The Wizards' bench is surprisingly good, especially Harden, who is worthy of being the second overall pick.

Harden's performance made many people sigh.

He has a strong ability to break through with the ball and is good at causing opponents to foul. He also has good vision and can assist teammates to score.

This is like a black version of Ginobili!

It is completely incomprehensible why Wang Xiao would put such an outstanding newcomer on the bench.

In comparison, Curry's performance in the starting lineup was much worse.

In the first quarter, 4 of the 5 shots missed, and only 1 layup was scored. Counting two free throws, the team scored a total of 4 points. Under Kidd's pressure, there were two turnovers.

However, when the second quarter started, Curry was still on the court and was still the team's main offensive point.

Compared with the first quarter, Curry took more shots in the second quarter, and most of them were three-point shots from the outside.

It's just that he didn't find the touch, and his shooting accuracy was quite poor.

As Curry's shots frequently failed, the Wizards, who had lost their offensive rhythm, were once again widened by the Mavericks.

The home fans of the Mavericks cheered loudly, but the few fans who came to support the Wizards were extremely angry.

"Hey! What are you doing? Let Harden play! Don't let that kid shoot blind shots anymore! He can't do it at all!"

Wang Xiao remained indifferent from beginning to end.

At the end of the half, the point difference between the two sides had widened from a tie that started in the second quarter to nearly 15 points. This was because Harden came on the court and partnered with Jamison in pick-and-rolls to catch up some points. Otherwise, the score would have been over 15 points.

The difference has already reached more than 20 points.

Back in the locker room, Wang Xiao explained to the players the tactics for the second half and the arrangements that needed to be adjusted.

Curry seemed a little frustrated because almost all of the team's lagging was due to him.

What makes Wang Xiao happy is that as the team's big brothers, Butler and Jamison comforted Curry.

"It doesn't matter, rookie, this is the NBA. You need to learn to adapt. Everyone will go through this process. What you need to do is remember the reason for failure every time you fail, and then avoid making the same mistake."

Butler patted Curry on the shoulder and said.

Both Butler and Jamison are people with relatively gentle personalities. Butler's life experience may not be related to the word gentle. When this guy was 15 years old, he was still involved in gangs and drug dealers, but at the age of 15, he

After being released from prison for the 15th time, Butler suddenly had a sudden enlightenment. Then he changed his ways, started playing hard, and successfully entered the NBA league.

Perhaps it is because of such an experience that Butler cherishes the time he is playing now and has a very positive and upright image on and off the court.

When the gun scandal occurred, Butler tried to be a peacemaker several times to help Arenas and Crittenton coordinate their relationship.

Originally, Wang Xiao was a little worried that if he directly supported Curry to ascend to the throne, Butler and Jamison, the two original All-Star players from the Wizards, would become dissatisfied and resist and bully Curry.

If such a thing really happens, he will trade away the two of them without hesitation, although the styles of these two are very suitable for the small ball tactics that the Wizards are currently playing.

Now it seems that such worries are completely unnecessary.

Wang Xiao ignored this scene and continued to explain the tactical arrangements for the second half carefully.

It is not so much a tactical arrangement as it is telling the players how to move on the court and use the deterrent power of the three-point range to pull down opponents who can help defend to a safe position, making it easier for Curry to attack and score.

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After the second half of the game started, Curry's performance was obviously much better than in the long half.

He began to significantly increase the number of times he hit the basket.

The frequent strikes in the first half made him understand that Kidd's defense is very strong, and his touch is not very good. There is no point in continuing to shoot three-pointers from the outside. It is better to strengthen the threat of hitting the basket first. When

When the opponent begins to estimate his own breakthrough, there will be more room for shooting.

The effect of this change is indeed quite good. With the help of the center's pick-and-roll, Curry can easily rush into the paint. Most of the time when waiting for him in the paint, there is only one center. The other players are all occupied by the Wizards, who have a three-point range.

The players pulled to the outside.

Small against big is the most common and extremely efficient style of play in the league. Although the center has a great advantage in height and length, his strong and tall body can easily be exploited by smaller players when jumping up and down.

In just one minute, Curry caused two consecutive defensive fouls by Mavericks starting center Dampier.

Curry's performance is getting better and better, but the Mavericks' offense on the other side has not stagnated. On the contrary, with Nowitzki's explosion, the Mavericks' offensive efficiency is even higher than that of the Wizards!

Although Jamison defended very hard, he couldn't guard Nowitzki at all. The opponent scored 16 points in the third quarter, and the point difference between the two teams widened to more than 20 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Harden led the bench to try to chase points, but the point difference between the two teams was always more than double digits. When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 119:

108 on.

The Wizards lost to the Mavericks on the road by 11 points.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 36 points and 12 rebounds in the game, overwhelming Jamison who scored 17 points and 8 rebounds in the matchup.

For the Wizards, in addition to Jamison who scored 17 points, Butler scored 14 points and Green scored 11 points.

Harden, who came on as a substitute, impressed many people. He played 31 minutes as a substitute in the whole game and scored 16 points and 7 assists. He was extremely efficient and could also drive his teammates to score.

As for the starting point guard Curry, he played 36 minutes in the game and scored 22 points and 4 assists.

From the data point of view, it seems to be pretty good, but these 22 points were obtained with 21 shots.

He made 3 of 11 three-pointers and 3 of 10 two-pointers. In addition, he frequently attacked the basket and drew fouls and scored 7 free throws in 8 attempts.

He made 6 of 21 shots, and his shooting percentage was so low that he couldn't even reach 30%.

Curry's poor performance was largely responsible for the Wizards' loss.

At the post-game press conference, Wang Xiao did not allow Curry to attend.

What he needs now is to adjust his mentality and state, not to compete with media reporters.

At the press conference, what reporters asked most about was Curry's poor performance on the court.

"Coach Wang Xiao, Curry's performance has been very poor since the first half of this game. What do you think of this? Why should he continue to attack with the ball on the court in the second half?"

"Everyone has bad moments. This is Stephen's first professional NBA game. He is playing away from home, and his opponent is the legendary point guard Jason Kidd. It is normal for him to perform abnormally. I will not blame him for his performance.

If it's bad, he will be replaced immediately because he needs time to adapt to all this and a chance to prove that he can overcome these difficulties. The outcome of a game will not affect anything, but if a player is let go because of a game
Chapter completed!