Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and everyone from the Rockets came over to shake hands with everyone from the Pacers, and then prepared to walk back to their locker room.

Jeremy Lin whispered to Qi Tian:

"Well done!"

The Pacers opened the score in the third quarter. The biggest contributor was Qi Tian who scored 9 points in a single quarter. In the fourth quarter, facing Delfino's outburst, Qi Tian still controlled the ball.

Spending time, stabilizing the situation, and finally helping the team win the game.

Jeremy Lin looked at Qi Tian, ​​who was already much more confident, and sighed slightly.

This person is growing up too fast.

"You are not bad either, your outside offense is already very strong."

Qi Tian's words are not entirely unflattering, although Beverley can help Harden make up for his defensive deficiencies and maximize Harden's offensive advantage with the ball;

But when Jeremy Lin and Parsons are on the court, the Rockets' three perimeter players all have sufficient offensive ability and certain ball-handling and organization skills, and their offensive coordination is more flexible, making it difficult for the Pacers to defend.

Jeremy Lin smiled confidently, but there was still a bit of bitterness in his smile.

Everyone hopes that the team can build a team with themselves as the core, but in a young team like the Rockets, competition has become very naked and ruthless.

In this game, Asik shot 8 of 13 from the field with a high shooting percentage and scored 22 points and 12 rebounds. On both offense and defense, he almost completely outperformed Hibbert, who had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. You know, Hibbert was the best player last year.

In the summer, I got the maximum salary.

Just relying on his performance in this game, Asik can secure his starting position. It is not impossible for Asik to gain the trust of the team and share more of the ball with another performance.

The second highest scorer for the Rockets was Harden and Delfino, who both scored 17 points. Parsons followed closely with 16 points. Jeremy Lin’s 10 points were only higher than Patterson’s 3 points. Even his

Assists, also trailing Harden 3-7.

Of course, he can say that Harden contributed 5 turnovers, but Jeremy Lin's 3 turnovers and 3 fouls were not much better. On the contrary, Harden's 4 blocks were already a data that Jeremy Lin could not match.

No one would say that the Pacers are not a strong team. Their defense is enough to drag them into the playoffs, and with the double stars of Qitian and George on offense, they have a bright future.

Under such high-intensity defense, Harden performed better than himself in all aspects. Is this enough for the management and coaching team to make up their mind?

"We are still far behind, and I am still far behind!"

With a sense of crisis, Jeremy Lin and Qi Tian made an appointment to train together in the summer, and hurried back to the locker room. They had to challenge the Timberwolves away from home the next day, and time was tight.

Qi Tian turned around and saw George and Harden chatting happily. Their chat didn't end until Rockets coach McHale approached and glared at Harden.

George, who was reluctant to say goodbye to Harden, walked over with satisfaction.

"What were you talking about just now?"

Qi Tian was a little curious.

George chuckled lightly and said:

"Just now James asked me what famous nightclubs there are in Indiana and asked me to recommend them so that he can relax after playing away games."

"Tsk."

As expected, it was a chat between two fun-loving people, Qi Tian was not surprised at all.

“But is LIV in Miami really that famous?”

George asked himself softly.

Hearing Harden reveal his experience of playing in Miami for a week in a row, he was really envious!

"Hey, you're not planning to fly over tonight, are you?"

Qi Tian, ​​who was walking to the players' tunnel with him, heard his words and immediately reminded,

"Although there are still two days until the next game, if you go out to play secretly, the head coach might ban you for two days!"

"Hey, am I that kind of person? Besides, even if I'm suspended, won't I still have you with me?"

George said a few words, but gave up his plan.

Of course, he is not afraid of being suspended and having his wages deducted, but because if he cannot play in the game, he will have no chance to perform. This is very fatal for George, who loves to show off.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

On the second day of the game against the Rockets, the Pacers stayed at home for training. Their next game was the day after tomorrow, and it was not too late to fly to Memphis tomorrow.

Yes, their opponent is still the league's meat grinder - the Grizzlies.

Since there are only two matchups between the teams in the two divisions each season, this second matchup is also the last matchup of the season - excluding the Pacers and Grizzlies meeting in the finals.

The Pacers coaching staff attaches great importance to this duel and hopes to expose as many of their own problems as possible under the opponent's high-intensity defense.

It is true that we will not encounter Western Conference opponents again in the future, but the corrected problems will not become our fatal shortcomings in the game with Eastern Conference opponents.

"Hu~hu~"

Hibbert was sweating profusely and waved his hand to the assistant coach, asking for a rest.

Brian Shaw shook his head helplessly and could only let him recover his strength first, but he turned to look at the rookie Plumlee and said something that made Plumlee frightened:

"Miles, come on!"

"Oh well!"

Plumlee didn't dare to say no, so he stood up and accepted the training from the assistant coach.

It's just that compared to Hibbert, his performance in all aspects seems very immature. His offensive skills are not rougher than Hibbert's, but they are also limited and he obviously does not have the ability to become a technical insider.

"Tsk!"

There was no bright spot inside, so Brian Shaw could only turn his head and look at the outside.

Stephenson broke through George's defense but missed the layup.

"Hmph, Lance, you missed the opportunity!"

George got the rebound, came outside the three-point line, and started trash-talking Stephenson.

"Later, you can complain about the bad weather today!"

After saying that, he quickly broke through, shook Stephenson away, and made a sudden jump shot.

"Dang! Dang, shua!"

The basketball bounced and finally fell in.

"22-15."

Stephenson, who lost the fight, had no choice but to leave the field, and Qi Tian stepped forward.

"Finally it's me!"

George laughed ferociously, looked at Qi Tian walking over, and said:

"Qi, don't blame me for not giving you face."

"Haha, that depends on your strength."

Qi Tian received the ball from George and prepared to attack.

Since the last dispute at George's house failed, their relationship has undergone some slight changes, and they have become more provocative.

But Qi Tian believes that they should be able to maintain a stable relationship of fierce competition but tacit cooperation.

"Huh~"

Qi Tian broke through the basket, and George behind him jumped up. However, Qi Tian did not jump up. Instead, he waited for George to land and then easily threw the basketball in his hand.

"Poof!"

George's hand hit the backboard hard.

"Whoosh!"

Qitian's ball hit easily.

"Next time you defend, be sure to look for it before jumping."

Qi Tian looked at George who had reached the bottom line with deep meaning, and said trash talk,

"Otherwise, if you fall on me, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble."

"Oh!"

George dismissed it.