Although the big man looked a little bulky, he was very nimble on his feet.

Xue Ding was lucky for a while, and seeing that he couldn't get rid of Dampier in the penalty area, he simply stopped, and then commanded his teammates to open up the space.

"Haha, Xue is going to start singles again, and today's game is about to become Xue's solo show." Barkley sat in the commentary booth and said teasingly.

"That's right, if you make a clip of the highlights of the game for Xue in today's game, I believe that there will be a shadow of Xue in every round." Waiting for commentator David. Davis also joked.

……

Xue Ding pulled away, facing Dampier, fast dribbling to find rhythm, and then hit the ground, sideways from the left side of the step past Dampier, the ball arrived, Xue Ding flew directly under the basket to dunk, Nowitzki's follow-up defense was unsuccessful.

"Beep!"

After scoring this goal, Carlisle on the sidelines immediately called a timeout, although his team played fiercely in the third quarter, but for Xue Ding, there was no good restriction, which is not what Carlisle wants to see.

"Xue Ding's game is really powerful, and it is not at the same level as the first game, not long after the third quarter began, Carlisle, who played it, immediately called a timeout."

"If the Mavericks want to win this game, the key is to work hard to limit Xue Ding's play, you can't expect Xue Ding to play abnormally like the first game, not to mention that even if Xue Ding didn't play well in the first game most of the time, but in the end, he was able to lead the team to reverse the game, which is the ability of a superstar." Yang Rui echoed.

……

By the time the second game was played, the Trail Blazers had shown a fighting spirit that was completely different from the first game, which made the outsiders who were once not optimistic about them in the playoffs gradually change their minds.

In particular, Xue Ding reversed the first game, and now he is playing very tough with the Trailblazers and the Mavericks, and has always maintained the lead in the score.

At the time of the timeout, Carlisle kept emphasizing to his players that they should calm down, be steady, and that there was still time, and they must be steady and steady, and they must not be too impatient and cause unnecessary trouble.

This is also a deliberate reminder made by Carlisle based on the first half of the game, because both sides have accumulated a certain amount of fire in the first half of the game, and Terbby is that the Mavericks have a lot of redundant moves on the defensive end, and Carlisle is also to remind his disciples to pay attention to this.

The other is to emphasize that Xue Ding should be restricted, as long as Xue Ding gets the ball, he must immediately wrap it up, and then force him to play the ball, as long as the ball is not in Xue Ding's hands, the Mavericks' pressure to chase points will be much smaller.

Carlisle's timely adjustment during the timeout did work well, and after returning from the timeout, Nowitzki and Marion scored in succession in the paint area, and Dampier also blocked Blake at home to show his dominance in front of the home crowd.

On the other hand, on the Trailblazers' side, for the sudden increase in bags in the second half, Xue Ding could only play more balls, and the Mavericks' bags were almost from the front court to the backcourt, and Xue Ding sometimes couldn't even connect the serve.

For most of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers were more likely to be led by Roy, and Xue Ding was more of a responsible response, as he had at least two defenders around him almost at all times.

After the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks caught up with the score through adjustments at the beginning of the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers temporarily led the Mavericks by 2 points 78-76, and Xue Ding's performance in the second half of the third quarter was mediocre, with only 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in the entire third quarter.

"Hey, it seems that Carlisle's timeout at the beginning of the third quarter really had an effect, the Mavericks have chased the difference to only two points at the end of the third quarter, and now the outcome of this game is really hard to say, see how Pritchard copes with the most critical quarter of the fourth quarter." Director Zhang said.

"The Mavericks' oppressive defense against Xue Ding in the third quarter tactics is undoubtedly successful, but we know that if Xue Ding can be limited so easily, then he is not Xue Ding, now let's go first, and then look at the performance of the two sides in the fourth quarter." As soon as Director Zhang's words were finished, Yang Rui received instructions from the director and hurriedly interjected.

The two-minute break passed quickly.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, players from both sides returned to the court, and the fourth quarter of the game began with the first wave of offense by the Trail Blazers.

Roy took the ball to the front court and handed it to Xue Ding, Xue Ding was outside the three-point line, facing Marion's defense, one step outside the three-point line, directly behind the back, almost sticking to Marion's defense to shoot three points!

"Huh!"

Hollow into the net.

Xue Ding made a good start for the Trailblazers in the fourth quarter!

81-76 The Trail Blazers lead the Mavericks by five points.

After Xue Ding scored three points, he held his teammates up with one hand in the air, as if to tell the Mavericks that their bag didn't do much for him, and when it was time to score, he could still stand up and score.

Kidd controlled the ball to the frontcourt, wanted to make a one-dragon breakthrough, broke through to the paint area, and threw the board high, but unfortunately the ball fell and smashed on the outside edge of the basket, bounced twice and rolled out, Chandler picked up the rebound, Kidd also wanted to take the rebound out of Chandler's hands, but unfortunately it didn't succeed.

Chandler got the rebound and threw it to the fast-paced Batum, who scored easily under the basket.

"It was another perfect start, with the Trail Blazers scoring five straight points at the start of the fourth quarter to extend their lead again."

"This Mavericks, I don't know if it's because of the lack of mental concentration in the opening stage or what, they always don't play well this kind of start, except for the time when they came on the bench in the second quarter, the Mavericks didn't start well in other quarters."

"Coach Zhang, just in the third quarter, the Mavericks were in the same situation Carlisle called a timeout in advance, interrupting the offensive rhythm of the Trail Blazers, do you think the Mavericks will call a timeout right now?" Yang Rui asked suddenly.

Hearing this, Director Zhang laughed twice and said: "This fourth quarter has only played for less than a minute, I don't think Carlisle will call a timeout so early, let's see the next wave of offense, if you can't score again or are counterattacked by the Trail Blazers, I think Carlisle will call a timeout." ”

"Beep!"

As soon as Director Zhang's words fell, the referee on the sidelines blew the whistle to signal the Mavericks to take a timeout.