Chapter 143, the slogan of the Trail Blazers' championship.
Xue Ding remembers very well that in the 2013-14 season, less than 30% of the Grizzlies opponents shot within 3 feet, ranking 10th in the league and 8th in shooting percentage.
Gasol Jr. always raised his arms high under the basket to affect the opponent's shots.
In addition, Gasol Jr. is also an excellent assistant defender, although he is on the heavy side, he moves well and can play in the most suitable position to defend.
Xue Ding looked at little Gasol with greed.
He thinks it would be nice to have a center like that in his team.
Oden is estimated to be raised for a year and a half....similar to Embiid, and now the team can't afford to wait.
Looking at Gasol Jr., Xue Ding suddenly thought of Tyson Chandler who could support the defensive system alone in New York.
That Chandler doesn't seem to be stable lately, and he's still on the Bobcats
Do you want to find a way to talk to the management and get him over so as not to cheapen the calf!
Before the three-point shot improved, centers like Marc Gasol and Chandler were a big threat to Xue Ding.
As long as little Gasol is squatting on the inside, Xue Ding will not have much to do, unless it is a small fight and a big one is completely pulled away, Xue Ding will be easy to play.
Miller is similar, he doesn't have three points, so although this Grizzlies team is not a playoff-level team, it has a style of play that is now the Trail Blazers.
The last time the Trail Blazers were able to win easily, it was because there were two people on the team, Roy and Batum, and with these two people, can they be one team.
What's more, Xue Ding's weaknesses were not so prominent at that time.
Today, the Grizzlies will definitely let Xue Ding shoot three points like other teams.
Then use their forward line Guy or Mayo to appear in Xue Ding's forward path at any time.
These are all masters with outstanding talents, and Xue Ding's impact is not too much.
Before the game.
Xue Ding invited head coach McMillan to dinner together.
Xue Ding is ready to discuss the lineup with the head coach.
Now he's qualified enough to say that.
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Grizzlies are really not easy to fight.
This game also confirmed Xue Ding's thoughts before the game.
After three quarters of duels with Conley, Xue Ding had to face Gay's defense every time he successfully broke through him, and finally he had to challenge Gasol's defense.
According to McMillan's pre-game plan, Xue Ding will shoot when there is still a vacancy, and if others let him go, he will shoot.
On the Grizzlies' side, the duo of Randolph and Garl caused a lot of trouble for the Trail Blazers' interior line.
Aldridge was not good at defending in the first place, and Pulzbilla was frequently pushed up to the inside to be educated by Randolph.
Before the third quarter was over, Przbila was beaten.
In desperation, Aldridge continued to be beaten up in the center position.
Fortunately, today, the Trail Blazers' Miller and Webster's role players were all furious, even if Xue Ding's performance in the first three quarters was average and Ade was severely limited, the Trail Blazers were still able to bite the score with home court advantage.
Xue Ding's hard work was not without effect.
With five minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game, Xue Ding held the ball at the top of the outside arc, and Conley still let him go.
Xue Ding did not hesitate and continued to shoot his fifth three-pointer!
McSui's pull-up three-pointer cut through a wonderful arc.
"Huh!"
Xue Ding's three-point shot was nothing short of earth-shattering, helping the Trail Blazers tie the score while cheering the fans at the Rose Garden Arena.
"Xue, congratulations!!"
"Finally made a three-pointer."
"Well done."
After Xue Ding missed more than 20 three-pointers, he finally hit a three-pointer, and the home fans were more excited than the holiday.
After this three-point shot, Xue Ding opened the personal offensive button.
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
Xue Ding hit 4 three-pointers in a row, and Xue Ding let the Grizzly Bear who had released him suffer a fatal blow!
The grizzly bear actually didn't let Xue Ding go after Xue Ding's third shot, but Xue Ding couldn't stop it, and hit 2 hits in succession.
At the time of the fifth throw, Xue Ding didn't care anymore, because with 3 minutes left in the game, the Trail Blazers were already leading by more than 10 points.
After the whole game, Xue Ding shot 2 of 10 two-point shots, 4 of 10 three-point shots, and 4 of 6 free throws, totaling 20 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 turnovers.
The score was 101-108 and the Trail Blazers won at home!!
Xue Ding's inside line was severely restricted, and he had to carry an explosive bag to the basket every time.
Gasol Jr.'s defense made Xue Ding feel the benefits of having such a guardian on the inside.
Xue Ding was also thinking about how to get the management to bring Chandler over.
Pulzbila blue-collar is okay, but the air defense is too poor.
In the future, the offense will rely on Ade, the defense will rely on Chandler, and Oden will recuperate from his injuries as a substitute, and he can attack and retreat and defend.
That picture.
Xue Ding thought very beautifully, so that the championship is really expected.
As soon as this game ended, the topic of Xue Ding's three-point shooting brought the topic of him and Yaya off the top of the hot search.
When Xue Ding scored three points, CCTV's Director Zhang was almost speechless with excitement.
"It's not easy!"
"Xue Ding is good."
....... fans can feel the excitement of Coach Zhang.
After this game, the Trail Blazers fans finally got rid of the pessimism.
For the first time, they shouted the slogan "Trail Blazers Championship"!
They have reason to believe that Xue Ding, who can cause damage at the three-point line, is an All-Star player!!
When the day of Huang Mamba's comeback and the return of the Emperor, the Trailblazers will surely attack the championship.
Now the fans are full of confidence, not the fear that the team will not make the playoffs.
After this game, public opinion also believes that the healthy Trail Blazers will form a two-strong situation with the Lakers in the West.
Although the Lakers superstars are taller, the Trail Blazers' roster depth is better.
ESPN and Fox Sports also believe that the Trail Blazers are expected to complete the run-in of the roster before the All-Star break as the day of Roy's and Oden's return is getting closer.
ESPN also analyzes the likelihood of Trailblazers trading now.
They explored too much about the trade value of Ade, Oden, Batum and others.
This Trailblazers are currently on the sale of Xue Ding and Roy!
At the time of the ESPN discussions, the management of the Trailblazers was also having a meeting.
There are two main things.
One is the matter of the Trail Blazers team doctors, Oden and Roy have given up the medical plan formulated by the Trail Blazers team doctors, and they have chosen the treatment plan formulated by the experts of the Suns team doctors and the 76ers team doctors, and they are recovering well.
This also shows that the team doctor team has lost the trust of the leading stars.
Head coach McMillan and the general manager both asked for a change in the team.
The second thing is about player trades.
After Xue Ding hit a three-pointer to win the game today, the Trail Blazers management finally began to consider the feasibility of the Trail Blazers' pursuit of a championship this season.