Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Chapter 31 Hei Yao chatting and mad

Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott saw that there were less than 5 minutes left in the game and took the lead in requesting substitutions, replacing Irving, Casspi and Jamison.

"Changing the main force so early?"

Cavaliers fans immediately became noisy.

"That's right, there are still 4 minutes left in the third quarter. What if we are beaten by the Pacers?"

The fan next to him replied helplessly:

"Brother, this is only the third quarter of the game. The real battlefield is still in the last quarter. If Owen Jamison plays all the way through the third quarter, what will happen if his feet are weak in the fourth quarter?"

"But pull it down. Even if Jamison needs to maintain his physical strength as he gets older, why doesn't Owen, a rookie, play more?"

"You also know that he is a rookie? In his first year, you are planning to let him play 40 minutes?"

"Why not? Didn't I just..."

The fan was stunned and did not continue to speak. After a long time, he sighed and said:

"Yes, yes, the coach has the final say, so who am I to make noise?"

The companion next to him patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Brother, what is in the past is in the past. Now we cannot hold the Cavaliers to the standards of a playoff team."

"Yes, yes, let's first look at the potential of the high-ranking rookies this season, and then sign a few Jigsaw players next summer..."

Pacers coach Vogel saw his opponent take the lead on the bench, so he replaced Granger with Hill in the next round, and Hansbrough also returned.

The two teams will use their substitute lineups to play the last 4 minutes of the third quarter.

Anthony Parker hit a jumper from the outside, and Hansbrough picked up the defensive rebound under the basket and turned it over to Hill.

Hill did not rush for a fast break, but slowly dribbled forward and waited until his teammates were in position before preparing to attack.

He set a high pick-and-roll with Hansbrough and then tried to break through.

But Sessions quickly squeezed through the opponent's inside line and returned to Hill.

"No chance?!"

Hill did not rush to play in isolation, but passed the ball across to Qi Tian in the high position.

Qi Tian feinted a shot and then quickly dribbled the ball through.

"This young man is quite fast."

Anthony Parker followed his opponent closely and tried to use physical confrontation to stop Qi Tian.

Qi Tian did not force the shot, and simply tossed the basketball in his hand and passed it to Hibbert under the basket.

Hibbert was already prepared, caught the ball, turned around and shot a jumper.

"Oops!"

Varejao failed to guard against his opponent. He repeated his old tricks and immediately fell backwards as if his body was struck by lightning.

"clang."

"Dudu!"

The basketball missed and bounced out, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time.

"What about it, referee? Did he commit an offensive foul?!"

Varejao waited for his teammates to ask questions to the referee, and then pretended to be in pain and was pulled up by his teammates.

"Defensive foul, two free throws!"

Varejao didn't expect his acting skills to be seen through. Just when he was about to question the referee, he had an idea and fell down again, clutching his stomach.

"Ah, I suffered internal injuries!"

The referee next to him shook his head helplessly, but did not change the other referee's decision.

There has long been a precedent for fouling, and because one's own hardware is inferior to that of the opponent, fouling the opponent within a reasonable range has always been tolerated by the referee.

After all, you are not as tall as your opponent, your wingspan is not as good as your opponent, and you are not even as good as your opponent in jumping, so you can’t let people beat you to death, right? This is the NBA, not boxing, so it’s normal for the weaker side to play smarter.

But when Varejao uses flopping as a skill, and not only uses it but also uses it for special purposes, the referee cannot accept it.

Yes, you are justified in being weak, but you can't rely on this fallacy to bully others who are strong, right?

The tacit understanding between the referees keeps the gray area of fouls under control. Players who are famous for flopping are intentionally ignored by the referees because they flop too frequently.

There is no way, some people just want some sunshine to shine, and they always want to slap their noses on their faces.

Seeing that Varejao's performance failed to elicit a response, Scott did not want the starting center to do anything out of the ordinary, so he took advantage of Hibbert's free throw opportunity and replaced him.

"Whoosh!"

Hibbert made two free throws to help the team open the score again.

"55-63."

When substitute players come on the field, the outcome of the game must be based on personal data.

Alonzoki caught the ball without caring about his teammates, changed direction, threw Hill away, and headed toward the basket.

But Hibbert stood in front of the basket like a mountain. He didn't need to jump high, he just waved his hand and shot the basketball down.

"oops!"

Cavaliers fans were furious when they saw someone on the team playing heroism.

The Pacers fans on the other side sat back and watched happily, and some even shouted:

"Alonzo, you did a great job, keep up the style!"

Hansbrough handed the basketball to Collison, and the Pacers attacked.

Qi Tian once again assumed the function of the passing center, receiving the pass and passing it quickly to Hibbert at the basket.

At this time, the Cavaliers have replaced the real center Varejao, and the center is Lu Shanjun, who is 208 centimeters tall.

Hibbert looked at the rookie who was 10 centimeters shorter than him, smiled disdainfully, turned around, and wanted to fight his opponent in singles!

"Is there something wrong with him?"

Seeing Hibbert squandering the opportunity in his hand and choosing to teach his opponent a lesson with a low-post offense that he was not good at, the Pacers on the sidelines were puzzled for a while.

"Does he have the finishing ability of hook eight? For a blue-collar center, wouldn't it be enough just to practice eating cakes?"

"You can't say that, right?"

The fans next to me argued,

"He is only in the fourth grade, what if he can develop a low-post offensive ability?"

Seeing the eyes of others paying attention to the mentally retarded, he said anxiously:

"I know it takes three years for a rookie, but there are always people who can learn and grow slowly. How do you know Hibbert is not like this?"

The others looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

The NBA is indeed full of geniuses. Players who are known for their athletic ability suddenly develop a mid-range shooting ability. There are indeed such people.

But is Hibbert such a person?

Hard to say.

Thompson saw that Hibbert, a famously rough center, wanted to beat him, and he became angry.

"I'm really looked down upon by others."

He steadied his horse's stance, and his whole body was like a coastal embankment, firmly blocking Hibbert's lower body.

"Yo ho."

Hibbert leaned back and hit, feeling as if he hit a wall. His opponent didn't move at all, but he was shaking a little.

"There's more!"

Hibbert leaned against his opponent again, then suddenly turned over and threw the basketball with a right hook.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the rim and bounced heavily.

"Get in!"