Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers relied on Hansbrough's jump shot to rewrite the score to 61-70.

In the fourth quarter, the substitute lineup still appeared.

Qi Tian didn't have many chances to make a shot. On the contrary, Hill, who had been in a downturn for two games, finally recovered and scored 4 points with sudden free throws to help the team maintain its lead.

"66-75."

With 9 minutes left in the final quarter of the game, Vogel and Byron Scott on the sidelines reached a tacit understanding. When Hansbrough was fouled by his opponent and won two free throws, they replaced each other as the main players.

line-up.

Irving, Varejao, Casspi and Granger, Hibbert, and Paul George all stood up to warm up and prepare to go on stage.

"Come on Danny."

Qi Tian, ​​who had played for less than 20 minutes, was substituted. After high-fiving Granger, he walked towards the bench.

Next came the confrontation between the main players of the two teams. Qi Tianze could only sit on the sidelines and sit on the bench.

Granger was not in a hurry, but said to Qi Tian:

"Thanks to you, otherwise, the team's lead would have been eroded by the opponent."

"It also mainly depends on Hill."

Qi Tian felt that he had no bright spots. Hearing Granger's praise, he could only scratch his head.

"No,"

Granger denied:

"Every team relies on all the players, not just a few players. The main players and substitutes are both important."

Hearing this, Qitian couldn't help but stand in awe.

The beautiful country advocates heroism, and basketball is no exception. Whether it is on the field or on the playing field, there is always a lone wolf who holds the ball and attacks fiercely, leaving his teammates far away.

As the boss of the team, Granger exudes the mentality of "we are family", ah no, "we are a team". This quality is very rare.

"Thanks."

Qi Tian felt a little sore at the corners of his eyes when he thought about how many private messages he had received just because he had no performance.

It turns out that if I focus on defense and do the dirty work first, someone can still see it.

Granger nodded, exchanged a few words with the rest of his teammates, and then walked onto the field.

"Look at Grizz's performance and study hard."

Unexpectedly, sitting in the "school" seat closest to the coach, Qi Tian heard Vogel's words for the first time.

It was not a communication with the assistant coach, nor a "cordial condolences" with the technical desk, nor was it a dissatisfaction with the players on the court, but a "dialogue" with Qi Tian.

"Oh well."

Qi Tian was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly and said:

"I have always set my standards based on Granger."

Vogel sneered first before continuing:

"That's right, but you still have to combine it with your own situation and look for highlights from other people's performances."

He thought for a while and then said:

"I'll give you a video tape later. You can take a look at it more."

"Thank you coach!"

Qi Tian was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude to this usually strict coach.

Vogel then turned his head and looked at the playing field.

Hansbrough only made one of his two free throws, but he still opened the point difference to 10 points.

"66-76."

Seeing that they were trailing by double digits, the Cavaliers began their counterattack.

Thompson scored down the line, but his subsequent mistake and foul gave the Pacers a chance. Byron Scott chose to replace him, and veteran Jamison came on again.

Qi Tian and his fellow student Thompson looked at each other, and the two could only sit on the bench to watch the performance of Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 pick in the same year.

Irving hit a two-pointer and West responded;

Jamison scored inside, but the Pacers kept hitting the ball.

"Chance!"

Irving exchanged a look with his teammates and then stepped up his breakthrough.

"Dudu!"

The referee gave West a shooting foul, and Irving stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

"76-78."

The Cavaliers launched a wave of attacks and narrowed the point difference to 2 points!

When Granger knew it was his own performance, he took the ball without mercy and prepared for a singles.

Casspi defended hard but still couldn't stop Granger from taking a jump shot.

"clang!"

In Granger's expectant eyes, the basketball jumped out of the frame.

Fortunately, Hibbert, who was under the basket, relied on his tallness and strength to grab the offensive rebound over Varejao and score a tip-in!

"76-80."

The Pacers fans on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. The team was finally able to respond when the opponent approached. This is better than being overtaken by the opponent and having to watch.

Varejao made a throw-in inside to chase the points, while Granger, George and Hibbert hit the ball one after another, almost deflecting the basket.

"Does it feel bad?"

Vogel and assistant coach Brian Shaw looked at each other, then looked at Granger, who had yet to score in the fourth quarter.

The Pacers, who had missed many times, finally failed to hold on to their advantage. With 2 and a half minutes left in the game, Irving singled out Collison for a layup, finally tying the score.

"80-80."

"I'll do it!"

Hearing the shouts from the bench and the fans, West made a decisive one-on-one shot under the basket, and the basketball missed the basket. Fortunately, the referee blew the whistle.

"Shooting foul, two free throws."

Varejao shrugged helplessly. Apparently, all the fouls he usually committed were returned by the referee at critical moments.

Fortunately, he also knew that this was a critical moment in the game and did not argue with the referee.

Otherwise, it would be more of a loss than a gain.

West took a deep breath and hit two free throws.

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Seeing that the home team finally regained the lead, the Pacers fans at the scene immediately shouted loudly and cheered them on.

Irving was about to break through for a layup, but George Hill next to him took the first shot and cut the basketball out of his hand.

"yes!"

The fans looked at the home team in surprise, until they saw Hansbrough's jumper ended in a blacksmith, and the light in their eyes seemed to disappear.

"clang!"

The lingering sound of the basketball hitting the rim seemed to echo in the ears of all the fans at Bankers Life Arena.

"Change Hansbrough!"

The shouts of some fans were immediately fulfilled, and Vogel quickly replaced Hansbrough.

Hibbert returns to the stage after a long absence.

But the Pacers seemed to be enveloped by a super ghost. Hill hit two jumpers, and the Cavaliers relied on Irving's free throws and Gibson's three-pointers to take the lead.

"84-82."

"Give me!"

West finally couldn't bear it any longer and once again went down low to get the ball. He hit a single 4 seconds before the end to tie the score.

As Irving missed a long shot at the buzzer, the Pacers entered overtime for the first time this season.

"Tsk, Danny didn't score a point in the fourth quarter?"

After seeing the data sheet of the team's players, a fan wearing jersey No. 33 whispered.

"Don't talk nonsense, Danny just feels bad today...forget it, he is a super ghost!"

The companions next to me didn’t know how to explain it.