Chapter 1017: Let’s Hit Another Five-Double and Show Them!

In the third quarter, Li Ba continued to play, but the main players of the Suns were still sitting on the bench, and the substitutes continued to play.

The Mavericks continued to maintain a lineup of half main players and half substitutes.

At halfway through the quarter, the score was 73:68, and the score difference remained unchanged.

In the 7th minute, the Mavericks called a timeout.

Payton knew the reason why Scott was fired, and he also knew that he was only a temporary substitute, so he handed over the control of the court to Li Ba and said, "Iron Hammer, you decide the tactics based on the changes on the court."

"The authorities are confused, Gary, you watch the sidelines, and remind them in time. You work hard, we will strive to win the championship this season, and let you continue to be the head coach next season." Li Ba said.

"OK! OK!" Payton nodded excitedly.

He thought of Frank, who was a rookie like him at the beginning, and his tactical ability was not much better than his. Didn't he rely on Li Ba to build a dynasty? He now only lacks Ron Adams, and there is no difference in other aspects.

At the beginning of the game, the Suns changed their starting lineup, and the Mavericks changed their lineup, replacing Stoudemire, who played only averagely against Yi Jianlian, with Dampier.

Dampier played center, and his main task was to contain Li Ba.

The Mavericks attacked, and Olajuwon went to the left wing low post to take a position, and Yi Jianlian was on the opposite side.

"Yi Jianlian, his special skill is to step back and jump shot." Li Ba reminded him in Mandarin.

At this time, Olajuwon received the ball, and as Li Ba expected, he first made a fake move of turning and sliding to the bottom to force Yi Jianlian to retreat, and then immediately stepped back and jumped.

Yi Jianlian was well prepared. As long as the hammer brother was under the basket, he would defend the shot but not the breakthrough. With Li Ba's reminder, he not only did not retreat, but also took a step forward to block the shot, and the cap was under the ball, and the ball was lifted up, and then was caught by Li Ba under the basket.

The Suns launched a fast break, Hill and Ginobili rushed to the left and right three-point lines and stopped. Rondo passed the ball to Hill, and Nowitzki did not keep up with Hill. Hill made an open three-point jump shot and hit it.

63:55, the Suns led by 8 points.

The Mavericks attacked.

Nowitzki received the ball and backed Hill.

Hill's pace was much more flexible than the old driver, and he followed the latter's step back. When the latter raised his right leg, Hill blocked it with his body, affecting his balance. He didn't jump up and barely threw the ball out. It was short and was directly confiscated by Li Ba.

Barkley shouted at this time: "Hill has recovered his health in the Suns, but he has a transformation and strengthened his defense. This should be influenced by the Suns."

"His defense is good in itself, but it is just covered by his offensive talent. Later, he was seriously injured for a few years, and his body is indeed not as good as before. His offense is no longer so sharp. It is right to strengthen his defense." Kenny Smith said.

Suns fast break.

Rondo shook off old Kidd and made a layup.

65:55, the Suns led by double digits.

Mavericks attack, Nowitzki entered the wing this time and approached the paint area.

At this time, O'Neal went over to pick and roll, and Nowitzki took the opportunity to get an open position.

But at this time, Li Ba focused on the passing route at the top of the arc and the right wing, and made a help defense when the pick and roll occurred.

"Pah!"

Before Nowitzki, Li Ba cut in with one hand, stole the ball successfully, and took advantage of the momentum to launch a fast break.

The Mavericks' big men were completely unable to defend. Josh Howard and Kidd on the outside dared not block Li Ba's charge. With a bang, Li Ba smashed the basket with both arms and completed a super slam dunk, which made the Mavericks home court silent.

"The 7th steal, come on, Iron Hammer, and make another five-double to let them see!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

At the end of the third quarter, 95:80, the Suns led by 15 points.

Hill started, not only strengthened the offense, but also did not weaken the defense much, and was able to pull away from the Mavericks, the effect was obvious.

Li Ba scored 22 points, 22 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 steals, 6 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in three quarters.

On the bench, Payton was discussing the lineup for the final quarter with Li Ba.

Li Ba is likely to get a five-double. This game must not only win, but also cooperate with Li Ba to get a five-double, so the lineup must change.

Li Ba's main problem now is that he has too few blocks. This is because the Mavericks don't have much inside offense. The reason he got 6 was because he tried his best to help defend the outside.

"Hammer, let Yi and Mark guard the inside, you play point guard, and switch to Nowitzki on defense." Payton said.

Li Ba thought about it and nodded.

In the last quarter, the Suns attacked, and Li Ba stayed in the backcourt.

When the young general Johnson saw it, he immediately shouted to the court: "Josh, you go."

Josh Howard immediately ran to Li Ba.

Ginobili served the ball, and Li Ba pushed forward with the ball against Josh Howard.

In the frontcourt, Yi Jianlian was in the low post on the right wing, facing Stoudemire.

Gasol was under the basket, facing O'Neal.

Hill was outside the three-point line on the left wing, facing Nowitzki.

Ginobili ran to the three-point line on the right wing, facing Kidd.

As soon as Li Ba arrived in the frontcourt, he made a tactical gesture.

Yi Jianlian immediately pulled up from the low post to the high post.

Gasol also pulled to the left wing low post. He has the ability to get close to the basket, more than 40%, and O'Neal dared not let go and was pulled away from the basket.

At this time, when Yi Jianlian reached the high post, Li Ba suddenly started, broke through Josh Howard in one step, and rushed into the paint area from Yi Jianlian's side.

Yi Jianlian continued to cut outside and pulled to the top of the arc.

At this time, Stoudemire switched defense and returned to the basket. Josh Howard, who was broken through, immediately switched to defend Yi Jianlian.

At the same time, O'Neal also returned to the basket and prepared to double-team Li Ba.

But Li Ba passed the ball back and gave the ball to Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian received the ball and jumped, and his shot was not slow.

Josh Howard jumped to block the shot, but his height was not enough. He was 10 cm behind A-Lin. With his extraordinary wingspan, he was about 15 cm behind. A-Lin's jumping ability was also very good, and his shooting height was very high. He didn't reach the block this time.

Swish, A-Lin made a three-pointer.

Barkley said: "Josh Howard's defense is very strong. He is the defensive core of the Mavericks' perimeter and can connect the inside, but he has a mismatch disadvantage when playing against Yi. Yi's long shot is good and he has height. He plays the three position with the body of the four position, which has a mismatch advantage."

"A-Lin shot well, and the hammer assisted and uploaded. It's a triple-double. Come on!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Mavericks attack.

Li Ba faced Kidd in the backcourt and pressed the ball to prevent old Kidd from receiving the ball.

At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Finally, Josh Howard ran back and left Ginobili behind before completing the serve.

Li Ba gave up the pressure and ran to the front court. Josh Howard took the opportunity to pass the ball back to Kidd.

But at this moment, Ginobili blocked it, Howard gave way, and passed the ball the second time.

Just this time, Li Ba completed the defense, got ahead of Kidd, intercepted the ball in the high position, and then rushed into the paint area. After one step, he jumped up and slammed the Mavericks' basket.

"Careless!"

Kidd and Josh Howard looked at each other.

"This is the 9th time I have deduced it. The Mavericks must be careful, haha!"

Barkley looked like he was reminding the Mavericks, but the smile on his face revealed his inner thoughts. He was expecting something.

"Don't pass the ball behind him! Keep at least three meters away. Three meters, remember this number, don't forget it."

General Johnson jumped up anxiously and shouted on the sidelines.