If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 153 Stay on the field

During the intermission, the Lakers arranged tactics to limit Yi Jian.

But when the third quarter started, they found that it was not that simple.

There is no other reason, Yi Jian is really too accurate.

Relying on switching between three-pointers and two-pointers, as well as the occasional second pass, the Thunder has completely thrived on the offensive end.

The Lakers' response method can only be offense to offense. Compared with defense, the Lakers are better at offense.

It's just that the Lakers' current triangle offense has largely become a display of the star's ability. Although this tactic is to allow the star to score better, the triangle offense is not as simple as a star's singles.

Due to the poor performance of the role players, in addition to creating singles opportunities for Kobe, the Lakers now have Gasol go inside to score.

After discovering some problems with Yi Jian, Gasol also became stronger inside.

The strength of Gasol is not to play directly in the low post. He is more flexible. When it is time to shoot, he will expand and receive the ball. When it is time to break through, he will attack the basket resolutely. cowardly.

In fact, in terms of individual items, Gasol is not top-notch among inside players, but overall, he is indeed a good All-Star insider and a very useful second-in-command.

After the Lakers' offense began to improve, the Thunder could no longer expand their lead, but it was not so easy for the Lakers to narrow the gap.

In addition to Yi Jian, Thunder, Durant and Lopez also played a role.

Now their bigger problem is that with the increase of fatigue, the injured parts of Yi Jian's body feel the discomfort of exerting force.

The pain was actually not so obvious during the game, Yi Jian became excited.

Except for being a bit weak in strength, everything else is fine.

However, the impact of power will also lead to shooting problems, and Yi Jian is also desperately supporting.

Then let him consider passing the ball at certain times, and then grit his teeth on the defensive end to prevent the Lakers from catching up with the score.

"They're not that strong, they can't catch up."

"We are all familiar with their tactics now, even if they make a shot, I know if there is."

Yi Jian communicates more with his teammates. In addition to helping the team more, he is also forgetting his physical condition.

Encouraging teammates can also get players excited, and then let your body forget the pain for a while.

Not only athletes, ordinary people will have similar experiences after sports injuries.

It is difficult to narrow the gap between the two teams, and the Lakers are getting more and more anxious.

Kobe and Gasol also played on the court in the second half.

The Lakers don't want to be forced into a tiebreaker by the Thunder, as the uncertainty is too great and it will test their physical strength.

It's just that Kobe made more and more forced shots, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply.

On the contrary, Gasol and Odom played very well, and they grasped Kobe's occasional pass.

The main thing is Gasol, he really has this strength.

When Yi Jian was in good health, Gasol's presence was relatively low, but now he has grown up in the paint.

It can only be said that this player plays very smartly and can seize the opportunity.

Odom's performance is actually related to the decline in Yi Jian's defensive mobility. Both are relatively versatile players. If the pressure is too high, it is easy to be omnipotent, but if the pressure is low, they can show their effects in many ways.

This put a lot of pressure on Thunder, and Yi Jian also tried his best to show strength.

Snapped!Yi Jian directly completed the dunk.

"For a domineering dunk, the Lakers don't really think that Yi Jian can't even dunk, do they? Defensively, they only go for Yi Jian's shot, but they will pay a big price."

"Yi Jian's injury is definitely not fully recovered, but he is still the most threatening point on the field."

"The Lakers' offense is not fully up, and the Thunder have a good chance."

"Yi Jian doesn't plan to rest at the end of the day, Lei Ting is really working hard."

In fact, Yi Jian was really tired.

His offensive efficiency is also declining, but why is he forced to stay on the court?That's because of his appeal to defenses.

Now as long as Yi Jian catches the ball, the Lakers will give priority to double-teaming on the outside.

Yi Jian can create opportunities for his teammates even if he doesn't score.

If he goes down, the Thunder's offense is likely to stagnate.

If the Lakers are in a wave, 10 points is not enough at all. The Lakers' offense is very strong.

This round of their match against the Thunder gave people the feeling that apart from the stars, other players had some problems in offense, because the Thunder defended well, and they had Yi Jian's wide-ranging defense.

For example, after Yi Jian went down the field, many of the Lakers' incompetent players would be fine immediately.

"Persevere, persevere!" Yi Jian secretly encouraged himself.

As he said, it's okay for the injury to get worse at this time, and Xia Tian has a lot of time to recover.

But if you lose the game, you lose, and there will always be some regrets.

In the last 5 minutes of the final quarter, Odom hit a three-pointer to help the Lakers narrow the score gap to single digits.

Feeling the opportunity, the Lakers attacked more violently.

In the process of Yi Jian assisting in the defense, one exertion of strength affected the injury, causing a bone-piercing pain.

He was sweating a lot in an instant, but he didn't say it.

It was just that during the pause, he applied an ice pack for a while.

"It's okay, time is running out, I won't give them a chance." He clapped vigorously and said.

There was echoing voice from the side, even if Yi Jian was not in a complete victory state, his teammates still believed in him very much.

His guarantee gave others more confidence.

Neither side encountered too many foul problems in this game. In the final minutes of the decisive battle, the strongest lineup remained on the court.

Unable to attack the inside line strongly, Yi Jian's ability to draw fouls was still weakened a lot.

At this time, the dominant side must be leading here.

Because the Lakers started to try more three-pointers again, they can actually take it slow, but their players are actually a little anxious.

Especially Kobe, seeing that the score was behind, sometimes he was obviously in a pinch, and forcibly pulled up.

Or feel that they may be flanked, so they catch the ball at the three-point line and shoot.

The Thunder's three-point defense is very tight at this time. The Lakers' three-pointers are not weak, but they are not weak either.

Their three-point attempts basically contributed to the iron.

At the last moment, the hit rate of the two sides was not high, and it felt like a defensive battle.

And Yi Jian stayed on the outside, which also gave Durant other opportunities to play.

At 4 minutes, Durant broke through and caused the Lakers to foul inside.

At 2 minutes, he grabbed an offensive rebound to complete the score.

Yi Jian brought out one of the Lakers' insiders, and the restricted area became much more empty.

Durant's occasional play will make the Lakers very uncomfortable.

"Must hit, we have to hit now..."

In fact, the Lakers are chasing points, just too slowly.

In the last 2 minutes, the Thunder still led by more than 5 points.

If the Lakers are given another quarter, the result may be unknown.

But at this point of time, they can only hope for better luck.

(End of this chapter)