Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"It seems that the Warriors are still stronger."

"That's true, and it was especially evident in the last few minutes. Superstars really play a big role in critical moments. Last season, the Warriors only had Curry, a superstar who could play a role in critical moments. Once he was restricted, the Warriors had no choice. On the contrary, the Lakers not only had Zhuang Yu, but also Kobe, who could stand up and score in critical moments, so the Lakers won the Western Conference Finals last season. Now the Lakers only have Zhuang Yu, while the Warriors have Curry and Durant, so the Warriors won the game today."

"Well, that makes sense..."

The game is over.

And the fans are still discussing it.

The Lakers did not play badly in this game. The difference between the two sides was only a few points for most of the time, and the difference was not that big until the last two minutes. The Lakers had a chance to catch up, but every time they scored a goal, the Warriors always responded.

It is obvious that the reason why the Lakers lost this game was not because of their performance or tactical coordination.

But they lost because of the lineup.

With Durant joining the team, the Warriors are like a different team.

......

China, Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Sharks Club, Office of the Executive Director.

An Xin was sitting on the sofa. She had just finished watching the game. Her brows were slightly furrowed. She was a little worried about the Lakers. The Warriors were indeed terribly strong.

At this moment, the phone rang. An Xin picked it up and saw that it was Tang Wan calling. She immediately pressed the answer button: "Wan Wan."

Tang Wan's angry voice came from the phone: "I'm so angry, I'm so angry."

An Xin asked curiously: "What's wrong with you? Who offended you?"

"It's those people in the forum. Sister, you haven't been on the forum to see that many people are badmouthing the Lakers, saying that my brother and his team are finished and are no match for the Warriors. They've only played one game, it's still too early, it really pissed me off."

Hearing this, An Xin smiled and said, "Why are you angry with those people? No matter what others say, I believe that Zhuang Yu and his team will definitely win."

"I believe in my brother, too." Tang Wan said hurriedly, "Let those people wait. The Lakers will definitely win the next game."

The two chatted for a while, and Tang Wan reported to An Xin on the development of the forum during this period, and she was very excited.

The forum is developing very well and more and more people are placing advertisements.

However, An Xin did not intend to ask about it. The forum was just set up on a whim, and she did not ask about it much afterwards. It has always been managed by Tang Wan. She had said long ago that she would give it to Tang Wan, including advertising income, but Tang Wan insisted on sharing it with her in half.

Listening to Tang Wan's chatter, An Xin had a smile on her face. She was about to encourage the little girl when she suddenly felt nauseous and couldn't help but vomit.

On the other end of the phone, Tang Wan took away the phone and asked curiously: "Sister, are you okay?"

An Xin patted his chest and said, "It's okay, I just feel like vomiting and a little dizzy. I might have a cold."

"Oh, then you should go to the hospital."

"It's okay, it's just a minor cold. I'm not that squeamish. I'll be fine tomorrow."

Seeing that An Xin seemed a little uncomfortable, Tang Wan did not continue to disturb her and quickly hung up the phone.

An Xin got up and poured a cup of hot water, then picked up her phone to call Zhuang Yu, but she quickly put it down, picked up the landline and called her assistant: "Sister Lili, help me book a flight to San Francisco, yes, tomorrow."

She was going to the United States to cheer for Zhuang Yu. Anyway, the CBA game was over and the Sharks Club didn't have much to do.

It is now mid-May. The 5-16 season of the CBA League ended as early as April. The Kashgar Ancient City team defeated the Dongguan Bank team and won the CBA League championship for the first time in team history.

The Sharks Club has played very well this season. The two foreign players have performed very well, and the local players have also performed well, especially Xiao Qingyang.

Last season, Xiao Qingyang was just a marginal player in the Shougang team, and his personal performance and average statistics were almost negligible.

Things started to improve after he came to the Sharks.

After training with Zhuang Yu and others for about a month last summer, Xiao Qingyang's strength improved greatly. After returning to the Sharks Club, he quickly became one of the important substitute players.

Not long into the 16-17 season, he became the team's first substitute thanks to a "turning the tide" game.

In the following games, his performance got better and better.

After one season, Xiao Qingyang's strength has been recognized by the team and he has secured his position as the team's first substitute.

In fact, if we just talk about performance, he is better than some of the starting players.

This season, the Sharks club's lineup is much stronger than last season, and they finally made it to the playoffs with fourth place in the standings.

However, the Sharks were eliminated by their rival New Century in the first round of the playoffs.

In the first game of the series, the Sharks' strongest foreign player Fredette missed the game due to family matters, and the Sharks eventually lost to the New Century team.

