After the start of the second quarter.

The Lakers are starting to play more and more smoothly, and the Trail Blazers are struggling to cope.

No matter how the lineup and tactics change, it is up to the players to execute it in the end.

The talent of the Trail Blazers players is far from that of the Lakers.

As the game goes by, their flaws are magnified infinitely.

For the first time, Xue Ding felt the oppression of this top-level defense.

This is a situation that Xue Ding has never encountered, and for the first time in his career, he has experienced the feeling that his opponent is very strong, and his struggle seems to be unable to stop.

Roy couldn't solve the current Trail Blazers' dilemma.

Slowly, the Lakers' inside line began to soar with the Lakers' outside line.

Bryant and Fisher hit long-range shots one after the other.

The Trail Blazers' players, on the other hand, are caught in a hoop.

Xue Ding began to fight more and more urgently, and then the more impatient his mentality became, the more prone he was to make mistakes and make mistakes many times.

Roy's sporadic singles with Ade helped the Trail Blazers score points.

Throughout the second quarter, the situation between the two teams was reversed in an instant.

The Lakers went 33-19 in the first quarter.

At the end of the first half, the score was 47-57.

The Trail Blazers trail the defending champions by 10 points on the road.

Half-time stats:

Trail Blazers: Xue Ding 12 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 6 turnovers, Pulbizla 2 points and 2 boards, Aldridge 8 points and 3 boards, Roy 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Lakers: Gasol 13 points and 4 boards, Artest 6 points, Bynum 13 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks, Kobe Bryant 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Odom 6 points and 3 rebounds.

"If this continues, the Trail Blazers' winning streak will be ended by the Lakers."

"At the beginning of the first half, the Trail Blazers played okay, but in the second quarter it was completely bad."

"I miss Oden, the Trail Blazers were blown up too badly today, the Lakers didn't have a few three-pointers, and a lot of them were impacting the inside, either free throws or goals."

"Yes, Adedu has already committed 4 crimes, and Roy has also been cut off by the Lakers."

"Xue Ding's mistakes are really spicy, these mistakes are quite demoralizing."

"10+10 in the half, if it is an inside line, the cliff is at the level of tens of millions of annual salaries, but unfortunately, this is Xue Ding's data, we can get used to it."

Fans also analyzed Xue Ding's situation.

Xue Ding made 20 shots in the half, setting a career high, but only hit five balls, a shooting rate of only 25%.

McMillan looked at Xue Ding, who was constantly panting, a little helpless.

In the first half, Xue Ding's mistakes all came from his bold passes.

Xue Ding's passing is not too much of a problem, it is all a split after breaking through to attract the defense, although the pass is good, but his teammates are obviously not at the same frequency as him, plus his luck is average, there are naturally more mistakes.

As for the shooting rate, everyone only saw the number of times Xue Ding shot, but they didn't see that almost all of them were obtained by himself by grabbing offensive rebounds, and in the entire first half, Xue Ding's frontcourt rebounds were as high as 7.

Fans may not understand, but the Trailblazers all know Xue Ding's role on the court!!

At least with Xue Ding, everyone's shot can not have much to worry about.

Xue Ding's ability to grab rebounds is very reliable.

Sitting on a stool in the locker room, Xue Ding kept biting bananas and drinking Gatorade.

Back-to-back had a big impact on him.

The Trail Blazers and Lakers in the previous life were not at the same level.

The strength of the Lakers is far from what the Trail Blazers of the current roster can compare.

If the full lineup of the Trail Blazers is available, it can be opened in five or five.

But now that there are so many people missing, this opponent is still very tricky.

Roy's wardrobe was next to Xue Ding, and he watched Xue Ding be silent, and then walked over.

"Xue, do you feel the pressure?"

Xue Ding looked up at Roy, Roy's performance in the first half was normal, but he was not as impatient as himself.

"Yes, sort of."

"The Lakers are very strong, their interior is also very strong, find a way to deal with them, there are 24 minutes left in the game, we have enough time, don't give up easily."

"Yes."

