Chapter 566: A Rookie in the Finals

Li Ba looked at his teammates, the nervousness was no longer so obvious, replaced by excitement and excitement, he was relieved.

"The momentum is like a rainbow, the Suns are like a rainbow!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"It's better to press down, and you can jump higher." Zhang Lili said solemnly: "The Pistons are very strong. The Suns of the Hammers have not yet touched the Pistons in the playoffs. This is not the same as the regular season. completely different."

"Yes, this piston is very strong. They have the vicious Big Ben, the domineering and roaring god Rasheed Wallace, the tireless masked man, the little prince with ape arms and wolf waist, and the rock-solid Dinghaishenzhen, and iron-blooded veteran Larry Brown." Yu Jia said seriously.

"The Pistons belong to a civilian championship-level team with heavy swords and no fronts. The Suns must not be careless. I am worried now. The three sweeps will make the Suns easily lose their vigilance against their opponents. Once they do not pay enough attention to the Pistons , that's the end."

Zhang Lili was worried and authentic.

"Probably not, the hammer is still very steady." Yu Jia said nervously.

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "According to the evaluation of the two sides by the major media before the game, the Suns have a 45% chance of winning the championship, and the Pistons have a 55% chance. Kenny, why do you think the Pistons have a higher probability?"

"Because the Pistons are the defending championship team, because the Pistons defeated the F4 Lakers last year, because the Suns were eliminated by the F4 Lakers last year, because the Pistons have double Wallaces, and the Suns only have one Hammer inside. Do I need to say anything?"

Kenny Smith said.

"But the Suns completed three sweeps, one of which was the Spurs." Barkley said.

"So what? Last year the Spurs lost to the Suns, the Suns lost to the Lakers, and the Lakers lost to the Pistons. Are the Spurs strong? It's the weakest link, right?"

Kenny Smith laughed.

Barkley was surprised, can it still be counted like this?

He looked serious and said, "No kidding, this finals is a duel of two defensive tactics, zone defense and man-to-man defense."

Kenny Smith nodded immediately, "Yes, that's right."

Barkley continued: "This time last year, Larry Brown led the Pistons to play an astonishing defense. He actually used man-to-man defense to kill the mighty F4 super team. He rejuvenated the man-to-man defense. And now, in the face of the Suns with a zone-based defense system, what will he do? Still use man-to-man tactics?"

"There is no doubt that you said nonsense. You must know that Larry Brown has never bothered with zone defense. He is the most arrogant person. He is the person who led the most different teams to the finals in the league. He will only With the toughest man-to-man defense."

Kenny Smith said.

"No, he also used zone defense, in the regular season." Barkley laughed.

"Not much. The basic defensive tactic of the Pistons is man-to-man. And in the playoffs, the Pistons were all man-to-man and never used zone defense."

Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, last year at this time, the Pistons played man-to-man defense. They used Prince alone to defend Kobe, and Ben to defend O'Neal alone, and at most some of the time they had some help defense against O'Neal. They successfully used this Tactics beat the Lakers," Barkley said.

"Well, yes, they only allowed Kobe and O'Neal to attack, and the other three Lakers players, they weren't allowed to participate in the offense, they were guarded to death, five-on-two, that's why they won. Because they Not using double-teams, which took away from the essence of the triangle, and the Lakers lost."

Smith said.

"So what will the Pistons do in this Finals?" Barkley said.

"Let's wait and see," Smith said.

At this time, the game started, and the two sides jumped the ball.

Li Ba stood opposite Da Ben, and he could clearly feel a powerful ferocity from Da Ben himself, from the fierce eyes.

"The finals are really different!"

This is a completely different big book from the regular season, and Li Ba was a little surprised.

At this time, the ball was thrown up, Ben took the lead to touch the ball, the Pistons attacked, and the Suns immediately retreated like a tide.

"The Suns are a three-two defense." Seeing the formation of the Suns, Barkley yelled.

"Whether the ball will be replaced by two or three defenses after the ball goes in. If not, then the Suns' paint area tonight will still be guarded by the Hammer alone."

Kenny Smith said.

Under the basket, Li Ba and Da Ben, Rashid pulled Marion to the right wing.

On the right wing, Hamilton is running without the ball.

On the left flank, Prince is in action.

At the top of the arc, Billups is watching.

At this time, Hamilton suddenly ran back, threw Battier half a step away, and cut into the paint area from Rasheed and Marion.

Rasheed made a timely pick-and-roll, blocked Marion's supplementary defense, and allowed Hamilton's cut to be unobstructed.

At the basket, when Hamilton cut in, Daben immediately supported Li Ba with all his strength, preventing him from making timely defensive moves.

Li Ba's current strength and Daben are at a comparable level, and he can't break free for a while.

Li Ba has never encountered the strength of Daben's offensive cover. Daben did not work so hard in previous games, which allowed him to further understand what is the finals and what is the intensity of the finals? to what extent.

At this time, Billups passed the ball in, Hamilton received the ball, and went into the paint with one step.

"The Suns didn't shrink their defense." Barkley exclaimed.

Hamilton rushed two steps into the paint and jumped in front of Li Ba and Da Ben.

"boom!"

Li Ba turned sideways forcefully, and slammed his right elbow into Da Ben's chest and abdomen, causing Da Ben's teeth to clenched.

It's a pity that Da Ben still didn't give an inch, not only that, but he also firmly clamped Li Ba's right arm, preventing him from getting out in time.

After Li Ba forcibly broke free, it was already too late.

"Shua!"

Go in.

2:0, the Pistons advanced by one goal.

Li Ba was entangled by Da Ben and failed to make a defensive move.

"Ben, the tougher you are, the more you will suffer." Li Ba said coldly to Da Ben.

"Then come on, who is afraid of you? You are a rookie in the finals." Da Ben stared fiercely at Li Ba and roared in a low voice, like a beast roaring.

Li Ba twitched, didn't you just play in the finals once? What show?

"The Suns still rely on the hammer to guard the paint area and do not intend to shrink their defense. This is the same defensive tactic as they play against the Spurs. This tactic can strengthen the defense of the opponent's perimeter, which is an advantage of the tactic. But the weakness is, Can the hammer hold it?"

Buckley asked.

"Ben and the hammer are equally powerful, and the hammer should be more cautious." Kenny Smith said.