Chapter 1122 The Three Giants Fighting on Their Own Are Not to Be Feared

After Dayao got the ball, he immediately threw it to Rondo. The Suns launched a defensive counterattack. Li Ba and Ginobili quickly came down from the wings, while the Heat only had Quentin Richardson and LeBron James returning to defense. Wade rushed to the basket. , the return to defense was a lot slower.

In the end, Li Ba rushed into the paint with LeBron on his back, caught the ball and hit hard, making it two plus one.

Barkley explained after seeing the situation: "LeBron is a small forward after all and lacks inside skills. Once the hammer enters the paint area, it will be difficult for him to deal with it."

Kenny Smith said: "This is the advantage of the Hammers on the outside. In fact, the Suns have two super centers on the court."

After half a quarter, at 10:18, the Heat fell behind by 8 points.

Barkley shouted: "The Heat's three giants don't pass much on the court. They all just take the ball and do it. They are not integrated into a whole. How can they beat the Suns?"

"So they fell behind by 8 points at half quarter. This season, the Suns' scoring ability is much stronger than last season." Kenny Smith laughed.

Pat Riley was not surprised. He had already figured it out. The three giants had just started to combine. They used to be the boss. Now that they are in the same team, who will control the ball? Who is the main attacker? Who assists?

He has no ability to force anyone to take control of the ball. Doing so will only intensify the conflicts in the team. This matter needs to be resolved by the three of them themselves.

Through this game against the Suns, the three of them can quickly understand the situation and make changes to achieve the best results.

Therefore, he did not change his tactics.

The second half continued, Wade played a few times, and James came again. He asked for the ball from outside the three-point line on the left wing.

Under Li Ba's defense, he finally got the ball through a sudden retreat. James stepped sideways a few times and reached the three-point line. At this time, Bosh suddenly came up to make a pick-and-roll, and James broke through from behind Bosh.

But Li Ba knew Bosh's movements clearly and moved in time to block James' breakthrough.

James turned around and broke through in front of Bosh. At this time, Li Ba intercepted again. The former failed to break through and forced a jumper. The latter blocked the shot and fired the ball.

The ball was caught by Bosh, who shot again. Li Ba jumped up continuously, blocked the shot again, and lit up the basketball again.

"Beautiful, two hats in a row..." Yu Jia shouted.

At this time, Ah Lian arrived and the ball was snatched by him.

James and Bosh quickly returned to defense, but found that the Suns did not play a fast break.

The Suns' fast break is selective. When Dayao is in the high post, he can play, but when he is in the low post, he plays less. This time, Dayao was under the basket and did not play.

The Suns launched a positional battle, with Arab League on the left and Li Ba on the right, with no one under the basket.

At this time, after Dayao got the ball in the high post, Li Ba suddenly started and rushed towards the paint area.

His first step was too fast, his timing was proactive, and he overtook James in one step.

With his strength, tonnage, and movement speed, once he breaks through and falls behind every step, James will have no way to control him.

At this time, Dayao passed the ball, and Li Ba rose into the air, caught the ball with one hand, and slammed the ball into the basket with a bang.

"Beautiful, Dayao and the Hammers completed a high-low alley-oop!" Zhang Lili shouted.

10:20, the Suns take the lead and the Heat attack.

This time James no longer asked for the ball from beyond the three-point line. He entered the left wing and ran continuously. Suddenly he ran counterattack, leaving Li Ba half a step away, and rushed towards the paint area.

However, Wade failed to pass the ball in the first time and was blocked by Rondo.

By the time Wade got rid of Rondo and was about to pass the ball in, Li Ba had already caught up and blocked James' receiving line.

James had no choice but to pass through the paint area and pull to the right wing.

The Heat can only reorganize their offense.

At this time, Rondo suddenly moved close to Wade. The latter turned around, broke through Rondo, and went from the top of the key to the left elbow area.

Without Li Ba in the Suns' paint area, it was not difficult for Wade to rush in and cause damage.

At this time, Dayao strode forward to defend, while Li Ba defended the basket from the right wing.

Wade had three options at this time. He shot in front of Yao, passed to Haslem who was left open under the basket, and passed to James who was left open on the right wing.

He chose to pass the ball to James.

But at the moment when he passed the ball, Li Ba suddenly turned upward, took a step forward, moved his left arm forward, intercepted the ball, and then started a quick kick.

"Stealed!"

Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Li Ba came down from the center, Bosh and James were on the wings, and Haslem was under the basket. The Heat could not guard him. He drove into the basket and dunked, making the score 10:22. .

Barkley said at this time: "Wade, as a point guard, has a weakness. His breakthrough shots are often close to the basket, which will give the Hammers more defensive opportunities. I think the Heat should have a real Point guards, like Mike Bibby on the bench.”

Kenny Smith said: "The running-in of the three giants has just begun. Maybe they will have a chance to beat the Suns in the future, but it is impossible today."

Barkley nodded: "I think so too. The Heat are indeed no match for the Suns now. Bosh, for example, has not integrated into the team at all."

"The Big Three and the Hammers entered the league at the same time. This time they join forces, it is an opportunity to prove themselves. I hope they can seize this opportunity and not let their starlight be completely overshadowed by the Hammers." Kenny Smith smiled.

After one game, 90:125, the Heat were defeated by 35 points.

Yao's playing time is still about 20 minutes, and A-Lin plays about 30 minutes. The rest of the time is shared by Gasol and Dio, and each person plays about 25 minutes. The four people cooperate very well and have opportunities to perform.

Yao Ming had a good touch today, 7 of 8 shots, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 3 fouls. The performance was good, but the offensive end was a little far from the basket and there were no offensive rebounds.

A-Lin also played 18+6 data, and had 4 big blocks and 1 steal. The excellent defense performed well.

Li Ba scored 34 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 steals, 11 blocks, 1 turnover, and 3 fouls.

In the post-match interview, Barkley asked: "Hammer, in the four games this season, your position is outside, and the rebounds per game are only 13.5. This is because of the position. Have you ever thought about returning to the inside?"

Li Ba smiled and said: "Although my rebounds have decreased, the team's rebounds have not decreased much, so the overall number of shots has not dropped significantly. As for the change of position, I like to try different tactics and positions. I have said this a long time ago."

The ESPN reporter said: "Hammer, in these four games, the efficiency of your opponents is very low, including LeBron James in this game. LeBron made 3 of 11 shots and 3 of 4 free throws in this game against you, scoring only 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but had 7 turnovers, of which you stole 3 times and blocked 5 times. The efficiency value is the lowest among the Heat. Do you have anything to say?"

Li Ba said in surprise: "This is the normal performance of LeBron when he is against me. What's there to say?"

The reporters were speechless, and James, who had not left the Heat bench, also wanted to challenge Li Ba.

"Iron Hammer, you also got a block from LeBron." A local reporter shouted unconvinced.

Li Ba laughed and said, "I just missed and LeBron took advantage of it. After all, even tigers take naps sometimes."

"Iron Hammer, you are so shameless!" The reporter said helplessly amid the laughter of the crowd.