Chapter 168 Our Future Can Be Expected

"This ball is embarrassing. Do the Suns finish 24 seconds, or are they the same as the Timberwolves? If they make it in 24 seconds, then it's okay. If the time is exhausted and they don't make it, then they will be passive. The Timberwolves will win with a two-pointer It is." Zhang Lili said.

"The Suns didn't call a timeout, Marbury pushed forward, and the Timberwolves began to press the whole court. Everyone except the hammer responded in the backcourt. Garnett and center Johnson defended the hammer standing in the high position in the backcourt..."

After kick-off, Barkley shouted quickly.

Four-on-three, the Timberwolves did not make a steal. After three passes, Marbury threw the basketball to Li Ba in the high position when he rushed to the frontcourt.

Li Bashang took a step to catch the ball, turned around, and raised the basketball with one arm after facing the basket.

Garnett wanted to grab the ball, but he held Li Ba so tightly that he kept shaking. He was afraid of being fouled, so he had no choice but to give up trying to grab the ball.

"Haha, this is the first time Garnett has faced the Hammers on the defensive end in this game. It's a rare opportunity. I bet that the Wolf King defended successfully and the Hammers passed the ball. Anyone bet?"

Barkley exclaimed excitedly.

"I also bet on the Hammer passing the ball. It's almost on the three-point line. If he doesn't pass the ball, will he be able to attack?" Kenny Smith said angrily.

Sure enough, the two made the right bet. Marbury rushed past Garnett and Li Ba, received a pass from Li Ba, and rushed to the basket.

Garnett's first reaction was to immediately turn around and chase after him.

He had to chase, because the alien dropped Marbury by at least two meters, and he was the only one who could defend against it.

As soon as Garnett turned around, Li Ba immediately followed him and rushed to the basket without any hesitation.

Marbury was flat in front of him, and he knew there was Garnett behind him. They had played for two years, and he was too familiar with Garnett, but he still chose to jump up.

It's just that when he jumped up, he didn't have a basketball in his hand. The basketball was passed by him with a ground strike and passed to the back.

He didn't know if Li Ba was behind, but he believed that Li Ba would be behind.

"court death!"

Seeing Marbury jump up one step before, Garnett jumped up instinctively, and sealed his left hand hard.

"It's over!"

But then he didn't see the basketball, and Marbury didn't jump very high. He jumped and slipped out of the baseline. He immediately thought that the hammer was behind him, and he knew it was bad.

"Boom!"

In the next moment, Garnett felt hit by a heavy truck. His body was shaken and he flew directly to the bottom line in the air.

"boom!"

The sound of frying baskets sounded almost at the same time, with an unparalleled sense of heaviness.

"Aww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The American West Arena has been boiling tonight, and it seems to be used to this boiling.

"Crazy Hammer!!! He dunked Wolf King Kevin Garnett! He dunked Kevin Garnett, the top five power forwards in NBA power forward history! This is crazy!!!! ! Ahhhh..."

Barkley's crazy and excited roar resounded like rolling thunder over the American West Arena.

"Iron hammer! Iron hammer! Iron hammer..." Yu Jia stood behind the live broadcast booth, only knowing how to shout Li Ba's nickname on the offensive end.

Garnett fell under the basket and didn't get up immediately, his whole body was twitching slightly.

With a strong physique, he was not injured, he just felt infinite humiliation. He was actually knocked over by a rookie in front of Marbury. This humiliation made him... unable to get out of the ground. climb up.

A large number of shots are just above Garnett, constantly flashing.

"Hammer, from today onwards, you are my true brother!"

When Li Ba landed, Marbury, who was extremely excited, rushed directly to him.

Behind the bottom line, the media reporters stood up like crazy, and the shutters kept flashing.

"This slam dunk is a gift from me to my brother, the sun-beater, Stephen Marbury." He and Marbury came in front of a camera, and Li Ba shouted loudly at the camera.

"I accept!" Marbury shouted excitedly.

"I heard that Barkley and Smith called the Hammers and Marbury the most ambitious combination, why not call them the Iron Horse combination?"

Zhang Li laughed.

"Iron Horse Combination?" Yu Jia said.

"Yes, Iron Horse Journey, Glory Alliance." Zhang Lili smiled.

"Okay, just follow Teacher Zhang's instructions and call them the Iron Horse Combination." Yu Jia said with a smile.

"Let's change."

In front of the Timberwolves bench, Philip Sanders sighed deeply and signaled the assistant coach to replace Garnett, he could no longer play.

91:96, in the end, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves in the West and the league at home.

With 12 wins and 5 losses, the Suns ranked fourth in the West, below the Kings, Timberwolves, and Lakers.

He made 9 of 14 shots and 8 of 15 free throws. Li Ba scored 26 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls in three quarters.

Marbury made 14 of 25 shots in this battle and scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Timberwolves Wolf King Garnett's data is average, the audience made 10 of 22 shots, scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls.

In the end, the MVP of the game was given to Marbury and Li Ba, who shared the game.

After this battle, a large number of media in China and the United States named Li Ba a top player at the same time.

It is not marked as a defensive star, which shows that Li Ba's offensive ability in the low post has been recognized by the media.

This change made Bill Duffy very excited. He rushed to Li Ba's apartment the next morning and told Li Ba that this would directly increase his commercial value significantly.

"Now the media is looking for a template for you, and they no longer think your template is a big deal."

Duffy said excitedly: "Some commentators even suggested that you are a weakened version of O'Neal on the offensive end. What do you think?"

"Really? But my template goal for this year is still big book." Li Ba smiled calmly.

"Why? Are you still not going to work on the offensive end?" Duffy asked in surprise.

"Bill, the defensive end is where my talent lies. I can get twice the result with half the effort here, but on the offensive end, I can get twice the result with half the effort. Why should I choose the offensive end?" Li Ba said.

"What you said makes sense, but it's still a pity. You can even score 20 points per game, so just give up?" Bill Duffy sighed.

"Of course I can play some low-post attacks, but you should have noticed yesterday that as long as there is a slashing tactic, I can't participate in the offense too much on the offensive end, at least until my free throw percentage increases. O'Neal also has some Hook throw, but I don't have it yet, and if I'm facing a double team, it's also very difficult for me to score. Even if other teams don't use hacking tactics in the regular season and don't use double teams, but going into the playoffs, they will definitely use it So, I need to start from now on, let the team adapt to the situation without me on the offensive end."

Li Ba said.

"You're so calm." Bill Duffy smiled wryly.

"The fact is that if the Timberwolves cut me at the beginning yesterday, I would not have scored so many points. I am very clear about the role of my low attack, which is to attract the defense and let the outside play out. Once the team really will I count my scoring ability in the low post, and that’s it, I will definitely be targeted by the opponent on the offensive end, and the result is that I keep walking to the free throw line, wasting precious possessions, and at the same time making my teammates feel cold.”

Li Ba laughed.

"But if you don't attack, your team's scoring ability is not enough." Duffy said.

"That's no problem, Joe Johnson can develop more scoring potential, James Posey's scoring ability has some potential for growth, and Barbosa is on the bench, his potential is also good. We still have next year. Two first-round picks, one of which is a lottery pick, we have a promising future." Li Ba said.

"Hammer, you are too mature in dealing with things, not at all like a rookie who just entered the league." Duffy laughed.

"Bill, I'm not one of those rookies who enter the draft after freshman year. They are no different from high school students. And I am a senior, and I can get my graduation next year. I can actually get it this year. I have accepted a full college degree. Education, as it should be.”

Li Ba laughed.

"Yes." Bill Duffy laughed.