Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"22-22."

After Hill hit the jumper, there were less than 3 minutes left in the first quarter, and the coaches from both sides quickly changed into rotations.

The Warriors replaced Curry, David Lee and Biedrins with Jack, Green and Ezeli;

The Pacers replaced Granger and Hansbrough.

Curry immediately received applause and encouragement from the Warriors fans on the sidelines when he came off the court. He made 4 of 4 shots in the first quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 10 points, 3 assists and 1 steal, letting all fans know that he is definitely not better than

Ellis difference.

But his end marked the Warriors' defeat.

George, who has a lot of physical strength, became the protagonist in the last three minutes of the first quarter. He first succeeded in a strong attack, then assisted Qi Tian to hit a three-pointer, stole the opponent, passed Hansbrough to get two free throws, and finally blocked Carl Landry.

take action.

"25-31."

The Pacers scored 9-3 in the last 2 minutes and 41 seconds, taking the lead and widening the gap.

Curry's amazing performance in the first quarter was also overtaken by Qi Tian. Qi Tian, ​​who started the game, made 6 of 7 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers. He scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, becoming the highest scoring player on both teams.

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"It's so accurate, especially with Clay's defense."

Curry secretly glanced at Qi Tian sitting on the bench and sighed.

He usually trains with Thompson the most, and of course he knows Thompson's defensive ability, but Thompson's defense seems to have no effect in front of Qi Tian.

Qi Tian's forward players do have a bit of an advantage in size, but Thompson is not a standard defender, but closer to a forward.

"As expected of the All-Star MVP, he is very strong."

The fans who were still questioning Qi Tian immediately switched sides.

"Yeah, with 15 points in a single quarter, we can't score 60 points in the whole game?"

"More than that, I think it's not impossible to score 80 points if you work hard."

Listening to their chat, the old fans beside them could only shake their heads helplessly, speechless.

When everyone first falls in love with a star, they expect him to be omnipotent, and may even ignore objective conditions and exaggerate the star without limit.

Of course, it turns out that no one is perfect, which they may not understand until later.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Warriors fans were heartbroken.

Because unlike the Warriors who put on an all-substitute lineup led by Bald Jack, the Pacers put on an all-substitute lineup, although it was also an all-substitute lineup, but it was an all-substitute lineup led by Granger.

"Strengthen your defense!"

On the sidelines, Mark Jackson also said to everyone on the stage.

Although Granger has just made a comeback and has not yet recovered his condition, his strength is here, and no one knows whether he will suddenly defeat his opponent.

The substitute players who came on the field were a little nervous and sent out strikes one after another. A minute later, Jack assisted Ezeli to score.

Richard Jefferson and Jack on the outside caused consecutive fouls to the opponent and made three of four free throws, which actually helped the Warriors narrow the point difference.

"30-31."

Although Granger did not take action, Mark Jackson was still a little nervous and replaced Curry in advance.

"Give me!"

More than two minutes into the second quarter, Granger was finally ready to take action. He came to the top of the arc and received Augustin's pass.

The others waited for the team boss's action and stood still.

Landry quickly moved laterally and actually prevented several breakthroughs by Granger.

"Boss Danny, come on!"

George played his role as a fanboy off the court and cheered him loudly.

George was not the only one who had the baggage of an idol. Hearing George's voice, Granger immediately gritted his teeth and prepared to take action. He forcefully collected the ball and shot a diffraction three-pointer in front of Landry.

"clang!"

The basketball flew out and was caught by Curry. He ran out and made an easy layup to lead the score.

"32-31."

"Substitute!"

The two teams requested substitutions at the same time, preparing to strengthen the inside line. The Warriors replaced David Lee and Thompson, while the Pacers only replaced West.

"Can't let them down!"

Granger could already feel the pain coming from his knee. He forced a breakthrough, causing Landry to foul and went to the free throw line.

"Come on, Boss Danny!"

Seeing Granger walk to the free throw line with a solemn expression, the fans on the sidelines immediately cheered him on. When Granger was preparing to take the free throw, the sound immediately disappeared so as not to affect him.

Vogel looked at each other and felt something bad in his heart.

Granger's comeback originally brought endless excitement to the Pacers, but when he actually came back, the coaching team felt something was wrong.

Although Granger tried his best to hide it, the fact that he was obviously much slower than before the injury hinted that Granger's knee had not fully recovered.

"Hopefully it's temporary."

Brian Shaw whispered.

If Granger's injury dealt a heavy blow to the Pacers before the start of the regular season, then Granger's return but unable to recover was a bottle of poison to the Pacers.

On the one hand, they will worry that Granger will not be able to recover as before;

On the other hand, the sluggish Granger will also affect the team's running-in.

Why did the coach give Granger so much ball rights? With this ball rights given to me, I will definitely be able to make more contributions!

Granger is so stubborn and still dominates the ball. Isn’t it cool?...

A series of problems will arise in the minds of players, and the negative impact this will have on the Pacers is immeasurable.

"Even the leadership position of Granger's team boss will be affected..."

Brian Shaw glanced slightly at the bench. Hibbert, who received the maximum salary, and George, who perfectly replaced Granger, were both potential instability factors.

Internal strife within a team can have a fatal impact on a team.

"Whoosh!"

Granger hit the first free throw and scored the first point of the game.

"Boss Danny is awesome!"

George immediately shouted excitedly.

It doesn't look like it's George.

Brian Shaw crossed one off his mental list.

"clang!"

Granger missed his second free throw. Landry of the Warriors grabbed the basketball and passed it to Bald Jack.

In the history of the NBA, there are many superstars who have become bright stars through their own efforts, but at the same time, there are also many small roles who have created their own records.

They can play for one team, one person for one city, or they can play for many teams. The second type of people is called mercenaries.

Bald Jarrett Jack is a standard mercenary player. After being selected by the Nuggets in the first round in 2005 and traded to the Trail Blazers, he began his mercenary career.

In his eight-season career so far, Jack has played for a total of five teams. This number is not surprising. What is surprising is what is hidden behind it:

In his second year as a rookie, because the Trail Blazers traded away Telfair and Blake, he became the starter. In his third year, when Blake returned, he returned to the backup point guard position;

When he came to the Pacers, TJ Ford was injured, and Jack briefly started as the starter;

Came to the Raptors, replaced Calderon and became the starter;

Sent to the Hornets because Paul was traded and made the starter;

When he came to the Warriors, he was forced to start due to Curry's injury.

As a result, Bald Jack received the title:

"The first terminator".