Chapter 550 Jokic's Debut (Second Update!)

In a thriving atmosphere, the curtain of the 2014~2015 season officially kicked off.

The first to start is the preseason.

The Pelicans' preseason opener is against the Rockets.

However, in this game, both sides did not play multiple cores.

On the Rockets side, Harden and Bosh are in suits and ties, and on the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian, ​​Davis and Holiday will not appear.

Both teams have plans for the new season. They are preparing to seize the opportunity of the preseason to inspect the players and determine the rotation and lineup.

The Rockets started with Beverly and Nick Johnson on the perimeter, Parsons and Terrence Jones on the front, and Tarek Black at the center.

For the Pelicans, Cole and Gordon on the outside, Ariza and Taylor Tovic on the front, and Whiteside at the center.

The Pelicans played at home, and the attendance rate reached more than 50%.

This is the popularity of the Pelicans in New Orleans today, and many fans don't want to miss it even in the preseason.

Whiteside jumped over Black to kick off the game.

Tang Tian was sitting in the "VIP auditorium" at this time, chatting with Davis while watching the game.

After Nash joined the coaching staff, the performance of the team's new recruits in team training has improved compared to before.

But what kind of performance can be played depends on the official game.

Tang Tian and Holiday did not play, and Gordon became the player who dominated the ball on the field for the Pelicans. He easily broke through Johnson in the frontcourt and scored 2 points for the Pelicans.

To say that Gordon played as a substitute for the Pelicans is also a good thing for his injuries. With less playing time and lower defensive pressure, his glass attributes have been greatly reduced.

But looking back, Jones scored a goal with Taylor Tovic alone in the low post.

Teletovic is really a fully weakened version of Anderson, and his defense looks weaker than Anderson.

Looking back, Cole gave Teletovic a sudden point, and the latter hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

He counted this ball and proved his worth.

Jones' breakthrough layup in the frontcourt was blocked by Whiteside, and Ariza hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Jones scored another goal in a low-post single, and Whiteside immediately responded with a dunk in the frontcourt.

After more than 7 minutes in the first quarter, the Pelicans led 14-6.

The two teams are also dual-core and do not play, but the Pelicans are obviously superior to the Rockets in terms of strength.

Tang Tian committed an occupational disease, and silently rated the performance of his teammates in his heart.

Among the five, Whiteside's performance is the best.

Not only did he completely defend against Black, but he was also outstanding in assisting defense several times. His foul and defensive habits seem to have improved significantly. He can score 9 points out of 10, and the lack of 1 point is afraid of his pride.

The second-best performer was Trevor Ariza.

After Nash took over, his shooting bag was picked up again. Coupled with his defense against Parsons, the latter basically didn't get a shot and could score 8 points.

Then came Gordon and Cole, who played similarly to last season, both quite satisfactory, with 7 points.

The worst performer was Teletovic. Although he scored a three-pointer, he was swayed by Jones several times on the defensive end.

Jones is known as the "little prince of abuse food", and Teletovic is that dish.

The focus of the preseason is on inspections. At this point in time, except for Trevor Ariza, the rest of the players have been replaced one after another.

Dinwiddie, Tyler Johnson, Aminu and Jokic were substituted.

Tang Tian's attention was now more focused than before.

The group of people replaced by the Pelicans includes the team's three rookies this year, and these three people are also recommended by him.

The Rockets also made substitution adjustments, with "Elixir" Daniels, Isaiah Cannan, Jeff Adrian and Dorsey all being substituted.

Cannan's sudden point was given to Parsons, who scored a layup and finally scored.

Looking back, Dinwiddie scored with the ball, was inexperienced and made a mistake, was intercepted by Parsons, the Rockets made a fast break, and Cannan squeezed away Johnson for a layup.

Dinwiddie's layup after Jokic's pick-and-roll also missed.

He made consecutive turnovers and missed shots, and looked a little nervous.

The Rockets cooperated in the frontcourt, and Parsons scored a three-pointer from Daniels.

In just two minutes, the Rockets played a 7-0 offensive climax.

There was a commotion at the scene, and the Pelicans' performance of this wave of rookies was a bit ugly.

Tang Tian also frowned slightly at this time.

The few people he suggested to choose at the beginning are all potential stocks, not the kind of players who can do it immediately.

They performed well in the training session, but the official game performance seemed almost meaningless.

This is also a reasonable thing, otherwise they would not have fallen so far behind in the draft.

He turned his head to look at the expression on Williams, who seemed to know this too, without too many emotional fluctuations on his face.

The Pelicans offense.

Dinwiddie held the ball and dribbled at the top of the arc for a while, and the continuous offensive misses made him a little overwhelmed.

At this moment, Jokic asked for the ball at the free throw line.

Dinwiddie gave the ball in, and Jokic responded directly at the free throw line.

Ariza got rid of Parsons and cut in at this time, and Jokic shook his head when he turned his head.

The ball was stuffed straight into Ariza's hands, and the latter jumped up and dunked directly with both hands.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

This ball swept away the previous haze!

Williams' eyes also brightened, and the way he looked at Jokic was obviously different from before.

Tang Tian's frowning brows relaxed a little at this time.

Speaking of it, both Dinwiddie and Johnson are college students who came out of the NCAA and it takes time to adapt to the NBA, but Jokic is different.

Like other European players, most of them did not go to college and entered the professional league early.

This kind of player has a characteristic, the speed of adapting to the NBA will be significantly faster than the NCAA players.

With the cooperation of the Rockets, Parsons gave Dorsey a sudden point, and the latter wanted to dunk through Jokic.

But Jokic was very smart. He stood under the basket and raised his hands early. Dorsey's dunk directly hit his hand and was caught.

Because he looks like Howard, Dorsey is known as the "European Warcraft", but obviously his strength is much worse than Howard's.

Ariza grabbed the ball, the Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Jokic continued to support at the free throw line.

At this time, the Rockets stepped up their defense against air cuts, and the Pelicans did not make an air cut this time.

Seeing that the offensive time was more than half, Jokic turned around and walked directly to the basket.

Dorsey played in Europe before, and he is good at dealing with this kind of European players, retreating to the basket early.

Jokic is big and slow, and Dorsey jumped up to block the shot the moment he caught him.

But soon he found himself shaken.

Although Jokic is slow, he has a very strong sense of rhythm. He turned around at the moment of his take-off, shook him clean and then scored!

The whistle of the fans on the scene sounded again.

"I like this kid!"

On the bench, Ci Shiping couldn't help shouting.

Tang Tian's furrowed brows completely relaxed at this time.

Jokic's performance in this section is quite fan-absorbing.

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