Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

George Hill and Nelson missed their shots at the buzzer. As the referee blew the whistle at the end of regular game time, the Pacers and Magic entered the first overtime of the series.

"Okay, okay, there is still a chance."

It's rare that fans of both teams felt that I had the advantage in overtime.

The basic logic of Pacers fans is very simple, that is strength.

In the absence of Howard, it is still difficult to win the game with the Magic's crooked team.

If the cold could explode every day, global warming would not occur.

And what Magic fans think makes sense, that is, experience.

After all, among the Pacers' main force, only West is battle-hardened, and Granger is only 29 years old. Compared with the Magic, who are thirty years old, he is definitely a little behind.

Not to mention that the overtime period only lasted 5 minutes, so the Magic's physical problems had little impact.

When seeing the opponent's lineup for overtime, almost all Magic fans felt the pressure drop sharply. They didn't know what the Pacers' head coach was thinking. He actually put George on the bench in the crucial overtime.

Replaced with a first-year rookie!

"Listen, you have to help your teammates open up space on the court, and take decisive action when you have the chance!"

Vogel, intentionally or unintentionally, made a few compliments to Qi Tian, ​​and then let the players come on stage.

George's defense can indeed bring positive benefits to the team, but Vogel has long understood that in a Pacers team built on defense, it is the offense that affects the upper limit.

This is also the main reason why he has high hopes for George Hill. After George Hill rewarded the coach with his offense, Vogel placed his hopes on another player with offensive potential.

Qi Tian doesn't need to do much, he just needs to open up space outside the three-point line and use his support ability.

Vogel thought so.

"Haha, the Pacers are crazy. How dare they put a rookie on the line?"

"That's right, if a rookie of this grade sees such a scene, his feet will be weak, right?"

The Magic fans on the sidelines immediately became noisy, obviously feeling that they were sure to win the next game.

"Create more opportunities for shooting guards."

Van Gundy also took advantage of the opportunity to clarify the focus of the next attack to the players.

"clear!"

Nelson and Redick looked at each other and understood what the coach meant.

Hibbert jumped hard and grabbed the ball after the referee blew the whistle to start overtime.

"Run!"

George Hill held the ball in the high post, gestured towards his teammates, and then decisively found Qi Tian who was running out.

Qi Tian feinted a shot and passed it to West under the basket, assisting his teammate to score.

"91-89."

"nice shot!"

Entering overtime, every point is important. Seeing the team take the lead, the Pacers fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly.

Redick ran to catch the ball and was about to jump to shoot, but Qi Tian followed closely and jumped decisively to interfere with his opponent.

"clang!"

There was a sound of iron that broke the hearts of Magic fans, but Glen Davis resisted Hibbert and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Hibbert remained calm in the face of danger and raised his right hand to block the opponent's second attack, but Glen Davis turned around and got the basketball and handed it to his teammates on the outside.

"Want to shoot a basketball?!"

Granger took a few steps and decisively jumped to interfere.

Richardson's three-point long shot really hit the mark.

Hill turned around and collected the rebound, waiting for his opponent to defend before dribbling forward.

The Pacers are ahead, so there's no need for them to rush.

"David!"

Hill's breakthrough attracted the defense and passed to West who followed up. West received the ball and squeezed Turkoglu away, forcing a layup.

"Dangdang, swish!"

"Dudu!"

When the basketball fell into the basket, the referee blew the whistle to signal that Redick, who came in to defend, had committed a foul.

2+1!

West's extra free throw missed, but it still helped the team gain a 4-point lead.

"93-89."

Redick took another shot against Qi Tian's defense, but was struck again.

Now Magic fans felt something was wrong. Qi Tian's defense was indeed a bit worse, but that was compared to George. Now when they were put under a magnifying glass, fans discovered that Qi Tian's defense could also reach an above-average level.

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Insider Hibbert West grabbed offensive rebounds one after another, and finally Granger scored a jumper, once again increasing his team's chances of winning.

"95-89."

"The cavalry team, feed them!"

"The horse-walking team must win!"

The Pacers started the game 6-0, and the Pacers fans on the sidelines cheered.

But the Magic's counterattack came quickly. Redick assisted Richardson and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to 3 points.

Granger's return three-pointer missed, and the Magic took the opportunity to cause Hibbert to foul by Nelson.

"Dang-dang-dang, swish!"

The basketball Nelson forced to take a shot circled twice before finally falling into the basket.

2+1!

What surprises Magic fans even more is that since Hibbert had already committed one foul at the beginning of overtime, with this time, Hibbert has accumulated six fouls and left the game!!

"good!"

Magic fans' eyes shone with excitement and they clenched their fists tightly.

Nelson made an extra free throw to help the team equalize the score in the last minute and a half of the game.

"95-95."

"Come on, horse walking team!"

The decisive moment has arrived, and the Pacers fans on the sidelines immediately shouted loudly to cheer for the away team.

"I'll do it!"

The trustworthy Hibbert left the game, and West was immediately tightly defended by his opponent. George Hill called Hansbrough to pick and roll, and he directly stopped and shot a jumper.

"clang!"

Magic fans heard the sound of the basketball hitting the iron, and before their smiles could spread, they saw Qi Tian rushing to the basket, catching the ball and tipping the ball in, causing Nelson to foul.

"Uh-huh."

"Whoosh!"

Qi Tian made two free throws to help the team take the lead again.

Glen Davis finally had a chance to perform and scored inside to help the team equalize the score.

George Hill hit a jumper and Glen Davis hit again.

"99-99."

With only the last 22 seconds left in the game, the Magic quickly increased their defensive intensity.

At the moment when time ran out, Nelson actually made a low-level mistake, committed a foul, and sent George Hill to the free throw line.

George Hill made two free throws, leaving the Magic with only 2.2 seconds. Glen Davis made a shot at the buzzer, and the Magic handed over the victory in such a dramatic way.

The final whistle sounded, and the Magic were already trailing by a big score of 1-3. The Pacers, who returned to their home court, became more and more courageous. With Granger and Collison, who scored 15 and 12 points in the fourth quarter, the Pacers

They defeated the Magic at home and advanced to the second round amid the cheers of the audience.

In the first round of the 2012 playoffs, the six top-ranked teams all advanced to the second round. The Grizzlies in the Western Conference lost to the Clippers, led by Paul, who had one fewer win than them in the tiebreaker.

, the other one became the background board of Black Eight:

Rose, who was still on the court during garbage time, suffered a season-ending ligament tear. The Bulls, ranked first in the Eastern Conference, were eliminated from the playoffs by the 76ers, ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, with a score of 4-2.