"In the second quarter, if you can, give me the ball!"

Approaching the game, Yi Jianlian said this to his teammates, and Li Chunjiang, who was arranging tactics, heard his words, smiled with relief, and directly crossed out the tactics on the tactical board.

"Just do what the UAE says!"

Originally, he saw that Yi Jianlian's expression was wrong when he ended the game, so he thought about playing other tactics to allow his beloved apprentice to buffer it.

But he didn't expect that in less than a two-minute break, Yi Jianlian would be relieved by himself! This self-regulation ability has greatly improved compared to the time in the CBA!

"Huh? Yi hasn't rested yet, and he's still playing! ”

In the audience, Hammond and Xiao K were also a little surprised to see Yi Jianlian play again, it is said that Yi Jianlian's performance in the first quarter was so bad, no matter what, he should be put off the court to rest first, and it is not too late to play after this sluggish period.

This will certainly do more harm than good. This coach is not very good at employing people! The first thought that came to their minds was their incomprehension of Li Chunjiang's employment.

Of course, they could never have imagined that it would be Yi Jianlian who took the initiative to ask to play, and even he took the initiative to put the offensive pressure on himself, which was not affected at all by being blown up by Horford in the first quarter.

***

Yi Jianlian not only adjusted his mood off the court, but also carefully thought about the strategy for dealing with Horford.

In the first quarter, he was completely blown up on both offensive and defensive ends, indicating that there must be something wrong with his style of play. Although there is a gap in hard power between him and Horford now, this gap is not so obvious, and it is too exaggerated for him to have no power to fight back.

Speaking of which, there are still some weaknesses in Horford that he failed to grasp and exploit.

The ball in the second quarter was in the Hawks, as the defender, Yi Jianlian changed his defensive strategy against Horford from the beginning, and actively looked for physical contact with Horford, Horford didn't take Yi Jianlian seriously at first, standing high on the left side as he did in the first quarter, but he soon felt the resistance behind him, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and finally his strength could no longer support him to receive the ball safely, so he could only give up the position under his feet and go around to the other side of the penalty area.

But Yi Jianlian's footsteps were very fast, as soon as he went around to the other side, Yi Jianlian stuck to his back again in the next second, desperately squeezing him out, just not giving him a chance to receive the ball comfortably.

Horford's arm span was already short, and his center of gravity was still unstable at this moment, so he didn't dare to show the unexpected line to pass the ball to him. Seeing that the offensive time limit was approaching, the Hawks' outside line could only attack by themselves, and in a hurry, he hit the rebound and was roughly taken away.

The Hawks' first offense in the second quarter went awry, and Horford didn't even get the ball.

Yi Jianlian saw that his defense was effective, so he immediately made a decision and adjusted his defense against Horford, and in the next time, as long as Horford stood in the high and low positions, he would inevitably be ready to fight with Yi Jianlian in the next second.

Yi Jianlian also made up his mind, anyway, Horford can't outrun him, can't jump him, there is a bit of a disparity in strength, but strength is linked to physical fitness, once the physical fitness lights up, no matter how good the strength is, then you have to rest.

In short, this guy is like the red-eyed bull, and Horford is the red cloth that drives him crazy.

This fierceness scared Horford, and Yi Jianlian, who was obviously more actively looking for confrontation, made his performance less calm, first of all, he could no longer be as easy as in the first quarter, and secondly, if he exerted too much physical energy on the grappling with Yi Jianlian, then his physical fitness on the offensive end would definitely have problems.

His physical fitness is actually average, and his arm span and bounce are not at the upper middle level, and without the support of physical strength, Horford's offensive threat will plummet.

***

Horford did suffer a lot, and with almost five minutes into the second quarter, he only had one assist on the offensive end, and his only shot ended in iron.

This performance made the general manager of the Eagles, Danny Ferry, who had been sitting on the sidelines laugh for a while, look solemn again.

"Huh? Yi seemed to have found a way to counter Horford in the second quarter? ”

Hammond looked at the sudden change on the court, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, originally judging from the process of the first quarter, Yi Jianlian would definitely be unilaterally abused by Horford in this game, but how could he have thought that at the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Horford suddenly "changed" and was completely invisible at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

"Yes, Yi changed his defensive strategy, this guy completely gave up his offense, and forced Horford to physically wear each other down in order to achieve the purpose of disrupting Horford's rhythm of the game!" As an NBA-level head coach, Xiao K's vision is still a little vicious, and he can see Yi Jianlian's defensive intentions at once.

He also said the most important point, Yi Jianlian completely gave up his attack.

It can be seen from the data panel that Yi Jianlian's performance from the second quarter to the present is actually no different from the first quarter, and he has only scored 4 points so far, which is still at the cost of five shots, it can be said that Yi Jianlian is still defended by Horford.

But he's smart and clever in his thinking, since I can't score, then you don't want to score!

It was this kind of scoundrel-like thinking that made him work hard to fight Horford on the defensive end, and completely deviated the rhythm of the latter's game!

is a life for a life, Yi Jianlian did not contribute, and Horford also did not contribute, but the problem is that in the first quarter, Horford led the Hawks to a 10-point advantage as the core of the offensive end on the court, and now that the core is suddenly missing, the Hawks' offense is bound to be chaotic.

In the second quarter, 43-38, the Chinese men's basketball team recovered a five-point difference, which is the best evidence.

Yi Jianlian saw that Horford played a greater role for the Hawks than him in this game, so he chose to break the net. Tian Ji horse racing, replacing inferior horses with superior horses, which is almost what it means.

Phil Jackson was like this in 01, so that Tyronn Lue was entangled with Allen Iverson all over the court, if it weren't for this shameless guy, the Lakers' guard line would not be able to defend the answer at all, and the 01 Finals would not be so easy for the Lakers to win.

"This is a smart player, you must, add this sentence to Yi's evaluation, and he has a strong psychological adjustment ability, has a firm heart, and will not be easily disturbed by the outside world!"

After watching the performance of the five minutes in the second quarter, Coach K did not hesitate to praise Yi Jianlian at all, and in his opinion, Yi Jianlian's defensive strategy adjustment in the face of Horford was very good.

This is a player who plays with his brain, he knows how to use his strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses, and Xiao K likes such players.

"I have to retract my initial evaluation! Yi is not just going to be a defensive interior lineman, he is going to be a very good new star on the Bucks team, and we have to be patient with him! ”