Chapter 1149 Yao Ming Was Blocked

The timeout ended, both sides came on the court, and the Mavericks attacked.

Josh Howard was on the left wing, O'Neal was under the basket, Stoudemire was on the right wing, Nowitzki was outside the three-point line on the right wing, and Kidd controlled the ball at the top of the arc.

"The Mavericks' tactics are very clear. The offense starts on the right wing. Howard, who has excellent athletic ability, may implement a back-cut tactic at any time, combining the strong and weak sides to play."

Zhang Heli shouted.

At this time, Stoudemire ran to the three-point line to do a pick-and-roll for Nowitzki, blocking Li Ba's right side, that is, the middle side.

He now has the ability to shoot long two points, and still maintains some ability to cut in, but it is not as violent as before, so he can play this pick-and-roll tactic, and he is very capable.

Li Ba and A-Lin quickly switched defense, and A-Lin quickly blocked Nowitzki behind Stoudemire.

But Nowitzki did not take the opportunity to cut into the wing, so A-Lin did not achieve the purpose of blocking.

After the pick-and-roll, Nowitzki quickly moved two steps to the top of the arc. At this time, Kidd passed the ball to him. He immediately jumped up and shot backward after receiving the ball.

Neither A-Lian nor Li Ba had a chance to defend this ball.

"Swish!"

The water splashed and the three-pointer went in.

9:10, the Mavericks were only 1 point behind.

"This pick-and-roll is good. Nowitzki just took advantage of the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot." Barkley shouted.

The Suns attacked, and Li Ba was double-teamed by Nowitzki and Josh Howard in the low post. The latter two adopted a harassing defense around the front to prevent him from receiving the ball.

But Dayao received the ball in the high post and singled out Xiao O, and still hit it steadily.

9:12, the Suns took the lead.

"Since the Mavericks double-teamed the hammer, they can't double-team Dayao. If they play like this today, Dayao's data will be very good." Zhang Heli shouted.

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "Yao can shoot as much as he wants. Nowitzki and Josh Howard are no match for Hammer in rebounding. Besides, Tony Allen is also nearby. The Suns' offensive rebounds are guaranteed."

Looking back, the Mavericks used the same trick again. Nowitzki took advantage of Stoudemire's pick-and-roll again and shot a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

But this time Li Ba was prepared. He bypassed Stoudemire and caught up from the side when Nowitzki shot. He grabbed the ball directly with a slap.

"Yeah, Hammer issued a half-time ban. He blocked Nowitzki." The Suns' live commentator screamed loudly.

Li Ba ran down with the ball, and A-Lin received the ball behind him.

Stoudemire chased desperately behind him. He had long lost the ambition to compete with Li Ba. Now, he just wanted to prove to Li Ba that he was not so bad. He wanted to block this ball.

From the left elbow area, Li Ba rushed into the paint area, his body suddenly rose, and flew up to make a one-arm dunk.

Stoudemire tried his best to catch up. His speed was not slower than Li Ba, which was his talent, but his current bounce speed was not as fast as Li Ba. When Li Ba took off, he could not keep up with the rhythm.

9:14, the Suns led by 5 points.

Mavericks attack.

This time Stoudemire ran to the left wing.

At this time, Josh Howard came over and stood behind A-League, making an off-ball screen. Stoudemire broke through the wall and cut to the paint area.

Tony Allen switched to defend Stoudemire, but the height difference was too great and it was ineffective.

Kidd's greatest strength is that he is good at observing teammates in open positions and can seize open opportunities. When Stoudemire cut to the edge of the paint area, his pass fell into Stoudemire's hands.

Li Ba had already returned to the paint area. When Stoudemire jumped up to meet Dayao, he rushed from the upper side and jumped up, trying to block Stoudemire in advance.

But Stoudemire did not jump very high. After jumping, he stopped directly in front of Dayao, and the ball in his hand disappeared.

"Oops!"

When Li Ba "saw" the ball flying backwards, he knew it was bad.

Sure enough, behind Stoudemire, Josh Howard followed suit, received the back pass from the former, and then rushed to the basket of the Suns. With a bang, he not only dunked over Stoudemire, but also over Yao Ming.

"Beautiful! This cooperation is really beautiful!" Barkley exclaimed excitedly.

"Stoudemire has been seriously injured several times, but now he still maintains a good impact. It is his impact that attracted the defense of Yao Ming and the Hammers."

Kenny Smith explained.

Zhang He understood and said, "The main reason for this ball is that the off-ball screen in front was good. That screen gave the Mavericks two mismatch advantages. The first was that Tony Allen switched to defend Stoudemire, who had the advantage of playing big against small; the second was that Alian switched to defend Josh Howard, who had the advantage of playing small against big. Only by leaving Alian behind, he had the opportunity to follow Stoudemire to attack the basket."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "When defending on the wing, you must pay attention to defending pick-and-roll."

11:14, the Mavericks were 3 points behind, and the Suns attacked.

Dayao made a high-post mid-range shot, but missed.

Nowitzki and Josh Howard took the approach of defending Li Ba from the front, so that their position was higher and farther from the basket, so they were at a disadvantage when grabbing rebounds.

This is the truth that there is always a gain and a loss.

Li Ba grabbed the rebound, took off twice, and dunked a goal.

11:16, the Suns led by 5 points.

Looking back, the Mavericks' attack on the left wing just now was successful, and this time it came again.

But this time, Al-Jazeera and Tony Allen paid attention and strengthened their defense against pick-and-roll.

When Josh Howard came over for a pick-and-roll, Al-Jazeera moved down half a beat in advance and just blocked Stoudemire's breakthrough.

Stoudemire failed to break through, took a step back, and suddenly stood up and shot a jump shot.

The ball missed, and O'Neal grabbed the rebound over Yao Ming's head with a more flexible positioning.

He shook Yao Ming first, then jumped up for the second time, and when he was about to dunk over Yao Ming, Li Ba rushed from behind him and slapped him to the floor with the ball.

Yao Ming just picked up the ball and threw it to Tony Allen, who passed it to Ginobili, who threw down Kidd and made a layup.

11:18, the Suns led by 7 points.

The Mavericks attacked, and the right wing became the strong side, because Stoudemire came over here, and he and Nowitzki made a pick-and-roll again.

This time Li Ba was fooled, and Nowitzki did not move to the top of the arc to receive the ball, but cut into the wing from behind Stoudemire, completely avoiding his defense.

But there was still A-Lin, who blocked under Stoudemire and switched to defend Nowitzki.

At this time Kidd passed the ball, and Nowitzki singled out A-Lin, making a dog-peeing shot and hitting a goal.

A-Lian looked at the referee in confusion. He had just been kicked in the stomach by Nowitzki, and his second brother was almost kicked, but he didn't even get a foul.

Zhang Heli shouted, "Nowitzki is really smart. He didn't distance himself from Tiechui, but hid behind Stoudemire before receiving the ball and shooting. Tiechui had to bypass Stoudemire and go around to the other side of Nowitzki to defend him, otherwise he could only watch."