Chapter 909 Falling Behind at Halftime
The Suns attack.
Li Ba again asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing.
Zhang Lili shouted: "The Hammers are a bug at the fifth position. He has the most powerful force at the fifth position, the speed of a small forward, and the turn and first step of a top guard. How can Dayao be defended?
But this time, Dayao retreated directly to the basket and stood outside the reasonable collision area.
Anyway, if you didn’t shoot, I’ll let you in. I’ll wait for you here.
Li Ba's hands were itchy and he wanted to take a shot, but he still held back. He was still in a stalemate and it was not time to expose his ability to shoot near the basket.
His shooting has been practiced for two seasons. After it was exposed, he had to make an unexpected move. He had to win two games in the series to show his greatest value.
He directly dribbled the ball with his right hand towards the basket, not facing Yao head-on, but running sideways.
Dayao immediately moved to the front of the basket, and Artest also double-teamed from the right wing, blocking Li Ba's way, forming a circle with the former, and also blocking the pass between Li Ba and Marion. ball line.
But Li Ba had quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and smashed it into Artest's crotch like lightning. With a bang, the basketball passed through the crotch and passed to Marion behind.
Marion started immediately after receiving the ball and shot nearly two points.
Artest turned back to defend, but he didn't have time.
However, the ball missed, it was a little short, and the ball bounced off the basket and deflected to the right side of the basket.
Artest turned around again and tried to grab a rebound, but he couldn't get it in time?
Li Ba had already made a move, stuck Artest behind him, and then jumped up to grab the rebound.
At this time, Dayao on the left side of the basket took a step forward to prevent Li Ba's second attack, but Li Ba did not hesitate. The moment he landed, he suddenly rose up again. He held the ball with both hands and faced Dayao with a two-handed slam. basket.
Dayao was under the basket and could only take off to block the shot.
The two collided first, and in the next moment, there was a bang, and the Lakers' basket exploded.
The two landed, and Dayao fell backwards. He was caught by Li Ba and almost fell down.
"Da Yao, please don't fall. You are not as durable as a hammer." Zhang Lili shouted.
"Artest didn't make any small moves today. If he had done this before, he would probably have done something behind the hammer." Yu Jia said with a smile.
"Does he still dare?" Zhang Li said with a smile.
Lakers offense.
The Lakers called a short timeout and rearranged their offensive tactics.
Phil Jackson said: "Yao, you pick and roll in the high post, and then you cut outside and completely pull the hammer out. If he follows out, Tim and Kobe will cut to the basket.
If he doesn't come out and follow Parker into the basket, Parker will have the opportunity to play by himself, or you can choose to pass the ball back to the high post, or distribute the ball to the wings. Tim, you need to do a good job of offensive cover at this time. "
The timeout ends and the Lakers attack.
Li Ba went around again.
This time Dayao did not move toward the basket, but bypassed Li Ba, raised to the top of the key, and set up a pick-and-roll for Parker.
Parker used the wall to break through Rondo, and in order to bypass Li Ba on the free throw line, he held the ball and rushed to the right elbow area.
At this time, Li Ba's choice was to keep up with Dayao and then directly block the ball.
He chose to keep up because after following up, he would be closer to the ball holder, and he would have a greater chance of assisting in defense.
He followed Dayao to the top of the arc. At the moment when the pick-and-roll occurred, he clearly "saw" the trajectory of the ball, and then quickly moved laterally and intercepted Parker behind Dayao on the three-point line.
Being blocked by Li Ba, Parker was instantly under great pressure.
He wanted to retreat, but it was too late. As soon as Li Ba blocked him, a big hand grabbed the basketball he was carrying towards the floor.
Bang, the ball bounced off the floor and was grabbed by Li Ba.
"Beautiful! Another steal!" Yu Jia roared excitedly.
Li Ba rushed forward and almost fell down.
He launched a quick downstroke from the top of the arc, and the Lakers' No. 3, 4 and 5 players were all behind him, making no difference at all.
With a bang, Li Ba dunked hard with one arm, exploding the Lakers' basket.
12:8, the Suns lead away from home.
"We still have to rely on the hammer's defense." Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
Phil Jackson found that there was an obvious mistake in his tactics. With the Hammers' defense, he shouldn't have let Parker break through. Wouldn't it be faster to pass it in directly?
He immediately motioned to Artest who was passing by to come closer and said to him: "Ron, tell Tony to pass the ball directly after the pick-and-roll."
Lakers offense.
Dayao and Parker were on a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Parker not only failed to break through behind Dayao, but instead took a step back, avoiding both Rondo and Li Ba's defense. Then he passed the ball Got in.
Under the basket, Marion went around, but Parker passed the ball to the back. Duncan received the ball and sent it up the board, and the ball went in.
12:10.
When the Suns attacked, Rondo was attacked by Parker. Kobe immediately double-teamed and the ball was intercepted.
Then Kobe came down quickly and was blocked by Ginobili, and the Lakers turned into a positional battle.
The ball returned to Parker's hands, and Dayao came up to pick and roll again.
This time Parker handed the ball directly to Yao, and then cut to the basket from the top of the key.
Dayao took the ball and immediately passed the ball back to Parker from Li Ba's head.
Li Ba didn't expect Dayao to do this, so he didn't react in time and the ball passed over his head.
As soon as Parker passed Liba, the ball came back. He caught the ball and went straight to the basket. Under Duncan's cover, he went two-on-one and successfully made a layup.
12 square meters.
Barkley said at this time: "The Lakers lineup is too strong. The Hammer was attracted to the top of the arc by Yao, and his dominance in the paint area was challenged."
Kenny Smith said: "If Marion is asked to guard Yao, Yao will definitely keep taking shots, so the Suns are now in a defensive dilemma."
Zhang Lili explained at this time: "Dayao pulls the hammer farther and farther away from the basket, and the farther away the hammer is from the basket, the weaker his control over the paint area becomes.
But apart from him, who else in the Suns team can defend Dayao? On the bench, he is not tall enough, and without his wingspan and jumping advantages, he cannot guard Dayao at all. "
Yu Jia said: "Then the Suns are really in trouble now. The Hammers can guard against Dayao's shots, but they cannot guard against his passes.
As long as Dayao attracts the hammer to the top of the arc and then passes the ball to the basket, won't Duncan beat Marion? "
At the end of the first quarter, 33:37, the Suns trailed by 4 points.
Li Ba has tried his best to defend Dayao, but Dayao rarely takes action and mainly does the work of supporting the pass, dragging him to the top of the arc.
Fortunately, on the offensive end, the Suns did well. Li Ba sent 6 assists in a single quarter and did not let the score widen.
But the Suns were still at a disadvantage, and their best defense was not shown.
Rondo did not have an advantage over Parker on the defensive end. He also made three mistakes and lost a lot of ball rights.
Li Ba didn't play in the second quarter, he was very exhausted in the first quarter, and with the playoffs approaching, Frank wouldn't let him play the whole game.
The Lakers' substitute lineup was not good, but the five main players took turns to play, which did not allow the Suns to gain much advantage in the second quarter.
At halftime, 57:59, the Suns trailed by two points.