Chapter 932 Everyone Double-Teams Kobe, I Don’t Want to See Him Catch the Ball

At this time, Ginobili started, making a snake-like movement, which was very strange. He successfully got rid of Kobe and cut into the paint area.

At this time, Payton passed the ball, Ginobili caught the ball and made a layup.

18 square meters.

"It's up to Ginobili in desperate situations, but now at the critical moment, it's also up to Ginobili." Yu Jia said with a smile.

Lakers offense.

The Suns pressed the whole court again.

Li Ba also intercepted at the bottom line. In this way, Duncan was pulled to the bottom line, and then he left and ran towards the frontcourt.

Parker once again shook off Payton Sr. and caught the ball.

At the free throw line, Li Ba pointed at Parker again and shouted: "Double-team him, I want the ball to die in his hands."

Battier, who was just in front, immediately pounced on Parker and began to double-team Parker with Payton.

When Duncan and Artest saw each other, they immediately went over to help.

The same goes for Kobe not far away, running continuously to catch the ball.

"Keep an eye on him, I don't want to see him catch the ball." Li Ba pointed at Kobe again and shouted.

As a result, Marion and Ginobili began to double-team Kobe.

There was only one big Yao left, and he quickly ran from the basket to the left wing, avoiding Li Ba in front, and reached out to the backcourt to ask for the ball.

Li Ba stared at Kobe and locked Dayao and the basketball at the same time. He always kept a three-meter distance between his feet and Dayao.

At this time, Parker handed the ball to Duncan, then bypassed Payton, and while rushing forward, he turned back and reached out to get the ball back.

But at this time Battier returned to defense and jumped in front of Duncan to prevent him from passing the ball.

Duncan passed Battier's steal and passed the ball to Parker.

At this time, Payton suddenly appeared next to Parker and touched the ball with one hand, causing the ball to become a floor ball.

Parker and Payton immediately scrambled together, and everyone else ran over.

At this moment, the Lakers' backcourt was in chaos.

At this moment, Li Ba also activated and rushed over.

The ball was eventually caught by the most astute Parker, who stood up and turned around and ran away.

Just as he turned around, he passed by a huge figure.

The moment he passed by, Li Ba casually grabbed the ball that Parker was about to throw to the floor, and then swept past Duncan and Artest in one step and rushed into the top of the key.

Bang, dribbling once, Li Ba took two more steps, grabbed the ball back, took another step, stood up, raised one arm high, stretched his bow, and with a bang, smashed the Lakers' basket. A sudden shudder.

18:20, Suns lead.

The Suns maintained this suffocating defense for half a quarter. By the end of the first quarter, at 24:32, the Suns launched a wave of attacks at 6:18, going from 4 points behind to overtaking by 8 points.

The players from both teams returned to the bench, all sweating and panting.

"It takes a lot of physical strength!" Yu Jia shouted.

"This is finals-level defensive intensity! Those of us watching it feel breathless, let alone the players." Zhang Li said.

During the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "The Lakers' interior speed is still too slow, which allows the Suns to double-team Kobe and Parker in the backcourt unscrupulously.

If it were the Suns, and you used four people to double-team two defenders, wouldn't the Hammers and Marion pierce your pants? "

Kenny Smith said: "The Lakers don't have the capital to double-team with four people. At most, they can add Artest to the three."

"Three people can double-team two, but that can't double-team. Artest's speed can't double-team defenders," Barkley complained.

Kenny Smith said: "So this is the future direction of interior development. Heavy interiors will lose their competitiveness. Impactful interiors are what we need."

In the second quarter, both teams came on as substitutes.

The main force worked too hard and must rest.

Even for the Lakers who were forced, their physical energy consumption was huge.

Playing off the bench, the Suns completely beat the Lakers.

The Lakers sent an inside combination of Turiaf and Brian Cook, and Luke Walton, Vujacic, and Jordan Farmer on the outside.

The Suns are an inside combination of Kurt Thomas and David Lee, and Tony Allen, Kevin Martin, and Rondo are on the outside.

The Suns' bench, both offensively and defensively, completely overwhelmed the Lakers.

Especially on defense, there are Kurt Thomas on the inside, Tony Allen on the forward line, and Rondo on the outside. It can be called the three gates.

Of course, Rondo is still a little green, but he is still competent against Jordan Farmer, the rookie of the same year, and he can prevent the opponent from dying.

After half a quarter, 32:46, the Suns led by 14 points.

The Lakers had nothing to do, so Kobe came on the court, and then Dayao, who consumed relatively little in the first quarter, also came on the court, and then things stabilized.

The two main players came on the court, one inside and one outside, and immediately gained the upper hand. After three minutes of play, at 40:50, the Lakers regained 4 points.

At this time, Li Ba came on the field to focus on defense and stabilize the situation for the Suns.

At halftime, 44:56, the Suns led by 12 points.

Zhang Lili smiled happily: "Strong defense, appropriate lineup configuration, and lineup depth are the reasons why the Suns are ahead of the Lakers."

"The Suns' configuration is really good." Yu Jia praised.

Zhang Liji said with a smile: "The Suns' lineup is built around the Hammer. First, defense, it is best to have both offense and defense. Second, the speed must keep up with the Hammer.

If you look at the power forward position, it has always been Marion. Is it really impossible for the Suns to trade him? That's not absolute. I think it's because there is no suitable person.

Are you at least better than Marion? Reluctantly bringing in a star, even if it is a superstar, is not suitable for the Hammers, and the effect is not as good as Marion.

Marion does have weaknesses. He has no confrontation, no height, no tonnage, and no independent ball-handling ability. But he is very mobile, can score, and can rebound. In this regard, there are not many in the league. There is an inside line. "

Yu Jia nodded and said: "That's true. We can see from the Lakers' interior configuration. Dayao and Duncan are both relatively slow interiors, and they were defeated by the Hammers and Marion Tiantian!

But Mr. Zhang, why can’t the Suns beat the Lakers in the regular season? "

Zhang Lili laughed and said: "The defensive intensity is different! You saw in the last game, this kind of super defense defeated the Lakers, and this time it comes again."

Yu Jia laughed and said: "So in the playoffs, it depends on defense. Even if the Hammers have shooting ability, it doesn't seem to be of much use."

"If you don't double-team him, he can shoot. But now he can't shoot. If they double-team him, it's difficult to get the ball."

Zhang Lili smiled.

Back at halftime, the game continues.

The Lakers' five main players came on the field and went all out.

For the Suns, Payton did not play again. The full-court pressing tactics in the second half of the first quarter were too taxing on him, so he continued to rest in this quarter.

And Battier didn't play, but Tony Allen.

Before Li Ba came on the court, he pointed at Kobe and said, "Tony, the whole court is double-teaming him. I don't want to see him catch the ball."

Kobe's teeth were almost broken, and he stared at Li Ba, his eyes almost burning.

He didn't catch the ball much in the second half of the first quarter, and now he does it again?

The two looked at each other on the sidelines like a pair of enemies.