bookrandom Chapter 514 Jokic: Have you ever seen pantomime?
Chapter 514 Jokic: Have you ever seen pantomime?
Ben West's entry into the game immediately raised the height of the Nets' starting lineup.
With Ben West, Kevin Durant, and Claxton, the Nets essentially fielded a three-tall lineup.
But the truth is, no matter which of these three is switched onto to guard Jokic, they still suffer.
But if it were someone else, whether it were Porter Jr. or Gordon, it would be much better.
To put it bluntly, this game was all about letting Jokic score.
Of course, that's not entirely accurate. Jokic doesn't need anyone to guard him, and there aren't many players who can defend him one-on-one.
Swish!
Claxton was only slightly off track when Jokic sank his first three-pointer of the night.
The Nuggets also led the Nets 7-4.
Ben West, who was switched to the paint, picked up the ball, glanced at Wang Xiucheng who was being closely guarded by Murray, and then passed the ball to Westbrook.
Wang Xiucheng slowly walked to the front field and then stood in the bottom corner.
Westbrook dribbled the ball and used a crossover dribble to advance past half-court against Pope.
Ben West brought Porter Jr. over to switch defenses with Westbrook.
Facing Porter Jr., Westbrook used his quicker first step to get into the paint.
When Jokic failed to come over to help defend, Westbrook opted to take a floater himself.
With a loud thud, the basketball hit the rim.
Jokic held off Claxton and caught the ball with one hand.
For Jokic, grabbing these kinds of rebounds means he almost never needs to jump, as long as he can hold off his opponent.
He even has time to check his teammates' positioning, and if an opportunity arises, he will immediately launch a counter-attack with a long pass from the quarterback.
This time, just as Jokic caught the basketball with one hand, he noticed that Porter Jr., who had just been switched to defend the perimeter, had already started running.
Over the past few seasons, everyone has become very proficient with this tactic.
In almost every game, the team has several scoring opportunities like this.
Porter Jr. took a couple of steps and turned around to check the direction of the ball when he realized that the ball was gone from Jokic's hand.
Jokic was also completely bewildered. He was about to throw the ball when he felt his hand go empty.
Then he did a prop act, throwing a ball of air to little Potter with his hand.
Jokic immediately turned around and saw that Wang Xiucheng had somehow slipped into the paint and even snatched the basketball from his hands.
Then Jokic saw that Wang Xiucheng did not choose to shoot the ball himself, but instead passed the basketball to Westbrook on the outside.
Porter Jr., who was defending Westbrook, was still in the center circle with his hands outstretched, waiting to receive a pass from Jokic.
There was no one in front of Westbrook at this moment.
Westbrook himself seemed somewhat surprised, pausing for a moment as if he were adjusting.
Then Westbrook jumped and shot the three-pointer.
Swish!
The basketball arced through the air and fell into the net.
Three-pointer, in!
The Nets also made their first three-pointer of the night.
7-7 tie.
Westbrook stared at his hand in disbelief. The ball had actually gone in!
When he threw the ball, although it was wide open, he clearly felt that the ball's trajectory was off.
But in the end, the ball still grazed the inside of the rim and went in.
This...this is incredibly lucky!
Stepping back to the center circle, Wang Xiucheng reached out and gave Durant and Westbrook a high-five each, and then Westbrook clapped for himself.
Inside the arena, in a corner near the Nets' bench.
This area is for the Nets players' families, since the Nets have a chance to win the championship tonight, so many players have been invited to the arena.
The front-row tickets were indeed too expensive, and the Nets' public relations department felt that making money was more important, so they arranged these family members in this position instead.
Durant's mother, Westbrook's wife, Claxton's girlfriend Maria, Seth Curry's wife Kelly Rivers, and many others were all sitting in this area.
By the way, Kelly Rivers' father is Doc Rivers, the head coach of Philadelphia.
She didn't attend any of the Nets' games against Philadelphia, perhaps because she didn't know which team to support.
But today, Kelly Rivers appeared at the Nets' family box as a member of Seth Curry's family.
Seth Curry's father and older brother both had to buy their own tickets...
Westbrook's wife, Nina, was naturally overjoyed to see him make a three-pointer.
However, instead of celebrating wildly like the other Nets families, she got up and went to sit down in a spot not far from the back row.
Kilan Shipka is sitting here right now.
There are two seats here. One is occupied by Chillan Shipka, and the other is occupied by Nana.
Both of these locations were purchased online by Nina.
Who knew that the Nets would later invite them to sit in the family area, so the money was wasted.
However, she didn't resell it because she still had a mission to complete.
"See that? The championship trophy has been delivered. If nothing unexpected happens, this trophy belongs to the Nets tonight."
Nina had just sat down when she spoke to Shipka, who was staring at Wang Xiucheng.
During this period, Shipka has been paying close attention to Wang Xiucheng. Although she has never been to the stadium, she watches almost every one of Wang Xiucheng's matches whenever she is at home.
She even found some variety shows that Wang Xiucheng participated in in China to watch, although she couldn't understand what Wang Xiucheng and the others were saying.
The more she looked at him, the more she felt that Wang Xiucheng was perfect.
Whether it's appearance, net worth, age, occupation, etc...
Shipka was very satisfied with almost everything.
Just as Nina said, Wang Xiucheng is indeed a man you can entrust your life to.
However, just a few days ago she saw a news report that Wang Xiucheng got into a fight with someone from LV at a banquet, fighting over an Asian singer.
If it weren't for Wang Xiucheng, she might never have known about a woman like that in her entire life.
She didn't sleep all night and went to find Nina the next day.
Why would someone steal something? Because they didn't get it, or the other person doesn't like them.
Nina's words made Shipka feel a little better.
"Don't worry, this period is crucial for the Nets. Once all the games are over, I'll definitely help you beat that Chinese kid."
Nina patted her chest and gave her a guarantee.
Today, during the final game of the season, Nina seemed to finally make her move, appearing at the game with Shipka.
Nina nudged her silly sister when she realized Shipka hadn't heard her. "I'm talking to you."
"Huh? What did you say, Nina?" Shipka was startled and immediately came to his senses, only to find that Nina was already sitting next to him.
Nina smiled and shook her head, somewhat helplessly, "It's nothing..."
Bang!
Just as the two were speaking in hushed tones, a powerful dunk interrupted them.