Chapter 455 The Battle Between the First and Second in the Alliance

"Posey, help defend in time."

shouted defensive coach Ron Adams.

Sun attack.

Li Ba was still attracting double-teams under the basket, and Marion made a shot, but this time he missed.

But Li Ba protected the offensive rebound, he didn't hit it, and threw it to Marion.

This brother is the first person to support him, before Marbury, it is a temptation, so the number of shots must be given enough.

"Shua!"

Marion hit it this time.

Nets attack.

Small forward Buford desperately ran to the right wing for the ball, and Kidd's attention was also tilted to the right wing.

However, 70% of Li Ba's attention was on the left wing.

But he didn't look behind, giving the impression that he didn't know anything about the back.

At this time, Carter ran back, shook off Battier, and quickly cut into the paint area.

At this time, Li Ba was moving from the low position on the left wing to the basket.

"Be careful of the back cut!" Yu Jia shouted hastily.

At the top of the arc, Kidd suddenly threw the ball to Buford on the right wing.

Marbury moved his foot to the right and was fooled.

Kidd threw it away and then passed the ball to Carter.

At this time, Li Ba, who was moving towards the basket, suddenly took a step upwards, then turned around, started the first step in the front, and rushed towards the passing line of Kidd and Carter.

As soon as Carter stepped on the waist on the left sideline of the paint area and was about to catch the ball, the corner of his left eye was filled with a figure, and his heart suddenly felt bad.

"Snapped!"

Li Ba cut into the passing line with one palm and grabbed the basketball.

Sun attack.

Because Li Ba didn't ask for the ball last time, the Nets didn't double-team in advance this time, and Collins played against Marion.

But Li Ba ran to the basket with Krstic on his shoulders, reaching out for the ball.

No way, Collins had to lose Marion immediately and ran to the basket.

But it was too late. Seeing Li Ba asking for the ball, Marbury threw the ball in without hesitation.

"Snapped!"

Li Ba caught Kostic to catch the ball, stepped back with his right foot, and turned around violently.

"Boom!"

Krstic behind was knocked over directly.

"boom!"

The arms were dunked heavily, and the basket was steep.

"Beep!"

Blocking foul, plus one free throw.

"No, no, the Nets are too weak inside, they are vulnerable! A team like this is naturally restrained by the Suns."

Zhang Li shook his head.

"If you play like this, you won't have much time to play with the hammer. For the game the day after tomorrow, the head coach will not let him play more." Yu Jia laughed.

Sure enough, after the first quarter, 34:17, the Suns won by 17 points.

He made 6 of 6 shots and 2 of 3 free throws in a single quarter. He scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. The second quarter continued to play for half a quarter. He scored a double-double before leaving the field.

The whole game, 90:104, the Suns won 14 points and achieved a record of 35 wins and 7 losses.

The statistics are mediocre, Li Ba was too lazy to attend the press conference, and left the locker room with his bag on his back.

"Hey Hammer, I bought a new car, want to try it?"

In the parking lot, Li Ba met Ross Johnson, the leader of the cheerleading team, a beauty with wine-colored red hair and long red hair, the most beautiful girl in the cheerleading team.

"Hey, Ross."

Li Ba was taken aback, and looked at the car. It was indeed a new car, a Volvo car.

But, invite him to test drive? What's the difference between this and a joe gun?

"Sorry, Ross."

I am not a casual person, Li Ba directly refused, got in the car and left.

After the magician was infected, the league banned players from dating cheerleaders, and he didn't want to break this rule.

"coward."

Ross curled his lips, complaining helplessly.

The next day, on the 24th, the Suns flew east to New York.

Next, they will have 6 consecutive away games to play, the Knicks, Bucks, Celtics, Raptors, Grizzlies, and Timberwolves, 4 away games in the East, and 2 away games in the West, including 2 back-to-back.

The battle against the Knicks will be broadcast live on TNT and CCTV.

Because Li Ba replaced Stoudemire, this game, regardless of China and the United States, has attracted a lot of attention.

In the United States, before the start of the game, the media hype was intense.

Some media, such as many New York media, dubbed the game "Battle of Little Bully's Revenge".

And some media also took the phrase "Kill the Knicks" that Li Ba yelled in the game the day before yesterday as a headline.

At this time, at the headquarters of the New York League, in the president's office, Stern was talking with vice president Russ Granik.

"Lars, Mr. Colangelo of the Suns wants us to invite the Hammers to participate in the three-point contest, and O'Neal of the Heat, what do you think?" Stern asked.

"They're playing around." Granik said helplessly.

"Yes." Stern nodded.

Granik looked at Stern's expression, and he didn't seem unhappy. He thought for a while and said, "The All-Stars are a show. Their popularity is very high. I think it can be considered. This is also a good show." Gimmick."

Stern nodded. Granik knew better than that bald boy what the NBA needs. He was very happy.

This season, the Knicks currently have a record of 31 wins and 9 losses, ranking second in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.

As for the guard, there is Nash, a strong contender for the MVP in the regular season, averaging 16+3+15.5 per game, including one assist, ranking first in the current assist rankings, and Marbury, who averaged 11.9 assists per game, only ranked No. two.

There is also Quentin Richardson, who averaged 17+6 per game this season.

Inside, there is Kurt Thomas, the No. 10 pick in the first round of 1995, 11+8 last season, 11+10 this season, both offensive and defensive.

And Tim Thomas, averaging 12+3 per game.

Stoudemire has averaged 26+9 per game this season. This performance after a serious injury shows that he is indeed full of talent.

Here are the Knicks' top five scoring points.

This lineup is also very suitable for D'Antoni's running and bombing.

Inside, aside from Stoudemire, Kurt Thomas is very good at mid-range shots, and he is a withdrawn mid-range shot, which can evacuate the basket to the greatest extent, which is conducive to the breakthrough of Stoudemire and Richardson.

He also has good defense. The 33-year-old veteran, known as Crazy Eyes, Dirty Kurt, has a strong low-post defense and is the foundation of his foothold in the league.

Tim Thomas, with the same style as Okur, Robert Horry's type, likes to walk on the three-point line, and his long-range shooting rate is not bad, with an average of 1.2 three-pointers and a 37% shooting rate.

But his defense is useless, it's just that in the running and bombing system, this doesn't matter.

On the evening of the 25th, Madison Square Garden was full of stars.

In addition to Los Angeles, New York is the favorite metropolis of Hollywood stars, and it is the same tonight, a large number of stars of all ages gather here.

Before the game, the first release was announced.

Suns: Lee Ba, Marion, Battier, Posey, Marbury.

Knicks: Tim Thomas, Stoudemire, Kurt Thomas, Quentin Richardson, Nash.

"I'm concerned now, who will match up with the Hammer?" Holding the starting list, Yu Jia laughed.

"On the defensive end, whoever goes to the basket in the Knicks will match up with the Hammers. On the offensive end, I guess it must be Kurt Thomas. He is the only defensive player in the team." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Kenny, take another gamble?" Barkley laughed in the TNT live broadcast.

"uh-huh?"

"I bet in this game that the Hammers will get 30 rebounds or 10 blocks. If any one is achieved, I will win. Otherwise, you will win. The loser will be treated at the best restaurant in New York." Barkley said.

"OK!"

Smith thought for a moment, then nodded.