The Wizards' opponent in the opening game of the regular season was the Dallas Mavericks, a veteran team in the Western Conference. In 2006, the team's core Nowitzki led the team to the finals, but was defeated by the superb Wade.

In the first round of the second year playoffs, the Warriors staged a miracle of eight and were eliminated early.

The current Mavericks team's lineup tends to be perfect. Without Wang Xiao's intervention, after Tyson Chandler is introduced next year, the Mavericks' lineup will be perfected and they will go all the way to the finals, and then face the three-man team.

The giant Heat completed their revenge.

Most people don't look at talented people.

Even in Arenas' era, the Wizards always won less and lost more when they faced the Mavericks, let alone the current Wizards who are inexplicably unable to identify their core.

…

In the locker room of the Airline Center Stadium in Dallas, Wang Xiao looked at the players changing clothes and took a deep breath.

To be honest, this is the first time he has stood in an official NBA game as a head coach. It would be a lie to say he is not nervous. Although he has fantasized about such a scene countless times, when this day comes, he still endures it.

My heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.

"Guys, this is a regular season game. It's different from the summer league and preseason games. It's about to happen!" Looking around the players, Wang Xiao said loudly: "This is my first game in the NBA as a head coach.

The same is true for some of you in official matches. Don’t be nervous, stay focused, and work hard for every ball. Come on!”

Harden immediately nodded and said: "Coach is right! We must win this game. This is the first win in NBA career!"

"That's right! Fuck them!"

The atmosphere in the locker room was very lively and the players seemed very excited.

But Wang Xiao's eyebrows frowned slightly.

Although he was a little nervous, he still paid close attention to the status of each player. He keenly discovered that Curry was a little silent today, which was somewhat inconsistent with his usual out-of-the-box personality.

"Are you nervous?"

Wang Xiao stepped forward and patted Curry on the shoulder.

"Don't be too nervous, it's just a game. You have to play at least 82 games this season, maybe more."

"Okay, coach." Curry nodded, with a smile on his face.

After looking at the time, Wang Xiao clapped his hands and said: "Okay, get ready to go out and show you to the world!"

The formal regular season far exceeds the preseason games in terms of attention and other aspects.

The Airline Center Arena, home of the Mavericks, was almost full, and the huge noise was completely different from the preseason games.

The on-site DJ introduced the starting players of the home team Mavericks, Kidd and Nowitzki, in a very passionate tone. The appearance of these stars can make the stadium burst into cheers.

Such an occasion is not particularly friendly to Curry and other rookies whose first game is an away game. After all, in the past, they have only seen such scenes in the auditorium or in front of the TV, but now, they are standing on the court, and they are

As the away team.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, the team fell into a passive position.

Jump ball at the beginning, Haywood succeeded in jumping ball, Curry got the basketball and quickly controlled the ball to advance.

Standing in front of him was Jason Kidd, the legendary point guard and the prototype of Jeremy Lin.

"Hey, young man, welcome to the NBA."

Looking at Curry, Kidd said hello.

"Thank you." Curry nodded to express his gratitude, but Kidd laughed the next moment.

"This is not just saying hello to you, the NBA is a very cruel arena."

As he spoke, Kidd took a step forward, his whole body pressed against Curry's body, and his hand poked at the basketball in Curry's hand like lightning. He actually pressed close to him as soon as he came up!

Curry was slightly stunned, but his instinct as a point guard allowed him to protect the ball instantly, and he caught a glimpse of Kidd's gap.

The so-called close pressing means that once you get too close, there will naturally be a gap for breakthrough.

Curry made a crisp dribble behind his back, lowered his body and instantly passed Kidd and rushed inside.

But before he even took two steps, Curry felt something was wrong.

Looking around from the corner of his eye, Curry saw Kidd following closely behind him.

"Following?"

Slightly startled, Curry immediately understood that the reason why he could get past Kidd so easily was because the opponent had done it intentionally and deliberately let him take half a step to hit the basket.

The next moment, Curry felt a force on his waist and was unable to sprint. At this speed, there would be no threat even if he rushed into the paint!

"In that case!"

Curry gritted his teeth and suddenly stopped and took off, trying to create a time difference to get out of position and shoot a jump shot.

But just as he was closing the ball, a powerful palm struck the basketball with great precision. The strike was so heavy that Curry couldn't hold the basketball firmly and let it go.

The owner of this hand, Kidd, immediately grabbed the basketball.

"Kidd! Beautiful steal! Followed by a long pass! Marion received Kidd's pass and made a layup! Beautiful! Score!"

The commentator was explaining passionately from the side, but Wang Xiao frowned again.

After the poor away debut, another unfortunate situation happened.

Jason Kidd, among all the current point guards in the league, this guy's defense is definitely the best. Even Jeremy Lin who uses template cards may not be as good as him.

Although Kidd has lost his previous agility and agility as he grows older, his strength has not diminished at all, and his experience has become more mature and sophisticated.

Curry met such an old monster in his first official game. What a bad luck!

Wang Xiao couldn't help but think about how great it would be if the Wizards' opponent in the first regular season game was the Suns. Nash's defensive ability would definitely give Curry confidence.

Come to think of it, Wang Xiao can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch the excitement like he did in the previous preseason games.

He stood up and walked to the sideline.

"Oh? We saw Wang Xiao stand up! He actually stood up at the beginning of the game and went to the sidelines to direct the game? It is said that he sat on the bench in a daze during the preseason games. Many people suspected that Wang Xiao was

I don’t just cheer for the players from my seat, that doesn’t seem to be the case now…”

"Hey, Stephen! The person standing opposite you is Kidd! Are you going to challenge him in a duel? Use your brain! How do you practice in your usual training?"

Hearing Wang Xiao's words, Curry nodded. After controlling the ball for half the court, he faced Kidd again. Curry's eyes looked inside.

Haywood, who was stuck inside, immediately pulled out and helped Curry pick and roll.

The pick-and-roll tactic has always been the simplest and most practical tactic in the league, especially for a dual-purpose position like Curry who can burst, shoot and pass.

After Haywood's wide body blocked Kidd, Curry immediately dribbled to a better position and then quickly released a three-pointer.

The basketball arced across the sky, and then...
Chapter completed!