Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The original score difference of 9 points was actually caught up to 3 points by the Pacers in one quarter. The morale of the Pacers fans on the sidelines was greatly boosted. They took advantage of the break to cheer for the players on the bench.

"Holy shit, I really didn't expect that without Danny the boss, the team could recover the point difference, and it wasn't just against the opponent's substitutes!"

"Yeah, yeah, Danny the boss is not here, the team's offense seems to be smooth, uh, still smooth."

Some fans who saw it accurately said:

"Actually, this is because we caught our opponent off guard. George was also accurate, making 3 of 7 shots. Hibbert played a big role in the paint."

"Yes, yes, let's continue to play like this. It's hard to say whether we will win or lose today's game!"

"The opponent is not a fool, he will definitely target you!"

"I'm not telling you, you are a Pacers fan or an undercover agent. How come you are looking down on us?"

"Can't we treat the game fairly? Why are we undercover?"

"I think you are an undercover agent. Are you a Melo fan?"

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What the fans can discover, the Knicks coaching team naturally also discovers.

Woodson immediately made adjustments. He whispered a few words to Shumpert and sent him on the stage.

The fourth quarter was still time for substitutes, but the Knicks sent Stoudemire to strengthen the inside.

As expected, Hansbrough and Amandelson found it difficult to resist the bully, and he got consecutive rebounds. The Knicks' aim was not accurate enough, but they still steadily widened the point difference with more second attack opportunities.

"82-76."

"Give me!"

Qi Tian asked for the ball from the outside, then forced a break through JR Smith, rushed to the basket and shot for a layup.

"Dudu!"

The basketball suddenly flew out, and the referee immediately blew the whistle, indicating that Stoudemire had committed a shooting foul, and Qi Tian went to the free throw line.

The coaches of both sides requested substitutions at the same time. The Knicks replaced Stoudemire, but replaced Anthony in less than a minute;

The Pacers replaced Collison to ensure smooth offense, Hibbert guarded the basket, and George also appeared after a three-minute rest.

"Now!"

Shumpert's eyes lit up and he knew his time had come.

Qi Tian made one of two free throws, and the Knicks got the ball and started to organize the offense.

But George quickly flashed past and directly stole the basketball from Jeffries under the basket.

"Quick attack!"

The Pacers immediately turned around and ran away, but the Knicks were already prepared. Shumpert tightly entangled George and did not give them a chance.

"Like brown sugar!"

George handed the ball to Collison, and then he caught the ball and hit his opponent alone.

But Shumpert took advantage of his flexible feet and clung to George like a gangrene on his bones.

Sure enough, George's disadvantage of poor dribbling prevented him from getting rid of the defense, and he forced a shot but failed to hit.

Hibbert blocked the opponent's attack and then caught the ball and hit a layup.

"82-79."

"Hmph!"

He gave George a meaningful look and walked back to his half amid the cheers of the fans.

"He seemed to have glanced at me?"

George seemed to be aware of it, but he didn't know what Hibbert meant. He could only turn his head and look at Anthony dribbling over.

"You still have to rely on me!"

Anthony was filled with pride at this moment, and then he dribbled the ball to beat his opponent in singles.

He also felt what George felt just now. He couldn't get rid of the person in front of him. He had no choice but to step back and shoot a jumper.

But George was well prepared and jumped up to block the shot. Hibbert won the rebound.

"Chance!"

The score difference was within one round's shooting range, and the Pacers fans on the sidelines fell into excitement before the players.

In the eight and a half minutes of the game, the score only needs to be tied, and then the rest of the time is up to the Pacers!

But George's offense still ended in failure under Shumpert's defense, and the ball was handed over to the Knicks.

"Something's not right!"

Vogel immediately knew that George's weakness had been seen by his opponent and immediately replaced him with Granger.

The opponent used Chandler as center, Anthony switched to a small lineup of one and four at power forward, the Pacers also replaced Hansbrough with Granger, and Collison, Qi Tian and George played against Jeremy Lin on the outside.

, Shumpert and JR Smith.

"Don't be nervous, brothers, I'm coming!"

Granger always has this magic power, calming down his teammates with just one sentence.

But they didn't expect that the tight defensive front line was no different from the inside line, but the back line was penetrated by Jeremy Lin's explosion.

Jeremy Lin made an emergency stop jumper and deflected Collison's hit. Then he feinted past Collison and turned around for a layup.

"86-79."

Collison naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the fans after being scored consecutively by his opponents.

But Vogel looked at George Hill who scored 4 points on 1 of 7 shots, and still chose to believe in Collison who scored 15 points on 6 of 14 shots.

After retaining Shumpert and J.R. Smith, the Knicks no longer have a speed disadvantage on the outside. George, who has not yet mastered the skills of playing big and small, suddenly lost his magic in the third quarter.

"It's okay, give it to me!"

Granger knew that he had to take action now. If he wanted to pass the basketball, he had to beat Anthony alone.

"Boy, don't think that you are a snake oil!"

Although Anthony's defense is not good, that is a conclusion that can only be drawn when comparing one defense with two defenses.

On the contrary, he is very good at defending the shots from the third and fourth positions. If he breaks through, it depends on whether his defensive willingness and footsteps can keep up with his opponent.

It just so happens that Granger is a striker who doesn't like breakthroughs and prefers jump shots.

Granger's feint shot had no effect. Anthony easily got into position, waited for his opponent's shot, turned around and collected the rebound.

Jeremy Lin still performed strongly. With his speed alone, he passed Collison cleanly, caused George and Granger to foul in succession, and scored 4 points in a row from the free throw line.

"91-80."

The Knicks' 14-6 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter successfully opened the point difference to double digits again.

"pause!"

Vogel called a timeout and replaced West by the way, letting George, who only scored 1 point from free throws, rest.

If a surprise weapon is used too frequently and makes the opponent take precautions, then it cannot be called a surprise weapon.

"Now, we have to make some achievements on the offensive end."

Vogel knew that since Collison and Granger had nothing to do with Jeremy Lin and Anthony, they had no choice but to make a desperate bet on offense that they were not good at.

This was also the reason why he kept Qi Tian present. There was nothing he could do, George's crosshair was too unreliable.

"I'm really..."

The Pacers fans at the scene had a deep understanding of how the situation had taken a turn for the worse.

It was so uncomfortable to feel that we had caught up to 2 points, but were simply taken away by our opponents in a wave.

What makes them even more uncomfortable is that the current Pacers do not have the key to solving the problem:

Granger, who only scored 8 points? Collison, who couldn't guard his opponent?

George has fulfilled his role and can no longer be counted on in the fourth quarter.

"It's my turn to perform?"

Hibbert puffed out his chest.