Chapter 678 Don't Give Him the Ball

Li Ba still guarded the left waist position in the paint, let Stoudemire take two steps, and dominated the rebound.

Against Li Ba, Stoudemire felt particularly aggrieved, there was no room for a hero, and he wanted to play.

At this time, he suddenly took a step outward, further increasing the distance between him and Li Ba.

He has the ability to make two-pointers from far. Last season, he made 45.5% of his long-range two-pointers, but he didn't take many shots, so he could only take open shots.

But now, isn't it just an empty seat?

When Nash saw it, it was so far away? He quickly flicked his wrist and threw the ball to Stoudemire.

When Stoudemire retreated, Li Ba reacted, immediately activated, and rushed over.

He stepped out and Nash made the pass.

Two steps out, Stoudemire catches the ball.

Next, Stoudemire jumped up, and Li Ba jumped up, the former made a shot, and the latter blocked the shot.

"predict!"

Li Ba caught the ball he just shot.

"Three steps! The hammer took three steps in the air, and the distance was almost four meters. He caught Stoudemire..." The Suns commentator immediately roared.

Barkley said at this time: "The speed of Stoudemire's catch and shot is not fast. He is not Ray Allen. When he left it for the Hammer to return to defense, Nash should not pass this ball."

"Stoudemire doesn't have the ability to attack with the ball at this two-point distance, and he doesn't have the ability to play singles. He only has the ability to shoot open shots in this place, but he has to face the strongest defender in the league. Even if he is not caught After that, it is impossible for him to hit this ball, because his psychology will definitely be affected." Kenny Smith said.

"Passing the ball to Stoudemire on the outside, I think it is just a chance for the Hammers to perform. Stoudemire must be close to the paint area to be able to attack. Especially facing the defense of the Hammers, it may be difficult for him to survive inside, but In contrast, he has no chance of surviving on the perimeter at all," Barkley said.

At this time, Li Ba passed the ball to Payton, and then quickly went down, rushing into the paint with Stoudemire who was chasing him.

Although Stoudemire chased and defended well, Payton still chose to pass the ball.

Li Ba and Stoudemire took off at the same time, the former wanted to catch the ball, and the latter wanted to prevent the former from catching the ball.

Stoudemire's defense this time is going all out. Usually he would not defend so hard at all, but he really wants to defend Li Ba, block him once, and pay him back.

The two touched each other in the air, and Li Ba maintained his balance better. He accurately caught the pass with both hands, and then smashed it to the basket.

With a bang, when the Knicks basket was blown, Stoudemire lost his balance in the air, landed on one leg, tilted his leg, and cried out in pain for an instant, then fell to the floor, holding his right knee and screaming in pain. stand up.

"oh!"

Knicks fans exclaimed.

"Are you going to get hurt again?"

Many people's hearts were raised.

To be honest, Jr. has been injured several times in the more than two years since he came to the Knicks, and they are already a little bored.

"If only we had a hammer!"

Seeing this scene, the No. 1 Knicks fan said to the big star Tom Hanks next to him.

The other party smiled and said: "But with Stoudemire, there can be no hammer. They will fight in the locker room."

Spike Lee laughed out loud and said suddenly: "No, I'm sure there won't be a fight. No one in the NBA would want to fight with a guy who dares to fight the world champion."

Tom Hanks was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

On the court, seeing Stoudemire like this, Li Ba was also speechless, so he was injured?

He didn't make any unnecessary movements just now, and Stoudemire's injury was all due to his weak knees.

The referee stopped the game and signaled the doctor to come on.

After the Knicks team doctor came on the field, he checked D'Antoni for a while and shook his head: "Old injury, I will definitely not be able to play this game. I must go to the hospital for a detailed examination."

"It's over!"

D'Antoni shook his head, motioning for a lift.

The Knicks then replaced Dayao's former teammate Morris Taylor at No. 4, rookie Qian Shou Frye replaced him, and No. 1 pick Kwame Brown at No. 5.

"Kwame, you only need to do one thing, entangle the Hammer guy on both ends of the offense and defense." Before going on the court, D'Antoni urged.

The introverted but somewhat rebellious Kwame Brown nodded and said, "I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Seeing Brown nodding, he thought he agreed, but D'Antoni was speechless when he heard what he said.

The game continued and the Knicks attacked.

Li Ba is entangled by Kwame Brown.

Kwame Brown weighs 122 kilograms and is 211 centimeters tall. His mobility is not as good as that of Li Ba, but he is not bad. The same is true for his strength.

As soon as he entangled Li Ba, the Knicks' offense was immediately completed, and it was an inside offense.

Odom faced Battier and had the advantage of height and wingspan. After cutting to the basket, he swayed left and right flexibly. After shaking Battier, he made a layup and scored two points.

61:51, the Suns led by 10 points.

Sun attack.

Li Ba walked towards the basket, and Kwame Brown entangled him again.

But this time, Li Ba turned around abruptly and gave Kwame an elbow, which made Brown grunt in pain and retreated.

At this time, Payton's pass came in, Li Ba's figure exploded, and with a bang, he caught the ball and smashed into the basket.

63:51, the Suns led by 12 points.

"Without Stoudemire, the Knicks' lineup also has problems. Stoudemire can still pull the hammer out. Now that Kwame Brown is replaced, the hammer can stay in the paint area and control the rebounds. Strong, the Knicks are also in big trouble." Yu Jia said.

Zhang Lili said: "And Brown's offensive ability is very poor. He can't rebound and block shots. He can't restrain the hammer at all. The only effect, I think, is just like when the Knicks were attacking just now, let him entangle the iron to death." hammer."

Yu Jia laughed and said, "But the result came out. When Sun attacked, he didn't entangle the hammer."

"It's better to let that rookie go than to let him go." Zhang Lili laughed.

On the sidelines, D'Antoni shouted at Brown: "Kwame, stalk him to death, you will get cheers from the fans."

Kwame Brown nodded.

When he got to the frontcourt, he saw that Li Ba was below the free throw line, but instead of going there, he went directly to the basket, and he actually wanted the ball.

"Wow, Kwame Brown is rarely so active. His offensive method is mainly a second offense, which is strange?" Barkley shouted.

D'Antoni was dumbfounded when he saw it, what are you doing running to the basket? Stoudemire was almost killed there, aren't you out of your mind?

"Don't give him the ball!" he yelled at the field.

Of course Nash would not give it, he is not stupid.

At this time, Odom ran back on the right wing, out of space, and he immediately passed a through ball.

Battier followed up immediately, but Odom's skills were very comprehensive, a turnaround jumper, and a mid-range shot.

It's a pity that the ball was missed and the rebound rebounded.

Brown was right under the basket, saw the rebound, his eyes lit up, it was mine.

He immediately moved to the right wing, ready to grab the rebound, but just as he moved his feet, he was blocked. Looking back, he saw Li Ba jump up and grab the rebound.

"Kwame Brown's rebounding ability is not as good as Stoudemire's, and Odom is on the outside again. It is even more difficult for the Knicks to rebound."

Zhang Li laughed.