Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"It's definitely going to overtime!"

O'Neal looked at the remaining time and made a judgment.

Nonsense, there is only less than 4 seconds left. If the Pacers score, how many seconds can be left for the Thunder?

The game has been settled, doesn't that mean he lost?

"The Pacers have the advantage and should be able to score the final goal."

Barkley also knew that the Pacers had a low chance of winning, so he used the word "should". Fortunately, even if it went into overtime, the Pacers would still be worthy of their opponents, and Barkley was very confident in his victory.

In less than 4 seconds, although the Pacers can serve the ball from the frontcourt, the player who gets the ball only has about 2 seconds to adjust, and then he has to take action before the countdown ends.

Vogel knows his own advantage, that is, except for Hibbert, the other four players have the ability to shoot at the buzzer. Even if the opponent is double-teamed, they may not be able to double-team him.

But in other words, who should be given the final chance to take action?

Vogel fell into deep thought, but George took the lead and said:

"Coach, let Qi take action."

George's reason is simple, that is, Qi Tian's scoring at critical moments is trustworthy. After all, this is a man who contributed three near-wins in his rookie season.

Vogel agreed to George's proposal and looked at Qi Tian, ​​but Qi Tian shook his head and said:

"We all need to be prepared. The opponent's perimeter defense may make adjustments."

At this critical moment when defense is emphasized, the Thunder will probably not defend according to conventional routines.

Vogel nodded, drew a tactic on the tactical board, and asked Qi Tian to catch the ball and shoot, while also asking West to help George with pick-and-rolls to create opportunities.

The timeout ended and the two teams returned to the field. The home fans immediately held their breath, waiting for the result that might appear in the blink of an eye.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to continue the game and handed the basketball to West, who was standing outside the bounds. The other four people immediately started running.

Qi Tian's prediction was correct. During West's pick-and-roll movement before serving, the Thunder decisively switched defenses and did not give their opponents any open opportunities.

After many defense changes, Qi Tian was faced with Durant, Ibaka followed George, and Soprosa followed Hill.

"Is this a defensive switch based on George's lack of outside shooting ability?"

Brian Shaw is a little helpless. Ibaka can definitely prevent George's breakthrough. As for George's mid-range or even three-pointers?

I can only say it was random.

"Give me!"

Qi Tian ran back and threw away Durant, caught the basketball, and then threw the basketball in his hand with a raise of his right hand without any further adjustment.

The timer starts counting down immediately:

"3,2..."

"Is this all a vote?"

The fans exclaimed for a while, and then they noticed the direction of the basketball flying through the screen.

"No, the ball is going in the wrong direction!"

That's right, Qi Tian's shot was not a jump shot, and the direction the basketball flew out was not directly towards the basket.

"It's an alley-oop!"

West quickly came to the corner and set up a pick-and-roll for George to block Ibaka. George quickly dodged and rushed towards the basket.

"Be on guard, be on guard?!"

Thunder fans were a little panicked and looked around. Durant was in front of Qi Tian, ​​Soprosa, who had replaced Martin, was standing in front of Hill in the corner. Ibaka was blocked by West, and Perkins was facing him.

Hibbert, who provided pick-and-rolls for his teammates, stood in a high position. Although Perkins had a chance to cover up, his footsteps obviously couldn't keep up with his opponent.

"Where's Westbrook?"

Pacers fans were excited to see that Westbrook was blocked by West at the same time, with no intention of switching to guard George!

"1..."

George caught the ball without making any extra adjustments and quickly threw the basketball in his hand. The basketball accurately hit the white line on the right side of the middle of the backboard and bounced out.

"0!"

"Du~~!!"

The red light came on, and the basketball came to the sky above the basket. Under the watchful eyes of all the fans, it hit the basket.

"Dangdang, swish!"

The basketball bounced twice and finally fell into the basket.

Killer!

Buzzer-beater!

An alley-oop at the buzzer!

"104-102."

The Pacers had the last laugh. Qitian and George jointly scored the winning goal, helping the team win the victory!

"ohhhhhhhh!"

"I bought it!"

"George!!"

The fans and the players on the bench jumped to their feet. The Pacers fans watched with envy as the bench players and other starting players surrounded George who made the buzzer-beater, and then cheered with his companions!

"hateful!"

Durant couldn't accept the fact that he was defeated. This feeling of frustration has been lingering around Durant since losing in the finals, making him very disgusted.

"hateful!!"

Durant glanced at Westbrook vaguely, and then walked over to express congratulations to his opponent as he did after the Finals.

"Paul, you played well today."

George was a little flattered.

After the finals, James, who won the first O'Brien Cup and the first Russell Cup in his career, officially became the well-deserved number one player in the league.

On the other side, although he lost, Durant, who is 4 years younger than James, has become the second player in the league. Everyone knows that the 24-year-old Durant is very likely to succeed in the near future.

Replace James and lead the league.

George, on the other hand, is still the younger brother who follows Danny Granger. In his mind, the gap between him and Granger seems to be as far as the gap between Granger and Durant.

"Thank you, I learned a lot today."

George meant what he said. With the full attention of him and his teammates, Durant was still able to score the highest score in the game and completely beat himself in the last quarter.

"But victory still belongs to you, doesn't it?"

Durant looked at the teammates around George, especially Qi Tian, ​​who was wearing jersey No. 7, and then nodded with his opponents and returned to the home team's locker room.

"Damn it, it's all my fault, Kevin!"

Westbrook wiped the remaining water drops on his body and said to Durant next to him,

"But it doesn't matter, it's just a regular season game. We will definitely be able to come back when we face the Pacers next game!"

The Pacers and Thunder, who are located in the East and West, will only face off twice each season. The next matchup will have to wait until 2013.

"It's okay, Russell."

Durant patted Westbrook's strong shoulder and said,

"It's just a regular season game."

After saying that, without waiting for Westbrook to speak, he picked up his schoolbag and walked out.

"Being interviewed, right? Let's do it together!"

Westbrook also stood up, put on his coat and walked out.

Durant sighed silently, inexplicably missing his third brother Harden.

"If you were here, I wouldn't have to hold the ball, right? Or, if you were the one left, I wouldn't have made such a mistake, right?"