The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 249 Mastering the Rhythm
Xue Ding responded with consecutive three-pointers and a 9:0 counterattack to overtake the score.

David Li's defense was useless to Xue Ding. He was too tall and didn't focus on defense. Xue Ding's speed won him space to keep shooting.

一节战罢，三分球4投4中，18分2个篮板的数据，带领开拓者30:26领先4分结束了第一节的比赛。

At the beginning of the second quarter, Roy brought a substitute to fight against the small potato Robinson, who was small but had amazing speed and bounce. I had to call a timeout and replace the main force.

The Knicks immediately made their debut, and the two sides started to attack again. Facing Xue Ding, who was feeling hot in the first quarter, the Knicks adjusted their defensive strategy. Chris Duhon was the main defense, David Lee built the second line of defense, and Xue Ding was ready inside. Prepare for shock.

Chris Duhon is only 185 tall, but his body is thick, his movement speed is fast, and his key defense is also very smart. He knows that his height is not an advantage, so as soon as Xue Ding passes halftime, he immediately sticks to him and defends Xue Ding firmly. The bottom line prevents him from taking the first step smoothly.

Xue Ding passed Chris Duhon by constantly changing directions, and David Lee must be waiting for him. David Lee's speed is of great significance under such a defensive strategy.

The Knicks' targeted defense pinched Xue Ding's chance to make an easy shot from the outside. At the same time, the well-arranged defensive traps made Xue Ding's breakthrough not so sharp. decline.

Under the ebb and flow, the Knicks' team offense had the upper hand, with a wave of 12:4, allowing the Blazers to pause again.

Before the game, the media was overwhelmingly optimistic about the Trail Blazers. In terms of system, stars, lineup, and depth of the bench, none of the Knicks could match it. In contrast, the Trail Blazers did not play their own style.

"Overlord Xue is still the biggest threat to focus on offense. Leading the team is not his strong point."

"Continuing to fight like this will consume too much energy. If you can't hold back the opponent's attack, you will only be beaten like a sieve by the opponent."

"Rosy should organize and release the Overlord Xue"

"The Blazers' system restrained Overlord Xue"

……

The bullet screens in the live broadcast room expressed their opinions one after another, questioning, analyzing, and firmly believing in Xue Ding, arguing fiercely with each other.

Pritchard also seemed helpless, facing a Knicks who had no rules but played smoothly, the situation on the court deviated from his theoretical system.

Chewing gum in their mouths, while arranging tactics excitedly, the players nodded one after another, expressing that they understood the coach's intention.

Pritchard waved his hand to indicate that he had completed the arrangement. Xue Ding came over and wiped the gum foam from the corner of Pritchard's mouth with his hand.

"Coach calm down, I promise we will win this game"

Under Pritchard's astonished gaze, Xue Ding stepped onto the court firmly.

Xue Ding landed at the top of the arc holding the ball, and Chris Duhon quickly stepped up. Xue Ding blocked the opponent with his left hand and kept the space for dribbling. David Lee, dribbling the ball steadily, gave people the feeling that he was looking for the timing to accelerate that step.

Xue Ding's idea is very simple, the opponent has already made a defensive encirclement, just wait for him to enter, then be more patient and see who can't wait.

With 10 seconds left, David Lee really started to double-team up. Xue Ding accelerated and led Chris Duhon to move towards David Lee. When the two formed a double-team, they turned around with their backs. , throwing away the two of them.

The sudden acceleration and change of direction made it impossible for Chris Duhon to react immediately, nor could he control his body that was accelerating and following closely, and collided with David Lee without any suspense.

Xue Ding took a step back, shot from outside the three-point line, and a beautiful arc went straight into the center of the basket.

"Shua", the hollow into the net, a neat voice sounded.

Although in the away game, there was no fanatic cheer from the home fans, but the clean goal gave the Blazers other teammates strong confidence in the context of the two opponents being deceived.

In the next round, Chris Duhon dribbled the ball for halftime, and David Lee mentioned a high pick-and-roll.

Xue Ding had been prepared for a long time, one step obliquely inserted in the middle of the passing line, and the stealing hand accelerated instantly and went straight to the audience. David Lee followed closely by two steps. Facing this explosive speed, he had no choice but to give up. up.

Jump from the free throw line, vacate, dunk.

After landing, Xue Ding walked up with his signature overlord step, beating his chest continuously.

Teammates came over to celebrate with high-fives. After Xue Ding refused to touch his buttocks, with his status stabilized, no one was naughty anymore.

With a score of 39:38, the Blazers took the lead.

The Knicks accelerated the pace of the offense, Chris Duhon pushed the ball past halftime, David Lee and Gallinari both put up a high pick-and-roll, attracting Alder to the inside.

David Lee and Gallinari both had three-pointers, so Adelaide and Xue Ding, who were defending, did not dare to let go easily. Chris Duhon took this opportunity to go straight to the inside and made a successful throw.

With 3 minutes and 12 seconds left, the Knicks took the lead again.

Xue Ding suppressed the rhythm and waited for the inside position to be completed. Ade understood Xue Ding's tactical gestures and directly put up the pick-and-roll.

Looking back at David Lee's offense, under Xue Ding's interference, he hit the iron directly. Ade received the rebound. After Xue Ding received the ball, he continued to hold down the rhythm and waited for his teammates to take their positions.

Ade continued to advance to the high position. Xue Ding fed the ball immediately. Gallinari saw it and immediately wanted to make up for it. As soon as he got close, Ade made a left change. Although the speed was not fast, the timing was just right. Ditched Gallinari and strode straight to the basket.

Jeffries was stuck behind Chandler, watching Aderu's dunking hand.

After succeeding, Ade turned around and ran towards Xue Ding, clapping happily in celebration.

With the Blazers stabilizing the rhythm and making repeated hands, the Knicks began to worry.

What Xue Ding wanted was this kind of result. When the opponent's attack became smooth, he could either directly crush it with a counter attack, or interrupt the opponent's rhythm. Xue Ding found the most suitable method.

Once you have the initiative, you must first defend the opponent's attack, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain. Xue Ding retreated while making tactical gestures to his teammates to pay attention to defense.

(End of this chapter)