Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

New Knicks coach Mike Woodson was immediately upset when he saw his opponent replaced Granger.

The absolute main force of the two teams has an unspoken rule of countermeasures for each other and the same ups and downs.

Of course, if you are confident that the team's ace has a longer stamina bar than the opponent, you can indeed ignore this rule.

Obviously, Anthony is not a special case. In his short career as an assistant coach, Woodson clearly knew that the ace of his team could not compare with the other player from the 2003 class in terms of physical strength, and even his defensive performance was not small.

gap.

In Woodson's expectation, Anthony and Granger would be on the same level and just keep facing each other. There is a qualitative gap between the Pacers' small forward and his own All-Star small forward.

But now...

The opponent obviously changed their thinking. While using George as the main player, they replaced Granger to rest, obviously aiming for the fourth quarter.

If the Knicks keep Anthony on the court, they will be exhausted by their opponents;

If Anthony is replaced, the impressive Pacers will definitely narrow the point difference.

Woodson was in a dilemma.

The Pacers players on the court immediately added to his dilemma:

Qi Tian came on the court and received a pass from Hansbrough and made a direct three-point long shot.

"70-64."

Woodson gritted his teeth, requested a substitution, and sent Anthony off the court to rest.

"Lin, I can only rely on you!"

When passing by the team's starting point guard, the head coach expressed his expectations,

"Just don't be chased too closely."

Jeremy Lin nodded, not caring about this obvious slight, because he had already made up his mind to perform well while Anthony was not on the court.

The return of Anthony, the absolute main player, stopped Lin Kuang, who had been crazy for nearly a month. He wanted to prove to the management and coaches that he was not a flash in the pan, and he still had the ability to compete with Anthony for the ball!

"Pull away!"

Jeremy Lin gestured toward his teammates for a while, and then used his speed to pass Collison, broke through for a layup, caused Collison's foul, and went to the free throw line.

"Forest!"

“Lin’s crazy!”

With many fans, he immediately aroused cheers from fans on the sidelines, mostly female fans.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

Collison raised his hand to receive his own foul. He felt that his speed was no longer slow, but he still couldn't catch up with his opponent, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Qi Tian, ​​who was standing next to him, could clearly see that in terms of straight-line speed alone, Jeremy Lin was definitely not inferior to Wall, who had played against the Pacers. You must know that Wall was able to reach 100 meters in 10.3 seconds in the draft physical test, and dribbled the ball four times.

The time for three-quarters of a game is only 3.14 seconds, which is amazing.

"But basketball is not just about speed."

Jeremy Lin made two free throws to help the team open the score again. Qi Tian looked at each other and finalized the next defensive strategy.

Qitian and George's three-pointers both ended in a blackout, but Jeremy Lin's offense was blocked one after another. Although he was able to tear apart the opponent's defensive formation with his speed, Qitian and George continued to cover up the defense and switched defenses from the outside, successfully keeping the opponent from finding them.

Open opportunities.

Jeremy Lin and Fields hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Pacers prepared to take advantage of the inside.

Hibbert got the ball inside and forced a shot, causing Chandler to foul.

"Dangdang, swish!"

"Dudu!"

The sound of the basketball hitting the ball and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time, which made the home Pacers fans very intoxicated.

Woodson realized that Jeremy Lin's role on the court was no longer significant, so he took the opportunity to replace him.

"Whoosh!"

Hibbert made a steady hit and added a penalty.

"72-70."

The Pacers narrowed the point difference to 2 points!

There are still three and a half minutes of game time in the third quarter!

When the Knicks called a timeout, the on-site DJ set up the rhythm, allowing the home Pacers fans to applaud and cheer for the players on the court.

Qi Tian and his teammates raised their hands to signal the fans to make their voices louder.

"Huh?"

Qi Tian suddenly remembered the agreement he made after yesterday's game and quickly turned around to look for it.

But the 20,000 spectators at the scene were obviously not something he could scan in a blink of an eye. He couldn't find the person he imagined, so he walked back to the bench with a little regret.

"What's wrong with me?"

Qi Tian obviously realized that his performance was a bit ridiculous, and shook his head and laughed.

Woodson took the opportunity to replace Chandler, who had already committed four fouls, and replaced him with Stoudemire.

While they enjoy the solid defense that Chandler brings to the team, they must also accept Chandler's shortcomings of poor foul control. Fortunately, the Knicks still have Stoudemire.

The timeout ended quickly. Stoudemire showed his strength and helped Shumpert block George in front of him. Then he relied on offensive deterrence to pull the defense. Shumpert forced a breakthrough and caused a foul and made two free throws to help the Knicks.

Si stabilized the situation.

Stoudemire then caught the ball inside and scored a jump shot, further widening the point difference.

"Give me!"

George has shown confidence and style, reaching out directly for the ball and making a quick shot.

"77-72."

"Soak in pepper juice!"

The on-site DJ's shouts successfully made the fans whose throats were filled with smoke roar again in unison to cheer for the team.

"Is it the last minute?"

Vogel quickly applied for substitutions and replaced Hibbert, Collison and others who had almost no rest in the third quarter, so that they could prepare for the fourth quarter.

Stoudemire stole Price's basketball, turned around and rushed towards the basket.

"Want to score?!"

George felt that he was in the best condition, quickly caught up from behind, and directly gave Stoudemire a big hit!

"Good hat!"

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, George took off the rebound and turned around and handed it to Qi Tian.

Qi Tian found Armanderson under the basket. Armanderson feinted a shot and passed it back to George, who took another shot.

"Whoosh!"

George's 7th point successfully helped the Pacers narrow the point difference.

"77-74."

"George, George!"

Seeing that George really supported the team, the Pacers fans immediately cheered and cheered for him in unison.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

Hibbert sat in the audience and listened to the shouting, which was very unpleasant.

I scored the highest 12 points in the third quarter. If I hadn't resisted Chandler and Stoudemire on the inside, what chance would there have been on the outside?

Forget it if Danny is the boss. George is two years behind Roy and me. Everyone is a first-round pick. Why should he?

While he was thinking, the game continued on the court. Qi Tian noticed Shumpert's shot, quickly jumped up and touched the basketball, then grabbed the rebound, turned around and rushed towards the Knicks' half.

"Not much time!"

Qi Tian saw that the timer was running out and took action quickly before reaching the midfield line.

The basketball drew an arc, and in the eyes of all the fans, it accurately...

"clang!"

"Dudududu!"

As the basketball hit the basket, the referee blew the whistle to end the third quarter.

"What a pity!"

Seeing the basketball missing by just a hair, Qi Tian didn't care and returned to the bench with his teammates.