Chapter 623 Lineup Adjustment

Mavericks attack.

On the right wing, Nowitzki pulled directly out of the three-point line this time.

So far, his three-point shooting percentage has reached 36.8%, and he has strengthened his three-point shooting training. Last season, he increased his shooting percentage to 39.9%, which is a very scary shooting percentage.

Li Ba still took two steps, defending Nowitzki in two steps from the three-point line.

He once again put another locked target on Josh Howard.

The Mavericks' starting shooting guard is very weak, just a role player. Among the starters on the field, only Terry and Josh Howard have the ability to break through.

At this time, Josh Howard, on the left wing, saw Li Ba leave the paint area, and immediately bypassed Marion and began to cut towards the basket.

Marion was half a step behind, following closely on the upper side.

Just when Josh Howard activated, Li Ba's locking skill was triggered, and he "saw" the target move.

But he didn't immediately turn back to defend, because the ball was still at the top of the arc, still in Terry's hands.

In the next moment, Terry found the opportunity to pass the ball and passed the ball to Howard.

Marion tried to steal it, but he was half a step behind, couldn't make it, the ball was picked up by Josh Howard, and he stepped into the paint.

At this time, Dampier stuck the 104 kg Kurt Thomas tightly, and his 120 kg weight advantage appeared at this time.

Li Ba turned back to defend the moment Terry passed the ball.

Faster nerve reaction speed and faster movement speed make him return to defense faster.

Josh Howard rushed to the basket, held the ball in his left hand, carried Marion in his right hand, and jumped up quickly.

The next moment, he was about to blow up Li Ba's basket.

This made him extremely excited.

There is no one in the league who doesn't want to blow up the Hammer's rim, and he is no exception.

At this moment, Li Ba came back, took off for a moment behind, stretched out his right arm, and sealed the basket with his palm.

"Snapped!"

Josh Howard smashed the ball hard on Li Ba's right palm.

"yeah!"

The roar of the sun commentator resounded instantly.

What followed were countless cheers and shaking palms.

Liu Yifei is also one of them.

She knew that this was a scenery that belonged exclusively to the big hammer, and the little hands shook very vigorously, which also attracted the camera.

Marion took the opportunity to take off, grabbed the basketball over Dampier's head, and the Suns began to fight back.

However, Li Ba did not advance at full speed again, because Nowitzki's position was closer to the frontcourt of the Suns, and he had already returned to defense. physical fitness.

"The sun pulled away again and evacuated the Mavericks' basket. Is the Mavericks still double-teaming the Hammers?" Zhang Lili shouted at this time.

In the frontcourt of the Suns, Li Ba went to the basket again, with Dampier defending by his side.

"Cut him!"

On the sidelines, the young general Johnson made a gesture of cutting down and shouted loudly.

Dampier was entangled in Li Ba's body, not behind, his left hand was behind Li Ba's jersey, his right hand was in front of Li Ba, and his eyes were fixed on Wesley at the top of the arc.

His strength quality is not as good as Li Ba's, but his tonnage is larger. This kind of close defense still creates a great obstacle for Li Ba.

Wesley hesitated, and the ball didn't come in.

"Give me!"

Li Ba shouted sharply.

Wesley jumped up instinctively and smashed the ball in with both hands from Terry's head.

The ball is a little straight, Dampier is on the left, if the ball is to the right, Li Ba will catch the ball more comfortably, and there is no possibility of being intercepted.

When Li Ba saw it, he suddenly moved forward, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and accurately caught the ball under Dampier's interference.

The next moment, Dampier re-wrapped him and started to move backwards, trying to catch him from behind.

But since Li Ba received the ball and Dampier hadn't stood behind him, who can stop him from turning around and attacking the basket?

With a left body, the ball is handed over to the right hand, and Dampier is held down with the left hand. Li Ba's body suddenly rises, and he is about to smash the basket.

But at this moment, Dampier hugged Li Ba directly, executed a slashing tactic, and pulled him back to the ground.

Of course, he didn't dare to let go directly and let Li Ba fall, but waited for Li Ba to stand firm before letting go.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded, the referee signaled, and Li Ba made two free throws.

"Dampier two fouls, the Mavericks will replace him?" Barkley shouted.

Li Ba made a free throw and missed the first free throw.

He waved his hands, the training time was still too short, he hadn't formed a new shooting posture, his body hadn't formed the movement instinct, and sometimes his shooting percentage was lower than before.

But this is only short-lived, he believes that within two months, his hit rate will increase.

At this time, the Mavericks asked for a substitution, replaced Dampier, and replaced the backup center Diop.

This is a big center, 213 cm, 136 kg, the No. 18 pick in the first round of 2001, only 23 years old this year, and as big as Li Ba.

This guy's scoring ability is very weak, he can mainly grab rebounds, and he averages one block per game, a typical meat shield.

As soon as Frank saw it, he also started to make substitutions. He replaced Kurt Thomas and Wesley with Tony Allen and Barbosa. Marion returned to the fourth position, Battier took the third position, and Tony Lun is at the second position, and Barbosa serves as the point guard.

"Speed ​​up."

Frank said to Barbossa.

Barbosa is the team's key point guard this year. He is more suitable for the No. 1 position than Lagabel and Tony Allen. His rookie contract ends next season, and his annual salary is less than 1 million, which is very cheap. If the team can If you choose a good point guard rookie, you can pick up Barbosa, continue to keep a low salary at the first position, and maintain the team's salary level.

Barbosa nodded, rushed to the field cheerfully, and shouted at Li Ba: "Boss, I'm here to help you."

Li Ba understood Frank's intentions when he saw the replacement, nodded and said, "Hurry up, little Brazilian man."

For the second free throw, Li Ba took aim for three seconds and made a hit.

At 4:10, the Suns led by 6 points.

Mavericks attack.

On the defensive end, Diop's tonnage was too large for Marion to defend, so Li Ba returned to the fifth position and Marion defended Nowitzki.

Nowitzki ran to the right-wing three-point line at this time, Terry passed the ball suddenly, the former caught the ball and took off, and Marion missed the block.

"Shua!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

At 7:10, the Mavericks trailed by 3 points.

Li Ba catches the ball under the basket, immediately retreats to the bottom line, and prepares for a quick serve.

At this time, the entire Suns team had flocked to the frontcourt, especially Barbosa was the fastest, and Terry couldn't keep up with him.

"drink!"

With a yell and a swing with one hand, Li Ba threw a long pass that penetrated the audience.

When Barbosa heard the roar of the big hammer, he immediately looked back and saw that the ball was coming.

The pass was very accurate, and there was an advance amount, so he didn't need to adjust. While running wildly, he caught the ball with both hands, and then rushed across the free throw line and into the paint.

"It's over!"

Seeing this pass, Terry was thrown off by Barbosa for more than two steps, Kenny Smith shook his head and sighed.

"Shua!"

Barbosa made a layup.

At 7:12, the Suns led by 5 points.