Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Have you heard that the Pacers' two rookies have been gaining momentum recently?"

"How fierce?"

"In the last few games, the average points per game has been close to 20 points, both of them are close to 20 points!"

"You've heard it, and that's not all. The two of them have fifteen or six rebounds and ten assists together. They have recently led the Pacers to win consecutive games!"

"Are you talking about George Qitian? Oh, don't brag. Have you forgotten that George failed to score in double digits for several consecutive games? But the Asian is really good. Although his scoring average is not high, he has a stable ratio. George is so strong."

"But Paul is more explosive in scoring and can easily score over 30 points! Also, he is quite handsome."

"If he scores over 30 points, doesn't he average over 30 points per game?"

…

"Swearing people doesn't reveal their shortcomings. Let's talk about George being quite handsome."

"Are you handsome? Why do I feel that Qi Tian has a better temperament and looks a bit like Zhan Kechan!"

"Are you blind? His nose is not as big as Jackie Chan's."

"I heard that people with big noses..."

"Really or not?"

…

At this time, another group of fans joined the battlefield.

"You're still here to play a duo. No matter how good they are, can they still compare to the Thunder duo?"

"That's right, it's hard for both of you to score more than 20 points. Durant has scored close to 30, and Master West has scored 23.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists. How about a head-on collision?"

"No, I feel that after the finals, Durant seems to have an idea. James is good at rebounding and assisting, and Durant also plays well. It seems that this year he will still be the best in the world. Let’s fight!”

The Pacers fans were unhappy and immediately retorted:

"Huh, it just so happens that tomorrow is the game, don't you know Bibi?"

"That's right, I don't know what to brag about after being beaten 1-4. We have won two games anyway. You don't really think losing in the finals is great, right?"

Fans of the two teams immediately started a medium-sized debate.

The Pacers' away game against the Thunder in early December also attracted considerable attention from fans.

From the first round of the playoffs to the Western Conference finals and then to the finals, the Thunder are achieving the dream goal of young teams step by step and sprinting towards the O'Brien Cup.

After defeating the Spurs in four consecutive games last season and playing five games against the Heat in the Finals, everyone knows that the next few years will most likely belong to the Thunder. After all, they are too young. The 24-year-old Westbrook and Durant will remain visibly strong for at least six years.

The Pacers on the other side were not far behind. In the first half of the year, they had 6 games with the new champions in the second round of the playoffs. They were almost the only ones in the Eastern Conference that could cause trouble to the Heat this year, except for the Knicks, who had not yet proven themselves. team.

After all, the prospects of the Celtics who lost Ray Allen and the Bulls who lost Rose are not promising.

Losing Granger was indeed a weakness for them, but the appearance of George and Qitian gave them new confidence.

Boss Danny is not here, but at least Qi Tian and George are present and can fully play their role in replacing Danny. The Pacers are really not afraid of their opponents.

Although after defeating the Spurs, the Pacers' record has fluctuated slightly, with only 10 wins and 10 losses so far, and the record will be more than half, but youth means everything.

The duel between these two teams attracted the attention of fans, which also made the staff who made the schedule extremely grateful for the decision to make this game live broadcast across the United States in advance.

In the TNT studio, O'Neal and Barkley, who had not seen each other for a long time, were supporting the teams they believed would win and having a heated debate.

"Shaq, no matter how much you say, you can't change the fact that after losing Harden, the Thunder now is no longer the Thunder in the first half of the year,"

Buckley said coaxingly,

"Just imagine, if Harden, who is averaging 25 points per game, is still in the Thunder? Then they will be the first team in the league!"

O'Neill has a different opinion:

"Charles, even if Harden is replaced by Martin who averages 14 points per game and the Thunder's strength is reduced, they will still be better than the current Pacers!"

"They also have Ibaka Perkins, Soprosa and Reggie Jackson on the back line. The Pacers are proud of the thickness of their lineup and are vulnerable to the Thunder!"

"Do you think the combination of George and Qi Tian will perform better than Durant Westbrook?"

Buckley shook his head and continued to retort:

"Shaq, the Pacers' advantage is that they have two small forwards. As long as Durant is restricted..."

O'Neill seemed to have heard a big joke and interrupted him:

"Restricting Durant? What a joke! After the battle with LeBron, Durant is no longer the Kevin who only cares about scoring. He has at least 70% of LeBron's strength. Do you think George can restrict him?

Or can Qi Tian restrict him?"

"Listen Charles, if the Pacers only focus on Durant, then Westbrook and Kevin Martin will teach the Pacers how to behave, I guarantee it!"

Naturally, it is difficult for the two to convince each other, and they can only decide who is today's winner through today's game.

"Very good, let's cut to the game screen!"

The director on the scene immediately made arrangements. When the scene was cut to the scene, it was the moment when Vogel finished instructing the players and let them play.

“It’s perfect!”

The director looked at O'Neal and Barkley with some admiration.

The debate time between the two of them was controlled just right, as if they had discussed it with the coaches of both sides, although this was impossible.

"They are really born to eat this bowl of rice!"

The screen cut to the game scene. O'Neal, Barkley and others in the studio immediately relaxed and prepared the script for the next cut.

"Dudududu!"

The basketball was thrown by the referee and the game officially started.

Hibbert grabbed the ball and shot it behind him. Hill brought the ball to the frontcourt and made a direct pass to Hibbert who followed up, assisting Hibbert to turn and layup.

"2-0."

"nice shot!"

The team took the lead, and the fans who came to the Chesapeake Energy Arena to support the Pacers immediately cheered and cheered them on.

Westbrook brought the ball to the frontcourt, Durant immediately ran out to ask for the ball, and then stood at the top of the arc waiting for his teammates to move.

George, who was standing in front of him on defense, was shocked. He immediately knew that Durant was learning James' ball-handling style. The news was true.

If Durant can really become a top court general like James, it will be devastating bad news for the Thunder's opponents.

After all, compared with James, who is so strong that he is beyond the concept of a small forward, but his height and weight are still within the acceptable range of a forward, Durant, who has the height of a center and the wingspan of a center, is an even more unsolvable weapon.

George's quietly half-step back action did not escape Durant's eyes. Durant quickly collected the ball, jumped up, and shot a three-pointer.

But the long wingspan brought Durant not only convenience, but also because of his wingspan, his shooting speed was affected. George took advantage of the opportunity to quickly rush over to interfere.

"clang!"