Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Spurs charge!"

The home Spurs fans immediately burst into cheers and cheered for them after seeing the home team players take the field.

The referee signaled both teams to start the game, and the center jumped the ball in the middle circle.

The Pacers' starting lineup is Hibbert, West, George, Qitian and Hill;

The Spurs' starting lineup is Duncan, Diaw, Leonard, Green and Parker.

Previously appearing in the starting power forward position, the 201cm-long Blair has proven himself to be useless. Popovich plans to take advantage of the beginning of the season to explore more of the team's inside potential to see if anyone can make a contribution.

"Dudududu!"

Under the watchful eyes of the audience and players on the field, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the basketball in his hand into the air.

Duncan jumped hard, grabbed the ball from Hibbert's head, and shot it to his teammates behind him.

"Defend!"

Needless to say, the Pacers quickly retreated and waited for the opponent's attack.

Compared with previous games, today's Pacers are particularly focused because they are playing this game as a playoff game.

Parker held the ball high and called Duncan to pick and roll.

Of course, Hill knew the quality of Duncan's pick-and-roll, and quickly bypassed the screen to chase Parker on the pick-and-roll.

Parker easily attracted Hibbert's defense and hit the ground to assist Duncan for a layup.

"0-2."

Without too many tricks or flashy moves, the Spurs easily scored two points.

"It's amazing!"

Brian Shaw frowned tightly on the sidelines.

Parker's breakthrough pass and Duncan's cut-in matched perfectly, perfectly reflecting their practical and concise offensive tactics.

Can the current Pacers beat such a well-coordinated and strong team?

"I'll do it!"

George reached for the ball, ready to help the team score the first point.

But Leonard, who was expressionless, stayed close and didn't give his opponent a chance at all.

Leonard was unable to restrict Durant in the Western Conference finals because Durant was a rookie who had been favored by the management since the SuperSonics and had unlimited ball rights for three or four years.

George's ball-handling offense in front of him is a bit different from Durant's. Leonard still has time to rate his opponent.

George's several breakthroughs were blocked by his opponents, so he could only make a sudden jump shot.

"clang!"

Sure enough, blacksmithing.

Duncan collected the rebound and turned around to hand it to his teammates.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

George was uncomfortable being restricted. When he saw Leonard catching the ball, he immediately surrounded him and prepared to retaliate.

The Pacers' defense is not weak either. They cooperate tacitly on the outside and inside, closely following their defenders and not giving their opponents a chance.

Leonard couldn't pass the ball and had to play alone, but his jump shot was also interfered by George and missed.

Qi Tian rushed in to protect the rebound and handed it to his teammates.

Duncan showed off his power. First, when George broke through with the ball, he quickly completed the steal. After Parker hit the iron, he took off the offensive rebound and scored a tip-in, and then stole Qi Tian.

However, Hibbert defended against two consecutive attacks by his opponent, and Hill and Qi Tian scored to tie the score.

"4-4."

The game lasted for nearly 5 minutes, and the combined scores of both sides were less than double digits. It was like a retro defensive battle.

"Tsk, my opponent is not weak either."

Spurs fans also feel the difficulty of their opponents.

The Pacers' defensive rotations are not as flexible as the Spurs', but in terms of overall defensive ability, they have no obvious shortcomings. Hibbert is on the inside and George West is on the front line. Even if it is the weakest defense line, Hill and

Qitian's defense is also above par.

Fortunately, the Spurs have been able to stand in the league for many years because of more than just defense.

After Hill caused Parker to foul and made two free throws to help the team take the lead, the Spurs showed their fangs.

Parker missed a jump shot, Leonard found Green with the ball and assisted his teammate to hit a three-pointer.

Although George responded with a three-pointer, Green, Duncan, Leonard and Diaw, led by Parker, launched a fierce attack. The four scored 9 points in a row, widening the point difference in one fell swoop.

"9-16."

From a 4-4 tie at 5 minutes to a 7-point lead at 8 minutes, only three minutes passed.

Compared with the opponent's smooth offense, the Pacers' offense is very obscure. Hibbert, West and Hill's offenses have been frustrated one after another, and they have been hit hard frequently.

"The Spurs are disrupting our internal and external cooperation!"

Although Diaw is not as tall as West, he is more flexible. He went around to defend several times, but West was unable to catch the ball;

Although Duncan's pace has slowed down due to age, he is still more flexible than Hibbert, and the same thing he does.

The Pacers coaching staff immediately saw the opponent's defensive goal, which was to cut off Hill's route to the basket in order to split them up and put the Pacers into a dilemma of fighting on their own.

"what to do?"

Hibbert made a mistake inside, but fortunately the defensive end was able to block Duncan's shot. Hill got the basketball and began to think about countermeasures.

"Play outside and mid-range!"

If the two players on the inside focus on fighting their opponents, their frame protection and inside defense will become lax.

Hill signaled to his teammates and started to break through.

Qi Tian finally found an opportunity, ran away from Danny Green's defense, and rushed to the outside.

"seven!"

Hill decisively passed the ball, and Qi Tian jumped up after receiving the ball, threw the basketball slightly backward, and hit the first three-pointer of the game.

"Whoosh!"

"12-16."

Although his teammates celebrated wildly beside him, Qitian's face was full of solemnity.

From the beginning of the game, he fell into Green's defense. He could not get rid of his opponent with ordinary off-the-ball movements. Today, it was bound to be a tough battle.

Danny Green's physical fitness is not strong, otherwise he would not have been abandoned by the Cavaliers and Spurs many times, but he has made up for his shortcomings through hard training and defensive awareness, running tirelessly and constantly interfering with the opponent's shots.

Rhythm is his unique skill.

George on the other side was equally solemn. Leonard, who was facing him, was extremely physical. In just these few minutes of facing off, George was so troubled that he only hit one of his 4 shots.

"Nitrogen Tomb, how come his wingspan is longer than mine? He can't even dribble!"

George looked at his hands in confusion. When he was a rookie, his wingspan had already reached 211 centimeters, which was nearly 10 centimeters higher than his height. This was already a very superior static data.

But when facing Leonard, George still felt uncomfortable, because Leonard's wingspan can reach a terrifying 221 centimeters!

Coupled with the palms that were obviously much larger than his own, George felt like he was like a velociraptor with short hands compared with his opponent.

Of course it's not Tyrannosaurus Rex, it's Griffin.

The more George thought about it, the more he felt that the Spurs' trade of Hill for Leonard was worth it. He even started to think wildly:

"It's hard to be guarded by Leonard, but if you change your mind, if you can play with Leonard...?"