Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Two three-pointers by George and Granger boosted the Pacers' momentum. Fortunately, Bynum got into a good position and held the ball in singles. He turned around and hit a hook shot through Hibbert, stopping the bleeding for the Lakers.

"55-56."

"call!"

Lakers fans immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Collison broke through the pick-and-roll and found Hibbert under the basket. Hibbert used the same move in front of Bynum, a hook shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball falls into the basket accurately.

"You're not the only one who can hook up."

Hibbert glanced at Bynum mockingly and turned back to defend.

Then Gasol missed a jump shot, and Hibbert picked up the rebound again and turned around and handed it to his teammates.

Collison broke through the pick-and-roll and passed the ball to West in the high post. West feinted and passed the ball directly to Granger in the bottom corner.

Granger jumped high after receiving the ball, diffracting Barnes' shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball hit the net, and the Pacers bench players on the sidelines immediately cheered loudly.

"60-56."

Seeing that the Pacers had recovered the point difference and actually took the lead, the Lakers were a little anxious.

"Give me!"

Kobe reached for the ball and then hit Paul George alone.

Paul George had been guarding Kobe Bryant alone, and felt that he had some experience. When he saw Kobe's movements, he immediately followed up quickly.

Sure enough, Kobe still chose to shoot a fadeaway jumper, and George raised his hands with all his strength to complete the interference.

"clang!"

The basketball returned the same way and was rebounded by George.

Relying on his physical strength, Granger quickly rushed towards the Lakers half court.

Collison took the pass from George and also made a fast break toward the opponent's half.

But his passing intention was seen through by Barnes, who quickly made a move, stole the ball passed by Collison to Granger, and handed it to Kobe.

George and Granger quickly ran back, and Hibbert, who had not reached the center line, also quickly retreated.

George followed Kobe closely, confronting him at all times and not giving him a chance to take action.

Kobe saw Gasol in the high post and immediately passed the ball to the ground. Then he quickly broke through and came to the basket. Sure enough, he received the ball passed back by Gasol.

"As expected of you, Bao."

Kobe secretly nodded with satisfaction. The tacit understanding between him and Gasol was the Lakers' biggest reliance.

But George followed closely, and when he saw Kobe breaking through with the ball, he immediately jumped to interfere.

"Boy, you are still a bit young."

When Kobe came to the basket, he did the opposite and shot a fadeaway jumper under the basket.

"Dangdang, swish!"

The basketball bounced twice and fell in.

Kobe then cooperated with Gasol in the pick-and-roll and hit a jumper to even the point difference.

"60-60."

The Lakers showed their potential. Bynum scored 5 points in a row, while the Pacers were in a slump. Fortunately, Hill hit consecutive three-pointers when he came on the court, and Hibbert also hit a hook again, helping the team tie.

score.

Mike Brown did not replace Kobe, and Vogel could only put Granger on the court.

After three quarters, thanks to Kobe's buzzer-beating jumper, the Lakers led the Pacers by 1 point, 78-77.

"It won't work if this goes on."

Looking at Granger who played the entire third quarter, Brian Shaw said to Vogel,

"Danny's physical strength may be affected."

"But there's nothing we can do about it."

Vogel looked at Granger with some worry. After seeing that he replied that he was fine, he continued,

"We have to ensure the team's offensive rotation."

Brian Shaw nodded. He had been an assistant coach for Zen Master for many years, so he naturally knew that using Kobe's super physical strength to bring down opponents was a common tactic used by the Lakers.

Kobe, who averages close to 40 minutes per game, can lead the bench on his own without losing his offensive firepower to his opponents.

In order to prevent Kobe from beating the bench, the opponent can only extend the starting playing time, and then the Lakers can use their rich experience to defeat the opponent.

Even so, this is just one of the Lakers' tactics and has not become the most commonly used tactic.

Brian Shaw believes that the current Mike Brown cannot surpass Jackson. I am afraid that he has made extending Kobe Bryant's playing time his main tactic.

But when he became an opponent with such a Lakers, Brian Shaw realized how difficult his opponent was.

"Granger may not have the physical strength to play for 40 minutes, but Granger, whose physical strength is nearly exhausted, cannot guarantee his touch like Kobe."

"Although George has good physical strength, he is still too young at this stage."

Vogel made up his mind, turned to West and George and said:

"In the fourth quarter of the game, I hope you can play at the beginning of the fourth quarter, try to maintain the point difference, and buy time for Granger and Hibbert."

Although Hibbert did not play the expected role against Bynum and Gasol, as the team's only inside pillar, Vogel could only leave his hope to him because of his weak physical strength.

West and George nodded and took the court with their teammates at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Hill, Qi Tian and Hansbrough appeared on stage as supplements.

The Lakers finally did not replace Kobe and Gasol in the fourth quarter. Artest and Bynum appeared together, and Morris, Kapono and Murphy appeared as assistants.

Artest shook off George and made a layup.

"Clang!"

The basketball spun around on the rim and fell out.

Bynum grabbed an offensive rebound over West's head.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle in time and whistled Hill's shooting foul. Bynum got two free throw opportunities.

"Whoosh!"

Bynum made the first free throw.

"77-79."

"clang!"

He missed his second free throw, and Paul George turned around and grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Hill.

The Lakers retreated in time and did not give the Pacers a chance to play a fast break.

Hill changed hands and handed the ball to Qi Tian, ​​and Kapono immediately stepped forward to defend.

As the most accurate shooter in history, Kapono has a common problem of white shooters - poor defense. However, facing the yellow-skinned Qitian, Kapono was confident and waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to double-team.

Qi Tian smiled slightly, dribbled quickly, changed direction, and broke through to the left.

Kapono quickly moved sideways to defend, but Qi Tian picked up his speed again and rushed towards the inside.

"What?"

Kapono didn't expect that he would accelerate a second time, and he soon fell behind him.

Fortunately, Bynum knew that his defense was unreliable. When he saw Qi Tian rushing in, he immediately stepped forward to cover the defense.

Qi Tian saw West under the basket and instinctively chose to trust his teammates. He jumped high and pretended to go for a layup, which attracted Bynum to jump to defend.

But Qi Tian took back the basketball and passed it to West under the basket. West turned around and scored a layup.

"79-79."

Artest broke through and found Murphy on the outside. Murphy drew his bow and arrow from the three-point line and shot the flames of hell.

"79-82."

Lakers fans suddenly cheered.