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In the following games, Joey assisted Davis, Faried and others to"abuse the basket" one after another. At the end of the half, he led the Barkley team to lead by 11 points into the third quarter.

The two teams played"peacefully" in the first half, without the strong competitive feeling of young players.

In addition to Irving and Dion West, the two Cavaliers stars were extremely active today. As soon as they came on the court, they stared at Barkley's No. 3, Joey.

Often after Joey assisted his teammates to make a wonderful alley-oop attack, the two were like the"bison" who had put all their efforts into it. They didn't care about the tactics and teammates who were already in the open position. They would"return the favor" as soon as they got the ball.

Especially West, who came off the bench in this rookie challenge, he can be said to be"full firepower". As long as he was on the court, other players of O'Neal's team could hardly touch the ball.

Of course, his efficiency was naturally not low. Facing Bill, Walker, Klay and others on Joey's side, West, who averaged 14.3 points per game, played smoothly and constantly used the empty cuts after the break and the pick-and-roll to score points.

At the end of the first half, he had scored 14 points, second only to O'Neal's Davis. The two teams entered the second half with a score of 61:75.

"What the hell!"

As soon as he walked to the bench, unlike the relaxed atmosphere of Joey and Davis who were chatting and laughing, O'Neal's team felt a little"frustrated" inexplicably. His teammates around him saw that his"mood" was a little wrong, and they rationally chose to turn a blind eye. Only the"good brother" on the side"，"Good teammate" took the initiative to come forward and ask:

"What's wrong, Kyrie? Are you worried that we are still behind?"

Without waiting for his good brother to answer, West said"confidently":

"Don't worry, I'm on top of everything. I feel really good today. Believe me, and please believe me, Mr. Big Diesel Engine, I will definitely make up for the difference in the second half!"

Seeing how confident he was, I don't know what others think, but O'Neal, who has been in this league for nearly 20 years and has a sharp eye for people, raised his eyebrows. Obviously, he didn't take West's words to heart at all - isn't it just to give you more playing time?

Sure, go talk to David, you ignorant kid...

Thinking of this, O'Neal glanced at the white middle-aged man who had not arranged any tactical moves for the second half, but was about to fall asleep on the bench with his arms around his chest and his eyes closed.

After hearing what his good brother said, Irving felt even more aggrieved.

In the first half, his performance was obviously"at a disadvantage" compared to Joey, both in organization and In terms of court control, passing and cutting awareness, and even his best offensive performance, he was all outperformed by the latter.

In the first half alone, Joey contributed 8 points, 11 assists, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Three of the 4 steals were"intercepted" from Irving!

Can you believe that a guy with a forward physique repeatedly stole the ball from a guard who is less than 1.9 meters tall and famous for his dribbling ability?

In contrast, Irving made 2 of 11 shots in the first half under Joey's defense, and barely got an inefficient data of 5 points and 5 assists.

This forced Irving to recognize a fact - that is, he greatly underestimated the opponent who was always... A freshman with a look on his face!

Everyone thought that his excellent defensive statistics were due to his"bug"-like physical advantage in the same position, but hidden under this"skin" was an almost abnormal sense of prediction and timing for steals!

That feeling... It was like he knew whether you were going to go out or go to the bathroom as soon as you stood up!

Irving remembered the feeling of being stared at, which was like a thorn in the back... Joey was still talking and laughing, while Barkley and Yao Ming, who had come to the George Brown Center in the afternoon to watch Joey's rookie game, began to"reminisce" on the spot.

As the head coach of Barkley's team, Holzer also joined the second The"gossip" session of the team members was over, and the"authority" of the head coach in arranging the team's personnel and tactical arrangements was fully handed over to Joey.

As a result, the style of the Barkley team's bench became like this: as the"important roles" of the captain and the head coach, Barkley and Holzer were chatting and laughing with Yao Ming in the second row of the sidelines, as if they didn't take the game to heart at all.

However, Joey, as a player and the brain of the team on the court, was busy picking up the tactical board, drawing tactical runs for Davis, Leonard and others, and arranging personnel to go on and off the court...

This strange scene was captured by some unscrupulous media reporters, and it is estimated that it will become a"classic memory" in NBA history in the future."……

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As soon as the second half started, O'Neal's team showed their determination to catch up with the score difference."——

West broke into the paint with the help of Tyler Zeller's screen. Davis, who was squatting in the paint, was ready to jump up and block his shot at any time.

