Chapter 36 Collision

"oh!"

There was an exclamation at the scene, and then fell into silence. Obviously, this empty catch hit the mood of the fans.

"I saw it, the rookie of the Cavaliers pushed people." Barkley said on the live broadcast.

"The referee didn't see it, everything was legal." Smith laughed.

Barkley shrugged and didn't bring up the topic again.

Li Ba didn't say anything, he learned a trick and made a reasonable foul. What is a reasonable foul, a foul behind the referee's back is a reasonable foul.

The Suns attacked, and point guard Knight dribbled the ball across the center line and handed the ball to Penny, who organized the offense at the top arc.

"I come."

James ran to Li Ba and signaled his power forward to switch defenses. Just now he scored an empty catch, his confidence soared, and he wanted to defend Li Ba himself.

Therefore, Li Ba and James began to compete for positions in the low position on the right wing.

At this time, it depends on who is more powerful.

James is going to push Li Ba out of the low post to get him farther from the basket.

Li Ba not only has to stand firm in this position, but also needs to get James stuck behind him in order to catch the ball.

This is the place.

In the low position, it is the confrontation between the muscles, and the comparison is the basic strength, not the explosive power.

The so-called basic strength, the most important standard is the bench press data.

If it is said that Li Ba is far behind James in terms of explosive power, in terms of basic strength, after passing this position, there is an immediate comparison.

That is, Li Ba won, and James was stuck behind him.

The moment the position was completed, he stretched out his right hand high and signaled Penny to give the ball.

Penny raised his hand and the ball was passed.

"Fuck!"

Seeing the direction the ball was going, Li Ba cursed secretly.

"Snapped!"

Thomson Tom at the left elbow catches the ball, puts his feet up, and makes a shot.

This was a fake move, and the Cavaliers backup power forward who defended him, that is, the player who switched defenses with James, was directly shaken.

When the opponent fell, Tom immediately made a jump shot.

"boom!"

CIC strikes iron.

Li Ba, who was stuck, sat back on his hips, and after sitting back James, he strode towards the basket.

"Rebound!"

James, who was stuck and had no chance to rebound, yelled.

There are two players in the low post on the left wing, the centers on both sides, and they start rushing for rebounds.

Li Ba also rushed to him in one step.

In terms of bullet speed, although Li Ba is far inferior to a monster like James, he should be about the same as the two centers, which gave him the opportunity to take off at the same time.

"Snapped!"

Relying on his long arms and precise locking, Li Ba scooped up the ball with a single palm of his right hand.

After landing, he was immediately blocked back and forth by the Cavaliers center and James behind him.

"Pass the ball!" bellowed Penny outside.

The Suns' backup center, who made his 17th debut in the first round of this year, is also under the basket, ready to receive a pass from Li Ba.

But Li Ba didn't have any intention of passing the ball. If you don't pass the ball to me, I will grab it by myself and play the second offense. The basket is right above my head.

At this time, Li Ba was sideways to the bottom line, and James stood behind him to prevent him from turning around. At the same time, he stretched his hands up to seal the throwing space above.

Opposite is Cavaliers center Desagina Diop, who was the 8th pick in the first round of 2001 that made the Cavaliers boss have a toothache. Born in 1982, only 21 years old this year.

He wants to come up and grab the ball. But Li Ba raised his arms high, held the ball in both hands, and his hands were strong, so he had great control over the ball. He tried twice but failed, so he didn't dare to try again, fearing a foul.

Instead of grabbing the ball, he posted it up, and together with James, made a sandwich double-team defensive action against Li Ba.

In this way, Li Ba is very passive and has no space.

"Pass the ball!"

Frank yelled at Li Ba in front of the bench.

"Pass the ball!" Penny yelled a second time.

"Pass the ball!" In the Houston hotel, Dayao and the others also became anxious.

Not to mention the danger of losing the ball, just the three-second offense violation requires the ball to be disposed of as soon as possible.

"drink!"

Li Ba snorted, lowered his arms, and sat back with force. James sticks tight in the back, which gives him the chance to recoil.

"Boom!"

James also snorted, his buttocks were pushed back, and he took half a step back.

This half step gave Li Ba space.

Feeling that the back was empty, he immediately took a half step back with his right foot, opening up a little space with the Cavaliers center in front, and then immediately bent his knees and took off, smashing the ball sideways with both hands.

"boom!"

The basket was right above his head, and Li Ba succeeded in a side dunk.

33:34, the Suns lead by one point at home.

"Papa..." Cheers and applause erupted in the American West Arena.

"Ha, Kenny, how many times has this rookie enjoyed double-teaming?" Barkley laughed.

"Third or fourth time." Smith laughed.

"Haha, this is the first game of his career. The treatment is good. This is the treatment of a superstar. Congratulations to the Suns, you have picked up an undrafted superstar with a basic salary."

Buckley slapped the table and laughed.

"It's okay, those who double-team him should be regarded as rookies." Smith laughed.

"That's also double-teaming." Barkley shook his head and said.

"Frank, he is too messy. He should let the ball move instead of hitting the basket. I suggest replacing him when the ball is dead."

D'Antoni said with a look of hesitation.

Shrugging, Frank was noncommittal.

The Cavaliers attacked and the Suns settled at halftime.

James received the ball after halftime and controlled the ball in the top arc.

At this time, Penny in the elbow area of ​​​​the left wing came up to defend.

When he just got to James' side, the latter suddenly started, kicking with both feet, reaching the three-point line.

Li Ba was on the right waist of the paint area, staring at James all the time. Why didn't the referee see it?

Knight, the point guard at the right elbow, made a symbolic stop on James, who went straight into the paint.

At this time, Li Ba had moved two steps from the right waist position into the paint area, blocking James' charge.

Half a meter behind him is a reasonable collision zone, so he cannot retreat. Retreating to a reasonable collision zone, which is an area that is beneficial to the offense, he must defend James here, right where he stands.

James was so fierce that he rushed towards Li Ba head-on like a heavy tank.

"bring it on!"

Almost at the same time, the two shouted violently in their hearts.

James didn't take off, it was too dangerous, his plan was to overwhelm Li Ba's defense and use his strength to overwhelm the opponent.

He lost the position last time, and he was not convinced at all. His strength is also a quality he is proud of, how could he lose to a Chinese? He's going to get it back this time.

At the moment of approaching contact, James made a small change of direction, rushing to the basket from his right side and opponent Li Ba's left side.

In this direction, you can keep your ball away from Li Ba's long arms. At the same time, frontal collisions can also be avoided, because Li Ba is standing very firmly, and frontal collisions are offensive fouls.

Li Ba noticed James' change of direction, but he couldn't move. As soon as he moves, as long as he hits it, it is his blocking foul.

"boom!"

The left shoulder bumped into the right shoulder, and the two touched instantly.