Chapter 1230 Envious Eyes

Barkley shrugged his shoulders and said rather helplessly: "For our generation, meeting Michael was an absolute helplessness. We tried our best, but we were always one step away from the championship. And now, this kind of This situation is happening to James and the others."

Kenny Smith asked again: "If you put the two of them in the same era, who do you think would win?"

Barkley said: "There are many scoring situations, it's hard to say."

"How about a duel?"

"Single-on? Then I think Michael might suffer a bit."

"Why?"

"Because Michael doesn't have three-pointers, he has a traditional style of play. In addition to mid-range shots, he just rushes into the paint area to score, and that is the territory of the Hammers. Even Michael, I think, will be hit hard. Even if he is mid-range, Shooting, that’s also the Hammers’ defensive area and will also be hit.”

"Can we use pick-and-rolls to deal with the Hammers' defense?"

"You just saw that in the paint area, Bosh made two consecutive offensive screen pick-and-rolls for James, but was it useful? The first time the Hammer turned around Bosh, and the second time the Hammer used his third He took the first step and knocked down Bosh."

"It's really disappointing but I think Michael can still score against the Hammers."

"Of course, if Michael wants to score, the Hammer may not be able to stop him. However, his efficiency will definitely be greatly affected." Barkley said.

During the discussion between the two, at the end of the first quarter, at 27:20, the Suns led by 7 points on the road.

Yu Jia said: "Both sides felt good in the first quarter. Wade hit a three-pointer and a long two-pointer from behind. The offense was far away from the paint area."

Zhang Lili laughed: "That was because the Hammers sent three blocks and one steal in one round, which scared him. He didn't dare to go in, or even get close to the paint area. After he made a mid-range shot, the Hammers ran out and slapped him. Since then, he has never been near the paint."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "The Hammers' defense was too brutal. Since then, the Heat's offense has left the paint area. But the Heat's touch is really good, and they can shoot no matter how hard they shoot from outside."

Li Ba made 3 of 3 shots and 1 of 2 free throws in a single quarter. He scored 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks and 1 foul. His performance was normal.

The Arab League made 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter and had a blast, including two three-pointers. He scored 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 foul in the single quarter. The block was given to Bosh.

Pat Riley walked back and forth in front of the bench, occasionally glancing at Li Ba who was sitting on the Suns bench across from him. Every time he looked at him, an envious look appeared in his eyes.

Heat owner and cruise tycoon Mickey Arison was also sitting there, and like Pat Riley, he glanced at Li Ba from time to time.

He felt helpless because he wanted to use money to hit Li Ba, but the other party had more money than him and couldn't hit him.

Pat Riley has suggested to him that he must grab Li Ba in the offseason, but how? Send a cruise ship?

The Suns' market value has soared in the past few seasons to catch up with the Knicks. He knows that if Li Ba joins the Heat, then with the consumption level of the city of Miami, the market value will definitely skyrocket, and the Heat's market value will definitely have a chance to surpass the Knicks. However, Any chance?

In the second quarter, Li Ba still played as the point guard, with Carter + Dudley on the outside and Haslem + Poland Hammer on the inside.

James also played, and like him, served as a point guard, with Eddie House + James Jones on the outside, and Big Z + Bosh on the inside.

Barkley said: "James is really similar to the Hammer."

Kenny Smith said: "You just said that hitting the hammer is James' sorrow?"

"I think so." Buckley nodded.

In the second quarter, the Suns attacked and Li Ba advanced with the ball.

James defended and retreated. He knew Li Ba's ability to protect the ball and did not risk stealing Li Ba.

Li Ba approached the top of the arc, and James did not defend himself, but took a step forward to prevent the former from breaking through.

Li Ba still took a breakthrough, because apart from passing the ball outside, he only had breakthroughs. This was his weakness on the outside, and the opponent did not need to defend his outside shooting.

James took a step forward and reacted quickly, turned around and followed Li Ba's breakthrough, and rushed into the paint together.

Li Ba was carrying James with his right hand and dribbling with his left hand. At this time, the former suddenly stopped at the free throw line.

Li Ba had to take action here, because neither Haslem nor the Polish Hammers had the ability to empty the basket. There were four big men under the basket. He had no room to break in and could only shoot a high jumper.

However, James also knew this. He knew that Li Ba would definitely stop at a high position, so as soon as Li Ba stopped, he also stopped, still guarding in front of Li Ba.

But at this time, Carter ran from the right three-point line to the top of the arc. At this time, Li Ba passed the ball behind his back. The former caught the ball, shot a three-pointer, and hit the ball.

Regarding this goal, Barkley said: "It's a good thing that the goal was scored, but the Suns still have a lot of flaws in the bench lineup. They can't open up the inside line at all. The Hammers' most powerful breakthrough ability can't be used. There's no way to cause damage. It all relies on With a few outside shots, no height inside, and no guarantee of rebounds, I don’t think it’s better for the Hammers to return to the fifth position.”

Kenny Smith said: "The Suns have a lot of weaknesses. The starting three position is a fake small forward, but they can reach the finals and sweep the Mavericks. This is incredible. I can only say that the Hammers are too strong! "

Barkley said: "The height of the team depends on its shortcomings, but the Hammer's defense is too strong. He can make up for the shortcomings in other aspects and forcefully come back."

At this time, James was advancing with the ball in the backcourt.

Li Ba was not as polite in defending James as James was in defending him. He was very proactive and made pressing moves from time to time.

Sometimes he lost his position, but he could regain his position through extremely fast turns and first steps.

Zhang Heli said: "The Suns' defense is too bad this season. James was forced to protect the ball twice by the hammer just now. If it was before, someone would definitely double-team him, but not now."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "James is a superstar who is rarely double-teamed in the league, because he has good passing skills, better vision, and very fast passing speed. The cost of double-teaming him will be very high. Carter's current athletic ability can no longer support him to double-team James."

Yu Jia said with some regret: "The half-court pressing and full-court pressing that we often saw in the playoffs before are completely gone."

James pushed forward to the frontcourt, and at this time Bosh ran out of the three-point line on the left wing and asked the former for the ball.

Li Ba stared at James. Bosh was not in his field of vision, but he "saw" someone running out from the wing and was left two steps behind by this person's teammates.

So he deliberately let go of the passing line between James and the left wing and took a half step back.

James saw the opportunity very keenly and passed the ball immediately.

Next, he will start to bypass Li Ba and cut into the paint area. If Bosh misses the shot, he can help Big Z control the rebound and play a second offense.