Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 664 Affected James Harden
"I'm happy with what we did in the first quarter, honestly, this is the game I want to watch because we need to give Yi enough rest, and after he's rested, the whole team will be there because of his energy." And playing more calmly, I must say this, it is a very cost-effective deal to exchange a difference of 8 points for a physically fit Yi. Anyone have any questions!"

After the end of the first quarter, a reporter asked D'Antoni whether the New York team's leading point difference had reached double digits at the beginning, but because Yi Jianlian won, the point difference was caught up directly. Yi Jianlian was taken off the court to rest.

D'Antoni shook his head directly, and said that what he did was what all coaches, and even everyone, would do!

It is very worthwhile to claim a difference of 8 points in exchange for a physically fit Yi Jianlian!
"I think what D'Antoni said is not wrong. If it were me, I would have taken Yi at that time!" In the commentary seat of ESPN, Reggie Miller listened to this live interview and nodded slightly in agreement. It seemed to him the very right move.

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The moment that made the Thunder uneasy came. Yi Jianlian, who left the game early in the first quarter to rest, came on the field. Jeremy Lin, Pietrus, Hill and a backup center played with him.

Yi Jianlian plays the fourth position in this lineup.

But for him, it doesn't matter which position he is in. Anyway, the ball will go to him, and he always starts to attack from the outside.

"Shh!"

On the first ball, he easily broke through the defense of the matchup and made a layup!
"This is a natural dislocation. It has to be said that the general [-]th position is too slow to defend Yi near the three-point line. They can't keep up with Yi's footsteps. Come to think of it, this is why Yi played as a [-]th position. s reason!"

"It's okay, slow down, don't worry, we will pay back the ball!"

James Harden received the ball in the backcourt. When he entered the frontcourt, he signaled to his teammates not to worry too much.

"James Harden, who just won the best sixth man award two weeks ago, is undoubtedly the core of the Thunder's bench. To be honest, this guy's ability is very good. The reason for the point difference is just one thing I have to say! In the case that the entire Thunder team did not play well in the first place, what kind of performance can James Harden, the winner of the best sixth man, face Yi? Performance will directly determine what kind of situation this team will face after all the starting players return to the court!"

The pressure came to James Harden.

However, James Harden was not in a hurry. Instead, he slowly dribbled the ball facing Pietrus, and then made a breakthrough feint and jumped up.

But at the same time as he jumped, Pietrus suddenly reached out and cut the ball.

Harden had nothing in his hands and did not chase after Pietrus.

Yi Jianlian was about to get off the ball when Pietrus snatched it, and he managed to get the ball. Harden asked himself whether he had the ability to catch up with Yi Jianlian.

"Bah!"

Yi Jianlian completed a dunk that detonated the audience.

The point difference suddenly came to 7 points!
And this is just what happened in less than 1 minute after the start of the second quarter!
Reggie Miller laughed: "Look, that's why I let Yi rest, because that's what this guy is capable of, he can make the point difference go back to the original gap very quickly, as long as there is Yi, there is nothing to do No way! I am now very convinced of that!"

At the same time, James Harden made a "beaten" gesture towards the referee. He wanted to put some pressure on the referee, but the referee didn't look at him, but stood directly near the bottom line and began to wait for their serve.

James Harden took the ball to the frontcourt again. After completing the steal just now, Pietrus looked very confident. This time he pressed forward even more, using his body to constantly create pressure on James Harden.

James Harden dribbled the ball while coping with the pressure from Pietrus. Because he had to dribble while moving, he was staggered several times by Pietrus's dark force during the period.

Harden glanced at the referee intentionally or unintentionally. In his opinion, he should have sounded the whistle when he was staggering, but this happened several times, and the referee seemed to be asleep!
You know, if this is in the regular season, the whistle must be blown!

James Harden didn't hear the whistle for a long time, and he didn't care about it. He rushed past Pietrus with all his strength. Since there is no foul on the spot, then I will make a foul during the breakthrough!

It's just that James Harden leaned on Pietrus' shoulder and just exerted strength, and Pietrus went back like a deflated ball. Harden's shoulder shrugging happened to be seen by the referee.

"beep!"

The whistle sounded.

Harden offensive foul!

Wtf?

Harden didn't expect to be called a foul, and he was stunned for a long time, as if he couldn't figure out why this breakthrough was a foul!

But since he remembered the whistle, it was useless for him to say anything, he could only put the ball down and walk towards the backcourt.

This attitude after being called a foul is still very mature!

"James Harden seems to be very uncomfortable with the finals penalty! The complaint after being directly cut the ball just now, as well as this small movement when he suddenly exerted force, all show that he is not fully prepared for the finals. In fact, this It should also be the responsibility of the head coach, especially for the first time in the finals. Some penalties have always existed. As the head coach, he should repeatedly warn his players to focus on the basketball game, because the finals still have playoffs The penalties for fouls are different in the regular season and in the regular season! As a player, you should maintain your sense of normalcy!"

Harden has such a problem, and Kenny Smith believes that Brooks is responsible.

And these two calls for fouls obviously also affected James Harden.

He played in a daze for the next two or three minutes, making two consecutive mistakes, and even missed one of the two free throws after a successful foul. For the regular season, his free throw percentage was 3%. For the above players, there is only one reason for this situation, and that is that he has been disturbed!
On the other hand, the New York Knicks, driven by Yi Jianlian, played very passionately. The balls went into the basket one after another. In just two or three minutes, the New York Knicks once again took the lead back. 3 points!
(End of this chapter)