If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 207 The Second Opponent

"The Cavaliers lineup is actually a bit old, just like our Western Spurs."

"In fact, it is not a bad thing to have old players in the team. Old players represent game experience. After all, teams as young as ours are in the minority. It's just that the team can't rely on old players to attack the city."

"Talented people come out from generation to generation, and now it's our younger generation's turn." Yi Jian said.

The Thunder players deeply believed that it was time for the old guy to retire from the stage of history.

The game between the Celtics and the Heat was also a defensive team meeting, and the Celtics had slightly better offensive power.

The Celtics' inside defense also has certain restrictions on Wade, and the Heat really have no one except Wade.

In fact, the characteristics of Wade and James are somewhat similar. The current Heat is a bit like a weakened Cavaliers.

The gap between the Heat and the Cavaliers, except for the slightly weaker lineup, is actually the gap between Wade and James.

In terms of leading the team all-around, James is still better than Wade, and the strikers and guards are different.

Yi Jian also sighed: "The team's tactics are too single or not. The team can't rely on the stars, but the stars drive the team. Every player in the team must perform their duties and make contributions to make the team become better." stronger."

"Some teams just regard the substitute players as the backup of the starters, and if they don't improve their tactics according to the characteristics of the players, they will not be able to exert the combat effectiveness of the team."

"There are so many people in the team, if you only use half or even less, of course you can't beat your opponent."

"We are one and I trust each of you."

In the other group in the Eastern Conference, the Eagles and Bucks were more entangled, and even reached the tiebreaker.

The Eagles, who performed well in the regular season, were a bit stretched in the playoffs.

It is so difficult to play against the Bucks who have no obvious strengths. It can only be said that their offense and defense are not strong in the playoffs.

Their strongest point, Joe Johnson, is not very good.

Of course, they finally defeated the mediocre Bucks by defense, and did not pull to the end.

"It's not enough to rely entirely on the stars, but egalitarianism is also unacceptable. It is still necessary to have stars to come out and take responsibility."

"Don't worry, everyone, we will never have a situation where no one stands up at a critical moment." Yi Jian assured.

In the west, the Lakers solved the problem relatively quickly.

The Jazz have enough advantages against the Lakers, that is, Deron.

And Deron's shooting is not very stable, coupled with the fact that the Jazz's flank strength is mediocre, they can't help defend inside, and they can't prevent Kobe at all, so there is no suspense in the whole series.

They pulled back a game at home, which also belongs to the Lakers who took it lightly.

The Lakers have the ability to defend, but they don't focus on defense, and they will be seized many times in the playoffs.

"This kind of rich team is proud. Players will subconsciously look down on their opponents, which leads to overturning. It is okay to be proud, but not to be careless. We must learn from it."

"If we meet the Lakers later, we will be more focused than them, and we will have revenge."

"Of course, we can definitely kill them this year."

"Yes, the Lakers are like that, nothing special."

The young people in the Thunder still remember what happened last season, and it is inevitable to feel a little unhappy watching the Lakers.

This is a good thing, and the playoffs need this kind of feeling of common hatred.

The game between the Spurs and the Mavericks in the West may be because the two teams are too familiar with each other, and the Spurs went down.

The Spurs' lineup today is really bad. Unfortunately, the Mavericks can't take advantage of the Spurs' lack of insiders. To be honest, their insiders also have some problems. Nowitzki can't compete with Duncan inside, and Nowitzki is outside. Can attack, but the inside will suffer.

In this series, the Mavericks' outside attack is no problem, and Nowitzki also performed well, but the Spurs, who did not make a fuss about their weaknesses, have returned to their strength.

The Spurs started Ginobili in this series, Parker played the sixth man, Duncan showed his power, and the Mavericks didn't hold back.

In this series of the Mavericks, not only did the insiders fail to perform, Kidd and Terry also did not play well on the outside, which gave the young Spurs guard Hill a chance to become famous.

Later, Hill can switch to Leonard, and also thanks to the hip-pull opponents in the playoffs.

In fact, the Mavericks can't be said to be weak now, it can only be said that they are too hungry.

Originally, the Mavericks won the championship in history, and the lineup was not very good. It can only be said that they used the right people, improved their defense, and were lucky.

Obviously, they've been a little less defensive and luckier this season.

"The Bulls and Horses, the two strong teams in Texas, really missed this season. The Spurs will find it difficult to make a name for themselves in the next round. Teams with too obvious weaknesses will be targeted to death in the second round of the playoffs."

The Thunder's opponent in the next round will also be determined after six rounds.

The Suns won the Nuggets and played against the Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals.

There is nothing to say this round, it is the confrontation between the two offensive teams in the West.

It seems that the gap between the two teams is not so obvious, otherwise the Nuggets would not have won two games.

However, the Nuggets are still not as smooth as the Suns, and they are always close at critical moments.

Analyzing the root cause, it turns out that the Suns are better defensively than the Nuggets.

This makes it a bit hard to imagine, after all, the Suns have worse defense in the regular season, and the Suns have never been a defensive team.

But anyone who has watched the game knows that the difference lies in the attitude of the players.

The Suns are more eager for victory and harder to defend.

"Anthony is not a good leader. It is difficult for him to lead the team forward at critical moments, so what if he scored high before."

"Basketball is not only about offense. We must be tough on both the offensive and defensive ends. A true star must stand up on the offensive end and be able to lock down opponents on the defensive end. If you can't do it, just play a supporting role honestly."

"Indeed, the Nuggets have big moves. They don't know how to defend at all."

"We are the team with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Those pseudo-strong teams should be eliminated early."

"The sun is like that. They can't guard us."

"Yes, we're going to take the Suns, we're going to score more points than them, and we're going to guard them."

Finally, the opponent was determined, and the Thunder players felt that they couldn't wait any longer.

They are stronger this year, and the Blazers in the first round are not so difficult to deal with. Everyone hopes to show their talents on a bigger stage.

And a good record in the regular season is great. Every series has home court advantage, and they don't need to rush to the away game to prepare.

No matter who comes, they all sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

On May 5, the weather was fine, but the temperature was not too high.

The climate in Oklahoma City is also very good.

The Western Conference semifinals between the Thunder and the Suns officially started.

Everyone in the Thunder rushed to the court, and the fans cheered enthusiastically.

"Okay, focus on the game and win!"

"come on, come on, come on!"

(End of this chapter)