If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 143 The Barbaric Struggle of the Nuggets

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The referee's whistle sounded, and Yi Jian was directly overthrown to the ground.

He fell to the ground and his mind was blurred for a few seconds. Just as he activated his hunter skills, he was violently destroyed by Martin, who was defending him.

After returning to the home court, the Nuggets' defensive actions were obviously a little unscrupulous.

Players on both sides rushed over, and the referee quickly blocked them.

Lowry and Durant pulled Yi Jian up, and Yi Jian moved his wrist, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Just after the fall, Yi Jian supported himself with his hands subconsciously, as if it was a little troublesome.

Fortunately, the activity was carried out, and it did not have much impact.

"They're scared!" Yi Jian said to the others, "Let's not be influenced by them and send them home directly."

After the game started, the Thunder took the lead in scoring.

But a few minutes later, the Nuggets' defensive actions became more and more serious, causing the Thunder players to become a little anxious.

Yi Jian was also depressed. If it was a regular season, he would have to do it right away.

But now it is obviously not suitable to die together with the opponent, they are more likely to advance to the next round, and the Nuggets are a bit unscrupulous.

They also made big defensive moves before, but they were more of a frontal confrontation, and this time there were more dangerous moves.

This is actually normal, the NBA makes so much money, and there are a lot of dirty tricks in the game.

Back at home, the Nuggets players are obviously more comfortable.

But their confrontation moves are greater, but it does not mean that the defense is better. These are two concepts.

Defense is a technical level.

Anyone who has played ball knows that many times when facing a powerful offensive opponent, there will be a situation where you cannot use your strength.

After the Thunder adapted to the rhythm of the Nuggets, the offensive end became sharper.

Martin wanted to target Yi Jian with a big move because he really couldn't guard against it.

The Nuggets can defend on a larger scale at home, but direct fouls will definitely be blown.

Soon after, Martin ended up with a foul problem.

After replacing Anderson, Anderson also committed a lot of fouls.

In this round of the series, Anderson was clearly trying to consume the Thunder's inside line.

His strength is insufficient, so he fouls more, whether it is facing Yi Jian or Lopez.

If the Thunder's players were provoked, they would probably foul faster.

Fortunately, they were stable and not fooled.

In this case, the Nuggets are only slightly ahead.

"Keep our rhythm, we can do better than them." Yi Jian also kept reminding his teammates.

Yi Jian is now a superstar-level confrontation, so the Nuggets' savage defense did not cause him too much trouble. He should still score, and he still grabs the most rebounds.

The Nuggets' rebounding ability is really not very good. Their players are now focusing on other things, and they can't do professional things well.

However, the players of the Thunder were also affected. The Nuggets wanted to prevent the opponents from getting rebounds inside. Only strong and confrontational players like Yi Jian were not affected much.

The Nuggets, already standing on the edge of the cliff, have also reduced their rotation.

The inside line only uses Anderson to consume, and the outside line is to take turns to start with partners. The starting four King Kong can not rest without rest.

The Nuggets have made it clear that they are desperate, if the Thunder are cowardly at this time, their momentum will be weakened.

Some teams will worry about the injury of the star at this time and avoid their edge. Even if they can't win this game, they can go to the home court to get it back.

In their territory, the Nuggets can't use such dirty tricks.

However, the Thunder is the stunned youth team, and Yi Jian also chose to accept the move.

The night is long and the dreams are many, if you don't try your best and have problems, it will be too late to regret.

Yi Jian attacked with the ball again and again, and Martin came up after Anderson fouled three times. At this time, Martin didn't dare to foul at will.

Yi Jian secretly despised that the Nuggets are paper tigers, and if they have the ability to do it a few more times, we'll see what they do in the second half.

However, Anthony felt very good when he returned to the home court. Like Yi Jian, he scored 20+ in the first half, but he couldn't grab as many rebounds as Yi Jian.

"The team's wing is still a bit weak. Durant needs to let him practice defense well. He looks good defensively against ordinary opponents, but he can't handle a player of Anthony's level." Yi Jian secretly said.

It's not easy to play away games. After Sefolosha made two fouls, Durant became the main defense against Anthony.

The two of them directly exploded each other, but Anthony's efficiency in the playoffs is still a little higher.

Durant's current confrontation ability is still not enough.

Relying on Anthony's explosive performance, the Nuggets took the lead in the first half.

However, the Nuggets' main players fouled more in the first half.

After entering the intermission, the Thunder can finally adjust all-around.

The halftime break will always help the lagging side, but many teams cannot grasp it.

"Are we afraid of high-intensity confrontation? My son is afraid!"

"In the second half, we have to guard against them and play a quick counterattack. Even in the away game, we will not give them any chance."

Yi Jian led a group of young people to despise their opponents, and their fighting spirit suddenly rose.

Young people are like this, easily excited, not like old oily people who have suffered too many setbacks.

As for the fine-tuning of tactics, that is the matter of the coaching staff.

Head coach Brooks feels that the team can appropriately increase some outside offense.

The same is true for Yi Jian, who is passionate about fighting the opponent inside, but he can also fight a little smarter.

Yi Jian also thought about it. In the first half, he was indeed a bit over the top.

It is definitely impossible not to be angry when being beaten by the opponent continuously.

But they want to win now, and if the Nuggets use all means, they still can't win, and the guys in Denver are suffocated.

In the third quarter, the Thunder increased their defensive strength and became more targeted.

In addition, they increased the three-point shot.

Needless to say, they were lucky.

Both Lowry and Sefolosha hit three-pointers, so the Nuggets' defense was even more at a loss.

And Anthony's efficiency finally began to decline.

After a break, Anthony didn't have the touch of the first half.

Of course, it was also related to Yi Jian's defense, and he gave Anthony another big hat.

The side effect is that the Thunder's fouls have increased, and it is easy to encounter such problems when improving the defensive strength in the away game. Both Yi Jian and Durant have committed three fouls.

But no problem, they have enough fouls.

"Don't let them catch up with the score, you have to play more aggressive." Nuggets coach George Karl roared.

After the two teams approached the game, the Nuggets players became nervous.

The mentality of the side that has no retreat will indeed be greatly affected. Now the Nuggets no longer have the confidence to win the game after falling behind at critical moments.

The Thunder made a quick counterattack again, and Yi Jian caught the ball on the move and directly hit a three-pointer.

The Nuggets wanted to fight back, but Anthony missed.

Turning back, Yi Jian attacked with the ball, and directly faked Martin from the outside line and rushed in.

Anthony rushed over regardless, and put his arm directly on Yi Jian's head.

(End of this chapter)