Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"75-77."

George made two free throws, closing the point difference to 2 points.

Rivers has also replaced Garnett early and put on the full lineup.

"Don't be nervous, take action when it's time to take action."

Granger was worried about his little brother, so he went over to comfort him.

"Don't worry."

Qi Tian nodded and followed closely his opponent E'Twaun Moore.

"The opponent's weakness..."

Pierce controlled the ball at a high position and passed it directly to Moore on the left without interfering with George.

The person guarding him is a rookie, so there is no reason not to give it to him.

Moore also had the same idea, receiving the ball and preparing to attack directly.

But Qi Tian quickly moved sideways and stood in front of his opponent.

"A bit difficult."

As time passed, Moore became a little anxious. When attacking, he opened the way with his elbow and pushed Qi Tian.

"ah!"

Qi Tian fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner. The referee next to him did not tolerate him and blew the whistle directly.

"Offensive foul!"

Moore almost threw the basketball in his hand. He smacked the ball hard to express his dissatisfaction, but still passed the ball to the referee in the corner.

On the basketball court, referees are extremely powerful. Even if they have opinions, they cannot express them openly, otherwise they will be waiting for a T (technical foul).

"Smart!"

Granger and George came over, pulled Qi Tian up, and praised him, saying,

"Play smart."

The Pacers are a tough team, but toughness is not pure recklessness. It causes the opponent to commit offensive fouls, not only gets the ball but also adds more fouls to the opponent, killing two birds with one stone.

It's just that Granger doesn't do much research on drawing fouls, so he doesn't often use it.

The Pacers organized an offense, and Collison passed the ball to Granger in the high post.

Qi Tian stood in the corner and found that although the Pacers had a lineup with one large and four small players, their offensive tactics were still very old.

Granger obviously has the ball in his hands, but he still plays high-post singles, just like West.

What's the difference between this and West's presence?

Seeing Garnett pressing forward step by step and blocking Granger in the mid-range, Qi Tian decisively attacked from the bottom corner and went up to set up a pick-and-roll for Granger.

"What's the pick-and-roll for?"

Granger hasn't turned the corner yet. He and Qi Tian are both forwards. The opponent's guard Moore and power forward Garnett are not guarding anyone. Even if they force the opponent to switch defenses, it may not be effective, right?

But Qi Tian quickly gave him a surprise. After blocking Garnett, Qi Tian quickly broke out and ran towards the three-point line.

Granger instinctively dodged the screen, met Moore, and rushed toward the basket.

Garnett naturally wanted to follow Granger, but his tacit understanding with Moore was not enough, and the two actually bumped into each other.

"Chance!"

Granger immediately accelerated, rushed towards the basket, and dunked hard.

"77-77."

The Pacers finally equalized the score!

Rivers did not call a timeout, but first replaced Moore, who was not performing well, with Pietrus.

"let me!"

Pierce did his job and directly called on his teammates to open up space and beat George in isolation.

"Let's pick and roll."

Garnett knew that Pierce might not be able to get past George, so he looked at his old teammate and came up for a pick-and-roll.

But Granger was not afraid of his opponent and switched directly to Pierce.

Pierce showed a strong offensive sense. He changed direction decisively and did not return to Garnett. Instead, he passed behind Garnett, squeezed Granger away and rushed toward the basket.

Seeing Pierce's breakthrough, Qi Tian decisively gave up on Pietrus in the corner, came over to defend, and formed a double-team with Granger.

"What?"

Pierce was shocked and immediately wanted to find Pietrus in the corner, but George had already covered up in front of Garnett, leaving no loopholes.

Pierce himself was trapped in a tight siege. Qi Tian and Granger were already planning to forcefully steal the ball from their opponents. He could only forcefully jump up and take a deformed jump shot.

"clang!"

Hibbert turned around, collected the rebound, and handed it to Collison.

"Don't be anxious, just take your time."

Granger first greeted Collison, and then he and his teammates walked to the Celtic half.

"Come on!"

Seeing that the Pacers successfully defended against the opponent's attack and that the opportunity to take the lead was right in front of them, the Pacers fans on the sidelines immediately cheered for them.

Vogel on the sidelines also nodded slightly. Granger moved up to the power forward position. Although the height was lowered, the defensive rotation speed did increase a lot.

The speed advantage allows the Pacers to double-team when necessary and switch defenses with ease.

He suddenly felt that this was indeed a good move.

"Maybe I can practice more in the future."

He recorded the next small goals and prepared to study them at night.

After the pick-and-roll with Qi Tian, ​​Granger seemed to have an idea. He used his speed advantage to pull Garnett outside the three-point line, and then broke through quickly, throwing away Garnett with his old arms and legs, and attracted the chin of the basket.

After Si's defense, he hit the ground and passed to Hibbert under the basket.

Hibbert turned around and dunked.

"79-77."

Entering the fourth quarter, the Pacers went on a run of 18-6, evening the point difference within 6 minutes and even overtaking the score!

Rivers finally called a timeout, hoping to interrupt the opponent's rhythm.

"Handsome!"

Seeing the Pacers stop their opponent, the substitutes and the fans on the sidelines cheered to greet the hero who came off the field.

"Don't be too proud. There are still 5 minutes of competition. You won't know who is the winner until the end."

Vogel first sounded the alarm to alert the team members, and then encouraged them,

"But I played really well, and I have to keep it up."

He drew their tactics on the tactical board.

"We must take advantage of our speed and try to pull Garnett out of the paint to create opportunities for our teammates."

"You need to use more pick-and-rolls on the forward line, and break through the basket more often when you find opportunities. Bass can't guard you."

All the walkers nodded.

…

When the timeout ended, the Celtics took to the field. Rivers naturally did not lay out tactics, but fed them with chicken soup.

Pierce reached for the ball again and hit George alone.

Garnett came up to pick and roll and received the ball passed back by Pierce. However, the Green Army's movement did not stop. Pietrus quickly ran over from the bottom corner, followed closely by Qi Tian.

Garnett passed the ball to his teammates, then quickly turned around and blocked Qi Tian behind him.

"Um?"

George was stunned for a moment before going up to defend Pietrus.

But it was too late, Pietrus made a decisive jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

A hollow three-pointer.

"79-80."

The Celtics completed the overtake, and the fans on the sidelines immediately cheered for the team.

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Granger broke through and passed the ball to Qi Tian on the right. Qi Tian decisively accelerated the breakthrough. Pietrus was a beat slower and could only foul.

"Shooting foul, two free throws."

The referee made a decision.

On the sidelines, Rivers woke up from his dream and replaced E'Twaun Moore, who had no performance, with Bradley.