Chapter 235 New York, Meeting Stoudemire

At this time, the alien suddenly passed the ball to Garnett, and Li Ba rushed over immediately.

But this time the point of attack was not Garnett, he gave it to the madman.

Compared with Joe Johnson, who weighs 109 kilograms, Madman should not be too flexible. He has already thrown off the former to get an open spot, caught the ball and made a two-pointer.

98:93, the Timberwolves trailed by 5 points at home.

"Oh ho, is this a triangle offense? Garnett's high point is used in the high position to respond. After attracting the defense of the Hammers, any point of the three-headed monster can be used as an offensive point. They can attack with the ball or catch the ball. Just shoot, the Suns' zone defense can't double-team them." Barkley said excitedly.

"The three main scoring points are connected through Garnett. If they had played this way earlier, they might have defeated the Suns."

Kenny Smith said.

"Now let's see if the Suns defend." Barkley said.

Frank didn't take a timeout and the game continued.

Marbury received the ball in the backcourt, the aliens suddenly entered the court to press, and the others also started to press the sun.

Marbury passed the ball to Joe Johnson, the Madman made a steal, the Suns fumbled in the backfield, and a loud cheer erupted in the center of the target.

After the madman steals the ball near the center line, he holds the ball and goes to the basket.

Two steps later, the aliens follow.

On the Suns side, Marbury was chasing after him, and Joe Johnson was too slow, a step slower.

On the left wing, Garnett quickly ran across the three-point line and cut to the paint.

Li Ba hadn't passed halftime yet, so he immediately returned to the basket and went straight into the paint from the free throw line.

Everyone else was in the frontcourt of the Suns and the Timberwolves at this time, forming a three-on-two.

The madman cut into the paint from the right wing, and the basketball flew to Garnett who cut into the paint from the left.

In the middle, Li Ba didn't look at either side, and the basketball was tightly locked.

Garnett jumped up after receiving the ball, holding the ball high with his right arm.

At this moment, his face was extremely hideous.

The next moment, he will bomb the Suns' basket.

At the same time, Li Ba jumped up and slapped his right palm towards the basket.

His bounce is not as good as Garnett, and there is only one way to block the shot, and that is to find the right opportunity to block the shot directly before the basketball hits the basket.

It was difficult, but not a problem for him, fly training gave him this ability, and that's what he practiced.

"Snapped!"

The moment before the basketball hit the basket, Li Ba completed the block and slapped the basketball with all his strength.

The basketball jumped up and disappeared, and with a bang, Garnett's right hand hit the basket empty, and he was a little confused for a moment.

"oh!"

The target center screamed loudly.

"Block! A block happened..." Barkley jumped up from his seat, roaring continuously.

Li Ba landed, the locking skill was still being triggered, the basketball was falling to the right of the back of his head... no, it stopped, it was quickly approaching him, and it was taking off...

At the moment when the basketball behind his back was lifted into the air, Li Ba jumped up from under the basket, turned sideways in the air, and pressed his right palm against the locked basketball.

"Snapped!"

The basketball was blocked again, and the madman in the air fell backwards and fell to the floor with a bang.

"oh!!!!!"

The blocks were blocked continuously, and the center of the target screamed again and again.

"Blocking happened again...again!" Barkley roared.

Li Ba didn't control the basketball well, the ball jumped to the right wing, and was caught by the rushing aliens.

The alien stopped suddenly, jumped up, and shot.

It was too late for Li Ba to move, so he could only watch him cast.

At this time, Marbury rushed from the side and sealed it with a palm.

"Snapped!"

Capping is complete.

The basketball jumped up, Li Ba took a step forward, jumped up and caught the ball, officially ending the Timberwolves' counterattack after the steal.

"Yeah, the winner sent another block, which completely sealed the Timberwolves' counterattack!" Barkley roared excitedly.

The situation was unpredictable. At this time, the others who had just crossed the center line quickly turned around and ran. The Suns made a fast break and the Timberwolves returned to defense.

Li Ba directly passed the ball to Marion on the right wing, but Marion didn't go into the basket, so he made an emergency stop and shot a basketball from the three-point line.

"Shua!"

Splashes appeared.

101:93, the Suns lead away by 8 points.

"well!!!!"

There was no booing at Target Center this time, but a moan.

With 29 seconds left in the clock, the Timberwolves attacked.

The Alien arched Marbury on the right wing, suddenly exited the three-point line and hit a three-pointer.

Looking back, Marbury received the ball and the Timberwolves implemented foul tactics.

However, Marbury made both free throws, the score was 103:96, and the Suns still led by 7 points, with only 17 seconds left.

The Timberwolves attacked, this time the madman asked for the ball, swayed Joe Johnson from the three-point line, and made a three-pointer.

But unfortunately, the ball was missed.

With only 10 seconds left, the Suns had the ball, and the Timberwolves gave up the game directly.

31 wins and 14 losses, the Suns have won two consecutive victories.

Li Ba played 41 minutes, scored 6 points, 29 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 6 blocks, one steal short of another 5*5.

Garnett was even braver, scoring 39 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.

