The Godfather of Basketball

Frank froze for a moment, then nodded after thinking about it.

This sentence sounds weird at first, but it seems to be okay.

The final warm-up before the game ended, and the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Embiid jumped and beat Jokic, giving the home team the opportunity to attack first.

The Nets' big and four small lineups have the advantage of speed. Although Jokic is the fifth position, he is also very fast after losing weight, which can ensure that they can perform unlimited defenses like the Warriors.

The 76ers went to the frontcourt and tried a round without a good chance. The ball finally went to James, and James made a big back hit.

There were cheers everywhere.

Having James around can really solve a lot of problems.

"Defend! Defend!"

Driven by the DJ, the audience also began to cheer for the home team. The Philadelphia fans were not inferior to the New York fans in terms of momentum.

The Nets attacked the frontcourt, and the ball came to Jokic from the three-point line.

However, the subsequent tactical moves were different from before. Butler, George, and Irving all pulled beyond the three-point line, leaving Mitchell and Redick high on the right.

This is an obvious singles routine.

Jokic's next pass to the past also confirmed this.

Because Butler, George and Irving's three-pointers are all enough to kill the game, and even Jokic cannot be placed at will. The 76ers' weak side defense is completely impossible.

Mitchell changed directions continuously after holding the ball.

Redick has a strong body and good speed, but he is short in stature and poor in resistance.

After Mitchell changed direction, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket, which was a low-handed layup.

After returning to defense, Redick seemed to be looking for a confrontation, but was knocked away by Mitchell.

2 to 2, the Nets followed suit.

The 76ers attacked the frontcourt again, still looking for James, but this time James chose to split the ball, Redick ran out of position, but Butler blocked him when he caught the ball.

Off-the-ball running is his best move. Even when playing against the average team, his off-the-ball running will consume a lot of physical strength of the defensive players, thereby reducing the threat he himself receives during defense.

But it's a pity that Butler is the one who can run and consume more energy than he can. He won't get tired and basically doesn't give a chance like jelly candy.

The offensive line was blocked, and he flicked the ball back to Simmons, but was directly predicted by Butler and broke the ball.

The Nets counterattacked, and George accelerated to get rid of James to catch the ball and score a dunk.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Although playing away games, but after the past two days of training, their self-confidence has improved, and the momentum of the Nets' play is not bad at all.

Embiid hit Jokic hard in the low post and caused the latter to foul defensively, and he went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

Back on the offensive end, Irving took the ball to the frontcourt. This time he directly signaled the others to pull away, and then gave the ball to Mitchell.

In the same one-on-one opportunity, Redick took the initiative to take a step back this time, which was to prevent Mitchell's breakthrough.

Mitchell put on a three-threat posture and suddenly started to go in, forcing Redick to take another step back, and then made an emergency stop at the free throw line.

"Shua!"

The ball is still hollow into the net.

Mitchell's three-pointers are not very strong, but his breakthroughs and emergency stops are definitely top-notch in the league, and it is more than enough to beat Redick.

Coach Brown couldn't sit still on the sidelines, got up and shouted a few words to the team, it was time to adjust the strategy.

The 76ers attacked the frontcourt, and Simmons also signaled his teammates to pull away and prepare to sit and hit Irving, but Irving was very alert and directly gave up three steps to the free throw line. Come in first.

Simmons sat to the free throw line, and Mitchell on the weak side came directly to help defend.

Simmons flicked his hand to Saric, but after the space was small, the Nets' defense was quickly in place, and George poked him out of the field before the ball was passed.

Most of the time was consumed, and the 76ers didn't play tactics.

The ball was sent from the sideline and then into Simmons' hands. He sat down and hit Irving again, and it was still the same situation. After turning around, he tried to break through and was blocked.

Jokic received the defensive rebound, and the 76ers' offense returned without success.

Coach Brown shook his head helplessly over there. If Simmons can't practice his shooting, the guard will really be unable to make it to the stage after being targeted.

Jokic dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and at this time the 76ers made defensive adjustments. Redick didn't defend Mitchell anymore but followed Butler.

This is to protect him as a whole.

However, Jokic's gesture did not change. After the others pulled away, the ball still reached Butler's hands.

Butler took a step with the ball and then turned around and hit back.

Redick couldn't bear it, but Butler turned and fell back after chiseling twice.

Redick took a ball and was directly called a foul.

"Shua!"

Butler didn't stop shooting after being fouled, and returned the shot with a receding shot.

A 2+1!

Redick put his head in his hands and asked the referee to argue, but the referee shook his head and ignored it.

That cut was obvious, and there was no objection at all.

Complaining was invalid, Redick stood outside the three-point line watching Butler make free throws, and could only shake his head.

Of the five starters for the Nets, Butler is the only one who looks like Redick can defend, but that's all. Butler's offensive ability has been well proven during George's absence.

Or in other words, Butler can be the core of many other teams, and averaging 20+ per game is not a problem at all.

The 76ers attacked in the frontcourt. Embiid's low singles attracted double-teams and then scored Saric, who scored a layup.

Looking back, the Nets continued to play Butler at this point.

There is no way to be forced, James on the weak side can only come to help defend.

For this defense, Butler distributed it to George on the outside after a dribble.

George took the ball and went straight to the basket.

Redick turned around and went to the help defense position, trying to draw an offensive foul on George.

But George's speed is very fast, and after seeing Redick's thoughts, he jumped up, pulled the ball up with his right hand, and pressed the ball into the basket across others.

"Boom!"

"boom!"

George slammed the ball into the basket through Redick, and Redick was thrown out without standing on his side.

"beep!"

The referee whistled again and pointed at Redick, signaling his defensive foul.

This is his second personal foul in this section.

There were boos and shouts all over the place.

But the referee did not change the judgment. The slow-motion camera showed that Redick was in a reasonable collision zone, and his body was sideways and he did not stand firmly.

This decision was as undisputed as the previous one.

Coach Brown could only sigh helplessly after watching it, turned around and called Korver up.

Redick ended up looking frustrated.

After playing as the starting shooting guard for three minutes, he suffered two fouls, and each of them was 2+1. In addition, he had no achievements on the offensive end. After he was targeted by the Nets, he was completely blown away.