If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 104 We Are a Strong Team in the West

"It's Yi Jian again, really amazing! He deserves to be the No. [-] striker in the Western Conference All-Stars. He deserves more All-Star votes!"

"The sun is about to be crushed by Yi Jian. Unlike before, they can no longer fight back."

The Thunder and the Suns played inextricably in the first three quarters, but at the end of the quarter, Stoudemire was trapped by a foul and could only sit on the sidelines, O'Neal lost his energy and became a dead dog, and Richardson on the outside didn't How reliable is it, the Suns have a scoring shortage.

When two opposing teams face off and one side experiences a scoring shortage, it is easy to predict what will happen.

Yi Jian and Durant teamed up to directly smash the Suns on the offensive end.

At this time, the disadvantage of the absence of Sun Nash appeared, and no one could control the field at critical moments.

Barbosa didn't know how to play anymore. He gave up his own characteristics and honestly passed the ball inside.

As a result, O'Neal made two mistakes in a row, and the Thunder took the opportunity to completely seal the victory.

In the last 2 minutes, the Suns wanted to rely on three-pointers to seek the last glimmer of hope.

It's a pity that except for the veteran Hill, none of the others made a hit.

And Hill's three-pointer can no longer affect the overall situation.

Yi Jian scored 40 points and 41 rebounds this time, but he did not forget to praise his teammates after the game.

After Nash left the field, the Suns used O'Neal as the main attack point. O'Neal was very proud of the front, but he withered in the end.

"Blake was really good, he always gave his best. He blocked O'Neal in the final quarter, so we could seize the opportunity to seal the victory."

"The rookies on the team are growing, and I can feel their desire, just like Kevin and I did last season, we will only get stronger and stronger, and we hope to challenge all the strong teams in the league."

Yi Jian was the best player at critical moments. Head coach Brooks said with a smile: "We just give him the ball and let him attack."

[Leading the team to win, the performance suppresses the Suns All-Star player Amare Stoudemire, rewards +2 for dunks, +1 for confrontation. 】

Two days later, the Thunder beat the Warriors at home in their final game of 2008.

Yi Jian hit a new career high, scoring 49 points and 17 rebounds, marking a successful end to 2008.

Durant, who also has good data, sighed after the game: "He just...he looks incredible. Yes, I mean, he was very aggressive all night, and no one can stop him."

With the constantly exploding performance, Yi Jian's All-Star tickets also skyrocketed.

Many people are bitter, but he led the young Thunder all the way to catch up with the strong western teams, and he also won the approval of many people.

Why can't the player who ranks first in the scoring list have more All-Star tickets.

Yi Jian and Durant's homes are not far away, but not as close as they are in Seattle.

This year's Christmas, Yi Jian did not go to the other party's house. After all, he did not have Western beliefs, and it was enough to feel it once in the past.

It was New Year's Day, and the two went out with the team's single dog to have a good time.

Even for athletes, proper relaxation is necessary, and it is not good to collapse too tightly.

But you can't always think about going out to play. Most of the time, athletes must train hard, live a regular life, and not care about things in the unexpected world, in order to maintain their competitiveness.

Yi Jian himself is the type who doesn't like too many things, and is very adaptable to the current life.

Even if there is a cheat, he is very strict with himself.

It is precisely because of the opportunity that we must firmly grasp it and not let ourselves regret it.

In the first game of the new year, the Thunder are still at home, and they are challenged by the Nuggets from the Western Conference.

With the Thunder's record now, they can compete for the top four in the Western Conference.

However, except for the Lakers in the West, the records of other teams have not been stretched.

The Nuggets are their opponents in the top four in the Western Conference, including the Spurs, Rockets, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, Hornets, Jazz and other teams.

The current record is not so meaningful, but for the Thunder players, it is their courage to compete.

After the Nuggets traded to Billups, the effect was very good. Billups is obviously more suitable for Anthony than Iverson.

They still focus on offense, but their defense is better than last season.

The current Nuggets lineup can be said to be relatively perfect, both internal and external, and the main substitutes are not bad.

The only problem may be that their boss Anthony is still a little bit away from a real superstar.

In addition, the defense will still have an impact.

In fact, it is not impossible for a team with a slight flaw to succeed. It would be fine if their third point was stronger, or if they had better luck, but this is life.

Anthony, a purely offensive star, is not very effective in leading the team.

To be precise, it will not be too smooth for a star with a relatively single attribute to lead the team.

The most stable team leader is an organizational player, who can be combined with any offensive or defensive attributes, and the other is both offensive and defensive.

Yi Jian is now moving towards both offense and defense, and if he has a skill, he can also add it to the organization. This is more perfect, and the upper and lower limits will not be low.

The Nuggets' current starting lineup is also not strong enough at the second position, but they put JR's strength at the sixth man position, which is still richer than the Thunder.

Their fifth position, after sending out Camby, became Nene's starter.

Nene looks relatively ordinary, but in fact it is more practical than Camby, who is old and likes to brush up defensive statistics.

Of course, the combination of Martin and Nene is definitely not as good as Yi Jian and Lopez.

After the start of the game, the two teams faced each other directly, similar to last season.

Anthony and Durant exploded each other, and both sides were in a very fast state.

On Yi Jian's side, he could already follow Martin's lead.

Not to mention Martin, whose physical fitness has declined, even if the opponent is at his peak, he will not be Yi Jian's opponent.

It's just that Lowry and Lopez are a little bit disadvantaged because of experience.

Taken together, the two teams are inseparable.

The main lineup is not the same, and Yi Jian is a little worried about the performance of the team's substitutes.

What I didn't expect was that the Nuggets' sixth man JR didn't feel good, but Watson played well after he came up, and the Thunder rarely gained an advantage during the rotation period.

Yi Jian was very happy, "Haha, the more we fight, the better we get."

The team's coaching staff is also very happy, the rotation does not suffer, and they can also relax.

Yi Jian can now play well no matter what type of opponent he faces, but against an offensive team like the Nuggets, he can get better statistics, which is pretty good.

"Since we are leading, we need to play with more confidence. We are also a strong team in the Western Conference." Yi Jian said after the first quarter.

"Yes, we are a strong team in the Western Conference." Durant, who scored the highest score in the first quarter, felt good.

"We are the best team in the West!"

As if by magic, other players also said this sentence.

Everyone folded their hands together, and their fighting spirit became even stronger.

(End of this chapter)