If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 183 Who Can Stop It
When Josh Howard and Marion were both at their peak, they would have become a very powerful wing combination, but unfortunately both of them have declined in strength now.

Especially Howard, who was almost useless after returning from injury.

The Mavericks let Howard start, and then gave him a chance to make offensive moves, at the cost of falling behind at the beginning.

Howard really can't play now, whether it's the Thunder's starter or a substitute.

The Thunder's weak flank has been successfully repaired this season.

Cheap players and worthless second-round picks solve the problem and make other teams very sour.

The Mavericks' weakness did not improve until the bench players came on.

Terry is indeed very strong. He has been the second scoring point for the Mavericks for a long time, and playing as a substitute is purely for tactical requirements.

In addition to Terry on the Mavericks bench, Barea, who has been in the team's fourth season, also played well.

Relatively speaking, the Thunder's substitute is still not so amazing.

They still don't have a substitute at Terry's level.

The Thunder regained control of the situation until they started again in the second quarter.

"In fact, you don't need to care about the tactics of substitute players like the Mavericks and Spurs, just treat them as the main players."

"This kind of little trick is the same in the playoffs. We must pay attention to the weak links of each of their lineups. When it is time to gain an advantage, we must not be soft."

Yi Jian is not talking nonsense, there are not so many player rotations in the playoffs, and the advantage of those super sixth men will not be as obvious as in the regular season.

However, after Terry played, the Mavericks only improved on the offensive end, and they still couldn't restrain Yi Jian and others on the defensive end.

The Mavericks' defense is not very strong, but there are still rhythm changes.

This is their cleverness, that is, sometimes flanking and sometimes not flanking, the purpose is to interrupt the Thunder's offensive rhythm.

Losing the game means that when Yi Jian was flanked, the ball went out and his teammates couldn't hit it.

This kind of defense does have some effect, especially for a pure offensive team.

But sometimes it is self-defeating, after all, this is not really preventing the opponent.

In this game, the Thunder made more preparations, and the Mavericks' defensive tactics didn't work.

Anyway, Yi Jian is strong when it should be strong, and he can pass when his teammates are open.

Because his passing ability is getting better and better, opponents really haven't discovered the weakness of the dealer master.

He only knew that Yi Jian passed the ball well, but he didn't know that he passed the ball in a certain area miraculously.

"In the second half, I will pay more attention to Nowitzki, and the defense of the others will be left to you." Yi Jian said during the intermission.

"Don't worry, you have taken on the heaviest defensive task, and we will try our best not to let the rest of the Mavericks mess around."

"When the Mavericks were on a small lineup, we went to the paint more and beat them directly."

In the third quarter, the intensity of the game became even greater.

The Mavericks are still different from the Spurs, and they also played very seriously in the regular season.

This is the time to show the star level. In a more intense confrontation, only Yi Jian, Durant and Nowitzki can maintain efficiency.

The Thunder had one more game, and the Mavericks were suppressed at the beginning.

Howard can't play at all now, and the Mavericks can only let Terry play faster, so that the Thunder will not completely widen the score gap.

However, after Terry came up, the Mavericks just stabilized the offense, and they still couldn't do it if they wanted to chase points.

Yi Jian followed Nowitzki tightly. He had already fouled three times in the third quarter, but his defensive actions were still meticulous.

After Nowitzki received the ball, whether he wanted to break in or pull the shot outside, Yi Jian always kept interfering and would not be deceived by Nowitzki's seemingly staggering movements.

It's not that Nowitzki has no chance to make a shot. His style of play is difficult to completely lock on the outside.

But Yi Jian just followed the defensive rules formulated before the game, and did not give Nowitzki the chance of three-pointers and inside shots, forcing Nowitzki to fight for two points.

To be honest, even so Nowitzki's efficiency is not bad.

If you want to beat the Thunder, Nowitzki is just not bad enough to achieve the goal.

On the rebound, the Thunder began to gradually suppress their opponents.

Especially in a small lineup, after Marion tried his best to help defend against fouls.

Because of Yi Jian's presence and restraining Nowitzki a bit, the small lineup of the Mavericks is really not very effective.

This is their trick again, which made Mavericks coach Carlisle also frown.

This group of young people in Thunder has changed too quickly.

To face the Thunder, it is really easier for the Mavericks to touch their old rivals, the Spurs.

Halfway through the final quarter, the Thunder led by 8 points and were very stable.

The Mavericks began to try more three-pointers, but except for one from Terry, the rest of the team was hit.

The Mavericks are also in a dilemma. Two people in their starting lineup can't shoot three-pointers at all, and they hope to try more when they are behind.

If they can't be super gods on the offensive end, their strength is just like that.

"It looks like the Thunder will win again today."

"It feels like the Thunder have reached their peak, and the Mavericks can't stop them. The winning streak will probably continue for a while."

"Difficult, I feel that apart from the Lakers in the West, other teams are not opponents of the Thunder."

"Hehe, the strength of the Thunder should continue to win consecutively. It's cool to watch the Thunder play."

"With organizational skills, Yi Di leads the whole team, and the Thunder is already invincible, as I said."

Under the elation of Thunder fans, the game came to the last 2 minutes.

Kidd completed a beautiful steal, and then Terry fast break succeeded, but the Thunder still lead by 6 points.

When it was Thunder's turn to attack, Yi Jian passed Durant in seconds, who caused Marion to foul and Marion six fouled out.

Marion's shot was a bit heavy this time, and Durant missed a free throw, but after Marion went down, the Mavericks had no one to defend Durant.

Just when they were thinking about how to limit Durant, Yi Jian scored again.

There is no way around this, although Nowitzki also hit next, but the game time has slowly passed.

With Terry missing a shot, the Thunder ushered in a [-]-game winning streak.

[Lead the team to defeat the rival Mavericks, reward pass +1. 】

Yi Jian said in an interview after the game, "I am very happy that the team can continue to win consecutively, but this is not the key to the game."

"I don't dare to win consecutively. We will always pursue victory. The regular season is just a time for us to sharpen and improve. What we have to do is to become better, and then go to the playoffs to win everything."

"Even if we have a losing streak in the future, our season goals will still not change in any way."

Yi Jian's mood was relatively calm, but most of the rest of Lei Ting were quite excited.

Back at home the next day, the Thunder beat the Heat to achieve [-] consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)