If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 273 Invincible momentum
The Eagles are also affected by the coaching change. Their new head coach Drew wants to improve the team's defense and become the top team in the East.

It's a pity that the defense has not been fully raised, and the offense has been restricted.

Obviously, his methods are still weak.

As for the Eagles' team configuration, it is okay to play defense, but it is not that outstanding. They do not have top defensive players.

Therefore, their defensive strategy is useless against players of Yi Jian and Durant's level.

Not to mention anything else, as far as the defense ability is concerned, their inside line is not good.

What they can do is actually confront the Thunder on the offensive end.

The Eagles' team offense actually has a solid foundation.

The guard Hinrich, who was traded in the middle of the season, is also qualified.

However, they soon discovered that their offense was a bit awkward now, and they were obviously not the Thunder's opponents.

In the first half, the Thunder led by double digits. By the third quarter, the lead continued to expand, and the Hawks had no choice.

They can only put their hopes on the sixth man Crawford, and then Crawford played a single, able to score but not efficient, allowing the Thunder to secure the victory.

Yi Jian feels that there are not many teams that can deal with the Thunder now.

The Heat who are going crazy from the Big Three, and the Mavericks who may be metaphysical in the playoffs.

Recently, he has not even looked down on the Lakers, and he is full of confidence.

Two days later, the Thunder beat the Sun lightly.

The current record of the Suns is not too bad, more than [-]%, but in the West, the opportunities are actually very few.

To enter the playoffs in the West, the winning percentage is even higher, but it is enough in the East.

The situation in the east and west is different. In fact, the team also needs to make adjustments according to its own characteristics.

It's not that the team has to practice into a standard model, competitive sports also need to use their brains.

After beating the Suns, the Thunder started playing back-to-backs.

The opponent is the Grizzlies, now eighth in the West.

But now the Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Hornets, Grizzlies, Suns, Jazz and other teams have similar records. The current situation in the West is really unclear.

The details of the original history, because of the changes in the Thunder's record, will also lead to changes. Yi Jian now does not know who their opponents will be in the first playoffs.

They can win all the way now, but they must also pay attention to the health of the players and not force them.

Reluctantly, this kind of thing can be done at critical moments in the playoffs, but it is not necessary at other times.

In the final analysis, professional sports are still for making money, and everything else is relatively empty.

The Grizzlies are playing better and better now, but Gay has not returned from injury.

The current Guy is actually the boss of the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies played better and better after changing their style of play, but they didn't realize that they seemed to be able to do without Gay, or even better.

They very much hope that after Gay's return, the Grizzlies can become a real western powerhouse.

In fact, there is hope. Gay is also a top existence in the quasi-all-star level, and sometimes it is easier to use than ordinary all-stars.

However, Gay's style of play is doomed that he cannot become the core of the team.

Later, the Grizzlies also discovered that it was better without Gay, so they traded him.

The point is, after the trade, the Grizzlies reached the Western Conference finals, and the effect was immediate.

Multiple strengths make you weaker, sometimes that's how chemistry works.

The Grizzlies consumed Yi Jian forcefully when they came up. Both of their interior strengths are very good, and the interior of most teams cannot withstand their consumption.

It's just that their substitute insiders are not good, maybe who consumes whom.

If Yi Jian can handle the black and white bears, he believes that his teammates can handle other people as well.

In the first quarter, both sides played well.

Randolph sacrificed offense to consume Yi Jian, but made up for it with Gasol Jr.

Gasol and Conley have benefited a lot from Gay's absence, otherwise they would not have so many offensive opportunities, and it would be difficult to improve.

The Grizzlies played really well in this game, and Yi Jian felt their progress.

When the black and white bears were dealing with the inside of the Thunder, Conley did a good job sorting out the offense and took on the heavy responsibility of offense.

Their substitutes also played very well.

"The Grizzlies are fine, but they may not be able to maintain this kind of attack forever." Yi Jian pondered.

He also reminded Lowry to pay attention to Conley, who is also growing up.

If he meets the Grizzlies in the playoffs, he handles the inside and doesn't give the opponent many opportunities outside. Even if the Grizzlies have strengthened their defense a lot, they will not be of much use against the Thunder.

But it is impossible not to understand, Yi Jian is not too far away.

Durant was defended a bit miserably this time, he was really not used to Tony Allen's defense.

Allen is strong, quick and has a real skill on the defensive end.

Fortunately, it is not impossible for the Thunder to score in other positions.

When Yi Jian was fighting against the black and white bears, he was able to score points in his spare time.

As the strongest player in the league, it is normal to be able to do things that others cannot.

In the first half, the Grizzlies and Thunder played inextricably, and they both took advantage of each other.

Grizzlies head coach Hollins is also a second person, his style can be completely reversed, it feels like a change of head coach.

However, after the start of the second half, the Grizzlies' offense couldn't keep up.

Their offense wasn't that good. There was some luck in the first half, and the players had a good touch.

But after the Thunder continued to improve their defense in the third quarter, the Grizzlies couldn't hold on.

It can't be said that something went wrong, it just returned to normal, but the Thunder didn't.

The Thunder's offense, even if the Grizzlies continue to improve their defensive strength, they can still stabilize.

Defensive strength, in fact, has a limit.

The Grizzlies rely on defense and cannot completely limit the Thunder.

As the strongest team with the best record in the league, the Thunder naturally couldn't be so easy to deal with.

When the Grizzlies are weak on the offensive end, the outcome of the game is already doomed.

In the final quarter, Randolph no longer entangled Yi Jian, but desperately attacked.

The strange thing is that he still feels good after consuming so much before.

However, Yi Jian was also scoring, and the Thunder still firmly maintained the lead and won the game.

The Thunder's current record is actually not much different from last season, and they are all very surprised.

The outside media also exclaimed that the Thunder already had the embryonic form of a dynasty.

They already have the invincible momentum of the dynasty team, as long as there are no problems, there is great hope.

It's just that they haven't even finished defending their title yet.

Competitive sports also have many surprises.

Many powerful teams, due to various reasons, cannot become the final winners every season.

What will happen to the Thunder now, no one knows yet.

However, countless people are optimistic about them.

As the boss of Lei Ting, Yi Jian is also full of confidence.

Let's not talk about the Dynasty team now, that's still a bit far away.

However, if he succeeds in defending his title, Yi Jian will definitely do his best to ensure that there will be no problems.

Because of their strength, they have reached this point.

(End of this chapter)