Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Listen, Gibson and Luer Deng are not playing today, but the strength of their opponents should not be underestimated,"

Vogel gave his pre-game instructions as usual,

"I don't need to explain the significance of this game. Everyone should understand it. I only have one thing to say:"

He looked around,

"To win the game, no surprises are allowed."

"clear!"

Granger seemed particularly excited today, and he turned around and stepped onto the field with his teammates.

Watching the Pacers entering the arena, Rose also led his teammates. However, compared to the eager Pacers, Rose and others' expressions were very calm.

They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs last season and lost to the Heat. Of course, they will not take the teams that were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs seriously.

In the off-season, while ensuring a complete lineup, the Bulls introduced the 34-year-old Hamilton in an attempt to strengthen the shooting guard position and relieve the burden on others who originally had no shooting ability.

"Hey, looking at the serious look on the other side, he looks like a worker mowing my lawn."

A fan wearing Luol Deng's No. 9 jersey mocked the visiting team.

"That's right, looking at them, I thought they were the ones who went 4-1 in the first round last season."

"This year's Bulls will only be stronger than last year. When the time comes to avenge the Heat, reach the finals, and win the championship, Rose's era has arrived!"

The Bulls' starting lineup is: center Noah, power forward Boozer, small forward Brewer, shooting guard Hamilton and point guard Rose;

The Pacers' starting lineup is still Hibbert, West, Granger, George and Collison.

"Dudududu!"

The referee threw the basketball in his hand high, and Noah jumped high and slapped the basketball backwards.

Rose advanced with the ball, and Collison immediately stepped forward to defend.

Granger in the high post, West and Hibbert at the basket immediately became cautious, waiting for Rose's attack.

Off the court, Qi Tian saw Rose in the front row for the first time, and was very curious about Rose's offense at his peak.

Rose did not disappoint the audience. He waited for his teammates to get into position, and then called Noah to pick and roll.

Noah came up to block Collison, and Collison immediately knew that his opponent was about to break through.

Hibbert, who was under the basket, quickly came up to defend.

But it was of no use. Rose started quickly, passed Hibbert like lightning, broke through the basket, and forced a layup.

Hibbert took a step slower. He just turned around and stretched out his right hand to try to block the shot, but he could only see the basketball falling from the net.

"0-2."

"Too fast!"

Qi Tian, ​​who was sitting in the audience, saw it clearly.

Rose started to accelerate the moment his teammate Noah blocked Collison. He almost reached his peak speed in the first step and passed in front of Hibbert. Then he faced West's defense and forcefully knocked away West.

Ste, scored a layup.

Rose's breakthrough layup is just like James, simple and unpretentious, and ordinary people will gain nothing from watching it:

James relies on his body to crush you, while Rose relies on his speed to beat you. No extra skills are needed, but you just can't guard against him.

Qi Tian became inexplicably worried.

In the next game, can George, who mainly defends Rose, keep up with his opponents?

Can the Pacers match the intensity of their opponents?

"David!"

Collison dribbled through and handed it to West who was stuck.

Unlike the immature and rough Hansbrough, West's offensive ability becomes extremely important when facing the Bulls.

After being tested by Duncan in the West, facing Boozer is no problem.

West turned around and scored with a solid hook to tie the score.

"2-2."

Noah missed a jump shot, Paul George rushed in to get the rebound and turned around to organize a fast break.

Although the Bulls are not as proficient in defending fast breaks as the Magic, Rose, Hamilton and Brewer were not slow at all and quickly returned to defense without giving their opponents a chance.

"It's okay, be steady..."

Collison was about to go over to take the basketball and land on the position, when he saw George forcefully break through Brewer's defense and hit Boozer for a layup.

"clang!"

George's sudden layup missed, but fortunately Collison rushed in and got the offensive rebound.

Collison, who fell behind, faced a choice, either take him out to reorganize the attack, or take action directly.

He hesitated for a moment and chose to take action directly.

"clang!"

Collison's tip-in also missed.

Noah collected the rebound and turned around and handed it to Hamilton.

"Quick attack!"

Rose had already taken the lead and rushed out.

West saw through Hamilton's intention and quickly reached out to complete the steal. He saw Hibbert under the basket and threw it directly from outside the three-point line to the basket.

Hibbert caught the ball with a matchbox bounce and scored a dunk.

"4-2."

Rose came to the backcourt to catch the ball and organize the offense.

Although he is a point guard who focuses on breakthroughs and scoring, he drives his teammates to score without falling behind.

With the help of Noah's pick-and-roll, Rose broke through and handed the ball to Boozer in the high post.

Boozer caught the ball and made a jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the hoop.

"Rebound!"

Seeing the basketball pop up, several people under the basket immediately fought together.

Noah got the ball.

"This way."

Hamilton immediately withdrew from the outside line and asked for the ball.

Because George wanted to rush to the basket to grab a rebound, he found himself out of position and quickly returned to defense when he saw Noah passing the ball.

But Hamilton didn't give him a chance and directly shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

"4-5."

Relying on Hamilton's jump shot, the Bulls once again took the lead.

"Sure enough, we still have to have three-pointers."

Vogel whispered to himself.

Even the Bulls, whose four players focus on breakthroughs, still need a shooting guard who can open up the space, as was the case with Korver last season and Hamilton this season.

He then looked at George, whose shooting ability could only be considered mid-range, and became more determined to develop at least one three-point shooter.

West attracted the defense from the high post, found Hibbert under the basket, and assisted his teammates to score again to lead the score.

Then taking advantage of Rose's layup, West scored a high jumper.

When Brewer was preparing to attack, Granger quickly flashed out, grabbed the basketball, and hit a fast break layup.

"10-5."

The more determined Pacers started with great momentum and took a 5-point advantage in three minutes.

Boozer caught the ball in the high post and made a jump shot.

"Clang!"

The basketball bounced twice and finally fell out.

Rose rushed in and grabbed the rebound from his opponent, then took it out to prepare for a second attack.

"Don't worry."

Granger comforted his teammates and stepped forward to interfere when Rose took a jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the frame again, and Boozer grabbed the offensive rebound, but his tip-in failed to hit.

"Very good."

Seeing his opponent miss one after another, Qi Tian clenched his fists excitedly.

It seems that the opponent is anxious.