Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"The inside offense is being targeted by the opponent. We must strengthen our mid-range shots and try to get Chandler out of the basket as much as possible."

Vogel quickly accepted the fact that Hibbert was beaten by Chandler and made targeted deployments.

The deficit reached double digits in the first quarter, so the lineup rotation in the second quarter needs to be cautious.

He looked at Hill Qitian and Hansbrough and said:

"Try to use your advantages as much as possible and try to narrow the score difference."

If the substitute can't do it, then he can only replace the main player early.

"clear!"

The substitutes looked at each other and entered the field at the beginning of the second quarter.

"Seven, come on!"

When Amy saw the Pacers sending in substitutes, she immediately cheered loudly for them. Unfortunately, the voices of the surrounding Pacers fans were also loud and completely overshadowed her.

"Okay, stop pretending."

Diana disdainfully criticized Amy's performance,

"No matter how loud you shout, it's just in vain. After all, we and them are people from two different worlds."

"Hmph, I can prove my innocence with a phone call after the game."

Amy pointed to Diana's pocket and said,

"But thanks to everything that happened today, I finally see you clearly, Diana Piesberg."

Diana rolled her eyes, shook her head, and said:

"So what if you see it clearly?"

"You've always been such an idiot, okay?"

Amy had nothing to say and turned to look at the arena.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks also fielded a lineup dominated by substitutes. The four guards of Baron Davis, Novak, J.R. Smith and Shumpert appeared at the same time, and it was Tyson Chandler on the inside.

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Hill attacked with the ball and gestured to his teammates, asking them to start running.

With the help of Hansbrough's pick-and-roll, he broke through towards the basket. When he was about to observe the opponent's movements, Baron Davis suddenly jumped out and stole the basketball from his hand!

"Oops!"

Seeing that their opponent was already running towards their own half, Qi Tian and Price on the outside quickly retreated to defend.

Baron Davis saw Chandler break through and passed the lob directly to the inside, assisting his teammate for a dunk.

"14-26."

The home Knicks fans immediately cheered and cheered for the team.

"Just fuck these country bumpkins for 20, no, 30 points!"

"Go back to your shabby hometown and cry to your parents, haha!"

It seems that the quality of fans in big cities is not much higher.

Chandler's performance was eye-catching. He first set up a pick-and-roll for Baron Davis and helped his teammates score easily. Then he made a big block on the defensive end and grabbed rebounds and handed them to his teammates.

Shumpert caught the ball and feinted a shot, deceiving Qi Tian and passing it back to the open Baron Davis.

Baron Davis caught the ball and made a long three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"14-31."

The Knicks scored more than twice as many points as their opponents, and the Knicks gained momentum.

"Apply for substitution!"

Vogel quickly took advantage of the opportunity and replaced Amandasen and Price, who couldn't keep up with Chandler, and replaced them with West and George Hill.

"Tsk."

Looking at Chandler showing off his power on the court, and then looking at Hibbert sitting on the bench recovering his strength, the Pacers fans licked their teeth helplessly.

It is still the end of the center era, and an advantageous inside line is very important for the defense-focused Pacers.

Once upon a time, Hibbert's rise brought hope to Pacers fans. After all, his height of 218 centimeters was too advantageous, and troubles ensued:

Excessive height must match the tonnage to be effective, otherwise a weak center will be bullied by others;

Excessive weight will limit Hibbert's already slow speed, forcing him to squat under the basket.

The most fatal thing is that he has a significantly shorter physical strength than other centers. For others, his average playing time of 30 minutes per game is just the first condition for entering the main lineup. For Hibbert, it is

It is an insurmountable chasm.

For a defensive team that relies on protecting the rim, the center can only play less than 30 minutes, and the substitute center needs to take on more responsibilities. This is no wonder Vogel once had the idea of ​​trading Qi Tian for a potential center.

"Give me!"

West came on the court to play center, directly reached for the ball from his teammates, and after receiving the ball, he singled out Chandler.

Although Chandler is 10 centimeters taller than West, he has no advantage in terms of tonnage, so he cannot hold up West, who has a lower center of gravity.

Seeing that he had attracted the defense, West pretended to take action, turned around and passed the ball to Qi Tian, ​​who was running over. Qi Tian received the ball and directly shot a jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"16-31."

The Pacers finally opened their account two and a half minutes into the second quarter.

Baron Davis' intention to pass to Chandler under the basket was too obvious. West reached out from behind his opponent and decisively dropped the basketball from Chandler's hand.

"Dudu!"

The moment the basketball flew out of the baseline, the referee blew the whistle and it was the last basketball that Chandler touched.

"pretty!"

Everyone on the bench cheered up, and Vogel nodded with satisfaction.

Veteran experience is still very important.

Seeing that the Pacers had found a way to limit Chandler, Mike Woodson quickly requested a substitution and replaced Jeremy Lin. Later, he replaced Novak with Stoudemire and changed to a normal lineup.

Collison took the basketball and was about to organize an attack when Novak suddenly appeared next to him and completed the steal.

"Quick attack!"

Shumpert and JR Smith had already rushed out, while Qi Tian and Hill were chasing each other hard.

JR Smith took Novak's long pass and forced an overtake to score a layup.

Hill passed the ball to West in the high post, and West took the ball and hit a jump shot, returning the favor.

West continued to play, and when he got stuck with his opponent, he caused Chandler's mistake and got the ball again.

"Small, you're a bit off!"

West glanced at Chandler proudly and chuckled inwardly.

Although the boxing champion is still at his peak age of 30, he has always been positioned as a blue-collar center and is obviously not as technically sophisticated as West.

The Pacers fans on the sidelines were even more energetic, frantically calling for the new player.

"Give!"

Hill attacked with the ball from the outside. After the pick-and-roll, he handed it over to West again.

West first fended off Chandler's hand trying to steal, and then prepared to single out his opponent.

But this time Chandler kept his pace and successfully prevented his shot without seeking any merit.

Stoudemire jumped slightly, got the defensive rebound from Hansbrough's head, turned his head and passed it long to his teammate.

"Quick attack!"

Naturally, Smith would not let go of this good opportunity to perform. He turned around and ran wildly, asking for the ball from Shumpert.

"Now!"

Qi Tian saw through Shumpert's intention, made a quick move, and indeed intercepted his pass.

"Oops!"

Shumpert quickly counterattacked, but his movement was too big and the referee called a foul.

"good!"

Taking advantage of the opponent's downturn, the Pacers seemed to be chasing points quickly, and the fans on the sidelines immediately became happy.

But the Knicks requested a substitution, and Pacers fans immediately became frustrated when they saw who was on the field.

Carmelo Anthony is here!