The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 328 Double Teaming Doesn't Work

Although this big man looks a bit cumbersome, his steps are very flexible.

Xue Ding practiced for a while, seeing that he couldn't get rid of Dampier in the penalty area, he simply stopped, and then directed his teammates to open up space.

"Haha, Xue is going to play singles again, and today's game will soon become Xue's solo show." Barkley said jokingly while sitting in the commentary booth.

"That's right, if I made a clip of Xue's match highlights in today's game, I believe Xue's shadow will appear in every round." David Davis, a commentator waiting on the side, also jokingly said .

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Xue Ding pulled away, faced Dampier, quickly dribbled the ball to find the rhythm, then hit the ground, and passed Dampier sideways from the left side. When the man reached the ball, Xue Ding flew directly under the basket and dunked. Cisky's follow-up defense was unsuccessful.

"Beep!"

After scoring this goal, Carlisle on the sidelines immediately called a timeout. Although his team played fiercely in the third quarter, it did not form a good restriction on Xue Ding. Carlyle would like to see.

"Xue Ding's game is really awesome. It's not at the same level as what he showed in the first game. Not long after the third quarter started, Carlisle immediately called a timeout."

"If the Mavericks want to win this game, the key is to limit Xue Ding's performance. You can't expect Xue Ding to perform abnormally like the first game every game, let alone even if Xue Ding played in the first game. Some of the time they didn't perform well, but in the end they were able to lead the team to reverse the game, this is the ability of a superstar." Yang Rui echoed.

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From the second game to the present, the Trail Blazers have shown a fighting spirit that is completely different from the first game, which has gradually changed their minds from outsiders who were once not optimistic about them in the playoffs.

In particular, Xue Ding reversed the lore in the first game, and now he is leading the Blazers to fight the Mavericks very hard, and has always maintained the lead in the score.

During the timeout, Carlisle had been emphasizing to his team members that they should calm down, calm down, there was still time, they must play steadily, and they must not be too impatient and cause unnecessary trouble.

This is also Carlisle's intentional reminder based on the first half of the game, because both sides have accumulated a certain amount of anger in the first half of the game. Teby is the Mavericks side. There are a lot of redundant moves on the defensive end. Carlisle also reminded himself Disciples pay attention to this.

The other is to emphasize that Xue Ding must be restricted. As soon as Xue Ding takes the ball, he must be double-teamed immediately and then forced to play. As long as the ball is not in Xue Ding's hands, the Mavericks will have less pressure to chase points. a lot of.

Carlisle's timely adjustments during the timeout did indeed achieve good results. After returning from the timeout, Nowitzki and Marion scored consecutively in the paint, and Dampier also dunked Blake at home. , to show their dominance in front of the home audience.

On the other hand, for the Trail Blazers, Xue Ding could only serve more balls for the sudden increase in double-teams in the second half, and the Mavericks' double-teams were almost from the frontcourt to the backcourt. Xue Ding sometimes even failed to serve. Can't get it.

For most of the third quarter, Roy was the one who organized the offense for the Blazers, and Xue Ding played the support role more, because he kept at least two defenders by his side almost all the time. Mark him.

After the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks caught up with the score through adjustments at the beginning of the third quarter. The Trail Blazers temporarily led the Mavericks by 78 points 76 to 2. Xue Ding's performance in the second half of the third quarter was mediocre. Scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists.

"Hey, it seems that Carlisle's timeout at the beginning of the third quarter really worked. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks have already closed the point difference to only two points. Now the outcome of this game is really hard to say. Let's see how Pritchard deals with the most critical part of the fourth quarter." Director Zhang said.

"The Mavericks' oppressive defense against Xue Ding in the third quarter is undoubtedly successful, but we know that if Xue Ding can be restrained so easily, then he is not Xue Ding. Now let's advance It's a commercial, and we'll see the performance of both sides in the fourth quarter later." Director Zhang had just finished speaking, and Yang Rui was instructed by the director to interject quickly.

The 2-minute intersession time passed quickly.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, players from both sides returned to the court. In the fourth quarter, the Blazers started the first wave of offense.

Roy took the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Xue Ding. Xue Ding was outside the three-point line, facing Marion's defense, took a step outside the three-point line, directly behind, almost sticking to Marion's defense to shoot a three-pointer!

"Shh!"

Hollow into the net.

Xue Ding started a good game for the Blazers in the fourth quarter!

81 to 76 Trail Blazers lead the Mavericks by 5 points.

After Xue Ding scored a three-pointer, he raised one hand high to celebrate with his teammates, as if telling the Mavericks that their double-teaming would not have much effect on him, and that when it was time to score, he could still stand up and score.

Kidd controlled the ball to the frontcourt, wanting to make a one-stop breakthrough, broke through into the paint area, and hit the board with a high toss. Unfortunately, the ball fell and hit the outer edge of the basket, and rolled out after two bounces. Deler took off the rebound, and Kidd tried to take the rebound from Chandler, but unfortunately failed.

After Chandler got the rebound, he threw it to the fast-moving Batum, and Batum scored easily under the basket.

"It was another perfect start. The Blazers scored 5 points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter and expanded their lead again."

"The Mavericks, I don't know if it's the lack of concentration in the opening stage or some other reason. They always can't start like this. Except for the time when they came off the bench in the second quarter, the Mavericks didn't start well in the other quarters. good."

"Director Zhang, the Mavericks called a timeout in the same situation just now in the third quarter, which interrupted the Blazers' offensive rhythm. Do you think the Mavericks will call a timeout right away?" Yang Rui asked suddenly .

Hearing this, Director Zhang laughed twice, and said: "The fourth quarter has only been played for less than a minute. I don't think Carlisle will call a timeout so early. Let's see the next wave of offense. If you can't score again Or if the Blazers fight back again, I think Carlisle will call a timeout."

"Beep!"

As soon as Director Zhang's voice fell, the referee on the sidelines blew his whistle to signal the Mavericks to time out.

(End of this chapter)