Chapter 466 Li Ba: Double Team Him
The Suns served from the bottom line, and Marbury advanced to the frontcourt.
Li Ba didn't ask for the ball, nor did he ask for a position. In the last quarter, he played quickly many times, which consumed a lot of energy. In this quarter, he was not allowed to play, and focused on defense, especially the supplementary defense on the outside.
He doesn't attack, and Marbury consumes a lot on the defensive end, and he doesn't plan to attack, so the main attack point in this quarter is Marion.
Marion catches the ball and hits a jumper over Stoudemire.
"boom!"
Missed, but Li Ba grabbed the rebound.
At this time, Marion had bypassed Stoudemire and rushed in.
Li Ba threw the ball up, and then stuck Kurt Thomas behind him.
"boom!"
Marion dunks with one arm.
"Yeah, lob dunks, hackers blow up baskets..." The excited roar of the Sun commentator sounded again.
Knicks attack.
Kurt Thomas immediately grabbed the ball and ran to the baseline.
On the left wing, Nash desperately ran forward, intending to throw off Marbury to catch the ball.
This opportunity is good, because the sun has not double-teamed him, and he feels that the sky is wider and life is extremely beautiful.
Nash catches the ball, but sees Battier charge.
"You still want to double-team me?"
His heart trembled, his eyes swept to the frontcourt, and he saw Stoudemire rushing towards the basket. Marion, who was defending him, was still one step away, so he quickly threw a long pass.
"boom!"
Stoudemire dunks and the sun's basket is blown up.
"Aw!"
Hanging above the basket, Stoudemire burst into tears and couldn't help screaming.
"Hush!!!!!!"
The American West Arena immediately booed him violently.
"What the hell!"
Li Ba, who returned to defense, was a step slower, and his speed was still not as fast as Stoudemire and Marion.
This is the horror of running and bombing. Once Nash is freed, there will be terrible consequences.
"The Knicks played Penny, and the Suns can't double-team Nash now, because Penny's ability to organize offense is also good." Barkley said.
"Look at how Frank adjusted." Kenny Smith said.
Sun attack.
Outside the three-point line on the right wing, Posey shot a three-pointer over Penny's head.
When he shot, the Knicks' reaction was that Nash, who was close to the frontcourt, had already turned around, and Penny immediately ignored Posey, turned and rushed to the frontcourt.
"boom!"
But the ball missed.
Li Ba grabbed the rebound, and Posey was unguarded at this time, he immediately threw it over, the latter took off again, Penny turned back to defend, it was too late.
"Shua!"
Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.
"Haha, running and bombing, you really don't need to defend." Barkley laughed.
"It's just like the offense. But compared with the Suns, no one in the league can win, because their boss is too good at defense and too good at rebounding." Smith laughed.
Seeing the ball scored, Li Ba didn't return to defense immediately, but stood in front of the baseline, where he wanted to press the speed of the Knicks.
Seeing him standing there still, the Knicks players' hearts sank.
Kurt Thomas, who was about to serve, was worried. In the last game, he was intercepted here three times in a row. This time there will be no three consecutive steals, right?
Stoudemire was rushing forward. When he got to the top of the arc, he saw that the ball hadn't been sent yet, and the fast serve still hadn't been played.
At this time, Marion and Battier were all defending his side, even if the ball came at this time, he could not attack.
Tim Thomas stood in front of Li Ba at this time, covering his brother Thomas with a pick-and-roll.
Li Ba stopped defending at this time, his goal was achieved, and his teammates' defenses were in place, so he turned around directly and left the baseline.
Nash played against Marbury, Posey played against Penny, and the Suns did not double-team Nash.
"It seems that because of the addition of Penny and an extra organizer, the Suns can no longer double-team Nash around the clock. The Knicks have come out of the predicament."
Buckley said.
Li Ba ran to the backcourt unhurriedly. At this time, the Suns had Marion and Battier in the frontcourt, and the Knicks had only Stoudemire, and Thomas was still behind him. He was not in a hurry, and Nash's ball was not at all local pass.
Nash went to the frontcourt under the constant harassment of Marbury.
He saw Li Ba moving below the free throw line, not in the low post, and he was still directing Battier on the right wing to defend Tim Thomas, and he didn't notice him here, nor did he notice Stoudemire behind him.
And Stoudemire, looking at him from the low position on the right wing, with only Marion next to him.
"Whoosh!"
Just past the halfway line, he passes the ball.
At the same time, as if he had a heart, Stoudemire pressed Marion and rushed to the basket.
Just an instant later, Li Ba's locking skill was triggered, and the basketball flew into his locking range.
He didn't look back at Nash, but turned around directly and rushed towards the direction where the ball was flying.
He turned, and just as he took the first step, the ball flew over his head.
On the second step, he jumped up.
Stoudemire jumped into the paint and jumped up watching the ball come.
But at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Li Ba coming, which made his heart skip a beat.
But at this time, the arrow was on the string, and he had no choice but to shoot. He grabbed the basketball flying from the side with both hands.
"Snapped!"
Li Ba's left palm was firmly pressed on the basketball, and then he pressed it sideways. Using the huge momentum, Stoudemire dribbled the ball and pressed it down.
"Boom!"
"Well!"
With a muffled grunt, Stoudemire fell heavily on the floor, and the ball rolled out of his hands and out of the baseline.
"yeah!!!!!"
Amidst the loud cheers, countless hands in the Meixi Arena began to shake.
"Hoho..."
Lying on the floor, Stoudemire was panting violently, and saw the fierce face with indifferent eyes.
He heard everyone cheering for Li Ba, who would cheer every dunk he made during his rookie season, and he felt a little sad.
Standing in front of Xiaosi, Li Ba glanced down, didn't bother to talk any more trash, and turned around.
The Suns attacked, Battier broke through Penny, and hit a ball in the mid-range shot.
Before the ball fell into the basket, Nash and Penny had already ran forward.
Marbury kicked his back and chased after him, but Battier was a step slower.
Kurt Thomas picked up the ball and was about to serve when Li Ba stood in front of him.
He felt that the iron hammer looked at him like a wolf looking at a rabbit that was about to leave the nest. If it dared to come out of the nest, it would bite it.
"It's gone again soon," Barkley yelled.
"Although there is an extra penny, the Suns can no longer double-team Nash, but the defense is still extremely strong, and the Knicks still can't play smoothly. I just want to ask, does anyone still want to defend now? Who else? said Kenny Smith.
Sun attack.
Battier got rid of Tim Thomas, drove into the paint from the left wing, and was covered by Lee Ba for a layup.
Knicks attack.
After Battier scored the goal, he blocked the bottom line for the first time, delaying his fast serve again.
Under Marbury's desperate entanglement, Nash did not find a chance to get out of the ball quickly, so he could only advance to the frontcourt first.
The other four began to run continuously.
When Li Ba saw that Penny was on the right wing, he immediately pointed to Nash on the left wing and shouted loudly: "Team him."