If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 244 sink your heart
The 76ers have regained their defense, but they still have another problem that has not been solved, that is, the offense is weak.

The previous 76ers were not good at both offense and defense.

Many teams don't want to practice defense because defense is difficult to practice and the benefits are not so obvious.

However, if the team's offense is not well practiced, it cannot be solved by hard work. Offense requires talent.

The 76ers obviously lack talent, and Iguodala, a little AI, does not have the temperament of a boss.

This season, they used the second pick to select Evan Turner, who looks like a superstar.

However, Turner, who was omnipotent in college, was a bit omnipotent after coming to the NBA, and it's not impossible to use it, but the 76ers must have lost the second pick.

The 76ers have a lot of players, but they don't have a weapon on the offensive end. In this game, Iguodala was unable to play due to injury, so he fell into a disadvantage at the beginning.

Their bench is not bad, there are Lu Wei, Thaddeus Young, Speights, Meeks and other players who can score, so they supported for a while, but the final result cannot be changed.

No one stood up to support the field. In the second half, it became more and more difficult for the 76ers to attack, and naturally they disappeared.

In fact, the 76ers already have playoff strength in the Eastern Conference this season.

But in front of Thunder, it was still not much different from a fish belly.

The Thunder's super record last year has an element of luck, and they may not be able to replicate this season, but their strength is beyond doubt.

Regardless of what the outside world says, if the top teams in the league have ideas for the playoffs, they will definitely list the Thunder as a key defense target.

Moreover, they must have studied the Thunder more carefully in the summer.

Yi Jian and others will get more targets this season.

Faced with this kind of targeting, they can still win the championship, which is the real bullshit.

Defending the championship is always more difficult than winning the championship. In addition to more targeting, there are various uncertainties.

Lowry was injured at the beginning of the season. It was an accident, but fortunately it was not serious.

But even if the Thunder are paying attention, some type of situation may occur, so they have to make various preparations.

The good news is that after playing the 76ers, Lowry returned from injury, and the Thunder's lineup is neat again.

On November 11, the Thunder will fight the Trail Blazers again.

The Blazers are still more optimistic now, because Roy has a tendency to recover.

In the game, Roy also dared to exert more and more strength.

Although there is still a gap from before, it is much stronger than the average player.

Seeing the hidden dangers of injury is the most helpless thing for a player with open eyes like Yi Jian.

The Blazers got off to a good start, but nothing to do with Aldridge.

Compared to the last time, Aldridge seemed a little timid.

He returned the burden to Roy, especially when facing a star player like Yi Jian who could restrain him.

Such a pioneer is unlikely to pose a threat in the West.

Some players may have the strength of the All-Star level, but they really can't lead the team.

Of course, there is also a gap in the All-Star level. Ordinary All-Stars are a bit difficult to use in the fiercely competitive playoffs.

In the second half, after the Thunder increased their defensive strength, Roy couldn't do it anymore.

Relying on the team's five players scoring in double figures, Yi Jian and Durant scored 70 together, and the Thunder beat the Blazers.

But the Thunder's winning streak did not continue, and they soon lost another game to the Spurs.

This loss is actually not because the Thunder played poorly, but because the Spurs are in good shape.

When the Thunder took the lead, they relied on the bench to keep biting the score.

At the critical moment, Ginobili helped the Spurs win the game superbly.

The Spurs haven't changed much in their roster this season, but they still brought in utility players at a small cost.

Defensive insider Splitter, the Spurs' previous draft pick, is now abandoned without an insider.

Splitter is a great addition, but his style doesn't fit the Spurs right now.

Because the Spurs are now more and more inclined to attack, not to play pure defense.

It was another undrafted pick who was valued by the Spurs after playing in Europe for a few years, and signed with a basic salary.

That's Gary Neal, which adds some nice firepower to the Spurs' bench.

So, Ginobili returned to the starting lineup after a long absence.

That is to say, from Gary Neale, the Spurs began to introduce various role players who disrupted the war.

Formed a starting lineup of conscientious play tactics, and various styles during the rotation period.

There were people like this before, but it was Manu Ginobili at the All-Star level. Without Manu Ginobili's strength, their head coach Popovich never let people play indiscriminately.

So the Spurs are really starting to change for offense now.

They can't change, and with the aging of GDP, especially Duncan, they can no longer continue the previous basketball.

Repeated setbacks in the playoffs made them understand the reality.

Starting from this season, Duncan will pay more attention to defense and give up the offensive end to the outside line. The Spurs will also allow more role players to attack and no longer rely entirely on GDP.

The Spurs' reform is still good. They let Ginobili start for the regular season record. They are no longer qualified to pretend to be like they used to be.

It's just that without the addition of new powerful stars, no one can say whether these changes will be successful in the playoffs.

Losing to the Spurs was a surprise.

Before the Thunder started the playoff mode, it was normal to lose to some strong teams.

As the defending champion, Yi Jian is also paying attention to his health now.

The teams he is willing to fully experience may be the Heat and the Mavericks.

The Lakers have already felt other threats, and the Bulls are almost meaningless to be honest.

The essence of the Spurs has not changed this season, and there is no need to worry too much.

The team went to the away game back to back and faced the Jazz again, and the Thunder soldiers were also a lot more cautious.

The cautiousness after the loss, and the unhappiness of the previous game.

At this time, the Jazz has actually changed a bit compared to the beginning.

Their strength still cannot support the top record.

No way, Deron is still not strong enough.

There is no solution to their defensive problems.

Their head coach Sloan really doesn't have the energy to keep up with the times.

But he is still barely maintaining the decency of the Jazz, and the Jazz's current framework is already stiff.

Regarding the Jazz, everyone in the Thunder didn't have too many thoughts other than the opponent they wanted to kill.

On the contrary, many people are actually very upset about the record at the beginning.

"You guys must be drifting away. If you want a good record, you must first do your job well. We think too much now, and it's natural that we don't do well enough."

"Come on, everyone! Stop staring at the record, stop thinking about outside comments. Don't complain, and don't doubt. Sink down, play every game well, and tell everyone that our last season was not a coincidence .”

"Go, play!"

"Come on...come on, come on!"

(End of this chapter)