Roy didn't say much to encourage brain-dead chicken soup, but Xue Ding understood what he meant.

Roy, the boss, is very warm-hearted and takes a lot of care of Xue Ding.

Xue Ding also believes that as long as the game is not over, everything can happen on the court.

The two of them are very similar.

Dressing room.

Trailing the defending champions by 10 points on the road was enough to make McMillan feel like he had failed in the second quarter.

The morale of the Trail Blazers players was a little low.

Looking at this scene, McMillan was also quite helpless.

Back to back, the main force was injured and stopped, falling behind at half-time, and the momentum was suppressed.

Looking at the second half, it was like the defeat was decided.

McMillan said to Roy: "Blanton, you go and change the game in the second half, Xue, you rest first in the second half, and Steve goes first." ”

"Yes." Roy nodded.

The Trail Blazers are about to use their last hole cards.

Superstar singles are just unreasonable.

Xue Ding was still a little unwilling to hear the coach's arrangement.

Although he wanted to say something more, he hesitated and still didn't say it, and the action in the second half was the best explanation.

Even though Xue Ding has many reasons.

In the second quarter, the shooting percentage was too low and there were too many turnovers, which had a huge impact on the team.

It's not that McMillan didn't give Xue Ding a chance, but Xue Ding didn't grasp it.

At this point, McMillan chose to trust Roy first.

He is ready to find the same lineup style of play last season first to see if he can catch it up.

Compared with Xue Ding's inefficiency, Roy's performance is much more efficient.

Then the point guard sent a traditional point guard like Steve Blake in order not to affect Roy's finishing and ball handling.

Roy's efficiency in the first half was normal.

In 7 of 10 shots, the number of shots was twice as many as Xue Ding's, but the score was more than Xue Ding.

It is undeniable that Xue Ding's presence and a large number of shots have seriously hindered Roy's play.

At this time, it looks very demoralized.

Roy also stood up in time and applauded.

He said in a very firm and powerful voice: "Guys, the game is not over yet, cheer me up, think about it, it will be cool to see us here on the Internet tomorrow to make the Lakers headlines!! ”

"Give it to me, Aldridge, Xue in the second half, we're going to attack like crazy."

Everyone looked at Roy.

No matter how many Trail Blazers fall, as long as Roy is still around, the Trail Blazers have a chance to win.

In the past, Roy has proven this many times.

“OK。”

Roy's self-confidence infected the players, and everyone began to emerge from the sullen atmosphere.

Xue Ding also nodded solemnly, and also took the initiative to say:

'The first half was my problem and in the second half I will play more cautiously to make sure we keep winning.'

Xue Ding said that he carried this pot.

Such a difficult situation was something that Xue Ding had never encountered.

Roy has been through a lot, and he knows what to do at this time.

Xue Ding also learned from Roy how to lead the team.

Hearing Xue Ding's words, although his teammates were a little resentful, they were also tolerant.

After all, this kid is still a rookie.

McMillan wasn't particularly talented, but he was good with the players, and he allowed Roy to take over his coaching role to some extent.

Roy and Xue Ding's faith can indeed drive many people.

…………

The intermission was long.

After Roy finished speaking, they dispersed again.

However, the atmosphere was a little better at this time, and everyone began to laugh.

Xue Ding didn't stay in the locker room for long, but came out directly.

He went back to his bench first!

Xue Ding was thinking about the plan for the second half.

In the second half, although Xue Ding was put on the bench by the coach first, he will definitely be on it.

For the Lakers' starters, Xue Ding was really choked, because the opponent studied Xue Ding very carefully.

Even when Xue Ding passes the ball and which is his dominant hand, it is very clear.

This made Xue Ding feel very depressed.

McMillan's meaning is also to let Xue Ding lead the second team.

Xue Ding is just a rookie after all, and under the special care of the championship-level team, it is really difficult to play well.

It's not that hard to fight with the substitutes.

After a while, Xue Ding decided to attack with the second lineup as a breakthrough.

As long as you hit it first, it won't be something that the Lakers can stop if they want to.

Xue Ding needs to raise the state first!!

His hand feels so bad.