Chapter 941 G4 War
On the night of the 10th, the Suns won the G2 game again and returned to Phoenix with two consecutive victories.
All media have announced in advance that the Sun Dynasty successfully defended its title.
On the evening of the 12th, the Suns won the G3 game at home without any surprise. On the evening of the 14th, the G4 game began.
This night, the entire American West Arena was decorated with extraordinary splendor and brilliance.
TNT invited a guest for this live broadcast, Shaquille O'Neal.
At this time Barkley said: "Shaq, do you have anything to say about the Grizzlies being eliminated by the Suns in the first round?"
O'Neal shook his head and said with some helplessness: "I want to say that we were not swept. In fact, the Jazz are not bad, they were not swept by the Suns."
"Ha ha……"
Barkley and Smith burst into laughter.
At this time, a guest was also invited to the CCTV live broadcast, Dayao.
Zhang Lili asked: "Dayao, after losing this season, do the Lakers have any ideas next season?"
Dayao thought for a while and said: "I don't know what the management has in mind. There is no news at the moment. Personally, I actually don't have any ideas."
Zhang Liji found that he had asked the wrong question. As long as the news of Li Ba's retirement was announced, no matter what the Lakers thought now, it would change by then. And Dayao, who knew the news, would certainly not have any other thoughts. He asked again:
"After the finals, when do you plan to return to China?"
"Oh, it will only take a few days before Tie Hammer moves back." Dayao said.
Zhang Lili opened his mouth and stopped asking.
He didn't know about Li Ba's move, but he could only ask about it in private, not here.
The starting lineups of both sides remained unchanged. At the beginning of the game, Li Ba won the jump ball and the Suns attacked.
After the offensive formation was opened, Li Ba took a position in the low post on the left wing, and Garnett guarded him.
He used his force directly and relied on his absolute strength to push forward Garnett and penetrated 1.5 meters into the paint area, which was very deep.
If it hadn't been for three seconds of attack, he could have gone directly to the basket.
At this time, Rondo passed the ball in. Li Ba held Garnett with his left hand and grabbed the ball with his right hand.
At this time, Garnett suddenly took a step back and retreated to the basket, waiting for Li Ba to attack the basket.
But Li Ba jumped up, raised his right arm high, flicked his wrist forward, and threw the ball toward the basket.
Brush and the ball goes into the basket steadily.
"Look, after mastering the shot near the basket, the Hammer's offense will be much easier and the physical energy consumption will be much less. If the opponent wants to guard against him, the entire paint area cannot let go." Zhang Lili shouted.
Dayao laughed and said: "You are one and a half meters away from the basket. You can still grab rebounds even if you miss the shot. This shooting position is the best shooting position near the basket.
The Hammer has developed skills near the basket, and it is even more difficult to defend him. "
"In the past, he was no threat when he left the basket. Now he is more of a threat. We don't dare to let him go when he leaves the basket." Yu Jia said with a smile.
Heat offense.
Marion still defends Garnett, and Li Ba guards the paint area.
It was precisely because Li Ba stayed in the paint, controlling the rebounds and blocking Wade's offensive firepower. The Heat lost three games in a row just relying on Garnett and Ray Allen's outside offense.
Garnett is on the left wing, and Ray Allen is also active in this area.
Garnett caught the ball and Battier went up to double-team. At this time, Ray Allen suddenly pulled to the three-point line. After receiving the ball from Garnett, he shot a three-pointer and hit it.
3:2, the Heat lead.
"Shawn, don't double-team him, let him shoot." Li Ba shouted.
In the previous three consecutive games, the Suns used man-to-man marking. This defensive tactic was formulated based on Li Ba's assumption that he could control the paint area and thus control rebounds.
With man-to-man marking, the Suns' perimeter defense capabilities rarely allow the Heat to get completely open, and their perimeter shooting percentage will never exceed 50%, and even 40% is difficult to achieve.
But it can't exceed 50%. Without rebound control and not enough shots, how can we beat the Suns?
The Suns attack.
Li Ba was still in a very deep position, only one foot away from the reasonable collision zone and only 1.5 meters away from the basket, directly pushing Garnett into the reasonable collision zone.
However, this time the Heat double-teamed early. Haslem released Marion, Ray Allen defended Marion, Wade still defended Ginobili, and point guard Williams defended Battier and released Rondo.
Rondo didn't pass to Li Ba, but passed to Battier, who shot a three-pointer against White Chocolate's defense and scored.
3:5, the Suns lead.
"White Chocolate's defense against Battier is just to harass him, but it doesn't really have much effect. In fact, the Heat have a defensive general on the front line. James Posey, who used to be the main player at the third position of the Suns, has been letting him sit on the bench in order to pursue offensive firepower. On the bench, letting Ray Allen play the three position is a waste."
Zhang Lili said.
The Heat attacked and asked for a timeout after serving.
Pat Riley made player adjustments, Wade moved to the first position, Ray Allen returned to the second position, and Posey moved to the third position.
"Oh, Pat replaced the main point guard White Chocolate, sacrificing the team's organizational ability to enhance the forward defense. You have to play through it to know whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage."
barked Buckley.
O'Neal said: "Posey can actually score, and he can also score three-pointers. He is a front-line gatekeeper. He was reused during the Suns, but was marginalized in the Heat. It is a pity."
"Are you saying Pat has a hiring problem?" Barkley asked.
O'Neal glared at Barkley and said: "Charles, there is no need to sow discord between me and Pat. I made it clear that I am just unhappy with him. Who asked him to trade me without notifying me?"
Barkley and Smith burst into laughter.
Wade held the ball, advanced to the frontcourt, and made tactical gestures while leaning over the top of the arc.
"Come in, rookie, I'll give you a hat!"
Li Ba immediately moved to Wade in front of the reasonable collision zone and hooked his fingers.
Wade was not fooled and still controlled the ball at the top of the key.
Three seconds were approaching, Li Ba was about to go out, and shouted to Rondo: "Rajan, stick to him!"
While Rondo was defending Wade, Li Ba left the paint area.
Just when Li Ba left the paint area, Wade swayed his foot, shaking Rondo, and then rushed out of the rookie, directly from the top of the key to the paint area.
Li Ba immediately rushed to the basket. At this time, Haslem started slowly and was thrown away by him.
But the ball was still not guarded. As soon as Wade took a step into the paint, he immediately jumped up and threw a projectile.
The ball is scored, 5 draws.
"Hey Hammer, where's your hat?"
Wade raised his chin, raised his fingers at Li Ba, and spat out trash talk.
Seeing Wade's action of provoking Li Ba, Barkley laughed and said: "Rajon Rondo was a fool for a while, and then his boss, the Hammer, was humiliated."
The Suns attack.
Li Ba was double-teamed in advance again, Posey defended Marion, Ray Allen defended Battier, Wade defended Ginobili, and Rondo was left empty again.
"Rookie, if you have the guts, vote for one!"
Behind the baseline, a Miami reporter shouted at Rondo.
In the paint area, Li Ba is constantly moving.
Suddenly, Rondo held the ball and headed towards the paint area. At this time, Li Ba suddenly changed direction and passed by Rondo.
The next moment, Rondo passed back and blocked the pursuing Garnett.
Li Ba caught the ball behind Rondo, jumped directly sideways, and hit a side hook.
Bang, the ball hit the basket and went in.
5:7, the Suns lead.