This Forward is Not Serious

The substitutions are completed and the game continues.

The Nets attacked the frontcourt, and Jokic stood directly at the top of the arc at the three-point line.

This position made Love confused for a while.

Kidd doesn't even know Jokic, let alone him.

It’s hard to get people to pay attention to a player who hasn’t played a minute in a season!

So Love's first reaction was to turn to the coaching bench for help.

Kidd waved his hand, indicating that he could let go.

Compared to Jokic's uncertainty, he is now more concerned about Lin Ying's breakthrough.

Just as he said, Lin Ying changed direction with a low center of gravity, passed Smith, and went inside.

James shrank immediately, but Lin Ying turned around and passed him.

In the white-hot space, Lin Ying had a clear view of the defense at close range.

Then, Love also shrank.

He didn't think he could guard Lin Ying, but a delay was enough. Although James was passed, he was already ready to jump up and catch up to block the shot.

This is a team defense that attacks both front and back. .

Lin Ying passed the ball on the move.

The ball was a bit difficult to pass, and his pass was a little too small.

However, Jokic seemed to have predicted it and made an action of leaning over to catch the ball in advance.

After receiving the ball, he pulled back and was ready to take a three-point shot.

It was impossible for Love to return to defense, and the closest Irving did not change because he was guarding Bradley.

Jokic gets a completely wide-open opportunity.

There was no certainty in his eyes. After all, he had not achieved the three-point effect he wanted.

However, his action was still very determined.

Because he knows he must take this kind of ball.

And despite his soft flesh, his shooting speed is not slow.

The arc of the ball is extremely high, and even if Irving switches over, it would be difficult to interfere with him.

Now it's up to him whether he can seize the opportunity.

"Dang!"

There was a dull sound of iron striking.

Jokic's first shot in his NBA career hit the frame!

There was a burst of laughter.

If you can't make a three-pointer from such a wide open space, what do you mean by standing on the three-point line? !

With his body shape, he is not here to play in the NBA, but a monkey invited by the circus to make people laugh!

Love stuck Lin Ying to protect the defensive rebound.

The Nets' first offense after returning from a timeout ended in failure!

"George Karl is lying to himself."

Tonight is the focus of the game. The commentary box is occupied by the TNT Big Three of Barkley, O'Neal and Kenny Smith. Seeing this, O'Neal couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, Jokic fouled James again on the fast break.

This made Barkley and Smith burst into laughter.

The live footage showed Karl on the sidelines of the Nets.

Karl touched the first half of his head.

After a summer, the hair on the back half of his head has grown out.

"My fault."

Jokic apologized to Lin Ying after the foul.

He actually wasted an assist, and it came from LinK!

"Although my first shot back then was a dunk after stealing Kobe Bryant, don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

Lin Ying smiled and reached out to pat Jokic's chest.

Others would be more nervous after hearing Lin Ying's words, but the nervousness in Jokic's heart disappeared immediately after hearing it.

After all, he is not LinK, so it is normal for him to miss the first ball!

The Cavaliers' offense uses the same style of play, with James holding the ball and breaking through the paint.

Jokic had already returned to defend the basket early.

Although he is bigger than Love, his movement speed is not much slower.

And the key is that he returned to defense early.

Love is ready to catch the ball and take another shot.

However, James didn't pass!

When he saw Jokic under the basket, James' idea was to jump up!

Although Love's three-point shooting from the outside is stable, it is definitely not as sure as the basket.

As for Jokic, this big white guy is a natural backdrop!

Maybe we can even create a 2+1, why not!

He jumped up, but what he didn't expect was that Jokic fell back the moment he made contact, as if he had predicted that he would choose that way.

"Bang!"

He successfully knocked over Jokic and smashed the ball into the basket.

The referee's whistle sounded the next second.

The referee signaled Jokic's defensive foul.

But the bottom line referee signaled James' offensive foul.

This is, the two referees have different opinions!

The game is interrupted.

At this time, Jokic was pulled up from the ground by Lin Ying and Crowder.

"Well done."

