Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Magic organized a fast break, and Richardson broke through to the basket. George and Granger rushed to catch up and intercept.

"outside!"

Turkoglu knew that he could not outrun the Pacers, so he stopped directly outside the three-point line. Seeing that his teammates were surrounded, he immediately reached out for the ball.

"Oops!"

When West saw Turkoglu getting the ball in an open position, he immediately knew something was wrong and went after him to block the shot.

But Turkoglu completely ignored his defense and took the ball and shot directly from outside the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"34-39."

"Stay steady!"

Collison held the ball from outside and found Hibbert under the basket again.

Howard came off the field due to three fouls, and now is the perfect moment for Hibbert to dominate inside.

He leaned back slightly, found the position of Magic inside man Earl Clark, and then turned around and shot.

"*uc*!"

Clark is only 208 centimeters tall. He is at a disadvantage against Hibbert, who is 10 centimeters taller than him. He can only watch his opponent shoot above his head.

"clang!"

The sound of basketball hitting iron made all the Magic players overjoyed.

Clark quickly got into position, grabbed the rebound, and turned around and handed it to Nelson.

Nelson caught the ball and turned around for a fast break, and the Pacers' Collison and George quickly returned to defense.

Turkoglu followed and set a timely pick-and-roll for Nelson.

Nelson quickly broke through the pick-and-roll, got rid of Collison, and made a jump shot.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and hit the basket accurately.

"clang!"

Fortunately, Richardson followed up in time, got the offensive rebound over George and Granger, and then tipped the ball in.

"36-39."

Howard, who was sitting off the court sulking, looked at his teammates in surprise:

When did they become so powerful? It must be because they feel good.

"Something's not right."

The Pacers fans on the sidelines looked at each other. How come the original 8-point advantage was narrowed to 3 points by the opponent?

The opponent continued to chase points, and this was the time for the team's boss to show his performance. The fans on the sidelines immediately looked at Granger, who was wearing jersey No. 33 on the court.

"Hit the inside!"

Granger was not in a hurry to take action.

There is a rather mysterious thing on the basketball court called feel.

Except for some players with microwave characteristics, everyone else's touch will fluctuate with the time on the court and the number of shots taken.

The longer you play and the more shots you take, the closer you are to your true level.

Although players will do some warm-up before taking the field to ensure that their physical condition can keep up with the intensity of the game, the feel is still linked to the number of shots taken by the players.

Therefore, if you want to ensure that your teammates can share the pressure at the critical moment in the fourth quarter, many team bosses will choose to let their teammates take as many shots as possible in the first three quarters and then take over at the critical moment. If the team boss cannot take over at the critical moment

Or if you are double-teamed and unable to make a move, you have to trust your teammates.

At this time, a teammate with a high shooting percentage in the first three quarters is even more worthy of trust.

Granger had this idea, so after he caught the ball, he passed the score to Hibbert under the basket again.

Hibbert repeated his old trick. After testing his opponent again, he raised his right arm and shot with a hook.

"clang!"

Pacers fans were disappointed to hear the sound of basketball hitting the iron.

"rebound!"

Seeing that the basketball bounced out of the basket to the other side, Clark could only block Hibbert behind him and let his teammates fight for the rebound.

David West jumped high and bravely grabbed the offensive rebound over Turkoglu.

As a well-known shooting insider, Turkoglu averaged only 5.7 rebounds per game in his career, and only had 1 offensive rebound in one season. It is normal for West to steal the rebound.

But he was used to it, and when he saw West getting the ball, he immediately stepped forward to defend.

West was about to pass to the outside when he heard the voice of his teammates.

"This way!"

George quickly broke through from the outside, reached for the ball, and after getting it, he jumped up and prepared for a layup.

But Ryan Anderson, who was originally standing in the bottom corner, stepped forward and gave George a big blow from the side!

"handsome!"

Magic fans on the sidelines became excited.

In the past, it was Howard who took the risk for breakthrough players. Unexpectedly, when Howard was off the court, Anderson could effectively replace him.

"It seems that our team is not so useless."

Magic fans felt some inexplicable relief.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced out.

Hibbert used his height to grab another offensive rebound. Then he took off a second time, lifted the basketball and sent it out.

"clang!"

Blacksmithing again!

The Magic finally gave their opponents no chance. Nelson rushed in and got the rebound, then turned around and prepared to organize an attack.

Seeing George and Collison quickly return to defense, Nelson repeated his trick and turned and passed to Ryan Anderson on the outside.

"Oops!"

Anderson made an open three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"39-39."

Vogel on the sidelines quickly called a timeout, trying to interrupt the opponent's touch and arrange defensive tactics.

With an 8-0 run, the Magic tied the score even though Howard was troubled by a foul.

Magic fans on the sidelines immediately became excited, waving banners and cheering them on.

"What are you defending?"

Vogel didn't feel much about being beaten into a fast break by his opponent, but the disarray of several players and the lack of communication and tacit defense made him very angry.

"In the next game, you will show me the opponent's three-point shot from the outside, and you will not allow any open space!"

"Anyone who can't keep up with his opponent will be punished by me and stop fighting!"

Collison and the others nodded in embarrassment.

Vogel got angry, calmed down and began to arrange defense for his players.

"They only have shooting range that they need to pay attention to on the forward line. When defending, they must also focus on the opponent's forward line."

He looked at Granger and said to him,

"Danny, you have to attack more next time."

After all, the team has Granger as the core. If Granger cannot perform well, others will also be affected.

"I see."

Granger nodded, and after the timeout ended, he returned to the court with his teammates.

Sure enough, he took over the offensive banner in the next round, broke through and assisted West in the basket to score, helping the Pacers stabilize the situation.

However, the Magic had already built up confidence through the previous wave of offense. Clark scored one after another at the basket. Fortunately, the Pacers strengthened their perimeter defense, and Richardson and Nelson's three-pointers ended in blackouts.

After the first half of the game, the Magic, which was missing Howard, ended up tied with the Pacers.

"45-45."

Howard stood up on the sidelines, high-fived his teammates, and returned to the visiting team's locker room through the tunnel.

"It seems like the Magic's lineup isn't too bad..."

One Magic fan whispered,

"Even without Howard, we can still have a 50-50 tie with the playoff teams."