Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 522 Victory over the Bulls Again

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Dragic and Yi Jianlian was unexpected by the Bulls. Thibodeau looked surprised. Although Stoudemire is the final finisher, everyone can see that the problem arises in the pick-and-roll. If it is not the pick-and-roll process In the middle, Dragic attracted the pass to Yi Jianlian after attracting the defense, so many things behind will not happen.

Where did this kid come from?
Of course, Thibodeau will not be ignorant of Dragic. As a head coach, familiarity with the players of the opposing team is a basic requirement, but in his impression, D'Antoni has no habit of using Dragic as a starting point for tactics. For this reason, he never thought that the Knicks would have Yi Jianlian and Dragic's pick-and-roll cooperation.

But now this situation has appeared, and the effect is not bad, which makes him have to pay attention to the mutual cooperation between Dragic and Yi Jianlian.

Because this is likely to be a turning point in this game.

"I wish I could see you switching defenses more focused!"

Thibodeau yelled towards the field, and the Bulls players couldn't help shrinking their heads. Thibodeau's majesty as a coach is still quite oppressive.

The Bulls' overall defense is much more serious, but the pick-and-roll cooperation between Yi Jianlian and Dragic is not something that can be resisted by serious defense.

It was also at this time that Thibodeau realized that Dragic was completely different from what he had imagined. This guy's understanding of the pick-and-roll and his ability to pass the ball are stronger than the average point guard. A player who can take off when he fits his system, and at present, D'Antoni let him hold the ball and cooperate with Yi Jianlian, obviously he has found the key to unlock this treasure.

Dragic's suitable tactic is for him to control the core style of play of the players!

This style of play can allow Dragic to display his abilities!

This is why Dragic, who started playing professional leagues very early, entered the NBA but still hasn't made a name for himself.

He needs the ball, but no one wants to give him the ball.

Now that D'Antoni has given him the ball, he's finally playing his own game.

"Bah!"

Dragic once again completed the pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian, but this time, Yi Jianlian failed to break free from the double-team, and Derrick Rose accidentally spared him and blocked Dragic's way. Thibodeau thought this The second time was finally able to defend, but Dragic suddenly lobbed the ball to the inside at this time, and Stoudemire directly lobbed and dunked!

With this goal scored, the Knicks not only recovered the point difference, but also led by 2 points.

During this period of time, the auditorium of Madison Square Garden gradually became crazy. By the time Stoudemire scored the goal, Madison Square had already been surrounded by huge sound waves.

Thibodeau had to call a timeout.

During this somewhat helpless pause, the sound wave instantly flowed into the Pacific Ocean in the auditorium, and all the fans shook excitedly.

Yi Jianlian also hugged Dragic in his arms when he was off the court, and rubbed his head excitedly. This kid is really born to beat and run. Let him play in this rhythm. His strength It's quasi-all-star level!

Well now, the Knicks really have the Big Three!
"Nice!"

D'Antoni also stepped forward to high-five Dragic at this time. The latter's performance was really beyond his expectations. Originally, he was quite optimistic about Dragic's sense of rhythm and organizational ability when holding the ball. He I thought about making Dragic the next Nash, but he thought it would take time, but Dragic told him with practical actions that there is no need to wait so long, and he can be directly regarded as Nash now used.

Hmm... definitely without Steve Nash's ability to control the team, but this team doesn't need another Nash to exist. Yi Jianlian is enough to make this team stronger than the Suns back then.

After all, the Suns back then mainly relied on Stoudemire and Nash to contain the offensive end, and there was no third point to attract defense. Unlike the Knicks, Yi Jianlian attracted most of the defensive pressure. Just like now, he let the Bulls The team's two defensive players have been following him.

A semi-finished "Steve Nash" plus Stoudemire with more mature offensive skills will naturally easily gain an advantage on the offensive end.

The Knicks took the initiative.

Now the pressure is on the Bulls!

Thibodeau looked at the Bulls players with a serious face. To be honest, all his preparations before the game were aimed at Yi Jianlian. In fact, his shameless full-court follow-up tactics really made the Bulls win. Leading, at least in the first half, the effect of this tactic is obvious.

But no one thought that the Knicks would hide a set of killer moves, and the effect of this set of killer moves was so good.

"Man to man defense!"

After a brief silence, Thibodeau changed his defensive strategy. He did not intend to double-team Yi Jianlian again.

There is no way, 3 defenses and 4 defenses. With the current situation, it is definitely impossible to prevent!
Dragic...these are all people who came from nowhere!

The game restarts.

Yi Jianlian is inexplicably uncomfortable facing the single defense... What's the matter with this sudden sense of comfort?

"ball!"

Yi Jianlian is no longer double-teamed. Naturally, he needs the ball in the next second. High singles. At the beginning, Yi Jianlian practiced hard for a long time, and even learned the "dream footstep" from Olajuwon. Now he is standing in the high position again. It feels familiar Came back in an instant!
Some things are really learned and never forgotten!
"Shh!"

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Yi Jianlian scored consecutive goals and beat Boozer to autism. This was the result of Noah's help defense by the side.

The score difference is also constantly being widened at this time.

The Knicks finally won 108 to 98 and defeated the Bulls again, rewriting the big score to 2 to 1!

The Knicks are only two games away from advancing to the Finals!
Yi Jianlian scored a total of 41 points and 15 rebounds in this game. Yi Jianlian, who switched to playing inside, helped Stoudemire relieve a lot of pressure on offense and defense in the inside.

