The schedule is not very friendly, and Wang Xiao can't help it, after all, there are 30 teams in the NBA, and the schedule is complicated, and it is difficult to ensure that it is completely reasonable and has no loopholes.

What Wang Xiao can do is to appropriately reduce the amount of training and give the players better conditions for reserving physical fitness and energy.

After two days in Washington, the Wizards officially embarked on the first game of a four-game road streak, the Portland Trail Blazers.

And in this first game, the Wizards were in a tough battle.

Durant has grown so fast that in just his fourth season, he has already shown that he can't be guarded at all.

Generally speaking, Durant, who plays the small forward position, is basically misaligned with anyone.

Durant's registered height is 2.06 meters, but his actual height is almost 2.11 meters, which is similar to Jordan Jr.

This height is almost the same as standing out from the crowd at the small forward position, and few defenders can reach his height.

Taking advantage of his height, Durant's single threat is quite high, and both George and Butler look struggling to defend Durant.

When a defender can be replaced by a big man like Jordan Jr. or McGee, Durant can always use his speed to shake off the defense.

In the Rose Garden Arena, the home of the Trail Blazers, whenever Durant holds the ball, there will be enthusiastic cheers from the fans.

It only took two seasons for Durant to conquer Portland's fans, making them completely forget that they had ever gotten Oden.

They have Durant now, and who cares what Oden? Who's that?

Many fans behind the Wizards' bench even kept calling out Wang Xiao's name, as if to express their gratitude to him for his insight into selecting Durant that year.

This surprised the players on the Wizards' bench, and it was the first time they had seen a home fan cheering for an away coach after playing a game for so long.

But they also know the story of Wang Xiao and the pioneers.

If it weren't for Wang Xiao, the Trail Blazers wouldn't have Durant now, all they have is the "Emperor" Oden, who is constantly injured and stopped and can't play for a long time.

Think about it, if that's the case, what would the Trail Blazers look like this season?

One Oden, plus a two-legged meniscus removed, Roy, who is plagued by injuries, and now the famous Trail Blazers in the league may be the only one left with Aldridge!

In fact, in an interview with the media a year ago, the owner of the Trail Blazers, Paul. Alan has already apologized for Wang Xiao's matter.

"As it turns out, the truth is only in the hands of a few, such as Wang Xiao, or my young partner, Bill. Gates, their choice seemed quite unbelievable and completely incomprehensible to people at the time, but over time, they proved to be right. "As one of the richest people in the world, Paul . Allen admits his mistakes in front of the media but is very generous.

"I regret that I made the decision to let Wang Xiao go, which proves that when it comes to basketball, I am just a common man who doesn't know anything, I missed out on a great coach, but the legacy he left behind is now the most valuable treasure of the Trail Blazers...... If possible in the future, I hope to continue working with this talented Chinese coach. ”

Paul. Allen's words have clearly indicated that the Trail Blazers are willing to hire Wang Xiao as the team's head coach.

To be reasonable, Wang Xiao thought he was dreaming, so he did what he wanted to do directly, from the perspective of a boss, no matter whether things are right or wrong, it is absolutely intolerable to hide from the boss and everyone to make decisions without authorization.

Paul. Alan Ken's voice is already very commendable, and it fully reflects the courage of the world's most successful businessman.

It's not just the team owner Paul. Allen, even Durant, has expressed his gratitude to Wang Xiao for the importance he paid to him back then in interviews many times, and also revealed the idea of wanting to play under Wang Xiao.

In the face of the kindness revealed by the Trailblazers from the owner to the players, Wang Xiao was very moved, and then refused.

At that time, he had become the head coach of the Wizards and led the Wizards to great results in the East.

Durant is good, but the Wizards, who have both Curry and Harden and a future draft pick, are obviously brighter than the future of the Trail Blazers.

Not to mention who knows Paul of the people. Is Alan just being polite? After all, the current head coach of the Trail Blazers is doing a good job, and it is unlikely that he will be fired and hired for some reason.

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To get back to business, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Wizards was dominated from the start.

Curry didn't start particularly well on the Wizards' side, but the Trail Blazers seized the opportunity, and Durant's consecutive singles successfully opened the score.

Although Curry gradually regained his touch and began to dominate the offense, the score gap between the two teams has never narrowed due to the inability to prevent Durant.

It wasn't until the second half of the first quarter that Harden came on the court and led the bench to tie the score.

Then in the second quarter and the third quarter of the game, the scores of both teams were very tight, and they kept rising alternately. George couldn't limit Durant's play, and Jamison was completely at a disadvantage in the matchup with Aldridge.

The game was deadlocked until the end of the fourth quarter, when the Wizards relied on Curry's magic shot at a critical moment to open the score gap, and held on to that lead until the end of the game.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Durant single-handedly scored 44 points, Aldridge scored 22 points, and Roy, who scored 9 points in 21 minutes, the Trail Blazers combined to score 75 points.

It's a pity that this still failed to beat the Wizards team with Curry 29 points, Harden 21 points, Jamison, Butler, George and Green who scored double-doubles.

After the difficult win over the Trail Blazers, the Wizards didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, so they rushed to Phoenix non-stop to start preparing for the game against the Suns.

And the confrontation with the Suns was also not easy.

Although there is no head coach, there is no main core player of the team, Amare. St's Meyer, but this Suns team still has Nash, and the word Nash alone is enough weight.

In this game, the two teams were locked until the fourth quarter to decide the winner.

Although the Suns didn't have Stoudemire's powerful scoring point, under Nash's tandem offense, seven players on the team scored in double figures.

On the Wizards' side, perhaps due to the fatigue of traveling, the players are generally not in very good shape, with only 4 players scoring double-doubles.

Curry and Harden both played well, Curry scored 34 points under Nash's defense, and Harden also scored 28 points, and these two men's scores effectively pulled back the scoring disadvantage of the other players.

However, with the win over the Suns, the Wizards' four-game winning streak has been in the last two games, and their next opponent is the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.