The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 240 Selfless Assist
Under the leadership of Roy, the Blazers stabilized their position and did not allow the Raptors to perform brilliantly off the bench. Pritchard's lineup adjustment once again showed its effect.

When Roy and Xue Ding are allowed to play together, Roy's role is greatly weakened, the speed defect is magnified, and other abilities are less likely to be brought into play.

But as a substitute lineup or a sixth man, it is basically the sixth man with the biggest name in active service. As a head coach, the psychological pressure is also very high. Although Roy has always had a clear attitude in this regard, as long as For the team's victory, I can do anything.

But after all, with a high salary, for the management, attitude is one aspect, but the most fundamental thing is that you have to perform in line with your worth.

Substitution means a reduction in playing time, which is directly linked to data performance, so the main players of many teams, because of the question of whether they can start, can easily have irreconcilable conflicts with the head coach.

Although the Blazers do not have this problem now, it is also based on the fact that the team can win. Without a record, everything is empty talk.

Seeing Roy's performance, head coach Pritchard was also relieved.

With a score of 52:54, the Trail Blazers led by two points at home, ending the first half of the game.

"Director Zhang, the first half of the game was very exciting, both teams played very well, but Xue Ding's attack was significantly reduced, and his assists were relatively more than usual, and Roy changed from starting to substitute, and it was in the What do you think about the personnel adjustments made during a game?"

"Xue Ding's role has changed now. It is obvious that Pritchard let Xue Ding play the role of the brain of the whole team. Originally, Xue Ding was the point guard, but because of his offensive style of play, he has been criticized. It can be regarded as returning to the original position, but Xue Ding's style must be offensive, that is, the positioning of the combo guard."

"Yes, Xue Ding's offensive style is very sharp in terms of the game style he left for everyone before. In terms of linking up the team, Roy is on the court to do these things. Now these things are all handed over to him. Will this be the case? what's the downside"

"There is no complete good or bad in anything. The key lies in suitability. This is very suitable for Xue Ding, because he is very advanced. It's just that the team had too many injuries before, so he had to provoke the heavy responsibility of offense. The impression is that he only knows how to attack. In fact, this is wrong. As a person with a high IQ, he must be all-round and top-notch, because winning games is not only about being good at attacking.”

"Yes, so Pritchard is still very courageous. In order to win, he directly put Roy on the bench. Will this bring any hidden dangers?"

"It depends on Xue Ding. We have a saying that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. This is the truth. The Blazers actually have two bosses now. One is spiritual, and that is Roy, and the other is leading the team before singing. It’s okay for Xue Ding. Fortunately, both Xue Ding and Roy have a good relationship, and they don’t care much about these things, but this trend is inevitable. The key lies in whether Xue Ding can maintain a good state in a long-term and stable manner.”

"That is to say, as long as Xue Ding's strength continues to improve, or maintain such a peak, will this matter come naturally?"

"Yes, that's it. I am very optimistic about Xue Ding. His future achievements will definitely be higher than Dayao's."

"Mr. Zhang, I also have such expectations. Well, the second half of the game has begun. Let us pay attention to Xue Ding's wonderful performance."

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The Raptors made adjustments, Barneysia went down, Amir Johnson went up, and Jack Calderon went down.

The Raptors had the ball, Caldera dribbled the ball halfway, and handed the ball directly to Turkoglu. Facing Fernandez's defense, Turkoglu dribbled the ball continuously. The rhythm was not very fast, but in the During the rhythm change, Fernandez was easily passed, and a mid-range shot was made to tie the score, 54:54.
Fernandez is a very active player with a very active movement position and not very good physical strength, but he is fast. Facing a master of rhythm like Turkoglu, he suffers a lot in terms of defense.

Xue Ding dribbled the ball across the half court, and the inside line was very entangled. The arms of Amir Johnson and Adelaide were both entangled together. Bosh kept circling forward, not giving Chandler a chance to catch the ball comfortably.

Fernandez ran to the high post from the bottom corner, Ji Guannan caught Calderon with a pick-and-roll, Xue Ding immediately passed the ball, and Fernandez caught the ball and made an open shot.

"Kangdang", hit the iron.

Bosh received the rebound, Xue Ding retreated immediately, and did not give the Raptors a chance to counterattack quickly. Calderon pushed the ball past half court, continued to hand the ball to Turkoglu, and ran to the bottom. Jiao, took the man with the cockscomb away, and opened up the space.

Turkoglu broke through, and Amir Johnson stuck Adelaide tightly, preventing him from stepping forward to make up the defense. Turkoglu hit a jumper easily again and played very stably.

After halftime, Xue Ding dribbled the ball, facing the pick-and-roll movement of Ji Guannan and Fernandez, he still chose to pass the ball without hesitation. After receiving the ball, Fernandez made a decisive shot from outside the three-point line without any hesitation.

Hitting the iron again, Calderon quickly pushed the ball forward. Just after halftime, the two sides were not stable, and they raised their hands outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer.

Xue Ding raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down, don't worry, after halftime, Fernandez ran out of the open space, Xue Ding passed the ball at the first time, without hesitation, and was not shaken by his teammates' strikes.

Fernandez caught the ball and, surprisingly, hit the iron again.

Xue Ding yelled loudly to defend, and retreated immediately. Fernandez was still depressed, but Xue Ding yelled and quickly got rid of his depressed mood.

After halftime, Calderon passed Fernandez with a breakthrough and rushed to the inside. Adelaide was a bit slow and not in place. Bosh blocked Chandler, Xue Ding quickly defended, and Calderon immediately passed the ball to Turkoglu hit the bottom corner, and the latter raised his hand for a three-pointer and hit again.

比分62:54，猛龙队打出了一波10:2的小高潮，取得了8分的领先优势。

Pritchard did not call a timeout, and completely handed over the situation on the court to Xue Ding.

Xue Ding crossed the half court with the ball, Ji Guannan and Fernandez crossed positions, Chandler and Bosh kept entangled with each other.

Amika Johnson's defensive execution is more thorough, only Adelaide is in his eyes, he doesn't look at the ball, and entangles people tightly.

Fernandez slanted up from the baseline, and Cockscomb Man caught the chasing Calderon with a tacit pick-and-roll. With a wave of Xue Ding's hand, the ball floated to Fernandez.

(End of this chapter)