Howard made one of two free throws.

The score of both teams is 2:1.

Mavericks offense.

Although coach Carlisle is not very confident about whether to win this game, he also analyzed the obvious advantages and disadvantages of the two teams.

The Magic's offense is indeed difficult to defend, but the Magic team also has defensive disadvantages, and Carlisle's offensive tactics for the team are centered on Nowitzki's point of forcing Lewis in the mid-range position.

Rashad Lewis is a well-known three-point shooter in the league, but his defense has been criticized. Carlisle is ready to take advantage of the Magic's weakness in this position to amplify his strengths.

The Mavericks' offensive effect on the court was as envisioned by head coach Carlisle, and Nowitzki's single Lewis was still relatively easy and very efficient.

Howard, who was guarding on the inside, felt that Wang Dachun was still in danger on the inside, and he didn't dare to come out casually to help defend Nowitzki.

But after two or three rounds, Howard was a little anxious, and when he defended again, he took the initiative to switch positions with Lewis, and he went to defend Nowitzki.

Kidd saw Howard leave the box to defend Nowitzki from mid-range, so he made a tactical gesture to Wang.

Shift the ball to Nowitzki, who holds the ball and pulls Howard to just outside the free-throw line before passing the ball to Green.

After Green received the ball, he ignored the player who defended him and threw the ball, and the basketball flew to the penalty area, and Wang Dachun in the penalty area jumped high and pressed the basketball into the basket against Lewis's defense, and the empty catch tactic was successful.

Howard saw that Lewis couldn't defend a goal like Wang Dachun at all, and he didn't dare to change the defense casually. After all, the percentage of goals under the basket is much higher than that of mid-range goals.

With the two teams battling, the Magic's outside shooters are currently not shooting high, mainly because the shooting space is compressed by the Mavericks players.

Although Howard, who competed with Wang Dachun for rebounds on the inside, did overwhelm Wang Dachun on rebounds. But he couldn't afford the waste of his teammates, and Howard's rebounding was more based on his own strength and experience. And Wang Dachun relies on his own bounce and arm span.

The two of them kept fighting on the inside, and Howard obviously felt that the physical exertion was too fast, and in the case of consecutive misses from his teammates, Howard was ready to play his own singles, let all the players pull away, and continue to run on the outside.

Howard relied on his own strength to eat Wang Dachun on the inside, and Wang Dachun's defensive efforts were still forced by Howard to eat two balls with strength and footwork, and he also sent a foul, but the efficiency of the Magic did not improve much.

After Wang Dachun fouled, the head coach of the Magic team asked for a timeout to rearrange tactics for the players, and Carlisle also took the opportunity to tell Wang Dachun off the court to let Wang Dachun and Howard fight for rebounds more fiercely and defend a little harder.

More than half a quarter has passed since the two teams met, but the score has not been pulled apart, and head coach Carlisle is now willing to let Wang Dachun pay for the foul and increase the number of rounds on the team.

After the timeout, the players from both sides returned to the court.

Wang Dachun's defense against Howard also began to increase, although he was not very clear about what head coach Carlisle was talking about, but he still did his best to put pressure on Howard.

Howard did feel the pressure on the defense and didn't shoot casually. Just now, the head coach of the Magic team has formulated a new tactical plan, asking Howard to start taking the initiative to create space for his teammates to block and shoot.

Wang Dachun was suddenly made by Howard, but he was a little overwhelmed, he thought that he would continue to fight with Howard for muscles!

However, he did not dare to relax, and continued to defend Howard and assist in defending the misplaced Magic players.

After Howard participated in the pick-and-roll strategy, the Magic's offensive efficiency did become more efficient, and the score was gradually led by the Magic.

The game came to the last minute of the first quarter.

Howard continued to block and dismantle on the outside, and after the implementation of the new tactics, Howard basically didn't shoot again, but he was still fighting with Wang Dachun under the basket in the fight for rebounds.

During hand-to-hand combat, Wang Dachun still followed the words of the head coach, and the strength of the defense was relatively large, and Wang Dachun's defense actually made Howard hold a breath of anger in his heart.

It's been a long time since he's met a rookie like Wang Dachun, who is entangled in the interior and can't establish his own advantages, and in order to improve the team's efficiency, he provides blocking and pick-and-rolls for his teammates on the outside, and feels like he's already a blue-collar coolie.

What's a little bit like the last game, just got the data that no one has been able to reach in the past 20 years, and it's the top interior line in the league.

This game will definitely be due to the interference of this rookie, and the statistics of the whole game may drop significantly.

At this time, Wang Dachun was helping to defend the Magic small forward Turkoglu who missed out because of Josh Howard's misposition. Turkoglu has the ball and goes inside.

Josh Howard has not yet returned to the defense, Turkoglu has already raised the ball to prepare for the basket to play the board, Wang Dachun can only immediately pounce on the basket, trying to interfere with the opponent's shot.

Unexpectedly, Turkoglu faked a real pass and passed the ball to Howard who followed behind Wang Dachun, and when Wang Dachun turned around, Howard had already received the basketball and jumped.

Wang Dachun tried to reach out to block it, but it was too late, Howard jumped very high, and Wang Dachun vigorously dunked the basketball into the basket.

Howard hung on the basket, the force of his thighs rushing forward against Wang Dachun's chest, Wang Dachun took two steps back, and after landing on the ground, Howard roared at Wang Dachun, as if venting the anger in his heart.

The referee blew the whistle at the same time, and the Mavericks' No. 66 blocked the foul and Howard made one free throw.

Wang Dachun came back to his senses and came to the basket to wait for Howard to make a free throw, Howard rarely hit a free throw, and happily showed his big white teeth.

With Howard's free throws, the first quarter of the game was just over, Wang Dachun returned to the bench with his starting teammates, took the towel handed by Barria and covered his head, and no one else could see his expression.

After sitting down, Wang Dachun felt tiredness on his body, his breathing became heavy, and his eyes seemed to keep flashing the moment when he was separated by Howard just now

I seem to have been deducted just now?

It's normal for you to be deducted, who in the NBA league hasn't been deducted?

I've been separated from others myself! Not to mention that it feels so cool to slap others!

I don't know why? Something seems to be blocked in my chest! I let myself breathe a little hard.

Why is it that the more I think about being detained, the more I feel an unprecedented sense of humiliation in my heart.

I really want to return this feeling at this moment, and I want to return it immediately! Don't want to wait for a moment.

Wang Dachun himself doesn't know why he is a rookie in the league, and he was blocked by the league's top center once, why do he have so many feelings in his heart.

But one thing he can be sure of is that he himself really doesn't like the feeling of being blocked, and he really wants to block Howard right away.