Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"77-76."

"pause!"

The 12-point difference was tied by the Pacers. Knicks head coach Woodson couldn't sit still and quickly called a timeout, hoping to rearrange tactics and interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

“ohhhh!!”

"Too strong!"

The Pacers fans took the opportunity to welcome the lead scorer with applause and cheers. Qi Tian, ​​who had already scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, ended the game.

Woodson looked in the direction of the Pacers with some fear, especially Qi Tian, ​​and turned to the team members and said:

"In the next game, we will strengthen our defense on the outside. Chandler will sit under the basket and expand the outside defense to try to force them to the basket!"

The explosion of the back line was indeed something Woodson did not expect, and it hit the Knicks' weakness.

After having Chandler Stoudemire and Anthony, the Knicks' three-man configuration from forward to interior line is ranked first in the league. However, the existence of the Big Three will inevitably squeeze the remaining positions. Their guard line only has salary.

Kidd and Felton cost more than 3 million, and Smith has no defense.

How to attack the opponent's back line is indeed a difficult problem.

Fortunately, there are always some benefits to having an advantage in the paint. Chandler sits under the basket, which is enough to relieve most of the defensive pressure on the defender. If you like to rush in, you can go in and compete with the boxing champion. I will just be prepared to prevent you from shooting.

"We must also do our best offensively,"

Woodson looked at Felton and JR Smith and said,

"Help your teammates open up space and don't be soft on outside shots."

Anthony's offensive area is all-round, but he is still comfortable with high-post singles in the mid-range, so other teammates must help the main general contain the defense and open up space.

"no problem!"

Upon hearing this, JR Smith's eyes lit up, and he was afraid that the coach would not let him take action.

The walkers on the other side were much more excited.

Vogel glanced at Qi Tian happily and said to the team members:

"The balance of victory has come to our side, we must take advantage of the current opportunity to strike directly!"

Under Brian Xiao's hopeful eyes, Vogel turned to George and said:

"Now that our opponents are afraid of our outside, the inside defense must be empty. Paul, next you have to hold the ball and attack."

"Remember, you must choose the finishing method you are good at. When your teammates run out of opportunities, you must also decisively distribute the ball."

Brian Shaw blinked to hide the disappointment in his eyes, but he could no longer suppress his contempt for Vogel in his heart.

Isn't it a consensus to try your best to give the ball to the person with good touch?

Why does the head coach ignore the outside line so much?

He knew that Vogel's transition from assistant to head coach was inseparable from Granger's support. He also knew that after Granger retired due to injury, the team would need to rely on George to grow quickly.

However, it's only the regular season now and he doesn't even have the courage to experiment with other tactics. Can he be considered a qualified head coach?

Of course, the players had no objections. They listened to the head coach's strategy and returned to the court after the timeout.

The Pacers continued to defend Anthony tightly. Felton, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, saw that Anthony had no chance to catch the ball, so he could only pass it to J.R. Smith on the other side.

"Wait for me a moment!"

Felton winked at Smith and prepared to run over to catch the ball.

But JR Smith didn't care about that. He caught the ball and faced Qitian's defense and forced a three-pointer.

"What, all this?"

Seeing J.R. Smith standing outside the three-point line with the sky in front of him, Knicks fans collapsed.

"This is crazy..."

"Whoosh!"

"nice shot!"

"Nesshat!"

The basketball crossed the net and fell to the ground, immediately causing cheers from the fans.

"*uc*!"

Qi Tian was very helpless. Even though his defense was in place, his opponent was still able to score. This would dampen the confidence of the defensive players.

The coaching team on the sidelines looked solemn.

Before the game, they were able to make it clear that the only one the Knicks could rely on was Anthony. This was also an important reason why they put all their defensive resources on the front line. After all, as long as Anthony's offense was stifled, the Knicks would be unable to do anything, and there were not enough others.

For fear.

Through the game, it seems that the Knicks can only rely on Anthony, but they failed to complete the set goal. Anthony destroyed the defense and easily scored 24 points. If the other Knicks also open up the situation and the two are superimposed, the game will be

There is no more danger.

George received the pass, broke through quickly, caused a foul on Novak, and went to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"79-79."

The Pacers finally regained the point difference, and Anthony immediately responded with his iconic triple threat and then hit a pull-up jumper.

Hill assisted Hibbert to score at the basket, and in turn, J.R. Smith made another beautiful pull-up jumper.

"81-83."

"what to do?"

The opponent responded one after another, which put great pressure on the lagging Pacers.

Hill stood at the top of the arc. After hesitation, he handed the ball to the high-position West and let him handle it.

West was about to find his teammates, but ignored Anthony. Anthony suddenly reached out and completed the steal!

"good!!!"

Knicks fans were so excited that they stood up and prepared to cheer for the home team that was playing fast break.

But Qitian George returned to defense in time, and Novak's layup was interfered by George and missed.

West chased after him and got the defensive rebound, breathing a sigh of relief.

At a critical moment when the score is close, if the opponent plays a fast break, I'm afraid the pressure on the young people in the team will be even greater.

At this moment, young people are more willing to trust veterans, so Qi Tian also gave the ball to West and asked him to play in singles.

But no one expected that West's singles shot that he was sure to win would be guarded by Anthony!

"clang!"

"snort!"

After the opponent beat the ball, Anthony turned around and collected the rebound, smiling disdainfully.

He doesn't like to defend, but it's not that he doesn't know how to defend. He can still get on top at critical moments.

"Quick attack!"

Anthony quickly handed the ball to his teammates, allowing them to rush toward the Pacers' half.

"Oops!"

The Knicks were aggressive again, and the Pacers quickly chased and defended, preventing their opponents from attacking.

At this moment, Qi Tian saw Novak get the basketball and immediately stepped forward to press for it, causing Novak to make a mistake and the basketball flew out of the sideline!

"Dudu!"

The referee blows the whistle.

"Out of bounds!"

He awarded the ball to the Pacers.

"We have to open up the situation!"

The two sides continued to exchange mistakes. Qi Tian knew this was their opportunity, reached for the ball, and took a long shot directly from outside the three-point line.

"clang!"

The scoring drought lasted for three minutes, and the young Pacers finally couldn't stand it any longer. Anthony scored a three-pointer from Novak, and then singled out George to score, almost killing the game.

As Hibbert struck inside and Qi Tian made a mistake, the outcome of the game was sealed.

"81-88."

The Pacers finally suffered a defeat.