roccoschili Chapter 923 The Lakers Can't Stand It Anymore
Chapter 923 The Lakers Can't Stand It Anymore
Chapter 923 The Lakers Can't Stand It Anymore
Barkley explained at this time: "The first ball has a distance of [-] meters near the basket, and the second ball has a distance of three meters. This means that the entire paint area is within the throwing range of the hammer."
Kenny Smith shook his head and sighed: "This is surprising. You must know that Duncan's near-basket shots are also mainly on the board. Is the Hammer going to bloom his talent on the offensive end?"
In front of the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson said: "From now on, the defensive distance of the Hammer on the defensive end will extend to the entire paint area. Don't be too cautious. Although he can attack close to the basket, he is also far away from the basket. We Can better protect the defensive rebound."
The second quarter begins.
Li Ba played again, and the rest were all substitutes.
The Lakers are the three giants taking turns to play, keeping two people on the court, plus the alien Cassel, the strength is still very strong.
There are no two major insiders, and Li Ba only needs to defend one alone, which allows him to completely control the paint, prevent the Lakers from hitting the basket, and grab 9 rebounds in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, he defended with all his strength, acted as an organization center on the offensive end, and sent 4 assists in a single quarter. The Lakers' giant lineup did not perform as it should.
After the second quarter, 54:50, the Lakers were still 4 points behind.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers began to exert their strength on the offensive end. The three giants took turns to make shots, trying to complete the overtake in this quarter and gain a score advantage at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Especially after Li Ba was suppressed by Dayao in the low position on the left wing, Duncan mainly attacked in the low position on the right wing and beat Marion to the ground.
He took 7 shots in a quarter, ate a cap by Marion, was capped by Li Ba, and missed a goal, but still scored 4 goals, showing the demeanor of a superstar.
Kobe also made efforts in the third quarter, but instead of rushing to the basket, he covered Duncan's offense and made frequent shots in the paint or close to the basket. He also made 7 of 4 shots and was very efficient.
Dayao hit the same hand 6 times and played with good efficiency. Li Ba capped 1, missed 2 shots and made 3 shots.
Together, the Big Three made 20 of 11 shots and 7 of 5 free throws. Together they scored 27 points in a single quarter.
But even so, after three quarters, the Lakers did not complete the score catch-up.
Li Ba also made great efforts on the offensive end. After Marion pulled Duncan away, the Suns did not play the usual weak-side back-cut tactics, and he did not shoot close to the basket. Basket, very efficient, 7 of 7 shots in the first half, Dayao couldn't guard him at all.
In the second half of the quarter, the Lakers tried their best to help defend the basket, and Li Ba began to assist outside again.
The outside feel is not bad, he sent three assists in the half quarter.
At the same time, his rebound protection continued, grabbing 8 rebounds in a single quarter.
After three quarters, 90:83, the Suns led by 7 points.
Barkley said: "In this quarter, the Lakers did not play the offensive tactics like in the first quarter, and let the Big Three play. It is simple and clear. This made the Hammer's defense have no chance to play. He was suppressed in the low position by Yao and could not implement coordination. Defense, so the Suns can't limit the Lakers' scoring, allowing the Lakers to play a good offensive efficiency."
Kenny Smith said: "But the Suns took 7 more shots than the Lakers in the third quarter, and the efficiency is not lower than the Lakers. This is the reason why the Lakers are still behind. They still can't grab the hammer with rebounds."
"To put it bluntly, you can suppress the Hammer in the low post, but he can control the rebound better when he is in the low post. After three quarters, the Hammer has scored 23 rebounds, the Suns' rebounds 10 more than the Lakers in three quarters, this is the guarantee of winning."
Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Yu Jia added: "The Lakers' physical fitness is definitely not as good as the Suns in the fourth quarter. Even if Kobe is fine, but Dayao and Duncan have played for 10 minutes, and their physical fitness will definitely decline. Now the situation is biased towards the Suns."
Zhang Lili said: "That's why Hammer played in the second quarter. He wants to kill the Lakers' two insiders by himself."
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Dayao sat on the bench and did not come up.
The Suns attacked, and the rest of the Suns opened up. Li Ba faced Duncan in the low post on the left wing, asking for the ball.
Rondo dodges Parker and passes the ball, Li Ba gets the ball, Duncan dies, not daring to retreat directly to the basket like before.
This is the effect of Li Ba's exposed close-to-basket shooting, and the opponent dare not directly retreat to the basket.
For him who has a top turn, this effect is too great.
Li Bashang turned around, shook Duncan, and then immediately took a turn to the bottom, out of Duncan, and went straight to the basket. With a bang, the Lakers' basket exploded.
"The physical strength of the hammer is really strong, and the movement is still so fast." Barkley praised.
"Duncan defends against the hammer alone, no, you must help defend." Kenny Smith said.
The Lakers attack.
Li Ba was against Duncan in the low position on the left wing.
In fact, in the past two years, Duncan's shooting distance has become farther and farther.
One is that because of Li Ba, he also started to practice shooting, but his wrist joints are big and the flexibility is poor, so the improvement is not as great as Li Ba.
The second is because his physical condition has declined, and it is becoming more and more difficult to score with defenders on his back.
When he first entered the league, it was as deep as he could get the position, and it was best to get directly to the basket. Now, it is no longer possible.
Especially for the number one defender in history like Li Ba in singles, he never thought of hitting it.
Duncan was in the low position on the left wing, Li Ba let him three meters wide, and went up to the free throw line for the next step.
Duncan moved to the basket, and Li Ba moved to the next step, leaving him two meters wide, which is the distance of one step back to the defense.
Parker hesitated, and the ball didn't come out in time.
At this time, Rondo suddenly got close, forcing Parker to turn around and protect the ball.
When Li Ba saw it, he rushed to the top of the arc without hesitation and double-teamed the defense.
Parker couldn't pass the ball in time, and after being double-teamed, he quickly lost the ball.
The Suns took the opportunity to play a fast break, and Li Ba, who stole the ball, took the ball and quickly went down. The Lakers were unstoppable and dunked the ball.
The Lakers attack.
This time Kobe made a shot and was double-teamed by Ginobili and Marion. He forced the shot but failed to make a shot. Li Ba grabbed the rebound.
Sun attack.
Li Ba got the ball in the low post again.
This time Artest double-teamed half a shot ahead of schedule.
As soon as Li Ba got the ball, he slammed it out and passed it to Battier who was emptied.
Battier's hand feeling is not bad today. It is worthwhile for him to practice three-pointers for two more seasons.
After playing for 3 minutes, the Lakers couldn't stand it anymore.
Without Dayao, Li Ba completely controlled the paint on both ends of the offense and defense just like in the second quarter. The Lakers lost control of the rebounds and took fewer shots.
Not only that, because Duncan couldn't suppress Li Ba in the low position, so Li Ba frequently assisted the outside line, implemented a steal and a block in 3 minutes, drove the Lakers' offense away from the edge of the paint, and indirectly reduced the Lakers' shooting rate. .
With the Suns also playing a good offensive efficiency, losing control of the rebounds is fatal to the Lakers.
(End of this chapter)