Chapter 894 LeBron’s Treat

In the third quarter, both sides resumed their first quarter starts.

The young general Johnson is in a dilemma. He does not let Stoudemire enter the starting lineup. Nowitzki plays the fourth position and lets him and Dampier hit the basket on the offensive end. It is absolutely a waste. He cannot be used like Popovich. Like Duncan, Nowitzki is used as a coolie.

But now it is true that the outside speed is not as good as that of the Suns, and the Suns' fast break cannot be defended. What should we do?

In the third quarter, there were no changes in the tactics of both sides.

The Suns still took advantage of their overall advantage and took the lead again, 88:78, leading by 10 points.

In this quarter, Li Ba continued to beat Dampier hard, causing him to commit five fouls, and then continued to beat the Mavericks' backup center.

It's just that he rarely played fast breaks tonight, because playing hard inside and controlling rebounds took a lot of physical energy.

Without him participating in the fast break, although the Suns can still form an advantage of playing more and playing less, the success rate is still not as efficient as if he participated, and the point difference is only 10 points.

After three quarters, he scored 32 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 1 foul.

In the final quarter, young general Johnson adjusted the lineup and took down Stoudemire. Nowitzki returned to the fourth position, Josh Howard returned to the third position, and Devin Harris was replaced at the second position, which increased the speed of the outside. .

But at the same time, Nowitzki returned to the fourth position and slowed down the speed inside.

This is helpless, Nowitzki is not omnipotent, and he cannot reach the outside speed.

As a result, as soon as Nowitzki entered the inside line, Li Ba started to fall quickly.

He participated in the fast break, and the Mavericks couldn't keep up with him on the inside. No one on the outside could guard him. After Josh Howard was knocked away once, they didn't dare to stop him. In the first half of the quarter, the Mavericks were beaten by Li Ba. The offense exploded, and the Suns' offensive efficiency soared, directly pulling the point difference to 20 points.

In the second half of the quarter, young general Johnson had no choice but to adjust the lineup back.

But it was still a loss. In the last four minutes, the Mavericks gave up the game.

115:100, the Suns won by 15 points.

Li Ba played 30 minutes and scored 44 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

There is no 5*5, nor three or four pairs, which is very shabby.

Barkley said after the game: "It is indeed a way to avoid the Hammers' defense like the Mavericks' style of play where perimeter offense accounts for 70 to 80% of the time. But there is a problem. Your lineup must have no weaknesses.

We said earlier that the Mavericks can defend against the Suns' fast break, but today it still can't. The Mavericks lineup still has weaknesses. "

Kenny Smith said: "Nowitzki playing the third position has advantages and disadvantages. Judging from this game, this tactic will definitely not work. It will not be able to beat the Suns. The Mavericks need to adjust their tactics."

Barkley smiled: "The Suns are still the strongest. The Lakers, Heat, Grizzlies, and Mavericks. No matter how many giants there are and how luxurious the lineup is, if the configuration is wrong, they all have weaknesses."

The Suns defeated the Mavericks, with 24 wins and 4 losses, and their ranking remained unchanged.

Returning to their home court, the Suns defeated the Wizards and reached a record of 25 wins and 4 losses. Then on the last day of 2006, they went to the East and began a road trip.

On January 1, 2007, the league announced the Player of the Month for December, and Li Ba won the Western Conference Player of the Month honor consecutively.

On the night of the 1st, after the Suns defeated the Knicks in New York, the team played the Pistons back-to-back the next day, but lost to the Pistons without a big team. With 26 wins and 5 losses, they were still second in the Western Conference.

The Lakers also lost on this day, losing to the Grizzlies.

The Mavericks and Grizzlies, who were originally considered inferior to the Lakers and Heat, exploded to great strength in the regular season.

On January 3, ESPN announced its latest championship probability rankings.

For the first time this season, the Suns finally ranked first in ESPN's championship probability rankings, as high as 60%.

By this time the Suns had arrived in Cleveland.

After Li Ba got the news in the hotel, he had some doubts. This was the same chance of winning the championship as the Lakers last time. Maybe ESPN just changed the names of the two teams?

But what made him happy was that the major media and NBA league officials also announced the latest rankings of the latest regular season MVPs, and he ranked first on each list.

At this time, Bill Duffy called and said: "Hammer, the negotiations between Nike and Adidas are almost over. Do you have anything else to add?"

Li Ba smiled and said: "My MVP ranking has always been first this season. Didn't these companies have any evil intentions behind them?"

Bill Duffy laughed a few times and said: "How can they do it at this time? Besides, the league is in a good situation now, and the officials strongly support you. If they want to do anything, it will be difficult for them.

You know, our alliance is also very strong. There are dozens of billionaires. With your current influence in the alliance, their hands and feet are not so easy to move. "

Li Ba said: "I have nothing to add. You and Gao Yuanyuan can discuss it and sign it when the time comes."

Just after hanging up the phone, Gao Yuanyuan called.

"Tugao, 80% of your funds have been invested in apple and goose factories. The remaining 20% ​​is Wu Jiehui's company. We will buy a share first. He will definitely expand his capital later. If the plan goes well, we will If we want to go big, we need to make financial preparations.”

"what's the plan?"

"ah?"

Gao Yuanyuan, who was negotiating with Adi in New York, realized that he had let the slip out of his mouth and was discovered by the cunning Tubo. He quickly said:

"The company's development plan is to introduce some technical equipment and then return to China to set up a factory."

"Oh, that's okay."

Li Ba was too lazy to care about these things, and he didn't understand much either.

Even if the company breaks the law, he is only an investor, not a manager, and has nothing to do with him.

Not long after, LeBron James called and invited Li Ba to dinner.

James found a Japanese restaurant. Li Ba went in and sat down and complained: "Rookie, why are you looking for a bad place? Look here. I tell you, I will eat a hundred plates today."

James stays for a hundred games, how much does that cost? Explained: "I heard that the food here is good and exquisite..."

"Come on, what's the point of sophistication for a rough guy like you? Indian food is suitable for you, just grab it with your hands." Li Ba said with a smile.

"You are suitable for Indian cuisine." James said angrily.

At this time there was a knock on the door, and two Japanese women in kimonos came in and respectfully began to serve the food.

"Is this a plate?"

James looked at the plates of food on the table. Is one plate enough for him to take a bite?

"Add more dishes, rookie, let's have a hundred plates first." Li Ba complained.

James was helpless and touched his pocket with his little hand. This was not cheap, but he couldn't let the hammer be full, right?

While the two of them were eating, women in kimonos kept coming in to serve food. There was a constant flow of food coming and going.

"Hammer, do you think I will stay here after this season, or will I?" James asked.