The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 206, Start the war.

40-21, with just 21 games left in the regular season.

The current record of the Blazers has exceeded the expectations of many people at the beginning of the season. In theory, they can enter the playoffs as long as they maintain a 50% winning rate. Of course, the Blazers are not aiming at the playoffs. , Their goal is to win the championship.

There are more than 50 days left in the regular season, 8 weeks, almost three games a week.

At the end of the season, under the premise of guaranteeing the results, you can also take a rest.

This is good news for Xue Ding, who averages more than 40 minutes per game.

The bosses are often forced to take turns due to injuries and illnesses. My younger brother works hard to drag the team to this level, and sometimes it is hard.

It's not that Xue Ding doesn't love the game, it's just that he feels that if he continues to play for such a long time, he will still have a strong risk of injury.

Xue Ding himself was taken aback by the minor injury in February. He is not an iron man, so he should be careful.

The media before the game revealed a surprising news.

Nowitzki has a cold, so he will not play in this game.

Xue Ding looked at the record rankings. The Mavericks are currently ranked 0.5 games ahead of the Trail Blazers in the West. If they lose this game, the rankings of the two teams will be out of place, and as imaginary opponents in the playoffs, they don’t want to be psychologically weak in the playoffs. If so, both teams are sure to win such a key battle.

If according to the current ranking, both sides can survive the first round, then they will meet in the second round.

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After that, Xue Ding also saw the battle report of Nowitzki scoring 40+16 rebounds in the last game.

So Xue Ding judged that this news was undoubtedly Carlisle's smoke bomb.

Nowitzki should play in this game.

Carlisle has habitually set off smoke bombs before games.

Xue Ding has already begun to get used to the various strange tricks of this so-called famous coach.

Carlisle likes pre-game poisoned milk.

Not only Carlisle, but Popovich, Old Nelson, etc.'s tricks are also roughly clear.

Bobo's reasons for rest are even more bizarre. Stomach pain, old age, and tight hips are all excuses.

Yaya also came to the game. Her life in Portland is not too busy. She occasionally returns to China to deal with work. As long as she is not busy, she will come to the Rose Garden to watch Xue Ding's game.

In this competition, Xue Ding also promised her to redesign the appearance dance, and promised to show what she taught.

Sure enough, after the pre-match appearance ceremony, 2 minutes before the start of the game, Xue Ding danced with the cockscomb man Webster.

Black people are almost born to wriggle, give them music, but don't give them food...

It must be right for Xue Ding to cooperate with Webster, and he will definitely steal the spotlight.

The level of this guy is not very good, but he just likes to dance.

The two writhed wildly.

"Wow, Xue, your movements have improved."

"Haha, this is a brand new set of moves, what do you think?"

"Not bad, look, those cameras are all aimed at us."

"Yes, this is the latest way to steal the spotlight."

"Cool! Xue, you are so smart."

"Kakkaka!!"

The camera quickly focused on the two, and the entrance ceremony of the two was also shown on the screen above their heads! ! !

The fans at the scene were also amused by the two.

Xue Ding seemed to enjoy playing.

Seeing Xue Ding's dance ceremony, Yaya nodded in satisfaction.

Xue Ding's flexibility improved somewhat.

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The game was about to start, and Xue Ding saw Nowitzki smiling and shaking hands with him.

Paralysis, it really is a smoke bomb.

Pritchard really designed a set of tactics that Nowitzki will not play!Many people in the Blazers team thought that they would not be so tired tonight, but most of them were fooled.

Carlisle has too much off-court experience, and a small trick that is caught off guard can cost you more useless work.

The Mavericks' away game against the Trail Blazers started at 11:11 in the morning of BJ's time, and the actual jump ball time was 40:[-]. Today is Friday, and the students waited in the cafeteria early after class. Some college students Those who have no class in the afternoon are also planning to watch the game in the cafeteria.

The Mavericks have just finished a big deal, and their starting lineup has changed from when the two teams played against each other.

Stevenson and Butler became the starters.

As for the Blazers, apart from Oden being replaced by Tyson Chandler and Miller being replaced by Xue Ding, the other three started the season again.

Compared with the beginning of the season, today's Blazers are even more daunting.

The state of Batum and Roy is as stable as last season, with the growth of Xue Ding, the addition of Chandler, and the underestimated Adelaide.

In ESPN's starting power rankings, the Blazers' starters are also at the same level as the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

After the All-Star weekend, after the arrival of new aid, the Mavericks once won a wave of 6 consecutive victories, and it was not terminated until they met the Lakers.

After losing to the Lakers, the Mavericks started a winning streak again. In the last 10 games, they won 9 games.

The Mavericks transaction was also rated as the most cost-effective transaction this year by the outside world. The addition of Butler and Stevenson greatly made up for the Mavericks' lineup defects.

Now the Mavericks are known as the jump shooting team, led by Nowitzki, their defense mainly depends on the overall enthusiasm and rich experience.

Physical talent is average.

Now that Nowitzki is playing, their lineup has also changed. The tactics adopted by the Blazers in this game are a bit different from when they played the Mavericks before.

The Blazers' tactical focus has strengthened the restrictions on Nowitzki.

Would rather have someone else open than Nowitzki open.

The Mavericks' new additions are still in a high-morale phase, and it's best to let them run the offense and cut them off from the rest of the Mavericks.

The strategy was well laid out at the beginning, double-team Nowitzki, let him pass the ball to the new aid, and let the new aid attack. Unexpectedly, Butler felt very good after the game started. He came up and scored 10 consecutively. point.

As for the Blazers, Batum and Roy helped the Blazers not fall behind by more than 10 points in the opening game.

The Mavericks played a wave of 12 to 4 at the beginning. After 3 minutes of playing, Coach Pritchard called a timeout.

Xue Ding kept wiping his sweat off the court. Playing against the Mavericks was obviously different from playing against other teams. They had too many veterans, almost all of whom had rich experience.

Then these veterans have a high degree of desire for championships and games.

Although their talents are not high, they have played a great role in teamwork.

Their defensive positioning is so good that the Blazers' players hardly have a few open shots, and almost all of them are reluctant shots.

Xue Ding was very glad that Chandler was brought over by him, otherwise they would be very difficult to deal with if their ultimate lineup was formed.

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After the timeout ended, there was cheering and cheering on the scene. They were cheering for the home team!The tenacity of Portland fans is also very high.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers' starting lineup has not been adjusted, it is still the same five players, it is not yet the time for rotation, and the game has just started.

(End of this chapter)