The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 315 A Tense Start
The game site, the home of the Mavericks, the American Airlines Center Stadium.

After the on-site warm-up activities, according to the usual practice, it is the entrance ceremony for the players of the home team.

After the player tunnel, Dirk Nowitzki specially greeted Xue Ding.

"Hey, Xue, I'm very happy, we finally met in the playoffs." Nowitzki said with a typical smile.

To this, Xue Ding also responded with a smile: "Yes, but we will take away a victory from here, Dirk, you have to pay attention."

"Haha, I won't let you succeed, rookie, this is the American Airlines Center, not the Rose Garden Arena in Portland. Instead of taking one victory away from here, we will definitely take two in the Rose Garden." A match." Facing Xue Ding's provocative response, Di Ke responded not to be outdone.

"Haha, is it? Then let us wait and see, I can't wait to stand on the court with you."

"Come on, boy, I'll show you what the real playoffs look like, rookie."

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Before the game started, Xue Ding and Nowitzki had already started talking in the player tunnel, but the way the two were talking and laughing made others not take it seriously at all.

The time came to 9:29.

The starting lineup of the Mavericks for the home team is Dirk Nowitzki, Sean Marion, Eric Dampier, Jason Terry and Jason Kidd.

The starting lineup for the Blazers is Xue Ding, Brandon Roy, Nicholas Batum, Blake and Chandler.

Near the center line, Dampier and Blake jump the ball.

"Beep!"

After a short whistle, the referee threw the ball into the air.

Blake took the lead, grabbed the ball, and passed it to Roy.

The Trail Blazers team passed halftime immediately. Roy shook the ball twice before handing the ball to Xue Ding, who wanted Xue Ding to complete the first attack of the playoffs.

Because now that Adelaide is injured, the only stable scoring point in the Trail Blazers is Xue Ding, so it is necessary to help Xue Ding find the touch at the beginning of the game.

Xue Ding took the ball, and Marion, as the team's defensive vanguard, was naturally the first to step up.

Marion pushed Xue Ding's lower abdomen with one hand, and half-raised the other hand, ready to take out the ball in Xue Ding's hand at any time.

Xue Ding took the ball and wanted to single Marion.

But when Xue Ding was controlling the ball at the top of the arc to find a sense of rhythm, Kidd suddenly appeared behind Xue Ding, took the ball out of Xue Ding's hand, and then quickly started to the frontcourt. In a two-on-one match, Kidd got an assist.

Seeing that Kidd easily steals Xue Ding, the Mavericks fans in the American Airlines Center Arena cheered, and even some fans who were entering the field couldn't help standing in the aisle and pumping their fists to cheer.

Because in their view, scoring in such a way at the beginning is undoubtedly perfect, and there is a good hope of winning today's game.

After Xue Ding was robbed, Roy hurried over to comfort Xue Ding and said, "Stay focused, it's not a big deal."

Roy then handed the ball to Xue Ding after halftime.

"Xue, believe in yourself, shoot with confidence, Blake and Chandler will grab rebounds for you." Roy encouraged.

Encouraged by Roy, after receiving the ball, Xue Ding went straight to the center and broke through, relying on Marion for a layup.

It's a pity that he failed to score a layup and was taken off the rebound by Nowitzki.

Nowitzki passes the ball to Kidd.

The Blazers quickly retreated to their own half, and the defense fell.

As one of the best point guards in the league today, after holding the ball for half court, Kidd found Xue Ding directly without looking for anyone else and wanted to single Xue Ding.

Perhaps it was because of the steal of Xue Ding just now, which greatly increased Kidd's confidence.

Kidd slowly dribbled the ball in front of Xue Ding, looking for opportunities.

However, after Xue Ding made a mistake and missed a shot, he already had some bad emotions in his heart.

Now Kidd took the initiative to hold the ball across the half court to single him, which made Xue Ding feel a little dissatisfied. He thought that Kidd didn't take himself too seriously. It doesn't mean that you are a soft persimmon.

Kidd showed off his dribble in front of Xue Ding, looking for a sense of rhythm.

Then suddenly he pulled out his hand.

Xue Ding also jumped up at the same time.

Just when Kidd was about to make a shot, Xue Ding blocked the ball from Kidd's hands vigorously and heavily.

After Xue Ding blocked Kidd's ball, before the other players on the field had time to react, Xue Ding had already rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, and dunked directly at the empty basket of the Mavericks!

Xue Ding's dunk was a response to Kidd, and he wanted to tell him that not everyone can show acrobatics in front of them, and no one can show acrobatics in front of him.

After Xue Ding dunked the goal, the teammates on the bench of the Trail Blazers stood up and applauded, waving towels.

After Xue Ding finished the dunk, he happened to meet Kidd when he was walking back to his own half. Xue Ding said to Kidd as he walked, "Jason, not everyone can shoot casually in front of me. "

Kidd glanced at Xue Ding, but did not respond.

From then on until the commercial pause in the first quarter, neither side made any achievements on the offensive end, and it can be said that it was difficult to score a point.

Mainly because the Blazers have strengthened their rotation defense, it is difficult for the Mavericks to get open opportunities for easy shots.

As for the Blazers, it was mainly because of the bad touch that affected their scoring.

Therefore, after the first half, the score of the two sides was only 9 to 7, and the Mavericks temporarily led the Blazers by 2 points.

"It can be seen that the defensive intensity of the two sides has increased since the beginning of today's game. In the first 6 minutes of the game, neither side scored more than [-] points. This is relatively rare." In the CCTV studio, Su Qun explained.

"That's right, the reason why the scores of both sides are so low is that apart from the improved defensive strength, the shooting touch of both sides is not good, especially Xue Ding, it may be the reason for the first playoffs, I feel that he When I was on the court, I was a little tight and couldn't let go of my hands and feet.

You see, the steal by Kidd at the beginning of the game, Xue Ding would not have made such a mistake in the regular season, and the layup, this is the player's tight performance.

I hope Xue Ding can adjust through this timeout. He didn't score in the first half of the quarter. Director Zhang followed up.

"Yes, now that the Blazers are reimbursed for the season, Xue Ding is the only one we can count on on the offensive end. Like other Chandler and Roy, it is difficult to expect them to score more than ten points in a game."

(End of this chapter)