NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1317 Who dares to attack my restricted area?

"Today the Lakers' shooting percentage reached 52.4%. It feels really good. The Suns are useless by shooting." Yu Jia said.

"The Suns lineup is too young and still immature. Harden's scoring ability at critical moments needs to be strengthened, and compared with Paul and Kobe, his aggressiveness is obviously insufficient." Zhang Lili said.

"Paul and Kobe are really similar. They both refuse to admit defeat and want to win every ball. Their combination, both offensive and defensive ends are at the top level in the league. This season should be very promising." Xu Jicheng said .

"Indeed, the combination of Harden and Hill is weaker than Kobe and Paul on both offense and defense. If Paul had joined the Suns, the situation would have been better." Zhang Lili said.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, under Paul's defense, Harden's touch continued to be sluggish, and he missed shots repeatedly. Hill also failed to defend Kobe. The Suns finally lost, 104:111, losing by 7 points.

哈登17投4中，三分球8投1中，2罚2中，只拿到了11分，送出3次助攻。

乔治希尔同样状态不佳，13投4中，4罚3中，只拿到11分2篮板1助攻的数据。

The two guards only sent 4 assists together, but under the defense of Kobe and Paul, there were 13 turnovers, and the assist ratio was amazing.

Li Ba once again played 5*5+3 doubles+double 20 data, but could not help the team win.

In fact, he didn't give full play, and he had very little outside defense. It is his biggest goal to let the young outsiders hone in the hands of the Lakers' outsiders. Otherwise, the Suns will not be able to face the Lakers in the playoffs.

Lost to the Lakers, 9 wins and 1 loss, the Suns also gave up their positions of No. [-] in the Pacific, No. [-] in the West, and No. [-] in the league. The Lakers reached the top.

After playing the Lakers, the Suns rushed back to Phoenix overnight. Tomorrow they will have a back-to-back match against the too-visiting Heat at home.

On the 17th, in the back-to-back games, the Suns were exhausted and lost to the Heat. It was a one-to-one match. This is also the last game against the Heat in the regular season this season. This season is also the last meeting.

With 9 wins and 2 losses, the Suns rank second in the Western Conference.

After consecutive losses to the championship-level Lakers and Heat, the media has doubts about the strength of the Suns.

Well-known basketball commentator Jonathan Fagan published his column for Yahoo Sports, in which he said:
"Compared with the Lakers and Heat, the Suns' lineup is too young. Although under the leadership of the Hammers, the Suns played a very stable and beautiful record, but they lost in the contest with the Lakers and Heat. This shows the lack of the Suns' offensive ability.

The biggest problem is the perimeter. The combination of Harden and George Hill is too immature to deal with Kobe and Paul, or Wade and Deron.

Once in the playoffs, the Suns will pay the price for their young roster, and several of their rookies have no playoff experience. "

Li Ba dismissed this argument, facing the media's telephone interview, he said:
"I don't hide it. The regular season is a test for these rookies. Losing to the Lakers and the Heat really shows that they are still immature. Maybe we will lose to the Lakers in the regular season, but in the playoffs, it is me. After all, it’s not the Suns that need to test their attacking ability, but the Lakers and Heat. Go ask James and Kobe, do they dare to attack my penalty area?”

The arrogant and absolutely confident remarks won the praise of countless fans, and countless black fans began to hate Li Ba.

The media immediately interviewed Kobe and James and asked them what they wanted to say about Li Ba's remarks.

But unfortunately, Kobe and James also refused to be interviewed by the media and refused to express their views.

The media interpreted the attitude of the two, saying that Kobe and James disdain Li Ba's remarks, but this interpretation has been ridiculed by countless basketball fans.

After losing to the Heat, the Suns faced the challenges of the Trail Blazers and Pelicans at home one after another, and won the battles, achieving a record of 11 wins and 2 losses.

On November 11, the Suns started their road trip.

This road trip is very long, there are 6 away games to play, and it will last until December 12th. First, we will play five away games in the East, then return to the West and play an away game with the Grizzlies, and finally return to Phoenix.

On the 25th, the Suns beat the Philadelphia Digital team, and on the 27th they played against the Cavaliers.

In this game, Owen hadn't recovered yet, and he didn't dare to provoke Li Ba again.

But it's a pity that Li Ba is not very generous. This is the last game of the Suns against the Cavaliers this season. He didn't let go of Irving, the No.

After that, at the end of the month, the Suns won another streak against the Pistons and Raptors, winning a 4-game winning streak against four garbage teams, pushing the record to 15 wins and 2 losses.

During this period, the Lakers defeated the Heat and continued their journey of victory, fully revealing the appearance of the championship.

Relying on the unbeaten record, in ESPN's latest championship rankings, the Lakers surpassed the Suns and climbed to the first place. The probability of winning is as high as 55%, and the Suns fell back to 45%.

After the game in November, the league officially announced the MVP rankings. Li Ba ranked first with the support of strong data and the Suns' second place in the league, second place in the West, and second place in the Pacific.

The Lakers are too strong, Kobe's data is too far behind Li Ba, the MVP is second, James is third, and Durant is fourth.

At the same time, Li Ba also won the honor of the best player of the month in the Western Conference.

On November 11st, the Suns arrived in New York. They will challenge the Knicks on the 1nd, then end their road trip in the East and return to the West.

The Knicks traded for Carmelo Anthony in 2010, and the team also made it to the playoffs for two consecutive seasons. This season, they signed Tyson Chandler and Stoudemire to strengthen the interior and started off well. It is currently 11 wins and 4 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Heat.

Madison Square Garden is undoubtedly one of the most watched arenas in the NBA, and a large number of Hollywood stars regard it as a show.

But in this game, the most concerned is not these stars, but the grievances between Li Ba and Anthony.

The two were drafted in the same year, one was undrafted and the other was a No. [-] pick. They entered the league with the same agent, but their relationship was not good. There was no off-court communication, and there were several conflicts on the court.

But the main grievance is that this time Anthony teamed up with Kobe at the London Olympics and dunked Dayao. Li Ba, out of revenge, smashed the bridge of Anthony's nose with a big cap, which was equivalent to hitting him. A heavy punch, this festival, before this game, was repeatedly hyped by the media, which made Anthony lose all face.

"The Hammers, Caron Butler, George Hill, James Harden..."

Before the game, in the visiting team's locker room, Payton announced the starting lineup.

Everyone felt strange. Nene and Garnett were the starters in rotation at the fourth position. They missed it today. Could it be that a rookie is going to be the starter?

(End of this chapter)