Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Qi Tian's score in the first half stopped at 2 points, and then he was replaced when Granger came on the field.

After the first half, the Nets did not narrow the score, trailing their opponents by 6 points 42-48.

"In the third quarter, I increased my defensive intensity and took away my opponent in one wave!"

In the locker room, Vogel gave the Pacers a death order.

He looked at Granger and George and said:

"The opponent's frame protection is not as good as ours. In the third quarter, you two mainly attacked the basket."

Then he turned to look at West and Hibbert and said:

"Our inside offense also has the upper hand, but we still try our best to run pick-and-rolls and try to provide space for our teammates."

"clear!"

Everyone in the Pacers nodded and returned to the court before the halftime break ended.

As soon as the third quarter came on, both sides sent out most of their starting lineups.

The Nets organized an offense, and Sheldon Williams forced a shot from inside. George, who was on the baseline, saw the opportunity and slapped the basketball out of the baseline.

"Dudu!"

The referee indicated that the Nets had the ball.

"Do not worry!"

Deron controlled the ball at the top of the key and signaled to his teammates.

Sheldon came up for the pick-and-roll. West followed the arrangement and blocked Deron first. He waited until Collison was back in place and then turned to pursue Sheldon.

Deron hit the ground and passed the ball, and Sheldon immediately turned around and shot a jumper under the basket.

But David West jumped up early and reached out to block the shot!

"Gan!"

Delong cursed in a low voice.

Granger grabbed the defensive rebound and turned around to attack. Marshon Brooks immediately committed a foul next to him, converting the opponent's foul into two free throws.

Watching Granger slowly walk to the free throw line, Deron almost couldn't help but pull out the Bible:

"What team did the Jazz lead before me? Who are the Nets now? Do you want me to lead them?"

"I can't even finish inside well... I don't even want to lose face!"

Fortunately, he took a few deep breaths and adjusted his mentality back:

Don’t tear people apart even when people are tough…

Mad, go back and talk to the general manager. If you want to renew my contract, it must be this year, forget it, next year, there will be changes next year!

Granger made two free throws to help the Pacers regain a 7-point lead.

"Give me!"

Deron was not polite this time. He already knew that his teammates were unreliable, so he went straight to beat his opponent in singles.

I saw him dribbling the ball quickly and using a forward change of direction to get rid of Collison's defense.

"handsome!"

Seeing Deron's stunt on the big screen above, the Nets fans on the sidelines cheered again.

"Whoa!"

Collison was thrown away a step and could only watch as his opponent made a sudden jump shot.

"49-44."

The Nets are likely to gain momentum.

Granger saw that everyone on the Nets was very excited because of Deron's jump shot, and immediately realized something was wrong.

At this time, you must respond and suppress your opponent's momentum.

Granger and George looked at each other and had a tacit understanding.

He quickly broke through to the inside, attracted the defense, and then turned and handed it to the open George.

George went straight for a jump shot.

"Whoa!"

The basketball was accurately hit, and the Pacers fans cheered.

Qi Tian was waving a towel off the court and clearly saw that the button on George's body that said "Super God" had been turned on!

Deron once again used the pick-and-roll to break through.

Facing Collison's defense, Deron suddenly slowed down and took a few small steps.

"It's a hesitant step!"

Collison quickly judged his opponent's plan and retreated with his opponent.

But he lost his balance, and Deron accelerated again and dribbled past him, scoring an easy layup.

"51-46."

David West took the ball in the low post, and when Sheldon Williams was defending, West once again passed the ball across to Granger who was running outside.

"Oops!"

Damai James quickly jumped up and tried to block his opponent. Granger feinted a shot, then took a step sideways and made a steady jump shot from outside the three-point line.

"Whoa!"

Basketball hollow hit.

Marshon Brooks responded with a jumper, but then Collison found George lurking in the corner and assisted his teammate to score another three-point jumper.

"57-48."

"handsome!"

The Pacers bench was in high spirits, cheering Granger and George's two three-pointers.

The point difference was widened to 9 points, which made the Nets fans on the sidelines look at each other with a little bad feeling.

At the critical moment, Deron stood up. He broke through, attracted the defense and found the open Sheldon Williams.

Williams, who was in the open position, finally scored a layup to help the team regain the victory.

"57-50."

"so far so good."

Nets fans breathed a sigh of relief.

"But the two forwards of the Pacers are a bit too strong. We can't guard against breakthroughs. The outside three-pointer is also open. How should we defend it?"

The fans looked at their 185cm tall guard Ganis and 201cm tall forward Damai James and fell into silence.

Fortunately, George and Granger did not push the Nets to a dead end, and successive mistakes and fouls gave their opponents opportunities.

Granger and the people inside looked at each other and determined the next main attack direction.

"Attack inside."

West came up for a pick-and-roll, then quickly moved down the field and received Granger's pass.

Sheldon Williams, who was following West, gritted his teeth and quickly reached out to try to block his opponent.

But West was already prepared. The two collided in the air, and West found the right angle and threw the basketball in his hand.

"Whoa!"

"Dudu!"

The ball went in and the whistle sounded. The referee pointed at Sheldon Williams and signaled:

"The shot is valid, and there will be an extra penalty."

2+1!

The young generals on the sidelines couldn't stand the successive mistakes. Taking advantage of West's free throw, he requested a substitution and replaced Sheldon Williams with Sean Williams.

"Whoa!"

West made a solid free throw.

"62-51."

The Pacers finally opened the point difference to double digits.

Fortunately, George fouled later and sent Marshon Brooks to the free throw line.

Brooks made two free throws, which made Nets fans feel relieved a little.

"62-53."

"Dudu!"

The referee's whistle made their hearts lift again.

The referee pointed at Damai James and signaled:

"Foul shooting, two free throws!"

"Whoa!"

"Whoa!"

Collison steadily made two free throws, widening the point difference to 11 points again.

Although Deron tried his best and led the team to barely chase the points, the Pacers blossomed inside and outside. Hibbert and Hill hit two consecutive points, and Granger and George once again hit three-pointers each.

By the time the third quarter was over, the Pacers' lead had reached 13 points.

"77-64."

The enough lead made Vogel bold in his substitutions. In the fourth quarter, he once again sent Qi Tian into the starting lineup.