Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

After Hayward high-fived his teammates, he went to the free throw line and made two steady free throws.

"55-71."

"good!"

The opponent's general left the game, and the Jazz's counterattack momentum showed signs. The Jazz fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly.

"There is still a lot of points difference, we have to keep working hard!"

Hayward glanced at Qi Tian, ​​who was on the stage, and looked at Laga Bell next to him, determining the focus of the next attack.

Heading towards the kidney reflex area, ah no, heading towards the opponent's weakness!

Collison advanced with the ball. After breaking through, he passed it back to Qi Tian in the high post. Qi Tian caught the ball and shot, diffracting Laga Bell.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and fell into the basket accurately.

"55-73."

The Jazz fans on the sidelines were breathless, and some of them couldn't understand.

"This rookie... made a decisive move, but it was of no use. Once Gordon targets him, he will be defeated soon."

But their confidence is still strong.

Hayward suddenly passed the ball to Harris in the corner, assisting Harris to hit a three-pointer, which also strengthened their confidence.

"58-73."

"Yes, very right, absolutely right! That's it!"

Collison frowned and found Hibbert under the basket. Hibbert caught the ball and turned around to take a shot, but Jefferson saw the right moment and blocked the shot.

"Something's not right."

The basketball flew out of the baseline, and Brian Shaw on the sidelines noticed the change in momentum.

Continuous hits have given the Jazz players enough confidence. If the Pacers cannot respond now, they are likely to be caught up by their opponents.

Granger finally stood up, broke through and passed the ball to West, assisting his teammate for a layup.

"58-75."

However, after Millsap scored a jumper, Jefferson worked hard and sent Hibbert to the basket for a big risk!

Millsap caught the ball and immediately turned around for a fast break. Hayward caused a foul on his opponent and made one of two free throws to close the gap.

The Jazz became more and more courageous as they fought, and in the last 5 minutes of the third quarter, they narrowed the point difference to 8 points.

"67-75."

Vogel quickly called a timeout, preparing to interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

"Be more flexible and don't just rely on the inside line!"

Vogel's instructions had no obvious effect. Granger continued to make shots, and the Jazz relied on Hayward's scoring to continue chasing points.

"Apply for substitution!"

Unexpectedly, Jazz head coach Corbin requested a substitution and replaced Hayward and others.

"In the last four minutes, we really need to replace the main players to maintain their strength and let them prepare for the fourth quarter."

Brian Shaw quickly guessed what his opponent was thinking, but he still laughed.

"We are already chasing 8 points. If we don't work hard and chase a few more points, wouldn't there be room for the fourth quarter?"

He always thought that in the rhythm of substitutions, the Pacers were taken away by the opponent, so he despised Vogel very much.

Unexpectedly, his opponent, who had always performed well, also tended to be conservative in substitutions. In other words, he did not want to bet that the main force would play too much time in the third quarter and would not affect the performance of the fourth quarter. This gave the Pacers a chance.

Corbin was conservative and Vogel was not aggressive. In the next few rounds, the main players were gradually replaced.

"Chance!"

Seeing his opponent cutting off his retreat and replacing him with a substitute, Qi Tian immediately knew that this was their chance.

"Let's take the opportunity to open up the score."

Hibbert got the basketball, turned around and handed it to Qi Tian. Qi Tian advanced slowly, waited until Hibbert caught up and helped him with the pick-and-roll, then broke through and passed it to Hibbert.

Hibbert made a three-step layup.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the frame, but Qi Tian quickly took off, took off the backboard, and then made a tip-in.

Jefferson hit high and assisted Millsap to hit the ball, clenching the score.

"69-79."

"I finally understand why the inside line is so important."

Qi Tian gritted his teeth as he watched the efforts of the crowd to pick off offensive rebounds and score, only to be resolved by his opponent.

"We still need to attack the outside more."

Qi Tian broke through and passed the ball to Hansbrough in the high position, who confidently made a jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the frame and was grabbed by Jefferson.

"careful!"

Just as Jefferson was about to pass it to Millsap next to him, he heard the shouts of his teammates. Before he could react, Qi Tian fiercely stole the basketball from his hand and rushed towards the basket.

"here!"

Seeing Qi Tian trapped in a tight siege, Stephenson was overjoyed and immediately rushed in to ask for the ball from his teammates.

Josh Howard saw the right moment, jumped up and gave Stephenson a big shot, and then won the rebound.

"Gan!"

Qitian didn't expect that all his passes would turn into iron, and he was immediately annoyed.

Millsap caused a foul on Hansbrough inside and went to the free throw line.

"73-79."

With his two free throws, the Jazz actually narrowed the point difference to 6 points.

Although the point difference was only narrowed by 3 points from the beginning of the third quarter, considering that the Jazz were at a 21-point disadvantage in the middle, this was already amazing.

"Give me!"

Price dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Qi Tian immediately asked for the ball from a high position.

Seeing his opponent catch the ball and play in singles, Myers immediately followed Qi Tian and did not give his opponent a chance.

Qi Tian feinted on his tentative step, ignored Stephenson's request for the ball, and directly stepped back to shoot a jumper.

"Whoosh!"

The Pacers' nearly one-minute scoring drought was finally broken, but the shouts of the Pacers fans on the sidelines were far less loud than before.

"This 20-point difference has been wiped out by our opponents. Can we hold on?"

A fan wearing jersey No. 33 muttered to himself.

His companion was unable to answer.

"You still have to rely on yourself."

When Qi Tian saw that his shot had hit the target, he immediately understood:

He originally thought of leading his teammates to defeat the opponent, but he ignored that if his scoring ability is not strong enough that the opponent's single defense cannot guard you, passing it to his teammates will just change from one single defense to another.

Single defense.

Then, while his opponent was fighting, Qi Tian immediately found Hansbrough who was following him.

Hansbrough ignored Favors in front of him and forced a layup.

Although Favors did not have the physical advantage, he still managed to interfere with his opponent.

"clang!"

The basketball spun around in the basket and fell out. Hansbrough took off a second time and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Just as he was about to tip-in, he heard a voice coming from behind him.

"Give me!"

The firmness in his words made Hansbrough think Granger was still on the court, and he instinctively passed the ball back.

Qi Tian catches the ball and jumps directly. Before his opponent can react, he draws the bow with his right hand like a full moon and slams the basketball into the basket!

"Dudu!"

The referee pointed at Favors who failed to block the shot.

"Shooting foul, one extra penalty!"

2+1!

Before the arrival of the three-point era, 2+1 was the best scoring method. After all, it was one more point than 2 points.

Qitian adjusted his rhythm and made steady hits and added penalties.

"73-84."

The Pacers' lead reached double digits again.