Chapter 108 Don't Give
After Li Ba and Marbury exchanged glances, they suddenly took a step back and left Daben.
Da Ben, who was exerting all his strength, was caught off guard and staggered forward.
And at this moment, Li Ba started the first step head-on, plunging into the paint area from the side of the big body.
Just then, Marbury passed the ball.
This ball has a certain parabola, and the angle is not facing the basket, but leaning towards Li Ba's left wing.
At this angle, no one can steal the ball before Li Ba touches it.
At this moment, everyone opened their mouths and widened their eyes.
At this moment, Li Ba jumped up and threw his hands on the ball.
"Snapped!"
Catch the ball.
Then start gliding with the ball, like a mountain.
At this moment, lightness and heaviness are one.
"boom!"
The ferocious power made the basket tremble crazily.
5:10, the Suns led by 5 points at home.
"Aww!!!!!!!!!"
The American West Arena was flooded with cheers and shouts like a tsunami.
"Strength, in front of Li Ba, Big Ben does not have an absolute advantage in strength, so his defense is not a strong threat to Hammer." Frank was inexplicably excited.
The top defensive center Ben can't stop the Hammer from hitting the basket, so what about O'Neal and Malone?
"We need to arrange another interior offensive coach for him, the best one. His steps around the basket need to be practiced more, and strength training cannot be relaxed."
Frank began to plan a special training plan for Li Ba in his mind.
"Double-team! Double-team him!"
Amid wild cheers, Larry Brown yelled at the passing Ben, strangling him with both hands.
A guy with no offensive ability actually smashed three consecutive balls on Big Ben's head. He was not only surprised, but also unbearable.
If the Pistons' strongest defense can't even stop a rookie center, how can the Pistons achieve their championship goal?
"It's a catch without looking at the ball again, the hammer has opened its eyes!"
"In this way, without looking at the ball, he can move with all his strength, which can save a lot of time, and can perfectly avoid the weakness of slower pace."
"Being under the basket is a world of strength. Li Ba is not weaker than Da Ben in strength, nor slower than him. Da Ben can't do anything against him on the offensive end."
"The strength of the bus is not weak, why can't the Raptors make the roster?"
"The bus moves slower than Li Ba, and its explosive power is not as good as Li Ba. The combination is even worse."
"Is Li Ba's ability, as Barkley said, like some top boxing champions, a top-level athletic talent with space control?"
Chen Hong, Zhang Lili and others discussed excitedly.
Pistons attack.
"Chauncey, play outside."
Larry Brown yelled as Billups advanced.
Nodding, Billups thought to himself, that's right, he doesn't have any offensive firepower inside, and you let Okur, who has a soft style of play, deal with two defensive defenders alone, and he can't be killed by that rookie?
Next, the Pistons played a pick-and-roll tactic, and Hamilton made a long two-pointer from the right-wing three-point line in one step, bringing the score back to 7:10.
Sun attack.
"Don't let that rookie catch the ball, cut off the pass line, double-team him immediately after receiving the ball!"
Brown's voice sounded again, very high and firm.
"Look, Ben, I'm drawing a double-team, and then I'm going to throw the ball out while you're double-teaming, and they're going to make a three-pointer, what do you think of this play?"
The left wing is low, Li Ba asked while wrestling.
"It's not good, you will fall at my feet." Big Ben growled almost like a monster, like a monster.
"Oh, are you going to elbow behind me? That's not a good idea, I'll definitely make you like Marlon, with your ribs in your lung cavity."
Li Ba's voice was instantly as cold as ice scum, making Da Ben's muscles tremble.
"Relax, damn rookie, my defense has never been dirty, I will only elbow in front of you, not behind you."
Da Ben spat viciously.
"Watch out for shrinking!"
Seeing that Li Ba was going all out to claim his position, Larry Brown immediately yelled again.
Immediately, Okur, who was in the low position on the right, began to try to enter the paint area and implement a defense.
Of course, his help defense is negligible, because his movement is not as good as that of Li Ba.
Therefore, he is just putting on a show, and the main defensive target is Marion.
It was the high-post small forward Prince who really started to try to shrink. He was the player who turned from three-two zone defense to two-three zone defense.
Of course, he didn't really shrink, because the ball was still in the hands of Marbury at the top arc.
Billups defended with all his strength, and his defense was still good. Marbury turned a few times without getting rid of it.
There are six seconds left on the shot clock.
Li Ba suddenly withdrew his force again, causing Da Ben to stagger forward, and then immediately took the first step forward.
The old routine, at this time, Marbury suddenly jumped up and passed the ball.
At this moment, Prince, who had been closely watching Li Ba, jumped down from the free throw line, and Okur also rushed over.
At this moment, Da Ben clamped Li Ba's left arm with his left arm, immediately delaying the latter's breakthrough speed.
This level of defense is permissible, and it is also inevitable for the inside, and it is also the inside defensive style of this era.
This time, Big Ben was also mentally prepared, knowing that Li Ba might play the old routine.
Without this delay, even with Prince and Okur blocking and double-teaming, Li Ba would not be afraid and would definitely attack the basket directly.
But with this lag, it's not going to work, he doesn't have enough momentum to drive to the rim.
But after he got rid of Big Ben's arm, he jumped up with all his strength, and without looking at it, he tapped the ball with his right hand, and pointed it towards the back of Okur who was rushing from the opposite side.
There was a man there called Marion.
"Snapped!"
Marion, who followed Okur into the paint, jumped up to catch the ball and swung it towards the basket with one arm.
"boom!"
Under the dunk, the Pistons' basket was bombed again.
At 7:12, the Suns led by 5 points.
"Damn it, my assist was taken away by the hammer!" Marbury sighed.
"Look, Ben, that's my ability to attract double-teams. That's where I'm better than you, because nobody's going to double-team you, and all the defenders just ignore you and leave you open. So, you think Are you my template?"
Complacent, Li Ba talked trash to Da Ben.
"Xie Te, who wants to be your template? You disgust me!" Big Ben cursed like a roar.
Then the Pistons attacked, and Daben was strong on the front line. He was about to reach the position in the low post on the right wing, and then shouted at Billups in the top arc: "Chauncey, give me the ball."
"You should say 'Please, Chauncey, give me a ball!', otherwise he won't give it to you." Li Ba joked behind him.
"Shut up, rookie, I'll kick your ass off," Big Ben yelled.
Billups really doesn't want to pass. When facing a team with a strong inside defense like the Suns, Ben has no place in the Pistons' offensive system, that is, to receive the ball and pass it out, making a transition role, or hit the second attack close to the basket.
But he still passed it in, because Daben was very embarrassed today, and he was embarrassed by that damn rookie, and he needed to help him make a response.
"Don't give it!"
Brown's roar sounded at this time, but it was too late, and the ball had already been passed out.