Beijing time on April 14th news, the CBA playoffs semi-final “Liao-Guangzhou war” the second game will start tonight. For the defending champion Guangdong men’s basketball team, this is a game that can no longer be lost, and it is imperative to reduce mistakes. It must be done, and Yi Jianlian’s performance is also very important!
It is not difficult to see from the first match of the semi-finals between the two sides that the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team is at a disadvantage in the interior. Although the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team did not lose to Liaoning in the last game in terms of rebounding like the two regular season matches, the entire There were only 34 two-point shots in the field, and the shooting rate was only 38.2%. The score in the first two quarters failed to exceed 15 points. This is enough to show that the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team has been greatly hindered in the inside attack. This is mainly from the inside of the Liaoning team. The ability to defend and protect the basket, and only veteran Yi Jianlian in the Guangdong team can create inside pressure on Liaoning on the offensive end.
As we all know, the biggest change in the Guangdong men’s basketball team is undoubtedly the core of the team, Yi Jianlian. Yi Jianlian, who has returned from injury this season, is obviously not as good as in previous seasons. With the growth of age and the increase of injuries, the data of the core of Guangdong’s interior line has been slumped to a career low.
Moreover, Yi Jianlian is obviously getting farther and farther away from the basket on the offensive end. He is more likely to wait for his teammates to pass the ball and choose mid-to-long-range shots. It is rare to see the inside line asking for the ball to put pressure on the opponent. In the last game against Liaoning, he scored two points. 0-for-3 from the field, 2-for-5 from 3-point range. Yi Jianlian’s style of play prevented the Guangdong team from compressing the Liaoning team’s defense on the offensive end, which made Guangdong’s outside line more defensively oppressed, especially when it fell into a positional battle.
Therefore, in order to change this situation, Yi Jianlian needs to make changes on the offensive end. Although Yi Jianlian is no longer as brave as he used to be due to the influence of injuries and age, his deterrent force is still the same as that of any team in the CBA. Don’t dare to underestimate it. As long as he wants the ball to put pressure on the inside, or hits the basket after the pick-and-roll, Liaoning will feel the pressure of defense inside. Even if he can’t score directly or feint, Liaoning’s defense will shrink because of this. , so that the Guangdong team’s outside attack is more calm.
If Yi Jianlian does not make changes on the offensive end and is still looking for opportunities at the three-point line, then the Guangdong men’s basketball team can only continue to rely on the breakthrough of foreign aid and local defenders to compress Liaoning’s defense line and face Liaoning’s backcourt combination and interior line. The ability to protect the basket, can such a choice have an advantage?
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