Bowen was blocked by Stoudemire, and Duncan's reaction was fast, and he immediately moved his feet to follow out to defend Wang Chao.

But as an interior player, although Duncan's pace is not slow among interior players, it is obviously not fast enough compared to outside players.

By the time he came to the perimeter, Wang Chao had already received Nash's pass and made a shot.

"Brush!"

The basketball hollow brushes into the net.

This proves that Wang Chao has a good hand in this game.

On the sidelines, Spurs head coach Popovich's eyebrows furrowed.

After only one round of offense in the opening game, he saw some clues, and the Suns were ready to use Wang Chao's off-ball running and three-point shooting ability......

The Spurs attacked, Parker held the ball and quickly broke through Nash, rushed into the interior to score a layup.

Nash's defense is no different from a point guard like Parker, who is extremely fast and can even rival Barbossa.

Wang Chao has seen a future statistic, in the more than 60 games Parker has played against Nash in his career, he can average 19.8 points per game and shoot 49% from the field, which is much higher than the career average.

But then again, the league's slightly more capable point guards seem to perform very well in the face of the famous "no defense".

In the Suns round, Wang Chao continued to run without the ball outside the three-point line, and Bowen, who had suffered a loss, followed Wang Chao closely, while always keeping an eye out for Suns players who might cover without the ball on the route they were passing through.

But with that focus on Wang, the Spurs have apparently ignored the actions of the rest of the Suns.

Marion suddenly made a counter-run and shook off the defending Fabrizio. Oberto cuts to the basket in the air.

Nash's pass arrived instantly, and Marion, who received the pass, scored a two-handed dunk directly.

Wang Chao's off-ball movement is not only extremely lethal, but also can play a role in containing opponents, and under the deterrence of that stable and frightening three-point shot, even the Spurs, the league's top defensive team, will inevitably have defensive holes.

……

In the first quarter of the game, in addition to the very good opportunity to counterattack and break quickly, the Suns most of the time focused on Wang Chao's off-ball running to implement offensive tactics, which was outstanding.

Although Wang Chao ran for most of the first quarter of the game, he didn't get many shots, and he scored 9 points on 3-of-5 three-point shots.

But the Suns' offensive rhythm was very good, Nash scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting, Barbosa scored six points on 3-of-6 shooting, Stoudemire also scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting and free throws, Marion scored four points, and Bell scored three points......

In the first quarter, the Suns scored 33 points as a team, and their offensive efficiency was extremely high.

On the other hand, on the Spurs' side, the defensive end did not limit the Suns' scoring well, not to mention, they also played poorly on the offensive end.

Tony. In addition to scoring a shot from Nash in the first round, Parker made 1-of-5 shooting in the entire quarter and scored just four points on free throws.

The reason why this is the case is because although Nash on the Suns' side can't defend Parker, as Parker breaks through Wang Chao and enters the interior, he faces the help of the mobile Marion and Stoudemire.

Duncan was a steady eater of Stoudemire, who hadn't fully regained his form, shooting 3-of-3 from the field, shooting 100% from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 8 points, but the rest of his teammates didn't play well.

Ginobili didn't score a point on 0-of-3 shooting under Bell's defense, and the Spurs scored 25 points in a single quarter, directly trailing the Suns by 8 points.

"Excellent! Well done! ”

During the break before the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni said to Wang Chao with great satisfaction.

However, when he saw Wang Chao's sweat-soaked jersey and undulating chest, the smile on his face narrowed slightly.

"You consumed too much energy in the first quarter, so in the second quarter, you can rest off the court for a while, and leave the offense to Steve and Leondedo."

In the first quarter of the game, the Suns were able to maintain such an efficient offensive rhythm, Wang Chao really contributed to it, although he played about 9 minutes in the first quarter, but the distance of running without the ball on the court was scary, and the physical consumption was even more than Marion, who played 11 minutes.

Not to mention Wang Chao, even Bowen, who has been chasing him by his side, is tired enough.

D'Antoni is thinking about Wang Chao, he doesn't want Wang Chao to be too tired in the game, and if it induces injuries, it will be worth the loss.

However, what D'Antoni didn't expect was that when Wang Chao heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"Coach, I'm okay!"

Don't look at Wang Chao's panting and sweating at this time, but in fact, at this time, the talent effect of long-distance runners has been triggered, and with the physical bonus, Wang Chao feels very tired but still has spare strength.

In this rare opportunity to show himself, Wang Chao didn't want to miss a second of the game!

"Are you sure you can still do it?"

D'Antoni looked at Wang Chao's insistent serious expression, thought about it and asked again.

"No problem, I can play at least 6 minutes or so in the second quarter!"

Wang Chao gave one of his own psychological expectations.

Don't look at it as just 6 minutes, the opening 6 minutes of the second quarter of the game are completely different from the first quarter, because Bowen is also tired, and he doesn't have the same talent tree as Wang Chao, no long-distance runner talent!

As long as he can grasp the opportunity, in these 6 minutes, Wang Chao can score more points than in the first 9 minutes!

……

Soon, the second quarter of the game began again.

While the players on the Spurs' side appeared one after another, they couldn't help but be stunned when they looked at Wang Chao standing on the opposite side.

Bowen, who was sitting on the bench off the court, was also stunned.

"Isn't this kid tired?"

Bowen felt that throughout the first quarter of the game, he followed Wang Chao as if he was running a marathon, and at this time he still felt a little cramp in his legs, and the other party actually rested for a few minutes and immediately came back on the court?

Bowen secretly cursed in his heart that this guy was really an animal and felt a gaze at the same time.

Turning his head, Bowen saw the gaze of head coach Popovich.

His heart jumped suddenly, and he hurriedly took the initiative to speak.

"Coach, I really can't run, let me rest for a few more minutes......"

Popovich didn't say anything, and he could see that Bowen's physical strength was already a little overdrawn and he had to slow down.

But the problem is that the Chinese player on the other side is still on the field, and if Bowen can't play, he can only let Michael. Finley went to mark the other man.

Former All-Star player, small forward Finley, who averaged 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game at his peak, is now 34 years old, and his competitive form has declined significantly, although he can also contribute 10 points and 3 rebounds per game in the Spurs last season, and he is a good bench player.

But on the defensive end, Finley is not so good.

At his peak, Finley relied on his explosive physical fitness, and his performance on the defensive end was quite decent, but now that he is over thirty years old, his physical function has deteriorated, and Finley has lost the explosiveness and speed that he relies on to survive.