If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 12 Visible Excellence

"Durant made a successful steal, and the Sonics launched a quick counterattack."

"Ellis hit again, he showed his ability as a scorer, and the strength of the third-year youth guard has evolved again."

"Watson's pass was very good, and Yi Jian dunked straight from the start, which was too explosive."

In the second half of the third quarter, the Warriors obviously exerted their strength, and the game became fierce.

The Warriors who are serious are much stronger, and role players like Barnes work even harder.

But the feel of the supersonic speed has risen, and they are not afraid of them at all.

At the end of the third quarter, Warriors second-year player Azubuike also made consecutive hits, helping the team narrow the score gap to single digits.

However, the Sonics still hold on to their lead.

"We played well, we will continue to fight in the final quarter." During the break, Yi Jian encouraged his teammates.

"They don't want to catch up with the score." Durant responded.

In the fourth quarter, the confrontation between the two teams became more and more intense, but it still had the characteristics of a preseason game.

In the end, those who stay on the court to decide the outcome of the game are relatively young players.

Compared with young players, the leading Sonics are full of confidence.

However, an accident happened.

Durant twisted his foot during a fight and had to go off the court for treatment, just in case he would not continue to play.

Regardless of whether Durant is still a rookie, he is definitely the strongest point on the outside of the team.

Without him as an attack point, the Sonics were immediately affected on the offensive end.

Their defense is not good at all, and they have to rely on offense to pursue victory.

Now the offensive efficiency has also dropped, and the Warriors immediately seized the opportunity.

Matt Barnes is in good form, and the scores of the two teams are getting closer.

Yi Jian was a little anxious. He was closely guarded and couldn't catch the ball most of the time.

Durant is not there, obviously he should get more opportunities, but the actual situation is that Durant's opportunities are given to other players, and they can't grasp them.

"Coach, I feel good today, let me play more with the ball." Yi Jian took the opportunity to communicate as he passed by coach Carlesimo.

Carlesimo said sternly: "Don't be impatient, execute the tactics well, and it will be easier to get a chance if you play the tactics."

Yi Jian is speechless, don't think of yourself as a master tactician, you don't have that strength.

He can only communicate with other players on the field and ask for the ball more actively.

However, the Warriors still caught up with the score and achieved a lead.

The Sonics' garbage defense made their previous efforts in vain.

First, the Warriors rookie Belinelli made a kill outside the three-point line and got three free throws, and then Barnes hit another three-pointer.

"What are you doing, pass the ball to Yi Jian."

"The strongest player on the field often fails to catch the ball. The Sonics have no tactics after all. They only know to pass randomly outside."

It stands to reason that the team should play star tactics at critical moments, which is simpler and more efficient.

As a result, the head coach Carlesimo was stupefied and arranged some more complicated passes and cuts.

How can a team like the Supersonics survive?

It wasn't until the last minute that the Sonics played easier, but the situation on the field was different.

At the critical moment, Yi Jian finally made a successful mid-range shot to help the team tie the score.

However, when it was the Warriors' turn to attack, the Sonics' defense had problems again.

Barnes hit another two points, and his touch was really complete in the final stage.

This buddy can really seize the opportunity, no wonder he can play in the league for more than ten years when his strength is mediocre.

It was already the last twenty seconds, the Supersonics requested a timeout, and the head coach Carlesimo took the tactical board and drew a relatively complicated tactic.

Yi Jian didn't even bother to complain. When he came on the court, he discussed with his teammates in a low voice and tried to pass the ball to him as much as possible.

In fact, the Sonics guard can still pass the ball, but it's hard to say for others.

They didn't press time, but directly launched pick-and-roll tactics.

Yi Jian stepped forward to cover, then moved sideways to the free throw line to ask for the ball.

He is more threatening to get the ball in this position, and it is easy to catch the ball.

But at this time, the Warriors had already marked him very tightly, and his teammates didn't find a chance to pass the ball.

Watson transferred the ball directly to the weak side, and Wilkins on the weak side made a turnover after receiving the ball.

The scene was suddenly chaotic, and Ellis quickly got the ball with his hands and eyes.

When the Supersonics hadn't decided whether to use foul tactics, Ellis directly made a long pass, which turned out to be a mistake.

In and out, the ball came to Watson again.

Time was running out, and Watson passed directly to Wilcox on the inside.

The Warriors' defensive players rushed over, and Wilcox had no chance to make a shot.

At this time, Yi Jian slammed into the defensive player who was sticking to him, got rid of the opponent and ran towards Wilcox, shouting at the same time: "Give it to me."

Wilcox subconsciously sent the ball over, and Yi Jian took a step inside to activate his skills after catching the ball.

He started with the ball and jumped straight to the basket. The Warriors insider Biedrins subconsciously reached out to help defend, but was accompanied by a foul, which has not been able to stop Yi Jian from scoring.

Bang!
"Yi Jian! 2+1!"

"Yi Jian stood up at the critical moment, and the Warriors tied the score again at 112:112."

"Yi Jian still has a chance to make a free throw. If he hits a free throw, the Warriors will overtake the score in the last 1.4 seconds."

"Yi Jian stood on the free throw line, he took a deep breath...hit, Yi Jian free throw lore! Let us cheer for Yi Jian, he is really great!"

"Uh, the game is not over yet, the Sonics have to defend the ball..."

"Ellis wanted to take the blame, he received the ball from outside the three-point line and shot it directly... Unfortunately, he didn't make a hit."

"Relying on Yi Jian's key performance, the Sonics defeated the Warriors 113:112."

"Yi Jian scored 30 points and 8 rebounds this time. He is the key player for the team to win."

After the game, the team's head coach Carlesimo expressed concern about Durant's injury and praised Yi Jian greatly.

Carlesimo's tactical arrangement is a bit rigid, but he still knows who is the best in the team.

In the next game against the Trail Blazers, both Oden and Durant were unable to play due to injuries, and Yi Jian was the only rookie to watch.

In this game, Roy and Aldridge, the inner and outer cores of the Blazers in the second grade, performed well, and the Blazers' defense against Yi Jian was also very good.

However, without scoring high points, Yi Jian still helped the team win.

The Supersonics finally had no doubts about his strength.

His starting position in the team has also been promised.

[Seat the team's starting position firmly, the reward is stable +2. 】

In the last game of the preseason, the Sonics broke out and defeated the Western Conference powerhouse Suns.

Young teams seem to have countless possibilities.

But in the regular season, the difficulty of winning will increase several levels.

What Yi Jian has to do is to improve himself and become an indispensable part of the team.

Just a starter, can't satisfy him.

(End of this chapter)