The crisp sound of striking iron made Wang Xiao couldn't help frowning.

The tactics just now undoubtedly succeeded, the Mavericks' interior did not follow up to help defend at the first time, and Curry had a lot of space to shoot.

But the three points that were almost empty were empty.

Wang Xiao keenly captured that when Curry was shooting, he seemed to be in a hurry, and his shooting posture was a little deformed.

"Are you too nervous?"

That's right, after all, it's the first NBA game experienced, and the opponent is still the legendary point guard Kidd, so I'm afraid anyone will be nervous.

It's a process that every professional player goes through.

On the other side, the Mavericks' tactics still revolve around star Nowitzki, who received a hanging pass from Kidd on the inside, and Nowitzki directly hit Jamison with his back.

Nowitzki and Jamison have similar styles, both of which are the kind of projection power forwards with a long range.

But Nowitzki is clearly more capable of scoring than Jamison, and he also has an absolute advantage in terms of height.

The iconic turn-over golden rooster shot independently, and although Jamison tried his best to interfere with the opponent, Nowitzki, who had a soft hand, easily threw the basketball into the basket.

In the first few minutes of the game, the Mavericks were completely pressing the Wizards to play, especially at the point guard position, and first-year rookie Curry was almost all kinds of education by Kidd.

Several shots were interfered with by Kidd and missed the basket.

What made Wang Xiao frown was that after a few times, Curry seemed to be a little jealous, and passed the basketball in his hand several times, running to open up space to help teammates create opportunities.

This is a smart approach, after being suppressed, he did not blindly shoot randomly, but used his three-point deterrence to help his teammates open up space, although he will still be suppressed by the opponent, but his teammates can get opportunities.

But Wang Xiao didn't think so.

Curry's position on the team is not as simple as a shooter!

Have you ever seen players like Jordan and Kobe Bryant who don't shoot to help their teammates open up space when they are not in good shape and frequently hit iron?

Although the future Warriors, Curry will often do this, but in the current Wizards, without Durant, without Thompson, he doesn't need to cover for anyone, just score!

About 6 minutes into the first quarter, Kidd broke through Curry and rushed into the interior to make a foul, and Wang Xiao replaced Curry, Butler and Haywood, allowing Harden, Beverley and Jordan Jr. to appear.

"Curry."

When Kidd made a free throw, Wang Xiao walked over and sat next to Curry.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry...... Instructor. Curry lowered his head guiltily. I played badly and the team fell behind. ”

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about it." Wang Xiao shook his head, but the words he said made Curry stunned. "You barely touched the ball in the next few minutes, what do you think? Forgot what I asked for? ”

"Teach...... Coach, no, Kidd's defense is too old-fashioned, my offensive efficiency is too low, it is better to help my teammates open up space......"

Curry hurriedly said that although he didn't touch the ball much in the second half of the game, after opening up space for Jamison Butler and others, the Wizards' scoring efficiency has improved a lot, at least much better than when he held the ball in the first few minutes.

Before Curry could finish explaining, he was interrupted by Wang Xiao.

"So what? Are you ready to throw in the towel? ”

Wang Xiao looked at Curry and asked.

Curry was a little speechless.

To be honest, being suppressed by the opponent in all directions, no matter who is replaced, will not be reconciled, even if the opponent is Jason, who is ranked No. 1 in the history of point guards. Kyd.

"Remember, I want Jordan, not Pippen, and I don't care how many shots you take this game, but I want you to blow up the guy across from you, understand?"

Wang Xiao said in a deep voice.

Curry was silent for a long time, then nodded vigorously.

……

The second half of the first quarter was already underway, and the Mavericks also replaced some of the bench players.

Jason. Terry, the Mavericks' best sixth man, is the most formidable firepower point on the bench, and his scoring ability is no less than that of the Spurs' sixth man, Ginobili.

The Mavericks have always been a powerhouse in the West, and the star Nowitzki has contributed a lot, but Terry's contribution is definitely not negligible.

Since 08 from the starting main force to the bench, Terry can average 19.6 points per game for the Mavericks, is the second highest scoring player on the team, second only to Nowitzki, whenever the main players of the two sides go off the court to replace the bench, Terry can always lead the Mavericks' bench lineup to cut points wildly, widening the difference.

However, after Terry came on the pitch today, the score of the two teams unexpectedly did not open as expected, but was still gradually shrinking.

On the Mavericks bench, the team's head coach Carlisle couldn't help but stand up, his eyes focused on the No. 13 rookie with a circle face and beard.

Harden hasn't grown his trademark beard yet, but he hasn't picked it since he entered the draft, and after a while, I'm afraid the beard will grow back.

Compared with his circle face, what makes people more concerned is his ball skills.

When Harden got on the court, the basketball was in his hands most of the time.

Beverley, another point guard who came off the bench, was more of a shooting guard, constantly running for open spots and waiting to catch the ball.

When Harden, who controls the ball, plays against Terry, it seems to be a copy of Kidd against Curry.

Harden, who is 1.96 meters tall and weighs nearly 100 kilograms, is definitely a big tonnage among guards.

And when Terry, who is 1.88,84 kilograms, faced Harden, he couldn't stop Harden from breaking through with the ball at all.

Terry himself is one of the representative figures of the strong and weak offense and defense, and it is normal for him not to be able to guard against Harden.

But when it came to the offensive end, Terry was up against Beverley.

Unlike other rookies, Beverly was banned from school for a year for cheating on his papers in college, and had no choice but to play in Europe, although only in a team in the Ukrainian Second Division, but after all, it is also a professional team, where Beverley received professional training, and all kinds of basketball skills tend to be professional to the degree of perfection.

In terms of experience, he is much more experienced than Curry Harden, a player who has only played in the NCAA and Summer League preseason games.

When Beverley, who is known for his defensive toughness and aggressive play, confronted Terry, Terry couldn't help but have a headache.

The two are of similar stature, Beverley is younger and more active than Terry, and he also has some professional league experience, although it is impossible to completely prevent Terry from dying, but it can also cause a lot of trouble to Terry.

Under the elimination of the other's strengths, the Wizards' bench lineup led by Harden naturally suppressed the Mavericks' bench lineup.

When the first quarter ended, the hole dug by the main lineup was basically filled by Harden, and the difference between the two teams was almost even.