The Godfather of Basketball

Because there are many newcomers, this year's preseason team needs to adjust the lineup in addition to examining the bench players as usual.

In fact, with the active free market, each team pays much more attention to the preseason than before, and basically let the main players play halftime.

The Nets' first preseason game is an away game against the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers made it to the finals last season, and basically kept their lineup this season. Winning the championship is their only goal.

Head coach Blatter is also full of confidence, and the starting lineup was laid out at the beginning of the first game of the preseason.

Irving and JR Smith on the outside, James and Love on the striker, and Timofey Mozgov at the center.

Many fans came to the Quicken Loans Arena, and the attendance rate was close to 60%. The Nets have grown by leaps and bounds this season. In the eyes of many fans, the match between the two sides is a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Yi Jianlian jumped over Mozgov and gave the Nets the opportunity to take the lead in attacking.

Jokic is in the high-post organization, and Mozgov shrinks near the free throw line.

Jokic raised his hand and shot after seeing it.

"Shua!"

In a familiar scene, Jokic scored the Nets' first goal.

In the Cavaliers' offense, Irving dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Love, and then rushed directly to the basket.

Irving's ball-handling skills are outstanding, and the breakthrough along the way is lightning-fast.

However, Butler's reaction is very fast. As a defensive player, he has a very keen sense of smell on the defensive end.

Irving's breakthrough was blocked and he distributed the ball to James who followed up in the middle. James directly pressed Jokic and scored a layup.

Seeing this scene from the sidelines, Tang Tian suddenly couldn't help shaking his head.

With James' current size, he is completely unafraid to face a big center like Jokic. The Cavaliers' lineup can handle injuries well and is really a bit invincible.

In the Nets' frontcourt offense, Booker seized the opportunity of Smith's lack of defense and got a shot. Jokic's pass was fast, and Booker's shot was decisive and confident.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, Booker's three-pointer also scored!

The Nets got off to a good start!

Blatter was a little unhappy on the sidelines and yelled at Smith for a while.

Tang Tian was overjoyed. Booker was indeed talented. His style of play and shooting speed were exactly the same as Thompson's.

But looking back, Irving used Mozgov's pick-and-roll from the outside to hit a three-pointer.

After playing for more than a minute, the score was 6-5.

Because it was only a preseason game, the defensive strength of the two teams was not particularly strong, and they played against each other at the beginning.

But soon, the firepower of the Nets couldn't keep up.

After being yelled at, Smith stuck close to Booker, who didn't get many more chances, and Butler had just joined the team. Although he had practiced together for a lot of time, he hadn't found his position on the offensive end. More offense is concentrated in the hands of Deron and Jokic.

As for the Cavaliers, Irving, James and Love have played for a season, and they have played very well on the offensive end.

When more than 9 minutes into the first quarter, the Cavaliers had already led the Nets by 10 points 26 to 16.

Tang Tian's expression didn't change much on the sidelines. The Nets still need to get used to it. It's a bit difficult to beat the Cavaliers now.

The two teams began to enter the rotation one after another, because they were all aiming to adjust the lineup, Tang Tian and Blatter were all on the bench one after another.

The Cavaliers have Dellavedova and Mo Williams on the outside, Shumpert and Jefferson on the front, and Tristan Thompson on the center.

On the Nets side, Livingston, Gordon, McGrady, David West and Pralim also appeared one after another.

Mo Williams scored a three-pointer as soon as he came up, and the emotions of the fans on the scene were ignited again.

According to this momentum, even if it is only half court, the Cavaliers will abuse the Nets.

Livingston's frontcourt organization, West played Jefferson in the low post, Jefferson obviously couldn't hold back, Shumpert could only shrink in and defend.

At this moment, Gordon came out with a pick-and-roll from McGrady and reached out for the ball.

Livingston's pass passed, and Gordon took the ball in the air for a shot.

"Shua!"

Like a guided missile, it crossed a high parabola and fell directly into the net bag.

An answerball!

This three-pointer also suppressed the Cavaliers' momentum.

Frank still knows a lot about Gordon. Because of injuries, Gordon reduced his breakthrough and increased his shooting. From a top breakthrough player to a stable shooter, Gordon must have sweated a lot off the court.

Dellavedova missed a three-pointer from the outside, Thompson's tip-up was also interfered by Pralim, West grabbed a defensive rebound, and the Nets defended a goal.

After Livingston advanced to the frontcourt this time, he directly hit the ball to Gordon.

Pulling away from the weak side, after Gordon held the ball and beckoned West to put on the pick-and-roll, he tricked Jefferson with a feint of a breakthrough, and stepped back directly to the three-point line before making a shot.

"Shua!"

Different location, same result!

Gordon scored another three-pointer!

He is simply a giant microwave oven, and he came up with two three-pointers, which actually made the Nets want to take off.

Tang Tian couldn't help but burst into joy on the sidelines.

Because Gordon has been in a weak team, his performance declined after the injury, and no one paid attention to him. In fact, he practiced shooting hard after the injury, which made him more comprehensive.

The signing of the Nets in the summer is definitely a big profit.

Blatter looked helpless on the sidelines, and Gordon's two three-pointers were too fast.

Gordon's two three-pointers also excited the players on the Nets team. Jefferson's catch and layup after the pick-and-roll was directly slapped by West, and McGrady took the defensive rebound.

In the frontcourt, West played back from a high position.

Because of Gordon's two consecutive three-pointers, the Cavaliers didn't dare to take it in anymore, watching West push Jeffrey in.

But when everyone's attention was attracted to him, Gordon suddenly threw off the defensive Shumpert, and accelerated to the basket to make an empty cut.

This came down so fast and suddenly that not only Shumpert was caught off guard, but other Cavaliers players also didn't react.

Before they knew it, West had passed the ball while turning.

Gordon received the ball and made a quick breakthrough for a layup.

8 to 3!

After replacing the substitute, Gordon shot from inside and outside with full firepower, directly closing the point difference to 5 points!

Blatter stretched out his hand and called a timeout. Although it was a preseason game, it would be a bit embarrassing to continue playing like this.

"Nice job!" Tang Tian reached out and gave Gordon a high five when he was off the court.

Such a performance deserves such encouragement from him.

But this performance is actually not particularly surprising. Gordon's strength is at the quasi-All-Star level. If you let him play against the opponent as a pure substitute, if he can't perform well, it is considered abnormal performance.