Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Coach Tyronn Lue has good ideas, but it is not easy to win this game.

In a blink of an eye, the third quarter ended.

As expected, Tyronn Lue let James play the entire third quarter, and James' performance was as outstanding as ever. After three quarters, he had already scored 3 points.

Under his leadership, the Cavaliers were only 3 points behind at the end of the third quarter.

Although they were still behind, given the state and performance of the Cavaliers' role players today, being behind by only 3 points after three quarters was already good enough.

However, coach Tyronn Lue couldn't help but frown: "Although we are only three points behind, LeBron's physical energy consumption is quite severe. We need to let him rest for a few minutes in the fourth quarter. Will the score difference be widened again in these few minutes?"

He was a little worried.

James definitely cannot be allowed to play the entire last quarter. He needs to rest for a few minutes, but how can he get through these few minutes?

The Lakers also know that James has played long enough today and needs to rest for a few minutes. They will definitely use this time period to widen the score gap.

How to do?

Coach Tyronn Lue glanced at his players and said he could only hope that other players would step up.

......

Soon the 4th section begins.

The players from both teams returned to the court. The Lakers were led by Holiday and Clarkson in the bench, while the Cavaliers sent out Derrick Rose, JR Smith, Hood, Jeff Green, and TT. Neither James nor Love played.

"It seems that Coach Tyronn Lue hopes that Rose can continue his previous performance." Zubac said while sitting on the sidelines and drinking water.

Throughout the playoffs, Zubac was not able to get much playing time, mainly because the Lakers' opponents were very strong except for the first round.

As a first-year rookie, Zubac can only serve as a substitute for Lopez.

But the Lakers often play with one big and four small players. In order to pursue the flexibility and speed of the lineup, they often let Nance Jr., the No. 4 player, replace Lopez. Although Zubac is taller than Nance Jr., his movement speed and flexibility are a little worse than Nance Jr.

Whether playing against the Warriors or the Rockets, Zubac was only a burden on the court, so he didn't get much playing time.

"Heh..." Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "He will definitely replace Rose later. He probably wants Rose to organize the offense now. The hope for scoring is still JR Smith and Hood, especially JR Smith."

"Ah?" Zubac was stunned, not quite understanding.

Anderson explained to him: "J.R. Smith didn't play well in the first three quarters, but the Cavaliers needed other players to score so that James and Love could rest for a few more minutes. This kind of thing was done by J.R. Smith in the past. Look, why did coach Tyronn Lue send TT? It was to grab rebounds for J.R. Smith so that J.R. Smith could shoot from the outside with confidence."

Zubac raised his eyebrows, somewhat understanding what was going on, but still couldn't help asking, "What about Rose? Why did Zhuang Yu say that he would be replaced later?"

Anderson smiled and said, "Because Coach Tyronn Lue knows very well that even if JR Smith recovers, he can only keep the score close. In the last few minutes, it still depends on the performance of James, Love, and Rose. He still has to be replaced to rest."

Zhuang Yu said: "We should let Rose play for three minutes, then gradually replace James and Love, replace Rose and let him rest for three minutes, and then replace Rose in the last half of the quarter."

Now Zubac really understood.

He looked at the court and said, "That is to say, the final six minutes will determine the outcome."

Zhuang Yu and Anderson looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

This is just Coach Tyronn Lue's ideal situation. Coach Scott will not follow the other side's pace.

Coach Scott can naturally think of what they can think of, so the Lakers will definitely not wait until the Cavaliers want to make a substitution before making a substitution.

What's more, it's still uncertain whether JR Smith can regain his touch.

......

on the field.

The game continues.

With a "bang", the Lakers' shot missed, and TT grabbed the rebound and passed it to Rose.

The Cavaliers launched a counterattack. After reaching the frontcourt, Rose first called for a pick-and-roll, then broke through and passed the ball to JR Smith.

"Sure enough..." Zubac couldn't help but shout.

It was indeed Rose who was responsible for organizing and creating shooting opportunities for JR Smith, but with a dull thud, JR Smith's shot missed again.

Still didn't get in.

Coach Tyronn Lue frowned on the sidelines. JR Smith's performance was really bad today. He only made 7 of 1 three-pointers so far.

However, JR Smith's performance in the past two seasons has declined a lot compared to before.

When he was on the Knicks, he averaged 18.1 points per game. Later, when he joined the Cavaliers, his statistics declined, but his average points per game remained at around 12 points.

Since last season, his scoring average has dropped to 8.6 points per game, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 35.1%.

You know, in the 15-16 season, the season when the Lakers won the championship, he had a 40% three-point shooting percentage.

