Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Pacers played a very violent game, dominating the paint and leading their opponents in rebounds 15-3;

It blossomed both inside and outside, with all 9 players on the court scoring, making 13 of 24 shots in a single quarter, leading the opponent by 20 points 38-18, and leading the opponent by 14 points at halftime.

"The offense is so smooth!"

The fans who came to the home court cheered for joy. They could swear that this was definitely the smoothest offense of the home team that the fans had ever seen in their lives.

The huge surprise hit them, making them want to shout out the name of the team's hero.

But they soon fell into a tangle, because the big screen showed that the Pacers' highest-scoring player in the second quarter was George Hill, who only scored 9 points. He could hardly keep up with his teammates, so they all lined up in unison.

shouted:

"Polo team, come on!"

"The horse-walking team will win!"

In the locker room, Vogel finally had a smile on his face.

The players in the team made timely adjustments and performed very well on both offense and defense, which made the team's head coach very satisfied.

"The team performed well in the first half and continued in the second half."

Then he drew a few regular tactics on the tactical board, and just after the half-time break, he let the players take the stage.

The Pacers are in full swing, while the Kings on the other side are naturally gloomy.

This is a common problem for young teams. When they are ahead, they are soaring, but when they are behind, they are at a loss.

The most terrible thing is of course that they don't have a veteran in the team who can play the role of Dinghai Shenzhen.

Salmons, the oldest at 32 years old, came to the Kings in the summer of 2011 and only played for the team for a little more than a year. The same goes for Hayes, the second oldest at 29 years old. The others are all in their early twenties.

At such a young age, just fighting for the ball is enough to give the coach a headache, but can it also stabilize the morale of the army?

"Let's shoot at the birds!"

Head coach Smart gritted his teeth and said to the players:

"Use our inside advantage and let Cousins ​​attack with the ball more often."

Gone.

Being in a backward situation, the Kings have few opportunities to make moves. If Cousins' advantage cannot be fully utilized, there will be no need to make adjustments.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the two teams naturally sent out their starting lineups.

"Polo team, come on!"

The home audience was naturally on the Pacers' side, cheering them on.

Jason Thompson scored inside, and the fans were full of confidence;

George was intercepted by James Johnson, and the fans were full of confidence;

Cousins ​​grabbed two offensive rebounds and finally scored a tip-in. The fans were full of confidence.

Fortunately, the Pacers lived up to their expectations. Hibbert made a pass to George, who scored a jumper. Then, taking advantage of the opponent, Qi Tian also hit a jumper.

"46-60."

Misunderstanding resolved.

"Huh~~"

Pacers fans breathed a sigh of relief.

"It was a false alarm, I thought..."

It seems that the Pacers' previous stability did not give fans enough confidence.

"Fortunately, we now have a double strike line of George and Qi. They shouldn't miss, right?"

"How is it possible? Our horse-walking team is quite stable now."

Cousins ​​once again showed the potential and strength of a first-class center, scoring 4 points in a row inside to help the team narrow the point difference.

But the Pacers relied on Hibbert and West's inside scoring to steadily maintain their lead.

"50-64."

Halfway through the third quarter, both teams began to substitute substitutes in an orderly manner to prepare for the fourth quarter.

Thomas Jr., James Johnson and Qi Tian were replaced to rest.

"come on!"

Qi Tian high-fived George who was on the court and walked off the court.

"Don't worry."

George looked resolute as he watched Qi Tian come off the stage, exchanged a look with coach Vogel on the sidelines, and nodded clearly.

George played the first and third quarters, and Qi Tian started the second and fourth quarters with a substitute. This was Vogel's initial time allocation.

The Kings on the other side are naturally in even worse shape.

There are only 6 minutes left in the third quarter. If we enter the fourth quarter with a ten-point disadvantage, then no one knows that the hope of winning today's game will be slim.

But how can the Kings with substitutes fare against the Pacers with a rich lineup?

The relaxation of Pacers fans on the sidelines gave the answer.

"Ha, it's time for the substitute to play."

Seeing Sam Young coming on the court and Augustin Mahinmi and others also starting to warm up, the Pacers fans got a little more energetic.

"Let's see how the new players perform today, but don't be too harsh and beat your opponent to the ground!"

"I can't say for sure, isn't George still present? James Johnson on the opposite side is off. How can anyone on the front line match George?"

"Well, let George hold back on the scoring and let the substitute score a few more points."

This feeling of contempt clearly reached the ears of the Kings players who were preparing to play.

"Looks like I need to have some fun today!"

Marcus Thornton looked livid, and he looked at each other and had a tacit understanding with Hayes, who came on the court due to too many fouls by Cousins.

Don’t look down on us substitutes!

"clear!"

Hayes, who was 198 centimeters tall but played center, understood the fighting spirit in his teammates' eyes. He nodded and turned around to join Hibbert.

"Damn it, this dwarf!"

Hibbert was about to wave for the ball, but was turned away by Hayes, and he was immediately annoyed.

West saw that Hibbert had no chance, so he prepared for singles.

But he didn't guard against the perimeter, and Marcus Thornton suddenly appeared and stole the basketball from his hand!

"Defend!"

George reacted very quickly and quickly retreated on defense.

But Thornton decisively passed the ball, and Brooks swept past Jason Thompson who was following up, and directly sent an alley-oop.

George couldn't guard the three of them and could only watch Thompson score an alley-oop dunk.

"56-64."

"Give me!"

Hibbert had been aroused by Hayes' harassment and asked for the ball directly.

Hayes' efforts could not make up for the 20-centimeter height difference, but he decisively committed a foul and sent Hibbert to the free throw line.

"clang!"

"clang!"

Something exciting happened for Kings fans. Hibbert missed two free throws and the rebound was won by Thompson.

"Chance!"

Brooks's eyes lit up and he immediately attacked with the ball.

But Hill and George reacted very quickly, and the Pacers relied on fast and powerful defense to successfully prevent the opponent's attack.

However, the inside attack, which was originally an advantage, was continuously defended by the active Hayes and Jason Thompson. The two sides exchanged a wave of experience before Hill assisted Sam Young to score, breaking the deadlock.

"56-68."

Hibbert finally felt proud, holding the ball inside and crushing Hayes for a layup.

The cautious Vogel replaced everyone else in the last two minutes, leaving only George and four substitutes on the field.

A 12-point advantage is not enough to squander at the beginning of the fourth quarter, right?

Vogel is already thinking about the fourth quarter.