Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

George Hill looked at the score, picked up the ball from the backcourt and dribbled to the frontcourt.

The Lakers finally took the lead with three-pointers, and of course they didn't want to let it go in vain.

Lakers fans on the sidelines shouted in unison, cheering for the home team:

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Qi Tian and George occupied two sides, while West and Hansbrough in the paint were entangled with the Lakers' Murphy and Bynum.

"Pull it down to the bottom corner."

Hill and Qi Tian looked at each other and asked him to sink as far as possible to pin down Artest in the bottom corner.

Qi Tian nodded, started a pick-and-roll with George, and then the two ran to both sides in a tacit understanding. Seeing this, Kapono and Artest had no choice but to switch defenses.

The Pacers have always used point guards as tactical starters, asxs., and inside pick-and-rolls, with small forwards looking for opportunities. Now that George has replaced Granger, this is when they show their strongest offense.

"Pick and roll!"

Seeing that his teammates were already in position, Hill called the inside line and prepared for a pick-and-roll attack.

West came up and firmly blocked Morris. Bynum was worried that he was too far forward and could easily lose the inside line, so he did not step up to defend Hill.

"Chance!"

Hill's three-point shooting percentage last season was as high as 37.7%. Now when he moved out and found no one in front of him, he had no psychological pressure and immediately took a long three-pointer.

Bynum pretended to come up to block the shot, then quickly turned around and blocked his opponent.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the basket accurately, bounced out, and was collected by Morris.

"Missing an open three-pointer is a huge difference from the three-point era."

Qi Tian couldn't help but think as he quickly returned to defense.

In an era when everyone was shooting three-pointers, not to mention open three-pointers, but also diffraction three-pointers, the shooting percentages were ridiculous and scary.

He quickly reminded himself that he should work harder to hone his shooting skills. In the final analysis, basketball games are still about scoring.

Morris advanced with the ball, and when he saw the Pacers returning to defense in time, he stood at the top of the arc, waiting for his teammates to get in position, and then passed directly to Artest.

Seeing that the defender in front of him was still Qi Tian, ​​Artest couldn't help but sneered:

"Young man, are you here to pay your tuition?"

Just now you scored consecutively, didn't you make the person in front of you give up?

Qi Tian smiled slightly and said:

"Then I definitely can't spend this wasted money. I haven't learned anything from you."

Artest was furious and immediately wanted to teach Qi Tian a lesson.

He waved to his teammates to open up space and prepare to play singles against the sky.

Considering Artest's three-point ability, Qi Tian certainly did not dare to leave his opponent open. He followed his opponent closely and did not leave any open opportunities.

Artest's defense is very strong, and his targeted one-on-one defense gives Kobe, McGrady and even Iverson a headache, but his offense is much rougher.

Seeing Qi Tian guarding his jump shot, Artest wanted to use his body to suppress his opponent and gain opportunities.

Even though Qi Tian was well prepared, when he came into contact with Artest, he only felt that he hit a steel plate and took a step back.

Artest concentrated on breaking through. Qi Tian ignored the pain in his chest and rushed forward again. When his opponent made a layup, he tried to block the shot.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the rim, fell out, and was collected by West next to him.

Kobe, who was resting on the sidelines, shook his head slightly.

Artest's physical confrontation is very strong, even Kobe Bryant is no match, but the timing of the breakthrough layup and the finishing touch of the layup, Artest is far behind.

"The moment he knocked his opponent away just now, he should have taken action."

Gasol next to him also whispered.

"With just one layup, Artest is far behind. Fortunately, he also relies on defense to make a living."

Kobe couldn't help but think of another person, who also had physical fitness and strong physical confrontation that were far beyond the same position, but that person could master the breakthrough layup move.

Gasol suddenly smiled and said:

"If Artest could make a layup skillfully, wouldn't that be James?"

Obviously, Gasol and Kobe thought of going together.

Kobe nodded in agreement.

Gasol suddenly sighed:

"The Heat are very strong this year."

Even Gasol has to admit that even after the failure in 2011, this year's Heat Big Three are still the favorites to win the championship.

Kobe snorted and retorted:

"So what, as long as I'm here, James can't even hope to win the championship!"

Gasol knew his partner's strong competitiveness, so he could only follow him and said:

"Yes, we are not bad either!"

Kobe did not speak, but watched the game on the court silently.

Paul George suddenly lost touch and made consecutive jump shots. The Lakers relied on Artest's two points to open the score in the ninth minute of the final game.

"79-84."

West caught the ball in the high post and made a jump shot directly.

"clang!"

Bynum collected the rebound and turned around and handed it to his teammates.

The Lakers attacked quickly, and George and Qi Tian immediately retreated to defend.

Artest pretended to break through and passed to Murphy on the outside.

Because Hansbrough narrowed the basket, he actually left the opponent's shooting inside man open!

Murphy caught the ball, adjusted his rhythm, and shot a jump shot directly.

"Enter!"

Lakers fans on the sidelines immediately clasped their hands and prayed.

The Pacers have only scored one two-pointer from the start of the fourth quarter until now. If the substitutes can open up the score, they can give the main team more rest time.

"clang!"

It's a pity that basketball has its own ideas. He hugged the basket closely, then quickly separated and bounced out.

When Qi Tian saw the basketball flying in his direction, he immediately steadied his stride and locked his position to prevent Artest behind him from getting the ball.

Qi Tian suddenly jumped high and picked up the rebound in the air.

Artest fought for the ball first, not wanting to give the basketball to his opponent easily, and immediately wanted to fight for it from behind his opponent.

"Dudu!"

Qi Tian was pushed to the ground, and the referee immediately blew the whistle, indicating that it was Artest's foul.

Seeing that there were less than 9 minutes left in the game, Mike Brown requested a substitution and replaced Pau Gasol first to strengthen the inside attack.

Vogel on the other side had the same idea and replaced Hibbert first. He hesitated and still did not let Granger come on.

"Let Danny and Kobe go up and down together."

Vogel turned his head and looked at the court.

"George and Qi both played well."

Brian Shaw saw that neither Qi Tian nor George had been replaced, and he was also happy for them.

"Tsk, if Qi's ability to control the ball is better, he might even be able to appear in the decisive lineup."

He quickly shook his head.

The Pacers have Collison and Hill. Even if Qi Tian's ball-handling ability improves, he is still a forward and needs to make way for the point guard.