Chapter 1176: Lesson on the Scammer

The Suns attacked first in the final quarter, Li Ba held the ball, and Harden harassed the defense in front.

Zhang Heli laughed and said, "The Grizzlies are also difficult. No one can defend the iron hammer on the point guard. It's impossible in the interior. Rudy Gay is too small. It's better to let Harden harass him."

"Boss, don't hit me. If you dare to hit me, I will lie on the floor to cheat a foul." Harden threatened while retreating and defending.

Li Ba glared at Harden and cursed, "Stupid, you are small, why don't you try to steal from me?"

"I won't do it. You are my boss, I won't steal from you."

Harden stared at Li Ba's ball and was eager to try. As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step forward and stabbed the ball that Li Ba was carrying to the floor.

With a nerve reaction speed of 95, Li Ba reacted too quickly. With a turn, he completed the ball protection and pulled the ball up with one hand.

At the same time, Harden hit Li Ba's back headfirst, bounced directly, and sat on the floor with his buttocks.

"Silly bird, your acting skills are not up to par."

Li Ba laughed and cursed, turned right around Harden, and walked away with the ball.

Li Ba attacked the paint area from the top of the arc. Garnett came in to help defend. He immediately passed the ball to Alian, who shot in an open position and hit a two-pointer from the wing.

The Grizzlies attacked.

Harden advanced quickly, trying to get rid of Li Ba and make a fast break.

Li Ba chased closely, but his overall speed was slower than Harden and he lost two steps.

At this time, Harden made a layup, and Li Ba jumped up from behind and slapped the ball away.

"Yeah!"

The whole audience cheered for this block, and countless hands shook.

The basketball hit the board and bounced, and was picked up by the clever Harden.

"James, let the inside play." Hollins shouted at this time.

As a sophomore rookie, Harden had no room for resistance, and immediately pulled out, pulling Li Ba out from under the basket.

"Come on, James, shoot one over my head, don't listen to him." Li Ba bewitched.

Harden was tempted and turned his head to look at the head coach on the sidelines.

"Be careful!"

Hollins looked at Harden and shouted in surprise.

"What?"

Harden was startled and looked back. Li Ba in front of him was gone, and of course, his ball was gone too.

Li Ba rushed past Harden, grabbed his ball and started a fast break.

"Bang!"

Li Ba's fast break on the outside line was unstoppable. He smashed it with one arm and completed a slam dunk.

"Boss, you don't have martial ethics!" Harden, who caught up, shouted in frustration.

"Fool, the situation on the court is ever-changing. You have to learn to make your own decisions on the court. The head coach can't help you." Li Ba laughed.

"Really?" Harden was half-believing and half-doubting. Would the boss lie to him again?

Harden pushed the ball to the left wing three-point line, changed direction and broke through, and then pulled back.

Li Ba reacted quickly and defended again in one step.

At this time, Harden just stood up and jumped up, holding the ball with both hands and moving upward, hitting Li Ba's left arm, so the whistle sounded.

The referee signaled that Li Ba fouled.

Li Ba's defense was very clean and accurate, and he rarely committed fouls. It was difficult to foul him, but this unintentional foul made Harden's heart light up.

There was a first time, of course there could be a second time, so could he do the same thing next time?

Two minutes later, Harden repeated the same trick and fouled Li Ba again.

The first time could be said to be unintentional, but this time, Li Ba knew that Harden was doing it on purpose.

Because his hand had a downward movement the first time, but not this time, his hand was raised upward, without a downward movement, it was Harden's own hand that deliberately bumped up.

And this time, Harden was prepared. After bumping into Li Ba's hand, he threw it to the basket in time. Although he didn't make it, he got a chance for three free throws.

Even superstars like Kobe and LeBron would find it difficult to foul Li Ba, but he easily fouled twice, and Harden felt that there was a devil in his heart.

In the 6th minute of the last quarter, the opportunity came again.

Harden controlled the ball at the left wing three-point line and slowly approached Li Ba.

Li Ba took a half-step to defend, with his right hand raised high to prevent Harden from making a sudden jump shot.

At this moment, Harden suddenly pulled the ball up from the floor, held the ball, jumped up, and moved the ball from bottom to top with both hands, while actively bumping into Li Ba's right hand raised in the air.

Li Ba's eyes flashed with cold light, and his right hand instantly pulled down.

There was a snap, and then Harden screamed, and after landing, he hugged his left wrist and jumped up and down.

"Haha..."

The Suns fans had been unhappy for a long time, and the whole audience laughed at this.

"Beep!"

The referee signaled that Li Ba was fouled and Harden had two free throws.

"He did it on purpose, it was a malicious foul!" Grizzlies coach Hollins shouted loudly.

The referee ignored Hollins, so what if it was malicious? A rookie dared to do such a move on the league's No. 1 player comparable to Jordan, and his penalty was already very fair.

I remember when Reggie Miller committed an excessive foul on Jordan, Jordan chased Reggie Miller and punched him in the face, then Reggie Miller was sent off and Jordan continued to play. This is the big-name rule, because the fans are watching Jordan's game, not Reggie Miller's game.

"Hiss...hiss..."

Harden was sweating profusely, and felt like his hand was broken.

He loosened his right hand and saw that his left wrist had turned from red to purple and was almost swollen.

"Boss?" He cried to Li Ba with a sad face: "You are too cruel! I am your little brother."

"Next time you dare to do these little tricks on me, I will cut off your hand." Li Ba scolded with a straight face.

If he whipped it with all his strength, there was a chance that the bones in Harden's small arm would be broken.

Harden said frustratedly: "I'm just trying."

"It's good not to learn, but these damaging tricks are self-taught." Li Ba said angrily.

"What is porcelain?" Harden asked curiously.

"Come on down, your wrist will swell up soon if you don't take care of it." Li Ba said angrily, pointing down the court.

"It's all your fault. You beat me so hard and didn't let me do that. Why don't you tell me? How would I know if you didn't tell me?" Harden shouted aggrievedly when he came off the court.

Li Ba was too lazy to pay attention to Harden.

Since Harden cannot take free throws, his two free throws will be made by one of the Grizzlies' activated players designated by Suns coach Payton.

"James, did he do it on purpose? We are going to appeal to the league." Hollins asked angrily when Harden came off the court.

How could Harden dare to say that Li Ba did it on purpose? He quickly shook his head and said, "No, the boss didn't do it on purpose."

Hollins was speechless, calling him boss, where the hell are you from?

Without their main point guard, the Grizzlies lost this game smoothly.

The next day, Li Ba received a call from Gao Yuanyuan, saying that Harden's wrist was swollen and he would have to rest for at least two games.

"Tubao, did you teach me too harshly?" Gao Yuanyuan said.

"What, that kid complained to you?" Li Ba asked.

"That's not true. I'm just a little aggrieved." Gao Yuanyuan smiled.

Then she stopped mentioning Harden and talked about Rose.