If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 21 Full of fighting spirit and welfare battle

The Hawks selected Horford this season, and their record has improved visible to the naked eye, successfully changing from a tank team to a fringe team in the playoffs.

Although Horford is not the top type of star, he has all styles of play, can attack and defend, and can indeed improve the team's lower limit. He is a very good team player.

The Eagles have All-Star Joe Johnson, coupled with the growth of young players such as Josh Smith and Marvin Williams, they can finally have some competitiveness in the East.

However, the Sonics are not afraid of such opponents.

To be honest, facing Horford, one of the mission targets, Yi Jian didn't start off so smoothly.

Fortunately, Horford focused on defending him, and his own offense was even worse.

Maybe it's because the media often brags that Yi Jian and Durant are often closely guarded, and they must adapt to the defense of different opponents before going crazy in each game.

But today, before the two of them adjusted to show off, the team had someone else start.

Wilkins, the team's role player, felt very good in this game, and he fought with Joe in singles.

There is no doubt that many role players in the NBA can play like All-Stars in a short period of time after they get the feeling.

Before entering the NBA, who wasn't a star player?

A player's explosion is not only his own score, but also affects the whole.

Wilkins broke out, and the Eagles' defense will be adjusted.

After one more player attracts defensive attention, it will be easier for Yi Jian and Durant to find opportunities.

So the current teams are developing from dual-core to the pursuit of the Big Three. Can the defense lock up one All-Star and two locks up two?You can still lock three, can't you?
There are three All-Stars, and the other players are casually matched with blue-collar, 3D, shooters, etc. Other teams are not easy to play.

The Sonics' role players broke out unexpectedly, which caught the Eagles who were well prepared by surprise, and the Sonics took advantage of the rare start.

"Dude, you did a good job." Yi Jian and Wilkins clapped hands after the first quarter.

Wilkins was born out of the draft, and those players who can stay in the NBA are ruthless.

It's just that his talent is here, and it's hard to go further.

Wilkins actually has the potential to be a good 3D player, but he was not very well guided in the Sonics, and it is too difficult to improve now.

After playing again in the second quarter, the Eagles changed their tactics and stopped playing the slow-footed Pachulia, allowing Horford to go to the fifth position.

Yi Jian immediately felt much more comfortable. Horford played very smartly, but he was a bit difficult to deal with.

Now that Horford has gone to the fifth position, Yi Jian hits two goals in a row.

On Durant's side, the touch also came.

Coupled with the fact that Wilkins is still there, the Sonics' lead is getting bigger and bigger.

In desperation, the Eagles let Joe Johnson play more with the ball.

Joe can score in singles, but he can't connect teams.

As a result of him scoring his points, the momentum of the Eagles was still tightly held by the Supersonics.

Since the start of the Sonics regular season, there has never been such a comfortable game.

The Eagles then asked Horford to guard against Yi Jian, but the effect was no longer so obvious.

In this game, Yi Jian was not the only one who could score. The Eagles' defense always neglected the other.

"I just said, Yi Jian is better than Horford, and the top five picks are all blind."

"Yeah, except for Durant, the other rookies don't feel so good."

"Durant's efficiency is not as high as Yi Jian's, but the same team Yi Jian is not easy to steal the limelight from others."

"After all, he is in a foreign country. Yi Jian has really worked hard."

"Haha, Yi Jian scored again. He's really slapping Horford, and he's still on the show."

Horford himself didn't think so. In fact, in terms of overall defense, he played pretty well.

The Hawks have Josh Smith on a truce in this game, and they rely on Horford, a rookie, for their inside rebounds and defense.

But fans will only look at more glamorous places, Yi Jian's style is very popular.

He is now not only the basic set of domestic fans, but also has many fans in the United States.

Although many of them were due to the popularity, it was also because he became popular.

As his popularity rose, his net worth also skyrocketed.

If the strength is average, you can take off immediately by taking the opportunity to make money.

But Yi Jian relied on welfare tasks to increase his ball quickly, so there was no need to be anxious.

At the last moment of the first half, Yi Jian caught the ball down the middle again and dunked at the start.

Yi Jian's dunk made the fans excited, but it can also silence people in the away game.

At halftime, the Sonics' locker room was festive.

Several of their starters played well this time, and Collison also played well as a substitute.

In fact, because of the inside defense problem, the Sonics have plans to change their starting lineup.

Wilcox is also a type with excellent physical fitness. Now he has a bit of overlap with Yi Jian. The two of them start together. The offense is good, but there are some problems with interior defense and rebounding.

And Nick Collison has better rebounds, a fierce style of play, and is more useful as a blue-collar.

It's just that Collison moves slower, and it doesn't match the current overall style of the Sonics.

The head coach Carlesimo is also hesitating. In fact, he doesn't know how to choose. Anyway, no lineup is the most ideal in his mind.

In the third quarter, the Sonics' offense felt pretty good.

But unexpectedly, Joe Johnson broke out.

He made various hits in singles, and the Supersonics couldn't prevent him at all.

In fact, although Joe Johnson is known as a singles Joe, he said that no one can guard him, but he has never been the top attacker in the league.

It stands to reason that the Sonics can't prevent him, and they won't make him too comfortable, which was the case in the first half.

Unexpectedly, in the second half, this buddy's touch really came, and he couldn't stop it.

And the Sonics' defense is really not that good.

The player's single defense ability is not very good, and the team defense is even worse.

The result is that they obviously didn't pull their hips on the offensive end, but the Eagles kept narrowing the score gap.

The head coach Carlesimo hadn't adjusted yet, and Yi Jian was a little anxious.

And Horford followed him conscientiously, and Yi Jian had almost no chance to catch the ball easily.

Fortunately, in order to limit him, Horford was almost invisible on the offensive end. Yi Jian reckoned that he could still look better than the opponent in terms of statistics.

At the end of the third quarter, seeing that the team's lead was only a little bit left, Yi Jian also said directly, "Why do you always let Joe Johnson play, pinch and attack, and let the Eagles attack."

Carlesimo was a little speechless, who is the head coach?

But if Joe Johnson is still so accurate, he really has to consider flanking.

But still don't worry, you have to be steady, let someone stick to him first, the opponent's touch will not always be so good.

Not surprised at first glance, Carlesimo still felt that he was already quite famous and handsome.

He completely forgot how he was yelling on the sidelines just now when the opponent made consecutive hits.

(End of this chapter)