Chapter 676 The Second Engine

On the court, Li Ba and Stoudemire jumped the ball and touched the ball first, and the Suns attacked.

Playing against the Knicks, except for the fast break after grabbing the backcourt rebounds, of course you can't play fast at other times, you have to suppress the rhythm, so the Suns will steadily advance to the frontcourt and start to settle.

The Knicks didn't have a real center, so Li Ba went straight to the basket and wanted to hit the basket hard.

He carried Stoudemire close to the basket, and Payton's ball came in immediately.

Li Ba held Stoudemire with his left hand and caught the ball with his right. With a bang, he pushed Stoudemire away forcefully, and just got up and dunked.

With a bang, the Knicks' basket was smashed.

"The Hammer showed the advantage of strength at the basket. After Stoudemire was knocked away, he couldn't take off in time to block the block." Barkley shouted in the live broadcast.

"Will the Knicks double-team the Hammers?" Kenny Smith asked.

"Of course not, Odom was just watching." Barkley laughed.

When the two commented, the Knicks had completed an offense.

When Li Ba dunked, the Knicks players on the outside had already turned around, and Stoudemire picked up the ball immediately and sent it quickly.

Li Ba wanted to stop him from making a quick move, but was a step slower.

Nash took a step away from Payton with his speed, and after receiving the ball, he advanced two steps. Seeing Crawford in the frontcourt ran out of an open space, he immediately made a long pass.

Crawford, who can run and jump, received the ball, changed direction, and reached the basket with the ball.

The sun's basket, which was unguarded at this time, was blasted by Crawford with a bang.

"yeah!"

Madison Square Garden was filled with jubilation.

"Raja, keep up with your people!"

On the sidelines, Frank yelled at Dan Gabel.

"Asshole, we will change the basket for you today!" Stoudemire shouted at Li Ba under the Knicks' basket.

Li Ba said in surprise: "Idiot, is this your life dream? Be realistic, you will never realize it!"

At this time, Payton advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly again.

Stoudemire wanted to make a steal, but was pushed outside by Li Ba's arm and couldn't get up.

Li Ba grabbed the ball with his right hand, leaned on Stoudemire, and with a bang, Stoudemire retreated in response, and then, with a bang, the Knicks' basket was exploded again.

"In the basket, Stoudemire really can't defend the hammer alone." Zhang Lili said.

"Gary, keep an eye on him!"

Li Ba landed, pointed at Nash the first time, and roared sharply.

Payton tried his best, hands and feet together, and with a mouth full of trash talk, he finally kept up with Nash.

Restricting the Zonda means restricting the Knicks' running and bombing.

Stoudemire didn't make a quick shot at the first time, which gave Li Ba time to return to defense, and he quickly ran to the backcourt.

Nash shook off Payton, and quickly pushed forward after receiving the ball, while observing the situation in the frontcourt.

The Suns were very defensive, and his teammates had no chance. He quickly advanced beyond the three-point line on the right wing, and suddenly made an emergency stop jumper and hit a three-pointer.

4:5, the Knicks lead by 1 point.

The Suns attacked, and Payton pressed the rhythm to advance.

Li Ba went to the frontcourt unhurriedly, and went directly to the basket again.

"Lamar, double-team him!"

This time, D'Antoni yelled loudly from the sidelines.

He doesn't like defense, but seeing Li Ba's offensive energy at the basket, he also knows that he can't let Li Ba play like this anymore.

However, it was Battier who was facing Odom, and Battier was located in the right bottom corner. The former had to double-team the basket, and it was too late.

Payton passed the ball to Li Ba again, Li Ba received the ball and singled Stoudemire under the basket again.

This time, Stoudemire did not have a hard top, but let go of a little space, allowing Li Ba to turn around and face the basket.

Li Ba was not polite either, and when he caught the ball and turned around, he burst out violently.

In the reasonable collision zone, Stoudemire also burst into the block at the same time.

But this time Li Ba held the ball with both hands and made a super heavy dunk.

"boom!"

He pressed Stoudemire's right arm and smashed the ball into the basket.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle, Stoudemire fouled the thug, and Li Ba added a free throw.

"Idiot, with your strength, you still want to change my basket?" Li Ba yelled at Stoudemire.

Xiaosi's face was full of anger, and his teeth were about to be gritted.

"Shua!"

Li Ba made an extra penalty.

7:5, the Suns lead away.

"Ms. Zhang, have you noticed that the Hammer's free throws are really different this season." Yu Jia said at this time.

"The shooting rate is still a little lower than the last two seasons, but it has stabilized recently." Zhang Lili said.

"No, I mean his shooting posture, his arc." Yu Jia said.

Zhang Lili was surprised, thought for a while, really, and quickly said: "If you don't tell me, I really didn't notice. His shooting posture and the arc of the ball are indeed very different. Ouch, what does this mean? It means the shape of his wrist. Once the flexibility is developed, it can be pressed down, but the arc is very flat if the wrist cannot be pressed down."

"So, can his free throw percentage really improve?" Yu Jia asked in surprise.

"The flexibility of the wrist is very important for free throws. It should improve the shooting feel. What I think now is not only free throws, but other shooting methods, such as small hooks, throwing shots near the basket and so on. If this After practicing, his dominance in the paint area is directly doubled."

"I look forward to that day." Yu Jia said excitedly.

"Take him!"

On the field, just after the free throw, Li Ba pointed at Nash and shouted at Battier.

Without further ado, Battier rushed to Nash from the paint.

Payton desperately entangled Nash, Odom wanted to make a quick move, but didn't find a chance. At this time, Battier completed the double-team of Nash.

"Jaylen?" D'Antoni called out.

The Knicks' second engine, small forward Jaylen Rose, immediately accelerated to run, trying to get rid of Tony Allen to catch the ball.

Tony Allen is not a vegetarian. After a season in the Suns, his defensive skills have laid a very strong foundation. He kept up with the 32-year-old Rose and cut off his passing and receiving lines.

This time, the two engines of the Knicks were restricted, so there was no way to send and pass quickly.

Odom passed the ball to Stoudemire who had been waiting to catch him at the basket to avoid a five-second violation.

Stoudemire passed back to Odom, who took over the point guard duties.

At this time, Li Ba had already arrived in the frontcourt, and the double-team on Nash was also lifted, and Battier returned to defend Odom.

Without the double-team, Nash accelerated desperately, threw Payton away, and asked Odom for the ball.

Li Ba stared at Nash, and when Battier returned to defend Odom, he approached the line between Nash and Odom.

Seeing Nash run out of space to receive the ball, Odom immediately made the pass.

At this time, Li Ba started with all his strength, quickly cut into the passing space, and intercepted the ball before Nash.

"Beautiful! Hammer made a steal...he went to the frontcourt...he jumped...yeah!" the Suns commentator roared excitedly.

"boom!"

Li Ba struggled to smash the ball into the basket.

9:5, the Suns lead by 4 points.

After landing, Li Ba glanced at Odom who came to pick up the ball, and began to quickly return to defense.

Battier helped defend again, double-teamed Nash who was about to catch the ball, and restricted the Knicks to play a fast-passing running rhythm.

At the same time, Tony Allen closely followed Jaylen Rose and strangled the Knicks' second engine.

In this way, the Knicks played very passively in the first quarter.

In the eighth minute, at 27:15, the Suns led by 12 points.