NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1343 Halftime Lead
The Lakers attacked, this time Paul made a fake shot at the top of the arc, used his rhythm control to sway Harden, and then made a three-pointer.

There was a chance, but it was almost too close. The ball was missed, Ah Lian entangled Li Ba, and Howard grabbed the rebound.

But at this time, Li Ba got rid of the entanglement of the United Arab Emirates. When Howard took off and dunked, he gave him a back cap, and then got the ball.

Sun attack.

Butler was left open again, this time on the left wing near the paint and received a pass from Harden.

After he got the ball, he immediately rushed to the basket, which immediately attracted Howard's defense, and the double-teaming of Li Ba was self-defeating.

At this time, Butler scored the ball, Li Ba received the ball, and completed a dunk directly from behind Howard. Howard was not stable and was almost dunked.

The referee blew his whistle at this time, pointed at Howard, and blocked the foul.

Li Ba made an extra free throw, 10:6, and the Suns led by 4 points.

This ball made Lakers coach Mike Brown change his defensive tactics, and he decided to continue to empty Garnett.

Because Garnett is too old, after he gets the ball outside, his ability to kill with the ball is no longer strong. Instead of letting Jimmy Butler kill, it is better to let Garnett shoot from the outside.

The Suns attacked, and Paul made tactical gestures while moving closer to the top of the arc.

When he was close to the top of the arc, Howard suddenly entangled Li Ba, and Ah Lian suddenly moved down, and at the same time stretched out his hand to the top of the arc.

Without him asking for the ball, Paul's has already come in.

At this time, Howard also dropped Li Ba and moved towards the basket.

There was Garnett under the basket, but when Alian got the ball, Howard also came down, forming a two-on-one under the basket.

Garnett's main defense against the United Arab Emirates. At this time, the United Arab Emirates gave the ball to Howard. The latter caught the ball violently and was about to dunk Garnett.

But at this moment, Li Ba rose from behind Howard, slapped the ball into the air with a slap.

"Beautiful!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Li Ba supported Howard, who was about to fall, and the basketball was taken by the United Arab Emirates.

Ah Lian was very calm, knowing that Li Ba was in front of him, and with Garnett teaming up, he and Howard would have difficulty playing hard, so he passed the ball to Kobe, who cut into the flank from the right-wing three-point line.

Kobe caught the ball and made an emergency stop for a jumper, but unfortunately missed, Li Ba grabbed the rebound and the Suns attacked.

Harden took the ball, was suddenly intercepted by Paul, lost the ball, and the Lakers took the opportunity to play a fast break.

"Harden still doesn't have much experience in the playoffs, so be careful to be disappointed. Paul has fast hands and strong stealing ability." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley said with a smile: "Although the Lakers' offense was not successful just now, the Lakers' tactic design is good. They have formed a two-on-one advantage at the basket, but the Hammer's defense is too strong. Let this tactic It didn't come out."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "It should be Howard went down first, and then passed the ball to Yi. Yi's shot is good. He can shoot a little farther away from the hammer."

In the 8th minute of the first quarter, the two went through the first round of substitutions.

After the first quarter, 28:26, the Suns led by 2 points.

Li Ba was entangled by Howard and A Lian on both ends of the offense and defense. He didn't help the outside line, but he performed well in offense and defense in the paint area. He made 6 of 5 shots and 5 of 3 free throws. He scored 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 5 blocks. The data.

He scored 5 big caps in a single quarter and wiped out the Lakers' offense in the paint.

Even though they were double-teamed all the way, they still kept the Lakers' offense out of the paint. This also greatly reduced the Lakers' offensive efficiency and could not increase to a shooting percentage sufficient to ensure victory.

During the break between rounds, Zhang Lili said: "Once the defensive strength of the playoffs increases, the Lakers will not have much advantage in the regular season against the Suns. Harden and Hill's defense seems to be stronger. Kobe and Paul Although the efficiency is still at the standard level, it has not taken much advantage."

Xu Jicheng said: "Kobe and Paul are stronger on the defensive end. Harden and Hill teamed up and only scored 9 points, while Kobe and Paul scored 16 points."

Yu Jia nodded and said: "The Suns score more inside, but the outside is relatively weaker. Harden and Hill still can't beat Paul and Kobe."

Zhang Lili said: "The Suns scored 17 points in the paint area, and only 11 points from the outside line, obviously focusing on the inside offense. The Lakers scored 22 points on the outside offense, and only 4 points on the inside. This difference is too big. In the first quarter, Harden and Hilgar Made 5 turnovers, which is a lot, and lost a lot of ball possessions, otherwise the Suns would not only lead by two points, but have such a big inside advantage."

Yu Jiadao: "The main reason is that Harden and Hill don't have much experience in the playoffs. Harden played the first round of the playoffs once in the Grizzlies, and then he was humiliated by the Hammers with three five-doubles. Hill also played in the Spurs. Just played in the playoffs once last season."

In the second quarter, the main players of both sides + substitutes came into battle.

For the Suns, Li Ba led the bench to play.

In terms of the bench lineup, the Suns have the upper hand, with Drummond as a rebounding monster at the basket, Parsons as a rookie on the outside, Ginobili and Kidd as veterans, as well as Nick Young and Jason Terry. Two good substitutes.

For the Lakers, Kobe played first to support the situation.

Li Ba plays the [-]th position and has a wider range of activities. The Lakers can no longer double-team him on both ends of the offense and defense, and Howard and Alian cannot play at the same time. , plus Drummond, so the Suns have a greater advantage in the interior in the second quarter.

After half a quarter, the Suns' score advantage expanded to 10 points. The Lakers called a timeout and replaced all the main players.

Barkley yelled: "The Suns let Drummond, a rookie, sit on the basket and let the hammer hit the middle position. This tactic is indeed very strong. The range of movement of the hammer has expanded, and the Lakers will not be able to limit him to the paint. , so that he can no longer limit his ability to assist in defense."

"With the mobility of the hammer, the hammer in the fourth position can't double-team. And there is another point, the fast break of the hammer increased in this quarter. He is in the fourth position, and he is closer to the frontcourt when the offense and defense switch. , it’s easier to play a fast break.” Kenny Smith also nodded.

After all the main players of the Lakers played, the situation was still a bit troublesome, because Howard couldn't bear Drummond's tonnage at the basket, and the United Arab League couldn't keep up with Li Ba's movement at the fourth position. The defense of the dam is still somewhat out of control.

After halftime, 60:44, the Suns led by 16 points.

Under Li Ba's strong defense, the Lakers only scored 18 points in the second quarter, 8 points less than in the first quarter.

He didn't take many shots in the second quarter, and his main focus was on defense. On the offensive end, he made fast breaks. He made 5 of 4 shots, and three of them made all fast breaks. He made 2 of 1 near-basket shots, 4 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points. With 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul, the strong performance made all the fans who watched the game cheer.

(End of this chapter)