Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Seven and three points are really stable!"

Qi Tian's shot at the buzzer allowed the Pacers to enter the fourth quarter with a 12-point advantage. During the break, the fans sighed.

For Qi Tian fans, perhaps the only regret is that Qi Tian's scoring in the third quarter was not outstanding and he did not continue his form.

However, the Pacers played more as a team in the third quarter. The starting five scored 29 points together, helping the Pacers lead the opponent 31-20 in a single quarter. This is far more important than one individual scoring high points but failing to open up the score.

good.

"Three-pointers..."

Curry, who was taking the time to rest, looked at Qi Tian on the other side, full of confidence.

After Ellis left, the core of the Warriors was not Curry on the outside, but All-Star player David Lee on the inside.

Because of this, the tactics deployed by coach Mark Jackson are mainly based on inside offense, and outside shooting is only used to create threats for inside teammates to avoid being double-teamed.

But Qi Tian showed Curry another solution to offensive tactics, which is:

"A three-point shot can also be a killer move!"

Curry was full of fighting spirit at the moment, and under the coach's instructions, he appeared on the court at the same time as Jack.

They are lagging behind and disadvantaged. If they are replaced at the beginning of the fourth quarter but the score continues to be pulled away, the game will enter garbage time and there will be no need for the main players to appear.

So even though there was a possibility that Curry would be affected by excessive physical exertion at the end of the fourth quarter, Mark Jackson still replaced Curry.

"Go up and try your best to play by yourself, give full play to your own advantages, and create opportunities for David Lee."

Mark Jackson trusts the short guard in front of him very much. Perhaps it is because when the head coach entered the NBA, he was also a point guard with a height of 191 centimeters.

Even if he finds that Curry is not a traditional point guard like him, who ranks fifth in the NBA in assists, he is still willing to believe in Curry.

The Warriors' Curry and David Lee came out together to form a small lineup with Jack, Jefferson and Landry;

The Pacers on the other side are still mainly substitutes, with Augustin, Granger, Hansbrough and Mahinmi, and their partner is Paul George.

"I hope Paul can make Danny feel familiar, and there is no need to worry about the tacit understanding between the two."

Vogel also harbors the idea of ​​Granger regaining his strength.

The Warriors knew that time was running out and took the lead in attacking as soon as they came on the court. Jack and David Lee scored consecutively. After George missed a three-pointer from the outside, he still broke through and scored, stabilizing the situation.

"77-87."

Curry received the pass, broke through quickly, and passed it to Landry who was following up. Landry was blocked by Hansbrough and then passed the ball.

Augustin hurried back to Curry and was about to defend when he saw Curry jump up after receiving the ball and shoot a chasing three-pointer!

"Whoosh!"

"80-87."

The basketball was hollow and the Warriors tenaciously narrowed the point difference to single digits.

"nice shot!"

The Warriors bench also had fans like George. When Thompson saw Curry hit, he immediately stood up and cheered for his senior.

Fans are attracted to each other. George glanced at Thompson and didn't want Curry to take advantage of him, so he gave the ball to Granger who came out of the pocket.

"Boss Danny, give them one back!"

The opponent launches an attack wave, and this is indeed the time for Granger to step forward.

Granger waved his teammates to pull away and singled out Jefferson.

"Boss Danny, come on!"

Pacers fans on the sidelines prayed silently.

This is Granger's second game back. Objectively speaking, his condition is not good, but fans still hope that he can regain his former strength and become the person they trust most.

Granger's signature breakthrough step shook Jefferson away. He quickly collected the ball, jumped up, and threw the basketball.

"clang!"

The truth is always cruel, the basketball still missed.

But Mahinmi, who was under the basket, relied on his height advantage to grab the rebound and successfully tipped the ball in.

"80-89."

Curry ran out and asked Jack for the ball. At the moment when George was in a daze, Curry jumped up and made another long-range three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Accurate hit.

Two consecutive three-pointers!

"83-89."

The point difference is back to single digits.

"Substitute!"

The coaches of both teams requested substitutions at the same time, with the Warriors replacing Thompson and the Pacers replacing Hibbert.

"Paul, you attack!"

Seeing that George still wanted to pass the ball to him, Granger could only wave his hand and let George take the shot. However, he did not stand still, but quickly used the pick-and-roll to break through.

George quickly distributed the ball to Granger who broke through the basket, assisting Granger to score his fifth point of the game.

"What a ball!"

The Pacers fans cheered for a while, but then felt inexplicably sad.

This is only the fifth point. Has Granger reached the point where he can cheer after just a few points?

In the past, Granger would be scolded if he couldn't score 20 points. When the team lost and his statistics were not good, it was even more of a paradise for sunspots.

However, after returning from injury, it is difficult to even score in double digits. Is this still the same Granger?

The Warriors did not have time to think about how difficult it was for the Pacers to score. Landry caused Hibbert to foul and made two free throws to help the team cling to the score.

But with Hibbert, the perimeter defense was unscrupulous, focusing only on outside shooting and trying its best to force Jack and Curry to the basket and let them face Hibbert.

Jack and Curry are not stupid either. There is a 218cm big man standing under the opponent's basket. How high of an arc do they have to shoot to cross this mountain range?

Jack and Curry's long-range three-pointers hit one after another, but the Pacers relied on Hibbert's score to widen the point difference again.

"85-93."

Granger made another high jump shot.

"clang!"

Continuing to hit the ball, several people under the basket were fighting for it, and the basketball flew out of the baseline.

"Substitute!"

The Warriors had no choice but to bring in genuine center Biedrins, and the Pacers also made a quick substitution, with West and Qi Tian coming on the scene.

"I did steal your playing time."

"Go up and fight hard!"

Granger and Qi Tian joked a bit, then walked to the bench in silence and sat down.

"It's okay."

Of course Qi Tian wouldn't care.

But Granger's tone made Qi Tian a little uncomfortable. Granger's playing time was up to the coach, so why should he apologize to himself?

Inside, Hibbert was about to take the ball to attack, but the basketball was taken away by Curry.

"Quick attack!"

Curry rushed out again, and this time Hill was fully prepared and followed his opponent closely.

"Outside line!"

Thompson asked for the ball from the outside, and sure enough he received the basketball from Curry's breakthrough, but Qi Tian quickly followed up and successfully interfered with his shooting.

"clang!"

The basketball jumped out of the frame and was caught by West, who was guarding the basket.

"Quick attack!"

West flicked his long arm and passed the basketball to Qi Tian, ​​who launched a counterattack. Qi Tian pulled to the right and quickly passed the ball to George on the other side.

George faced Biedrins, took off forcefully, drew the bow with his right hand like a full moon, and dunked the basketball into the basket!

Dunk from behind!

"Dudu!"

2+1!