It is also the reason why he keeps putting pressure on the inside. The entire Bulls had to shrink their defense line inward when defending him, and the Knicks' outside shooters also opened up their firepower.

In this game, Dragic, who was already very outstanding, hit 4 three-pointers in the second half after Yi Jianlian helped to open up the space.

In the whole game, Dragic scored a total of 19 points and 7 assists.

Both stats set new playoff highs for him.

Stoudemire also scored 20 points in this game, and also got 11 rebounds, completing a double-double.

In addition, Felton also scored 15 points in this game.

The victory of the New York Knicks today cannot be separated from Yi Jianlian, nor can it be separated from the performance of these players.

Especially in the second half, Dragic's sudden emergence caused a huge change in the momentum and rhythm of the entire team, and this change is also the key to their reversal of the Bulls in this game!

Derrick Rose scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. His performance is nothing short of superstar-level. But apart from him, today the Bulls, who have always been better than the Knicks, have encountered great challenges. Yi Jianlian and Stoudemire joined forces to make waves in the Bulls' interior, playing the advantage that the Bulls had only in the interior.

The superstar players are slightly inferior, and the original advantage no longer exists. This is the root cause of the Bulls' loss tonight.

"Goran Dragic, a big show for a little guy!"

"The classic tactics reversed the Bulls, and the tactical arrangement came from Yi Jianlian's inspiration?"

"Leading 2 to 1, the Knicks have the initiative, and New York will return to the Finals after 49 years?"

At the end of the game, the biggest discussion was naturally given to Dragic. He suddenly emerged in this game and staged the legend of a small person. This is a classic topic that fans all over the United States like. Everyone likes this kind of plot. Now, In New York, a big city where the whole world focuses, in an ancient arena like Madison Square Garden, or on the stage of the playoffs, such a legendary story is really staged. How could this not arouse the enthusiasm of fans all over the world? discuss:
"Goran Dragic met his best teacher, and his career prospects, which had been bleak, are finally bright again!"

"I have to say that running and gunning is really a magical tactic. It can make Steve Nash the MVP of the regular season, and it can also turn an unknown little player into a miracle in the playoffs!"

"Seriously, it's normal for this kind of thing to happen around Yi, he can make every player better, that's what he did with the Bucks, forget about Danny Green His classic pick-and-roll helped Yi get the last shot, but in fact, everyone knew that that pick-and-roll was not so exciting. The reason why it became a classic was because Yi Jianlian made the last shot This is the reason why the classics are great! Goran Dragic is the same, well, I must first admit one thing, the things he has done are far more difficult than Danny Green But what should be noticed more is that Yi was followed by two Bulls players, and Yi attracted a lot of defense, this is the most fundamental reason!"

Of course, at the end of the day, the fans will naturally attribute Dragic’s rise to Yi Jianlian, and it’s not about forcing the credit. One thing, the biggest reason why Dragic became the team's ball handler in the second half is not D'Antoni. Ji Qi's talented person is Yi Jianlian!

"Sometimes, I really wonder if there is some machine in Yi's mind that allows him to easily find out what his teammates are best at playing, otherwise, I really can't understand how Dragic was at that time. Let him be full of confidence, let him be willing to hand over the life and death of the whole team to this guy!"

"Yi's basketball IQ has always been ignored. When we talk about him, we only marvel at his talent and his strength, but in fact his basketball IQ is also the best in this league, which is why he can easily get The reason for so many assists!"

"I really can't think of how to praise Yi. I thought my vocabulary was enough for me to express the reasons I like him in front of my favorite star. After Ke Yi appeared, I realized that sometimes, Some of his abilities are really hard to generalize and describe, maybe, you can just say that! I am very glad that Yi Jianlian is a New York player, and I am also very glad that I am a New York fan!"

There is a saying that there is no reason to fail, and the extended meaning of this sentence is to win, so it cannot be exaggerated.

Now Yi Jianlian is in such a situation!
And when he led the Knicks to a 2-1 lead over the Bulls, a very practical problem was in front of him.

"Yi, congratulations on winning another game. I would like to ask you, do you think you can enter the next round of the series?"

"Of course, there is no doubt about it!"

"So how many games do you think you can take this Bulls?"

"I hope it will be 2 games, but I know this team is difficult to deal with. I can accept this round of victory in three games!"

Yi Jianlian's answer is very domineering, he must make himself look very confident, only in this way can the Knicks players truly feel confident.

The current Yi Jianlian is like Michael Jordan to the Bulls back then. His words and deeds represent this team and also affect this team.

"I think we still have the hope of reaching the finals, and the hope is still great. To be honest, it is not impossible for us to win the past two games! We can win, but we just handle the ball at certain times I didn't finish what I should have done!"

"I believe that as long as we find out these problems and make improvements, we can even the score to 2-2, and even we can overtake the score!"

Derrick Rose is also very confident facing the camera.

His situation is similar to that of Yi Jianlian. He also cannot retreat in front of the camera. He is now the hope of the Chicago Bulls. If he doesn't even have self-confidence!
So who can the rest of the team count on?

"I believe that we will be able to defeat the Knicks. Just like Derek said, it is not that we have no hope of winning in the past two games, it is just that some links have not been done well!"

"The Knicks will definitely advance to the Finals. We have Yi. We have the best team in the past five years. I believe we will win!"

"There is no doubt that either of these two teams has the possibility to win, and now we will see who can play better in the back!"

Under the eyes of all eyes, the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals is coming...

(End of this chapter)