After shopping with Yaya, when he returned home, Xue Ding no longer thought that his feet were still his own, and he lay on the sofa as soon as he got home.

"Husband, did you tire you today?" Seeing Xue Ding lying on the bed, Yaya asked gently.

"Baby, where will I be tired, don't say that I just went shopping for a day today, even if I go shopping for another night, your husband's physical strength is no problem." Xue Ding hurriedly sat up and said.

Although his body is very tired, if he directly admits it, Xue Ding is unwilling, how can he say that he is also a professional basketball player.

Hearing Xue Ding's words, looking at his strong expression, Yaya pouted and smiled, her husband is a confident person, he wants to save face, and his performance today is already very good.

Seeing the sweet doting appearance of the two on the side, Xue's father and Xue's mother couldn't help but be envious, and Xue's mother asked: "Xiaoding, what did you and Yaya buy when we went out today, and we went shopping for a day." ”

"Mom, today Yaya and I went to the mall for a day, bought some things, and Yaya also took me to customize a suit for me, but I have to wait until a week later to try on a sample, and I can get it in two weeks." Xue Ding said.

"Also, you see how many years you've been wearing those clothes, it's right for Yaya to buy you a suit." Hearing this, Xue Mu also echoed.

"That's it, Mom, when I said to buy him clothes, he was too expensive and didn't want it" Seeing that her mother was also on her side, Yaya suddenly lied in front of Xue Ding.

"Haha, he's been like that since he was a child, he said don't ......"

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After a short day of rest, the Trail Blazers welcomed the challenge of the New Orleans Hornets at home, and in recent years, the Hornets have been able to reach the playoffs in the West almost every year under the leadership of Paul, but they have not been able to make a breakthrough in the playoffs.

This season, the Hornets' record has declined due to Paul's injury for a while, and the Hornets' record has only improved since Paul's return.

But they've been hovering outside the playoffs, and with the final few games left in the regular season, Paul's Hornets will undoubtedly be going all out to win and make the playoffs.

In the Rose Garden Arena, the audience at home has already entered, and the stadium is full.

Before the game, Xue Ding gave a brief interview in the players' tunnel.

"Xue Ding, now the competition for playoff spots is getting more and more fierce, after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the last game, the Trail Blazers are currently in a more ideal position, but after the game, Aldridge was determined to be reimbursed for the season, which must have a certain impact on the strength of the team. Paul's Hornets are clearly coming to the Rose Garden Arena with a win, are you confident of winning this game? A female reporter from Tencent asked.

"Of course I'm confident, it's on our home turf and no matter who the opponent is, we won't let go of a win easily." Xue Ding replied.

Then I walked back to the locker room to prepare for the entrance.

In this game, the Trail Blazers were reimbursed due to Ade's season, so the head coach used Steve Brown in the starting lineup. Blake took Ade's place, leaving the other four starters unchanged.

And on the Hornets' side, it was David . West, Peja. Stojkovic, Emeka. Okafor, Darren. Collison, Chris. Paul's starting lineup, which is the strongest starting lineup for the Hornets.

Near the center circle, Okafor and Blake prepare for the jump ball.

The referee blows the whistle.

Okafor jumped to possession and gave it to Chris, who was in the backcourt. Paul.

Paul advances to the front court with the ball, takes the top position of the arc and begins to direct his teammates to run.

Paul is a typical traditional point guard, and when the ball is in his hands, he always thinks about how to score his teammates and how to put his team ahead.

Therefore, before the start of the game, the Trail Blazers made a targeted arrangement for Paul, that is, to try to cut off the connection between him and his teammates, that is, to cut off Paul's passing route.

As a result, when Paul gets the ball, there is always a defender in front of the other four Hornets who is constantly interfering with the line of receiving the ball.

After controlling the ball at the top of the arc for a while, Paul saw that his teammates couldn't run out of the point guard, so he had to dribble the ball near the left sideline.

As the key target of defense, the task of defending Paul naturally fell to Xue Ding.

Seeing that Paul dribbled and wanted to go to the sideline, Xue Ding, who was familiar with Paul's style of play, naturally knew what he wanted to do at this time, and then quickly followed, blocking his position on Paul's left side.

Usually at this time, Paul will choose to slip the bottom line first and walk around, and there may be a ghostly pass in the middle, so Xue Ding stood up early.

Seeing that Xue Ding was defending, Paul took the ball and tried to walk to the left side twice, but failed.

At this time, there was not much time left before 24 seconds to attack, Paul gave up the idea of slipping the bottom line, suddenly accelerated, and burst into the penalty area from the right side.

Two steps into the room, a sharp stop, near the free throw line, and a sudden mid-range shot.

"Huh!"

Two points scored.

Although Paul removed his meniscus after suffering that major injury, and his explosiveness decreased compared to previous seasons, Paul was clearly aiming to win the game.

Therefore, the first attack taught Xue Ding a lesson, which made Xue Ding a little surprised.

The Trailblazers quickly sent the baseline ball and handed it to Xue Ding, who then passed it to Batum in the front court.

Batum received the ball and broke into the box and scored a backhand layup.

The Hornets had just scored two points and were quickly scored by the Trail Blazers in less than five seconds.

On this side, Paul also wanted to return a fast break, but Stojkovic couldn't catch the ball when he was fast down and was covered by the basket.

Stojkovic's goal drew laughter from the crowd and some even booed.

Blake grabbed the rebound after Stojkovic was blocked.

The long pass was sent to Xue Ding.

Xue Ding took the ball, and the Hornets had already settled early, and Paul led the defense.

Although Paul is only 1.83 meters tall, as the winner of the first defense last season, he naturally took on the task of defending Xue Ding.

After Xue Ding got the ball, Paul immediately defended himself, and constantly made physical contact, trying to pull out the ball in Xue Ding's hand, and Stojkovic and Okafor on the side were also ready to come over to help defend at any time.

Facing the three-person bag that has been formed, Xue Ding protects the ball, faces Paul, and tentatively steps.

Then he suddenly stepped back and shot three-pointer!

"The ball made a perfect arc in the air.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

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