In the second game, Fredette returned and the Sharks played an outstanding performance, eventually defeating the New Century team and changing the series score to 2:1.

Afterwards, with the help of the two foreign players Fredette and Yabusele, as well as the outstanding performances of Liu Xiaoyu and Xiao Qingyang, the Sharks Club and the New Century Team reached the "game five".

But apart from these four players, the other players of the Sharks Club basically played no role in this series. In the game 4, Yabusele did not perform well. Only Fredette, Liu Xiaoyu and Xiao Qingyang performed stably, but they were no match for the New Century team.

In the end, the Sharks lost the Game 1 and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, ending their playoff journey early.

After the CBA playoffs, An Xin went to the United States and reported to Zhuang Yu on the 2016-17 season summary of the Sharks Club.

Then she returned to China and has been busy ever since.

Entering the offseason, CBA players are on vacation, but the team management still has a lot of things to deal with, including the offseason reinforcement plan, etc.

After more than a month of busy work, the club's affairs have basically been completed, and the rest can be left to Liu Qun and Ma Yuannan. An Xin can also go to the United States to be with Zhuang Yu.

......

The next day, An Xin boarded a plane to San Francisco.

Meanwhile, the Lakers were training in the gym.

After losing the first game of the series, Coach Scott and Assistant Coach Madsen reviewed the game overnight. In the end, they all thought that the loss was due to two reasons - first, the three-point defense was not good enough, allowing the Warriors to make too many three-pointers; second, in the last few minutes, except for Zhuang Yu, no one else was able to stand up.

In the first game of the series, not only Curry, Thompson and Durant made three-pointers for the Warriors, but other role players also made some three-pointers.

In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers were leading the Warriors, but the situation changed immediately when the Warriors started shooting three-pointers a few minutes into the second quarter.

In the third quarter, the Warriors' offense became more fierce as they started to shoot three-pointers, which greatly widened the score gap.

This caused the Lakers to fall behind throughout the second half, even though they were only behind by a few points, but in the end they lost precisely because of these few points.

If the Lakers were leading by a few points instead of trailing by a few points in the final period of the fourth quarter, the result might have been different.

So today Coach Scott specifically emphasized that we must defend the Warriors' three-pointers well, slow down the tempo, and not let the Warriors' offense get going.

This requires the Lakers to defend more aggressively, switching and making up for the deficit faster.

"Run faster."

"You need to communicate, communicate with your teammates, and remind them to make up for the defense and switch defenses immediately...Defense is not just your job, you are a whole team."

"Be more active, rush forward, don't be afraid..."

A group of players were training on the field while Coach Scott was yelling on the sidelines.

After a training session, the players returned to the sidelines. Coach Scott gave some more instructions, and then let the players train freely. He called Lopez and Clarkson.

"coach."

The two looked at Coach Scott.

Coach Scott said in a deep voice: "The opponent has Curry and Durant. At the critical moment, we can't limit these two people at the same time, while the opponent can double-team Zhuang. If this happens again in the next game, what should we do?"

The two looked at each other, and before they could say anything, Coach Scott said, "You need to step up at this time. When the opponent double-teams Zhuang, you two must step up to take on the offensive task and score the ball. Do you understand?"

For a moment, both of them felt heavy in their hearts.

After all, they are not Zhuang Yu, Curry or Durant. Their personal strength is not as good as these superstars, and their scoring methods are also much inferior.

Can we ask them to stand up at critical moments and play like Zhuang Yu, Curry and Durant?

"I believe in you." Coach Scott patted them on the shoulders and encouraged them, "You must also have confidence in yourself."

Lopez and Clarkson looked at each other again and nodded at the same time.

Regardless of whether they can do it or not, they must do it when the time comes. They cannot rely on Zhuang Yu alone for everything.

......

The second game of the Western Conference Finals is here.

Today is the day of the second game of the Western Conference Finals. Oracle Arena is already bustling with activity because the Western Conference Finals is much more interesting than the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the East, the Celtics and the Cavaliers have already played one game in the series, and the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 117:104. James scored 38 points, Love scored 32 points, TT scored 20 points, Irving scored 11 points, and the Celtics' Isaiah Thomas only scored 17 points, making only 19 of 7 shots. The Cavaliers suppressed the Celtics from the beginning of the game, and the Cavaliers were in the lead throughout the game. In the end, they defeated their opponents without suspense and won the first game of the series.

Although only one game was played, the gap between the two sides was so big that it made the fans feel bored. Compared with the Cavaliers' Big Three, the Celtics' Thomas was still far behind.

The Western Conference Finals is still worth watching. At least Zhuang Yu is not inferior to Curry and Durant...