Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"It seems like that's all this is for this walker."

When the game time entered the midfield, the Warriors fans on the sidelines did not feel the pressure of the powerful Eastern Conference. Instead, they had some expectations when they saw that the scores of both sides were the same.

"Actually, it's not a dream for our Warriors to work hard this year and make it to the playoffs. Look at Curry Ellis's defensive line combination. There is also a dunk champion, Rush, on the bench."

"That's what it is."

His companion next to him said in agreement,

"I originally thought the Warriors had the strength to make the playoffs this year."

The intermission ended quickly, and the two teams put on their full lineups to start the battle again.

Wright's touch was very good today. He once again fired from outside the three-point line and hit his third three-pointer of the day without any false starts.

"43-46."

Collison handed the ball to Hibbert inside, then ran quickly and came to the outside to ask for the ball.

"Whoosh!"

He also hit his three-pointers accurately.

"46-46."

David Lee found the right opportunity to cut to the basket, catch the ball and dunk directly.

Then the Pacers fell into confusion. West and Collison missed jump shots. Fortunately, their opponents Ellis and Curry did not take the opportunity to score and open up the score.

George dribbled through and shot a jumper directly in front of Ellis.

Ellis jumped hard and tried to block his opponent.

"Dudu!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle, indicating that Ellis had committed a shooting foul.

"Two free throws!"

After George high-fived his teammates, he walked to the free throw line.

"Woo~~!!"

George has learned to ignore interference from the sidelines, adjust his rhythm, and easily hit two free throws to help the team equalize the score.

"48-48."

Curry used the pick-and-roll to break through, and Collison had quick hands and quick eyes to complete the steal.

"Quick attack!"

George and Granger started quickly and rushed towards the opponent's half.

Biedrins quickly returned to defense, saw Granger's jump shot, and immediately rushed to block the shot.

"Dudu!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle and sent Granger to the free throw line.

Granger only hit one of the two free throws. Ellis finally started to perform, making consecutive breakthrough jumpers and scoring 4 points. West and Granger also scored consecutively to help the team cling to the score.

The scores of the two teams increased alternately. Vogel on the sidelines requested a substitution with 4 minutes left in the third quarter, allowing the main players to take a rest.

Mark Jackson on the other side was not in a hurry to make a substitution, he planned to wait for another two minutes.

"57-57."

Hibbert got the defensive rebound and turned it over to George.

George suddenly accelerated, passed Wright, and shot for a reverse layup.

"Clang!"

The basketball bounced twice and fell out.

But Hibbert made a slight jump, got the offensive rebound, and passed it back to Hill on the outside.

Hill and Qi Tian in the corner looked at each other and then called a pick-and-roll.

Qitian started from the bottom corner, made a big circle, and returned to the top of the arc.

He broke through quickly, turned around and passed to Qi Tian who was following up.

Qi Tian accelerated again, got rid of Thompson, and scored a layup.

"59-57."

"You still have to do it yourself."

Monta Ellis gritted his teeth and made a pull-up jumper from the outside.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc.

"clang!"

It hit the basket and bounced out.

David Lee got ahead of West, jumped up to get the offensive rebound, and then tipped the ball in.

But West firmly blocked the opponent's center of gravity and did not give him a chance.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the frame, but West turned around, grabbed the rebound, and handed it to the defender.

George Hill knew that Qi Tian's movement was very flexible, so he stood directly at the top of the arc and called a tactic.

George and others immediately started running. Hill suddenly accelerated, shook Curry away, and broke through.

"Oops!"

David Lee and Youdu under the basket immediately retracted and tried to double-team Hill.

Hill jumped high to attract the defense, passed the ball behind his back, and as expected, Qi Tian came in through an air cut.

Qi Tian caught the ball and forced a layup directly.

Yudu, who was under the basket, immediately jumped up to block the shot.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle to signal that Yudu had committed a foul.

"Two free throws."

With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Qi Tian went to the free throw line, and the Pacers only led their opponents by 2 points, 61-59.

"Huh~~"

Qi Tian took a deep breath, adjusted his rhythm, and hit his first free throw.

Mark Jackson on the sidelines requested a substitution and replaced Ellis, David Lee and Curry.

Qi Tian dribbled the ball continuously and threw the second free throw.

"Dang, swish!"

The second free throw was made.

"63-59."

"The Warriors are quite strong."

Looking at the two teams that were still tied until the third quarter, even the Pacers fans couldn't help but sigh:

"You can stay with us until now."

The third quarter ended quickly. With Nate Robinson and Mark Hill each scoring 4 points, the Warriors took the lead in the last three seconds.

"67-69."

"yes."

Another Pacers fan saw the referee blowing the whistle to end the third quarter, and then nodded and said to his companion,

"And have you noticed that the Warriors take a lot of three-pointers, which seem to account for half of the shots."

"And it's pretty accurate."

What the fans can see, of course the coaches on the field can also see.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Vogel said to the players:

"The opponent's outside shots are very decisive, we must defend more."

He looked at George, Collison, Hill and Qitian who were responsible for the defensive backs.

"Don't give them an open shot."

"If the opponent picks and rolls, do I need to switch defenses?"

Qi Tian asked in a low voice.

Vogel thought about it and shook his head.

"The main defense is single defense. Their guard Ellis is very capable of breaking through and the inside priority is to protect the frame."

"clear!"

The fourth quarter of the game started quickly, and the substitute lineups of both teams came on again.

The score was close, which put a lot of pressure on the players of both teams, and there were more mistakes and mistakes.

Thompson missed an outside jumper. Mark Hill jumped up to grab the offensive rebound, then took off a second time and tried for a layup.

But West successfully interfered with his opponent, and Hill ran in and grabbed the rebound.

"Return to defense!"

The Warriors immediately retreated, trying to defend the opponent's fast break.

Qi Tian broke through from the other side, saw the opportunity and accelerated directly, rushing towards the basket.

Hill passed the basketball at the right time, and Qi Tian caught the ball and made a layup.

"69-69."

The score difference was even, and the spectators on the sidelines immediately perked up. Whether they could defeat their opponents depended on the last 10 and a half minutes.

Nate Robinson found Mark Hill under the basket and passed the lob pass.

But Qi Tian next to him jumped up high, grabbed the basketball first, and turned around to give it to Hill.

Hill slowly dribbled to the frontcourt and called West for a pick-and-roll.

West came over to block Nate, and Hill quickly broke through and handed the ball to West who followed up.

West broke through and scored a layup.

"71-69."