If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 173 Tactical Balance
The back-to-back is coming again, and the Thunder will play back-to-back against the strong rivals Cavaliers and Nuggets in the East and West.

As a result, they lost to the unparalleled James.

When James kept hitting from beyond the three-point line, Yi Jian had no choice.

The Cavaliers supplemented O'Neal, which was obviously a lot of thunder and little rain.

In this game, O'Neal did not cause trouble to the inside of the Thunder, and he was fouled early and sat on the sidelines.

But the outburst of James was too fierce, and Durant felt that he was a little short of a superstar.

In fact, the Thunder had been leading before, but James blocked Durant in the final quarter and continued to help the team score points.

Seeing Durant's bewildered look, Yi Jian wanted to switch defenses with Durant.

However, his teammates still have to give back, and Yi Jian has to comfort them after the game.

"Actually, you are no worse than him, but you lack a little actual combat experience. After a while, you will definitely be able to hang him."

It's a pity that the reward he got flew away, and Yi Jian still pretended to be nonchalant.

Durant is still unsafe sometimes, but fortunately Leonard has not entered the league yet, and Durant is suppressed by James in this way.

The Cavaliers are in the east, so it doesn't affect them very much.

In the next game against the Nuggets, Durant will face the strongest small forward in the West.

No, the strongest player in the Western Conference will be replaced this season.

Durant is not afraid of Anthony, even if he can't guard him, Anthony can't guard him.

After being abused by James, Durant must vent. Anthony is a good opponent.

The Nuggets' combat effectiveness this season is similar to last season. They introduced the young Afflalo in the summer and chose Ty Lawson, which are good operations.

It's just that, in order to pursue offense, their defense feels worse and worse.

Moreover, as a strong team in the western region, it is not enough to just keep the lineup in summer.

Their competitor, the Thunder, has grown rapidly, and the Lakers have also made up for a quasi-All-Star like Artest, but the Nuggets are still slack.

It seems that the current Nuggets are still very strong and have the opportunity to stir up the situation in the West.

But their defense is really bad, and a strong team must have both offense and defense.

It's not that both offense and defense have to be top-notch, either offense or defense is fine, but the Nuggets are too much.

And their attack, in fact, has not reached the level of the sun, in fact, the sun is not optimistic about Yi Jian, and the sword will never go the right way and climb to the top easily.

Like a warrior who is more slanted, he can only be reduced to a belly.

Like the future Cosmic Warriors, they are also offensive, but their defense will not be so bad.

It is easy to be targeted if it is too biased. Maybe anything can happen in one or two games, but it is difficult to win four games in the playoffs before advancing.

Even if you pass one or two opponents, there will always be times when you are always targeted.

When it comes time to really fight the bayonet, it is actually very important that there is no obvious weakness.

At the beginning of this game, Durant was aggressive, regardless of whether it was the second back-to-back game or an away game.

Durant is proud, but sensitive. He will never let go of being abused the day before.

Yi Jian is also willing to help, and Durant's comfort is still very helpful for the team.

Under Yi Jian's delivery of shells, Durant was not as stable as Anthony at first, but after Durant adjusted his touch, the situation was reversed, and his offensive efficiency began to surpass Anthony.

Anthony is also depressed, how come the juniors are so strong now.

He hasn't played James, who entered the league together, and someone else will come later.

Anthony thought he was no worse than anyone else, and he would not have any opponents, but he couldn't compare in terms of performance.

Professional sports are terrifying.

Martin and Nene kept provoking Yi Jian with trash talk, but Yi Jian basically ignored them, and occasionally despised them with a sentence or two.

The mentality of the two sides is completely different from before. Last season, the Nuggets were a bit superior, and Yi Jian was often the first to cause trouble inside. But after losing to the Thunder in the playoffs, the Nuggets' momentum has weakened by one point.

Both Yi Jian and Durant performed well, and the team still has an advantage in rebounding. The Nuggets can only take the lead in making adjustments.

The adjustment of the Nuggets this time was very successful, or JR-Smith's hand feels very good.

Teams with sixth-man type players have the opportunity to change the situation during the rotation period.

It's just that JR is a nerve knife, and he definitely has an advantage when facing a weak team, but it depends on his state when facing a strong team.

When the state is good, it can immediately help the Nuggets gain an advantage, and when the state is poor, it can also cause problems for the Nuggets on the offensive end.

The more famous one in this regard is Ginobili of the Spurs, while JR has better physical fitness than Ginobili, and at the same time has worse stability.

To a certain extent, the stability of the players also represents the stability of the team. As a strong team, the Nuggets sometimes feel almost meaningless. It may not only be a tactical problem, but the players are not at the level of winning the championship.

Of course, the main problem is not JR, the sixth man is just a puzzle, or the core Anthony can't reach the superstar.

At the end of the first half, the Nuggets did not lag behind by much, but even the fans could tell that they were a bit ugly against the Thunder.

This is actually quite normal. The Cavaliers who had a better record against the Thunder in front only decided the winner at the end of the quarter.

If it weren't for the opposing team's superstar players, the Thunder would have won it too.

All the teams that say that the league can pose a threat to the Thunder now are just a few.

If other teams want to win the Thunder once in a while, they must break out, or the Thunder's state has problems.

The Nuggets are now performing normally and are already at the level of a strong team in the league, but they are still far from suppressing the Thunder.

The Nuggets also know the Thunder very well, and now they feel that the Thunder has become stronger, and they also hope to find a way.

It's just that for a team with a relatively mature style of play, it's impossible to say that there are any strange moves. Generally, they can only do the details well and give full play to what they are good at.

The Nuggets' plan is to increase offensive aggression and increase confrontational intensity.

Their old trick was used against the Thunder in the playoffs last season.

However, this method is impossible for strong teams to achieve immediate results.

The Nuggets had more opportunities in the playoffs, but in the end they fell short, and in the end they only consumed the Thunder.

Now, they have no other choice.

The Thunder are playing away games back to back, theoretically speaking, they still have a good chance.

After all, even familiar methods can sometimes have miraculous effects.

All kinds of opportunities on the court are fleeting, and many things are uncertain, but the probability may be low.

You can't do nothing, and the Nuggets are still full of fighting spirit.

The Nuggets started their onslaught again in the third quarter, but the efficiency is still not very good.

Except for Anthony, the others are choking.

However, after the strength of physical confrontation increased, the Thunder's role players did not adapt very well.

In the third quarter, it was not easy for the two teams on the field.

But as the leading side, the Thunder can maintain the status quo, but the Nuggets can't.

(End of this chapter)