Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Chapter 157 The Power of Example

The focus of the post-match interview was naturally Granger, who scored the highest score in the game. The other team members waited until the interview was over and quickly boarded the bus to catch the flight.

They will face the challenge of their old rival Magic at home the next day.

Before the All-Star Game, the Pacers will face a huge challenge. Although there are no three consecutive away games, there are three back-to-backs and one back-to-back. The opponents are not weak at all, the Magic, Jazz, Hawks, Grizzlies, Nuggets and Heat.

, both are among the top teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences.

If it weren't for the fact that the two final back-to-back opponents were the Cavaliers and Nets, and that after the All-Star Game, they could face two weak teams, the Bobcats and the Hornets, I'm afraid the Pacers would not be able to bear the pressure.

Even so, in the home game against the Magic, the Pacers still lost to their opponents and suffered a home defeat.

In addition to Howard, who scored 27 points and 7 rebounds with a very high shooting rate, there was also a surprise player. This time it was Richardson who made 7 of 16 shots and scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists;

The skills of the Pacers collectively entered the CD. Granger made 4 of 16 shots from the field and only scored 19 points with free throws. George Collison made 4 of 12 shots from the same style. The team's shooting percentage was pitiful.

34.2%.

Although the Pacers caught up to 3 points in the last 16 seconds, the Magic made solid free throws. After Granger hit a three-pointer, the team did not score again and could only lose to their opponents 81-85.

The Magic's victory made the fans who came to support them in the away game feel that their trip was worthwhile, and they left Bankers Life Arena noisily.

After witnessing the team's defeat, the Pacers fans felt depressed and walked out of the home court in silence.

West was about to pack his things and leave, but saw Qi Tian holding the ball and walking into the arena with his assistant coach.

"What, do you want to practice more?"

West raised his eyebrows and followed Qi Tian over.

When George saw that Qi Tianwei and West were not leaving, he felt moved and refused Stephenson and Hibbert's invitation to go to the nightclub together and followed them.

Qi Tian nodded and shook his head, saying:

"It doesn't count. The main reason is that I only played 11 minutes in this game and didn't perform well. I just wanted to practice more after the game to sweat before leaving."

"I'm coming too!"

George didn't say much, took the pass from the assistant coach, and started practicing shooting.

West nodded happily, said goodbye to Qi Tian, ​​and walked out.

Victory will hide something, defeat will reveal something.

Covering it up may not be good, but exposing it is definitely bad.

West usually doesn't like to get along with his teammates, but he is very satisfied to see that there are at least two rookies on the team who are willing to correct their shortcomings.

What, why doesn't West practice together?

He is 32 years old, and he cannot bear to have additional training after a 48-minute game.

Qi Tian practiced in silence. After several months of training, he felt that he had grown a lot compared to his college days, but both his performance on the court and the playing time given to him by the coach proved that he and the NBA's starting players

In comparison, it's still far behind.

"clang!"

George's jump shot failed again, and he shook his head helplessly.

Regardless of physical fitness or movement speed, he believes that he is the first-level talent in the league, but only this shot is always easily affected by the touch and is intermittent.

Just then...

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Qi Tian gradually entered a mysterious rhythm. His hand shape, the height of his jump, the amplitude of his arm swings and the timing of the basketball release formed a perfect whole. Even the landing point of the basketball seemed to be exactly the same.

"this……"

George accidentally saw Qi Tian's shot. The basketball was like a shooting machine. It always flew out from the same point and drew the same arc. He was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't it too strong?"

The assistant coach was also shocked. He mechanically stood under the basket, catching the ball, passing the ball, and catching the ball again. When he heard George's exclamation, he immediately woke up and looked towards Qi Tian.

Qi Tian was also interrupted by George's voice, and the arc of his basketball shot immediately changed.

"Dang! Dang Dang."

The basketball bounced twice and fell out.

"How about it?"

Hearing Qi Tian's question, the assistant coach smacked his lips with regret and revealed his statistics.

"81 out of 85."

Over 95% hit rate!

The assistant coach's impression is that Granger, who is good at shooting in the Pacers, can often achieve this kind of shooting percentage in training.

"What a pity. If you had continued shooting just now, maybe you could have made another point."

The assistant teacher said with some regret.

What is even more pity for the assistant coach is that it would be great if Qi Tian could shoot like this in the game. The performance on the court and the performance in training cannot be completely equated.

Once the performance on the training field cannot be shown in the game, this will be a death sentence in the eyes of head coach Vogel.

Because this is related to your psychological quality. If your psychological quality is not up to standard, in the eyes of any coach, it is an absolute minus.

"It's better to tell the chief assistant about Qi's performance first."

The assistant coach calmed down and passed the basketball to Qi Tian again.

"Go on."

Qi Tian nodded, collected the ball and continued his jump shot training.

Although it is no longer as accurate as before, it has indeed improved significantly compared to Qi Tian's previous performance.

Is this an upgrade?

Qi Tian was secretly happy, but he had distracting thoughts and his shot turned out to be a strike. He quickly calmed down and focused all his energy on shooting.

The assistant coach nodded. In his opinion, Qi Tianguang is now qualified to be the team's starter just because of his shooting ability.

"You're really lucky to be able to pick seven with a low pick."

Compared to the delighted assistant, George was more shocked.

He trained with Qi Tian, ​​so of course he knew that Qi Tian, ​​who had just joined the team, looked like a beginner next to him.

Even if he appeared in the key lineup, George would not care. Because of the shooting ability that Qitian relies on for survival, George believed that he could also do it when he was in good condition.

But he didn't expect that the beginner would go step by step like this, and finally today, he would officially declare his growth with his shooting ability.

George finally couldn't bear it anymore, lowered his head and asked:

"Seven, how did you do it?"

"Shooting?"

Qi Tian threw the basketball in his hand, received the pass from the assistant coach, thought for a while, and then replied,

"Concentrate on your shooting form, and then just make some fine-tuning."

George originally wanted to know some exclusive secrets, but he didn't expect Qitian's answer to be so satisfactory.

But he and Qi Tian have been training together, and it is true that he has never seen his little brother receive shooting guidance from others.

So he began to think about this sentence seriously.

Before, George thought that the teaching assistant's guidance was just commonplace talk, but now he found that Qi Tian could succeed through guidance, and then he really started to delve into what he had learned.

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