Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Our defense is definitely no match for our opponents."

Vogel once thought that the Pacers relied on Hibbert and West's defensive deterrents in the interior to radiate the outside teams. But now that he has actually seen the Grizzlies, he realizes that they and the strongest defensive ball

The difference between the teams.

"Then we can only rely on offense."

When Brian Xiao heard these words, he suddenly felt a little familiar.

Have you said this before?

When he looked up and saw Vogel looking over, he was stunned again.

You are the head coach, why are you looking after me as an assistant coach?

"Xiao, how do you think the offense should change?"

Only then did Brian Shaw remember that the Pacers relied on assistant coaches for their offense. He scratched his head and looked at George and Qi Tian.

"Now that Hill is gone and they have the advantage inside, we can only rely on Paul and Qi."

Gay's defense is not up to par with Tony Allenby's, so Brian Shaw decided that the next offensive focus would be on George.

"Try to open up as much space as possible and let George challenge Gay one-on-one. However, if there is an opportunity on the outside, you must take decisive action. Try to move the opponent's defensive focus to the outside. Only then can the inside have a chance."

Even if George's one-on-one ability has not yet reached Brian Shaw's expectations, this is the only way he can do it now.

Or let George attack the inside line composed of Randolph and Gasol?

Brian Shaw decided to trust the team's outside shots and hit 6 of 14 three-pointers in the first half, which was beyond his expectation. If he wants to win, he must at least maintain this shooting rate.

"The key point is still the three-point shot. It must be accurate."

Brian Shaw looked at Augustine and Qi Tian and said,

"It's up to you!"

George looked at the assistant coach and said:

"My three-point score isn't bad either."

"Of course."

Brian Shaw said skillfully,

"But you have a heavy responsibility. DJ and Qi are both supporting you."

George nodded happily and walked out with his teammates.

"Hey, I hope Paul's condition today won't be as outrageous as before."

Brian Shaw sighed and prayed that today George would be a super god, at least not the super ghost side.

His prayer seemed to be heard by God who did not know whether it existed or not. George exploded as soon as he appeared on the stage.

First, after West made a mistake, he stole the ball from Gay and assisted Hibbert to score.

"41-40."

Then after Conley hit a three-pointer, he also made a jumper and made a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Qi Tian fired from the outside to help the team overtake the score, and Gasol responded by scoring inside.

"46-46."

"Give me!"

Hibbert asked for the ball inside, received the ball and turned around for a layup, causing Gasol to foul.

"clang!"

"Whoosh!"

The Pacers went ahead by one point. Hibbert glanced at Gasol proudly and retreated to defend.

But he was only handsome for a second. Gasol directly hit a 2+1 offensively and hit an extra penalty to help the team gain the lead again.

"49-47."

The Grizzlies seemed to have briefly opened up the offensive line. After Randolph scored 2+1, Gay grabbed an offensive rebound, drew a foul and made two free throws.

"54-47."

"Made!"

Hu Yingzhe cursed secretly, then yawned,

"Ha~~ If I had known earlier, I would have listened to Daniel. This game sounds strenuous."

Both teams' shooting percentages were extremely low, and they almost only relied on free throws to increase points.

Hu Yingzhe almost fell asleep listening to the sound of blacksmithing.

"Give me!"

George was a little anxious. After reaching for the ball, he broke through directly facing Tony Allen, hoping to use his size to bully the opponent's shooting guard.

But Tony Allen was well prepared, followed George, and decisively blocked the basketball the moment his opponent took action.

Gay got the basketball, caused a foul on the fast break and made two free throws. Gasol received a pass from Randolph, helping the team expand the lead to double digits.

"57-47."

"Take more shots from outside!"

Vogel looked at the players on the field who failed to open up the situation and shouted at them, mainly George, to pass more outside passes.

"Hmph, do you really think we can't defend ourselves from the outside?"

Hollins smiled disdainfully.

Everyone knows that the Grizzlies' offense and defense inside are extremely strong, but no one can punish the Grizzlies on the outside. It's not that no one tries, it's that no one can!

Qi Tian quickly understood the strength of Tony Allen's defense. Movement without the ball? If you can't get rid of me, what's the use of movement?

Feint? If you can really fool me, that's your skill.

Qi Tian feinted to no avail, so he could only force a breakthrough and make an emergency jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball made a hollow hit, which gave the Pacers fans at home a little peace of mind.

Then, taking advantage of Randolph's offensive setback, the Pacers wanted to take the opportunity to close the score, but Qi Tian kept running and failed to get away from Tony Allen.

"seven!"

George forcibly passed the ball, and as soon as Qi Tian caught the ball, Tony Allen chased after him, bluffing his right hand and getting into position. No matter whether Qi Tian shot a three-pointer or broke through, he could defend well.

Qi Tian gritted his teeth, directly faced Tony Allen, and forced a three-pointer.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the frame, and Gay caught the ball for a fast break, causing Qi Tian to foul.

"clang."

"clang."

Something exciting happened for Pacers fans. Gay missed two free throws. The Pacers did not miss this opportunity. George received a pass from Qi Tian and hit the third three-pointer of the game.

"61-54."

The Pacers regained their momentum and were about to take the opportunity to chase points. Qi Tian also hit a jumper, but Randolph relied on his hard work inside and scored 6 points in a row to maintain the lead.

In the last three minutes, the Grizzlies didn't score a point, but relying on defense, they just "died" with the Pacers. Both sides made only two hits out of 11 shots.

"67-61."

"I am!"

At the end of the three quarters, the Grizzlies still had a 6-point advantage, which made Pacers fans very unhappy.

"What's going on here? I was so energetic when I entered the venue, but now I'm sleepy."

This is the result of the ultimate defensive battle. The shooting percentage of both teams will exceed 40%. The two teams have nearly 20 players on the field. After the third quarter, only 4 players have scored in double figures.

"That's what makes the Grizzlies so difficult."

Brian Shaw said with some emotion,

"Their offense is too constipated, but relying on defense can also make the opponent's offense constipated. Everyone is constipated, so they can only use perseverance."

"At this time, they can only rely on Randolph and Gasol to score points. Instead, because they have relatively stable scoring methods, they can erode their advantage even if they fall behind, and gradually take the lead."

He looked back at the team members who were taking a breathless rest.

If anyone can stand out with stable scoring at this time, it will be great.

However, who can still contribute stable scoring despite strong defense?

Is it West, George, or Qi Tian?