Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

In the last two minutes of the second quarter, both teams replaced some of their main players.

James and Wade jointly scored 5 points, widening the gap in one fell swoop.

"40-49."

When the half-time whistle sounded, the Heat fans on the sidelines immediately got excited and waved their signs wildly, turning the scene into a white-hot ocean.

"hot!"

"HOT!"

Leading by 9 points at halftime, they saw the dawn of victory in the battle of Tianwangshan.

"Danny, how did you..."

Back in the locker room, Vogel was about to ask, but saw Granger shaking his head slightly.

He quickly lowered his voice and asked,

"How are you?"

It turned out that after taking the shot just now, Granger felt his ankle sprained after landing. He could only signal to the coach and return to the locker room for treatment.

He did not return for the next three minutes of the game.

"No big problem."

Granger's voice gave strength to the players who entered the locker room. George and others immediately relaxed. He patted Qi Tian's chest next to him and said:

"I'm just telling you, what can happen to Boss Danny?"

"It's okay."

Others walked in one by one, returned to their seats, and waited for the start of the second half of the game.

"That's good, that's good."

Vogel was relieved, but looking at Granger who still looked solemn, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Danny..."

Don't scare me.

"It's okay, coach."

Granger then smiled and said,

"I was thinking about how to lead the team back to this point difference in the second half."

"Ouch."

George believed Granger infinitely and said,

"Our performance in the first half wasn't much worse."

"Perform as usual, the Heat may not be our opponent!"

Others also nodded.

Brian Shaw looked at the obviously blindly optimistic team members and said nothing.

At this moment, no one with a normal IQ would stand up and pour cold water on them.

But, can the Pacers really beat their opponents?

He scanned the statistics of the first half of the game. The Heat still relied on James Wade's 16 points and 11 points to gain the advantage, while the Pacers still relied on the comprehensive performance of the entire team. No one scored in double figures, except for the main rotation.

Collison both scored.

Granger made 3 of 4 shots from beyond the arc in the first half and scored a team-high 9 points. However, he focused on defending James and failed to score a point in the second quarter.

In the second half, will it continue its magical performance, or...

"Stamina is really a weapon."

Brian Shaw didn't even know how many times this was his sigh.

He came to the Pacers with hope. At least, they have a complete lineup with almost no shortcomings. The rookies performed well and have great development potential.

This is indeed the case. The Pacers, who have been strengthened through summer operations, have improved to a higher level and have become third in the Eastern Conference. George and Qi Tian, ​​whom he focused on training, have performed well and have a bright future.

Entering the playoffs, relying on starters who averaged more than 30 minutes per game, including West and Granger who both played more than 37 minutes, and substitutes with unlimited potential, they passed the first round without any danger.

But in the second round, they discovered that the second place in the Eastern Conference and the third place in the Eastern Conference seemed to be only one place apart, and the gap was much larger than they imagined.

If you have good physical strength, they have even better physical strength. They are good enough to wear down your starting lineup and bully your substitutes.

You have a complete lineup, but he has two problems that you absolutely cannot solve. No, one problem that you absolutely cannot solve and one that depends on your status.

"It doesn't matter. If we continue to work hard in the second half, we will definitely be able to recover the score."

Granger endured the slight pain in his ankle and summoned everyone.

"The third quarter will even out the score difference, and the fourth quarter will be the decisive battle between us and our opponents!"

George took the lead and shouted:

"decisive battle!"

Granger shouted as usual:

"one two three!"

“Solidarity!”

The Pacers clapped their hands down and returned to the court.

"Although there is a gap between Danny's strength and his opponents, his leadership is really good and he can bring the players together to form a team."

Brian Shaw, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, also felt that under Granger's encouragement, he had a power out of thin air, and he immediately looked at him with admiration.

"Hold on, we will definitely win the final victory!"

Spoelstra shouted to the players and asked them to step onto the field again.

The third quarter of the game officially started, and both sides immediately replaced all their main players.

Paul George takes confident shots from the outside.

"clang!"

Chalmers turned around, rushed in, grabbed the rebound, and handed it to Wade.

The Heat naturally played a fast break, and Battier and James had already rushed out.

"Defend!"

The Pacers fans shouted loudly, and the players naturally quickly returned to defense.

"Outside!"

Wade was about to continue to break through when he heard James' voice next to him and immediately passed it over.

"Oops!"

George and Granger rushed in to double-team, but James once again passed the ball to Battier in the corner.

"Whoosh!"

Battier's long-range three-point shot was accurately hit.

"40-52."

"Hiss~~"

The team's disadvantage finally reached double digits. The Pacers on the sidelines and the players on the bench all looked at the court, or rather, the only one among the five people on the court.

"Give me!"

After Granger asked for the ball, he decisively broke through the basket, caused Chalmers to foul, and went to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"clang!"

Granger made one of two free throws, narrowing the point difference, but not completely.

Instead, it was James who caused Granger to foul and made two free throws.

"41-54."

The team seemed to be headed towards the abyss. West held the ball high and assisted Hibbert for a layup. Then George stole Wade and Hill made a layup.

"45-54."

The Pacers scored 4 points in a row and once again narrowed the point difference to 9 points.

Sitting on the bench, Qi Tian could clearly hear the fans and teammates behind him heaving a sigh of relief.

"Well done, Paul!"

Granger high-fived his teammates one by one and encouraged them.

"Perhaps this is the role of a team leader."

Qi Tian murmured to himself.

When it comes to ridicule, Qi Tian has suffered far less than Granger. Fans feel that he always throws indiscriminately, works tirelessly, and is weak at critical moments...

What leadership qualities you have is just illusory. Fans just want to see you killing everyone. What you can't do is just a badass.

But Qi Tian could feel that as long as Granger was on the court, the Pacers' offense and defense would be organized. Granger was the Pacers' spirit.

The Pacers believe they can chase points or even overtake their opponents under Granger's leadership.

While he was thinking, the situation on the field changed.

Turiaf got the rebound, turned around and handed it to James. A new round of fast break was about to begin.

"Oops!"

Granger couldn't react in time and could only watch as James speeded up, passed by him, and rushed towards the Pacers' half.

He could only choose to take action, hug James, and commit an early foul.

"Dudu!"

Granger's plan came true. Because it was an early foul, the referee blew the whistle and did not award James two free throws.

But Granger fell to the ground, and then held on to his ankle tightly, with a look of pain on his face.