If you want to become a star in the NBA, you not only need to have physical fitness, excellent ball skills, but also need to have a big heart that can withstand pressure.

Bayless had received too much attention before, which also added more psychological pressure to him.

It's normal for Zhou Xuan to play badly, what can you expect him to do with the 54th pick in the second round? Bayless can't do it, and if he doesn't play well, he will be said to be a parallel import. He is worried about not being able to meet the expectations of the fans and falling into the quagmire that Qianfu pointed out about, and he is afraid of the nightmare of being suppressed by Roy all the time and not getting enough playing time.

Fear is in human nature. Everyone has felt fear at one time or another, and everyone has succumbed to the demons of fear. Zhou Xuan had, in the most difficult days, he was so frightened that he was about to suffocate, in pain, he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and even wanted to cry. At that time, he understood one thing, if he wants to hit a person, the best way is not to provoke trash talk, but to say what is on his mind and let him face his demons.

Bayless is opposite Zhou Xuan, but the person who creates pressure on him is Roy, the star of the Trail Blazers. Roy is too strong to compete in this kind of warm-up game to prove himself, just sit on the sidelines and see what level his substitute is. How could Bayless, who relies on scoring, start in the second position to replace Roy?

Bayles, who walked onto the court, was full of contradictions, whether to attack Zhou Xuan and score high points according to the original plan, or change his style of play and pass the ball like an orthodox defender? It is difficult for people who can't find the right position to succeed, just like a person who is very good at writing urban novels, and suddenly rewrites fantasy, it must be easy to hit the street and difficult to get ahead.

The starters of both sides took to the field. The starting five warriors: Biedrins, Harrington, Margeti, Belinelli, Zhou Xuan.

The Trail Blazers started five: Oden, Aldridge, Outlaw, Fernandez, Bayless.

The game started with a jump ball win by Biedrins. "The Great" Oden has not officially played in the NBA for a year off, and needs to slowly adapt to find the rhythm of the game, and the timing of the jump is not mastered.

The ball was handed to Zhou Xuan, who dribbled the ball through the half, and Bayless defended. Zhou Xuan escorted the basketball to the top of the arc, Harrington blocked Fernandez without the ball on the right side, and Belinelli ran to the baseline. The purpose of this block is to open up space, Belinelli is very accurate in three points, is a pitcher, after the misalignment, Aldridge switched to the bottom line, and Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Harrington on the right.

This misalignment made Harrington, who is 206CM tall, face Fernandez, who is 198CM, and Fernandez is only 84 kilograms, which is about the same weight as Zhou Xuan, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is covered with bones. In Spain, he needs the team's joint defense to make up for the lack of individual defensive ability. At the time of the draft, many scouts were worried about how his weight and strength would cope with the league's muscular jungle.

Now the answer is that it can't be handled.

Harrington squeezed Fernandez out of the way, knocked him over, and broke inside, with Oden coming up on the line, and Harrington only had to send the ball to the basket to get an open spot. But Harrington can't see it, otherwise he wouldn't have averaged less than two assists in just over 30 minutes per game last season, and all he had in his eyes was the basket. In the face of Oden, he made an unconventional move of a big forward, jumped up and dodged the block with the air lever, and sent the ball to the basket, the ball did not go in, the referee's whistle blew, Oden fouled the hitman, and Harrington, who was out of balance in the air, sat on the ground.

This ball shows Harrington's super individual ability, but it also seems that the ball quotient is very low, and the direct step jumper is better than this, and Fernandez can't cover it. He chose to burst to the basket so that Zhou Xuan had no assist, and then gave up assisting his teammates and beat Oden hard. Although Oden is a rookie, that old face looks almost 50 years old, and his strength is also at the level of a gorilla. Simple things are complicated by him.

Harrington hit both free throws to give the Warriors a 2-0 lead.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Bayless took the ball to the frontcourt, and Zhou Xuan stood at the top of the arc with a smile on his face. This expression made Bayless very depressed, as if he was laughing at him for not having a chance even if he had the ability, and he was not as good as his second-round show.

The Trail Blazers' home crowd was waiting to see Bayless score with a sharp break past Zhou Xuan, and he passed the ball to Aldridge inside, and Aldridge was about to go out to block him.

Harrington is defending in the low post, he has a nickname called "Boxing Man", he loves boxing, his physical fitness is not vegetarian, and the reason why he can play center is because of his strength. Aldridge's flaw happens to be a lack of strength, and his stats soared last season, scoring mostly on high-level jumpers after blocking, rarely scoring in the three-second zone, and even fewer rebounds, so he was called a soft egg. Singled Harrington in the low post, he couldn't resist the opponent, dribbled a few times and turned around and missed the jumper, the rebound was won by Biedrins, and it was passed to Zhou Xuan who came to answer.

Zhou Xuan quickly passed the half court with the ball and gave it to Belinelli, who passed Margeti again, three hits and three fast attacks in the front court, Margeti faced Oterlo, and shot a 45-degree emergency stop jump shot on the right side of the three-second zone, and the ball was deflected. What people didn't expect was that Zhou Xuan appeared under the basket and scored directly with one hand. 4 to 0.

