Chapter 1178: Superstar Performance in a Single Quarter

Li Ba actually "saw" Noah's move, but Rose's deceleration and second start-up change of direction were too fast, and his physical reaction was a little slow.

Of course, he could also force a turn and change direction to avoid Noah's pick-and-roll, but he would not do that, because it would be easy to get injured, and one defense does not mean everything. If Rose plays one, he can't turn the tables.

"Bang!"

Rose smashed the basket protected by Li Ba.

2:3, the Bulls were 1 point behind.

"Tu Bei, don't capsize in the gutter." Gao Yuanyuan muttered to herself.

"Sister Yuanyuan, what did you say?" asked the girl next to her.

"What did you say, mother Yuanyuan?" Guoguo asked in a similar way.

Gao Yuanyuan pinched Guoguo's little fleshy face and explained.

The Suns attacked.

Li Ba once again forced Noah. This time, he did not turn around directly after receiving the ball, but dribbled the ball first, used the powerful force to knock the opponent back, and then turned around.

"Bang!"

This time, Noah had no chance to foul Li Ba, and he was dunked by Li Ba.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle. Noah did not jump to defend in the reasonable collision zone, blocking foul, Li Ba added a free throw.

"Damn it!"

Noah waved his fist in frustration after two fouls at the beginning.

Zhang Heli laughed and said, "This is the importance of top-level bounce speed. You don't get a chance to jump at all. The chance of two plus one is too easy."

Xu Jicheng said, "Bump first, and when you stabilize your center of gravity, everything is over."

Li Ba made the free throw, 2:6, the Suns led by 4 points.

Rose rushed to the front court again with the ball.

"Rose is very excited today. He should rush directly to the paint area again. He went for the hammer." Yu Jia said.

Sure enough, Rose left Nash behind, broke through Carter's first layer of defense, and rushed to the paint area.

Li Ba took another step to block Rose, but this step was fake.

Rose immediately changed direction upward after Li Ba came out, and changed direction downward again after bypassing Li Ba, rushing to the basket.

At this time, Li Ba, who took a step forward, "saw" Noah following behind him and was about to do a pick-and-roll screen. He immediately turned downward, bypassed Noah, and stepped into the reasonable collision zone.

At this time, Rose jumped from the front of the basket, and Li Ba jumped from the left side of the basket. One person attacked and the other defended.

Rose was indeed very talented. After he jumped up, he encountered Li Ba's defense, turned in the air, and turned to the right side of the basket.

At this time, Li Ba, who jumped to block the shot, fell to the ground.

Li Ba's air retention ability is actually not very bad. His waist and abdominal muscles have been optimized once, and his core strength is very strong. His air retention ability should be good, but his weight is relatively large, which reduces his air retention time. If he loses 10 kilograms, he can fly in the air like Kobe and Rose.

Rose turned to the right side of the basket, and after 360 degrees, he faced the basket again, holding the ball in his right hand, and instantly stretched it to the basket.

At this moment, Li Ba jumped up again, stretched out his left arm, and slapped the ball in an instant.

"Pah!"

Rose was pressed down with the ball, and fell to the ground with a bang.

"Don't get hurt?"

Gao Yuanyuan said in surprise when she saw Rose fall down.

"Yeah!"

The wonderful block made the whole audience cheer.

The ball was in Li Ba's hands, and he grabbed it directly.

Nash has the foundation of running and gunning. He is the one who is most accustomed to the Suns' style of play among all the veterans. When he saw Rose enter the paint area, he was ready for the offense and defense transition.

At this time, he received Li Ba's pass outside and scored another goal.

Zhang Heli said excitedly: "This defense is so beautiful! Tiechui's first jump block was avoided, but his second jump was too fast, which is not only due to his bounce speed and second jump ability, but also due to his defensive accuracy."

Yu Jia asked: "Teacher Zhang, what do you mean?"

"It's the jump height!"

Zhang Heli explained: "The first time Tiechui jumped, he jumped a little more than a foot, which was enough for him to block Rose. Although he was avoided, it also created a foundation for his second jump."

Xu Jicheng said: "Yes, that's right. Some defenders jump as high as they can when blocking, but in fact, they don't need to. Point guards like Rose have limited shooting height."

After half a quarter, 4:18, the Suns led by 14 points.

Rose broke into the paint several times and made 1 of 5 shots. He was blocked by Li Ba 4 times in the first half, and his head was covered with bruises.

After half a quarter, he was replaced. He fell twice under the basket just now and had some problems with his knees. After sitting on the bench, he got a big ice pack and started to apply ice.

After the first quarter, at 14:35, the Suns relied on their strong defense in the interior to win by 21 points in a single quarter.

Li Ba made 4 of 4 shots and 3 of 5 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks.

Among the 6 blocks, 4 were shots, which, like steals, were directly converted into ball possession.

Two of the 3 steals were given to Rose.

It was precisely because of his defense that the Bulls' ball possession was reduced, allowing the Suns to get more shots.

"Tu Bei, be careful, don't hurt yourself." When Li Ba left the court, Gao Yuanyuan reminded him again.

"Then I can't pay attention. When he comes down from the air, his center of gravity is generally unstable. It is very likely that he will break a ligament."

Li Ba said with a smile.

Gao Yuanyuan's face darkened. I asked you to persuade him, not to destroy him?

"Dad, how many hats are you going to get today?" Guoguo asked.

"Dad will take as many as Guoguo says." Li Ba said with a smile.

"Well, so much."

Guoguo stretched out her two little hands, shook them a few times and shouted: "Ten plus ten, plus ten... ugh!"

Her small mouth was covered by the girl because the girl saw Gao Yuanyuan's face turned dark.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Rose stood up.

Li Ba did not play in this quarter, and the Polish hammer Gortat and Milicic were added inside.

Zhang He understood and said: "Now that the Suns' substitute Hammer comes on, he doesn't have many opportunities in the first dozen games. The team usually arranges Kwame Brown and Milicic to be the main substitutes.

This is because the two of them have greater potential. The Suns also want to try their luck to see if they can tap into the potential of the parallel No. 1 pick and No. 2 pick. But the facts tell us that the Suns do not have this ability and luck. The two of them are as weak as ever. "

In this quarter, Rose showed off his windy city rose style and turned the Suns' bench into a sieve. He made 8 of 11 single shots and 6 of 7 free throws, scoring 22 points. He made 9 of 16 shots in the half. He scored 24 points, an absolute superstar performance.

After halftime, at 46:55, the Suns still led by 9 points.