If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 89 Strong Personal Ability

On November 11, the sun visits.

After the Suns changed their head coach this season, their style has not changed much, and they still focus on offense and light defense.

It's just that with O'Neal as a big insider, their defense is even worse.

The Suns don't match O'Neal, and Nash is a bit old.

However, relying on the Sun's skillful offense, its strength is actually not very bad.

But they still have a big hidden danger, that is injuries.

The team's strength is mainly old guys, and Stoudemire, who is not old, is also at risk of injury.

In this game, O'Neal will not be able to play.

For the Thunder, this is good news.

Because they are not afraid of the sun's bombardment, even if the defensive team is not bad, they are not afraid.

Facing Stoudemire again in the new season, Yi Jian felt the difference brought about by his defensive improvement.

Last season, the styles of the two were a bit similar, because Stoudemire had Nash to pass the ball, and sometimes scoring seemed a lot easier.

However, after Yi Jian's defense improved, it was not so easy for Stoudemire to score in front of him.

There may be no way for the Suns to play fast, but if they play pick-and-roll coordination in the position, Yi Jian can delay Nash a little bit and then catch up with Stoudemire, preventing him from starting.

On Yi Jian's side, he could start forcibly.

Soon after the start of the match, Yi Jian took advantage.

The same is true for Durant, whether it is Barnes or Hill, he has the confidence to go it alone.

Last season, he was still a little uncomfortable with the defense of veteran Hill, but now he has an obvious advantage.

"Why, I haven't seen you for a few months, so it's so late." Yi Jian sarcastically.

Stoudemire is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and immediately cursed, "You are a stat brush for weak teams."

Yi Jian was not glass-hearted, and immediately despised him: "If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, what excuses are you looking for?"

While speaking, Yi Jian needed to run to the outside to catch the ball, and dribble the ball directly inside.

When Stoudemire blocked him, Yi Jian immediately pushed his back, then turned around and moved inside.

Stoudemire reacted fairly quickly, but Yi Jian turned around halfway and launched the hunter, and in an instant he squeezed Stoudemire away and completed the dunk.

After the dunk, Yi Jian yelled at Stoudemire, which is what Stoudemire usually likes to do to other people.

Stoudemire was furious, and the confrontation between the two sides increased.

Soon, Stoudemire went to rest early for two fouls.

Yi Jian is more calm, talking trash is purely talking trash, this is the difference between the two.

Stoudemire's impulsiveness caused the Suns' rotation to have a small problem next. Their offense completely failed to keep up with the Thunder's rhythm for several minutes, and the Thunder just took the lead.

The Sun's coaching staff was a little dissatisfied with Stoudemire's performance and actively communicated with him.

Their new head coach Terry Porter hopes to make the sun rise again, and he is also full of energy, but the players don't seem to appreciate it.

After Stoudemire played again, he calmed down, but he was not so responsible in defense, and he was a bit open, only attacking and not defending.

As an opponent, Yi Jian definitely won't mind, he can collect points again.

If it is Stoudemire's attitude, he will have the opportunity to compete for the scoring champion.

The Suns actually didn't get up in the first half, and Nash didn't feel good.

He doesn't feel good, and the Thunder can try to defend other Suns players, which makes the Suns' offense not so smooth.

If Dior hadn't performed well off the bench and hit a three-pointer at the last moment, the Thunder would have led by double digits in the first half.

Yi Jian also analyzed during the intermission: "The style of the Suns this season is a bit unstable because of O'Neal. There is no O'Neal in this game, and their tactics are not decisive. But they will definitely change in the second half. We must not let them attack. stand up."

"Yi, that's how I analyze..." Durant said, "I often analyze games now, and I'm different from last season."

He said to others: "See, our players also need to have a big picture."

Everyone laughed, and Durant's serious expression always made people feel a little awkward.

Fortunately, with Yi Jian around, everyone basically got along well, and everyone even made an appointment to play games together.

Men can go to a nightclub to get high, but playing games together can have a similar effect.

Lei Ting and the group of young people stay together, and the atmosphere will not be too bad.

At the beginning of the second half, the Suns really changed, and they accelerated the pace of the game.

Nash, who is almost 35 years old, has the ability to run with his teammates, and the Thunder can also play fast, but they really don't have Nash's master of organization.

However, running the sun can only solve part of the problem.

Their defense still couldn't restrain the Thunder.

The Thunder may not be able to attack everyone, but once they send the ball to Yi Jian or Durant, the offensive end is still sharp.

Star tactics, sometimes it is so helpless.

The score gap between the two teams has not widened, but it has not narrowed either, and the pressure is on the Sun's side.

The situation of the Thunder seems to be very good, but I did not expect that the Thunder's firepower dropped during the rotation in the second half, while the Suns did not change much.

This is the instability of young teams, and their rotation is also due to the fact that the strength of the players has not improved, and there is no complete method.

After Yi Jian is off the court, the team's offense will be affected, and the same is true when Durant is off the court.

Seeing that Nash hit a three-pointer and helped the Suns catch up with the score, Yi Jian stood up on the bench.

A veteran player like Nash is on the court with a substitute. For the team's victory, Yi Jian will do his part.

After all, Thunder now also needs a victory to stabilize the army's morale, and it's fine if the situation does not allow it. Now as long as they work harder, they can kill the sun. Yi Jian doesn't want to miss the opportunity.

After Yi Jian came up, he grabbed the backcourt rebounds and came one-stop.

The Sun's defenders ran back desperately to prevent Yi Jian from rushing in for a dunk.

Unexpectedly, Yi Jian stopped at the three-point line and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.

When he came back, Yi Jian helped defend and sent out a big hat.

After the defensive and blocking data improved, Yi Jian relied on faster movement, and the defensive area also increased a lot.

Sometimes he doesn't spend a lot of energy on defense, but when the final quarter needs to decide the outcome, he doesn't need to spare his energy.

"We have to guard him." Sun coach Porter looked a little bad on the sidelines.

At this time, Dior was more active in defending Yi Jian, but the Sun still failed to defend against the Thunder's attack.

Yi Jian turned around flexibly after catching the ball with his back, went inside and dunked again.

Just a few rounds after he came up, he stopped the sun directly.

During the timeout, Yi Jian said to his teammates: "We will win this game, there will be no accidents."

He bumped fists with several other players who were going to play, and everyone's eyes were full of eagerness.

(End of this chapter)