If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 147 The Performance of Teammates

The Thunder knows how to limit Kobe, and so do many teams in the league.

Kobe has been strong for so many years, so he must have been studied by the teams for so many years.

It's just that if you know it, you may not be able to do it, because the team configuration can't keep up.

If the Thunder had two more iron gates on the flanks, they might be leading the series now.

Sometimes it is easier to deal with a team that has a lot of superstars. It is just to limit that superstar, but most teams in the league simply cannot do it.

The Thunder is like this now. They obviously have many tricks to deal with the Lakers, but in the end they can only give up because of Kobe's strong personal ability.

In fact, many teams are the same when they meet Yi Jian, but Yi Jian's rise is too fast, and they are not so impressed.

At the last moment of the first half, Yi Jianchong grabbed an offensive rebound. After hitting the basket, the Thunder kept their lead.

Relying on more playing time by strong points, they reversed the score.

Although it is only one goal ahead, it is already very good.

When entering the intermission, the Lakers are also reviewing themselves.

"In the second half, we have to be more serious and not give the Thunder another chance."

The Lakers are proud. As a wealthy team, they have proud genes.

They admit that the Thunder is strong, but subconsciously feel that the Thunder is not a team of their level.

They believe that as long as they don't take it lightly, they can win the Thunder.

The record in the regular season can actually explain a lot of problems.

The league also feels at this time that the finals will be 23vs24, after all, the two teams have the most outstanding records.

The Thunder also admitted that the Lakers are better than them, but it is not impossible for them to steal a game away.

After returning to the locker room, the Thunder's coaching staff also focused more on Kobe.

Facing the Lakers, this choice is absolutely correct.

It would be a waste of time for some coaches to think they could play tricks and find another way.

As a Thunder player, that's one word, spell it out.

Their season has been successful, and now they can win a game.

So after the start of the second half, the Thunder didn't have many complicated tactics, they just tried to create singles opportunities for the team's two strong points.

Durant is okay, he can play, but his shooting percentage is not very high.

Yi Jian was different in this regard. He found an opportunity, either scoring directly or causing damage.

After a few minutes in the third quarter, Gasol was a little bit overwhelmed.

The Lakers' choice was not to replace Gasol, but to go to Odom's main defense and Gasol to assist in the defense.

As for Bynum, his performance was mediocre and he could only sit down below.

Now Bynum's performance is not as good as Lopez, and the Lakers are slightly disappointed with him.

On the offensive end, the Thunder still stabilized.

On the defensive end, the Thunder flanked Kobe more.

In other words, the help defense is faster. Before, Yi Jian just rushed in to help defend, but now Kobe enters the three-point line, and the outside players will also help defend.

In this case, Bryant's personal score began to decrease.

But in the Lakers lineup, Gasol and Ariza both feel very good.

When the Lakers used Odom, they pulled out all their inside lines, and Lopez couldn't keep up.

The point is, Yi Jian can't defend too far, otherwise there will be problems with the inside defense.

Therefore, the tactic of a small lineup is sometimes to actively change to find opportunities, and sometimes there is no way.

The Thunder did not directly use the small lineup, their good small is not so good.

If Lopez can put pressure on the opponent on the offensive end, he can be defended on the defensive end, and Yi Jian will still lead the overall situation in a relatively inner position.

"Fortunately, Odom's outside shots are not very accurate today, otherwise the game would not be played at all." Yi Jian sighed.

The Lakers still have much more tactics than the Thunder.

Soon, the Thunder had no more options, because Lopez fouled a bit too much.

The point is, they don't have many outside options.

Sefoloza and Wilkins' fouls are also dangerous, use Dragic?Now Dragic is a dish in front of Kobe, and Jordan is useless inside.

In the case of problems on the outside line, the Thunder can only use Collison to defend against it, and Yi Jian still sits on the inside line.

Fortunately, the Thunder still have some players to rotate this season, so they won't be killed directly.

But how it works depends on luck.

The same is true for the Lakers. The Lakers have to bet on the shooting percentage of their role players.

In the third quarter, the scores of the two teams were very tight, and Yi Jian didn't rest, he planned to play the whole second half.

"Yi Jian is too tired to fight like this. I don't know if he can hold on in the end."

"No way, if Yi Jian goes down to rest, Lei Ting won't be able to stand it for 2 minutes."

"The Thunder's role players are really good, and they are really stingy. With a player as strong as Yi Jian, they are not willing to spend some money to sign them. They are just as stingy as the Rockets."

"Durant is also a soft-footed shrimp, even Yi Jian's teammates are not good!"

"The Thunder can actually do it. They didn't expect Yi Jian to grow so fast and lead the team to the Western Conference Finals, right?"

"You guys are exaggerating too much. In fact, the Lakers are similar. They can't stand up to Kobe. In the playoffs, when watching the performance of the stars, of course Yi Jian has to fight against it."

"Hehe, that's different. Kobe can't even touch him on the outside, and Yi Jian doesn't have so many whistles in hand-to-hand combat on the inside."

"Thunder already committed a foul, is it the referee's fault if they can't win?"

"Yi Jian is not bad, but he is still the boss!"

"Emperor Yi is the strongest, I don't accept rebuttals!"

The Thunder and the Lakers battled to the top of the Western Conference, and the outside world was also very lively.

The league feels that the competition is very popular, and it can make a lot of money, and it is also very happy.

In the final quarter, both Yi Jian and Kobe were flanked.

The choice of the two teams is to attack from the three-point line. In this case, it is difficult for superstars to score smoothly.

Therefore, it depends on the performance of other players.

There is no doubt that when the first strong point is flanked, the second strong point will take responsibility.

If the first three quarters are good, role players will be allowed to try, and more stars will play in the final quarter.

In order to release Durant's offensive power, but also because of Lopez's foul problem, the Thunder chose a small lineup at the beginning of the final quarter.

The same is true for the Lakers, but the small lineups of the two sides are a bit different.

The Lakers' tactics are actually similar to the previous ones, because Odom is also a big man, but his style of play is outside.

Because of the pincer attack, there were loopholes in the defense of both sides.

But this time, the Lakers pulled the outside line.

When he failed to grasp the outside three-pointer twice, the balance of victory and defeat began to tilt.

Durant, who performed better than Gasol at critical moments, scored several times under Odom's defense.

This is the advantage that stars can play with the ball from the outside. Durant is really difficult to guard when he plays the fourth position.

And Gasol found it very difficult to score against Yi Jian.

Odom did not perform much on the offensive end, and the Thunder naturally expanded their lead.

(End of this chapter)