Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Blow them up!"

“Solidarity!”

Cheers like a tsunami filled the entire Bankers Lifestyle Arena, declaring ownership of the home court to the visiting team.

Jazz fans tried their best to make their voices heard:

"Come on Jazz!"

Both teams have adjusted their mentality and are ready to fight in the second half.

The Pacers still have the starting lineup of Hibbert, West, Granger, George and Collison;

Of course, the Jazz also have Jefferson, Millsap, Hayward, Laga Bell and Harris.

Jefferson asked for the ball inside, turned to face Hibbert, easily swayed his opponent with his feet, and scored a layup.

"48-57."

Granger asked for the ball from the high post, and Hayward immediately stepped forward to meet him.

"Tsk."

Granger didn't feel good today. Although he had his own reasons, it was also affected by Hayward's close defense.

He hesitated and called a pick-and-roll.

West came up to block Hayward, and Granger quickly moved sideways to break through.

Hayward quickly bypassed the screen and returned to his opponent.

Millsap quickly rotated and went after West, who was down the line.

"Chance!"

Granger keenly grasped the moment when Hayward was about to return to him and Millsap's attention was focused on West. He quickly collected the ball and directly stepped back and shot a jumper.

"clang!"

The feel didn't lie. Granger could only watch in disappointment as the basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced in the other direction.

Harris ran in, grabbed the rebound, and turned around to organize the offense.

"The Jazz's defense is very organized."

After hearing Brian Xiao's soliloquy, Qi Tian quickly asked:

"Assistant coach, how should you specifically evaluate the opponent's defense?"

Brian Shaw intentionally wants to develop Qi Tian's ability to control the ball and organize offense so that he can emerge from the double-teaming of George and Granger. How to carry out targeted attacks against the opponent's defense is also what Qi Tian needs to develop.

ability.

So he turned to Qi Tian who was sitting on the "school" and said:

"Did you see the attack just now?"

Seeing Qi Tian nodding, Brian Xiao started making gestures in the air.

"The Jazz did not choose to switch defense when Granger was in the pick-and-roll. Instead, they asked Hayward to quickly go around the screen and return to defense. Millsap only helped his teammates to defend for a while before returning to West."

"When Hayward was chasing the defense, he stood inside and moved out of Jefferson's direction."

"This shows that the Jazz's overall defensive focus is on the inside. Even if Granger is left open to take a shot, they don't want West to get a chance."

"As for Granger, the Jazz also chose to try to prevent him from making mid-range shots or force him to break through to Jefferson. This can all be seen from the defensive formation."

Qitian didn't expect that he could analyze so many things in one round, and immediately nodded in agreement.

When Brian Shaw saw him being so complimentary, he immediately got into a good mood:

"The Jazz have also put in a lot of effort in off-ball defense. Although Harris and Laga Bell are both defending in the corners, their positions are also different depending on the shooting abilities of Collison and George. Collison is

He was on tight defense, while George was left alone. Lagabell allocated a lot of energy to help the inside defense. He vaguely formed an encirclement with Jefferson and Hayward, just waiting for Granger to break through.

."

"Not to mention that Jefferson is blocking the passing routes of Granger and Hibbert, and we also have to pay attention to West's passing."

"A true court commander can analyze the opponent's defense just from these details and make decisions based on it."

Brian Shaw sighed and said,

"Granger's three-point shot is one of a kind, but his three-point shooting percentage... is still too impatient. He can continue to attract the defensive attention of Millsap and Hayward through breakthroughs and try to find the basket.

Hibbert is the right one.”

The two of them were still talking in low voices, and the situation on the court was completely controlled by the Pacers.

Collison scored 6 points and 1 assist, leading the team to a 12-4 attack wave, while the Jazz only relied on free throws caused by Jefferson to chase points.

"50-71."

With 8 minutes left in the third quarter, Granger finally hit the first sports goal of the game, raising the score to 4 points.

The score difference is getting wider and wider, the Jazz players on the court are a little impatient, and the fans are even more desperate.

"I'm afraid it's G today."

"Yeah, how can we catch up with the 20-point gap?"

"It's time!"

Millsap held the ball in the high post. At the moment when the Pacers' attention was on him, Millsap passed the ball to Laga Bell in the bottom corner.

"Oops!"

George, who was paying too much attention to the basket, sensed something was wrong and quickly pursued the defense.

But Lagabell made a decisive move, facing George directly and diffracting the three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball made a hollow shot to help the Jazz chase points.

"snort."

Lagaabel smiled mockingly at George, turned around and went back to the defense.

"My question."

Seeing Granger coming over, George admitted his mistake to Big Brother.

"It's okay, keep a good attitude and don't get carried away."

Granger patted George on the shoulder and encouraged the little brother,

"Pay attention to controlling the number of fouls."

George's foul count reached 3 a few minutes ago.

"I know."

George nodded and looked at his opponent.

"Give me!"

Granger felt bad and quickly reached for the ball, preparing to beat his opponent in singles.

Collison passed the ball, but Harris anticipated the opponent's choice, jumped out from behind Granger, and stole the basketball!

"pretty!"

Gordon Hayward immediately turned around for a fast break.

"Give me!"

Harris heard him asking for the ball and immediately passed it.

George and Granger were in hot pursuit.

Hayward turned to look at George who was following him, smiled slightly, slowed down his pace slightly, and suddenly jumped up, about to make an empty layup.

"Huh, that's a nice thought!"

Of course, George would not let him take an easy shot. He immediately jumped up and wanted to hit Hayward with a big shot from behind.

"ah!"

Hayward's shot in the air suddenly missed, and he fell to the ground, hitting the photographer outside the baseline.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle decisively and pointed at George, signaling that it was his shooting foul.

"Two free throws."

Hayward was pulled up by his teammates who were following him. They looked at each other with tacit expressions.

George has committed 4 crimes!

"The striker is the Pacers' strength, but they also have their weakness, and that is young George!"

Coach Corbin smiled happily when he saw George was called for a foul.

Vogel quickly requested a substitution and replaced George.

"Shooting guard, who should I replace?"

Vogel's eyes passed over the surprised Stephenson, and finally looked at Qi Tian.

"Seven, come on!"