Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Strengthen your defense!"

Vogel repeated his old tune and said to George and West,

"Be double-teamed when necessary, and so will Qi."

Then he made gestures on the tactical board to modify the defensive focus of the players.

"If I can have sex with Anthony, that's acceptable."

No one in the Pacers has any objections. An attacker like Anthony is naturally qualified to make opponents change their defensive tactics.

As for whether the opponent's outside and inside lines will be open after the double team, you have to play the game to know. If the Knicks cannot punish the Pacers when the necessary open opportunities arise, their double teams will only become more unscrupulous.

Qi Tian's idea was a little distorted.

The Heat's one-year-old and four small-time players have begun to take shape. In fact, the current Knicks also have similar prerequisites to the Heat's one-year-old and four small players:

Lack of insiders.

Because the Heat do not have a qualified center, they can only use power forward Bosh to head inside and small forward James to swing to power forward.

Due to Stoudemire's absence, the Knicks also set up a lineup with Anthony playing power forward.

The subsequent development was also very similar. Today alone, Anthony used his speed to punish West and his one-on-one ability to punish George, making the Pacers' defense very uncomfortable.

So what's the reason why the Knicks don't continue to implement this tactic? Maybe it's because Anthony doesn't like to rush into the paint and fight, or maybe his defense is far behind James.

But in short, the Knicks did miss the opportunity to change the era.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both teams put on full substitute lineups.

The Pacers are Augustin, Stephenson, Sam Young, Hansbrough and Mahinmi;

The Knicks sent Prigioni, JR Smith, Novak, Camby and Rasheed Wallace.

It's a bit ridiculous to say that when facing a strong team in the other half of the zone, the Pacers thought about how to sharpen themselves through their opponents;

But when facing strong opponents in the same district, the Pacers must not only try their best to win the game, but also conceal their tactics to avoid being noticed by their opponents.

Four minutes into the game, the substitutes from both teams were evenly matched, scoring only 3 and 5 points respectively.

"21-26."

The two teams applied for substitutions with a tacit understanding, and Hibbert George and Kidd Anthony came on the scene.

Vogel knows nothing about offense, but he is very accomplished defensively.

Under the joint defense of Stephenson, George and Hansbrough, Anthony's two attacks ended in blacksmithing.

Two minutes into the game, the Pacers were united and worked hard to narrow the point difference...by 1 point.

"22-26."

"Substitute!"

Both teams have replaced all their main players, and the real decisive battle is about to begin.

Qi Tian turned around and collected the rebound, waiting for his opponents to turn back to defend before passing it to his teammates.

George came to the high post to get the ball, but Anthony's defensive attitude was still poor. George broke through decisively, and when Anthony politely stretched out his hand to "block", he shot a fadeaway jumper.

"clang!"

George's delighted eyes solidified after playing basketball.

But Qi Tian rushed in and got the offensive rebound!

"Paul!"

Qi Tian, ​​who has developed a tacit understanding, directly passed the ball back to George who was cutting through the air. George faced JR Smith and forced a layup!

"Dudu!"

The moment the basketball flew out, the referee gave the opponent a shooting foul and sent George to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

George made two steady free throws to help the team chase points.

Kidd's three-pointer hit the mark, and the Pacers were about to take advantage of the opportunity to hit a fast break to equalize the score, but Chandler rushed over, stole George, and passed the ball to Felton.

Several people who were running the fast break quickly returned to defense, but it was too late. Felton easily broke through and made a layup, which widened the point difference.

"24-28."

"Tyson!! Chandler!"

"Raymond~~Felton!!"

The fans at the scene, led by the DJ, shouted their names and cheered them on.

"Hold still."

Hill gestured to his teammates, broke through and passed the ball to Hibbert under the basket.

But under Chandler's defense, Hibbert's layup missed again!

"Hiss~~"

As a strong point all along, the coaching staff has always trusted Hibbert, but facing the best defensive player last season, Hibbert undoubtedly let them down.

Brewer got the rebound and turned around and handed it to his teammates. The Knicks still let Anthony play in singles.

"bring it on!"

George's fighting spirit had been completely ignited, and he stood in front of Anthony.

"Carmelo, give him some color!"

Knicks fans shouted.

As expected, Anthony put on a classic triple threat posture.

He put the basketball around his waist, separated George's defense with his shoulder, and then quickly stepped to the right.

As expected, George was fooled. He moved back a little and saw Anthony quickly collect the ball, jump up, and throw the basketball from the highest point.

"Oops!"

George slowed down a beat, and although he jumped quickly to block the shot, he could only watch the basketball fly past his fingers.

The basketball flew steadily toward the basket with the expectations of all Knicks fans.

"clang!"

Anthony's jump shot is awesome!

Before George's smile appeared, he caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past him. He immediately knew something was wrong and hurriedly chased after him.

In the disappointed eyes of Knicks fans, Anthony grabbed the offensive rebound and then tipped the ball in.

"good!"

"Dudu!"

The referee pointed at George who destroyed the basketball, indicating that it was his foul.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Free throws were a piece of cake for Anthony, and he made two free throws easily.

"24-30."

"As expected of a melon!"

"Too fierce!"

Seeing that Anthony's score in the first half was approaching 20 points, the Knicks fans on the sidelines cheered.

Hibbert made another mistake on the offensive end, and the Knicks took the opportunity to counterattack and score a layup from Felton, widening the point difference again.

"Hit a three-pointer!"

George Hill knew that he was far behind now, so he chose the simplest way. He used the pick-and-roll to quickly move sideways and shoot a long three-pointer.

"clang!"

"Isn't this a blind bet?"

"Yes, yes, you don't let Qi Tian on the outside and take action yourself, do you really think you are Parker?"

Pacers fans immediately had doubts.

Fortunately, Brewer responded with a strike on the offensive end. Hibbert got the basketball and turned around and handed it to his teammates.

"This way!"

Qi Tian counterattacked to get rid of the defense, ran to the outside and reached for the ball.

Hill passed the ball decisively, and Qi Tian received the ball and ignored Felton's defense and directly shot a long three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

"27-32."

"nice shot!"

The Pacers fans immediately cheered loudly.

But this three-pointer did not become the clarion call for the team's counterattack. In the next three and a half minutes, only Hill made a three-pointer, and the Pacers gradually fell behind.

"30-41."

Although the Pacers successfully used George to defend Anthony and made 1 of 6 shots, completing the conversion, Hibbert and Mahinmi inside were also guarded by Chandler and failed to score.