Chapter 554 He Needs Help

"2 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 3 fouls. Hammer come on! Prevent the Spurs." Yu Jia continued to report data.

"Popovich is good at using veterans, but facing the beast of the Hammer, the veterans on the inside are useless. They can't do it if they want to contain or double-team the Hammers." Zhang Lili complained.

Spurs attack.

"Defense!"

Li Ba roared loudly under his basket.

"Defense!"

The generals of the Suns and 3,000 Suns fans shouted in unison, and they showed the will to unite as one.

"They are so powerful!"

At this time, many Spurs fans couldn't help sighing for the Suns.

Li Ba didn't provoke again, and the Spurs had a tacit understanding this time. Parker and Ginobili didn't go in and hurt him either.

In the low position on the right wing, Li Ba pushed Duncan out of the edge of the paint area, and then tried his best to control him to catch the ball. He wanted to prevent Duncan from dying.

Duncan is inferior to Li Ba in strength and movement, and his skills are useless. Against Li Ba, he is very passive.

With Li Ba's defense, Parker really didn't dare to pass the ball recklessly, so he had to look for other teammates.

At this time, other Spurs players were running desperately, while the Suns' zone defense system was running at high speed.

In the end, Ginobili's breakthrough made a contribution. He used off-ball running to attract Marion's defense on the left wing and created a short space for Horry.

Horry took the ball and hit a three-pointer, adding blood to the Spurs.

16:5, the Spurs trailed by 11 points at home.

"Finally scored!"

Seeing the goal scored, countless Spurs fans breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately burst into loud cheers.

"This is the tactic the Spurs should play, breaking through the ball and creating mobile opportunities for the outside space, instead of blindly looking for the hammer's cap." Barkley complained.

"With less than 4 catches in half a quarter, I guess Manu Ginobili and Parker are also weak." Kenny Smith laughed.

"Whoever gets 4 caps will have to be weak. If you don't believe me, you can ask Michael Jordan, seeing him swallow 4 caps in a row, would he dare to hit the hammer with his head?"

Barkley laughed.

Kenny Smith shook his head and laughed.

"I'm not an idiot, I can use the CIC to throw a dead hammer." In a hotel room in the casino, Jordan, who embraced a beautiful woman, complained.

Suns attack, the routine is still the same, open first, let Li Ba cover the offensive in the paint, Marbury breaks through, the other three run without the ball, Marbury lays up or points the ball, and finally Li Ba protects the offensive rebound .

As far as the Spurs are concerned, they basically shot from the outside, and the tactics were considered right, and the scoring slowly came up.

At the end of the first quarter, at 30:26, the Suns led by 4 points.

In the following time, Li Ba mainly defended Duncan and did not get any more fouls, but his teammates kept fouling and gave away a lot of possessions.

The Suns scored 11 fouls in a single quarter, and they only made 3 free throws. The Spurs only fouled 4 times and got 14 free throw opportunities.

But the Suns still relied on Li Ba's strength on the defensive end to maintain enough ball possession and maintain the lead in the score.

Zhang rationally concluded: "The Spurs play like this, the tactics are good. But under the defense of the Suns, the percentage of outside shots is not very high.

The Suns, on the other hand, pay equal attention to the outside and inside, with a higher success rate than the Spurs. The Hammer frequently made high-quality offensive screens in the inside. Although he did not get the data, he is still the foundation of the Suns' offense. The lines are connected as a whole, which is an important reason for winning.

On the other hand, the Spurs are weak on the inside. The Hammers defended Duncan very hard today, which caused the Spurs to be cut off by the Suns and fell behind by a big score. I think it is a matter of course. "

"Duncan shot the first ball in the first quarter, didn't play later, and only had 3 rebounds, 7 less than the Hammers. Under the full defense of the Hammers, his performance was very struggling." Yu Jia said.

"This makes the Hammer's defense even more powerful. It is really a super defensive superstar at the historical level." Zhang Lili said.

"As I look at it now, where is the Hammer strong inside? Apart from technical reasons such as blocking shots and stealing rebounds, his comprehensive quality combining strength and speed should be the reason why he can prevent Duncan from death today?" Jia asked.

"Where is the horror of O'Neill at his peak?"

Zhang Lili asked, and said to himself:

"It's what you said, the combination of strength and speed. O'Neal at his peak is really terrifying. He runs as fast as a defender and is extremely powerful. Who can stop such a monster?

But he is different from the hammer. In addition to strength and speed, he combines his own tonnage, flexibility, and certain basket skills. This is why he has the strongest dominance.

The hammer is different from O'Neal. The hammer is a combination of strength and speed. His flexibility is not as good as O'Neal. I mean O'Neal's peak period, and the tonnage is not as good as O'Neal. But his defensive skills, such as moving blocks, blocking shots, Steals and rebounds are stronger than O'Neal's offensive skills at the basket. The combination of these things is the current hammer, and it is also the reason why he can prevent Duncan from death.

In strength and movement speed, Duncan is not as good as the hammer, which makes him unable to get stuck on the defensive end, and he cannot enter the paint area on the offensive end.

If he hits the hammer hard outside the paint area, firstly, his shooting rate will not be very high, and secondly, the defensive skills of the hammer are too strong, and the probability of being blocked and stealing is very high. The final result is like this. "

On the TNT live broadcast, Barkley analyzed: "Overall, the Spurs still lack a strong insider. Since the Hammers appeared in the West, even if O'Neal went to the East, the West actually has more intense competition for insiders.

Although the Hammer is far less terrifying than O'Neal on the offensive end, I think his horror on the defensive end is the same as O'Neal's on the offensive end.

So, the Hammer on the defensive end and O'Neal on the offensive end, who has a greater impact on the interior competition in the West? I think it's a hammer.

The Hammer's defense can bring too many possessions. Look at his performance in the first quarter. He made 2 of 2 shots, scored 4 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks, 2 steals, 3 fouls, and 15 additional possessions. With 15 ball possessions in a single quarter, the Spurs would be fooled if they didn't lose.

Although O'Neal's offense is terrifying, what really determines everything is the defense that can bring a lot of possessions.

So I said that although O'Neill traveled to the east, the inside competition in the west is more intense, and this is the reason.

The last thing I want to say is that the Spurs are already behind in the interior competition, but there is still time, because the Suns also lack one inside.

Marion can pull out on the offensive end, but he can't help the Hammer on the defensive end, but the Hammer is too strong on the defensive end, and his weakness inside is covered up by his strength. "

After Barkley finished speaking, Kenny Smith made a conclusion: "Judging from the matchup between Duncan and the Hammer in the first quarter, he really needs help."