Chapter 915 Efficient Main Attack

Li Ba almost figured out the Grizzlies' offensive tactics, which were the same as Pat Riley's tactics of blocking him under the basket.

The only difference is that he comes in when the outside shot is taken, instead of coming in first.

Just now, there were four insiders from the two teams, plus Marbury and Rondo who rushed in. Six people were under the basket. He couldn't move at all, and his control over the rebounds plummeted instantly.

But he couldn't go one-on-one, because Gasol was pulled out to play, and Marion couldn't let him go.

At this time, Zhang He understood and said: "Oh, there are too many people and the hammer can't move. Pat Riley came up with this tactic. Except for the Heat, which cannot be used, other teams have used it well."

Yu Jia smiled and said: "It seems so."

Zhang Lili said: "This tactic is really useful! You see, it can limit the Hammer's defense, limit his rebounds, and at the same time limit his quick play. With so many people blocking him, it is difficult for him to even get out, so how can he play quickly? "

Indeed, as Zhang Liyi said, during the transition between offense and defense, Li Ba was unable to start the game. O'Neal, Gasol, and Marbury were all trying to block him.

In the first half of the quarter, the two sides battled to a score of 15:18, with the Suns leading by 3 points.

The Suns led Li Ba in the low post, and the Grizzlies never double-teamed him. After all, O'Neal is old and his quality has seriously declined. He cannot be guarded. The success rate is very high. He made 4 of 4 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 10 points. , and also resulted in one foul each for O'Neal and Gasol.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies were too strong inside. O'Neal kept running to the basket, making it impossible for him to help defend from the outside. O'Neal did not take the initiative to ask for the ball to attack. Gasol made a shot from the outside. He only blocked O'Neal's shot in half the quarter. A second offense and no other contribution.

10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, these are his statistics for half a quarter.

In fact, the Grizzlies' goal of consuming his physical energy was not achieved, because he made little contribution on the defensive end. He only made a few attacks and grabbed rebounds, so his physical energy consumption was not large.

Generally speaking, although his defense did not break out, he played well on the offensive end. He caused 2 fouls on the Grizzlies' two big players in 5 shots, which was very lethal.

But the Grizzlies also played well, because they adopted Pat Riley's tactics, which limited Li Ba's performance, especially in rebounding. The Grizzlies performed well, especially offensive rebounds. They grabbed 3 in the half quarter and were blocked for one. , O'Neal and Gasol each scored a second offense.

Barkley analyzed: "The Suns called a timeout, which should be to solve the defensive problem. In this half of the quarter, the Grizzlies played well and limited the Hammers' defense. But the Grizzlies mainly rely on outside offense and second-hand defense at the basket. In this attack, the hit rate is a problem. As time goes by, the score will probably be slowly opened up."

Kenny Smith said: “It depends on how long the Hammers attack can sustain.”

Barkley said: "I dare say that the Hammer's physical fitness must be better than O'Neal and Gasol. Now that the Grizzlies are not double-teaming him on the offensive end, his physical energy consumption is not great, and he can even attack all the time."

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "Except for his rookie season, the Hammer used a very consuming offensive method of low post play. In the following seasons, he used offensive methods that did not consume much physical energy.

In the first half of the quarter, he either used his turn or his stand up to beat O'Neal in a way that did not consume a lot of energy. It did not consume much physical energy. "

The timeout ends and the game resumes.

Suns offense.

Li Ba walked directly to the basket, and O'Neal didn't push him, just guarded from behind.

The reason why O'Neal didn't push Li Ba was because he couldn't prevent Li Ba's turn from the outside. He was going to come in anyway, so he might as well save some effort and solve it at the basket.

At this time, Rondo used lateral movement to get past Marbury and was about to pass the ball.

At this moment, O'Neal suddenly stepped forward.

Li Ba reacted quickly, took a quick step forward, blocked O'Neal with his left arm, and then grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand.

The moment he caught the ball, Li Ba turned right, handed the ball to his left hand, and attacked the basket with one arm.

O'Neal also moved very quickly. After seeing Li Ba catch the ball, he turned around, stepped into the reasonable collision area, and jumped to block the shot.

With a bang, this ball was really blocked by O'Neal.

Li Ba had very few chances to be blocked, and the American West Arena also let out huge exclamations.

The ball wasn't dead, it was just over their heads.

Li Ba fell to the ground and rose up again without raising his head. The moment he grabbed the ball with both hands, his body collided with O'Neal, and then with a bang, he smashed the ball into the basket.

Beep, the referee blew the whistle.

O'Neal was unlucky. Although he blocked Li Ba once, during the second attack, he did not jump in time and blocked the foul. Li Ba received an additional penalty.

"Yeah yeah yeah!"

The Suns commentator roared excitedly: "The hammer dunks on the Shark, the Shark commits a second offense!"

"O'Neal committed two fouls in half a quarter. The Grizzlies must use defensive assistance to help O'Neal and reduce his fouls." Barkley yelled.

Kenny Smith said: "But Gasol also committed a foul, and he is not a coolie. It is impossible for him to help O'Neal with the foul. The problem now is that the Hammer's offensive advantage at the basket is too great. He gets up too much. It's so fast, O'Neal can't keep up at all, even if he catches up once, he can't keep up the second time."

Barkley said: "So we still need to keep the hammer out of the paint area and not let him directly approach the basket. O'Neal cannot retreat directly to the basket to save effort."

Kenny Smith shook his head and said: "That's even worse. He can't prevent the Hammer's turn and will be broken into pieces. So we still need to assist in defense. Assistance defense is the only way to suppress the Hammer's low attack."

Grizzlies coach Mike had no choice but to replace O'Neal and replace him with Swift, letting him guard Li Ba.

Swift is a typical dunker, and his only saving grace on defense is blocking shots.

Beat him, Li Ba, don't be too simple.

Steft's quality is astonishing. The second overall pick in 2000, he can be compared with Stoudemire, but his turnaround is average.

Li Ba would either turn around on both wings in the low post to catch the ball, or he would directly gain position under the basket and use his strength to catch the ball.

After the first quarter, Swift committed three fouls.

He didn't cover Li Ba either, because there was too much difference in strength. Li Ba bumped his center of gravity first and then got up to dunk. He had no chance to take off. Two of the three fouls were blocking fouls under the basket, and one was Li Ba's. Dam pulls people when he hits him low on the left wing.

At the end of one quarter, at 26:36, the Suns led by 10 points.

Li Ba was the main attacker, making 10 of 10 shots and 5 of 7 free throws in a single quarter. He scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Yu Jia laughed and said: "After O'Neal came off the court, the point difference widened immediately."

Zhang Lili said: "Although the Grizzlies continued to block the Hammers at the basket on the offensive end in the second half, Swift was not a big shark. The Hammers regained a lot of control over the rebounds and still caught the Hammers in a single quarter. 8 rebounds, which is an important reason why the Suns widened the point difference.

Then the Hammer's offensive efficiency is too high. Whether it is O'Neal or Steft, single defense can't do anything to him. "