"He's ready to play." Rogers replied in the affirmative.

Tang Tian nodded.

It's a bit unrealistic to expect Maddy to kill like he did in the previous Rockets period, but the Rockets do need firepower on the bench at this time, even if it's just containment, it's helpful for the team.

Of course, as he just asked, Maddie must be ready, otherwise it will definitely not work to become a defensive black hole on the court.

At the end of the regular meeting, the teaching assistants all went to refine their work, Frank didn't leave immediately, and when everyone else left, he asked with some concern, "T-mac, is he used to this kind of high-intensity confrontation?" He ...... back injury."

Frank's worries are not unreasonable, although Maddie has played a few regular season games, his performance can only be considered average, and he has not made the playoffs, which suddenly makes him come up to play such a high-intensity game, aside from performance, even injuries are likely to recur.

"He'll be fine." Tang Tian smiled, and didn't explain, and the system couldn't explain it.

On April 26, after a three-day break, Game 3 of the Hawks and Nets series kicked off in Brooklyn.

After a 1-1 draw, the outcome of this match is crucial for both sides, and the winner will have an absolute advantage in the series.

The training sessions on both sides before the game were not open to the public, and the tense atmosphere became more and more intense as the game approached.

When the arena opened to the public, thousands of fans poured into the stadium and filled the huge Barclays Center.

"We can do it!" "The next Black Eight Miracle!" "Nets Championship! ”……

Fans held up signs in support of the home team, and when the live camera showed them, they all waved excitedly.

There were many Chinese audiences at the scene, in order to support Yi Jianlian and Tang Tian.

Some of them waved five-star red flags, which were particularly dazzling on the sidelines.

The Nets' home jersey is dark black, and the fans wear white T-shirts, black and white, as if they are preparing a "funeral" for their opponents.

When the home team players came out, it attracted a deafening cheer from the scene.

This is the home of the New Yorkers, Madison Square Garden, Brooklyn, and they have to tell their opponents that this is New Yorkers' turf.

In the majestic sound, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

The Eagles maintained the lineup from the previous game, with Teague and Korver on the outside, Carroll and Horford on the front, and Antich at center.

On the Nets' side, Tang Tian made another lineup adjustment, Joe Johnson, who did not play well, returned to the bench, Bojan Bogdanovic returned to the starter, and other positions are still the same as before, Deron and Bogdan Bogdanovic on the outside, Yi Jianlian and Jokic on the inside.

Amid the cheers of the New York fans, Yi Jianlian jumped high and dialed the ball back to the Nets' half, and the home team got the opportunity to attack first.

"Come on! Nets! ”

The audience was in high spirits, cheering for the home team as soon as it started, and the momentum was compelling.

The Hawks are all veterans, and they didn't panic because of the away game, and they strictly guarded against giving the opponent an easy chance to shoot, just like the Nets did in the first two games.

However, after Deron carried the ball to the frontcourt, the Nets did not play like in the first two games, Jokic was not at the three-point line, but fell to the low post and reached out for the ball directly against Antic.

The other four all opened up space in the wings.

Bojan Bogdanovic didn't play well in the first two games, but he was better than Joe Johnson because of his three-point hand, which the Hawks would definitely not dare to let go.

The Nets had four three-pointers on the court, and Jokic was given plenty of room to play alone in the low post.

Delon sent a lob in steadily, and Jokic glanced at the other defenders before starting to push inside.

Antic, as a big man with three-point ability, also has a rare confrontation ability, and resists Jokic from easily chiseling in.

But at this moment, Jokic changed his style of play, and he continued to shake his feet, and he didn't use his body to play with his technique.

This is also Jokic's talent, his physical coordination is considered top among big men, Antic watched Jokic turn around and want to go to the basket, and directly pounced on it.

Jokic was able to dodge or not, and met Antich's shot.

"Smack!"

"Toot!"

The slap hit Jokic's wrist firmly, and the referee's whistle followed.

Antich's thug fouls.

There was a cheer from the crowd as Jokic shook his hand at the free-throw line.

I have to say that Antici has a strong ball style, and his wrist is already crimson when he is slapped by this slap.

Adjusting his touch, he went to the free throw line.

The first penalty was missed, and the hit just now obviously had an impact.

The second free throw was hit to give the team the lead.

The Hawks' offense, Teague advanced to the frontcourt, they still ran tactics, Bojan's defensive ability and experience were indeed a lot worse than Johnson's, and Korver continued to block and get shots.

"Huh!"

After two sluggish games, he finally had signs of exploding, and hit a three-point shot.

There was a lot of agitation, which was not a good sign for the home team.

"Keep up." Tang Tian was standing on the sidelines at this time, he didn't criticize Bo Yang, but still gave him more encouragement.

Rookie playoff play doesn't play well and needs encouragement, and not everyone is like Mitchell and Tatum in their previous lives.

The Nets' frontcourt offense, the same tactic, Jokic is still reaching for the ball in the low post.

Budenholzer's reaction was quick, and he realized what Tang Tian was going to do, and got up and shouted on the sidelines for Antici to stop fouling.

Catch the ball, arch your back, exert your strength, turn around, turn again, stick to the shot.

Antic raised his hand but didn't interfere with Jokic as the ball was safely placed in the basket.

3-3, the two sides were tied.

Looking back, the Hawks continued to play together, but this time the Nets did a good job of changing defenses, not giving the Hawks too many good opportunities, and Teague missed a small throw.

Yi Jianlian grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Nets pushed to the front court and continued to let Jokic play Antic.

At this time, don't talk about Budenhozer, even the fans can see it.

"Hit! Beat! ”

There was a burst of shouts from the sidelines.

Antic made great efforts not to let Jokic arch in, but Jokic's style of play was too flexible, and Joe Johnson was not on the court, and the Hawks' help defense was not very good, and he wanted to block and retracted from Budenholzer's reminder on the sidelines.

Jokic's shot also put the ball in the basket.

Antici waved his hand angrily.

The audience cheered.

Jokic swept away the gloom of the last game, scoring five points in a row in the opening game.

Tang Tian couldn't help but smile bitterly at this time, this Jokic is good at everything, but his personality is too shy, if he changes O'Neal, he will definitely have to provoke after he scores, and after the provocation, the opposite side will naturally be more likely to foul.