Chapter 1142 Allen, Give Me the Ball

The players returned to the bench, Kobe took the towel handed over by his teammates and threw it on the bench angrily.

"Damn, that guy is so shameful!" After sitting on the towel, he cursed at the Suns bench.

At the beginning, he made 3 of 4 shots, and then he didn't receive the ball. Kobe's mind is now full of thoughts of dueling with Li Ba.

As if he felt Kobe's sight, Li Ba looked over here and smiled at Kobe.

"Hammer, have the guts to challenge!"

Kobe stood up excitedly and yelled at Li Ba.

At this time, the fans behind him all focused their attention on the two.

Li Ba laughed and said to Kobe: "Kobe, if you and I fight one-on-one, then the Lakers will lose. How high do you think your hit rate is when facing my defense on the outside?"

"Bang!"

Kobe was so depressed that he threw himself on the seat.

"Kobe, calm down, we will find a way." Phil Jackson said.

"Then Phil, what should we do?" Kobe stared at the other party and asked.

"First, push the ball to the frontcourt safely. Don't rush to the frontcourt. Everyone should support in the backcourt. Then, we will fight for three-pointers." Phil Jackson said.

"Three-pointers?"

Kobe thought of the last game, he only lost three points. If his hit rate could be better, he would have a chance to win.

Phil Jackson continued: "You and Parker shoot outside, and others go to grab rebounds, and at the same time bring the defenders into the paint area to prevent them from double-teaming the outside line."

Kobe asked: "What if they continue to double-team me?"

Phil Jackson said: "They push to the frontcourt safely and make full use of the pick-and-roll screen to find opportunities for you. You must do pick-and-roll repeatedly and patiently, and shoot immediately when you have the opportunity."

In the second quarter, both of them were half-main and half-substitute.

On the Lakers side, Kobe led Parker and Artest, plus two substitute inside players.

On the Suns side, it was Li Ba + Gasol, Tony Allen, Iverson, and Grant Hill.

As soon as Kobe came on the court, Tony Allen came up and didn't double-team him. He was alone.

Kobe breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Li Ba.

"Not satisfied? Then I'll double-team him again?" Li Ba asked.

At this moment, Kobe really wanted to hit someone.

The game started, and the Lakers attacked.

Parker advanced to the frontcourt, and Iverson defended him. He changed direction and directly broke through the latter and rushed into the paint area from the top of the arc.

At the same time, Kobe quickly moved to the top of the arc from the right wing three-point line.

At this time, Li Ba came up from the low post to make up for the defense.

Parker quickly turned around and passed the ball to the top of the arc.

Kobe rushed to the top of the arc, and the ball was passed to him. He stood up and shook Tony Allen off, then stood up again and shot a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

The three-pointer was hit.

27:20, the Lakers were 7 points behind at home.

The Suns attacked.

Iverson held the ball and came to the right wing three-point line.

His defender was not Parker, the Lakers switched defense, and Kobe defended in front of him.

The two were both in the golden generation of 1996, one was the No. 1 pick and the other was the No. 13 pick in the first round. But now, there is a big difference. The No. 1 pick has become a substitute and is about to retire, while the No. 13 pick is still the iron boss and core of the Lakers. It has to be said that sometimes the draft order does not explain everything.

Li Ba pressed the Lakers' inside substitute to ask for the ball. Duncan couldn't handle him, let alone the substitute?

Iverson saw Li Ba's request for the ball, but didn't give it to him. He wanted to prove himself and help the team score.

At this moment, Kobe made a move to grab the ball.

Iverson protected the ball with a sideways movement, and then immediately turned around.

But Kobe's grab was fake. At this time, he had already retreated a step. Iverson turned around and bumped into Kobe, and Kobe fell.

The referee blew the whistle, Iverson committed an offensive foul, and the ball was exchanged.

Li Ba glanced at Iverson, didn't say anything, and quickly started to defend.

The Lakers attacked.

Parker took the ball to the frontcourt, and Kobe on the right wing ran to the top of the arc to make a cross pick-and-roll.

The two crossed paths, Kobe continued to run to the left wing, while Parker did the opposite.

The ball was in Kobe's hands, and Tony Allen and Hill immediately chose to double-team Kobe.

But Kobe did not shoot, but passed it back to Parker.

Parker had reached the right wing at 30 degrees, and immediately took a three-pointer after receiving the ball and hit a goal.

Li Ba had already rushed out, but Parker shot quickly and didn't have time.

27:23, the Suns still led by 4 points.

Amid the cheers of the Lakers fans, the Lakers quickly retreated.

Iverson took the ball, and Li Ba asked for the ball again under the basket and shouted: "Allen, give it to me."

Iverson struggled in his heart, he didn't want to give it.

The team's momentum to win the championship was unstoppable, and he needed a chance to perform to prove that his ring was not obtained by chance.

But in the end, he chose to pass the ball.

However, the three seconds were up, and Li Ba was leaving the paint area. The ball arrived, but he had no time to make a move when he received it. The referee blew the whistle, and the offense was a three-second violation, and the ball was exchanged.

"Allen, what are you thinking about?" Payton shouted at Iverson off the court.

Li Ba shook his head at Payton. This was Iverson, who was half of his idol. He gave him one more chance. If it was someone else, he would be immediately dismissed if he didn't give the ball to the inside line twice.

It's not that he didn't give Iverson the ball, but now it's obvious that the inside line has a big advantage, why should he force the outside line?

The Lakers attacked.

Kobe was running on the right wing, and suddenly ran out from the wing.

Tony Allen followed closely, but Kobe still ran a little out of position to receive the ball.

Li Ba had a very clear judgment of the Lakers' current tactics. It was obvious that they were all three-pointers. The Lakers wanted to avoid the Suns' strongest inside line.

He defended to the free throw line and targeted Kobe and Parker.

"Allen, stick to him!" At this time, he shouted at Iverson.

Iverson defended Parker who was holding the ball, and immediately took a half step forward after hearing the words.

Parker immediately took a step back. At this time, he saw Kobe's running position, and hurriedly took the ball with both hands and pushed it in Kobe's direction.

"Fake pass?"

Iverson hurriedly looked over there. No ball? He immediately understood.

When Parker made a fake pass, Li Ba had already taken the second step. At this time, he "saw" that the ball had not been passed, and immediately slowed down and changed direction, and rushed to Parker in the third step.

Parker received the pass as soon as he passed it, and then jumped up and shot, and at this time Li Ba landed in the third step and then jumped up.

"Snap!"

Li Ba's position was still a little off, and he failed to block the shot, so the ball was slapped down and toward the center line.

Kobe rushed to the spot, and Parker turned and rushed after landing, as did Li Ba and Iverson.

Kobe was the fastest, and he picked up the ball first, and immediately turned left to break through Tony Allen behind him.

At this time, Li Ba caught up and blocked Kobe.

As soon as Kobe stopped, Tony Allen immediately got close to him, forcing him to protect the ball, creating a double-team opportunity for Li Ba.