Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Tsk, no matter how many times I come here, it still feels too remote."

After the game against the Pacers, the Knicks also took a charter flight to Indiana.

Of course, the two teams took two chartered flights, definitely not one.

Anthony and his teammates walked out of the airport surrounded by security guards and immediately saw the scene outside the airport.

Compared with New York, the largest city in the United States, the Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana looks a lot more rural.

When he took the bus to a hotel near Bankers Lifestyle Arena, Anthony's feelings became even stronger.

It’s so far from the airport to the arena!

There is actually space outside the arena for outdoor parking!

This car is too rare, too low-end, right?!

At times like this, Anthony is extremely glad that he chose New York. If he went to a remote team, he might have to drive an off-road vehicle.

The off-road Jeep really has to go off-road. Is there anything more uncomfortable than this?

Since it was a back-to-back game, even though it was not too late for the Knicks to arrive in Indiana, coach Woodson directly announced that the players were free to move around and prepare for the next day's game.

Anthony planned to go back home to catch up on some sleep and adjust to the jet lag.

Jeremy Lin and Fields took Stoudemire Chandler and others shopping. Of course, their final destination was a nightclub.

“What’s so good about a nightclub in a small place?!”

Anthony shook his head and returned to the luxurious private room to wash up and go to sleep.

The next day's game started quickly. Since they had already lost to their opponent yesterday, the Pacers' players and the fans who came to support the team at home were holding their breath and planned to return to the field today.

“Solidarity!”

“Letts Dog Walkers!”

With the support of all the fans in the audience, Vogel was giving his final instructions to the players before the game:

"Strengthen interior defense and don't give your opponents a chance."

He looked at Hibbert, who knew that today's task was difficult and nodded with confidence.

In order to cope with today's game, he didn't even go to the nightclub last night, but stayed at home to recharge his batteries. Oh, I can't say to recuperate. He and his girlfriend spent an unforgettable night.

"Dudududu!"

Hibbert was stunned. The referee had already blown the whistle to officially start the game and threw the basketball in his hand.

Chandler jumped up decisively and grabbed the ball.

"Chance!"

Jeremy Lin had just passed half-court with the basketball when he spotted Chandler rushing toward the basket and immediately swung it over.

Chandler caught the ball and was about to take a shot, but Hibbert jumped up to interfere.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the frame, was picked up by Hibbert, and turned around to hand it to his teammates.

"Hey, Roy is in good condition today."

Seeing Hibbert showing his strong competitive ambition at the beginning, assistant coach Brian Shaw's eyes also lit up.

As the team's starting center, the team has high hopes for Hibbert. Brian Shaw is responsible for training rookies and will also work with other assistants to help train Hibbert.

In Brian Shaw's view, although Hibbert has obvious advantages and disadvantages, he is very suitable for the current Pacers.

The Pacers would like to switch to Love, but as for Aldridge and Howard, they have to be able to exchange them!

Perhaps the only unsuitable point, which can also be called Hibbert's hidden danger, is his own mind.

Hibbert is an emotional player. When he performs well and is praised, he will become more energetic and everything goes smoothly. But when the wind goes against him, he needs a big brother to drive him forward. Granger is fully qualified for this job.

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Under Anthony's defense, Granger missed a jump shot and was turned around by his opponent to get the rebound.

"Defend!"

No need for fans to shout, the Pacers have already rushed back to the half court, preparing to defend.

"Are you looking down on me too much?"

Anthony stretched out his hand to pass the basketball, directly diffracting Granger.

"Whoosh!"

A hollow three-pointer made the Knicks take the lead.

However, the Pacers are no longer the Pacers of yesterday. They attacked resolutely. George broke through to attract the defense, and assisted Hibbert at the basket to score a layup.

"My assist ability isn't necessarily bad after all!"

George glanced proudly at Qi Tian on the bench and thought proudly.

He originally thought that he would be growing at an extremely fast rate by becoming a starter, but he didn't expect that in just a few months, there would be a sleeping tiger behind him, which also forced him to put more energy into polishing his offensive methods. Sure enough,

It's starting to bear fruit.

Jeremy Lin and Fields scored consecutively, while George drew a foul and scored 5 points in a row with a three-pointer, helping the team even the score.

"7-7."

"No chance."

Jeremy Lin controlled the ball from the outside and discovered the Pacers' pursuit of Chandler. He immediately changed his mind. He broke through and scored, assisting Stoudemire at the basket and hitting a layup.

Did the opponent strengthen its defense against center Chandler?

The Knicks' power forward is no vegetarian.

The score between the two teams gradually increased. With the continuous scoring of Collison, Granger, George and Hibbert, the Pacers withstood the opponent's offensive and actually took the lead.

"17-18."

George stole the ball from Jeremy Lin and scored on the fast break. Then Granger took advantage of the opponent's attack and hit a jumper after catching the ball.

Stoudemire caused a foul inside, but Granger scored another jumper.

"19-26."

"Oh~~~!!!"

The team took a 7-point lead with 4 minutes left in the first quarter, and the home Pacers fans immediately cheered.

Both sides gradually replaced each other with substitutes.

"Give me!"

J.R. Smith, who had just come on the field, asked for the ball from the outside. Jeremy Lin thought he was going to organize an attack, so he passed the ball.

But how could Smith, who was outside the three-point line, let the basketball slip away from his hands and directly hit George Hill with a diffraction three-pointer!

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

Granger responded with a jumper, but J.R. Smith received a pass from Anthony and made another drifting three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Enter again!

JR Smith hit two consecutive three-pointers as soon as he came on the court.

"25-28."

Taking advantage of Collison's missed three-point counterattack, Stoudemire succeeded in an inside jumper, narrowing the point difference in one fell swoop.

After the first quarter, the Knicks trailed their opponents by only 2 points, 33-35.

"It's really hard to beat today!"

Before the Pacers fans could recover from the excitement of leading by 7 points, they saw their opponents closing in on the point difference and had no choice but to show their respect.

"After all, this is a playoff-level team."

Yesterday's game brought not all bad things, the fans have learned to lower their expectations.

"Today, it's best if you can win. As long as you don't lose too badly, it's actually okay."

A fan wearing Granger's No. 33 jersey said.

The fan wearing Qitian No. 7 jersey next to him said:

"It's best to let Qi Tian fight more and get twenty points, even better."