Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Nice pen!"

Hu Yingzhe, who had always been steady, shouted, almost shaking everyone in the building.

Yu Guohao was originally happy that the Pacers could reverse the situation, but he was still frightened by Lao Hu's voice.

The Spurs fans looked at the displayed score in disbelief and turned their heads blankly, wanting to know from their teammates that they were dreaming and everything was fake.

But looking at the painful expressions of the Spurs fans around them and hearing the Pacers fans cheering wildly, they could only accept this cruel reality:

The team was really overturned after leading by nearly 20 points!

"Again, again..."

Spurs fans closed their eyes helplessly. They could already imagine what the sports news headlines would be the next day:

"A three-pointer to beat the Spurs! The second-year rookie scored a career high and led the Pacers to a 20-point comeback!"

This is indeed the case. After this battle, Qi Tian not only scored a season high, but also a career high of 28 points. He also had all-round statistics of 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, and an astonishing 7 three-pointers.

5 hits.

The background board is the Spurs, a traditional strong team. It is an amazing reversal of the score and a buzzer-beater. All kinds of buffs are filled up, which provides valuable blessings for Qitian's performance.

"Have you heard? There is a second-year rookie who led the team to reverse the Spurs by 20 points!"

"Really or not?"

"How can it be false? In the game I watched, he kept shooting and scoring three-pointers, but he scored seven or eight?"

"Let's see, 28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, filling up the data column? What's the look in your eyes? Is this a three-pointer?!"

"Hey, it's the Spurs again...it's so miserable."

Fans started searching for this second-year rookie at the speed of light, and found out that although he entered the league with the 59th overall pick, he was in the rotation in the first year and made steady contributions. Unexpectedly, he went a step further in the second year and became a starter directly.

"You contributed three buzzer beaters in your rookie season. How come you haven't heard of such a powerful rookie before?"

"Hey, he was selected by the Spurs and was traded to the Pacers on the same day. Good guy, is this revenge against his old club?"

"Oh, I'm going to the Pacers, so it's okay."

Fans know the reason why Qi Tian was not famous before.

The Pacers have a long history. They were founded as early as 1967 by eight businessmen and joined the ABA. In just five years, they reached the finals four times and won three championships, including two consecutive championships.

But there are ups and downs. The Pacers, who have reached the Finals five times in eight years, gradually declined after losing to the Kentucky Colonels in the Finals.

After joining the NBA in 1976 with the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs, past glory was officially a thing of the past.

The Pacers then gradually fell into the abyss in a process like sit-ups.

Their winning numbers were fixed in the 20-30 range, and their popularity was so low that the number of spectators was only 2,745.

Although in 1987, they selected the team's famous and historical shooter Reggie Miller, after the rise of Reggie Miller, the Pacers still stopped in the first round for four consecutive years.

At this time, Bird took over as coach of the Pacers and led the team to the Eastern Conference finals for three consecutive years, winning the first and only Eastern Conference championship in team history.

Entering the new millennium, there was the infamous Palace of Auburn Hills incident.

The Pacers were originally in a small ball market and had not won any honors since entering the NBA. Team history star Reggie Miller failed to lead them further, so they naturally did not attract many fans and missed the opportunity to cultivate senior fans.

The incident in 2004 was the final blow to the Pacers. Who would like a team whose players will rush to the audience at any time to have a passionate duel with you?

This is much more dangerous than watching a baseball game and always being wary of flying baseballs and baseball bats.

Especially after seeing that there were Granger and George in the same position as Qi Tian on the team, the fans started to gloat.

"Well, now that I'm on the team, there are two big brothers above me, trying to survive in the cracks. No wonder I haven't heard of this Qi Tian before."

"However, he is so accurate in three-pointers, and the team just lacks outside scorers, so it's no wonder he can be in the starting lineup."

"I'm still an Asian. There was Lin Crazy last season. There won't be another Qi Crazy this season, right?"

"It depends on whether he can continue his performance. Lin Kuangsheng has won seven games in a row."

Through today's performance, Qitian has officially entered the fans' field of vision. Fans other than the Pacers have also begun to hear, know, and understand his name.

“I bought it!!!”

The Pacers bench immediately rushed out and surrounded Qi Tian with several people on the court to celebrate the victory.

The coaching team was also excited.

"Maybe he can become the key scorer the team needs."

Brian Xiao felt the growth of Qitian and thought happily.

Vogel further strengthened his determination to put Qi Tian in the starting lineup.

The Spurs on the other side were a little embarrassed.

In a home game, the opponent actually overturned a 20-point deficit and was given a three-pointer to win. This is unacceptable to any team.

Head coach Popovich's face has long been ashen.

Being defeated means that all the efforts in the first 47 minutes are in vain, and you can only swallow the bitter pill of defeat.

"This damn three-pointer!"

In this game, the Spurs were shot 10 out of 20 by their opponents, a 50% shooting rate from three-pointers. Qi Tian contributed 5 of them.

Of course, they themselves were not bad, making 8 of 18 three-pointers and a shooting percentage of 44.4%, but there was nothing they could do, who made them lose.

This made the head coach who already hated three-pointers become even more disgusted with three-pointers.

"Is this the power of three-pointers?"

Assistant coach Budenholzer was thoughtful.

Gary Neal and Blair were very disappointed. They scored a season-high 17 points and 14 points. They would have quietly appeared in the news, but now they have become comments to their opponents.

"This kid is quite strong."

Duncan and the old guys looked at each other, said something softly, and then led everyone towards the tunnel, leaving only the Pacers celebrating wildly.

George surrounded Qitian, happy for him, and another thought flashed through his mind:

"With Qi here, it doesn't seem to be any worse than the Spurs."

Pacers general manager office.

"Space, this is the space we need!"

"Seven is the second Reggie Miller!"

Larry Bird is extremely excited because he has found a perfect candidate who suits the team and can provide the team with the space it desperately needs.

He was still hesitant at first and finally made up his mind and called Qitian's agent again.

After a brief conversation, Bird hung up the phone and sat in his seat to think.

Qi Tian's agent did not directly answer the question of Qi Tian's contract renewal with the team, but vaguely raised the idea of ​​seeking a contract with an annual salary of over 10 million for Qi Tian.

This made Bird think.

Although it is a bit inappropriate compared to 9 years ago, the second-round pick renewed his contract with tens of millions, which is the price of Arenas!