Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Chapter 228

The Spurs' rotation can be summed up in one sentence, that is:

This team is obviously super strong but overly cautious.

Just as the game entered the final 9 minutes of the fourth quarter, Popovich requested a substitution and replaced Leonard.

But soon, the Pacers' substitutions proved that their caution was justified.

Vogel requested a substitution and replaced West and George, while retaining Qi Tian, George Hill and Amandelson.

"They don't think the Pacers can make a comeback, right?"

Spurs fans were a little amused looking at the double-digit point difference.

The Pacers fans on the other side were secretly looking forward to it.

Although the Pacers have been in various situations against strong teams this season, and the reasons for their defeats are various, when they fall behind, substitutes chasing points have happened so many times that they have enough confidence in their hearts:

What if, what if we can overtake the score...

The Spurs quickly told them the premise of a contingency, that only one miracle would happen in 10,000 situations.

Although Duncan was still resting off the court, after Leonard came on the scene, under the leadership of Parker, the Spurs quickly showed sufficient defensive capabilities and successively frustrated the Pacers' offense.

Fortunately, their attack was blocked by the forward line of George Qitian and West, and the score never opened up.

David West caught the ball and scored a jump shot.

"87-97."

"Coach, is it time to make a substitution?"

Brian Shaw looked at the remaining time displayed on the timer and turned to the head coach for instructions.

Not to mention seven and a half minutes, according to the team's rotation rules, when Leonard comes on the court, Vogel should replace Granger as a target.

The opposing players are always facing each other, same up, same down. Although this substitution rule is rigid, at least it will not make mistakes easily.

Vogel once thought this way, but today, he does not do so.

Of course Brian Shaw hoped that Qi Tian and George would play for a while longer, but when he saw Granger sitting on the sidelines, he began to panic.

No matter how good a rookie is, you can't leave the team boss to watch the show, right?

Vogel shook his head and said:

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

Fans and management don't seem to understand that the current Pacers rely entirely on Granger to stand up.

Vogel recalled Bird's coldness when he asked him about trading Granger, and decided to prove Granger's importance in reverse.

Since you are used to seeing Danny lead the team to victory, then when Danny is not on the court, the team's inability to lose will always slap you in the face, right?

Vogel is not worried about the accountability of the management and is gathering strength for the playoffs. Looking at the performance of his players, he has many reasons to answer.

He looked at Granger who was eager to try and challenged him with his eyes. He shook his head slightly, signaling Granger not to worry, and then looked towards the field.

Lose, the worse you lose, the better.

The worse the loss, the more stable Grez's core position will be.

Leonard's outside jumper was interfered by George, and it was a hit.

West, who was under the basket, got the basketball and turned around and handed it to his teammates.

"Quick attack!"

Seeing George Hill get the ball, George ran straight upfield and reached out to his teammates for the ball.

Hill hesitated for a moment and then passed it on.

Now George looks like his own mother when he sees the basket. Although he can deliver wonderful dunks, he can easily be targeted by his opponents.

This is indeed the case. Even though Leonard was chasing after him, he really wanted to use a dunk to help Granger regain face.

"Don't be reckless!"

Qi Tian came from the other side and saw George planning to force a layup. He immediately jumped up and prepared to help him grab the rebound.

But George was not a fool. After the aerial confrontation, he found a pair of big hands in front of him, so he canceled his dunk preparation. When he saw Qi Tian jump up, the basketball in his hand immediately changed direction and flew out.

"Huh?"

Qi Tian jumped up and didn't even wait for the basketball to hit the board. Instead, he directly took the basketball and was stunned for a moment before dunking the basketball in his hand into the basket.

"Oops!"

Gary Neal couldn't catch up and could only watch the basketball being dunked in by Qi Tian.

"pretty!"

"Alley-oop dunk!"

The Pacers fans on the sidelines cheered.

"89-97."

The Spurs reacted quickly and directly replaced Duncan. The starting lineup except Danny Green and Blair were all on the court.

"coach?"

Facing Brian Shaw's doubts, Vogel remained calm.

"No need to worry."

He also requested a substitution and replaced Hibbert.

Granger remains on the field.

When did Granger have a conflict with the head coach?

Brian Shaw subconsciously thought, but this is impossible.

Wait, it's not Frank's style to forcefully lose the game. Could it be...

Brian Shaw is not a fool. Through his understanding of the head coach, he guessed that Vogel planned to use a defeat to disprove Granger's ability.

If this is really the case, then...

He also guessed that the head coach might have some quarrel with the management, and he immediately became energetic.

Once the conflict between the team and the head coach becomes too great...

Brian Shaw quickly restrained his divergent thinking and decided to act cautiously in the future to avoid being caught by Vogel.

A head assistant who doesn't want to take advantage of the situation is not a good Gentry.

The Pacers successfully reduced the point difference to single digits with a wave of offense. The Spurs remained stable and replaced Gary Neal with Ginobili.

"The opportunity has really come!"

George and Qi Tian looked at each other and knew that if they wanted to make a comeback, Ginobili was the best breakthrough point.

But it takes a whole day to defeat Ginobili. Is this really possible?

George was a little worried.

All members of GDP came on the field, and Ginobili immediately assisted Duncan to score two points, widening the point difference again.

"89-99."

"seven!"

Hill passed to George, and then ran to the bottom corner with Parker. George immediately glanced at Qi Tian and asked him to come up and get the ball, and then set a screen for Qi Tian.

Brother, just pass it to me. Help me with the pick-and-roll and let me face Leonard. Are you helping me or hurting me?

Qitian took the pass hand-in-hand and came to the three-point line.

Sure enough, George helped Qi Tian block Ginobili.

"You should die!"

Qi Tianguang guessed with his toes that Leonard would come to defend him, but if he didn't fight at this time, he would fight. He gritted his teeth and immediately stopped and shot a three-point jumper!

"What?"

Leonard had never seen a player who dared to shoot a three-pointer like this. He quickly came up to defend and knocked Qi Tian down.

The basketball flew out of Qi Tian's hand and flew steadily towards the basket.

"Whoosh!"

Accurate basketball hits!

"Dudu!"

The referee pointed at Leonard, indicating that it was his foul.

"The hit is valid, and there will be an additional penalty!"

3+1!

"yes!"

Qi Tian clenched his fists and walked to the free throw line.

Pacers fans stared blankly as the scoreboard jumped, showing the latest score: