Chapter 904 Rondo Performed Well

"Stick him! Double-team him!"

Xiaosi retreated, and Li Ba immediately pointed at Terry and roared, with a very firm attitude.

With an order, Rondo immediately stuck to Terry, and at the same time, Marion pounced from a high position.

Rondo was very fast, and after Terry was kept close to him, he could only turn around to avoid being intercepted.

He broke through to the left, but Rondo moved quickly and kept up with him, failing to complete the breakthrough.

There is no choice. His front and left passing lanes are blocked, leaving only the right passing lane, and Marion is blocking this final gap. He must pass the ball immediately.

If he forcibly passes the ball to Stoudemire who is under the basket or pulled to the edge of the paint area on the left wing, he must risk a lob pass, which will only give Li Ba a chance to steal the ball.

Junior General Johnson knew that his tactic failed. Stoudemire suddenly withdrew. Not only did he not pull Marion back, he also had no chance to catch the ball.

At the same time, only Dampier is left under the basket, and the ball is also not passed, so the Hammers will definitely help defend from the outside.

With this thought, he saw Li Ba save the paint area.

At this time, Terry didn't even have time to pass the ball to the right wing.

The next moment, Ginobili also lost Josh Howard, implemented a double-team, and pounced on Terry.

"It's over!"

Seeing this scene, he shook his head in disappointment.

The ball was finally passed, a high, lob over Marion's head.

Nowitzki took two steps to catch the ball, but at this time Li Ba rushed in front of him, took the ball away, and then rushed across the center line.

"boom!"

Another one-stop dunk, Li Ba once again smashed the Mavericks' basket.

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley shouted: "The Hammers' defense was very active today. The Suns' defensive intensity has obviously improved, and they have accepted the intensity of the playoffs."

Kenny Smith said: "This is a preview of the playoffs. If the Mavericks can't beat the Suns today, they will probably lose to the Grizzlies in the regular season rankings, whether they are fourth or fifth, in the first round of the playoffs It's all about the Lakers.

With their strength, they still have little chance against the Lakers, so this game is likely to be the last game between the Mavericks and the Suns this season. "

After the first quarter, at 23:38, the Suns led by 15 points at home.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Liji said: "The Suns' current offensive tactics are still very good. They fully utilize the Hammer's advantage at the basket and the offensive efficiency is very high."

Yu Jia laughed and said: "I played four secondary offenses in the first quarter, making 6 of 7 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 1 foul. My performance was normal.

In addition, the Suns felt good from outside today, shooting 4 of 9 three-pointers. This also prevented the Mavericks from double-teaming the Hammers. The Hammers did not make a single mistake in the entire quarter. "

Zhang Lili looked at Li Ba's data, admiring and sighing at the same time: "This data in one quarter is so versatile, but it is also too tiring to play."

Yu Jia nodded and said: "He grabs the ball inside and outside. It consumes a lot of physical energy. He is everywhere on both offense and defense."

In the second quarter, Li Ba continued to play, taking charge of the defensive end, leaving the offensive end to Kevin Martin and David Lee.

The Mavericks are almost all the main players. They really work hard to chase points and win the game.

At halftime, 52:58, the Suns still led by 6 points, allowing the Mavericks to catch up by 9 points.

Li Ba played a 5*5 performance at halftime, scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

"This guy won't hit us with a five-double again, will he?"

In the visiting team's locker room, Nowitzki muttered to himself after getting Li Ba's data.

This issue was also being discussed enthusiastically in the live broadcast seats outside.

In the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley said with a smirk: "The stronger the team, the more likely the Hammers are to have a five-double, so please stay tuned, I believe the Mavericks can hold on."

Kenny Smith smiled: "The Mavericks can't give up. They definitely don't want to touch the Lakers in the first round. Either the Hammers will get a five-double and then win against the Suns, or the Hammers will get a five-double and then lose." In the competition, choose one of the two, and the Hammers’ five pairs are determined.”

After the two of them finished speaking, they burst into laughter.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Liji smiled and said: "The stronger the team now, the more cautious it is when encountering the Suns, because they are afraid of the Hammers hitting a five-double."

Yu Jia laughed and said: "The only blame is that the Hammers' performance is too stable. The chance of hitting a five-double is too high."

Zhang Lianda said: "If you want to avoid a five-double, then against the Suns, you must contain the Hammers in the low post. Today the Mavericks did not do well enough, with two on one at the basket, and they actually let the Hammers frequently help defend the perimeter. You know Five of the Hammers' seven steals were given to the Mavericks' perimeter, which is a really scary situation."

Yu Jia said: "The fundamental reason is that the Suns' double-teaming of Terry from the outside today was very resolute and in place. Terry made as many as 8 turnovers in the half today. This is too many. The Mavericks scored 52 points in the half." , it all depends on his good outside touch, but his offensive tactics really didn’t work out.”

In the third quarter, Dampier and Stoudemire tried their best to contain Li Ba in the paint area.

But the result of this kind of inside double-teaming was that Terry was unable to pass the ball in under the Suns' very determined and very effective anti-double-teaming today.

Dampier, especially Stoudemire, was unable to catch the ball, which gave them very little control over Li Ba.

You can't catch the ball, why should I guard you? Two against one, can you really tie my hands and feet and prevent me from going out?

In the first half of the quarter, after Rondo defended Terry, Li Ba frequently assisted in defense on the outside when Marion's double-team was about to form.

In the 6th minute of the third quarter, Li Ba once again sent two steals and a block to the Mavericks' outside attack, completely destroying its outside attack.

The Mavericks' offensive tactics were impossible to execute, and they relied entirely on touch support. However, in the second half, the Mavericks' outside touch was not very good, and the score gap widened immediately.

64:81, the Suns led by 17 points and opened up by 11 points in the half quarter.

Li Ba's data is 22 points, 21 rebounds, 8 assists, 9 steals, 6 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

Junior General Johnson called a timeout and wanted to change tactics.

Barkley said at this time: "Rookie Rondo performed well today. In fact, in the second half of the season, his performance, I mean on the defensive end, is getting better and better."

Kenny Smith laughed: "The offensive end is still useless, that is, playing fast breaks. But today he defended Terry very well. If he hadn't guarded Terry to death, the Hammers would not have had so many opportunities to attack the outside. Assist in defense.”

Barkley laughed: "He blocked Terry's passing line, leaving only two wings. Marion blocked another wing, leaving a door for Terry, and then the Hammers stole the door. This is The reason why the Mavericks seldom had interior attacks today, but the Hammers still had almost ten steals."