For Wang Xiao, Durant has always had a trace of gratitude and awe.

Gratitude comes from Wang Xiao's support for him.

As a professional basketball player, no one wants to be the second child.

At the time of the draft that year, no one was optimistic about Durant becoming the champion, and almost everyone thought that Oden was the chosen one and worthy of the title of champion.

Wang Xiao was the only one who made a different voice at that time, and also put it into action.

As a result, Durant became the top pick in the NBA and caused a huge sensation in the league.

The draft results have come out, things cannot be reversed, and Wang Xiao was also expelled by the Trailblazers because of his reckless behavior, but the matter is not over.

Oden, who unexpectedly fell into the spot, then attacked Wang Xiao many times, and said more than once that after the regular season, he would teach Durant a good lesson and let him understand who is really worthy of the champion.

Portland fans didn't buy it either, and there were all sorts of slogans plastered on the streets.

Things like "We don't want Kevin, we want Greg!" "Greg is the real champion!"

After the surprise, Durant had a long, difficult summer, and everyone questioned him, which made Durant feel like he was carrying a mountain, and the weight almost made him breathless.

But at the same time as the pressure is high, a wave of fire is also brewing in Durant's chest.

He began to train desperately, trying to get stronger by all means, so that his thin body could withstand the high-intensity physical confrontation of the NBA.

He wants to prove that he definitely deserves the title of champion, more than Oden!

Now, he did, and at the age of 23, he led the team to the finals!

This experience made Durant very grateful to Wang Xiao for his wisdom back then, and even had a feeling that if Wang Xiao had not been inspired to choose him as the champion, he might not have reached the height he is now.

While grateful, Durant also has a little awe of Wang Xiao in his heart.

The reason is very simple, Wang Xiao is not the only one who chose him.

When he returned to the league as the head coach of the Wizards in 09, Wang Xiao successively selected several players with full potential.

One of the best is Curry.

Curry was born in March 1988, while Durant was born in September 1988, six months younger than Curry.

Durant entered the league in '07, two years before Curry in '09.

But now, Curry has two regular season MVP awards, becoming the youngest regular season MVP in history, while he only has two scoring titles, and even in the past two years, he can't compete with Curry in scoring.

Obviously, under Wang Xiao's hands, Curry is growing faster than him!

And the Wizards don't just have one Curry, but also the departed James. Harden, Paul wrestling with James. George, Kawai. Leonard......

For Wang Xiao's vision and ability, Durant can be said to be admired by the five-body casting, and even he couldn't help but think that if Wang Xiao had not been fired from the Trail Blazers and had been coaching himself, would it be possible that the youngest regular season MVP would be himself?

"Guys!"

Durant was still stunned, and Trail Blazers head coach Nate Murphy was still stunned. McMillan began to call out to the team.

The game is about to begin.

The starting lineup on the Wizards' side is still the same for thousands of years, point guard Curry, point guard Thompson, small forward Leonard, power forward George, and center McGee.

On the Trail Blazers' side, the starting lineup is point guard Miller, point guard Matthews, small forward Durant, power forward Aldridge, and center Jordan Jr.

The two teams jumped in the middle circle, McGee outplayed Jordan Jr., and the basketball was allocated to Curry.

In fact, McGee's talent is not inferior to Jordan Jr., and even better than the other party in terms of height and arm span bounce, otherwise he would not be higher than Jordan Jr. in the 08 draft, but unfortunately because of attention deficit disorder, McGee's concentration on the court is far less than Jordan Jr.

Fortunately, in the first few minutes, McGee was still able to concentrate.

Curry holds the ball and faces Andre. Miller, after advancing to the front court with the ball, he motioned for his teammates to open up space for singles.

Miller has a lot of experience and a tough body, but the 36-year-old inevitably affects his speed and agility, and Curry quickly changed direction in front of him and passed Miller half of his body and rushed straight into the restricted area.

Seeing this, Jordan Jr. immediately stepped forward to make up for it, but Curry had expected it.

I saw him stop and pretend to shoot, and the deceived little Jordan immediately threw the basketball into the air before and after, and McGee rose up behind Little Jordan, caught the basketball in the air and dunked it into the basket.

"Boom!"

A beautiful open dunk detonated the audience at the beginning!

Listening to the excited cheers of the fans off the field, McMillan, who had just shaken hands with Wang Xiao and returned to the bench before his butt was hot, couldn't help but stand up, walked to the sidelines and shouted: "Wesley! Wesley! Go and help Andrey! ”

The Trail Blazers have apparently carefully studied the Wizards' tactical play and developed a targeted strategy, but they may not have been prepared to use it from the start.

However, Curry simply passed Miller neatly, forcing them to execute their plan ahead of schedule.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Durant hit a mid-range shot after blocking and dismantling to tie the score at 2:2, and the Trail Blazers players on the court switched defenses.

Wesley, a shooting guard. Matthews began to keep an eye on Curry, while Andre. Miller followed Thompson.

In terms of defensive ability, Matthews may not be much better than the experienced Miller, but he is young and strong enough to keep up with Curry's speed, and this alone is enough to make him the main force in defending Curry in the series.

At 1.96 meters tall, the 100-kilogram Matthews is taller than Curry, and even faster than Curry.

Although in the NBA, strength does not directly represent strength, but it can also play a role.

However, on the Wizards' side, Wang Xiao had long expected such a possibility.

Curry can't be contained against Matthews without scoring, but his efficiency will always suffer.

The Wizards are now full of talent, and there is no need to attack this point of low efficiency.

Curry handed the ball to George, and then ran outside the three-point line in the corner, and Thompson and others also pulled away, leaving space for George.

George is facing Aldridge, who is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 118 kilograms.

Among the power forwards, Aldridge is a very fast-paced interior lineman, but compared to George, who mainly plays small forward, the speed gap between the two is even greater than Curry and Miller.

George has three-point shooting ability, Aldridge didn't dare to let George shoot in the open position on the outside, so he could only follow the defense, but as soon as he chased out to the outside, George immediately used his speed to break through.