At the end of the awards, players from both sides are ready 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 side by side with you, I will use another way. I will sit on the sidelines and act like the fans. I'm cheering for you."

Everyone nodded together, looked at Iverson, and laughed.

The players began to warm up.

The 76ers looked calm, and didn't get too excited because it was the opener, nor did they compete with the Wizards.

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

This makes the Wizards players a bit discouraged.

Against the 76ers, they have a guilty conscience and lack of confidence, and it is precisely because they have no bottom in their hearts, so they have staged explosive dunks during the warm-up, using this method to cheer themselves up and even want to anger the 76ers. The team, then you can say to yourself in your heart, look, the championship team is just like that, it blows up at one point, it's nothing great, just like other teams.

But... the 76ers players are calm.

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

This made the Wizards players very discouraged and left empty in their hearts, as if the energy accumulated before was suddenly vented.

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

Realizing that the players are not in the right state, Wizards head coach Randy Whitman frowned and said: "I know, the opponent is the champion team, but we are not the Wizards of last season. Wall is improving, and Bill is also improving. We are improving. And, this season we have more Gortat (Marcin Gortat)."

"We have become stronger, and we may not lose to the 76ers." As he said, he raised his voice, "Cheer up, fight hard, come on!"

"Ok."

"come on!"

A group of players also shouted.

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

The 76ers are here.

Coach Luke didn't do anything about the arrangement. He had confidence in the players, but he said lightly, playing resolutely.

Players from both sides came to the field and the game officially began.

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

First, Nene slapped the ball to the backcourt. The 76ers attacked. Qin Hao quickly advanced to the frontcourt. He glanced at the situation on the court and ignored Wall who was rushing up. Nene gave a gesture to his teammate. When the pick-and-roll came up, Qin Hao accelerated and threw off Wall.

The Wizards did not dare to let Qin Hao go. Gortat quickly stepped forward and delayed. Qin Hao gave a chuckle, paused, and then accelerated again. Using the change of rhythm and speed, he easily passed Gortat and rushed. Go inside, then throw the ball.

Whoosh!

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

Huh!

With a soft sound, the ball is scored.

A three-pointer hit.

"nice shot."

"Pretty."

In the audience, the home fans cheered excitedly.

Butler smiled, the first shot made him feel good, and while turning around to retreat, he and Qin Hao high-five.

Wizards offense.

When Wall came to the front court, facing Qin Hao, he still felt a little pressure. Instead of direct singles, he asked for a pick-and-roll, but he couldn't 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 patted it on the floor, then a one-handed throw.

Huh!

Also in.

"Yeah." Coach Whitman nodded secretly.

The Wizards’ lineup has changed this season, with the addition of Marcin Gortat, the 211 cm tall and nicknamed "Polish Hammer" center who 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' interior on both offensive and defensive ends.

In addition, the core of the team Wall, after three seasons, just signed a maximum salary contract with the team this summer, the style of the game has become more mature, compared with the previous season, there has been a significant improvement.

There is also Bill. The 12-year flower show averaged 14 points per game in the first season. Now in the second season, he has naturally improved.

There is no doubt that the Wizards have become stronger.

This is also coach Whitman's confidence. The Wizards did not win when they met the 76ers last season. He hopes they can be ashamed this season.

And today's game is an opportunity.

"Huh!"

A soft sound interrupted Coach Whitman's thoughts.

He frowned and looked on the court. He saw Kaka raise his right hand and kept shooting. Standing one step within the right three-point line, the white net was shaking. Obviously he just scored a goal. , The score became 5:2.

After two attacks in a row, the 76ers all scored. Coach Whitman was a little annoyed. He shouted at the court: "Be better defense."

Several players nodded and launched a counterattack.

After Wall came to the front court, he asked for a pick-and-roll. This time he succeeded in getting rid of Qin Hao. He didn't hesitate anymore. He went directly to singles, changed directions and accelerated. After rushing into the inside, he jumped up and was about to be blocked by the inside. , He suddenly retracted the lifted ball and made a drawbar.

Huh!

A layup hit.

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

When he retreated to his own half, Wall greeted him as soon as Qin Hao passed the center line, opened his hands, lowered his center of gravity, and stared at Qin Hao closely, without daring to blink his eyes.

But......

Qin Hao didn’t play singles. He didn’t immediately return the ball because he had just scored one. Instead, he chose to pass the ball. While directing his teammates to move, he passed the ball and gave it to Butler. Butler took the ball. Flicker, then break through, attract Gortat to cover the defense, and then throw the ball to the basket.

哐!

There was a blast, and dunks were caught in the air.

From the beginning to the end, Qin Hao didn't show the intention of tit-for-tat him. It was not until Qin Hao turned and left that Wall exhaled and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Sure enough, in his eyes, I am no longer qualified to be his opponent. ."

At this moment, Wall felt loss, irritation, unwillingness, and bitterness in his heart.

Fortunately, he was not at the same point in his rookie season. When he met Qin Hao, he would face him tit-for-tat, and he would be a rookie regardless of the outcome.

Wall calmed down quickly, shaking his head, throwing away the chaotic thoughts, and pushing the ball to the frontcourt, his eyes became sharp.

"I'm not Qin's opponent, but our Wizards may not necessarily lose to the 76ers." Wall whispered in his heart. After reaching the frontcourt, he broke through...