Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Raptors on the other side are much simpler.

Head coach Casey knew before the game that the strength of his opponent should not be underestimated, so he had already made mental preparations for falling behind at halftime. Now the team is tied with the opponent who ranked third in the Eastern Conference last season, which makes Casey very satisfied.

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"Demar, show your offensive aggression in the second half and follow your usual style of play!"

"Although George's defense is strong, your strength and experience are better than him."

Casey tried his best to encourage DeRozan during halftime.

Lowry's performance indeed exceeded his expectations, but the team really has high hopes for DeRozan, who was selected by the Raptors and trained as their core for four years.

"OK."

DeRozan, who is an insider by nature, nodded and agreed with the coach's approach.

"It's okay bro!"

Lowry, who was familiar with him, moved closer to DeRozan, grabbed his neck and said,

"In the second half, we will divide the work and work together. I will make the ball for you, and you will knock out No. 24!"

"Nitrogen Tomb, I have long disliked that little black-faced guy!"

From Lowry's slightly bold movements, DeRozan felt uncomfortable and his body suddenly froze.

He turned his tense neck, looked at Lori's arm on his shoulder, and realized that Lori had no intention of taking it back, so he turned his head and said in agreement:

"good."

"Take your hand back first..."

Before DeRozan finished speaking, Lowry released his hand around his neck and stood up.

"The intermission is over, let's get ready to play!"

"call!"

DeRozan let out a sigh of satisfaction.

"Raptors, come on!"

“Canada must win!”

The second half of the game was about to begin. Raptors fans who came to support the team at home saw the crowds in the tunnel and immediately cheered and cheered for the home team.

"The team has great potential."

Sitting on the sidelines, Granger listened to the shouts of Raptors fans, stared at George and others as they came on the court, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Brothers, wait for me to come back and let's have a big fight in the playoffs!"

After the Pacers were eliminated, the Heat, who defeated them, successfully won the championship, which did not give Granger any comfort. Watching James win the Finals MVP further inspired his fighting spirit.

It stands to reason that Granger, who entered the league in 2005 and won the championship in 2003, does not need to worry.

But Granger was already an older rookie when he entered the league. He was even one and a half years older than James, who entered the league two years earlier. Granger knew that time waits for no one, so he trained even harder in the off-season. Unexpectedly,

It was counterproductive, and I could only sit back and watch my teammates play in the opening game of the new season.

"Don't worry, Boss Danny!"

George exchanged a look with Granger on the sidelines and led his teammates onto the court.

"We will help you win today's game!"

With fighting spirit, George stepped forward and defended DeRozan who was attacking with the ball.

This time DeRozan didn't show any weakness, he directly faced George's defense, quickly turned around and hit a fadeaway jumper.

"48-50."

"nice shot!"

Raptors fans cheered.

The Raptors' tactics worked, but the Pacers' offense was a bit sluggish.

Facing Valanciunas, who was worthy of his own tonnage, Hibbert's offense was strong, and Valanciunas grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row on defense. Fortunately, Valanciunas's hand skills were comparable to Hibbert's.

It was a half-measure, and he missed consecutive tip-ins. Hibbert steadily collected the defensive rebounds.

West's offense was also blocked by Bargnani. Fortunately, the basketball was blown out of the bottom line by the Raptors, and the Pacers got a second chance to attack.

George missed a jumper, but he took the shot himself and made a tip-in.

"50-50."

"I've probably adapted to the opponent's defense!"

DeRozan's confidence built up, he decisively received Lowry's pass and beat George in isolation.

George lowered his focus and prepared to defend, but DeRozan was patient and looked for opportunities to take action.

Finally, George relaxed and was shaken by DeRozan. DeRozan quickly collected the ball, turned around and scored with a hook.

"50-52."

"seven!"

Hill handed the ball to Qi Tian, ​​who was running away. Qi Tian kept the ball in his hands and dribbled outward to deceive Fields on the opposite side. He passed the ball to the ground in a wide range and assisted West at the basket.

Dunk score.

"Dudu!"

The referee's whistle is like the sound of nature.

2+1!

West made a steady hit and added free throws to help the team overtake the score.

"Nice!"

Everyone on the bench cheered loudly, and the Pacers fans on the sidelines cheered loudly. They all hoped that the team could play a good game and take away the opponent directly.

However, George and Qi Tian made mistakes one after another, and the offenses of West and Hibbert were also frustrated one after another. The Raptors, led by Lowry, launched an 8-0 offensive wave.

"Whoosh!"

"53-64."

DeRozan, who received a pass from Lowry and scored a layup, glanced at George proudly, turned around and jogged away.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

George's face looked very ugly.

After the start of the third quarter, DeRozan swept away the decline. Under George's defense, he made all 3 shots and grabbed two rebounds, making a powerful counterattack.

On the contrary, George made 1 of 3 shots, which was difficult to satisfy himself.

"It's okay, just be patient!"

Qi Tian came over and patted him on the shoulder, comforted him and then turned to attack.

The Pacers' strategy of focusing on the inside has been predicted and defended by their opponents. If they want to reverse the disadvantage, they have to do something different.

Qi Tian was about to attack with the ball when he saw Hill using the pick-and-roll to deflect Lowry's shot.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the basket, Qi Tian quickly broke through the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound, and then ran out with the ball.

"Get out of position!"

Hill quickly directed his teammates to move, and then went to the top of the arc to catch the ball.

But Qi Tian did not pass the ball, diffracting his opponent from the mid-range.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"57-65."

"I'll do it!"

DeRozan asked for the ball from the outside and prepared for a singles.

George quickly lifted up and came to defend.

This time DeRozan's offense didn't work, and George used his long arms to send his opponent a big shot.

But DeRozan reacted quickly, got the offensive rebound, and then assisted his teammate under the basket to score.

The coaches of both sides gradually changed players and used substitutes to play the last three minutes of the third quarter.

"63-71."

The Raptors entered the fourth quarter with an 8-point advantage.

"ohhh!!"

Raptors fans cheered on the sidelines.

In the third quarter, the Raptors were outstanding on both offense and defense. While scoring 23 points with zero turnovers in a single quarter, they also limited the Pacers' scoring to 15 points and made as many as 6 turnovers.

In particular, DeRozan also limited George's statistics to 1 of 4 shots and 2 points, which made DeRozan fans even more proud.

"Humph, are you still crazy?"

"This is the difference in experience. Okay, you can feel good, but if we adjust quickly, won't we still beat you up?"

Zanmi belittled George with disdain.