If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 245 A Safe Choice
The last game between the Thunder and the Jazz is not too long, but the Jazz has changed their starting lineup this time.

Hayward replaced Bell, not because the Jazz are going to train Hayward now, but because Bell is injured.

Old players are prone to this situation. Many players' physical fitness will not be able to withstand the previous strength when they get old.

Only those players with abnormally strong physical fitness can resist the erosion of time more.

Hayward is still very immature and needs to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, so he has no sense of presence as a starter.

The Jazz this season is mainly the pick-and-roll of Deron and Millsap, and the addition of Jefferson's low post.

Of course, Jefferson can also pick and roll with Deron.

Deron is definitely the core of the Jazz's tactics.

In this game, the two Jazz insiders were a little sluggish because they encountered the Thunder, the most powerful insider in the league.

Therefore, Delong was not polite, and directly turned on the personal mode.

Deron's advantage is that he can rely on strength and weight to crush players in the same position on the back line, but he consumes a lot of energy in playing like this, and the duration is hard to say.

The biggest factor in the Jazz's win in the last game was that the Thunder's own offense had problems. The Thunder's offense was relatively normal this time, so the Jazz could only let the stars solve the problem in advance.

To be honest, there are still relatively few outside lines that Lowry can't handle.

"Don't worry about it, continue to limit the performance of other players." Yi Jian said.

If the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics become Deron singles, it will actually be their failure.

Sure enough, Delong's god descended to earth in the first quarter, and completely disappeared in the second quarter.

This is why Deron couldn't go any further. His stability was too poor and his physical strength was not very good.

In the face of the Thunder, Deron couldn't get tough, and the Jazz would be finished.

They really can't play inside, Yi Jian scored a double-double in points and rebounds in the first half.

The Jazz's rebounding is also relatively poor. There are several good teams in the league who can't grab rebounds at all.

In addition to the Jazz in the West, there are players such as the Trail Blazers and the Suns.

The inside strength of the West, the Thunder is the only one, the Lakers are the second, and then the other teams.

The gap between everyone is really big. It will take several seasons for the league's insiders to pick up.

Now that the Thunder have collected so many insiders, they will be invincible in this regard for a long time.

In addition to Yi Jianqiang being invincible, it is also very important that players such as Ibaka and Jordan are improving.

It is difficult for Lopez to improve greatly because of his physical fitness. The key is those players with physical fitness.

So in the draft, it is really easier to be favored if you have a body.

Basketball is a sport that really requires physical fitness.

At the last moment of the first half, Yi Jian and Durant scored 8 points together, directly stabilizing the lead.

Back in the locker room, everyone relaxed a lot.

The strength comparison between the two teams is very clear, the Thunder is a top team that is much stronger than the other.

As long as they seize the opportunity, there is no possibility of problems.

In the third quarter, the Thunder team was full of confidence and played an excellent offense.

The Jazz still can only rely on Deron, and Deron doesn't have the efficiency of the first quarter.

This time, it was almost to the point of clocking out from get off work.

In the next performance of the substitute players, Ibaka performed well, and Yi Jian didn't play at the end of the game.

The Thunder did not have another losing streak.

It can also be seen from the two back-to-backs that they now have a lot of players and enough rotations, so they probably don't need to worry about physical strength in the regular season.

On the training ground, Yi Jian and his teammates fought in groups.

"Be more focused, brothers..."

"We must polish ourselves now. What is polishing? That is to smash all the bad things little by little, and then become the best version of ourselves."

"Training may be a bit boring and tiring. But compared to the joy of defeating all opponents, this small problem is not worth mentioning at all."

"Follow me and do better..."

No matter when, Yi Jian always leads by example in training.

In fact, he has cheats, training is not that important to him, he can relax.

However, he likes the feeling of working hard.

He likes to lead the team to become stronger, and the sweat makes him feel at ease.

It all comes down to his love of basketball.

To be able to engage in his favorite career and become the top existence in it, he doesn't want to leave this field for a moment.

For some players, nightclubs and luxurious enjoyment are their favorite things, but Yi Jian is basketball, it's as simple as that.

The Thunder's schedule in November is still relatively easy. Although there are back-to-back games, they are not crowded and there are more home games.

On November 11, the Rockets visited.

The Rockets are looking forward to Yao Ming's return this season, but it's a pity that Yao Ming's body still can't hold on after his return.

Yi Jian was also a little helpless, it was useless for him to remind him of some things many times, everyone had his own choice.

There is only a quasi-All-Star Rocket, and he can only play team offense.

In fact, their offense is still good, but they don't have enough strong players, and it is difficult to win against a strong team.

Because the Rockets' defense was too poor, the Thunder played the offense completely. In the end, the nine players scored in double figures, and Yi Jian clocked out again in three quarters.

With the new lineup running in for a period of time, the Thunder can be said to be completely on the right track.

It's also very easy for Yi Jian to collect assists every game.

Especially the connection with Durant has become synonymous with the league's top offense.

After easily defeating the Rockets, a hopeless team in the West at home, the Thunder had to sweat a little and went to the East to play two away games.

First stop, Boston.

This time O'Neal returned from injury, but O'Neal was injured again. It is really not easy for the Celtics to get a complete facelift now.

After the start of the game, O'Neal scored two points strongly in the paint.

But his strength can only last a few minutes throughout the game. The key is that he is actually not as effective as O'Neal, who was half disabled due to injury, because he is already a loophole in defense, and he can't be counted on at critical moments on the offensive end.

The old Celtics can also be regarded as a strong team in the first tier, but it is really not difficult to deal with them.

They are a bunch of well-known old guys, but all of them can be solved by single defense.

In this game, the Thunder's defense was better than before.

Because Durant was injured and truce, it is only a small problem, but it also needs attention.

After the good luck dissipates, the most likely threat to the team is injury.

The Thunder had very few injuries before, but with the constant high-intensity confrontation, there are too few professional players who can always stay healthy.

The Thunder really need to be prepared. In addition to prevention, they must also consider the adjustment of the team after someone is injured.

Lopez's current strength can't fully support it, so after Durant was injured, he was actually Yi Jian single-core.

At this time, it is actually a safer choice to focus more on defense.

(End of this chapter)