Chapter 1170: There Is a Problem with Positioning, and I Can’t Be a Blue-Collar Worker

Li Ba walked to the free throw line, when Nash came over and gave him a high five.

"Steve, keep shooting next time and shoot the guy standing opposite you. Don't forget, he is an old guy just like you." Li Ba said.

"OK!" Nash smiled and nodded.

Mike Bibby in the back rolled his eyes, I'm only 32 years old, okay, four years younger than Nash.

Li Ba made an extra free throw, 2:5, the Suns took the lead and the Heat attacked.

This time James got the ball on the left wing, without using a pick-and-roll, and directly ran over Ray Allen and pushed to the outside of the paint area. When Li Ba caught up to help defend, he made a shot.

4:5, Suns attack.

The Suns attacked and Nash advanced to the frontcourt.

The outside line started to run, and Ray Allen found a time-out space in the left bottom corner through running, and Nash's ball immediately passed by.

Ray Allen made a three-pointer, and James caught up with him. He flew under the cover and tapped the ball with his fingertips, but the ball missed.

It was a little short, and the ball didn't go very far. It jumped towards the top of the basket, and Gasol grabbed the rebound under the basket.

He is 10 centimeters taller than Li Ba and has a wingspan of 230 centimeters, only 1 centimeter behind Li Ba. His tonnage is 120 kilograms, which is heavier than Li Ba. He has a certain advantage in the rebounding competition in the reasonable collision area under the basket.

The Heat counterattacked.

James has a great advantage at this point, and he once again beat Ray Allen.

But this time Li Ba assisted in defense and caught his shot with a slap.

In the fast break after the Suns' defensive counterattack, Nash advanced to the basket and passed the ball with his backhand. Ginobili followed up from behind and hit a layup.

In the eighth minute, the score was very close, and the Suns made a substitution.

Haslem comes on as center, Ray Allen comes off, Hill comes on, Nash comes off, and Li Ba serves as point guard.

The Suns lack a point guard. After Nash comes off the court, he can only move to the No. 1 position.

Of course, Ginobili and Hill can also play the one position, and Ray Allen can also take over, but Li Ba's point guard ability is stronger.

With Li Ba as the point guard, the team's tactics changed to a breakout tactic.

The Heat can only adjust their defense based on Li Ba's position, with James taking the No. 1 position.

However, the ball itself is in James' hands. Now letting him play point guard is just more thorough.

At the end of the first quarter, at 26:30, the Suns led by 4 points.

Li Ba made three of three shots in a single quarter, made one of one free throw, and scored 7 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. His performance was still extraordinary.

Zhang He understood and said: "Today the Hammers attacked three times, except for the first goal, the next two were second attacks. He did what he said, and he is a blue-collar position this season. In order to win, he sealed his two goals The offensive ability of the world’s leading scorer.”

Xu Jicheng said: "In terms of assists, whether it is the center or the point guard position,"

Yu Jia said: "The outside touch has not warmed up yet, and a lot of ball rights were wasted. I hope their next performance will be better."

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "The Heat focus on shooting, and their shooting percentage is normal. However, the Hammers' defense is still strong, helping the team to get more shots. Even if the Suns have average outside shooting, they still score points." A little bit of an advantage.”

Kenny Smith said: "Based on the fact that the players are younger, the Heat have not accelerated the pace. I think the Heat have not yet exerted their strength."

Barkley nodded and said: "Kenny, I think you are right. Once the Heat speeds up, it will be a test for the Suns."

In the second quarter, both sides came on as substitutes.

The Heat have Big Z + Diaw on the inside, and the Suns have Haslem + Kwame Brown on the inside.

At the end of the second quarter, 56:50, the Heat led by 6 points.

Barkley explained: "The scoring ability of the Suns' interior substitutes is far inferior to that of the Heat. After Diaw pulled Kwame Brown out, the old Big Z singled out Haslem and scored ten points in a single quarter. Therefore, the Suns' weakness now lies in the starting interior. "It's too strong, and the substitute interior combination is too weak. I think we can adjust it and let Yi enter the substitute lineup, which will be more balanced."

Kenny Smith said: "In terms of perimeter, although the Suns are full of superstars from the past, they did not play an explosive offensive wave. It is true that they have lost their superstar-level efficiency."

Barkley said: "Actually, they can barely serve as the main force in an ordinary team, but they are indeed no longer able to assume the starting main position of a championship-level team. Once the Heat speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm, the Suns may collapse on the outside. ”

In the third quarter, the Heat still played a positional battle that was neither composure nor enthusiasm.

After the Suns' two main starting players came on the court, the Suns regained control of the paint area, and the team's shots were guaranteed.

After three quarters, the two teams were tied at 80:80.

In the fourth quarter, the Heat finally picked up the pace.

The three giants James, Wade, and Bosh are young and strong, all in their prime, and all very fast.

Except for Alian, the Suns' starting lineup is all small, but even so, the overall speed is somewhat weaker than that of the Heat.

This gave the Heat a certain advantage in the rapid transition between offense and defense. When the Suns' perimeter players were unable to keep up, the advantage slowly expanded.

Payton frequently replaced veterans on the field, but at this time the Heat actively sought physical confrontation, which captured another weakness of the veterans.

In order to avoid injury, veterans are avoiding playing, which further reduces their efficiency.

At the end, 112:102, the Suns lost by 10 points.

Li Ba played 36 minutes, and his triple-double of 16 points, 26 rebounds, 8 assists, 9 steals, and 11 blocks was not enough to help the team win.

He only took 7 shots in the whole game, six of which were second-chance shots.

On the defensive end, the opponent's offense was mostly on the outside, and he had already tried his best to help defend the outside, but he was still powerless.

After losing the game, he felt that there was something wrong with the tactics, and whether there was something wrong with his positioning, which needed to be solved in the regular season.

But there was no rush, there were still 81 games to solve the problem, the real competition would be in the playoffs, and the real competition with the Heat would be in the finals.

As for the team's outside line, he felt that several veterans could actually play, and they all scored more than ten points, and they all got the points they should have, but their efficiency was a little low.

Barkley analyzed after the game: "The Suns' overall hit rate is only 40.2%, 69% inside, and only 32.1% outside, while the Heat's comparative data is 41.1%, 51%, and 42.4%.

The Suns' outside hit rate is too low, and the performance of the veterans can only be said to be average, which seriously drags down the overall hit rate.

And the Hammer didn't attack much in this game, which wasted his scoring efficiency. So although the Suns' inside hit rate reached nearly 70%, there were too few shots inside, so it didn't help the team.

I want to say now that the Hammer's tactic of reducing shots should be adjusted again.