Frank was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

This may sound strange at first, but it seems to be fine.

The final warm-up before the game ended, and the starters from both sides came on one after another.

To the cheers of the audience, Embiid jumped to beat Jokic and get the home team the first chance to attack.

The Nets' big four lineup is based on the speed advantage, and although Jokic is the No. 5 position, he is also fast after losing weight, which can ensure that they can switch defenses indefinitely like the Warriors.

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

The scene burst into cheers.

Having James here can really solve a lot of problems.

"Defend! Defend! ”

The crowd also began to cheer for the home team under the leadership of the DJ, and the Philadelphia fans were not inferior to the New York fans in terms of momentum.

The Nets went to the frontcourt, and the ball came to Jokic at the three-point line.

However, the tactical movement that followed was different from before, with Butler, George, and Irving all pulling outside the three-point line, leaving Mitchell and Redick high on the right side.

This is an obvious singles routine.

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

Because Butler, George and Irving's three-pointers are enough to kill the game, and even Jokic is a point that cannot be put at will, the 76ers' weak side of the defense is completely unpassable.

Mitchell continued to change direction after holding the ball.

Reddick has a strong body and good speed, but he is short in height and has poor confrontation.

Mitchell suddenly accelerated away from the basket after changing direction, and rushed to the basket to score a low-handed layup.

Redick looked for a confrontation after returning to the defense, but was directly knocked away by Mitchell.

2-2, the Nets also followed the score.

The 76ers attacked the frontcourt again, still looking for James, but this time James chose to divide the ball, Redick ran out of position, but was killed by Butler after receiving the ball.

Running off the ball is what he does best, and even when playing against other teams, his off-ball movement will make defenders consume a lot of stamina, which in turn will reduce the threat he himself is exposed to when defending.

But it's a pity that Butler is the master who can still run more than him, he won't get tired, and the kraft candy basically doesn't give him a chance.

The offensive line was blocked, and he threw his hand to pass the ball back to Simmons, but Butler directly predicted it and cut the ball off.

The Nets pushed back and George accelerated away from James to catch the ball and dunk to score.

There was a stirring at the scene.

Although playing on the road, after the confidence of the past two days of training, the Nets are not bad at all.

Embiid forced Jokic in the low post to cause the latter to foul on the defense and go to the free throw line and hit both free throws.

Back on the offensive end, Irving carried the ball to the frontcourt, this time directly signaling the others to pull away, and also gave the ball to Mitchell.

With 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 struck a three-threat pose and suddenly started to go inside, forcing Redick to take another step back before making a sharp stop at the free-throw line.

"Huh!"

The ball is still hollow into the net.

Mitchell's three-point is not very strong, but his break-through and pull-out are definitely top-notch in the league, and it is more than enough to play a Redick.

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

The 76ers attacked the frontcourt, and Simmons also signaled his teammates to pull away and prepare to sit and play Irving, but Irving was very alert and directly gave three steps to the free throw line, which means obviously, put you two meters, if you want to hit me, you have to come in first.

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

Simmons threw his hand at Saric, but after the space was small, the Nets' change of defense was quickly in place, and George stabbed him out of the court before the ball could be passed.

Time was spent for most of the time, and the 76ers didn't play a tactic.

The sideline ball was sent out and then into Simmons' hands, and he sat down to play Irving in the same situation, and after turning around, he was blocked to break through, and the free throw line made a sharp stop and pulled out a deflected basket.

Jokic picked up a defensive rebound, and the 76ers' offense went nowhere.

Coach Brown shook his head helplessly over there, if Simmons can't practice this projection, this guard is really a bit out of the table after being targeted.

Jokic dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and that's when the 76ers made defensive adjustments, and Redick didn't defend Mitchell anymore and went to follow Butler.

This is to protect him completely.

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

Butler dribbled with the ball and then turned and hit his back.

Reddick couldn't bear it, and Butler chiseled twice before turning back.

Redick was whistled for a foul on the ball.

"Huh!"

After Butler was fouled, his shooting action did not stop, and the shot from the back was returned.

A 2+1!

Reddick put his head in his hands to find the referee to reason, but the referee shook his head and ignored it.

It was obvious that there was no objection at all.

Complaining to no avail, Redick stood outside the three-point line and watched Butler's free throws, and could only keep shaking his head.

Of the five players the Nets started with, Butler was the only one who looked like Redick could defend, but it just seemed that Butler's offensive ability was well proven in 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, and Embiid singled in the low post to attract the bag and then split Saric, who scored a layup.

Back to the nitty-gritty, the Nets continued to play Butler.

There was no way to be forced, and James on the weak side could only come over to help defend.

This help defense, Butler took a step and then distributed it to the outside George.

George takes the ball and goes straight to the basket.

Redick turned to the defensive position and tried to make George an offensive foul.

But George was very fast, and when he saw Redick's thoughts, he jumped up, pulled the ball high with his right hand, and pressed the ball into the basket through the others.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

George smashed the ball into the basket through Redick, and Redick was directly pushed out before he could stand on his feet.

"Toot!"

The referee blew the whistle again and pointed to Redick for a defensive foul.

It was his second personal foul of the quarter.

There was boos at the scene, and black whistles shouted all over the sky.

However, the referee did not change the decision, and the slow-motion camera showed Redick in the reasonable collision zone and did not stand still on his side.

There was no objection to the decision as before.

Coach Brown could only sigh helplessly after seeing it, and turned around to call Korver up.

Reddick ended up dejected.

As a starting point guard, he played three minutes and ate two fouls in a row, and each of them was 2+1, coupled with no achievements on the offensive end, he was completely blown up after being targeted by the Nets.