Yi Jianlian is one of the best big forwards in the history of mainland basketball, his physical fitness is the ceiling of domestic players, the explosive athleticism, coupled with the soft shooting feel, let him quickly stand out in the CBA, and later he decided to go to the NBA to develop, he was selected by the Bucks with the sixth pick in the first round in 2007, which made him the second highest Chinese player in the draft after Yao Ming.
However, in the NBA, Yi Jianlian's opponents are basically players with tall arms and excellent athleticism, Yi Jianlian's athleticism has no advantage in NBA players, in front of defenders with more excellent athleticism, his shooting has become unstable, unable to output steadily, coupled with his dull personality, unable to integrate into the environment of the NBA, resulting in his failure to shine in the NBA.
Yi Jianlian is also difficult to play a high level of performance when paired with ordinary NBA big forwards, so when he meets Garnett, a top big forward, what will he play at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends? Blown up by Garnett?
Yi Jianlian and Garnett have only played each other five times, the first time was in the 2007-2008 season, on December 14, 2007, the Bucks challenged the Celtics on the road, the Celtics have Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen three giants, they led the team to a 22-point victory over the Bucks.
Garnett started 29 minutes and had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on 7-of-10 shooting. Yi Jianlian started for 24 minutes, 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-5 shooting, scoring efficiency is not bad, but there are 6 mistakes.
The second meeting was in the 2009–2010 season, and on February 5, 2010, Yi Jianlian followed the Nets on the road to the Celtics, losing 87-96. Garnett started 26 minutes, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and having 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Yi Jianlian started 31 minutes and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block on 4-of-10 shooting.
The third meeting still took place in the 2009–2010 season, and on February 27, 2010, the Nets again played the Celtics on the road, and they eventually won 104-96. Garnett started 28 minutes in the game, shooting 12-of-16 from the field, with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. Yi Jianlian started 30 minutes, shot 2-of-12 from the field, and had 4 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.
The fourth encounter occurred in the 2010-2011 season, when Yi Jianlian had already joined the Wizards. On January 22, 2011, the Wizards sat at home against the Celtics and won by two points. Garnett started 35 minutes in this game, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Yi Jianlian came on as a substitute for 9 minutes and scored 3 points on 1-of-2 shooting.
The fifth meeting still took place in the 2010-2011 season, and on April 8, 2011, Yi Jianlian followed the Wizards on the road to challenge the Celtics, and the team lost 88-104. Garnett started 33 minutes in the game, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, with 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and one block. Yi Jianlian came on as a 12-minute substitute and scored 4 points and 2 rebounds on 2-of-6 shooting.
In these five encounters, Garnett averaged 30.2 minutes per game, averaged 16.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocks, shooting 67.3% from the field and 81.8% from the free throw line, helping the team achieve a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.
Yi Jianlian averaged 21.2 minutes per game, averaged 6 points, 5 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.4 blocks, shooting 34.3% from the field and 100% from the free throws, helping the team achieve a record of 2 wins and 3 losses.
When Yi Jianlian entered the league, Garnett joined the Celtics, from the absolute core of the Timberwolves era to the core of the Celtics' defense, he sacrificed a lot of ball power, silently contributed at the defensive end, in this case, his average score per game is still 10.6 points more than Yi Jianlian, shooting 67.3%, more than twice that of Yi Jianlian, and the scoring efficiency is very high.
In addition to scoring, Garnett's average rebounds, assists, steals and blocks are also more than Yi Jianlian, and the average number of errors and fouls per game is far lower than That of Yi Jianlian, crushing Yi Jianlian in all directions, Yi Jianlian's only bright spot is rebounding, and he has an average of 2.6 rebounds per game in the case of not having a lot of playing time, only 2.6 less than Garnett, which is already very good, after all, he is facing Garnett, one of the most versatile big forwards in NBA history.