Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

After cheering, the Pacers fans fell into a strange silence.

What kind of team are they, a playoff team?

In order to avoid the fate of being eighth in the first round of the Eastern Conference last season, the Pacers' goal this season is to strive for the top six in the Eastern Conference and strive for the second round.

As a result, now that we are tied with a team that has won less than double digits, are the fans cheering and celebrating?

"Well, actually,"

A Pacers fan began to express his respect,

"It would be great if I can win the game. The process of the game is actually not important."

"Yeah, right,"

The old man next to me started to echo,

"Besides, it's just a regular season game. Let alone winning, so what if we lose? The Pacers are still sprinting towards the playoffs."

"Brother is right,"

The fan who paid tribute found his close friend and immediately shook hands with him.

"Brother, which Pacers player do you like better? I like George better."

"Oh, I'm a Hornets fan."

The respectful fans looked at the opponent fans as if nothing had happened, nodded heavily, and said:

"Actually, the Hornets played pretty well."

He retracted his body, quietly wiped his right hand on his pants, and continued to watch the game.

The court also fell into a scoring drought for one minute. Collison turned around to collect the rebound and quickly passed it to Granger.

"Quick attack!"

Relying on the team's athletic ability, Granger quickly summoned his teammates to attack the opponent.

And Ariza followed Granger closely like a gangrene on his bones.

"Give me!"

Just when Granger wanted to slow down and take position, West flashed past him and headed towards the basket.

Granger was overjoyed and immediately passed the ball to his teammates, assisting West for a layup.

While the Pacers fans were cheering, Ariza caught the ball and hit a three-pointer to help the Hornets take the lead.

Both sides are chasing each other, and the scores are constantly rising.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers, who were at home, finally led their opponents 80-76 entering the fourth quarter.

"There are ways and means, and it looks like it's easy to take the lead."

The Pacers fans on the sidelines were overjoyed when they saw Granger and other main players off the field, the substitutes withstanding the pressure from their opponents, and even Price scoring 6 points in a row to take the lead.

"Yes, yes, we don't just rely on the main force, the substitutes also have considerable combat effectiveness. It should be stable today."

Pacers head coach Vogel is taking advantage of the break to lay out tactics for his players.

"...While ensuring the inside advantage, outside shots must be decisive!"

He was speaking impassionedly, but assistant coach Brian Shaw was a little worried.

After identifying Granger as the focus of their offense, the Pacers did usher in a winning streak, but the opponents in these games were not strong and unrepresentative.

And today Granger made the same problem again when he played against the Jazz:

Due to his poor touch and the opponent's focused defense, Granger only scored a pitiful 7 points.

The team can take the lead entirely because of others. So, will Granger return as the king in the fourth quarter, or will he continue to slump?

"Now, we can only make a desperate move."

Seeing the referee's signal, Brian Shaw watched the five people come on the stage, cheering silently in his heart.

"Whether you can win the game or not is up to you."

The Hornets on the other side also saw the referee's signal, and Monty Williams quickly gave the players his final instructions:

"You must remember to bring out the opponent's inside and then break through. Granger will be left to Ariza to defend, and the others will double-team Granger appropriately."

The fourth quarter is still a battle for the bench.

Bald Jack finally showed his true strength as a starting killer, hitting a three-pointer against Price, while Solomon Jones also continuously dug inside, causing fouls, and made three of four free throws to overtake the score.

"80-82."

Vogel on the sidelines saw that his opponent had replaced Ariza and replaced Granger in advance.

George attacked with the ball, but made a mistake under Henry's defense and gave away the ball in vain.

Henry kept up his efforts and scored a layup while causing a foul by Foster.

2+1!

Henry high-fived his teammates and walked to the free throw line.

The Pacers players on the other side felt the pressure.

"It's only been 4 minutes, and the Hornets have already taken the lead again. We're not going to kneel when we're walking our horses today, right?"

The fans on the sidelines were talking a lot and began to feel a little worried.

After all, when your team fell behind in the first half of the game, struggled to catch up in the third quarter, and was easily overtaken by the opponent, it would be difficult for even the most die-hard fans to say that the team would win against their will, right?

"Is our coach stupid? Why did he have to replace Qi? Didn't he play very well on the court?"

A fan wearing Qi Tian's No. 7 jersey asked in confusion.

His companion smiled disdainfully:

"Otherwise, what about Granger?"

"It's definitely impossible to replace Danny, but in my personal opinion, Seven is better than George."

"Strong? Where is the strength?"

The companion continued to say disdainfully,

"I haven't seen him guard his opponent, either?"

"But George made two mistakes in a row, giving his opponent a chance. Why not switch to Qi and try?"

"We just replaced Granger, and now we replace George. What would you think if you were George?"

Both of their arguments are reasonable, so naturally no one can convince the other.

Assistant coach Brian Shaw also had similar doubts.

Vogel actually regretted it a bit, but he couldn't slap himself in the face, so he didn't give an explanation.

George hit a jumper, earning some face for himself and his coach, but then made two more shots, and the Hornets opened the point difference to 5 points.

"82-87."

The game entered the final 6 minutes, and the Pacers finally stood up. Collison broke through with the ball, found West, ran and caught the ball and hit a jumper.

Carman Granger hit consecutive hits, and Collison took advantage of his opponent to catch the ball and hit a three-pointer again, evening the point difference.

"89-89."

The fans and the bench coach on the sidelines immediately became excited. The last 4 minutes will be a decisive battle between the two teams.

George and Granger made consecutive hits, and with Hibbert's self-shooting and tip-in, the Pacers actually led their opponents by 5 points in the last 2 minutes.

"97-92."

"Handsome!"

Listening to the cheers of the fans and teammates, Hibbert felt a little carried away and waved playfully to the fans on the sidelines.

The Hornets called a timeout to arrange their attack. After returning, Ayon scored continuously inside and narrowed the point difference to 1 point.

But with only 16 seconds left in the game, the Hornets had no choice but to resort to foul tactics.

Collison stepped to the free throw line and made one of two free throws to give his opponent a chance.

Bald Jack quickly dribbled through and broke through the pick-and-roll to find Ariza in the high post. Ariza gave the Hornets fans a great surprise, and he actually hit the jump shot after the catch.

"100-100."

In the last 5 seconds, the two teams were tied again!

As George missed a jumper at the buzzer, the two teams entered overtime.