If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 164 Yi Jian's Enlightenment

Although falling behind, as the defending champion, the Lakers still played relatively steadily, and did not try their luck regardless of taking three-pointers.

After winning the championship, the mentality is different.

If the point difference is not in double figures, the style of play will not be chaotic.

However, the Lakers have reduced their rotation, and their physical strength will not be as strong as the Thunder's young people.

"We have to hold on." Yi Jian said.

At the end of the quarter, the Lakers' defense became stronger.

When Yi Jian and Durant played separately, both of them were flanked.

After both of them played, it became a limited attack.

That is, the two enter a certain distance from the three-point line and then assist in defense or directly attack.

Obviously, the Lakers' defense against Yi Jian is tighter, which also shows the status of the two.

In the fourth quarter, Bynum, who was still able to attack in the front, withered, but Artest became tougher.

Durant's confrontation is far worse than Yi Jian, and Artest can really find some opportunities.

Of course, the main attack of the Lakers has to be Kobe.

It's just that the Lakers were behind, and the time was up again, and Kobe also suffered a flank attack.

So sometimes, the Lakers have to let Artest attack from the outside.

After Artest came to the Lakers, his role was more of a support, but his strength is still barely at the quasi-All-Star level. When Gasol is not there, he can also attack.

After Yi Jian found out that the Lakers' offensive point had changed, he communicated with Durant.

Durant is still taking care of Artest, Kobe is still Yi Jian, and Lowry is let outside. Anyway, the Lakers can't let the Lakers' strengths or more opportunities. In the final analysis, defense is like this.

The Thunder only made a slight change in defense, and the Lakers' offense was affected.

Artest is physically strong, but his speed is not fast, or has degraded.

When he squeezed Durant and rushed in, Yi Jian blocked two of them.

Yi Jian has already blocked 5 shots in this game, completely defending the gate.

Yi Jian has a hunch that after he is no longer so obsessed with scoring this season, his defensive influence will increase.

He scored a little less, but he could help the rest of the team score more points and let the opponent score less. It is definitely a very profitable business.

Halfway through the final quarter, Kobe scored after Fisher made a mistake, preventing the Thunder from extending their lead to double digits, but the Lakers still couldn't close the score.

When Kobe was not explosive, the Lakers' scoring explosiveness was not strong.

But now Kobe was flanked as soon as the three-point line was reached, and he missed the three-point line.

The role players of the Lakers are not too bad today.

It can only be said that the Thunder are stronger, and the Lakers just can't fight with their general performance.

In the absence of Gasol, Kobe tried his best.

Bynum and Gasol are now barely called the twin towers, but Bynum is just an end point, not a strong end point, and his tactical role is not comparable to that of Gasol.

When someone needs to stand up now, Bynum has no ability to do anything.

To be honest, he has better talent, but his actual effect is not as good as Lopez. Lopez's skills are much more solid, and his concentration in the game is also more concentrated.

When it was Thunder's turn to attack, Yi Jian received the ball from outside the three-point line. He feinted and rushed in, and the Lakers' defensive attention was immediately attracted. However, he passed the ball to the baseline at this time, fast and accurate.

Sefolosha, who was not paying attention, made a shot and hit.

This is a combination move developed by Yi Jian. Instead of directly launching the card dealer skill, it is a combination of the three skills.

If the Lakers' defense doesn't follow, Yi Jian can use his sniper skills directly outside the three-point line. If the Lakers' defense doesn't come over, Yi Jian can break through and use his hunter skills.

And if the Lakers' defense has no loopholes, Yi Jian will activate the dealer master and pass the ball to the vacant spot.

This trick is almost unsolvable, it only depends on whether the open player can hit the ball.

The three skills seem to be completely unrelated, but the power combined is extremely powerful.

Especially now that Thunder's other players are not weak, Yi Jian can play as he pleases.

Of course, he won't play like this every round.

In many cases, he will only use a single skill, or not use any skills.

With enough strength, Yi Jian will make the defensive players unpredictable on the offensive end, and he will always take the lead.

As the defensive side, because of Yi Jian's strength, they will give priority to restricting Yi Jian himself.

In fact, this aspect is similar to superstars, but Yi Jian will be more efficient relying on skills.

If there is a team leader for Yi Jian to attack, Yi Jian will not mind blowing up a stat.

Finding that his teammates could provide less and less help, Kobe could only forcefully take over the game.

If he still misses a three-pointer, then make a strong shot and a strong shot.

Even in the face of a critical attack, superstars can still make shots, but the efficiency really depends on the sky.

Fans sometimes brag about a one-on-five, but a real one-on-five is impossible, not even a one-on-two.

For example, Yi Jian, who directly activates skills in the face of double teams, may be blown into someone with the ball. There are rules in basketball games, and stars play a big role, but it is not everything.

Kobe reached the final minutes of the game, making consecutive pull-ups and ignoring the defense.

When the score was still unable to catch up, Kobe's touch broke out.

"As expected of Kobe..." Yi Jian also sighed.

That kind of difficult mid-range shot, even if the value is full, may not make it, but Kobe has hit it at this time.

It's a pity that he has only one player and can only score 2 points in one round.

When it was Lei Ting's turn to attack, Yi Jian also made a hit.

In fact, he only hit one goal, but the Thunder played a lot of teams. Under Yi Jian's support, Lowry and Lopez both scored. It was useless for the Lakers to send people to stare at Yi Jian and Durant.

The Lakers are not completely empty. In terms of strength, their players also have strength.

But players like Odom and Bynum are really soft guys, and they can't be tough at critical moments.

And Kobe didn't pass the ball at this time, and the Lakers fell into a vicious circle.

"Kobe made another three-pointer and still missed it. The Lakers have little chance of coming back."

"Odom made another mistake, hey..."

"Yi Jian protected the rebound, the Thunder stopped attacking, and the Lakers didn't come up to foul. The game is over."

"In the strong matchup in the Western Conference, the Thunder had the last laugh. They have won four consecutive victories at the beginning of the regular season."

After the game, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson was also a little helpless. He thought it was the pain of the team's running-in.

"Artest is finding his own way. He has to adapt to the offensive rhythm and find his own offensive opportunities. It will take time."

Yi Jian talked about the change in his style this season. He said: "I have to take more than just personal responsibility. I need to twist the whole team into one rope. All changes are to make us more effective. Competitiveness."

(End of this chapter)