Lin Ying used a praising tone this time, and also patted Jokic's butt.

Jokic's face turned red.

Not shy, but excited.

Lin Ying meant a lot to him, so the praise from Lin Ying encouraged him!

On the sidelines, the two referees were communicating and finally decided to watch the game replay video.

Tonight's game attracted too much attention, and they didn't want to be sprayed by fans after the game.

The scene entered a technical timeout, the referee was watching the replay, and the replay was also projected onto the large LED screen.

There was a commotion in the place.

Because judging from the replay, Jokic stood outside the reasonable collision zone early, and protected his crotch with both hands without any unnecessary movement.

Even when he was hit by James, he fell to the ground after a hard time.

In other words, as long as the whistle blows for this ball, it is basically an offensive foul!

The two referees finally reached an agreement after watching it several times, and the referee went to the sidelines and made a penalty gesture.

Cavaliers No. 23, offensive foul.

James didn't jump with excitement this time, but spread his hands and shook his head.

The fans at the scene also booed after coming to their senses.

Even if James' offensive foul on this ball is highly suspected, this is the home court of the Cavaliers, and there should be a superstar whistle and a home whistle!

Game, continue!

Lin Ying held the ball in the frontcourt and signaled the Nets to play the previous tactics again.

The reason is simple. He feels that if Jokic has a second chance, he should be able to seize it.

Lin Ying broke through to the basket, and Love shrank even more decisively.

This is playing psychological games.

Lin Ying felt that Jokic could seize the second opportunity. Love felt that Jokic didn't grasp the first ball, let alone the second one.

Lin Ying still chose to score the ball.

Jokic... moves directly towards the ball and moves inside!

So halfway through the ball, Jokic took the initiative to catch it with both hands.

Then, Jokic reached the three-second zone with one move.

In this position, Love doesn't dare not guard against him. After all, Jokic's physical condition is there.

Moreover, James also came directly to help defend and cut directly towards the ball in Jokic's hand.

If a little-known newcomer like Jokic caused an offensive foul, he must regain his face.

But Jokic's reaction was faster than he expected.

In a big looping swing, Jokic still protected the ball even though his arm was cut by James.

The referee didn't blow the whistle either.

The fans' boos before were still effective, and the superstar whistle and home whistle they wanted came.

And James didn't stop there. He pushed even further and cut the ball with his other hand.

Love also faced off at the same time.

Jokic seemed to have an unstable center of gravity and was about to lose the ball at any time.

But in the next second, the basketball suddenly disappeared in front of Love and James!

Then the next second, the ball was in Lin Ying's hands under the basket!

Lin Ying got his easiest scoring opportunity this season.

He wiped the board with zero difficulty from close range and sent the ball into the basket.

The scene was agitated.

The three people in the commentary box also looked at each other for a while.

It's not just James and Love who don't understand how the ball is passed, it's probably most people who don't understand!

In the next second, almost everyone looked at the large LED screen.

The big screen immediately showed a replay of the ball just now.

It turned out that Jokic had completed the change of hands at the end of the big swing, and then hit the ground with the back of his other hand and passed the ball to Lin Ying.

This ball is not only about passing ability, but more importantly about the suddenness and creativity of passing.

One second you were still paying attention to whether the ball in his hand would be intercepted, but the next second he sent an excellent pass that was worthy of being selected into the top ten goals of the season!

This contrast makes people couldn't help but exclaim after seeing it.

"Nikola Jokic, we have to remember his name, it will be a name that will be mentioned often in the future!"

Barkley started blowing directly.

Ever since Lin Ying helped the Suns win the championship, it has been a long time since he criticized a player so directly.

But Jokic is worth it!

"How did he do that? I mean how did that big guy do it?"

O'Neal is still in a state of shock.

It was not that there were no big men who passed the ball well when he was playing, and the best one was Divac.

But that's Divac, and Jokic is just a rookie!

Oh, by the way, a rookie who hasn't played a minute in the previous 6 games!

And this shock came not only from the pass just now, but also from the offensive foul he caused James just now.

