Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Ed Davis hit a rebound between the two opponents. Russell Butler was overjoyed when he saw the basketball coming and immediately opened his hands to protect the basketball.

"careful!"

Hearing the voice of Ed Davis, Butler was stunned as he was about to catch the ball.

"Be careful? Who are you being careful of?"

Before he could turn the corner, he felt a force coming from his arm, and the basketball was sure to fly out again!

"What?"

Butler looked up and saw that it was Qitian!

Qi Tian was behind Butler, and he was likely to commit a foul if he tried to grab a rebound. He had an idea, imitating Ed Davis, and with a flick of his finger, the ball that fell into Butler's hands flew out!

The direction the basketball flew out was exactly where George was!

George was overjoyed. He grabbed the basketball and scored another layup before his opponent could react.

"61-51."

"handsome!"

The visiting team's bench jumped up to support their teammates as always.

Vogel and Brian Shaw looked at each other and expressed satisfaction with the fighting spirit displayed by the players.

Among them, Brian Shaw is especially proud. He had earlier reached a consensus with the head coach to focus on cultivating rookies. Now the cooperation between George and Qi Tian has partially demonstrated the effectiveness of his work.

Seeing that there was only more than a minute left in the third quarter, Bayless quickly advanced with the ball and called his teammates to pick and roll.

Although Magloire is old, he has rich experience and can firmly block Collison.

Bayless broke through the pick-and-roll, and in front of Hibbert's eyes, he made a pull-up jump shot.

"61-53."

"Tsk."

The walkers who were celebrating just now stopped, a little helpless.

Hibbert's advantages and disadvantages are so obvious. While he is so tall that he is almost the best in the league, his foot speed is also so slow that he dare not leave the basket at all.

And George Hill was a new player. The two didn't work well together, which gave Bayless an opportunity to make an open jumper.

George Hill controls the ball at the top of the arc. As a pick-and-roll defender, he naturally calls Hibbert to pick and roll.

But Magloire helped the blocked Bayless to defend, and then quickly returned to the basket, blocking Hibbert who was attacking the basket.

"Tsk."

When the inside partner changed from Duncan to Hibbert, George Hill felt the differences in the inside.

Qi Tian in the bottom corner saw Hill hesitating and immediately came up to help his teammates block Bayless again.

"oh?"

Hill quickly passed through the defense of Bayless and Butler, while Qi Tian quickly moved outside and came to the outside to help his teammates attract defense.

Unfortunately, both of them underestimated Bayless's speed. The Raptors player wearing No. 5 jersey quickly ran and caught up with Hill who broke through.

There was not much attack time left, so Hill gritted his teeth and forced a layup.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the basket and bounced out.

"rebound!"

The inside lines of the two teams immediately became a mess, and they blocked each other in the right position.

But the ball rebounded at a very large angle and landed far away. It was a classic long rebound.

So George and James Johnson, who were originally waiting for their teammates, also ran towards the landing point of the basketball, but one person was faster than them, and it was Qitian again!

He originally ran to the three-point position in the bottom corner, but when he saw that Hill had no intention of passing the ball, he took advantage of Butler not paying attention and ran back to get rid of his opponent again.

Just like George just now, Qi Tian quickly took a layup after getting the basketball.

Magloire saw him coming and immediately fouled, and the basketball immediately flew out.

"Dudu!"

The referee pointed at Magloire and awarded him a shooting foul.

"Two free throws!"

"handsome!"

Seeing Qi Tian fighting hard to get a free throw opportunity, the Pacers bench immediately became excited for him.

Price, Collison and others waved towels in their hands to cheer him on.

With only one minute left in the third quarter, Vogel took the opportunity to replace Hibbert and rest.

After Qi Tian high-fived his teammates, he walked to the free throw line.

The referee passed the ball to him on the ground and then returned to the basket.

Raptors fans immediately made various noises in an attempt to interfere with Qi Tian's free throw.

Qi Tian took a few deep breaths, adjusted his rhythm and threw the basketball in his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball was accurately hit and was caught by the referee under the basket. Then he hit the ball to the ground and passed it to Qi Tian.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!"

There was an even louder noise, and the cheerleaders under the backboard also started dancing, trying to divert Qitian's attention away from the ball in his hand.

Unfortunately, Qi Tian still found his rhythm and easily hit the free throw.

"63-53."

In the last minute, the two teams fought one after another. Fortunately, James Johnson took advantage of the last opportunity and scored a layup, helping the Raptors narrow the point difference to 8 points.

"63-55."

“Great game!”

Seeing Qi Tian walking down, Brian Xiao went over and patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, expressing satisfaction with his performance.

On the contrary, Hill's expression was not very good. He only took 4 shots in the first three quarters, but failed to hit. He was unable to score. This was already his worst performance since joining the Pacers.

Qi Tian's efforts paid off, and he got a chance to play at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Compared with 3 minutes in the previous game, Qi Tian's playing time in this game is expected to exceed 10 minutes.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both sides naturally used their substitute lineups.

The Raptors lineup is: Bayless, Barbosa, James Johnson, Ed Davis and Bargnani;

The Pacers' lineup is: Collison, Hill, Qi Tian, ​​Hansbrough and Amandelson.

Pacers fans on the sidelines were a little surprised to see that Qi Tian, ​​who came to the Pacers this year, had successfully entered the rotation.

"This Chinese boy is making rapid progress!"

"I didn't notice the progress, but I was impressed by his defensive attitude on the court."

"Yes, yes, I have a good basketball intelligence, but I don't know how to shoot. If I have shooting ability, I might be able to enter the rotation and become a key puzzle piece for the team."

"Wouldn't you know it just by looking at it?"

The Pacers' interior and forward players are resting off the court, and the main offensive point on the court is naturally the back line.

Hill broke through and found Collison on the outside. Collison caught the ball and faced Bayless's defense and forced a jumper for a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

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

"66-55."

The score difference reached 11 points, and the Raptors had to fight back.

Unfortunately, Barbosa's jump shot from outside did not give the Raptors confidence, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

Seeing the basketball miss, Qi Tian hurriedly turned around and blocked James Johnson's position behind him. Hansbrough also blocked the position and accurately targeted the landing point, reaching out to protect the defensive rebound.

"Quick attack!"

Hansbrough turned his head and handed the ball to the defender, and then rushed towards the Raptors' half.