Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

On November 23, 2012, the Pacers will face the Spurs' challenge at home.

Leonard, who had missed 10-14 days due to tendonitis, will naturally not attend the second game of six consecutive away games, which gives Pacers fans plenty of confidence.

“We don’t have high demands, just a three-game winning streak will be enough!”

"Yes, yes, we have Qitian and George on the front line, so we don't have to worry about the Spurs. Can any of them guard us?"

They don't know that the Spurs' most lethal weapon is the Spurs' tactics, not the players' abilities.

"Hey, isn't the man with facial paralysis here?"

When George was warming up, he saw that Leonard was not in the opponent's lineup. He was slightly relieved and said to Qi Tian,

"You won't have any motivation anymore, right?"

There are thirty teams in the entire NBA league. Even if each team only pays attention to ten people, that is still three hundred people. Of course, George will not know the status of all players on all teams.

Of course, if a big star like James Kobe has a fluctuation in his status, no one will miss it.

"Just playing the game normally, who would have any extra motivation?"

Qi Tian was a little puzzled.

"you do not know?"

On the contrary, Hill explained to him,

"The last time we met the Spurs, you were in great shape. Some people said you were worried about being traded on your rookie night. You worked hard when you saw your old club and wanted to prove yourself."

"That's not a big deal, then."

Qi Tian casually threw the basketball in his hand and said disapprovingly,

"Besides, isn't Leonard injured and unable to play?"

George became excited and said:

"have a look!"

"You also said you don't care, even though your opponent's personnel are not uniform."

"Hey, isn't that what you just said?"

"Then if I don't play well, is it because I can't see Leonard?"

Qi Tian's question was immediately affirmed by his teammates:

"I'm not sure. You're not targeting your home team, you're just targeting Leonard, who turned you into an extra."

"Okay, get ready to play!"

Vogel interrupted a few people's amusement, summoned everyone and warned,

"The opponent is not a weak opponent, so you must be careful on defense and don't miss any open opportunities!"

After playing against the Spurs for several rounds, even Stephenson, who is very nervous, knows how difficult his opponent is. If anyone in the defensive system is not in place, the opponent will seize the opportunity, so everyone nodded solemnly and prepared to go on stage.

Under the referee's signal, the starting players of both sides appeared on the stage amid the cheers of the Pacers' home audience.

"The horse-walking team will win!"

"Spurs charge!"

The Pacers still have a lineup of Hibbert, West, George, Qitian and Hill;

The Spurs put Gary Neal and Blair into the starting lineup to partner with Parker, Green and Duncan.

Diaw, who started the last game, was moved to the bench position again because Popovich discovered that having a center on the bench who can control the ball is far more important than starting with Diaw who can't handle the power forward.

"Dudududu!"

Granger sat on the sofa and watched the referee throw the basketball and announce the start of the game, sighing slightly.

If it weren't for his hard training in the summer, he would be the one standing on the court right now.

Fortunately, Paul and Qi could perfectly replace him, and Granger was very pleased.

"I hope the team can respond quickly."

Granger thought about the exchanges with the coaching team a few days ago and sighed again.

Although he believes that Vogel will fully consider his opinions, it may be Granger's wishful thinking to expect Vogel to have some magical ideas in offensive tactics.

After discovering that Qi Tian was holding the ball in a high position, Granger sighed helplessly.

To give full play to Qitian's offensive role, why did the coaching staff come up with the idea of ​​letting him attack with the ball?

Hibbert failed to score in the face of Duncan's attack. Instead, the Spurs took advantage of the opportunity and scored consecutively from Gary Neal and Parker.

"David!"

Qi Tian broke through and scored, and West turned around and made a throw.

"4-2."

Parker was full of firepower and once again relied on Duncan's pick-and-roll to hit a pull-up jumper and score his 4th point.

"Defend closer!"

Vogel made adjustments to Hill's defense off the court.

But Parker is obviously not a player who can be restricted by just one defense. After Hibbert grabbed an offensive rebound and made a tip-in, he assisted Duncan to score, and then faced Hill's defense and hit a jumper.

"10-6."

Hill's face became a little ugly.

Parker has already scored 6 points and 2 assists. The Spurs' first 10 points were all related to him. On the contrary, it was Hill himself who made a jump shot and only assisted George to score. He was completely blown away.

"That's why Coach chose me, George!"

Parker looked at Hill, who looked calm, and conveyed this message with his eyes.

His performance did not end. In the next 3 minutes, he scored 2 points and 3 assists to help the Spurs take the lead.

"18-12."

"Substitute!"

The Spurs replaced Ginobili and Diaw as usual, while the Pacers only replaced West, still retaining most of the main players.

"Pick and roll!"

Parker, who had already scored 8 points and 5 assists, could not stop him. After calling Duncan for a pick-and-roll, he broke through and hit another pull-up jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

"20-12."

"ohhh!!"

Spurs fans didn't expect Parker to enter the state so early and be so strong, so they cheered immediately.

"I'll do it!"

George reaches for the ball. The Spurs currently have Parker, Gary Neal and Ginobili on the outside. The Pacers' forward and back line have the upper hand in terms of size, so there is no reason not to focus on forwards and guards.

The reality was just as he imagined. Ginobili failed to prevent George's breakthrough and watched George rush towards the basket.

"Now!"

George looked at the empty basket in front of him. He was so happy that he jumped up and was about to throw the basketball in his hand.

But he underestimated Ginobili, who taught George how to behave with a block from behind.

Duncan got the rebound and immediately turned around and handed it to Gary Neal.

"Defend!"

Watching the opponent's fast break, the Pacers fans shouted anxiously, trying to support the home team.

Hill and Qi Tian immediately retreated to defend. Qi Tian also jumped to interfere when Gary Neal made a jump shot.

"clang!"

The basketball was taken by the newly debuted Hansbrough. George tried to deflect the opponent again, but still missed. Hibbert scored a tip-in to stop the team's bleeding.

Parker continued his performance, Hansbrough made two free throws after fouling, and he succeeded in a pull-up jump shot;

Qi Tian scored a layup, and he also turned around and made a layup.

Finally, Hill caused Parker to foul and the score was 2+1, which prevented Parker from completing the feat of challenging the entire team.

But as the Pacers made a move, Parker took the opportunity to get rid of Hill and scored on a reverse layup, scoring his 16th point in the first quarter.

"28-25."

After the first quarter, the Spurs led their opponents by 3 points 28-25. Parker scored 16 points and 5 assists. In other words, 26 of the 28 points were related to the Spurs' starting point guard.