If the referee hadn't been merciful just now, James would have received two fouls on Jokic and then went off the court to rest!

"Passing the ball is a tradition for players from the Caucasus."

Kenny Smith said from the sidelines.

This gave O'Neal the perfect answer.

With a name like that, you really have to be wary of his passing.

The game continues on the court.

The Cavaliers made a wave of coordination errors in the frontcourt. Love passed the ball to Irving too early when he was assisted by defense, and the pass out of bounds was a mistake.

It can be seen that Jokic's pass just now has an impact on the mentality of the Cavaliers players.

Especially someone like Love who is right in front of him.

When Jokic finished passing the ball, he was even looking to see if the ball had passed to the outside.

Now is the chance for the Nets to regain their momentum!

The Nets attacked in the frontcourt. This time Jokic took the initiative to screen Lin Ying and then bounced to the three-point line.

The result of this was that Lin Ying was immediately flanked by Love.

If it were any other player, he would probably be tempted to curse, but Lin Ying knocked the ball to Jokic almost immediately, and then continued to cut inside without the ball.

Jokic raised the ball, and Love, who originally wanted to defend, continued to defend Lin Ying.

The aftermath of that pass continues.

Jokic took one look and then collected the ball and shot a three-pointer.

This time Irving came to help defend, but just as he thought before, the top of Jokic's shot was too high, and he did not have any impact.

This time, there was less uncertainty and more determination in Jokic's eyes.

He won't waste Lin Ying's pass again!

"Uh-huh!"

There was a crisp sound of entering the network.

Jokic seized the opportunity this time, and the three-pointer shot up and down!

12 to 15!

The Nets launched a 5-0 offensive and narrowed the point difference to 3 points!

There was a commotion in the place.

Karl stood still on the sidelines, but Lu behind him had already jumped up excitedly and waved his fist.

Jokic's performance is of great significance to the Nets. Last season's space play can continue!

Lin Ying also smiled and high-fived Jokic while retreating.

He is also in a very happy mood now.

Because he found that Jokic not only played well, but was also a bit strong.

The one who shows no timidity at all, shows his own style, and adjusts himself quickly.

This is simply a breath of fresh vitality for the Nets, whose average age is obviously aging and a bit lifeless.

And he also knows his mentor Karl very well. He is the kind of coach who will never deliberately suppress others.

This is how he was discovered, so there is every reason to believe that Jokic will get more playing time under Karl.

The Cavaliers' tactics in the frontcourt changed again. After others pulled away, Irving started to play singles with the ball.

However, Bradley showed his ability to defend the second team in this round. Irving's final breakthrough to the three-second zone was relatively reluctant.

In the end, his shot missed the basket, and the rebound was picked off by Jokic.

Although he was a little bit out of the rebounding position because of Love, his height and wingspan are much longer than Love.

And when he turned around, he threw the ball forward.

A familiar classic football quarterback pass.

No, maybe something purer.

Because Jokic basically didn't stop the ball, and the ball led people forward.

Lin Ying, who was running at the front, was almost chasing the ball forward. When he got the ball, he was already at the front basket in two steps.

At this time, even James was too late to pursue the defense.

Lin Ying did not waste such a performance opportunity, just picked up the ball and made a...

"Bang!"

360° turn and dunk!

There was an uproar.

"He did it! He did it again!"

Over at the commentary box, O'Neal was shocked again.

Don't look at this kind of quarterback pass. Many people in the NBA can pass it, but if you can pass it so fast and the quality of the pass is so good, it even feels like feeding the ball to your mouth. You really can't find it in the NBA. Come up with a few!

Jokic's skills are a bit strong!

This time Karl also clenched his fists excitedly.

Bradley and JR performed well, but there are limits to the help they can provide to the Nets.

Because their contribution itself is already considerable.

But Jokic is different. Jokic was 0 before, but now even if it becomes 1, the help he brings to the Nets is visible to the naked eye.

And the key is to look at the current situation, especially the tacit understanding between him and Lin Ying. This is far from a matter of 1.

That may be the future!