Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Shh!"

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

It was a beautiful layup that helped the Lakers take the first two points, but the Warriors didn't care, as long as Zhuang Yu didn't make the three-pointer.

He wants to score 40+ without making so many three-pointers?

impossible!

The Warriors attack.

They didn't make any changes. After coming to the frontcourt, they continued to make tactical runs and movements, and finally passed the ball to Curry, trying to feed Curry's three-point touch first. But today Curry's three-point touch came quickly. After running back, he received the ball and shot, and the first three-pointer was a steady hit.

Curry was also a little excited. With a bright smile on his face, he raised one hand and put up three fingers, then patted his chest.

His eyes are full of confidence.

In the next few rounds, the Lakers played pick-and-roll first.

If there is an opportunity, Holiday and Lopez will play pick-and-roll tactics. If there is no opportunity, pass the ball to Zhuang Yu and let Zhuang Yu handle it.

The Warriors carried out targeted defense, focusing on preventing Zhuang Yu's three-pointers. They would rather let Zhuang Yu break through or even get a two-point shot than give him the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.

However, Zhuang Yu did not just play by himself. He took advantage of the opponent's fear of his three-point shot and made several breakthroughs in a row, scoring two goals.

After that, he began to change his playing style. He no longer attacked the basket and shot by himself, but instead began to attract the defense, pass the ball to his teammates, and create opportunities for them.

Just as the Warriors wanted to feed Curry and Klay's three-point shooting touch first, Zhuang Yu also wanted to feed his teammates' touch.

Indeed, his three-point shooting ability has undergone a transformation and reached a higher level.

Zhuang Yu has been tested more than once in the past two days, and his three-point shooting ability is indeed stronger than before.

However, this is his trump card and he does not intend to use it at the beginning.

What's more, even if his three-point shooting is better, even if it is not worse than Curry, facing a strong opponent like the Warriors, he can't defeat the Warriors by his own strength alone.

If they perform well and their teammates also perform well, and they work together and make more progress, that will be the best game, and they can better play their strength and have a better chance of defeating the Warriors.

swoosh

Zhuang Yu broke through and passed the ball without looking at anyone, and the ball was accurately delivered to Korver, who took the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

"Korver was in good form today, he made two three-pointers."

"It doesn't matter. How many goals can Korver score no matter how good his touch is? As long as Zhuang Yu doesn't score at this point, we're still ahead. It won't be a big problem."

Some Warriors fans are discussing.

Only a few minutes into the first quarter, Korver had already made two three-pointers, but Zhuang Yu didn't make any three-pointers, so they were not panicked.

It turns out that the Warriors' defense was very good today, especially against Zhuang Yu. Although Zhuang Yu also scored 4 points and had 2 assists, he didn't make a three-pointer. And he only scored 4 points in a few minutes. This kind of scoring efficiency can't score 40+.

After the first game, there was a general view among the outside world that the Warriors were still stronger overall.

If the Lakers want to beat the Warriors, either Zhuang Yu will score 40+ again, or the Lakers will have another player besides Zhuang Yu score 30+.

Obviously, both of these are difficult.

In the Lakers camp, the players most likely to get 30+ are Holiday, Lopez, and Clarkson, but for the three of them, it is actually quite difficult to get 30+ in such a game.

For Zhuang Yu to score 40+, many people think it is not just difficult, it is almost impossible.

In a strong competition like the playoffs, and since Zhuang Yu had already scored 40+ in one game before, it would be very difficult for him to score 40+ in two consecutive games.

......

A few minutes into the first quarter, the Warriors led by 1 points.

In the past few minutes, Holiday, Lopez and Korver of the Lakers played well, but Zhuang Yu did not take many shots and only scored 4 points, plus three assists and two rebounds.

Curry and Klay of the Warriors also played badly, each making a three-pointer. Curry also scored an extra 4 points through breakthroughs and shooting, scoring 7 points alone. In addition, Durant scored 4 points. The Warriors temporarily led 19:15.

"Requesting a timeout."

The Lakers called a timeout.

After several players came off the court, Coach Scott began to make substitutions, replacing Lopez, Holiday, and Korver with Clarkson, Kuzma, and Nance Jr. Zhuang Yu and Anderson remained on the court.

"village."

Coach Scott looked at Zhuang Yu with a serious expression and said, "You need to improve your personal offense. Although your teammates played well, you still need to score as many points as possible."

"Yes." Zhuang Yu nodded in agreement.

The last few minutes were mainly to help his teammates find their feeling. It's not that he can't score. Now Holiday, Lopez and Korver have all been replaced by a rotation lineup. He and Clarkson will be responsible for scoring in this lineup.

Moreover, he is the absolute offensive core, so naturally he doesn't need to think so much and just focus on scoring.

Then, Coach Scott spread out the tactical board and arranged a few more tactics.

Mainly centered around the offensive tactics arranged by Zhuang Yu and Clarkson...

......

The pause ended quickly.

The players from both teams returned to the court and the Warriors also made substitutions. Curry, Klay, and Pachulia were all replaced by Livingston, Iguodala, and McGee.

The Lakers had the ball. At this time, Zhuang Yu returned to the No. 1 position, and Anderson was at the No. 3 position. However, Zhuang Yu did not go to the backcourt to get the ball and advance. Instead, he gave this task to Anderson and switched to pure scoring mode.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu ran back and asked Anderson for the ball.

When the basketball was passed to him, Zhuang Yu held the ball at his waist and looked up at the Warriors' defensive formation. At this time, he was facing Iguodala. The Warriors did not double-team him, but instead adopted assist defense. Draymond Green was not far away, his eyes were always on this side.

"Since there is no double team..."

Zhuang Yu narrowed his eyes. If the opponent didn't double-team him, he would not be polite.

He first took a tentative step, and his center of gravity suddenly raised, as if he was going to jump up directly. Iguodala did not jump up easily. He was very experienced. He just took half a step forward and raised one hand in front of Zhuang Yu's face to block Zhuang Yu's sight.

In this situation, the offensive player usually won't shoot again because that would be like shooting against the defender and his vision would be blocked.

Obviously not a good chance.

Faced with this kind of defense, it is naturally more reasonable to break through.

However, Zhuang Yu did not do that...