If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 187 The Knight Has Nothing To Do
"The Thunder found a way to deal with the Cavaliers today. It is a sensible choice for Yi Jian to focus more on the defensive end. They must force James to shoot from the outside."

"Now there is only one problem facing the Thunder, and that is James. James is too accurate outside today, and the Thunder must persevere."

"The Thunder didn't do a good job on the rebounds at the start today. They have stronger insiders, but their experience is obviously not as good as that of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers always push the Thunder's insiders out, and then the strikers fight for rebounds. They have a strategy."

"The Thunder still have a good chance of winning this game, they must do better..."

At the last moment of the first half, James still hit the defense, showing his true qualities as a superstar.

During the intermission, the Thunder also discussed whether to upgrade their defense against James.

Yi Jian didn't think it was necessary, he would pay more attention, but there was no need to change the strategy.

The best defense against the Cavaliers is to make James uncomfortable without giving him a chance to drive his teammates.

This is difficult, but it can still be done for the Thunder.

The Thunder's internal and external defense is getting stronger and stronger.

They are not without loopholes on the defensive end, but Yi Jian can make up for the team's shortcomings.

The rest, even a super star is difficult to grasp.

The Cavaliers kept their lead in the first half, and they felt pretty good.

Although it is relying on James' personal ability to break the game, it is good to be able to break the game.

And they have a psychological advantage over the Thunder, so what if the Thunder make the Western Conference teams very worried, they won't be eliminated once they see each other.

They have enough inside, they James, the only thing they have to do is to compete for the championship.

A spoiler like the Thunder, they have the confidence to win.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it was accompanied by O'Neill's mistakes.

If O'Neill wants to get to the position now, he can also evaluate how many shots he has with a very scary weight.

However, whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end, his pace is much slower than before.

At the beginning of the second half, O'Neill felt his physical strength recovered again, and wanted to teach his juniors a lesson.

As a result, just as he was about to hit Lopez forcefully, Yi Jian took out the ball.

The Thunder counterattacked successfully, and Yi Jian and Durant began to perform on the offensive end again.

The Cavaliers were still very careful not to let Yi Jian take shots, but compared to the first half, the Thunder's role players felt better when shooting in the second half, and the Cavaliers began to lose their guard.

Yi Jian's pass was really timely.

Lowry and Sefolosha's scoring relieved the pressure on the team's two main attackers, and Yi Jian began to give more play to his passing ability.

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers' role players haven't performed very well.

In fact, it was the same in the first half. Facing the Thunder's defense, the Cavaliers did not play a team effect at all on the offensive end.

James had no choice but to do it himself again, probably because his good touch in the first half gave him confidence. Facing the strong defense of the Thunder, James also chose to take more outside shots in the third quarter.

However, after the intermission, James' touch was gone.

His mid-to-long distance is not stable enough, and it is normal for him to fluctuate.

As a superstar, James can definitely adjust.

His mid-range and long-range shots are unstable, but compared to his superstar status, he is still much better than ordinary players.

What they are facing is not the top team in the league, and there is nothing wrong with their shooting touch for a while.

But Thunder can seize this time to make a fuss.

In the third quarter, the Thunder became more and more aggressive on the offensive end. When the Cavaliers began to pay attention to Yi Jian's pass, Yi Jian hit two consecutive shots, proving that his superstar strength is not in vain.

Then they took advantage of O'Neal's slow movement and let Lopez hit two.

Lopez is also easier to use, he can pull out to shoot.

If O'Neill follows, he can immediately go down again, anyway, he runs faster than O'Neill.

O'Neal felt tired and didn't want to follow, and Lopez could easily score many times.

Cavaliers coach Mike - Brown is also very embarrassed, O'Neal is obviously not good defense now.

Moreover, the Cavaliers need to help defend Yi Jian at the fifth position, and it is not easy for O'Neill to run now.

However, the Cavaliers' offense was suddenly cut off, and the Thunder had already overtaken the score.

When James adjusted his touch, they needed someone to score again.

The other insiders of the Cavaliers have no chance to face the Thunder's defense.

Although O'Neal can only score a few points by relying on weight, neither Varejao nor the aging Big Z can do this.

While he was still struggling, Yi Jian found an opportunity to hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder overtook him.

This time the Cavaliers were more cautious, and neither team gave the bench much chance in the second half.

The Cavaliers just let the insiders come up to help consume Yi Jian, while the Thunder let the flanks come up to help consume James.

In other positions, the starting players try to stick to it.

Yi Jian followed James' time.

At this point in the game, both teams will definitely have to fight hard and try their best to win the victory.

"Prevent three points, and leave the rest to me." Yi Jian said again at the end.

When he doesn't defend much, he can pat his chest like this.

The game situation was tight, James did not rest for 1 minute, and Yi Jian was the same, including Durant.

At the beginning of the last quarter, James took the bench and then broke through to score the ball.

It's a pity that his teammates missed two shots from outside the three-point line. Yi Jian reminded his teammates to keep an eye on the opponent's three-pointer before going on the court, which was definitely the right choice.

When it was Thunder's turn to attack, Yi Jian assisted Durant once and caused a foul by Varejao.

Cavaliers coach Brown couldn't sit still, and put O'Neal up again.

Varejao actually defended better at this time, but the Cavaliers had to score.

However, O'Neal didn't have enough rest and couldn't score.

And at the end of the quarter, the Thunder's defense was different. If O'Neal received the ball in the right position, they would also be willing to pay for a foul.

O'Neal's free throw, but stretched his hips for a lifetime.

Kobe felt that O'Neal didn't work hard, and it was understandable. Free throws can explain everything.

O'Neal can't solve the problem even if he comes up, so we still have to rely on James.

But after seeing Yi Jian's super defense ability, James chose to shoot from the outside again.

This time, he adjusted his hand well again, and hit a three-pointer from the outside again.

"Don't worry about it, keep going." Yi Jian encouraged his teammates.

"Consume him, make him uncomfortable...Even if he can score high, the victory is ours."

Yi Jian's eyes were firm, and he looked at James with a smile full of fighting spirit.

The Cavaliers have enough inside to entangle him, but the Cavaliers' inside can't open up space, which is one of the main reasons why James can't get into the inside today.

Yi Jian only needs to stay near the penalty area to handle all defenses.

In this regard, the Cavaliers are the worst of all the top teams in the league.

For other strong teams, let alone pull to the three-point line at the fourth position, they must have mid-range ability.

Therefore, the Cavaliers have no choice but to gamble on luck in this game.

(End of this chapter)