Chapter 341: Attack Dumb Fire
"The second half of the game between the two sides has already begun, and as soon as they came up, the Mavericks relied on a Butler shot to score first and regain a two-point lead!" CCTV commentator Yang Rui said.
"In the second half, you can see that the Mavericks didn't have any slack, they still maintained their focus on the court, Butler didn't play very well in the first half, only scored two points, but once he opened up on the offensive end in the second half, the Trail Blazers were in danger!" Director Zhang looked at Charon Butler, who had just hit a pull-up jump shot, and suddenly became a little worried.
Although the Trail Blazers and Mavericks were tied in the first half, it was because Nowitzki played well in the first half, but the rest of the Mavericks didn't play much.
And in the second half, once Butler starts to find his offensive form, the Trail Blazers will become tired on the defensive end.
"Bang!"
As Zhang spoke, Batum used the cover to get a near-empty three-pointer in the bottom corner.
Unfortunately, he didn't take advantage of this opportunity.
The basketball arced through the air and bounced off the front of the basket.
Haywood protected the rebound.
"It's okay, hurry up and retreat, retreat!"
Pritchard loudly warned his players on the court to step back from the sidelines, but despite this, the Trail Blazers were slow to step back.
The moment Kidd picked up the ball, a long ball hit the ground and sent the ball just right in front of Marion.
Marion catches the ball and takes three steps directly!
Easy dunk!
"As soon as the second half came up, the Mavericks scored four points in a row to stretch the gap to four points, and the Trail Blazers seemed a little distracted at the beginning of the second half!" Said live commentator Dale Curry.
"You're right, the Mavericks showed a very strong desire to win on the court at the beginning of the second half, while the Trail Blazers seemed to be a little out of shape, the pace of retreat was too slow, and the Mavericks were given too many opportunities!" Michael Joe said.
In the blink of an eye, the difference was stretched to four points, and Pritchard frowned on the sidelines, obviously dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the court just now.
Xue Ding held the ball and dribbled quickly across the halfcourt.
In the face of Kidd's defense, he accelerated and burst inside, and Heywood stepped up to help.
Xue Ding found a gap in the air and passed the ball to Chandler who was in the empty space under the basket, but Chandler slipped his hand and let the ball fly directly out of the bottom line.
The ball goes out of bounds and the ball is exchanged.
"At the beginning of the second half, it felt like everyone in the Trail Blazers was a little out of shape, and it could even be said that they were a little confused, if Chandler caught the ball, it would basically be two points, but he didn't catch it! At the beginning, the Trail Blazers have failed to make three consecutive attacks! Dell Curry said.
"It's true that the second half just played as if everyone in the Trail Blazers suddenly couldn't play, and if they went on like this, they were in danger!" Michael Joe said.
In the CCTV studio here, Director Zhang is also a little anxious for the pioneers.
"What happened at half-time, how do you feel that they suddenly become very confused, so that the difference will be opened up quickly!" CCTV commentator Yang Rui looked at the situation on the field and said.
"You're right, the Trail Blazers will hang in this game, the Mavericks' sudden change of rhythm in the second half feels like the Trail Blazers are a little uncomfortable, I hope they can adapt as soon as possible, otherwise the point difference will be opened up again, then they will feel like they have to explain this game!" Director Zhang nodded, looked at the frustrated Trail Blazers player on the big screen and said.
"I feel like this is a bit too big a blow to the morale of the Trail Blazers, and they seem to be a little depressed when they look at their expressions!"
"That's right, the Trail Blazers have to step up and score at this time!"
"They have to start defensively, and they can't let the Mavericks score so easily!"
As soon as Zhang's words fell, Nowitzki grabbed a shot from beyond the three-point line, and the basketball popped out of the frame, but Haywood grabbed an offensive rebound under the basket, and Chandler was fouled by the basket.
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
Haywood made both free throws.
Chandler served from the bottom line, and Xue Ding received the ball and pushed back at full speed.
The Mavericks were obviously prepared, and the retreat was very timely, and they did not give Xue Ding a chance to counterattack.
Xue Ding gave the ball to Roy who followed up, Roy received the ball and opened his bow outside the three-point line, and shot directly without hesitation!
"Three-point !!"
"There it is! Hey, it's a pity, this ball went in and popped up, this ball is still a little bit unlucky! ”
The basketball spun around in the hoop and eventually came out of the frame.
"It's a pity that this ball is halfway in and bounces out, it's a pity!" CCTV commentator Yang Rui felt a little sorry for Roy.
"It's a pity for this ball, a little bit of bad luck!"
Just when Roy and the others were feeling a little annoyed, Haywood quickly sent the ball out on the baseline.
Kidd quickly advanced forward with the ball, and the Trail Blazers quickly stepped back and didn't give them a chance to counterattack.
Just when everyone thought that Kidd was going to stabilize and play a positional battle, suddenly a person who didn't look at the ball passed, and the basketball grazed Xue Ding's ears and passed directly to the basket.
Butler, who swooped to the basket, received the ball and made an easy layup.
Whistle Ball In!
The goal also caused a foul on Batum's thug who came up to the defense.
Butler stepped to the free throw line and hit a solid free throw.
7 to 0!
TNT also typed a line on the screen, indicating that the Trail Blazers had been beaten 7-0 at home in the past two minutes.
"I feel like the Trail Blazers suffered the same scoring drought in the third quarter as they started in the first quarter, and let the Mavericks play a 7-0 mini-climax, and the difference between the two sides also came to 7 points!" Yang Rui looked at the score on the field and said.
"That's right, the Mavericks seized this opportunity and opened the gap to seven points in a blink of an eye, and the Trail Blazers must find their form as soon as possible, otherwise the difference will continue to expand, and it will be too difficult for them to reverse!" Director Zhang said.
As soon as Director Zhang's voice fell, Roy faced Marion's marking and Xue Ding's blocking.
Holding the ball quickly rushed in, the Mavericks' bag quickly pounced, and Roy immediately distributed the ball to Xue Ding, who was three points away on the left side.
The Mavericks' defense shifted quickly.
The moment Xue Ding received the ball, Marion immediately blocked in front of him.
There was an empty space in Batum in the bottom corner, Xue Ding passed the ball without hesitation, and Batum hesitated.
The opportunity was fleeting, and Butler immediately stood in his way.
The moment Xue Ding passed the ball, he accelerated and cut into the inside line, and Batum immediately passed the ball to Xue Ding, and Xue Ding received the ball and went straight to the basket.
The trio jumped to try to block Xue Ding's layup.
"Assist Master (Lv 2)"
Xue Ding's afterglow saw Roy who was following up, and passed the ball from behind, and Roy received the ball with a light low-handed layup and scored the ball steadily.