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Chapter 237 The Final Battle ([-])

During the break between quarters, McHale just casually praised the players for their performance in the first quarter, and then took out the tactical board to seize the time to arrange the tactics for the second quarter.In order to reduce the pressure on Xu Hao, McHale planned to put up a double guard lineup, let Xu Hao play shooting guard, and temporarily replaced the combination of Milicic and Hollins on the inside to cover as much as possible for the guards.

At the same time, McHale also repeatedly warned Sessions, who is about to play point guard, that he must not patronize his personal scoring in the game, and the most important thing he should do is to send assists to his teammates, especially passing the ball to Xu Xu. Hao, let the latter end the game.Sessions was a little helpless. This was not his accustomed style of play, but as long as Xu Hao was on the court, he had to pass the ball.

The Blazers also replaced a large number of substitutes, and the Spanish national team member Rudy Fernandez was in charge of shooting guard.However, Fernandez's performance this season is disappointing, perhaps because he was squeezed to the bench by Mi. He averaged only 8.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and his shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage were only 37.8% and 36.8%.More importantly, Fernandez was not known for his defense, so there was no pressure on Xu Hao.

Now that he has swung to the second position, Xu Hao has to play like a shooting guard.Except for occasionally responding to Sessions who was entangled by the opponent before halftime, his main task is to constantly run between the Blazers' defense gaps, and then wait for the ball to be shot. It is difficult for Fernandez to follow. Following his footsteps, he could only watch him score in embarrassment.

After only playing for more than 3 minutes, McMillan had to change into the starting lineup one after another. There was no way, Xu Hao had an absolute advantage when facing the Blazers' substitutes, and sometimes even double-teams couldn't stop him , Fernandez, who was facing him, has been blown up. In the past few minutes, he has paid two personal fouls, and Roy can only go into battle again.

However, the effect after Roy's appearance was not very good. Xu Hao had completely handed over the task of organizing the attack to Sessions. Inside and outside the three-point line, as long as he is a little careless, he can easily score a layup, or directly hit a three-pointer from an unguarded position.

Seeing that Roy could only follow behind him and eat dust, Xu Hao was inevitably a little proud. After all, he was an excellent defender nicknamed Yellow Mamba and was known as one of the strongest players in the new generation backcourt. Having the upper hand is worth celebrating.

Seeing that he could not limit Xu Hao on the defensive end, Roy simply gave up on defense and began to take the initiative to play singles on the offensive end.In the first quarter, he was harassed by Ellington until he was dizzy. Maybe he could regain his position against Xu Hao at this time?

But Roy soon found out that he was wrong. Xu Hao's defensive ability was faintly superior to Ellington's, which made him a little confused: When did rookies become so good?Can score and organize offense and defense?How is this possible?
However, no matter how much he doubts in his heart, the reality is like this. Xu Hao's performance does not look like a rookie at all. He doesn't even have the frizz or carelessness that rookies are most prone to on the court. He is completely a veteran who has played in the league for a long time. .When Xu Hao interfered with another layup, Roy smiled wryly and then disappeared. As the leader of the team, he cannot show such a frustrated expression, because it is likely to affect morale and eventually cause the team Falling into a disadvantage on the field.

Under the leadership of Xu Hao, the Timberwolves' substitute players became more and more confident, and even played against the Blazers' main lineup, always maintaining an 8-point lead.This made McMillan so anxious that he squirmed uncomfortably in his seat like he had a nail under his ass.Although the rankings of the two sides are very close, it is unacceptable for the Timberwolves to beat the Blazers to advance.

After thinking for a while, McMillan seemed to have made up his mind. He walked to the sidelines and shouted a few words, and then made a gesture to signal the players on the field to step up their offense.In fact, the Trail Blazers' lineup surpassed the Timberwolves in terms of overall strength, but Xu Hao's state was off the charts, and he took the lead abruptly with his high momentum. Once the opponent let go and stormed, they would not be able to hold on.

McHale didn't know what the opponent's coach's gesture meant, but he was not blind. He knew what the opponent was going to do as soon as he saw the movements of the Trail Blazers players on the field.Although this is not the fourth quarter, if the score can be equalized at halftime, it will also boost the team's morale, so it is no problem to choose to attack with the right now, it depends on how he responds.

Regarding the changes made by the Trail Blazers, McHale's method was simple. After the Trail Blazers scored a goal, he called a timeout and replaced several other starters from the Timberwolves.Seeing the opponent's timely substitutions, McMillan's face turned a little darker after finally returning to normal. Almost all the main players of the Timberwolves were freshmen. Playing at this time was like a heavy weight.The Blazers' main players had been fighting on the court for several minutes before, and they were at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength.

Sure enough, after the Timberwolves returned to the starting lineup, the Trail Blazers players immediately felt tremendous pressure. The opponent was like a tiger descending the mountain. After several consecutive rounds of rushing and hitting, the Timberwolves once again took the lead.Seeing that his side had the upper hand, Xu Hao, who had returned to the No. [-] position, did not lead his teammates to kill them all. He just slowed down the pace and tried to increase the success rate as much as possible. As long as the current advantage is stable, this is to a certain extent It can actually hit the morale of the Blazers.

But whenever the Blazers want to set off a small climax, Xu Hao can always respond with a pass or a shot, and never give the Blazers a chance to narrow the point difference.The two sides finished the first half of the game so tepidly, and the Timberwolves led 60 to 50.If Batum hadn't hit a three-pointer during the countdown, the Blazers would have entered the intermission with a double-digit lag.After the whistle sounded, they didn't stay on the field too much, but quickly got into the player channel.

The Timberwolves also didn't stay to celebrate with the fans. After all, it was only the first half. If you really want to celebrate, it's not too late to celebrate after the game ends and defeats the opponent.If you celebrate the victory in advance but are slapped in the face, it is tantamount to being nailed to the pillar of shame. After many years, you will be the object of ridicule by the fans, which is ruining your character.

(End of this chapter)