The Strongest Tier of Defense

Butler held the ball at the top of the key, waiting for his teammates to move before finding the right moment to pass.

On the wing, Redick, the Pelicans' most accurate perimeter spacing option, ran another shooter's play and found himself with a half-open look. He then confidently fired another three.

Swish~~

This time, the Nets dropped cleanly through the hoop!

4–5. The Pelicans had successfully taken the lead.

A balanced starting lineup with suffocating defense could always produce excellent results for most of a game.

The Pelicans before them were exactly that kind of team.

Ferocious on defense, orderly on offense, with very few weaknesses.

As long as they maintained their form, they had nothing to fear from any team in a head-on clash.

After the Pelicans' three-pointer, possession changed hands again.

The Thunder launched another attack.

After Westbrook brought the ball up, he held it and looked for Chen Xi again.

While the Pelicans' double-team on Chen Xi had yet to become too aggressive, they had to seize the chance to let him hammer in a couple more points~~

Chen Xi quickly moved up, used Green's screen to shake off Butler, then received the ball while circling around behind Westbrook on a handoff. He reached the right-side forty-five-degree angle, faced up with the ball, and took on Holiday.

After a Triple Threat jab step, Chen Xi quickly made a Shot Fake to throw Holiday off balance, then started with a scissors step and exploded past him.

After two strides, he powered through Holiday and crossed the three-point line. He followed with a dribble spin, then immediately leaped and released a difficult Mid-range Fadeaway Jumper.

Dang!!

The Basketball bounced off the rim.

Even Chen, clearly, could not shoot one hundred percent while taking shots of such difficulty.

Chen Xi