NBA Absolute Flood Dam

275 - Strange tactics

"ball!"

Li Ba directly responded to the No. 21 pest with actions. After leaning on Duncan, he raised his right hand and asked Marbury for the ball.

"Snapped!"

Marbury has been paying attention here, and the ball is passed in quickly.

"Oh!"

Li Ba arched as soon as he caught the ball, his movements were swift and violent.

He arched his back with all his strength, so that Duncan's face was a little flushed, and he didn't step back half an inch, which shows that Duncan also worked hard today.

The Spurs' double-teaming was very fast today, and the double-teaming had already come up before the second back arch.

And there are two at the same time, Bowen and Hedo, plus Duncan, formed a three-person double team for him.

Fearing a mistake, Li Ba hurriedly passed the ball and hit James Posey on the left wing with one hand.

When Xidu saw it, he immediately turned around and returned to defense.

Immediately, he and Parker, who defended Posey, formed a double team on Posey.

"The Spurs' defensive speed is very fast, and the Suns must pay attention to moving the ball quickly!" Barkley explained on the sidelines.

While he was speaking, Posey, who was facing double-teaming, forcibly made a mid-range shot.

The moment he shot, Duncan turned around, stuck Li Ba behind him, and blocked the space on both sides with his arms.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the basket and was caught by Lasu.

Marbury quickly returned to defense, and the Spurs couldn't get off quickly, and turned to a positional battle.

"Don't be fast, steady down, hold down the hit." Popovich shouted loudly from the sidelines.

Thinking about the scene just now, Li Ba felt very familiar.

In the first game of the Suns regular season this season, against the Spurs at home, he observed Duncan while sitting on the bench.

Duncan's control of rebounds is often blocked by himself and let his teammates grab rebounds.And it was like this just now, Duncan didn't care about 21, he got stuck first before talking.

"It's so selfless!"

The left wing was low, and Li Ba stood beside Duncan and began to defend.

Duncan didn't enter the paint. He pulled to the left wing, two steps away from the paint, which was his offensive area, and forced Li Ba to follow.

Li Ba is playing against Duncan, and that's what he's going to face, as his control of the paint wanes.

Things have two sides, which are fully revealed here.

Li Ba was not in the paint area, and Parker took advantage of Hedo's wall to break through and boldly charged into the paint area from the right flank.

But with his breakthrough, the Suns' three-two defense immediately transformed into a two-three alliance, and the defensive formation was closed to the paint area, and Parker's breakthrough space was immediately reduced.

He turned around nimbly, bypassed Marion, took a step to the left wing, and then suddenly turned around again, throwing a small throw.

"boom!"

The touch is average, and the basketball hits the basket.

At this time, under the basket, Spurs center Rasu and small forward Xidu sandwiched Marion, keeping him immobile, and then Bowen grabbed the rebound.

James Posey rushed to grab it, and Bowen immediately gave it to Rasu who was beside him, who jumped and dunked directly, opening the scoring for Deng Thorn.

"A defensive rebound and an offensive rebound were all taken away by the Spurs. I don't feel right. Should Frank consider calling a timeout? He should solve the problem of rebound control."

Zhang Lili said.

The game continues and the Suns attack.

Marbury advanced to the frontcourt, but Li Ba didn't ask for the ball.

He is thinking about some things. Tonight's Spurs seem to have stepped up their defense to another level. What caused it?

Ordinarily, in this round, Duncan didn't contribute except for carrying him once, but why did the Spurs' defense seem stronger?

In the following time, Duncan let Li Ba understand what team basketball is.

But on the offensive and defensive ends, as long as Li Ba entered the paint, Duncan would stalk him all the way, and if he didn't do anything else or let him do it, he would just stalk him.

In this way, Li Ba understood that Duncan was exchanging sons with him.

After the first quarter, 25:16, the Suns lost 9 points at home.

邓肯单节拿下0分2篮板1次抢断1盖帽1犯规。

One steal was given to Li Ba, one foul was also on Li Ba, and both rebounds were defensive rebounds.

李坝单节2投1中，3罚2中，拿下4分3篮板1助攻3失误1犯规。

All three rebounds were offensive rebounds. I scored a two plus one, got an assist, and made a mistake in a pass, which was intercepted by Duncan.

He asked for the ball four times later in this quarter, and was double-teamed when he got all the balls. He was blocked by Duncan for the first time, made a mistake for the second time, and the ball was intercepted by Bowen. He made 2 free throw and was fouled by Duncan on the fourth ball, which is also considered a turnover.

On the TNT side, Buck said in a surprised tone: "I admit, I didn't expect Duncan to fight like this."

"Yes, Duncan stripped himself and the Hammers from the game. He did a job that a superstar would never do. It was a job that marginal people would do. So, Charles, analyze it, and at the same time lack the core , why would the Spurs lead and not the Suns?" Smith said.

"It's very simple. Without the hammer, the Suns' defensive system completely collapsed; conversely, although Duncan is also the core of the Spurs' defense, the Spurs are originally a defensive team, and the defensive concept is deeply rooted. Without Duncan, it is still a team. Defensive teams, the defensive system is still functioning." Barkley said.

"Oh, I see, Popovich is indeed an old fox."

Smith exclaimed, but he said again: "The Suns have the Hammers and Marion, as well as James Posey and Battier. Frank has not created a defensive system. I have to say that his coaching has made a difference." question."

"Defensively, he relies too much on the hammer. In contrast to the Spurs, their defensive strength lies in the system, not individual defense. This is a problem of the ability of the coaching team and the execution of the players. Perhaps the Suns still lack a good defense Coach, there is still time."

Barkley hit the nail on the head.

"Fuck, the Spurs are really hard to play."

Sitting on the bench for Li, Li Ba complained depressedly.

"Hammer, how does it feel to play against Duncan?" Marbury teased.

"Bastard, it's more fun to play against Kobe. Duncan is so big and super giant, he doesn't want a single ball in a quarter, and he doesn't have any statistics. He protects me all the way. This f*cking team player is the most annoying!" Li Ba couldn't bear it. Stop, cursed.

"What are you going to do? I think Frank seems to have nothing to do." Marbury whispered.

Li Ba glanced at Frank, sweating profusely, and the assistant coach didn't know what they were talking about.

To be honest, Frank's level is really not very good, but the main reason is that Popovich is too cunning.

"Stephen, what do you think is wrong with us?" he asked.

"Defense, you follow Duncan, without you, how can we have defense?" Marbury blurted out.

"Snapped!"

Li Ba patted his thigh, understood, and awakened the dreamer with a single word.

Without Duncan, the Spurs' defense is weak but the system is still there, but without him, Marion and James Posey alone cannot support a defensive system.

"What should I do now? Switch back and let Marion guard Duncan? Duncan must be like me before, he won't do it, he will follow me to death, how to deal with it?"

Li Ba has a big head.

He threw the question to Frank, but the latter couldn't help it. At this time, the second quarter began, and he entered the court a little depressed.

The problem was not resolved, the second quarter was still the same as the first quarter, and the rhythm was completely controlled by the Spurs.

After the first half,

At 48:34, the Suns lost by 17 points and lost another 8 points in the second quarter.

(End of this chapter)