If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 290 Different and Similar

Against Mavericks, Yi Jian's mood was slightly different from the others.

Originally, in history, the super god Nowitzki led the Mavericks to cut close to the powerful enemy.

Now, the Mavericks are just an obstacle on the road to the Thunder's title defense.

"Defeat them." Yi Jian smiled and ran into the arena, listening to the boos around him.

The start of the Mavericks is still Kidd who wants to bring the team's offense together.

Nowitzki is an end point and a strong point to attract defensive attention, and he doesn't directly take over the game.

Except for the first game, the Mavericks are like this in these games.

It's not that they don't want to continue to try star tactics, but Yi Jian's defense really caused a lot of trouble for Nowitzki.

Even if Nowitzki wants to take over the game, it is impossible to get mad at the beginning, his physical strength is not as good as Yi Jian.

On Thunder's side, it was the opposite.

They seem to rely on the personal abilities of Yi Jian and Durant to open up the situation, break the Mavericks' defense, and then lead the team's offense.

Yi Jian is not only the Thunder's first organization point, but also a strong end point. This is the biggest difference between the two teams.

There are no advantages or disadvantages between the two offensive methods, but the team attack will be more troublesome and require more joints to get through.

It's okay if the opponent's defense is not very good. The Thunder's defense is excellent. If the Mavericks want to play fully, if there is a problem at one point, it may be affected.

On the contrary, the star's style of play only needs the star to be in good condition.

In this game, Durant didn't have a cold start, so the Thunder should take the lead.

It's true that the star style will be easier, but it won't be the same throughout the season.

In the playoffs, there may be a few games that are not so smooth, but most games can be done.

The playoffs are a battleground for stars. One is that the upper limit of stars is higher, and the other is that this kind of tactics is actually more stable than any complicated tactics.

The team tactics may be very good, but if there is a problem in that link, everyone will participate, there are too many links.

In an ideal state, team tactics are actually better, but everyone is not a robot, so it is impossible to achieve the ideal.

The Mavericks' bench lineup is considered strong in the league, but this also makes their starting lineup not too strong, especially offensively.

After the Thunder took the lead, they had no choice but to make substitutions.

The defensive strength of the substitutions will drop, and the Mavericks can only compete with the Thunder on offense.

The Mavericks' operation is to let Stojakovic come up, play as long as he can, and use two backup guards with strong offensive power if he can't.

As for the inside, Nowitzki will carry the offense on the field, while Chandler and Heywood at the fifth position will defend desperately. This is all the routines of the Mavericks.

The defense of the main lineup and the scoring explosiveness of the substitute lineup, if they can do well, there is still hope to win the game.

It's just that the chances of doing it well are definitely not high.

Historically, Nowitzki has always been able to meet opponents with good single defense, but now he has no choice but to meet Yi Jian.

The Mavericks have gradually improved their offensive power, but their defensive ability has declined. The situation is actually the same.

To talk about the difference, Nowitzki has stabilized his scoring ability.

Not completely restrained, but not overly exaggerated.

Nowitzki, after the Mavericks' offense was not so smooth, worked hard to support the team's offense.

"The calf is just holding on now, it's only a little bit away, we have to hold on." Yi Jian said.

"We must win this battle." Nowitzki was also ruthless.

With athletes hitting this level, naturally no one wants to lose.

However, there is only one winner after all.

Thunder seems to have a retreat, but they will not retreat easily.

As for the Mavericks, it's not the first time they lost in the playoffs, and they didn't think too much about it.

This is the top basketball matchup in the world, but a win is a win.

Both points are pursuing victory, but in fact it has nothing to do with other things, and it doesn't have that much impact on life.

"Come on." Yi Jian smiled at Nowitzki.

The duel between the two runs through the entire series.

Nowitzki played more and more resolutely, but his teammates would pass the ball when they had the opportunity.

It's just that the Mavericks and others are still not strong enough.

Terry and Barea still dare to play some, and offense is also their characteristic.

They scored points, too, and the Mavericks' offense was best when they played with Nowitzki.

However, their efficiency is indeed not high.

Their defense can't limit the Thunder's strength.

The Mavericks players definitely said that they must win.

But most people, at this time, just do their best to obey the destiny.

As Yi Jian once again found a chance to go inside, Chandler fouled for the third time in the first half.

Substitute Heywood has also committed two fouls.

In this game, the Mavericks' inside line may not be able to support it again.

The Mavericks have improved their interior strength this season, but they are still far behind the Thunder.

Nowitzki was also a little annoyed. He moved too slowly and had to rely on his teammates to help defend, which led to the problem of too many fouls inside the team.

If there is no one inside, the Mavericks' defense may collapse.

At the end of the first half, the Thunder had a tendency to expand their lead.

Yi Jian attracted the defensive attention of the Mavericks, and then Durant got the opportunity to cause damage.

Both Yi Jian and Durant hurt the Mavericks' inside and outside defense.

The Mavericks haven't lost hope yet, they worked hard to maintain the score gap at single digits.

If there was more time in the first half, they might not be able to withstand it.

Now, the intermission can take a while.

Back in the locker room, even at home, the Mavericks players were very nervous.

Against the Thunder, even if they were leading in the first half, they had no idea, let alone falling behind.

Coach Carlisle is still motivating the players, but he also knows that the efficiency has become worse and worse.

Without winning, everything is empty talk.

"Hey, hold on a little longer, don't lose your mind during the game... Then we can rest with peace of mind and see who our final opponent will be." Yi Jian said relaxedly.

The atmosphere in Thunder's locker room is also very relaxed.

But everyone also knew that what Yi Jian said was not a joke.

"If we have to play one more game and toss for a few more days, it will definitely not be so enjoyable. Our destiny is in our own hands, and we all work hard."

"Work hard, come on, and sweep them away."

"After the series, I'm going to watch the other side play and have a drink."

"That is, the strongest in the alliance should be like this, haha..."

The second half of the game started quickly, and the mental states of the two sides were completely different. The same thing was that they both wanted to win.

In the beginning, the Thunder was stronger.

Thunder players really let go.

It's not just Yi Jian and Durant who are scoring, other people are also involved.

In the case of the Mavericks, there is a tendency to collapse.

But they are really not reconciled.

Thunder is too embarrassing, can't they let them win a game?

(End of this chapter)