The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 316 Technical Foul

During the timeout, Pritchard deliberately came to Xue Ding's side and said, "Xue, relax, don't make yourself look so nervous, just treat this as an ordinary regular game, what do you think?" You don’t have to think too much about how to fight.”

As the head coach, Pritchard must always understand the mentality and state of his players. Xue Ding's performance on the court just now can be called extremely abnormal.

In the first half of the quarter, Roy, Chandler and others created five opportunities for Xue Ding respectively, and Xue Ding only hit one mid-range shot in five shots.

Such a hit rate is a bit bad for Xue Ding, especially for the Blazers. If Xue Ding can't open it, then this game will be very troublesome.

Fortunately, the Mavericks' shooting percentage is not high, and the point difference is only two points. The Blazers are not without opportunities. Xue Ding needs to find the touch quickly.

The timeout is over, back on the court.

The Blazers kicked off from the center line.

Standing on the sideline, he threw a long pass directly to Batum on the other side.

Outside the three-point line, Batum received the ball and prepared to shoot.

But when Batum had already jumped in mid-air, he suddenly saw Xue Ding standing in the paint.

Batum didn't choose to shoot, but passed the ball to Xue Ding in a strange posture.

Xue Ding caught the ball, dribbled it on the ground, hit Dampier with his back, and shot with a small hook.

"Beep!"

Two points scored, Dampier thugs foul.

The referee's decisive whistle made the home audience a little dissatisfied. In the playoffs, this kind of contact is generally not called a foul, but the referee just whistled.

Dampier spread his hands at the referee and shook his head helplessly.

Xue Ding stood at the free throw line.

While making free throws, he was also forced to enjoy the huge boos from fans at the American Airlines Center.

Xue Ding adjusted his breathing.

Steady free throw hits.

9 to 10.
On the first attack after returning from a timeout, the Blazers successfully overtook the score.

"Come on, Xue Ding's rhythm has been found now. Xue Ding found his touch just now when he hit Dampier with his back." Director Zhang said inappropriately. Happy.

On the other side, Kidd passed the ball to the old driver after halftime, and Nowitzki scored two points independently from the left side of the free throw line, answer ball.

Then Xue Ding hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line and returned the favor.

After a few rounds, after the first quarter, the Blazers led the Mavericks by 23 points 18 to 5 and entered the second quarter.

As soon as the second quarter started, Roy led a few substitutes on the Blazers side, and Nowitzki and Terry led three substitutes on the Mavericks side.

Roy knew in his heart that it would be impossible for the Mavericks to play offensively with the people on the court, so Roy kept pressing the rhythm, trying to keep the hard-won lead until Xue Ding and other main players came back.

The Mavericks obviously know that the Blazers' weakness lies in the substitute link.

Therefore, as soon as the second quarter started, the Mavericks began to spare no effort to press the team.

In the first round, the Blazers had the offensive ball. Roy directed his teammates to run after passing the ball halfway, and did not rush to attack.

But soon Heywood and Barea pressed forward, and they flanked Roy left and right, causing Roy's pass error.

Marion rushed forward quickly and scored two points at the basket.

In the second round, the Trail Blazers attacked. Roy took the initiative to run for Bayless and then passed the ball to Bayless. Unfortunately, the latter failed to seize the opportunity and hit the ball with a shot. The Mavericks turned into a counterattack again.

In the opening 3 minutes of the second quarter, the Blazers were hit by a 12-2 attack wave by the Mavericks, leading the score in one fell swoop.

The score came to 30 to 25, with the Mavericks leading by five points.

Then Pritchard quickly called a timeout.

Seeing the team's five-point lead established in the first quarter vanished in less than three minutes of the second quarter, and was overtaken by five points, Pritchard felt miserable.

Angrily, he slapped the tactical board twice when he was laying out his tactics during the timeout.

On the Mavericks side, Carlisle praised his players during the timeout, saying: "That's it guys, we have to stay aggressive. This is our home court. We have to win this game." .”

"Sean, after the timeout is over, they will definitely replace Xue again. At that time, your defensive task will not be easy. We did a good job in the first quarter and successfully restrained Xue. As long as he doesn't let him feel the touch, this We've already won half the game.

Remember, Xue must be defended. As for the others, as long as the defense does not lose their position. "

The tactics that Carlisle arranged for the players sounded very simple. There was only one requirement, and that was to guard Xue Ding.

But can Xue Ding really guard against it?Or is Marion able to guard against Xue Ding?

When the 1-minute timeout expired, the referee stood near the center line and blew his whistle, signaling both players to return to the field to continue the game.

The players of the Mavericks have already walked on the field, but for the Blazers, Pritchard is still holding a tactical board and constantly arranging tactics for his players. It seems that one minute of his tactics is not enough.

After repeated urging from the referee, Pritchard put away the tactical board, stood up, clapped his hands and shouted: "Come on! Stay focused, kids."

The timeout ended, and both sides sent their main lineups back to the field.

The Blazers kicked off near the center line.

This time, Blake drove the ball to Xue Ding. After Xue Ding got the ball, he dribbled the ball from the top of the arc on the left to the top of the arc on the right. Roy and Chandler took the initiative to cover for Xue Ding near the three-point line.

After Xue Ding dribbled the ball twice, Marion, who was chasing after him, was suddenly stopped by Chandler outside the three-point line.

Xue Ding, who got rid of the defender, took the ball and went straight to the basket!

This is a goal that affects the morale of the team. It can only be scored, not failed!

Xue Ding, who got to the basket, faced Dampier's defense without any hesitation, and directly forced him to hit Dampier hard.

But Dampier's palm nailed the ball on the backboard.

"Beep!"

At this time, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded.

When Dampier heard the whistle, he yelled at the referee innocently: "Hey! I didn't foul, I didn't even touch him!"

After Dampier yelled at the referee, the referee immediately made a gesture to interfere with the ball.

Xue Ding's layup was interfered by Dampier before reaching the highest point and falling.

So it counts as two points scored.

At the same time, the referee made a T gesture towards the technical table.

A technical foul was blown to Dampier.

"Woo~"

The home audience immediately booed.

(End of this chapter)