Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

In the third quarter, the main force still came on stage. Collison hit Hill after catching the ball, helping the Mavericks maintain the point difference.

"51-48."

Collison looked at Hill in front of him with provocation in his eyes, and slowly retreated on the defensive.

Even though he had known for a long time that this was a business alliance, after Hill renewed his contract and learned that he had been traded, Collison was still a little unwilling.

Everyone is a point guard. I am one year younger than you. I entered the league a year later, and my statistics are not much different. I was a rookie in my second or third year with the Pacers. Why is it you who got the big contract?

Am I the one trading?

Hill didn't have time to care about his opponent's psychology. Instead, he broke through the pick-and-roll and passed the ball to West, who made a layup that caused Mayo to foul and went to the free throw line.

"clang!"

"Whoosh!"

West made one of two free throws.

"51-49."

Marion caught the ball inside and was about to attack, but the basketball was knocked away by West behind him and he completed the steal.

"Quick attack!"

The Pacers did not give up their special skills. Hill and Qitian from the outside had already rushed out. West passed a long pass and directly handed it to Qi Tian. Qi Tian easily scored with an empty layup.

"51-51."

"ok!!"

The Pacers had just tied the score, and the Pacers fans at home immediately cheered and cheered for the team.

The Pacers did not live up to their expectations. The defensive end sent out steals and blocks one after another, and the offensive end relied on free throws to gradually take the lead.

The Mavericks relied on Brand to score 2+1 and retaliated, but then Hibbert received a pass from George and turned around to score.

"54-56."

"The defense is still as strong as ever!"

Collison attacked with the ball from the outside. Looking at his former teammates who had formed a defensive formation, he felt a little emotional.

The Pacers are a defensive team to begin with, and defensive counterattacks are their strength. The Mavericks' forwards are all veterans in their thirties, and it is normal for them to be unable to keep up with young people with unlimited physical strength.

"Pick and roll!"

Brand came over and blocked Hill firmly.

The disadvantage of a veteran is his physical strength, and his advantage is naturally his experience.

Collison passed quickly and took advantage of Hill's opportunity to get around the screen to make a jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the hoop.

Hibbert turned around, grabbed the rebound, and handed it to Qi Tian.

"Defend!"

If the Pacers hit several fast breaks without remembering it, then the Mavericks would be stupid. The moment they saw the basketball miss, several players on the perimeter retreated, and when Hill and George rushed over, they immediately followed up.

Defense.

Qi Tian didn't notice the chance of his teammates, dribbled to the frontcourt, saw Mayo standing behind, and took a long shot from outside the three-point line.

"Oh~~"

"clang!"

The Pacers fans' happy shouts were interrupted by the sound of a basketball jumping out of the hoop, and they had no choice but to sit back.

OJ Mayo couldn't stand his opponents acting wild in front of him, so he directly took the same style of three-point long shot and also offered the same style of iron.

"clang!"

When the basket made an echo with a lingering rhyme, Hill had already rushed in and won the basketball.

"Take your time!"

Hill gestured to his teammates and then slowly brought the ball to the top of the arc.

"Well, it's right to stabilize the rhythm at this time."

Vogel is also worried that the team will lose itself in the constant defensive counterattacks and end up speeding up blindly.

West in the low post once again got the basketball and prepared to attack.

Brand stayed close to his opponent, trying to interfere.

"Outside line!"

West did not rush to take action himself, but quickly found Qi Tian from the outside.

Qi Tian caught the ball and took a long three-pointer, hitting the first three-pointer of the quarter.

"Whoosh!"

"54-59."

"Nesshat!!"

The Pacers unexpectedly took the lead, and the fans burst into jubilation.

Qi Tian's performance was not over. He received a pass from George and easily scored on an air cut. Then he took a shot from the outside and hit again, bringing his score to 12 points in a single quarter.

The Pacers took advantage of the situation and established an 11-point lead in the last 4 minutes of the third quarter.

"59-70."

"Substitute!"

Carlisle has never been a cautious person who dare not make substitutions. After discovering that everyone on the court was not performing well, he went up and down, leaving only OJ Mayo on the court, and replaced him with four substitutes.

The Mavericks came on as a substitute, but failed to reverse the situation. Qi Tian, ​​who was already feeling great from the outside, took another shot from the outside and hit his third three-pointer in this quarter and his 15th point in a single quarter!

"61-75."

"ohhhh!"

In the last few minutes, Vogel replaced Qi Tian as a substitute. As soon as Qi Tian came off the field, he heard the cheers of the fans.

"It's so sweet!"

"This is our breakup!"

Qi Tian, ​​who made 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter, was indeed worthy of cheers from the fans. He smiled at the fans and sat back on the bench.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks substitutes scored 6 points in the last 2 minutes, helping the team narrow the point difference to 9 points.

"67-76."

The Pacers shot 28-18 in a single quarter and took the lead.

"Tsk."

Rick Carlisle looked at the players on his team and felt embarrassed.

The impact of Nowitzki's absence has already been shown. Without the team's big brother to take the lead in the charge, no team can easily reverse the decline.

"Then we can only..."

Carlisle can only set his sights on OJ Mayo, who came to the Mavericks this summer.

OJ Mayo was the No. 3 overall pick in 2008. He lived up to the expectations of the fans. In his rookie season, he ranked first among rookies in scoring and fifth in assists. He was selected for the Rookie Challenge for two consecutive years. However, in the third year of his career,

Affected by trade rumors, fights and doping, his originally promising future declined, his playing time was greatly reduced, and he even served as a substitute for a year.

After his rookie contract ended, the Grizzlies didn't offer him a contract at all, making the No. 3 overall pick a completely free agent.

This is a lottery ticket that almost scratches out the word "thank you", but it is still a good investment target for the Mavericks. After all, they really need an outside line that can cooperate with Nowitzki, although they themselves

Let Nash and Kidd go.

People, you always have to think about it, what if Mayo's prodigal son turns around and returns to the top?

After all, he is only 25 years old and still growing.

Carlisle decided to take a gamble and said to the players:

"We must defend well in the fourth quarter, protect the basket inside, and be more decisive in outside shots. Mayo plays more in the fourth quarter."

Mayo himself cherishes this opportunity. He believes that his condition has declined only because he was demoted from the starting lineup to the substitute, and it is not because of his limited talent.

What's more, how talented is the Tony Allen who supports him?

What else can you do besides defense?

Why should I be replaced in the starting lineup by someone who has no offense at all?

Why?