NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 209

At this time, the Hornets’ home court was already full. After three consecutive losses, they were eager to see their home team, the Hornets, win. When they learned that Presti was coaching again tonight, the tickets were quickly sold out, because Presti’s coaching meant that they basically accepted the game tonight!

At the beginning of the game, Thompson took advantage of David West's cover, came out to receive a pass from Curry and hit a three-pointer!
Then Paul George intercepted Collison's pass, sprinted up the frontcourt, and attracted the defense!
Then divide Curry on the right and hit a three-pointer!
The Hornets occupy the initiative on the field!
But then the feel fell back and he missed a few outside shots! , the Pacers immediately seized the opportunity, Hibbert attracted a double-team inside, and Granger scored the ball at the top of the arc!
Granger catches the ball and shoots directly!
Open three points!

hit!

Whiteside missed Hibbert in singles at the basket!

Granger gets the rebound and sprints!
At the basket, relying on Paul George to score 2+1!

The difference keeps shrinking!

Presti came off the bench, this time not Livingston, but Jack!
Jack has been playing in garbage time before, but starting today, Presti will use Jack as the first control of the bench!As for the reason, of course, the deal is done immediately!

As soon as Jack came up, he used the pick-and-roll with Okafor to hit the mid-range!
Then he split the ball to Bradley on the outside and hit a three-pointer!
Help the wasp to stop the bleeding quickly!

At the end of the first quarter, the Hornets trailed the Pacers 29-31 by 2 points to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the two sides faced off on the bench. Gordon kept breaking through and hit the basket for layups. The Pacers' Dengtai Jones couldn't keep up with Gordon's footsteps!And Taylor Hansbrough's defense speed on the inside was also slow, and the Pacers paused after a while!

After the timeout, Granger fouled Mbah a Moute, and the Pacers brought Hibbert up!
After Hibbert brought it up, Gordon's shooting rate plummeted when he broke through the basket. On the Pacers' side, Granger continued to counterattack and scored goals.

Jack bypassed Okafor's screen arc, suddenly pulled up the shot, and cheated AJ-Price for a foul!

Presti took Curry, Paul George, Thompson Whiteside, and the Pacers also replaced the starting lineup,

Jack made two free throws, and Collison quickly advanced to the frontcourt and transferred the ball to Hibbert!

Hibbert turned around and scored 2+1!Help the Pacers take the lead again!
Curry made consecutive counterattacks, and faced Collison's defense, he suddenly pulled up!
Swish!Hit!

3+1!

Immediately there was thunderous applause and crazy shouts!This 3+1 mobilized the atmosphere of the entire home court!
Curry made a free throw!

But then the Pacers kept giving the ball to Hibbert!

Hibbert has also repeatedly succeeded in singles at the basket!The Hornets did not score a few offensive rounds,
Seeing this, Presti couldn't help it. Hibbert was at the peak of his career at this time, an All-Star insider, and Whiteside in the second year was not enough to watch!

Finally, at the end of the second quarter, Thompson's iron tree blossomed!
Soaring three points at the last moment, the Hornets finally tied the score!After halftime, the Hornets draw with the Pacers 58-58

In the locker room, Presti rearranged his tactics again according to the opponent's weaknesses in the first half. He firmly believed that in the third quarter, the Hornets would play a crazy offensive climax!
At the beginning of the second half, Curry hit a mid-range shot in his first offense, and the Pacers responded by relying on Granger's three-pointer and Hibbert's dunk.The two sides were very focused at the beginning, the defense was basically in place, and it was very difficult to score on the offensive end. The Hornets relied on the scoring of Curry and Paul George and kept waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

In the ensuing tug-of-war, the Hornets successfully limited the Pacers' offense. Paul George's free throw and David West's paint zone score helped the Hornets achieve a lead.

The defensive strategy adopted by the Hornets and the pace of the fast break made the Pacers scoreless for 3 minutes and the situation took a turn for the worse. The Hornets relied on a wave of 9-0 offensive to take a 7-point lead.

Finally, the scores of Collison and Granger helped the Pacers break through, but the Hornets took full control of the situation. Curry soared into a three-pointer, Paul George scored 4 points in a row, and Thompson also recovered his touch and hit two consecutive three-pointers!
The Hornets sent another wave of 18-4 offensive to open the score in one fell swoop.After three quarters, the Hornets lead the Pacers 92-73!
At this time, the fans on the scene are already boiling, this is their home team, this is the Hornets!Such hearty offense and suffocating defense are their proud home team, and some fans can't stop screaming crazily!After the three-game losing streak, it is hard not to be fanatical and excited to see the home team suppressing their opponents in such a frenzied offensive climax!

Entering the fourth quarter, George Hill finally exerted his strength!He scored consecutive three-pointers for the Pacers, but he was the only one who played alone.
The Hornets took control of the situation with Jack's two goals.Granger's 2+1 and George Hill's three-pointer helped the Pacers gradually find their offensive feel, but the defensive end could no longer limit the Hornets!Gordon, Bradley's three-pointer is already out, and even Butler can hit the shot!

Gordon and Bradley soared into three-pointers to resist the opponent's counterattack, while Butler's steal opponent, emergency stop mid-range shot completely killed the game!
The huge point difference made it difficult for the Pacers to see the hope of catching up, so they quickly replaced the substitutes, and Presti also replaced the third team. Of course, the point guard is Jack. He must dare to trade Jack out at the trade deadline!
In the end, the Hornets beat the Pacers 117-101 to end their three-game losing streak!
After the game, Hornets fans excitedly commented on the forum to express the joy of the team's victory today. After experiencing the haze after three consecutive losses, today they can finally take the lead!

Hornets fans: "Haha, I said that Presti is the most suitable for the Hornets. Although he is not as good as D'Antoni in leading the team, his defense is too strong!"

"Presti is the Hornets' pinnacle!"

"Of course, when Presti didn't come back, I saw that the opponent was the Pacers. I felt that the four-game losing streak was about to come, but knowing that Presti came back, I knew that the three-game losing streak was about to end!"

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The players also embraced each other happily, celebrating the victory. After all, the Pacers are a strong team at this time, and they are currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference!Second only to the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat.

At this time, Presti left the court early, picked up his mobile phone to watch the news, and knew that D'Antoni had arrived at the Lakers, and the Lakers also officially announced that tomorrow will be D'Antoni's first game coaching the Lakers, and will be against the Timberwolves!
Seeing that it was the Timberwolves, Presti breathed a sigh of relief for D'Antoni. The Lakers are not even able to match the Timberwolves in singles. D'Antoni should have won the first game of coaching the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)