Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Is it time for me to show off?"

Stephenson was excited.

Every player who can enter the NBA through the draft is a gifted player, and Stephenson is no exception.

But in other words, every NBA rookie has talent.

For a rookie, the most painful thing is to be drafted by the same team as a player who is obviously more talented. This is the case for Stephenson, who entered the Pacers with George.

Yes, greater talent does not necessarily mean greater strength. Stephenson has not thought about taking advantage of the opportunity to perform and squeeze out the first-round pick like Thomas.

But this is his tragedy. While he was still working hard to enter the rotation, George stood out in the first year and caught Vogel's eye with his defensive ability. He also performed well in the playoffs and successfully squeezed into the rotation.

The starting position is still the shooting guard position that Stephenson is good at.

What about Stephenson? His offensive ability is not as good as George's, so he can only defend. Unexpectedly, he can't defend even more than George!

"It's okay. He is a first-round pick after all. It's normal that we can't compete with him. Then we can lower our expectations and make a rotation!"

Stephenson has been able to face his ceiling and accept that he may only be a rotation player.

It's not necessarily bad to play in the rotation. Even if the base salary is 1.2 million, it is still better than Stephenson's current salary of 840,000.

Things always seem to play tricks on people. When Stephenson was trying to express himself for the second year and strive to enter the rotation, Qi Tian came to the Pacers!

He originally thought that the 59th pick, who came to the Pacers as a pick, would disappear after appearing for at most one year. He never expected that people would seize every opportunity to beat him and squeeze into the rotation. This year, even

Promoted to the starting lineup!

People ranked higher than him performed better than him, and people ranked lower than him also performed better than him. Stephenson even doubted whether he was suitable to play basketball.

Fortunately, he is not someone who gives up easily. He practices extra after the game and practices hard in the off-season. He believes that he will definitely appear in the coach's sight and soar into the sky!

Now is the time!

Under Stephenson's delighted gaze, Vogel spoke.

"seven!"

Vogel arranged it according to his own ideas,

"In the fourth quarter, you control the main attack. Remember, try to chase points and create opportunities for your teammates."

"clear!"

Vogel was already extremely disappointed with Augustin, as evidenced by not replacing the only backup point guard at the start of the fourth quarter.

In order to try his best to chase points, Vogel sent Qi Tian and West to start the game at the beginning of the fourth quarter, letting them appear together with Stephenson, Sam Young and Hansbrough.

The Knicks had room to replace Prigioni, J.R. Smith, Brewer, Novak and Rasheed Wallace.

Under the huge blow, Stephenson could hardly control his emotions. Fortunately, he could still play in the fourth quarter, so he would have a chance to express himself.

"Come on, come on Lance!"

He encouraged himself secretly.

Qi Tian stopped him and the others, lowered his head and told other teammates:

"You must defend well at the beginning, and leave the offense to me and David."

"It's easy to defend!"

Hearing that Qi Tian took the initiative to take over the offensive responsibility, Sam Yang relaxed and said,

"We can still keep up with our opponents, right, Lance?"

"Oh, ah, ah, yes!"

Stephenson added,

"But I will also be ready to attack."

"That's easy to say, brothers, chase the points!"

West watched Qi Tian lead the way onto the court, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

I didn't expect Qi to have such leadership skills.

The fourth quarter of the game officially started with the attention of the fans.

The leading Knicks relaxed their mentality, and Rasheed Wallace scored an easy jumper.

"56-70."

"Kill them!"

Knicks fans saw the score gap widening again and shouted excitedly.

"Pull away!"

Qi Tian gestured to his teammates and finally started the fourth quarter's offense.

"Pick and roll!"

Brewer quickly moved sideways, trying to defend, but suddenly bumped into West.

"Chance!"

Qi Tian quickly broke through and rushed towards the basket, and Rasheed Wallace quickly covered up.

Although he is 38 years old, this does not mean that any rookie can crush him with his speed, not to mention that the space under the basket is limited, and his height and long arms always have some advantages.

A cruel smile appeared on Rasheed Wallace's face, and he could already envision himself looking up and roaring after blocking the shot.

But Qi Tian rushed in rashly, which was not completely reckless. The space for his layup was getting narrower and narrower, but he didn't panic at all. He suddenly jumped up and brought Wallace with him. Qi Tian didn't look at the human brain.

After passing the ball, West actually caught the basketball and barely dunked the ball.

"58-70."

"pretty!"

West and Qi Tian clapped their hands and praised their teammates for their wonderful pass.

"Can this be spread?"

The fans off the field could see it clearly. Wallace was clearly covering Qi Tian, ​​but his opponent passed the ball without looking at him.

The surprise that Qi Tian brought to the fans was not over yet. Rasheed Wallace held the ball in a high position and was about to attack, but Qi Tian suddenly jumped out of the opponent's blind spot and grabbed the basketball.

"Quick attack!"

Qi Tian took the lead in the charge, and after attracting the attention of J.R. Smith, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Sam Young, assisting his teammate to hit a layup.

"60-70."

"10 points!"

Pacers fans saw hope and cheered up.

The Knicks responded quickly, and Wallace received the pass and turned around for a layup.

"60-72."

Qi Tian holds the ball high and waits for his teammates to get into position.

"It's hard to catch up in two points, isn't it?"

Qi Tian called Hansbrough for a pick-and-roll, and he pretended to break through, causing J.R. Smith to hit the power forward's thick body. Qi Tian quickly pulled back and made a jump shot from outside the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit!

"63-72."

"yes!!"

Pacers fans saw hope. With more than ten minutes left in the fourth quarter, they had a chance to tie the score.

JR Smith looked very ugly. He couldn't bear his opponent to show off his power in his face, so he went directly to the high post to ask for the ball, preparing to play singles against the sky.

Qi Tian tried his best to defend, but still couldn't guard Smith. He turned around and deceived him, and finished the game with a fadeaway jumper.

"63-74."

Fortunately, the Pacers' momentum has gradually improved. Sam Young received Qi Tian's pass, quickly returned the pass, and assisted Qi Tian who cut through the air to score a layup.

"65-74."

"Although the opponent's current forward line is not weak, the defense is still a bit weak. This is our opportunity!"

Qi Tian had already figured out the details of his opponent and began to figure out how to use Smith's defensive counterattack.

Vogel had the same idea. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he directly replaced Hill in an attempt to free up the Pacers' offense.