Chapter 922 Li Ba’s Near-Basket Shot

Lakers offense.

Kobe was about to pass the ball at the three-point line on the left wing, made a sideways shot, and shot a three-pointer.

With a bang, the basketball hit the basket and was snatched by Li Ba who dived into the basket. He threw it directly beyond the three-point line on the right wing and passed it to Ginobili.

Ginobili still used the big one to beat the small one. He had already left Artest behind and caught the ball and rushed through the center line.

Kobe desperately chased Ginobili, who rushed to the basket and passed back to Rondo. Rondo caught the ball and made a layup, but Kobe reacted quickly and turned around and slapped him down.

The ball was picked up by Parker, who quickly advanced while observing the position of his teammates in the frontcourt.

Dayao and Duncan first returned to defense and now turned around quickly.

"Tony, don't pass the long ball!"

Kobe shouted from behind.

Parker nodded and steadily advanced upfield.

Playing with the Suns, he has no less or even more experience than Kobe. If this long pass goes to the basket, it might be passed to the Hammers. How can he dare to pass it?

"Kobe, go back."

At this time, Phil Jackson shouted, signaling Kobe to return to the right wing.

He noticed the situation of Artest and Ginobili. If they are not transferred back, it will be a big hole.

Kobe returned to the right wing and still wanted the ball.

Taking the ball, he passed to Duncan in the low post, then quickly got around Ginobili and started cutting into the paint.

This is the classic triangle offense that he is all too familiar with.

The Lakers' advantage on the right wing is too great. Let alone Kobe, just say Duncan beats Marion. Don't be too sure.

At this time, Kobe cut into the paint from Duncan. Duncan suddenly turned around, hit the ground and passed the ball in.

At this moment, Li Ba, who was low on the left wing, returned to defense.

After receiving the ball, Kobe has two options. One is to attack by himself in the face of Li Ba's defense, and the other is to pass it to Dayao.

It was no longer possible for him to pass back to Duncan. Marion had already stood in front of Duncan and went around to defend, cutting off his return route.

Kobe is playing as a team now and he chose to pass the ball.

The moment he caught the ball, he hid the ball behind his back and passed it behind his back.

Li Ba clearly "saw" the trajectory of the ball. At this moment, he made the fastest and most direct reaction. He quickly moved up and took a step forward, using his right hand to intercept the ball.

"Damn it!"

Kobe cursed secretly and quickly pounced on Li Ba, who was two meters away.

Li Ba blocked Kobe with his left arm. At this time, Rondo came to respond and passed the ball with one hand.

"Kobe, if you continue to play like this, even if you get three more rings, you can only look up to me in the future!"

Li Ba followed Kobe and rushed to the frontcourt, his mouth itched and he even spat out trash talk.

Kobe gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Zhang Lijia shouted at this time: "The Lakers are still trying to attack the basket. This is a bit too much. You are holding the hammer in the low post, and the hammer is guarding there. How do you attack? Kobe dared to take action just now. He must definitely do it." Get hit!"

Yu Jia laughed and said: "If Duncan shoots directly, the success rate will be greater. If he chooses to pass the ball to Dayao, it won't work if he can't pass the ball in a straight line. When the ball reaches the person, the Hammer will return to defend Dayao even faster than the ball."

The Suns attacked, Li Ba got the ball in the low post, and Marion used a back-cutting tactic on the weak side.

When Duncan plays Marion, he uses the big one to beat the small one, giving him a mismatch advantage.

But on the other hand, Marion used his mobility to beat Duncan, using a small one to beat a big one, which also had the advantage of dislocation.

He used his mobility to drop Duncan and cut into the paint just like he did with Gasol.

Li Ba had no shooting ability. At this time, Dayao decisively chose to retreat to the basket and join Duncan.

At this moment, as long as Li Ba breaks in, he will face the joint attack of two major insiders.

As for passing the ball, Marion faced the encirclement of two big insiders and had only a dead end.

At this moment, Buckley shook his head.

In his opinion, when Dayao retreats to the basket, it means that the Suns' weak-side back-cutting strategy has failed.

But at this moment, Li Ba went to the basket with the ball, took two steps away from the basket, jumped up against the two big insiders, grabbed the ball with his right hand, raised one arm, pressed his wrist forward, and threw the ball .

"Pass the ball? To whom?"

At this moment, Marion was sandwiched between the two insiders and it was impossible to catch the ball. Everyone was very confused about Li Ba's intentions.

At this time, the ball slipped over the four raised palms and fell towards the basket.

"Uh-huh!"

Throw, hit.

"Lie down!"

Yu Jia was surprised and cursed.

"A throw? A throw! It's a throw! The Hammer solved the two interior defenses with a throw. This was the second time in his career that he scored a field goal..."

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

Barkley was surprised for a second before coming back to his senses, pointing at the screen and yelling at Smith: "Did you see it? Did you see it? It's a shot! It's a shot! Do you know what this means?"

"It means that his dominance in the paint area on the offensive end will be doubled, which means that his threat in the paint area will be doubled, which means that the Lakers are in trouble, and that means that all the teams striving for the championship are in trouble!"

Kenny Smith shouted excitedly.

"But he has to continue to prove that he can indeed score continuously in this way." Barkley said calmly.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson had already stood up and stared at Li Ba with eyes full of disbelief.

Next to him, in front of the Suns bench, Frank raised his fist excitedly.

The media on the sidelines were also very surprised, and all the cameras kept flashing towards Li Ba.

"What the hell, Iron Hammer, have you mastered it?" Dayao yelled, glaring at Li Ba.

"I've been practicing for two years. It's not like you don't know. Why is this surprising?" Li Ba chuckled.

"You kid, you are so cunning! Last time I asked you, you said you haven't practiced yet." Dayao yelled.

Li Ba laughed and retreated.

In the next first quarter, Li Ba used his close-to-the-basket shooting method to hit three more shots and hit two of them.

At the end of the first quarter, 32:22, the Suns led by 10 points.

Li Ba made 5 of 7 shots and 1 of 1 free throw in a single quarter, scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Although he can shoot close to the basket, his shooting percentage has also dropped, and the missed shots have been taken away by the Lakers. This is also a gain that must be lost. As the attack distance expands, this is what he and the Suns must problems to face.

In fact, he knows very well that having the ability to attack near the basket only allows him to score more easily. The number of scoring methods has increased, but it does not mean that his efficiency will increase.

Of course it's not bad. With a longer attack method, he can pull the defender out from the basket, and the defender cannot let him go in the paint. Sometimes it can be used to break the deadlock, which is very beneficial.

Now everyone can be sure that Li Ba has indeed mastered the near-basket shooting. Although it is just a throw, as long as he has this kind of near-basket shooting, he does not need to attack the basket every time on the offensive end. The scoring area may even extend directly to the entire paint area, which is a great threat.

Phil Jackson knew that something was in trouble. The Lakers were completely unprepared and were caught off guard.