If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 121 The improvement of the team as a whole

"Everyone, don't be nervous. Kevin is going to rest first. Why don't we win the game first, so we can despise him." Yi Jian encouraged his teammates jokingly.

"If you have a chance, shoot decisively, don't think about whether you can hit it."

Yi Jian is not bad at passing the ball now. When the Mavericks flank him, he can often transfer the ball to the open position.

At this time, if other Thunder players can hit shots, the Mavericks' defense would not dare to be so unscrupulous.

In the first half, it may be that Durant was a little unaccustomed to leaving the others, and he didn't help Yi Jian get rid of the trouble of flanking.

But in this case, the two teams are still the same, which shows that the Mavericks are paper tigers.

So during the halftime break, Yi Jian also worked hard to boost the confidence of his teammates.

Both Thunder stars are very strong, but everyone knows that Yi Jian is stronger.

With Yi Jian around, they have confidence.

At the start of the second half, Yi Jian and Lowry successfully cooperated. The latter sent a second pass after Yi Jian's screen went down. Yi Jian caught the ball and dunked at the start.

On the defensive end, his defense against Nowitzki is still conscientious.

Nowitzki seemed to feel a bit cold after the intermission, and he lost his shooting percentage in the first half.

The Thunder seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to take the lead.

The Mavericks still pinched Yi Jian and refused to let him catch the ball inside.

If he catches the ball on the outside, he will not be allowed to break through with the ball.

This trick still has some effect, but the Thunder's outside shooting did improve in the second half.

Lowry hit a three-pointer, and then new aid Sefolosha also hit a three-pointer.

Yi Jian and Sefoloza clapped hands. It is not difficult to integrate the defensive outside line into the team's tactical system.

Defense and open three-pointers, if these two points are done well, they will be reused.

The Thunder's role players began to hit three-pointers, which caused the Mavericks' defense to be greatly challenged.

But the key is their offense. Now the Mavericks' offense can be said to be a bad word.

In addition to Nowitzki, that is Howard and Terry can play.

In this Terry truce, Howard couldn't take advantage of Sefolosha, who was temporarily at the third position. As a result, Nowitzki didn't feel good, and the Mavericks' offense collapsed.

Sefolosha has no choice but to reach the third position. The Thunder's flanks are so poor.

It wasn't that bad at first. The key is that the injured players are all flanks, so there is no way.

If Durant can't play, Yi Jian probably needs to take the third position.

After the Thunder took the lead, things got better.

Yi Jian targets Nowitzki both offensively and defensively, it depends on who can hold it.

Nowitzki is still at his peak, and he is not afraid on the offensive end, but Yi Jian is indeed better on the defensive end.

Yi Jian himself did not expect that in just over a year, he could do a lot on the defensive end.

The Mavericks also really want this victory, and their current position in the West is not good.

Now that Durant is injured, if they can't seize the opportunity, it will be even more difficult later.

So Nowitzki only rested for a short time in the second half, and continued to play the main attack.

Yi Jian was still injured, so he didn't want to fight that hard, but who made Durant unable to fight.

He played with Nowitzki and didn't give the opponent any chance to score easily.

"Yi Jian and Nowitzki confronted each other, it's so fucking beautiful."

"Both are 30+, and it feels really easy to watch them score."

"Yi Jian must be careful, don't get hurt like Durant."

"Yi Jian seems to have an injury on his body, it hurts so much... Come on, Yi Jian!"

In the final quarter, the Mavericks played a small lineup, Nowitzki recovered, and the game became fierce again.

But Yi Jian relied on his super scoring ability to abruptly stabilize the score advantage.

Nowitzki's touch in the third quarter was not adjusted in time, which affected the trend of the game.

And Lowry and Sefolosha hit three-pointers again, which became the key to the Thunder's victory.

When the game was more than a minute old, Yi Jian also hit a three-pointer, and there was not much suspense about the Thunder winning the game.

In the end, Yi Jian was injured and scored 39 points and 17 rebounds, making Nowitzki's 41 points an empty cut.

[Leading the team to win, the performance is comparable to that of the Mavericks All-Star player Dirk Nowitzki, rewarding +1 for post-ups, +1 for possession, and +1 for layups. 】

After the game, Yi Jian also said: "This is just an ordinary regular season victory, I hope Kevin will be fine, the team needs him."

After the inspection, the team has determined that Durant's problem is not serious, but he will also rest for a period of time.

In the second back-to-back away game, Yi Jian was also considering whether to rest according to the original plan.

After all, Durant has a truce. If he truces again, the Thunder will feel a little less players.

At this point in the season, the Thunder are finally feeling the pinch of injuries.

Yi Jian communicated with coach Brooks, and finally decided to rest.

After all, if his injury worsens, the Thunder may really lose the good situation.

However, what is surprising is that even though both Yi Jian and Durant had a truce, the Thunder still defeated the Bulls in back-to-back away games.

It was only at this time that Yi Jian felt that the Thunder already had the aura of a strong team.

He and Durant sat on the bench to cheer for their teammates, with smiles all over their faces.

"Kevin, we have become stronger. You can recover from your injury and come back at ease. We must not be underestimated in the playoffs." Yi Jian said.

Durant snorted and said, "I'm only slightly injured, and it will be fixed soon, but are you sure you don't need to rest for a few more games? It's not impossible for me to come back early and replace you with rest."

"Hehe... Kyle and Lopez are getting better and better, and Sabo's defense is also good. We are already on the right track." Yi Jian sighed.

"Of course, we will get stronger and stronger." Durant said with some pride.

The two of them often urge others to work hard to improve together, and now seeing their teammates become stronger, it is quite a sense of accomplishment.

Time came to March in a blink of an eye, and the Thunder returned to their home court to continue playing against the Mavericks.

Durant is still resting, but Terry has returned to the Mavericks.

However, because of Josh - Howard injured in the game, the Mavericks' offensive power is worse than on the field.

It was Nowitzki who played a super performance before fighting the Thunder until the final quarter.

Nowitzki's start was mediocre, and the Thunder established an advantage in the first quarter.

It can only be said that Yi Jian with a cheat is really too strong.

In this game, Yi Jian had another large double-double with 37 points and 12 rebounds. The Thunder beat the Mavericks in three quarters.

[Led the team to win, outperformed the Mavericks All-Star player Dirk Nowitzki, rewarded with +1 for post-ups, +1 for three-pointers, and +1 for layups. 】

Durant can't come back yet, but Wilkins is back, and the Thunder's flank is finally not so short of people.

And with the run-in of this season has been completely successful, Yi Jian or Durant can't play the Thunder without one, and it is gone forever.

(End of this chapter)