Chapter 300: Stand up and carry the whole team
Every time Xue Ding scores, he must be accompanied by cheers from the home fans, because in their minds, Xue Ding is their hero.
Xue Ding also did not live up to the expectations of the fans, frequently scoring through his own breakthroughs, and led the team to resist the Lakers' counterattack alone.
But after all, a big player who has been damaged on the inside has been greatly affected both on the defensive end and on the offensive end, especially on the inside, Chandler is not as calm as before in the face of the combination of Gasol and Bynum.
As soon as the interior line was suppressed, coupled with Kobe's continuous use of breakthroughs, the mid-range shot tore through the defense of the Trail Blazers, and took advantage of this opportunity to hit open three-pointers one after another to tie the score in one fell swoop.
With 4 minutes and 12 seconds left, the score was 72:72, and the two sides were tied, but the situation on the court gradually turned in favor of the Lakers.
McMillan immediately called a timeout, and couldn't let the Lakers continue to blossom so inside and out.
First of all, a personnel adjustment was made, and the cockscomb man was taken down, replaced by Fernandez, and at present, the substitute center only has to let Huo Ershu top one, as an excellent blue-collar worker, Huo Ershu has a good mid-range shot, and has a positive defensive attitude, although the age is not the right age, and the 206 are a little shorter, but they can help Chandler share the pressure on the inside.
Taking down the cockscomb man who focuses on defense and replacing it with Fernandes, who has better shooting ability, is obviously a step up in the pace of the offense.
Because of Ade's injury, the defensive system has been affected, and under the premise that the Lakers have strengthened their offense, it is obviously inappropriate to continue to contain the opponent through defense.
The only way out is to attack the other side.
Facing the Lakers led by Kobe, the league's top scorer, McMillan still has such confidence, and there is no other reason for it, just because of the existence of Xue Ding.
As soon as Xue Ding saw the head coach's substitution adjustment, he also knew in his heart that it was time for him to give full play.
The game continued, Xue Ding dribbled the ball across the half, Batum and Fernandez first pulled the bottom corner to open up space, because the first starting point of the Trail Blazers' attack was Xue Ding, and he had to have open space to make a choice.
Chandler is still in an advantage in the card position in the face of Bynum's defense, although Uncle Huo is not dominant in the face of Gasol, but Uncle Huo's purpose is very clear, he doesn't look at the ball at all, he only has Gasol in his eyes, and he is always pestering Gasol, even if he is attacking now.
Seeing the situation on the field and feeling the shouts of the fans, Xue Ding knew that everyone's hearts were the same, and at such a moment, he had to stand up and lead the team forward.
The Lakers are even more aware of the current Trailblazers, Xue Ding is the engine, as long as he is contained, it will be half the victory, so he directly replaced Shannon Brown, who is stronger in his body, to defend Xue Ding.
Shannon? Brown is a very athletic player, often playing the role of a surprise soldier, at this time was used by the Zen master to defend Xue Ding, which also shows the Zen master's trust in him.
Xue Ding dribbling the ball, Shannon? Brown immediately posted it, constantly seeking physical contact.
In the face of Xue Ding, who has a super breakthrough ability, he still dares to take such a close-fitting, this is also because of Shannon? Brown is a super athletic person, whether it is strength, bounce or speed, he is top-notch.
In the past, when defending the opponent's main guard, there were many times when the opponent had broken through him, and he chased and blocked the experience.
So in the face of Xue Ding, he was still the same confident, and he was not afraid that Xue Ding would pass him for the first time, because even if he passed, he believed that his speed and bounce could make up for it.
In addition, the task assigned to him by the Zen master is to use all means to consume Xue Ding.
Xue Ding understands the Lakers' tactics very well, that is, to limit himself with a super physical defense, release Kobe's offensive power, and combine the interior advantage to harvest the game.
However, what Xue Ding wanted to tell the Zen master was that the tactics were perfect, but one thing was miscalculated, in the face of the combatant MAX, who consumed whom was not certain.
There were 10 seconds left in the offensive time, and seeing the Lakers' inside line, all of them were carried behind by their teammates, Xue Ding directly turned to the left and right to turn around the defense, strode forward, and jumped directly to the basket.
Shannon? Brown rushed up from behind, bounced high in one step, and stretched his right hand only towards the basketball that Xue Ding was holding in his right hand.
Xue Ding, who got up half a step first, was still gliding in the air, grabbing the ball with one hand became holding the ball with both hands, and his body had already slipped from the highest point, just when the double balls were about to land, his waist and abdomen were straight, his hands were forward, a violent hand, and Brown, who jumped high behind him, had already floated over, and after landing, he looked at Xue Ding hanging on the basket with an incredible face.
originally thought that the pursuit of victory was in hand, but how was it resolved by Xue Ding in the air, he didn't react for a while.
In fact, it was all a matter of an instant, Xue Ding jumped up, reached the highest point, continued to slide, through the adjustment of the strength of the waist and abdomen, completed the buckle, through the slow-motion playback, it gave people the feeling that through the power of the waist and abdomen, Xue Ding stayed in the air for at least half a second longer than Brown, who jumped back.
So lead to Shannon? Brown miscalculated, and when he was about to make a shot at the highest point, Xue Ding was still in the air.
The fans at the scene cheered and continued to cheer for Xue Ding with their own voices.
The Trail Blazers players were also very excited to run over to celebrate with Xue Ding, and they all said that the goal just now was a great one, and the ability to control the retention was unmatched.
Perhaps it was Xue Ding's performance that stimulated Kobe, under his leadership, the Lakers launched a crazy counterattack, first assisting Gasol to hit a mid-range shot, and then he beat Xue Ding successfully, hitting a super difficult backward shot, while taking into account the inside line when he scored, he did not forget to send assists to the outside line, and assisted Famar to hit three points one after another.
Xue Ding didn't think about tandem teams at this time, because in such a high-pressure moment, as the core of the team, he had to resist first, no matter how reasonable the position of his teammates was at this time, if he passed the ball like someone, he knew very well that the hit rate must be very affected.
Because at such a moment, the pressure is huge, and in the face of such pressure, you have to face the superstar.
Xue Ding stepped forward without hesitation, broke through, dunked violently, and from time to time directly pushed a three-point shot after half time, and confronted the entire Lakers team through one person's score.
At the end of the third quarter, 91:88, the Trail Blazers trailed by three points.
But Shannon, who defended Xue Ding? Brown was panting and sweating, and he no longer had the energy he had when he first appeared.