Chapter 573 Talent Visible to the Naked Eye (First Update!)
Gallinari missed a three-pointer and Jokic received another defensive rebound.
He went to the frontcourt to support the organization.
The Nuggets are clearly starting to guard his passes.
He turned around and turned over Nurkic. Hickson missed Aminu in front of him and didn't dare to help him. He directly put the basket and scored.
The point difference is 7 points.
The Nuggets called a timeout.
Jokic received warm cheers from his teammates when he left the field.
During this period, the Pelicans can rely on Jokic to chase points.
Although Jokic does not know how to do things like Dinwiddie, his white and fat appearance is very attractive, and his teammates also like him very much.
Jokic sat down on the sidelines and gasped.
His weight is still too large, his physical energy is exhausted quickly, and his reaction at altitude is even greater.
After returning from the timeout, there were substitutions and adjustments on both sides. The Pelicans played Tang Tian and Davis ahead of schedule, and Williams wanted to take advantage of the situation to chase points.
The Nuggets also replaced Lawson, Efflalo and Mozgov.
The timeout came back and the Nuggets went first.
After Lawson signaled his teammates to pull away, Mozgov mentioned the pick-and-roll from the three-point line.
After disassembling, he misplaced Jokic and accelerated his layup into the inside.
Although Shaw's reaction was a bit slow, he still reacted and caught Jokic's defense.
In the attack of the Pelicans, Tang Tian held the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, and his teammates pulled away.
At this time, a different scene came out than when Whiteside was on the court.
Because Jokic had a three-pointer, Mozgov was forced to defend the three-point line, and the Nuggets' inside line was quite empty!
Tang Tian rushed to the basket in one step before the Nuggets double-teamed.
Afflalo couldn't keep up with the speed, and watched Tang Tian rush into the inside line.
Tang Tian jumped one meter away from the basket, and directly made a one-armed dunk!
"Boom!"
This dunk was powerful and heavy, and the muffled sound was transmitted through the loudspeaker, which caused a burst of restlessness among the fans at the scene.
This kind of ball has a great impact on the morale of both parties.
Lawson went to the frontcourt and continued to look for Jokic. This time the Pelicans didn't make a change. Lawson got room to shoot, but he didn't make a three-pointer with a step back.
Jokic received another defensive rebound.
Tang Tian was almost down when Lawson shot.
And in the next second, Jokic's long pass came from the backcourt.
The biggest change in the small ball era is the speed of offensive and defensive transitions. A big man like Jokic who can pass the ball is a speed booster!
Tang Tian caught the ball and rushed to the basket, scoring another two-handed dunk.
Point difference, only 5 points left!
Jokic's performance during this period caught the Nuggets really off guard.
Xiao was also a little confused at this time.
Jokic is now the third inside substitute in the Pelicans, and this sudden burst really made him defenseless.
The morale of the Nuggets on the field was also greatly affected by Tang Tian's dunks.
When cooperating in the frontcourt, Lawson made a pass error and was directly intercepted by Ariza.
Fortunately, the Nuggets retreated quickly, and the Pelicans didn't start a fast break this time.
Cole took the ball to the frontcourt and gave it to Tang Tian.
The Nuggets double-teamed ahead of time, Tang Tian didn't pass the ball to Ariza who was open, but directly gave it to Jokic at the top of the arc.
Tang Tian now has a combination of sudden shots and passes. Playing with the ball is the most suitable for him, but playing like that all the time consumes energy.
So it is also a good choice for him to switch the offensive mode occasionally.
After he gave the ball, he ran off the ball and ran out of the three-point line with Ariza's pick-and-roll.
Jokic delivered with an early pass.
Tang Tian caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.
"Shua!"
After the basketball whirled in the air and drew an arc, it entered the net hollowly!
The point difference came to 2 points!
After Tang Tian scored the goal, he pointed in Jokic's direction.
He hasn't experienced this kind of comfortable three-point shooting after leaving the Spurs.
Holiday is a good defender and scorer, but his assist ability is really average.
In contrast, the ball Jokic fed was really comfortable.
The Pelicans are already on the move.
The Nuggets' weaknesses began to be exposed. They scored a lot, but after falling into a scoring drought, they didn't know who to attack.
As a result, after a wave of offense, he was defended by the Pelicans for 24 seconds!
"Defend! Defend!"
The DJ at the scene felt that the momentum was wrong, and the fans cheered loudly for the home team.
Tang Tian took the ball and continued to drive to the basket, Mozgov shrank the defense, and he distributed the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc.
Jokic made another three-pointer.
"Boom!"
This time the ball was shot a little far, hitting the back edge of the basket and bouncing high.
Davis gave the racket to Tang Tian with his long arm.
Both Afflalo and Hixon rushed over to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian threw the ball directly towards the top of the arc.
Jokic gets the ball again.
He adjusted and shot a three-pointer.
Mozgov couldn't get out, and directly stuck Davis to take the board.
The ball flies through the air in a high parabola.
"Shua!"
With a crisp sound, the basketball hit the net again!
Jokic made the second three-pointer of this quarter!
Shot the first three-pointer, probably luck.
This shot into the second one shows that he really has the ability to make three-pointers!
This three-pointer also allowed the Pelicans to overtake the score!
Xiao stretched out his hand and called timeout again.
Jokic really became his big problem tonight.
Jokic was again cheered by the Pelicans when he came off the court.
He has a strong sense of presence on the court this quarter, making 3 of 4 shots, and has already scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists!
This efficiency is really no one.
But Williams had to replace him at this time, because his face was already a little pale.
Back from the timeout, Whiteside and Holiday replaced.
The Nuggets' offense, Lawson's breakthrough was directly taken off by Whiteside.
Jokic's performance was eye-catching, and giving Whiteside enough rest time also gave him a lot of stimulation. He was quite excited at this time.
The Nuggets' offense did not score, and Whiteside protected the defensive rebound.
The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian double-teamed and scored a three-pointer for Ariza, who missed the shot.
But Whiteside dunked the ball directly across Mozgov!
The momentum of the game has completely turned to the side of the Pelicans.
Jokic's performance allowed the Pelicans to regain their rhythm!
The Nuggets played well when the momentum was going well, but no one stood up when they were in adversity, and the Pelicans began to take control of the situation.
In this quarter, the Pelicans beat the Nuggets 35 to 10!
At the end of halftime, they went from being 10 points behind in the first quarter to leading by 15 points!
This time, the plateau can't save the Nuggets at home.
In the end, with a wave of flow in the second quarter, the Pelicans beat the Nuggets 108 to 85 and won their first victory in December.
The Nuggets still had 5 players scoring in double figures, but Lawson, who scored the highest score, only scored 15 points.
For the Pelicans, Tang Tian had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Davis had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Whiteside had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Jokic's performance was eye-catching, and he appeared again after half a month. He played 20 minutes and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, a quasi-triple-double data!
This talent is visible to the naked eye!
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