NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1208
But Fisher didn't pass the ball over, but passed it down, because Haslem was defending around the front, hanging Gasol's backhand.

The moment he released the ball, Li Ba turned around and rushed towards the paint.

Haslem was desperately facing Gasol, which made Gasol unable to shoot immediately after receiving the ball. He adjusted his position before shooting.

But at this time, Li Ba arrived and slapped the ball on the backboard.

The basketball bounced off the board, and Li Ba took off for the second time to catch the ball.

"Beautiful! It's so beautiful to help defend the basket this time!" Yu Jia exclaimed.

At this time, Ginobili at the top of the arc was almost down. He dropped Fisher, then received a pass from Li Ba, and played a fast break.

The Lakers attack again.

Li Ba put Kobe three steps on the right wing again, provoking him with trash talk, asking him to ask for the ball.

Kobe's face was cold and hard, and he suddenly moved two steps towards the top of the arc.

He wanted to shorten the distance to the top of the arc so that he could avoid being intercepted by Li Ba.

When Li Ba saw it, he rushed over immediately, closing the distance with Kobe.

Seeing that the opportunity disappeared, Kobe immediately changed direction and cut down the flank.

But this move was not good. He made a successful cut, but Li Ba was between him and the top of the arc, and Fisher had no chance to pass the ball at all, unless it was a low pass.

But hanging a pass in front of Li Ba is courting death. History has proved this point, so Kobe made a cut in vain and missed the ball.

Moreover, Li Ba did not follow him, but when he cut into the flank, he directly rushed to the top of the arc and began to double-team Fisher.

Based on Ginobili's experience, after sensing Li Ba's movement, he immediately used a close body to force Fisher to protect the ball, but he couldn't immediately release the ball, creating a double-team opportunity for Li Ba.

Li Ba double-teamed in place, snatched the ball from Fisher in the next second, and then took advantage of the situation to play a fast break at the top of the arc.

But instead of attacking himself, he passed back to Ginobili for an assist.

"We made a mistake in our analysis and underestimated the defense of the Hammers. The Suns' bench lineup is not weak."

Barkley said very seriously at this time: "The Hammer froze Kobe on the defensive end, and then when the offense and defense transitioned, he played a fast break from the outside.

You must know that no one in the league can really defend against his outside fast break. Even LeBron James will suffer from his outside fast break. The Lakers' bench lineup can't defend at all. "

Phil Jackson saw this situation, and he started to use his brain.

Next, the Lakers attack.

"Udonis, you can't stop him from catching the ball. When he catches the ball, immediately block him and wait for me to come back." Li Ba said to Haslem.

"Understood, boss." Haslem nodded.

The two were drafted in the same year, both were undrafted, and they were defensive players at the same time, so there was a feeling of sympathy for each other.

Haslem's boss call is also very natural, because Li Ba is the boss of the players in the 03 draft.

Gasol caught the ball at the rim, and Haslem got between him and the rim and shoved him out.

Gasol is not a very confrontational player, so he still needs to adjust this time.

But at this time, Li Ba returned to defend the basket again, and there was no chance for Gasol to adjust. He had to speed up his shot rhythm and missed a jumper near the basket. Then Li Ba rushed back and grabbed the rebound.

"Haslem and the Hammers cooperated very well, which made the Lakers' strategy of playing inside fail." Xu Jicheng laughed.

The Suns played a fast break again. Ginobili received a pass from Li Ba, advanced quickly, and made a successful layup.

Kobe chased desperately, but the distance from the flank to the basket was farther, and he failed to catch up.

The Lakers called a timeout, Phil Jackson asked other positions to play a dozen more, and Kobe pulled it out again, pulling Li Ba farther away from the paint.

Back from the timeout, Fisher was forced by Ginobili to make a mistake. The latter steals the ball, and the Suns played a fast break again. Li Ba received Ginobili's pass, attracted double-teams, and then passed back to Ginobili Billy, the latter hit a three-pointer.

Next, beyond the expectations of the media, the Lakers' strong bench lineup did not take advantage in the second quarter, but was hit by a wave of 12:2 attacks by the Suns.

In the 6th minute, 30:40, the Suns led by 10 points.

The Lakers called a timeout again.

"It was really unexpected."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "But it is reasonable to analyze it. You see, the Hammer and Ginobili partnered in the back line, and they have speed, impact, strength, and defense. This is crushing. Kobe and Fisher's back line organization."

Back from the timeout, Duncan replaced Gasol.

Duncan did not attack directly at the basket like Gasol this time, but pulled to the waist of the left-wing paint area.

In this position, his 45-degree hits have a hit rate of more than [-]%.

And in his position, there is no need to worry about Li Ba on the right wing coming to help him, the offense is very safe.

This tactic really took advantage.

Duncan shot one after another, and Li Ba's return defense was mainly to grab rebounds, but the former's shooting percentage was too high, and the defense was still not in place.

So Li Ba changed his offensive tactics, reduced the fast break, began to hold the ball directly, and began to attack Duncan.

After the second quarter, 55:55, the two dozen were tied again.

邓肯半节6投4中，3罚1中，砍下了9分。

But on the defensive end, he was also severely impacted by Li Ba.

Li Ba has been playing against Duncan, and he doesn't even care about scoring. This is one of the reasons why the Lakers pulled back [-] points in the half quarter.

In half a quarter, Li Ba caused Duncan to commit two fouls. As a result, in the first half, Duncan committed three fouls and Gasol committed three fouls.

李坝半场拿下27分12篮板5助攻4抢断5盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

The second half begins.

The inside line of the Lakers is composed of Gasol and Odom, and the outside line is composed of Parker + Kobe + Tony Allen.

The inside line of the Suns is composed of Li Ba + Ah Lian, and the outside line is composed of Nash + Ginobili + Ray Allen.

Zhang rationally analyzed: "The Suns are playing with the main lineup, the Lakers have reservations, and Duncan is still resting. In this case, the Hammers should continue to attack Gasol. Gasol has three fouls, and his If the defensive strength does not increase, the inside offense will be easier."

"Ray, double-team the ball handler."

As soon as Li Ba came on the field, after looking at the opponent's lineup, he immediately said to Ray Allen.

Ray Allen nodded and said, "Leave it to me."

The Lakers attacked, Ray Allen double-teamed Parker from the backcourt,
On the right wing, without Li Ba in front of Kobe, he immediately became active. After a counter run, he took a step away from Ginobili, pulled beyond the three-point line, and motioned for Parker to pass the ball.

Parker made a long pass from the backcourt. Kobe took the ball and swayed from side to side. He slammed into Manu Ginobili.

(End of this chapter)