Chapter 778 Five Pairs Again?

Of course, the defense is much weaker, even Dazhi and David Lee are not good at it.

But David is facing James Posey, and he has enough shot height to form a dislocation advantage, and Posey's defense is quite difficult.

In a single quarter, Posey was blown up, 3 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 11 points.

However, David Lee's offense at the basket was unfavorable because he encountered the defense of Mourning and Haslem. He made 1 of 6 shots, swallowed 3 blocks, and missed 2 goals.

Because Li Ba seldom took the initiative to attack, and there were no open opportunities outside, Lagabel only made 1 of 5 shots, but with the fast break after grabbing the backcourt rebound, he made 4 shots, a total of 5 of 9 shots, and the efficiency It is still possible.

But without O'Neal, the Heat can't control Li Ba with Mourning and Haslem alone.

Li Ba grabbed 11 rebounds in a single quarter in the second quarter, gave Wade 2 blocks and 2 steals, and gave Mourning 1 block, which completely wiped out the Heat's offense in the paint area. Drive its offense out of the paint.

At the end of one quarter, at 27:20, Li Ba still grabbed the ball. With the number of shots he scored, the substitute team won by 7 points.

61:41, the Suns led by 20 points at halftime.

This is what Li Ba thinks, relying on defense to drive offense, and relying on defense to grab the ball to maintain scoring.

Even if the scoring ability is not good, then grab the opponent's shots, pile up your own shots, and cause qualitative changes through quantitative changes, so as to win the game.

Instead of weakening your own defense, you can improve your scoring ability.

After the first half, Pat Riley fully realized the power and terror of Li Ba's defense.

He felt that this was a bit difficult.

"The Suns have found the right way to win after only one loss. Congratulations!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

"It's just that the hammer is very tired. From this point of view, it shows the momentum of the audience. It is impossible to end." Yu Jia said.

"Iron Hammer didn't play the second quarter in the first two games, so I will fight tonight. If I don't fight, it will be too late." Zhang Lili said.

Li Ba was lying in the locker room at this time, receiving a massage.

"Hammer, how do you feel?" Frank asked from the side.

"No problem." Li Ba smiled.

Frank looked at the team doctor, who nodded and said, "Yes."

"Hammer, we have a huge point difference advantage in the third quarter, why don't you rest for half a quarter?" he asked.

Li Ba shook his head and said, "Without me on the court, our basket would be blown up by the Heat. O'Neal didn't play much tonight."

Frank nodded quickly, without a hammer, he didn't need to think about it, he knew that O'Neal would definitely attack wildly.

The third quarter begins.

The Heat started the first quarter, the Suns played Li Ba and Antonio McDyess on the inside, Battier was on the front line, and Tony Allen and Barbosa were on the back line.

The Heat fell behind by a large score and had no way out. At the beginning of the third quarter, they started to attack with all their strength.

On the inside, O'Neal spared no expense on his physical fitness, and began to work hard, exerting strength on both ends of the offense and defense.

On the offensive end, he took the ball 7 times, ate two caps from Li Ba, was intercepted once, missed 1 goal, hit 3 goals, and was 3 of 6 shots. On Li Ba and Antonio McDyess Each scored a foul, made 1 of 3 free throws, and scored 7 points.

Outside, Walker and Williams kept shooting.

Wade connected the inside line in series and kept breaking through.

Naturally, Li Ba defended with all his strength. With the help of Antonio McDyess and Kurt Thomas, he defended the paint area and took over the Heat's crazy inside offense and outside breakthrough.

However, Walker and Williams stood up in this quarter, no matter how they shot, the Suns were caught off guard and lost a lot of points.

The two together made 6 of 10 shots, 4 of 6 3-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 18 points together.

Wade was strictly guarded by Li Ba. After rushing in, he got caps and was intercepted one after another. His efficiency was very low. He made 1 of 4 shots and was hit by the Suns with two fast-break counterattacks. He began to increase the number of points in the second half of the quarter, giving Walker and William Si passed a few open balls and got 3 assists.

After three quarters, 86:74, the Heat got back 8 points and were still 12 points behind.

Sitting on the bench, Li Ba swallowed two large glasses of water, dripping with sweat.

In this quarter, he didn't attack and was all on defense, but his physical energy consumption was still huge.

Under the full siege of O'Neal and Mourning in this quarter, he still grabbed 8 rebounds and grabbed 28 rebounds in three quarters. important reason.

After three quarters, he scored 20 points, 28 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 steals, 12 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls.

Double twenty, triple double, 5*5, each of them is jaw-dropping.

But every piece of data was created by him, and it was consuming a portion of his energy.

Steals, assists, rebounds, offense, just the number of take-offs, he broke through 70 times in three quarters, plus other efforts, there must be no less than two hundred times in three quarters, which is good for his calf muscles and follow-up. A huge test.

For a person who is not strong against injuries, in a game of his level, maybe a bad one may cause unpredictable injuries.

Now the team doctor and his assistant are massaging him, each responsible for one leg.

On the Heat's bench, Pat Riley was under a lot of pressure. In the third quarter, he tried his best to recover only 8 points. In the fourth quarter, it was difficult.

But there are still opportunities, and 12 points is not a very big difference.

"Pat, are the Hammers going to hit another 5-double?"

At this time, the assistant coach of the Heat handed over a data sheet with a serious face,

"What?"

Pat Riley immediately began to have a headache, and he now feels the difficulty of Popovich.

He took a look, 5 pairs, only 3 assists and 3 steals.

O'Neal and Wade also looked serious. This is not fun. It was a 5-double match, and the pressure on the Heat's bench was sudden.

"Don't worry everyone, as long as we can win the game, his 5-double is not as meaningful as last time."

Pat Riley immediately started working on the mentality of the players, saying:

"Their scoring ability is not good. It is very difficult for the Hammers to get 3 assists. Next, we will strengthen the defense of the outside line. In addition, after the outside line breaks through, we should focus on scoring the ball. Don't go too deep into the paint. The inside line is against the Hammers. The suppression must be strengthened, if we fight harder, we have a chance to win back."

After some enlightenment from him, the pressure on the Heat players was reduced.

"The Hammers are likely to hit 5 pairs again, and the ratings have reached 80 million, which is great!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

"This is the Heat's effective cooperation. As long as the opponent is strong enough and the Hammers play more time, it is really possible to hit a second 5-double."

Kenny Smith laughed excitedly.

"It's a pity that the teammates didn't score well, and the assists were too few." Barkley complained.

"Well, the Suns score points by stacking shots and fast breaks. The efficiency of positional warfare is surprisingly low." Kenny Smith said.