Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 673 James Harden's Enlightenment
The New York team caught up with the score again. This is not the most critical issue. The more important point is that they have recovered their original rhythm, which will help them play better games in the next time. For them Obviously it is more important than leading by 3 points in the first quarter!
After all, for this team, they can always easily widen the score difference after they find their form. This is the characteristic of this team.

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The second quarter officially started. At this stage, the New York team took their own substitute lineup, but Yi Jianlian still stayed on the court.

The New York team did not open up too much in the second half of the first quarter as in the previous game, which made him have to continue playing in the second quarter. However, for Yi Jianlian, he is used to this kind of game rhythm Yes, after all, when he dragged the New York Knicks to the final championship last year, he experienced far more consecutive playing time than he does now. I am already familiar with Yi Jianlian helping them shelter from the wind and rain on the court, which is a characteristic of this team.

As for Yi Jianlian himself, he also knows that the New York team needs him to drive them on the court at this time!
This is also his awareness as the boss of the team!
In his opinion, it is necessary for him to stand up and bear everything for his team at such a time!
On the Thunder side, James Harden stepped onto the field.

His expression has not changed much from yesterday, but it can be seen from his eyes that he is far more concerned about this game than yesterday. As the best sixth man of this season, he has fantasized many times that he is in The performance he will play in the first game of the finals, he thought that he might play at a very difficult time, he also thought that he might encounter a bad start, of course, he also thought that he would score consecutively, all of a sudden Help the team open the situation, but he didn't want his first trip to the Finals to be so bad!
No, this can no longer be described as bad!

It's just downright bad!

He was completely lost in the game. If one were to choose the finals where the best sixth man played the worst, in his opinion, his name would definitely appear in it!
However, the last game was indeed over, and they ended in a loss. He also complained about himself for a long time after the game, but now, this is a new game. In this game, he still hopes that he can play better. High performance, to prove his strength with a very perfect rebound!

So for him, this game is very critical!

And this year is still a contract year for him. If he does not play well in the finals, then his subsequent contract extension will be a problem. These are not what he wants to see!
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"Yi continues to play, which ensures their enthusiasm, and more importantly, ensures that they can quickly enter the state at the beginning of the second quarter!"

"As for the Thunder, there are a lot of doubts. The biggest doubt is what kind of performance James Harden can play. This guy's performance is also enough to be related to what kind of score they can end the substitute rotation time!"

Game start!
Unlike yesterday, James Harden hit the ball as soon as he came up, and he was very focused on the offense and defense of the matchup today, without paying attention to the referee at all!

This is a very obvious change. Yesterday, this guy was too entangled with the referee, which made this guy not able to concentrate better in the game. Instead, he played worse and worse!

Today, James Harden obviously paid attention to his problems in this area. After solving the problems in this area, he also hit the first goal very calmly!
James Harden's goal helped the team reduce the score to one point. Kevin Durant and Westbrook, who were watching on the field, were satisfied with James Harden's decisiveness today and the calmness of the goal. Nodding slightly one after another, they all thought that this match would be difficult!
Because James Harden's performance in a game is really bad!

But now it seems that this guy, like them, has shown a great improvement in performance. This is good news, not only for them, but also for the entire team!

For the Thunder, they are undoubtedly stronger, and for the two of them, it can help them get more rest time!
Although the two of them played very hard, it has to be said that the intensity of the finals is really another level, which makes the physical fitness of their young guys a little bit behind!
Of course, this is also normal. For the Thunder guys, the Finals is another experience, which they have never felt before.

They don't know how to save energy in the game, they are still hitting the basket with unlimited firepower like in the playoffs and regular season.

Why is the finals experience sometimes very valuable!
Just look at the Warriors in 19. With so many people injured, it was very difficult for the Raptors, who entered the finals for the first time, to win every game. This is the experience of the finals. Compared with the Raptors The guys from the Warriors and the Warriors know how to fight on the stage of the finals. This is the so-called spirit of the finals!
And this is why Yi Jianlian was able to continue playing at the beginning of the second quarter after playing 12 minutes in the first quarter. In addition to his physical fitness is indeed better than the average person, what is more important is that he knows how to pull back in the game Follow up, these are more important experiences!

It's just that the Thunder players haven't figured out the knack yet.

But for this team, the sky is their limit, and they do have a reason to rest now, because they now have James Harden on the court to support them!

This is still a very good thing!
"Shh!"

It’s just that after James Harden hit the shot, Yi Jianlian also hit the response ball in the next round. When the ball went into the basket, Westbrook and Kevin Durant were helpless at first, and then turned into relieved smiles. Looking at the point difference It turned into 3 points. They are a little used to Yi Jianlian's strength. If the New York Knicks are so easy to deal with, then they can't play so hard. In the end, if they want to rely on James Harden, they want to go to Yi Jianlian. It is unrealistic to overtake the New York team. Now they hope that James Harden can try to stalemate with the New York team. As long as the point difference does not exceed 8 points when the Thunder play, James Harden can be regarded as a success. up!
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James Harden really worked very hard. After Yi Jianlian hit the goal, he quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. He was still watching the New York team's defense calmly, and then faced Pietrou Si broke through directly. During the breakthrough, he made a fake move to force Pietrus to stretch out his hand. At this time, he also quickly put his arm on the latter's!

