Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Now let us welcome, graduate of St. Vincent St. Mary High School, the chosen son of Cleveland Ohio, player No. 6, LeBron James!"

Under the introduction of the live DJ at American Airlines Arena, the entire Heat audience welcomed James' entrance with applause.

James expressionlessly high-fived his teammates one by one, made corresponding greetings, and then came to the sidelines to prepare for the warm-up.

The Pacers on the other side gathered around the coach and listened to Vogel's speech.

"Wade will not play due to injury. We must seize the opportunity and display our own characteristics."

He turned to look at Granger and West and said:

"Don't put too much pressure on James and Bosh. Your teammates will help you with defense at any time."

Qi Tian glanced at Hibbert secretly, wondering how the coach would arrange the team's true center.

After successfully signing the Big Three, the Heat no longer have enough money to sign a genuine center. This is natural. The NBA is not football. A lineup with five starting stars all can only exist in All-Star and 2K games.

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After a season of exploration, the Heat's one-year-old and four-small lineup with Bosh as center has taken shape and has become their killer move.

Relying on the versatile James as a power forward, the Heat defeated many opponents by speeding up defensive counterattacks.

Vogel had no intention of following his opponent's lineup changes, but looked at Hibbert solemnly and said:

"Try to use your inside advantage and don't give your opponents a chance!"

"As long as the starting lineup can withstand the opponent's attack and as long as we don't fall behind too much, we can also rely on the thickness of the better substitute lineup to overtake the opponent."

All the walkers shouted in unison:

“Solidarity!”

Then they all boarded the field together.

"Come on, come on!"

Seeing the Pacers on the field, the away fans cheered and shouted for them, trying to give the home team some support amid the boos in the audience.

Qi Tian and his teammates looked for the direction of the Pacers fans and waved to them.

"Wow wow wow, Paul waved to me!"

Among the fans, there are many young female fans.

This is normal. Paul George is one of the most handsome black stars. He attracted many female fans with his face as soon as he debuted. As his chances of playing in the playoffs increased, his fan base became even larger.

The game was about to start, and the ten starters from both sides slowly walked to the center of the court.

The Pacers' starting lineup has not changed, and is still: center Hibbert, power forward West, small forward Granger, shooting guard Paul George and point guard Collison;

The Heat's starting lineup is: center Joel Anthony, power forward Bosh, small forward James, shooting guard James Jones and point guard Chalmers.

The referee signaled the centers of both sides to jump the ball in the middle circle, and then blew the whistle to start the game.

Hibbert jumped hard and was about to slap the basketball behind him, but Turiaf was superior and took the first shot to control the direction of the basketball's flight.

James got the basketball and turned to hand it to Chalmers.

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Pacers waited for their opponents to arrive as if facing a formidable enemy.

The players and coaches on the bench also looked nervously at the court.

"As long as the starters can withstand the pressure, our substitutes will have an advantage."

Vogel murmured to himself, not to tell Brian Shaw, but to give himself confidence.

Chalmers stood at the top of the arc, waiting for his teammates to move, and then called Bosh to pick and roll.

"Can't switch defenses!"

West was afraid of Bosh's shooting ability and did not choose to switch defenses.

Chalmers saw the opportunity, broke through directly, and before Hibbert could react, he threw the ball.

"Dangdang, swish!"

The basketball bounced twice and fell in.

"0-2."

The Heat took the lead and the fans on the sidelines cheered.

The Pacers attacked and quickly found Granger.

"Hey, why do you feel like we are more like the Heat?"

Qi Tian didn't expect that the team would play Granger singles at the beginning, and he felt a little solemn for a moment.

After all, basketball is a sport of five people. Although the giants can unlimitedly raise the team's ceiling, this does not mean that other people on the team are incapable of performing;

On the contrary, the teammates of the giant team should play their best and save the team boss's energy so that they can harvest at the critical moment.

If the team leader exhausts his energy too early and cannot withstand it at the critical moment, then who should be blamed?

Now the Pacers, who were originally the challengers, took the lead in using the main general. I don't know if they can withstand it later.

Granger used the pick-and-roll to break through and hit Bosh for a layup.

Chalmers attacked with the ball from the outside, and Bosh came up to pick and roll again, intending to repeat the same trick.

Collison suffered a loss and sensed Bosh's pick-and-roll. As soon as Chalmers broke through, he quickly bypassed Bosh and tried to catch up.

But Chalmers dribbled the ball with his left hand and took a step back to the right, completely throwing off Collison's defense.

"Oops!"

West, who was originally entangled with Bosh, saw Chalmers in the open space and immediately went to block the shot, but it was too late.

Chalmers watched the basketball in his hand fall into the basket accurately, smiled slightly, and slowly backed away.

"2-5."

Seeing the Heat's perimeter shot first, Vogel and Brian Shaw looked at each other and felt something was wrong.

When West's jumper hit and the Heat attacked aggressively, almost all Pacers fans felt something was wrong, and they shouted in unison:

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

James smiled disdainfully, received the pass, and forced his way through Granger's defense.

George came to cover in the corner. How could James miss this opportunity? With a wave of his hand, he passed the basketball to the open James Jones.

James Jones fired from outside and hit accurately.

Granger responded with a jumper, and James broke through for a layup, helping the team start a 10-4 start.

"4-10."

Collison called West for a pick-and-roll, and then made a jump shot to help the team stop the bleeding.

"Defend!"

Vogel on the sidelines made a gesture to the players, asking them to strengthen their defensive rotations.

Sure enough, it worked. James broke through, George immediately came over to cover, and Granger quickly rotated to guard James Jones in the corner, preventing his opponent from taking an open shot.

"Clang!"

James' forced shot ended in a blackout.

Hibbert relied on his height and long arms to win the rebound and turned to Collison.

Collison advanced quickly, waited for Hibbert to come over, used the pick-and-roll, singled out Chalmers again, and succeeded in a jump shot.

The outside finally opened up, Granger responded with a three-pointer, and the Pacers narrowed the point difference to one point.

“11-12.”