Chapter 657: Defeat!

In the VIP room, Suns owner Savor and Knicks owner Dolan are sitting together, watching the game.

The general managers of both teams, Colangelo and Isiah Thomas, were also on the side.

Dolan looked at Li Ba standing under the basket, opened his mouth, and said to Savor and Colangelo, "How did you make up your mind to keep the hammer and trade Stoudemire?"

He didn't understand very much. At that time, the Hammers had just entered the league and played a few games, and Stoudemire was the best rookie, one of the best inside offensive players in the league, but the Suns chose the Hammers.

Savor looked at Colangelo.

Although he is a shareholder, it is Colangelo who can really call the shots here.

Without him, because all the professional sports league teams in Phoenix, including this team, were created and brought into the league by Colangelo, and even his funds were brought in by Colangelo.

It was also Colangelo's decision to keep the hammer and trade Stoudemire.

Colangelo smiled happily and said, "James, because Li Ba has defense, he showed a very good defense at that time, and he had top rebounding ability at that time."

"Just because of this?" Dolan asked in surprise.

"James, I'm a traditional person. I like defense. I agree with the adage that defense brings championships." Colangelo laughed.

"Does defense lead to championships?"

Dolan murmured, does the Knicks have defense now? Is there a defense for run and gun?

Obviously, no.

So, can run and gun without defense bring championships?

Obviously, it can't, and last season proved that.

However, the brilliant record in the regular season made him not give up.

At this time, he decided that if this season fails, he will rebuild the Knicks.

On the field, the game continues.

Knicks attack, time 6 seconds.

This is the Knicks' fifth play of the round.

In this offensive round, from the players to the coach, Li Ba almost broke the Knicks' fighting spirit with his own defense.

"Defend! Defend..."

No need for Li Ba to shout. When the Knicks were about to serve, the audience began to shout, putting unparalleled pressure on the Knicks players.

"This is the defensive intensity of a finals, even a tie-break!" Barkley said with a serious face.

"Running and tradition, the Hammers and Stoudemire, the Hammers and Nash, the first and the second, the joining of Marbury and the sudden trade, the Suns and the Knicks have become sworn enemies!" Kenny Smith said.

Well, the media has set up another sworn enemy for the Suns.

Odom prepares to serve.

Stoudemire did not enter the basket again, according to D'Antoni's order, pulled to the left wing.

Li Ba's position is below the left elbow, three steps away from Stoudemire.

If he wants to return to Stoudemire, he has to turn around and take two steps.

The huge temptation of space was placed in front of Odom this time.

Give? Or not? This is a question for him to consider.

The open Stoudemire is reaching for the ball.

D'Antoni didn't speak, he left the decision to Odom.

"give him!"

Seeing that it was almost five seconds, Li Ba pointed at Stoudemire and yelled at Odom.

Odom shook his hand and threw the ball into the field.

Li Ba saw it, what the hell, he gave it to Nash.

Stoudemire's chest heaved violently when he didn't get the pass, and he was about to die of aggrievedness!

Nash catches the ball, others start to run, and he presses toward the top of the key.

With a sudden acceleration, Nash made a move to break through Barbosa.

At this moment, Li Ba, who was below the free throw line, suddenly started and rushed to the top of the arc.

He judged the ball, and Nash would shoot it himself.

Nash's long shot is very powerful. A bit higher than Kobe, with a career three-point shooting percentage of 42.8%.

How could Li Ba be unprepared for such a person?

He stepped onto the top of the arc.

At this time, Barbosa was swayed back, Nash stopped suddenly, retracted his breakthrough right foot, and jumped up.

The next moment, Li Ba jumped up and rushed over.

"It's this guy again?"

Nash in the air was inexplicably surprised, and he instinctively lay back.

Kobe's recline is large, but Nash's recede is even bigger, and he can almost lie flat in the air and shoot, this time.

He took advantage of this lying flat to distance himself from Li Ba, and shot.

But Li Ba came prepared, he knew too much about this MVP competitor.

Nash leaned back, and he jumped on him, almost covering Nash, and then grabbed it with one claw.

Nash was lying flat in the air, and he saw the cold face above, the unusually indifferent eyes, and a big hand that had been grabbed.

Bu, with a soft sound, the basketball that Nash had just shot was caught by Li Ba with one hand.

"pretty!"

"good!"

"yeah!"

Everyone cheered at this moment.

After landing, Li Ba directly rushed past Nash and rushed to the frontcourt with the ball.

Behind, Nash landed and fell to the floor.

"Come on, hammer tyrant, hit the Knicks' basket with your hammer!"

The Suns commentator roared with excitement.

"boom!"

There was a loud sound of smashing the basket, and Li Ba grabbed the basket with both arms, and his huge body swayed behind the backboard in an instant.

3:6, the Suns lead by 3 points.

"yeah!"

The audience burst into cheers.

"Unbelievable defensive ability? The Knicks once had the ball, five offenses, and were smashed by the Hammer's defense!"

Yu Jia roared excitedly.

"The Knicks have been pulled outside, and the Hammers still don't let go of any chance to help defend. This is the defense of the strongest defender in the NBA."

Zhang Lili said excitedly.

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Barkley said with a serious face again: "I will now give my tactical advice to all teams. When O'Neal was at his peak, any team must keep two people around him. Now , it’s time to do that. Only the difference is, this time it’s on the offensive end, you’re going to stalk the defender with the hammer.”

"I don't agree. In this way, there are only three offenses left, and they have to face four defenses. The rest of the sun's defense is first-class, and there is a bonus to the defensive system. No team You can do three-on-four."

Kenny Smith said.

"Then how to solve the Hammer's defense?" Barkley asked.

"How do I know?" Kenny Smith replied quickly and naturally.

"I think that's the way it is," Barkley insisted.

"No, no." Kenny Smith insisted.

"Then come up with an idea," Buckley said.

"No, I didn't." Kenny Smith said.

During the quarrel between the two, the Knicks served, and then Nash asked for a timeout.

He couldn't fight anymore. Facing such a terrifying defense, the frustration in his heart was too strong!

"Ho... ho... ho..."

Sitting back on the bench, the sweaty Knicks players were panting.

The tremendous pressure caused their mental and physical energy to flow out of their bodies along with a lot of sweat.

The feeling of extreme fatigue arises spontaneously.