roccoschili Chapter 1175 Superstar Style
Chapter 1175 Superstar Style
Chapter 1175 Superstar Style
The next day, the game started, and the starting lineup was announced before the game.
Grizzlies: Randolph, Garnett, Rudy Gay, Mayo, Harden.
Suns: Li Ba, Ah Lian, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Nash.
Li Ba and Garnett jumped the ball, the latter was a year old, and the former easily won the first attack for the team.
Pulling away, Li Ba singled Randolph in the paint.
Randolph's tonnage is too large. Of course, Li Ba will not force it. He first gets out of the basket to catch the ball, then turns around and throws off the former, easily dunking and scoring.
Barkley complained: "No matter how fast Randolph is twice as fast, he can't keep up with the turning speed of the Hammer. I think it's better to defend the basket and let the Hammer shoot. The defensive efficiency will be higher."
Kenny Smith laughed and said: "Even Olajuwon back then, his movement ability in the paint area is not as good as that of a hammer. The method you mentioned is really a method."
Grizzlies attack.
Randolph served the ball, and the three outsiders entered the frontcourt at full speed, and the speed of offensive and defensive transitions was very fast.
However, the Suns returned to defense very quickly. They are all small. There was no physical problem when they first played, and they kept up with the rhythm.
Harden reached the left wing with the ball, dropped Nash, and made an emergency stop jumper.
"Snapped!"
Ray Allen arrived and blocked the ball.
Li Ba happened to follow up from behind, took the ball, and turned around immediately.
Ah Lian in the back also turned around and went down quickly, pulled to the right wing, and pulled away Garnett who was back on defense.
Randolph, who was the slowest, started to retreat from the high post. When he retreated to the basket, Li Ba had already entered the paint with the ball.
After one step into the paint, Li Ba threw the ball on the backboard with one hand.
Randolph immediately turned around under the basket and looked up. At this time, the basketball rebounded after hitting the board. When he was about to jump to catch the rebound, he only felt his head go dark.
"boom!"
Li Ba threw himself and dunked Randolph under the basket.
"yeah!"
The cheers of the Suns fans sounded in the American West Arena.
The referee whistled, Randolph blocked the foul, and Li Ba added a free throw.
After making an extra penalty, Li Ba scored five points in a row at the start.
The Grizzlies attacked, and Randolph squeezed Li Ba into the paint with a tonnage of 120 kilograms.
Harden passes the ball to Randolph.
Randolph punched Li Ba with his back and swayed left and right. At this time, Li Ba took the initiative to retreat half a step.
Li Ba's retreat made it impossible for Randolph to feel his position through his buttocks, and at the same time left room for himself to react.
At this time, Randolph made a hook shot, and Li Ba jumped up to block the shot and caught the ball.
The offense and defense switched, Nash held the ball to the top of the arc, and Li Ba entered the basket at this time.
"Team him."
Grizzlies coach Hollins shouted.
Garnett has returned to the basket. Although he is old, he has more experience. He always keeps two steps away from the United Arab Emirates and is very close to the paint.
His stride is also very large, his lateral movement ability is excellent, and his wingspan is very long, which is the root cause of his strong defense ability.
It's just that the generation of superstars comparable to Duncan is getting old, and the level of defense assistance is not as good as before.
Nash passed the ball to the UAE.
Ah Lian missed a shot, and Li Ba jumped up. Under the pressure of Randolph and Garnett, he single-handedly hit the ball to Ah Lian's position.
Ah Lian made a second shot and hit two points.
0:7, the Suns lead.
The Grizzlies attacked, Harden made a three-pointer from the left wing, but missed, Randolph grabbed the rebound, made a sideways layup, and was directly pressed down by Li Ba.
The referee blew his whistle to signal Randolph to move, the ball was exchanged, and the offense and defense were switched.
"Let's shoot outside."
Tried inside, but couldn't hit, coach Hollins shook his head helplessly and shouted to the court.
Looking back, Li Ba continued to use his BUG-like mobility inside the paint to force Randolph, forcing the Grizzlies to double-team him, thus allowing his teammates to have open opportunities.
"Shh!"
This time Ray Allen appeared open and made a three-pointer.
After one quarter, 15:32, the Suns led by 17 points.
Zhang Lili said: "Ray Allen feels good today, and he made two three-pointers in a single quarter, which shows that these veteran players can still play."
Yu Jia said with a smile: "Their speed is still slow, not as good as when they were young, so sometimes, some open opportunities cannot be grasped."
Xu Jicheng said: "Now the Suns have no problem playing against ordinary teams. They can gain an advantage by relying on the number of shots taken. But against a championship-level team, the outside line may have more problems on the defensive end."
Zhang Lili said: "That's right. For example, if you play against the Heat and the Hammer is at the fifth position, then the Suns can't defend LeBron at all, and this point will be blown up. Especially in the fourth quarter, after the veteran's physical energy is exhausted, the defensive The intensity can't keep up."
In the second quarter, the Suns came off the bench, and the Grizzlies were half the main force and half the substitute.
Barkley said: "The Hammers rarely played in the second quarter this season. It seems that the Suns are ready for physical reserves."
Kenny Smith said: "This is for sure. The team is full of veterans. The Hammers must reserve enough physical energy, and the playing time in the regular season must be controlled."
At halftime, 45:54, the Suns still led by 9 points.
In the third quarter, the two teams began to confront each other outside.
Rudy Gay and Mayo took most of the shots, and their hands exploded. Together they made 15 of 9 shots, including 3 three-pointers and 4 of 3 free throws. They jointly scored 24 points.
But someone from the Suns also stood up and prevented the Grizzlies from chasing points.
It wasn't Li Ba. After Li Ba attracted double-teams, it was Ginobili and Nash who stood out as a back line combination.
两人三分球8投5中，两分球6投3中，3罚2中，联手砍下了23分。
Among them, Nash scored 13 points in a single quarter and made 3 three-pointers, showing the demeanor of a superstar.
After three quarters, 78:90, the Suns led by 12 points.
Barkley said: "Kenny, do you want to bet? The Suns veteran's physical fitness is declining now. If Nash continues to play, I bet the Suns will stretch their hips in the final quarter."
Kenny Smith laughed, and then said: "Nash has played 23 minutes in three quarters, and his physical condition will indeed have problems, and the Suns have no other point guards except for Nash, so they can only hammer the No. [-] position. , In that case, there will be bigger problems inside, so Charles, I agree with you, I will not bet with you."
"Kenny, you're very smart." Barkley said proudly.
Nash is indeed tired, after all, he is 36 years old.
This is the problem the Suns are facing now. Without Nash, Li Ba will be in the No. [-] position, and his internal strength will be three levels steeper.
In the fourth quarter, Li Ba took the No. [-] position and Kwame Brown took the No. [-] position.
This lineup will play at least half a quarter before Nash returns to the field.
The time set for Nash is 10 minutes per game, which is already a big test for a 36-year-old veteran.
(End of this chapter)