Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the game was still dominated by substitutes.

It's just that the Pacers replaced Paul George, and the Magic replaced Glen Davis and Turkoglu.

In the playoffs, basketball seems to have returned to its most primitive state. The closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate.

Both the Pacers and Magic chose the tactic of focusing on the inside, and Adamson and Glen Davis made consecutive hits to help the team score.

Qi Tian decisively attacked the inside and confidently made a layup that was blocked by Glen Davis, giving him a block.

"Hey, this still doesn't work?"

The Pacers fans seemed to have accepted Qi Tian's sluggishness. Seeing Qi Tian with a headache, Qi Qi sighed.

"It's also our fault. It would be great to have George. Qi Tian can be a good role player. This is good news!"

"That's right, we thought too much. After all, Qi is the No. 59 pick, and his current performance is already good."

After changing their thinking, Pacers fans suddenly became more pleased with Qi Tian.

Facing Turkoglu, Hansbrough acted like a god of war, scoring 4 points in a row inside. Taking advantage of Turkoglu's attack, Hansbrough grabbed the defensive rebound.

Of course, if he can't stand up when facing an inside line without Howard, he should think about his future tactical position.

West got the ball inside and directly singled out Glen Davis.

"bring it on!"

Glenn Davis was well aware of the criticality of today's game, so he immediately used all his strength to defend and blocked West's jump shot.

"rebound!"

Davis turned his head and watched the basketball bounce out of the hoop. The direction it flew out was not the same as his, and he quickly signaled to his teammates.

Turkoglu and Hansbrough immediately grabbed the ball together, and both of them caught the basketball at the same time, and the basketball immediately flew up diagonally.

Turkoglu took off the second time and wanted to grab the rebound.

But a figure jumped up high, tested the wingspan of the 208-centimeter Turkoglu, and grabbed the offensive rebound. It was Qi Tian!

Qi Tian knew that the opportunity was too good to miss and immediately rushed towards the inside line.

Glen Davis immediately turned around to cover his opponent and pushed his opponent out of bounds with some fouls.

But Qi Tian had already passed the ball to West behind his opponent, assisting West for a layup.

"68-71."

"yes!"

"Nice!"

"What a wonderful message!"

The Pacers fans who had lowered their expectations immediately cheered when they saw Qi Tian's pass before going out of bounds. The three-point lead already made them feel very relieved.

Magic head coach Van Gundy looked at the 8 minutes of game time left and made a decisive substitution.

Nelson and Anderson gradually appeared, and the battle between the main players officially began.

Vogel also quickly changed into the main force after the two sides exchanged a wave of blacksmithing experience.

"Well played."

Qi Tian could clearly hear the approval in Brian Shaw's voice. He shrugged and said:

"The pressure is quite high."

"It seems you've gotten over it?"

"Absolutely. Maybe the opponent didn't put enough pressure on me."

West scored another jump shot, widening the point difference to 5 points, and Qi Tian's mentality calmed down.

"Don't be careless, there are 7 minutes left in the game, anything can happen."

Brian Shaw was a lot more cautious and said.

"I also want to be careless, but I have no chance."

Qi Tian said somewhat self-deprecatingly,

"After all, I'm just a substitute."

"Then you have to be prepared!"

Brian Shaw's tone suddenly became much harsher. Then he realized that his tone was too harsh. The person in front of him was still a rookie after all. He shook his head and said,

"I mean, always be ready to play."

"I see!"

Qi Tian looked at the assistant coach and said solemnly.

"That's good."

Brian Shaw sighed and turned to look at the field.

The main players of both sides came on the stage at the same time, and the two teams immediately began to wrestle. The increase in defensive intensity caused the game to enter a scoring drought for nearly two minutes.

"clang!"

"clang!"

"Dang-dang-dang."

The sound of striking immediately filled the Bankers Life Arena.

George made a tip-in from a self-shooting shot, helping the team establish its lead.

"68-75."

Turkoglu gave full play to his role as the anchor and hit a jump shot to help the team narrow the point difference.

But the game time has come to the last 5 minutes, and the Pacers, who are 5 points ahead and still have the ball, clearly have the initiative.

"Stay steady and you will win!"

The Pacers fans looked at the court nervously and prayed secretly.

You didn't score, and I couldn't score either. The Pacers, with the fans' expectations, consumed the time until the last three minutes.

"72-77."

"I have to shoot a three-pointer!"

Nelson, who was not going to accept chronic death, attacked with the ball, looked at each other and made a gesture with his teammates.

Richardson ran wildly and came to the outside to catch the ball and shoot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball, which Magic fans expected, accurately fell into the basket!

"75-77."

In the last minute and a half, the Pacers seemed like they couldn't play anymore. Hibbert, Granger and Collison hit the ball one after another. After Richardson hit his second consecutive three-pointer, the Magic took control.

Initiative.

The most outrageous scene came when Granger, who caused a foul by his opponent, missed two free throws, giving his opponent a chance. Nelson made both free throws, pushing the home team to the edge of the cliff.

"No, it can't be?"

In just a few minutes, Pacers fans seemed to have fallen from heaven to hell, and they felt a little suffocated.

Collison missed another jump shot, and the Pacers immediately committed foul tactics. Nelson missed two free throws to give the Pacers a chance, and Granger made a fatal mistake in the last 7 seconds.

Redick made one of two free throws and still killed the game.

"81-77."

In the last 7 seconds, the Magic's lead reached 4 points.

The home Pacers fans watched in despair as George Hill made a last-ditch three-pointer and the team was defeated by their opponent in the first game of the playoffs.

"yes!!"

"Roar!!!"

Listening to the cheers of Magic fans, the home fans felt disappointed.

The first game that the fans had high hopes for was lost with such a ridiculous follow-up?

Is it going to be overturned?

Even though the Pacers won the second game cleanly 93-78, Pacers fans still had doubts in their hearts and couldn't believe the team.

If they were eliminated by their opponents without Howard, how could the Pacers still be in trouble?

Fortunately, the Pacers played steadily and won the game 97-74 for the third time. In this game, five Pacers scored in double figures, and they even shot 8 of 20 three-pointers, leading 2-1.

opponent.

Instead, the Magic came to the edge of the cliff.

If they lose the fourth game at home, then falling behind 1-3 would basically be a death sentence for Orlando.

After all, in the NBA's 65-year playoff history, there are fewer than 10 teams that have been able to come back from 1-3 behind.