Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Don't think that Jack's strength is not good, otherwise he won't be the one to replace him in the starting lineup;

Of course, don't think that he is very capable, otherwise he wouldn't need to wander all the time.

His strength falls into the "okay" category. The ability to be OK makes him a wanderer and the team wants him. The ability to be OK makes him a player who can make up for the team's lack of firepower, but that's all.

The Warriors, who put on the back three of Jack, Curry and Thompson, immediately launched an attack. Curry easily shook off Stephenson and came to the outside.

Jack passed the ball without hesitation. Curry took the ball and shot, making a solid three-pointer.

"35-32."

"nice shot!"

Warriors fans were excited. If Curry showed his unstoppable firepower as an offensive point with the ball in the first quarter, then Curry now is proving to the fans that he can do his best even if he moves without the ball.

good.

Granger holds the ball in a high position. He has always been confident, but his current condition is not good, so Granger gave the ball to West under the basket.

David Lee immediately marked West, but Thompson did not follow Granger and start running. Instead, he passed by and directly stole West.

"good!……"

Warriors fans couldn't help but shout.

Thompson passed the basketball to Curry on the other side and then quickly rushed over.

Curry attracted the defense and moved a large area to Thompson in the high position. Thompson received the ball and jumped directly to make a long three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Another three-pointer!

"38-32."

The opponent opened the score with two consecutive three-pointers, and Granger knew that he had to stand up now.

He controlled the ball at the top of the arc, preparing to beat Thompson in isolation.

Although Thompson is not as tall as his opponent in size, he has solid defensive skills and was not shaken away by Granger's fake moves at all. Not to mention that Granger also had many additional technical moves, which also delayed his breakthrough.

"No chance!"

Brian Shaw was a little anxious on the sidelines when he saw that Granger couldn't break through Thompson.

Granger finally chose to pass the ball to West under the basket. David Lee made a decisive move and actually completed the steal again!

"Oops!"

Looking at the Warriors running, Pacers fans knew something was wrong. If they were scored by their opponents again, the points difference would widen and it would not be easy to catch up.

Thompson repeated his old trick, passed to Curry and then ran to the outside. Sure enough, he received the basketball passed back by Curry and directly shot a long three-pointer.

“What a beautiful thought!”

How could Granger be defeated twice by his opponent with one move? He quickly came to Thompson and jumped up to interfere with his opponent's shot.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the frame, but Thompson was the first to know that the ball would not go in. He quickly rushed to the basket and grabbed the offensive rebound!

Granger couldn't catch up and could only watch Thompson rush to the basket for a layup.

At this time, Stephenson decisively gave up on Curry, retreated to the basket, collided with his opponent, and jumped to interfere.

Thompson knew it was gone when he took the shot, but Stephenson firmly blocked the position and allowed West to collect the basketball.

"Shouldn't it?"

Pacers fans are a little confused.

Although the current Pacers only have West as the starter, and the opponent Warriors have replaced Curry, Thompson and David Lee, they have the comeback Granger and are not afraid of their opponents at all.

But the reality is always so cruel. When the opponent attacked continuously, Granger, who had played for the Pacers for 7 seasons and never let the fans down, failed to respond. Not to mention connecting the team, even the iconic

All of his one-on-one points were blocked by his opponent, so he had to rely on West.

"Will..."

The fan's question was not expressed aloud, but the panic expression on his face clearly said:

Granger is dead?

No one can answer because the answer to this question is too cruel.

If Granger cannot return to last season's level, this means that the Pacers, who previously used Qitian George, are already at their strongest.

It's hard to say which one is stronger than last season's Pacers, but how far can two players who are still in their rookie years lead the team?

Will reaching the second round of the playoffs last season be the Pacers' final peak?

A mood called panic spread among fans.

Fortunately, West did not let the situation continue to slide. He followed his teammates and forced a breakthrough to catch the ball and make a layup.

"38-34."

Granger also contributed on the defensive end. When Jack broke through, he made a decisive move and completed the steal.

"Quick attack!"

George, who was sitting off the court, shouted out. The reason why he loves fast break dunks so much is because he was influenced by Granger.

Watching the game, Brian Shaw frowned deeper and deeper on the sidelines.

Fast break is the most intuitive way to witness speed. If you can't keep up with your opponent's speed, you can only watch your opponent lay up and be powerless. In the past, Granger relied on his speed to easily get rid of defenders.

But now...

Granger, who originally took the first two steps, was chased by Thompson. What's even worse is that his layup was interfered by Thompson and he missed.

"There's definitely something wrong with him!"

Brian Shaw, who had been suspicious from just now, finally had a solid idea. He glanced at Vogel secretly and found that the expression on Vogel's face was helpless and sad, but he was not surprised.

"The head coach is also hiding it from everyone. Granger's recovery from injury is definitely not ideal!"

The chief assistant coach guessed this fact, and what followed was anger.

I, the chief assistant coach, don’t know about such a big thing!

But he quickly realized that what Granger and Vogel needed to work together to hide from others must be Granger's injury.

At this time, it is difficult for me, who has only been working with Vogel for a year, to become an insider.

After all, the chief assistant coach also has the natural responsibility of replacing the head coach.

"Dudu!"

West followed up and grabbed an offensive rebound, causing Jack to foul and go to the free throw line.

"Substitute!"

Vogel finally requested a substitution and replaced Stephenson with George, but still left Granger on the court.

"Do you still believe Danny at this time?"

Brian Shaw looked at the stubborn head coach, feeling angry and unable to express his anger.

Vogel ignored the chief assistant coach's thoughts and quietly watched the game continue.

Vogel worked as an assistant coach with the Pacers for four years. After head coach O'Brien was fired, he became the team's interim head coach with Granger's support and led the team to the Finals.

In the summer of 2011, he signed a three-year contract with the team. It can be said that without Granger's support, Vogel would not have the coaching position.

He would never forget what Granger said to him the day before yesterday:

"I really want to help the team, in my own way."

Even though Vogel had a premonition that this would be Granger's final struggle, he was still willing to believe in him, just as he once believed in himself.