Chapter 532 Be Sure to Strengthen the Inside Line

At the start of the game, Li Ba and Duncan jumped the ball and touched the ball first, and the Suns attacked.

Li Ba ran directly to the rebound, and Horry defended on one side.

Marion moved directly on the right wing, and Duncan followed up, not intending to double-team Li Ba.

Li Ba felt that Huo Li was annoying, so he scratched his paw here and pinched him there.

"I want the ball, rookie, I'm waiting to kill you, don't you dare to ask for it?" Huo Li harassed Li Ba while spouting trash talk.

"Old man, as you wish."

As Li Ba spoke, he stretched his right hand upwards and made a tactical gesture.

"Watch him!" Popovich yelled at the court.

At this time, Marbury was about to pass the ball, but Parker defended him close to him. He quickly took a step back, jumped up and threw the ball in quickly.

As soon as he landed, he saw that Manu Ginobili on the right-wing three-point line had rushed over. If the ball hadn't been passed just now, he might have been double-teamed.

As soon as the ball came in, Li Ba's stature skyrocketed and he pulled up from the spot.

"Oops!"

Horry didn't know well, he didn't have the ability to press the alley catch of the Iron Horse combination.

If it is a singles after catching the ball, he can cut it, but there is no way to cut it in the air, unless he directly pulls Li Ba down.

But in the face of Hammer, the villain recognized by the alliance, he didn't want to try at all the consequences of pulling it down.

"boom!"

Li Ba caught the ball and smashed it directly into the basket.

0:2, the Suns lead at home.

"Beautiful alley-oop dunk, it comes from the performance of the Iron Horse combination..." the Suns commentator began to roar.

"Old guy, are you chopping? Are you only good at talking?" When he landed, Li Ba yelled at Huo Li.

This is how he dealt with the slashing tactics. I directly catch the ball, you will not get the ball if you foul early, and when I get the ball, you have no chance to foul.

Huo Li twitched his face and ran away.

"Do as I say, hear?" Popovich yelled.

Ginobili, Parker, and Bowen nodded again and again.

"This year's Spurs are worse than last season, how can they fight against the Hammer?" Barkley laughed.

"That's right. Although Parker and Ginobili are more mature, the interior is not as good as last season. This is a terrible point for the Spurs. The increase in the strength of the exterior cannot change the weakness of the interior. This is very funny. The Spurs met other teams. , Even if there is only one Duncan inside, it is still a strong team inside, and it is also a guarantee of the Spurs' record and strength. But when it comes to the Suns, one Duncan is obviously not enough." Kenny Smith laughed.

"On the contrary, the Suns this season are much stronger than last season. If the Spurs don't come up with very targeted tactics, the chances of winning this series are not high." Barkley said.

"Charles, do you have any good advice?" Smith asked.

"Are you crazy? How can I say that, I am a Suns legend, not a Spurs legend." Barkley said in surprise.

"I don't think you have any ideas." Smith said aggressively.

"Don't tell me, I really have some ideas. What happens if the Spurs kill the point guard?" Barkley said.

Smith thought for a while and said: "The others have no organizational skills, and the offense will be paralyzed. Then, there will be no more tactics."

Speaking of this, he said excitedly: "Except for Marbury and Marion, the scoring ability of the other starters of the Suns is average. If there is no fast break score, Marbury is choked to death, and Duncan defends Marion, then the Suns' scoring ability will be severely restricted."

Barkley nodded triumphantly and said: "Maybe the Spurs can't limit the hammer on the defensive end. That's really not an easy task, but they can limit the Suns' engine, and that can be done."

"It's not bad, it's good to put Posey or Battier at most, but it's definitely a good deal to strangle Marbury to death." Smith said excitedly.

At this time the Spurs attack.

Duncan ran directly to the hoop, drawing both Marion and Lee Ba ​​to the hoop, and then Parker used Bowen's wall to break from the right wing and hit a two-pointer outside the paint.

2:2, a tie.

"Next time he comes in, leave it to me to deal with it, and you double-team the ball holder." Li Ba whispered to Marion.

Marion nodded to show he understood.

Sun attack.

Battier serves, Marbury catches the ball and advances in the backcourt. At this time, Parker defends in front step by step, harassing him from time to time.

"Careful to press."

Li Ba in the frontcourt immediately shouted when he saw that Bowen was not far from Marbury.

Hearing this, Battier immediately followed up and covered Marbury to advance.

Marbury arrived at the frontcourt at this time, Parker suddenly went up and launched a close press.

Marbury immediately took a step back, and when Parker went up again, he suddenly turned right, intending to break through Parker.

But at this moment, Bowen on the right lost Battier and rushed forward.

Marbury was turning around, unable to pass the ball, and was blocked by Bowen.

So, he was double-teamed.

Battier hurried over to meet him.

But at this moment Marbury snorted, and his ball was taken away by Bowen.

"Oops, the ball is lost!" Yu Jia shouted.

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Barkley and Smith looked at each other.

"It has nothing to do with me," Barkley said.

"The Suns are going to lose the game, and the Hammers will come after you." Smith said with a smirk.

"Damn it, you told me to," Barkley yelled.

"It has nothing to do with me." Smith quickly separated the relationship.

At this time, the Spurs went down quickly, Parker and Bowen formed a two-on-one, and Bowen made a layup.

4:2, the Spurs lead.

"This is the first time the Spurs have led. I mean this series." Yu Jia laughed.

"The Suns should be more cautious. The Spurs' tactics against Marbury, which is exactly the same as the Suns against the Knicks and the Mavericks, directly restrict the opponent's No. 1 position."

Zhang Lili reminded.

"Yes, you should be careful. Especially the half-court pressing tactics played by the Suns in the last series are very lethal." Yu Jia also said.

The Suns attack.

"Pay attention to the No. 1 position." Frank reminded from the sidelines.

After halftime, Marbury was double-teamed again.

When he robbed Parker this time, he planned to break through from the left, but encountered Ginobili's double-team.

But this time Marbury was mentally prepared and passed the ball to Posey before the double-team was formed.

As soon as the ball was shot, Ginobili returned to the defense immediately, but Posey had already made a three-pointer.

Under the basket, several people huddled together.

Li Ba supported Horry with his left hand and Duncan with his right. With his strength, he occupied the largest area under the basket.

At this time, the ball hit the basket, and Li Ba jumped up and grabbed the rebound.

The moment he landed, he exploded again like a spring, and smashed the ball into the basket with a bang.

4:4, a tie.

Duncan was helpless, his mobility was restricted by the combination of the Hammer and Marion, and Horry was too old to help.

"At the basket, it's still weaker than the Suns."

He feels that next season the team must reinforce the inside line, otherwise it would be too passive to play against the Suns.

Although the ball was hit, Popovich has no objections, which is in line with his tactics.