The Warriors played fast, the interior players had not returned, Fernandez followed Belinelli, and after the shot did not score, Bayless did not get stuck. This goal made Trail Blazers head coach McMillan angry, got up from his seat and yelled at Bayless "defend"!

The coaching staff had high hopes for Bayless, otherwise they wouldn't have traded him from the Pacers. Bayless thinks too much and is not good at communicating, and when he hears the coach shouting, the pressure is even greater.

After dribbling past half-time, Bayless passed the ball to Fernandes and showed fear. Fernandez broke through and then split the ball out for Bayless. Bayless passed to Aldridge inside without a single step. This time it was recognized by Zhou Xuan, and the ball was not passed high, and Zhou Xuan broke the ball with one hand as soon as he retreated.

The consequence of a low-level mistake was to be beaten back, Zhou Xuan took the half to find Magetti, this time Margeti did not waste the opportunity, shook off Oterlo in one step, and hit two points with a 60-degree pull-up jump shot on the right side. 6 to 0.

The Warriors' "fast whirlwind" has begun to bear fruit, and the old Nelson is ready to do the same after the start of the new season, running fast and passing quickly, so that the opponent can't stand up for the defense, and it doesn't matter if he can't grab rebounds. Zhou Xuan led the rhythm of the whole team, which is what the Warriors need.

In the next round, Bayless finally attacked, he did not find a block, and chose to single-handedly fight Zhou Xuan. 191CM vs. 188CM, 91kg Bayless is not much stronger, and he is not good at using force, preferring to use speed and skill to dwell space to score. Zhou Xuan is not afraid of this, he is also very fast, and he often fights with CJ Watson and Anthony in the team. Morrow and others are heads-up and have a lot of experience in defensive breakthroughs.

Defending the breakthrough depends on the opponent's shoulders and footsteps to judge, Zhou Xuan's eyesight is amazing, and he successfully blocked Bayless's breakthrough route, Bayless's proud first step did not work, and after protecting the ball, he leaned on Zhou Xuan to turn around and jump. The ball was too difficult, it popped out of the frame, and the rebound was taken by Harrington.

The warriors fell into positional battles. Bayless was thinking about how to play Zhou Xuan on the offensive end, and he thought that Zhou Xuan would choose to pass the ball in the half. How did Zhou Xuan glance at Margeti on the side, and without waiting for his teammates to cover, he suddenly broke through from the right side with the ball and passed Bayless in one step.

There are many guards who are good at passing people in one step, and Zhou Xuan is also one of them, his speed is not inferior to that of American players, he takes the ball near the free throw line and takes three steps, and Oden makes up for it. If anyone wants to show themselves the most, it has to be Oden, who was the champion and was predicted last year to be the superman who would dominate the league with his defense.

Zhou Xuan didn't want to score, he jumped up and half turned around and threw the ball lightly high with a hook move, he often practiced this with his teammate Kruger when he was a defender, and the timing of the pass was just right. Biedrins barely helped under the basket, jumped up on the spot and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands! 8 to 0.

With both sides hiding their star players, the Trail Blazers were blinded from the start. Anyone who understands the ball can see that the reason lies in the organizational link, Zhou Xuan completely suppressed Bayless.

Bayless didn't turn over the entire first quarter, and he lost the rhythm that a point guard should have. I want to pass and want to shoot, I don't cover to feel sorry for Zhou Xuan, and after covering, Harrington is not slow to change defenses, blocking his breakthrough, and there is Biedrins waiting under the basket. The hapless Bayless played eight minutes in the first quarter and was substituted. He didn't score a point on 0-of-4 shooting, didn't hand out an assist, grabbed only one rebound, and had one turnover. Zhou Xuan played the full first quarter, with 2 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal, much better than Bayless.

After a break in the second quarter, Zhou Xuan and Bayless played at the same time, and it was still Zhou Xuan who had the advantage. He played very steadily, with every pass full of purpose, while Bayless's passes were like a headless fly and his playmaking skills were far inferior to Spanish defender Rodriguez. Rodriguez is an "American" defender born in Europe, and there is no trace of a European player in his dribbling or his clever passing. His nicknames are "Spanish Magician" and "Spanish Chocolate", and he was present, and the Trailblazers played more flexibly.

The Trail Blazers are behind because they can't stop the Warriors' offense. McMillan's defensive awareness is instilled quite well, especially in the half-court defense, the players have a strong sense of defense, and they do their best to pinch and fill positions, and Oden and Aldridge have shown a "refusal" attitude in the penalty area. However, the Warriors resolutely played fast offense, and the joint defense lost its effect, and the lack of individual defense ability of Fernandez, Rodriguez, Batum, Channingfrye and others was revealed, and the defense line was crushed by several substitutes of the Warriors. And the primary factor that caused all this, the Warriors' fast break starting point was Zhou Xuan.

He played 17 minutes in the first half, scored two points and handed out six assists, and his efficiency was close to that of the last game. Margeti's words in an interview are about to come true, and many people are going to be impressed by him.