Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Granger quickly stole the ball from Carter and passed it directly to the flying Qi Tian. Qi Tian's confidence soared and he actually chose to chase a three-pointer in front of Terry.

The basketball draws a beautiful arc.

"clang!"

It jumped out of the frame, but fortunately Hibbert followed up to grab the offensive rebound and passed it back to Granger next to him.

Granger caught the ball and made a jump shot, and Carter next to him jumped decisively to block the shot.

The direction the basketball flew out was obviously in the wrong direction.

"clang!"

Granger's shot was blocked by Carter, and *** who followed him collected the defensive rebound.

The offenses of both sides continued to strike, and finally Terry hit a three-pointer from the outside, ending the scoring drought for more than a minute and shortening the second quarter to less than one minute.

After two quarters, relying on Carter's two-point hit, the home team Mavericks led the opponent by 1 point 53-52 entering the second half.

"It feels like it's getting colder."

Qi Tian's next two attempts ended in blacksmithing, and he felt somewhat doubtful about himself.

However, he still scored 9 points with three three-pointers and became the Pacers' scoring pillar in the second quarter. His three-point shooting rate of 60% is also quite high.

Qitian's outburst was a complete surprise for Vogel. During the halftime break, the head coach praised Qitian.

Vogel does not intend to continue to use the one-year-old and four-small lineups that emerged as the Raiders.

The reason why Qibing is Qibing is that due to various reasons, it will not be used for a long time.

So at the beginning of the second half, the Pacers changed back to their regular lineup: Hibbert, West, Granger, Qi Tian and Collison.

Qi Tian felt good today, so he replaced George and became the starter for the second half.

George, who was sitting on the bench, had a complicated expression. On the one hand, he was happy for Qi Tian's progress, but on the other hand, he also had a greater sense of crisis because of Qi Tian's progress.

"Originally, I was worried that if my performance was too good, it would affect Danny's position as the boss,"

George murmured to himself,

"Now it seems that I may not even be able to keep my position!"

Stephenson next to him comforted him and said:

"Paul, don't worry, no matter how good Qi's performance is, how much playing time will he have at the small forward position?"

George looked at Stephenson meaningfully and replied:

"How about you take a look, what position is he playing now?"

Stephenson really looked at the court and then understood what George said.

Just like George, Qitian plays the shooting guard position. Unlike George, who is outstanding in defense, Qitian relies on his stable shooting ability to open up positions for his teammates.

Stephenson was anxious. The existence of Collison and Hill had made it impossible for the Pacers' other point guards to stand out. Even Hill spent a lot of time at the shooting guard position.

The same goes for Granger and George. George was so good that he even forced Vogel to adjust him to the shooting guard position. Now he has Qi Tian...

Hill, George and Qitian can all play shooting guard, so when will I be able to stand out?!

Moving to point guard or small forward is even more wishful thinking. There is West Hansbrough at power forward.

"You can't let me swing to the center to compete with Hibbert for time, right?"

Stephenson, who was 196 centimeters tall, looked at Hibbert, who was 218 centimeters tall, and felt more in danger than George.

Brian Shaw heard the conversation between Stephenson and George and could only shake his head helplessly.

This is the trouble for young teams.

Surrounding the 29-year-old Granger are a group of young players, Hibbert in the fourth grade, Hansbrough in the third grade, George and Stephenson in the second grade. Before they can develop, Qi Qi in the first grade

Tian has already joined the battle of involution.

Even Price is 26 years old, George Hill is 26 years old, starter Collison is only 25 years old, and only 32-year-old Dengta Jones and 30-year-old Amandelson can be called veterans.

"Fortunately, Granger is here and he can unite the players."

Brian Shaw was actually somewhat grateful for Granger's existence.

At the age of 29, he can still maintain his peak period for at least three years. Waiting for George, Qi Tian and others to grow up, the next two to three years will be an excellent opportunity for the Pacers to compete for the championship again.

"As for what happens next..."

Brian Shaw is somewhat pessimistic.

When young people all hope to get big contracts and the Pacers are unable to foot the bill, it will be time for this young team to disband.

"You have to hurry up."

Brian Shaw sighed silently and looked towards the field.

Knowing that Qi Tian had good touch, Collison directly passed the ball to Qi Tian in the high post, and Qi Tian caught the ball and shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

Nowitzki caught the ball and was about to hit West alone, but Qi Tian suddenly jumped out from the side and stole the basketball from his hand.

"What?"

Nowitzki was unprepared and was intercepted by his opponent. He could only watch the ball pass to Granger who broke through.

Marion and Carter chased wildly, but after Granger attracted the defense, he passed the ball back to Qi Tian, ​​who took the ball and shot for a layup.

Marion gritted his teeth, quickly turned around, and pounced to block his opponent.

"Dangdang, swish!"

"Dudu!"

The basketball bounced twice on the rim, but still fell in. At the same time, the referee blew the whistle and gave a call that was unacceptable to the Mavericks fans on the sidelines:

"Shooting foul, one extra penalty!"

2+1!

"So old!"

Marion's block hit Qi Tian's hand, which made him deeply feel the traces left by time on his body.

If he were in the Suns, he would definitely block his opponent's shot cleanly.

After Qi Tian high-fived Granger Collison, he walked to the free throw line, took a few deep breaths, and threw the basketball in his hand amidst the noise of the audience.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"57-53."

With Qi Tian scoring 5 points in a row, the Pacers completed the lead.

The Pacers, who became more and more courageous as they fought, successively defended against the opponent's attacks. Although Granger hit a three-pointer, Collison's jump shot still slowly widened the point difference.

Fortunately, *** caused Hibbert to foul and made two free throws. Then Marion stole Granger and assisted Carter for a layup, clenching the score.

"59-57."

Both teams increased their defensive intensity at the same time, and the sound of iron-fighting could not be heard. The iron-fighting party lasted for two minutes before Qi Tian stole the opponent and scored a fast-break dunk.

"61-57."

Brian Shaw breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines.

On the one hand, for Qi Tian who scored 16 points, facing the explosion of the defending champion, which is enough to make him another new star of the team, Vogel will inevitably arrange more scenes for Qi Tian in the offense;

On the other hand, for George, Qi Tian's scoring has great superstar potential, but his defense is still a bit lacking, so that Carter scored 4 points in a row. In this way, George will not be able to rely on his good defense alone.

Abandoned by Vogel.

In Brian Shaw's view, Qi Tian at his best can be as good as George at most. As in the second quarter, playing three forwards is the best choice. Otherwise, George's starting position is still stable.