"James Harden paid the price for his somewhat loose defensive attitude in this game, and we can see that he really wanted to prove that he could defend the opponent, but it turned out that he couldn't prevent it, he couldn't stop the opponent's impact at all, and his mood became bad because of it!"

Bill Wharton looked at James Harden bowing his head and leaving, and shook his head slightly, in his opinion, James Harden's current mood must be very bad, any core player will not be in a good mood when the team has problems because of him, and James Harden will naturally be no exception.

……

"Hey man, you seem frustrated?"

Yi Jianlian returned to the locker room and took the initiative to chat with James Harden.

The latter waved his hand, and it took a long time before he said: "Yi, this is not the defensive effect I want to appear, I really work hard in the ......"

"Smack!"

James Harden blamed himself, but before he finished speaking, Yi Jianlian slapped him on the shoulder, preventing him from continuing: "Man, you have tried your best, I can see it, but defense is never such a simple thing!" If you want to get better, you're going to have to put in some effort on the defensive end, and I think you know what I mean, you should have a new understanding of defense, and from this game, trust me, man, you're going to get better and better! ”

James Harden's biggest problem this season is not on offense, but on defense, and his main problem is that he has a clear understanding of defense, he prefers to invest in the offensive end, rather than the defensive end, this proportion is still very obvious, this is a problem that Yi Jianlian has always noticed, and it is also something he has been trying to remind James Harden.

It's just that he hasn't had a chance, but he didn't expect that today's game between the Knicks and the Thunder, which was supposed to be a reunion of old friends, turned into a game between Kevin Durant and Westbrook against James Harden.

In this game, James Harden's various defensive mispositions made the Knicks constantly lose points, and if it weren't for others, especially Yi Jianlian's play at the championship moment, the Knicks would have fallen behind because of James Harden's poor defense.

In fact, Yi Jianlian hopes that the team is lagging behind now.

James Harden in this period is not the James Harden who went to the Rockets and has become the league's No. 1 guard on the offensive end.

His mentality at this time is still the same as when he was on the Thunder team, when the team kept losing points because of his defense, he didn't have words like "I want to concentrate on the offensive end, so if I can't prevent it, I can't prevent it" to comfort himself, which also made him very self-reproachful at this time.

And Yi Jianlian's words obviously made some inexplicable meaning appear in his eyes, as if he had figured out something in his whole mind, and he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Yi Jianlian doesn't know what he figured out, in short, he hopes that his words can make him make some changes, if James Harden's attitude towards defense really changes, then he believes that the New York Knicks will reach the top again this year!

Of course, if James Harden doesn't change enough on the defensive end, then whether he can win the championship this year really depends on Yi Jianlian's state and performance at that time.

……

"James' mentality is okay, right? It's frustrating to see him! ”

"Honestly, with his performance on the defensive end today, I was a little more upset and I feel better, and I'm sorry he let the Knicks shrink their advantage so much!"

"James Harden's performance on the offensive end this season is really good, but in the same way, his performance on the defensive end is really not good, but in the past, it was easy to make up for him, so there was no big problem, but now the problem is that Kevin Durant and Westbrook have too strong ability to seize opportunities in the offense, and the time when Yi is overworked is enough for them to complete the offense."

Fans are also talking about James Harden, in the opinion of some fans, James Harden should be frustrated or find a way to improve defense, and some fans hope that James Harden's mentality will not be affected, after all, this season is also his first season as a full starter, and he still has room to grow......

Amid the discussion among the fans, the second half of the game officially began!

The Thunder played very successfully against James Harden in the second quarter, which made them continue to stick to this style of play from the beginning of the third quarter, and still look for James Harden to break through.

James Harden's overall mentality has improved a lot after chatting with Yi Jianlian at halftime, and his attitude towards defense has become more important, but the problem is that attention is value, and attention cannot make him immediately make a qualitative leap in defensive strength, which makes him still a hole on the defensive end.

"Stay focused, James, you've done your best, don't think too much!"

"OK, OK, we're still ahead, don't give up, James!"

"No problem, this defense, it would be better if we communicated more!"

Fortunately, Yi Jianlian communicated with James Harden from time to time, so that the latter always maintained a positive attitude, which made this guy's mood not decline further.

The game entered a white-hot stage in the fourth quarter, the aces on both sides held the ball for a long time at this time, and they also completed the goal, and the entire score was also swaying between the difference of less than 4 points during this time.

Yi Jianlian encountered a bag at this time, and it was from Kevin Durant and Ibaka at the same time.

This is the defensive arrangement of many teams for the New York Knicks at critical moments, and they all think that as long as Yi Jianlian is defended, then the Knicks will not have much confidence on the offensive end!

Of course, this is for the Knicks in the past.

This year, many teams wrapped up Yi Jianlian at the last moment, but in the end they all lost, and the reason is very simple, the current New York Knicks team can hold the ball is not just Yi Jianlian alone!

James Harden can do the same!

"Huh!"

It was also at the same moment when Yi Jianlian was trapped, James Harden kept scoring goals to let the Thunder defense know that the Knicks needed to defend not only Yi Jianlian!

In the first three quarters of the game, James Harden, who has always been a defensive hole, used his offense to help the team continue to consolidate the lead in the final moments!