Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Raptors faced off against the Pacers at home, and the Canadian Airline Center Arena was once again filled with excitement. The fans warmly welcomed the home team's players and naturally booed the away team.

Fans who came from afar to support the Pacers accounted for only one-tenth of the Raptors' numbers, so naturally they couldn't resist their boos.

“Ontario fans are very passionate!”

Raptors fans seemed to be crazier than Indiana fans, which surprised Qi Tian.

After being in the same room, the relationship between Qi Tian and Stephenson improved by leaps and bounds. Hearing Qi Tian's words, Stephenson smiled and said:

"After all, the Raptors are Canada's only team, and they have the support of all Canadian fans."

George Hill next to him agreed:

"This means that the Raptors haven't gone too far in the playoffs. If they can reach the finals, the scene will be even more terrifying."

George Hill and West are both new players. They have a natural competitive relationship with Collison, Hansbrough and others. The relationship is not bad, but definitely not good.

He already had a bad relationship with some people, and Hill didn't want to have a tense relationship with all his teammates, so he deliberately tried to build a good relationship with George.

George smiled and said nothing.

He regarded Granger as his boss and followed Granger's footsteps. There was no need to be close to Hill, so he took Qi Tian to the other side to shoot some warm-ups.

"Give me the ball!"

Qi Tian passed the ball in his hand to George, then took the pass from the staff and made a jump shot.

George's jump shot was not good, and that was also during the game. During the warm-up, he would shoot 8 out of 10 or even 9 out of 10 casually.

"clang!"

George's basketball missed, Qi Tian made a jump shot and hit the basketball accurately.

Qi Tian received the pass and passed it to George again, but this time George stopped in place and let the basketball pass by. Price on the outside got the basketball and made a three-point jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball missed again. Qi Tian saw the right spot and got the basketball. He turned around and hit the ground and handed it to George.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing that George didn't make a move while holding the ball, Qi Tian followed the direction of his eyes and found that George's eyes were focused on the two spectators on the sidelines.

The two people were fair-skinned and beautiful, with long flowing hair. They were wearing dark sweatshirts, which further highlighted their delicate skin.

"Your girlfriend?"

Qi Tian asked tentatively.

Who knew George murmured to himself:

"I didn't expect that such a beautiful person could be born in the ice and snow..."

Qi Tian shook his head helplessly and no longer cared about the infatuated George.

George's habit of going to nightclubs has gradually become known to the Pacers, but as long as it does not affect his performance on the court, the coach and management will not care. Of course, they can't care if they want to. This is "freedom" after all.

's land.

The warm-up ended quickly, and the referee stood in the midfield to signal the starting players of both sides to come on.

Vogel changed the starting lineup in this game. George, who performed well in the last game, entered the starting lineup. The Pacers' lineup is: center Hibbert, power forward West, small forward Granger, scoring

guard George and point guard Collison;

The Raptors' starting lineup is: center Bargnani, power forward Amir Johnson, small forward Russell Butler, shooting guard DeMarre DeRozan and point guard Calderon.

Because of Dirk Nowitzki, the white shooter-type center Bargnani was selected by the Raptors with the No. 1 pick in 2006. Of course, his shooting ability is indeed worthy of the No. 1 pick, and his defensive ability is also limited by his athletic ability, which makes him a mid-level player.

downstream level.

The 9th overall pick in 2009, DeMarre DeRozan made rapid progress in his third year, with his scoring average soaring from 8.6 points to 17.2 points per game before, firmly becoming the hope of the Raptors.

The Raptors' two players, one inside and one outside, have become the backbone of the Raptors this year.

George took a deep look at his opponent DeRozan and determined to work harder on the defensive end.

"Toronto, go!"

All the Raptors fans in the audience shouted in unison, cheering for the home team. The smaller number of Pacers fans were already suppressed.

"Pacers, come on!"

On the bench, Qi Tian and everyone else cheered for his teammates, trying to prevent them from being affected by the audience.

The referee signaled the centers of both sides to jump the ball in the middle circle, and Hibbert and Bargnani walked over.

"Dudududu!"

The game begins!

Hibbert relied on his height to take possession of the ball with a slight jump, and the basketball flew behind him.

Collison got the ball and was ready to organize an attack.

Vogel glanced around the Raptors players and felt a little more at ease.

Among the Raptors' starting lineup, except for Amir Johnson who has stronger athletic ability, the rest of Calderon, DeRozan, Butler and Bargnani are not very athletic.

Except for the point guard, the Pacers have a physical advantage.

The players on the court did not give up their strong point. After West helped Granger pick and roll, Granger squeezed away Russell Butler and rushed to the basket.

Collison quickly passed the ball, and Granger received the ball and scored a three-step layup, giving the team the lead.

"2-0."

"Give me!"

Calderon held the ball past half-court, and DeRozan had to pass the ball, preparing to score in singles.

"bring it on!"

When George saw him get the ball, he immediately stepped forward to defend alone.

But basketball is never a game played alone. Bargnani came from under the basket to block George.

DeRozan took the opportunity to get rid of George's defense, passed behind Bargnani, and faced Hibbert.

According to the tactical regulations, Bargnani screened and rolled outside and stood outside the three-point line.

George frowned. Hibbert's footsteps were not flexible enough and it was difficult to guard against the opponent's defender. However, Bargnani also had shooting ability. If he double-teamed DeRozan, it would be easy for Bargnani to get the ball.

Vacancy.

His tangle quickly disappeared, because DeRozan had already dribbled the ball one after another, shook Hibbert, and then scored on a floater to help the team tie.

"2-2."

Raptors fans burst into loud cheers, cheering for the home team.

After losing Bosh, they originally thought Toronto would sink. Unexpectedly, DeRozan gave them great hope.

Is the new Dragon King about to appear?

Hibbert signaled to his teammates that it was his own problem.

When DeRozan retreated, he bumped into George intentionally or unintentionally.

"You don't really think you can guard against me, do you?"

Hearing DeRozan's provocation, George felt like he was about to explode with anger, and turned around to follow his opponent.

"Paul!"

Granger came over and grabbed George above him in time. He whispered:

"Switch defense, you go and defend Butler!"

Russell Butler's height is only 201 centimeters, and his weight is only 98kg. He is not as good as DeRozan, George and Granger are all 203 centimeters tall, and they are the same for anyone he defends.

Granger looked at DeRozan and continued:

"Let me see the strength of this newcomer from Northland!"