If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 151
"Kobe still missed the three-pointer..."

"Kobe has made five three-pointers in the last quarter, but unfortunately he only made one. The Thunder never left his defense."

"The Lakers' defense had another problem. Kobe rushed over and fouled directly. His expression was very angry."

"The suspense in this game is not much. The Thunder have already led by nearly 20 points. The key is that the game time is running out."

"When the time came to the last minute or so, the two sides replaced the main players, and the game was settled."

"We played the Western Conference Finals very anxiously in every game. I didn't expect Game [-] to be a complete victory for the Thunder. This young team has been improving and shocked us all once again."

The Lakers' away defeat also made their head coach Phil Jackson very angry.

"The players didn't fight hard and we didn't take chances on match point, which disappointed me."

Zen master was relatively calm at first, but some reporters even fanned the flames, which made the famous marshal a little bit uncontrollable.

When the reporter asked Mayfair Jackson if he would pay for the criticism of the team's playoffs, Mayfair Jackson said angrily: "My fault? I'm going to use an esoteric term to explain your question. I I feel that the referee's decision tonight was a bit unfair."

"My answer to the question is please keep quiet. Some unfair calls from the referee hurt us. The players fell into a foul crisis on the court, which caused them to play cautiously and not aggressive enough in the game."

Any famous coach can only maintain his demeanor when he wins.

And questioning the referee in the away game is the traditional skill of the head coach. Their subtext may be that they need to be treated better when they return to the home court.

However, the home court does have some advantages. For teams with similar strengths, when the referee's penalty scale uses a certain side, the team will win the game more easily.

In this regard, Thunder coach Brooks said: "We played well today. This is undoubtedly a fair game. We also have fewer free throws."

"We played as a team today, played defense, and I hope we can bring that to the road."

Yi Jian said: "My teammates are a group of great guys. They are not afraid of fighting. I am sure that we can do better things together. I believe in them."

In the fifth game, the game has to go to Los Angeles, but the young Thunder are fearless.

They feel that they have found a way to deal with the Lakers, and they will firmly limit Kobe.

On May 5, the competition was fierce to the extreme.

"Oh, my God, Yi Jian was violated again, this is a chokehold defense...Let's watch in slow motion, Yi Jian twisted a bit when he landed, hope there is no major problem."

"Yi Jian sat on the bench and didn't come up. This may become a turning point in the game. Now there are 9 minutes left in the game, and the two teams are temporarily tied."

"Yi Jian's knee was hit before, and now his ankle is hit again. He seems to be unable to continue the game."

Yi Jian sat on the bench and swears directly.

This time the Lakers' away game, all kinds of actions are too big, some of them have the taste of playing against the Nuggets before.

Yi Jian was already injured in the series against the Nuggets, and now there are even more problems.

There were injuries to ankles, knees, wrists, shoulders, etc.

Especially the ankle, at least not in this game.

After Yi Jian left the field, Lopez was unable to support himself in the paint, and was sent off for two consecutive fouls a few minutes later.

Without the inside line, Gasol and Odom overwhelmed the inside line, scoring consecutively to help the Lakers expand their lead.

The evenly matched game in the first three quarters came to an end.

The Lakers won the match point in the crucial Tianwangshan battle.

After the game, Thunder coach Brooks also went crazy at the press conference, exactly the same as the previous Zen master.

Before Mayfair - Jackson paid the fine, but apparently had an effect.

The performance of the head coach is also part of the playoffs.

But the Thunder's biggest problem now is not affecting the referee, but Yi Jian's injury.

After inspection, Yi Jian's injury was not serious.

In the regular season, a two-week break is probably about the same, and the doctor does not recommend Yi Jian to play with an injury.

Yi Jian's agent, Dan Feigen, also persuaded: "Yi, you have given everything. You brought the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals, and you have exceeded everything. Now you don't have to bet on your health at all, you should Urge the team to sign up in the summer.”

"You need helpers, so you can play more easily, and you can lead the team to the championship."

After careful consideration, Yi Jian decided to continue with the injury, "I don't want to leave any regrets. After finishing the series, I have a summer to recover. What does it matter if it takes two weeks or a month?"

The main thing is that he is not reconciled, even if Lei Ting stops like this, he doesn't want to make it easy for his opponent.

In fact, the team did not put pressure on him.

Brooks also communicated with him privately, "It's okay for you to rest now."

"Besides, you have injuries to your ankles and knees, so hitting the inside line...will be affected."

This is indeed a problem. Although it is not a big problem, it is really difficult for Yi Jian to support the frequent use of hunter skills. Even if he barely uses explosive power, he will not be able to keep up.

Yi Jian wants to stay on the court to put pressure on his opponents, but he won't bet on his career either.

"Coach, I want to play in a different way next game."

After thinking about it, Brooks agreed with Yi Jian's idea.

The United States also likes this kind of tough guy.

So, before Game [-] of the series, the Thunder practiced another set of tactics.

Changing his style of play at such a critical moment in the playoffs, Yi Jian was a little willful.

But as superstars, it's also a sign of their status as a team.

Yi Jian stood on the court, even if he did nothing, it would pose a threat to the Lakers' defense.

If the new tactic works, it won't work, and the Thunder won't have any more losses.

Because without Yi Jian, they really couldn't beat the Lakers.

Two days later, at Thunder's home arena, the fans burst into applause when they saw Yi Jian appear on the field.

Yi Jian smiled, he played with injuries, it was worth it!

After the game started, the Thunder still flanked Kobe according to the old rules.

Kobe scored the ball to Fisher, and then the old fish hit the iron again without accident.

Durant got the rebound and dribbled the ball forward, and Yi Jian followed suit. He still had no problem running like this, but it was more difficult to exert force.

As soon as Durant dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he encountered the defense, and he passed the ball to Yi Jian.

At this time, Lopez ran past Yi Jian, feeling that he was going to the basket, and Yi Jian also made a gesture to pass the ball to Lowry.

As a result, before the Lakers' defensive players realized it, Lopez stopped at the three-point line and made a screen, which happened to block the Lakers' defensive players.

Yi Jian dribbled the ball one step and made a quick shot.

(End of this chapter)