Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Looking at the statistics of the first half of the game, Vogel fell into deep thought.

The Heat obviously made targeted arrangements for the inside problem, which they were originally weak and even more weak after Bosh's absence. Turiaf, Joel Anthony, and Haslem surrounded Hibbert, while James focused on Wei.

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This resulted in West, who performed well in the last game, only scoring 2 points on 1 of 4 shots in the first half. Hibbert was better, making 2 of 5 shots and scoring 7 points with 3 free throws.

On the contrary, George Hill felt good and scored 10 points in the first half.

If the advantages are not maintained, the disadvantages will naturally become worse.

James and Wade each scored 12 and 9 points in the first half.

"In that case..."

Vogel quickly made up his mind and gave instructions to the players.

"You still have to give full play to your own advantages. George, when you attack with the ball, try to play a high pick-and-roll with the inside, use offensive deterrence, and create opportunities for your teammates."

"Another advantage of the high pick-and-roll is that it allows outside players enough space to attack the inside."

He looked at Granger and George and said:

"The opponent's inside line cannot defend our breakthrough, so we will try our best to break through and cause damage!"

"clear!"

Everyone in the Pacers nodded, and after the timeout ended, they walked back to the court.

"Ouch, the second half of the game is about to start again."

Watching the players from both teams take the stage again, the fans on the sidelines said with lingering fear.

In the first half of the game, both teams shot less than 40% from the field. They worked together to hit 51 pieces of fine iron. The sound of iron hitting almost in series gave the fans a good sleep.

"If it's a defensive battle, we have James Wade, so we will definitely have the advantage!"

"2-0!"

"Crush them!"

Heat fans shouted in unison, cheering for the team.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it was still the main players.

However, after testing in the first half of the game, the defense of the two teams gradually showed results.

Haslem and Turiaf hit shots one after another, and West and George also responded with a wave.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle, signaling a foul on Turiaf, and George Hill stepped to the free throw line.

"Hu~hu~"

Hill adjusted his rhythm and steadily hit two free throws.

Wade responded with two free throws, and West also caused Haslem to foul and hit two more free throws.

"37-41."

"The opponent increases the proportion of breakthroughs!"

Head coach Spoelstra on the sidelines had a clear view and saw through his opponent's plan.

"Our inside line is already at a disadvantage. Do the Pacers plan to use breakthroughs to cause damage?"

But Bosh's injury and retirement made the already tight rotation even more miserable. Spoelstra had no inside reserves to use, and Pittman, Eddie Curry and others at the bottom of the bench were even less likely to be useful.

"LeBron, Dwayne, figure it out!"

Now, the Heat can only rely on their aces James and Wade.

"Give me!"

James got the ball from the outside, saw Granger standing inside, and decisively shot a three-pointer.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the frame. Wade grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it decisively to Haslem inside.

But West quickly got into position and defended his opponent alone. George next to him took advantage of Haslem's hesitation and made a decisive move to complete the steal.

"Quick attack!"

George quickly dribbled the ball to break through, and Granger and Hill had already rushed out from both sides.

Looking at the empty basket in front of him, George was overjoyed and made a decisive layup.

But he ignored what was behind him. A figure jumped up from behind him and swatted the basketball away. Miller followed up and got the basketball.

It's Wade!

"Dwayne~~!!!"

"Wade!!"

The fans at the scene cheered for Wade's iconic block, and under the leadership of the DJ, they shouted the name of the team spirit.

"Front!"

James decisively turned around for a fast break. Wade understood the situation and passed the ball to the Pacers' basket.

"Janeway is connected!"

Heat fans screamed and cheered for the wonderful tacit cooperation between the two.

Granger could only commit a foul and send James, who broke through the basket, to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"clang!"

James successfully helped the team stabilize the point difference with a long-lost two free throws.

"39-44."

West scored inside, but James responded by assisting Haslem to score.

"No, I have to shoot a three-pointer!"

After chatting with Qi Tian and being awakened by him, George was determined to increase the proportion of his outside shots. Taking advantage of the opportunity when West scored again and James hit the iron, George decided to show off his shooting ability.

What does 0-for-5 shooting mean? After the first half, it becomes 2-for-7 shooting?

George ran quickly, came to the three-point line, and received Hill's pass.

"Paul, this way!"

West was about to ask for the ball when he saw George collect the ball decisively, jump up, and shoot in one go!

"Whoosh!"

"What a...good shot!"

West's exclamation turned into exclamation before he could even leave his mouth.

"46-46."

The Pacers equalized the score!

"Nesshat!"

"Nice pen!"

Qi Tian was waving the towel in his hand when he heard the uniform shouts of his teammates next to him.

"Wha, what?"

Hearing the words that were obviously not English words coming from his teammates' mouths, Qi Tian turned his head stiffly, and his question was quickly answered by Stephenson.

"Isn't this what you taught me, Qi?"

"Chinese, the Chinese version of Osam."

"Yes, it should be..."

Qi Tian didn't expect that his foul language would be spread throughout the team by Stephenson, so he could only reply stiffly.

George's performance was not over yet. He stole the ball from Wade's hand and dunked directly without any defense!

"48-46."

Granger struck while the iron was hot, scoring 4 points in a row and regaining the lead!

"52-46."

"Apply for substitution!"

Spoelstra requested a substitution in the last 4 minutes of the third quarter, allowing Wade to take a rest. After Bosh retired from injury, Chalmers, who was promoted to the third most trustworthy player on the offensive end, came on stage.

At this moment, Vogel played a trick and requested a substitution, taking Hibbert off the court to rest. However, it was Qi Tian who was mainly a small forward and shooting guard who took the stage.

The three-forward lineup of West, Granger, George, Qi Tian and George Hill once again appeared in the playoffs!

"Three strikers?!"

"No center?!"

The Heat fans on the sidelines were in an uproar looking at this familiar lineup.

"Isn't this our lineup of one big and four small?"

The Heat assistant coach screamed from the sidelines.

Spoelstra turned to look at the Pacers coach and said nothing.

After the Big Three of the Heat squeezed out too much salary space, the Heat gradually explored Bosh as a center. James switched to a small lineup of one and four power forwards, trying to use defensive counterattacks to push the speed to wear down the big center.

But he didn't expect that before the Heat's senior and fourth grade players even appeared on the stage, he saw the Pacers' first and fourth junior lineup!