The head coach of this year's rookie game is the first assistant coach of the East and West head coaches, with Tyronn Lue of the Cavaliers on the U.S. side and Luke Wharton of the Warriors on the World team.

Tang Tian and Hathaway appeared on the sidelines, and Hathaway held the excited little Tang Hao in her hands.

Compared with the All-Star Game, the Rookie Game is relatively poor in performance on the court because they are all first- and second-year players, but the confrontation will be stronger and the play will be more realistic.

The game was about to start, and the starters of both teams came out one after the other.

On the U.S. side, the outside is a combination of Clarkson and Smart, LaVine and Jabari Parker on the front, and Downs in the center.

On the world team's side, Moodier and Hezonia on the outside, Wiggins and Porzingis on the front, and Jokic at center.

Towns jumped to beat Jokic, and the U.S. team got the first chance to attack.

Clarkson organized outside the three-point line, and Smart came out of the cover pocket and received the ball to fly directly to the three-pointer.

Smart is known for his steady defense, and shooting is not his forte, but after the shot, the ball spun and fell into the pocket, and it went straight in!

It's a very good start.

Moodier dribbled across half court and fed the ball to Jokic.

Although there is no coach arrangement in the rookie game, they basically take the ball according to their ability, Jokic was selected for the main game, and others will naturally give the ball to him, and his way of playing is indeed good at organization.

Jokic held the ball at the top of the circle, saw that Towns was a little away from him, and shot directly outside the three-point line.

Downs raised his hand symbolically.

"Huh!"

Jokic's three-pointer goes up and down.

Both teams scored three points each, and both sides felt good.

The U.S. team attacked the frontcourt, and Towns received a pass from Parker and scored a dunk under the basket.

Turning back to the frontcourt, Jokic received the ball from a meter outside the three-point line, saw Towns blocked by Porzingis, and shot directly.

There was a commotion at the scene, which was Curry's exclusive distance.

"Bang!"

The ball hit the rebound, and you could feel that Jokic was deliberately ramping it up.

The ball bounced back and it went to the basket!

Jokic's second three-pointer, back in!

There was a whistle at the scene.

The big center shoots three-pointers at this position, and Jokic has a strong desire to perform on this game!

Looking back, Downs also fired from the outside, wanting to return one, but unfortunately it was a little off, knocked on the edge of the basket, and the rebound was collected by Porzingis.

Moodier went to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Jokic, who made a three-point shot.

Downs flew straight out.

Although it is an exhibition game, the defensive intensity is not high, but no one wants to be the one who is blown up, let alone that he Downs is still the top show.

However, Jokic has played for a year and is obviously more experienced, and this time he saw Towns pounce out, directly collect the ball and dribble to the sideline, shake Downs and accelerate to the basket.

The U.S. team didn't go all out to defend it, and Parker under the basket saw Jokic rushing up.

"Bang!"

Jokic scored with both hands and scored 8 points in a row in the opening game!

The whistle on the scene was non-stop, and as one of the representatives of the new generation of players, Jokic's all-round skills were really loved.

Downs didn't score on the ball through the basket, but grabbed the offensive rebound and hooked up.

Both sides scored efficiently on the court.

Moodier dribbled to the frontcourt, and Jokic saw that Towns was sticking tighter, and instead of standing at the three-point line, he took the initiative to fall to the free throw line.

Moodier and Porzingis burst into the basket after blocking and dismantling, and saw that Hezonia on the outside had a chance to score directly, and Hezonia made a three-point shot.

"Bang!"

The ball was a bit off, but Jokic had a quick nose and rushed ahead of Towns for an offensive rebound.

Downs came back to fill in the position, and he got a little serious.

Jokic didn't mean to attack, turned his head, raised his hand and had already hit the ball.

Wiggins cut in the middle, received a pass from Jokic, and jumped directly to dunk with one hand.

There were cheers at the scene, and the offense of the world team played better than the other.

The U.S. team attacked, and Smart received the ball from the outside for three points and then shot.

"Boom!"

Sima Cylinder's attribute is triggered, and he has a good hand.

Moodier jumped up to close the defensive long rebound and pushed straight to the fast break.

Jokic accelerated his follow-up on the right side.

Two-on-one in the frontcourt.

Moodier drew Smart's defense and passed directly to Jokic, Jokic dribbled the ball and could go straight up, but after seeing Smart's fast defense, he threw the ball directly in front of the basket.

"Bang!"

The ball hits the basket and bounces straight back.

Whether it is the force, angle, temperature and humidity, it is just right.

Moodier jumped lightly and scored directly from the ball in the air.

The scene exploded instantly.

Playing board assists empty catches, this is a real show!

And it's a pass from a center forward!

Jokic deserves to be the best Serbian player for hand work!

Tang Tian also laughed from the sidelines.

Smart didn't retreat in place just now, and it was impossible to defend desperately in this kind of exhibition game, Jokic would definitely be able to score if he wanted to play, but he made such a choice in the end.

Although he looks quiet and introverted on the surface, he is still a riotous player in his bones.

LaVine cut to the basket and performed a beautiful folded dunk.

As last year's dunk champion, LaVine aims to defend his title this year, and this is to use the rookie game to warm up for tomorrow's slam dunk contest.

Looking back, Jokic received the ball in the middle and broke through and was pressed by Downs, he suddenly got the ball up with his right hand and made a back pass, which passed directly to the bottom left corner, where Porzingis had just fallen into position and took the ball directly.

"Huh!"

Hand up and knife down.

Porzingis' three-pointer also scored!

The cheers at the scene rang out non-stop.

Jokic scored 8 points in a row and then delivered 3 assists in a row, which really became his solo show!

This kind of operation of the sudden show has seen the fans climax constantly, and it is also a big blow to the morale of the American team.

Last year they had already lost, and this year they were even worse, directly becoming the backdrop for their opponents' performances.

But that's the meaning of the All-Star Game, between not defending at all and being a real gun, it's a flash of inspiration.

In the end, it was the World Team that came out on top, defeating the United States 147-142 and winning two straight rookie matches.

For the U.S., LaVine scored a game-high 30 points with seven or eight dunks, but it ended up being an empty cut, and Booker hit six three-pointers off the bench to score a second-high 25 points.

On the World side, Moodier also scored a joint-high 30 points, Wiggins and Porzingis each scored 26 points, and Jokic posted a triple-double for the second time since last year.

The difference is that this year's contribution is a big triple-double, with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, which is also much more eye-catching than last year.