of them, the Suns got 4, and Li Ba got 3.

4:7, the Suns lead by 3 points at home, and the Lakers have the ball.

"The pace of the game is very slow, especially for the Lakers. Every attack is pressed to the last few seconds, and the number of rounds is very small." Zhang Reasonable said.

"The Hammer grabbed two backcourt rebounds today, and the Suns didn't hit a fast break. Teacher Zhang, please analyze it. I think the Lakers' defense speed is average except for Kobe." Yu Jia said.

"That's for sure. Except for Kobe and Devin George, they are all old guys. Can they be faster?"

Zhang Lili made a joke, and then said:

"The fast break can't be played, mainly because the control of the hammer has been strengthened. Pay attention, every time you grab a rebound, even if you don't grab it, O'Neal will try his best to entangle the hammer and delay his passing speed. This allows the Lakers to Returning to the defense in time, so that the Suns can't play fast breaks, this is the fundamental problem, and O'Neal worked harder on the defensive end."

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Barkley analyzed: "Today the Lakers have obviously strengthened their control of the paint area. The two big insiders have no offense and are fully defensive. This is the lifeblood of the Suns winning. Once the hammer loses control of the paint area, the Suns will definitely Undoubtedly defeated."

The Lakers called a timeout, and Phil Jackson said to Kobe: "Kobe, go inside and play more. With Shaq and Carl here, the hammer's movement in the paint will be greatly restricted. We need to be closer to the basket. Some."

Nodding, Kobe said, "I will."

The timeout ends and the Lakers attack.