Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Pacers quickly rushed toward the opponent's half.

Collison saw Hansbrough passing by, and with a thought in mind, he hit the ball to the ground and passed it to his teammate.

Hansbrough immediately stopped and took a jump shot.

"Clang!"

Obviously, he couldn't guarantee his jump shot percentage like a defender. The basketball hit the rim hard and bounced above the rim.

"Out of bounds!"

The opportunity he had to fight for had just slipped away. Hansbrough clapped his hands with some regret, turned around and went back to defense.

Vogel also took note of the performance of the original starting power forward. While feeling regretful, he also thought of Hansbrough's constant defeat against Boozer in the playoffs. He was very glad that the team signed him.

Without West, at least on the inside line, the disadvantage can be eliminated.

Barbosa used the pick-and-roll to get an open shot again. He faced Hill and made a jump shot.

"clang!"

The Raptors responded politely, and Qi Tian blocked Johnson behind him and took the basketball into his hands.

"Quick attack!"

The Pacers repeated their old tricks and once again rushed towards the opponent's half.

Collison and Hill put some distance between Qi Tian and Bayless and Barbosa, who did not dare to double-team Qi Tian easily.

"Take action directly!"

Seeing that Qi Tian was still looking for his teammates, Hill immediately pointed to the basket and gave his own suggestions.

Qi Tian saw that he had rushed to the free throw line and immediately rushed towards the basket.

"Humph, that's a nice thought?!"

When James Johnson saw Qi Tian in front of him about to take a layup, he immediately ran a few steps and hit a big block from behind his opponent!

The basketball hit the backboard and made a loud sound. Bayless, who followed him, took it away and turned around to organize the attack.

"Gan!"

As soon as Qi Tian's layup was released, it was blocked by Johnson who was running over. He was very upset.

"Return to defense!"

The others could only run towards their own half of the court.

Fortunately, Bayless knew how to make mistakes while busy. When he saw a few people quickly returning to defense, he stood at the top of the arc and waited for his teammates to arrive.

Coach Casey off the court saw Bayless being so steady and couldn't help but nod secretly:

It is indeed rare for rookie guards to be able to achieve this level. Although Bayless is not a player who can match DeRozan, he is more than enough to play the sixth man position in the team.

Bargnani received the pass and was about to attack, but Armandson in front of him quickly took action and stole the opponent.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious!"

After two consecutive fast break defeats, the Pacers players began to become more stable and chose to advance steadily.

Collison looked at Hansbrough under the basket and waved him to come up for the pick-and-roll.

Just when everyone in the Raptors focused their attention on the offensive players with the ball, Hill was keenly aware of the opportunity.

He turned around and winked at Qi Tian in the corner, then quietly went down to block James Johnson in front of Qi Tian.

"Oops!"

Seeing Qi Tian's quick pick-and-roll movement, James Johnson became anxious and quickly passed Hill to catch up.

"Chance!"

Hill noticed that the Raptors' attention had been attracted by Qi Tian, ​​and just when he was about to take advantage of the opportunity, Qi Tian suddenly made a small circle, threw away James Johnson, and ran toward the basket.

Collison quickly released the ball and assisted his teammate for a layup.

"68-55."

"handsome!"

The Pacers fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly.

After being blocked, Qi Tian's mood was not affected. Instead, he continued to look for opportunities on the offensive end, which made the coaching team on the sidelines nod.

"It seems that Seven has the potential to enter the rotation."

Vogel also began to think about whether Qi Tian needed to be given more roles.

The score difference was getting further widened, and Bargnani, as the main force on the court, immediately stood up.

After the pick-and-roll, he ran to the outside and made a jumper and three-pointer to help the team chase points.

Although Hansbrough caused a foul and made two free throws, Bargnani responded by assisting Gianyo for a layup.

"70-60."

Seeing that there were only 8 minutes left in the game, Raptors coach Casey quickly replaced DeRozan and others.

Vogel only replaced West because the lead was still there.

If we can find rookie players who can enter the rotation, it doesn't matter even if the lead is wiped out.

DeRozan scored four points in a row upon his appearance, while West and Hill scored consecutively to maintain their advantage.

"It seems I'm a little anxious."

Seeing that Qi Tian did not continue his amazing performance, Vogel reviewed himself and applied for a substitution.

"Yeah, you still have to do it step by step."

Brian Xiao next to him comforted.

Granger and Hibbert came on the scene quickly, and then taking advantage of a foul, Vogel replaced George.

The lineup on the court with Collison, George, Granger, West and Hibbert is already the Pacers' strongest lineup today.

The Raptors also used DeRozan and Bargnani as the core, paired with Calderon, James Johnson and Amir Johnson, trying to complete a comeback in the last 6 minutes.

"Come and sit here."

Qi Tian, ​​who was resting after the game, immediately received "preferential treatment" and sat next to the coach again.

DeRozan fully demonstrated his talent and ability, scoring 6 points in a row on his debut, rewriting the score to 77-68.

"I come!"

Granger came to the high post to ask for the ball, and then responded with a 2+1.

Unexpectedly, DeRozan took a long shot from beyond the three-point line and hit the second three-pointer of the game!

The Raptors became more and more courageous as they fought, and in the last 3 minutes, they narrowed the point difference to 5 points.

"80-75."

When the Pacers were in trouble, it was Granger who stepped up again.

He ran back and threw away the defender, came to the three-point line, pulled up and shot, and hit the basketball accurately!

"83-75."

The players on the bench and the fans at the scene immediately shouted loudly and cheered for Granger.

Just when the game time came within 2 minutes, DeRozan hit another three-pointer!

"83-78."

"Do you want to call a timeout?"

Vogel thought for a while and rejected Brian Shaw's proposal.

However, this almost became an opportunity for the Raptors to come back. George missed a three-pointer, Bargnani scored a layup under the basket, and also caused Hibbert to foul.

2+1!

With Bargnani's extra free throw, the point difference was finally narrowed to 2 points by the Raptors!

"83-81."

Vogel, who was originally in the presence of the old god, was a little panicked and looked at the players on the field inquiringly.

Granger calmly looked at the head coach and asked for the ball.

After receiving a pass from George, Granger pulled up and made another three-point jumper.

"Whoa!"

Hit again!

"86-81."

At this time, there was only 1 minute and 14 seconds left in the game.

The Pacers fans at the scene fell into madness. Granger, as the absolute leader of the team, once again responded to them with two three-pointers at critical moments!

They shouted wildly:

"Danny!"

"Danny!"

"MVP!"

No miracle happened in the last minute. With David West's solid jump shot and Collison's two free throws, the Raptors, who were playing at home, lost by 5 points.

The score was fixed at 90-85.