The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 277 Encountering a Foul Trap
Generally speaking, with the exhaustion of physical strength, the defensive strength will definitely drop, but facing the Blazers' defense, the Clippers don't feel like this at all.

It was as if a group of people who were about to be exhausted suddenly glowed with new vitality. Whether it was man-to-man or rotation, it put a lot of defensive pressure on my side. No matter who held the ball, there was always It's someone, and there's absolutely no chance of an open shot and an easy score.

With such a defensive intensity, the Clippers repeatedly hit the iron, and Xue Ding continued to chase and fight back.

In more than three minutes, a wave of 12:2 was given to the Clippers, and the Blazers achieved the largest 13 lead in the game.

In the last 2 minutes, the Blazers took the lead in replacing the main force. When the Clippers were behind at home, the main force was still on the field against the Blazers substitute led by Roy.

With a score of 79:70, the Blazers led by 9 points and ended the third quarter.

On the bench, Pritchard enthusiastically affirmed the performance of the players in the third quarter.

"Xue, you did a great job, you are our engine, let go of yourself and fight bravely"

"Ade, believe in yourself, defense is good, but your stronger weapon is offense"

"Tyson, don't be too impatient, control your emotions, you are very important to us"

"Don't stop outside, be ready to catch and shoot at any time"

"Come on lads, don't give them any chance, no illusions, take our victory"

After Pritchard finished speaking, he stretched out his right hand, and the players also stretched out their right hands one after another. Everyone shouted in unison: "Victory, victory, victory!"

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers had a strong desire for victory. The main players continued to play and stepped up their offense as soon as they came up.

Davis kept rushing inward with the ball. If the initial breakthrough was a tactical choice, then it is now the only execution item.

This caused trouble for Xue Ding. In just 2 minutes, he had already fouled twice. In addition to the two fouls in the first three quarters, the number of fouls in this game reached four times.

With 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Xue Ding knew that he had encountered a foul problem too early, which would have a fatal impact on the team as a whole. Originally, Adelaide was the first goal to break through in defense, causing delays It works, but the Clippers' tactical purpose is obvious.

It was Davis who used the opportunity of dislocation to resolutely break through to find Xue Ding, seeking opportunities for Xue Ding to make up defenses and cause fouls.

The defense is always passive. When Davis resolutely broke through, Xue Ding had no choice but to make up the defense, because Davis, who is physically strong, is the first scorer of the Clippers.

However, when one side broke through very resolutely, it caused such damage, forcing Xue Ding to make more fouls and destroying the strongest point of the Blazers, which was also a strategy of breaking through.

Feeling the opponent's intentions, Xue Ding felt a sigh in his heart. Although the Eastern and Western cultures are different, and maybe the strategy for a matter is different, but the essence is the same. In domestic terms, the opponent's coach obviously knows how to catch the thief first. Chinese civilization such as capturing the king.

Pritchard was not one to wait for nothing, so he quickly called a timeout. Otherwise, if Xue Ding was sent off or shrank from the field, the entire team would run as if the engine had been lost.

The other party knows the importance of Xue Ding, and as the head coach, he knows it better.

"Xue, you get off, Roy gets on, the foul trouble came too early, which makes us very passive"

"Adelaide remember what I told you just now, your biggest weapon is offense"

"Batum, you should focus on defending Davis, and you must pinch him"

"Fernandez, pay attention to running positions, and when you have a chance, don't have any hesitation, believe in yourself"

Xue Ding saw that the coach replaced himself and Cockscomb Man with Roy and Fernandez, and he knew the coach's tactical intentions. Roy was replaced to organize the team, and Fernandez was replaced to increase scoring points. After all, he is good at outside three-pointers, and he is an athletic forward who is also good at defense.

If it is regarded as a regular game, there is no problem with this substitution tactic, and it is also a corresponding correct adjustment for the opponent's tactic.

"Coach, I want to continue to fight. Since the opponent's tactics are aimed at me, then I played. No matter what, it means that the opponent's tactics have succeeded. Believe me, I can handle this matter well."

Xue Ding looked at the head coach confidently and expressed his true thoughts.

Pritchard was taken aback, obviously a little surprised. As the head coach of the NBA, he can be said to be a very rational person. He only depends on the situation when he arranges troops, and rarely considers other aspects. After all, the opponent is obviously using the foul rules. Against Xue Ding, there are still 10 minutes left, and he has already fouled four times. It is obviously not a wise choice to stay on the court.

"Xue, you know you will be sent off twice, so I must protect you reasonably"

"Trust me coach, I'm confident to tackle"

Xue Ding firmly expressed his wishes without any hesitation. Pritchard looked at his beloved general, nodded, and finally chose to believe.

比分82：80，时间还有9分55秒，开拓者领先2分。

The main players of both sides continued to return to the field, and the Blazers attacked.

Xue Ding came to the midfield with the ball, and Adeti came up to catch the ball. After Xue Ding handed over the ball, he quickly ran to the left corner, and at the same time made a cross pick-and-roll run with Batum in the corner.

Smith followed closely, but Xue Ding didn't care about this. After reaching the bottom corner, he stopped running, as if telling Smith, I'll leave the offense to Adelaide, and I'm just trying to attract you.

After Ade took the ball, facing Griffin's defense, he squatted down and started to play back. When he was playing before, his center of gravity was kept a bit high, which caused him to not give full play to his advantages in weight and strength. After a click, Ade quickly improved on this point, and found that he could push Griffin to run.

Seeing that Griffin has been at a disadvantage, after taking two or three steps, he basically reached the basket position, Smith couldn't help but focus on the two people who were fighting, and prepared to double-team.

Xue Ding has been observing the situation on the court from the bottom corner. Seeing that Smith, who is defending himself, is completely attracted, he quickly cuts in from the outside line. Adidas made a tacit pass, and Xue Ding took the ball and took off directly. , Smith realized that it was over, and Xue Ding, who rose into the air, directly dunked.

(End of this chapter)