If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 51 Lineup Change
"Defend, block him..."

"Don't worry, give me the ball and I'll take care of everything."

As the game progressed, it became more and more natural for Yi Jian to command on the field.

It's cool to not have a boss on top of your head, no one will not give face.

Unless someone wants to sit on the bench and feel the cold of winter, Yi Jian is now the team's treasure.

Gay is a player with excellent physical fitness and strong heads-up ability. Why is the peak level only at the quasi-All-Star level?
It is because this buddy has too few tricks, and always likes to use the bounce to cast what is called an unblockable jumper, but it is not stable, and he is just a single scorer.

Gay's efficiency was good in the first half, but the Sonics' defense was a little tighter in the third quarter, and Gay's performance was not so good.

And he doesn't like to attack the inside line, and the result is all kinds of iron strikes.

In this case, Yi Jian's stable score contrasted significantly.

And Watson and Yi Jian also benefited a lot from the pick-and-roll cooperation, continuing the touch of the first half.

The score was unknowingly reversed.

Guy was a little upset, how could they let Yi Jian score so easily.

He started a conversation with his teammates, and Warrick was also a little frustrated, and he didn't want to, he couldn't stand it.

After Milicic lost Gasol, his weakness on the offensive end was infinitely magnified, and he couldn't spend much time on the court.

Milicic, who was considered an all-round genius insider at the beginning, has long been abolished.

Only then did Gay feel that without Gasol, it would be difficult for the team to face the Sonics.

When it was time for the rotation, when Yi Jian went down to rest, Gay stayed on the field, trying to help the team get back the score.

However, Szczerbiak came up and scored two three-pointers in a row, which directly destroyed the morale of the Grizzlies.

Can make Szczerbiak shoot like this, the Grizzlies' current defense is also bad.

A group of their players are very good in physical fitness, but under the bad atmosphere of the team, none of them even think about physical confrontation.

Later, the Grizzlies changed coaches and embarked on a defensive path, before they got on the right track and became the spoiler in the West.

During the rotation period, the Sonics gained an advantage on the perimeter, but the Grizzlies definitely don't want to end like this, especially Gay, he is not going well.

Therefore, when Yi Jian was resting, Guy and Warrick still tried their best to attack.

To be honest, if it weren't for being completely unable to restrain Yi Jian, Warrick's performance this time was not bad, and he felt good on the offensive end.

The Supersonic's inside defense is relatively average, and Yi Jianzai is the same.

But when he is not around, Warrick can concentrate on attacking, and the efficiency will naturally be higher.

A few minutes before the final quarter, the Grizzlies did catch up with the score again.

However, not long after, Yi Jian returned to the court, and the supersonic speed once again gained confidence.

On the basketball court, strengths add so much to a team.

"Guard him, gotta guard him," Guy yelled.

However, after Yi Jian received the ball, he successfully scored again.

Looking back, Gay played all kinds of singles with resentment, but his hit rate was getting lower and lower.

Yi Jian saw it and shook his head slightly, Gay couldn't be the boss of the team at all.

Seeing that the team had problems, the Grizzlies did not strengthen their defense.

The current head coach of the Grizzlies prefers offense.

He simply played one big and four small ones, and Milicic refused to give up. Gay played Yijian for the first time in the regular season.

"Give up, you won't hit the shot." Yi Jian started talking trash again.

He had lost interest at first, but he didn't hold back when Guy came to match.

"You're the one who misses the shot."

Gay pulled the three-point line directly, and then hit an iron.

Turning back, Gay defended Yi Jian for a foul.

He was already a little anxious, but the Grizzlies still focused on him.

Conley is a rookie now and can only pass the ball honestly.

After consecutive misses, Gay played more and more easily.

It was also easy for Yi Jian to defend, as long as he stretched out his arms to interfere.

On the defensive end, Gay, who hadn't fouled much in front, committed three fouls in a row because he was upset with Yi Jian.

Grizzlies coach Jaffroni also asked Gay to rest for 1 minute to calm down.

But it didn't work at all, and the Grizzlies were almost 10 points behind.

Gay calmed down a bit after he came up, but he still made several shots from the three-point line in order to chase points, and then missed.

At the last moment, they had no chance to win, but they still conscientiously executed foul tactics.

With Watson hitting two free throws, the Sonics also easily won their opponents.

The Grizzlies, who led in the first half, completely collapsed in the second half.

Yi Jian, who scored 29 points and 9 rebounds, dominated the game.

[Lead the team to win, beat Mike Conley in performance, reward ball control +1, bounce +1, stability +1. 】

After winning the Grizzlies, the Sonics also cleared the team's two big contracts before the trade deadline.

In order to send Szczerbiak, the Sonics also caught up with West and made a three-way deal with the Cavaliers and the Bulls.

It can be said that this wave of the Supersonics does not want to pay back, and only accepts players that the Cavaliers and Bulls do not want, which is to clean up the team's only contract above the tens of millions.

The other is Thomas. Thomas' contract is the second largest on the team. He was traded to save money for the Suns before, but now he is sending people to the Spurs to make another profit.

Reconstruction teams can sometimes be such second-hand dealers and earn the difference.

Of course, in order to cultivate Yi Jian and Durant, the two big contracts of the team did not have much playing time.

Although the two supersonic deals were to save money, they definitely won't lose money.

However, in the second half of the season, the front line will indeed lack a useful rotation.

On February 2, the Sonics will be a guest in Portland.

The Blazers' current record is hovering on the edge of the playoffs, and it is possible to make it up if they work hard.

But the previous competitors feel very strong, so they are also trying to find a way.

They try to find a way in the rotation, and now they are playing three guards, with Blake, Roy and Jack starting at the same time.

In fact, the effect was not good, but they did not give up immediately.

The Blazers' offensive end is not very good, and the competition in the West is so fierce, they can only seek changes.

If it is in the East, they just need to be safe and ready for the playoffs.

It's not that there are no strong teams in the East, but the gap between their strong teams and marginal teams in the playoffs is too large, unlike the fierce competition in the West.

Durant has returned this time, and the Blazers are not high enough to play a three-guard perimeter. The Supersonics naturally attack from Durant.

Naturally, the Blazers couldn't guard against it, but the Supersonics couldn't guard against Roy either.

In many games, the Sonics will fight against each other.

It is because they are strong on the offensive end, and it is also because their defense is really not very good.

The main force is against the boom, and the supersonic speed will not suffer.

Even in the case of Aldridge's mediocre start, they also gained an advantage.

However, the Trail Blazers have Webster and Outlaw two scoring players on the bench, and the rotation lineup obviously can't keep up after the Sonics trade.

The team only cares about trading. For the players, they have to adapt to the changed lineup.

(End of this chapter)