If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 91

Oklahoma City's climate isn't as good as Seattle's, but it's not bad.

After entering winter, it is not particularly cold.

At the beginning of December, when the game was not so tense, a group of young people from the Thunder also went out for a stroll.

It was the first time for everyone to get familiar with the city when the team moved, and it was a novelty, although there really weren't many interesting places here.

"It's just like that outside, it doesn't make much sense."

"It's just a little relaxation, Kevin, before the new year comes, we must increase the winning rate to more than [-]%."

"Haha, it's trivial."

Now the Thunder, the players in the team are trying to improve themselves, especially the young people.

Yi Jian has been improving at a high speed, even Durant is under pressure, let alone others.

This is both pressure and motivation. They all agree that Yi Jian is the one who can lead them to win.

At the beginning of December, they will go to the East to play away games.

The first stop is Charlotte, and now the Bobcats are in the same situation as them, trying to find ways to win.

The Bobcats have not changed much in the summer. The biggest difference is that the boss Jordan has invited the old man Larry Brown out of the mountain again.

Larry Brown is already relatively old. After the Knicks failed, the old man may not be reconciled, but there is no good opportunity. Now someone comes to invite him with a favor. Naturally, it is logical to become the head coach of the league again.

Larry Brown is a famous coach, but to be honest, maybe because he is old, he does not have the energy to study and understand the current trend of basketball tactics, and he has not kept up with the times.

But the famous coach must still have two brushes, at least it is good to grasp the defense.

In the East, defense alone has a chance to make the playoffs.

It's just that the team's start is not very smooth now, and the Bobcats are also looking for a deal.

Because of Yi Jian's little butterfly, Westbrook is now playing for the Bobcats.

He is still a substitute now, and his performance is not very stable, but the Bobcats focus on training him, and he also got a lot of opportunities as a substitute, and there are often wonderful moments.

Yi Jian estimated that he might have a chance to become the starter in a while.

Larry Brown will not be used to him, but Westbrook's physical fitness may be a very good development for him as long as he passes the defensive test of the head coach.

Now the Bobcats lineup is still unstable, the weakest is the fourth position.

Yi Jian was naturally relatively relaxed against Sean Mei, who was in the third grade and had been plagued by injuries.

The Bobcats' defense is much better now than it was last season, but it's not fully formed yet.

After the game started, both Yi Jian and Durant were flanked to a certain extent.

They didn't force it, but created opportunities for other players.

Now the two are not very proficient in doing this kind of thing, but they are working hard to try.

Yi Jian's idea is that, anyway, if there is no problem with the score in the first three quarters of the game, it is better to give others a chance to perform and save a little energy.

In this way, when it's time to take over the game, you won't have more energy than you want.

Especially for players with better defense or rudeness, there is no need to hold the ball too much and cause consumption and injury.

However, if the opponent's defense is poor, Yi Jian will still be selfish, and it's better to collect some data by the way.

"Teams that can defend are more difficult to deal with, but their offense is too weak." Yi Jian sat on the bench to replenish energy, looking at the field and said.

Lowry and Lopez's performance is getting better and better. The Thunder will still need a long time to adjust. They are not considered a top team, but the losing streak at the beginning of the season will not happen easily.

Dragic and Jordan have actually improved, but their weaknesses are too obvious. It takes time to grow up to contribute to the stability of the team.

"Gerald Wallace, can you handle it?" Yi Jian said to the tired Durant.

Durant immediately controlled his breathing and said proudly, "Of course it's no problem."

"Then we will start to exert our strength in the second half. The Lynx's attack power is not strong. We can't delay this kind of opponent for too long. It's easy to get tired and panic." Yi Jian laughed.

After the Thunder's main lineup changed, experienced players like Watson and Collison played as substitutes, which could instead make the team's rotation more stable.

Last year, Collison was more suitable for Yi Jian as the starter, but the situation has changed in the new season. Yi Jian's defensive ability is stronger, and Lopez is attacking again. Many things have changed.

Thunder is constantly getting stronger, so naturally it will continue to adjust.

"Handsome, Yi Jian and Durant are both inside and outside. After shooting three-pointers, they can dunk."

"It feels like Yi Jian is stronger, and Yi Jian is better in terms of statistics. Durant needs to train some muscles."

"Emperor Yi is really a bit of a devilish muscular person now, haha..."

"The Bobcats can only be played by Okafor, and Lopez can withstand it."

"Fuck, big hat Gerald Wallace, Yi Jian seems to be getting better at blocking shots now."

After Yi Jian and Durant both started to exert their strength in the second half, the Thunder became the leading side.

They didn't lead by much, and the Bobcats played well.

They defended hard, Okafor showed his strength inside, and Wallace continued to attack the outside, but they still had a gap with the Thunder on the offensive end.

Yi Jian couldn't help smiling when he saw the immature Westbrook working hard.

Westbrook's current shooting is very inaccurate.

However, he tried hard to hit the basket, and it is estimated that Larry Brown would like it.

At the end of the quarter, the Bobcats felt more and more uncomfortable about the attack.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't catch up to that gap.

Because the three-pointers didn't feel good in the first half, they almost didn't shoot in the second half, but in the middle of the last quarter, they found that they still needed to bet on three-pointers, otherwise they would lose the game like that.

It's a shame their best pitcher, Richardson, wasn't feeling well today, and everyone else isn't good at the skill.

In the last 3 minutes, the Bobcats found that the situation had not changed after working hard.

The opponent actually played relatively calmly. They increased their three-point shots, but they didn't fully bet on three-pointers.

In this regard, Larry Brown still has something.

It's just that the Bobcats' rhythm is too slow, and there are not enough strong players to stand up and take over the game.

If they just play reasonably, there is no way to turn the tables.

The game time kept passing, the last 2 minutes, the last 1 minute, and then they used foul tactics at the end.

Relying on the final free throw, Yi Jian scored 30+ again.

The Bobcats have improved defensively, but they can't be considered really strong.

They still have nothing to do with powerful stars like Yi Jian and Durant.

No matter whether you agree with the current Thunder or not, you think they have a chance to make it to the playoffs, but everyone must admit that the fast-growing Thunder is becoming more and more dangerous.

These young people are not simple.

(End of this chapter)