Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Pacers made a strong effort and George hit a three-pointer, rewriting the score to 0-7.

But the Mavericks would not sit still. Collison, Mayo, Kaman and Carter, who replaced Marion, all scored consecutively and tied the score in one fell swoop.

After the first quarter, the Pacers and Mavericks were tied at 24-24.

Although the Pacers fans at home were not satisfied with this result, they could accept it.

After all, in the previous two games, the Pacers were beaten 29-21 and 33-17 in the first quarter by their opponents respectively. The weak first quarter problem has finally improved a bit.

For the coaching team, their satisfaction is even deeper.

After several games, George has exposed Granger's seamless switching properties between ghosts and ghosts, and continued his super ghost status in the first two games, playing like shit.

Today, it seemed a little better, scoring 7 points on 3 of 6 shots in the first quarter.

What makes the coaches even more satisfied is that George's fluctuations in status don't seem to affect others.

In the previous games, the Pacers still used the same offensive tactics when Granger was there. If there was any difficulty, they would be handed over to the small forward. George told them with successive strikes that Granger is still the most trustworthy at this stage.

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If his teammates miss in singles, he can only turn back and run, which is the most damaging result for players' enthusiasm.

But now, at least everyone is participating in the offense, and there is no longer a sense of isolation, and the players' condition can be guaranteed.

Of course, it is best to have victory as the result, which is the most effective.

Winning can cover up all conflicts, while losing will completely expose them.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides had a tacit understanding not to use the entire substitute lineup.

The Mavericks fielded two starters with three substitutes in Beaubois, Mayo, Marion, Bernard James and Murphy;

The Pacers have a lineup of Augustin, Stephenson, Qi Tian, ​​Hansbrough and Mahinmi.

Marion was about to advance with the ball, but Qi Tian made a direct move and completed the steal.

With all the fans watching, Qi Tian started to accelerate, rushed towards the Mavericks basket, and scored an easy layup.

"24-26."

"nice shot!"

The Pacers took the lead and took the lead. The fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly to support the team.

"It's really..."

Marion, who was intercepted, originally wanted to return a block to his opponent, but after chasing for a few steps, he realized that the distance between himself and his opponent was getting farther and farther, so he had no choice but to stop.

"I'm getting old."

Marion was convinced that if he were still at his peak, his opponent would definitely not take action so easily, but time is always the cruelest and never gives anyone a chance.

Augustine assisted Mahinmi for a layup, but Mahinmi seemed hesitant when facing his old club. He committed two fouls on the defensive end, allowing Bernard James to get two free throws, and Mayo scored 2+1.

"29-28."

The Mavericks unexpectedly overtook the score

"Substitute."

Vogel quickly replaced Mahinmi with West.

After a few games, Augustin's offensive ability has been completely seen by Vogel, so he no longer requires this basic-salary point guard to meet Collison's standards, but allows him to maximize his inside advantages.

But West had just come on the field, and his hand had not recovered yet. He only scored 1 point by free throws, and Hansbrough only hit one jump shot. On the contrary, the Mavericks relied on OJ Mayori's sudden outside shot to score consecutive points and take the lead.

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"35-31."

The Mavericks had the ball and were about to expand their advantage. Bernard James took the basketball and was about to break through. Unexpectedly, Qi Tian passed by again, stretched out his hand, and borrowed the basketball from his hand!

"*uc*!"

Qi Tian scored another fast break layup amid his opponent's cries of annoyance.

"35-33."

The morale of the Pacers was greatly boosted. After guarding against Murphy's attack, Qi Tian assisted Hansbrough again and evened the point difference!

"35-35."

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle saw that there were still 7 minutes and 41 seconds left in the second quarter, but the opponent had already tied the score, so he had to replace the main force in advance.

Vogel also took the opportunity to temporarily replace Qi Tian with George.

"seven!"

"Seven, seven!"

Qi Tian, ​​who performed outstandingly, received cheers and cheers from the home fans as soon as he came off the field. He waved to the fans around him and sat back on the bench.

"Hey, have you noticed that Qi is a bit omnipotent in the substitute lineup?!"

A Pacers fan turned to his teammates and asked.

In just 5 minutes of the game, Qi Tian posted all-round statistics of 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals, and single-handedly led the team's counterattack.

"Tsk, I think so too, but why doesn't the coach let George take possession of the ball and attack?"

"It stands to reason that George will be the main offensive player in the starting lineup and Seven will be the main offensive player on the bench. Isn't this good?"

After the companion answered, he asked another question.

"It seems that the coaching team has a deeper meaning, maybe they want to hide it?"

"Yes, yes, the coach must want to use this as a secret weapon and use it in the playoffs."

"Then we can't spread the word and ruin the coach's plan."

"really."

Assistant coach Brian Shaw is becoming more and more satisfied with Qi Tian's performance. He sees Qi Tian's progress, which gives him the confidence to propose to the head coach that Qi Tian be the main offensive point in the substitute lineup. It goes smoothly.

Taking over Collison's position.

Qi Tian's not too weak physical strength should also allow him to perform well in the starting and bench lineups. Staggering playing time with George will also allow him to continue the strength of the Pacers' lineup.

All in all, increasing Qi Tian's ability to hold the ball has all the benefits and no harm.

The game continued. Although Carter and Collison sent assists one after another, the Pacers' West and Hibbert also scored consecutively, helping the team hold on to the score.

"40-39."

Carter caused Hibbert to foul and made one of two free throws before being replaced immediately because the Pacers replaced Qi Tian in the last 4 minutes.

The two teams once again replaced all their main players and immediately started fighting. Hill, West and Hibbert scored consecutively, and Collison, Kaman and Brand also responded in kind.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two teams was fixed at 49-48, with the Mavericks only leading their opponents by 1 point.

"It seems that the opponent is just like that."

Although the game was a bit difficult, the gap in strength between the two teams was not as big as expected, and Mavericks fans were immediately disdainful.

"After all, they are a team from the East, but they are still a bit inferior to us in the West. No, we can be on par with our opponents even without a driver."

"Yes, yes, what a two-star striker, what a whole lineup, the results are just that. No wonder they were taken away by the Heat. Well, it turns out we thought too much."

"Although our starting lineup is a little weak, Carter on the bench is also good. It's really not sure who will win and who will lose today! A group of young people, their experience is very different."