Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

The Grizzlies relied on their inside advantage to get the lead through hard work. This meat grinder-like style of play made everyone in the Pacers very uncomfortable.

Vogel looked at the anxious players and reiterated the focus of the next game.

"We must open up the outside attack and force the opponent to defend!"

Of course he knows that in the first three quarters, the Pacers made an astonishing 9 of 18 shots from the outside, which is already beyond their average, but the team is still lagging behind. If they want to win, they must continue their touch from the outside.

No matter what, you still hit 50% of the three-pointers. If you reach 40%, it will be considered a success.

"I have a solution!"

Brian Shaw made the suggestion,

"Reduce the number of outside passes and increase the catch-and-shoot ratio."

The Pacers had previously tried to find the best open shot, but the opponent's Grizzlies defense obviously wouldn't give them too many opportunities, and too much conduct would increase the possibility of mistakes.

"Just let Paul have the ball!"

Even though the Pacers did not have a qualified point guard on their bench, Brian Shaw's proposal still shocked everyone.

"But……"

George looked at Qi Tian and said with some uncertainty,

"Why not let Seven have the ball?"

"Because your matchup advantage is the greatest, we must try to maximize your matchup advantage, and others will appear as support."

Brian Shaw's words convinced Vogel.

George playing against Gay does have a greater advantage than Qi Tian playing against Tony Allen.

"Of course, Qi and Stephenson can also serve as the offensive axis to pass the ball, so that we can try our best to eliminate the weakness of not having a point guard."

Vogel accepted the assistant coach's suggestion and let the players enter the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The Grizzlies' short rotation finally did not allow them to use all the main players in the fourth quarter. Only Gay led Bayless, Ellington, Speights and Arthur to appear.

The Pacers are Qitian George, along with Stephenson, Hansbrough and Mahinmi.

"Our inside line does have an advantage."

Qi Tian gave up his idea after seeing Mahinmi.

The new substitute center who came to the Pacers is indeed better than the previous Amandelson, but his strength is limited. If he can do a good job in interior defense, he will be successful.

"It's better to follow the assistant coach's advice and play outside."

Qi Tian looked at Ellington in front of him and started running quickly.

"seven!"

George passed the ball decisively, and Qi Tian received the ball from outside the three-point line and made a jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

"67-63."

Qi Tian's three-pointer started the Pacers' pursuit of points.

"allow!"

"seven!"

The Pacers fans on the sidelines shouted in support of the home team.

Arthur made a mistake inside, but George, who was taking charge for the first time, seemed a little uncomfortable and made a mistake. Gay assisted Arthur to score and stabilized the situation.

George was about to advance with the ball, but Ellington suddenly jumped out and completed the steal.

"What?"

George quickly chased back, but Ellington handed the ball to Gay who was following up on the other side.

"Now!"

Qi Tian, ​​who knew his opponent would definitely attack quickly, passed by and successfully counterattacked.

"good!"

The Pacers regained their momentum after completing the counterattack, and the fans cheered for the team's performance.

George passed a high pass to Hansbrough who was cutting through the air, but Gay quickly completed the encirclement with his teammates. The two double-teamed their opponent, and Gay completed the steal again!

"Defend!"

Needless to say, the two teams were running wild on the outside, with Guy taking the lead, followed closely by George Qitian, Ellington and others.

Gay looked at the empty basket in front of him and was overjoyed. He took two steps, jumped up and wanted to shoot for a layup.

“What a beautiful thought!”

George appeared from behind him and slapped the basketball onto the rim.

"What?"

There was a strong force behind Guy, and he rolled out. Instead, George turned around and took the basketball.

"Don't worry!"

Speights followed up and wanted to counterattack. Qi Tian quickly stretched out his hand to signal George not to pass the ball in a hurry. George also took the ball into his arms. He waited until his opponent retreated and all five players on the field appeared before he took the ball and prepared to advance.

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"How about I do one?"

George looked at Gay, who was facing a formidable enemy, and with a thought in his mind, he passed the ball to Stephenson beside him, then ran quickly, came to the outside to catch the ball, and directly shot a long three-pointer.

"clang!"

The Pacers fans heard the sound of hammering and their breaths were stagnant. Fortunately, Hansbrough grabbed an offensive rebound over Speights' head and passed the ball explosively to Stephenson on the outside.

Stephenson feinted a shot and passed it to Qi Tian on the right, who caught the ball and shot.

"Whoosh!"

"69-66."

"nice shot!"

Everyone on the Pacers bench waved towels in celebration. Just 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, the team caught up to 3 points.

Next, is the decisive battle between the two teams.

After Gay and Qi Tian exchanged blows, Grizzlies head coach Hollins replaced Conley and Marc Gasol, and then replaced Randolph.

Vogel also replaced Hibbert in response.

The appearance of the inside pillar brought the offense of both teams to a standstill, and the defensive intensity gradually increased.

For nearly two minutes, neither team scored.

Fortunately, the turnaround happened quickly.

"Dudu!"

Hibbert made a strong attack inside, causing Marc Gasol to foul and go to the free throw line.

There are still 7 minutes left before the end of the game, and Gasol has already committed 5 fouls!

The Grizzlies fans' expressions changed and they could only watch as Hollins applied for a substitution and replaced Gasol.

Gasol, who committed five fouls, will inevitably become the target of the Pacers' attack. Once he leaves the game with six fouls, the Pacers' chances of winning will greatly increase.

So Gasol could only sit on the sidelines, waiting for the chance to play again.

After Hibbert made two free throws to help the team catch up to 1 point, West, who had been frustrated for a whole game, finally broke out, stole the new Arthur, and assisted George to score a jumper.

"69-70."

"nice shot!"

The Pacers finally achieved a lead, and the fans on the sidelines cheered. When Conley advanced with the ball, the whole audience shouted in support:

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Conley was about to pass to Randolph, but he saw Randolph blink at him and glance quickly to the other side.

"clear!"

Conley broke through quickly and immediately passed the ball when his opponent blocked it. However, he did not pass the ball to Randolph, who was tightly guarded. Instead, he passed it to Arthur, who was almost open. Arthur quickly turned around and scored a layup.

"71-70."

“Well done!”

Although Randolph is tall and thick, his golf IQ is definitely not bad. When he realized that Gasol was out, he would inevitably become a target of strict defense by his opponents, so he sent a signal to Conley and asked him to find opportunities for Arthur.

But Arthur's defense obviously couldn't compare with Randolph. West played continuously, grabbed offensive rebounds, caused the opponent to foul, and made four consecutive free throws.

"71-74."