Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 710 Targeted James Harden

Under the leadership of Kevin Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder played very well from the beginning of the game and have maintained this momentum, tying the Knicks several times in the past game of the first quarter. .

It was also in this Christmas game against the New York Knicks that some New York fans who usually don't pay attention to the Thunder understood why this Thunder team is currently the No.

However, as time passed, the New York Knicks also adapted to the Thunder's style of play. They had two tactics in total, either Westbrook played or Kevin Durant came to attack. Other than them, others could attack very few.

This also made the New York Knicks' next defense mostly directed at these two guys.

After encountering a stronger defense, Kevin Durant was fine, but Westbrook's instability appeared again, and the Thunder gradually became disadvantaged in his instability.

In the end, the Thunder trailed by 5 points at the end of the first quarter.

The Knicks completely overwhelmed the Thunder in the minutes that followed.

"The impact of James Harden's departure has been highlighted. Why is the Thunder the Thunder's third young player? To be honest, the rookies they selected in those years were very good, such as Jeff Green and Ibaka. Now, from the Thunder It can be seen in the first quarter of the team's game, when Kevin Durant and Westbrook can't stand up, the Thunder has no one else to stand up..."

During the break, Bill Walton commented on the Thunder. In his opinion, the impact of the Thunder's loss of James Harden began to appear in the second half of the first quarter. When the team faced a stronger opponent , When Kevin Durant and Westbrook in the team are restricted, no one can stand up.

But the former James Harden is ok!
This is the impact of trading Harden.

However, the Thunder obviously did not admit defeat so easily. They made history before the finals last season, but they were still one step away from the final championship regrettably.

It is none other than the New York Knicks in front of them. Whether it is Kevin Durant or Westbrook, the reason they train hard in the summer is to give the Knicks a kick in the new season. Head on.

Especially after they knew that James Harden was traded to the New York team, they doubled their training, because they knew that this team was bound to become more difficult to deal with.

That's why these two guys are going to grow so much this year!

This is why this Thunder team will still get the first place in the Western Conference after leaving James Harden!
Not because James Harden is unimportant, but Kevin Durant and Westbrook's progress makes him seem less important.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that despite this, they still couldn't beat their opponents.

Yi Jianlian's return to the fourth position this season is something that the head coaches of many teams did not expect.

Brooks is one of them.

The Thunder lost in the finals last season. This team put Yi Jianlian at the fourth position.

At that time, he felt that Yi Jianlian was suitable for the fourth position in the current league.

Unexpectedly, he also discovered this himself.

Back to number four again...

This time, the Knicks have James Harden on the outside and Yi Jianlian on the inside. This lineup has directly transitioned from Yi Jianlian's single-core to the inside and outside dual-core.

And Yi Jianlian also fully demonstrated his defensive strength this season and became the league's top defender, which made the New York Knicks almost have no weaknesses.

If it weren't for Kevin Durant and Westbrook's fierce firepower at the beginning, they would undoubtedly lose more.

This New York Knicks team is more powerful than they imagined.

However, if you want them to just admit defeat, this is absolutely impossible!
Still the same sentence, the Knicks eliminated them last season, and they must avenge this revenge!
So in this game, they will not admit defeat so easily!
This is also reflected on the court. When the second quarter came up, Kevin Durant's offensive was still fierce, and Westbrook also adjusted very quickly. After struggling in the second half of the last quarter, he returned to the court. Then he calmed down again.

For Westbrook this season, his adjustment ability is not generally strong.

In addition, a huge adjustment they made on the offensive end is that they began to attack James Harden frequently.

James Harden's defensive attitude is really bad. This is something the Thunder also know. Even if you know that you have this weakness, then naturally you have to take advantage of it. After all, everyone is fighting on their own.

There is one thing to say, after James Harden came to the Knicks, because of the existence of Yi Jianlian, his careless defense last season was much less, but his poor defensive attitude cannot be changed in a month or two.

This also makes the Thunder's tactics successful. Headed by Kevin Durant and Westbrook, whoever walks in front of James Harden, the entire offense will revolve around him.

It can be seen that James Harden wants to defend well and defend hard, but his defensive habits are indeed poor, and a good defensive awareness has not yet been cultivated. In addition, Westbrook and Kevin Durant Already a top scorer in the league, such a guy can't be guarded by those who rely on defense, let alone James Harden.

James Harden keeps falling, which also makes his mentality gradually become urgent.

As a supplementary defensive player, Yi Jianlian's defensive quality largely depends on the overall defensive quality of the opposing player. If the opposing player makes the player he defends get rid of too easily, his defensive quality will not improve. .

Especially what they are facing now are two super scorers.

The Thunder's tactic has paid off.

From the second quarter up to play with the Knicks back and forth.

From 8 minutes to 10 minutes into the second quarter, they overtook the score several times. If Yi Jianlian hadn't stood up at this time and forced two key goals, at the end of the second quarter, The leading side should have been the Thunder.

The halftime whistle blew and James Harden walked down the tunnel in frustration.

The New York Knicks are still leading by 2 points at this time!
But even though they lead by two points, if he hadn't been out of position, the New York Knicks could have led by more points!
(End of this chapter)