If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 361 The Lakers' Helplessness

In this game, the Lakers players showed tenacity.

In the unfavorable situation, they are still desperately defending, striving for the extremely small chance of winning.

When the Thunder went crazy during the rotation, the Lakers did not fall, and Yi Jian was a little surprised.

The main players of the Lakers have also won championships, so it stands to reason that they will not have such a strong effort.

But they did, and the Thunder must respond.

The Thunder maintained their defensive intensity and did not give anyone in the Lakers a chance.

Yi Jian and Durant can play the planet when it is difficult for role players to score.

"We must win the game." Yi Jian said to his teammates.

"Of course, this is our territory." Everyone expressed their determination.

In the stands, Thunder fans cheered the players at the top of their lungs.

This is their team, this is their proud team, the Thunder must win.

The fight between the two teams in the second half really reached a fever pitch.

Very intense, but not a lot of fouls.

First of all, the two teams are still purely confrontational for the time being, without too many outrageous moves.

In addition, the referees in this game are relatively large, and they don't care about the relatively normal physical contact of the players.

Therefore, the players of the two teams consume a lot, which can be regarded as the home court advantage. After all, the Thunder players are young and physically strong, and in many cases the home court advantage does not necessarily mean more free throws.

The Lakers tried more three-pointers at the beginning, but after finding that the Thunder had a defense against three-pointers, they became more cautious in their shots, but as the game progressed to the last quarter, the Lakers tried more three-pointers again.

It was forced by the defense not to shoot before, and it is also forced by the defense to shoot now.

Except for Kobe and the Twin Towers, the Lakers really dare not go in even a little bit.

Both teams have help defense inside, and the Thunder's inside help defense is the ceiling of the league. It is difficult for ordinary players to go in, let alone make shots, without making mistakes.

So when the score is behind, they can only look for opportunities on the outside.

Sometimes even if the opportunity is not so good, you have to try it. If you dare not try, the opportunity will become less and less.

Bryant also started to take more shots, but his hit rate fell into a new low.

Sometimes there is nothing a star can do to play like this, and others may not even be able to make a shot.

Of course, the situation with the Lakers is also because of getting used to it.

Many Lakers players have never played at critical moments, especially in strong games.

Even if they were given a chance now, it would be difficult for them to grasp it.

Still, the Thunder's defense isn't going to give anyone a chance.

Entering the final quarter, the Thunder's physical advantage is actually a bit obvious.

Yi Jian, Durant and Lowry began to reap the competition.

Kobe hit two goals in front of him, but then the game time became less and less, and he felt worse and worse.

"Damn it..." He couldn't help but started doing dirty work.

At this time, it's not about spraying anyone, it's mainly for refreshment, Kobe already feels a little soft in his body.

But he won't say it directly, and he will fight to show toughness.

From the last 8 minutes, Bryant did not score a point.

Yi Jian was a little surprised. Even if Kobe hit the iron at the last moment, he can usually still score.

After all, he is Kobe, he is a superstar, and he is not afraid of double-teaming.

Kobe can score even if his efficiency is low, but he is really guarded now.

The superstars of this league may be weaker than the outside world thinks.

In this game, he played the most minutes for both teams, but he was just fighting hard and he was very tired.

By the end of the half, the Lakers felt that all five players on the court were dead.

Bryant missed the shot, and Gasol's movement seemed to be affected.

Others are even worse. If you insist, Bynum's situation is better.

It's just that Bynum is just the end of his brain, and it really doesn't matter if his condition is better.

After all, his strength as an end point is at most weak All-Star level, or almost.

Now the Lakers must have someone come out to lead the team in order to have a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

It's a pity that both Kobe and Gasol are tired.

They are dying slowly now, it depends on when the game ends.

"Cheer up, there will be no accidents in the last few minutes." Yi Jian reminded his teammates.

"no problem!"

"come on!"

During the timeout, the Thunder players were obviously much more aggressive.

In the stands, the fans are also excited that their team will soon have another win.

After the two sides returned to the field again, Kobe took the ball and pulled it up, but still missed.

Looking back, the Thunder's attack was also blocked.

But then Kobe's three-pointer still hit the iron. Kobe wants to take responsibility now, but his body can no longer respond.

His response was to make the team die faster.

And everyone knows that Kobe will continue, Kobe has always died standing up.

It is also very difficult for the Thunder to score, but Yi Jian and Durant have shown the strength of superstars.

First, Durant made a mid-range hit, and then Yi Jian fouled Gasol.

Their offense is all about catching the ball, so that they have a chance.

The same is true for the Lakers, but the Thunder seized the opportunity.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, no one in the Lakers could score.

The Thunder gradually expanded their score advantage to double digits. They have been leading, but not by much. Now the Lakers can't stand it anymore.

After missing three-pointers in a row, the Lakers entered foul tactics with all their heart, and then lost again away.

This time they really fought to the extreme, at least fully implemented the head coach's tactical intentions on the defensive end, but they still lost, which made people even more desperate.

If something is not done well, they can comfort themselves that they will have a chance next time if they do well.

Now they work hard for the whole game and still lose, where is their hope?
After the game, Lakers head coach Mike Brown said stiffly: "Obviously we played a very good game, both sides. We played very well throughout the game, except that we didn't win the final victory. They defended their home court and won Two wins, now it's our turn."

"Actually, we have played tactics on the offensive end many times, but we just missed."

Kobe said helplessly: "Our defense is very tight, and we keep pinching the passing line. The difference is that sometimes they succeed, but we don't."

Thunder coach Brooks talked about the advantages of rotation. He said proudly: "We have confidence in our players."

"We have a lot of players who can play well. Some players who have the ability to play well for us have not had a chance until now. We have confidence in the ability of all our players, which is mainly based on our usual The level of training, everyone in our team trains with the same standard, the team has the same requirements for everyone, this is very important. The playoffs are a relatively long process, just like Just like running a marathon, you have to play many games, and when you encounter different situations, you must have different players come forward.”

(End of this chapter)