Chapter 1155 Finals

But Li Ba had experienced this kind of tactic in the last game, how could he not be prepared?

He quickly bypassed Stoudemire, jumped directly behind Nowitzki, and slapped the latter to the floor with the ball.

With a bang, Nowitzki fell hard and his mouthguard fell to the floor.

Fortunately, Li Ba used his foot to pad the back of Nowitzki's head, otherwise he might have suffered a concussion.

One attack, four big shots, and the Mavericks were stunned.

In the next game, the Suns players played very excitedly and with high enthusiasm. Their defensive intensity was comparable to that of the Finals, and the Mavericks were breathless.

The Mavericks management has done so many things and spent a lot of money. They thought they could demoralize the Suns, but they were very disappointed.

All the Suns' players are in high spirits, stimulated by big contracts, and there is no sign of damaged morale or lackluster morale.

Although the excessive excitement made the Suns feel uncomfortable, they played with great momentum and defeated the Mavericks in three quarters.

As a result, the Mavericks lost the G2 game and returned to Dallas with a two-game losing streak.

The G3 game is on the 23rd, and there are a few days of rest. There is no training on the 20th. Bill Duffy and Gao Yuanyuan also arrived in Phoenix. Li Ba invited the whole team to have dinner at home, which was considered as leaving in advance. Teammates send off.

Everyone was chatting while eating, and it was very lively.

"Manu, are you ready to leave or stay?" Li Ba asked.

"Oh, I'm still thinking about it now. In fact, it's good in Phoenix. I don't really want to leave." Ginobili said.

"A Lian, what about you?" Li Ba asked.

"me?"

Ah Lian looked at Gao Yuanyuan, who said: "Everyone will leave next season, and no one can take away Ah Lian's main position. Where can he go? He can't leave after putting up good numbers next season." Late."

"Uh-huh."

Ah Lian smiled and nodded.

"Mark, which team do you want to go to?" Li Ba asked.

Gasol looked at Gao Yuanyuan, who said: "Both the Celtics and Heat allow him to be the main center, as do the Lakers, and the Mavericks have also contacted me. I think he is more likely to go to the Eastern Conference." , the team will definitely not be willing to trade him to the Lakers.”

Li Ba nodded. The Lakers and Suns are not only in the same league, but also in the same district. They are very competitive and it is almost difficult to reach an important unilateral reinforcement deal.

On the 23rd, the G3 game of the Western Conference Finals begins.

Li Ba continued to defend the Mavericks' core Nowitzki, and the Suns continued their efforts and won the third game, and a sweep was imminent.

On the 25th, the Suns swept the Mavericks and took the lead in advancing to the finals.

In the East, the Celtics took over most of the Cavaliers' main lineup, and with the addition of the original team core Pierce, they were so strong that they were tied with the Heat.

Back in Phoenix, boss Sarver thought twice and took David Griffin to Li Ba's home to discuss with him the rebuilding of the team next season.

"Hammer, do you think Gary Payton is still suitable to be the head coach?" Sarver asked first.

Li Ba thought for a while and then said: "Robert, Gary has a way of defending, but you can decide for yourself whether to stay or not."

Sarver nodded. He understood what Li Ba meant and was inclined to keep Payton.

At this time, David Griffin said: "Then let's ask Payton to come over and discuss the lineup construction for next season."

An hour later, Payton rushed over and participated in the discussion.

Payton said: "The style of next season will of course be defensive. We need to recruit players who are both offensive and defensive. In terms of style of play, we have a lot of room to choose, because the Hammers can play traditional positional warfare, as well as You can play small ball.”

David Griffin said: "Yi is determined to stay, and our main inside combination remains unchanged. On the forward line, Hill chose to stay, but he is another year older, and Tony Allen is ready to leave, so we still need It would be better to choose another main striker.”

He thought for a while and then said: "As for the guard combination, we strive to keep Ginobili and need to trade another main point guard."

Payton said: "We need at least one main small forward and one main point guard. But the most troublesome thing is the substitute lineup. Our substitute lineup will definitely be lost. No one will refuse those big contracts."

Sarver couldn't help but curse again. Now that all his wealth is with the Suns, the team must not have any accidents.

Originally, he wanted to sell the Suns, but he changed his mind after talking to Li Ba.

Moreover, he saw that the U.S. economy was on a downward trend, the Federal Reserve continued to release water, and the capital market was full of cash. Then high-quality assets would be very attractive and have a great ability to preserve value, so he disposed of a batch of unsold assets. CPIC’s valuable assets and all venture capital bought out Li Ba’s shares, and now he is considered the only shareholder of the Suns.

Li Ba smiled and said: "Don't worry, Robert, the team will be fine. No matter what, we can always get back some good players. Otherwise, how can the deal be concluded?"

Sarver nodded and said to Li Ba: "Hammer, as long as you are in the Suns, I believe there will be no problem."

Payton said: "Now Rondo can actually be mentioned as the main point guard. He has been the main point guard for half of the games this season. Can we keep him?"

Li Ba smiled and said, "The key is the contract. We can't possibly match it. It's obvious that other teams are trying to poach our players. It's meaningless for you to keep him. I still have the same opinion. Don't keep those who want to leave. We shouldn't block their money. There is a Chinese saying that blocking someone's money is like killing their parents."

"Well, if you want to leave, go ahead." Payton said helplessly.

The finals are on June 3rd, and the Suns waited until the 1st before the Eastern Conference Finals were over.

The Celtics dragged the Heat to Game 7, because O'Neal's physical strength was exhausted and the team's inside line completely collapsed, resulting in the failure of Game 7.

The collapse of the inside line made the Celtics management determined to introduce Marc Gasol, but this requires competing with the Heat and the Lakers.

They even wanted to poach Yi Jianlian. Yi Jianlian, who is both offensive and defensive, is a high-quality forward that any team needs.

The Heat won Game 7 with a younger lineup and made it to the finals. The next day, they rushed to Phoenix.

On the evening of the 2nd, Li Ba invited LeBron and others to dinner, and A-Lin and Dayao accompanied the guests.

"Yi, come to our Heat." As soon as they met, LeBron began to recruit.

A-Lin laughed and said, "Why don't you come to our Suns? We should lack a main small forward next season, and you are just right."

LeBron laughed and didn't mention it anymore.

"Come on, LeBron, you rookies tell me, have you thought about the finals? How do you want to beat us?"

Li Ba sat on the sofa and asked LeBron and others.

This statement ruined the atmosphere and made LeBron and others silent.