If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 150 Depressed Kobe

Kobe soon knew how difficult Yi Jian was. As long as he rushed to the three-point line with the ball, there would be many big men in front of him, completely blocking his shooting and breakthrough space.

Facing Yi Jian, Kobe did not believe in evil.

However, after several challenges, it was rare for Yi Jian to win or cause Yi Jian to foul.

Sometimes he will be directly blocked by Yi Jian, and more often Yi Jian will interfere with him, causing the shot to hit the iron.

So now even if Kobe is very angry and wants to take over the game, he won't forcefully challenge Yi Jian so much.

If he didn't want to challenge Yi Jian more and didn't want to pass the ball, Kobe pulled the three-point line a few times.

The hit rate is naturally not high, only one of the three goals.

There is also a two-point increase, and the player who is against the main defense makes a shot. At this time, Yi Jian can't fully assist in the defense.

hit rate?Naturally, it will not be very high.

This is actually not important, no matter what, Kobe can score.

However, the Lakers' defense still had problems.

Durant felt some touch in the second quarter, which may be the reason for changing the defense.

But Ariza is being watched today, and there is not much he can do. The Lakers must change their luck.

It's just that after the change, Durant found some touch, and Ariza couldn't completely limit it when he came back.

It's not that the Lakers don't pay enough attention to it, but that for them, Durant is only the Thunder's second point, just like the Thunder's defense against Gasol, and they don't pay special attention.

However, the Thunder's interior defense is better, and Yi Jian's efficiency is also a little higher than Kobe's.

This is a problem. The Thunder has expanded its lead by relying on small differences in various aspects.

Not leading by much, less than 10 points.

But in the duel between two strong teams, sometimes 5 points is very important, let alone the Lakers are on the road.

They feel a lot of pressure, but how to change it is really difficult to adjust during the game.

Moreover, will those adjustment methods be effective?
Many tactical master coaches are not particularly good on the spot, maybe they just think too much.

The Lakers coach Zen Master's style of a famous coach may be a difficult choice.

In any case, the Lakers have tried Farmar, Vujacic, Shannon Brown and Walton as substitute players to help Kobe improve his outside offensive efficiency, but the results are not very good.

This naturally includes the starters Fisher and Ariza. The Thunder's perimeter defense is doing very well this time.

There must be an element of luck in it, and the Lakers' role players really don't feel good.

But the emphasis on defense must also be an important incentive.

Logically speaking, the Lakers should play inside, and the inside hit rate is also very high.

However, the Lakers are known as the top two towers in the league. In front of Yi Jian, the offense with a relatively high hit rate is considered a steal. It was Yi Jian who helped defend Kobe in the past and they had a chance.

But that's it, if the Lakers can take advantage of it, it's fine.

It's a pity that when Kobe takes over the game, the timing of passing the ball may not be very good. He has good organizational skills, but he is best at scoring, so the Lakers cannot fully take advantage of this opportunity.

Yi Jian was also strictly defended in the second quarter, but he could help the team more by relying on defense. The performance of other Thunder players was also good. Lowry and Sefolosha performed better than the opponent's perimeter.

At the end of the first half, Farmar missed a three-pointer, and the Thunder entered the intermission with the lead.

"It's a good strategy."

For a strong team like the Lakers, the Thunder can lead players at halftime, which is obviously much more exciting.

Yi Jian also felt the importance of defense to win the championship. Defense is obviously passive, but it can have an impact without touching the ball.

In this game, Yi Jian's first half can be said to be the least since the playoffs, but the effect is very good.

It is also a strategy not to get so many points and let the opponent get fewer points.

However, Yi Jian's thinking will not go to extremes.

With both offense and defense, more means can make it difficult for opponents to guard against.

Moreover, the success of the first half has occasional factors, not to say that the Thunder's defense has reached this level.

After entering the intermission, the Lakers also reflected on the first half.

There are problems on the outside, they should pay more attention to the inside.

It was definitely an opportunity for Kobe to attract Yi Jian's defense.

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson also patiently did Kobe's work. He knew Kobe very well, and he could see that Kobe didn't want to play team basketball in the first half.

But in the face of Thunder, he really can't handle it alone.

Under the guidance of the Zen master, Kobe agreed with the head coach's strategy.

In fact, there is no way to disagree, because the Thunder still flanked him in the second half.

The rest of the Lakers are not in good shape, and it is really a good time to attack.

As long as the Thunder widen their lead, Kobe can't persuade anyone.

Although there is a very small possibility that Kobe will explode, the Thunder still believe in their defensive standards.

Their defense isn't top notch, but it's definitely above average.

In the third quarter, the Lakers had a good first offense. After Kobe attracted the defense, he made a pass to Gasol, and Gasol scored.

Gasol is still relatively reliable, but it won't work all by Gasol.

Especially when he has to face Yi Jian on the defensive end for a while, and also on the offensive end.

If there is no good opportunity, Gasol can't hit easily.

And when Lopez is fighting inside, Yi Jian can often grab rebounds.

Lopez also rebounded well this time, and the Lakers found that they were not just an offensive problem.

Two problems are sometimes a problem, and that is when the Lakers lose rebounds in the backcourt.

Moreover, Bynum, another insider of the Lakers, didn't play much, and after replacing Odom, he didn't have much sense of presence.

Gasol worked hard on both ends of the offense and defense, but the fouls on his body were a bit overwhelmed.

After Bynum went down, Gasol was under more pressure inside.

But the Lakers want to attack again, and the players can only bear it silently.

When Gasol made the fourth offense and Kobe had no helpers again, the team failed to score for more than a minute, and the Thunder took the opportunity to extend their lead to double digits.

Playing tactics honestly, the score gap became even bigger.

Kobe began to ignore it, he didn't care about flanking anymore, he forced the three-point line and the long two-pointer.

He also forcibly tried to hit the basket against the defense, but was blocked.

Facts have proved that as long as the pinch is fast and firm enough, even superstars can't help it.

It can't be said that there is no way at all, Kobe can still score, and he doesn't know how many times better than those stars who send one person to stare at them and then stop.

It's just that inefficient scoring does not help the team win in high-end games.

After Kobe scored the highest score of the two teams, the Thunder's lead was slowly growing.

Correspondingly, the game time is gradually decreasing.

The opportunities for the Lakers are dwindling.

(End of this chapter)