If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 100
The Spurs did not expect that after fine-tuning in the second half, not only did they not improve their advantage, but they ruined it.

Spurs head coach Popovich is also a veteran, and he quickly realized that he still looked down on the Thunder, treating them as an ordinary strong team, as long as the Spurs do the details well.

The Thunder is actually a strange strong team. Their configuration is not balanced. Yi Jian and Durant have already surpassed the others by a lot.

Yi Jian and Durant can be treated as superstars in many cases.

In this case, it is difficult to restrict the two only by relying on the team.

Yi Jian and Durant have stronger attack power and more attack methods than Parker and Duncan.

Therefore, if the Spurs want to win the game, they must rely on the team, but they cannot rely entirely on the team.

To be precise, they must be supplemented by role players in addition to the performance of stars.

It's just that defense can't stop the Thunder, and the Spurs must attack.

Fortunately, the Spurs let the team's Dinghai god Duncan rest in advance, and they can go all out at the critical moment.

They deliberately improved the pace of the game when Duncan went down to rest, allowing Ginobili to bring the role players up.

Then the GDP fits together, allowing the team to play as efficient an offense as possible.

The Spurs wanted to rely on offense to solve the problem at the last moment, and many fans would be confused.

In fact, a pragmatic team like the Spurs will not be entangled in winning offensively or defensively.

It's just that on many occasions, it's easier to defend and win.

This season, their forward line is too weak, and the Thunder's third and fourth positions are too strong. They can't rely on defense to win the game, so they changed the mode.

When they took the lead in the first quarter, they also relied on offense.

Their defense this time could not cause too much interference to Yi Jian and Durant.

The Spurs in the transition period can indeed play amazing offenses sometimes.

But their offense is the same as the Thunder's current state, which is not stable.

After the Spurs turned on the offensive mode, they did score more, but it was mainly the GDP trio, and Bonner and Finley had no chance to play at all.

Yi Jian and Durant's defense, restricting the opposing players, is also a piece of cake.

They are stronger on the offensive end, but not very weak on the defensive end, and it is not so easy for ordinary players to score in front of them.

In this case, the Spurs' offensive mode can't make up for the weakening of the defensive end.

Yi Jian and Durant were still scoring, but the rest of the team also scored.

The Spurs did not achieve the desired team results, but the Thunder did.

It can only be said that the current Thunder is not just Yi Jian and Durant.

The rise of the two of them has not yet been fully accepted, and the Thunder has made new changes.

Lowry and Lopez are still unable to play their own roles, but sometimes they can supplement what the two cores of the team have not taken into account. They have this ability.

During the high-paced process, the Spurs put more defensive energy on Yi Jian and the two.

In the end, when they hadn't dealt with Yi Jian and Durant, the rest of the Thunder played again. They really didn't expect it.

"The Thunder are feeling pretty good right now, and their new starting lineup is very competitive."

"After beating the Mavericks and the Spurs back to back in the away game? Is this still rebuilding the Thunder?"

"Will the winning streak continue? The Thunder can declare that the reconstruction has been successful."

"It's great to pick a good seedling. Thunder has become stronger without spending much money."

"In the NBA, money is nothing compared to luck. Many teams can't spend money like the Thunder."

While the fans sighed, the Thunder had become the leading side.

The Spurs also put down their redundant tactics and let Parker and Duncan play directly.

What they didn't expect was that it was not so easy for Duncan to beat Lopez.

You know, one of Lopez's draft templates is Duncan, known as Duncan Jr.

He certainly doesn't have the talent and strength of Duncan. He dared to say that he would lead the team to win big and win big in the rookie season.

However, Duncan, who is at the end of his peak and has fewer aggressive attacks, is not as strong at the fifth position as he was at his peak.

Lopez moves a little slower but is solid.

He blocked Duncan, and if Yi Jian occasionally assisted in the defense, Duncan would be a little out of order.

On Parker's side, there was no need to defend against the three-pointer, as long as he was prevented from breaking through, and with Yi Jian's assistance in defense, there was no way to make too much trouble.

Ginobili didn't feel particularly good today, which caused the Spurs to feel powerless when they wanted to show their offensive efficiency.

On the Thunder's side, Yi Jian pulled out and hit the second three-pointer of the day, came back and went in, and completed a dunk before Duncan came over to help defend.

Durant also scored strongly in singles, and the Spurs found that their defense was completely overwhelmed.

Accidents happened one after another, and Spurs coach Popovich's on-the-spot reaction was not top-notch, and he could only watch the Spurs be suppressed by the Thunder.

Time entered the last 2 minutes, Duncan stopped attacking and began to focus on defense.

The Spurs started with Parker and Ginobili taking turns playing singles. Parker was at his peak this season. With Duncan's cover at the critical moment, he steadily hit two points.

The Thunder only lead by 5 points, and the Spurs still have a chance.

But then, Yi Jian hit the mid-range steadily, and Duncan's help defense was beyond his reach.

The mid-range shot at the superstar level is really easy to use, and Yi Jian smiled.

Parker hit again, but Yi Jian also scored in return, and the score gap between the two sides remained unchanged.

The Spurs realized that they still needed three points at this time.

However, Ginobili's next attempts all missed.

In the last half minute of time, Ginobili hit 2+1.

This ball is a bit like a fairy ball, and Gino Belgium will be magical from time to time.

It's a pity that it was too late when it appeared in this game.

As the Spurs missed a three-pointer again, they didn't even use foul tactics, so they simply surrendered.

This is the style of the Spurs. They have never cared about the outcome of one or two games in the regular season, and they will not force it.

However, the Thunder, which has won nine consecutive victories, has undergone a qualitative change in the perception of the outside world.

In this game, Yi Jian scored 41 points and 12 rebounds, and Durant scored 28 points and 13 rebounds.

Facing the Spurs and facing Duncan, the two can still win a large double-double. If anyone thinks it is a coincidence, then they need to check their IQ.

Many media have expressed their views, "Thunder, the new competitor in the Western Conference."

There are more and more fans of Yi Jian and Thunder.

The outside world is also guessing how long their winning streak can last, Yi Jian is not very concerned about all this, the winning streak in the regular season is really nothing.

What he values ​​is the playoffs. The team is not afraid of losing or winning. The key is to really improve their strength.

The real strong team has always ruled the roost in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)