Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

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

At this time, the score became 63:54, with the Lakers leading by 9 points.

This score was difficult for the home fans to accept. The Mavericks were clearly leading at the end of the first quarter, but they were 1 points behind at the end of the first half.

That is to say, the Mavericks lost by 2 points in the second quarter.

"How did it become a 9-point deficit?"

"The Lakers played really well in this quarter. Especially Zhuang Yu, who was so strong both offensively and defensively. Facing his defense, Luka couldn't do anything."

"What's going on? Luca was clearly able to gain the upper hand over Zhuang Yu in the first quarter, but how come he was completely suppressed by Zhuang Yu in this quarter? It was extremely difficult to score a goal against Zhuang Yu, but Zhuang Yu kept scoring against Luca."

"Zhuang Yu has won the Defensive Player of the Year award and has been the league's scoring leader for two consecutive seasons. Haven't you guys figured it out? He didn't even exert any effort in the first quarter. Although Luka is great, this is only his first season, and there is obviously a gap compared to Zhuang Yu."

"Hey, I thought..."

At this time, some fans also reacted and realized that Zhuang Yu did not exert any effort in the first quarter, and compared with Zhuang Yu, Doncic was obviously much inferior in strength.

Throughout the second quarter, the Mavericks were not only trailing by nine points, but more importantly, their morale had suffered a severe blow and had become somewhat low.

The Mavericks' tactical system is built around Doncic.

When Doncic performs well, the Mavericks play well, but if Doncic performs poorly or is in poor condition, the entire team will be affected.

During the half-time break, the players returned to the locker room.

Coach Carlisle gathered the players together, cheered them up and encouraged them, because he knew that the team's morale was low and must be boosted, otherwise it would be more difficult to play in the second half when trailing by 9 points.

Of course, the key still lies with Doncic.

After Coach Carlisle mobilized the players, he pulled Doncic aside and gave him some instructions.

After the half-time break and the start of the second half, both sides fielded their starting lineups.

After entering the second half, Doncic obviously began to avoid Zhuang Yu. As long as Zhuang Yu was defending in front of him, he would not shoot easily unless he was pressed to the low post and could make good use of his height and tonnage advantages.

He mostly uses himself to attract defense and create opportunities for his teammates, or relies on his teammates' pick-and-rolls and screens, as well as tactical coordination to get rid of Zhuang Yu's defense and then play in a dislocation situation.

This is somewhat similar to James Harden.

Harden used the same style when the Rockets met the Lakers, avoiding Zhuang Yu and then attacking after creating a mismatch.

As long as Zhuang Yu is not guarding him, Harden has enough advantages against other Lakers players.

Doncic himself is somewhat similar to Harden, both of them play with the ball as the core, and both are better at offense than defense, so they will be passive when facing an opponent like Zhuang Yu.

Because they like to attack with the ball rather than without it.

The players who like to attack with the ball dislike opponents like Zhuang Yu and Kawhi Leonard the most, unless they are players like James or Durant who have strong enough hard-to-solve abilities and are almost unstoppable on the offensive end.

Even Harden had to dodge when facing Zhuang Yu. Doncic is still a freshman, so it is no surprise that he was suppressed.

Although Doncic played smarter in the third quarter, this dodging approach always has its limitations, preventing him from scoring like he did in the first quarter.

At this time, the Mavericks naturally fell into a disadvantage.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers had extended their lead to 3 points.

Coach Scott began to make substitutions, gradually replacing the main players with substitutes.

And after replacing the substitute lineup, the Lakers still had the upper hand because they had completely suppressed the Mavericks in momentum.

By this time, the Mavericks' morale had already collapsed a little.

......

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

At this time, the Lakers were leading by as many as 16 points.

After three quarters, the team was leading by 16 points, which almost made the game lose suspense.

It was almost impossible for the Mavericks to reverse a 16-point deficit in the final quarter given their current lineup and condition.

This was indeed the case. After only a few minutes in the fourth quarter, the gap between the two sides not only did not narrow, but instead widened further to 4 points.

Seeing this situation, Coach Carlisle knew that the game was definitely not going to be won back.

However, he still replaced the main players.

Since the game has already been like this, the remaining few minutes should be used as a chance for Doncic to gain experience.

After replacing the main lineup, the Mavericks gained the upper hand, and the Lakers also quickly replaced the main lineup. Only three minutes after the Lakers replaced the main lineup, the difference between the two sides widened to 17 points again.

At this time, there was not much time left in the game, and the Lakers began to replace their main players, and the game completely entered garbage time.

Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Anderson and others were all replaced. The Lakers had an all-substitute lineup on the court, while the Mavericks still had their main players.

But at this time, even if all the main players are there and even if they can gain the upper hand, it will be of no use to the Mavericks because there is not enough time.

......

"Beep..."

The whistle sounded to signal the end of the game, and the score was fixed at 126:114. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks by 12 points and won the game.

Zhuang Yu scored 32 points, plus 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Holiday scored 18 points, Clarkson scored 19 points, and Rose scored 14 points...

Doncic of the Mavericks scored 24 points, but his shooting percentage was less than 40%. As for other players, they didn't score much either. Barnes scored 17 points, Matthews scored 8 points, and Jordan scored 7 points...

After the game, Zhuang Yu and Doncic hugged each other.

"You played very well, very powerfully." Doncic said with a smile, but his smile was a little forced. He paid a lot of tuition today and was really taught a lesson by Zhuang Yu.

"You are also very good." Zhuang Yu patted Doncic on the back, "You are one of the most talented players I have ever seen. I believe you will play better and better. Young man, the future is yours."

Doncic raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Zhuang Yu to speak so highly of him. He couldn't help but feel a little happy and said, "Thank you."

Uh......

Zhuang Yu was a little embarrassed. He hadn't said half of the sentence yet. Although "the future is yours", now it belongs to me. Doncic obviously didn't understand.

What a lovely guy.