If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 185 Approaching History
The Grizzlies are now one and a half games away from eighth in the Western Conference. They are in a catch-up position because of a poor start. In fact, the performance of almost many teams has been getting better and better.

The Thunder have had an incredible season this season, but the young Grizzlies are not afraid.

They want to beat the Thunder head-on, and then enter the new western stage like the Thunder.

After the game started, Randolph attacked with all his strength, hoping to suppress Yi Jian.

In the past, he also fought Yi Jian, but Yi Jian couldn't stop him. Now he is very comfortable playing against the Grizzlies, and he is full of fighting spirit.

However, he soon discovered that it was not so easy for him to beat Yi Jian.

Even if weight plus strength can be slightly better, but because of his height, his efficiency is very low.

As a result, the Grizzlies' main attacker was replaced by Gay.

Gay is also a top-level existence among the quasi-all-star players.

Gay's physical fitness and ball-handling skills are excellent. He has not been able to further become an All-Star level. The main reason is that his golf quotient is not high. He doesn't know when to shoot and when to pass, so he can only become a pure end point.

When Gay has fighting spirit and feels good, he actually has strength on both ends of the offense and defense, because he has enough excellent physical fitness.

After the Grizzlies changed the main attack point to Gay, he suppressed Durant for a while, suppressing both offense and defense.

Yi Jian was not worried at all, he shouted half-jokingly: "Kevin, work harder..."

If Gay could be stable, he would have been an All-Star long ago.

Sure enough, the situation of the two of them was reversed in the second quarter.

The further back, the worse Gay is, and Durant can completely suppress him.

When Durant was fighting Gay, Yi Jian had made Randolph helpless.

But the Grizzlies' group still had a lot of fighting spirit, and Randolph became ruthless when he realized that he couldn't beat Yi Jian.

He fought Yi Jian physically, while consuming Yi Jian, he also created opportunities for the team's other insider Gasol.

Randolph mainly prevented Yi Jian from controlling the rebounds. Both he and Gasol tried to squeeze the Thunder's inside players out.

Lopez and Gasol also fought with all their strength, and the physical confrontation inside was very strong for both teams.

If you want to talk about the difference, it's that the Grizzlies' substitutes are not good, and they chose Thabeet dishes.

Several substitutes inside the Thunder, Jordan Jr., Ibaka and Collison, are not afraid of high-intensity confrontation.

So when it came to the rotation period, the Grizzlies began to lose the score.

In fact, they also want the main force to withstand it, but Guy on the outside can play more, but the black and white bears on the inside consume a lot of energy and must rest.

When the main Grizzlies come back, they are already at a disadvantage.

Now that the league's inside line is withered, the Grizzlies' inside line is already strong, but it is still not enough compared to the Thunder.

At the end of the second quarter, Randolph was forced by Yi Jian to try a three-pointer from the outside.

In fact, he is not afraid of just confronting Randolph, but he still has to hit after the confrontation. He is not as strong as Yi Jianqiang in this regard.

If Gasol hadn't helped him from time to time, he would have been eaten alive by Yi Jian.

"Maintain efficiency, just do it step by step." Yi Jian said to the others.

"They just look desperate because they don't know what to do. They won't last long in this state."

"But we can't take it lightly. The Grizzlies have indeed improved a lot. Kevin was almost fucked by the opponent just now, haha..."

Durant would definitely not admit it, and immediately said: "Yi, don't talk nonsense, I just tested it first, and they can't do it if they don't see me exerting strength?"

In the second half, the Grizzlies were still the same as before, and they were really ruthless.

After the intermission, they recovered a lot and could be tough for a few more minutes.

Obviously, they worked hard, but the rhythm was not good.

It was the same situation in the first half and the second half, and it would not work after too much force at the beginning.

It may be the reason for the greater consumption in the second half. The Grizzlies are sluggish this time faster than before.

Moreover, Gasol encountered foul problems in order to defend.

Now the Grizzlies' defensive tactics are not good at all. Gasol is completely relying on his personal ability, so he is naturally prone to fouls.

The Grizzlies were forced to use Thabeet, and the offense got worse.

Thabeet didn't even have Jordan's offensive ability. Randolph desperately pestered Yi Jian, but Thabeet couldn't seize the opportunity, and he didn't even dare to make a move.

The Grizzlies had no choice but to get Gasol back as soon as possible.

When the time came to the final quarter, the Grizzlies could only make a final fight.

It's just that their outside shooting is not very good, the three-pointers are poor, and there are not many ways to fight for their lives.

The Thunder have also changed with the progress of the season. They found that Matthews' offensive ability is obviously stronger than Sefoloza's, and his physical fitness is also good enough. Gradually, Matthews got more opportunities, sometimes at critical moments. Will stay on the field.

This is a complete surprise to the coaching staff, who really didn't expect much from Matthews before.

For other teams in the league, this is very bad news.

The Thunder has become more troublesome. The key is Matthews, a player that every team had a chance to draft.

No one thought that a mediocre player in college would adapt to the NBA so quickly.

When the time came to the last 5 minutes of the game, the Thunder had already led by double digits.

The Grizzlies are still unwilling to shoot three-pointers, and their tactics don't have many arrangements in this regard.

After waiting for the last 2 minutes, they really had nothing to do, so Mayo and Gay tried.

However, the unaccustomed way of shooting was in exchange for hitting the iron. The Thunder successfully won this victory and successfully won [-] consecutive victories.

They have already broken the team history record long ago and are starting to move towards the historical record.

Yi Jian was modest after the game, but it sounded a little owed to outsiders.

"As you know, I have no interest in this kind of record."

"But I like winning, and we will go all out to pursue winning next game."

The Thunder's winning streak is getting more and more, and the outside world is talking about them more and more.

Because of the historical record, fans of many other teams also came to join in the fun.

Fortunately, it's an away game. If it's a home game, it's estimated that many people in the team can't help but drift.

Right now, it’s mostly a post on social media.

Yi Jian is fine in this regard, most of the time he just looks around and understands the situation.

Durant often couldn't help but want to speak directly. He also knew that talking nonsense would cause problems, so he registered a lot of trumpets.

Driven by him, Thunder's young people have several accounts.

It's just that except for him before, the others still don't have such a strong interest.

After Yi Jian's training, when he doesn't play games with his teammates, it's better to chat with Zhao Shuang if the time is right.

On January 1, an opponent who could really be called a stumbling block finally appeared.

(End of this chapter)