Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Chapter 334 Strength is the confidence

It was still George who got the ball, but this time he finally didn't take the lead. When Aminu was defending, he passed the basketball to Hill who was running out on the other side. Hill made a long three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"5-3."

On the defensive end, George had a strong presence and just stole Aminu's basketball and passed it to the open West. However, West's idea of going for a layup was seen through by Lopez and he regained the ball.

"Dudu!"

Aminu made a layup, causing George to foul, and the basketball staggered into the basket.

2+1!

"Whoosh!"

Aminu made a steady hit and added a penalty.

"8-3."

West holds the ball in a high position, and Anderson on the opposite side looks nervous.

Although there is not much difference in height between the two, and even Anderson is a little taller, the strength on both offense and defense obviously depends on more than just height and weight.

Robin Lopez was also distracted, ready to help Anderson defend at any time.

West did not take an inside shot, but turned and passed to Qi Tian in the corner. Qi Tian received the ball and shot directly for a jumper.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"8-6."

"It's pretty accurate!"

West high-fived Qi Tian and praised him, but saw George retreating on guard with a calm expression.

"Are you having trouble?"

West frowned and asked.

"It's no big deal."

Qi Tian answered casually and turned to look at Vasquez who was running in the offensive position.

"This is not good."

West was a little worried.

But he didn't expect that his worries were not groundless, and were even directly reflected in the players' performance.

Vasquez's jump shot was blocked by Qi Tian, but when Robin Lopez grabbed the offensive rebound, George reached out and patted it. The referee blew the whistle and called George's second foul in the first quarter.

"Substitute."

Although it was slightly earlier than the rotation time, Vogel could only replace George in advance.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

George cursed under his breath and sat back on the bench.

"Whoosh!"

Robin Lopez easily made two free throws to help the team build the lead.

"10-6."

The defender and main scorer on the perimeter was knocked out, and Pacers fans immediately became worried.

"seven!"

"here!"

Hill was just waiting for Qi Tian to run and pass the ball, but he saw Hibbert reaching for the ball under the basket.

"Forget it, give it to the insider."

After Hill broke through, he passed the ball to the ground and then helped his teammates open up space and move.

Hibbert still turned around and threw steadily, but Lopez firmly stuck in position and gave him no chance.

"clang!"

Hibbert made a self-portrait and then made a tip-in.

"clang!"

Vogel scratched his head and was speechless.

Hibbert is a little swollen, which is something he has known for a long time.

If Granger were on the court, Hibbert would not be so reckless in asking for the ball. It is precisely because the team currently does not have a clear core that the team's offense has become a mess.

"It's better to wait until Danny comes back."

The head coach decided to let the team continue to develop and concentrate on waiting for Granger to return.

The leading Hornets kept up their efforts and scored inside one after another. At the end of the first quarter, they led their opponents by 8 points 29-21.

In the second quarter of the game, the Pacers sent Qi Tian and West to lead Augustin, Stephenson and Hansbrough;

Leading the way is the Hornets' full bench of Rosen Mason, Brian Roberts, Darius Miller, Lance Thomas and Jason Smith.

West came on full fire in the second quarter. He first scored inside, then grabbed a defensive rebound and received a pass from Qi Tian for a layup.

The two sides exchanged a wave of two free throws. Qi Tian grabbed the basketball that popped up after Rivers hit the ball and quickly passed it to Augustin.

Augustin broke through with the dribble, cooperated tacitly with Qi Tian, passed Rivers' defense, and Qi Tian caught the ball and hit a layup.

"30-28."

Less than 3 minutes into the second quarter, the Pacers caught up with the score, causing the Pacers fans on the sidelines to cheer.

"Well done, walkers!"

"This is the strength of a strong team!"

But apart from the cheers, there are also doubts:

"Tsk, it's not good to be submissive to the main force, and to hit hard when coming off the bench, isn't it?"

"Yeah, if you have this ability, why not show it in the first quarter?"

The fan next to him immediately retorted:

"You mean, David and Qi can only abuse vegetables?"

The man chuckled:

"Haha, you are overthinking this. Does West still need to prove himself?"

"Heh, does that mean Qi Tian needs to prove himself?"

"That's what you said."

Coincidentally, after that person said this, Qi Tian hit three-pointers twice in a row, missing the team's chance to equalize the score.

Augustin succeeded in a layup, but Vasquez responded with a jumper.

"34-31."

With 6 minutes left in the second quarter, the Pacers were still 3 points behind their opponents.

"Substitute!"

The two teams coincidentally changed into their main players and prepared for the decisive battle in the first half.

That Qihei pretended to be relaxed and said:

"Oh, thank God, the main force is here."

The fan wearing the No. 7 jersey next to him immediately said unhappily:

"Why do you think you're saying that you can't play well as a substitute?"

"We're playing well, we're playing well, we're just 3 points behind. Just watch the main players perform, don't force yourself."

"What do you mean, don't force yourself? Aren't these 3 points also coming from 8 points?"

"Yes, yes, thanks to the substitute, otherwise I would have been beaten by my opponent."

"Your special brew!"

There was a strange atmosphere that made Qitian fans feel a little uncomfortable.

"Can't you talk well?"

"West scored again, he is worthy of being the Dinghai Shenzhen!"

Qi Tian is not mentioned everywhere, but Qi Tian is carried everywhere.

The Qitian fans were so angry that they rolled up their sleeves and were about to engage in a real-person battle, but they were stopped by the people next to them.

"Calm down, the game isn't over yet, we can't watch the fight."

"Hey, Hibbert also scored, he's still safe inside!"

"Don't hold me back, I have to fight him!"

Qi Tian naturally couldn't hear the fans' quarrel. He took the pass from West and quickly broke through for a layup.

"Dangdang, swish!"

"Dudu!"

The basketball staggered in and the referee blew the whistle.

2+1!

"36-38."

Qi Tian's extra free throw missed, but it finally helped the team take the lead.

"If West hadn't grabbed the rebound, where would you have had a chance? You were just pretending to be powerful."

Qihei felt disdainful.