If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 271 A threat to the team

"The Thunder don't want to lose again, they didn't feel like they were using their full strength before."

"Certainly not. Yi Jian cares more about passing this season than last season. I still remember Yi Jian's playing style in his rookie season. It can be said that he never passed the ball. It is hard to imagine such a big change after a few seasons."

"Yes, the most powerful thing about Yi Jian is not his talent, but his speed of improvement."

"It can't be said that way. The Spurs are very strong this season. After all, they are also a veteran team. Maybe this season will be tough again."

"No matter what happened before, there is still hope for the Thunder in this game. Although they are playing back-to-back away games, they are very aggressive."

"The Thunder are already ahead of the Spurs by double digits in rebounding. After coming back from the All-Star Game, the Thunder's youngsters feel very good."

At the last moment of the first half, the two sides suddenly tightened their defenses, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity.

As a result, everyone had the same idea, and they didn't score for several rounds.

It seems that to decide the winner, we still have to wait for the second half.

In the second half, the Spurs did the same thing.

But as the Thunder's defensive strength improved, their shooting percentage dropped.

The originally evenly matched situation was instantly broken.

Except for Duncan, the Spurs have pulled several other starters.

Seeing that the Thunder have gained an advantage, Spurs coach Popovich is also entangled.

Known as the famous coach Bobo Zhugeweiqi, in fact, his adaptability is not so strong.

The Spurs now want to improve their defense and maintain their offense, so they are a little hesitant.

In the end, the Spurs chose to be on the bench, except for Duncan.

This trick is still helpless, but the result is still good.

Regarding substitutions, Popovich is still quite ruthless. Even if Duncan, the core of the team, does not perform well, he will be benched. Most coaches in the league do not have this kind of power at all.

The success of the Spurs is due to the right players meeting the right coach, neither of which can be dispensed with.

However, even if the Spurs solved some offensive problems with substitutions, the Thunder are already ahead.

And they still don't have the efficiency of the first half. The Spurs' team basketball is very strong, but if they want to beat a strong team, they must perform well, not to mention GDP, at least two of them must perform well.

In this game, they obviously failed to do it.

At the end of the quarter, after the substitute was uncertain, the Spurs switched back to the starting lineup.

Then in order to chase points, he used the inside combination of Duncan and Bonner after a long absence.

The result was that the inside line was rubbed against the ground by Thunder. Of course, everyone was similar, and Blair was also looking for abuse.

The Spurs' inside line, except for Duncan, no one else can stand up to the Thunder.

But Duncan's physical strength declined at the end of the quarter, and the offensive end could no longer help the team.

After Duncan's peak is no longer, other people still need to stand up at critical moments.

However, Parker and Ginobili failed to make it in this game, and their combination gradually failed.

The Spurs need one more strong point. They re-signed Richard Jefferson, but it seems that he can't do it.

Jefferson, who is only 31 years old, feels older than GDP.

In the fourth quarter, after Ginobili and Parker hit the iron continuously, the game came to an end.

In the first half, the Spurs had a strong confrontation with the Thunder, and even felt that they had a bit of an advantage. In the second half, they were completely suppressed and lost the game.

The Spurs were a little reconciled, but they didn't care too much. They had won before.

It's just that they are desperate this season and just want to win the first place in the Western Conference.

Unexpectedly, as the season progressed, the Thunder stood in front of them again.

Talented young people are really annoying.

[Lead the team to defeat the threatening team Spurs, reward +1 for layup, +1 for possession. 】

[Lead the team to win, perform better than the competitor Duncan, reward back hit +1. 】

The Thunder won 21 consecutive victories, but they did not continue.

In the next away game against the Magic, Howard exploded, and Lopez made six fouls, breaking the Thunder's winning streak.

The Magic does still have some strength, but this time Howard is really in such a good state that he can even make free throws. All-star players will have this kind of omnipotence, and no one can do anything about it.

There were relatively few days in February, and the All-Star Weekend happened again, so it came to the end soon.

On February 2, the Thunder ushered in a challenge from the Lakers.

The current record of the Lakers is a bit bad, but they are also stable in the fourth position in the West.

They are dissatisfied with their results and plan to work harder.

Because of several playoff matches, now that the Thunder and the Lakers meet, the enthusiasm is not low every time.

The Lakers actually want revenge this season.

Losing to the Thunder last season, Kobe was very unhappy.

As a result, the Thunder is still strong in the new season, the Spurs have changed their style of play desperately, and the Mavericks have made a fortune quietly. The Lakers suddenly realized that it is not easy for them to squeeze into the top four in the Western Conference.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the Lakers' players are relatively healthy, they would be really dangerous.

Of course, even if he can't squeeze into the top four in the West, Kobe will be full of confidence.

A star with his personality would not think that he would lose.

However, confidence does not mean victory, and it is true that the regular season record has sounded the alarm.

Next, a top team like the Thunder may be preparing for the playoffs in advance, but the Lakers still have to desperately improve their results.

It would be better to have home court advantage in the playoffs.

The Lakers still have the ambition to compete for the championship, and the Spurs dare to fight, so they will naturally not fall behind.

The Lakers also hope to win this match against the Thunder.

Winning the regular season doesn't mean anything, but it will improve the team's confidence.

The Thunder feel stronger and stronger, and the Lakers' players are getting older and older, and they don't want to show their cowardice.

So as soon as the game started, Kobe started the scoring mode directly.

Just turning on the scoring mode and making crazy shots does not mean that you can get many points. Kobe is sometimes very iron.

This time, it happened that some of them were in a bad state.

Kobe hit the iron continuously when he came up, Yi Jian and Durant were not polite, they immediately teamed up to score, helping the team take the lead in gaining the advantage.

The Lakers also responded quickly. The game was still in the first half, and Kobe was still willing to accept opinions.

He was not in good condition, so he started to let Gasol attack.

Another advantage of Gasol's main attack is that he can pull Yi Jian out.

To be precise, Gasol and Bynum attack together, and the Lakers are also a strong team inside, but Bynum does not enter the state as quickly as Gasol, and there are not so many methods, which seems to be insufficient.

The Lakers Twin Towers, of course, are well-known, but facing the Thunder League's No. [-] inside line, it will indeed weaken a lot.

The same is true for the Lakers' inside tactics. This is a very important tactic for them. It can end or become the axis of the triangle offense. The result was restrained by the Thunder, which was miserable.

"We have our own advantages, even in the face of Yi Jian, we can also play our own characteristics." Lakers coach Jackson encouraged the players.

He also knows that the team's interior is still close to the Thunder, but if they don't play, it will be difficult for the Lakers to win.

On the court, many times, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, they prefer to go to the mountains.

(End of this chapter)