If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 247 The Mavericks Now

After Yi Jian started the game, he hit 2+1 strongly.

In half a quarter, the Mavericks he played adjusted the lineup and let Marion play.

The Mavericks can now be said to be strong and strong, and there are more players who can play. There are generals such as Terry, Marion, and Barea on the bench.

They used to let Terry play as a substitute, and they started to work hard during the rotation period. Now they simply put Marion on the bench and let Stevenson, a defensive perimeter, start with Butler.

The Mavericks have good offensive power, and Stevenson can start, but Butler doesn't really fit their style.

Later, Butler was injured, and the Mavericks lost tens of millions of players, but it is hard to say whether it was a loss or a surprise.

After all, Butler's defense is not good, and the offensive end is not particularly good.

If he stayed on the field, he felt a bit tasteless, and his effect was not that great, but he had no choice but to use it.

After Butler was injured, the Mavericks actually took a more defensive approach.

If they meet in the playoffs, what the Thunder have to do is to limit Nowitzki desperately.

But at this time, Yi Jian didn't feel the strength of Mavericks.

He was a little confused, "Is it the wrong time, or the wrong way to open it? Is the opening force too aggressive?"

Yi Jian is also an old player now, so he doesn't care much.

In any case, the Mavericks will be the opponents they need to pay more attention to this season.

There are also several other strong teams in the league, which cannot be ignored.

Everything is possible, not to mention him as a little butterfly.

However, the Mavericks' bench did play well, and their strategy was successful to some extent.

In fact, even if Matthews comes to the starting lineup, the Thunder's bench is also very powerful.

In the entire Thunder team, there is really no unusable player.

It's just that many young players are still growing, and the team needs a little time to get used to it in the new season. Unlike the experienced substitutes of the Mavericks, they know how to quickly enter the state.

But even so, the Thunder didn't suffer too much during the rotation period.

Their strength is far stronger than what everyone sees.

In this game, apart from attacking, Yi Jian also restricted Nowitzki.

He also deliberately confronted Nowitzki, compared with the opponent, just to prevent Nowitzki from making a comfortable shot.

Of course, it is impossible to completely limit it. Even if Yi Jian is also a superstar on the defensive end, it is impossible to lock down the superstar on the offensive end. Nowitzki is about 33 years old, but the strength of the superstar on the offensive end has not degraded.

In fact, Nowitzki is already at the tail end of the peak. If he cannot win the championship in the past two years, it will be difficult to achieve championship achievements as the team boss.

Originally, the Mavericks won the championship in history, largely relying on Nowitzki's supernatural power. In fact, there is a certain amount of luck.

As far as the NBA's time period is concerned, the league is about to enter the dynasty era again.

Going forward, it is the era of the Lakers OK and the peak Duncan Spurs.

In the future, it will be the era of James and the Warriors competing.

Now, it should be a pack of heroes, especially when the Celtics Big Three are not formed.

With the Big Three and the Lakers rising again, it was a difficult and chaotic period. After all, these teams did not have the strength to establish a dynasty.

The difference is that Thunderclap is now born.

The brilliance of others may become the background wall of the Thunder.

The current Mavericks are still different from the team when they won the championship.

Because Butler is still there, the Mavericks still play an offensive style.

It has to be said that Butler is still suitable for this style. When Yi Jian is strictly defending Nowitzki, Butler can stand up and score.

The point is, it's hard to say whether this kind of offensive player who can't get up and down can be tough at the critical moment.

It would definitely be better if the Mavericks can do a good job of defense without losing personnel, but sometimes it is really difficult to have both offense and defense.

Moreover, after the Mavericks have an inside line, the roles of Terry and Butler actually overlap somewhat.

The Thunder can now achieve both offense and defense, largely because Yi Jian recommended enough suitable players.

It is impossible to achieve this level with tactics alone.

In the first half, the Thunder still had some advantages, but the Mavericks also showed the strength of a strong team.

In fact, except for Yi Jian, other people's views on the Mavericks have not changed much. They are strong but not top-notch.

Yi Jian didn't repeat himself, he just asked everyone to focus on the details.

In the third quarter, the Mavericks wanted to improve their defensive strength, but the lineup was a bit mismatched.

After 4 minutes, they simply replaced Terry, let Butler go forward and attack with all his strength.

However, because of the Thunder's defense, their offensive lineup has not played a role, and the shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line is very low.

If he goes in, there will be defensive pressure from Yi Jian.

The Mavericks also tried their best to let Nowitzki pull Yi Jian out, and then let others fight.

This was a good strategy. After Yi Jianfang went out, Mavericks still had someone to protect the frame inside, but it was definitely far behind Yi Jianfang.

It's just that Mavericks and others are really not very reliable.

After Nowitzki became the bait, the rest of the Mavericks got a chance, but the efficiency couldn't get up.

It can only be said that even without Yi Jian, the Thunder's defense is relatively strong.

There are really many defensive players in their lineup, but they just lack experience.

It may be more difficult to restrict players at the All-Star level, but the Mavericks' other offensive players are at most quasi-All-Star levels, and the Thunder can handle them.

This is embarrassing. Nowitzki came by himself, and his success in fighting Yi Jian was not very high. Others couldn't do it.

Things got better when Marion was replaced.

After Nowitzki pulled Yi Jian outside, the Mavericks' striker still needed height, and Butler's impact was too poor.

But the Mavericks still have problems that cannot be solved, and that is the defensive end.

They still couldn't defend against Yi Jian and Durant, and Chandler's defense was useless.

Chandler's defense is good, but the main thing is that he can help defend the small ones. If he is facing a strong insider, Chandler looks scary and can't bear his weight at all.

After the league has completely entered the small ball era, a center like Chandler is still relatively suitable, so he has played in the league for so many years, but he did not get enough respect before, because the shortcomings are actually obvious.

In this case, the Mavericks are also in an embarrassing situation.

At the end of the quarter, the Mavericks simply abandoned Butler, and still used a more familiar combination in the backcourt, Kidd and Terry.

After scoring in the backcourt, the Mavericks trusted Terry even more, but Butler couldn't keep up when he went to the front line to defend.

After he came to the Mavericks, he played less and less playing time, that's it.

In fact, the 3D players are the most suitable for the Mavericks. The Mavericks are habitual and impulsive consumption.

Of course, no matter what the Mavericks' final lineup was, there was a trick to defending them.

Just bite Nowitzki tightly.

(End of this chapter)