The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 326 Immediate Results
Due to injuries this season, the Blazers have a limited number of available players. This has been exposed during the regular season. According to statistics, in the second half of the regular season, the Blazers' substitutes scored the last in the league. The second youngest, second only to the Wizards in the East.

During the regular season, the substitute didn't perform well, as long as the point difference is not too big, Xue Ding and the others can still recover the point difference.

But in the playoffs, as long as the opponent seizes this one weakness of yours, they will attack your weakness and make you shed all your blood.

This was the case in the last game. According to statistics after the game, when the Blazers' substitute players were on the court, the Blazers lost to their opponents by 21 points per [-] rounds.

The poor performance of the substitute was the main reason why the Blazers fell behind for a long time in the last game. If Xue Ding hadn't activated the system's Wrath of the Turtle skill at the last moment, it would be almost impossible for the Blazers to come back.

As the head coach, Pritchard is naturally very aware of the shortcomings of his substitute lineup, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. It is impossible for him to put his starting five on the field all the time.

And Carlisle is also well aware of this, so among the five players on the Mavericks field at this time, except for Dampier, the other four are all 3 positions who can shoot suddenly. A lot of breakthroughs inside the Blazers, causing damage.

Carlisle's Game 1 tactical change took effect quickly, as the Mavericks outscored the Blazers 6-0 in the first minute of the second quarter.
Pritchard was so angry that he called a timeout.

When the players returned to the bench from the court, Pritchard couldn't help shouting at the players who walked off the court: "This kind of disaster-level defensive performance should only appear in elementary school basketball games. Better defense than you guys, that should be in the kindergarten kids' games! But definitely not in the NBA!"

Faced with Pritchard's roar, no one dared to do it, including Roy, they all walked off the court silently and returned to the bench.

Because Pritchard is not only the head coach of the team, but also the general manager of the team. If he gets angry with him, he may even lose his job.

……

"The Trail Blazers' substitute is really terrible. Before they played much, they were beaten 6-0 by the Mavericks. Pritchard must make changes as soon as possible. The game is probably suspended." Seeing that Pritchard was still chanting to the players on the field after calling a timeout, Yang Rui paused and said.

"I think what you said is right. The Blazers must make changes as soon as possible, and create a reasonable rotation lineup between the bench and the main force, which can not only guarantee defense, but also maintain their own offense. All the main players can have the corresponding time, otherwise, the Blazers will not only suspend this game, but the entire series will be suspenseful." Director Zhang's comment is even more to the point.

"That's right, I think it's appropriate to let Xue Ding play for a while at the beginning of the second quarter, or replace Xue Ding early in the first quarter..."

"This method is good, but I don't know what the actual effect will be..."

……

The two took advantage of this pause and began to advise the Blazers in the studio.

After the timeout ended, Pritchard replaced Xue Ding in advance, just as Director Zhang and Yang Rui said in the studio, and Xue Ding played the entire first quarter, and only took a rest in the second quarter He was sent on the field in 1 minute.

After Xue Ding returned to the court, the Blazers' attack immediately had an immediate effect. After Xue Ding returned to the court, he directly scored a three-pointer in the left corner to temporarily stop the bleeding for the Blazers.

The Mavericks are still on the bench at the beginning, and Carlisle trusts his bench players very much.

But what Carlisle did not expect was that after Xue Ding returned to the court, he played very well against the Mavericks' substitute players, and the Mavericks only had Dampier on the court to protect the basket on the court. Pass the lob to a teammate.

Xue Ding connected the offense very well on the court. For a while, the Mavericks' defense on the court began to appear chaotic, because you don't know who should be the main man-marker on the court. Xue Ding can always find opportunities to play the ball at the most suitable time.

After Xue Ding returned to the court, he quickly returned a wave of 12 to 4 to the Mavericks, and the score on the court came to 34 to 30.

In the case of not scoring much in the first quarter, the two teams played a small climax in the opening stage of the second quarter.

Carlisle quickly called a timeout to make adjustments.

The starters of the two sides returned to the field, Pritchard also temporarily replaced Xue Ding to rest, and the rest of the main players returned to the field, and the two teams began the tug-of-war on the field again.

After a two-point break, Xue Ding returned to the field after the commercial timeout in the second quarter, and took control of the ball to guide the team's offense.

With Xue Ding's assist, the Blazers scored consecutive three-pointers from the perimeter and gradually took control of the situation on the field.

At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led the Mavericks by 55 points 46 to 9 and entered the intermission.

And Xue Ding played well in the first half, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. He had already scored a double-double in the half.

During the break, in the forum, many netizens are already optimistic that the Blazers will win this game again because of Xue Ding's existence.

"Xue Ding is indeed the real thigh. After he returned to the field, the situation immediately changed and he expanded his lead."

"The Cowboys seem to be losing to Xue Ding again. What is Carlisle doing? Why didn't he make a targeted defense against Xue Ding? This kind of game really can't afford to hurt."

"Xue Ding has already scored a double-double in halftime, and he will wait for the post-match blowout."

"Leave a name on the fire tongs, and come to dig the grave after the game."

"Carlisle is such an idiot. He put the main force on the bench when everyone else was on Xue Ding, but Xue Ding asked for anything in the penalty area and sent so many assists. If he loses this game, he will definitely be the first to take the blame!"

……

"The second half of the game is about to start, and the players have already returned to the court." Sina live broadcaster Xiaoxiong said.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the main players of both sides played their best. Nowitzki scored the ball under the basket for the Mavericks' first attack.

Then Xue Ding quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, broke through to the paint area, and faced Heywood's defense and relied on the latter for a layup.

"Beep!"

Xue Ding fell heavily to the ground!
(End of this chapter)