Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Coach, I'm fine."

When Vogel was feeling uneasy, it was Granger who comforted him. Then Granger turned around and looked around and said to his teammates,

"Brothers, we played very well in the first half. Even if Wade broke out, we withstood the opponent's attack. As long as we continue to keep up, the victory will definitely be ours!"

"The second half is our time to perform well. We must defend well and be more decisive on offense. They are no match for us!"

Looking at Granger who was still encouraging his teammates, Vogel also said:

"Only a few opponents have the ability to score. It was enough for us to strengthen our defense against them in the second half."

Granger turned to look at Qitian Dengtai Jones and others with gloomy faces, and said:

"Especially the defense of the back line, not only depends on Paul, Qi and Dengtai also showed their role, and they deserve a lot of credit."

"Yes, we are still ahead, there is no need to be afraid of our opponents."

George was immediately inspired by Granger and said confidently,

"Don't worry, Danny, I won't let Wade score so many points in the second half!"

"Not only that, we also want to win and reach the Eastern Conference Finals!"

Granger once again united his teammates. He extended his hand, and the others also extended their right hands and gathered around.

"one two three!"

"victory!"

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Pacers returned to the court with confidence again.

"Haha, the Pacers still dare to play. Aren't they afraid that Wade will show off his power again and score 26 points in the second half, beating them with 52 points in the game?"

"It's just that, I can't guard Wade despite taking turns, just wait for him to break through the defense!"

Heat fans immediately booed them, but when the Heat came on the stage, they cheered to cheer for the home team.

"Destroy them in one fell swoop!"

James and Wade looked at each other and had a tacit understanding.

"Yeah, let's get a day's rest first, and then we can fight the Celtics again after they finish playing!"

Wade could feel that he was in peak condition and said with confidence.

As expected, the Heat showed their strength when they came on the court. James beat Granger and scored a layup to tie the score.

George's breakthrough pass was spotted by Turiaf under the basket, and he completed the steal. The Heat immediately made a fast break.

"careful!"

Granger followed James closely. When he saw his opponent breaking through with the ball, he immediately stepped forward to defend. But when he saw George coming around, he immediately alerted his teammates.

As expected, James didn't miss his opponent's mistakes and decisively passed the ball to Shane Battier on the outside.

Battier catches the ball and shoots.

"clang!"

The bench and the fans at the scene relaxed as the sound of iron struck.

It's always a good thing that the opponent failed to capitalize on their mistakes and take the lead.

However, the Pacers' offense suffered setbacks one after another. West and Hill's shots were both weak. Fortunately, Battier's second three-pointer failed to hit, and the Heat failed to open the score.

"I'll do it!"

Granger came to the back to ask for the ball, received the pass from West and started to turn around and attack.

Vogel's heart immediately lifted on the sidelines.

According to the team doctor, Granger's playing time needs to be limited. If it exceeds 20 minutes, there is a risk of aggravating the injury. The Pacers head coach immediately stared at Granger closely and asked for a substitution when he showed a painful expression on his face.

Fortunately, Granger's physical condition is excellent and his performance is the same as usual. Well, his touch seems to be the same as usual.

"clang!"

Granger's three-point shot hit the mark again, and the Heat won the rebound.

James made a sudden pass to Wade who was cutting through the air, assisting his teammates to score, and finally overtook the score.

"55-53."

Fortunately, Granger attracted the defense and assisted West to score, and the score between the two sides began to rise.

The Heat's three-point drought did not last long. Chalmers hit a three-pointer from the outside. George Hill immediately retaliated and caused Chalmers a three-point shooting foul. Unfortunately, he strangely made one of three free throws.

Tied the score.

However, George's three-pointer helped the team equalize the score, and Chalmers fouled and made two free throws to help the team take the lead again.

"64-63."

"Dudu!"

When the two teams were fighting for the basketball, the referee blew the whistle and gave Granger a foul.

Vogel's expression changed on the sidelines. Granger had already committed four fouls.

He didn't expect that there was no problem with Granger's injury, but instead he got into foul trouble!

"Substitute!"

Although it was a critical moment for both sides, even though there were still 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Vogel chose to make a substitution and replaced Granger with Qi Tian.

"It doesn't matter if we keep the score steady, I will catch up again in the fourth quarter!"

When he and Qi Tian passed by each other, Granger was still thinking about relieving the pressure on his little brother and not letting him be affected.

"Don't worry, Boss Danny."

Qi Tian was well prepared and went on the court with confidence.

"Hey, there's another rookie?"

Once Granger comes off the court, the Pacers' defensive intensity will inevitably drop. Although Wade doesn't care, he still gets excited and plans to continue his teaching game.

Sure enough, Wade easily passed Qi Tian and scored a layup.

"66-63."

Hill's jump shot hit the target, Wade turned around to collect the rebound and immediately turned his head to take a look.

The Pacers had already anticipated this move. George quickly forced James to stop and did not let them connect with James.

"Then just take your time."

Wade still didn't care and slowly dribbled the ball to advance.

But Qi Tian suddenly caught up with him and caused Wade to pass the ball incorrectly during the scramble.

"Out of bounds!"

The referee blew the whistle and awarded the ball to the Pacers.

"Outside line!"

West held the ball in the high post and was about to pass it to Hibbert under the basket when he heard Qitian's voice.

Qi Tian came out and took a jump shot immediately after receiving the pass from West.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball made a hollow shot and tied the score.

"66-66."

"ohhh!!"

The Pacers fans on the sidelines cheered.

Qi Tian performed well when he came on the court, causing his opponents to make mistakes and hitting three-pointers, which reminded them of the first time they saw Qi Tian. It was his ability to make contributions at any time that allowed him to move forward steadily, step by step.

Entered rotation.

Wade did not respond because Spoelstra saw that there were 4 minutes left in the third quarter and requested a substitution, taking Wade off to rest and prepare for the fourth quarter.

James' jump shot was interfered by George and missed, but Chalmers took advantage of the unpreparedness inside and rushed in, grabbed the rebound and scored a tip-in, scoring the 10th point of the third quarter.

"68-66."

For pedestrians, this is definitely the last situation they want to face.

When all defensive resources were put on James Wade, Chalmers stepped up.

If you change your defensive tactics, you will have to bear the risk of James Wade breaking out;

But if the opponent is left alone to score, the team will also lose.