Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Van Gundy's tangle did not last long. Ryan Anderson rushed inside and caused Amandelson to foul, and went to the free throw line.

Under the watchful eyes of fans all over the Amway Center, Anderson did not lose his job and hit two consecutive free throws, opening the scoring record for the Magic in the second quarter.

"Uh-huh."

"Uh-huh."

"34-24."

The Magic head coach relaxed and said to Howard:

"It doesn't matter, you rest first, I will replace you when there are 6 minutes left in the second quarter, ah no, 7 minutes."

Howard could only nod.

Hill passed the ball to Qi Tian in the high post, and then started running.

George Hill is a standard combo guard who has the organizational skills of a point guard and the scoring ability of a shooting guard, but he still prefers to score.

So after discovering that Qi Tian had good tactical qualities, he discussed with the coaching team and formulated a dual-organizational strategy for the Pacers' bench lineup.

Larry Hughes followed his opponent closely and did not give Hill any open opportunities.

Qi Tian noticed that Hill had not missed the opportunity, looked at Amandasen under the basket, then pretended to turn around and pass the ball to his teammate under the basket.

Amandelson leaned on Glen Davis, turned around and dunked.

"36-24."

"Handsome!"

The Pacers players on the sidelines immediately waved towels to cheer for their teammates.

Redick took advantage of Stephenson's confusion, quickly ran back to get rid of the defense, and came to the outside to catch the ball.

"Whoosh!"

The 28-year-old off-ball shooter has become the most stable scorer on the Magic's bench.

Hill glanced at Angel and used the pick-and-roll to break through. When he and Larry Hughes jumped up at the same time and competed in the air, Hill directly put the basketball behind him without looking back.

And Qi Tian ran from the bottom corner, got rid of Quentin Richardson, and reached the top of the key to receive the pass from his teammate.

"Wonderful pass!"

The Pacers fans on the sidelines jumped up when they saw Qi Tian catch the ball, and some anxious fans immediately stood up.

"Whoosh!"

"yes!!!"

The basketball passed by the basket, and the Pacers fans immediately went crazy.

"It's so accurate!"

Taking advantage of the opponent's attack, Hill held the ball on a fast break and passed it to Amandasson who was cutting in the air, assisting his teammate to score.

"41-26."

The score was tending to open further. Larry Hughes broke through with the ball and passed it to Ryan Anderson on the outside.

Anderson hit a shot from outside the three-point line and regained the victory.

Magic coach Van Gundy saw that there were 7 minutes and 37 seconds left in the second quarter, and quickly took advantage of the dead ball to replace Howard and Duhon. Turkoglu also appeared in the next round.

Seeing Howard finally come on the court, Vogel immediately requested a substitution and replaced Hibbert and George.

Amandasen performed well, but against Howard, he was still a bit unimpressive.

As for Stephenson being replaced, it was purely because of his poor performance.

Seeing Howard finally come on stage in the studio, O'Neal's heart tugged.

Under the hint of Barkley's ulterior motives, Howard today is like O'Neal in the past. Of course, O'Neal hopes that Howard can gain some popularity.

Barkley couldn't help but laugh when he saw the substitutions between the two sides.

Kenny Smith quickly asked:

"Charles, why are you laughing?"

Buckley explained:

"You see, the No. 7 rookie was playing small forward, but after George came on the court, he switched to shooting guard;"

"And George, who plays small forward, will also switch to shooting guard after Granger comes on the court. It's quite interesting."

Kenny Smith replied:

"That's also because the Pacers' forward resources are somewhat overflowing. However, when Granger is still at his peak and second-year George has already played, No. 7 will not have too much playing time. If I were the management

We will use No. 7 as an add-on to the trade, or make a reasonable price extension after the rookie's second-year contract, and then trade him out to reinforce the missing insiders."

Center Hibbert is limited by his physical strength and won't play for too long. For the Pacers, a playoff team, substitute insider Amandelson is not enough.

As for rookie Qi Tian being traded twice, who cares?

Back on the playing field, Hill entangled and stole the basketball from Duhong's hand.

"Quick attack!"

Duhong saw Hill's fast break and could only try his best to catch up.

At this time, Qi Tian and Redick, who are closest to the two of them, are two meters behind them. In other words, it is now a one-on-one attack and defense between Hill and Duhong.

Hill ignored Duhon behind him, took two steps to the free throw line with the ball, jumped up, and dunked the basketball into the basket.

"Dudu!"

The referee who was chasing after him immediately blew the whistle and pointed at Duhong who was trying to block the shot behind Hill.

"Shooting foul, one extra penalty!"

2+1!

The Pacers bench on the sidelines burst into jubilation. When Hill made a solid hit on the extra free throw, a mountain of shouts immediately erupted.

"44-29."

The original 7-point gap immediately doubled to 15 points.

But Magic fans are not worried at all, because of their hope, Howard has already come to the court.

Howard trapped Hibbert behind him and asked for the ball. Hansbrough next to him didn't dare to neglect, and was always ready to go to the basket to defend.

"Chance!"

Turkoglu immediately noticed his opponent's loophole. He turned around and blocked Qi Tian who was defending Redick. Redick finally got rid of the defense and came to the 45° three-point line on the right side.

"Give me!"

When Duhong saw his teammate asking for the ball, he immediately passed it to the ground.

"Oops!"

Qi Tian quickly got rid of Turkoglu, saw Redick making a jump shot, and quickly jumped to block the shot.

But this was just a feint. Redick made a feint and took a step laterally.

Hill could only come over to cover up the defense, but Redick immediately passed it back to Duhon at the top of the key.

Duhong made a jump shot from beyond the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

There is no need for Howard to grab the board, and the basketball hits the ball hollowly.

"44-32."

With Howard sitting under the basket, the Magic's defense became bolder, brazenly defending the Pacers' long-range shots. As for breakthroughs? You can do it.

The Pacers also know how powerful Howard is, so they can only be patient and look for opportunities on the outside.

Qi Tian attempted a three-point jumper from the outside, but was interfered by Redick.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the hoop.

Howard picked up the rebound without any suspense.

Howard was like a human weapon that could not be defended when he started the fast break. Hibbert could only foul and send his opponent to the free throw line.

Vogel shook his head helplessly off the court.

No matter how strong the combination of Hill and Qitian is, compared to the opponent's substitute, it is still not good enough against Howard.

He decisively requested a substitution, replacing Collison and West, retaining a pseudo starting lineup with Granger rested.

The Magic also made some random changes, gradually replacing all starters.

Howard made only one of two free throws.

"44-33."