Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Defend better and don't let James score easily."

"Don't let him rush up, go up and defend as soon as possible..."

Seeing James scoring consecutively, the home fans in the stands could no longer sit still and shouted towards the court, asking the Lakers to defend better and not let James score like that again.

It hasn't been long since then and James has scored 8 points alone.

Zhuang Yu couldn't help but frown. He called Korver and said, "Switch defense later. I'll go defend James." Then he told Lopez and Anderson, "Pay attention to assisting and helping defense, and force James to pass the ball."

"it is good."

"clear."

The two agreed.

On the offensive end, the Lakers continued to play well.

Zhuang Yu attracted defense and created opportunities for his teammates. His playing style was actually the same as James's some time ago.

It's just that the Lakers have more points to score and the players play better, so after Zhuang Yu created the opportunity, his teammates were able to score. On the Cavaliers side, although James created opportunities for his teammates, his teammates were not able to score.

That's the difference between the two sides.

To some extent, Zhuang Yu and James' playing styles are similar.

When teammates are in good condition, they often create opportunities for them first.

They will only start scoring mode when their teammates are not in good shape or when they need to step up at a critical moment.

Of course, there are differences between the two.

For example, James has better physical fitness, while Zhuang Yu is better at three-point shooting.

"Shh!"

With a slight click, the Lakers scored again.

Once again, return the favor.

This made James frown, and coach Tyronn Lue on the sidelines also frowned. He thought about it and called a timeout.

After several players came to the sidelines, he said with a straight face: "Everyone is not in good shape on the offensive end, that's okay, we have LeBron. But since you are not in good shape on offense, then focus all your energy on defense and do a good job of defense, okay?"

Several players lowered their heads and agreed in a low voice: "Okay."

Tyronn Lue then spread out the tactical board and made new arrangements for defense.

As for the offensive tactics, there were not many adjustments, just asking the players to screen and pick and roll more for James...

......

The pause ended quickly.

Both sides returned to the court and the Cavaliers attacked.

George Hill dribbled the ball forward and when he reached the frontcourt he immediately looked for James and passed the ball to him. However, when James received the ball, he found that the defender in front of him was no longer Korver, but Zhuang Yu. He raised his eyebrows slightly, but was not surprised.

Zhuang Yu opened his arms to block in front of James, his expression serious, but there was no panic. The two people facing each other were very calm at this moment.

On the contrary, the fans in the audience could not remain calm. They stared at Zhuang Yu and James with their eyes wide open, without blinking.

"Finally we met."

"Just waiting for Zhuang Yu and James to face off."

The fans had been looking forward to the head-on confrontation between Zhuang Yu and James, so when they saw Zhuang Yu defending James at this time, they immediately became excited.

Some people were shouting James' name, and some were cheering for Zhuang Yu...

Suddenly the whole stadium became more and more noisy.

......

on the field.

James raised his eyebrows, but did not intend to pass the ball. Instead, he decided to play one-on-one. As a small forward, he actually had an advantage over Zhuang Yu, a guard.

Even though Zhuang Yu is a two-time best defensive player.

James took a tentative step first, but Zhuang Yu had already seen through his intention and remained unmoved, with his feet firmly nailed to the floor.

Seeing that Zhuang Yu was not fooled, James retracted his outstretched right foot, then slapped the ball and pretended to break through to the left, but then he dribbled between his legs, switched the ball to his right hand, and still chose to break through from the right side. His speed was so fast that Zhuang Yu had no time to get in position first.

Everyone knows that James' physical fitness is very explosive and his strength is terrifying. Even some centers can be knocked away by him.

But many people overlook his speed.

An unsolvable breakthrough cannot be achieved by just charging forward with a strong body. Speed ​​and skill are the most important factors in this breakthrough technique.

Speed, in particular, is even more important than skill.

For example, Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady, who was once the Rockets' star.

Iverson's breakthrough is the ultimate in speed.

McGrady's breakthrough is not fancy, it can even be said to be a bit simple, without so many gorgeous dribbles and escapes, but his first step is very fast, and he can often get past the defender with just one acceleration.

James is also very fast, and with his excellent height and wingspan, the range of his transformation is very large. Zhuang Yu has no time to get into position first and can only quickly move sideways.

However, the next moment James came up and took the initiative to challenge him physically.

Zhuang Yu only felt a strong force coming at him, and he took two steps back involuntarily, while James had already grabbed the ball and rushed towards the basket...

"boom!"

"beep!"

"Shh!"

