Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Taking advantage of Hansbrough's opportunity to go to the free throw line, Magic coach Van Gundy requested a substitution, replacing Glen Davis with Ryan Anderson, and Howard also replaced Clark, who was not performing well.

Vogel reacted instinctively and also requested a substitution. He first replaced Amandasson with West, and then hesitated.

"It should be okay for Granger to come on, but he played well in Q7, so there is no reason to replace him."

Vogel made the decision and replaced Stephenson with Granger.

"Well done!"

Granger, Qi Tian and others high-fived and encouraged the little brother.

Seeing Granger appear on the stage, Hill secretly sighed.

In the wave of attacks just now, Qi Tian performed well, scoring 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. He performed well on both offense and defense. Amandelson also defended his opponent's attacks continuously.

Now that Amandasson has been substituted, Granger is not replacing Qi Tian, ​​but with Granger on the court, Qi Tian's offensive role will inevitably drop a lot, and he can only contribute on the defensive end.

Not to mention that he would have to hand over his organizational rights and become a functional player.

Forget it, it's all about winning.

Hill shook his head to get rid of distracting thoughts.

"78-71."

Hansbrough made two free throws to help the team catch up with the score.

Although the Pacers are full of momentum, the Magic have replaced Howard and the score is advantageous. The two sides can be considered evenly matched.

Duhong advanced with the ball and found Redick on the outside.

Redick did not rush to take action, but tried to find Howard under the basket.

High-posting Hansbrough anticipated his opponent's intentions and decisively reached out to steal the ball.

"Chance!"

The Pacers' outside line once again rushed towards the opponent's half under the organization of Hill.

But this time, Howard, who was like a revival ship, followed them closely, providing a great deterrent.

"Tsk."

Hill saw that Howard had quickly returned to the basket after passing the ball, so he had no choice but to give up the fast break.

"Get down!"

Hill stood at the top of the arc and waited for his teammates to arrive, then found Hansbrough and asked him to play in low singles.

Hansbrough relied on beating Ryan Anderson who was 208 centimeters away. He felt like he was O'Neal at his peak. He feinted a shot, turned around and shot for a layup.

But Howard knew his teammates were unreliable, so he raised his hands in the air, trying to block his opponent.

"What?"

Looking at Howard who was like a mountain in front of him, Hansbrough knew that he was no match and could only choose to pass the ball.

But his hasty pass was seen through by Du Hong, who quickly stole the ball and then ran towards the Pacers half court.

"Gan!"

Seeing that Hansbrough no longer had the courage to take action, Qi Tian could only retreat quickly and prepare to defend.

It's Howard again!

He started from the basket, quickly passed West Hansbrough and others, and came to the frontcourt with Granger!

"Oops!"

Seeing that Howard was about to rush to the basket before his teammates could catch up, Qi Tian and Granger rushed up and set up obstacles continuously, finally forcing Howard to stop.

However, Hill in the frontcourt had difficulty defending one and two, and could only allow Duhong to break through and score a layup.

"80-71."

"Why."

Hill helplessly looked at Qi Tian and Granger and shook his head.

Is it the fault of Qi Tian and Granger for not coming to defend this goal?

If the inside can't keep up, they can only force Howard to stop by setting up obstacles along the way. If he doesn't defend, when Howard rushes into the basket, Duhong can just throw an alley-oop to complete the offense.

Hill has never played against prime O'Neal, but he believes that the powerlessness that Howard brings to him on the offensive end is not much different from that of prime O'Neal.

Even if it's worse, it's still the gap between the two of them. For Hill, there is no point in calculating.

Vogel was obviously aware of this, and requested a substitution to replace his last hope Hibbert, and in the next round he replaced Collison.

Then Granger missed a jump shot, and Redick received the pass and scored a jump shot.

"82-71."

Looking at the last 7 minutes of the game time, Vogel requested a substitution and replaced the final starter George.

The Pacers played 5 minutes as a substitute. Although Howard came on and widened the point difference, they were able to maintain the point difference and completed the task.

When Qi Tian came off the court, he received consoling applause from the Pacers fans.

But Hill and Qi Tian looked at each other at the end and said nothing.

There is no way to limit Howard, so what if the substitutes even the score difference?

Sure enough, even if the Pacers all started, the Magic, led by Howard, easily launched a 9-0 offensive wave.

"91-71."

The score difference was actually widened to 20 points. Vogel saw that there were only 4 and a half minutes of game time left, so he reluctantly replaced the starter and gave up.

The Magic also quickly replaced Howard and other starting members, leaving only substitutes on the court.

In just three and a half minutes, Qi Tian, ​​Hansbrough and others returned to the court. He looked at the 20-point difference and felt helpless.

Having lost the motivation to chase points, the rest of the game between the two sides was very dull.

The Magic's Duhon and Richardson hit three-pointers one after another, and Stephenson, Qi Tian, ​​George and Hansbrough all scored.

"Dudududu!"

At the end of the game, the referee finally blew the whistle.

The Magic, who came to challenge on the road, defeated the Pacers 102-83. When they won the victory, they ascended to the fourth position in the Eastern Conference and kicked the Pacers to fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Amid the cheers of a few Magic fans, Qi Tian and others shook hands with their opponents and returned to the home team's locker room along the tunnel.

If the previous defeat to the Heat and the comeback by the Kings brought shame to the Pacers, then the loss to the Magic only left one feeling for the Pacers, that is, helplessness.

Neither Hibbert, West nor the substitutes Hansbrough and Amandasen could limit Howard. The inside was lost, which incidentally affected the defense on the outside.

The Pacers made 31 of 78 shots, a shooting rate of less than 40%, which is not too bad, but the opponent's 45.3% shooting rate and 13 of 32 three-pointers, close to 40% of the three-point shooting rate, are enough to prove the two.

There is a gap in the performance of the teams.

This game gave Qi Tian an inexplicable sense of tension. After the Magic, who were shooting in the first half, there were the Heat, the Cavaliers, and even the Warriors who were the starters of the last three-point era. If he

If you don't want to be eliminated, you must practice your three-point shooting specifically.

Of course, the disastrous defeat also has a positive effect. At least the coaching team, or Vogel, has begun to seriously think about the role that the three-pointer can play.

After all, the Pacers made 3 of 11 three-pointers, and the gap with their opponents was too big. They had to find a solution. If they couldn't solve it, they had no choice but to join them.

"In the next game, we will take more three-pointers!"

Vogel was determined.