NBA Absolute Flood Control Dam

Chapter 1175 Superstar Style

The next day, the game started, and the starting lineup was announced before the game.

Grizzlies: Randolph, Garnett, Rudy Gay, Mayo, Harden.

Suns: Li Ba, Yi Jianlian, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Nash.

Li Ba and Garnett jumped the ball, the latter was one year older, and the former easily won the first attack for the team.

Pulling away, Li Ba singled out Randolph in the paint area.

Randolph was too big, so Li Ba certainly wouldn't force it. He first pulled out from the basket to receive the ball, then turned around and threw off the former, easily dunking and scoring.

Barkley complained: "Even if Randolph's speed was twice as fast, he couldn't keep up with the speed of the Hammer's turn. I think it's better to guard the basket and let the Hammer shoot, and the defensive efficiency will be higher."

Kenny Smith laughed and said: "Even if Olajuwon was back then, his mobility in the paint area was not as good as the Hammer. The method you said is really a method."

Grizzlies attack.

Randolph served the ball, and the three outside players attacked the frontcourt at full speed, and the speed of offense and defense conversion was very fast.

However, the Suns also returned to defense quickly. They were all small players, so they had no physical problems just coming on the court and kept up with the rhythm.

Harden dribbled the ball into the left wing, left Nash behind, and made a quick stop jump shot.

"Snap!"

Ray Allen arrived and blocked the ball.

Li Ba just caught up from behind, took the ball, and immediately turned and ran down quickly.

A Lian behind him also turned and ran down quickly, pulled to the right wing, and pulled away Garnett who was returning to defense.

Randolph, the slowest player, began to retreat from the high position. When he retreated to the basket, Li Ba had already entered the paint area with the ball.

After rushing into the paint area, Li Ba threw the ball to the backboard with one hand.

Randolph immediately turned around under the basket and looked up. At this time, the basketball hit the board and bounced back. When he was about to jump up to grab the rebound, he felt a dark head.

"Bang!"

Li Ba threw and dunked, dunking over Randolph under the basket.

"Yeah!"

The cheers of Suns fans rang out in the West Coast Arena.

The referee blew the whistle, Randolph blocked the foul, and Li Ba scored an additional free throw.

Li Ba scored five points in the opening.

The Grizzlies attacked, and Randolph carried Li Ba into the paint with his 120 kg weight. Li Ba did not defend with all his strength, and the former succeeded in getting into position.

Harden passed the ball to Randolph.

Randolph backed Li Ba and shook left and right. At this time, Li Ba took a half step back.

Li Ba's step back prevented Randolph from feeling his position through his hips, and at the same time left himself room for reaction.

At this time, Randolph made a hook shot, and Li Ba jumped up to block the shot and grabbed the ball.

Attack and defense changed, Nash held the ball to the top of the arc, and Li Ba entered the basket.

"Double-team him."

Grizzlies coach Hollins shouted loudly.

Garnett had returned to the basket. Although he was old, he was more experienced. He always kept two steps away from Alian and was very close to the paint.

His stride was also very large, with excellent lateral movement ability and long wingspan, which was the fundamental reason for his strong assist defense ability.

It's just that the generation of superstars comparable to Duncan is getting old, and the level of assist defense is not as good as before.

Nash passed the ball to A-Lin.

A-Lin missed the shot, Li Ba jumped up, and under the pressure of Randolph and Garnett, he hit the ball to A-Lin's position with one hand.

A-Lin shot again and scored two points.

0:7, the Suns lead.

The Grizzlies attacked, Harden shot a three-pointer from the left wing, but missed. Randolph grabbed the rebound and made a layup sideways, but was directly pressed down by Li Ba.

The referee blew the whistle, indicating Randolph's walking, the ball was exchanged, and the offense and defense were switched.

"Shoot from the outside."

After trying inside, it didn't work. Coach Hollins shook his head helplessly and shouted to the court.

Looking back, Li Ba continued to use the inside bug-like mobility in the paint area to continue to force Randolph, forcing the Grizzlies to double-team him, so that his teammates had an open opportunity.

"Swish!"

This time Ray Allen had an open position and made a three-pointer.

After one quarter, at 15:32, the Suns led by 17 points.

Zhang Heli said: "Ray Allen had a good touch today and made two three-pointers in a single quarter, which shows that these veterans can still play."

Yu Jia smiled and said: "Their speed is still slow, not as good as when they were young, so sometimes they can't catch some open opportunities."

Xu Jicheng said: "Now the Suns have no problem playing against ordinary teams, and they can get an advantage by the number of shots. But against championship-level teams, the outside line may have a bigger problem on the defensive end."

Zhang Heli said: "Yes, for example, against the Heat, the hammer is at the fifth position, then the Suns can't defend LeBron at all, and this point will be directly blown up. Especially in the fourth quarter, the veterans' physical energy is exhausted, and the defensive intensity can't keep up."

In the second quarter, the Suns substitutes came on the court, and the Grizzlies played half of the main players and half of the substitutes.

Barkley said: "This season, the Hammer rarely plays in the second quarter. It seems that the Suns are ready to reserve their physical strength."

Kenny Smith said: "That's for sure. The team is full of veterans. The Hammer must reserve enough physical strength. The playing time in the regular season must be controlled."

At halftime, 45:54, the Suns still led by 9 points.

In the third quarter, the two teams began to compete on the outside line.

Rudy Gay and Mayo took most of the shots and had explosive touches. They made 9 of 15 shots in total, including 3 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 24 points together.

But someone from the Suns also stood up and stopped the Grizzlies from chasing points.

It was not Li Ba. After Li Ba attracted the double team, it was Ginobili and Nash, the back line combination, who stood out.

The two made 5 of 8 three-pointers, 3 of 6 two-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 23 points together.

Among them, Nash scored 13 points in a single quarter and made 3 three-pointers, showing the style of a superstar.

After three quarters, 78:90, the Suns led by 12 points.

Barkley said: "Kenny, do you want to bet? Now the physical fitness of the Suns' veterans has declined. If Nash continues to play, I bet that the Suns will be lame in the last quarter."

Kenny Smith laughed and said: "Nash played for 23 minutes in three quarters. His physical condition will indeed have problems. In addition to Nash, the Suns have no other point guards, so they can only play the first position. In that case, there will be bigger problems in the interior, so Charles, I agree with you, I won't bet with you."

"Kenny, you are a smart guy." Barkley said proudly.

Nash is really tired, after all, he is 36 years old.

This is the problem facing the Suns now. Without Nash, Li Ba will play the point guard position, and the inside strength will drop three levels.

In the fourth quarter, Li Ba will play the point guard position and Kwame Brown will play the five position.

This lineup will play for at least half a quarter before Nash can play again.

The time set for Nash is 30 minutes per game, which is a big test for a 36-year-old veteran.

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