This season, JR Smith's scoring average has dropped to 8.3 points, and his three-point shooting percentage has improved to 37.5%, but this is at the expense of a decrease in the number of three-point shots per game. Last season, he averaged 6.8 three-pointers per game, but this season it is only 4.8.

Compared with the decrease in his number of shots, his three-point shooting percentage increased a little bit, but overall it is still in a declining state.

Therefore, it is a bit too optimistic for coach Tyronn Lue to expect JR Smith to carry the Cavaliers' offense at this time.

.......

In the next few rounds, the Lakers once again gained the upper hand and gradually widened the gap.

JR Smith still failed to make the three-pointer, but Rose scored a goal and assisted TT, allowing TT to score a dunk under the basket. However, it was just a drop in the bucket. The Cavaliers' offense was not very good, and on the defensive end they could not stop the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers have Holiday and Clarkson. Their average statistics and scoring abilities are better than those of Rose and JR Smith at this time.

What's more, the Lakers also have players such as Gerald Green, Kuzma, and Nance Jr.

In terms of lineup depth, it is difficult for the Cavaliers to compare with the Lakers.

After a few rounds of fighting, the original three-point difference was widened to 8 points.

......

"Requesting a substitution."

Coach Tyronn Lue shook his head helplessly. He couldn't count on JR Smith, so he replaced him with James.

In fact, only more than two minutes had been played at this time, and it was still a little early to replace James. However, there was no way. If they waited any longer and the score difference widened to double digits, the Cavaliers would be in a passive position.

at the same time.

Coach Scott smiled slightly and requested a substitution, replacing both Zhuang Yu and Anderson. The Lakers' lineup became Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Clarkson, Anderson, and Nance Jr.

The Cavaliers are Rose, JR Smith, James, Hood, and TT.

After the substitution, Rose came to the frontcourt and passed the ball to James. James did not hesitate and went straight for a one-on-one.

At this time, he was facing Zhuang Yu's defense. Without any extra moves, he relied on his strength to find a physical confrontation, knocked Zhuang Yu away, and then rushed to the basket with the basketball. Because the Lakers' inside player was not Lopez, but Nance, he did not hesitate at all, and did not make any extra moves, and rushed straight to the basket.

Although Nance Jr. tried his best to stop James, he couldn't gain any advantage in terms of height or weight, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

Because James has already rushed forward.

If you take action at this time, you will most likely be hit 2+1.

"Shh!"

Nance Jr. could only watch helplessly as James made the layup.

Zhuang Yu patted Nance Jr. on the shoulder and consoled him, "It's okay. Be quick in defending and don't let James get ahead."

Nance Jr. nodded in agreement and passed the ball to Holiday in the backcourt.

Zhuang Yu went straight to the frontcourt. After arriving at the frontcourt, he first glanced at the situation on the court. Seeing that the defender in front of him was James, Zhuang Yu was not in a hurry. He gestured to Holiday, indicating that he should play according to the tactics.

James is a hexagonal warrior. Whether it is offense, defense, or organization, he is at the top of the league.

Although he has never won the Defensive Player of the Year award, he has been selected to the All-Defensive Team many times. As long as he is willing, his defense is definitely at the top level in the league.

Facing James' defense, Zhuang Yu also felt some pressure.

So he didn't plan to play one-on-one with James, because James was taller than him, and had excellent jumping and explosiveness. It was not easy to shoot facing James, and it was equally difficult to pass James, so the best option was to find an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.

"Go ahead, why doesn't Zhuang Yu want the ball?"

"Zhuang Yu, take the ball, play one-on-one against James..."

In the audience, some fans were making a fuss, feeling somewhat disappointed. Zhuang Yu and Durant were able to exchange blows with each other without losing the upper hand, so why were they afraid of seeing James?

In fact, I’m not afraid. The styles of the players are different.

Durant and James can explode against each other, and neither can defend the other, because Durant can't defend James' breakthrough. Durant is taller than James and has a longer wingspan, so James can't defend his jump shot either.

But when it comes to defense, Durant is not as good as James.

Durant has always been good at offense and has been selected into the All-NBA Team many times, but has never been selected into the All-Defensive Team.

So playing against Durant is different from playing against James.

Zhuang Yu is not as tall as Durant, so his advantage is three-point shooting.

Of course, Zhuang Yu can also shoot facing James. Although he does not have the advantage in height, Zhuang Yu's shooting speed can make up for it.

If the team really needs him and James to have a one-on-one match and decide the winner, he will definitely not back down at all.

But this is the game.

At this time, the Lakers had the upper hand, and Zhuang Yu was pursuing efficiency rather than winning the one-on-one duel with James.