"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded at this moment.

James Harden didn't stop when he heard the whistle, he smashed the ball to the backboard, and the ball bounced back in a daze. James Harden didn't think he could score, he just tried it. He didn't change his expression either. Anyway, the whistle has been blown, and he can make two free throws.

"Shut up!"

When James Harden stood on the free throw line, there were huge boos from the audience, but these boos did not interfere with James Harden's free throw, which made the free throw steadily.

After hitting the first goal, James Harden pointed to Kevin Durant and Westbrook on the bench off the court. The latter two stood up early when he started free throws and waved the flag for him. , They are happy for James Harden to get back to form!
The unrepentant New York fans booed James Harden again when he made the second free throw. This time the boos were obviously bigger than last time, but these boos did not affect James Harden , the latter hit the free throw very calmly!
"James Harden, as a second grader, has such free throw ability, no wonder this guy can be the best sixth man!"

Reggie Miller was very moved by James Harden's free throw!
Although free throws are very simple for all NBA players, even those players whose free throw percentage is not high, in fact, when they practice on the court, their free throw percentage is very high!

But why are they always missing penalties in the game!
The reason for this is really hard to explain.

Seeing that no one is defending, there is still time to adjust the rhythm and breathe. It is said that free throws should be a means for every NBA player to score points. There are even some guards in the NBA, such as Rajon Rondo, who suffers from standing at the free throw line as much as standing on the execution ground.

It is indeed not easy for James Harden to have such a free throw mentality and free throw percentage in the second driver of his career!

James Harden hit two free throws, which means the entire point difference is back to one point.

"Harden's performance in this game is obviously back to his performance as the best sixth man, and only this performance can be regarded as the best sixth man in the league. The Thunder need him to make such a contribution !"

"The Thunder's three young masters have all recovered their form, and we really don't necessarily lose in today's game!"

"Come on, win the game at home of the New York Knicks!"

Such an outstanding performance by James Harden also made the Thunder fans watching this game very excited. Before the game started, if they said they were not worried, it must be a lie. After all, before the game started, they had just lost In the first game, this will definitely put a burden on their hearts, but now, seeing the "Three Young Thunders" all playing their own style, they are also speaking out one after another, hoping that the Thunder will win this game!
If they can really win this game, then the faces of the New York fans and Yi Jianlian will definitely be ugly!
And if this game is won, the significance will be particularly great. After all, if this game is won, it will be a game where they won the game under the pressure of losing the first game. Adjusting the mentality is of great help, and more importantly, this game will be a battle for the entire Thunder team to put aside the psychological burden!
So, Thunder, go for it!

"It's okay, we are still ahead, don't worry!"

Yi Jianlian watched the opponent score all two consecutive attacks, which made him a little worried that his players would have some psychological burden, so he offered a word of comfort, and on the offensive end, he even directly shot a three-pointer!

"Shh!"

The ball hits the hoop.

The point difference suddenly returned to 4 points!
The whole auditorium also burst into loud cheers at this time!

After Yi Jianlian hit the three-pointer, he waved his hand fiercely!

He made a forced shot with this ball. Of course, the reason is very simple. He just wants to suppress the Thunder team and slow down the opponent's offensive momentum!
If he can't hit this goal, Yi Jianlian has to admit that the next game will become difficult to play, but now, after he hits this shot, everything becomes different again, as long as he is on the court It felt that the Thunder team on the opposite side had a little more fighting spirit just now, and now they suddenly became cautious again.

To be honest, if it is against the wind, a dunk is obviously more effective than a three-pointer, but if it is leading or in a balanced situation, then a three-pointer can play a greater role. The effect is obviously greater than dunks!

This kind of long-distance shooting not only scores more points, but more importantly, it is the psychological burden on the opponent when the ball is flying in the air. These can affect the game!

However, this was not Yi Jianlian’s way of exerting all the pressure. In the next round, he went directly to James Harden. James Harden, who had just dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, looked at Yi Jianlian standing in front of him, and was slightly taken aback. I really didn't expect that Yi Jianlian would take the initiative to run in front of him to defend!

This made the style of play he had just thought up suddenly impossible!

It's not that he has never faced a defensive player like Yi Jianlian. During the training time of the Thunder, he and Kevin Durant had several bullfights.

He clearly knows how much impact a player like Kevin Durant will have on him if he can defend!
James Harden was a little upset, and when he didn't know what to do, Yi Jianlian slapped the racket off his hand.

James Harden's reaction speed is not slow. He immediately chased after the ball when he dropped the ball, but at this time, Yi Jianlian was one step faster than him. Anyway, Yi Jianlian is really not afraid of instant power. Anyone, Yi Jianlian grabs the ball first, take advantage of the trend and go down!

"Bah!"

A loud bang.

Yi Jianlian smartly pressed the ball into the basket!

The point difference came to 6 points!
(End of this chapter)