If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 368 Small Lineup
"Spurs are old after all." Yi Jian sighed.

Even if the lineup is adjusted, there are many more players who can play, but the strongest players can't support the scene more, and they still show their weakness when facing a strong team like the Thunder.

They can still beat most teams in the league, but in the competition of the top teams, the strongest players need a few minutes or even 10 minutes less, and the game will develop in an uncontrollable direction.

In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs exposed their biggest weakness.

If it weren't for Ginobili's good touch, the Spurs would have been on the bench for a few minutes, and their weakness would have been more obvious.

Parker is an All-Star, but he really can't support the team.

At the last moment of the Spurs' first half, Parker made a mistake and was countered by the Thunder and hit a three-pointer.

Looking back, Parker didn't hit the last shot, and the Spurs turned out to be rookie Leonard.

Leonard hit the ball, but it also reflected the Spurs' problems.

"The Thunder don't have much of a lead, but it feels like they won't have a problem passing the Spurs."

"The Spurs started defending well, but Yi Jian and Durant played better and better. The Spurs couldn't stand it."

"The Thunder's physical advantage in the second half will be obvious, and GDP may not be able to keep up. This was the case with the Mavericks and Lakers before. The Thunder's game can maintain high intensity from beginning to end."

"Duncan is 36 years old, and the Spurs will not be stable enough when he gets old."

"Actually, Parker is not too old, but it feels... not that useful."

"The Spurs are actually about the same as last season, with a lot of thunder and little rain, and now they can only play the regular season."

"I can't say that. The Spurs have reached the Western Conference finals this season. I can only say that there is still a gap between them and the Thunder."

During the intermission, the fans discussed the game enthusiastically.

The Western Conference Finals must have attracted the attention of fans all over the world.

Thunder soldiers also analyzed the situation of the Spurs in the locker room.

For the current Spurs, normal defense is fine.

The Spurs play a team offense, so guard each of them to death.

At most, the defensive targeting is slightly different. Players without three-pointers will shrink a bit in defense, and players with three-pointers will not be able to give outside shots at all.

On the offensive end, the Thunder have always focused on stars, and there is no need to make any adjustments.

Yi Jian will direct on the court, and the coaching staff doesn't need to worry about many things.

What they have to do is to make the space faster.

Most of the Thunder's players have three-pointers, and they can easily meet this requirement.

The Spurs hope that the offense can be better in the second half.

The team's offense was fully launched, and shots from outside the three-point line forced the Thunder's defense to have problems.

On the defensive end, we still use that set flexibly.

If it still can't be restricted, then flank Yi Jian at a critical time and guide the Thunder to make shots from players who are not so sure.

"Sniping dynasty teams, we have experience. No team can win all the time, neither can the Thunder." Spurs coach Popovich said.

"As long as we do what we're supposed to do, opportunities will arise."

In the third quarter, the defensive strength of both teams is improving.

If the defense goes up, it will definitely not be so easy to score, just like it was in the first quarter.

This time the Spurs did not continue to insist on team play, but switched to a wave of star tactics.

Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll, the Spurs' old routine.

It's a pity that the result was not good. Yi Jian and Lowry defended the pick and roll very well.

The point is that Duncan is not as strong as he was at his peak now, and Yi Jian can suppress him. The Spurs' star tactics are really not so easy to develop.

But they play team tactics, and role players can't score goals.

The Spurs also quickly replaced Ginobili, and the situation was slightly better.

Now the Spurs actually have quite a lot of ball-holding points, and many players can play a dozen.

However, Ginobili is still a special one.

Parker and Ginobili are opposite, Parker may be more stable, but Ginobili is the player who can play magic ball under high-intensity defense.

A sports car in adversity is a Buddha in adversity, and a demon sword in a desperate situation slashes demons.

The external evaluation of GDP is very telling, but not all desperate situations can be played with Demon Sword.

After Ginobili came on the court, the Spurs' offense improved a bit, but it still couldn't compare to the strong offense of Yi Jian and Durant.

In fact, the two teams are still fighting defensively, it's just that the personal abilities of the Thunder double stars are too strong.

There is no problem with the Spurs' defense, but even if they can't defend, there is nothing they can do.

After fully entering the rotation, the Spurs gradually shifted to offense.

After all, their outsiders on the bench are better at playing offense, and with the score falling behind more and more, the Spurs are also going all out.

Than say, the Spurs played much better after playing offense.

They stopped being conservative at all, and after the main players came back, they also played one big and four small, and played a small lineup of three defenders.

In this case, the Thunder's offense will not be bad.

In fact, the Thunder also played well during the rotation.

Playing offense, the Thunder are not worried, they are still stronger.

The Spurs also understand that they cannot completely confront the Thunder.

But you can't have your cake and eat it too. The Spurs' choice was to pinch Yi Jian. They fought against the rest of the Thunder.

Even sometimes Durant flanked, and let the rest of the Thunder shoot.

This is a gamble, and there is no way around it.

The Spurs tried normal defense, but they couldn't restrain the Thunder.

In a normal attack, they are not the opponents of the Thunder, they can only go slanted.

The Spurs don't have any burden on this point. They will accept any style of play in order to win the game.

Pure win-loss basketball, the Spurs have always been.

Fighting for star players, the Thunder can definitely overwhelm the Spurs, but fighting for team offense, the result is really hard to say.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Thunder led by double digits.

However, the Spurs took the lead in changing their tactics, pinching the Thunder's strong points, and then using a small lineup to attack.

The Spurs' three guards really played out, Parker, Ginobili and Neal threw a throw, and the ten-point gap quickly disappeared.

Yi Jian was also a little emotional. The performance of the Spurs in the past few minutes was a bit like a small lineup in the future.

With a high tempo, the Thunder's defense is not stable.

As for the Thunder, apart from Lowry, several other role players did not perform well.

In fact, overall, the performance of the Thunder is normal.

It's just that the Spurs performed supernormally, and before the Thunder could respond, they caught up with the score.

If the action had been slower, the Thunder might have had a different effect if they directly used the star to force it.

After reacting, the Thunder also requested a timeout in time.

"Don't worry, everyone, just give the ball to me, and I will help the team win the game. Just keep focused and defend well," Yi Jian said domineeringly.

"Yes, we can limit the Spurs' offense."

After Yi Jian made his statement, Thunder players echoed him.

The Spurs' small lineup really caught the Thunder by surprise this time.

But Yi Jian is Lei Ting's Dinghai Shenzhen, with him, Lei Ting will not worry about any accidents.

(End of this chapter)