Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Chapter 326

"Nitrogen Tomb, how come we are falling behind despite all the fighting?"

Seeing the score difference gradually widening, Pacers fans were puzzled.

"Anthony also defended, took the lead in rebounds, and defended very well. How come the point difference was widened?"

The Pacers coaching staff certainly knows why.

It's really hard to win when your starting center and backup center shoot a combined 1-for-11 from the field.

“We must change our thinking!”

After the head coach determined the offensive tactics and worked together, the assistant coaches also had a say in the locker room. Brian Shaw said to Vogel,

"We must increase the rate of mid-range shots instead of focusing on breakthroughs like before, pulling Chandler out of the basket and creating opportunities for teammates!"

How easy is this?

Danbok opened his mouth, but in the end he still lacked the courage to speak.

In the first half, the Pacers were blocked by their opponents, shooting 10 of 38 from the field, and a dismal 3 of 12 three-pointers. It's not that Hill and Qi Tian didn't dare to take action, but with Chandler sitting under the basket, the Knicks

You can let the outside defense out in a playful way. Even if the Pacers break through, they will still have to challenge Chandler to succeed.

"Then what's your suggestion?"

Vogel looked at Brian Shaw and asked.

Brian Shaw thought for a while and said:

"Take more shots from mid-range, develop your touch, and then shoot three-pointers from outside."

"The main purpose is to pull Chandler out of the basket."

"Okay, let's do it."

After Vogel finished discussing with the assistant coaches, he turned to the players and gave instructions:

"In the second half, I took more mid-range shots and tried to pull Chandler out of the basket."

"Don't relax on defense!"

"clear!"

All the Pacers shouted in unison and walked out of the locker room.

Hill was holding the ball in a high position. When he saw West asking for the ball in a high position, he passed it directly.

Facing Anthony, West seemed to have no defense at all and shot a jumper directly.

"Whoosh!"

"32-41."

The Pacers narrowed the point difference to single digits.

The Knicks realized that Hibbert was no match for Chandler, so they took advantage of your illness to kill you. Felton assisted Chandler, and Chandler dunked Hibbert successfully, which also resulted in an additional penalty.

"Whoosh!"

"32-43."

"Nix, go for it!"

Seeing Chandler hit the extra free throw and once again widen the point difference, the Knicks fans on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly.

"Today is the beginning of our second winning streak in New York. My requirements are not high, just ten consecutive wins will be enough!"

West once again scored with a high single, and the Knicks responded by scoring with Brewer assisted by Felton.

"The opponent is not a good person either."

Brian Shaw quickly noticed the change in his opponent.

The Pacers still focused their defensive attention on Anthony, but the Knicks' several attacks in the second half clearly used Anthony as bait, allowing others to take advantage of the opportunity to score.

"Once the rest of the Knicks open up, the team will be in danger."

"But if you relax Anthony's defense to guard against others, George can't guard him alone, and he will be defeated by Anthony alone."

Brian Shaw's expression changed slightly. The Pacers were already in a dilemma. If they wanted to win, they had to think of a way to defend not only Anthony but also others.

Is this really possible?

West performed bravely and scored 6 points in a row at the beginning of the third quarter, but the Knicks relied on the performance of all the players to steadily maintain the point difference.

"36-48."

George hit a jumper and defended Anthony's shot, but then Hibbert made a mistake and gave his opponent a chance. Brewer responded by scoring inside, and the score gradually climbed.

Finally, after Hibbert made another mistake, Vogel requested a substitution and replaced Hibbert with Hansbrough.

At the critical moment of chasing points, you suddenly make a mistake, which really hurts the morale of the army.

Somehow, as soon as Hibbert came off the court, the Pacers finally opened their perimeter, and Qi Tian hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from West.

"43-56."

Kidd wanted to retaliate with an outside shot, but it ended up being a blacksmith. Fortunately, Anthony grabbed an offensive rebound and made a tip-in.

"Pull away!"

Hill waved to his teammates.

Hansbrough had some shooting range at least, and when he got to the high position, he attracted Anthony to defend him, while Chandler was also pulled to the other side by West.

"Chance!"

The opportunity the Pacers had been waiting for finally arrived. Next, it depends on whether they can make the goal they should.

Hill broke through and pulled the defense, which indeed attracted Anthony's attention. Hansbrough was an inside man after all. He saw the opportunity and quickly cut through the air, received the ball and went straight for a layup.

"not good!"

Anthony quickly made up the defense, jumped up and swatted the basketball away, but was called a shooting foul by the referee.

"Whoosh!"

Hansbrough made two free throws.

The offensive end finally showed some signs of recovery, and the fans on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.

"45-58."

Felton ran back to catch the ball and was about to take a shot, but was frightened by Qi Tian who was chasing after him, and the direction of the basketball immediately missed.

"rebound!"

Seeing that the goal was obviously not going to be scored, all the fans looked anxiously at the people under the backboard, hoping that they could bring a second offense or a surprise defensive rebound.

"Dudu!"

Just as several people were grabbing rebounds, the referee blew the whistle again, giving the Pacers another surprise.

Anthony fouled on a rebound!

Although the number of fouls has not yet reached, but with Anthony's three fouls in the third quarter, his number of fouls has risen sharply from 1 in the first half to 4!

Sure enough, the Knicks requested a substitution, replaced Anthony, and asked him to prepare for the fourth quarter.

"This is really our chance!"

There are 5 minutes and 24 seconds left in the third quarter. If the Pacers cannot take advantage of this time, today's game will inevitably be decided.

Everyone in the Pacers was refreshed. Hill quickly passed the ball to Qi Tian on the other side. Qi Tian made a decisive three-point long shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"48-60."

"The cavalry team, charge!"

Just as the Pacers fans were cheering, the newly debuted Novak directly received Kidd's pass from the three-point line and responded with a three-pointer to his opponent.

"48-63."

"mine."

George signaled to his teammates. As soon as Anthony came off the court, his defensive attention immediately lost a little, and he actually missed his opponent.

"fine!"

This was not the time to divide the pot. Hill comforted him, brought the ball to the frontcourt, and handed it directly to George.

George received the ball from the outside, faced Novak's defense directly, and forced a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"51-63."

The Pacers fans cheered and raised George's portraits in their hands to cheer him on.

"Paul~George!!"

"So handsome (literally)!"

George also made a contribution on the defensive end, continuously defending Novak's three-point shots.

"clang!"

George turned around, took the basketball, and looked directly towards the frontcourt.