Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Teammates all praised that Zhuang Yu's fadeaway jump shot was indeed amazing. In their opinion, it was almost as beautiful as Kobe's.

But Zhuang Yu himself knew very well that he was still a little bit behind Kobe.

"Come again."

After resting for a while, Zhuang Yu signaled to come again.

Anderson opened his mouth, wanting to persuade Zhuang Yu to stop here today, after all, there was a game tomorrow, but he didn't say it in the end.

When he was at UCLA, he and Zhuang Yu were teammates. He knew Zhuang Yu's character very well and knew that Zhuang Yu would not change his decision.

Moreover, Zhuang Yu is not the kind of person who is easily impulsive or emotional. Since he said he would come again, he must have something in mind and will not delay tomorrow's game.

Anderson came to the sidelines again and started passing the ball to Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu received the basketball and tried to shoot, but he did not shoot. Instead, he stopped and shouted to the sidelines, "Brooke, Kuzma, you two come and defend me."

They both raised their eyebrows. Isn't this enough?

Zhuang Yu wanted to simulate a real game, and use a fadeaway jump shot to score with a defensive player? One would be enough, but he actually wanted two.

The two looked at each other and came to the court, playing the role of defenders on the left and right.

At this time, Zhuang Yu lowered his center of gravity and held the ball at his waist. Kuzma stood in front of him, and Lopez stood under the basket as a backup defender.

Zhuang Yu first took a tentative step, then suddenly started and broke through to the left at a very fast speed, instantly passing Kuzma by most of his body length.

After passing Kuzma, Lopez quickly made up for the defense, and Zhuang Yu suddenly stopped. It only took a moment from moving quickly to stopping.

Then he jumped up, leaned back slightly, and flicked his wrist.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

......

In the next ball, Zhuang Yu still broke through, but this time Lopez came to defend faster and rushed forward further, and the distance between the two was only one meter.

In this situation, Zhuang Yu had to increase the degree of his backward movement, with his body almost at a 60-degree angle to the ground, to avoid Lopez's block, and then he threw the ball out.

boom!

This time it missed.

Zhuang Yu frowned slightly, returned to the three-point line to receive the ball, and then broke through and made a fadeaway jump shot facing Lopez.

This time it went in.

After that, Zhuang Yu kept changing his movements, either making a fade-away shot towards Lopez after breaking through, or changing direction after receiving the ball. He did not move forward, but just stood up in front of Kuzma and made a fade-away shot directly, as if Kuzma did not exist.

This kind of fadeaway jump shot facing two defenders is extremely difficult and requires combined evasion moves. Clarkson and Holiday on the sidelines couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

Didn’t you say to just shoot and get the feel for it?

This training intensity is too great.

Even during a game, not every ball is this difficult!

In a blink of an eye, another 100 shots were completed. This time, Zhuang Yu's hit rate dropped and he only made 88 shots. Everyone thought it was time to take a break.

Zhuang Yu wiped the sweat off his face and shouted at them, "Come again."

what?

Several people were stunned. They had already cast 100 balls. Even if there was to be another group, they should take a break, right?

Big Lopez frowned and shouted: "Zhuang Yu..."

Before he could finish, Zhuang Yu interrupted him, saying firmly, "It's okay. I know what I'm doing. Let's do it again."

Oh well.

They had no choice but to continue training with Zhuang Yu.

Clarkson and Holiday on the sidelines looked at each other and frowned. They noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with Zhuang Yu.

Although Zhuang Yu trains very hard, arguably the hardest-working of all the team members, his training is very measured. He never messes around and never delays the game.

Usually at times like this, Zhuang Yu would rest for a while after each set of training and then continue training, but today he did not stop.

You know there is a crucial game tomorrow.

They didn't know that the reason why Zhuang Yu didn't stop was because he suddenly had a strange feeling. It was not the feeling of improving his fadeaway jump shot, but he felt that his fadeaway jump shot was about to reach a limit, or a bottleneck.

He had this feeling when he was training for three-pointers before. After reaching the bottleneck, he was unable to make any improvements for a long time. It was not until the game against the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals that his three-point shooting improved again and reached a higher level.

The fadeaway jump shot has always been behind the three-point shot.

When his three-point shot reached a bottleneck, his fadeaway jump shot had not yet reached that level. However, after his three-point shot broke through the bottleneck, his fadeaway jump shot also improved to a certain extent. Before that, Zhuang Yu felt that his fadeaway jump shot seemed to be getting closer and closer to the limit.

And just now, he felt the feeling of reaching his limit.

So he wanted to continue training.

