When I came to the airport, I didn't wait too long, and I received my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the old couple was very happy, and the child who had been looking forward to it for so long finally came true.

Someone took care of it, Xue Ding was relaxed, and he returned to the team for training the next day, and his teammates expressed their warm congratulations, and they were very happy about Xue Ding's return.

It's going to be a terrifying road trip soon, and as the main force, the more you can prepare together, the more confident everyone will be.

Physical exercise in the morning, internal confrontation and analysis of video in the afternoon, at the end of the day, it is still very relaxed, after the training, Xue Ding rushed to the house as soon as possible, and his heart was too worried to rest assured.

Fortunately, Yaya's parents are there, and seeing that his wife is taken care of very carefully, Xue Ding is also relieved, especially Lord Yue, in the past, Yaya always wanted Yaya to serve her husband more, but now seeing that her daughter is pregnant, she has no requirements in this regard, which makes Xue Ding feel a lot more at ease.

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On March 20, Madison Garden Court, as the most well-known basketball square in the NBA, has a long history, but the Knicks at home do not have the fame and strength to match.

Plagued by injuries, the most difficult time was the same as the Trail Blazers, with only seven players played, and in order to get James, to make room for the team, trade deals, buyouts and buyouts made it more difficult for the team to run normally.

The biggest feature of the Knicks now is that the whole team is up and down, there is no star, so the overall state is very unstable, and the season swept the Lakers, the champion of last season, but more often than not, because it is all on their own.

But this does not affect the love of the fans, in the face of the visit of the Trail Blazers, the Knicks did not have any pressure, and the fans were also led by the DJ and had a good time.

As the first away game, the Trailblazers team was very well prepared, and in pre-game practice, Xue Ding hit three points in a row, and he felt very good.

Knicks starters: Chris? Dujon, Dani Luo Gallinari, David? Lee, Wilson? Chandler, Jeffries

Trail Blazers starters: Xue Ding, Batum, Cockscomb, Ade, Chandler.

Relatively speaking, the Trail Blazers' lineup has been very stable, and after two months of running-in, Xue Ding has now taken on the responsibility of the entire team.

The referee blew the whistle and the game began.

Chandler's hand that jumped the ball easily and dialed it to Xue Ding, Xue Ding held the ball for half the court and handed it directly to Ade, which is Xue Ding's current commonly used way of playing, first see how his inner line is going, and then decide the strategy behind.

Ade holds the ball in a high position, Gallinari is behind the defense, the two are the same height, but in terms of physical strength, Ade still has an advantage, so under Ade's back, Gallinari keeps retreating.

Chandler is not easy against Jeffries, who is known as the highest defensive efficiency group in the league, with long height and long arms, although his strength is relatively weak, but his movement speed makes up for this lack of strength, and he constantly goes around the front defense, which makes Chandler also very tired to cope.

Ade's position was already pressed deeply, and as soon as he turned around, Jeffries made up for it, and made a hasty move, almost being covered.

Gallinari took the rebound and passed to Chris? Duhon, the Knicks launched a counterattack, the advance speed was fast, David Lee went down, received the ball and turned left, hit a left-handed pick-up, and scored two points for the Knicks.

Xue Ding saw this situation and decided to come by himself, Chandler's defense is no problem, but attacking with the ball is a big weakness, and space must be created to play its maximum effect.

In the face of David Lee's defense, Xue Ding dribbled under his crotch two times in a row, directly passed David Lee, and came straight to the inside, Gallinari moved sideways to make up for the defense, but for Xue Ding, who had already jumped, the opportunity for foul was not given, and he floated sideways directly and dunked his hand.

In the first three rounds, the two sides played to a 2:2 draw.

The next Knicks' policy is very simple, three 210 heights on the court, and they are all flexible, and the interior coordination is very smooth, interspersed with Chris? Du Hong's breakthroughs, frequent hands, and Xue Ding's breakthroughs were also very sharp, but in the crowded inner line of the five giants, the hit rate was still greatly affected.

Coupled with the fact that the Knicks did not have an obvious offensive core, it also brought defensive trouble to the Trail Blazers, and with the convenience of home court advantage, the Knicks dialed a 12:6 small climax, which made Pritchard quickly call a timeout.

"Xue, strengthen the offense, Tyson protects the rebound, Ade does a good job of attacking the strategy, they all move, and they must respond"

Pritchard's strategy is simple and clear, that is, to use the offense to break the opponent's experience into the defense and be further consumed, otherwise the opponent will always play very smoothly, and his team will be tired of coping.

Xue Ding also understands this truth, after going on the field, he first accelerates the speed of advancement, and in the face of the opponent's three heights, he does not have much advantage in positional battles.

A mature team is one that can adapt quickly to different situations.

The battle for a playoff spot starts from the first leg of the road trip, and four of the five games must be won to be fully assured.

As the core of the team, Xue Ding is well aware of the burden on his shoulders.

After half the court, in the face of David Lee's defense, Xue Ding broke through the defense line with one step of acceleration, and he couldn't make up for it inside, and hit a jump shot directly.

With a score of 10:14, Xue Ding used his fierce attack to lead the development to narrow the gap.

Since it is necessary to respond in attack, the defense cannot be relaxed, and Ade is constantly raising high positions in the face of Gallinari, and he is very timely to follow, constantly putting pressure on him with his own strength.

David Lee kicked in quickly, cut inside from Gallinari, received a pass, stepped to the basket and hit a pick-and-roll.

Xue Ding followed in a timely manner, but David Li played the ball very smartly, and directly lowered his hand to make a layup, which effectively limited Xue Ding's speed and bounce.

Looking back, Xue Ding dribbled past half the court and shot directly to shoot three-point shots, the Trailblazers teammates have long been accustomed to it, although this is not Xue Ding's usual scoring means, but there will always be a few per game, the role is very simple, to attract more defense.

The Knicks played very easily, without any psychological pressure, and this season's playoffs have long been lost, in order to wait for James, the biggest star in the free market, everything that can be sent away.

So for a young player like David Lee, training himself in the game and playing good data is the most important thing, it doesn't matter if the defense is not good, the offense is the direct embodiment of the data.

David Lee continued to cut his hand inside, and the score trailed the Trail Blazers by five points.