Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Head coach McHale was analyzing the opponent to the players and told them:

"The opponent is not a weak opponent, but don't worry too much. Our record is similar to theirs, and we are both opponents of the same level."

Speaking of the Pacers, McHale does have some old feelings for Larry Bird, the current president of the Pacers and his old teammate.

However, when they were on the Celtics, the two were teammates who competed and cooperated, so of course McHale hoped that the players could lead the team to give the Pacers a defeat and regain face for himself.

"..."

Mike Hailton, who was just about to arrange it, stopped, and then continued,

"Do a good job in offense. Offense is the key to our success. The inside line will pick and roll the outside line, and Parsons will provide support from the high post."

McHale wanted to arrange the defense, but looking at the players on his team, Jeremy Lin, Harden, Parsons, Patterson and Asik, among the five players, Patterson was the only one who was trustworthy defensively.

Patterson, who is not as tall as Waiters, is indeed a bit difficult to guard his opponent.

Since it is difficult to target your opponent defensively, it is better to do your best, that is, attack.

Vogel on the other side is talking about the same old saying:

"The opponent's offense is mainly from the outside, and the inside needs to help teammates with more defense. Asik is just a blue-collar center. Patterson's shooting range is relatively long, so he can defend it as appropriate."

After waiting for the referee to signal the starting players to come on, he let the starting five come on stage.

"Team Rocket, charge!"

The support of the home fans seems to be the same as that of the Pacers home fans, except that they are not supporting the Pacers but the Rockets.

The Pacers started with Hibbert, West, George, Qitian and Hill;

The Rockets are Asik, Patterson, Parsons, Harden and Jeremy Lin.

Similar to the way Jeremy Lin looked at Qi Tian, ​​Parsons also looked at George in a daze.

It stands to reason that Parsons, a second-round pick in 2011, and George, a first-round pick in 2010, really have nothing in common.

Not being an alumnus, the difference between the first round and the second round is still quite big, but all this disappeared after Parsons performed well.

It’s hard for George to compare to a top star now, and coincidentally, the same goes for Parsons;

The team has a dedicated ball handler, and coincidentally, so does Parsons;

The team's expectation for George is to become a first-class forward in the future, and coincidentally, the same is true for Parsons.

"There are quite a lot of similarities!"

If you think Parsons will be as full of fighting spirit and continuous output as George, then you are really overthinking it.

Parsons' next thought was:

"Why don't you invite him to go to the nightclub with you tonight? He looks very handsome."

"Oh, the other number 7 is also good. It adds a bit of exotic flavor and just goes with the Indiana outfit I just bought."

In Parsons' imagination, the game began.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the basketball into the air.

Hibbert made a great leap, but he did not jump over Asik, and the ball was taken by his opponent.

Asik passed the ball to Jeremy Lin, and then received the return pass. When he was about to perform, the ball was taken away by West.

"I knew you were going to pass on the inside information!"

West's experience allows him to help the team get the upper hand.

Hill caught the ball and showed stronger passing ability, assisting Hibbert to score an inside layup.

"ha!"

Hibbert flashed his biceps for the camera in front of him, eliciting cheers from the Pacers fans who came to the scene.

"Good guy."

Qi Tian was shocked. It turned out that the shouts of the Pacers were a bit too loud. When he looked up, he did not find that there were too many Pacers fans at the scene. The ratio seemed to be the same as in the previous away games.

"Good guy."

Qi Tian exclaimed for the second time, this time because he knew the reason why the fans shouted loudly:

Toyota Center is too empty.

In the stadium, which can accommodate approximately 20,000 people, it is conservatively estimated that only 15,000 spectators are seated.

Even in Indiana, a small ball market, relying on its love for basketball, the attendance rate has been maintained at around 93%, which is considered to be in the middle of the league. The Rockets' attendance rate is definitely ranked at the bottom.

Back in the game, although Jeremy Lin was a little dissatisfied with Harden, he still passed the ball according to the coach's instructions.

"Coming!"

Qi Tian's heart tightened, he lowered his center of gravity and prepared to defend.

Unlike others, Qi Tian knows that the scorer in front of him is still a scorer with sufficient offensive skills. What's more terrible is that Harden has not yet made any great achievements and already has diving skills comparable to Ginobili.

Harden was also unambiguous. After coming to the Rockets, no, after getting a big contract, he discovered that nightclubs are so beautiful that people never want to leave.

Recalling the enthusiasm last night, he couldn't help but sigh:

It would be great if he could get so much money when he plays in the finals.

Miami's nightclubs are famous all over the United States. If we had played according to the highest standards during the first week, how great would it have been?

Distracted, Harden's jump shot was blocked, but the Pacers easily hit an open three-pointer from outside.

"5-0."

"It's too late, it's too late!"

Fans who live in Houston finally felt that although they were a little late, they were much earlier than before.

"WTF? Where are the people?"

After sitting down, he realized that he was the earliest person to arrive among the people who had agreed.

"These guys!"

He had no choice but to cheer for the Rockets with the fans who came late.

The Rockets' offense started very quickly. After Parsons hit a three-pointer, he stole Hibbert and hit another two-pointer.

"6-5."

"How's it going, James?"

Parsons glanced at Harden with some pride and said.

"I know you can do it."

Harden said expressionlessly.

He is a comrade with Parsons, and has the same relationship with Stephenson, George, Hibbert and others. However, Parsons has a characteristic that makes Harden a little intolerable, that is, he is too good at talking, and he can't even perform a little bit.

Show off to Harden.

Fortunately, these are still within Harden's acceptance range and did not cause Harden's resentment.

On the contrary, it was the scholarly Jeremy Lin who made Harden a little uncomfortable:

"What is training that determines strength? When I was in the Thunder, I just practiced and became as strong as Durant Westbrook. If I hadn't made sacrifices and took the initiative to come off the bench, would I have been able to maintain it for so long?"

"But it doesn't matter, strength is the most important thing,"

Harden made a judgment and then revised it,

"Oh no, the nightclub is the most important, and the money gained from strength is equally important!"

As the game continued, the scores of the two teams began to rise. What the Rockets didn't expect was that the Pacers' outside three-pointer started first.

"Uh-huh."

"Whoosh!"

"Uh-huh!!"

George and Qi Tian hit three consecutive three-pointers, opening the score in one fell swoop.

"13-18."

Jeremy Lin, Harden and Parsons' shooting percentages were very high, but they were still not as good as their opponents' rapid three-point shooting. They were actually 5 points behind their opponents halfway through the first quarter.

"clang!"

What gives Rockets fans some peace of mind is that Qi Tian's three-pointer finally sealed the deal.

"You are still young after all!"

Rockets fans sighed.