Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, Williams received a pass from Teague and hit a three-pointer to help the team take the lead.

"72-71."

Then the two teams entered a scoring drought that lasted for one and a half minutes. In the end, Pachulia made a shot and a foul throw in the next round. He scored 4 points in a row to break the scoring drought and help the Eagles lead the opponent 76-71.

Entering the fourth quarter of the game.

What makes Pacers fans nervous is that since the Pacers have been chasing points, the five starters played almost the entire third quarter, and Vogel did not come on as a substitute to share the pressure with the main force.

"What's going on?"

A fan wearing No. 33 Granger jersey was confused.

Except for a 6-minute rest in the second quarter, Granger played almost the entire game. If he had played in the last 8 minutes of the usual rotation in the fourth quarter, his playing time would have exceeded 40 minutes in the entire game.

"Even if we take the regular season seriously, we won't be so stubborn about the main force, right?"

Not to mention that the fans are the most difficult group to satisfy. Players have less playing time and they think the players have no room to perform. They have too much playing time and worry that the players' physical strength cannot keep up.

Fortunately, Vogel chose to switch to a full substitute lineup in the fourth quarter, with Qi Tian playing alongside Hill and Hansbrough.

The Hawks put Josh Smith and Teague off the court to rest, and the main player on the court was center Pachulia.

"hiss."

Qitian took a deep breath at that time and contributed to the cause of keeping the home court warm.

He is still young and does not want to be injured in the first year of his career.

The Pacers took the lead and succeeded in attacking. Hansbrough caused a foul and made two free throws.

"76-73."

The Eagles also chose to attack inside, and Pachulia made a jumper.

"clang!"

The moment Qi Tian felt a little relieved, Pago rushed to the basket, grabbed the rebound, and handed it to McGrady in the high post.

McGrady made a hand-to-hand pick-and-roll with his teammates, and while passing back to Pargo, he blocked Hill behind him.

Pago faced Qi Tian's defense and made a three-point jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball made a hollow hit and the Eagles consolidated their lead.

Qitian and Hill scored consecutive jump shots. When the score was close, McGrady repeated his trick and assisted Pago again to hit a three-pointer.

"82-78."

Hill blocked the split ball and handed it to Qi Tian.

"Made, just die!"

Qi Tian gritted his teeth, forced his way through McGrady's defense, and rushed towards the basket.

Fortunately, Armandson was in a good position and did not let Pachulia cover up. The Eagles could only watch Qi Tian layup.

"82-80."

With 9 minutes left in the game, the head coaches of both teams requested substitutions at the same time, replacing Teague and Granger.

In the following rounds, the Pacers also replaced Hibbert and others.

The appearance of the main players lets the fans know that the critical moment of the game is coming.

Granger passed by Qi Tian who was off the field and returned to the field.

"What kind of rotation is this? I feel like playing seven is pretty good?"

The Pacers fans on the sidelines were even more confused. The substitute lineup reduced the 5-point advantage to 2 points, but the coach replaced the scorer Qi Tian. What is this?

"Yeah, didn't Qi play shooting guard with Granger in the past? I think he played well?"

Only Brian Shaw, who was sitting on the bench, had some guesses.

Perhaps Vogel was disgusted by his previous proposal to replace Granger, so he wanted Granger to perform well, so he replaced Qi Tian.

"Hey, this is really..."

He was also speechless for a while. When he was an assistant coach for Zen Master, although there were various frictions, this was the first time he saw such a high-spirited head coach.

"Walkers, I'm afraid it's not a good place."

Brian Shaw suddenly felt tired. A team led by a somewhat sensitive coach might not be a place where he could give full play to his abilities.

After the main players came on the scene, some of the substitutes on both sides were unable to play, and the two teams once again entered a one-minute scoring drought.

"Give me!"

McGrady asked for the ball from the high post, and after receiving the pass, he set up a one-on-one shot against Granger.

Granger immediately braced himself and guarded against his opponent.

Although he has become a veteran, he believes that as long as he relaxes a little, his opponent will punish him for his arrogance.

McGrady, however, had no intention of going crazy, and instead cooperated with Pargo again, passing the ball hand to hand.

Pago made his third three-point jumper.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"85-81."

Three-point three-hit combo!

“Excellent cooperation!”

"It's so accurate!"

Eagles fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly and waved their signs wildly to cheer for the home team.

At this critical moment, Hibbert was actually affected, and was whistled for a walk in the interior offense. Although the Pacers prevented the opponent's offense, he made another mistake when standing in the interior.

This time the Hawks didn't miss the opportunity. Teague missed a jump shot. Pachulia got the ball and assisted McGrady for a layup.

"Tracy McGrady!"

McGrady fans immediately cheered. This layup reminded them of the past. The white clothes that emerged from the army were their youth.

McGrady did not disappoint the fans, and then continued to assist Pachulia for inside shots.

"Dangdang, swish!"

"Dudu!"

When the basketball hit, the referee called a foul on Hill and sent Pachulia to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

Pachulia hit the extra penalty steadily.

2+1!

"90-83."

The Eagles made a wave of operations and widened the point difference again.

Although West and Hill scored consecutively, Pachulia had a strong presence and scored 5 points in a row, helping the team stabilize the point difference.

"What is Hibbert doing?"

Pachulia scored consecutively, but Hibbert was unable to do anything.

Even the fans on the sidelines could feel Hibbert's absent-mindedness, which led to him being completely blown away by his opponents.

"There's something wrong with his mentality."

Brian Shaw felt very pessimistic when he saw Hibbert being fouled by his opponent and then missing a dunk.

Even though the Pacers have many outside resources, Hibbert has no one to replace him. Now that Hibbert's condition is declining, the team may be in trouble.

The Pacers' defensive fundamentals were in place, and they continuously prevented the opponent's attacks, but there was no improvement on the offensive end. Hill and Granger worked piecemeal, but were defeated again by the cooperation of Pago and McGrady.

Although Granger narrowed the point difference to 1 point with 2+1 in the last 23 seconds, after the foul tactics, Stackhouse made two free throws. Granger lost his magic and missed consecutive jump shots. In the end, he could only swallow

The bitter consequences of failure.

"101-96."

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and the Pacers lost to their opponents at home by 5 points.

"The Eagles' Josh Smith made 12 of 19 shots and scored 27 points and 9 rebounds with a very high shooting rate..."

"Although West scored 24 points and 3 rebounds for the Pacers, Granger scored 19 points and 8 rebounds, and Qi Tian came off the bench and scored 15 points on 5 of 10 shots, they still failed to overturn their opponents..."