If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 272
When you are struggling, you can clearly know who is the better insider.

Bynum is a small shark in front of weak opponents, and Anzhu is in front of strong opponents. He is too talented in physical talent.

Gasol is much more flexible, low post, facing the basket, and passing the ball. He may be at a disadvantage when encountering a strong opponent, but he will also find room to play.

Kobe didn't feel good, and the Lakers' situation was still stabilized by Gasol.

It's just that Gasol alone is definitely not enough.

Even if he switches to the center position and does not match up with Yi Jian, it will not solve the problem.

The Lakers' choice is to strengthen their defense. The Lakers have defensive capabilities, but they don't usually use them that much.

They are better at offense, but they can also burst out with good defensive ability in a short period of time.

Their insides all have the ability to assist in defense, and Kobe and Artest also have defensive experience on the outside, but now they are a little older and some can't take care of it.

Since the rotation time, the Lakers have strengthened their defense and played more team.

It means that Kobe only does the end point, does not organize, does not hold the ball more, and plays a real triangle offense.

In this game, the Lakers' bench performance was not bad.

The Thunder is not bad, the difference lies in the performance of the core players.

In the case of Kobe's poor hand feeling, Yi Jian played in the second quarter and led the team to a round of pressing.

At the last moment of the first half, after Yi Jian blocked Gasol, the team made a fast break.

He rushed to the opponent's half at a speed that didn't seem to belong to the inside, received the ball and hit the inside to complete the score. The Thunder led by 10 points in the first half.

This beat the Lakers a bit confused. In fact, the 10-point advantage is not very big, but the process was a bit shocking.

The Lakers tried two attack modes and tried to defend, but they were not opponents yet.

Bryant was pissed off, but was steadied by the head coach at halftime.

Mayfair Jackson, for sure, has a knack for dealing with grumpy players.

In the third quarter, the Lakers defended to the greatest extent and flanked Yi Jian.

At this time, Durant can score, but the efficiency is not high, and the Thunder's offense is limited.

Fortunately, Yi Jian quickly put his energy on the defensive end, and the Thunder also played a high-quality defense.

On the offensive end, the Lakers are still trying their best to play as a team at this time. With Yi Jian as the core defense, their performance is not good.

They played well in the second half, but in the end they narrowed the score advantage of the two sides to single digits and failed to catch up.

"In this game, both sides feel that the state is not good."

"It's not that the state is not good, but the defense is already at the playoff level."

"Neither team can score easily, but it's actually pretty good, but it's not like the Thunder and the Lakers."

"In the final quarter, the stars of both sides must stand up."

In fact, Kobe couldn't help it in the third quarter. He failed to take the lead in various modes. At the end of the quarter, even the Zen master couldn't persuade him.

Kobe started the scoring mode in the final quarter, but the type of shooting was extremely poor.

The Thunder didn't even need to attack this time, because he couldn't make a shot with normal defense.

When the Lakers' shooting percentage was not high, Yi Jian began to forcefully score in the paint.

It takes a lot to get stronger inside, the Lakers are not bad inside, and Yi Jian doesn't succeed every time.

But in the current situation, it is a more appropriate choice.

Not to mention how much their lead will expand, at least it will stabilize.

However, suddenly there was a wonderful pass, and the opponent's defense could hardly react.

After all, if the Lakers want to restrain him, they have to flank, but now Yi Jian, even if he doesn't rely on a master dealer, is also a master of passing.

The two sides attacked like hand-to-hand combat, and the confrontation was extremely fierce.

Kobe took more than a dozen shots in the final quarter, and suddenly became the player with the most shots in the game.

Then, he only hit three times, and the Lakers naturally lost.

In fact, this situation is also special, and Kobe is generally not so stubborn.

But when it hits and cannot be adjusted, it is only natural for the Lakers to lose.

Yi Jian also said after the game: "This is not the playoffs, so we can be happy, but we don't need to be too proud. We are the first in the Western Conference, and they are the fourth in the Western Conference. It is normal for us to win."

This time Kobe surpassed Elvin Hayes to rank seventh on the historical scoring list, but it became a mileage tragedy.

After the game, Kobe was also very upset when faced with the topic of reporters implying that he shot too many shots, saying: "This is a superfluous topic."

The Thunder beat the Lakers, and Yi Jian also activated two missions, but this season, the Lakers, and Gasol couldn't make his attributes go further, so he could only keep them.

When the time came to March, the Thunder only had more than 20 regular season games left this season.

Their schedule in March is still not too tight, and in fact they have been like this this season.

Maybe keeping the same pace would be fine for them.

On March 3, the Thunder scored in double figures with eight players at home, and beat the Pacers, a fringe player in the Eastern Conference playoffs, in three quarters.

The Pacers just made a small fuss last summer, and they selected Paul George, a potential stock, and Stephenson, who was okay.

In fact, the Pacers can also draft, and the vision has always been good.

Their biggest change was that they finally couldn't stand the previous head coach O'Brien in the middle of the season and promoted assistant coach Vogel.

This fairly young head coach has seen the situation in the Eastern Conference clearly. In the Eastern Conference, the mixed lineup does not need to be too strong, as long as the defense is good.

He started grabbing the defense, which is actually a good fit for this Pacers team.

Just like the transformation of the Western Grizzlies, the Pacers have also undergone a transformation after being the main defense.

However, before they have fully adjusted, it is still too difficult to meet a top team like the Thunder.

After all, before the defense is well practiced, the offense may have been lost.

The coach Vogel also climbed from the bottom and worked very hard, but he was not at the level of a famous coach who could achieve both offense and defense.

On March 3, the Thunder came to the away game to play against the Eagles, who felt a little difficult to compete in the Eastern Conference.

In the competition for the top four in the East, the Eagles are already at a disadvantage.

Their boss, Joe Johnson, is not as strong as the stars of several other teams, and this may be the biggest problem.

After the addition of a Big Three team in the East, the Eagles can no longer rely on the team to defeat those strong teams.

Of course, it may also be that the lineup is not suitable enough.

After all, the top team's style of play is actually a magic weapon in the regular season.

It's just that in the playoffs, it's not enough without stars.

Powerful stars can be said to exist like bugs, which can directly destroy tactics.

This is the cruelty of competitive sports, talent can crush everything.

When the Eagles met the Thunder, they felt a bit overwhelmed by talent at the beginning.

Yi Jian and Durant scored too efficiently.

The influence of the two of them on the offensive end makes Lopez, an All-Star player, more transparent.

There is also a big gap between All-Star players.

(End of this chapter)