Chapter 41 Stop the Lakers

"Did you get it? I got it, haha!"

"Li Ba's dunk is really cool!"

This dunk also made a group of Chinese reporters rejoice, and the crowd was very excited.

On the court, the Lakers are now attacking.

Kobe took the ball in the frontcourt and suddenly started after three or four seconds of dribbling outside the left-wing three-point line. He broke through Penny in one step, entered the three-point line, and reached the left elbow.

The Lakers' bench lineup has no one inside, Kobe Bryant and Fisher with a three-pointer on the outside, so Frank arranged a three-two defense.

This kind of zone defense, there are three defensive players at the high position of the free throw line, which is dedicated to defending outside breakthroughs and outside shots.

When Kobe broke through Penny on the left wing, small forward Casey Jacobson, who was defending at the free throw line, immediately rushed to the left elbow to intercept Kobe.

But Kobe changed direction and took the initiative to hit Jacobson's right shoulder with his right shoulder. At the moment of impact, he jumped and threw the ball in his hand to the basket.

"flute!"

The whistle sounded.

"boom!"

The ball hit the basket and popped out.

The referee gestured, Jacobsen blocked the foul, and Kobe made two free throws.

"Hey, the boss of the Lakers, you know, I'm a blacksmith, and so are you. We're on the same team." When Kobe was about to make a free throw, Li Ba, who was standing in the low position on the right wing, said suddenly.

"Puchi!"

I don't know which one laughed, anyway, several players from the two teams put their heads down and covered their faces.

Kobe was startled, and glanced at Li Ba, feeling incredible, how dare this rookie talk to him like that?

"Rookie, did dunking a ball make you mentally inflated? Next, I will let you know how to be a qualified rookie."

Staring at Li Ba with stern eyes, Kobe said coldly.

Then Kobe made two free throws to bring the score back to 34:23.

It was the Suns' turn to attack, and Penny got the ball in the frontcourt.

The Lakers' No. 4 position still could not pose a threat to Li Ba. Li Ba easily got into position and reached out to Penny for the ball.

Bryant waved his hands in front of Pence to block the passing lane, but Pence took a lob and lobbed the ball inside.

Li Ba sat back after receiving the ball, simple and repetitive movements, but the Lakers' backup power forward couldn't guard against it and was pushed away.

The Lakers backup center in the low post on the left wanted to come over to defend, but it was too late.

"boom!"

Li Ba took one step and dunked again.

At 34:25, the Suns trailed by 9 points.

"Aww..."

The American West Arena was truly revived, and countless fans stood up and cheered for the ball.

"yeah!!!!!!"

The Chinese reporters sitting behind the baseline howled and excitedly pressed the shutters in their hands.

"Ho Ho..."

On the Suns bench, all the substitutes stood up, including Barbosa, waving a white towel for the ball.

"Rookie, buckle one more!"

Among the main players, Marbury also jumped up, his hands were trumpeted, and he yelled at Li Ba.

"Oh, I'm right, the Suns are now playing 5-on-4. There is no defensive player in front of this rookie." In the ESPN live broadcast, Brin shook his head and sighed.

"In fact, the Suns' bench is also very weak, and its rookie center has no performance. But the Lakers' bench performance is even worse. Well, the Lakers' poor bench may be the only weakness of this super team."

Wilson also shook his head with a pityful expression on his face.

"Hey, boss of the Lakers, why don't you defend me yourself?"

Back in the backcourt, Li Ba spat some trash on Kobe as he passed by.

Kobe gave Li Ba a sideways look, ignoring the shameless words.

I'm a shooting guard, you're a power forward, let me defend you? Do you think I'm as stupid as number 34?

However, he still responded. When he backed away, he took advantage of the opportunity to push Li Ba's waist with his left elbow.

"Use more force, you No. 8 pest."

Li Ba was all tough, he didn't care at all, and said to Kobe disdainfully.

Just then the ball reached the frontcourt, the Lakers Fisher passed the ball, and Kobe was about to catch the ball. When he heard the word pest, he was stunned for a moment.

When the ball came, Li Ba was running forward and had already passed Kobe.

But at this moment, the locking skill was triggered, and he knew that the ball had reached his back, and the passing line was 1.5 meters away from his back.

At that moment, without any hesitation, he immediately took a step back with his left foot, took advantage of the trend to the left side of his body, and swung his left arm wildly backward.

This action is exactly the same as his swatting a fly, with the hand in front of his eyes, it is a steal without looking at the ball.

"Snapped!"

The huge palm rubbed Kobe's ear and slapped the incoming ball. The ball immediately flew to the sun's frontcourt.

"oh!"

Seeing the steal happen suddenly. Countless fans let out an exclamation of surprise.

On the Suns bench, most players jumped up and stared at the ball.

"Good luck!"

The moment his hand touched the ball, Li Ba secretly said excitedly.

"Steal! Perfect steal!"

In the ESPN live broadcast seat, Brin jumped up from his seat in an instant like a conditioned reflex, clutching the microphone in his hand, screaming excitedly.

Almost caught by Li Ba's slap, Kobe was taken aback, got excited, and after realizing it, he immediately started and ran to his backcourt.

At the same time, Penny around Bryant and Knight on the right also started chasing the ball.

Li Ba then returned to the court and rushed to the front court desperately.

The ball was in the middle, flew towards the basket, landed on the three-point line and bounced, and Knight, who arrived first, took a pat and got it.

Fei Xiaoyu came up to grab the ball, and Knight saw Li Ba running across the halfway line, and immediately passed it to him.

There was no chance for a fast break, and Li Ba was not in a hurry after receiving the ball. He stopped before the eight-second line and waited for his teammates to pass.

At this time, Penny came to meet him. After Li Ba handed over the ball, he went to the low post on the right wing to get a position.

The Lakers' backup power forward was still unable to defend against Li Ba. Li Ba easily succeeded in getting the position and opened his hands for the ball.

"Go around the front to defend, go around the front!"

Kobe panicked on the perimeter and yelled at his power forward.

But it was useless. Li Ba's arms were too long and too powerful. With both arms counter-blocking, coupled with proper movement, he always controlled Russell behind him.

It was really difficult for Russell to go around. The Liba in front of him was like the Himalayas, making him nowhere to go.

Penny gave the ball, and Li Ba repeated the action more than ten seconds ago, sitting back, pushing Russell away, and then leaping further, attacking the basket recklessly.

"boom!"

A powerful dunk with one arm.

34:27. The Suns trailed by 7 points at home.

"Awwhhhh..."

Three vicious dunks in a row revived the American West Arena completely. The hormones erupted in the body made the faces of countless fans hideous, causing them to erupt into extremely exciting cheers and shouts.

"Three! Three dunks! Ahhh..."

"It's so cool!"

A group of Chinese journalists sat behind the baseline and yelled, their voices completely drowned out by the frantic cheers.

"Ho Ho Ho Ho..."

The Suns bench was boiling, and all players jumped up, including the bully who performed poorly this time.

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson finally opened his eyes.

Now there is a problem with the inside, which is a problem of player ability, but the player cannot solve it, and he does not have a good substitute inside, so it cannot be solved by relying on player adjustments or changing inside, it must be compensated by tactics. It was his business, so he stood up and asked for a timeout.