Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"It won't...turn over, right?"

A Spurs fan wearing Duncan's No. 21 jersey was a little frightened.

As a traditional strong team, the Spurs have been at the forefront of the league since they drafted Duncan.

If you walk a lot at night, you will naturally encounter more people, and you will also encounter a lot of ghosts.

There are always Spurs players wearing silver and black jerseys on the background board, including the 0.4-second buzzer-beater, Howard's alley-oop buzzer beater, and the classic Tracy McGrady moment.

"No, no, it can't be such a coincidence. Besides, aren't we still ahead?"

The fans next to him immediately comforted their teammates and also comforted themselves.

The Pacers still chose the safest way, handing the ball to West in the low post and letting him play in isolation.

The Spurs have replaced the inside line with Diaw and Duncan. Popovich, who previously thought he could take away the opponent in one wave and buy rest time for his players, is now completely black.

What made him blush slightly was that Diaw actually defended West's singles.

"clang!"

Duncan naturally took off the basketball and handed it to his teammates next to him.

Parker drove straight in, but Hill followed closely. After desperately interfering, Parker's shot actually missed!

“This is an opportunity not to be missed!”

Hibbert, who returned to defense, got the rebound and handed it to Hill. Hill immediately turned around and made a fast break. Qitian and George jumped out from both sides, trying to catch their opponent off guard.

The Spurs' formation is indeed a bit messy. Although their discipline is still there, Ginobili and Duncan are old and unable to keep up with their opponents.

Hill took the opportunity to make a layup.

"clang!"

Basketball is awesome!

"I'll do it!"

West jumped out from behind, grabbed an offensive rebound, and then forced a layup, causing Diaw to foul and go to the free throw line.

The timer clearly shows the remaining time of the current game:

"3:05."

There is not much time left. No matter how dissatisfied the players are, it will only happen after the game.

Popovich quickly took advantage of the opportunity and replaced Leonard with Green.

Leonard's defensive potential is great, but offensively, he is still a bit lacking. In addition, he is too young, so he might as well use Green, a 3D player.

"Now we really have a chance!"

George was overjoyed. Although replacing Green meant that the opponent's offense would be stronger and smoother, he also had a chance to breathe.

"clang!"

"clang!"

The principle of unparalleled blessings seems to be a truth. West, whose career free throw percentage exceeds 81%, actually made two free throws!

"ohhh!"

Spurs fans, who have always boasted of being used to seeing big winds and waves, couldn't help but cheer when they saw this happy event coming from the sky.

Now it was Pacers coach Vogel's turn to look livid.

Although missing both free throws was a small probability event, when he saw West sweating, he knew the reason:

West's physical strength is also running out.

Even though he is 4 years younger than Duncan, West is already 32 years old, and his physical strength has gradually become the main factor limiting him.

In normal games, Vogel will strictly control the playing time of the inside line. West relies on his own experience to sneak in a few minutes of rest on the court.

But today against the Spurs, all players' attention is always tense. As the inside pillar, West has to shoulder more responsibilities.

Unfortunately, the team has been lagging behind, and the Pacers, who were passive in substitutions, could only replace West many times in advance, which affected his physical strength.

"Defend their perimeter!"

"Offensive with the ball from outside!"

The coaches of the two teams shouted out the key points of the game in the next three minutes one after another, and the two sides entered the bright-card stage.

It was slightly difficult for Duncan and Diaw to defend West and Hibbert on the inside, but with the support of physical exertion, the two sides were on the same starting line for the time being.

Then we can only rely on the outside to decide the outcome. Parker Ginobili Green's outside against Hill and Qitian George will be the one to change the situation.

The middle-aged man between the 25-year-old Green and the 35-year-old Ginobili, the 30-year-old Parker showed his sophistication, using the pick-and-roll to quickly break through the basket, causing George who was defending to foul, and went to the free throw line.

The point guard's free throws are only more stable than the center's, and Parker made two free throws steadily.

"81-89."

In less than two and a half minutes, the Spurs extended their advantage to 8 points.

"Tony~~~Parker!!!"

The DJ at the scene shouted Parker's name loudly, leading the fans in the audience to cheer for the Spurs.

Vogel's expression on the sidelines became even more ugly.

The Pacers' perimeter defense is naturally dominated by George, and the Spurs naturally won't let him enter the defense easily, so they sent Green to run and pull George away.

Just now, when George rushed in, Vogel was very worried about Parker passing to Green, who was open in the corner. If the opponent made a three-pointer, the game would be completely settled.

"It's better..."

Vogel quickly thought of a way to deal with it. When he looked at someone on the field, he found that he was also looking back at him.

We have been working together in the same team for a year, and there is still a tacit understanding. Vogel completed the instructions with just a few glances.

"It seems that his golf IQ is still online, no wonder..."

The Pacers started to attack, and George got the basketball and prepared for a singles.

He soon discovered that he had thought too much before. Facing Green, he tried to break through many times but failed.

If Leonard relies on a pair of long arms to try to steal, then Green relies on his excellent awareness, anticipating defense and stealing, and the discomfort is the same.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

George worked hard, used his strong body to break through Green's defense, and made a pull-up jump shot.

But Green obviously has a lot of experience against players who are physically stronger than him. He jumped first to interfere with George's shot at the moment.

"clang!"

George's jumper hit the ground running.

West jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound from Diaw's head, but his tip-in missed again.

"Dang-dang-dang."

The basketball bounced twice and fell out.

Diaw immediately turned around and the basketball popped out and was flying towards him.

Duncan under the basket has already secured his position, blocking Hibbert behind him.

"oops!"

The Pacers fans looked at the missed basketball and were heartbroken.

If the goal had been scored, then the Pacers would have had a chance to equalize the score. But if the goal was not scored, then today they really have to explain themselves.

Everyone on the Pacers bench was also discouraged, and an atmosphere of despair was spreading within the team.

But at this moment, a figure rushed in from the outside and grabbed an offensive rebound above Diaw's head!

It’s Qitian!

"OK!"

Hu Yingzhe and others who were watching the game in front of the computer screen immediately cheered, and Hu Yingzhe said quickly:

"There are still two or three offensive opportunities. If we can get a few three-pointers..."

His words did not continue, because Qi Tian rushed to the three-point line with the ball, turned 180°, and made a three-pointer!

"Ohhhhhh!!!"

Hu Yingzhe's throat seemed to be strangled, and he let out a short cry.