Chapter 928: Full-Court Pressure
"Beautiful, this coordination is so clear!" Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"This is the weakness of being double-teamed early. Although Tony Allen cannot shoot well, his breakthrough can still relieve the Hammers of double-teaming." Yu Jia said excitedly.
"In fact, Rondo can do the same. He is faster than Tony Allen and passes the ball better, but he is not experienced enough and is a little behind."
Zhang Lili smiled.
"Go on! Go on! Prevent them from dying!"
During the transition between offense and defense, Li Ba's roar resounded throughout the audience again.
This time he was even crazier and more ruthless, directly blocking the baseline and letting Battier go to the frontcourt to defend Yao.
Artest's heart skipped a beat when he saw Li Ba's fierce eyes.
Phil Jackson had been standing on the sidelines during this game, and at this time he gave a pause gesture to the players on the court.
But the ball is not dead. The ball must be released before the timeout can be suspended and the game continues.
Kobe and Parker were running around in the backcourt, and Ginobili and Tony Allen were chasing after them regardless of their physical strength.
On the baseline, Artest continuously moved left and right, trying to get past Li Ba's blockade and then pass the ball out.
But how could his lateral movement be as fast as Li Ba's?
At this time, he saw Parker suddenly running back, throwing away Tony Allen, and quickly flashed to the right, holding the ball with both hands and throwing it towards Parker's position.
But at this moment, Li Ba moved one step laterally, stretched out his right arm, and tapped the basketball with his right hand like lightning.
Although he failed to steal the ball, the ball was kicked high.
Li Ba turned around and took a step forward to grab the ball with one hand. Without stopping, he grabbed the ball with one hand and rushed towards the basket.
"boom!"
Two steps later, Li Ba raised one arm high and slammed the Lakers' basket.
56:51, the Suns lead.
"He's walking! He's walking!"
Artest shouted at the base referee.
The bottom cutter rolled his eyes, do you think I'm an idiot like you?
"Defend! Defend! Defend..."
The continuous defense aroused the morale of the Suns. More than 3,000 Suns fans on the bench stood up, raised their arms and shouted.
"The Suns used strong defense to launch a wave of 8:0 attacks. The Suns are starting to gain momentum. The Lakers should be careful! If they really defend, the Lakers can't beat the Suns."
Buckley yelled.
The Lakers' timeout was not about to come, and the Lakers served.
Phil Jackson asked the assistant coach to go to the scorer's table to apply for a timeout in case there was another problem with the serve and the timeout was not possible.
Li Ba once again stood on the baseline, forcing Duncan to stay in the backcourt to pick and roll and cover the serve.
This time the ball came out, Parker caught the ball and immediately called a timeout.
"The only one that can force the opponent to use a pick-and-roll screen to release the ball is the Hammers." Zhang Lili laughed.
On the Lakers bench, the players sat drinking water and wiping their sweat. Phil Jackson bowed and shouted with a tactical board: "If they continue to maintain their defensive intensity, Yao is waiting for the ball under the basket, Tim is on the baseline pick-and-roll screen, and Kobe Bryant Stand with Parker in the high post, one down and one up, and then the ball goes to the guy running upfield. That's you, Kobe."
The timeout ends and the game begins.
Kobe and Parker were in the high post, with Ginobili and Tony Allen on one side.
Li Ba stood on the baseline again, and then Duncan ran over. When he saw it, he immediately turned around and rushed to the high position before Duncan could reach his position.
His start was very sudden, catching the Lakers off guard.
Seeing the situation, Kobe and Parker in the high position also immediately started. They suddenly exploded, Kobe ran up and Parker ran down.
The next moment, Artest passed the ball to Kobe.
As soon as Kobe caught the ball, Li Ba had already jumped one step away from him, grabbed it with his claws, and almost broke the ball.
"oh!"
Lakers fans were shocked and exclaimed.
Kobe put the ball in his arms with both hands, turned around and dribbled away.
But then Ginobili caught up with him and started trying to steal.
Kobe bypassed Ginobili and was caught up by Li Ba, who was double-teamed.
Kobe protected the ball in his arms with both hands, but Li Ba accurately placed his hands on the ball and quickly grabbed it forcefully.
"This robber!"
Kobe cursed secretly and wanted to go up and snatch it back, but was blocked by Li Ba's right arm.
Li Ba fended off Kobe and dribbled toward the basket with his left hand.
Duncan and Artest had already returned to defend the basket, but he was not afraid and rushed towards them.
One step, two steps, three steps, Li Ba stood up, pulled the ball behind his head with both hands, and bumped it with his body.
Duncan and Artest took off at the same time to block the shot.
Bang, the three of them collided instantly in the air.
Li Ba's jump has an advantage, giving him a huge impact and a higher height.
At the moment of impact, he was a head taller than the two of them, and he hit them from top to bottom. He suppressed his center of gravity and knocked them over in an instant. When they fell backward, he smashed his hands forward and smashed his The body is pulled toward the basket again.
"boom!"
In the shock of 20,000 people, Li Ba smashed the Lakers' basket with a super dunk and sank the Lakers' basket frame.
"Oooh, that reminds me of a shark!"
Barkley shook his head in surprise when he saw the Lakers tumbling over the basket, and Li Ba hanging high on the basket, rising and falling with the basket.
"Will this goal destroy the morale of the Lakers?" Kenny Smith asked loudly.
"This ball was hit too hard!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
"You didn't get up. Are you injured?" Yu Jia asked.
Two people were lying at their feet. Li Ba was hanging on top and was in no hurry to get down.
He looked down at the two people, their eyes met, and he clearly saw the shock in their eyes.
At this time, Duncan and Artest gasped and climbed up, and Li Ba also fell to the ground.
"Defense, full court press!"
As soon as Li Ba landed, he raised his right fist and yelled at his teammates.
That sound made all the Lakers players feel numb, and it also made all Lakers fans feel numb. The huge pressure, like an invisible hand, grabbed their throats, grabbed their hearts, and made them breathless. Chang, had to open his mouth wide.
"Defend! Defend! Defend..." Three thousand away fans began to roar crazily.
"Congratulations to all of us, our ratings have exceeded 100 million again!" Buckley shouted loudly in the TNT live broadcast booth.
"At 58:51, the Suns launched a wave of ten-to-zero attacks, and their momentum was extremely explosive, while the Lakers' momentum fell into a trough, and the Lakers' defeat was already apparent."
In the CCTV live broadcast, Yu Jia shouted loudly.
The Lakers serve from the baseline.
Li Ba stood on the bottom line again.
This time not only Duncan stayed in the backcourt, but also Dayao, ready to respond.
Li Ba left the baseline when Duncan came over.
This time Artest did not give it to Kobe or Parker, but directly to Duncan in front of him.
"Um?"
Li Ba, who turned to leave, "saw" the trajectory of the ball and instantly concluded that the ball was in Duncan's hands. He immediately turned around again.