If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 321 Still the Strongest

After the Thunder played three consecutive games, there was only one day off, and then back to back.

With this intensity, the team's training cannot be carried out normally.

Fortunately, they are not the only ones affected, and the entire league will be miserable in a shortened season.

On January 1, the Thunder played away against the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies are now also affected by injuries, and Randolph is out.

Losing the most efficient scoring points, the Grizzlies' record has also been affected.

For a team like the Grizzlies, there is still a problem with the depth of the lineup.

Randolph's replacement was the young insider Speights, who was traded from the 76ers by the Grizzlies.

Speights isn't bad either, if only as a substitute.

As a starter, he obviously doesn't have this kind of strength yet.

So at the beginning of the game, Gasol Jr. also took on more offensive tasks.

In the past, Conley, Gay and Randolph were the main attackers, but now Randolph has become Gasol Jr., the routine has not changed.

But without Randolph, the Grizzlies' offensive power must have been weakened.

With Yi Jian and Durant playing normally, the Thunder naturally took the lead.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies performed well off the bench. Both Mayo and the young player Cunningham they signed in the summer can feel good.

As for the substitute players who performed well on the Thunder's side before, this game is average.

The Grizzlies' defense is now stronger than that of the Spurs, and this result is not surprising.

But when the main players played, they were completely suppressed.

In fact, even when Randolph is on the court, there is no difference, let alone this one is injured now.

As a result, under the tight defense, the Thunder gradually expanded their score advantage.

Has been leading not much, but has been very stable.

By halftime, their lead had crossed the 5-point mark.

For a defensive team like this, a 5-point lead is already easy to operate.

"We are not the only team that suffers from injuries. The Grizzlies are useless during this time."

"It's not just injuries. Because of the lockout, most teams don't have a chance to adjust. This is very beneficial to us."

"Indeed, only we are the perfect lineup, haha..."

Although it was in the away locker room, the atmosphere on the Thunder's side was still very good.

They did take advantage of it. Due to special reasons in the summer, most teams didn't have time to sign up for them.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that sometimes it is more difficult to do.

Could it be that with enough time, can the league form a few more Big Three?

The game will soon begin the second half.

The performance of the Grizzlies was a little different from what they had imagined. They did not attack aggressively, but consolidated their defense.

Maybe they want to consume the Thunder again and wait until the fourth quarter to fight back.

I don't know where their confidence comes from. After all, their offense, how can they counterattack until the fourth quarter?
Moreover, if they want to defend, can they defend it?

The answer is obviously no, because Yi Jian's performance on the offensive end is still very stable.

The Grizzlies have limited Durant a bit, but that's their ultimate.

They couldn't restrain the more comprehensive Yi Jian, so their lag continued to widen.

In the final quarter, they were finally going to attack.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't attack.

As the main attacker, Gay used more irons to tell everyone that it was impossible for him to turn the tide.

As a result, the Grizzlies lost again honestly, and they didn't vent their anger throughout the game.

When the defensive team can't defend, the game will become a disaster.

The Thunder are playing back-to-back away games this time, and after beating the Grizzlies, they will have to deal with the Hornets again.

The Hornets are one of the teams that changed the most in the summer. The queen bee Paul left disappointed, and West, the team's top thug, also voted for his team.

They originally wanted to train the potential guard Gordon who was replaced by Paul, but Gordon was injured and reimbursed, and the Hornets were also unlucky.

The current Hornets can't even find suitable rookies, and they have no goals for the season.

They are doing badly now, looking forward to the future, and they are the first team in the league to lie flat.

It is easy for the Thunder to win this kind of team.

After this game, the Thunder can finally rest for two days.

After the opening meal, Yi Jian felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the team has a good record. Thinking about it, some teams must be more difficult.

This year, because the season started late, the All-Star voting started early, and Yi Jian was too busy to make troubles.

However, his votes have always been stable.

More and more fans agree that he is No.1 in the league.

On January 1, the Thunder ushered in an adjustment from the Knicks at home.

The Knicks played the two major stars of Anthony and Stoudemire, and got Chandler in the summer. It can be said that they are strong, but they started poorly.

Yi Jian felt that the Knicks mainly performed cerebral palsy operations.

They amnesty the team point guard Billups, but did not find a replacement.

Their two stars, Anthony and Stoudemire, are finishers who need a pass.

Without a good organizer, Chandler can only defend, which is not worth more than 1000 million annual salary.

However, the Knicks' operations are so weird, it is natural for the team not to have a guard record.

Their veteran Bibby is far behind Billups.

It turns out that in history, they also had the undrafted Jeremy Lin to save their lives.

But now that Jeremy Lin has not lost the election, and the Thunder are raising the ball, I don't know if someone will save their lives.

Jeremy Lin may not have a miracle like Linsanity in the Thunder, but he will improve steadily, and he will be able to get a multi-year contract in the future without losing money.

And he followed Yi Jian, and his traffic was not bad, so he should make money or make money.

With such a deformed Knicks lineup, Anthony was also injured, and the Thunder played without pressure.

Yi Jian locked Stoudemire, and the entire Knicks team was completely useless.

The Thunder led by double digits in the first quarter, and they had almost settled their opponents in the first half, and the second half was their training period.

Yi Jian sat on the sidelines to rest, and when he saw Jeremy Lin score, he felt secretly refreshed.

Poor Knicks, continue to struggle this season.

Anyway, they can't rise up, and it doesn't matter how close they are.

After the big victory over the Knicks, the Thunder are going to play away again.

They're going to play two away games in the East, but not back to back.

In fact, compared with the previous ones, the Thunder's schedule in the second half of January is considered easy.

And their record is also the first in the league.

When Lopez was injured, he vowed that there would be problems with the Thunder, but now most of them have disappeared.

After Jordan took over, his performance was not as conspicuous as that of Lopez, but the Thunder still outshine others.

Jordan's defense seems to be better, and Lowry took over the offensive share.

Facing the still super powerful Thunder, no team in the league has the confidence to kill them.

Facing them at home this time is the Celtics, who got off to a bad start.

(End of this chapter)