Chapter 1513 The Wizards Have Become Stronger!

After the awards are over, the players from both sides are ready to go on the field to warm up.

Iverson hugged the players one by one and said: "Brothers, although I am no longer a player and can no longer fight with you, but I will use another way, I will sit on the sidelines, with the fans' respect. Identity cheers you on."

Everyone nodded in unison, looked at Iverson, and laughed.

The players started to warm up.

The 76ers generals looked calm, not too excited because it was the opener and didn't take on the Wizards.

After all, they are already a championship team, and naturally they should have the bearing of a championship team.

This makes the Wizards players a little discouraged.

Against the 76ers, they were a little guilty and lacked confidence. It was precisely because of their lack of confidence that they played dunks one after another during the warm-up. They used this method to encourage themselves and even want to anger the 76. The team, and then you can say to yourself in your heart, look, the championship team is just like that.

But... 76ers players are calm.

And this kind of calm, in the eyes of the Wizards players, is more like a kind of contempt. No matter how provocative you are, people will not be angry, because they will not compete with you.

This made the Wizards players very discouraged, and their hearts were empty, as if the energy that had been accumulated before had been drained all at once.

After a warm-up, the two sides returned to the field.

Aware that the players were not in a good state, Wizards coach Randy Whitman frowned and said: "I know, the opponent is a championship team, but we are not the Wizards of last season, Wall is improving, Bill is also We're improving. And we've got Gortat (Marcin Gortat) this season."

"We've become stronger, and we won't necessarily lose to the 76ers." He raised his voice, "Get up, fight hard, come on!"

"Um."

"come on!"

A group of players also shouted.

Afterwards, Coach Whitman spread out the tactical board and made some arrangements.

Here's the 76ers.

Coach Luke didn't make any specific arrangements. He had confidence in the players. He just said something lightly and played more resolutely.

Players from both sides came to the court and the game officially started.

The 76ers are still "one big and four small", and the Wizards start with center Gortat, power forward Booker (Trevor Booker), small forward Ariza, shooting guard Bill, and point guard Wall. .

First jumped the ball, Nene slapped the ball to the backcourt, the 76ers attacked, Qin Hao quickly advanced to the frontcourt, glanced at the situation on the court, ignored Wall, who was pounced, and made a gesture to his teammate, Nene Coming up to the pick-and-roll, Qin Hao accelerated and shook off Wall.

The Wizards didn't dare to let Qin Hao go, Gortat quickly stepped forward to delay, Qin Hao chuckled, paused, then accelerated again, using the change in rhythm and speed, he easily passed Gortat and rushed forward. Go inside and throw the ball.

Whoosh!

I saw the basketball flew to the bottom corner on the left, and Butler stood there and shot directly after receiving Qin Hao's pass.

Swish!

With a bang, the ball went in.

Three point hit.

"nice shot."

"pretty."

In the audience, the home fans cheered excitedly.

Butler smiled and hit the first shot, which made him feel good. He turned around and retreated while giving Qin Hao a high five.

Wizards attack.

Wall came to the frontcourt. Facing Qin Hao, he was still a little stressed. Instead of singles directly, he asked for a pick-and-roll, but he was not able to get rid of Qin Hao. He glanced at Gortat and saw Ge Tate went inside, he flicked the ball and passed it.

Gortat took the ball and slapped the floor, followed by a one-handed toss.

Swish!

Also enter.

"Well." Coach Whitman nodded secretly.

The Wizards' lineup has changed this season, with the addition of Marcin Gortat. The 211-centimeter center, nicknamed the "Polish Hammer", averaged 11.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for the Suns last season. It is a double-double statistic. His joining has greatly improved the Wizards' inside line on both offense and defense.

In addition, after three seasons, the core of the team, Wall, just signed a max salary contract with the team this summer, and his style of play has become more and more mature. Compared with last season, there has been a significant improvement.

And Beal, the 12-year No. 3 pick averaged 14 points in his first season, and he's naturally improved in his second season.

There's no question that the Wizards have gotten stronger.

This is also the confidence of Coach Whitman. Last season, the Wizards did not win against the 76ers. He hopes that this season they can be shamed.

And today's game is an opportunity.

"Shh!"

A soft sound interrupted Coach Whitman's thoughts.

He frowned and looked at the court, only to see Xiaoka raising his right hand, keeping his shooting motion, standing one step inside the three-point line on the right, the white net was shaking, obviously he just made a shot , the score became 5:2.

After two attacks in a row, the 76ers scored all, which made Coach Whitman a little annoyed and shouted at the court: "Defend better."

Several players nodded and launched a counterattack.

After Wall came to the frontcourt, he asked for a pick-and-roll. This time he successfully got rid of Qin Hao, so he no longer hesitated. He directly singled, accelerated with a change of direction, rushed into the inside line and jumped up, seeing that he was about to be blocked by Nene. , He suddenly retracted the ball he lifted and made a pull rod.

Swish!

Layup hit.

After scoring the goal, Wall looked at Qin Hao subconsciously, but saw Qin Hao's face was light and calm, which made him feel a little disappointed.

When he returned to his own half, Wall saw Qin Hao crossed the center line and went up to meet him. He opened his hands, lowered his center of gravity, and stared at Qin Hao, not daring to blink.

But......

Qin Hao didn't play singles. He didn't immediately fight back because he just scored one. Instead, he chose to pass the ball. Fake a moment, then break through, attract Gortat to fill the defense, and then throw the ball to the rim.

Bang!

There was a sound of explosion, and Nei Nei received a dunk.

From the beginning to the end, Qin Hao did not show any intention to confront him, and it was not until Qin Hao turned to leave that Wall breathed a sigh of relief and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Sure enough, in his eyes, I am no longer qualified to be his opponent. ."

At this moment, Volney felt lost, angry, unwilling, and bitter.

Fortunately, he is not the same rookie that he was at the beginning of his rookie season. When he encounters Qin Hao, he will face him tit-for-tat, and he will be a rookie who will not give up if he wins or loses.

Wall quickly calmed down, shook his head, put aside his chaotic thoughts, and pushed the ball to the front court, his eyes became sharp.

"I'm not Qin's opponent, but our Wizards may not necessarily lose to the 76ers." Wall thought to himself, after reaching the frontcourt, it was a breakthrough...