With a dull thud, Lopez was knocked away by James. The referee blew the whistle and called a defensive foul, but it was not Lopez's foul, but Kyle Anderson's.

Seeing James breaking through, Anderson immediately rushed over and wanted to help Lopez defend. He wanted to block James' layup, but was called for a foul.

And the ball was scored.

Fortunately, James failed to make the free throw.

But even so, the home fans felt depressed. Can they really not stop James? He has already scored 10 points.

"Why not double-team him?"

"Looking at this situation, it will be difficult to limit James unless he is double-teamed."

Some fans are talking.

Zhuang Yu looked at Coach Scott on the sidelines. Coach Scott nodded at him. Zhuang Yu understood and greeted his teammates - double-team James later.

Anyway, the other players of the Cavaliers were in poor condition in this quarter. Since even assisting defense and shrinking the defense line could not limit James' scoring, they might as well just double-team him.

In the next round, when James had the ball again, not only Zhuang Yu from the Lakers rushed over, but Korver also rushed over and double-teamed James together with Zhuang Yu.

James frowned, but was not panicked. He had experienced this situation countless times. He responded quickly and passed the ball to JR Smith.

Originally, he planned to let JR transition, break through and pass the ball, then pass the ball to Love, or George Hill, or wait until he got rid of the double-team and then pass the ball back to himself.

As a result, JR Smith got the ball and took a three-pointer.

boom!

But it still missed.

James' face darkened, and he was a little annoyed, but he also knew that JR Smith was just that kind of player, and sometimes he played without thinking. When he was in good shape, of course there was nothing to say, no matter how he played, he would win, but once he was in bad shape, it would be a disaster.

At this time, J.R. Smith's touch was obviously not good, but he seemed to be eager to score a goal. The more he did so, the more he missed the shot, and he wasted an opportunity in vain.

Lopez grabbed the rebound and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

After reaching the frontcourt, the ball was given to Zhuang Yu.

Although the Lakers replaced Zhuang Yu to defend James, the Cavaliers did not use James to defend Zhuang Yu.

The reason is simple. The Cavaliers' role players did not perform well, and the team's offense needs to rely on James. Even coach Tyronn Lue is ready to let James play the entire quarter, so James cannot be allowed to consume too much energy on the defensive end.

The person defending Zhuang Yu at this time was George Hill.

Zhuang Yu held the ball at his waist and first made a fake shot. Hill raised his hand to guard against Zhuang Yu's direct three-pointer, but he did not jump in a hurry. He was still very experienced.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu pushed the ball forward and broke through at a very fast speed. Hill hurriedly turned sideways.

Since Zhuang Yu's three-pointer was too threatening, his defense had to move forward, and Zhuang Yu was too fast. With a single breakthrough, he passed Hill by most of his body. Hill had no time to retreat and block position, so he could only move sideways to Zhuang Yu.

After taking two steps forward, Zhuang Yu had already reached the penalty area. After a slight pause, he took the initiative to lean on Hill and engage in a physical confrontation.

Hill couldn't help but take a step back, while Zhuang Yu jumped up.

"What about me?" TT roared, jumped up and flew towards Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu did not choose to shoot himself. Instead, he paused slightly in the air, grabbed the basketball with his left hand, passed it through TT's armpit, and gave it to Lopez behind him.

Lopez scored easily and scored two more points.

"Damn, the Lakers scored again."

"Defend, defend better."

"James finally scored a goal, but the Lakers were able to return the ball easily on defense. We can't continue playing like this."

Some fans were shaking their heads, realizing that the Cavaliers couldn't play like this.

It's really too passive.

......

On the sidelines, coach Tyronn Lue frowned, glanced at the bench, and then made substitutions, replacing JR Smith and TT with Jeff Green and Derrick Rose.

This means that Love will play at the 5th position and Jeff Green will play at the 4th position. There is no clear distinction between the 1st and 2nd positions.

Derrick Rose and George Hill can both play the No. 1 position.

In fact, in many games of the Cavaliers this season, Derrick Rose has served as a substitute at the No. 1 position. Many times he replaced George Hill, and then he played at the No. 1 position and JR Smith played at the No. 2 position.

But JR Smith's performance today was really bad, which made coach Tyronn Lue very dissatisfied, so he did not replace George Hill with Derrick Rose, but replaced him with JR Smith.

At the same time, the Lakers also made substitutions.

Holiday and Korver were replaced by Clarkson and Gerald Green.

It's just a normal rotation for the Lakers as they are still leading by 6 points.

Yes, although James played very well, the Lakers also played very well, so the Lakers still have the upper hand...