Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Handsome!"

Fans who came to the away game to support the Pacers immediately waved their signs to cheer for the team.

It's just that the hands that were almost frozen recovered. In the temperature of more than ten degrees in the audience, the fans were a little drowsy, and the shouts were no longer the same as at the start of the game.

With 8 minutes left in the second quarter, the Pacers once again equalized the score.

Timberwolves coach Adelman sensed something was wrong and replaced Ellington, who had not performed well, with Webster.

Vogel was in no hurry to make substitutions.

"Strengthen your defense!"

Seeing Barea advancing with the ball, everyone in the Pacers immediately cheered up and kept an eye on their opponents.

Derrick Williams raises the pick-and-roll, regardless of whether the opponent is blocked or not, he directly breaks it and rushes towards the basket.

Hansbrough could only follow his opponent and eat dust, but he still tried his best to defend.

"Chance!"

Sensing that Price's attention was being diverted by Derrick, Barea immediately made a three-point jumper.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the frame and was rebounded by Price.

"Keep it steady."

Price found Hansbrough in the pick-and-roll, and after breaking through, passed back to Hansbrough in a decent manner.

Hansbrough took a jump shot, but Derrick Williams jumped back and interfered with his shot.

"clang!"

Beasley got the ball and dribbled the ball to attack.

When Qi Tian returned to defense, he looked at Derrick Williams and said nothing.

In 2012, when the position was unclear and not yet clear, the second overall pick in 2011 was a very standard "no three, no four" player:

There is the third position, which is the height and wingspan of a small forward, and the fourth position, which is the offensive skills of a power forward.

If such a player appeared in a few years later, he might be able to thrive, but not in 2012:

He doesn't have the speed at the third position, so it's difficult to guard the opponent's small forward;

He doesn't have the height of a power forward, so it's harder for him to guard his opponent's power forward.

Even more terrible is the third point:

Derrick Williams' model for entering the draft was Michael Beasley, and his current teammate is Michael Beasley, who came to the Timberwolves in 2010.

What he has, Beasley has, and Beasley has reached a Dacheng level offensively;

Defense? If Beasley can't do it, neither can he.

Therefore, Derrick Williams failed to meet the fans' expectations and gradually faded out of the league.

Barea made an emergency stop and shot a jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the hoop.

West turned around, collected the rebound, and handed it to Qi Tian again.

"Pick and roll!"

Qi Tian slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and called Hansbrough to pick and roll.

Although Hansbrough's offensive touch was not good, the quality of the pick-and-roll was still in place. He decisively blocked Webster, and Qi Tian quickly dribbled through.

Seeing Derrick Williams cover up in front of Qi Tian, ​​Hansbrough immediately knew what to do and quickly followed Qi Tian towards the basket.

Qi Tian decisively passed the ball to Hansbrough, assisting his teammate for a layup.

"Clang!"

The basketball bounced twice and still fell out.

"Dudu!"

The moment the basketball was shot by Webster, the referee blew the whistle to indicate Webster's shooting foul.

"Two free throws."

The game reached the last 6 minutes of the second quarter, and Vogel requested a substitution and replaced Collison.

Price walked to the bench with a gloomy expression, picked up a towel and wiped his sweat without saying a word.

Hill's short absence gave hope to him who was originally the second backup point guard but was pushed out by Hill. Of course, he wanted to take advantage of the game to perform more and win the coach's trust.

But when facing Barea, his opponent easily found a chance to take action. Price himself knew that he might never have another chance to play today.

Hansbrough made two free throws to help the Pacers take the lead.

Coach Adelman responded quickly and replaced Milicic, Love and Ridnour.

Vogel also replaced Hibbert and Granger, and the main players of the two sides faced off again.

"Well played."

Granger high-fived the replaced teammates one by one and walked onto the field.

Brian Shaw also nodded secretly.

With Hill absent, the bench lacks an offensive engine, and the coaching team has made preparations in case the bench is beaten.

Needless to say, Stephenson and Price also experienced fluctuations in form due to the reduction in playing time. On the contrary, Qi Tian actually made up for part of the lack of organization and offense.

Although not as organized as Hill, his organizational skills are an absolute plus for a rotation player.

"What a treasure."

Brian Shaw sighed, actually looking forward to the showdown with the Spurs.

The Pacers will only play the Spurs once this season, at the end of March, only one month before the end of the regular season.

"At that time, I would like to see how the first-round pick who can be replaced by George Hill performs!"

He made up his mind to increase the amount of training he would give Qi Tian in order to cultivate this piece of raw jade as much as possible.

The Pacers, who successfully spent the bench time, continued their defensive intensity, and combined with the internal and external cooperation of Collison and Hibbert, gradually opened up the score.

Under careful defense, the Timberwolves' Love kept hitting the ball one after another, and could only rely on the scoring of Rubio and Webster to stay alive.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the half-time whistle, and the Pacers overtook their opponents 45-41, leading by 4 points entering the second half.

Vogel was very satisfied and led the players back to the visiting team's lounge through the player tunnel.

The statistics of the half were quickly calculated. Under the defense of their opponents, the Timberwolves made only 15 of 47 shots in the half, with a poor shooting percentage of 31.9%. The Pacers' shooting percentage was 10% higher than their opponents.

At the end of the half-time game, the fans wearing Love's No. 42 jersey immediately began to fight back:

"Oh, why aren't you crazy? You can score 7 points in a single quarter, but you can't score 9 points in the half?"

He was talking about Beasley, who scored 9 points. He made 1 of 4 shots in the second quarter and only scored 2 points.

Beasley Jersey immediately fired back:

"Hey, I thought the Great White Bear was so powerful, isn't it only 7 points?"

Jersey No. 42 laughed and said:

"Yes, yes, it's only 7 points, but there are 10 rebounds behind it. How many rebounds and assists are you the one-on-one champion?"

"Isn't it just that you rely on your physical strength to squeeze people away from the basket?"

"If you have the ability, you can challenge the king in a one-on-one challenge, right?"

"What's wrong with me, the king of duels? I'm pure, the king of duels, and I only score..."

"You are such a pure player. Your opponent can't take care of yourself even if you just defend him. How can you be so pure here?"

"Are you looking for trouble?"

"The one I'm looking for is you!"

The anxious two people immediately started to fight, but were quickly stopped by the security guards and sent out of the arena.

The disputes between the fans will naturally not affect the players in the locker room, but the Timberwolves do have a solemn atmosphere.