Chapter 916 Weak Side Back Cut

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "The Grizzlies did not double-team the Hammers, and now the disadvantage has come out. They have unleashed the Hammer's lethality at the basket.

O'Neal committed 2 fouls, Swift committed 3 fouls, Gasol committed 1 foul, three insiders, and the Hammers committed 6 fouls in one quarter, which is very lethal. If this is not solved, in the second half, the Grizzlies will have no one inside. "

The second quarter begins quickly.

O'Neal rested for half a quarter and played again.

He stood up from the bench, and Li Ba would definitely not sit down, otherwise the Suns would be directly beaten inside.

Li Ba is the only Suns main player on the court, and the same goes for the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies' bench is very deep, with five major scoring points. The fourth Atekins and the fifth Varrick are both on the bench, and there are other substitutes, all of whom can score.

However, the scoring of the Suns' substitutes is not bad. David Lee plays at the basket and has rebounds. Kevin Martin can make long shots from the outside, and Tony Allen can also hit the basket.

In the second quarter, Li Ba played defense and competed with O'Neal for rebounds. After half a quarter, Gasol replaced O'Neal.

In this quarter, although Li Ba was still restrained in the paint area by O'Neal and Gasol, and did not provide much assistance on outside defense, after all, he only had to deal with one person at the same time. He still sent out three steals and three blocks in a single quarter. Two blocks and two steals were given to the Grizzlies' perimeter.

At halftime, 48:66, the Suns led by 16 points.

At halftime, Barkley said: "It seems now that although O'Neal can press the hammer in the paint area and even attract him to the basket, preventing him from assisting in defending the perimeter and limiting his defense, he is single-minded on the offensive end. I can’t defend myself, it’s a bit troublesome.”

"I think the Grizzlies might double-team the Hammers in the second half," Kenny Smith said.

"Why?" Buckley asked.

"Not to mention the second quarter, the Suns' main perimeter shot was very few in the first quarter, and they didn't play in the second quarter. After halftime, they watched the Hammers play alone. How can I feel in the second half? If I were the Grizzlies coach, You must try the Suns' outside touch, and if it doesn't work, just double-team the Hammers," said Kenny Smith.

"That makes sense." Buckley nodded.

Back from halftime, the game begins.

Grizzlies offense.

O'Neal began to exert his strength on the offensive end, taking a position in the low post on the left wing.

At this time, Rudy Gay suddenly started on the right wing and made an air cut.

Although Ginobili was active on defense, he was not as good as Rudy Gay in terms of size, height, or even athleticism, and was forced behind.

When Rudy Gay cut into the paint, Marbury passed the ball, forcing Li Ba to let O'Neal go and return to the basket.

Rudy Gay caught the ball, took a step forward, jumped high to meet Li Ba's block, and threw the ball from Li Ba's head to O'Neal on the other side of the basket.

His quality is so good that he can jump higher and faster than Li Ba. Li Ba's block failed.

"boom!"

O'Neal made an alley-oop and dunked hard with both hands, sinking the Suns' basket by two feet.

"Is it cool, Hammer?" O'Neal let go of the basket and yelled at Li Ba.

But Li Ba ignored him and started the fast speed immediately.

Rudy Gay was right behind Li Ba and wanted to block him, but he swept away with his arm.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

Frank yelled at Marion.

"Return to defense! Come back to defense quickly!"

Grizzlies head coach Mike shouted to the court.

When Li Ba rushed through the center line, Rondo did not get off quickly. He stayed in the backcourt to catch the ball and dragged Marbury in the backcourt.

Battier quickly followed from the left and right wings, and was still in front of Liba, with Mike Miller following the defense.

Ginobili and Rudy Gay followed Li Ba. The latter wanted to pass Li Ba and block him, but was blocked by the former using his speed and could not rush forward.

Ginobili is not as good as Gay in other qualities, but he is smaller and a little faster.

At this time, Marion's ball was served, not to Rondo, but directly to Li Ba.

Li Ba caught the ball, and there was no obstacle in front of the middle. After entering the paint area, he jumped up, raised one arm high, and instantly smashed forward.

"boom!"

The Grizzlies' basket exploded.

"Shaq, are you feeling good?"

After smashing the Grizzlies' basket, Li Ba landed, turned around and yelled at O'Neal opposite.

"Wait for me to come up if you have the guts!" O'Neill said angrily.

"Now the Grizzlies have exposed another weakness. They can't guard against the Hammers' fast break." Barkley roared excitedly.

At this time Kenny Smith said: "Charles, you said that if the Grizzlies can suppress the Hammers in the low post, they have a chance to eliminate the Suns. Do you still think so?"

Barkley chuckled and said, "I just said there is a chance, not a certainty."

At this time, the Grizzlies attacked, and O'Neal directly took position under the basket.

Even if Li Ba came over, he wouldn't waste his physical energy to push O'Neal out. With O'Neal's tonnage, he couldn't push him easily.

Marbury saw O'Neal approaching the front of the basket, and after hesitating, he threw the ball in.

He actually didn't want to pass it because he knew Li Ba's defensive ability too well.

The moment he released the ball, he saw Li Ba suddenly appear from behind O'Neal and grab O'Neal's side in one step.

"really!"

Marbury secretly thought, and immediately stuck to Rondo in front.

"Snapped!"

Li Ba stole the ball and rushed forward. Seeing Rondo being stuck by Marbury, he passed the ball to Ginobili.

Ginobili caught the ball and pushed hard, and Marbury rushed back to defend the basket. The former was not afraid of defense, changed and forced a layup. Not only did he score, but he also got a foul from Marbury.

Zhang Lili sighed: "It's not that O'Neal is not strong, but the Hammers' defense is too strong! This time he stole the ball just now, his attack was really too fast!"

Yu Jia said: "First he pushed O'Neal from behind, and then suddenly withdrew his strength to grab the ball. This caused O'Neal's center of gravity to shift, and he was unable to respond in time to ensure that he successfully completed the steal. Absolute strength, top-notch reaction, top-notch third. One step, everything is top-notch, nothing is missing.”

Zhang Lili said: "Now it seems that although the Grizzlies are strong, they are still weaker than the Suns. In this series, the Suns should have no problem."

The Suns attack.

Li Ba asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing. At this time, Marion suddenly started, throwing away the relatively slow-moving Gasol, and cut to the basket.

Li Ba didn't pause after receiving the ball and passed directly to the basket. Marion dunked successfully.

"Come on, this is the weak-side back cut tactic that the Suns have played a lot this season. The Hammer gets the ball on the strong side, attracts the defense, and then Marion or Ginobili performs the back cut from the weak side. Very efficient." Zhang Liyi shouted.

"Marion and Ginobili are both on the weak side of the Sun. As long as the Hammers are on the strong side, the weak side is really hard to guard against!" Yu Jia laughed.