Chapter 511 Free Throws Are Too Difficult
In the second quarter, the main players of the Mavericks took turns to play. The Suns didn't have to fight with them. They all came off the bench. Halftime ended, 40:52, and the Mavericks got back 5 points.
During the intermission, Li Ba accepted a live interview.
"Iron Hammer, the Suns led the Mavericks by a large margin in the first quarter. What caused this?" a reporter asked.
"It's caused by strength." Li Ba said honestly.
"Mr. Zhang, the Mavericks are playing very backwards, especially weak offensively. What do you think is wrong with them?"
In the live broadcast seat, Yu Jia asked.
Zhang Li thought about it and said:
"In the final analysis, the Suns' defense is too strong. The Mavericks don't have a strong inside line. Dampier really can't make waves under the Hammer. There is no containment inside and no open space outside.
Then there are very few breakthroughs from the outside. Terry rarely breaks through with the ball, does not suppress the Suns' defense, and there is no open space on the outside. These are Mavericks questions. In general, if you want to deal with the Suns now, you must have a strong inside line to limit the hammer on both ends of the offense and defense. "
"Mr. Zhang, the Hammer made consecutive shots. The Mavericks basically didn't double-team the Hammer in the first quarter, and they didn't attack behind the Hammer. What does that mean?" Yu Jia said.
"Physical fitness. The Hammer must ensure sufficient input on the defensive end, and his physical distribution must be well controlled. Because the Mavericks know this, they let the Hammer take shots on the offensive end. This is also the only weakness of the Hammer now. , He doesn’t need a mid-range shot, he only needs to shoot close to the basket to solve this weakness.” Zhang Lili said.
Yu Jia nodded and said, "Indeed, there is no near-basket shot. Every time the hammer hits a ball, he has to hit hard under the basket. This consumes a lot of energy, which inhibits his number of offenses."
"Yes, it's this weakness. If he solves this weakness, averages 20 points per game easily, and doesn't lose energy on the defensive end, who would dare not double-team him in advance?
Just like O'Neal, when he goes to the basket, the opponent will immediately arrange two people beside him, and the outside line will naturally be open.
The Heat this season is like this. Wade got a lot of vacancies because of O'Neal. His performance has obviously improved significantly compared to last season, and O'Neal's contribution is not small.
I really look forward to the day when the Hammer develops a richer inside offensive method, how strong is he? "
Zhang Reasonable said.
Halftime back, the Mavericks attack.
Terry made a pull gesture at the top of the arc.
"Yo, is this a breakthrough?" Zhang Lili said.
On the court, Marbury did not defend against the shot, and there was a hammer in the shot, so he directly defended it close to his body.
"damn it!"
Terry cursed secretly, he planned to make a fake shot, but now, he can only make a shot, otherwise he will be stalemate here, and the sun's double-team will come up immediately.
With a turn around, he broke through Marbury, broke through the high position, and rushed to the paint area.
"Come on, cowboy for the slaughter."
Li Ba had already moved to the paint area, hooked his fingers at Terry who rushed in, and sprayed a trash talk.
Terry's eyelids twitched, he changed direction, and rushed to the left wing.
He broke into the left wing with the ball, attracting the Suns' defensive formation and defensive attention.
Nowitzki on the weak side took the opportunity to move and took a step away from Marion.
At this time Terry suddenly made a cross and passed the ball to the weak side.
Nowitzki catches the jumper and hits two points.
42:52, the Mavericks are still 10 points behind.
"Sean, pay more attention." Li Ba shouted at Marion.
"My mine."
Marion raised his hand. This was because he was careless. He glanced at the situation on the right wing. After being distracted, he didn't keep up with Nowitzki's movement.
Next, Nowitzki stepped up his shot, and the Mavericks stepped up their offensive coverage.
His shot was also drawn to the inside and outside of the three-point line, which made Li Ba's defense very difficult. After all, it is impossible for him to defend to the three-point line every time.
By the 4th minute of the third quarter, Nowitzki had made 3 of 5 shots in this quarter. The two teams were 50:62, and the situation stabilized.
"The main force of the Mavericks played well in this quarter, and the point difference was not widened." Yu Jia said.
"The shots are getting more and more outside, which weakens the defensive effect of the hammer. To be honest, the Suns are a little bit afraid of this style of play, pure outside play. Once the touch comes up, the Suns are a little passive." Zhang Reasonable road.
"That's right, the Suns' zone defense can't even double-team this kind of wide-open shot," Yu Jia said.
"Let's see how the Suns play next. Anyway, Nowitzki can't be allowed to surrender. In addition, Terry and Finley must pay more attention, especially Finley, who can score. If they stand up again, the Suns will There will be trouble." Zhang Li said.
The Suns called for a timeout, replaced Chandler, replaced Marion, and Li Ba played the fourth position.
"The hammer is in the fourth position, and the external defense will be strengthened. Let's see the effect." Zhang Lili said.
The timeout ends and the Suns attack.
Li Ba was in the low position on the right wing, but Dampier was still facing up, and the Mavericks switched defenses.
At the top of the arc, Marbury broke through at this time.
Li Ba and Chandler didn't have the ability to pull away. Dampier and Nowitzki dropped them at the same time and defended the basket.
This is also one of the weaknesses of Li Ba and Chandler's partnership. They don't have much shooting ability and can't open the penalty area, leaving no room for their own outside line to break through.
Now that Dampier and Nowitzki are defending, they can only follow up, and the basket is blocked.
Just as Marbury reached the free throw line, he suddenly made an emergency stop jumper.
Under the basket, four big men crowded together.
"boom!"
The ball hit the basket and jumped up.
Li Ba carried Dampier with all his strength and took off with all his strength. He touched the ball first and had no chance to catch it directly.
The moment he landed, he stretched his elbows to protect the ball, moved his right foot, turned around to face the basket, and jumped up for the third time.
"boom!"
The basket exploded.
"Yeah, the hammer took off three times and dunked Eric Dampier!" The Sun commentator roared loudly.
"Beep!"
The referee blew the whistle, and Dampier blocked the foul in the reasonable collision zone. Three fouls and an extra free throw.
Li Ba just gave Dampier a sideways glance, and the latter shouted nervously: "What trash talk are you trying to say again? Shut up!"
Li Ba is speechless, I just want to spit on you, liven up the atmosphere, and hit your mind by the way, why are you so nervous?
Walking to the free throw line, Li Ba took aim and aim.
He regretted saying that he had 0 points and 0 rebounds. He was too smart to talk trash, and making free throws was too difficult.
Dampier is engrossed, more nervous than the last time he signed a big contract.
"boom!"
The ball hit the basket and was snatched by Chandler behind Dampier.
"It's okay!" Li Ba breathed a sigh of relief.
The ball was passed and Marbury reorganized the offense.
Li Ba returned to the low position on the right wing, suddenly exerted strength, broke away from Dampier's control, and rushed to the basket.
Marbury jumped up instinctively and threw the ball to the basket.
"boom!"
Li Ba caught the ball with both hands and smashed it violently.
"ah!!!"
The audience burst into cheers.
"yeah!"
"A perfect Ba's alley-oop dunk! This is the performance moment for the Iron Horse team!" The excited roar of the Sun commentator resounded over the arena.
50:66, the Suns led by 16 points.