If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 88 Difficulties and Growth

"The match between the two teams was too tragic, but... it seems that there are simply too many fouls, and the defense is not good."

"Not long after the start of the last quarter, Richardson made six fouls."

"David Lee fouled again, and he was fouled six."

"Chandler and Randolph should also pay attention. If they continue to punish people, the Knicks will have no one to play."

"Thunder's situation is not very good. Collison fouled five times, Lowry also fouled five times, and Yi Jian and Lopez fouled four times."

"In offensive games, so many fouls are relatively rare."

"Beautiful, Yi Jian took the offensive rebound and dunked directly."

"It's Yi Jian again. Lowry and Yi Jian's pick-and-roll cooperation, Yi Jian dunks again."

"Durant had some problems in the final quarter, but relying on Yi Jian's stable performance, the Thunder still took the lead. Time is running out..."

With only 13 seconds left, the Thunder led by 3 points. They only need to guard the last bit of time.

"Pay attention to their three points." Yi Jian said.

"Understood, Yi, you are really cautious, we will definitely not give them a chance to shoot a three-pointer now."

All Knicks players can shoot three-pointers, and the Thunder will definitely defend well.

In fact, there is enough time, and the Knicks can also quickly score two points.

But it seems that they don't have this plan. After the timeout, they have been looking for three-point opportunities.

The Thunder's defense at the last moment was still good, and they didn't give the opponent any chance.

But something unexpected happened, and at the last moment, Crawford directly played with the ball.

His ballhandling was terrific, slipping easily between the Thunder's two defenders, and then after some dizzying maneuvers, he shot from almost two steps away from the three-point line.

"Isn't it? Can this ball be hit?"

After Crawford's fairy ball equalized the score, the Thunder players all felt like a dog.

Yi Jian also sighed: "Everything is possible on the court, so we can't relax for a moment."

There was only a few tenths of a second left for the Thunder. Yi Jian ran back and went to the inside to catch the ball directly to complete the lore. Unfortunately, this cooperation did not work out. No one from the Thunder received the ball, and the game entered overtime.

"It's nothing, let's play a little longer. This time we will lead them by more than 3 points at the last moment, and we won't give them any chance." Yi Jian smiled lightly.

Seeing Yi Jian's expression, the rest of Lei Ting also relaxed a lot.

Originally, some players felt that if they were dragged into overtime by the opponent, they might lose the game.

But seeing Yi Jian, this thought dissipated.

At critical moments, even if the opponent is a bit lucky, their players are still better.

Not long after the start of the new season, Yi Jian has already left a strong and reliable impression on his teammates.

The good performance in the Olympics and the new season has made his team status more and more consolidated.

In overtime, there was no temptation, and both sides went all out.

It's just that the Knicks' lineup is no longer complete.

At this time, everyone discovered the gap between the players.

Yi Jian went up and scored smoothly, but the Knicks' defense couldn't keep up.

Then he made another steal and passed the ball to Durant to score 2+1.

Crawford seemed to run out of luck as he missed two shots from the perimeter.

Then he hit two points, but it was a bit late.

There are only 5 minutes in overtime, which can be said to be fleeting.

When the Knicks reacted, they seemed to have no choice but to use foul tactics.

How terrifying Yi Jian is to take over the game with all his strength, the players who are directly facing him will know.

You can force it casually, and you can't stand it at all.

The point is that he still has the ability to shoot the ball, can shoot three-pointers, and is fast and difficult to defend against the ball.

Basically, Yi Jian has no solution to one-on-one.

The Thunder still has Durant, and it seems that it is not the best choice to attack Yi Jian.

The Knicks had no choice but to fret, as overtime was quickly over.

Perhaps when the Thunder is truly considered by other teams to be a contender for the playoffs, many teams will study how to deal with Yi Jian.

At that time, there may be some ways to reduce his efficiency, but it is completely impossible for any team to temporarily restrict him by any means.

"Great game, Thunder won."

"Yi Jian and Durant scored 60 points together, but for them, it's not an exaggeration. Their scoring ability is undoubtedly at the forefront of the league."

After the game, D'Antoni also shook his head, "We obviously had a chance, but in the end we let them play a better game. We need to reflect."

The Thunder felt that they were on the right track at this time, but in fact it was just an illusion.

Then they ran into trouble. First, they lost back-to-back away games to the 76ers. Then, because Yi Jian had a problem with his wrist against the 76ers, he was absent, and the team narrowly lost to the Rockets.

Then after the team lost to the Clippers, they lost to the Hornets twice, and there was a losing streak.

During the period, the Thunder made a change, and Lowry became the starter.

It's a pity that Paul, who was in very good form, didn't immediately help the team stop the defeat.

On the contrary, Yi Jian gained something.

[Perform better than former 76ers All-Star player Elton Brand, reward +1 for confrontation, +1 for backs, +1 for blocks. 】

[Perform better than Clippers quasi-All-Star player Marcus Camby, reward blocks +3, rebounds +1, defense +1. 】

[Performance is better than Hornets All-Star David West, rewarding +1 mid-range shooting, +1 strength, and +1 passing. 】

[During the game, the Hornets All-Star player David West was evenly divided in the confrontation, and the reward was +1 for mid-range shooting, +1 for confrontation, and +1 for post-up. 】

After consecutive high-intensity games, the Thunder finally had two days to rest.

Although it will be back-to-back again, but the game starts at home, they can take a little time off.

After the losing streak, everyone was a little bit depressed.

But the habit of practicing shooting together has not changed.

"I feel that the team's running-in is still improving." Yi Jian said.

"But we lost, if this continues..." Durant was a little depressed.

"It won't go on like this forever, I can feel the growth of the team." Yi Jian said seriously.

Regardless of the others, he's always growing anyway.

There are not so many people who can trigger tasks for him now, but those who can be triggered are all ruthless characters. His inside ability will become stronger and stronger. Maybe he will be able to better drive his teammates later in the season.

Until then, just win the games you deserve.

"We will win." Lowry said firmly.

After being abused by Paul for two games, he became more determined.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Lowry and Yi Jian has been getting better and better.

On the defensive end, Lowry is also working very hard. As long as he shoots the ball better and grasps the details better, the Thunder's No. [-] position will definitely usher in a qualitative change.

"Of course we can win." Durant felt that he couldn't let his teammates think that he was weak, so he immediately raised his voice.

The people who practiced together suddenly laughed, and the young people were not so easily discouraged.

(End of this chapter)