"I'll try it!"

At this moment, Second Uncle Huo stood up, and indeed Second Uncle Huo was able to face Nowitzki at this time, although he was 36 years old this year.

But after Ard's injury, only his height and weight can match Nowitzki's in the entire Mavericks.

"I can barely hold on for a while!"

Nicholas Batum walked up to Second Uncle Huo and said with a smile.

Pritchard saw that Second Uncle Huo and Batum both volunteered to stand up and were willing to take on the important task of keeping an eye on Nowitzki, so he couldn't help but look at the two and nodded approvingly at the two.

At this time, now that the candidate to target Nowitzki has been decided, Pritchard then began to discuss tactics with Roy Miller, Xue Ding and others.

"In the next game, I think the first thing we have to change is to speed up the pace of the game on the court, we have to run on the court, bring the rhythm on the court, and we don't have any advantage against the old fritter mills of the Mavericks!" Former assist king veteran Miller said sharply.

Although the last game was almost won, the Trail Blazers got caught up in the Mavericks' rhythm in the second half.

"André is right, we have to get up to speed and let them run with us, and whoever can control the pace of the game will win the race!" Roy chimed in.

Speaking of this, Pritchard looked at Xue Ding, who had not spoken all the time, and said, "Xue, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Brandon and Andre were right, we have to pick up the pace and play our rhythm and I agree with them, but I think we have to shoot more from beyond the three-point line, we have a lot of good three-pointers and I believe they can shoot the ball!"

Speaking of this, Xue Ding stopped and looked at Pritchard, and saw that Pritchard, Roy and the others had no intention of asking him to stop, and continued.

"Only if we have enough threat on the outside, Cheng Cai will force them to expand their defense very widely, so that Brandon and I will have better room to break through!"

......

Back in Portland, during the two-day break, Coach Pritchard didn't schedule confrontation drills, but kept practicing tactics.

The day before the game, Pritchard even gave everyone a half-day off.

After all, to be able to fight for a win in Dallas with such a shortage of personnel is a huge test of fitness for everyone.

Still, after an afternoon of rest at home, Xue Ding decided to go to the arena alone for shooting practice.

CCTV broadcast studio

At eight o'clock in the morning, Yang Rui and Zhang Weiping, who served as commentators for today's game, appeared in the studio early to do pre-game analysis for the audience.

"Director Zhang, do you think that when you return to the home court of the Trail Blazers, the Rose Garden Arena, the Trail Blazers with home court advantage, can the young Janissaries play their rhythm and beat Dallas at home again?" Commentator Yang Rui asked.

Director Zhang smiled and said: "Actually, I think although the Trail Blazers are back at home, but in fact, their advantage is not so big, although the last game was only lost to Dallas by one point, but in fact, it can still be seen that the Trail Blazers have a very big impact after not having Ade, so they think that although they are back at home, they are not so advantageous, the key to all this is whether they can find a way to limit Nowitzki!" ”

"That's true, I just looked at Nowitzki's stats in the last game, and he scored 36 points on his own, and he was so efficient that even the first game they lost, Nowitzki shot over 50 percent from the field!"

"So it's really hard to say about this game, but the Rose Garden Arena is also one of the NBA's several devil home courts, and another point is whether the Trail Blazers can shoot more three-pointers from the outside in this game, if they can play well from the outside, this game will really have a chance!"

......

The third game of the playoffs between the two sides is scheduled to start at half past nine in the morning, and the major media began to build momentum for this game before the game.

"Back in Portland, can the G3 Trail Blazers defend their home court?"

"Xue, who scored a quasi-triple-double in the last game, can he continue his hot form!"

"The Dallas want to win on a winning streak, can the Trail Blazers withstand the pressure!"

"Dirk threatens that the Trail Blazers will not win any of the next games, will the Trail Blazers be able to respond strongly?"

......

Before the game, Xue Ding, who played well in the first two games of the playoffs, gave a brief interview to the media.

It can be seen that Xue Ding did not affect his mood because of the loss in the last game, and the whole person's state looks very relaxed.

"Xue, this time back at home, do you have anything to say to your opponent?" A journalist asked.

"Welcome to Portland!"

Xue Ding said very domineeringly to the camera, obviously full of confidence in the next game, he believes that they can meet the Dallas people when they return to their home court.

"Do you have any special tactics against Nowitzki, who played so well in the last game?"

"Sure, I can't tell you the exact plan, but I'm sure he'll appreciate our Portlanders' hospitality!" Xue Ding's words were full of gunpowder.

"A lot of people think you've been more consistent than Brandon throughout the playoffs, that you're the team that belongs to you, that you're the leader of this team, what do you think?" A reporter who thinks he's smart asked.

Hearing this question, Xue Ding was obviously a little unhappy, stared at the reporter fiercely, and said, "Who are the many people?" I want you to focus on the game, Brandon is a good leader, we all trust him and I'm sure he'll make 'a lot of people' shut up with his performances in the next games! ”

"Do you think you'll be able to win the series in the end?"

"If you ask me that question and I'll tell you yes, we're going to win, but that's not what we need to think about right now, what I need to think about now is how to win this fight!"

After answering this question, Xue Ding ended the interview, approached the home team's locker room at the Rose Garden Arena, changed into training clothes, and began to stretch on the sidelines with his teammates before the game.

Although they lost the last game, it can be seen from their expressions that the Trail Blazers are quite relaxed.

Auden was stretching and playing that colored joke with his teammates.