Chapter 230: Alternate Leads
The score is 94:95 with 2 minutes and 55 seconds remaining.
Pritchard quickly called a timeout, and when the opponent's firepower was high, he had to change his strategy.
"Steady, there are still three minutes, as long as we hold steady we win"
"Change the defense in time, don't chase the ball, don't let them shoot so easily"
"Defend it, the success rate of the fight, Xue has seen you, and the others are also ready to shoot"
"Come on, kill them, they can't run anymore!"
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After the head coach's passionate roar, Xue Ding and his teammates stood on the field again.
The score was very tight, no one dared to relax first, and there were no substitutions on either side.
Xue Ding knew the coach's intention, which was not to let the Suns play the rhythm they were good at.
Now that my side is in the lead, as long as I stabilize and play every offense, the pressure will be on the Suns' side.
The adjustment of the Suns surprised Xue Ding, and Xiao Si did not enter the interior directly.
Five people ran on the outside to block and shoot, and they didn't hesitate to shoot at every opportunity.
All five of them have three-point ability, whoever has the opportunity to shoot will take the initiative in an instant, and the three-point frequent hand, the defense of the Trail Blazers, always has to be a slow beat.
In the face of this situation, Pritchard has no better way, only to hope that Xue Ding can lead the Trail Blazers to continue to play steadily, the reason is simple, the shooting rate cannot be so good all the time.
Xue Ding held the ball, Hill directly came up, and just now he hit a wave of attack, Xue Ding felt that Hill's confidence seemed to be much higher, and he kept squeezing himself with his body.
Xue Ding protected his space with his left hand, and stepped back with an accelerated stop, and Hill rushed out.
Jump, shoot, and hit a two-point shot from the free throw line, with ease.
In the face of all provocations, the best counterattack is action, which is Xue Ding's consistent philosophy.
The Suns served quickly, Nash dribbled quickly, and the Trail Blazers changed their strategy, did not continue to press the whole court, quickly settled into position, followed their defenders, and did not give the Suns a chance to run.
Pritchard's adjustment is very effective, although it is a small adjustment, but it is very targeted.
The Suns, who had been running like crazy just now, suddenly found themselves unable to run.
The Trail Blazers followed the defensive formation, optimistic about their position, not pressing all over the court, not following the ball, and instantly disrupted the rhythm of the Suns.
There was no vacant opportunity to shoot, the ball still returned to Nash's hands, and Xue Ding quickly pressed up.
The other teammates also followed their own people closely.
The defensive intensity increased in an instant, which is also the reason why Xue Ding admired Pritchard, who could make changes quickly in response to the situation on the field, and was also very practical.
First, the full-court pressing, forcing the Suns to run wildly, and as soon as they saw that the situation was wrong, they immediately adjusted and implemented the half-court pressing.
In this way, the rhythm of the Suns team was disrupted again, and they found that no one was chasing them, and they couldn't run up, so their speed slowed down, and they continued to fall into the most hated positional battle.
But Xue Ding liked it very much, received the ball in the low post, deceived Hill with a feint, and rushed to the inside line in one step, Barbosa had already been ambushed on the right bottom line, and immediately rushed over to make up for the defense.
Xue Ding was in the air, with Frye on the front and Barbossa on the side, and with his left hand flicked behind him, the ball flew straight to the bottom left corner.
Batum, who had been waiting for a long time, received the ball and hit an open three-pointer steadily.
Batum ran over and high-fived Xue Ding to celebrate the cooperation between the two.
The score is 95:93.
The Trail Blazers overtook the score with 2:55 left on the clock.
Nash quickly passed the half court with the ball, and in the face of Xue Ding's pressing, he dribbled sideways to the left 45° position, Hill quickly blocked and dismantled, Nash accelerated step by step, broke inside, and Fernandes, who changed the defense, followed closely.
Nash leaned sideways against Fernandez and hit a right-handed pick-and-roll.
The score was 95:94, and the Trail Blazers led by one point.
As soon as Xue Ding saw Nash's attack, he knew that Nash didn't dare to take risks at this time, and he was also pursuing a steady fight.
The home fans all stood up, and when it came time for the final showdown, everyone was chanting.
“MVP”
“MVP”
“MVP”
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Xue Ding dribbled the ball across the half court and watched his teammates open up the space, the meaning was obvious, everything is up to you.
Hill was waiting for Xue Ding a meter away on the three-point line.
Frye also consciously leaned towards Hill's weak side to prevent Xue Ding from breaking through.
Xiao Si kept getting stuck in the inner line, wanting to carry Chandler behind him, and everyone was ready for Xue Ding to break through.
Xue Ding stopped the ball and pushed it directly on the spot.
Pritchard, who was on the sidelines, shook his arm angrily, completely unexpecting that at this time, Xue Ding would throw three points at this long distance.
The score difference between the two teams is 1 point, and there are still 2 minutes and 16 seconds left in the time.
So it depends on who makes a mistake first, Xue Ding, who was very calm in the game, did make a move at this time.
The fans who were watching the game felt the same way, first shocked, and then screamed.
He hit a long-range three-pointer to make it 98-94 and give the Trail Blazers a four-point lead.
Xue Ding looked relaxed, didn't feel anything wrong, and thought that his 810 penalty point was not for nothing.
Gentry immediately called a timeout to relieve the pressure on his teammates.
If the offense can't respond and continue to let the Trail Blazers score, the mentality will definitely collapse.
Quite simply, the cries of the home fans are motivation and can turn into pressure in an instant.
As a veteran coach, not only is he very professional in tactics, but he is also experienced in controlling the situation.
"Now you don't have to think too much about it, treat this game as if it were a normal game in your life, take it easy, yes, just take it easy."
"There's no one here who can put pressure on you, but you know?"
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On the Trail Blazers' side, Pritchard is also hurriedly arranging tactical adjustments.
"Defend the perimeter, don't give them any three-point shots"
"Tyson, just expand out, don't hesitate, don't hesitate, as long as you prevent three points, the victory is ours"
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The timeout ended, and both sides resumed playing.
Nash dribbled past half court, the top of the arc fell into position, Barbosa and Hill were in the bottom corner, Xiaosi stood at the free throw line, Chandler immediately stepped up, and Frye came up to block and hang Xue Ding.
Nash rushed to the inside in one step, Chandler instinctively cut to make up for the defense, Xiao Si quickly ran to the right 45 ° three-point line, and Frye quickly fell to the three-point line at the top of the arc, instantly forming two empty spots.
Chandler instantly realized that it was a mistake to fill in, but it was too late to make up for it.
Xiao Si received the ball and rarely shot an open three-point shot.
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