He scored the basket, and Butler was very excited, rushing to Walker and shouting.

Walker was relatively calm. After high-fiving Butler, he looked back at Rozier, who had just gotten up.

His expression made it seem like he had done something ordinary.

Tang Tian silently gave a thumbs up.

As expected, they came from UConn together, and even their swagger was the same.

Walker steadily made the free throw, scoring the first 3 points for the Pelicans.

The Hornets' offense, Rozier holding the ball on the outside to organize.

He glanced at Batum, ready to run a play.

But at that moment, a burst of commotion suddenly erupted in the arena.

Because Butler made the same gesture to Rozier.

He reached out, palm up, and beckoned.

Come on over!

Rozier provoked Walker, and Butler was sticking up for his brother!

Rozier's face flushed crimson.

After all, he was only a third-year player, and compared to Walker, his mentality was obviously more volatile.

He abandoned the idea of running a play and looked up towards the VIP box in the stands.

He knew Jordan was watching him there.

During yesterday's training session, Jordan had a private chat with him, saying that he would be watching his game all night.

He couldn't back down!

And he wouldn't back down. Putting aside his strength, his confidence was top-notch in the league!

He signaled to spread out, lowered his center of gravity, and prepared to break through.

Although Butler was a swingman, he weighed nearly 110 kilograms and mainly played the three, so Rozier had a speed advantage.

He dribbled left and right with crossover steps, preparing to find an opportunity to break through.

But as soon as he dribbled once, Butler stuck right to him.

Butler had high defensive IQ. He knew his disadvantage, so he didn't give Rozier any chance to accelerate.

Rozier didn't expect Butler to come up so fast. He tried to dribble to get rid of him, but was forced back step by step, and was about to retreat to midcourt!

The sidelines were buzzing.

This scene was a bit awkward!

It should be said that after Tatum took office, Butler was one of the players who benefited. His tenacious defense inevitably involved physical contact.

Before, the ticky-tack fouls were very restrictive to him, but after the rule change, his defensive deterrence was significantly improved.

This was a big reason why he was able to be selected for the All-NBA First Team last season.

Although Adam Silver took office in the new season, he didn't change the standard of calls too much in order to seek stability, so Butler's deterrence was still very strong.

In the end, Rozier stubbornly refused to pass the ball, and when he was about to be forced to midcourt, he chose to dribble hard to try to get rid of him.

*Thwack!*

But this approach quickly exposed the ball, and Butler seized the opportunity, forcefully stealing the ball!

Rozier wanted to steal it back, but because his dribble was too wide earlier, he couldn't control his center of gravity, and he stumbled forward, falling to the ground.

There was an uproar in the arena.

Being scored on with a 2+1 before was barely acceptable, because they all knew Walker's strength.

But to have the ball stolen like that while dribbling, how could he show Jordan that he was better than Walker!

After stealing the ball, Butler looked back, saw Rozier fall to the ground, and immediately accelerated to the frontcourt, finishing the play with a two-handed dunk.

5 to 0.

The score wasn't too surprising.

After all, no matter who the Pelicans played, they would basically start with a dominant run.

But what mattered was the way they scored.

Shaking someone down and then a steal and dunk.

This was really disrespecting the Hornets' new leader!

VIP box.

Jordan frowned.

This Rozier really wasn't living up to expectations.

He was shaken by Walker like that.

If it were him in the past, even if he didn't steal the ball, he would have blocked the shot.

And Butler, was that kind of defense really that strong?

If it were him in the past, he would have just bulldozed right through.

It wasn't even a double team, and he could still lose the ball?

The Hornets' offensive possession.

Rozier dribbled the ball and continued to advance to the frontcourt.

If he knew what Jordan was thinking at this moment, he would probably spit blood.

If he had Jordan's ability, would he still be playing in Charlotte?

But he was indeed a bit embarrassing. The Pelicans were obviously going to make fun of him tonight!

"Jimmy, don't steal the ball. If you steal it, Kemba won't have anything to do."

At that moment, he heard Tang Tian say to Butler.

"Pfft!"

He felt like he had already coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Were those the words of a human?

Were those the actions of a human?!

What the hell did I do wrong that you have to treat me like this?!

No, the way of thinking was wrong.

Was I, Terry Rozier, someone you could insult like that?!

Rozier was angry, he was provoked by Tang Tian.

He took off with a series of crossover steps. Seeing that Butler had no intention of stealing the ball, he accelerated towards the inside and then took a difficult shot over Butler's close defense.

*Clang!*

A miss.

Butler's defense really wasn't something that ordinary people could break through.

Dedmon easily grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Hornets' offense once again failed to score.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball forward, passed the ball to Walker when he reached the frontcourt, and then signaled for the others to spread out.

What he said just now was the truth. Walker was the protagonist tonight. He and Butler were just supporting actors and couldn't steal Walker's spotlight.

Walker got the ball, and his expression was also a bit excited.

With two brothers supporting him, he felt stronger than ever before.

A series of low crossover steps, followed by his signature hesitation move.

Rozier's eyes were bloodshot as he moved to defend, but he still couldn't keep up.

At that moment, something that made the Hornets fans in the arena despair and excited at the same time happened again.

Walker suddenly flicked his hand, and the ball passed directly through Rozier's legs!

Before Rozier could turn around, Walker had already gone past him with the ball!

He was, starting to show off!

There were many whistles in the arena.

Because he was in Charlotte, Walker's popularity had never been very high.

It might not even be as high as when he, Tang Tian, and Lamb led UConn to the championship.

But in reality, his playing style was very explosive. Although his ball-handling skills were a bit worse than Irving, his scoring ability was just as good.

He had also done this kind of nutmeg when he was a Hornets player, but this time, he was doing it to Rozier, the Hornets' new leader!

Kaminsky once again rushed out to defend.

Although his ability was a bit lacking, this former Wisconsin University NCAA superstar had a really good defensive attitude.

Walker didn't slow down. He pulled the ball to the right, took off, and scooped the ball off the glass over Kaminsky in the air.

Kaminsky's desperate defense hit Walker's wrist again, and the referee blew his whistle.

The ball went over Kaminsky's defense, hit the high part of the backboard, and bounced steadily into the basket!

2+1!

Play number two on today's Top 5 Plays!

Walker was going to take over the entire NBA Top 5 Plays of the day!

The looks in the eyes of the fans in the arena at this moment were indescribably complicated. This was their Walker!

Inside the VIP box.

Jordan shook his head helplessly, then picked up a cigar from beside him.

When men were frustrated, they liked to smoke a cigarette to relieve the stress.

It was just that he was the God of Basketball, he didn't smoke cigarettes, he smoked cigars.