Chapter 1136 I Am so Awesome

Lakers offense.

Gasol and Odom moved to the wings, Artest was on the left three-point line, Kobe was on the right three-point line, and Parker was holding the ball at the top of the arc.

Yao defended Gasol, Allen defended Lamar Odom, Tony Allen defended Artest, Li Ba defended Kobe, and Ginobili defended Parker.

Parker moved continuously, suddenly turned and passed, and entered the empty paint area from the left elbow area.

The moment he turned around, Li Ba lost Kobe and returned to the paint area.

Parker entered the penalty area with the ball and found that Li Ba had also come in. He did not dare to take action and immediately turned around with a top, and then wanted to pass the ball to Kobe who was released by Li Ba.

At this time, Kobe had already cut into the wing, and Parker passed the ball. At this moment, Li Ba stopped and turned around, cut into the passing line with his left hand, and intercepted the ball with one palm.

"..."

Phil Jackson shook his head. This was not a mistake. Parker's turn and pass was very sudden. This was because Li Ba's defense was too strong. It was not that I was too weak, but that the opponent was too strong.

Ginobili turned around and came down quickly, received a pass from Li Ba, hit a layup, and gave Li Ba an assist.

Looking back, Kobe took advantage of Odom's pick-and-roll and hit a three-pointer over Li Ba's head.

At this time, Li Ba played a fast break from the outside and went directly from the three-point line.

Dayao quickly sent it to Li Ba, and Li Ba advanced quickly.

At this time, Ginobili was about to go down to the top of the arc. When he saw Li Ba rushing into the paint area, he immediately made an emergency stop and Parker rushed over. At this time, Li Ba returned the pass and Ginobili made a three-pointer and hit. .

Next, Kobe took control of the ball and shot a three-pointer with all his strength.

But under Li Ba's defense, the shooting rate was destined to be low, which also led to the failure of the Lakers' final counterattack.

After half a quarter, 70:96, the Suns had a 26-point lead.

Li Ba got four assists in the first half of the quarter, only one shy of a five-double.

Phil Jackson did not replace Duncan, and this G1 battle is irreversible.

As the Lakers began to replace their main players, everyone in the audience looked at Li Ba.

"Will the Hammers end?" barked Buckley.

"Oh, it's raining, he's going down! It seems that five pairs have no appeal to him anymore, he doesn't care at all."

Kenny Smith suddenly shouted.

"well!"

America West Arena sighed.

Zhang Lili said at this time: "The Hammer is right, this Lakers does not pose a threat to the Suns."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "In the final analysis, no one can deal with the hammer. He can do it inside and outside, and his destructive power is too great!"

Yu Jia laughed and said: "The key is that he can play on both ends of the offense and defense, and in different positions within one round, which makes the Lakers' tactics simply unable to adapt."

Zhang Liji said with a smile: "It's like he can transform. Just a moment ago he was an indestructible hammer on the inside. When he ran to the outside, he immediately turned into a sharp knife. The next moment he turned into a knife on the defensive end. Who does the Lakers arrange to play against him? From the defensive end to the offensive end, the people who play against the Hammers must be constantly changed, so as long as the Hammers move, the Lakers' formation will be chaotic."

During the on-site interview, a reporter asked Li Ba: "Hammer, last time in Niers, you had a five-double, so why don't you do it in this game?"

"Because the playoffs are a series, I have not been off the court, so I need to maintain my physical fitness as much as possible and not waste my physical fitness for data."

Li Ba smiled.

"Then do you admit that the Knicks' five-double was fake?" the reporter said with a smile.

Li Ba glanced at the reporter and sneered: "Of course, every five pairs of mine is obtained by brushing it. I am so good, I can easily brush it out, while the other people put together can brush it for a lifetime. In ten years, I can’t get one out of the way. Is there anything else you want to say?”

"..."

The reporter's face was darkened by the rebuke, but he was speechless.

"Ha ha……"

Yu Jia and others and some reporters shook their heads and laughed.

On May 5th, the G2 war begins.

Lakers: Gasol, Odom, Artest, Kobe, Parker.

Suns: Dayao, Alian, Li Ba, Ginobili, Rondo.

The Lakers' starting lineup was somewhat beyond the Suns' expectations, and Duncan actually entered the bench.

"Phil, Tim is not on the injured list, why did he lose his starting position?"

A group of reporters entered the visiting team's locker room for interviews and raised this issue.

Phil Jackson said: "Sorry, I can't give an explanation."

"Tim, what do you think?" a reporter immediately asked.

"This is the team's arrangement." Duncan said very low-key.

In the home team's locker room, Payton was discussing the Lakers' starting lineup with the coaching staff and Li Ba.

Payton said: "Their offensive tactics must be to open up and then let Kobe and Parker break through. Hammer, what do you think?"

Li Ba: "It's very possible."

But Payton and Li Ba both guessed wrong, and the Lakers did not use a sudden scoring strategy.

At the beginning of the game, the Suns won the jump ball and attacked first.

On the offensive end, Li Ba still entered the low post, Dayao was in the high post, and A Lian responded on the flank.

Yao hit the first ball directly on Gasol's head.

Looking back, the Lakers attacked. Gasol and Odom first opened up, but immediately they swarmed into the paint area with Artest.

At this time, Parker made a three-pointer from the top of the arc, but missed. Gasol grabbed the rebound and made a successful tip-in.

"It turned out to be a crowd tactic in the penalty area. However, there are some changes. The inside line is pulled out first and then comes back. This way, you can take advantage of the opportunity to open up and create a time difference. So this is also the reason why Duncan entered the substitute lineup, because his mid-range shot is not good. Great," Barkley exclaimed immediately.

"It's the same thing Phil does. It's good for controlling the hammer, but it doesn't really solve the problem," Kenny Smith said.

"Using the Hammer to lose control of the paint area on the outside, the Lakers rush for shots from the outside, and then others rush for rebounds. This tactic is indeed unexpected." Barkley said.

"The Hammers are not in the paint area, so if the Lakers play like this, they can at least achieve a certain balance in the paint area. But next time they play like this, the Hammers will definitely speed up their return to the penalty area," Kenny Smith said.

"But it's full of people inside, and the hammer doesn't have much effect when it's returned. Don't forget that this is a human sea tactic." Buckley said.

"Then double-teaming the ball holder will reduce the number of people in the paint and strengthen the defense on the outside. Previous seasons have proven that the crowd tactic is a failure." Kenny Smith said.

In the next few minutes, the Suns indeed reduced their defense in the penalty area and strengthened their double-teaming of the Lakers' ball handlers, thus posing a great obstacle to the Lakers' outside offense and causing the Lakers' tactics to fail.

However, in the past few minutes, Payton, a rookie head coach, did not respond in time, which still allowed the Lakers to take advantage.