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After a short break, the full-court confrontation training began.

At this stage, Manu was no longer sleepy. He specifically found Holzer and asked to temporarily swap with Danny Green of the first team.

So, the lineup of the first team became: Manu, Parker, Joseph, Bonner and Blair (Tongxi famous player).

Except for Duncan, the second team was basically composed of players on the bench: Joey, Neil, Leonard, Duncan, Split.

At the beginning of the game, old Duncan won the ball from the"Tongxi famous player".

Joey controlled the ball and pressed across half court steadily. Duncan went to the high position and made a solid screen. Joey dribbled with his left hand to mislead Manu to bypass the pick-and-roll, and quickly changed hands to blast the ball and change direction to break into the inside.

Bonner and Blair almost doubled up at the same time, but Joey did not panic. He dribbled behind his back to open up space. Manu had already returned to defense at this time - bang!

Joey seized the opportunity and sent the ball to Manu's crotch. Duncan received the ball and easily made a layup.

"nice shot!"

"Pretty rookie……"

Holzer's eyes lit up on the sidelines, with sharp control of passing timing and smart reading of defense.���

Duncan raised a finger, signaling Joey that the ball was good, and the latter nodded in response - an inexplicable way of greeting between two paralyzed people.

The second team retreated, and Manu, who was"pierced through the crotch", wanted to get back on the field, and signaled to play one-on-one with Joey.

The latter, who was blessed with the [Death Coil] badge, did not lose his position when facing Manu's extremely fast first step, but instead immediately stepped up to defend. Obviously, his two-meter height did not have much impact on his lateral movement speed.

But then Manu just pulled back from his crotch, forced a little space, and stared at Joey's defensive mid-range shot!

"Hey rookie, I admit your defensive footwork is good, but in fact, you are still far from it.……"

Manu shook his finger and retreated with a smile.

In the next few rounds, Parker and Manu of the first team played several hand-to-hand tactics in great harmony.

The ball was basically in their hands, and they scored five goals in a row.

The double perimeter defense gates of the second team, Joey and Leonard, could not keep up with their extremely fast running and cutting speed at all - the rookies could not imagine that the old bird who was still struggling to chase and defend in the last second would appear in a suitable open position to shoot and score in the next second with the help of a screen!

On the second team, old Duncan still maintained a very high competitive state in the interior, and played singles with Bonner and Blair without distinction.

As long as Joey and other perimeter players hoisted the ball in, Duncan turned around and made a small floater or rebound, and basically ended the offense. It was unsolvable! But Parker's breakthrough and Ginobili's slap shot were really hard to resist. In addition to the opening goal, Manu had already scored four goals over Joey, and Joey, relying only on his height and weight, forced Manu to score a goal and almost caused a turnover.

There were two minutes left in the 12-minute quarter, and the score was 24:18, with the ball in the first team's possession.

Blair stepped forward to set a screen for Manu, who broke through and faced Duncan's defense in the restricted area. Manu prepared a small floater to end the attack - snap!

A crisp cut sounded, and just as Manu passed the ball, Joey, who was blocked behind him, came back without knowing when:

【[Pick and Roll Dodger]!

The badge lit up, and Joey got the speed bonus. He turned his back to bypass the pick and roll, and cut the ball cleanly when Manu passed the ball, and then quickly went on a fast break.

Just after crossing the three-point line, Joey pretended to pass the ball to Leonard who had already run to the basket, deceiving Parker who was preparing to make up for the defense, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, he passed the ball and jumped up to shoot - a standard shooting posture, and the hand shape of the ball was also perfect:

"Swish——"

The basketball brushed the net.

24:21, the score was close to three points.

Leonard, who had already run to the basket, looked at Joey with some surprise. The latter also noticed him. The two shook hands and retreated. In the next round, Parker and Manu dared not waste time again - if they were overturned by old Duncan and a group of rookies in the first training game before the season, it is conceivable that they would have to face the ridicule of their teammates for a year in the future.

Manu chose the most stable scoring method - single Joey.

He signaled his teammates to move away. Bonner and Blair were both inside players with a certain shooting range, and Duncan was pulled away.

Several consecutive rhythm changes failed to shake off Joey. The latter's defense was like a maggot attached to his bones, tightly covering Manu's breakthrough space.

Bang -

Manu was forced to stop the ball. Just as he was about to pass the ball, a pair of hands as big as a palm leaf fan snatched the ball from his hands - the force was so great that the old guy Manu almost cried out in pain.

Danny Green reacted the fastest and ran to the other side first. Joey made a long pass, and the basketball passed over the head of Parker who wanted to intercept. Green caught it steadily and shot a three-pointer:

Bang - unfortunately, it missed. Fortunately, Duncan got there first and grabbed the offensive rebound over Bonner and Blair, and passed it to Joey.

The latter signaled his teammates to run and play slowly.

Just when everyone thought that the second team would play according to the tactics in this round, Joey suddenly shot out without fear of death.——

""Swish!"

Another empty three-pointer, the hand fell quickly!

The people watching the game on the sidelines were a little bit unbelievable: Is it tied?

Manu, who just took a step back to prevent a pick-and-roll or Joey's breakthrough, was also a little confused:

Damn, did I"specially" leave him shooting space just now? Is this kid so accurate in three-pointers?

The assistant coach in charge of recording raised his head and looked at Holzer who was closely watching the competition - a white-haired old man suddenly appeared behind him, Popovich!

"Old man, this rookie is really worth your gamble with the third pick.……"

Holzer pushed up his glasses and commented affirmatively:

"He does have the ability to start!"

This comment is actually very high for a rookie, but if this rookie is the third pick, then the implication is worth pondering...

Popovich, who suddenly appeared, just nodded and said nothing.

In fact, the amazing big heart temperament and stable three-point shooting shown by Joey in the last moment of the game also surprised him a little.

After all, he had specially investigated Joey's basic data in college for one year.

Among them, Joey averaged 1.2 three-pointers per game in his freshman season with a hit rate of 44%.

The hit rate does look good, but because the number of shots is too small, it is not enough to be included as a statistical base, so Popovich didn't care too much.

As a result, in today's training game, the big heart temperament shown by Joey really gave him a kind of"surprise"! He secretly said that the 12 million US dollars was not spent in vain.……

"Buden, in the next few days' special training for the players, arrange more targeted shooting training for our rookie No. 3 pick. I want to see his actual shooting percentage as soon as possible!"

"Good sir……"