If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 297 Calmness and Confidence

"Good job, Gasol caused a foul by Lopez. Today, the internal competition between the two sides seems to be more intense. The Grizzlies have not given up. They deserve to be on the stage of the Western Conference Finals."

"Yi Jian hits a three-pointer... Don't forget, this guy is the king of three-pointers. No matter how the Grizzlies counterattack, Yi Jian can always hold them down with an outstanding performance."

"Tough! Conley dodged in the air and made a difficult layup. Not everyone can score inside in front of the Thunder. The Grizzlies are very resilient."

"Fucked, Durant tricked the defender, he got the free throw again."

"Conley hit again, but it's a pity that the Thunder still lead by 10 points. Yi Jian's dunk in the previous round was really explosive."

The Grizzlies stabilized in the second quarter, but the score gap did not narrow, and the Thunder had an absolute advantage.

"Brother Yi is amazing!"

As soon as the first half ended, Thunder players came over to give Yi Jian a high-five.

Their advantage in the first half was almost obtained by Yi Jian's restriction of Randolph.

Randolph felt a bit out of shape, otherwise Yi Jian wouldn't have been able to restrain him.

However, he was in excellent form in the previous game, and now he has paid off the debt.

Yi Jian definitely has an advantage over Randolph.

"Be braver, we are not favored by others, we don't need to have any psychological burden." Grizzlies coach Hollins encouraged the players.

"We just need to go all out, there is no need to think so much, we just worked hard step by step. It's nothing to be behind in the score, just fight."

He told his players to make bold shots while continuing to work hard on defense.

If you don't hit, you don't hit, nothing, but don't lose your courage.

The Thunder's locker room emphasizes focus.

They must continue to play as they did in the first half, and the lead cannot be taken lightly.

In the third quarter, Randolph still didn't find the feeling.

If he doesn't feel the offense, his role on the court will be weakened by half.

After all, Randolph's defensive awareness is actually very average, but he is strong enough to defend against it.

When Yi Jian hit him, he must be pulled outside to fight, so even if the Grizzlies were not completely flanked by Yi Jian, they had to help defend as soon as possible, so that no matter how good their defense was, other Thunder players could find scoring opportunities.

Seeing that the Thunder were about to further widen the gap, the Grizzlies chose to make substitutions.

On Mayo, the team switched to offensive mode.

This substitution is really a team change. Players who can play with the ball feel that it is very difficult to guard against.

Mayo felt good in the second half and helped the Grizzlies narrow the score gap to single digits.

After Mayo came up, he not only had a good shooting touch, but also hit 2+1 strongly.

However, Durant quickly lost his temper.

Mayo came up, Tony Allen came down, and the others defended Durant a little bit worse.

Once Durant went crazy, the situation was completely different.

Mayo came up and bluffed and scored consecutively, feeling that the Grizzlies had a chance to catch up with the score.

But after Durant scored two consecutive goals, Yi Jian became more relaxed, and soon the score gap between the two teams returned to its original state. The Grizzlies' busy work these few minutes was wasted.

Now the Grizzlies had no choice but to resign themselves to fate.

The only fortunate thing is that they have controlled the number of fouls well, and the defensive end can continue to work hard.

However, at the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies had to give up part of their defense in order to chase points.

They are dominated by Conley and Mayo again, relying more on the outside to play a relatively fast-paced team offense.

When Lowry left, the Grizzlies were in this tone, but Conley would be more organized when Gay was there.

After Mayo came off the bench, this is no longer the mainstream of the Grizzlies.

But it may be useful to use it to chase points.

After all, the offensive efficiency of playing against the Grizzlies may be higher, but the offensive efficiency of the Thunder will also be higher.

When the Grizzlies play offense, they're not a threat to the Thunder.

The score gap between the two teams fluctuated around 10 points. The Grizzlies couldn't catch up to less than 5 points, and the Thunder couldn't expand their lead to more than 15 points.

Up to now, the Grizzlies are more supported by Conley.

Mayo broke out for half a quarter and then became unstable again, but Conley has been steady.

This is the benefit of having more organizational attributes, and Conley can make more choices in offense.

Mayo was more red-eyed and basically stopped passing the ball.

Guy's not there, he sort of inherited the flavor of Guy's character.

It's just that he doesn't have that many possessions, and Conley controls everything.

Halfway through the game, Conley asked for a screen and made a direct three-pointer at a 45-degree angle.

Hit, Conley has relied on personal performances to maintain the hope of the Grizzlies more than once.

At the beginning, he was very cautious about shooting three-pointers. Now that time is running out, Conley has let go.

It's just that his performance didn't save the Grizzlies.

At 5 minutes, with the help of Yi Jian, Lowry also hit a three-pointer in response.

When the time reached the last 2 minutes, Conley hit a three-pointer again.

It's a pity that the effect is still not obvious, and the Thunder is still ahead by so much.

He made another three-pointer, but missed.

That's what happened to the Grizzlies in this game.

In the following time, they did not stick to the three-pointer that they were not good at.

As a result, the game felt less intense than before.

In the last minute of the Thunder, the offense was stable. Yi Jian and Durant stood on the free throw line three times, helping the team win their second home victory.

Grizzlies coach Hollins said after the game: "The Thunder worked harder and gave us a suffocating defense. They deserved to win."

"But we are still alive, as long as we believe in ourselves, we will be able to turn defeat into victory."

Randolph said after the game: "I am responsible for this game, and I will show a better self when I return home."

"Maybe people think we are done, but we believe in ourselves. We stick together as a team and we will continue to fight for the same goal."

Thunder coach Brooks said happily after the game: "We did it again today."

This game is far easier than the first game, so Brooks is also more famous and handsome.

"We always put all our energy into the game. We did better than the last game. We summed up our shortcomings and then adjusted. As many people imagined, with Yi Jian, the team has many We can be bolder, after all, we have the best players in the league."

And Yi Jian, the best player, is sometimes relatively humble. He said: "We will prepare for the away game next. The Grizzlies' insiders can challenge us, and they will definitely be more difficult when they return to the home court."

"Actually, I like those guys a little bit. The confrontation on the court is also the romance of men."

"We will continue to give our all and we are still six wins away from our goal."

When Yi Jian faced the reporter, his eyes were full of calmness and confidence.

The team had challenges, but it didn't matter, they kept winning.

(End of this chapter)