Chapter 760 The Ratings Are Crazy Rising
"It still is." Kenny Smith laughed.
Barkley smiled and said: "We don't discuss whether he is still the number one power forward in history, but he was firmly held in the West by the Hammers and the Suns. Can you think of it when he won the single-core championship?"
Kenny Smith said with a smile: "No one would have thought of it, including himself."
"Do you think he will leave the Spurs?" Barkley asked suddenly.
Kenny Smith thought about it, shook his head and said, "No, I don't know."
"I know, he will definitely leave. If he still wants honor, he will definitely leave." Barkley said with a stern look.
"So sure?"
"Yes, the strong rise of the Hammer, if he can complete the defending... You have to know, he is now single-core, absolutely single-core, even more single-core than Duncan back then. Then his defending is very likely to be Facilitate the grouping of other stars who are interested in winning the championship, and Duncan is no exception." Barkley said.
"And the Spurs simply don't have a ball market that can accommodate so many stars, so Duncan's departure is almost inevitable."
Kenny Smith nodded and said.
"Mickey, get him!"
At this time, in Los Angeles, Bass Sr. made a call to Kupchak at home.
"Jerry, we're going to pay a lot of luxury tax," Kupchak said.
"Didn't you propose to trade Marbury? Their contract is about the same." Old Buss said doubtfully.
"Okay, I'll discuss it with Phil again and make a decision as soon as possible," Kupchak said.
Like the Lakers, after hearing the discussion between the two of Barkley, the management of many teams also felt that it was very possible and immediately began to prepare for the transaction.
Soon, this matter spread to the entire league.
Facing the super big fish Duncan, although he has a contract, he still has infinite appeal.
Next, the Spurs tried again and hit Duncan again.
But Li Ba and David Lee switched defenses again. Duncan faced double-teaming and forced a small floater, but unfortunately missed, the rebound was caught by Li Ba, the Suns played another fast break, and Barbosa hit a layup.
At 5:17, the Suns led by 12 points, and the Spurs called a timeout after serving.
"Murphy can't handle the hammer, so he has the opportunity to double-team Tim Duncan. The Spurs must find another way." Barkley said at this time.
"Murphy can grab rebounds, but other defenses are still not good." Kenny Smith said.
"I think the Spurs' vitality is insufficient. This game was played under pressure by the Suns, and there is no chance of winning. This game is going to be over, and this series will be over." Barkley said.
At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang He understood: "Today, the hammer is really shoulder-to-shoulder. From defense to fast break, everything is covered in one package."
"Next, the Spurs probably won't attack inside anymore. The efficiency is really not high. It's better to shoot a few three-pointers." Yu Jia complained.
"But under the defense of the Suns on the outside, the shooting rate will not be much higher, and the rebounds can't beat the Hammers. The Spurs still have to lose." Zhang Lili laughed.
"However, the Hammer's fast break still needs to pay attention to physical distribution. Once his fast break stops, the Suns' scoring efficiency is likely to drop, and then they will give the Spurs a chance." Yu Jiadao.
"You're too polite. It's not a drop, it's likely to be cut in half. Ah no, it's 100% now, and it's cut off in half. The cut in half is too conservative."
Zhang Lili complained.
In the next game, the Spurs' offense did lean towards the outside.
Duncan entered the paint on both ends of the offense and defense, controlled the rebounds with all his strength, and entangled Li Ba with all his strength.
In this way, he completely became a coolie.
But his change has caused a lot of obstacles to Li Ba.
This obstacle is manifested in positional warfare, regardless of the offensive and defensive ends.
In the fast break, Duncan, who gave up the attack completely, also blocked Li Ba's fast play several times.
Under such obstacles, Li Ba had almost no help to defend the outside line, and he tried his best to compete with Duncan in the paint.
In the end, Li Ba still relied on his strong defensive ability to suppress Duncan in the paint, grabbed more rebounds, and blocked the Spurs' offense from outside the paint.
Because of the reduction of Li Ba's fast break, the Suns' scoring efficiency suddenly dropped.
But again, the Spurs lack Duncan's scoring point and rely entirely on outside shooting. Under the Suns' outside defense, their efficiency is average.
Of course, although Li Ba has reduced the fast break, the Spurs' offensive efficiency is slightly higher than that of the Suns, but with rebounds to ensure the number of shots, and the number of shots to ensure the score, the score can still keep up with the Spurs.
In addition, Li Ba still played a few fast breaks after grabbing defensive rebounds, and the Suns even maintained some advantages in scoring.
At the end of the first quarter, at 18:35, the Suns relied on Li Ba's rebounding ability and defensive ability, did not give the Spurs a chance to narrow the point difference, but continued to widen the point difference slowly and firmly, leading by 17 points.
At the end of this section, the ratings have risen to 45 million.
Li Ba made 7 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in a single quarter. He scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
In the second quarter, Li Ba continued to play, focusing on defense, and the offensive end as the organization center, from the big to the outside line.
The Spurs also fought hard. This is the most critical game. If they lose, there is only a theoretical chance for a comeback, so GDP will continue to play and continue to fight Li Ba hard.
If you can't make it through the second quarter, then you probably won't have a chance.
After one quarter, the Spurs really carried it through, leaving suspense for this game.
Parker and Ginobili suddenly felt better, making consecutive shots, scoring 21 points in a single quarter, Bowen also made two three-pointers, and the Spurs scored 33 points in a single quarter, pulling the score back a bit.
At halftime, 51:60, the Spurs were still 9 points behind.
On the hanging screen, the ratings reached 54.21 million, and the rocket was soaring upwards.
Now at this time, the general managers and owners of all teams in the league are staring at this data and rejoicing.
It won't take long for this data to translate into real, huge benefits.
Similarly, league players feel the same way, because the league's profits increase, and their next contracts will also increase.
So tonight, almost everyone in the league is looking forward to Li Ba's 5-double, which will bring them benefits.
Even if some people are envious and jealous, they still have the same thoughts.
Next to the ratings are Li Ba's statistics: 9 of 9 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 21 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
"5*5 in the halftime is only 1 steal away." Zhang Lili said with a smile.
"This statistic, if the other superstars play it out, they will laugh their faces off." Yu Jia said with a smile.
"But after halftime, the physical energy of the hammer is exhausted." Zhang Lili said.
"The Spurs are desperately fighting. If they don't fight this time, they will lose their chance. Duncan didn't have any strength at all, so he just exhausted the hammer." Zhang Li shook his head and sighed.
"If the Spurs can continue to carry on in the second half and the Hammers defend with all their strength, regardless of the outcome of this game, he may really have a 5-double." Yu Jia said suddenly.
Zhang Lili was stunned, thought for a while and said, "That's impossible. Hammer said that if he wants to make his 5 pairs dry, if he trades a loss for 5 pairs, he will definitely not do it."
"Hey, he only does 5*5 and 4 pairs, but he doesn't use 5 pairs. How arrogant!" Yu Jia sighed.
"If you want to brush, he has already typed it out. He just wants to make everyone have nothing to say." Zhang Lili laughed.