"Beep!"
The starting players of both teams walked to the center of the court one after another and took their positions.
Jump ball at midfield.
The moment the referee threw the basketball into the air, Jordan and Zhuang Shen also jumped at the same time.
The latter had a slight advantage and successfully passed the ball to his team's defender.
The Cavaliers got the first wave of offensive ball rights, and Sexton advanced with the ball.
Sexton once staged a battle between Lu Bu and the Three Heroes in another parallel world——
He almost single-handedly defeated the Big Three of the Nets, the league's most powerful offensive powerhouse!
Sexton is indeed very strong, but he is not suitable to be a qualified team leader!
His physical fitness is average and his finishing ability is acceptable.
But as the future star of the team, one of his shortcomings is extremely obvious——
Playing ball is so unique!
He is in the No. 1 position, but averages only 3.1 assists per game, which is quite explosive when looking at the entire NBA.
Basketball is a team sport. No matter how strong a player's individual ability is, it is difficult to win the game.
Sexton should have a deep understanding of this.
During his freshman season at Alabama, Sexton traveled to New York to attend the Jordan Classic at Barclays Center.
With 14 minutes left before the end of the second half, a large-scale conflict broke out on the field.
Due to the bad nature, all players who participated in the conflict were expelled!
At this time, Alabama only had three players left, but the referee did not choose to award the game, but allowed them to continue playing.
In this three-on-five game, Sexton scored 19 points (40 points in the game), but it was hard to win!
No matter how awesome you are, you can't beat five against one!
…
Back to the game.
Sexton faced off against Irving, his own senior.
In the 2016 Finals, without Irving's three-pointer, it is still unknown whether the Cavaliers could defeat the Warriors!
Sexton dribbled the ball continuously behind his back while moving.
Every player in the NBA has good basic dribbling skills, let alone guards!
Irving's defensive ability is average in the NBA, and he can obviously handle it against Sexton, who has a small height difference.
At this moment, Larry Nance Jr. unexpectedly set a high pick-and-roll.
Irving gets stuck, which leaves Sexton wide open.
As the core of the team's offense, there is no need to hesitate at this opportunity. Sexton decisively made a three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
The ball hit the net and the Cavaliers scored three points.
3:0!
He hit the target on his first shot. It seems that Sexton's shooting touch is pretty good!
The ball transitioned and the Nets attacked.
Harden holds the ball to organize the offense.
Irving, Harden and Durant are singles players with the ball.
They are not good at running without the ball and catching the ball and shooting like the Splash Brothers!
Therefore, the distribution of ball rights has become the most troublesome issue for head coach Nash...
Harden calls the pick-and-roll.
Jordan stepped forward and blocked Okoro with his body. Harden bypassed the screen and went straight to the basket.
At the same time, Jordan ran to the inside.
Harden threw the ball high, which was an alley-oop pass.
Jordan was full of energy, leaping high, preparing for a powerful dunk to break the doubts of the outside world!
"It's not that easy to score on me!"
As the patron saint of the Cavaliers' penalty area, how could Drummond allow his opponent to easily score an alley-oop!
Attack head on.
"Snapped!"
The basketball was pressed down hard.
After Nance picked up the rebound, the quarterback made a long pass.
Sexton ran to the frontcourt like a cheetah, received the pass, and hit a layup.
5:0!
The Cavaliers' cooperation is very tacit, and their offense and defense are perfect!
Nash was on the sidelines motivating his players, albeit to no avail.
The ball was transferred and Irving advanced with the ball.
Kyrie Irving's dribbling is extremely gorgeous.
If Iverson is a crossover that passes you a hundred times; then Irving passes you a hundred times in a hundred ways!
Sexton looked at the man coming towards him, feeling a little nervous.
Defense is another shortcoming of his, although his attitude is positive——
But this can hardly make up for the weak physical fitness!
Every move and every move of an NBA player is made through years of hard practice.
On the field, they don't cook in place.
They will observe the defender's footsteps, change their rhythm in an instant, pass the defender in one step, and complete the finish.
Irving lowered his body's center of gravity, drastically changed direction, blasted the ball, retreated, and worshiped Buddha, all in one go!
Sexton was finally knocked away because he was too afraid of Irving's shooting.
Irving drives to the basket.
Drummond stepped forward to cover the defense, and the overwhelming defense forced Irving to pass the ball.
Jordan received the ball and faced an empty basket, and he chose to throw.
"Bang!"
The ball playfully hit the left edge of the backboard, and was then controlled by Zhuang Shen.
Jordan's mysterious operation almost sent Nash away.
Empty basket, you dunk!
Sexton took the basketball and quickly counterattacked.
During the march, the basketball was passed to Osman's arms by Sexton, who made a decisive three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
8:0!
Cleveland hit another solid three-pointer.
This feeling is really coming, I can’t stop it!
Jordan was still so sloppy when he served from the baseline, causing the basketball to be robbed halfway.
Okoro quickly grabbed the ball from the Nets' baseline and took off for a dunk!
DeAndre Jordan tried to cover, but to no avail.
"Beep!"
The ball goes in and the whistle blows, "and one!"
Jordan's offense and defense showed Nash's blindness.
Durant was a little angry and smashed the basketball hard. This behavior was just seen by the baseline referee, who received the first technical foul of the game.
In the NBA, any behavior that questions the referee may be called a technical foul!
The act of smashing the ball is also an act of disrespect for the referee.
"Uh-huh!"
"Whoops!" (technical foul penalty)
"Whoops!" (technical foul penalty)
Okoro made two solid free throws, and the Cavaliers had a 12-0 offensive climax against the Big Three of the Nets.
What a dream start for them!
