Chapter 1239 Taking Over the Offensive End

Next, the timeout ends and the Heat attack.

Gasol comes on and Big Z comes off.

On the left wing, James took a step past the three-point line and shot from two points away. The position of the shot did not give Li Ba any chance to help defend.

However, the ball missed, Li Ba grabbed the rebound, and the Suns attacked.

Li Ba entered the basket. At this time, Bosh lost the Arab League and rushed over. Together with Gasol and James, they formed a three-person double-team on Li Ba.

When Nash saw it, of course he couldn't pass it on and immediately gave it to Arab League.

A Lian took an open shot. This was his first attack of the game. His hands were still cold and he missed.

Taking down the Heat and taking advantage of the numerical advantage, Gasol and James withstood Lee Dam, and then Bosh grabbed the rebound.

Pat Riley nodded. What he wants is this opportunity. If your teammates' hands are so cold, how will you fight if multiple people double-team you?

Next, the Suns fell into scoring trouble.

Li Ba was trapped in a three-person double-team at the basket and couldn't get the ball, while others got open and couldn't make a shot.

Until the end of the first quarter, Nash made 6 three-pointers out of 6 outside shots.

19:21, the Suns only scored three points in the next four minutes.

Li Ba also failed to protect the offensive rebounds in the back. Fortunately, he did not lose his energy on the defensive end. The defensive rebounds were okay and did not allow the Heat's offense to enter the paint area or allow the Heat to launch a second offense.

In terms of causing damage, he failed to achieve his goal later. He had no chance to catch the ball.

Payton also realized that there was something wrong with the tactics. There were too many hammer hits, and everyone else's touch was gone. So at the end of the first quarter, he immediately changed his tactics and increased his outside shots.

In the second quarter, the Suns' weakness of insufficient rotation players was highlighted. The Heat seized the opportunity to attack hard and sent out most of their main players.

At halftime, 49:41, the Suns trailed by 8 points.

Li Ba played all the games in the second quarter, but the Heat still double-teamed him with three people, so he could only contribute energy on the defensive end.

The Heat's offense is all on the outside, and his defensive energy can only cover the paint area and cannot help defend the outside, so the defensive energy cannot explode.

At halftime, he only scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. This performance was far lower than before.

Most of the media at the scene rejoiced and predicted that the Suns were finished and Li Ba would fall from the altar.

Li Ba refused the on-site interview after halftime and returned to the locker room.

"Hammer, Gary, what to do?" Savor asked.

Payton was sweating profusely, feeling impatient and pacing back and forth.

Li Ba leaned against the wall, wondering what he was thinking.

The other players looked at Payton and then at Li Ba, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

There is nothing Li Ba can do, he is not a superman.

At this time Payton said: "We have to chase points in the second half, and all the main players will start in the third quarter."

He looked at Ah Lian and said: "Yi, you should be the one who was left out the most. I took a break in the second quarter. I need your scoring in the third quarter."

Ah Lian nodded. In fact, he was very tired. He was an inside line of more than 2.1 meters, and his range of movement was very large, which also consumed a lot of physical energy. After one season, he was really unable to withstand it.

"No."

At this time, Li Ba finally spoke and vetoed Payton's intention, because he knew Ah Lian's physical condition. In this state, his efficiency outside could not be improved at all. This was no longer a matter of whether his hands were cold or not.

In fact, Nash and Carter were in the same situation. They were so tired that they almost vomited blood. How could they feel any better?

"Hammer, what do you mean?" Payton asked.

"Let Arab Lian come in and we will continue to play inside. I want all the shots." Li Ba said.

"Still playing inside?" Payton said in surprise.

"Can we really win from outside?" Li Ba asked rhetorically.

Payton fell silent, and the players didn't speak.

In fact, everyone knows that letting the veterans on the outside shoot is just to quench their thirst. Unless a few veterans perform miracles and their shooting percentages increase significantly, the defense will not be able to open up at all. In this case, Li Ba will not be able to free himself and the game will definitely be lost.

"Just listen to the hammer." At this time, the boss Savor spoke.

The boss made the final decision on the Suns' tactics for the second half.

At the beginning of the third quarter, both teams resumed their starting lineups from the first quarter.

Heat offense.

It's still James holding the ball on the left wing, it's still the original tactic, Bosh and Wade use faster speed to get rid of Ginobili and Arab League, rush into the basket, and form a three-on-one situation under the basket. Then James took action.

The tactic is very simple, just use speed to beat the Suns. Now in the second half, the Heat's physical advantage has become more and more obvious, and the power of this tactic has become more and more powerful.

On the sidelines, Pat Riley was excited. He finally found the Suns' tactics.

This time, UAE and Ginobili took two steps, but this created another result. Wade still cut into the paint, but Bosh not only had no time to cut into the paint, but instead took advantage of the situation and pulled it to the three-point line. At this time, James Passed the ball to Bosh, who almost took an open shot and hit a three-pointer.

At 52:41, the Heat's lead reached double digits.

"The Suns are destined to lose." Barkley said with certainty.

"Will the Hammers give up?" asked Kenny Smith.

"Michael won't give up until the end of the game, but we rarely see the Suns' games have critical moments, because the Suns will turn the game into garbage time before, so at this point, we don't know what the hammer will do." Barkley said very pertinently.

The Suns attack.

James and Gasol double-team Li Ba, and Bosh also throws Yi Lian, so Yi Lian and Dudley are left open.

"The Heat are too bold!" Yu Jia said angrily.

But at this time Yi Lian rushed into the paint area with Bosh and entangled Bosh.

His tonnage is larger than Bosh, and he is stronger than Bosh in entanglement ability, and Bosh was entangled by him.

At the same time, Dudley also rushed into the paint area.

At the same time, Li Ba squeezed Gasol and James away and pulled out from under the basket.

At this time, Nash passed the ball in.

Li Ba received the ball, and was blocked by James and Gasol from behind. Gasol was in front of the basket and James was on the left side of the basket.

But at this moment, Dudley stood behind James and made a pick-and-roll.

At this time, Li Ba also turned right, broke through James, bypassed Dudley, changed direction, and started to attack the basket from the left side of the basket.

Gasol quickly turned back to defend the basket, and at this time, Li Ba singled out Gasol under the basket.

"Bang!"

Li Ba smashed the ball into the basket against Gasol's block.

"Beep!"

At the same time, the whistle sounded, and the referee ran over to signal Gasol to foul.

"Beautiful! Gasol has committed four fouls!"

Yu Jia shouted excitedly amid the cheers of the audience.

This is also the reason why Li Ba chose to play Gasol, because James' fouls were better controlled, and they were two in the first quarter.

Li Ba made the free throw, 52:44, and the Suns were still 8 points behind.