Chapter 1022 The Whistle Is Too Far

Lakers offense.

Li Ba did not retreat, but stood in front of the baseline and shouted to his teammates: "Press the whole court!"

"Yes, boss." The teammates on the field roared in unison.

Li Ba launched a full-court press at the beginning, which immediately made the atmosphere at Staples tense.

For the sake of safety, Phil Jackson instructed Duncan to serve and let Artest pick and roll, which was double insurance.

Only Yao is in the Lakers' frontcourt, guarded by Gasol, and everyone else is in the backcourt.

Ginobili chased Parker, and Hill double-teamed Kobe with the cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.

After Artest came to his side, Li Ba immediately turned around and retreated.

Duncan sent a pass to Artest. At this time, Parker ran out of position, but Li Ba rushed over. Artest did not dare to pass and could only advance with the ball.

"A-Lian!"

Li Ba pointed his big hand at Artest and shouted loudly.

A Lian responded and pounced on Artest, forcing him to pass the ball.

At this time, Ginobili followed Parker again, and Li Ba pounced on Kobe.

Artest couldn't pass to Parker or Kobe, so he could only pass back to Duncan.

As soon as Duncan held the ball, Ginobili pounced on him again and blocked him.

After several attempts, the Lakers' ball was still in the backcourt.

"Beep!"

The referee blows the whistle, eight seconds violation, and the ball is exchanged.

Yu Jia said excitedly: "Under the command of the Hammers, the Suns successfully completed a beautiful backcourt defense through continuous defense changes and pursuits, and continuous double-teaming."

Zhang Lianda said: "This kind of full-court pressing tactic requires everyone to have very good defensive and tactical qualities, and then work together to form a defensive system. Ordinary teams simply cannot play this kind of defense, and they can barely play it." Just running around can easily lead to defensive loopholes.”

Xu Jicheng said: "Although the Hammers didn't play for a year last season and also left Marion and Battier, the Suns' defensive foundation is still there."

Zhang Lianda said: "The Hammers are back, that is, the defensive core is back. In addition, the Arab League and newcomers such as Gasol, Rondo, and Hill are all good defensive players, so even though the Suns' coach this season There are big problems with the team, but now it seems that the defensive system is still established and there are no major problems.”

"The Hammer plays a great role. He directs the operation of the defensive system on the field. This has been the case in the past few seasons, so there is no problem if we are missing a coach." Yu Jia said.

At this time, the Suns attacked, and the United Arab Emirates served from the frontline. Hill received the ball outside the left three-point line, and Artest defended it.

At this time, Li Ba suddenly rushed from the top of the arc to the basket. At the same time, Ah Lian, who had just served the ball, rushed to Artest's side and made a pick-and-roll for Hill.

Hill took a shot but missed. Li Ba grabbed the rebound over Duncan's head and was blocked by Dayao from behind.

At this time, Ah Lian suddenly moved towards the top of the arc. Li Ba quickly distributed the ball. Ah Lian received the ball and shot in an open position, hitting a three-pointer.

"Beautiful!" Yu Jia shouted.

"Defend! Press the defense!"

Li Ba's roar sounded again, making Staples' nerves tremble.

"Beep!"

Arab League was called for a defensive foul.

In the next first quarter, Kobe rarely attacked, mainly containing Li Ba on the outside, with Dayao and Duncan playing in the low post.

But it was mainly Dayao who was playing, because Li Ba and Duncan were on the right wing, and Duncan didn't play much.

The defense of Arab League and Gasol is indeed good, but they still can't guard them.

The two teamed up to make 6 of 11 shots and 4 of 6 free throws, scoring 16 points. Among them, Dayao made 4 of 7 shots and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 11 points.

The Lakers got 16 free throw opportunities in a single quarter and made 11 of 16 free throws. The team grabbed 11 rebounds, made 5 turnovers, 3 blocks, 2 steals, made two three-pointers, and scored 29 points in the whole quarter.

For the Suns, Li Ba defended Kobe on the outside and Duncan on the inside. When Dayao was attacking, he also returned to the basket to grab rebounds. He blocked 2 shots in a single quarter, one to Kobe and one to Duncan; He also sent 3 steals in the quarter, 1 to Kobe, 1 to Parker, and 1 to Duncan; in addition, he also grabbed 6 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds.

This is the defensive end. On the offensive end, he played 5 fast breaks from the outside, all of which were scored. He also frequently provided assists. He made 7 of 7 shots in the quarter, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. 2 blocks and 2 fouls.

The team had 6 free throw opportunities and made 4 of them. The team grabbed 12 rebounds, made 3 turnovers, blocked 6 shots, made 5 steals, and made 5 three-pointers. The team scored 38 points in the quarter, leading the Lakers by 9. point.

During the first quarter break, Barkley shouted in the TNT live broadcast booth: "The Lakers had a good rebound today, only missing one, but with turnovers, blocks and steals, the number of shots was only 19, while the Suns took 26. In terms of shooting percentage, the Lakers are only 42%, while the Suns are 52%, which is ten percentage points higher. However, the Lakers have many free throw opportunities, which is why they are only 9 points behind."

Kenny Smith asked: "Barkley, the reason the Lakers lost to the Suns before was because they had too little inside offense. But tonight, why are 70% of the Lakers' offense in the inside and they are still 9 points behind?"

Barkley said: "It's very simple. First, the Lakers' interior offense mainly relies on Yao. Duncan was forced by the hammer and didn't attack much. Yi's defense was good, and he lowered Yao's shooting percentage;

Second, the Hammers not only limited Kobe, but also limited Duncan's performance. He still showed his defensive energy on the outside;

Third, Hammer was on the outside. His fast breaks increased the speed of offense and defense transition to the limit. When he played fast breaks, Yao and Duncan were simply thrown out of the Lakers' defensive lineup. All five fast breaks were scored. , this success rate is too high. At the same time, this is also the reason why the Suns scored 38 points in the first quarter;

Fourth, the Hammers served as point guards, and Artest defended him, but it was useless. Artest couldn't guard him at all. The three assists he sent in a single quarter proved that on the defensive end, the Lakers, whether it is this kind of positional battle or The defense during the fast break failed to prevent the Suns' offense.

The above four points are the reasons why the Lakers lost the first quarter. "

Kenny Smith smiled and said, "Okay, now that Charles has finished speaking, I won't say any more."

On the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson said to Kobe: "Kobe, the Hammers will definitely play in the second quarter. He is going to have a five-double, right?"

"It has nothing to do with the five-double, but I bet a million that he's going to play."

Kobe looked back at the referee on the court and said with certainty.

Phil Jackson also glanced at the referee. He knew it well. The Suns got 12 fouls in a single quarter, far more than the Lakers. He was surprised by many whistles. He shook his head and said:

"It has nothing to do with us, we just play well. Kobe, you continue in the second quarter..."

"Of course." Kobe nodded.

"You have to take a shot, but it's not a three-pointer. That's meaningless. If you make a three-pointer, even if you make it, the Hammers will hit the fast break directly from outside the three-point line. We can only watch him hit us. Basket, so you have to hit two points, rush in and hit.

Yao, Tim, when Kobe breaks through, you two cover him. "

"OK!" The two nodded.