Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Hibbert was firmly stuck by his opponent. West next to him got the basketball and turned around and handed it to his teammates.

Granger was about to dribble and break through, but James next to him quickly made a move and completed the steal.

"Coming!"

George watched Wade catch the ball and the moment his opponent broke through for a layup, he jumped up to interfere.

"Clang!"

The basketball missed.

"Get down!"

Hill held the ball in a high position, commanded his teammates to start running, and took advantage of the inside position. He broke through and passed the ball to Granger on the outside.

Granger faced James and forced a three-pointer to give the team the lead.

"Whoosh!"

"0-3."

The Pacers fans on the sidelines immediately cheered.

"Danny!"

"Granger!"

Being able to receive cheers from the fans after scoring is a very good positive feedback for the players. The Pacers immediately cheered up and returned to their own half to prepare for defense.

George was very present on the defensive end, blocking Wade's shot, and then grabbed the rebound of Granger's three-pointer and scored a tip-in.

Hibbert also blocked shots in a row, and after scoring at the basket, he had a dream start.

"0-7."

Three minutes passed in the first quarter, and the Pacers did not allow their opponents to score, which made the Pacers fans at the scene overjoyed.

“Never had such a great start!”

"Defend the home court!"

"The Heat are just that, they don't look too powerful."

With great momentum, Granger stole the basketball from James' hand and retaliated.

Fortunately, Wade blocked George's three-point shot, and James took the opportunity to score on a fast break, finally opening an account for the Heat.

But then their offense stalled, Granger made two free throws, Hibbert made an inside layup, and the point difference reached a dangerous 9 points.

"2-11."

"Take them away in one wave!"

Pacers fans became more and more bold and began to hope that the team could take away their opponents in one wave.

"Pick and roll!"

Chalmers called up Shane Battier inside. Battier had a three-point threat, so after the pick-and-roll, he unconventionally chose an outside roll and ran towards the three-point line.

Chalmers quickly broke through, seized the defensive holes of Hill and West, and made a sudden jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

After West responded with a successful jump shot, Chalmers became more courageous and scored another jump shot.

"Give me!"

Granger asked for the ball from the high post, received the ball and used the pick-and-roll of his teammates, shook off James, and rushed toward the basket.

Joel Anthony came up to cover the defense, but Granger did not choose to confront him head-on. Instead, he stepped back and shot a jumper.

But Chalmers, who was originally in the bottom corner, suddenly came over, jumped up and gave him a big shot!

Then the two sides sent a wave of iron ore to each other, and Chalmers singled out Hill again, making an emergency stop and scoring a jumper!

"10-13."

The Pacers were a little panicked and could only hand it over to West inside again, but Battier blocked the opponent's center of gravity and successfully defended it!

"Quick attack!"

James got the basketball and immediately turned around for a fast break.

Granger, George and others on the other side immediately returned to defense, but James still seized the opportunity and overtook him for a layup.

"12-13."

"Hiss~~"

The Pacers fans at the scene took a breath. In the past two minutes, the Heat shot 10-2, narrowing the point difference in one fell swoop.

Heat fans were overjoyed. Is there anything more surprising than having someone fill the offensive void after Bosh was injured?

"Substitute!"

Vogel saw that there were less than 5 minutes left in the first quarter and chose to substitute.

The Heat also took Wade off to rest.

"seven!"

Hill passed the ball to Qi Tian on the right and asked him to find his touch.

It was now, and Qi Tian naturally showed no mercy. He called West to pick and roll, quickly broke through Miller's defense, hit the ground and assisted Hibbert in the basket to score, stabilizing the situation.

"12-15."

Chalmers was still in possession of the ball, but now Hill had put away his contempt for the 2008 second-round pick and stepped forward to defend with a serious look.

Coincidentally, Hill and Chalmers were in the same class, but he was ranked higher, the 26th pick in the first round, while Chalmers was the 34th pick.

Chalmers obviously didn't pay attention to the out-of-order pick. He broke through confidently and passed the ball to James who was running out.

"Oops!"

Granger wasn't paying attention and was thrown away by his opponent. When he saw James catching the ball, he immediately jumped up to block the shot.

But James ignored him and faced Granger directly, diffracting the three-point shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"15-15."

In the last 4 minutes and 12 seconds of the first quarter, the Heat tied the score!

The Heat's morale was greatly boosted. Joel Anthony, who was defending in the low post, stole the basketball from Hibbert's hand and passed it to his teammate on the fast break.

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Pacers fans immediately shouted loudly, trying to inject energy into the home team's players.

James raised his hands high and suddenly rushed toward the basket.

"Oops!"

As expected, Granger and George were attracted by him and shrank their formation.

"Chance!"

Chalmers immediately broke through and succeeded with a high throw easily.

"17-15."

Chalmers made 4 of 4 shots and scored 8 points with a 100% shooting rate, becoming the team's surprise player!

"Mario, Mario, Mario!"

Heat fans all shouted out the name of the team's starting point guard and cheered for him.

"Don't the Celtics also have Rondo? Our Super Mario is not necessarily worse than him!"

"That's right, I have to fuck Lukai again this year!"

As the Heat and Celtics are both strong teams in the Eastern Conference, fans will naturally not be very harmonious.

In the 2009-10 season, not only did the Cavaliers led by James fall to the Celtics, but the Heat were also defeated by the Celtics 4-1 in the first round. The two factors are superimposed. Of course, Heat fans will not hate the Celtics.

Very friendly.

Hibbert responded by scoring inside, but then Mike Miller fired from outside and hit accurately.

"20-17."

"Substitute!"

After being replaced on the bench, the Pacers' defense was unsustainable. James took the opportunity to score 4 points and 1 assist in a row, widening the point difference in one fell swoop.

"26-17."

Similar to the misfire at the last moment of the previous game, the Pacers did not score a point in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, but this time the Heat were not pulled to the same level. After playing 6-0, the Heat opened the point difference to 9 points.

"What the hell is this?!"

Larry Bird, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, didn't look very good.

Through a series of operations, the Pacers, who were eighth in the Eastern Conference last season, jumped to fifth place in the Eastern Conference's third conference this season, which allowed Bird to successfully win the best manager.

But unexpectedly, Bird, who expected the team to give him a double victory at home, saw the team's offense cut off at home.

"This Danny is really useless!"

Bird shook his head slightly.

Scoring at critical moments still depends on the team leader. If you can't match your opponent's leader, then why do you think you can lead the team to the final victory?