Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Granger, whose mentality was already exploding, was replaced in the last minute of the third quarter. Fortunately, Hill and West, who came off the bench, scored consecutively to prevent the point difference from widening further.

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led their opponents by 10 points 71-61.

Although the points behind are not many, every substitute player knows that the team's morale has been lost. If you want to chase points, you must not only rely on the substitutes, but also help the starting lineup to regain morale.

George Hill turned to look at Qi Tian, ​​wondering if he could withstand it. If he couldn't, he would have to rely on himself.

Unlike the Pacers who went on full bench, the Celtics still kept Garnett on the court and let him drive the third substitute, with Buss also staying on the court inside.

Hansbrough finally recovered from his opponent's shock, saw Garnett turn around, and immediately completed the steal.

"Quick attack!"

Hill quickly dribbled through and E'Twaun Moore saw him break through and immediately jumped to interfere.

Hill was not greedy for credit. He shook Moore away, jumped up and bumped into his opponent, and the basketball suddenly flew out.

"Dudu!"

The referee did not let the foul go and directly called Moore a foul.

"Two free throws."

George Hill stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

But Garnett attacked inside and responded with a floater.

"63-73."

Moore strengthened his defense against Hill and successfully interfered with his opponent.

"clang!"

Hill's jumper hit the ground, but Paplovic picked up the rebound under the basket and turned it over to Daniels.

Daniels broke through and scored, assisting Bass at the basket for a dunk.

"63-75."

"It's over."

Seeing that the score difference was getting wider, Huang Mao covered his eyes tightly, not daring to watch the game at all.

Of course, Hill knew that he couldn't rely on himself alone. He handed the ball to Qi Tian in the high position, hoping that the rookie could surprise him again.

"My turn?"

Qi Tian finally got the basketball and prepared to attack.

He was guarded by Paplovic, who was 200 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms. His defense was not very good, but Garnett and Buss under the basket were not something Qi Tian could break through.

Qi Tian took a deep breath and slowly dribbled the ball forward.

When it came to the middle distance, Paplovic immediately increased his intensity, preventing Qi Tian from having any chance to shoot.

"There is someone under the basket, and his defense should focus on defending my jump shot."

Qi Tian made a judgment and immediately took action before the opponent's formation completed the encirclement.

He straightened his body up and pretended to shoot. Sure enough, he deceived Paplovic. Then Qi Tian quickly changed direction and rushed towards the basket.

“Just in time!”

When Garnett saw a rookie, he dared to rush in and challenge him. He immediately greeted him and planned to teach him how to behave.

But Qi Tian didn't give him this chance. Seeing Garnett coming, Qi Tian threw the basketball in his hand ghostly. The basketball drew a high arc, passed Garnett's head, and fell into the basket.

inside.

"65-75."

"Toss?!"

The Celtics bench on the sidelines did not expect that Qi Tian, ​​who is a small forward, would use the scoring methods of a guard.

In almost all scoring methods, the closer to the basket, the higher the hit rate.

But how can a short guard break through and score against a center whose average height is over 210 centimeters?

High-arc throws have become an important scoring method for defenders who are good at breakthroughs.

Are you very tall? Then my highest point can be on the top edge of the backboard, can you get it?

Block me? Can you try to block a floater that I can take while moving?

Brian Shaw felt the surprise of others, but he smiled and said nothing.

Since establishing Qi Tian's strategy of competing for playing time with Granger and George at the small forward position, Brian Shaw has strengthened the cultivation of Qi Tian's scoring diversity.

Now we are seeing initial results.

Paplovich was not willing to let a rookie show off, so he immediately planned to respond, took the basketball, and immediately prepared for singles.

However, Qitian did not seek merit but sought no faults. He quickly moved sideways and blocked his opponent's breakthroughs one after another.

"Tsk."

Paplovic could only choose a jump shot, but Qi Tian still successfully interfered with his opponent's shot.

"clang!"

Qi Tian turned around to collect the rebound and immediately dribbled the ball for a fast break.

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Seeing the Pacers planning a fast break, the Celtics fans on the sidelines immediately began to support the home team.

Daniels and Moore quickly returned to defense and got to the basket before Qi Tian.

Qi Tian ignored the two of them. After collecting the ball, he let the basketball spin around his back. He also made a layup in three steps, passed Daniels in front of him laterally, and scored a reverse layup.

"pretty!"

Seeing Qi Tian scoring consecutively, the bench on the sidelines cheered up and cheered for him.

"67-75."

"Give me!"

Garnett immediately reached for the ball, ready to return the favor.

Hansbrough couldn't guard his opponent at all. Garnett broke through easily and was about to make a layup.

Qi Tian came from the bottom corner to cover up the defense and knocked the basketball out of Garnett's hand.

"Dudu!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle to signal Qi Tian for a foul.

"Two free throws."

"It doesn't matter."

Hill came over and comforted Qi Tian, ​​and the two looked at each other and had a tacit understanding.

"Create more opportunities for your teammates later."

Qi Tian was also planning to mobilize his teammates to boost their morale, and immediately nodded.

Taking advantage of Garnett's free throw, Vogel requested a substitution and replaced Hibbert.

Garnett made two free throws to help the Celtics continue to open the score.

"67-77."

Hill called Hansbrough to pick and roll, and then passed the ball to Qi Tian, ​​who broke through.

After Qi Tian attracted the defense, he hit the ground and passed to Hibbert under the basket, assisting his teammate to hit a layup.

"69-77."

"Strengthen your defense!"

Now that the Pacers' offense is recovering, if they want to catch up with the score, they can only rely on defense.

Fortunately, the team's momentum is gradually rising, the substitutes have received positive feedback, and they have also found vitality when defending.

Paplovic suddenly ran back, threw Qi Tian away and broke through to the basket.

Garnett immediately passed the ball between Hansbrough and Hibbert.

When Qi Tian saw that his opponent was about to take action, he quickly took two steps, jumped high, and knocked the basketball out of his opponent's hand before he took action.

"pretty!"

The Pacers players resting on the sidelines were even more excited, waving towels to cheer them on.

Hibbert took the basketball and put it in his arms. He waited until his opponents left before handing it to Hill.

"Slow down, slow down."

Hibbert received the pass again and dunked.

"71-77."

Vogel nodded repeatedly on the sidelines. Unexpectedly, the substitute gave him enough surprise today.

"Especially Seven, whether it is offense or defense, or even as the axis of attack, it has its own style."

The fans on the sidelines naturally knew who was the one who played the biggest role. Huang Mao could not wait to rush out of the stadium now and go to a peripheral store to buy more than ten or twenty Qitian jerseys.