If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 166 The Influence of Changes in Style of Play

On November 11, the Thunder started their first back-to-back away game in November.

The difficulty of the opponent is not very high, but back-to-back away games must be exhausting. Yi Jian doesn't like this kind of schedule the most.

Most players are like this, unless they are guys with some ulterior interest in certain industries in the away city.

The Thunder's first stop is Sacramento. There is really nothing to say about beating the Kings.

Relying on the performance of Durant and Lopez, Yi Jian scored another three points.

He really didn't make a triple-double on purpose, it's just that most of the time the data is here, so he just takes one by the way.

And when the opponent is weak, it is not difficult to get better assist data. The Thunder's offense is at the forefront of the league.

They are not the same as those players who only want to attack and not defend.

Their defense is also at the forefront of the league, and their ranking is slightly lower than their offense.

If the offense and defense are combined, they may be the best team in the league.

This is due to Yi Jian's change. Athletes have limited energy. If Yi Jian focuses more on offense, he will give up some defense, and vice versa.

Only when you are working hard in the playoffs can you fully take care of it in a short time.

The second stop of the back-to-back away game is Los Angeles, but it is not the Lakers, but the Clippers.

The Clippers' lineup has not changed much. The most noteworthy thing for them in the summer is to get the No. [-] pick Griffin, but Griffin is injured and will not play this season. To be honest, the Clippers have no bottom now.

Maybe they can continue to have a bad season, anyway, the team has no young people worthy of training.

It seems that there is still one, but it is Gordon in the second grade, but Gordon feels a little brittle, and now he is injured and truce.

The Clippers are showing up more now, but they are veterans.

Davis, Camby, Kaman, etc., almost the entire team is at risk of injury.

It's just that they now feel that their thinking is not unified, and they didn't show off at the beginning. After all, Griffin's injury did not say that he would be reimbursed.

But even if they don't want to be bad, their strength doesn't allow it.

Whether it is a young man who has not grown up well or a veteran whose strength has declined seriously, they are not reliable.

Yi Jian played leisurely from the beginning, allowing Durant and Lopez to attack.

He didn't attack that much, but his scoring efficiency increased instead.

Because the opponent's defense doesn't know what to do, the team with a good defense will always pay attention to it, and a team with a poor defense like the Clippers will soon be attracted by other Thunder players, and then Yi Jian will be able to score easily Chance.

Of course, a strong team like the Thunder has several strong points, and it is also difficult to defend against.

Yi Jian also lamented that the inside line of the league has really entered the weakest period. Lopez, who is in the second grade, can already deal with the inside line of most teams in the league.

"Yi Jian rushed in and dunked! Uh, this pass is also very beautiful."

"Yi Jian is really getting more and more comprehensive, you don't even know what his next move will be."

"I heard that Yi Jian's sneakers are going to be sold at a fair price, and the poor should also support them this time."

"I definitely support it, but it's a non-signature model, and it's still not that handsome."

"Although the season has just started, the momentum of the Thunder seems to be aimed at the No. [-] position in the Western Conference."

"The Thunder are number one in the Western Conference right now..."

The Clippers actually played well in this game. The bearded Davis' strength has dropped a lot and his body shape is not good, but the rhythm is not bad.

It's just that the Clippers don't have a strong scorer now.

At the end of the quarter, they couldn't handle it at all, and the Thunder easily achieved back-to-back winning streaks.

However, it will still be back to back, and Yi Jian will follow the team to San Antonio.

The Spurs didn't start the season well. I feel that if the Spurs hadn't been able to occasionally explode their personality in the draft, it would be difficult to maintain their status as a strong team with their players.

When the record is not ideal, the Spurs coach Popovich is also adjusting, that is, to find the optimal solution for various combinations of the starting lineup.

The aging Finley was finally given up. Finley has no offense and defense now, and he can't do much with that little experience.

Bonner, who can't be guarded by anyone, also went to the bench. This kind of big pitcher who can occasionally be used as a surprise soldier is really unbearable to start.

But who will start, the Spurs are not sure.

In this case, rookie Blair got a chance.

But for the Thunder, whether it is Bonner, Blair, or McDyess, they are weak chickens.

Except for Duncan, everyone else is giving away heads in front of the Thunder's insiders.

In this game, the Spurs have not started as well as the preseason.

Yi Jian suddenly felt that even if the Spurs played seriously in the preseason, they wouldn't be able to hold them back.

They are now, except for Duncan, other points are not strong at all.

Parker didn't play as comfortably as last season against Lowry.

Jefferson also didn't play well against Durant in the first quarter, and was calculated by Durant's big loop, but the Spurs' flanks became poor again.

Ginobili played in 4 minutes and did not change the situation on the field.

There is no problem with Parker and Ginobili being an All-Star, but their ability is not superior to some quasi-All-Star players in terms of personal ability.

The Thunder's current defense doesn't worry about the two at all.

Spurs second-year George Hill, on the other hand, feels like he has grown a lot.

After entering the rotation period in the first half, Yi Jian and Durant each led the team. The Thunder's offensive firepower has always maintained pressure on the Spurs' defense.

The Spurs have no choice but to let Duncan, an old comrade, exert his strength while working hard to defend.

Duncan broke out violently in the second quarter, beat Lopez in the low post, and used his rich experience to cause damage.

In fact, facing Duncan, Lopez did not play offensively, but there is still a gap in experience.

Although Duncan will soon be 34, there are still very few insiders in the league who can stop him in a short burst.

After trying their best to make Lopez suffer from some foul troubles, the Spurs finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Thunder's other insiders are not bad, much better than the Spurs' bench.

But fortunately, the offense does not have the skills of Lopez, which can slow down the Spurs.

Otherwise, with the Thunder's aggressive style of play, the Spurs felt that they would not be able to hold on in the first half.

The teams that played against the Thunder a lot last season knew that the Thunder had indeed grown a lot.

This young team can always surprise.

When it was halftime, everyone in the Spurs breathed a sigh of relief. They could finally make a good summary and find a way to make adjustments.

The Spurs were dissatisfied with the players' performance in the first half, and neither was the Thunder.

The Spurs are just underdogs, they have to play better.

I don't know what the coaching staff thinks, anyway, some young people in the Thunder think so.

They also want to brush up on the Spurs to get more opportunities.

Of course, the main players are still not that crazy.

After Yi Jian returned to the locker room, he also pulled the team to score points and communicated together.

(End of this chapter)