Chapter 75: Bad play

The Wizards' bench was unexpectedly powerful, especially Harden, who was worthy of the second overall pick.
Harden's performance surprised many people.
The ability to break through the ball is very strong, good at making opponent fouls, and also has a good vision, can help teammates to score.
This is like a black version of Ginobili!
It is completely incomprehensible, why Wang Xiao put such a talented newcomer on the bench.
In contrast, Curry, who made his debut, performed much worse.
In the first quarter, 5 shots were made and 4 were missed. Only 1 layup was scored. Two free throws were counted to score 4 points in total. Kidd’s oppression
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However, when the game started in the second quarter, Curry was still on the court and was the team's main point of attack.
Compared to the first quarter, Curry made more shots in the second quarter, and the vast majority of them were three-point shots from outside.
It's just that he didn't find the feel, and his shooting accuracy is quite poor.
And because of Curry's frequent shots, the Wizards who lost their offensive rhythm were once again pulled apart by the Mavericks.
The Mavericks' home fans "fans" cheered loudly, while the few fans who came to help the Wizards were extremely angry.
"Hey! What are you doing? Let Harden play! Don't let that kid shoot blindly! He just can't!"
Wang Xiao was indifferent from beginning to end.
At the end of the half, the difference between the two sides has widened from the equal score from the second quarter to nearly 15 points. This is because after Harden played in the middle, he cooperated with Jamison for a pick-and-roll cooperation and chased some points. Almost 20 points or so.
Back in the locker room, Wang Xiao explained to the players the tactics of the second half and the layout that needs to be adjusted.
Curry seemed a bit frustrated, because the team's backwardness was almost always his reason.
Wang Xiao was gratified that as the team's eldest brother, Butler and Jamison both comforted Curry.
"It doesn't matter, rookie, this is nba. You need to learn to adapt. Everyone will go through this process. What you need to do is to remember the cause of failure every time you fail, and then avoid making the same mistakes."
Butler said, patting Curry on the shoulder.
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Perhaps because of such an experience, Butler especially cherishes the time he plays now. Both on and off the court are a very positive and upright image.
When the gun door happened, Butler tried several times as a peacemaker to help Arenas coordinate with Crittenton.
Originally Wang Xiao was also a little worried, he directly supported Curry, the two original Wizards of Butler and Jamieson, and the All-Star level players will not be dissatisfied, thus resisting and bullying Curry.
If this really happened, he would trade off the two without hesitation, although the style of the two is very suitable for the current small ball tactics that the Wizards want to play.
It now appears that such worries are completely unnecessary.
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Wang Xiao didn't pay any attention to this scene, but carefully continued to explain the tactical arrangement in the second half.
Rather than a tactical layout, it is better to tell the players how to run on the court, and use the deterrent power of the three-point "shoot" range to help the opponent to pull down the safe position to facilitate Curry's offensive scoring.
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After the start of the second half, Curry's performance was significantly better than the long half.
He began to significantly increase the number of impacts to the basket.
The frequent iron hits in the first half made him understand that Kidd's defense is very strong, and his feel is not very good. It is meaningless to continue to make a three-point shot from the outside. It is better to strengthen the threat of the rim first. When When opponents start to estimate their own breakthrough, there will be more room for shooting.
The effect of this change is indeed very good. With the pick-and-roll of the center, Curry can easily rush into the inside, and most of the time waiting for him inside is only one center-the other players are all shot with three points. The Cheng Wizards players pulled to the perimeter.
Small play is the most common and highly efficient style of play in the league. Although the center's height and length occupy a great advantage, the strong and tall body is also easily used by small players when taking off.
In just one minute, Curry caused the Mavericks starting center Dampier two defensive fouls.
Curry's performance is getting better and better, but the Mavericks' offense on the other side has not stalled. On the contrary, with the outbreak of Nowitzki, the Mavericks' offensive efficiency is even higher than the Wizards!
Although Jamison tried very hard to defend, he couldn't prevent Nowitzki. The opponent scored 16 points in the third quarter, and the difference between the two teams also widened to more than 20 points.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Harden led the backup lineup to try to chase points, but the difference between the two teams was always more than double digits. When the whistle at the end of the game rang, the score of the two sides was fixed at 119: 108 on.
The Wizards lost 11 points to the Mavericks on the road.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 36 points and 12 rebounds in the game, blasting Jamison with 17 points and 8 rebounds.
In addition to the 17-point Jamison, the Wizards scored 14 points and Green scored 11 points.
Harden, who came off the bench, made a lot of people shine. Harden played as a substitute for 31 minutes in the game, scoring 16 points and 7 assists. It is extremely efficient and can drive teammates to score.
As for the starting point guard Curry, 36 minutes in the game, 22 points and 4 assists.
From the data point of view, it seems to be quite good, but these 22 points are actually obtained with 21 shots.
He made 3 of 11 three-pointers and 3 of 10 two-pointers. In addition, he frequently hit the rim to make fouls and got 8 free throws to hit 7 goals.
6 of 21 shots, the shooting rate is as low as 30%.
The reason why the Wizards lost the game, Curry's bad play accounted for a lot.
Wang Xiao did not let Curry attend the press conference after the game.
What he needs now is to adjust his mentality and state, not to fight with the media reporters.
At the press conference, what reporters asked most was Curry's poor performance on the field.
"Coach Wang Xiao, this game started from the first half, Curry's performance is very bad, what do you think about this? Why should he continue to hold the ball on the court in the second half?"
"When everyone is in poor shape, this is Stephen's first nba professional game. He is playing away. The opponent is still legendary point guard Jason Kidd. It is normal to play abnormally. I will not be because of his performance. Badly, he was eager to replace him, because he needed time to adapt to all this, and he needed an opportunity to prove that he could overcome these difficulties. The outcome of a game will not affect anything, but if it is because of a game If a player with potential loses confidence, it won’t work."