Chapter 1137 He Is Serious This Time

In the fourth minute, 8:6, the Lakers led by 2 points.

At this time, Phil Jackson stood up and made a gesture toward the court, and the Lakers' tactics changed again.

In the first quarter, as the Lakers continued to change tactics, the Suns responded very passively. At 26:22, the Suns actually fell behind by 4 points.

Barkley smiled: "This is experience. Phil Jackson extended the use of tactics to the coaching staff, targeting the shortcomings of Payton, a rookie, which caused the Suns to suffer some losses. However, the Hammers' defense was still very strong, and the point difference was very large. "Small, the Lakers didn't take advantage."

Kenny Smith said: "The Hammers have always responded quickly on the court, but today the Lakers' tactics changed too much. They played five different tactics in the first quarter, so the Hammers couldn't keep up."

At this time, in the CCTV live broadcast booth, Zhang Lili said: "Onlookers are clear, Payton is still a bit of a loser. I think he is even more confused than the Hammers on the court. Every time, he has to slow down a few beats. When he reacts, the Lakers have taken over again. A little cheap.”

Yu Jia smiled and said: "It shouldn't be a big problem. The Suns' overall strength is still stronger."

Xu Jicheng said: "I think the Suns should take the initiative to seek changes, disrupt the Lakers' rhythm, and force the Lakers to follow their own rhythm."

"Hey, Director Xu is right." Yu Jia shouted quickly.

The second quarter begins.

Li Ba continued to play, forcing the Lakers to keep half of their main players, and Duncan played.

But Duncan couldn't stop Li Ba. In the second quarter, facing the Lakers' relatively weak inside combination, he tried his best to explode on both ends of the offense and defense as in the first game, and teamed up with Gasol to destroy the Lakers' restricted area. .

Gasol is considered to be the main center in other teams. With Li Ba joining forces, Duncan can't reach it at all.

But unlike the first game, Li Ba mainly did assistive work on the offensive end in this quarter, playing as an organizing center. After attracting double-teams, he assisted his teammates and sent 4 assists in a single quarter.

However, Li Ba was furious in the paint, and Kobe Bryant was also shooting three-pointers from the outside. He hit five three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 28 points in the half, which felt hot.

But overall, Li Ba dominated the defensive end and controlled the rebounds. The Suns still had the advantage in the second quarter.

At halftime, 52:57, the Suns led by 5 points.

Li Ba made 6 of 7 shots and 4 of 6 free throws in the half, scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, 6 blocks, 2 turnovers and 1 foul.

"Without the Hammer's defense, Kobe exploded this time!" Barkley laughed.

"Kobe must be very depressed when he encounters the Hammers' defense." Kenny Smith laughed.

"Anyone who encounters a hammer will definitely be depressed." Buckley laughed.

"Phil also tried to continuously change tactics in the second quarter, but the main force was not uniform and could not form enough restraint on the Hammers, so it had no effect." Kenny Smith said.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Phil Jackson continued to adjust his tactics, making the Suns exhausted, or in other words, Payton.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 82:82.

"It's strange. Not only did Payton fail to respond in time, but the Hammers also responded passively on the court. Why is this? With the Hammer's adaptability, isn't it possible?"

barked Buckley.

"Yes, I also noticed a problem. Even if the Lakers played like this, they still didn't win against the Suns. So why should the Suns be anxious?"

Kenny Smith said.

Barkley shouted: "But do you know how many points Kobe scored? He made 12 of 21 shots in the three quarters, 7 of 12 three-pointers, and 8 of 11 free throws, scoring 39 points. The Hammers have never scored in this game. Against Kobe, if we keep playing like this, Kobe will definitely score 50+ or ​​60+.”

"So what? Are the Lakers ahead?" Kenny Smith said.

"..." Buckley was speechless.

"Also, Charles, look at the Hammer's data."

Kenny Smith handed over a piece of paper with Li Ba’s statistics on it.

Buckley looked at it, was startled, and said, "He is serious this time."

"He should have won the last game. This is not polite. If it had been anyone else, he would have won it." Kenny Smith said.

Nodding, Barkley said to the camera: "Let me read the Hammer's statistics below. He made 10 of 11 shots in the three quarters, 5 of 8 free throws, scored 25 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 10 steals and 9 blocks, just shy of a five-double. We are short of 3 assists and 1 block, and there is still one quarter left, so we can watch the excitement.”

The fourth quarter begins.

For the Lakers, Duncan and Gasol are the main lineup of Artest + Kobe + Parker on the outside.

In this quarter, the Suns replaced their big men, with A Lian and Diaw on the inside, and Li Ba, Grant Hill, and Iverson on the outside.

This season, Hill has not been in the starting lineup. With his current body, he is more suitable as a substitute.

As soon as Phil Jackson looked at the Suns' lineup, he knew there was something wrong. He guessed that Li Ba's position should be point guard.

Sure enough, the Suns attacked first, with Li Ba acting as point guard and advancing with the ball.

"Look, he's going to get assists." Barkley said with a smile.

Both UAE and Diaw have long-range shots. Together with Iverson and Hill, they all opened up, completely emptying the Lakers' penalty area.

When Li Ba passed the midline with the ball, Phil Jackson shouted from the sidelines: "Pay attention to shrinking the defense! Protect the defensive rebounds!"

He wants to take a gamble. If Li Ba hits the penalty area, he can only choose to double-team.

As soon as Li Ba crossed the center line, he immediately began to accelerate and rushed past the defender with one step.

His defender was Artest, but he passed him in one step. When he turned around to defend, he was already two steps behind and could only watch Li Ba rush into the top of the arc with the ball.

This is the ability of the top first step. I don't change direction. I will directly force you. I will pass you if I think of you. You can only eat dust behind me.

The Lakers' defensive formation immediately shrank, but Kobe and Parker did not completely leave Iverson and Hill empty. Instead, Duncan and Gasol left Yi Lian and Dio empty and rushed to Li Ba.

Li Ba passed the ball to Yi Lian, who was one step inside the three-point line on the right wing.

Yi Lian made a long two-point jump shot, but missed.

At this time, Li Ba fought for the rebound with Duncan and Gasol under the basket, and Artest rushed down from behind, and the three of them fought for one.

But Li Ba relied on anticipation and preemptive movement to grab the rebound in time, and then threw it back to Yi Lian.

Yi Lian passed the ball, and since there was no defender, he simply stepped back, retreated to the three-point line, and shot again.

With a swish, this time the Lakers' net was penetrated.

82:85, the Suns led by 3 points.

"This is hard power. I gave you a chance, but the three of you just couldn't grab the hammer." Zhang Heli shouted excitedly.

Attack and defense switched, the Lakers attacked.

Parker passed it to Kobe, Kobe singled out Iverson and hit a three-pointer.

"Allen's defense is a hard injury!" Barkley shook his head and laughed.

"In terms of talent, he is even better than Kobe. In terms of willpower, he is definitely not inferior to Kobe. The difference between him and Kobe, in addition to height, is defense. Or, there is some luck, he didn't encounter a big shark." Kenny Smith laughed.

"There is another one, training attitude. Don't say that you don't need to train because you have good talent. Others train. If you don't train, your teammates won't obey you, and the locker room won't be united. This is also a hard injury." Barkley laughed.

The Suns attacked.

After Li Ba passed the center line, Iverson asked for the ball, but he didn't give it to him, motioning him to run.

At this time, Hill and Yi Jianlian made a pick-and-roll on the left wing, ran out of position, and Li Ba, who reached the top of the arc, immediately passed the ball and rushed to the basket.

At this time, Hill shot and hit a long two-pointer.

85:87, the Suns led.