Chapter 914 The Inside Line Is Too Slow

Grizzlies attack.

Gasol positioned himself in the right short corner and Marion followed.

O'Neal dropped low on the left wing, and Li Ba went under the free throw line, close to the left elbow, leaving the former three meters open and locking the former.

"Does this mean Marion is confident in guarding Gasol?" Barkley shouted.

"Otherwise? The Hammers will defend Gasol and let Marion face O'Neal?" Kenny Smith laughed.

The Grizzlies' tactics in the regular season are to start from the inside first, or use breakthroughs from the outside to compress the Suns' defense and create openings for the outside.

Marbury advanced to the top of the arc, but deflected to the right, deliberately staying away from Li Ba near the left elbow.

At this time, O'Neal, who was left open, suddenly moved toward the basket, as did Gasol on the right.

At this moment, Marbury suddenly accelerated his breakthrough, forced Rondo back with one step, then took back his jumper and shot a three-pointer.

This is one of the Grizzlies' offensive tactics today. It's too dangerous to break in, so just shoot from the outside, and O'Neal and Gasol fight for rebounds.

This tactic is simple and straightforward. If you are a strong rebounder, then use the two big insiders to compete with you for rebounds. Two versus one to see how strong your rebounder is.

"Uh-huh!"

The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.

5:2, the Grizzlies lead.

Li Ba predicted that the ball would go in, took a step back half a beat in advance, and when the basketball got the basket, he turned around with all his strength and executed a quick down.

"hurry up!"

Grizzlies coach Mike shouted to the court.

When Marbury took the shot, in addition to fighting for rebounds inside, there was another person who reacted, and that was Rudy Gay.

At this time, he was tasked with Artest of the Lakers. During the transition between offense and defense, he intercepted Li Ba and prevented him from launching a fast break.

He gained weight at this time and reached 107 kilograms, 5 kilograms heavier than when he first entered the league. His speed dropped slightly, but he was still very fast, faster than Li Ba.

At this time, he quickly rushed towards the top of the arc from the right three-point line, just blocking Li Ba's path.

Li Ba slowed down and got around, and Geddy Gay caught up again. At this time, the rest of the Grizzlies had already returned to defense, and the fast break opportunity disappeared.

"The Grizzlies are using the Lakers' tactics, and they are very well prepared." Zhang Liyi praised.

"Rudy Gay is a small forward, and using him to play the second position is the Grizzlies' tactical intention?" Yujia said.

"Probably. A normal shooting guard is fast, but the tonnage is too small. If it hits a hammer, he will be knocked down directly, but Rudy Gay can barely fight. This is also a way." Zhang Reasonable.

At this time, the Suns advanced to the frontcourt and still hit Li Ba.

"Come on, boy, do you have the guts to throw one over there?"

But this time O'Neal did not follow Li Ba. When Li Ba received the ball, he directly retreated to the paint area, and then spat out trash talk fiercely.

Li Ba smiled, started directly, and dribbled toward O'Neal.

O'Neal was outside the reasonable collision zone. At this time, Li Ba suddenly made a small upward change, forcing the former to retreat into the reasonable collision zone.

Then, Li Ba made an emergency stop, leaned on O'Neal, and started playing behind the basket.

At this time, the Grizzlies still did not choose to double-team the basket and let O'Neal guard Li Ba alone.

The Grizzlies coach's reason is simple. Li Ba's main job is defense and he never takes many shots. Let him play and let O'Neal consume his physical energy, thus weakening his defense.

As soon as Li Ba got close to O'Neal, a huge force surged from his back, threatening to make him walk.

But he also immediately made an offensive move. There was still no fake move, just a hard hit on O'Neal.

But not with strength, but with his top-of-the-top bullet speed.

He grabbed the ball with his right hand, suddenly turned sideways, and pressed O'Neal behind him with his left hand. It was like a spring was placed under his feet, and he suddenly shot up and dunked with one hand.

"boom!"

The basket was blown up instantly.

"Yeah! The most powerful dunk, it comes from the Hammer's performance!"

The Suns' commentator roared again.

"Shet!"

O'Neal was stunned. He thought Li Ba would turn around and shake him first, but unexpectedly, this guy stood up directly and he didn't react at all.

But the speed with which Li Ba got up still surprised him. Even if he jumped with such speed, he would still be half a beat slower.

At this time, the referee blew his whistle to signal an extra penalty.

"Shaq, you haven't touched the ball today. Don't you want to defend and not attack?" Li Ba turned around and asked seriously as he walked to the free throw line.

"I'll put thirty bucks on your head!" O'Neal shouted with his eyes wide open.

With a swish sound, Li Ba hit an extra penalty, 5 draws.

Marbury advanced to the frontcourt, and Rondo directly followed him. He turned around and broke through, and once again shot a three-pointer from the top of the key.

"boom!"

This time he missed and the basketball hit the basket.

O'Neal and Gasol both rushed to the basket and competed with Li Ba and Marion for rebounds.

At the top of the arc, after Marbury took the shot, he began to retreat, preparing for Li Ba to grab the rebound and he would immediately return to defense.

Sure enough, his preparation was not unnecessary. Li Ba accurately predicted the landing point of the rebound and caught the rebound with the Shark.

"The Hammer is holding the ball and going down quickly. Marion keeps up. The Grizzlies' two big men are lagging behind. It's five on three in the frontcourt... The Hammer rushes to the basket..."

The Suns commentator started his continuous roar.

Li Ba rushed into the frontcourt with the ball. Ginobili and Battier had already stopped at the three-point line. He went straight to the top of the arc and headed towards the paint area.

Seeing Li Ba charging into the top of the arc like a mad tiger, Rudy Gay let go of Ginobili and gritted his teeth and moved from the left wing to the center.

This is his task today. If the inside line cannot keep up with Li Ba, he will be responsible for making up the defense.

At this time, Li Ba suddenly passed the ball to Ginobili, then slowed down to bypass Rudy Gay and rushed to the basket.

Ginobili caught the ball and shot through the net with a whoosh.

5:8, the Suns lead.

Barkley immediately yelled: "This is the effect of the Hammer's fast break. The Grizzlies are too slow inside, and the Suns can easily form a situation in the frontcourt where they beat more and less."

Kenny Smith said: "Rudy Gay should block him when the hammer starts like last time, instead of covering up defense in the frontcourt or in the paint. By that time, the hammer has already charged. Even if If you commit an offensive foul on him, the gain may outweigh the loss and he may be knocked away.”

Barkley said: "Once the Hammers rush to the frontcourt, the Suns have formed a situation of using more to beat fewer. Even if they defend the Hammers, it is useless. The Hammers' passing is very powerful, so they must be behind the Suns. Block him right away."

Grizzlies offense.

Marbury was close to the top of the arc. At this time, O'Neal moved towards the basket, forcing Li Ba to return to the basket and eliminating Li Ba's threat to the top of the arc.

Then, Marbury suddenly accelerated, passed Rondo, went straight to the top of the arc, and went straight to the paint area.

At this time, Rudy Gay on the right suddenly moved to the top of the arc, shook off Ginobili, received Marbury's return pass, and took the ball directly at the top of the arc.

However, the ball missed, the ball hit the basket, the rebound was taken by Gasol, and then he made a small floater.

7:8, the Grizzlies are still 1 point behind.