Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Uh-huh."

James steadily hit the extra penalty, and the scoreboard immediately jumped, showing the current score:

81-82.

The timer also faithfully displays the remaining time of the current match:

46.1 seconds.

This is a very ambiguous number. It will be enough for both teams to play one offensive round, but obviously the leading side has a psychological advantage.

The pressure has come to the Pacers. They need to score at least one goal in the next offensive round. Otherwise, the Heat only need to run out of time to win.

When his opponent hit an extra penalty, Vogel called a timeout and replaced George, who had committed five fouls. The others remained unchanged.

George's defense can bring benefits to the team, but what they need now is offensive space.

On the other side, the Heat also requested substitutions, keeping Haslem, Bosh, James and Wade on the court, and replaced Chalmers with Battier.

Now, they focus on defense.

"Focus on the inside!"

Vogel gave the instructions, and then looked at West under Hibbert's gaze,

"Give more to David!"

Yes, it is difficult for the opponent's inside line, including Bosh Haslem, to guard Hibbert, but Hibbert's poor handwork makes the head coach rather trust the new aid West.

"clear!"

West nodded, turned to look at Granger, and said,

"I want to cover with Danny."

His proposal was very risky. Granger and West were both forwards. Even if it caused the opponent to switch defenses, it might not have a dislocation effect.

But there is no way, no one will let the team boss participate in the final attack.

Vogel thought for a while and made arrangements:

"Seven squats in the left corner to pull the defense, Roy is under the basket, and Darren and Danny cooperate with you."

He drew the offensive tactics on the tactical board, and then at the end of the timeout, he put a few people on the court.

"Walkers, come on!"

The victory of today's game depended on this last tremor. The fans who came to the away game to support the team immediately shouted loudly and cheered them on.

The cheers from the home Heat fans were even louder, and they all shouted:

"hot!"

"HOT!!"

"H!O!T!"

The timeout ended quickly and both teams returned to the field at the same time.

Qi Tian kept the coach's instructions in mind, and when the referee blew the whistle to continue the game, he immediately started running wildly.

"Tsk."

Wade knew that his opponent's movement was definitely to keep him distracted from defending the front line, but he really didn't dare to give Qi Tian a chance. You know, the Pacers' only three-pointer in the fourth quarter was made by Qi Tian.

"Just defend yourself, brother!"

Wade gave James a look, turned around and followed Qi Tian.

Seeing that the team's arrangement was effective, Vogel nodded slightly.

The only solution to the Heat's defense lies in the outside defense of James and Wade. The two can switch defenses at any time without being caught by their opponents.

Now that Qi Tianla has taken away Wade, Granger and West's offense will be much easier to beat.

Sure enough, Collison passed the ball in the pick-and-roll and handed the ball to West in the high post.

Qi Tian quickly went around the basket from the right corner and came to the other side, completely clearing the right side for West to play.

James was confident in his speed, so he took a step back and took time to look at West next to him from time to time.

"No!"

Naturally, Granger would not tolerate the distraction of his opponent, so he went directly to the high post, and then kept running to attract James' defense.

"Chance!"

Seeing that Bosh was the only one defending in front of him, West took action decisively. He feinted, then took a step toward the inside, finally shaking Bosh up.

Taking advantage of Bosh's opportunity to jump to block the shot, West retracted his steps again, turned around, and shot a layup from the other side.

"These steps!"

West's solid offensive steps immediately attracted exclamations from the fans on the sidelines.

Haslem, who was under the basket, saw that Bosh was not guarding his opponent and stepped forward to block the shot. West was hit in the hand and the basketball immediately flew out.

"Dudu!"

Haslem's obvious foul did not escape the referee's notice, and the referee decisively blew the whistle and sent West to the free throw line.

"Shooting foul, two free throws!"

The Heat immediately requested a substitution and brought Chalmers back.

"Even if the Pacers score two free throws, they will only lead by 1 point."

A Heat fan wearing No. 3 jersey comforted himself.

"There are 34 seconds left on the clock. It's very rich to attack one and then defend the other."

In his mind, if the team completes a quick attack, even if it misses, as long as there are 30 seconds left on the clock, then even if the opponent completes a buzzer-beating attack, the Heat will still have 8 seconds left to attack, which is enough to defy the odds.

Change your destiny.

West went to the free throw line and made two solid free throws.

"83-82."

"Apply for substitution!"

Vogel seized the opportunity and replaced George again.

The Pacers are in the lead, so the next task is to change from offense to defense.

The Heat did not choose to attack, but planned to establish a success rate first and then defend against the opponent's attack.

As the time entered 25 seconds, Wade moved, he called a pick-and-roll, trying to take the opportunity to attack the basket.

But George followed closely. The moment he hit the screen, he quickly started to cut the ball.

Wade was interfered by his opponent, staggered a few times, and came to near the baseline.

"Chance!"

Granger immediately grabbed the ball and intercepted the basketball from behind his opponent!

“ohhhh!!!”

The Pacers fans on the sidelines cheered. As long as the team controls the ball steadily until the end of the game, the game can be won!

The Heat players naturally knew this, and everyone under the basket immediately stepped forward to fight for it.

Haslem saw Granger dribbling continuously and avoiding his teammates' steals, so he made a decisive move and committed the foul.

"Dudu!"

Since the Heat had already committed more than five fouls, the referee signaled and sent Granger to the free throw line.

Haslem's foul tactics paid off, giving the Heat 20 seconds of attack time.

only……

Granger adjusted his rhythm and made two free throws steadily.

"85-82."

The Heat had the only option left in the final 21 seconds - a three-pointer.

Coach Spoelstra did not call the last timeout. He believed that the players on the field would make the best choice, so he did not want to give the opponent a timeout to lay out a defensive strategy.

James came to the outside to catch the ball, stood outside the 45° three-point line on the left, and quietly waited for time to pass.

As long as they want, the last 21 seconds can be the Heat's attack time.

"Are you planning to take action at the end?"

Granger made a guess in his mind and stepped on the three-point line without making any rash move.

"Just guard the three-pointer!"

West moved to the side that could defend James' drive, allowing Hibbert to move to the other side.

But he was already prepared. Even if his opponent really broke through, he only had to avoid fouling, even if he stretched out his hand to pretend.

Sensing that his opponent's mentality was relaxed, James took two steps outside the three-point line and forced a jumper!

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"85-85!"

There are 10 seconds left!

American Airlines Center is buzzing!