Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Huh~~~"

"Huh~~~~"

"Huh~~~~~"

Qi Tian sat on the bench to rest. After taking a deep breath, he adjusted his heartbeat and stood up before the start of the fourth quarter.

"Qi, you rest first."

Vogel looked at Qi Tian who stood up and said,

"You don't need to play in the first half of the fourth quarter."

"No, coach, I can still fight!"

Qi Tian just wanted to challenge, but was pushed down by George.

"Don't worry, we are leading, and Lance, you don't need to worry, wait until you have enough rest before playing again, we need you to play at the critical moment!"

"All right."

The head coach and general said so, and Qi Tian could only sit down.

Vogel looked at the prepared lineup of George leading the four substitutes and said to them:

"Listen, we are in the lead now, so we need to defend better!"

"Same as the first three quarters, guard their James Wade closely, don't give them room to break through, and be ready to make up defense at any time inside."

Defense is the cornerstone of the Pacers' team building, and now it's no problem to return to their old ways.

The Heat, who were 10 points behind, did not have enough substitute resources, and they did not have the confidence to rest their main players. They directly replaced James Bosh, allowing them to bring Battier, Ray Allen and Cole to the stage.

"Pay attention to defense and don't let them break through easily!"

Seeing his opponent replace the team with one senior and four small players, and wanting to take advantage of their speed, Vogel quickly patched them up.

Although Ray Allen is 38 years old, he does not accept his old age. Naturally, he will not accept the mid-level contract offered by the Celtics, let alone the arrangement of playing the third shooting guard.

So he resolutely came to the Heat in the off-season, which promised to let him play in the fourth quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, George and Mahinmi scored consecutively inside, trying to open up the score.

But Ray Allen assisted Cole and hit a three-pointer to close the gap.

"60-71."

Hansbrough caught the ball and was about to take a jump shot when Ray Allen jumped out from the side and blocked the opponent's shot.

"Give me!"

Cole got the basketball, heard Ray Allen asking for the ball, and immediately passed it over.

"Oops!"

Stephenson, who quickly returned to defense, watched Ray Allen collect the ball and immediately knew that he was going to take a three-pointer, and immediately rushed to defend.

Heat fans watched the flying basketball with intense eyes. As long as this three-pointer is hit, the Heat can reduce the point difference to single digits.

"clang!"

The sound of iron strike ruthlessly interrupted their fantasy, and the flying basketball was captured by Augustin.

"Uh-huh!"

Augustin got the basketball, flicked it hard, and passed it to George who ran across the midfield line. George caught the ball and forced a tomahawk dunk to complete the fast break.

"60-73."

The Pacers, who widened the point difference, became even more powerful, and the fans cheered in unison, cheering them on.

"Hey, why not go to Qi?"

The afro showed his true nature as a poisonous person and asked doubtfully.

"Did the coach want to suppress Qi, so he wasn't allowed to play?"

"This must be the case. Qi will be eligible to negotiate a contract extension with the team this summer. The head coach must have received instructions from the general manager not to allow Qi a chance to perform, so that he can lower the price!"

Already obsessed with conspiracy theories, he muttered to himself and paid no attention to the teams in the game.

Mahinmi fouled inside, but fortunately the referee did not award the Heat a free throw. Coach Spoelstra took advantage of the opportunity and replaced Wade, and all the Big Three appeared.

But Mahinmi made up for it, stealing Bosh's basketball inside, and then received a pass from Augustine during the offense, causing Bosh to foul and go to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"clang!"

Mahinmi made one of two free throws. After James grabbed the rebound, he decisively handed it to Wade.

Stephenson followed closely and jumped to block the shot at the moment Wade made a jump shot.

"clang!"

Wade's jump shot missed, but Battier grabbed the offensive rebound.

Ray Allen caught the ball and was about to break through, but Augustin stood still in front of him and was knocked down by Ray Allen.

"Dudu!"

The referee pointed at Ray Allen, indicating an offensive foul, and awarded the ball to the Pacers.

"good!"

Even the fans on the sidelines can feel that the balance of the game has tilted towards the Pacers.

Sure enough, George received a pass from Augustin and hit a three-point jumper. The point difference was already heading towards 20 points.

"60-77."

"Give me!"

At the critical moment, James ran out, reached for the ball, received the pass from Wade, and made a long three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and fell straight into the basket.

The Heat struggled to chase points and launched a wave of offensive. Sure enough, in the last 5 and a half minutes, the score difference was reduced to... 11 points.

"67-78."

"Substitute!"

Vogel finally replaced Qi Tian, ​​who had been resting for half a quarter, and all the main players came on except Hill, who was slightly unwell.

"That's it now!"

Qitian, George and others looked at each other and knew that now was the best time to make a wave to win the game.

"Must withstand it!"

James also looked at each other with Wade and other teammates, knowing that he must withstand the pressure and counterattack under the Pacers' attack.

The one who took the lead was not George or Qi Tian, ​​but Augustin. He first assisted George to score, and then stole James from the side. Miller quickly fouled to prevent the opponent from playing fast break.

But Augustin organized the offense and assisted West to score.

"67-82."

In the last 4 minutes and 32 seconds, the Pacers still led their opponents by 15 points.

"It's stable, it's stable, right?"

The Pacers fans were about to cheer, but they thought about the strength of their opponents and said a little unconfidently.

The Heat certainly did not intend to sit still and wait for death. First, Bosh caused George to foul and made two free throws;

Then, taking advantage of the situation, James assisted Wade and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference in one fell swoop.

"72-82."

This 10-point difference is very critical, forcing the players of both teams to make changes at any time.

If the Heat are catching up, the Heat will definitely want to take another step forward;

If it is pulled away by the Pacers, the Pacers will also make a wave.

Under pressure, the scoring of both teams came to a standstill, and neither team scored for more than a minute.

It was Wade who broke the deadlock. He fouled Hibbert and made two free throws, finally narrowing the point difference to 8 points, but at this time, there were only two minutes of game time left.

The walkers just looked at each other and knew the next important point.

They passed the ball unhurriedly and attacked unhurriedly. Although West's offense continued to hit the ground running, Qi Tian defended Wade's three-pointer.

In the last 40 seconds, James made one of two free throws, and the point difference came to 7 points, but Qi Tian, ​​who was fouled, made two free throws steadily;

Bosh scored a jumper, Hansbrough made one of two free throws, and the Pacers still maintained their advantage;

Finally, West stole James, and Augustin's two free throws brought the point difference back to 10 points.

"Dudududu!"

"77-87."

The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and the Pacers, who were sitting at home, defeated their opponents by 10 points and won two consecutive games.

"oh~~~!!!"

Qitian and his teammates gathered together to celebrate the victory.

Today's victory belongs to George who scored 26 points, to Qi Tian who scored 19 points, to West who scored 13 points, to Hansbrough and Augustin who played at the last moment, and to everyone on the team.