Of course, even if you reach the limit, it is difficult to break through the bottleneck in a short period of time. It took a long time to break through the bottleneck of three-point shooting.

He didn't expect to break through the bottleneck and reach a higher level with his fadeaway jump shot. He just wanted to confirm whether he had really reached his limit.

"Shh!"

With a slight sound, the basketball fell into the net again.

Then there were fadeaway jump shots one after another...

Sweat was dripping down Zhuang Yu's chin, beads of sweat were oozing out of his forehead, his hair was already soaked, but his eyes were getting brighter and brighter. With each shot and each hit, he clearly felt that his fadeaway jump shot had reached its limit.

Finally, he stopped.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Zhuang Yu supported his knees with his hands and gasped for breath.

Clarkson and Holiday came over and handed Zhuang Yu a towel. Holiday couldn't help but say, "You don't have to be like this. Tomorrow is the fifth game of the series. You still need to reserve your energy."

Zhuang Yu nodded and smiled, "It's okay, just take a night's rest."

Looking at the bright smile on Zhuang Yu's face, several people looked at each other. What else could they say?

In fact, Zhuang Yu originally planned to do two sets of fadeaway jump shot training and be done with it, but he didn't expect that he suddenly felt like he had reached his limit, so he shot one more set.

The physical energy consumption is indeed a bit greater, but it is all worth it.

"Although my fadeaway jump shot has not yet reached the level of a three-pointer and is still at a bottleneck stage, it is an improvement compared to before."

Zhuang Yu thought to himself that this made him feel more confident and more confident about the upcoming Game 5 of the Finals.

After the training, everyone went their separate ways.

Zhuang Yu returned to the locker room and enjoyed a medicinal wine massage from Yang Jinsong.

......

The next morning, Zhuang Yu was awakened by his biological clock.

He turned over and stood up, stretched his muscles, and performed a set of eight-form health-preserving exercises. He immediately felt full of energy and vigor again.

With the treatment of the Eight-Shape Health-Preserving Exercises and the medicinal wine massage, and the fact that he was young, his body recovered quickly.

After washing up, Zhuang Yu came to the gym.

Coach Scott gathered everyone together, gave some instructions about today's game, encouraged everyone, and emphasized the importance of this game.

The players spent noon in the stadium. In the afternoon, they came to the stadium early, mainly to shoot basketballs and find their shooting form, and then returned to the locker room again.

At this time, the fans had already started to enter the stadium.

The entire Staples Center became lively, with noise filling every corner of the arena. Even the outside of the arena was surrounded by fans. The huge formation looked spectacular, and people who didn't know would have thought it was a concert.

By the evening, almost all the fans had entered the stadium.

The cheerleaders were performing on the field, but the fans' attention was not on the cheerleaders, but on some celebrities on the sidelines.

Today's game attracted many celebrities and stars, including business tycoons, Nets owner Tsai, international action movie star Jet Li, James's top fan Rihanna, Beyonce, JAY-Z, Khloe Kardashian, etc.

"Rihanna is here, she is really a big fan of James."

"Haha, Rihanna doesn't like basketball at all. She only likes James. Look at the way she looks at James. I guarantee that as long as James is willing, she is willing to have a baby for him now..."

Some fans are talking.

In addition to these people, many sports stars also came.

For example, football stars Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, Yao Ming and others...

The players from both teams in today's match have not yet appeared on the field, but the scene was already so star-studded that it made people dizzy.

Some people were discussing the stars and celebrities who were at the scene, gossiping about gossip and scandals, but more people were still discussing today's game.

"We can't lose this game again, otherwise James will just have to watch the Lakers players lift the championship trophy."

"James must want to win this game very much. This season, especially in the playoffs, his performance was like a god descending from heaven. It can be said that he played his best playoff game and almost led the team to the finals by himself. This is his best chance to become the first person in history. If he can win this game, win Game 6, and finally win the championship, he will not only be the first in the league, but may even be the first in NBA history."

"Indeed, with the Cavaliers' lineup this year and the state of their role players, it is incredible to make the playoffs. James' performance is even more terrifying, averaging more than 9 points per game, in addition to at least 8 rebounds and assists. Even Michael Jordan at his peak did not perform like this. If the Cavaliers can win the championship, James really has a chance to surpass Jordan and become the number one player in history."

The focus of people's attention is still James. Many people are expecting James to once again perform like a god and help the team win the game.

Even win the next game, drag the finals into a seventh game, and win the championship.

In that case, James will no longer be just great, but will become a legend, comparable to Michael Jordan.