Chapter 927 Defeat Them in a Single Quarter

On the Suns bench, Frank and Adams were using their brains.

Li Ba said at this time: "If double teams can't kill Kobe, then triple teams will be used."

"Three-person double team?"

Frank and Adams looked at each other and nodded.

The second quarter begins.

The Suns drafted Li Ba and David Lee, Tony Allen, Kevin Martin, and Payton.

The Lakers also worked hard. Duncan and Dayao took turns playing half a quarter, Kobe played the whole quarter, and Parker and Artest took turns playing.

The Suns arranged for Tony Allen to help defend Kobe.

Because only one of the two big men played, the Lakers didn't have the guts to let the big man play Li Ba alone. Kobe was still the main attacker in this quarter.

The Lakers still used a crowd tactic on the offensive end. When Kobe got the ball, everyone else entered the paint.

However, Tony Allen and Payton teamed up to prevent Kobe from shooting 2 of 11 in the quarter, made 5 turnovers, stole 3 times, and blocked 2 times. While his efficiency was greatly reduced, the Suns also frequently played fast breaks. Fight back.

Without Yao, there was also one less person in the paint area. Li Ba's pressure was reduced a lot, and his control over rebounds and the paint area recovered a bit. He tried his best and scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter. 2 steals and 3 blocks, one steal short of a half-time 5*5.

After half a quarter, the Suns regained 8 points, 48:51, and were still 3 points behind.

Zhang Lili said during the halftime break: "The Suns' defense against Kobe was really good in the second quarter and they basically brought the score back.

However, the Hammers were still limited by the crowd tactics. They only had 10 rebounds in the half, which was lower than his normal performance.

But this is also a normal manifestation of basketball. When five people play, the Hammer is limited. If other positions are played, the game can still be won. "

Back at halftime, the game continues.

The five main players of the Lakers are all on the court. For the Suns, Tony Allen continues to play and Rondo sits on the bench.

The Lakers attacked, and Parker advanced with the ball in the backcourt.

Li Ba pointed at Parker and shouted: "Speed ​​up! Press the whole court! Double-team Parker, and Kobe will double-team three with the ball. Let me see how they play?"

Seeing Ginobili rushing over with a fierce look on his face, Parker's mouth twitched.

At this time, Tony Allen immediately got close to Parker. It was too late for the latter to pass the ball quickly, so he quickly took a step back and wanted to pass the ball to Kobe.

But at this time, Ginobili had already pounced on him, cutting off the passing lanes of Parker and Kobe, and the Suns' double-teaming of the ball carrier was completed.

"here!"

Kobe quickly returned to the court to respond.

"Sean, come on!"

Pointing at Kobe, Li Ba urged.

So, Battier let Artest go and pounced on Kobe.

Duncan and Dayao in the frontcourt were both guarded. They moved slower than Marion and Li Ba, and could not get out of the open space. Parker had no other choice and hurriedly passed the ball over the heads of Ginobili and Tony Allen. , hanging towards Artest.

But Li Ba was prepared, moved ahead of time, and intercepted the ball.

"Beautiful defense! Is the Hammer about to show its strength?" Zhang Lili said excitedly.

The Suns took the opportunity to play a fast break. Li Ba held the ball and went down quickly. The Lakers' two big insiders were behind. The Lakers were unstoppable. Li Ba dunked the ball.

50:51, the Suns are still 1 point behind.

Lakers offense.

Artest serves,

"Full-court press!"

Li Ba's roar sounded again.

So, Tony Allen chased Parker everywhere, and Ginobili also chased Kobe everywhere.

Finally, Kobe received the ball, and Battier immediately pounced on him and began to assist in defense.

Kobe didn't pass the ball either and quickly advanced upfield.

But at this time, Battier released Artest again and intercepted Kobe at the midline position.

Bryant bypassed Battier and rushed to the right wing.

But at this time Ginobili took the opportunity to overtake him and stop him two steps away from the three-point line. The former forced him to hold the ball with both hands through a steal.

This time, the ball stopped in Kobe's hands. He could either pass it or shoot it, and he could no longer dribble.

Kobe also had to handle the ball immediately because Battier came up from behind and was only one step away from a double team taking shape.

At this time, Duncan was in the low post on the right wing and Marion was about to get the ball. Under the basket, Yao also opened his hand.

At this time, Li Ba defended the right waist of the paint area.

At this moment, Li Ba suddenly started and rushed towards Kobe from the basket.

Kobe's eyes flashed, he suddenly burst into flames, and threw the ball into the low post with both hands.

But just as he was coming together, Li Ba braked suddenly, stopped one step outside the paint area, and then turned around urgently.

His attack was to force Kobe to react, either to shoot or to pass, and whether he was passing or shooting, the direction could only be towards the two big insiders in the low post.

The moment he turned around, Li Ba "saw" the ball coming from behind.

He took his first step and the ball flew over his head.

He took his second step and Dayao jumped to catch the ball.

"Snapped!"

Dayao caught the ball with both hands and pressed it toward the basket.

"Bang!"

At the same time, Li Ba stood up from the ground and slapped him.

With a snap, the basketball was pulled out of Dayao's hands, hit the backboard and rebounded, and was caught by Li Ba who took off the second time.

"Counterattack!" Yu Jia roared excitedly.

Battier and Ginobili turned around at the same time, Kobe followed Ginobili, and Liba passed to Battier.

Battier rushed to the left three-point line with the ball and stopped. Kobe turned back, and the former passed the ball from the latter's head to Ginobili.

Ginobili caught the ball and went straight to the basket. At this time, Parker returned to defense. The former passed back to Tony Allen, and Tony Allen flew to the layup and hit a goal.

At 52:51, the Suns regained the lead.

Lakers offense.

"Press the whole court! We're going to beat them in one quarter!" Li Ba's roar sounded again.

This voice was full of ferocity and domineering, making the Lakers players and all the Lakers fans in the audience tremble with fear.

Facing the almost crazy pressing of the Suns players, the Lakers made a mistake and violated the five-second violation and the ball was not released.

The Suns attack.

Tony Allen's shooting ability is also not very good. He was let go by the Lakers, and Artest still double-teamed Li Ba in advance.

"This is also a weakness of the Suns. Neither Rondo nor Tony Allen has the ability to score from the outside and cannot open up the opponent." Barkley shouted.

At this time, Tony Allen passed the top of the arc and headed towards the paint area.

Duncan has been pulled away by Marion, and Dayao enters the paint area to defend.

At this moment, with the left wing low, Li Ba suddenly started.

His right arm pushed against Artest who was behind him, and he suddenly used force to break away from the latter's control. He stepped into the paint area and rushed towards the basket.

This time, Dayao was in a dilemma.

At this moment, Tony Allen, who reached the free throw line, took off and shot a throw. Not only did Dayao not be able to return to the basket, but he also had to jump to block the shot.

And Tony Allen didn't throw, he just threw.

"boom!"

Li Ba caught the ball with one hand and smashed the Lakers' basket.

54:51, the Suns lead.