But the Suns had three players who scored 20+. Relying on the scoring of Marbury, Marion, and Joe Johnson, coupled with Li Ba's defense, Garnett's luxurious statistics became empty cuts.

However, the MVP of this game was given to Garnett, who accepted the live interview.

"let's go."

Amid the huge boos of the fans, Li Ba led the team back to the locker room.

"Stephen, are you going?"

"NO."

Marbury rejected Frank and did not go to the press conference, but Marion and Li Ba went.

When I got there, I found that Garnett didn't participate, and the three-headed monster was missing one head.

"Hammer, was that riding buckle negotiated?" Barkley asked.

"A tactic, who can discuss the result, everything will go with the flow." Li Ba said with a smile.

"You are currently ranked third in the All-Star center position, and you rarely see you canvassing votes. Why?" Kenny Smith asked.

"I don't think my kind of defensive player is suitable for the All-Stars. I don't want to do hard work on the All-Stars." Li Ba said.

"In the next fourth game of the Suns, the Suns will challenge the Knicks in New York. Are you ready to play against Amare Stoudemire?" a reporter asked.

"Has he come back?" Li Ba asked.

"I have already started to participate in the team's training, but the Knicks have not officially announced the news of their official comeback." The reporter replied.

"Some media call Stoudemire the number two lone wolf, do you agree?" A reporter asked.

"I don't have Garnett's huge contract. It's my choice for him to leave. I wish him the best of the team in the Knicks." Li Ba laughed.

After the trip to Minnesota, the Suns flew to Atlanta the next day.

Li Ba received the most intense boos and insults in his career in this game because of his affair with Wu Sheng.

Wu Sheng has come back and also participated in this game. Compared with the fans, he was very calm and defended very cleanly. In the end, he scored the team's highest score of 19 points.

At 99:85, the Sun finally took away the victory and left Atlanta that night and flew to Indiana.

On the second day, on the 28th, the Suns completed the second game with the Pacers back-to-back, which is also the last game of the season, if the two sides cannot meet in the finals.

Li Ba met Jermaine O'Neal for the second time.

In this game, Jermaine O'Neal fought against him many times, played bloody, always wanted to smash the ball on his head, and finally helped the team beat the Suns.

79:101, the Suns lost by 22 points.

Li Ba desperately grabbed rebounds, played 40 minutes, grabbed 22 rebounds on Jermaine O'Neal's head, scored 15 points and sent 6 blocks, 5 steals, and 3 assists, but he couldn't help the team win.

This night, the Suns were affected by the fatigue of consecutive away games, and their energy and concentration were seriously lacking. They made 23 turnovers and 19 fouls, including several low-level mistakes that missed layups.

The Pacers had only 11 turnovers and 11 fouls. No matter how many rebounds Li Ba had lost, Li Ba couldn't get it back.

The Pacers played very well, with 26 assists, much higher than the Suns' 15, and 11 steals, much higher than the Sun's 7, which is the key to their victory.

On the 30th, the Suns challenged the Eastern underdog Wizards.

After arriving at the hotel, Li Ba received a message that Stoudemire is back, and he will participate in the battle against the Sun tomorrow.

"This is aimed at me, back to back, do you want to take a rest tonight?" Li Ba ran to discuss with Frank.

In the game against the Knicks, neither of them wanted to lose. Anyway, they had already won two of the first three away games, and it didn't matter if they lost to the Wizards in the Eastern Conference. Frank agreed.

So, in the battle against the Wizards, the Suns gave up, Marbury didn't play, and the time of the other main players was shortened by more than half. In the end, they lost 95:85 by 10 points.

32:16, the Suns lost two games in a row.

After the game, Sun flew to New York overnight and settled down in the hotel after 5 o'clock in the morning.

Tomorrow, the last day of January 2004, the Suns will challenge the Knicks at Madison Arena. Both TNT and CCTV have chosen to broadcast the game live.

"The Revenge of the Best Rookie!"

The New York Daily made a front page with this title.

On the evening of the 31st, the game entered the prelude.

The substitute came off the bench, and the head coaches of the two teams also appeared on the bench.

"Hey Mike."

"Hey, Frank."

Frank and D'Antoni shook hands with complicated emotions.

At 8:30, the starters of the two teams arrived at the entrance of the passage almost at the same time. Li Ba and Stoudemire, who was staring at him fiercely, stood at the head and tail of the team.

"Hey, Amare, didn't you try to stand in my position in the Knicks?" Li Ba laughed.

"You bastard, you're a clown!" Stoudemire growled suddenly, uncontrollably.

"Look at your performance, which team's management will agree to someone like you as the team boss? You don't know when to do what, you can't even control your temper, you will never stand in the end One, because you can't control the situation, you can't give confidence to your teammates, and you don't even dare to admit that you are the boss. Do you know what it means to do your part? So I think that my boss does not come from you, because you have been with this from the beginning to the end The location doesn't matter." Li Ba laughed.

"you?"

Stoudemire was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Hey, rookies, be quiet, okay?"

At this time, the last person in the Knicks starting lineup stood up and said, shaking his right index finger.

"As you wish, Dikembe." Li Ba smiled.

Nodding his head, Mutombo looked at Stoudemire, who had no choice but to shut up.