Jokic and Green jump the ball in the midfield.

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

Green's jump win over Davis was basically unrealistic, so he was going to give up on jumping ball.

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

In the playoffs last season, Jokic made a few three-pointers and was blown up by him on both ends of the floor.

In the face of this opponent, he is full of confidence.

And the height difference between the two is not small, but his arm span of 216cm and Jokic's 221cm are not very different, and he also has an advantage in bullet speed.

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

When the referee's whistle blew, he used his speed to grab the line and jump.

However, Jokic was quicker than he expected, and with the advantage of his reach, he was half a finger away and turned the ball back to the Pelicans' half.

The Pelicans got their chance to attack first!

The scene erupted in cheers.

If you don't have Davis, we can jump to beat you too!

Green let out a disdainful sound.

Jokic was lucky.

But luck doesn't play much of a role at this level.

Holiday dribbled to the frontcourt, and Jokic held the ball in the high post.

The Warriors, like the Pelicans, have had little roster changes this offseason.

Their improvement is actually similar to that of the Pelicans, and after a season of running-in, their infinite rotation and infinite air cutting have matured.

At this time, facing the Pelicans' immature offensive system, the defense is airtight.

The Pelicans were more than halfway through the offense and still didn't have a good chance to shoot.

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

And after Curry was caught and played last season, the Warriors are now paying attention to protecting Curry, switching him to the corner without the ball with an infinite change of defense.

It will take time to get him again.

Tang Tian didn't choose to do that, he motioned for Jokic to drop the right low post, and then hoisted the ball directly into it.

The ball went to Jokic's hand, and the Pelicans opened up the space, which was a clear indication that they wanted to give Jokic a low-post single.

The Warriors don't mean to help defend the bag.

Green may be a short interior player, but his defensive ability in the low post is top-notch in the league.

And in the playoffs last season, Jokic couldn't beat Green at all.

"Come on! Come on! ”

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

Jokic held the ball and hit it with his back, turned and made a layup.

Green has completely followed up, and in addition to being excellent against him, his defensive awareness is absolutely top-notch.

Jokic didn't shoot, though, and it was a nice turnaround.

Serbian Dance!

Jokic's footsteps under the basket are quite a bit like Yao Ming's original taste.

However, Green still kept up, and his reaction speed as an inside lineman was really not ordinarily fast.

And he's smart too, just reaching out and not trying to block, which allows him to completely kill Jokic.

"Textbook defense."

Miller sighed in the commentary seat.

Van Gundy nodded his head as well, and as a short player, you couldn't have asked Green to do better defensively.

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

"Huh!"

But in the next second, after Jokic and Green came to a hard confrontation, a close-range small hook sent the ball into the basket!

“！”

Brin exclaimed in the commentary box.

The ball is quite comfortable to score, like a peanut thrown into a chocolate solution, silky smooth.

If the footsteps in front of you are just a little tasteful, then this little hook hand is really like Yao Ming.

"His confrontation has come up."

Van Gundy was, after all, a well-known former NBA coach, and he quickly discovered the essence of the round.

The premise for Jokic to be able to complete the small hook in the end is that he is not inferior in the confrontation with Green.

After the Warriors' five-small infinite defensive tacit understanding is available, they are not afraid of tactics or outside stars, but they are most afraid of super inside.

No matter how strong Green is against the confrontation and how good his defensive ability is, it can't change the fact that he is a short insider.

Therefore, if the super interior singles him, the Warriors can only help defend the bag, and the bag means that there will be opportunities at other points.

But after the advent of the small-ball era, super interior lines have become a scarce commodity, which is a big reason why the Warriors can kill all sides with five small players.

Jokic is not a super interior yet, but as Van Gundy said, Jokic is not at a disadvantage in this ball just now.

With the confrontation, coupled with the advantage of height and reach and soft touch, he managed to score the ball.

Green was given a goal, but there was still a look of disdain.

He's kind of underestimating Jokic.

The Warriors' offense, with Green holding the ball at the top of the arc and others playing infinite air cuts.

The Pelicans showed off their current defensive prowess in this round.

Curry didn't get a shot on consecutive runs, and Thompson's final shot was also interfered with by Davis, who switched to the guard.

The basketball smashed out of the frame, and Tang Tian protected the long rebound.

The Warriors retreated quickly and didn't give the Pelicans a chance to play a defensive counterattack.

Tang Tian dribbled to the frontcourt, signaled Jokic to continue to drop low, and then hoisted the ball in.

Catching Curry is the best way to beat the Warriors, but it's not a five-small one.

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

And no one else knows, including Green, what Jokic went through this past summer.

Practicing with a madman like Butler, just like training with Maitkai, you're going to get a Rock Lee.

Jokic is nothing like the big white guy in last season's playoffs!

Jokic catches the ball in the low post and continues to play Green with his back.

Barnes, who was on the weak side, wanted to come over and was directly called back by Green.

On the one hand, Jokic's passing is too good, and Barnes will definitely get a chance to shoot when Davis comes over;

On the other hand, and more importantly, he Green wants to save face, and if he is singled, he will be trapped, isn't he very faceless?

Jokic saw that there was no bag, and continued to sink his center of gravity and hit his back.

This past summer, he gained muscle completely with the help of Cecilia, and did not gain much weight, but the confrontation went straight to a new level.

He may be close to letting him fight against Jordan Jr.'s black and rough, but he is completely worthy of a short interior line like Green.

Turning in succession, Green's defense was well done.

He didn't think he could get rid of Green, and after finding a suitable angle, he carried Green to a wipe shot.

Because of the confrontation, Green couldn't jump up to interfere, and the ball went over his fingertips and hit the rebound.

"Huh!"

The ball then bounces into the net bag.

Jokic, back-to-back singles Green in the low post successful!