Chapter 162 Temporarily Ahead

Li Ba was lying on the floor, he couldn't see Marbury, and he couldn't hear any sound. Relying on the approximate position of Marbury, he threw the basketball over and directly threw it to the frontcourt.

"Great catch! This is a great catch! He came from a powerful flood control dam! At that moment, a strong flood control dam prevented a dunk from a top five power forward in history! He sealed all offenses Torrent! He's a flood control dam!"

Barkley jumped up excitedly, grabbing the microphone and shouting again and again.

"Audience friends, it's too strong! The Hammer blocked a two-handed dunk by Kevin Garnett with an amazing catch! It's really exciting!"

Yu Jia roared excitedly.

In the roar of the commentator, Marbury rushed to the front court frantically, chasing the basketball in the air.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

This ball, he must catch up, must.

In this era, in terms of speed, only Iverson can overwhelm Marbury, and no other guard has the confidence to overwhelm him.

When he crossed the three-point line, the basketball landed two meters in front and bounced to the baseline.

Marbury sprinted desperately, without slowing down at all.

The media reporters behind the baseline started to stir, tensing their bodies for fear of being injured, but they didn't get up and run, and the shutters still kept pressing.

The basketball popped out of the bottom line, and Marbury rushed out of the bottom line in one step, and finally caught up with the basketball in the air.

After Marbury, Joe Johnson sprinted like a small tank.

In the first half step on his right is the Timberwolves shooting guard Madman, and on the right side of the Madman is teammate James Posey.

Two steps behind the three are aliens.

The basketball was caught by Marbury. He lay down in the air, glanced behind, and threw the skin back before landing.

"Boom!"

He bumped into two reporters, and the bottom line was turned on their backs.

Joe Johnson saw the basketball come back, it was on his side, immediately reached out to catch it, and threw it over the madman's head to the basket, and then rushed out of the baseline.

"boom!"

James Posey jumped up ferociously, grabbed the basketball with both hands, and dunked it into the hoop before the aliens got there.

3:12, the Suns led the Timberwolves in the West by 9 points at home.

Except for two free throws, all the remaining 10 points came from dunks.

"This is the style of the Suns now, jaw-dropping blocks, pleasing fast breaks, exciting dunks..."

Yu Jia roared excitedly.

"Yes, although Stoudemire has left, the Suns' style of play has not been reduced." Zhang Li said excitedly.

On the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said excitedly: "This is the current Suns. The nature of defense does not affect its appreciation, especially when the Hammers exert their strength on the offensive end, the number of dunks by the Suns increased significantly."

"Yes, he can only dunk. I haven't seen him shoot yet." Kenny grinned and complained.

Then the Timberwolves attacked, and Philip Sanders called a long timeout.

In the 4th minute, the Timberwolves, No. 1 in the West and No. 1 in the league, were stopped by the Suns.

"Hey, Kenny, what changes do you think the Timberwolves will make?" Barkley asked.

"On the defensive end of the Suns, there is no doubt that the outside line is weaker. If it were me, then of course I would reduce the number of inside shots and strengthen the outside attack."

Kenny Smith said.

During the live broadcast of CCTV, Yu Jia also asked Barkley this question.

Teacher Zhang Lili thought for a while and said: "The Timberwolves' attacks in the paint area failed consecutively. Within four minutes, the Hammers not only scored 7 points, but also had three 3-block shots. I think they must turn their attacks to the outside. Their outside Clearly better than the Suns."

"These hammers are really good in these few rounds!" Yu Jia exclaimed.

"Yes, whether Marion is facing Garnett or the No. 1 center today, he has a big disadvantage in weight and height. It doesn't help much. The Suns are all supported by the hammer alone. And he is very good. It showed the responsibility of a team boss, perfectly completed the task, and exploded the inside of the Timberwolves on both offense and defense." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

"Tell me, Mr. Zhang, with the character and responsibility of an iron hammer, if he returns to the national team, will he compete with Dayao for that..."

Yu Jia didn't finish speaking, and looked at Zhang Lili.

"Haha, let's not talk about this issue, haha..." Zhang Lili laughed.

"What does Yu Jia mean, saying that our Iron Hammer will compete with Dayao for the boss? How can you say that about Iron Hammer? The Iron Hammer has gone back, so it is definitely going to fight for the boss, so there is no need to ask."

"Haha, upstairs, you're probably not a fan of Iron Hammer, are you? But I think so too."

On some domestic forums, some fans who browsed the forums while watching the live broadcast expressed their views on the issue of Yu Jia.

Among them, 70% of the fans believe that Li Ba will compete with Dayao for the boss.

In the American West Arena, the timeout ended, the game restarted, and the Timberwolves served from the backcourt sideline.

In the next game, as expected by the commentator, the Timberwolves moved their offense to the outside line, and the All-Star guards opened fire with all their might.

Within 6 minutes, the Timberwolves made 5 of 8 outside shots and scored 12 points, an amazing shooting percentage.

The aliens made 2 of 3 shots, made Marbury a foul, scored a two plus one, and scored 5 points.

The madman made 3 of 5 shots, including a three-pointer and scored 7 points.

The Suns continued to attack the inside.

But the No. 1 pick center of the Timberwolves and the backup center who came on later, implemented a shark-slashing tactic against Li Ba, sending him to the free throw line twice.

Li Ba made 1 of 3 and 2 of 4 free throws, scoring 4 points.

After that, Frank let the outside take over the offensive ball, Marbury made 2 of 4 shots and scored 5 points, Joe Johnson made 0 of 2 shots, James Posey made 0 of 1 shots, and the team made 3 of 10 shots and scored 9 points. point.

At 15:21, the Timberwolves were only 6 points behind.

If it weren't for Li Ba's good rebound control and two more shots than the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves' outside line might have blown them up in these six minutes.

With 80 seconds left in the first quarter, the Suns called a long timeout.

"2 of 7 shots from the outside line. This shooting rate is too low. It is unreasonable to continue to give it to the outside line. It is better to give the ball to the hammer. The free throw rate is 50%. How many points can I get?" Zhang Zhang Make reasonable complaints.

"There is a problem with the Suns' offense! Frank must solve this problem from a tactical point of view. At the same time, since the Hammers have shown their offensive ability in the low post, he needs to stand up now and continue to carry the team on the offensive end. He is duty-bound. " Barkley explained.

The timeout ends and the Suns serve from the bottom line.

Marbury advances to the frontcourt, Li Ba has already settled in the low position on the left wing, and the top pick center is still defending him.

Li Ba is stronger and more explosive than the No. 1 center forward, so he gets in the position smoothly.

The reason why the Timberwolves want to cut him is that they don't want him to attack, but now that the outside touch is not good, he must stand up on the offensive end and do his best.

He's reaching for the ball!

He spread his palms apart, clasped his right thumb in his palm, and turned his four fingers to the sky.

But Marbury didn't give it, he was ready to break through.

When Li Ba saw it, he reluctantly lost the position he was about to arrive at, took a step back, and left the paint area.

The opposite right wing was low, and Marion also began to retreat.

As soon as they withdrew, Garnett withdrew with Marion, but the champion center did not, but continued to guard the low position on the left wing.

Three of the four insiders walked, and the Timberwolves' paint area was empty.

The other Suns players also withdrew to the outside, and the three-point line was also empty.