If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 181 Metamorphosis
Lowry felt the pressure, but he didn't think it was Yi Jian who gave him the pressure.

Yi Jian believed in him. Even if he didn't perform so amazingly after coming to the Thunder, and felt that he couldn't keep up with the growth of the team's talents, Lowry was not discouraged.

"I'll definitely try to do it," Lowry assured.

Even if the pace of walking forward is a little slower, he will gradually catch up.

Lowry made up his mind, he must work hard to fight side by side with Yi Jian, help the team reach the top of the league, and he will not let his teammates down.

Therefore, whether it is facing a famous star or a young talent like Rose, he will go all out.

After the game started, Lowry never left Rose.

But at the beginning, Lowry was still a little unaccustomed to Rose's starting speed, and was passed.

Yi Jian also suggested to him that Ross should not be attached too tightly, but he should not be too far away to give the opponent room to activate. He has to keep trying to grasp the details.

Anyway, it is to interfere with shooting and the main defense breaks through.

Defenders with too good physical fitness are not stable in shooting, and Rose is the same. In the previous school competitions, the challenges they encountered were too weak, and they could not help but crush their opponents with their bodies.

Because the opponent is too weak, they don't even realize that they rely on physical fitness.

One change of direction is enough, they can't think so much.

Lowry is still talented in this area, and soon he found a way to make Rose uncomfortable.

Dragic actually has a heart and is willing to work hard to defend, but he doesn't have Lowry's innate calmness.

The current Bulls are working hard to attack, but they don't have a strong scoring point.

Luol Deng felt average against Durant today. Except for Rose, Noah played very aggressively in the interior, which caused some trouble for Lopez.

The Bulls still have momentum, but they still haven't found a way to bond everyone on the team together.

Most of the time, we rely on CIC to solve the problem. The game is relatively simple and not stable enough.

As for the Thunder, they are still the third, mainly relying on the abilities of Yi Jian and Durant to obtain opportunities.

But it works, the abilities of the two of them are really too strong.

Other players can help the team as long as they seize the opportunity.

Lopez is also a good end point, but even if he feels bad, there is no problem, there is Lowry, and there are Dragic, Matthews and Ibaka on the bench.

The Thunder always have role players who can seize opportunities, after all, playing next to superstars is sometimes so simple.

Yi Jian and Durant attract the opponent's defensive attention. Other players seize some easy scoring opportunities and then defend hard. Most teams in the league are no longer a problem.

But the Bulls started well, Rose and Hinrich both guards felt very good, so the Thunder did not immediately suppress their opponents.

During the rotation period, the two teams were equally divided.

But when the main players played again in the second quarter, the gap became obvious.

The Bulls can only score occasionally, but the Thunder have been playing steadily.

The Bulls are using assisted defense to target the Thunder's strengths, but their current assisted defense system is not good, and they can only rely on the individual abilities of the players. In this case, they can't even lock Durant, let alone Yi Jian.

It can only be said that the Thunder, a top team in the league, is too difficult for a fringe team in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Bulls saved their lives again by intermission, but this is only temporary. If they can't solve the problem in a short time, they will still be beaten in the second half.

However, even for the top teams in the league, it is difficult to solve the problem in a short time.

Many teams that came back after the intermission were essentially problems with their performance in the first half, not a gap in strength.

Back in the locker room, Yi Jian encouraged Lowry again. His defense against Rose has improved.

Lowry is also very happy, guaranteeing that he will not relax for a moment in the second half.

In addition, Yi Jian also intends to give some color to Noah's point. It's still a bit troublesome for this buddy to help defend.

Now Noah's strength has gradually reached its peak, but it is not difficult for him and Durant to join forces to beat each other down.

Noah's assisted defense is to bully ordinary players, and his movement speed can be changed to defend the outside line, but he cannot withstand the absolute strength.

A center forward who is relatively light is afraid of players who are tougher than him.

Yi Jian can also crush the opponent by relying on his body weight.

Therefore, in the third quarter, both Yi Jian and Durant deliberately increased the number of times they hit the inside line.

Noah was relatively restrained at the beginning, but as the two of them were about to break the Bulls' defense, Noah could only take risks, and then he fouled four times.

After Noah went down, the Bulls' defense collapsed directly. The Thunder seized the opportunity and expanded their lead to nearly 20 points in the half quarter. The game suddenly lost its suspense.

"Thunder's explosive scoring ability is really too strong."

"The combination of Yi Jian and Durant, no one in the league can stand up to it."

"Thunder this season, all members are changing."

"The Bulls' offense isn't too bad, but the Thunder can play an efficient offense and defend them to death. They are simply invincible!"

"No. [-] in the Western Conference, the Thunder's current strength can secure this position."

After taking down the Bulls, the Thunder also won ten consecutive victories.

From the end of the year to the beginning of the year, the Thunder were completely unstoppable.

Back at home, they ushered in the challenge of the Hornets two days later.

The Hornets had a bad start to the season, and the team management couldn't bear it anymore. They pinned the blame for the team's deteriorating situation on the head coach Scott, and let people get out.

As an experienced head coach, Scott is indeed a bit of a jerk. The record he has coached successively is more due to the fact that the team has a good No. [-] position. Kidd and Paul have helped him a lot. Will rely on the stars.

But the problem of the Hornets can not be solved by firing the head coach. Their interim head coach overturned the previous tactics and vigorously developed the team's offense. The Hornets' record is still half-dead.

It's not wrong to play offense, but it's absolutely stupid to lose the defense that the Hornets are good at just because of offense.

They thought they could reach the level of the Nuggets all at once, but they didn't score well.

However, whether the Hornets play offense or defense, the Thunder are not worried.

The Hornets can't make waves in front of the Thunder.

The main change of the Hornets this season is to replace Chandler on the inside with Okafor. Both of them have injuries.

In addition, in order to save money, they sent away the good wing player Butler.

With this kind of attitude, it would be a ghost to keep Paul alive.

The small ball market that is not willing to invest wants to stay with the star, unless the star is an honest person, Paul is not.

After the game started, the Hornets' defense was greatly challenged.

Players' attitude towards offense and defense gradually became confused.

(End of this chapter)