Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"We have to step up our defense on Josh."

Although the Pacers were well prepared, Josh Smith made 6 of 6 shots in the first quarter and scored 13 points. Naturally, this was something Vogel could not allow.

He took advantage of the break between sessions to start arranging defensive tactics.

"Josh Smith's shooting was not stable enough, so my initial strategy was to keep him away from the basket and force him to shoot mid-range shots."

Vogel calmly admitted his mistake,

"That's my problem."

"Next, we will continue to target Josh, but we will change from preventing penetration and not shooting to preventing him from catching the ball!"

"Minimize his shots as much as possible!"

Vogel looked at Hansbrough, West, Qitian George Granger and others, and said:

"Take care of him on the front line. The power forward will defend the inside line, and the small forward will cover the outside line. Don't let him speed up, and you must not give him an opportunity to take an open shot."

"Others help with defense."

The Pacers plan to use a quick rotation method against the Hawks, which actually places high demands on the Pacers' defense, but Vogel believes in his players and they will not let him down.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pacers sent out a substitute lineup of Price, Hill, Qi Tian, ​​Hansbrough and Amandelson;

The Hawks are still led by Josh Smith, with four substitutes: Pago, Hinrich, McGrady and Ivan Johnson.

McGrady caught the ball and attacked, and Qi Tian closely followed his opponent. The moment McGrady took action, he jumped up and tried to block the shot.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the frame, but Ivan Johnson grabbed the offensive rebound from the opponent's head, and then prepared to make a tip-in.

Amandasson made up for the missed opportunity and blocked his jump shot in the air.

But Ivan Johnson quickly took off a second time, grabbed the offensive rebound, caused Hill to foul, and went to the free throw line.

The coaches of both teams on the sidelines frowned at the same time.

Larry Drew quickly replaced Josh because his opponent put on an all-substitute lineup and he put Josh on the court, which would easily consume his energy;

Vogel is much simpler, simply dissatisfied with Amandasson.

Although Amandelson has a serious attitude, his strength is there and he can only serve as the team's substitute center. Even if he plays as a substitute, he cannot take over the opponent's substitute, which really makes Vogel a little dissatisfied.

Evan Johnson made two free throws, helping the team once again open the point difference to 9 points.

Price passed through the pick-and-roll and passed to Qi Tian, ​​who was rushing over. Qi Tian broke through and attracted the defense. He passed the ball behind Ivan Johnson to Amandasson at the basket, assisting his teammate for a layup and returning the favor.

The Hawks' scoring surge came so suddenly and violently that even after Josh Smith came off the court, Radmanovic, Pargo and Ivan Johnson came on as substitutes and scored 7 points together, opening the point difference to 16 points in one fell swoop.

"40-24."

Fortunately, Qi Tian caught the ball and hit a pull-up jump shot to stop the team's bleeding.

"40-26."

"Apply for substitution!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Vogel quickly replaced Amandasson. Just now, he made a foul mistake and gave his opponent an opportunity. He even missed two free throws, which was indeed outrageous.

George also appeared in the next round.

West came on the scene and had an immediate effect. He blocked Ivan Johnson in the paint. Hill rushed in to steal the ball and turned around and handed it to Qi Tian.

"Defend!"

Pago, Hinrich and Tracy McGrady on the outside quickly chased back.

Qi Tian looked back at his teammates and forced a layup directly in front of Hinrich.

Hinrich tried his best to jump up to block the shot and swatted the basketball away.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle, indicating that he committed a shooting foul, and sent Qi Tian to the free throw line.

"Huh~~"

The entire audience held their breath and watched quietly as Qi Tian took a few deep breaths and threw the basketball in his hand.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"40-28."

"Card troupe, come on!"

The Pacers fans didn't know why their team fell behind, but their love for the home team couldn't be stopped. When they saw their opponent attacking, they immediately shouted in unison:

"Defend!"

The newly replaced Jeff Teague attacked with the ball, and Hill defended well, allowing the opponent's offense to defeat the opponent.

"Quick attack!"

The Hawks did not have Josh Smith on the court, and the Pacers decided to play their accustomed fast break. Qitian and George rushed towards the opponent's half.

Qi Tian received a pass from Hill and passed it directly to George.

George caught the ball and leaped high into the air, finishing with an unpretentious dunk:

He held the ball in his right hand like a bow, bent it backwards, and then dunked hard into the basket.

"O!M!G!"

The DJ at the scene immediately shouted loudly and almost gave up his knees.

Although George's ball movement was simple, his body coordination, jumping height and stretch of movement were all perfect, which immediately aroused screams from the audience.

West also showed off his power inside, drawing fouls due to singles inside and scoring 5 consecutive points.

However, Eagle Pago hit a three-pointer, Teague also broke through the paint and drew a foul, maintaining the point difference.

"47-38."

Halfway through the second quarter, the two teams applied for substitutions almost at the same time, replacing the main players such as Josh Smith and Granger.

To the surprise of Hawks fans, the Pacers did not replace Qi Tian, ​​let alone put the main inside line on the bench. Instead, they directly replaced George Hill with Granger and put Qi Tian, ​​George,

Granger, West and Hibbert's lineup!

"I'm afraid the Pacers coach is crazy. There isn't even a point guard on the court. Oh no, there isn't even a defender?"

Hawks fans were filled with questions when they looked at the Pacers' top five lineup, Qi Tian and Granger, the shortest of whom were 203 centimeters.

Teague looked at the five players on the opponent's court with a complete lineup. He was surprised at first, and then became angry.

The five positions on the basketball court have different divisions of labor, and there are no clear requirements for height. However, the height of guards is usually less than 2 meters. Compared with other positions, they are shorter in height and are faster than other positions.

Speed ​​is also the basis for defenders to be able to misplace and punish big players.

Although there have been special cases like Magic, even the number one point guard in history is powerless when faced with the impact of extremely fast small guards as he gets older.

Now the Pacers dare to put out a big lineup with Teague on the court, clearly showing their contempt for Teague:

Come on, I'll bet that your gun, um, can't punish my big players.

"Rookie, right?"

Such naked contempt made Teague grit his teeth and look at Qi Tian who was defending him in front of him.

"Let you know what kind of person can play point guard!"

Teague was so angry that he didn't even use gestures to tell his teammates to move, but directly shouted:

"Pull away! I want a single!"

Qi Tian's face was expressionless and he slowly lowered his center of gravity.