NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 40 Take the initiative to fight

"Coach, you have no one to use inside. You didn't dare to reach out in front of those two old guys. Why don't you let me play on the bench? I'll loosen up the Lakers' backup inside." Li Ba said with no expression on his face.

His team was beaten like this, and he was still an insider. He was not in a good mood.

"Hammer?"

Looking at the fearless Li Ba, Frank felt that his worries might be wrong. Will this young man lose his confidence?

Didn't you just want to use him to beat the Lakers when you signed Li Ba?Why do you dare not let him go when you meet him?

"Okay, Hammer, I'll give you 6 minutes. After 6 minutes, I will replace the main force." Frank nodded seriously.

"Look at mine." Li Ba clenched his fists and said in a deep voice.

"You guys, come here and listen to me."

Nodding, Frank called four people in turn, namely center Zako Kabakapa, small forward Casey Jacobson, Penny Hardaway, and Knight.

"Flute!"

The break time is up, both sides play.

The Lakers have Fisher at No. [-], Kobe Bryant at No. [-], Kareem Rush at No. [-], Brian Russell at No. [-], and Horis Grant at No. [-].

"Wow, is Li Ba self-recommended? No one of our players has done this before, right?"

"Maybe I really recommend myself!"

When a group of Chinese reporters saw Li Ba on the stage, they started discussing in amazement.

In their view, this is really unbelievable. When did Chinese players have the guts to ask the head coach for playing time?Dayao, Dazhi, Dabus, after counting the three major mobile Great Walls, they have never done this, right?

At this time, in the ESPN live broadcast seat, the commentator began to express his opinions on the substitute lineups of both sides.

"Let's look at the Lakers first. Kobe didn't play, does he want to play the whole game? Fisher Fisher, his legs are a bit difficult. Kareem, he is a shooting guard, and now he actually plays small forward. The Lakers because of F4 The reason is that you can’t make up the bench lineup? But as far as I know, Karl Malone joined with a basic salary! Russell, 201 cm, 100 kg, he is a bit reluctant to play the fourth position. Grant, the fifth position, 208 cm, but he Only 98 kilograms, too light."

"It seems that you are not very optimistic about the Lakers' bench lineup." Wilson laughed.

"Of course, I think so. Then let's look at the Suns' bench lineup. The fifth position, the No. 17 rookie in the first round this year, played in the first quarter, and his performance was average.

Ba Li at the fourth position, a Chinese, lost the draft this year.He blocked the No. [-] pick in the first round of this year in Rock Park, and also blocked the No. [-] pick LeBron James on the court, and twice, so he has a certain amount of energy in defense.But he still needs more proof, to block the old bird's head a few times, not just to show his prestige on the rookie's head.

The third position, Casey Jacobson, was the 22nd pick in the first round last year. He played 72 games with the Suns in his rookie season, averaging 17 minutes per game, scoring 5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.8 turnovers. Excellent.

Penny will leave it alone, our old friend.Well, with this lineup, even if the Lakers' bench is scum, the Suns are not much better. "

Regarding the Suns' bench lineup, Brin explained one by one.

According to the rule of exchange, the Suns serve from the bottom line in the second quarter.

Rookie Li Ba kicks off and passes to Knight.

Knight advanced to the front court and handed over to Penny.

The Lakers Kobe didn't go down and came up to defend Penny.

There is no tactical arrangement for the substitute lineup, and Penny distributes the ball according to the situation.

Penny dribbled the ball to the left-wing three-point line, shook Kobe for a while and then broke into the three-pointer. He made a stop jumper in the left elbow area and made a two-pointer.

32:21, the Suns trailed by 11 points at home.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took the ball in the frontcourt and broke through from the right wing.Pence didn't keep up, and Kobe made a jumper after two steps and hit the iron with two points.

Li Ba is stuck in the low post on the right wing and is wrestling with the Lakers' backup No. [-] Brian Russell.

Generally, when you are stuck, you are stuck while looking up to observe the trajectory of the ball.

Just like Russell now, wrestling with Li Ba while looking up.

But Li Ba was not, he was so focused on getting in his position that he didn't even raise his head.The reason is of course that he has locking skills, and the ball is automatically locked after entering the locked area.And with his head down and his position, of course his strength can be fully exerted.

Therefore, Russell was immediately stuck behind him.When the ball passed overhead, he locked it immediately.

Kobe shot the ball a little longer, hit the basket and bounced to the backboard, bounced to the right wing at 45 degrees, passed just above his head, and was successfully caught by him.

As soon as the ball was in his hands, Li Ba immediately raised it high, and then observed the players' positions.

At this time, Knight on the right-wing three-point line was already making a fast break. While running back, he turned his head and raised his hand, ready to catch the ball.

Penny on the left is also running back.

Li Ba swung the ball to Knight.

The reason why Penny was not chosen was because Kobe followed him closely, but Fisher, who was facing Knight, did not keep up, and was one position away.

Knight quickly went down to the frontcourt. He was self-aware, and his scoring ability was not strong. Fisher was behind him, so when he ran to the bottom line, he turned around, returned to the left-wing three-point line, and gave the ball to Penny at the top arc. .

Penny didn't make a shot, and moved on the 45-degree three-point line between the top arc and the right wing, waiting for his teammates to get in position.

Li Ba's current speed is 68, which is much faster than in the draft.But this is only compared with himself, not with others, so it is still as slow as a cow, and the Lakers' backup center Grant was finally settled at the same time.

As soon as he got inside, he started to ask for positions.Russell, who is defending him, is not as tall and heavy as him, and his strength is even worse. His position is very smooth.

Russell wanted to go around, but Li Ba's arms were too long and powerful, so he couldn't go around for a while.

"Come on, here's an assist." Li Ba shouted at Penny after successfully claiming his position.

Penny didn't hesitate this time, because Frank had told him that he had the opportunity to play inside, and now it was easy for Li Ba to take the position. He saw it clearly and directly lobbed the ball over.

"Snapped!"

Li Ba firmly caught the ball with one hand.

"Who is this kid? He has big hands." Seeing Li Ba easily catch the ball with one hand, O'Neal on the Lakers bench yelled.

"This year's rookie?" Malone next to him said nonchalantly.

When discussing off the court, Li Ba didn't have any delay after receiving the ball. His big hand controlled the ball so well that he didn't need to adjust at all. The ball strode directly into the paint like a giant beast.

"boom!"

After one step, Li Ba took off directly and dunked with one arm.

32:23, the Suns trailed by 9 points at home.

"Oh!!!!!"

The dead sun's home court seemed to be resurrected, and the fans began to cheer.

Several substitutes also stood up on the bench of the Suns, cheering for the ball.

"Oh, good dunks! The Lakers' [-]th position seems to be no obstacle to the Suns' undrafted pick. The undrafted pick is very easy to get the position, and after getting the ball, it is very easy to push Russell, and then it is very easy Russell was a spectator all the way. I have to say, in front of the undrafted pick of the Suns, the Lakers’ backup fourth position is useless. Now the two sides’ bench lineups, the Suns play five against four.” Breen excited roared.

On the Lakers bench, head coach Phil Jackson was there, his eyelids drooping, as if he was dozing off.

In front of the Suns bench, Frank nodded.At the beginning of the second quarter, he scored two, which is not bad, and the sweat on his head can be stopped.

(End of this chapter)