Chapter 1360: Shocking Block
James' tactical idea was that he would break in first. If the Suns' defense was in place, he would pass the ball to Wade or Millsap. If the Suns' defense had loopholes, he would attack the basket directly.
But Li Ba's proactive defense made all of James' ideas come to nothing. He once again implemented proactive defense before the pick-and-roll occurred.
Actively implementing close contact, forcing James to retreat and transfer, immediately broke the Heat's pick-and-roll tactics.
At this time, Wade could only retreat outward, respond to James, and reach out for the ball.
At this time, Li Ba "saw" someone approaching behind him. It was the guy who just came out of the basket and prepared to do a pick-and-roll for James. He immediately had an idea.
Seeing that Birdman Anderson stood behind Li Ba, James did not pass the ball to Wade, and immediately started the first step in front, controlling the ball with his right hand, preparing to block Li Ba with his left hand, and breaking forward.
As long as his first step was completed, Li Ba's turn would definitely be blocked by Anderson, and he could go straight in.
But unfortunately, Li Ba had "seen" Anderson's movement. When James took his first step, he moved to the left faster and got into position first.
"Bang!"
James bumped into Li Ba, who was knocked back a step.
At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, and he ran over and pointed at James, making an offensive foul gesture.
"Perfect defense, the first step of the hammer is really too fast!" Barkley exclaimed.
"The defense of the hammer perfectly suppressed the Heat's offense." Kenny Smith exclaimed.
The Suns attacked.
Harden and Hill have begun to adapt to the atmosphere of the finals. Li Ba did not protect them in the backcourt, but got into position in the frontcourt first.
Harden pushed the ball forward, but before he crossed the midline, he saw Li Ba in the high position, and Millsap and James double-teamed him in advance. At this time, Jimmy Butler, who was left empty, suddenly started and cut into the basket from the left wing. He immediately made a long pass and passed the ball to Butler.
Millsap, who was behind Li Ba, turned around and returned to defend the basket.
Butler received the ball and was about to attack the basket. At this time, he saw Millsap returning to defense, so he immediately passed under the basket and hit the ground to pass the ball upwards.
Millsap turned around quickly, only to see Li Ba, who rushed in from a high position, already caught the ball and jumped up. He knew it was not good.
"Bang!"
While smashing the basket, Li Ba directly knocked Millsap down under the basket.
As the Heat fell again, the referee's whistle also sounded, pointing to Millsap on the floor, blocking the foul, and Li Ba added a free throw.
"Yeah!"
The exciting dunk and the strong confrontation under the basket made the fans at the scene enthusiastic, and cheers and shouts came one after another.
Li Ba glanced at Millsap at his feet with an unusually indifferent look, and turned to the free throw line.
This glance made Millsap feel a ferocious breath from the beast. He felt like he was facing a mountain lion that had been hungry for three days. He would be eaten alive by this beast today.
But at the same time, he also felt a strong sense of contempt, the contempt of God.
There was a surge of anger in his heart. He wanted to prove to this beast that he was not easy to bully, he was not a cattle and sheep to be slaughtered, he would fight today!
Li Ba made a free throw, 4:13, the Suns led, the Heat attacked.
Barkley shouted: "Today, the performance of the Hammer was really heroic, but the real strength was the performance on the defensive end.
He made the Heat's pick-and-roll tactics unable to unfold several times in a row. This kind of observation of the whole court is too amazing."
The pick-and-roll tactics were frustrated, and the Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was very helpless. He shouted to James and made a tactical gesture.
James nodded, which was to let him give the ball to Wade, so that the Heat's ball would not face Li Ba's defense directly.
"Double-team!"
At the moment James passed the ball, Li Ba retreated from the top of the arc to the paint area, pointed at Wade with his big hand, and shouted loudly.
Jimmy Butler rushed over immediately. He was the first choice of the Suns to perform the double-teaming task. With a height of 201 cm and his speed, he had the ability to double-team both the inside and outside lines of the Heat.
Wade faced the double-team of George Hill and Jimmy Butler. His three-point ability was only average. He did not choose to shoot, but chose to pass the ball in.
Under the basket, Drummond faced two forwards, Millsap and Birdman Anderson.
At this time, Millsap held Drummond, and Anderson received the pass. In excitement, he immediately took a step and flew up, flying higher and higher like Birdman.
"Dunk it!"
At this moment, the Heat players and the Heat fans in front of the TV opened their mouths wide. The next moment, as long as Birdman succeeded in dunking, they would cheer wildly.
"Be careful!"
At this time, James' voice rang out.
When James passed the ball, Li Ba began to retreat, retreated two steps, and retreated to a high position, so that he could both defend James and maintain the possibility of returning to the basket.
When Wade passed the ball, he immediately turned around and rushed into the paint area to defend the basket.
He turned around and took a step forward, and saw Anderson receiving the ball. He took a second step and the latter jumped up. He also flew up at the same time and hit hard with his left palm.
Today, he wanted to show the world what the power of the king of the restricted area is; he wanted to show the world that under his flood control dam, any offensive torrent would only be stopped.
"Pop!"
The huge force directly deformed the basketball. Under the attack of the two forces, the basketball was blown up with a bang.
"Bang!"
The powerful force attacked Anderson, pressing him down from the sky to the ground, and he fell heavily on the floor.
"Oh!"
At this time, everyone saw that the basketball was blown up, and screamed.
"Oh oh oh oh..."
Barkley made a series of strange screams in surprise.
"He is a monster!"
The basketball god Jordan stood up from his seat and shouted loudly with a face full of surprise.
Millsap, who wanted to fight just now, had lost his temper at this time.
After delivering a stunning block, Li Ba did not roar or shout, but stood quietly and indifferently under the basket. At his feet was the struggling birdman Chris Anderson.
As his ferocious and domineering eyes swept across the entire court, he thrust his raised left palm forward fiercely...
"Ah!"
At this moment, the adrenaline of the fans in the stadium burst instantly, and with animalistic shouts, tens of thousands of palms were pushed forward in unison.
At this moment, I don't know how many fans in front of the TV cheered instantly.
At this moment, the morale of the Heat team was directly crushed, and there was no longer a trace of fighting spirit.