Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Tsk, actually, playing seven is quite good."

Seeing that the head coach applied for a substitution again, the Pacers fans on the sidelines said with some regret,

"It's not his fault that he couldn't guard against James."

Those who can come to the away game to support the team are die-hard Pacers fans.

But any fan who has watched football for a long time will know that it is impossible to prevent the real top superstars from dying.

If you want to defeat them, you can only find a way at the team level.

For example, if you let him score and focus on killing others, no matter how many points you score, can you still fight one against five?

However, the fans were surprised to find that when Granger came on the stage, he was not replaced by Qi Tian.

Stephenson was watching his opponent planning to perform later, but saw the coach's signal to let him off the field.

"No, why me?"

Stephenson immediately broke through the defense and walked over helplessly.

"Just rest first."

Brian Shaw said something to him and quickly turned his head to look at the field.

Stephenson's performance was quite satisfactory, but compared to Qi Tian's ability to open up space for the team, his focus on breakthroughs conflicted with Granger's, so he had to leave the game.

"Tsk, if you had the ability to hold the ball and attack, you wouldn't be..."

Brian Shaw said with a bit of hatred.

But no one could have imagined that Hill would suddenly suffer a recurring injury, leaving one of the two point guards missing, leaving Price as the second substitute.

With Granger in charge, the Pacers played very smoothly. With 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, they still led their opponents by 4 points, 67-63.

"Apply for substitution!"

The Heat took advantage of the dead ball opportunity and replaced Wade.

The Big Three gathered again, and the Pacers on the other side suddenly felt the pressure.

Granger's attack was blocked by the opponent's forward James Weibo. He grabbed rebounds and fouled while defending. In the end, he made a low-level mistake and gave away the ball in vain.

Granger had controlled the number of fouls very well in the previous three quarters, with only 1 foul, but he added two more fouls within 5 minutes of his appearance in the fourth quarter.

Vogel looked at the time and chose to replace Granger, letting him calm down and wait a few minutes before playing again.

"Chance!"

Several members of the Heat looked at each other and knew that this was a rare opportunity. Bosh confidently caught the ball and made a jump shot, successfully equalizing the score.

"Give me!"

Qi Tian ran to the outside to ask for the ball, and then signaled his teammates for tactical movement.

"Pick and roll!"

Qi Tian used his teammates' pick-and-roll to break through to the basket, attract the defense, and then passed back to Hansbrough, assisting his teammates to score.

"69-67."

“Nice coordination!”

The Pacers regained the lead, and the fans on the sidelines immediately shouted and cheered them on.

But then Bosh caused a foul on Hansbrough inside and went to the free throw line.

To make up for Granger's absence, Vogel directly replaced Collison, West and Hibbert.

"The Big Three opponents are here, so we must stabilize the situation."

Qi Tian looked at his somewhat ordinary lineup and knew that the key to the next game was not to play against the wind.

The team is in the lead, and the players have no psychological pressure. If the game goes smoothly, everything will go smoothly;

But if they fall behind, players tend to doubt themselves. The lower their confidence, the less accurate their shots will be.

Bosh made one of two free throws and missed the chance to tie the score.

Collison received the pass and turned around to organize the attack.

"Over here!"

Qi Tian ran around the basket, reached the bottom corner and reached for the ball.

Collison passed the ball and wanted to move out of position to allow Qi Tian to attack with the ball.

But Qi Tian had no intention of stalling for time, and forced a jump shot directly in front of Wade.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball drew an arc and fell into the basket accurately!

"allow!"

"Nice pen!"

Pacers fans and the bench cheered at the same time, cheering for Qi Tian.

"72-68."

George was inspired and defended James' attack. The Pacers gained momentum. Collison passed to West in the high post. West directly deflected Bosh and hit the ball, opening the point difference to 6 points in one fell swoop.

"Walking team!"

“Solidarity!”

There are only 6 minutes left in the game, and the Pacers fans are cheering for the home team even more crazily. As long as the point difference is maintained, winning the game is not a dream.

At this moment, the Heat's Big Three stepped forward. First, Wade broke through and assisted James for a dunk, narrowing the point difference.

Boshka was in a good position and prevented West's jump shot.

"Quick attack!"

James received a pass from Bosh, turned around and found Wade running across the midfield line.

"Oops!"

Qi Tian raised his hands high and failed to interfere with the opponent's pass, so he could only try his best to catch up.

Wade looked at the empty basket in front of him and was not in a hurry. Instead, he slowed down and caused Qi Tian to rear-end.

"ah!"

Wade yelled in pain and threw the basketball in his hand before falling.

"Whoosh!"

"Dudu!"

The moment the basketball hit, the referee blew the whistle.

"The shot is valid, one extra penalty!"

2+1!

Wade was pulled up by his teammates, looked at Qi Tian proudly, and walked to the free throw line.

"Still too young."

Vogel was a little helpless and took advantage of the opportunity to replace Qi Tian with Granger.

Qitian's defense is the same as George's at the beginning of the season. He has enough physical talent and speed, but his experience is still a little behind that of a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time.

Vogel still chose to believe in his defensive-focused team tactics.

"Well played."

Brian Shaw said sincerely.

Although looking at the statistics alone, Qi Tian was not outstanding in the 6-minute-plus game in the fourth quarter, and there were even periods where he was educated by James and Wade.

But with just one three-pointer and two assists, Qi Tian was enough to prove that he would be a solid rotation force for the team.

"Okay, okay."

Qi Tian replied and sat back on the bench.

Only after he actually faced off against James Wade in the fourth quarter did he realize the gap in strength. Whether it was strength or speed, he was at a disadvantage. He was facing two veterans who had been in the league for 9 years. It was expected that he would suffer in every aspect.

"Maybe with only three points, will it be better than them?"

Qitian made a comparison, but found that he really had no advantage.

"But that's what makes it interesting."

He wiped his sweat and watched the game intently.

The Heat struggled to catch up, but the Pacers relied on Collison and West to score consecutive points to maintain the point difference. In the last minute and a half of the game, they still led their opponents by 4 points.

James suddenly showed off his power, first stealing and making a fast break hit, and then he broke through and dunked, causing George to foul and go to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

After making steady hits and adding free throws, the Heat took the lead with James scoring 5 points in a row.

"81-82."

"LeBron!! James!!!!"

The Heat fans on the sidelines were already going crazy.

There are only 46 seconds left in the game!

"Apply for substitution!"

Vogel gestured towards the technical table and lit Qitian.