Jokic and Green jumped in the midfield.

The Pelicans usually ask Davis to jump the ball, but today they changed their habits and Jokic came.

It was basically unrealistic for Green to jump and win Davis, so he had planned to give up jumping.

But seeing that it was Jokic, he couldn't help but smile.

Last season's playoffs, Jokic, except for making a few three-pointers, was completely defeated by him on both offense and defense.

Facing this opponent, he was full of confidence.

Moreover, the height difference between the two is quite large, but his wingspan is not much different from Jokic's 221cm, and he also has the advantage in the speed of the bullet.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has the same heart as last year's playoffs as he did.

The referee whistle sounded, and he used his bullet speed to grab the line and jumped.

However, Jokic's speed was faster than he expected. With his wingspan advantage, he took the lead by half a finger and pushed the ball back to the Pelicans' half.

The Pelicans got the chance to take the lead in offense!

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

If we don’t get to Davis, we can beat you!

Green made a disdainful voice.

Jokic was just lucky.

But luck won't play much role in this level of competition.

Holiday dribbled to the frontcourt, and Jokic held the ball at a high position.

The Warriors are like the Pelicans this season, with basically no lineup changes in the offseason.

Their strength improvement is actually similar to the Pelicans. After a season of running-in, their unlimited defense switching and unlimited empty cutting are already very mature.

Now facing the Pelicans' not-so-mature offensive system, the defense is not airtight.

The Pelicans' offensive time has been halfway through, but they still have not had a good chance to make a phone call.

Tang Tian held the ball from the outside, and Thompson was standing in front of him. Iguodala, on the weak side, was ready to come to assist in defense at any time.

Moreover, after Curry was caught and played last season, the Warriors are now paying great attention to protecting Curry, using infinite defense to switch him to the bottom corner without the ball.

It takes time to change to him again.

Tang Tian didn't choose to do that. He signaled Jokic to fall to the low post on the right and then directly hang the ball in.

The ball was in Jokic's hands, and the Pelicans' space was very wide, which was clearly intended to give Jokic a low-level single.

The Warriors have no intention of assisting in defense and double-teaming.

Although Green is a short inside player, his defensive ability at low posts is first-class in the league.

Moreover, in the playoffs last season, Jokic could not play Green at all.

"Come on! Come on!"

Green was also excited to see Jokic wanting to hit him, and shouted behind Jokic's big ass.

Jokic played with the ball and turned to the layup.

Green completely kept up. In addition to his excellent confrontation, his defensive awareness was also absolutely first-class.

But Jokic did not take action, but turned around beautifully.

Serbian dance!

Jokic's footsteps at the basket were quite a bit like Yao Ming.

But Green still kept up, and his reaction speed as an insider was really fast.

And he was also very smart, just reached out to the confrontation and didn't try to block it. Doing so would allow him to completely defend Jokic.

“Textbook defense.”

Miller expressed his feelings in the commentary seat.

Van Gundy nodded as well. As a short player, you can't ask Green to do better with this ball defense.

Although Green's mouth is big and smelly, the fundamental reason why he dares to do that is still his performance on the field.

"Swish!"

But the next second, after Jokic and Green had a hard confrontation, a close-range hook hand sent the ball into the basket!

"!"

Brin exclaimed in the commentary seat.

The ball was quite comfortable to enter, just like throwing peanuts into chocolate solution, silky and smooth.

If the steps ahead were just a little bit scent, then this little hook really looked like Yao Ming.

"His confrontation is coming."

Van Gundy is a former famous coach of NBA after all, and he soon discovered the most essential thing in this round.

The premise for Jokic to finally complete a small hook is that he was at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Green.

After the Warriors' five-little unlimited defense change, they are not afraid of tactics or outside stars, but the one they fear most is the super inside.

No matter how strong Green's confrontation and good defensive ability are, it cannot change the fact that he is a short inside player.

So, the Warriors can only assist in defending double-teams to play him in a super inside single, and double-teaming means that there will be opportunities in other points.

But after the arrival of the small ball era, the super insider has become a scarce stock, which is also a big reason why the Warriors can defeat all sides by relying on five small players.

Jokic is not a super insider, but as Van Gundy said, Jokic's ball confrontation just now was not at a disadvantage.

With the confrontation, coupled with the advantage of height and wingspan and soft feel, he successfully scored the ball.

Green was scored a goal, but he still had a look of disdain.

He was a little underestimating Jokic.

The Warriors' offense, Green held the ball at the top of the arc, and the others played infinite empty cuts.

The Pelicans demonstrated their current strong defensive strength this round.

Curry didn't get a chance to run continuously, and Thompson's final move was also interfered by Davis, who had replaced the defense.

The basketball hit the frame and Tang Tian protected him to take a long rebound.

The Warriors retreated quickly and did not give the Pelicans a chance to play a defensive counterattack.

Tang Tian dribbled into the frontcourt and signaled Jokic to continue falling to the low post, then hurled the ball in.

Catching Curry is the best way to play against the Warriors, but it is not a five-small player.

Eating Green inside is the way to hit the snake and hit seven inches.

And others don’t know, including Green, what Jokic has experienced this summer.

Practicing with a lunatic like Butler is like training with Metkai, you will gain a Li Locke.

Jokic is completely different from the White man who was last season's playoffs!

Jokic received the ball and continued to play Green on the back at the low post.

Barnes, who was on the weak side, had to assist in defense, but was called back by Green.

On the one hand, Jokic's pass was so excellent, Barnes would definitely get a mobile phone when he came over;

On the other hand, what is more important is that Green wants to save face. If he is single, he needs to double-team. Wouldn't he be embarrassed?

Seeing that there was no double-team, Jokic continued to sink his center of gravity and beat him.

This past summer, he has completely gained muscle with the help of Cecilia and has not gained much weight, but the confrontation has gone directly to a new level.

He may be almost done when he lets him fight against Jordan, a black and hard-working person, but he is not worthy of facing a short inside player like Green.

With continuous turn, Green's defense was done well.

He didn't think about getting rid of Green. After finding a suitable angle, he carried Green and shot a shot with him.

Because of the confrontation, Green couldn't jump up and interfered with it, and the ball crossed his fingertips and hit the rebound.

"Swish!"

The ball bounced into the mesh bag.
Chapter completed!