But West, who played more like Marbury than Marbury in the first half, changed his usual behavior and threw the basketball to the bottom corner without looking at anyone.

Klay Thompson, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, had been waiting for a long time!

He received the ball and made a slight adjustment, then shot directly."——

He had a feeling that this ball would go in!

But at this moment, a black shadow covered the entire space in front of him - it was Joey! Joey, who was"passed" by West, relied on his monster-like defensive speed to rush to the right corner in an instant:

"wipe——"

The ball was intercepted by Joey's big hand, and the ball was rubbed to the lower part by his fingers, completely changing the trajectory of the ball.

In the surprised eyes of nearly 20,000 fans in the stadium, Klay Thompson's three-pointer that was sure to win did not even touch the frame, drawing an"elliptical parabola""

"Fuck, wasn't this guy just blocked from the three-point line by that idiot Taylor?���? How did he appear here?"

The blocked shot by Thompson was a little embarrassed, secretly cursing his teammates for being"unreliable".

(Tyler Zeller: What does it have to do with me? Who knew that this guy had a third eye and knew in advance that West would pass the ball to you?)

Fortunately,"Drummond" blocked two players under the basket, relying on the 253-pound"modern giant" weight to block Davis and Faried behind him, and he took the frontcourt rebound firmly!

"The wonderful rebound came from the Detroit Pistons' No. 0 basket monster!!!"

The DJ's voice resounded throughout the stadium, and the fans of O'Neal's team also burst into cheers.

O'Neal on the sidelines looked at Drummond with a slightly satisfied look - this kid, finally did not waste my"ears and mouths" these days."……

But the smile on the Shark's face didn't last long, because Drummond's next move made him instantly"black line".

The latter grabbed the frontcourt rebound, remembered the"teachings" of his predecessors before the game, and used fake moves one after another. Davis and Faried behind him were unmoved and not shaken at all. Instead, they stretched out four long arms to cover all the shooting space under the basket.

Seeing that the three-second time for the attack under the basket was about to expire, Drummond gritted his teeth, pushed away the person behind him who was not sure whether it was Davis or the"Orc", and was about to put the ball into the basket.——

"Bang!"

Sure enough, a dark big hand nailed the ball directly into the basket.

"Kenneth Faried's block from the Nuggets' Gibbs!!!"

It's the"Orcs"!

O'Neal on the sidelines was speechless, covering his entire face with a big hand, shaking his head helplessly and sighing...

His teammates on the court, Irving and West were also confused - are you not a buddy?

You average 7.1 points per game, and you are going to go right under the noses of two"jumping guys" who average 2.1 blocks and 1.6 blocks per game?

Who gave you the courage?

Liang JR?

Without waiting for others to react, after Drummond was blocked, Davis grabbed the rebound and threw it directly to Joey who was about to go down.

Irving and West, the"Cavaliers' outside twin stars", gritted their teeth, sandwiched Joey on the left and right, and stopped the latter one step away from the three-point line.

Joey dribbled the ball back to the three-point line, and it seemed that he had given up the fast break and was ready to organize a positional battle.

Irving was delighted, but before he could call his"good brothers" to double-team him, he heard a voice behind him,"Be careful!""——

"Bang——frame frame frame……"

Before Irving could react, Joey in front of him no longer had the ball in his hand.

Looking back, the muscular straight-browed man wearing the No. 23 jersey of the Pelicans (changed in January 2013) was already hanging on the basket, and he roared with excitement!

This... when did he pass the ball?

Irving's eyes were inexplicably shocked. Not only him, but many rookie players on the court did not react.

Until the four electronic broadcast screens above the court replayed:

It turned out that the moment Davis passed the ball to Joey, the former had already rushed out of the half court. When Irving and Wes joined forces to stop Joey, Davis was like a gust of wind blowing by, pointing to the sky with one hand, and Joey immediately understood.

The cooperation and tacit understanding between this pair of"twin stars" from Kentucky far exceeded any player on the field - as soon as Davis raised his butt, Joey knew what he was going to do!

61:77!

At the beginning of the second half, the first ball of the Barkley team set the tone for this game!